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Tag Archives: Geek Culture
Chupacabracon VIII is on and I’m going
While I was listening to Brian Posehn’s Nerd Poker, I got to hear my always enjoyable shoutout from Brian! Every time he comes to Austin, I give him $100 to cover the show’s expenses with a little letter. The best part … Continue reading
Posted in Austintatious, D & D
Tagged Convention, Geek Culture
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RIP Michael Nesmith
Michael was definitely an underlined and under appreciated talent all because he chose to be in the Pre-Fab Four, what in today’s lingo is called a Boy Band: BTS, Backstreet Boys, Menudo, etc. He probably nailed the audition due to … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Music, TV
Tagged Celebrity Obituary, Comedy, Eighties, Geek Culture, MTV, Science Fiction, Sixties
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The Sparks Brothers: Must See*
* – If you love music in any capacity, you better see this. Otherwise, the rest of the world can wait until streaming services carry it. Despite this documentary being a huge love letter to one of greatest duos in … Continue reading
Posted in In Theaters, Movies, Music
Tagged Alternative, Aughts, Eighties, Geek Culture, New Wave, Rock, Seventies
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DC Comics and Diamond part ways
Yesterday, DC announced that it will have all its comic books, novels, etc. distributed by two new companies this Summer. For over 25 years, Diamond Comic Distributors has been the sole solution if you buy your stuff from direct-sales stores … Continue reading
Posted in Comic Books
Tagged DC Comics, Geek Culture, Superheroes
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D&D joke, January 2020 edition
The joke in this story is universal on the surface because everybody knows how a screw you gag works or the M Night Shama-lamma twist. Go ahead, read it first before continuing. I think the closest mainstream example to the link would … Continue reading
Belated birthday gift on display! Weird Al in 3-D!
Weird Al brought this old shirt back into production thanks to Stranger Things 3‘s Dustin wearing it. Quick aside, NO SPOILERS, I’m rewatching the whole show from the beginning and I don’t want to know what happened this season yet! Kristin … Continue reading
Posted in Cool, Funny Ones, Shirts
Tagged Eighties, Geek Culture, Pop
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Gauntlet joke
A pretty good amateur gag covering how food works in the old video game Gauntlet. The bit showing Questor the Elf doing what often happened when you were in a multiplayer game is relatable because there’s always one idiot out … Continue reading
Posted in Arcade Games, Console, D & D
Tagged Eighties, Geek Culture, Humor
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Belated farewell to Eltingville
One of my favorite comics wound down for good in 2015 and now I’m finally saying goodbye to what was Evan Dorkin’s funniest creation after Milk & Cheese. There was an accompanying companion but Nerd Poker has returned in a 2.0 version I’ll blather … Continue reading
Posted in Comic Books, D & D
Tagged Geek Culture, Nineties, Opinion
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