ferghead Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Confession time: except for maybe a Beatles cover I heard on the radio, that was the first time I ever heard Smithereens. Interestingly, I met Dennis Diken a couple of times about fifteen years ago. (He's a FOAF.) And he LOOOOOOVES The Beach Boys. I got to hang out backstage with them back in '90 after they did a show at Rutgers. It was awesome. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dauber Posted June 21, 2017 Author Share Posted June 21, 2017 Well, that makes sense, then, that I met him at a Brian Wilson concert in 2000. And every other time I saw Brian Wilson in New Jersey or New York, I could spot Dennis Diken a mile away. (He sticks out BIG TIME.) And every. single. time. this dialog happened: ME: Oh, there's Dennis Diken. MRS. DAUBER: And he's who when he's at home? ME: He's in The Smithereens. Remember, Craig introduced us to him? MRS. DAUBER: Oh. Whatever. Heh...that same night in 2000, I was just looking around the Arts Center, and...I spotted an obvious Oasis fan a few rows behind us. I had this uncanny ability to identify Oasis fans just by looking at them --- and no, none of them were wearing Oasis t-shirts or anything, they just had a certain look to them. (I swear to God, every time -- EVERY TIME -- I'd go up to a stranger and say, "'Scuse me, just curious....are you an Oasis fan?" I'd ALWAYS get, "Yes, I am!") Anyhoo...I remember thinking, "Heh. That Oasis fan kinda looks like Sean Lennon." I'll just leave it at that for now. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inky Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 I've never met a famous musician. The closest I got was when someone at a christian music festival said "Hi" to me whilst I was watching a concert. 90 minutes later, I a different band took the stage, my favorite band at the time, and lo and behold the lead singer was the person who said "Hi" to me.I think I have related on Pie Factory my brush with greatness with the actor William H. Macy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dauber Posted June 21, 2017 Author Share Posted June 21, 2017 Wait, didn't you meet "Weird Al" Yankovic in 1992?? Or did you not make it to Crow's Nest that day?? (I didn't. ) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inky Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Wait, didn't you meet "Weird Al" Yankovic in 1992?? Or did you not make it to Crow's Nest that day?? (I didn't. ) Oh yeah, I forgot about that. I even got his autograph on a cheeseburger wrapper. Dunno what happened to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dauber Posted July 1, 2017 Author Share Posted July 1, 2017 It's the first day of July. And you know what that means: well...nothing in particular -- except today! Yet another Bob DeCrescenzo arcade conversion. Yet another vector-style graphics game. Yet another Asteroids sequel. Yet another Saturday of fun-filled podcast listening! http://fab4it.com/homebrew78/media/hbh_episode_014.mp3 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dauber Posted July 15, 2017 Author Share Posted July 15, 2017 In episode 15, the topic is Rip Off. The trend of Bob DeCrescenzo vector graphics arcade conversions continues with an obscure Cinematronics shooter. http://homebrew78.fab4it.com/media/hbh_episode_015.mp3 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFD62780 Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 ...About your list of Arcades that have Rip-Off:Would personal arcades count? (fast forward to 48:04) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dauber Posted July 29, 2017 Author Share Posted July 29, 2017 We're such mavericks here at the Atari 7800 Homebrew Podcast: after promising one game per episode, we present you with two games. (You're welcome.)We might throw around that word "contest" now and then, by the by. http://homebrew78.fab4it.com/media/hbh_episode016.mp3 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 We're such mavericks here at the Atari 7800 Homebrew Podcast: after promising one game per episode, we present you with two games. (You're welcome.) Sweet! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PacManPlus Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 Thank you for saying such nice things about me on this podcast, that was so cool of you... I owe you a beer (even though I don't drink) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dauber Posted August 12, 2017 Author Share Posted August 12, 2017 EPISODE 17 HAS BEEN RELEASED. Jeffrey Lee is a talented artist who is the brains behind Q*Bert. In preparation for the upcoming episode on b*nQ, this crossover episode with Pie Factory Podcast features a talk with Jeff about Q*Bert and other games and works featuring his creativity. NOTE: If you listen to Pie Factory Podcast, this episode is virtually identical to Pie Factory Podcast episode 60, also released this morning. However, The Atari 7800 Homebrew Podcast version also includes contest details, including an additional clue not mentioned before! http://homebrew78.fab4it.com/media/hbh_episode_017.mp3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFD62780 Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 (edited) . . . No offense intended, but yooou might wanna strip the Facebook flavoring from that URL, please. For sanity's sake. Edited August 13, 2017 by JFD62780 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dauber Posted August 13, 2017 Author Share Posted August 13, 2017 Facebook flavoring??? I don't follow you there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFD62780 Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 If you actually look at the source code for that announcement post, you'll see that the URL actually points to l.facebook.com followed by an insanely long URL... :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dauber Posted August 14, 2017 Author Share Posted August 14, 2017 YAAHHHHHH....whoa....thanks for the heads-up! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFD62780 Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 No problem. In fact, thank you for fixing that thing; I was worried I'd nuked a mosquito with that complaint, so, less than no problem! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFD62780 Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 awww, dangit I wish I could edit the previous post! Anyway, I just listened to the podcast, and I can only say that Jeff fit in a bit TOO well with you guys, he might as well've been the third host, knowhutimean? I mean I wouldn't mind a Pie Factory with Inky, Dauber and eeeeeeeeerrrrrrrmmmmdoes Jeff have an AtariAge handle yet? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dauber Posted August 28, 2017 Author Share Posted August 28, 2017 Sorry for the delay with episode 18, but here it is! Some chitchat about Ken Siders' onomatopoeically renamed 7800 version of Gottlieb's Q*bert graces your podcast player for this last episode of meteorological summer! http://homebrew78.fab4it.com/media/hbh_episode_018.mp3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dauber Posted September 6, 2017 Author Share Posted September 6, 2017 I still haven't recorded any of the upcoming episode yet (life gets in the way sometimes), so the Armor Attack II feedback and contest entry deadline are now extended to tomorrow (Thursday the 7th) at noon CDT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dauber Posted September 10, 2017 Author Share Posted September 10, 2017 Episode 19 - Armor Attack II - is now available!A Cinematronics vector graphics game gets a 7800 sequel, and someone wins a prize!http://fab4it.com/homebrew78/media/hbh_episode_019.mp3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dauber Posted September 23, 2017 Author Share Posted September 23, 2017 Hey, everybody, the T:ME Salvo episode is up!Sean examines a long-awaited recent addition to the AtariAge Store that evokes memories of both a popular home computer game and classics from the arcade.http://homebrew78.fab4it.com/media/hbh_episode_020.mp3 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferghead Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 Thank you so much for the very kind words Sean! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dauber Posted October 7, 2017 Author Share Posted October 7, 2017 Time for episode 21, everyone! Another homebrew just recently released by AtariAge! (And of course, another Bob DeCrescenzo instant classic!) Is the game worth it even if you hate clowns? Only Sean knows. (Well...and maybe others who have played it.) Coming up in two weeks with episode 22: obesity, Hallowe'en, and...Barbra Streisand??? http://homebrew78.fab4it.com/media/hbh_episode_021.mp3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dauber Posted October 21, 2017 Author Share Posted October 21, 2017 Episode 22 of the podcast is out now, officially, as of about 7:30-ish Central time on Saturday. If the episode showed up for you any earlier and was truncated, please re-download it; something went wonky and for some reason on Friday night about 3 megabytes of it got pushed. (I just hope it was the GOOD 3 megabytes!) Anyway, in episode 22, ex-cukes become purple, a hard rock singer takes on weight, and we throw in a bit of Hallowe’en…because we can.http://homebrew78.fab4it.com/media/hbh_episode022.mp3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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