Conan reportedly not taking a single dime for his tour. (TMZ)

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Because tour buses can't run a 30 city tour on unicorn farts.

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You didn't see it coming because it was stupid. The PI? Really? Like they want me to believe he set up the wrong-way GPS run down the freeway? Or gave two shits about a "father willing to do anything to save his child?" Fucking weak. Or trying to forshadow that the Ethan is somehow the killer during his "blackouts".... What-eve.

I was pissed because I liked the PI character, only to have a shitty nonsensical story ruin him. In fact, continuing stories involving him and the FBI agent crossing paths in the future could have been a cool way for this game to become a series.

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Hey, I think he's playing in portland tonight...

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... has she done a Hustler or Playboy spread yet.... Mmmmm... Electric Youth...

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Silver Bullet, I was trying to remember that one... all I could picture was the motorized wheelchair doin' wheelies. I always liked that flick.

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You need a surround sound processor, which would be found in the intergrated A/V amp you don't want to buy.

It's so cheap now, $244 will buy you an amp that will out perform, in both sound and features, a $1000 Amp from 10 years ago.

Find a local stereo shop that features used gear - In Portland I recommend the back isle at Fred's Sound of Music. But I already know that's above your price range of next to nothing, or you would have a sub $250 unit doing the work already. So you might find something real cheap here.

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I plowed thru it over the weekend. Kinda fun, reminded me of a cross between a Choose Your Own Adventure book, and the SpaceAce/Dragon's Lair games. (movement, watch clip, movement, watch clip)

I accidentally got the journalist motorcycle riding hot chick killed in the basement of the crazy doctors place. But saved the kid, and caught the killer.

And, I was pissed when I found out who the killer was. WEAK, they could have done more there.

So I've been thru once, and haven't put it back in. Yet...

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She is a goddess, and I've made these, they're excellent.

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I get all my errors in the 503.

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The car is fine, she's packing her cotton under garmets in the trunk, the synthetics of the future don't agree with her skin

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MOM!?!

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If in Portland Oregon, go here. You cannot go wrong, every wine in the place is excellent, and Sandy has a really nice selection of bottles under $20.

His website is laughable, and very out of date. But he's a wine guy, not a web guy. Check him out, or show up to a Friday tasting, they are great.

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I'll have a steak sandwich, and a steak sandwich.

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The original Birdman.

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I call that churching up a PWT classic. Good show.

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Earth burp.

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I'll have the Miss Piggy.

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Would anyone who didn't get a free pile of money buy stuff like this?

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I have limited knowledge myself on repairing these things, but that's part of why I aim for fully working units in reasonable cosmetic condition. I don't need museum quality machines, but I'm willing to pay a fair price for games that just need to be plugged in and played.

I was eye-balling a Zaxxon machine a few months ago, but it was rather rough, and not worth the $450 the guy wanted for it... it was closer to a $200 machine in my eyes...

I'd also love to find a 1984 Bally Demolition Derby, or an Atari Championship Sprint. People love those games.

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Sorta? It's just a cheesy window film that was there when I bought the house. When I revamp that room as my home arcade, I'll probably remove it and use some kind of limo black, or super dark film to keep the light levels low.

I'm going to eventually add a projector and PS3 in that room to go with my driving sim seat project I'm working on. I've also scored a nice 5.1 surround Bose speaker system to go with that. So not just vintage arcade games will be in there, but a top shelf home driving sim too.

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Real machines. Spy Hunter was my first buy, followed by 720, which I drove 600 miles for in 1 day. Then I found a sweet Space Invaders machine in Seattle.

Moon Patrol & Galaga are both high on my want list. I REALLY want an Atari A.P.B. machine, an Altered Beast, a Tron machine, and a Paperboy. I've found half of the challenge to collecting these things is timing, and having some cash on hand.

My 720 & Spy Hunter

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720 Degrees, by Atari, circa 1986
Spy Hunter, by Bally Midway, circa 1983
Space Invaders, by Bally Midway, circa 1978

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$50,000 - Thanks scratch lotto ticket!

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I would never depry an Enraged Albino Yak a little T&A.

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I didn't buy them either - and I agree with Nikdahl they're a waste of money, a self tax. The odds are so against you. And then, after years of thinking like that, last June I bought one... and won $50,000. No joke.

Oregon Lottery scratch off ticket. And I wouldn't have bought a ticket, but I was in a quicky mart line, waiting and waiting for some schmoe to make like 10 lotto transactions... Finally it was my turn, I paid for my sixer of coke, and the clerk hands me my change, I slap the $5 note back on the counter and say, "I'll take that one" pointing to blue/silver scratch ticket in the case. Spur of the moment move on my part. If that schmoe hadn't made me wait, it wouldn't have happened.

So, paid off my cars, bought a house, and spent a few grand on my parents and brother.

Worked out nicely.

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TROPHY CASE

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