Rob Usdin

@robusdin.bsky.social

NJ based O365 and Google Workspace Trainer - Geeky TT/RPG Gamer - Trek Fan - Green Lantern Fan - Music Nerd - He/Him

OMG I opened Threads (already on my cesspool/kinda crappy list) and the nerd rage about Star Trek SNW’s puppet episode is off the charts. I enjoyed the episode. I saw where it was going a mile away but was happy to be along for the ride. No spoilers here please, others may not have watched yet.

Quick spoiler free Lanterns thought: It's not entirely what I expected in a good way. First trailer did not do it for me. Second trailer made it seem a little better. First episode's direction definitely better than I thought it was going to be.

Watched the first half hour of the D&D keynote and they are really pulling out all the stops to try and get some credibility back. Gygax(Luke, Jr)! Hickman! Salvatore! Greyhawk! Dragonlance! Dark Sun! New original Greyhawk full module adventure! Dark Sun is….mature rated D&D…

WXPN out of Philly apparently went all Yacht Rock today and I just looked at the playlist for everything they played today. It is the most commercial, mainstream they have ever sounded.

As you all probably have seen (just look at my profile pic) - I've cosplayed a "music-verse" version of Weird Al in the Marvel Universe named "Weird Pete" Spide-ovic (because if there is a Spider Punk, there's gotta be friendly neighborhood accordion playing. song parodying crime fighter, right?).

There’s a cool little comic con happening this Sunday 6/14 - Trenton Charity Comic Con. It’s put on by the kids of Trenton Central High School and all proceeds go to the Jed Foundation which protects mental health and aims to prevent youth suicide.

You wanna see something freaky? Every song in the top 10 BLUES songs in the iTunes music store today is AI generated. Eddie Dalton, IngaRose and Xyra as part of the Soul Archive Room are all AI singers.

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Heard about an hour ago on SXM’s Classic Rewind: Billy Squier’s “The Stroke” followed by KISS - “Lick It Up”. Whoever scheduled that combo gave themselves and all the listeners a chuckle, for sure. What song combos have you heard that were linked or definitely laugh worthy?

Last night I worked in a reference to the band Nitzer Ebb in my Kids on Bikes RPG (aka Stranger Things the RPG). The goth girl the players encountered was wearing a Nitzer Ebb t-shirt. I blame my time on the air on WRHU's Airwave in college for that one.

Coming soon: Turning Point USA to announce their alternative holiday to Cinco De Mayo. They’re calling it “White Bread with Mayo”. The livestream will feature Dean Cain, Scott Baio, Kevin Sorbo and John Voight in a supergroup called the “Old White-washed Up Guy” band. 1/2

Hear me out… A jukebox musical based on the music of the band Fountains of Wayne. It’s a coming of age story from teenager to single middle aged guy looking for love. If you know their music, you know this would work….