01:18 – Jeff welcomes new listeners, talks about how his week has gone, and what got him through the week. He reflects on the first scary game he played, shares that Derek and his wife are visiting Japan, and Scott talks about going to Oktoberfest in Puyallup. He expresses his wish for the wiener dog races to be longer, compares the different types of owners of the racers, and the food he enjoyed there.

10:24 – Jeff talks about his son and his girlfriend being in the middle of the storm in Florida, the coming together of communities in the storm, and Lieutenant Dan making it through both hurricanes on his small sailboat. Erik shares the great news of the Tacoma Rainiers setting the Pacific Coast League record for stolen bases in a single season, the Dockyard Roller Derby Season opener, and the Tacoma Star season schedule being released.

18:38 – Jeff talks about some of the cast from The Lost Boys attending Washington State Horror Con, meeting the cast back in the day, and friend of the podcast, Ken Carlson, attending the event. He talks about the new things Ken is up to, Scott expresses his love of Ken’s series Dead Drift, and Jeff encourages listeners to support the local vendors.

30:16 – Scott shares what he loves about conventions, talks about scrolling through old episodes, and Jeff reveals GCP plans for a movie night with Patrons and listeners. Jeff shares what movie genre is in the lead, Scott talks about the tragic engagement with his backyard banana slugs, and Jeff talks about being a proud subscriber of AARP.

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Links:

• Tampa Resident ‘Lieutenant Dan’ Survives Hurricane Milton On His Boat — Joseph Malinowski, known to TikTok as Lieutenant Dan, survived two straight hurricanes on his small sailboat in Tampa, defying pleas to seek better shelter from police, politicians and thousands of TikTok viewers and propelling him to fame and a possible career in livestreaming.
• Rainier Curling Club | Facebook — Rainier Curling Club will offer Learn to Curl, Adult League, Drop-In Curling nights, and Bon Spiels!
• Tacoma's Roller Derby Team | Exciting Roller Derby Action — Saturday, October 19th @ Pierce College Doors open @ 5 p.m. First bout starts @ 5:30 p.m.
• Washington State Horror Con – Presented by Elvira — Save the Date for an exciting event that will launch Summer Con’s version of a horror convention with amazing guests, exhibits, vendors, artists, panels, film presentations, and so much more on October 25-27, 2024 at the Washington State Fair and Events Center in Puyallup.
• Washington State Horror Con | Facebook — Summer Con’s version of a horror convention with amazing guests, exhibits, vendors, artists, panels, film presentations, and so much more on October 25-27, 2024 at the Washington State Fair and Events Center in Puyallup.
• Dead Drift (TV Series 2015–2016) - IMDb
• The GCP Night At The Movies | Patreon
• The Grit City Podcast - GCP Coloring Book!