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arcades used to cover the landscape in the 1980′s the same way buffalo did in the early 19th century. then one day we woke up and all the video games and bison herds were gone. ok, well… that’s an exaggeration. the buffalo came back from near extinction (there is a herd outside of pittsburg, ks), and a few 80′s arcades have also returned. one of them is inside square pizza in independence, mo. $5 at the register will give you unlimited play. josh, christy, and i had games like moon patrol, galaga, tron, and rampage all to ourselves last sunday.

had a good turnout last week for first fridays at the crossroads. the temperature dropped but people still came out in droves (anyone know what a drove is?) next month i’m wearing gloves. thanks to david (those are his hands in the video), mac, alan, marlys, sandy, mark, mary, rachel, trista & erik (we’ll miss you!), laura, and rebekah for braving the cold.

after much deliberation, weighing pros and cons, and multiple youtube viewing i decided to purchase the casio vl-1. i wanted something retro and portable. the casio vl-1 is both. tonight it will make a first fridays debut on the sidewalk for mondo beep. here’s a little something i was able to record this morning…

i love words. i love phrases. i REALLY love finding out the origins of words and phrases that aren’t used anymore. this book is gonna be good brain food.

let’s be honest, marquee sign mistakes aren’t easy to find… sometimes you have to be deliberate. here’s what the other side of the sign looked like.

dan vogler picked up this little smart alphabet desk (LSAD) at a thrift store and i reimbursed him the two dollars he spent on it. took it apart this afternoon and was able to record this glitch. it will be a welcome addition to the mondo beep show next month… oh man… that’s less than two weeks away.

last weekend chris and i visited our friend clay in arkansas. it’s been more than 20 years since all three of us lived a few blocks from each other. now the planets have to be aligned just for a weekend trip. we had a good time catching up, hiking in the woods, telling stories, watching movies, and playing music.

i submitted an entry for three minute fiction on NPR. in this series, writers are given a topic, and then write a story that’s 600 words or less. if i don’t win, there is a chance they will read an excerpt of it on the air, and if THAT doesn’t happen, i’ll just the post the story right here on davidcedillo.com. the topic i had to write about was a president, real or imaginary. the fact that i thought of something before the deadline makes me feel pretty good.

last saturday was doctor who day at vintage stock. jenny & i totally geeked out and had our picture taken in front of the tardis. when i posted that pic on facebook, it received over 40 likes in two days. i also picked up this keychain with sounds from doctor who.

a few years ago i was going to alter a promotional message on a sonic sign in the middle of the night. as i yanked the “g” out of “angus” a store manager yelled at me (why was she there so late?) and i chickened out. i still drive by the sign every day and wonder what else it could say if i moved the letters around, and last week i finally took this pic and just did it on my computer.