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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00:19 – Scott talks about getting a VR, Justin talks about Meta Horizon Worlds, and Jeff shares his neighbor fertilizing his lawn. Brogan talks about lawn maintenance rates, Jeff gives recommendations for first things for people to do when first using VR, and his favorite pinball games in VR. He talks about how people find each other in Horizon World, Scott talks about the immersive VR videos he's been enjoying, and the virtual office setups.

20:12 – They jump into Jeff's Capades, Jeff talks about his recent neighbor visit, and how far his HOA stretches in the area. Justin talks about HOA complaints he hears, the challenges of being the HOA king, and Jeff chats about being approached by a lady asking for gas. Justin expresses how the lady potentially was casing the area for people being home, Justin talks about the guy being chased on his bike by a bear, and Brogan talks about his recent camping trip.

41:29 – Justin talks about why he bought his pellet gun, why he decided to have the 4th of July party on Saturday, and his recent addition of a keg to his bar. He talks about wanting to go camping, Brogan expresses being done with camping in a tent, and they kick off Scott Topics. They review the questions from the LaMDA Sentient interview, discuss the Spider-Man robot crash during a stunt, and the claim that robots will be taking over humans.

61:44 – Justin inquires about the length of time it would take to smoke BBQ wings on his Traeger, they discuss if using a Traeger is cheating, and Justin talks about smoking a pizza. Brogan talks about the success of smoked brisket tacos at his shop, selling beer on Uber Eats, and Scott shares his love of to-go drink orders still available at the bar. Jeff talks about his want to start to get back into airbrushing, Brogan talks about visiting the Washington Association of Brewers earlier in the day, and they close out talking about recent brew fests in the area before opening it up to the listeners.

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00:00 – Justin calls for Scott to get the podcast rolling, Brogan talks about being hungover for a week after their Crypticon adventure, and the afterlife Sunday party that featured YagerBombs. Scott talks about the t-shirts he found at the con, Justin brings up beer smoothies, and his increase in ordering out lately. Brogan talks about Door-Dashing, Justin talks about their adventures in the VR world, and their interest in podcasting virtually.

16:28 – Jeff talks about spacey age VR games, the next renovation in VR lenses, and Brogan explains the recent game he's been playing. Jeff goes VR live, Brogan shares the potential for it to bring him together with his daughter, and Justin expresses his appreciation for Brogan's puke and rally ability. They discuss the new Obi-Wan Kenobi series, Scott talks about researching VR stocks, and Justin talks about the Northwest Pinball & Arcade Show.

28:01 – Justin talks about them having a booth at the Grit City Comic Show in October, he advocates safe GCP sticker placement, and Jeff talks about the making of the movie Manos: The Hands of Fate. He recommends watching it on RiffTrax, they plan for the making of a GCP movie, and discuss the new Winney The Pooh Movie. They plan out the future OPP (Old People Party), the types of shots they'll offer, and Justin reflects on Brogan's 21st birthday.

42:03 – Justin talks about the haunting of Five Mile Drive, they talk about Food Truck plans around Tacoma, and Scott discusses the PierceTransit's Project Food Truck. Brogan discusses the Cosmic Bottles Food Truck event plans, they talk about ax throwing in VR, and Brogan talks about sharing his Oculus with his kids. Justin talks about his recent Tacoma gear find, they talk about the old Tacoma Swapmeet, and close out the episode roasting Justin.

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