Comments on: An Evening Of A Thousand Scowls http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/03/28/an-evening-of-a-thousand-scowls/ Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:18:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: John Walker http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/03/28/an-evening-of-a-thousand-scowls/comment-page-1/#comment-34534 John Walker Fri, 28 Mar 2008 21:37:01 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1422#comment-34534 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 <a href="http://pool.cream.org/pics/boringstore/" rel="nofollow">here</a>. 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 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/03/28/an-evening-of-a-thousand-scowls/comment-page-1/#comment-34531 Citizen Parker Fri, 28 Mar 2008 21:19:49 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1422#comment-34531 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 <a href='http://www.826national.org/' rel="nofollow">worth checking out</a>, if nothing else but to check out places like the <i>Echo Park Time Travel Supply</i> and Chicago's <i>The Boring Store</i>, which is most definitely NOT a top-secret spy supply. 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 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/03/28/an-evening-of-a-thousand-scowls/comment-page-1/#comment-34509 elias Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:23:05 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1422#comment-34509 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. : ) 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 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/03/28/an-evening-of-a-thousand-scowls/comment-page-1/#comment-34503 Monkfish Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:58:40 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1422#comment-34503 On the subject of Jonathan Coulton, he's going to be making an appearance on a <a href="http://www.gaiden.consolevania.com/index.php" rel="nofollow">VideoGaiden special on Sunday</a>. On the subject of Jonathan Coulton, he’s going to be making an appearance on a VideoGaiden special on Sunday.

]]> By: Jim Rossignol http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/03/28/an-evening-of-a-thousand-scowls/comment-page-1/#comment-34500 Jim Rossignol Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:41:47 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1422#comment-34500 The Portal team, specifically Wolpaw? I think. The Portal team, specifically Wolpaw? I think.

]]> By: elias http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/03/28/an-evening-of-a-thousand-scowls/comment-page-1/#comment-34499 elias Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:38:52 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1422#comment-34499 "Co-wrote?" With whom? “Co-wrote?” With whom?

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