01:24 – Jeff welcomes GCP friend Cnote, Scott talks about hanging out with Brogan for his birthday, and talks about enjoying breakfast at The Valley.  He talks about his experience at the recent Washington State Horror Con in Puyallup, visiting Ken while there, and Jeff talks about the types of conventions that don’t center on one particular genre. 

12:13 – They ponder on celebrities they’d get a signature from, Scott talks about other stars that were at the convention, and Jeff talks about returning to work.  He encourages listeners to visit GCP at the Grit City Comic Show, their after-party at Camp Bar, and they kick off the second segment of The Cooper Vortex series.

24:58 – Jeff introduces the segment expressing how much he loved this one, Ron talks about what flagged him in thinking Barb may have been different, and Pat talks about the weird feeling that came over her before she discovered Barb’s secret.  Ron and Pat share the various stories that Barb revealed to them and Pat talked about what flagged the idea that Barb may have been DB Cooper.

41:18 – Pat talks about when Barb revealed that she was DB Cooper, Scott talks about the epic computer crash on the last GCP episode, and Jeff talks about how he recovered while Scott was out.  They share where listeners can pick up a digital copy of the GCP coloring book, other places listeners can pick one up, and they close out reminding listeners to be kind to each other during this election time.

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• The Grit City Podcast: Steve Dunkelberger - The Maury Island Incident — On this episode Steve Dunkelberger rejoins the guys for another history lesson.
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2:34 – Justin explains what their Boot To Boot event is, gives props to the Camp Bar in Tacoma, and James Taylor tells the guys about the Jet City Comic show happening in October. He explains where the idea for the convention came from, Justin talks about Emerald City Comic con being bought out by ReedPOP, and their intent to keep the JCCS convention local. They discuss the benefits of doing so, how people can get more information on the convention, and James gives his review of having the convention at the Tacoma Convention Center.

12:45 – James talks about making the decision to move the convention from Seattle to Tacoma, Justin brings up the budding nerd culture Tacoma has had, and James gives his thoughts on conventions happening on a weekly basis around the country. They talk about the rising cost of living in Seattle, James shares the cost to attend the JCCS, and he talks about the Drink and Draw that happens Friday the before the show starts.

27:40 – James discusses the different panels that they have at the convention, the shows that resounded with him when he was younger, and Justin shares his past love for the 90’s show Kindred: The Embraced. Brogan talks about his disappointment in the Discovery Channel, including the show Cooper’s Treasure, and if he would rather watch that show or National Treasure. He recommends the guys watch Kon-Tiki, they share their love of the movie Brotherhood of the Wolf, and Justin brings up the epic shows and movies that have ended this year.

41:14 – Justin talks about the Disney+ being the Netflix killer, he talks about how comic books help people improve their reading skills, and James talks about what comic books he feels would be good for kids getting started in reading them. Brogan brings up the show ‘Bully Beatdown’, him making up with his childhood bully, and James shares how people can find out more information on Jet City Comic Show.

Thanks James for a great conversation and information on Jet City Comic show!

Special Guest: James Taylor.

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