Tumblr (3.0; @aszurom)http://aszurom.com/<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/0g7KawdsVSQ?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/>http://aszurom.com/post/17977227919http://aszurom.com/post/17977227919Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:52:36 -0500<p>Welcome to <a href="http://wordpress.com/" target="_blank">WordPress.com</a><span>. This is your first post. Edit or delete it and start blogging!</span></p>http://aszurom.com/post/17976176268http://aszurom.com/post/17976176268Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:35:31 -0500<p>1981 was an interesting year. One item in particular changed my life utterly.</p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxcy5q0loH1qc7bxe.jpg"/></p> <p>Hint: It was not my new sweater.</p> <p>Sears used to have a kiosk with a bunch of 2600 games built into it.  This was before the mall even had an arcade in it.  I used to make <em><strong>certain</strong> </em>that I got included on any trip that went anywhere near Sears, for this reason.  I didn’t even have to play it, I just stood there and worshiped the thing silently.</p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxcz354YzQ1qc7bxe.jpg"/></p> <p>My prior video game experience was Space Invaders, Battlezone, and Asteroids which were in the front lobby of Fischer’s Big Wheel, which was a small K-mart style store in rural Malvern Ohio.  I had to stand on a milk crate to reach the Battlezone visor.  Before these games were there, they had a bulldozer game where you pushed aquarium sand into holes. </p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxcze7VNkL1qc7bxe.gif"/></p> <p>I’m pretty sure you’ve never seen one of those, so there it is.</p> <p>I was snooping through the cupboards one day in late November, and I found a Space Invaders cartridge up above the refrigerator. OMG OMG OMG! They had to have gotten me an Atari! Wooooo!  I think mom was aware that I was onto something, perhaps because my incessant year long campaign of “subtle hint dropping” ceased just a month before Christmas.  Or she noticed the game was out of place, or who knows.  But she knew I knew.</p> <p>7am Christmas morning, we raced downstairs.  I was cool, confident, and utterly certain I was going to be playing some serious Atari that day.  I opened the little stuff.  Tried on the clothes.  Didn’t even moan about the socks and underwear.  Today was Atari day.  </p> <p>Except it wasn’t.  After everything was unwrapped and accounted for, the gods of video games had screwed me over.  How was this at all possible?  I was destroyed.  Everything I thought I knew about the world and my place in it was falling apart in the most profound disappointment.  Oh god, why?  How could I have been mistaken.  This was a sealed-deal, my dues had been paid. AAAAAAAAAUUUUURGH!</p> <p>I didn’t say anything.  Deflated, I cleaned up the wrapping paper and tried to casually mope upstairs to die in the privacy of my own room.  As I walked in the door, I saw a big wrapped box under my bed.</p> <p>It was in the next minutes that I came to understand that my parents were the most wonderful people and most cruel prankster assholes of all time.  I was sorta over it by the time the picture above was taken, though.</p>http://aszurom.com/post/15383435000http://aszurom.com/post/15383435000Thu, 05 Jan 2012 23:25:27 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltcjaeOyjN1qczwyfo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltcjaeOyjN1qczwyfo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltcjaeOyjN1qczwyfo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltcjaeOyjN1qczwyfo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltcjaeOyjN1qczwyfo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltcjaeOyjN1qczwyfo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltcjaeOyjN1qczwyfo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltcjaeOyjN1qczwyfo8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltcjaeOyjN1qczwyfo9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltcjaeOyjN1qczwyfo10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Trip to Lehman’s in Amish country</p>http://aszurom.com/post/11683069894http://aszurom.com/post/11683069894Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:03:46 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltcizymx2h1qczwyfo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltcizymx2h1qczwyfo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltcizymx2h1qczwyfo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltcizymx2h1qczwyfo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltcizymx2h1qczwyfo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltcizymx2h1qczwyfo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltcizymx2h1qczwyfo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltcizymx2h1qczwyfo8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltcizymx2h1qczwyfo9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltcizymx2h1qczwyfo10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/>http://aszurom.com/post/11682892930http://aszurom.com/post/11682892930Wed, 19 Oct 2011 23:57:29 -0400<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltcil7jhXL1qczwyfo1_500.jpg"/><br/> TV8 Weatherman Dick Goddard<br/><br/> <img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltcil7jhXL1qczwyfo2_500.jpg"/><br/> Son of Ghoul meets Bad Movie Podcast<br/><br/> http://aszurom.com/post/11682618275http://aszurom.com/post/11682618275Wed, 19 Oct 2011 23:48:42 -0400<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/gS-Hczt4g1M?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>I love a good gadget. @Joaen bought one of these bad boys yesterday at BedBath. I was amazed at it’s Amish Rocket Science simplicity and elegance.</p>http://aszurom.com/post/9263674000http://aszurom.com/post/9263674000Mon, 22 Aug 2011 17:08:54 -0400<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/aYV3alDTaGI?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/>http://aszurom.com/post/9263513009http://aszurom.com/post/9263513009Mon, 22 Aug 2011 17:04:42 -0400<p>Netflix has a PBS documentary on the CCC. My grandpa said it was the best job he ever had. Take 50 min and watch it, and it’ll change the way you think about old people, what they did and how their values are. The documentary is by Robert Stone, titled “The Civilian Conservation Corps”.</p>http://aszurom.com/post/5888416785http://aszurom.com/post/5888416785Fri, 27 May 2011 00:00:47 -0400<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/YvxNgdFeWqM?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>People of Walmart - the music video.  Sure doesn’t hurt that this gal can really sing.</p>http://aszurom.com/post/5855764850http://aszurom.com/post/5855764850Wed, 25 May 2011 23:37:31 -0400<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/DVBhVDXLpaI?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Music video made entirely out of PG scenes in VHS porn movies.</p>http://aszurom.com/post/5855136498http://aszurom.com/post/5855136498Wed, 25 May 2011 23:14:29 -0400<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/YnyEXvX9QVU?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://vhshitfest.tumblr.com/post/5830484119" target="_blank">vhshitfest</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Happy May 25th! The TRUE <em>Star Wars</em> Day! To celebrate, here’s a special VHShit-Bits where me and <a href="http://leviperetic.tumblr.com" target="_blank">Dabeedoo</a> discuss <em>Star Wars</em> VHS releases, amongst other <em>Star Wars</em> related topics. WARNING- 42 minutes of <em>Star Wars</em> talk may be a bit daunting, I realize, for non fans (AKA scum), so feel free to skip this one.</p> <p>There will be a very special <em>Star Wars</em> related review later in the day, as well. Happy <em>Star Wars</em> Day!</p> <p>-Tim</p> </blockquote>http://aszurom.com/post/5854834149http://aszurom.com/post/5854834149Wed, 25 May 2011 23:04:04 -0400<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lls7e7dyBy1qczwyfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://aszurom.com/post/5854078100http://aszurom.com/post/5854078100Wed, 25 May 2011 22:39:43 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lls7cf066l1qczwyfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Damn, I know what I’m doing in October</p>http://aszurom.com/post/5854043494http://aszurom.com/post/5854043494Wed, 25 May 2011 22:38:40 -0400<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_llct0mJiLt1qzmowao1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://fuckyeahdementia.com/post/5614658086" target="_blank">fuckyeahdementia</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>nice resumé, Mr. Hendrix…</p> </blockquote>http://aszurom.com/post/5823715677http://aszurom.com/post/5823715677Tue, 24 May 2011 23:57:49 -0400<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/uy7Obm6x86o?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/>http://aszurom.com/post/5804986574http://aszurom.com/post/5804986574Tue, 24 May 2011 14:07:24 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_llmz091pTg1qzmowao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://aszurom.com/post/5804919157http://aszurom.com/post/5804919157Tue, 24 May 2011 14:04:16 -0400<p><a href="http://www.rawrcast.com/2011/05/the-daily-fan-did-you-see-that/" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.rawrcast.com/2011/05/the-daily-fan-did-you-see-that/" target="_blank">http://www.rawrcast.com/2011/05/the-daily-fan-did-you-see-that/</a></a></p> <p>My podcast (Bad Movie Podcast) got top billing in the Rawrcast roundup of B movie shows.  It’s nice to be in the same club with the other two shows that were featured, since they’re done by actual paid professionals. </p>http://aszurom.com/post/5566203891http://aszurom.com/post/5566203891Mon, 16 May 2011 23:18:44 -0400<a href="http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com">Cakewrecks.com - The Fail is not a lie.</a>http://aszurom.com/post/5436364299http://aszurom.com/post/5436364299Thu, 12 May 2011 20:55:02 -0400<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/R_bx_9QYt7k?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>50 worst video game voices - EXPERTLY lipsynced by this dude.</p> <p><span>50. Resident Evil - Director’s Cut<br/>49. Shenmue II<br/>48. The House of the Dead 2<br/>47. Dynasty Warriors 3<br/>46. Michigan: Report From Hell<br/>45. Vampire Night<br/>44. Master of Monsters: Disciples of Gaia<br/>43. Grandia<br/>42. Martian Gothic: Unification<br/>41. Shining Force Neo<br/>40. Shining Force III<br/>39. T.R.A.G. [Tactical Rescue Assault Group]<br/>38. Tenchu Stealth Assassins <br/>37. Time Crisis<br/>36. Star Ocean: The Second Story<br/>35. Psychic Force<br/>34. The House of the Dead 2<br/>33. Final Zone II<br/>32. Dynasty Warriors 3<br/>31. Over G Fighters<br/>30. Last Alert<br/>29. Countdown Vampires<br/>28. Samurai Warriors<br/>27. Cooking Mama 2: Dinner With Friends<br/>26. Castle Shikigami 2<br/>25. Link: The Faces of Evil<br/>24. The Space Adventure<br/>23. T.R.A.G. [Tactical Rescue Assault Group]<br/>22. Chaos Wars<br/>21. Grandia<br/>20. Firefighter F.D.18<br/>19. Zombie Revenge<br/>18. WinBack: Covert Operations<br/>17. Tenchu: Stealth Assassins<br/>16. Countdown Vampires<br/>15. Michigan: Report From Hell<br/>14. Rumble Roses<br/>13. Martian Gothic: Unification <br/>12. Evil Zone<br/>11. Disaster Report<br/>10. Extermination<br/>9. Valis III<br/>8. The Legend of Heroes: Dragon Slayer<br/>7. Evil Zone<br/>6. Grandia<br/>5. Castle Shikigami 2<br/>4. Extermination<br/>3. Mega Man 8<br/>2. Extermination<br/>1. The Legend of Heroes: Dragon Slayer</span></p>http://aszurom.com/post/5434769198http://aszurom.com/post/5434769198Thu, 12 May 2011 20:05:00 -0400