When Harmonix throws a party they get The Who to headline that jam; when Joystiq throws a party, we get Harmonix to headline. The generous devs from Boston brought Rock Band 2 to our E3 afterparty in Santa Monica for the 300 plus attendees to prove their mettle. Take Joystiq superband The Blueberry Muffintops who closed off the night with this rendition of Elvis Costello's "Pump It Up" – take note: by this point in the night, we'd already blown out the setup's speaker. Rawk!
So really, our heartfelt thanks to Harmonix for making everyone's night. But we'd also like to thank Nyko for the peripherals, Naughty Dog for the great signed stuff, and of course Mahalo.com for the super generous use of their space. Most of all, thanks to everyone that showed up. We put Joystiq together every day for you guys and it was flattering, and humbling, to see everyone turn out today. This one's for you (hit play now!).
Agreed. The empty void created by my absence of this party was filled by The Dark Knight.
Did anyone catch the phone number attached to the two texts to Commissioner Gordon in the van? I'm gonna watch the movie again to try to get that number.
Oh man... thank you guys for throwing a kicking party. It was fun to meet all of you (seriously though, ludwig? he's not as... grand as you'd expect him to be)! The shwag and the entertainment was awesome! It was especially fun to be the chauffeur for so many of you, and the events after the party...
Honestly, I think you guys are right. Even if i say what happened after the party, NO ONE WILL BELIEVE ME. I don't think my family will believe half of the shit that happened tonight. Nothing is believable.
Exempt Chris feasting on unicorn meat and waffles.
Pictures added to Flickr group! Thanks to all the folks at Weblogs Inc for throwing a great party, to Mahalo for having us all (even while some attendees apprently couldn't use the garbage cans...) and to Alex and Eric from Harmonix for bringing out Rock Band 2. It's hard to top The Who, but I had a hell of a time hanging out with lots of great people. Here's to hoping we can do it again soon.
Throw your panties on the stage! No wait! You're underage! You send us email every day! Shop at 'Target'! You made your freq! So uber-chic! You know what you are... S-U-P-E-R S-U-P-E-R S-U-P-E-R S-U-P-E-R
"Awful fat kid": Justin McElroy Talk, lanky kid: Chris Grant Short, almost out-of-picture kid: Ludwig Kietzmann The "other kid" (fill in your own obnoxious description here): me
I thought the "awful fat kid" did a surprisingly good job, especially after his Howard Dean intro (too 2004?). Would've liked to have seen the score though :)
Every time I see Justin playing Rock Band, or even hear about him playing it on the podcast, I notice that he invariably takes vocals. This is in direct conflict with his desire to be introduced at events. If he has the mic, no one will be able to introduce him at the next Blueberry Muffintops gig.
Yeah justin is even larger and more annoying on video then he is on the podcasts, you can tell he's the loud abnoxious guy at the party who wants everyone to pay attention to him.
Thanks for a fun party! Thanks for the free stuff! Rock Band 2 plays just like Rock Band 1 (that is: excellent). Seeing every downloadable song, along with all the Rock Band 2 content (and some Rock Band 1 content? am I wrong?) all on one song selection screen was pretty nuts.
Yeah, one of the Harmonix guys said they had all the content available for RB1, along with 25 songs for RB2. Including Pinball Wizard. That I wanted to sing but missed my chance to. :(
Seeing my wife 100% Still Alive infront of a roomful of nerds was cool, along with all the compliments on my FRACK OFF t-shirt
