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Man, it is so nice to have this Olympia show from June of last year. For starters, I was there. (With babiesforprofit.) So that always makes a nice sort of memento. But also, I'm glad because it's got a good version of Alpha Desperation March, a kickin' rendition of Game Shows Touch our Lives, this song called Onions that I've never heard anywhere else, and the best between-song banter I've ever heard from the Goats. Go to that link from the last post and hunt it down, if only for Peter's rant about the Uno bars at the Shell station in Oly and the subsequent joint enthusiasm about Cheaters ("That show should have been called 'Mountain Goats Song!' ").

Oh, and plenty of TMI about John's former drug habits. I would totally read that dude's autobiography.

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Oh, man, you know what else I'm kind of excited about? That PS2 remake of Tales of Destiny. I miss those characters. It's rare that you get an ensemble RPG cast willing to inflict so much trauma on each other. The guys from Tales of Eternia bickered constantly, but Leon actually tortured people. And like I said before, having your amnesiac character actually act like she'd sustained some brain damage was pretty fresh.

I also notice that there are like four Tales games now that I've never heard of. I haven't played any modern video games lately. There's all this stuff I want to play, but man, time and money. I really think it's about time to get a PS2, though. Does anyone know a good way to play North American and Japanese games on the same box? Are there still "mod chips?" Or do I have to make a choice?