Comments on: An Evening Of A Thousand Scowls

By: John Walker

John Walker — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 21:37:01 +0000

It looks like I’m going to be attending a seminar at 826 Valencia this April, which is tremendously exciting. I’m also a huge fan of the Boring Store. You can see my photographic proof that it’s definitely NOT a top-secret spy supply store here.

By: Citizen Parker

Citizen Parker — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 21:19:49 +0000

Thank you for abusing RPS so. Despite being the volunteer organization of choice for hipster Americans, 826 never gets as much press as it deserves.

For any other US readers who are interested but don’t live in the Bay Area, there’s probably an 826 or 826 event not too far from you. It’s worth checking out, if nothing else but to check out places like the Echo Park Time Travel Supply and Chicago’s The Boring Store, which is most definitely NOT a top-secret spy supply.

By: elias

elias — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:23:05 +0000

From the dev commentaries on the game (and maybe other stuff I read, not sure–sorry I can’t cite a source better), I got the impression that they invited Jonathan Coulton out to the studio, showed him Portal and told to him about the story, asked him if he’d take a commission to write a song for it, and then he went home. A couple weeks later he sent them a recording of Still Alive to see if they liked it. They did. : )

By: Monkfish

Monkfish — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:58:40 +0000

On the subject of Jonathan Coulton, he’s going to be making an appearance on a VideoGaiden special on Sunday.

By: Jim Rossignol

Jim Rossignol — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:41:47 +0000

The Portal team, specifically Wolpaw? I think.

By: elias

elias — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:38:52 +0000

“Co-wrote?” With whom?