When Trump supporters stormed the Capitol on January 6th, 2021, my whole being swung between anger and validation. When I say validation I mean validated of my opinion of how dangerous Trump's rhetoric is and how he panders to white supremacists. When I say anger I mean anger at how easily the mob entered the... Continue Reading →
Return To The Rainbow Children and the NPG Music Club
With days to go until the release of the Sign O The Times Super Deluxe Edition, I found myself 'digging in the purple crates' to listen to a few more Prince gems. With my unsuccessful attempt to get permission to stream this music on Twitch, I kind of resigned myself to trying to build my... Continue Reading →
Sign O The Times Super Deluxe Fills My Purple Music Fan Gaps
With the coming release of Sign O The Times Super Deluxe Edition, I’m beyond excited. Born from a time period when Prince churned out a ton of music and bootlegs that I’ve loved for ages, Sign O The Times has personally personified what ‘purple music’ truly is. As a Prince fan, I’ve always felt like... Continue Reading →
My Stream Journal: A pep talk for myself
There are many times I question the usefulness of me streaming. It's pretty clear that I'm not very good at marketing myself and the regularity of my streaming schedule is probably spotty at best. I've seen and read through a number of great 'Tips for streamers' articles like the following: As I've found these... Continue Reading →
How 2 Revive #DefJamFightForNY As A Generic Fighter – BUILD A LABEL mode EXPANDED
My love for the Def Jam gaming franchise has stood the test of time. Vendetta and Fight For NY remain nostalgic favorites for most wrestling and hip hop fans that have been graced with the opportunity to play. As time moves on, PS2 era gamers wonder why we haven't seen a proper reboot or clone.... Continue Reading →
How To Revive Def Jam: Fight For NY As A Generic Fighter
Wrestling is REAL...ly enjoyable y'all! Even wrestling games are fun for those who don't even follow wrest...*cough* I mean sports entertainment. For years gamers have enjoyed over the top fighting and beat em up games with 'pro' wrestlers thrown in as marital arts contestants. There have even been a chosen few, like Def Jam Vendetta/Fight For NY/ICON, that... Continue Reading →
I Miss RPGs: A Geeky Father’s Creative Lament
As a lifelong geek, I've found that even my geeky hobbies/interests have changed in my old age. As my time to devote to such geeky pursuits have dwindled, I've constantly searched for ways to stay 'in-tune' to my core. Video games, TV shows, comics, books, and movies have long been a part of my geeky resume... Continue Reading →
2016 – A Terrifying Year Of Amazing Music
This year will forever go down as a HUGE turning point in my life without a doubt. My beautiful wife is carrying my 5th child. I bought a house. My favorite musician of all time (Prince) passed away in the strangest fashion (not to mention countless other deaths like Denise Matthews aka Vanity, Phife Dawg of A... Continue Reading →
CoD Fatigue and Battlefield Adoration
This 2016 gaming season has been a bit spotty at best when it comes to evaluating the games that have come out. Looking at my current roster of games that I play and return to, there are but a few that are 'new' games. Then when you look at the holiday blockbuster releases that I... Continue Reading →
My Stream Journal: From For Honor Beta to Mafia III
Streaming on Twitch.tv can be an amazing experience at times. Other times, it can be a lonely one. As I search for my voice and community, I've found that having a regular schedule to stream during the week is one of the hardest things I've taken on since trying to start and maintain a podcast! Thankfully,... Continue Reading →