NEEDLESS THINGS PODCAST - THE JOY OF JOE PANEL LIVE FROM DRAGON CON 2018!

This was a fun panel from last year's Dragon Con. Listen to Needless Things Podcast 266 – The Joy of Joe Live from Dragon Con 2018 HERE.

Recorded LIVE at Dragon Con 2018 for the American Sci-Fi Classics Track!

Listen in as some of the contributors to The Joy of Joe – a book celebrating GI Joe fandom – share their memories of America’s movable fighting man with a capacity live audience at the greatest con around! Featured panelists include Jim Beard, James Palmer, Award-Winning Bobby Nash, Michael D. French, Andrew E.C. Gaska, and of course our own Dave West. #GIJoe

Learn more about The Joy of Joe HERE.

Bobby

NEEDLESS THINGS PODCAST - TOY STORIES PANEL LIVE FROM TOYLANTA!

L-R: Bobby Nash, Sean R. Reid, Phantom Troublemaker, Gary Mitchel, and Ryan Cadaver.

I had such a fun time joining the guys for an all new Needless Things Podcast episode that was recorded LIVE! at Toylanta 2017 a few weeks back! Listen in as Phantom Troublemaker, Bobby Nash, Sean R Reid, Ryan Cadaver, and Gary Mitchel talk about how we played with our toys as kids! (SPOILER: Bobby

These guys play a big part
in my play time discussion.

may have started demand for a new buddy-cop book series.)

Also in this episode, learn why Phantom Troublemaker started the hashtag #bobbynashisamonster

Listen to Needless Things' Toy Stories: How We Play HERE!

LIVE from Toylanta 2017 (formerly Joelanta and the Great Atlanta Toy Convention), Phantom Troublemaker hosts an all-new Toy Stories panel!

Everyone has a toy story.

Join Phantom Troublemaker and a selection of special guests as they share reminiscences about the playthings they grew up with. The topic this year was “How We Play” - the panelists discussed how they played with the toys of their youth. Did we follow the cartoons and comics or create our own stories? Outside or inside? Did we mix toy lines or keep them separate? Our panelists tell you how they mixed brands, told stories, and waged miniature wars!

Listen to Needless Things' Toy Stories: How We Play HERE!

A LITTLE SLICE OF HISTORY...

Don't tread on me... again.

Proudly displayed in the writing office

This piece of history arrived earlier today. This is a piece of carpet from Atlanta's Marriott Marquis hotel, one of the hotels where Dragon Con is held each year. I've attended Dragon Con since 1989. A long time. It is a great con and one of my favorites each year. When it became available, I couldn't pass up the opportunity to own a small piece of the carpet I've been walking over at that con for the past couple decades.

I framed it and found a good spot for the carpet next to the writing desk in my office. It serves as a reminder of the hard work it took to get to the con as a professional, not just as a fan. Dragon Con was one of the first cons to invite me as a guest.

I hope to return to the con again in 2016.

Bobby

And here it is in action as I, Phantom Troublemaker, Gary Mitchel, and Noel
Woods found ourselves on the wrong end of the G.I. Joe team after a panel.

COLD SLITHER! A DRAGON CON 2013 FLASHBACK!

Here we are on the panel.

Here's a Dragon Con 2013 flashback! Author Bobby Nash, El Phantasmas, Noel Wood and Gary Mitchel are captured by the Joes after their fun G.I. Joe panel on the DragonCon American Sci-Fi Classics Track. Good times.

You can listen to all the G.I. Joe panel-y goodness that led to this moment at http://www.needlessthingssite.com/2013/09/dragon-con-2013-needless-things-podcast_18.html

I'm looking forward to returning to Dragon Con this weekend (on Thursday, actually). I hope to see you there.

Bobby

HE’LL FIGHT FOR FREEDOM…

The panelists have been detained for questioning.

And knowing is half the battle.



Check out this video from the 2013 DragonCon American Sci-Fi Classics Track's G.I. Joe panel as the panelists and audience sing the G.I. Joe theme song. You might catch a glimpse of me on the panel. You can also check it out here.

You can listen to the full G.I. Joe panel here.

Yo, Joe!

Bobby

BOBBY JOINS REVNEWS FOR A LOOK AT DOCTOR WHO’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY PART TWO!

Merry Christmas, Doctor!

The RevNews look back at 2013, in it's role as the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who, continues! Rejoin our gathering of Podcast Lords (with funny hats); Gary Mitchel, Tegan Hendrickson, Mike Gordon and Bobby Nash, as they discuss the rest of the year's events.

In this half, they cover The 50th Anniversary Special, the Five-ish Doctors, the retrospectives, "An Adventure in Time and Space" and the Christmas special, which contains Smith's departure and Capaldi's arrival.

And, as always, beware of SPOILERS!

Part Two is now live. You can listen to it here.

You can listen to Part One here.

RevNews: 2013 Year in Review - The Year in Who, Part Two!

It's not every show that makes it five years, much less 50! So this was a very big year for our favorite mad man with a box! In 2013 Doctor Who had a new (half) season, audio adventures, retrospectives, and a world-wide simulcast of the 50th Anniversary Special!

With so much to examine, Gary Mitchel has called in Whovian experts Tegan Hendrickson, Mike Gordon and Bobby Nash to look at all the highs and lows for our favorite Time Lord's banner year.

A reminder about our feedback address: revcast@revolutionsf.com. Do you like the color of your kidneys?

BOBBY JOINS REVNEWS FOR A LOOK AT DOCTOR WHO’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY!

The RevNews podcast crew looks back at 2013 with a discussion of the anniversary year of Doctor Who! In this first part, I joined Tegan Hendrickson, Michael Gordon, and Gary Mitchel to talk all about the second half of Season Seven and the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special.

You can listen to the full episode here.

Bobby

RevNews: 2013 Year in Review - The Year in Who, Part One!

It's not every show that makes it five years, much less 50! So this was a very big year for our favorite mad man with a box! In 2013 Doctor Who had a new (half) season, audio adventures, retrospectives, and a world-wide simulcast of the 50th Anniversary Special!

With so much to examine, Gary Mitchel has called in Whovian experts Tegan Hendrickson, Mike Gordon and Bobby Nash to look at all the highs (Strax!) and lows (not enough Strax!) for our favorite Time Lord's banner year.

And, as always, beware of SPOILERS!

Our theme music this episode is "20 Minutes of Oxygen" by Darkest of the Hillside Thickets, courtesy of Divine Industries.Inc.

A reminder about our feedback address: revcast@revolutionsf.com. Who is your Doctor?

You can listen to the full episode here.

BOBBY JOINS CYBORGS: A BIONIC PODCAST

Bobby was part of the Six Million Dollar Fans Panel as part of the American Sci Fi Classics Track at the 2013 Dragon Con convention. That panel was recorded for Cyborgs: A Bionic Podcast. You can listen to it here.

Our Critical Assignment series takes a look at a panel on the 40th anniversary of the premiere of The Six Million Dollar Man on ABC. In this panel, John moderates with Cyborgs pal and bionic merchandising guru Matt Hankinson, RevCast host and Dragon Con American Sci-Fi

Classics Track moderator Gary Mitchel, and writer and Earth Station One Podcast host Bobby Nash, a discussion on the pilot movie, Lee Major's acting chops in the series, the merchandising of the series, plus a whole lot more. The panel took place at this year's Dragon Con in Atlanta. — with Paul K. Bisson, AP Downey, Susan Drew, Bobby Nash, Rod De Luca Jr., Matt Hankinson, John S. Drew and Gary Mitchel.

Comment on the episode here or write abionicpodcast@gmail.com.

You can listen to Cyborgs: A Bionic Podcast here.

BOBBY JOINS THE REVCAST DRAGON CON PODCAST SPECIAL

Gary Mitchel, Jessa Phillips, and Bobby Nash offers a salute.

I was honored to join the RevCast Dragon Con Special Podcast, recorded in front of a live audience at this year’s convention. Also on the panel/recording were RevCast host, Gary Mitchel and GoodToBeAGeek.com’s Jessa Phillips.

You can listen to RevCast 210: Dragon Con Special here.

Bobby

Dragon Con! The other large fan-run science fiction convention that all the cool geeks were at the Labor Day weekend! And once again, RevSF had a team deeply embedded, covering all the bases, causing mayhem at every turn. Our co-host sat down with Jessa Phillips and AWARD WINNING AUTHOR(tm) Bobby Nash to discuss the highs and lows of this year's convention. So grab a cup of your favorite locally produced beverage and enjoy.

Gary Mitchel

Our theme music this episode is "Cultists On Board" by Darkest of the Hillside Thickets, courtesy of Divine Industries. A reminder about our feedback address: revcast@revolutionsf.com. What shows did we miss that were your favorite?

You can listen to RevCast 210: Dragon Con Special here.

In addition to Dragon Con, the RevolutionSF Podcast was also on hand at World Con  in Texas. RevSF’s comic’s editor, Sarah Arnold, gathered up the Revolutionaries who were attending the con to discuss cool things. There is a very nice discussion about the academic track of the conference. There’s even a cameo by author Joe R. Lansdale.

You can listen to RevCast 209: World Con Special here.

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HE'LL FIGHT FOR FREEDOM WHEREVER THERE'S TROUBLE...

Here's the GI Joe theme, sung live at "GI Joe: Celebrating Is Half the Battle panel at Dragon Con 2013 by the audience and panelists. So much fun. You can watch it below or here.

This was such a fun panel. We had a blast talking G.I. Joe.

You can listen to the full panel here.

NEEDLESS THINGS PODCAST EPISODE 12: DRAGON CON 2013 GI JOE: A REAL AMERICAN HERO PANEL

Your panelists.

Bobby Nash joined The Phantom Troublemaker, Gary Mitchel, and Noel Wood on the American Sci Fi Classics panel at Dragon Con to discuss G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero. We had a great time with a fantastic audience. Now, you can hear the panel for yourself in episode 12 of the Needless Things Podcast, which you can find here.

YO, JOE!!!

Yo, Joe!

From The Phantom Troublemaker’s show notes:
Finally, I was on a GI Joe panel, too. This is the one I was the most excited about because GI Joe was my big childhood thing. The cartoons, the comics, the toys. All of it. I don’t think there is another franchise that I have embraced as fully except for maybe Doctor Who (it’s a close race between Doctor Who, GI Joe, and Star Wars).

I had a truly elite special mission force for this one – Gary Mitchel, ESO’s own Award Winning Bobby Nash, and my pal Gnoll; a virtual repository of 80s information. We had a great time talking A Real

As audience sings G.I. Joe theme song

American Hero, but what made this panel so great was the audience. The room was absolutely packed – standing room only – and the audience was so good I’m actually a little worried it’s the best I’ll ever see. We had people in costumes and everybody was excited to participate. It was amazing.

And now, through the magic of computering, you too can take part! Listen now as we visit the Hall of Heroes to look back on America’s

I blame the "Cold Slither" shirts.

Elite Fighting Force!:

Listen to Needless Things Podcast Episode 12: The Dragon Con GI Joe: A Real American Hero Panel here.

Below is still one of my all time favorite animated sequences, from the G.I. Joe animated movie.

Enjoy.

BOBBY JOINS THE REVCAST LIVE PODCAST AT DRAGON CON 2013! (PLUS NEW DRAGON CON PHOTOS)

Gary Mitchel, Jessa Phillips, and Bobby Nash - SALUTE!!!

The third annual RevCast Dragon Con Special is now live. You can listen to it here.

Dragon Con! The other large fan-run science fiction convention that all the cool geeks were at the Labor Day weekend! And once again, RevSF had a team deeply embedded, covering all the bases, causing mayhem at every turn.  Our co-host Gary Mitchel sat down with Jessa Phillips and Award Winning Author(tm) Bobby Nash to discuss the highs and lows of this year's convention.  So grab a cup of your favorite locally produced beverage and enjoy.

Our theme music this episode is "Cultists On Board" by Darkest of the Hillside Thickets, courtesy of Divine Industries.  A reminder about our feedback address: revcast@revolutionsf.com.  What shows did we miss that were your favorite?

Listen to the RevCast Dragon Con Special podcast now at http://revolutionsf.libsyn.com/rev-cast-210-dragon-con-special

I also ran across some Dragon Con photos tonight that I've not shared so I thought this would be a good place for them. As always, please click on images for a larger view.

Bobby

The Six Million Dollar Fans panel.

Jessa and Bobby talkin' seaQuest

G.I. Joe theme song sing-a-long! Yes, you heard that right.

G.I. Joe panel aftermath.

Jessa and Bobby talkin' seaQuest

The Six Million Dollar Fans panel.

Jessa and Bobby talkin' seaQuest

G.I. Joe panel.

Authors Who Podcast Panel - Bobby Nash and Gail Martin.

ESO puts American Sci Fi Classics in The Geek Seat.

ESO podcast recording for DC Podcasting Track.

G.I. Joe panel.

G.I. Joe panel.

Pulp Panel

Jessa and Bobby still talkin' seaQuest