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blkdog7 - Founder
PERSONAL BIO:
Gamertag: blkdog7
Name: John Jacobsen
Born: 1972
School: Random community colleges
Work: Creative Director for a Toy && Game Company
Married: Yep
Kids: Two Daughters
Live: Western Mass.
Hobbies: My band (www.socialxray.com), my podcast (www.videogameoutsiders.com), && video games.
Driving: 1993 Jeep Wrangler
Pets: My children, isn't that enough?
Favorite Movies: Raiders of the Lost Ark, Blues Brothers, && Casablanca
Favorite Teams: Yankees && da Bears
Favorite TV Shows: The Office, Seinfeld, Extras, Entourage, Curb Your Enthusiasm && anything on the Food Network
Favorite Foods: My own pasta && spaghetti gravy
Favorite Target: Myself. I seem to kill myself more than anyone else!
My Heroes: Butch Vig
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ShibDaddy - Director
PERSONAL BIO:
Gamertag: ShibDaddy
Name: Brian D. Shibley
Born: 08/31/1975
School: Hudson Valley Community College (Associates Degree)
Work: Business Analyst
Married: Nope
Kids: None
Live: Atlanta, GA
Hobbies: Video games, Fishing, Drinking
Driving: 2000 Hyundai Elantra (jealous aren't you!)
Pets: Bear - 9mo old black lab mix
Favorite Movies: Old School, Superbad, Kung Fu Hustle, Goodfellas
Favorite Teams: Bills, Sabres, Wolverines, Braves
Favorite TV Shows: Curb Your Enthusiasm, Dexter, Entourage, Californication
Favorite Foods: Beef on Weck - a Buffalo specialty
Favorite Target: Drda (2nd place - Orthostud)
My Heroes: Batman, Hugh Hefner, Cueso
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NoogaGamer - Technical Director
PERSONAL BIO:
Gamertag: NoogaGamer
Name: Kerry Wilson
Born: 03/27/1980
School: BS Computer Science, Math Minor North Georgia College & State U
Work: Web Developer at Maxim Magazine
Married: Since Oct 1, 2005, Vegas Baby!
Kids: Cameron born August 2006, && Conner born October 2008
Live: Chattanooga, TN
Hobbies: Video Games, Pontoon Boat, Programming, Remodeling House, Guitar
Driving: 2005 Toyota Tundra Double Cab
Pets: 2 Golden Retrievers Sandy, Beau && 1 Long Haired Mini Dachshund Reese
Favorite Movies: The Big Lebowski, O Brother Where Art Thou?, A Few Good Men
Favorite Teams: Tennessee Volunteers, Chattanooga Lookouts, Atlanta Falcons, Tennessee Titans
Favorite Books: The Innocent Man: Murder && Injustice in a Small Town by John Grisham, Midnight in the Garden of Good && Evil by John Berendt
Favorite TV Shows: How I Met Your Mother, Simpsons, Lost, Office, Chuck, Friday Night Lights
Favorite Music: Brad Paisley, Pink Floyd, Smashing Pumpkins
Favorite Foods: Mexican, Buffalo Wings, Fried Okra
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Felony 420 - Staff
PERSONAL BIO:
Gamertag: Felony 420
Name: David Messink
Born: 02/1978
School: Wilmington College (No degree) - Currently teaching myself PHP
Work: Aerospace Engineer
Married: Since 02/1998
Kids: 2 - Son born 3/03; Daughter born 10/07
Live: Cincinnati, OH
Hobbies: Hanging with my wife & kids, video games, web design, motorcycles, sports
Driving: 2003 SVT Focus, 2007 Ford fusion
Riding: 1996 Yamaha FZR 600R
Pets: Rotty named "Doezia", Cat named "Scooby Doo" (My son named the cat)
Favorite Movies: Any of the Die Hards, Lethal Weapons or StarWars movies
Favorite Teams: Pro - Cincinnati Bengals & Reds; College - UC Bearcats & OSU
Favorite Books: Id rather play video games than read
Favorite TV Shows: Survivor, Big Brother, Big Bang Theory, Rules of Engagement
Favorite Bands: Nickelback, Toby Keith, Garth Brooks, Pink Floyd, 50 Cent, 2 Pac
Favorite Foods: American & Italian
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OrthoStud23 - Staff
PERSONAL BIO:
Gamertag: OrthoStud23
Name: Ryan Norton
Born: 10-1974
School: United States Navy.. 1994-2001 (worked in orthopedics)
Work: Private Orthopedic Group in Western MA
Married: yes. going on 8 yrs
Kids: Dillan (born 3/2004) && Collin (born 10/2007)
Live: Pittsfield, MA
Hobbies: Video Games, Watching Sports, Softball, Racquetball
Driving: 2004 RAV4 (pimped out with 2 baby seats in the back)
Pets: Cat Layla
Favorite Movies: Goonies, Major League
Favorite Teams: ALL BOSTON TEAMS
Favorite Books: Does Playboy count??
Favorite TV Shows: The Unit, NCIS, Grey's Anatomy
Favorite Bands: HAIRBANDS!!!!
Favorite Foods: find me a food I dont like!!
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F0NZ - Staff
PERSONAL BIO:
Gamertag: F0NZ
Name: Alfonso Rodriguez
Born: 10/1973
Education: Ph.D. Economics
Work: Research, research, research, with some teaching thrown in for good fun.
Married: Yes, 11 years.
Kids: Yes
Live: South Florida
Hobbies: Motorcycle racing, racquetball, video games.
Driving: 2007 Infinity G35
Pets: Yes, a German Shepherd
Favorite Movies: 25th Hour, American Beauty, Vanilla Sky.
Favorite Teams: Not really into team based sports.
Favorite Books: Anything by Tom Clancy
Favorite TV Shows: Californication, && The Wire
Favorite Music: Pink Floyd, Nina Simone, Bod Dylan, U2
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WHFiveOH - Staff
PERSONAL BIO:
Gamertag: WHFiveOH
Name: Brian Jackson
Born: 6/1972
School: Miami (OH) University (no degree)
Work: Police Officer
Married: Yep, since 12/98
Kids: 5 year old son (almost 6)
Live: Cleveland, OH
Hobbies: Video games, poker, golf
Driving: 2006 Ford CV Police Interceptor (Black && White)
Pets: Basset Hound - Claire
Favorite Movies: Silence of the Lambs, Star Wars IV- VI, LOTR Trilogy, LA Confidential
Favorite Teams: Browns, Indians, Cavaliers, Buckeyes
Favorite Books: Anything by James Ellroy, WEB Griffin, Clive Cussler
Favorite TV Shows: Dexter, South Park, Scrubs
Favorite Bands: The Cult, Johnny Cash, Ramones, Pink Floyd, too many others
Favorite Foods: Steak, Shellfish
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yoyo814 - Staff
PERSONAL BIO:
Gamertag: yoyo814
Name: Matt Waychoff
Born: 09/18/1983
School: Citone Institute, NJ
Work: Network Support for Guardian Protection Services
Married: Engaged
Kids: Son (Logan)
Live: Pittsburgh, PA
Hobbies: Video Games, Designing (photoshop), Home Improvements, Drums
Driving: 2008 Chevy Cobalt
Pets: 2 Cats, 1 Beagle
Favorite Movies: Ace Ventura, 300, The Departed, Knocked Up, Superbad
Favorite Teams: Pittsburgh Steelers, Penguins
Favorite Books: I really just don't like to read, unless its a game manual. I'm all about training videos tho....
Favorite TV Shows: Conan Obrien...guess that's it.
Favorite Music: Oh man, too many to list, System of the Down, phish, Nirvana, Chevelle, My Chemical Romance, Poison, Whitesnake, linkin park, breaking benjamin....the list could go on forever, i'm a drummer, i like to rock.
Favorite Foods: Chicken, Bacon && Ranch Pizza, Steak Piziolli, homemade Zepoli's(i'm italian)
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Sgt Lugnuts - Staff
PERSONAL BIO:
Gamertag: Sgt Lugnuts
Name: Michael Hemperly
Location: SE Pennsylvania
Education: B.A. CJA Mansfield University of Pa
Work: Police Officer
Kids: Two boys
Driving: The black && white Crown Vic with the pretty lights that just appeared in your rear view mirror. Or maybe it was the black Z06 that just blew your doors off!
Favorite Movies: Band of Brothers, Super Troopers, Animal House, Pulp Fiction, Happy Gilmore
Favorite books: Another Tom Clancy fan here
Favorite Teams: Eagles, Phillies, Flyers, Penn St.
Favorite Bands: Collective Soul, Nickelback, Scorpions, Eagles
Favorite Food: Steak && Lobster
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sig331 - Staff
PERSONAL BIO:
Gamertag: sig331
Name: Adrian Burks
Born: 6/22/1983
School: BS Computer && Information Technology (MIS) (Arkansas State, 2005), MBA (University of Arkansas, 2011)
Work: The government... unemployment
Married: Practically
Kids: Pets are enough
Live: Clemson, SC for 4 more months
Hobbies: Gaming, web development, golf, fishing, poker
Driving: 2001 Pontiac Grand Am
Pet: Nikko, mut && Vixen, calico cat that adopted us by hanging out on the back porch.
Favorite Movies: Back to the Future (not III), Rounders, Ocean's 11, && almost any heist movie
Favorite Teams: ASU Red Wolves, Clemson Tigers, St. Louis Cardinals
Favorite Books: Chuck Palahniuk books && books covering what ever topic is important to me at the time, right now business && leadership
Favorite TV Shows: The Simpsons, Hell's Kitchen, Survivor, Chuck, CSI, Big Bang Theory
Favorite Music: Dave Matthews Band, Old Crow Medicine Show, Barenaked Ladies
Favorite Food: Good beer, sushi
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MagicalDustMan - Staff
PERSONAL BIO:
Gamertag: MagicalDustMan
Name: Eric B
Born: September 20th, 1980
School: You can call me Mr Dropout
Work: Tech support for the almighty Oracle
Married: Permanently engaged
Kids: figure sometime around 34
Live: NJ
Hobbies: Besides the obvious, I am really into Drum && Bass, && intend to focus on some production work again soon. Going to grimey nightclubs, raves, && festivals.
Driving: A modified Diamond Back Response Sport 06
Pets: I own a mentally challenged cat
Favorite Movies: I like too many for one to stand out, however, the damned theme song from Flash Gordon is regularly stuck in my head
Favorite Teams: Picksburg Stillers
Favorite TV Shows: Married With Children, The Shield, Sons of Anarchy, Breaking Bad, Friday Night Lights, Chuck (Please watch it. I don't want any more cancellation threats), Mad Men, && I have not yet given up on Heroes
Favorite Foods: Well, I like most things, but I am picky about seafood. I really enjoy things from other countries that most people I know won't even try
Favorite Target: Ravens fans
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Vegas 3O8 - Staff
PERSONAL BIO:
Gamertag: Vegas 3O8
Name: Todd Clark
Born: 12/24/1981
School: BS Management Info Systems (04), MBA (11) - Arkansas State University
Work: Director of Creative Media, Arkansas State
Married: Since June 3rd, 2006
Kids: Maybe by Madden 2012
Live: Jonesboro, AR
Hobbies: Golf (trying), Guitar (also trying), Gaming, Poker, Traveling, Web Design
Driving: 2006 H3
Pets: Reese, 2 yr old Hungarian Vizsla
Favorite Movies: Pulp Fiction, Anchorman, The Dark Kight, Forrest Gump
Favorite Teams: ASU Red Wolves, Kansas City Chiefs, Memphis Grizzlies
Favorite TV Shows: The Office, Chuck, Big Brother, Iron Chef America, Good Eats, Dirty Jobs && Mythbusters
Favorite Music: Dave Matthews Band, Coldplay, David Gray, O.A.R., John Butler Trio, U2, Jason Mraz, Trey Anastasio, Damien Rice, Jack Johnson, Robert Randolph && the Family Band, Iron && Wine, Jimmy Buffett, Amos Lee, Modest Mouse, Howie Day, The Fray, Keane, The Southland, Stone Sour, Death Cab for Cutie, Aqualung, Counting Crows, The Allman Brothers
Favorite Target: Sgt Lugnuts, Ward206, Patrick42... (everyone really)
Others too lazy to submit a bio:
- MrButler - Staff
- Rounder420 - Staff
- Big Slanky Jerk - Honorary Admin
- Coastal Michelle - Honorary Admin