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Monthly Archives: September 2008
Where have I been lately now?
No, we haven’t left for Vegas yet and Ike had no effect on us…unless you count the hundreds of evacuees Austin took in. We didn’t even get any of the rain! Somehow, it hit the Houston-Galveston area and then hooked … Continue reading
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1998: Return to Austin Phase 2 – Round Rock
Within a month of my return to Austin, I had to find a new place to live and what better weekend for it to happen than during the first major rains signifying the end of Summer in Central Texas. It … Continue reading
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1993: Silders tie the knot! Happy 15th Anniversary
Fifteen years ago my two friends Paul and Helen made their marriage official. Official? Well, ever since their first date in 1986, they’ve acted like a married couple, especially in the arguing department: The Redskins v. the Bears, Chicago v. … Continue reading
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Rock Band 2 trailer, in time for Sep 16 release…for Xbox360
Rather weird that this awesome opening to the upcoming Rock Band 2 isn’t available on any of Harmonix’s sites. Still, it’s pretty funny to see the quartet from the first game getting challenged by a new set of rockers all … Continue reading
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Happy 40th Birthday Julia Sawalha
You know her as Saffron Monsoon, the level-headed, stick-in-the-mud daughter from Absolutely Fabulous. You may have also recognize her as the voice of Ginger, the rebellious hen from Chicken Run. Julia is more well known on UK TV in general. For me, … Continue reading
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Pathfinder Beta is here at last, let the arguing begin!
My friend had no luck scoring me a copy at this year’s GenCon. It was so popular that Paizo was sold out immediately. Or maybe they didn’t have enough made for the convention. Past experience from my brief stint “in … Continue reading
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T-Minus 10 days to Las Vegas Five!
So far I have only received one bet and another “maybe” for this upcoming trip to Las Vegas. This morning we hit the less than 10 days before we’re on the plane for what I have dubbed Las Vegas V, … Continue reading
Squeeze in Austin
I finally got to see Squeeze in concert. How I remember their video “Black Coffee in Bed” being the first thing I saw on MTV. Of course, my immediate reaction to it was “what the hell is this?” But thanks … Continue reading
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Happy 40th Birthday John DiMaggio
Many of you know him as the voice of Bender, the smoking-drinking-gambling robot character from Futurama. Your children know him as Schnitzel, the rock creature who only says “Rada rada rada,” on Chowder. Despite all the voiceover work he has done for … Continue reading
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1983: Fall kicks off with a new start at CCHS
Yesterday was the traditional last day of Summer despite the weather in Central Texas (it will remain blistering hot for another month easily). I guess we must have a national day we can all mentally agree on despite what everybody … Continue reading
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RIP Don LaFontaine
His trademark deep voice and “In a world…” from numerous movie trailers had become as overplayed as “more cowbell!” at every concert; something equally annoying had to take over “Freebird!” The GEICO commercial he did was nice because it was … Continue reading
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Farewell Star Trek Experience after 10 years
Another Vegas memory came to an end this weekend, I only found out about it yesterday while talking to my friend Nelson on our bitchin’ iPhones, c’mon, they’re almost like tricorders from Star Trek! Yup, after 11 years, The Star … Continue reading
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