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49696	The Café	<p> </p> <p>It's been an emotional day for me.</p> <p>I met with an auctioneer at my dad's old house so he could look over the estate and know what he'll be getting into if he agrees to take it on.</p> <p>But before he arrived, I was looking through some drawers and found some audio cassettes. When I read their labels, I knew immediately what they were.</p> <p>Long ago, I had learned that my dad had our phone lines tapped around the time of my parent's' divorce (1982; I would have been 8 years old). These were the conversations my mom had had that he saved.</p> <p>I was, at first, torn about listening to them. But that whole chapter of my life is empty. I feel like life jumped from normal kid life to misery overnight. And that everything in between was this blank area with no context or reason. So I decided I would let these conversations fill in the details of that dark time. Not to mention I wanted to hear my mom's voice again.</p> <p>It was depressing, but also therapeutic and enlightening. Some memories I had that I was unsure were accurate were confirmed true by these tapes. And it surprised me just how many memories I still have of childhood were all happening in this short span of time on these tapes.</p> <p>Things like the death of my Sunday School teacher and my first bout with the grief that causes. The beginning of my Cub Scouts adventures and entry into baseball. And most of all, my suspicions of things falling apart when overhearing mom on the phone talking about wishing it could "all be over with". I often doubted that this was a real memory I had. Sneaking out of bed and eavesdropping on a conversation one night when dad did not come home. But I heard those same sentiments in these tapes.</p> <p>It was a lot to process. But I feel like that part of my life has been pieced together. At least far more than it ever was before.</p> <p> </p> <p>I just really needed to share that. </p>	Vaporman87	Mar 15, 2023
49695	Winnie the Pooh gets a new film but I wouldn't advise you to take the kids to see it.	<p>So, it's sort of a "Take it or leave it." kinda movie?</p>	Mr Magic	Mar 09, 2023
49694	Celebrity Encounters	<p>I knew Caps would have some good ones!</p> <p>My brother and I are big Starship Troopers fans and we went to a small con in New Mexico which featured Casper Van Dien. What's cool was that it was a small panel so we got to ask Casper lots of questions about the making of Starship Troopers. Afterwards, at a (paid) signing, we got to talk with him personally for what seemed like an extended amount of time. He signed my brother's laser disc and posed for some pictures with the iconic "kill em all" phrase. </p>	echidna64	Mar 09, 2023
49693	Celebrity Encounters	<p>Most of my encounters with any celebs have been at cons. Though I did approach Larry Kenney in a hotel lobby to thank him for always providing free voice-overs when I asked. Such a great guy.</p> <p>And one time in Virginia, on the beach, Terry O'Quinn said hello to us as he walked by. At first we didn't recognize him, just thought he was another tourist being friendly. Then we looked at each other like,"wait... was that?" Sure enough we discovered he'd been living there.</p>	Vaporman87	Mar 09, 2023
49692	Celebrity Encounters	<p> </p> <p>I met the boxer Butterbean at a restaurant while vacationing in Florida. I met Dave Batista at a WWE event. Met Ric Flair at Wal-Mart. Matt Hardy the wrestler acknowledged me at the same WWE event if that counts. </p>	Mr Magic	Mar 09, 2023
49691	Celebrity Encounters	<p> </p> <p>In addition to all the celebrity interviews I've done over the years, I've also met many stars at the Chiller Theatre convention. Here are the recaps of my Chiller visits so far, split between articles for RD's sister site The 80sxchange and my primary writing base Pop Geeks:</p> <div data-oembed-url="https://www.80sxchange.com/post/meeting-80s-stars-at-chiller-theatre-part-1-october-2014-and-october-2015"> <div> <div style="height:0; left:0; padding-bottom:56.1523%; padding-top:120px; position:relative; width:100%"><iframe allowfullscreen="" src="//if-cdn.com/5fknF85?app=1" style="top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; border: 0px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) 0px 1px 3px;" tabindex="-1"></iframe></div> </div> </div> <div data-oembed-url="https://www.80sxchange.com/post/meeting-80s-stars-at-chiller-theatre-part-2-october-2016-and-october-2017"> <div> <div style="height:0; left:0; padding-bottom:75%; padding-top:120px; position:relative; width:100%"><iframe allowfullscreen="" src="//if-cdn.com/wnWITeE?app=1" style="top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; border: 0px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) 0px 1px 3px;" tabindex="-1"></iframe></div> </div> </div> <div data-oembed-url="https://www.80sxchange.com/post/meeting-80s-stars-at-chiller-theatre-part-3-april-2018-and-october-2018"> <div> <div style="height:0; left:0; padding-bottom:75%; padding-top:120px; position:relative; width:100%"><iframe allowfullscreen="" src="//if-cdn.com/hDdDjRC?app=1" style="top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; border: 0px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) 0px 1px 3px;" tabindex="-1"></iframe></div> </div> </div> <div data-oembed-url="https://www.80sxchange.com/post/meeting-80s-stars-at-chiller-theatre-part-4-april-2019-and-october-2019"> <div> <div style="height:0; left:0; padding-bottom:75%; padding-top:120px; position:relative; width:100%"><iframe allowfullscreen="" src="//if-cdn.com/Le9gxHq?app=1" style="top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; border: 0px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) 0px 1px 3px;" tabindex="-1"></iframe></div> </div> </div> <div data-oembed-url="https://popgeeks.com/johnny-caps-return-to-chiller-theatre/"> <div> <div style="height:0; left:0; padding-bottom:75%; padding-top:120px; position:relative; width:100%"><iframe allowfullscreen="" src="//if-cdn.com/5J6NeT5?app=1" style="top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; border: 0px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) 0px 1px 3px;" tabindex="-1"></iframe></div> </div> </div> <div data-oembed-url="https://popgeeks.com/chiller-theatre-april-2022-johnny-caps-recaps/"> <div> <div style="height:0; left:0; padding-bottom:56.2%; padding-top:120px; position:relative; width:100%"><iframe allowfullscreen="" src="//if-cdn.com/JO4zvJl?app=1" style="top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; border: 0px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) 0px 1px 3px;" tabindex="-1"></iframe></div> </div> </div> <div data-oembed-url="https://popgeeks.com/chiller-theatre-october-2022-johnny-caps-recaps/"> <div> <div style="height:170px; left:0; position:relative; width:100%"><iframe allowfullscreen="" src="//if-cdn.com/Ewr6nwa?app=1" style="top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; border: 0px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) 0px 1px 3px;" tabindex="-1"></iframe></div> </div> </div> <div data-oembed-url="https://popgeeks.com/chiller-theatre-april-2023-johnny-caps-recaps/"> <div> <div style="height:170px; left:0; position:relative; width:100%"><iframe allowfullscreen="" src="//if-cdn.com/LlbFykI?app=1" style="top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; border: 0;" tabindex="-1"></iframe></div> </div> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//if-cdn.com/embed.js"></script> </div> <p>As to a list of the talents I've interviewed over the years, I made such a list on IMDB, a list that grows with every new interview I do. Read the introduction beforehand for a brief backstory on my history of interviews: </p> <div data-oembed-url="https://www.imdb.com/list/ls024449545/"> <div> <div style="height:140px; left:0; position:relative; width:100%"><iframe allowfullscreen="" src="//if-cdn.com/lvA0boe?app=1" style="top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; border: 0px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) 0px 1px 3px;" tabindex="-1"></iframe></div> </div> </div> <p> </p>	Caps 2.0	Mar 09, 2023
49690	Sounds that make you feel nostalgic.	<p>Some things from childhood never leave us.</p> <blockquote rel="vkimo" style="display: inline-block !important;"><strong>vkimo wrote :</strong> <p><em>A perfectly executed armpit fart. </em></p> <br /> <strong>-end quote</strong></blockquote> <p> </p>	Mr Magic	Mar 08, 2023
49689	Sounds that make you feel nostalgic.	<p>A perfectly executed armpit fart. </p>	vkimo	Mar 08, 2023
49688	Sounds that make you feel nostalgic.	<p><iframe frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JujtlsiqZ-E" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p>	Benjanime	Mar 06, 2023
49687	Sounds that make you feel nostalgic.	<p>Sorta puts your mind at ease.</p> <p><iframe frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/miZHa7ZC6Z0" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p>	Mr Magic	Mar 04, 2023