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        <p align="LEFT"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="+3" color="#0022A8">loonyboi's 
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        <p align="right"><font color="#804000"><b><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">By 
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        <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#0022A8"><b>110/31 
          - 11:15 Central - Jethro Tull, Doom 2, and more!</b></font></p>
        <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">What a weird afternoon.</font></p>
        <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">So anyway, after Paul's talk, 
          I headed up with him to the bar to shoot the skeet (aren't my metaphores 
          clever?). Carmack was on, and it was quite expectedly standing room 
          only in there, and it was being taped for me (look for that on Allgames.com 
          soon) so i'll be sure to catch that later.</font></p>
        <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">We did dip in for a bit, 
          just to see what was going on...and like I figured, it was the standard 
          Carmack thing: guy asks question, Carmack answers, guy is baffled by 
          answer. I'm amazed by Carmack, because the guy is so damn smar that 
          in a standing room only thing, there can't be more than five guys (if 
          that) who actually understand what the dude's talking about. I just 
          love looking at the rows of glazed eyes as he talks. :)</font></p>
        <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">So anyway, me and Paul went 
          back up for more of that patented loonygames drinking. After awhile, 
          Paul had to go, but he mentioned that he might be in NYC soon, so I 

          went off on my New York rant, pointing out that he's always welcome 
          to drop by for a Guiness on me.</font></p>
        <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">All of a sudden, this guy 
          at the bar turns around, and says "I haven't found a good pint of Guiness 
          in New York in 20 years."</font></p>
        <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">So, I tell this scruffy guy 
          (I'd guess he was about 50 or so...totally drunk, or at least well on 
          his way) about TJ Byrne's (the official drinking hole of the loonygames 
          staff) and tell him to drop in if he's ever in the area.</font></p>
        <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">He says that he's in New 
          York all the time...and that he's played Madison Square Garden 27 times.</font></p>

        <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Ooookay, I figure...he's 
          someone interesting. So I ask who. Turns out that this dude is the guitarist 
          for Jethro Tull.</font></p>
        <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Damn, is that strange. Man, 
          when I was in High School, I totally <i>lived</i> for Jethro Tull. Killed 
          me that I never caught 'em live. And here I was, standing in some bar 
          in Dallas talking with the freaking guitarist! Bitchin'. Well, turns 
          out that he's in town to play some Halloween gig...and guess what? Paul 
          went off to hang with him. What a world...I tell you, what a world.</font></p>
        <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">I did the dinner thing after 
          that...Chris Johnson, (of 3DRealms, and one of those goofballs I like 
          to hang with at these events) Chris Day (3D Portal, and Guest Editorial 
          contributor) and of course Scot and Darrien, the AllGames crew were 
          in attendence. You know, I really just dig hanging out at these things. 
          I've played maybe 20 minutes total of gaming while i've been here...and 
          that's fine with me. Besides...after the way Polish wooped my sorry 
          behind in Doom 2 last night, I think i'll practice before trying that 
          again...haven't had my ass wooped that bad since I played Polish, actually, 
          at QuakeCon '97. That one was so bad, songs are sung of it. :)</font></p>
        <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Speaking of Doom, a great 
          deathmatch went down here earlier between Rix and Romero (yeah, as in 
          John). No screaming on John's part, but it was a really entertaining 
          match to watch (and it was projected on the big-ass screens here, so 
          there was a <i>crowd</i>). </font></p>
        <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Interviewed Angel earlier 
          for AllGames...he's a really nice guy. Say what you will about the Cyberathletes...seeing 
          him at one of these things, man...you know his heart's in the right 
          place. Besides...his kid's really cute. ;)</font></p>
        <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">"Why did six fear seven? 
          Because Seven Ate Nine"<br>
          - Angel Munoz's kid...how cute is <i>that</i>? :)</font></p>
        <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">That was fun...we talked 
          about all the games people are playing here and there really are a ton 
          of 'em. Angel mentioned that there were a whole bunch of people that 
          showed u late this evening.</font></p>
        <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Why? To play in, of all things, 
          the Age of Empires tournament. In a word or two? Gofreakingfigure! When 
          you think about an event like this, you picture the standards: Quake, 
          Quake 2, Doom...but never a real time strategy game. </font></p>
        <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">But hey...that's cool. Whatever 
          brings people together's definitely cool by me.</font></p>
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