01:06 – Justin wishes Derek and his wife a happy anniversary, shares upcoming New Years plans, and discusses the reboot of the group Oculus get-together. Justin announces the new bonus Patreon podcast, confirms plans for the Grit City Comic Show after party at the Camp Bar, and the Saturday Night shenanigans.

15:51 – Justin shares what song his wife chose for karaoke at the party, the crazy traffic in Tacoma the same night, and Scott talks about the Roller Derby GCP date. He gives a shot out to Erik’s dad, they talk about the different women’s sports in the area, and Justin shares what listeners can find on Discord. Jeffs talks about his new Oculus, the problem that he’s found with it, and the impact one dead pixel can have on the experience.

31:38 – Jeff explains the various things you can do in the VR world, Justin expresses the need for cross-platform experiences in VR, and updates in the GCP meta world. Jeff talks about the big blockers with the VR environment, Justin talks about needing the full submersion experience, and gives a shout-out to Green PC.

47:12 – Justin recommends listeners try Chicago Style Pizza, where people can find Chi Town Pizza, and places in the area he’s lived. He talks about the recent Fishing Wars Memorial Bridge news, the impact the closure of it will have on traffic, and closes out this episode talking about bonus material for live listeners and Patrons.

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00:41 – Derek kicks off this episode by announcing the news that it’s finally time for Putt Stuff, Justin talks about how long the idea has been out there, and they talk about the prizes they have to offer the players. Jeff goes through the various GCP certificates he made, Justin reflects on Scott’s infamous accident, and gives props to his wife for making the amazing trophy.

13:50 – Justin welcomes Not-Derek, the GCP sports guy Erik. Erik talks about prepping for the event, and talks about plans to do Unleashed at The Stadium next month. Scott shares what’s in the gift bag that was put together for each player. Erik shares his expectations for the event and Scott talks about the new GCP shirts they picked up from Shroom Brothers.

25:09 – Cnote scores a whole in one, Derek one as well, and Justin gives reviews from the back nine. They talk about the holes they topped out at, Michelle shares her secret to scoring, and players share how they ended up on hole six. Justin talks about his love of the course, Jeff talks about his golf style, and gave his thoughts on the front nine.

37:57 – Justin reflects on winning the classic trophy back in the day, thanks everyone for attending, and announces the winners of the certificates. Derek announces the ranking of the teams and Miss Washington USA talks about what brought her to Tacoma that day. She shares the amazing work Adorned Bridal Affordable Bridal Fashion does to fight human trafficking and other charities she volunteers for.

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00:08 – They kick off this episode discussing how to pronounce Puyallup(pew-AL-up), converse about Rum Balls, and Justin shares how people can listen to them live. They each share what they’re drinking during the recording, Justin explains what it means to Zen pints of Guinness, and Scott talks about Zoom drinking games. Jeff tells a story about his war with the grocery store delivery service, how he handled his groceries being delivered to the wrong house, and Brogan talks about his experience with Instacart.

17:42 – Justin shares the news of Tacoma’s future Dim Sum restaurant, talks about the new meat ball place, Manic Meatballs, also opening soon in Tacoma, and what will be on the menu there. The guys encourage Brogan to take a shot, Justin makes a special announcement of their guest on December 12th, and talks about potential questions they’ll ask. Justin and Brogan give their review on The Queens Gambit, their plans to visit the world’s famous Clown Motel in Tonopah, Nevada, and Brogan discusses his snore app.

32:00 – Justin poses a listener’s question on the app Brogan is using, the remedies the app offers, and they talk about the otter on the loose in University Place. Justin poses the question on where around the PNW an ideal otter habitat would be, Brogan shares what’s in his pill caddy, and Justin explains what tennis elbow is. He gives a shout out to the hosts from the Roastbusters podcast, Scott gives a warning for those searching for Roastbusters, and discusses the Washington town Stehekin.

47:15 – Scott talks about the Maryhill Stonehenge, listeners that have been there chime in on their experience, and Scott talks on his plans for purchasing land. They talk about the guy in New York that fell in the sink hole, Jeff talks about sink holes in Florida, and Justin expresses his appreciation for Scott finding weird news for the show. Scott shares the news of China turning on a nuclear-powered 'artificial sun', they reflect on their favorite old movies, and close out the show giving their review of the Rick and Morty show.

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