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Episode 258

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 258

In this episode:

  • Paul McCartney collaborating with Kayne West?,
  • “Only One” sung properly by Sarah Close (video),
  • the lousy Celebrity Apprentice 7 cast,
  • the upcoming Star Wars: Battle Pod arcade game,
  • Weird Al’s 2015 tour,
  • overpriced music festivals,
  • Greg meeting friendly Hugh Jackman and unfriendly Sting,
  • the T-Rex at the Toys “R” Us in Times Square,
  • Greg also meeting the lovely Ruth Wilson and enigmatic Jake Gyllenhaal,
  • another Olivia Munn encounter,
  • Wade Boggs on It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia and meeting him in person,
  • Tim Kitzrow- the voice of NBA Jam (Unrated SNES prototype),
  • a Richard Simmons update,
  • celebrity death (Joe Franklin),
  • hipsters now dressing like old prospectors from the 19th century,
  • 1980s lenticular baseball cards Sportflics,
  • Topps baseball sticker books,
  • early 1990s glossy/high-end sports card craze (Stadium Club, Fleer Ultra, Action Packed, etc.),
  • and Danny McEvoy covering “This One” by Paul McCartney (video).

Hugh Jackman & Sting (Theater District, New York City, 1/2/2015):

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Olivia Munn (Apple Store, NYC, 1/14/2015) & Jurassic Park T-Rex (Toys ‘R’ Us, NYC, 1/17/2015) :

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Hall of Fame baseball player/beer guzzler Wade Boggs (Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 1/25/2015):

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Episode 256

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 256

In this episode:

  • NBC’s live performance of Peter Pan starring Christopher Walken,
  • Bill Cosby allegations,
  • Dustin Diamond stabs a guy in a bar,
  • Van Damme remaking Kickboxer (2015),
  • Paul McCartney’s music in the new video game Destiny,
  • Zooey Deschanel and Dennis Haskins,
  • the Dark Escape 4D arcade video game experience by Namco,
  • celebrity deaths (Normal Bridwell, Elizabeth Pena, Joe Cocker),
  • Clifford (1994) starring Martin Short and Charles Grodin,
  • “The Father of Video Games” Ralph H. Baer,
  • Tom Wopat and John Schneider performing Christmas songs from their new album Home for Christmas,
  • the Christmas Ice Caverns in Fairfield, NJ,
  • Sony Playstation 4 anniversary edition fiasco,
  • Sony Pictures hacked by North Korea?,
  • review of Interstellar (2014) starring Matthew McConaughey and Michael Caine,
  • Randy Quaid somehow appearing in ID4 Part II (2015),
  • What Ever Happened To? (Skeet Ulrich),
  • Xmas Rob-view of Prancer (1989) starring Sam Elliott and Abe Vigoda,
  • Xmas Rob-view of Finding Mrs. Claus (2012) starring Mira Sorvino and Will Sasso,
  • Xmas Rob-view of Merry In-Laws (2012) starring Shelly Long and George Wendt,
  • Jimmy Kimmel vs. John Krasinski Christmas pranks (video),
  • and the Lame Idiot of 2014 (including a nomination by listener Spaceman David).

Home for Christmas (Tom Wopat & John Schneider) – NYC – 12/3/14
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Christmas Ice Caverns, Fairfield, NJ
Ice Caverns

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Episode 238

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 238

In this episode:

  • celebrity deaths (Harold Ramis, Russell Johnson, David Brenner),
  • Bill Murray’s grudge with Ramis,
  • converting television shows from film to HD vs. video to HD,
  • observational humor,
  • disheveled Russell Crowe,
  • gifts from Space Man David,
  • RGB SCART cable,
  • 1979 book So You Want To Be A Dancer by William E. Thomas,
  • Paul McCartney does a podcast interview,
  • Mike Carbo’s New York Comic Book Marketplace,
  • Roddy Piper canceled,
  • our interview with voice actor Larry Kenney,
  • our meeting with Larry Storch and Johnny Brennan from the Jerky Boys,
  • One Sheet Studios (stylized, 3D art prints),
  • Star Wars cosplayers,
  • Nintendo World Store,
  • eating at Lenny’s The Ultimate Sandwich,
  • Adam Driver to play an upcoming Star Wars villain,
  • HBO series Girls, starring Lena Dunham,
  • Rocky the Musical,
  • and will How I Met Your Mother ever be resolved?

Pictures from the New York Comic Book Marketplace March 1, 2014 in New York, NY:
Mike Carbo’s NY Comic Book Marketplace, NYC 3/1/14

Larry Kenney
John Brennan
Larry Storch

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Episode 237

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 237

In this episode:

  • 50th anniversary of the Beatles coming to America,
  • Ringo Starr’s hair and sunglasses,
  • “Queenie Eye” by Paul McCartney,
  • old rockers making new bad music,
  • our review of The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to The Beatles,
  • not having the Beatle kids play together with Paul and Ringo,
  • Adam Levine’s backstory,
  • twee music,
  • Katy Perry’s muumuu,
  • too much Dave Grohl is annoying,
  • Annie Lennox scares us,
  • today’s fake country music accent,
  • Beatles tribute impersonation band The Fab Four/Wingsband,
  • Ardy Sarraf,
  • sound fonts and “Coming Up” as a Sega Genesis song,
  • Konami arcade game Mikie (1984) using Beatles music,
  • Simon Cowell returns to England,
  • Ringo Starr and Eric Clapton wedding jams,
  • fantastic Atari video game artwork,
  • Adam Sandler resembles Don Flamenco,
  • a Windows 95 infomercial starring Jennifer Aniston and Matthew Perry,
  • This is the End (2013) reviewed again,
  • and Would You Rather (2012) starring Jeffrey Combs.

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Episode 220

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 220

In this episode:

  • AMC/Sony Loews theater in Wayne, NJ,
  • Rob attending the Paul McCartney concert at Barclay’s Center, Brooklyn, NY,
  • old people doing drugs,
  • pointless camera policy,
  • Mike Masse playing with former members of Boston (video),
  • Ian Ziering is now a male exotic dancer,
  • Steven Seagal is a Russian traitor,
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger appearing in upcoming sequels Terminator 5, King Conan, and Triples,
  • the Italian Ramones,
  • Jeff Garlin gets arrested,
  • By The Way, In Conversation with Jeff Garlin, Jeff’s podcast,
  • our review of Star Trek Into Darkness (2013),
  • multiple explicit similarities to Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan,
  • Benedict Cumberbach is a sober Alan Rickman,
  • ripping off Demolition Man,
  • Khan backstory and the Genesis device,
  • references to Star Wars,
  • J.J. Abrams wanting all original Trek merchandising to be ceased,
  • Star Trek/X-Men crossover comics,
  • Microsoft back tracks on their DRM requirements for Xbox One,
  • Microsoft execs calling customers cry babies,
  • and the Bally Astrocade.

Pictures from the Paul McCartney’s Out There concert June 8, 2013 in Brooklyn, NY:
Paul McCartney Out There tour, Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY, 6/8/13

The New, New Monkees

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