aka pastor guy

Had the wonderful opportunity this last weekend to play a BUNCH of the new Essen releases... what follows is my "quick takes" on the 25 games I played.
THURSDAY
Marble Bobsleigh: Silly but quite enjoyable real-time marble racing game - improved by having a crowd of people around to cheer & laugh. Players blow their marbles down the track - but not too hard, or they'll "crash". I don't need to own it, but...

Thirty years ago, I took this cute girl from our college Bible study group out to see Tim Miner in concert at Footloose.
Glossary for those not from the 80s and familiar with CCM
Tim Miner... incredibly talented "white soul" Christian artist who had put out one of the more groove-heavy albums of late 80s CCM...

I used to describe myself as a "Johnny-come-lately" to Survivor... but the painful reality is that I've watched every season live since Season 10 (Palau)... so I guess I'm an old hand now.
Old enough, anyway, to follow Andy and his reality blurred site - and when he asked for input on the current season, I dutifully shot off an email to him that he quoted in yesterday's article: Why is the Survivor David vs Goliath cast so likable ...

Today's entry in my "Still Relevant After All These Years" tour of 1980s CCM (that's Contemporary Christian Music for those not steeped in the evangelical subculture) is less political and more personal.
I actually traded a Sandi Patti Live album for The 77s first album (Ping Pong Over the Abyss)... but "The Lust, The Flesh, The Eyes & The Pride Of Life" is from their third album. (And the version I know & love is the demo version from Sticks...