http://paunchstevenson.com free podcast hosted by Greg in NJ and Rob in NYC Sat, 04 Oct 2008 18:41:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In this episode: Greg's horrible computer science classes at Rutgers University in the late 1990s, NJIT, our trip to Live with Regis and Kelly, the insanity of driving in Manhattan, seeing Regis Philbin in person, Wayne Brady's weird hairline, NASCAR drivers throwing ice cream at each other, photos from the ... http://paunchstevenson.com/2008/10/04/episode-111/ Other than Nintendo, Atari is the most widely used and associated name with video gaming. Though the company, as many of us knew it, has been largely out of business for 15 years, it still rules the roost in terms of classic gaming. Like many, the Atari 2600 was the first video game ... http://paunchstevenson.com/2008/09/27/atari-2600-nostalgia-web-sites-and-custom-labels/ On Wednesday, September 10, 2008, Greg and I were audience members at Live with Regis and Kelly. The guest was Wayne Brady. The musical performer was…Wayne Brady, again. There was also a pre-recorded interview with actress Shirley MacLaine. Wow, we woke up at 6:30 a.m. for ... http://paunchstevenson.com/2008/09/13/our-trip-to-live-with-regis-and-kelly/ Somehow, don’t ask me how, I came across a celebrity impersonator/look-a-like agency in the United Kingdom called Fake Faces. Some of the stand-ins either look nothing like the real person, or are simply wearing the costume of the celebrity’s most famous character, yet bearing little resemblance otherwise. However, many…in fact ... http://paunchstevenson.com/2008/09/10/celebrity-look-a-likes-in-the-uk/ In this episode: celebrity deaths (Don LaFontaine, Bill Melendez, Walter "Killer" Kowalski, and Jerry Reed), voice actors Peter Cullen and Victor Caroli, the box office grosses of The Dark Knight (2008) and Titanic (1997), "Convoy" by C. W. McCall, Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) starring Samuel L. Jackson, The ... http://paunchstevenson.com/2008/09/06/episode-110/ In this episode: our movie review of The X Files: I Want to Believe (2008) starring David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson, Chris Carter's other TV shows (The Lone Gunmen, Millennium, and Harsh Realm), the unpopularity of sci-fi on TV, our movie review of Journey to the Center of the Earth ... http://paunchstevenson.com/2008/08/20/episode-109/ In this episode: special guest Esteban from Please Save Me Robots (pleasesavemerobots.blogspot.com), Comic-Con International in San Diego, CA, the upcoming movie The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) starring Keanu Reeves, Ringo Starr, the BotCon Transformers convention, video game grading services, gasoline octane ratings, obsessed collectors, the upcoming movie TR2N ... http://paunchstevenson.com/2008/08/10/episode-108/ Gary Coleman, one of our first Hall of Lamers, decided to be yet another in the long list of celebrities trying their hand at perhaps the most difficult professional sport, baseball. Coleman was thrown out of the game before he even got to bat for the Madison Mallards up in ... http://paunchstevenson.com/2008/08/03/gary-coleman-minor-league-baseball-%e2%80%9cplayer%e2%80%9d/ As discussed in episode 107, Greg and I saw the documentary film That Asian Thing in NYC today, July 27, 2008, as part of the Tribeca Cinemas Independent Features Film Festival. It was written and directed by our longtime friend and Paunch Stevenson Show guest Jonald Reyes. The film was thought-provoking ... http://paunchstevenson.com/2008/07/27/that-asian-thing-in-nyc/ Several times during the history of The Paunch Stevenson Show, we've joked about Nicholas Cage's goofy acting style and voice. As recently as episode 107, we goofed on how he has become this sort of cult joke, similar to Steven Seagal or Tom Cruise. How can even his ... http://paunchstevenson.com/2008/07/25/nicholas-cage-unintentionally-hilarious/ Hi, it's Adam, Paunch Stevenson Show listener, guest, and blogger. I know we usually focus on things that annoy us, but here's something I actually like. A year and a half ago, I joined GameFly, the online video game rental service, and am happy with it. I log in, ... http://paunchstevenson.com/2008/07/24/gamefly/ There's a restaurant called Silver Spurs on the corner of Broadway and E. 9th St. in Manhattan, only a few blocks away from Union Square Park. I've walked by it many times, but never ate there until this past Friday. I went in and ordered the Salada Georgie. The ... http://paunchstevenson.com/2008/07/20/silver-spurs-stinks/ Could Paunch Stevenson really be the next President of the United States? Yes, according to this news video: Who would his Vice President be? http://paunchstevenson.com/2008/07/18/paunch-for-president/ In this episode: using Microsoft Windows Vista 64-bit, celebrity death (Stan Winston), Interview with the Vampire (1994) starring Tom Cruise, Tom Cruise's lawyer calling Dr. Drew a Nazi, Dr. Phil's talk show, our movie review of Get Smart (2008) starring Steve Carell, our movie review of Hancock (2008) starring Will ... http://paunchstevenson.com/2008/07/16/episode-107/ On Saturday, July 12, 2008, I went to the Apple Store on 5th Ave. in Manhattan. This location is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. So how come I couldn't go in? The answer: because hundreds of people were lined up outside waiting to buy the ... http://paunchstevenson.com/2008/07/14/iphone-idiots/ As we discussed in episode 106, we got to meet James Rolfe, the Angry Video Game Nerd, at the Digital Press video game store in Clifton, NJ. Here are the photos: Flickr - Digital Press, Clifton, NJ 6/28/08 Also, while browsing the store, we discovered there's a Desperate Housewives video game: Why? http://paunchstevenson.com/2008/07/05/photos-with-the-angry-video-game-nerd/ In this episode: another trip to the Digital Press video game store in Clifton, NJ (www.digitpress.com), meeting James Rolfe (the Angry Video Game Nerd) and trying to get him on the show, the Nostalgia Critic, celebrity deaths (Mel Ferrer, Bo Diddley, Harvey Korman, Jim McKay, Tim Russert, and George Carlin, ... http://paunchstevenson.com/2008/06/30/episode-106/ George Carlin Born: May 12, 1937 Died: June 22, 2008 (age 71) George Carlin was a Grammy-winning stand-up comedian, actor, and author noted for his political and dark humor. Carlin's "Seven Dirty Words" comedy routine was central to the 1978 U.S. Supreme Court case F.C.C. v. Pacifica Foundation, in which the judges ... http://paunchstevenson.com/2008/06/23/celebrity-death-george-carlin/ Callahan's, a northern NJ institution in the realm of hot dog joints, has closed its last location this month, on Route 46 in Little Ferry. The small chain was begun by Artie Castrianni in 1950 in Fort Lee. That site and one in Hasbrouck Heights also closed. ... http://paunchstevenson.com/2008/06/22/last-of-new-jersey-callahans-hot-dog-restaurant-closes/ As we mentioned in episode 104, we were interested to see what filmmaker and Paunch Stevenson Show guest Scott C. Clements thought about Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. He wrote to us: "Regarding Indiana Jones 4, to be honest, I was so disappointed in it, it's ... http://paunchstevenson.com/2008/06/19/scott-c-clements-reviews-indiana-jones-4/