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One Cool Thing 8-9-2020 Silverball Subs

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SIlverball Subs is open at 347 New Leicester Hwy in Asheville, NC. I made the trip with Milo earlier this week. Not only do they have pinball but the sub was delicious and good cheap beer as well.

The six machines they currently have are Jurassic Park, Space Station, Beatles, Star Wars (Stern), Captain Fantastic, and Stranger Things. They are all in great condition. I wish they would turn the volume up on them a bit but it is a restuarant as well.

Can’t wait to flip more there. Check out their Website and I’ll see you at the sub shop.

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One Cool Thing 8-8-2020 Fall Guys

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We got this as part of this months Playstation Plus lineup but it is available for you on whatever platform you play on. Obviously if that is Playstation, grab it now while it’s free.


The game is a multiplayer online game show. You and 60 other players race through obstacle courses trying to ‘qualify’ for the next round. Some of the design choices are super intuitive and the added team versus team levels mean you can’t just rely on your skils to survive. Matches go quick so its a fun game for a quick 15 minute bout of insanity. Pick it up.

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One Cool Thing 8-6-2020 Lower Decks Premiers

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Star Trek has been expanding rapidly since launching CBS All Access, showing that CBS believes Trek is key to much of their subscriber base. Along comes Lower Decks an animated show from one of the creators of Rick and Morty. It won’t be for everyone and I can see some older Trek fans just shunning it completely but I enjoyed it for a fun half hour romp during the Next Generation era of Star Trek.

It’s silly, crude and a little bit not Trek, but then it deals with things on a Starship and contact with other species and adds some levity to it. It is Star Trek in one major way, its boldy attempting to go, where no Trek show has before. The first season consists of 10 episodes starting tonight and for the next ten Thursdays on CBS ALL Access. Enjoy.

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One Cool Thing 8-5-2020 Like Hell I Won’t.

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This is a fascinating documentary about Todd Mcfarlane, Creator of Spawn, founder of Image comics and McFarlane Toys. I wish the documentary would do more than gloss over his struggles including coming out of bankruptcy, but it’s a great look at his rise in the industry and the changes he made. I remember the boom that came with Image and then the fall of the comics industry that happened later, partly because of the success.

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One Cool Thing 8-1-2020 Chicago gets the 80th Worldcon

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Chicago has won the bid for the 80th Worldcon to be held September 1st-5th, 2022 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. Some notes on this.

Now known as Chicon 8, it is the 8th time the Worldcon will take place in Chicago, IL marking it as the most visited city. Of those 8 visits 5 have taken place at the Hyatt Regency Chicago, making that hotel home to more Worldcons than any actual city other than Chicago. For more details on the plans for the event check out the Chicon Website

The next Worldcon, number 79, Discon3 takes place next August 25th-29th, in Washington, DC. Details on that event can be found here

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One Cool Thing 7-31-2020 Star’s Feud

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Today we have a new drop of designer toys by Mr Brad Rader (Battle Babies). These are part of his ongoing Star’s Feud line. We have a few of the Battle Babies line hanging around our house and it’s always neat to look at a toy on the shelf and know you have a one of a kind thing. Brad is also an awesome guy who just happens to make cool stuff.

These are up now but they will sell out so go take a look at his Shop and get yourself a one of a kind designer toy.

May the Star’s Feud be with you.
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