I took a week off the podcast due to my schenanigans on the Victoria Day long weekend.

News
Tech
MacBook released.
http://apple.com

Anime
- Bleach Movie Announced
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/article.php?id=8920
- Genshiken Season 2 is no more, now will be Kujibiki Unbalance
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/article.php?id=8923

Random Fact
Glass Balls will bounce higher than rubber ones

Random Musings
- Is Princess Peach Bowser's daughter?

Random Fact
- The black box on an airplane is really orange

Reviews
Pop
- Dr. Pepper Berries and Cream

Video Game Review
New Super Mario Bros
http://mario.nintendo.com/

Anime and Live Action Japanese TV
Gokusen
- Live Action
http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Gokusen
- Anime
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=3371

Random Fact
- Some shrews and the duck-billed platypus are the only known poisonous mammals

Angry Dome
- Cherry Coke - Why has't thou forsaken me?

Podcast Pete
More Pirate Jokes

Random Fact
Phosphenes are the colors and stars you see when you rub your eyes.

Podcast Recommendation
Ctrl-Alt-Chicken
http://revision3.com/ctrlaltchicken
Alex Albrecht and Heather Stewart

Please email me at upapaddle@gmail.com, skype me (skype id upapaddle)

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Please vote for me at podcast pickle
http://podcastpickle.com
(button at http://upapaddle.libsyn.com) and if I get in the top 100,
I'll send out a dvd to a random voter.

Song
Not on the Radio by Geoff Smith
http://music.podshow.com/music/producers/producerLibrary/artistdetails.php?BandHash=91f6bc9ba66421768cc215f33ad693b7
Endings songs provided by http://music.podshow.com

Episode 8 Shownotes
* This version of Episode 8 has been edited from the original release.  I removed a duplicate section on video games. Sorry to everyone that downloaded the first version.

I'm back to regular format since hardly anyone downloaded the special.  Not enough raccoon testicles I guess.
This sexy podcast is brought to you by Kentcer.com. Kentcer, annoying but harmless

News
E3, check out http://www.kentcer.com/nucleus/index.php?itemid=415 to see the results of my predictions.  I was pretty close on a lot of it. 
Hopefully by next year I'll be recognized as a valid Video Game journalist and be invited to E3. 
Yeah, right.

Highlights
PS3
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PS3 Price
Heavenly Blade looks fun, looking forward to Virta Fighter 5

XBox360
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Halo 3 trailer
Sonic on XBLA
Lumines Live

Wii
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Link to fans rushing by PS3 booth to see Wii: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFQz98jAcg8
Super Mario Galaxy
Metroid Prime Corruption and Legend of Zelda: Twillight Princess Look sweet
Super Smash Bros
Project Hammer
Wario Ware
Sonic Wildfire

PC
Spore

Gamecube - I'm not dead yet
Super Paper Mario
DK: Bongo Blast

Conspiracy Theory Corner
- Were the Wii displays hooked up to gamecubes

Reviews
Video games
- City of Heroes/City of Villains
www.coh.com

TV Shows
- Densha Otoko
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Densha_Otoko
A romance story for the ages, track this one down. 

Anime
- Genshiken
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4168

Gear
- My big ass tv

Rant
- I can't have nice things Vol 1

Podcast Pete
- One Piece be fine says I.  Follows Monkey D. Luffy,
- Best be pirating this one - http://kaizoku-fansubs.com

Podcast Recommendations
Weekly Anime Review
http://www.weeklyanimereview.com/

Closing Music
Stress by Jims Big Ego
http://music.podshow.com/music/producers/producerLibrary/artistdetails.php?BandHash=bb5e8a8a7ab29b6b6afca5e78d2b61d4

Random Facts
Cats urine glows under a black light.
Dragonflies can travel up to 60mph.
Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze. 

Up a Paddle - Kentcer.com Presents the Up a Paddle E3 Spectacular - Part 1

I break from my usual podcast routine to bring you my E3 Predictions and thoughts on the Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft Press Conferences.

Please also check out my sponsor http://www.kentcer.com/nucleus (who am I kidding, that's my site too.)

Email any comments to upapaddle@gmail.com or Skype me to leave a voice mail using upapaddle as my Skype ID.


Also, here is a link to the details of the Sony press conference:
http://ps3.ign.com/articles/705/705742p1.html

 Episode 7 - Rated ARRR

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WARNING:  The word testicles is repeated many times during this podcast.  If this offends you, please email upapaddle@gmail.com.
You be warned says I

Wow! I had 359 downloads on the last podcast.  Sure beats 40 on episode 5 Attack of the Eardrums

Comments and Corrections
- Got some comments on the podcast's blog page

Email Awesome
- Got my first email. 

Random Fact
- When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your
knees is equal to three times your body weight.

News
- Nintendo Wii.  I've got an acronym: WTF (What the Fiddlesticks)
- Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz for Wii
http://revolution.ign.com/articles/703/703834p1.html
- HDDVD addon for XBox 360 will be shown
http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2006/04/20/msft-promises-more-hd-dvd-info-at-e3/

Conspiracy Theory Corner
- Wii is not the real name, Trick by Nintendo to cause controversy.

Random Fact
- Kilts are not native to Scotland. They originated in
France.

Love Tips with Kip
- How to tell if the sexy sounding girl you are chatting with is actually a guy.
I apologize in advance for the above segment.  I was doing it for a friend and it turns out my Kip impression (along with my Mario one) sucks.

Random Fact
-Humans blink over 10,000,000 times a year! 

Movie Review
Final Fantasy VII - Advent Children
http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000AMJG4Y/qid=1146534067/sr=8-1/ref=pd_ka_0/702-8227545-6962424

TV Show
- Arrested Development
http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/702-8227545-6962424?%5Fencoding=UTF8&dym=0&search-type=ss&index=blended&field-keywords=arrested%20development

Anime Reviews (This week - Weird Anime)
- Pom Poko
http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0009MAO3W/qid%3D1146533953/702-8227545-6962424

- The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (TV)
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6430

Rant
- Static Electricity.

Random Fact
- Apples are actually part of the rose family.

Podcast Pete
- Movie Review - The Pirates of Silicon Valley
http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0009NSCS0/qid%3D1146534617/702-8227545-6962424

Random Fact
- A group of kangaroos is called a mob.

Podcast Recommendations
This Week in Tech
http://twit.tv

Random Fact
- Hummingbirds can't walk.

Stupid Segment
- 6 crackers in under a minute

Closing:
- See the Sun by Black Lab
http://music.podshow.com/music/listeners/artistdetails.php?BandHash=835a96cfbeeff69de8100818165ccfba