Monthly Archives: April 2012

Pinballz made the cover of the Austin Chronicle!

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Steve

Huzzah! One of my favorite Austin hangouts got a write-up in the real paper, not the dying mouthpiece for developers/cancers paving over the city. I too need to read the article. Should be quick and easy, it’s only a page. … Continue reading →

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RIP: Jim Marshall

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Steve

Without this man, Rock n’ Roll and the other genres it paved the way for wouldn’t have been as loud or as awesome. I know I’ve lost some of my hearing courtesy of Mr. Marshall’s stacks but it was worth … Continue reading →

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Mama Mia! Playmobil hassa greata stereotypes!

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Steve

Our collective divining skills provided us the clairvoyance to score this figure from the initial Series One, only to be found at Toys R Us. Playmobil’s non-adventure set characters (Elvis, Uncle Sam, Lady Gaga, etc.) are always their funniest/coolest. I … Continue reading →

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Montreal Canadiens’ GM job application

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Steve

Some of the jokes don’t require much hockey knowledge to be funny thanks to current events in Canada, namely the recent riots. Maybe I should apply. My French is rusty and I could only converse at a grade-school level but … Continue reading →

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The Aquabats Super Show!

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Steve

We haven’t had cable/satellite TV in years but it’s nice to know that if we did, there would finally be something worth watching on HUB, the channel co-owned by Hasbro Toys. Unlike Nick and Cartoon Network, HUB doesn’t have any … Continue reading →

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Happy 30th Anniversary Waterloo Records

Posted on April 1, 2012 by Steve

In era when all you hear about is the bad news for the music industry, namely stores that sell CDs, Waterloo Records proves there will be a future with smaller, specialized places. You could say they’re the Alamo Drafthouse of … Continue reading →

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Theory about da’ accent

Posted on April 1, 2012 by Steve

I need to read this again but it seems a tad reductionist. Maybe the linguist/professor has something more elaborate. It doesn’t apply too much to me since my ancestors came to Illinois long after these “original settlers.”

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Welcome April 2012

Posted on April 1, 2012 by Steve

We only pulled off one prank today…tricking this family into thinking I quit my job at Apple because I received an offer to work part time at the Onion‘s AV Club-Austin branch to write reviews. If only. The Austin division shut … Continue reading →

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