Empty Checking with Derek Brink: Episode 58 - Gaming is Fun but Leaning is Painful

Sunday, January 27, 2019

Episode 58 - Gaming is Fun but Leaning is Painful

On this week's episode I talk about all kinds of stuff including music from Prince, The Who, Yep Roc Records, the new format for Conan on TBS, gaming on the PS4, and so on... I also bid farewell to Bob Einstein and Mean Gene Okerlund. And more! Here's the player:

Here's the time index for those inclined to skip around:

0.00 - Intro with some personal stuff and tributes to Bob Einstein and Gene Okerlund
10:55 - Music Break - "The Last Folk Singers"
11:29 - Talking about the PS4 with focus on the games Fallout 4, Detroit Become Human, and Carmageddon.
27:10 - Music Break - "Not Okay"
27:43 - A Hodgepodge of Entertainment Stuff:

Prince - Piano and a Microphone (28:07)
Yep Roc Records Completist Club (33:30)
The Who on Tour! (35:32)
Conan's new format (37:56)
A brief talk about the WWE (42:03)
Loot Crate's Star Trek Mission Crate (43:13)

51:08 - Music Break - "Being There"
51:39 - Show Outro

And here are the photos:

The cover photo for your collection. Weirdo.

Bob Einstein as Super Dave. Photo Credit: newyorker.com

Mean Gene Okerlund. Photo credit: wwe.com

My new PS4 and some games!

Prince: Piano and a Microphone

The Who's Tommy. Can you believe this album is 50 years old?!

Yep Roc records is one of the best labels out there.

Conan O'Brien in his "new" look. Which is a lot like his old look. Only in suede and with no band.

This doesn't look a thing like Jeri Ryan.

Voyager badge. Pretty cool. Also makes a nifty fridge magnet.

...what the hell am I supposed to do with a 7 of 9 beach towel? And why the hell is the voyager serial number upside down? What the hell?

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