06/17/2007: X-E’s Summer Megaparty: Begins June 20th!
After five minutes worth of careful deliberation, I’m happy to announce the forthcoming maybe-annual X-Entertainment Summer Megaparty! If you weren’t here last year, the Megaparty is explained simply as a set period of time in which the blog will be updated on a daily basis. We did this all throughout August last year, and it seemed to work well enough. This time, I’m gunning to dance from 6/20 all the way through 8/1.
So, what will you see during X-E’s Summer Megaparty? The beauty of it is…I don’t know! What I loved most about last year’s was the complete lack of theme or direction. One day, you’ll get a toy review. Another day, a commercial download. Other days, I’ll reach under my desk and write about whatever I yank out. Sometimes, I’ll post a new entry shortly after midnight. Other times, 8 PM. It’s lawless except for one rule: New blog entries, everyday from 6/20 through 8/1! Wheeee.
Discussion Thread: 91 comments
Sweet!!
Posted by
n8 @ 06/17/2007 8:12 PM EDT
yeahhhhhhh. after that its halloween!! pumped!
awesome!
Can’t wait. Thanks Matt!
Posted by
Jokun @ 06/17/2007 8:22 PM EDT
this rush of new stuff is getting me giddy with excitemente…keep up this pace, we need you in good shape for the Halloween count down =)
Posted by
melonian @ 06/17/2007 8:23 PM EDT
Hell yeah! You should do some fast food reviews! There’s tons of new crap out there right now and I’d love for someone who’s not me to sift through and see what does/nt suck.
Posted by
Aaron @ 06/17/2007 8:26 PM EDT
Wheeee indeed!
Posted by
Me @ 06/17/2007 8:33 PM EDT
best news ever! i second the motion for fast food reviews. comedy gold, i tell you!
Posted by
illyana @ 06/17/2007 8:45 PM EDT
Whoa! X-mas has come early this year. That’s good to hear, Matt.
Jessica: If you have the time you should check out some glass bottom boat cruises in Florida. I live about 2.5 hours south of Orlando in Palm Beach and the water and surfing is pretty good. Tons of marine animals. Click my name to see about a mile from my house. The sheriff warned my buddy and I about surfing after seeing sharks in the waves.
I can’t believe Stacy is 38!
Posted by
Bill @ 06/17/2007 8:46 PM EDT
Terrific! I had forgotten about the Megaparty since last summer. I do seem to remember that was a stretch where we did not get daily updates. Hopefully, this can be whatr sustain until Halloween and Christmas.
Posted by
Thomas @ 06/17/2007 8:51 PM EDT
VERY awesome! I third Fast Food Reviews (as I’ve done it myself…moderation is key)
Also, I went to the Strawberry Festival in Mattituck, NY today which had its first ever Strawberry Shortcake Eating Contest.
It turns out it was an official IFOCE Event…in other words, and actual, real-live Competitive Eating Event. All of the non-Kobayashi “Legends” were there:
-Ed “Cookie” Jarvis (didn’t compete, was a referee)
-”Badlands” Bana…well, I forgot his name (also didn’t compete and was a ref, but sang a song off of his new Rap Album)
-”Eater X”, who won 2nd place (with his dad, Peter, who didn’t eat nearly as much)
-Big Mike (the event didn’t have shirts in his size)
-The Mad Greek (who is going to be in the Nathan’s hot Dog eating Contest for the 6th straight year)
-”Crazy Legs” Condi (who won 3rd)
-”Deep Dish”…forgot his name too, but he won by eating 15 1/4 lbs of that stuff in 8 minutes.
All in all…I never saw an official Eating Event before, and I gotta tell you…it was freaky as hell. One of the guys, forgot who it was, was a Champion of French Fry eating. Now THAT’S an event I can get into.
Stacy is so much more attractive now that I know she is older than we originally thought. I wonder how Kryssa is doing these days…
Megaparty pwns all.
Posted by
K- @ 06/17/2007 8:57 PM EDT
Beefy!
Posted by
Mystie @ 06/17/2007 9:01 PM EDT
Awesome. This announcement just made my day. And this time around, I might actually have time to participate in the coloring contests!
Posted by
Jedoc @ 06/17/2007 9:05 PM EDT
“It’s a madhouse! A madhousssee!”
Posted by
The Manimal @ 06/17/2007 9:08 PM EDT
Megaparty - Greymatter = WIN
Posted by
K- @ 06/17/2007 9:11 PM EDT
Awesome. I loved last year’s MegaParty and I was hoping you’d do it again. 
Posted by
starwenn @ 06/17/2007 9:14 PM EDT
Yay! Megaparty is the bees knees.
Bill - Awesome idea. My husband was seasick on our last whale-watch though…I’ll have to take along some ginger pills for that.
After looking up Wikipedia, I have found that it’s “Badlands” Booker, and “Crazy Legs” Conti.
And “Deep Dish”’s real name is Patrick Bertolelli.
Whee! This sounds like all kinds of awesome.
Posted by
Annette @ 06/17/2007 9:33 PM EDT
yay. I am very excited about this. Definately going to help get through the part of the year where I wish the heat was over and fall was beginning. Very cool, Matt.
Posted by
kb @ 06/17/2007 9:55 PM EDT
Megaparty? SWEET. Last year I had internet HALF the time the megaparty was going on, so I am looking forward to this year’s! WHOOT.
Geez, Matt- you’re spoiling us!
Posted by
Muppet Baby @ 06/17/2007 10:00 PM EDT
Aw, I just realized I’m going to miss the beginning og the party! Crap. I’ll be fashionably late, I guess, next Monday. 
Woot! A Megaparty and Vanilla Coke all in one day!
My husband went over to Buffalo today and he found Vanilla Coke at Wegmans. He bought us 8 cases, just incase we can’t find it here in Canada for awhile, or they decided to get rid of it again. We are set.
I went to a Strawberry Festival this weekend too at my moms church where she is in charge of one of the tables. It wasn’t very exciting, no eating contests, but I did have crepes with whip cream and strawberries, then I had a strawberry shake, later in the day I also had some corn on the cob, mmmmm.
Happy Fathers day to all the Dads!
Posted by
IHAQ @ 06/17/2007 10:23 PM EDT
Wooo. Summer is my favorite time of the year.
Posted by
Jeff Mack @ 06/17/2007 10:27 PM EDT
I just bought a “brand new” SEALED copy of Mr T’s Be Somebody or Be Somebody’s Fool.
Envy me, people, envy me.
Posted by
K- @ 06/17/2007 10:35 PM EDT
Thank you, Matt — you’ve just made this summer even more awesome.
Shit yes.
You just made my day.
Matt, you rule at making the summer rule even more.
And K-, color me green.
Posted by
Bludge @ 06/17/2007 11:14 PM EDT
Yes!!
Halloween is just around the corner…
Posted by
Steven @ 06/17/2007 11:15 PM EDT
Huzzah! This awesome news has seen fit to bring me out of my X-E semi-retirement of working and lurking. By the way, did I miss anything important in the last six months?
Posted by
Rhino @ 06/17/2007 11:18 PM EDT
Mega Party! Hell yes!
Posted by
Cameron T. @ 06/17/2007 11:18 PM EDT
Just when I was about to bury this site to the bottom of the bookmarks Matt pulls through in the clutch!
Posted by
racinjason @ 06/17/2007 11:21 PM EDT
MegaParty ROCKS!
I tried that Pepsi Summer Mix today and it’s good, but I can’t really figure out what’s in it. I think I taste some coconut flavor along with some pineapple, but I could be wrong.
Also, those mystery Doritos (X-160D?) are DELICIOUS and definately cheeseburger-flavored. You can tell by the subtle dill pickle flavor, which I usually DESPISE, but it works here perfectly.
Posted by
JLAJRC @ 06/17/2007 11:29 PM EDT
Woohoo! This is amazing and awesome. Last year’s Megaparty was such a blast.
Posted by
squee4242 @ 06/17/2007 11:30 PM EDT
Oh man,you don’t know what this means to a teacher who has the Summers off and needs some sort of a fix to keep her going. Bless you Matt,bless you!
BTW,I’m still all for a girl-y type review!
Posted by
shortcake 79 @ 06/17/2007 11:45 PM EDT
This is gonna make my boring summer office job a lot more amusing. Thanks!
Posted by
jazzy @ 06/17/2007 11:51 PM EDT
I can’t believe it! That sandwhich was fucking amazing.
Also, summer megaparty!
Posted by
dohopoki @ 06/17/2007 11:53 PM EDT
John Belushi: “To-ga, To-ga, TO-GA!!!”
Posted by
the politically correct concerned citizen Josh Ednoff @ 06/17/2007 11:54 PM EDT
Yeaaahh! More Megaparty!!
:D :D
Posted by
yelinna @ 06/18/2007 12:01 AM EDT
Alright, so, things newer people need to know about the Megaparty:
It is amazing fun to take part in the MP Challenge: Post in every thread of the Megaparty, before the next is posted. This means everyday, but also in any additional threads that may be posted on a given day. Me and the Colonel came so close to doing this last year, but Graymatter ruined it. This year will be different!!
It is a great time to define and establish yourself. Shuanfu once mentioned the benefit of late night/early morning conversations that are prone to happen. Very good times.
This place gets to be BUZZING. Seeing the amount of activity we’ve been sustaining of late, I know it will only be THAT much better this year. You can almost constantly refresh, and you will be sitting on pins and needles starting around 10:00pm EST.
It’s just brilliant, all the way around. I thought Matt was crazy when he proposed it, and did for much too long into it, but it is without a doubt one of my fondest memories of X-E and that is just mind-boggling when I think about how many perfect memories I have of X-E.
Posted by
K- @ 06/18/2007 12:17 AM EDT
Yeah! This is going to get me through the first summer in 15 years that I am not a kindergarten teacher and off in the summer…Now I work with the developmentally disabled. Great job, but year round. Anyhoo! Sorry for the grousing…Can’t wait to enjoy!
Posted by
JennyB7 @ 06/18/2007 12:42 AM EDT
Megaparty sounds AWESOME!! This will be my first Megaparty, and I’m so excited. Summer is looking to be pretty sucky for me, so this is exactly what I need! Thank you Matt!!!
Posted by
Frakkyfire @ 06/18/2007 12:51 AM EDT
JLAJRC I tried those Doritos today as well. EXACTLY like a Mcds cheeseburger. I don’t think I loved them, but since they tasted so similar made me keep eating.
Posted by
kb @ 06/18/2007 12:57 AM EDT
Another Megaparty?! Awesome! The mixture of blog topics is what makes it so fun. Freakin’ sweet!
Posted by
Justin @ 06/18/2007 1:02 AM EDT
Speaking of constant refreshing, any chance of getting the “top of the page link to the next entry” fixed so that it actually links to the next entry instead of the current one? Not to be a total complainer or anything.
I don’t think I’ll be able to take on the Challenge. Things are shaping up to be an unfortunate combination of fecal matter and wind generating devices this summer so I may not have as much time as I like to dedicate to the consta-refreshing.
Say, are we gonna get a new set of hot Corona-drinking Megaparty babes this year?
Yes! Now every day there will be at least one nugget of amusement awaiting me!
Matt, your recent productivity is making my summer that much more enjoyable. Thanks!
Posted by
Ryan @ 06/18/2007 2:11 AM EDT
Hell yes!
I remember last year it just made the nasty hot & humid days just fly by, and I’m all for ANYthing that makes that happen! Especially if it’s random things that make me laugh until I cry. 
Posted by
Ryane @ 06/18/2007 3:59 AM EDT
Geez, go away for a weekend, look what happens….
Looks like I have some reading to catch up on tomorrow
I agree, the Mega Party last year was great fun and perfect timing; just like this year. It’s also when I got into the blogs and, as K- mentioned, the many late night/into morning conversations that let me get to know everyone in my ‘X-E Fam’. Can’t wait…
Hey Bill: did you actually film that? I really dig placs where you can go and be away from everything and just watch nature do it’s thing….
Posted by
Shuanfu @ 06/18/2007 4:08 AM EDT
Matt, you’re August megaparty was extremly enjoyable to me, considering that I started school last year on July 31. It really made the long, intolerable, miss-no-days till labor day, month of August fly by, or at least seem not as depressing.
Posted by
Brett @ 06/18/2007 4:20 AM EDT
Alright. I’ve got a confession to make. I’ve got a man-crush on Matt. It’s not a gay thing, I’m happily married with kids, it’s just…. I know I’m not the only one. Admit it men. C’mon, let it out. It’s OK.
X-E MEGAPARTY!!! The only way to get through the summer.
Posted by
FungusMungus @ 06/18/2007 5:15 AM EDT
Shaunfu: I did. That’s probably why it looks so bad; it was a cell phone cam. That is my secret beach that not many go to. The die hard surfers don’t like all the rocks and the beach peeps hate the rough surf. I think it is great.
The other day I saw two 600 lbs + sea turtles swimming less than ten yards of the rocks.
By the way, my buddy is there too. I wasn’t talking to myself.
Matt!!! I am on business in Savannah, GA and you really should come here for the Halloween countdown now that you freelance. Why? Let’s see….most haunted city in America (if you believe in that), pirates, bars every few feet, and open bottles are allowed on the streets. The bar I was at had a tunnel that pirates used to shanghai drunks for slave labor. Have you ever drank at the same bar pirates did 300 years ago? I could go on forever about this city but i won’t. I’ll blog it.
Jennyb7: You have a tough job. Good for you.
KB: Congrats on the job and move!
….back to work (sigh)
Posted by
Bill @ 06/18/2007 6:55 AM EDT
Hurray!!! Megaparty!
Posted by
Doug @ 06/18/2007 8:48 AM EDT
Hope everyone had a grand weekend and a superb father’s day, where applicable.
So I see we have a mega party to prepare for, should be fun, though I didn’t post last year, I was there reading and laughing.
So this weekend I was digging through boxes of old stuff in my garage and I found a cassette tape that had a couple songs my friend recorded for me, and on there was a “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Rap”.
Has anybody heard this? I’ve searched and searched for this song and can’t find anybody even mentioning it on the internet, only other stupid TMNT rap songs that aren’t this one.
Some of the lyrics are:
[something something] and someone’s in trouble
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are there on the double
So let’s all join along and clap
To the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle rap!
I had to go to my brothers house to use his cassette player to play it since I don’t have one anymore, so I’d love to find this on mp3, and after a good hour of hardcore internet searching, I’ve found nothing, and if anybody knew anything about this song, or atleast even heard the piece of crap, it would Matt and X-E fans.
I’m with Bill on the Savannah thing. We LOVED it. Damn good ghost tours too (at least the one we did).
Bill: Palm Beach, eh? That’s where I’m from. Florida native, born and raised. Managed to get a whole 3 hours north to Orlando, where I’ve been for the past ten years. Dammit, now I feel old!
Posted by
purplegirl247 @ 06/18/2007 10:40 AM EDT
Of course, I’ll be happy with whatever, but I have my fingers crossed for an 80’s commercial or two. That’s how I got hooked on this site in the first place. This is going to rock so hard.
Posted by
Lori @ 06/18/2007 11:02 AM EDT
Ninja, ninja rrrap! What an awful song that was. I believe it was simply titled “Ninja Rap”.
Posted by
Justin @ 06/18/2007 11:27 AM EDT
First, the Robot Chicken Star Wars episode was on last night, and the MegaParty is gettin’ ready to pull screaming out of the station! Time for the Chocodile Dance, Slam-dance style! 1, 2, 3… whooo!
*bonk*
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i’m okay….
Posted by
kingklash @ 06/18/2007 12:02 PM EDT
Summer Mega-Party! New Blogs every day?! Matt truly does love us. Thanks Matt!
Posted by
Joker @ 06/18/2007 12:11 PM EDT
Justin
That rap is Vanilla Ice’s Ninja Turtle masterpiece. Another popular Ninja Turtle rap was one located on a cassette tape from a Bobbi Katz book about staying off drugs.
This rap song is neither of those raps mentioned.
I sent out a mass email to all my nerdy co-workers (I’m IT) and only one person has recognized the song, but has no clue where it came from either. Other than that, nobody I’ve asked has even heard it.
Thanks Matt! Looking forward to it!
Posted by
Jen @ 06/18/2007 1:26 PM EDT
Yeah that was the Vanilla Ice Turtle Rap for sho’….
You can download it off emule for sure, that’s where I got my copy….
Posted by
djspaceace @ 06/18/2007 1:29 PM EDT
I need my halloween… damn it all… Monster Squad is coming out on DVD finally thats great and all but what does Matt think about it? Possibly more important than my own opinion.
Posted by
Vanbilderass @ 06/18/2007 2:09 PM EDT
djspaceace
Is there a different Vanilla Ice TMNT rap I’m missing? Because the only one I’ve heard and have known about from Vanilla Ice is this one:
YO! It’s the green machine — Gonna rock the town without bein’ seen
Have you ever seen a turtle Get Down? — Slammin’ Jammin’ to the new swing sound
Yeah, everybody let’s move — Vanilla is here with the new Jack Groove
Gonna rock, and roll this place — With the power of the ninja turtle bass
Iceman, ya know I’m not playin’ — Devistate the show while the turtles are sayin:
Chorus:
Ninja, Ninja, RAP! Ninja, Ninja, RAP!
GO GO GO
Go Ninja, Go Ninja, GO; Go Ninja, Go ninja, GO!
Go Ninja, Go Ninja. GO; Go Ninja, Go ninja, GO!
GO GO GO GO
Lyrics, fill in the gap — Drop that bass and get the NINJA RAP
Feel it, if you know what I mean — Give it up for those heroes in green
Just flowin, smooth with the power — Kickin’ it up, hour after hour
Cause in this life there’s only one winner — You better aim good so you can hit the center
In it to win it, with a team of four — Ninja Turtles that you gotta adore it’s the:
Chorus
Villians, you better run and hide — Because one day you might not slide
Choose your weapon but don’t slip — Vanilla’s in control with the flex of the mic grip
Rockin’ the crowd the way it should be rocked — With the Miami drop that you like alot
Hittin like a Ninja Turtle when the bass kicks in — You better check your level
The power of the Ninja is strong — Fightin’ all the crooks until they’re all out cold
Where the rap song I’m talking about, has these (there are more, obviously, I just can’t remember them )lyrics:
[something something] and someone’s in trouble
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are there on the double
So let’s all join along and clap
To the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle rap!
So does Vanilla Ice have another TMNT rap song I’m not able to find anything about?
Sounds great Matt , just be careful what you reach under your desk and pull out to write about.
Posted by
Tommy @ 06/18/2007 2:29 PM EDT
SPIT YEAH!!! MATT’S BACK!!!
WHOO-HOO!!!!
/end annoying caps
Posted by
Frito @ 06/18/2007 2:38 PM EDT
i’m excited!!!
Posted by
Andrew @ 06/18/2007 2:48 PM EDT
Where have you been Frito? Last time I remember seeing you was during the whole Feito debacle.
Posted by
K- @ 06/18/2007 2:55 PM EDT
Frito
I’ve seen you around before but this was the first time I’ve clicked on your name.
Another fellow Okie here. (Midwest City)
Okay, so after a week of thinking it was Nintendo’s server’s fault, I fixed my router by changing the channel it was set on (who knew?), and got Castlevania because I had Wii points burning holes in my console.
Let me say one thing–Unlimited continues FTW!!
Anyone who finished the game on the default number of continues, YOU ARE A GAMING GOD. I’m just past Frankie and Igor and getting my ass handed to me by those Knights
Sorry if those guys aren’t called Igor, I’ve always been more of a Simon’s Quest kinda guy 
Posted by
K- @ 06/18/2007 3:07 PM EDT
Channel 11 using a Microsoft MN-700 router gives me great through-put on my Wii.
Today’s VC line-up is probably the most dull collection yet. Atleast in my opinion, but congrats for those who love today’s releases. I really want Zombies Ate My Neighbors for SNES and Goemon’s Great Adventure for N64.
I’d rather listen to Vanilla Ice’s Turtle Rap than Prince’s Batman Rap. Ugh.
Posted by
JLAJRC @ 06/18/2007 3:25 PM EDT
Hey, remember when the ninja rap was posted on here, like 4 years ago. Or rather, it was hidden somewhere on the site, apparently. Maybe it was like all those new articles hidden throughout :P.
Posted by
Tutsuro @ 06/18/2007 4:13 PM EDT
“Ed: “Purple Rain”?
Shaun: No.
Ed: “Sign o’ the Times”?
Shaun: Definitely not.
Ed: The “Batman” soundtrack?
Shaun: Throw it.”
Actually, I kinda always liked the Batman soundtrack because it was so damn cheesy but took itself so seriously at the same time
Posted by
Shuanfu @ 06/18/2007 4:23 PM EDT
OH! And to our friends Big McHugeLarge and Dr. Lady To You: I did my homework and watched Space Mutiny; one of my favorites now -thanks!
Posted by
Shuanfu @ 06/18/2007 4:26 PM EDT
Today’s VC line-up is probably the most dull collection yet.
worse than Urban Champion and Baseball?
Posted by
dohopoki @ 06/18/2007 4:38 PM EDT
Friggin’ awesome. I love these long stints of daily posts.
Posted by
CCP @ 06/18/2007 6:08 PM EDT
Is it my lucky day, or the world’s?
Posted by
Spruce @ 06/18/2007 6:17 PM EDT
Hooray!!!
Posted by
Jack Sparrow @ 06/18/2007 6:43 PM EDT
Super-sweet! I love your blog. It sends shivers up my geek-fetish spine!
Posted by
koikana @ 06/18/2007 6:53 PM EDT
Nork is hot :o)
Posted by
citygirl @ 06/18/2007 7:19 PM EDT
Squee: I just put a call out to one of my buds to fix the “Previous” and “Next Entry” links. Been bugging me too, but I don’t know how to fix it. Also getting his help on managing the blog archives so they’re easier to sift through.
Posted by
Matt @ 06/18/2007 7:30 PM EDT
While we’re at it, you should probably also fix your Snickers and Diet Coke pics on the main page. They’re swapped. It’s been bugging me since you uploaded them, but I didn’t really feel like saying anything.
Posted by
Mystie @ 06/18/2007 7:32 PM EDT
See my theory was that people would get into catching the mistake, and…actually, I just goofed.
Brian is going to design a table specifically for the Megaparty that will usurp that one. We only put that one up to get rid of Christmas.
Posted by
Matt @ 06/18/2007 7:35 PM EDT
I love megaparties!
Posted by
beetle @ 06/18/2007 7:40 PM EDT
Sweet… I missed most of last year’s Megaparty, and I was lurking when I was around.
Shuanfu- Awesome
So I was thinking purple had to be Inky, logically, but Wikipedia is calling it Sue. But then some other article is saying Clyde had a sex change and became Sue. Whoever she/he is, they’re cute up there.
I couldn’t stand the idea of being away in class every night of the Megaparty, so I dropped that bitch just moments before I was supposed to go in. So now you guys are stuck with me, haha. I’m sure everyone is thrilled. BTW, I totally used “cognizant” in my last blog entry, which just so happened to be about MST3K. Thanks for the suggestion Matt!
Wow, bold move Squee. I’ve dropped a lot of classes in my time, but never for a forum/blog. That’s hardcore.
Now I have to think of something radical to do to top that.
Posted by
K- @ 06/18/2007 9:31 PM EDT
Haha…okay you got me. I wasn’t exactly dying to take it. I’d be lying if I didn’t admit the Megaparty was another notch in the “con” column though. Hooray irresponsibility!
Believe me if I could drop the classes I’m taking this summer, I would. But I wouldn’t graduate on time, and well this’ll be my 8th year. I think it’s time I left for good.
X-E means the world to me, but it’s not worth a 9th year in college
Posted by
K- @ 06/18/2007 9:45 PM EDT
This is gonna be frickin’ sweet!!
Posted by
Mary Mary @ 06/19/2007 9:30 AM EDT
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