Mike and I are joined by Mel to discuss our favorite arcade/game console memories. We also take a not so brief trip down Mike’s Kafkaesque childhood and chat about the movie “The Pool”
A version of this episode is also available on YouTube.
Dr. Mike joins Mel and I again for this round of recommendations. Due to technical issues and me forgetting to record parts of the show, sound quality and continuity get a little choppy here and there. Also, for the record, I am not glad Dean Jones is dead.
This game is from the creators of the early Fallout game series. The Outer Worlds contains much of the same spirit and vibe as Fallout… but in space! Mel explains how she can’t bring herself to be the bad guy while Mike and Kelly listen politely unable to comprehend.
In between Mike’s droning on and on about the number of stand-up video games he has, he does manage to work in some information about some great-priced, easy to install LED lights.
This a simple, fun movie way back from 1968 starring Peter Ustinov and Dean Jones. I might be wrong, but I could totally see Ustinov’s performance as partial inspiration for a certain Jack Sparrow.
Mel and I had to opportunity to visit with independent writer Scott William Foley (@SWFoley on Twitter) to discuss his just released book “Doctor Nekros – The Complete Saga”. This will be available in paperback on Amazon. Doctor Nekros features ghost hunters, haunted cars, demons, and necromancers – what more can you ask for?
Information on Doctor Nekros and Scott’s short stories can be found on his website scottwilliamfoley.com
As a bonus item, listeners will be treated to a little Snarkalec, Squat Cobbler, Nurture & Support and #jerkwars history. Plus you will all be reminded that “Big Ass Spider!” is cinematic GOLD.
Special thanks to our good friend Alicia for connecting us with Scott!
This week Dr. Mike and I discuss the first album by Tubeway Army, the self titled “Tubeway Army”. This features Gary Numan of course. The sound is a tad more punk-ish than typical Numan fare – not that there really is typical Numan fare given his diverse (and awesome) body of work. Very much worth a listen.
As promised, here is the original album artwork…
In this episode, you will also learn of Kelly’s appreciation for the grunt in music. While mildly mocked by Mike, perhaps this will open his eyes (or ears actually)
A version of this episode is also available on YouTube.
Mel is a huge Cindy fan and describes her as funny, sarcastic and borderline bitter 🙂
Cindy discusses books and has also started to branch out into Netflix and anime shows… but mostly books. Mel loves her candid (good and bad) assessments. Be sure to also follow Cindy on Instagram and Twitter.
Bonus for this recommendation… Kelly learned a new word… “BookTube”.
Kelly’s Recommendation – Matt Atkinson
Matt is a Gettysburg Park Ranger that provides some extremely interesting battle walks. He is funny, knowledgeable and borderline bitter 🙂
While you can find a lot of Matt’s walks on the StuffWriter YouTube channel, you can also just search on his name in YouTube to find his content.
As promised, here is a link to the Reckon Ball (not Reckonning Ball as I said in the podcast) and here it is in action…
Dr. Mike offers up this episode’s prisoner (album) exchange, Guns N’ Roses “Chinese Democracy”. Embarrassingly enough, I had not listened to this at all prior and I was clearly all the poorer for it.
Here is the clip from the show in Ireland Mike mentioned..
A mildly edited version of this episode is also available on YouTube.
On a special edition of Squat Cobbler, Dr. Mike and I return to our favorite topic… Alice Cooper.
Alice recently released “Don’t Give Up“. This is a song about our resolve to get though this pandemic together. It appears each band member recorded their portions while sheltering at home. In making the video, Alice asked fans to submit pictures of themselves holding a sign with one of the words from the lyrics. Mike and I complied of course…
We are still looking for a confirmed Dr. Mike appearance, but I got lucky and showed up at the 37 second mark of the video
Check this song out, it is more great stuff from Alice.
Mike also continued his fake news story line that I want to punch Chuck Garric. While this is absurd on its face, allow me to present photographic, non-punching evidence with Chuck and Calico. Case closed.
A mildly edited version of this episode is also available on YouTube.
Mike and I are joined by Mel to discuss our favorite arcade/game console memories. We also take a not so brief trip down Mike’s Kafkaesque childhood and chat about the movie “The Pool”
