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akaJudge

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Re: FOT Gamers
« Reply #15 on: February 24, 2015, 09:24:28 AM »
I'm a PC gamer and not a fan of FPS but I'm still in the WoW machine if anyone is around there, battletag akaJudge#1146. Kudos to Fredericks for mentioning Doug Sahm AND Alejandro Escovedo :) Two of my faves. The thing about Dallas I struggle with is how  much people love Tripping Daisy and The Polyphonic Spree, not to mention the goddamn Toadies. Horton Heat and Pantera for me!
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JeffertonFromTX

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Re: FOT Gamers
« Reply #16 on: February 24, 2015, 12:50:05 PM »
I've actually never played that.
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Re: FOT Gamers
« Reply #17 on: February 24, 2015, 01:09:24 PM »
I'm a PC gamer and not a fan of FPS but I'm still in the WoW machine if anyone is around there, battletag akaJudge#1146. Kudos to Fredericks for mentioning Doug Sahm AND Alejandro Escovedo :) Two of my faves. The thing about Dallas I struggle with is how  much people love Tripping Daisy and The Polyphonic Spree, not to mention the goddamn Toadies. Horton Heat and Pantera for me!
I also forgot about Guy Clark and Townes Van Zandt. Oh and T-Bone Walker and his son Jerry Jeff! Forget it there's just too many.
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JeffertonFromTX

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Re: FOT Gamers
« Reply #18 on: February 24, 2015, 01:48:03 PM »
I REALLY love Horton Heat but I completely forgot that T-Bone Walker was from Texas. I'm starting to see that I may be the worst Texan ever.
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Re: FOT Gamers
« Reply #19 on: February 24, 2015, 03:37:40 PM »
Lightnin' Hopkins, James McMurtry, sure there's a ton of all-time greats :)
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Mike Desert

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Re: FOT Gamers
« Reply #20 on: February 24, 2015, 05:16:09 PM »
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Re: FOT Gamers
« Reply #21 on: February 24, 2015, 08:43:07 PM »
"Like it or not, Florida seems dedicated to a 'live fast, die' way of doing things."

Mike Desert

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Re: FOT Gamers
« Reply #22 on: February 24, 2015, 11:08:05 PM »
I didn't like dying light till I got my first agility upgrade then it was way less frustrating. Then layer with another upgrade and the grappling hook...so much fun!

Finally got destiny today
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JeffertonFromTX

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Re: FOT Gamers
« Reply #23 on: February 25, 2015, 12:10:34 AM »
I'm still getting a lot of traction out of Destiny, which surprises me. I really love the design and grinding elements of the gameplay. Plus, the first expansion is pretty fun.
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Re: FOT Gamers
« Reply #24 on: February 25, 2015, 05:10:59 PM »
I'd play it every night for a couple of hours, much to my wife's dismay. I think after I maxed my rep with Eris, I just sat there wondering what else is there to do (and why am I doing it).  I had that same feeling with WoW after the end of the third expansion.  where once I would gladly sink hours into mindless (yet therapeutic) grinding, without a care...but then something just kind of......turned off.

I still find the itch to play WoW occurs more often than the desire to smoke cigarettes (which I gave five years ago, along with WoW).

I'll be back to Destiny once House of Wolves drops.

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Re: FOT Gamers
« Reply #25 on: February 25, 2015, 06:40:09 PM »
The wife and I used to game together pretty seriously until we had kids. Although our console and offline game playing has pretty much ceased, we've have had World of Warcraft accounts since early 2005, but we've both canceled and re-instated our accounts several since then, so we weren't eligible for that Orc statue Blizzard's been sending to old-timers.

I've gotten back into writing/recording music the past few years, and typically only play WoW when I'm sick or just don't have any creative energy. But I genuinely enjoy it when I do play. Some really great writing and humor in the quests... still discovering fun things to do in-world. Our kids have accounts too and we sometimes play dungeons together as a family on weekends.

Recently had to pull both our kids out of Roblox (it's an ostensibly kid-focused virtual world where players can build their own 3D video games), because all the Five Nights At Freddy's content in Roblox was giving our kids nightmares.

Even though I don't get to actually play games much anymore, my son and I talk about them a lot and watch a lot of gaming YouTube videos. That's our father/son bonding time.

Obligatory Texas comment: We traveled to Texas one summer to watch the bats in Austin and at Bracken Cave. It was hot as s---, but we loved Austin and the bats.

JeffertonFromTX

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Re: FOT Gamers
« Reply #26 on: February 25, 2015, 06:46:48 PM »
My son and I watched the trailer for that new game Overwatch and it was a big moment for me. My son also really likes watching me play Dragon Age: Inquisition because he tries to talk to the characters along with mine.

I never really got into WoW. A bunch of friends of mine used to be very into it and one even made me character, but I just didn't have the patience for it.

I'm getting to be the same way with Destiny. Like, if a bunch of friends of mine want to play it or do a raid (which I still haven't done) I'll jump on, but I probably won't play much until the next expansion.
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Re: FOT Gamers
« Reply #27 on: February 25, 2015, 08:44:06 PM »
wait....I missed out on an ORC STATUE?? sonnnnovaaaa......   

I used to be "pretty good" at WoW.  they can mark that on my tombstone some day.  maybe you'd like to hear about what a massive racist douchebag "Leeroy Jenkins" really is?  maybe...  I just gained 2 points of rage.

I never did the raid in Destiny either. I think that I'm either a) too anti-social, b) too interested in staying married, c) both.

those bats in Austin will pee on you and give you rabies. give 'em a wide berth imo.

JeffertonFromTX

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Re: FOT Gamers
« Reply #28 on: February 25, 2015, 11:18:26 PM »
I once forced members of my forensics team in high school to watch the bats when we were down there for a State meet. I loved it.
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Re: FOT Gamers
« Reply #29 on: February 26, 2015, 10:40:55 AM »
I once forced members of my forensics team in high school to watch the bats when we were down there for a State meet. I loved it.


Your high school had a team that solved crimes?


Holy cow, this is way better than my lame joke:

The National Forensic League (NFL) works with middle school and high school students in speech and debate skills to help students become effective communicators, an essential skill typically required by all employers.



I knew what forensics you were talking about. I did not at all know that the National Forensic League used the moniker "NFL."
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