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Zen and Kevin dig deep into the closet, dust off the old consoles and fire 'em up. As the familiar electro-primitive songs start playing, they invite you to take a trip down 8 Bit Memory Lane.

The show starts off, unfortunately, with some corrections and retractions. Our email inbox was overflowing with people calling us on the carpet for our mistakes and misstatements. Well, two people.

Tom Keck pointed out that we were incorrect in Episode 9 when we proclaimed Inglorious Basterds to be completely original, citing this old italian flick. Oh well.

We were further humbled when the director of Star Wait himself, Michael Rotman, emailed us and politely pointed out that we were wrong to say that his website, StarWait.com, was down. The site is up and running, so please go check it out. You can buy the DVD brand new, straight from him, on the site.

Our Good, Bad and Ugly segment follows, where we bemoan the demise of the Video Game Arcade. Kevin attempts to put Infocom in his Bad for going out of business and thus keeping him from ever playing Zork again, but Zen alerts him to This Web Site that allow you to play Zork, Hitchhiker's Guide and a plethora of other classic Text games online for free. We marvel at the ignorance of a British Mom who wonders why One Nintendo DS divided by Four unruly children equals mayhem. She blames "computer games." We blame her poor arithmetic. Finally, we talk about the upcoming release of Fat Princess.
With all the hubbub surrounding the controversial release, Zen conducts the first ZAP show interview with the Manager of VGE (Video Game Emporium), located in the Flagstaff Mall.

The first half of the show concludes with a quiz, of course. Zen plays clips and segments of classic video game music and sound effects and then challenges Kevin to identify the source. Play along at home, you're sure to score better than Kevin did.

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The Songs played during this episode are:

The Intro Song:
• Call the Cops
  "Room 410" (mp3)
  from "Motion Sickness EP"
  (Quickstar Productions)
  
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  The Break Song:

• Valencia
  "The Space Between" (mp3)
  from "This Could Be A Possibility"
  (I Surrender Records)
  
  Buy at iTunes Music Store
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  More On This Album
  
  

  The Outro Song Is:

• Koopa - One Off Song for the Summer

  
  

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In the second half of the show, we get straight to the topic of classic video games. Zen is so stoked to be talking about the subject, he wore his lucky Mario "Know Your Mushrooms" T-shirt. The guys talk about Pong, the Atari 2600, the NES and Commodore 64. They wax nostalgic for all kinds of games, from Zork and Zelda to Where In The World is Carmen SanDiego.

It's hard to believe, when you look at today's controllers with their myriad buttons and sticks, that we ever played with anything so simple as the original Atari joystick. Our palms ache just remembering it. If you would like your palms to hurt also, Click Here to buy a USB replica to use on your PC games. You masochist.

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Media Picks for this episode:

• Kevin picks: The Angry Video Game Nerd

• Zen picks: The Last Starfighter

  The whole movie rocks, but it's really all about the Death Blossom:

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Spotlight Store Item: Pay homage to the first real gaming computer and show off your true inner geek with the O.G. Original Geek T-Shirt. On the front is the geek equivalent of a lowrider, and on the back is some true Computer Club Cred: BASIC Programming!

We're happy to announce the winner of our Star Wait DVD contest: Jared Ivy of Santa Barbara California!

We pull out a couple of other names from the contest hat, and to thank them for taking our gaming survey, they can pick any prize from the Zen and Peace Show Prize Box. Congratulations to Tom Keck and to the anonymous survey-taker named awsummdude. Be sure to email us with your choice, guys!

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Episode 9, our 2009 summer movie preview show, features the triumphant return of Kevin Peace to the podcast. Kevin's been on vacation the last few weeks, so his Good, Bad and Ugly highlights his experiences at Disneyland and at various movie theaters and ballparks in Southern California. Zen's G,B&U are as follows:

• Good: Text messaging gives people awesome super thumbs, especially when they are sending upwards of a thousand texts a month.

• Bad: One Star reviews of Classics on Amazon

• Ugly: Awkward Family Photos - (thanks to listener Jared Ivy for the tip!)

We love movies and we happily rundown all the big summer movies, giving a thumbs up to most of the flicks coming to theaters in the next few months. Keep in mind, however, that the slogan of the Zen and Peace show - "Opinionated Experts on Nothing" should be taken literally. We are not professional movie reviewers and speak only from our own particular movie tastes. For more seasoned movie reviews, we'd like to direct you to two of our favorite podcasts:

• Scene Unseen(Explicit Language)
  
• Filmspotting(Clean)

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The Zen and Peace Show would like to give a big Thank You to Engine Room Recordings for providing the music for this episode. We're proudly featuring Porter Block, a great New York band with a radio-friendly sound. Summer movies should be about having fun and escaping, and we think summer music should also be fun and something you can blast from your car while cruising to the beach. For the break, we present the song Wonder About Me and close out the show with their song Something Better.

For the latest info and tour dates, check out their MySpace page.

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The intro song is provided by IODApromonet.
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Ian Whitcomb
"Take Your Girlie to the Movies" (mp3)
from "Red Hot Blue Heaven"
(ITW Records)

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Picks this episode:

• Kevin picks: Anvil
  
• Zen picks: Star Wait

Win Star Wait on DVD! Enter the Drawing

Spotlight Store Item: Don't miss the start of a great summer movie! Know what time to leave the house with this awesome Zen and Peace Show wall clock!

We want to thank all the listeners who called in to our voicemail line and gave us a 5 star review on iTunes. Your support means so much, and keeps us excited about bringing our little show to you. Please continue to help us grow by voting at Podcastalley, leaving those 5 star reviews at iTunes and keeping in touch by leaving a voicemail or an email. Thanks again!

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Ray Diaz, of The Shame and Scandal podcast, sits in the co-host chair this episode, substituting for the missing Kevin Peace who is on vacation.

Ray's two favorite things in the world are tequila and bowling, and he's an expert on both topics. The first half of the show is the longest Good, Bad and Ugly segment ever when we get down and dirty on what seperates good tequilas from bad. We also introduce non-Flagstaff listeners to the time-honored tradition of Tequila Sunrise.

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The Intro song is:

• Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers
  "Americano" (mp3)
  from "Americano"
  (EmmaJava Recordings)
  
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  More On This Album
  
  

  
  

The Break song is:

• Million Sellers
  "Tequila Helps You Swim" (mp3)
  from "Golden Records"
  (SPAT! Records)
  
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The second half of the show taps Ray's knowledge of the recreational sport of bowling. Ray has skills that could have him stunt-rolling in The Big Lebowski 2 or Kingpin: The Revenge . . . yes, he's that good. Who better to instruct Zen on the finer points of the game?

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Media picks this episode:

Zen picks: Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers

• Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers
  "I Don't Need Another Thrill" (mp3)
  from "Americano"
  (EmmaJava Recordings)
  
  Buy at Amazon MP3
  More On This Album
  
  

Ray picks: Bim Skala Bim

• Bim Skala Bim
  "Hardest Of The Parts" (mp3)
  from "Krinkle"
  (Beatville Records)
  
  Buy at Amazon MP3
  

Spotlight Store Item: Be the King of the Bowling Alley when you sport this awesome Zen and Peace Show Trucker Hat

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The Outro Song is:

• Alone At 3AM
  "Mexico" (mp3)
  from "City Out of Luck"
  (Tiberius Records)
  
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  Thanks!

  (There were some audio problems with the microphones this episode. I apologize for the sound quality, which is sketchy in spots.)
  
  

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