KUNG FU DUNK (Asian cinema rulz!)

RIP George Carlin

Dead at 71. He's probably going over those seven words you can't say with the big invisible man in the sky...

Alt Text: Killjoy Cooking With the Dungeons & Dragons Crowd

If cookbook fans talked about cooking the way that RPG fans talk about gaming, it would sound mysteriously like Alt Text: Killjoy Cooking With the Dungeons & Dragons Crowd.

And if you think this is outlandish, you obviously haven't spent enough time at RPG.net.

I laughed. Out loud.

The Count Song

"Hizzona" has passed on

The Buffalo News: Home: Former Mayor James D. Griffin dies at 78 in Orchard Park nursing home
Might not mean much to anyone who didn't grow up in Buffalo, but Jimmy Griffin was an indelible part of mine and many others' childhood. Who can forget his immortal advice to a city ravaged by winter storms in 1985:

Stay inside, grab a six-pack and watch a good football game.

There was ever only one mayor of Buffalo. RIP, Jimmy

Robert Asprin, RIP

Just found out that Bob Asprin, author of the Myth Adventures series, recently passed away:

On May 22, 2008, Bob passed away quietly in his home in New Orleans, LA. He had been in good spirits and working on several new projects, and was set to be the Guest of Honor at a major science fiction convention that very weekend. He is survived by his mother, his sister, his daughter and his son, and his cat, Princess, not to mention countless friends and fans and numerous legendary fictional characters.

He will be greatly missed.

Man, he was one of my favorites; I think I've read just about everything he's ever written. Not only was he known for the Myth series, he also edited the early Thieves' World shared world anthologies, and was a gamer and SCAdian to boot ("Yang the Nauseating").

He will be missed.

Keep your catbox clean, my friend!

It's motherfucking Pumaman.

And there's video evidence as well (about the 2:00 mark).

The Good The Bad The Weird (no, really)

Another one for the "Going To Con" play list

"Hail To The Geek" by the dEAF pEDESTRIANS

My new favorite song

Ah, songs from forgotten days gone by....

Don't know who's responsible for this, but someone has posted a page of Songs by Tom Lehrer. Who, you might ask? Probably one of the funniest, smartest, and cleverest songwriters of the 20th century. He's like a straighter and geekier Cole Porter. Check out my favorites, "The Masochism Tango" and "Poisoning Pigeons In The Park".

"Tick, tock, tick, tock ... hypnotic, isn't it?"

Courtesy of E.E. Knight's wife, of all people:

"... Get pitted, so pitted."

"English, base knave, dost thou speak it?"

Funny stuff.

NES Guitar Hero? Sign me up!

"Oh, the ... turtality..."

Here's a clip from a super-low budget Russian horror flick featuring a giant, mutated turtle attacking a city. Friend to all children, he ain't ....

"Oh, no, the turtle is attacking! Walk away at a brisk pace!"

Belt Fed Nerf Gun

Where was this shit when I was a kid?
http://gizmodo.com/357952/nerf-vulcan-ebf+25-fully-automatic-toy-dart-gun-rambo-juniors-weapon-of-choice

RIP Chuck Heston

Were they able to pry the gun out of his hand?

"Sit on my left next time"

Marvel Zombies (Not for the kiddies)

3 year old retelling Star Wars

No, its not my kid but she has done this...

Go ahead and sing.

Miss You "20"

Teh Awesome

Where was this when we were kids?!

Eight Virginia Cub Scouts get a gaming all-nighter as a reward for earning Webelos certification. Boys claim that it still doesn't take the sting out of being "We-blows".

Seriously, if this had been an option, I would have stayed in the damn Boy Scouts.

Just what we need, gamer merit badges. Oh, wait, we have those, they're called Achievements ... ;)

Well, this is an improvement...

There are more Watchmen costume pics here: Watchmen Costumes

Gary Gygax failed his last saving throw...

The godfather of geekdom, dead at 69.

Jeff Healy dead at 41

Remember the blind guitar player in Roadhouse... Yeah, him.

Well, what do YOU call 'em??

My favorite was "Screaming Yellow Zonkers" ...

I know who I'm voting for.

They make it all so clear to me now....

And Jimmy's Response

Where the whole thing started

"I'm F$%king Seth Rogen" (NOT work safe)

NOT WORK SAFE

So, I want to get more than one take...

But if I hit someone in the head with an axe, I am pretty sure they wont let me do it again.

So I make a fake axe. I'ma cut the blade off where it is supposed to be buried in the head. I am going to "age" the real axe, then paint the fake to match.

Festivals and Shows.

Here is the list of stuff that I have every intention of attending this year.

• Horrorfind Weekend: March 28-March 30. Baltimore, MD (there is going to be another HF weekend in August - I will probably go to that one instead).
• Buffalo Niagara International Film Festival: March 24-March 29 (I am part of the staff for this one).
• Rue Morgue Festival of Fear: August 22-August 24. Toronto.
• Rotten Jacks Creep Show: September 20.
• Eerie Horror Fest: October 9-October 12. Erie, PA.
• After Dark Film Festival: October 19-October 25. Toronto.

Pwned.

Upcoming Convention Schedule

I know Brian and Tom asked about these, so I figured I'd post the dates for as many game conventions as I'm aware of this year, as well as which ones I'm planning on attending. Feel free to post any other events that should be included:

• SimCon: March 27 - March 30. I've signed up to run two events on that Saturday.
• UBCon: April 11-13. I'm planning on running two events here. We'll see how well attended they are.
• Western New York Savages: April 19. This is being put together by some guys out of Rochester and being held at SUNY Geneseo. Not sure yet how good the turn-out will be, but we'll see.
• Origins: June 25 - June 29. Can't go to this one; my sister's getting married that weekend ... more's the pity.
• GenCon: August 14 - 17. The big one; wouldn't miss this for the world!
• Con on the Cob: October 2 - 5. Another one I wouldn't miss for anything; just too damn much fun.

More shows as I find out about them. I know that Rod mentioned a date for the Creep Show this year, but I don't remember it off-hand. I'm sure he'll put it up soon ...

It's here ...

It's finally here ...



God help me, I believe ...

Cthulhu breaks wind and the navy invents a word to describe it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloop

This'll kill a few hours

TV Tropes is a web site dedicated to cataloging the various tropes and clichés present in most modern media. I lost about an hour to it today. Be warned, it's a real time sink.

Ernie and Bert go BRUTAL

Along the same lines as that Turtles vid ...

Full Auto Shotgun

I squealed a bit with glee...

Teenage Mutant Hardcore Turtles

Ready to Roll

RIP Roy Scheider.

We're gonna need a bigger boat.

G'night Roy.

Chewbaca Tasered???

This one gets funnier the more you watch. You can hear the guys at the end saying "Chewbaca" LOL

Vader...Coming to America

Aha!


Star Wars Coming to America - Watch more free videos

The front fell the fuck off... what dont you understand?

Watch More Funny Videos at Viddux.com!

Ninja Cheerleaders: worst movie ever?

... I think not.



Because there are worst fates than embedded hypno-rays ...

This is kind of funny, but you have to read the whole thing.

This is Iggy Pop and the Stooges concert rider.

I especially love the part where the tour manger threatens to eat the guys entire family...

I would eat here EVERY DAY!!!

Leatherface's Wet Dream (and maybe Rod's too)

FALCOR!!!!

via videosift.com

Zombie Strippers

My god... someone got into Rod's brain.... again.

Merry Christmas guys

Jackson will do The Hobbit...

right in the pooper.

How NOT to be a gay wrestler ...

... 'cause apparently, some of us need to be reminded ... Dan, I'm looking at you.

How NOT to be gay ...

... 'cause apparently, some of us need a reminder ... Rod, I'm looking at you ...

More dead people in november.

Dick Wilson, the dude that played Mr. Whipple in the "Dont squeeze the Charmin" commercials, died on Nov 19, 2007.

He was 91. That is a long time to be sqeezin' TP.

Another Awesome Hockey Fight

...And who starts the whole thing? Rob Ray.

Shields Vs. Snow

My favorite hockey fight. Ever.

(except for the one where Schony puts a fucker throught the zamboni doors, obviously.)

Evel Knievel Dead at 69

Evel Knievel, the flamboyant motorcycle stuntman whose thrilling triumphs and spectacular failures enshrined him as America's consummate daredevil, died today in Clearwater, Fla. He was 69.

I want to believe ...

I want to believe ...

Oh, God, do I want to believe ...

Kevin Dubrow dead at 52

Quiet Riot singer found dead in his Las Vegas home.

Happy Thanksgiving everybody!

Teeth - this one is for you Rod

Those wacky japanese and their super mario and their guitars...

I thought they were fucking with me, but its true...

Just, just listen...

Jimmy Dean Complaint Call

Pancake, Pancake, Waffle!

Cal band Half Time show

The Video Game Show:
Pong
Tetris
Mortal Kombat
Pokemon
The Legend of Zelda
Mario Bros. Theme
Mario Underground Theme
Super Mario Theme
Mario Water Theme
Mario...something...Theme

That band director is the best!

"Apocalyptic Manhattan" terrain for Warhammer 40,000

"oimorrigan," an avid gamer, has built this incredible "Apocalyptic Manhattan" terrain for Warhammer 40,000 -- a tabletop strategy game. The construction is "UltraCal (construction plaster) + foamboard," and comprises some 50 buildings.

Maiden Tickets

Hey guys, Maiden is playing in Toronto on March 16th. Tickets go on sale November 10th at 10am. You have been warned.

How to handle telemarketers.

It's almost time ...

... and don't forget to wear your masks!

I saw this, and I giggled like a schoolgirl on christams morning...

Zombie crime drama situation romantic comedy?

A show that almost got picked up for this season.

The "Man" continues to oppress

This is about Troma and how they are seemingly blacklisted all over the industry.

If there is any hope for an escape from movies like fantastic 4 and malibu's most wanted, the indie studios are the way out.

Lloyd is still my hero and personal saviour.

You Fuckers,
Rod

This is kinda like my office ...

It also makes me hella thankful for the Pinnacle forums ...

Weird coincidences abound ...

Strange that this vid should appear just before I head out of town tomorrow ... ;)

Frankenstein never scared me.

Free advice for Britney

Well, it looks like Britney Spears is finally going to become the footnote of musical history she was destined to be. If you didn't see it, she attempted a comeback performance at the VMAs the other night -- and it was the singing and dancing equivalent of a Miss Teen USA contestant explaining geography.

So as a free bit of advice for Britney (one she should have taken long ago), I offer this: if you can't sing worth a shit, this obvious fact can't be covered up by simply dry humping your fellow dancers for 5 minutes in lieu of any actual talent. You at least have to make the train wreck entertaining to watch, or something more like this...

(It may be the musical equivalent of a Don Johnson single, but at least it's watchable.)

Up The Irons!

"To tie in with forthcoming 2008 releases on DVD of the classic 'LIVE AFTER DEATH' and 'MAIDEN ENGLAND' concert videos (more details coming soon) this tour, aptly entitled 'SOMEWHERE BACK IN TIME', will revisit the band's history by focusing almost entirely on the 80's in both choice of songs played and the stage set, which will be based around the legendary Egyptian Production of the 1984-85 'Powerslave Tour'. This will arguably be the most elaborate and spectacular show the band have ever presented, and will include some key elements of their Somewhere In Time tour of 1986/7, such as the Cyborg Eddie."

For those that know me, this is really exciting for me and I plan on seeing this show if it comes even remotely near Buffalo. This'll probably be the only chance I get at coming close to seeing the shows that I missed growing up.

Ok Dan, step up!

And its still funny!

Your moment of Zen.

Is she even speaking English?

But hey, at least she really cares about The Iraq.

chocolate nun?

clicky!!

Darth Vader being rude.

There's something kinda frightening about this ...

... and it's the fact that there's someone else out there who thinks like Rod ...

Somebody proposed a design for a rocket propelled chainsaw.

The ideas got legs ... but your targets won't ...

Haiti UFO video

This is getting a lot of attention on the net. It is IMO the BEST fake ufo vid I've ever seen. Its a really nice piece of cgi work.

Anybody want to go to a show?

Video Games Live is a concert tour where a full orchestra plays sounds and songs from your favorite video games. They're coming to Kleinhan's October 14th, tickets go on sale August 15th.

See below for a taste:

Bacon Bars

You be the judge.

Walk it out TGIF

Amazing how these ladies from some 60's variety show synch up to the beat

Boot to the head

One of my favorite all time radio sketches that used to play on the Dr Demento radio show. They anime'tized it.

New Muy Thai movie

Getting ridiculously good reviews overseas. Click on the trailer link. Looks like Ong Bak but with a real story

Someone has been listening to Rod's prayers ...

... it's the Living Dead Girlz, a San Francisco based dance group. You-Tubage below...

1-18-08

If any of you went to see Transformers then you probably saw the trailer for an untitled J.J. Abrams movie. I don't know if it'll be good but the trailer is killer. The viral marketing campaign begins at www.1-18-08.com

I read in a few places that the entire movie is filmed through handheld cameras. Dunno. Gimmick or good movie? We'll have to wait and see. As someone on the net stated: "Like the Blair Witch Project. But good. And less snot." ;)

Payback for Samwell ...