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Episode 215

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 215

In this episode:

  • guest starring on the Digital Press Podcast,
  • happy 10th anniversary to the Overnightscape starring Frank Nora,
  • celebrity deaths (Hugo Chavez and Bonnie Franklin),
  • petition for Day of Rememberance for “Macho Man” Randy Savage,
  • used DVDs bought from an FYE store,
  • The Rise and Fall of WCW, Beach Boys Good Timin’, The Best of Uncle Floyd,
  • UHF Uncle Floyd 1970s popularity,
  • television programs that no longer exist due to not being recorded,
  • 1995 Letterman Show segment featuring Canadian gas station attendant Dick Assman,
  • Dick Assman arm wrestles Bret “The Hitman” Hart (Video),
  • cancellation of Star Wars Clone Wars and Detours CGI cartoons,
  • Mark Hamill too out of shape?,
  • Donny and Marie Osmond Star Wars special with Red Foxx, Paul Lynde, and Kris Kristofferson,
  • Celebrity Apprentice All-Stars with Gary Buseyisms and Penn Jillette’s magic fails,
  • Veronica Mars movie Kickstarter,
  • why not have a Get A Life movie or Transformers: The Movie 2 Kickstarter?,
  • eBay blocks sending of email addresses on their messaging system,
  • Paul McCartney Sound City Players “Cut Me Some Slack” (Video),
  • Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013),
  • The Lone Ranger (2013) starring Johnny Depp,
  • and the ever shifting origin city for My Chemical Romance.

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Episode 197

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 197

In this episode:

  • the thrilling conclusion to Episode 196,
  • a Yestercades theme song?,
  • our review of the Silverball Pinball Museum in Asbury Park, NJ,
  • playing old and rare pinball games,
  • comparison to Austin, Texas, pinball arcade by The Overnightscape‘s Frank Nora,
  • interview with Jim of Silverball (origin of the arcade, where the games come from, what regular customers think?, etc.),
  • our visit to Jay and Silent Bob’s Secret Stash comic book store in Red Bank, NJ,
  • our interview with Michael Zapcic @michaelzapcic– star of Comic Book Men,
  • cooky customers and the background history of the store,
  • how are comic books valued?,
  • future of the comic book business,
  • the upcoming second season of Comic Book Men on AMC,
  • listen to Mike and Ming every Thursday on the “I Sell Comics!” podcast, part of the Smodcast Network,
  • our visit to the Yestercades @yestercades classic arcade in Red Bank, NJ,
  • a quick rundown of the games including Baby Pac-Man!,
  • our interview with Ken, owner and founder of Yestercades (75+ arcade games, 16 pinball games, and almost every home video game console),
  • hourly freeplay pricing vs. quarters,
  • background history of the arcade,
  • children love to play old arcade games,
  • where do Ken’s games come from?,
  • extensive maintenance of arcade and pinball games,
  • the social aspect of playing old console games,
  • the popularity of board games at Yestercades,
  • Ken’s favorite arcade games and home game console,
  • Ken’s thoughts about the Sega Genesis and Sega CD,
  • and Ken’s video game trivia every Thursday on “I Sell Comics!”

Pictures and Videos taken from Yestercades Arcade in Red Bank, NJ:
Flickr – Yestercades, Red Bank, NJ 5/25/2012
Ken, Rob, and Greg at YesterCades

Pictures and Videos taken from Silverball Museum in Asbury Park, NJ:
Flickr – Silverball Museum, Asbury Park, NJ 5/25/2012
Elvis at Silverball Museum

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Episode 189

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 189

In this episode:

  • pictures of the So You Want To Be A Dancer guy from our British fan @spacemandavid,
  • the “Ringo Remembers” skits on the BBC’s The Peter Serafinowicz Show,
  • long-time fan Esteban reminds us of the Robotix (1985) cartoon featuring the voices of Peter Cullen, Michael Bell, Frank Welker, Corey Burton, and Arthur Burghardt,
  • What Ever Happened To? (“Lord of the Dance” Michael Flatley),
  • Marky Mark Wahlberg claiming he would’ve single-handedly stopped 9/11,
  • Betty White’s 90th birthday,
  • celebrity deaths (Ben Gazzara, Don Cornelius, “Mr. Pitt” Ian Abercrombie, Robert Hegyes, and Joe Paterno),
  • Marvel Comics cologne,
  • Frank Nora (onsug.com) following the development of the video game Pinball Arcade (pinballarcade.com),
  • where’s the MAME pinball cabinet?,
  • What Ever Happened To? (Dan Cortese),
  • career pitfalls for past MTV VJs,
  • the Megaupload fury,
  • starting the day with chocolate and sugar-infested cereals,
  • and our long-awaited review of The People vs. George Lucas (2010) documentary.

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Episode 167

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 167

In this episode:

  • Rob’s favorite adjective “weird,”
  • Frank Nora’s doppelganger/clone theory,
  • George Lucas and Lionel Richie look-alikes at NAVA,
  • John Carpenter’s Vampires (1998),
  • classic 1990s science fiction series SLIDERS,
  • The Beatles’ lousy movie Magical Mystery Tour (1967),
  • Paul McCartney teaching Steven Spielberg how to make movies,
  • Yoko Ono’s solo career,
  • wannabe Beatle Jeff Lynne,
  • musicians embarrassing themselves past their primes,
  • the Rolling Stones,
  • Phil Collins’s rumored retirement,
  • “Land of Confusion” music video by Genesis,
  • Jon Bon Jovi blaming Steve Jobs for ruining music sales,
  • Jersey Shore Snooki wrestling in the WWE,
  • dummies getting famous (Does the cream really rise to the top?),
  • Dr. Phil being sued yet again,
  • Aflac firing Gilbert Gottfried for his jokes about Japan,
  • Norm MacDonald’s Twitter,
  • and Charlie Sheen going nuts.

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Paunch on The Overnightscape Underground

We’re in syndication!

That’s right, the Paunch Stevenson Show is now part of The Overnightscape Underground! Frank Nora invited us to join his network of podcasts several months ago and we’re very excited that our episodes are being reposted there. Frank, thank you for including us. PQ Ribber, thank you for doing us the huge favor of posting our episodes on onsug.com.

What does this mean? When we post a new episode here on paunchstevenson.com, it’ll also be posted on The Overnightscape Underground. That’s more exposure for us, which should result in more listeners, comments, and interaction.

That’s also more exposure for The Overnightscape Underground here on our site. Go and listen to some of the other podcasts being posted (and reposted) there. They make commutes, workdays, and chores more pleasant.