00:15 – Justin kicks off this episode chatting about the recent crow saga, getting the Rock Band game up and rolling again, and the pain of having to re-download his songs. Derek breaks into nerd talk, talks about their recent Q and A episode, Justin shares his love of their Discord Shout-Out Chanel, and Derek talks about the brick-and-mortar opening of Buddy’s Chicken and Waffles.

14:47 – Scott throws out a new Discord rule, Justin manifests getting Buddy’s Chicken and Waffles as guests on the show, and jumps into Scott Topics. Justin reveals odd city names across the United States, they discuss weirdly named cities in Washington, and Justin shares what languages aside from English and Spanish are the most commonly spoken in Washington.

29:01 – Justin reveals what dog is the most popular in all but a handful of states, they talk about places across the country that would be safe to visit, and the origins of different state names. They talk about the state names that were potentially made up, what ones whose name origins are unknown, and share how each of them pronounces pecan.

42:32 – Justin talks about the closure of the Tacoma Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum, Scott talks about the amazing historical things they shared there, and the conservatory at the Tacoma Park. Scott shares the sad news of Burbs Burgers closures, Justin shares Tacoma news of the upcoming upgrade of the Proctor District, and Jeff closes out this episode encouraging people to be nice to each other.

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• Buddy’s Chicken & Waffles | Tacoma WA | Facebook
• Exploring America: 45 Maps That Might Shift Your View Of The US | Bored Panda
• Yes, there really is a place called Big Bottom in Washington | king5.com — Get to the bottom of one of the Pacific Northwest's strangest place names
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• Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum
• Burbs for the people — Unfortunately Burbs has had to close all of its locations effective immediately.
• Proctor plans for more festivals, trees, public improvements | Tacoma News Tribune
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00:06 – Justin kicks off the podcast with a GCP check-in at The Redd Dog, the new things happening on Discord, and Jeff talks about a friend’s classroom at a local elementary on the east side catching fire. He talks about the amazing work his friend does for the students, the ways people can support her, and Scott shares his recent visit to the Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum in Tacoma. He talks about also visiting the W. W. Seymour Botanical Conservatory, Justin brings up the wildfire in California, and the Lincoln District Food Walk.

25:38 – They reflect on the last time they visited Art on the Ave, their chauffeur service during this year's Art on the Ave event, and give props to Scott for his fantastic parenting skills. They talk about the different food trucks there, Justin plays a snippet of a band they saw there, and reflects on their visit to Mary Mart. They talk about their favorite Buddy Boy Farms items, Justin talks about their visit to the Hippie House, and the adorable dog there.

50:08 – Justin talks about how purchasing drinks at The Redd Dog work, Scott talks about the different types of beer he tried there, and the hard mango kombucha he had. They talk about the process for ordering food there, their visit to The Triple Knock, and Justin talks about turning into Tommy the Pinball Wizard while there. He makes plans to host a pinball VR championship, gives a shout-out to Katy White Art, and his new addition to the rainbow room.

76:33 – Justin suggests Tacompton Files adds a bingo card for the crowbar, seeing Freddy Krueger there, and gives a shout-out to Shakabrah Java. Jeff shares his love of the businesses on 6th Ave, the Sonic Guy mural there, and he and Scott give their reviews of Justin's Fireball-soaked smoked pineapple. Justin discusses plans to host a GCP Bar Olympics, ax throwing in Tacoma, and closes out this episode sharing how people can find more information on GCP online.

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• Lincoln District Food Walk | Facebook — We’re closing down Yakima Ave in the heart of Lincoln District, Tacoma and filling the street with street food, music, and fun!
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• Shakabrah Java | Voted the Best Breakfast in Tacoma! — Shakabrah Java is famous for the best and biggest breakfasts in Tacoma and the Puget Sound.
• 'Omnipresent' Sonics Guy and his message live on in mural on Tacoma's Sixth Avenue | KNKX Public Radio — This year was hard. It was made harder with the news that we lost a Tacoma great: Kris Brannon, also known as Sonics Guy. But this story isn't sad. It's a celebration of someone who made Tacoma, well, Tacoma. And I think that's just what we needed. — Kari Plog on why this was a favorite story of 2021
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