That’s a picture of Method Man heading back to his dresser after the show, high out of his mind. And who is that behind him? Redman, you say? No, not even close. That’s Rasheed Wallace from the Celtics. His teammates were across the street at the Staple Center practicing basketball. And why were they practicing, you ask? Because while Mr. Rasheed was enjoying day 2 of E3, Game 7 of the NBA Finals was one day away. Would Rasheed’s lack of work ethic impact both him and me? Only time would tell.
On the third and last day of E3 I decided that I wanted to try the coolest thing there… but I had already tried the Nintendo 3DS. So instead I decided to try the Xbox Kinect. The Kinect was the latest innovation from Microsoft where, thanks to a motion capture system, the player is the controller. Or so I had been told. But it was time to see for myself, which meant dealing with my worst foe. The dreaded long line.
It seemed like hours before I made it to the front of the line.
Only to discover that the front of the line only led to a tunnel of more lines! Dammit!
This is where I gave up and sat down in the middle of the line. Irresponsible? Maybe. Taboo? Possibly. Reckless? Probably. But hey, this is who I am. Don’t try to change me.
Finally I got to play the damn thing. I wasn’t given time to get a picture of myself playing it, so here’s a picture of someone else playing it. It’s not a very good picture, but that guy in front of me looks like he got a good picture. Good for him.
As far as my assessment of the Kinect? It’s aight. Very gimmicky, gets old quick, won’t be successful in the long term. But should make for some fun drinking games.
After my long journey into Microsoft’s abyss I realized I didn’t have very much time left at E3. I wanted to go out with a bang, but I didn’t have the stomach for another line. So I did the only logical thing, I got my picture taken with the E3 babes:
So now if anyone asks you if Randy has ever had his picture taken with babes you can say yes, and it was sweet. (Side note, I’m not naming names, but one of these girls totally grabbed my butt during the picture. Now, I’m not saying she’s in love with me, but… things are complicated.)
And so, with that grand bow out, I was ready to call it a day and return to my boring life. I, along with many other nerds, left the convention center and headed for the nearest subway entrance. But then, after walking less than a city block, I found myself in the middle of a tornado. A tornado painted purple and gold.
Good lord. I couldn’t believe my luck. Just after leaving a place of celebration and wonderment I found myself in a full-scale riot. And all because the Lakers had the audacity to win the NBA Finals, enraging their fans to no end… yeah, I don’t get it either. But I blame Rasheed for not taking his job seriously enough. Think about it, if he had been practicing more instead of getting his nerd on he may have been the deciding fact in the game, the Lakers would have lost and then the fans would… riot even more? Yeah, I still don’t get it. But I can say for certainty that a riot is no place for a nerd.
We soon realized we were trapped in a city square mile of anarchy. And so, after careful deliberation, we decided to do the only thing we could in such a situation, enjoy the hell out of it!
Yes for a brief moment we were on top of the world. But like all good/psychotic things, this had to come to an end. But if this had to end, then I wanted to end it with a bang. So I did what any one during the waning minutes of a nonsensical riot, get my picture taken with riot babes.
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now THIS is journalism! facts, laughs, suspense. fantastic article, mr. walker. the life of a gamer is good.
You told me everything I wanted to know. Please cover Comic-Con!
the last pictures were epic!