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"This was given to me as a gift at the Phoenix Comicon. I'm tempted to call up my friends and say, "Hey, I was just wondering if you have a customized Lego figure of your Star Trek character on your desk?" Then I realize how pathetic that sounds, and I just get drunk." - Wil Wheaton
[link via Wil Wheaton's Flickr]
This last weekend at the Penny Arcade Expo, Grant, Amy, me and Qais had the rare treat to speak to one Wil Wheaton: champion of all things Geek. We ask him the hard hitting questions, mainly revolving his involvement in PAX. I deftly avoided the temptation to tell him about the story Flynn DeMarco told me, where he pretended he had a crush on Wil to annoy all his friends. It's a pretty great interview, I really think you should download it. And then when you are done, you should send it to all of your friends. That's recycling. That's science.
PAX came and went, and The Weekly Geek was there to give you all the juicy bits of con coverage you can handle. In this wrap-up show, Chris, Grant, Colette and Amy talk about all the fun times had, all the Weekly Geek fans who showed up and said hi (thanks!) and Rock Band. Tons of Rock Band. At the end of this week's podcast you even get a bonus interview with Wil Wheaton! Fancy! Subscribe now!
Update: I realize there are audio issues with the end of the podcast. I am fixing and they should be taken care of by this evening. --Chris
Oh man, dudes. PAX is over and it was nuts. I'll have a bigger post later and we'll of course talk about it on the show tomorrow, but I wanted to give you a few quick bullet points on my experiences:
--The Washington State Convention & Trade Center is pretty damn snazzy.
--There was a distinct lack of con stank.
--Wil Wheaton is a classy gent.
--Flynn De Marco is rad.
--Gabe and Tycho are always entertaining.
--The dudes at Goozex are awesome and you should use their website.
--Pink Godzilla sells some cool stuff.
--I am so buying Metroid Prime 3 this week.
--Rock Band is fucking awesome.
--Holy crap, I'm tired.
--Halo 3 has some sweet new weapons.
--Rock Band is fucking awesome.
--No seriously, I'm really tired.
Just over 24 hours now until the doors open at PAX! (Well, over 25 hours for the rest of you)
I'm pretty excited and think I have a decent schedule planned out. It's fairly full right now, but I'm sure I may just bail on some stuff to hang out with people or go to some of the gaming rooms. It's pretty ebb and flow at big cons.
Gotta meet up with Wil sometime in that special Media hour before the doors open to the public and set up a time to use the interview room.
I think it's gonna be a ton of fun. What do you guys have planned to do?
Holy crap, everyone. Big news!
If you are planning to attend the Penny Arcade Expo 2007, you probably already know from the front page of PA, but the keynote speaker at PAX07 is going to be none other than previous Weekly Geek interviewee Wil Wheaton.
Check out the full press release after the jump. Also, if you're in the mood for some more sweet Wheatony action, check out our interview with the man himself from back in the good ol' college radio days.
Man, now I'm really upset that I'll have to miss the first day of PAX due to being on a business trip for my actual job.
Classic Weekly Geek this week, with our interview with Wil Wheaton! We will be back with a brand new show next Monday. Remember, we have t-shirts! BUY THEM.
--Frodo
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