Shadow Wolves July 2021

Hell yeah

I got to watch Weibe attempt to beat the high score once.

JFC “Congratulations you’re a Buffalo Bill!” That shit literally took me down to the kitchen floor laughing so hard with tears streaming down my face… I’m glad Stanger lived but I was waiting for the bits from the boys from the moment that started.

I fucking love the abyss. Thanks for sharing that story stanger. _O_O

Has Rodgers ever touched on which pinball games he liked the most? I'd be curious to know

saw Billy Mitchell 2 years ago at a barcade in Fort Lauderdale. Had a 3 person crew standing around watching him and was live-streaming for like 20 people on twitch

Oh shit, nevermind. Sorry

I’m sure this is a dumb question, but who is the long haired guy in the thumbnail for the episode?

Link to the video played up top. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=o589CAu73UM

Ok Wolves we’re gonna tap into something primal for our workouts from now on. Everyone better be counting their reps out loud and proud like a Neanderthal

Rodger's having an old book store spinner rack so he can show off old schools paperbacks is so on brand for him

Damn Stanger's story hit hard. I got helicoptered over DC for emergency heart surgery because my aorta split open in the middle of the night and I was bleeding out internally. Only lived because I was awake to feel essentially a chest burster punching its way out and hit 911 immediately. Had I been asleep I would've ended up being cat food

How did they not talk about Inside during media diet? My guess is Gabrus cried, Stanger indifferent and Rodgers couldn’t make it past 10 minutes

Chris Pine doing a solid for Stanger, Thanks Captain Kirk!

What’s coming up after Tron?

Ayyyyyyy ICD crew check in here! Never knew there were so many of us out there! I've had mine for 6 years now.

The boys mentioned the episode right BEFORE Stanger’s incident was Anaconda... in which StangerBot gets Gabrus to sign off on a DNR for him. Jesus Christ...

Reply with your age if you didn't know about movie novelizations

All the girls think he's a spy, he's got stanger coma vibes🎤🎤🎤🎤

I too once woke up a week later in the hospital with an implanted defibrillator that everyone assumed was caused by drug use. I guess I really am the Stanger of my friend group

I'm definitely going to rewatch Five Came Back on Netflix. The first episode is a bit slow but man, there are a couple sequences in this documentary series that are fucking heart breaking. George Stevens doing comedies before the war and then after seeing the concentration camps never doing a comedy again. And the way they have that Capra speech over the montage at the end of the final episode is just so good. I definitely need to pick up the book.

Nice "Veiled Prophet" reference at the tail end haha

Hey guys, great ep. Amazing Stanger story and I'm from NH so Fun Spot is in my DNA. I remember one time we went there and it happened to be the annual Twin Galaxies weekend where players were trying to break records on the vintage games. Walter Day took pics with us and seemed like a nice enough guy. Also I was wondering if any of the Boyz have watched the Australian hitman show Mr. Inbetween on Hulu? I just finished the third and final season, and I thought of you guys. Seems like kind of an actor's show - writer/star Scott Ryan really brings the character of Ray to life in this way that makes you root for both his relationship with his daughter and also his vicious, bloody murders. From what I read he tried to get into the biz with this character like 20 years ago and a couple times after that but deals kept falling through. He got sick of the shit and went off to be a cabbie or something. Then recently Joel Edgerton's brother Nash reached out and got the ball rolling again. Anyway, it's a great little darkly funny half-hour show, every janitor should check it out!

Great ep, Nancy is a legend. You're a lucky man Stanger. But I'm sure you already know that.

My old man also miraculously survived a major heart event (aortic dissection). Scary stuff. Glad Stang is okay. Take care of yourselves and the people in your lives Action Faction.

Ex-wife just called. I answered with a sigh and, “World record headquarters, can I help you?”

I can remember after Stanger was out of the hospital, the comments about the pod potentially being a duo by Ben and Gabrus is what lead to the “are they going to fire Stanger?” comments here. On one episode Gabrus referred to it as a “Brian’s Song” situation and that probably should have been a good enough context clue. Ultimately, super grateful that Stang is OK.

Slightly before COVID, Billy would show up at our local Barcade with a bunch of recording equipment and his American flag necktie. He would set up at the donkey Kong cabinet the whole evening with the same dudes surrounding him, saying “yeahhh, Billy’s just practicing and this isn’t a real attempt”. Then they would pack up when it was apparent the record wasn’t going to be touched. Eventually, he put on a Pac-Man tournament with the top prize being a Nintendo switch and follow up prizes consisting of his hot sauce. He beat the 5 kids who signed up for the tournament, took the Nintendo switch, and pivoted to marketing his hot sauce. He wasn’t a dick or anything, just a bit weird.

I exercise regularly, but Stanger’s story makes me want to do it more.

I can report that the Wahlberg Gambler is bad. However John Goodman does wear a sauna hat in it: https://i.redd.it/l7cihf4b41x61.png

I wonder how much of Billy's hair has ended up in the hot sauce

"Congratulations, you're a Buffalo Bill." God damn it, I laughed so hard at this. Stanger, thank you for telling that wild story. Glad you're okay.

I am excited for The Park is Mine! Watched it a couple years back for the first time and was pleasantly surprised how nuts it is.

There's a doc called "Chasing Ghosts" that follows some of the same freaks from Kong if you want to do a deeper dive. For the caller who wanted to do Tren start with Ephedrine or something easy for weight loss.

swallowing the quarter story was hilarious

Ah, ah, ah, ah, Stanger alive, Stanger alive.

Hearing the Stanger story has me tearing up again. Remember to take your Hydrochlorothiazide, hit the gym.

The King of Kong DVD has a trove of extra interviews. Here's one with the Mappy guy discussing the arcade classic BurgerTime: https://youtu.be/A-FcPb2kclU

Rodgers' Ghost Dad tumblr page: https://benrodgers.tumblr.com/post/237574454/i-saw-a-few-minutes-of-ghost-dad-on-tv-a-couple/amp

I needed this so bad today

The oxygenated fluid in the Abyss *is* real, surprisingly, and I think James Cameron kept the actual rat they used in that scene in The Abyss as a pet for years.

Gabrus, if you haven't seen it: I think you'll enjoy Wrath of Man.

Action Boyz Library: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/162873.The_Action_Boyz_Library

That was a lot more dramatic than I thought, I always assumed Stanger had just missed his feeding window. Also, fucking typical that none of you jerks ever thought of kissing Stanger to wake him from his coma instead of doing dumb bits.

Feel bad for the listener that wants to go on cycle because he got fat during lockdown. Clearly he doesn’t have the support system in his life if he’s going to the Action Boyz with a question like this. Stay strong out in Kansas brother. Try some jumprope. If you are ever in MA you are welcome to use my garage gym, just ring the doorbell and use the universal greeting

Jeez, what a story. Happy Stanger made it out alright, extremely heroic of his wife. Knowing this now, it’s funny how hard you guys were on Stanger back then

That crazy Neanderthal voice video always made me laugh in the same way the Aztec death whistle does because you're just not expecting those sounds at all.

Stanger telling his near death experience made me sweaty. Also I'm bout to relisten to the Batman ep and look for clues

I will pledge right now should any of the boys expire I will keep my subscription running until my card expires.

Hahaha the opening is a classic!

king of dong (rodger's dad)