Gripes of the Ghostman

Volume 2, Column 8

LIVING IN A PARADOX.

Well fellow twisted nerds, it's 1999. Maybe this year will be better than the last! What a dung hill of a year '98 was eh? Ahwell, no use whining about things you can't change!

I have a bit of bad news. Jim Rhein might have lost column one and two of volume one. I was talking with him today (2-10-99) and he said that the columns were saved on his old computer's hard drive. The problem is that he can't access his hard drive and his old computer is messed up. Perhaps it's all for the best that they may never be found. I doubt it, but it could be for the best.

Some notes on Zebra Cheese: I hope to put some cheat codes up for the Sony Playstation. As you may or may not know, I've decided to keep my Playstation (the best thing that happened in my life last year. Sad). So to help my fellow gamers, I post these codes as away to help them when they're in a jam!

Net-Warriors, I've been living in a paradox. Here's the long, dull, boring-ass story:

Allur Broadcasting (old corporate masters to 102.7 the Bear) decided to sell the station once Ted Nugent announced his retirement. Radio One (new corporate masters) came in and changed everything. We are now 102.7 Kiss F.M., we now play adult contemporary music. When we announce that caller 10 Currently (as of 2-10-99), we don't have an air staff. So there's no real need to go out and promote anything! So there's your paradox! I haven't been fired. I still have a job, but I'm not working!

Now I'm out everyday pounding the pavement trying to find some sort of a job so I can make some money! So far, the only thing that looks promising is Mega Video, another local rental outlet here in Richmond.

Here we go with the first ten list! Here are my ten predictions for 1999:

  1. People will (hopefully) get smarter.
  2. Palladium Books will make more supplements for Rifts.
  3. Jim Rhein's band will gain unheard of underground success. However, no matter how famous they get, they will refuse to sell out!
  4. I will somehow attain a new girlfriend (or my Ex and I will get back together again. I don't care, I just miss the company of a woman).
  5. Ken Valyi-Hax will win the Nobel Prize for science when he creates the first fully-funtional android.
  6. The WWF will shock the world with the first "Last Man Living" match. It will feature Mankind &. Al Snow. The rules are simple: The first person to die, loses.
  7. A cult shall rise and follow me.
  8. Toad the Wet Sprocket will reunite just because I want them to.
  9. So will The Smiths.
  10. I will write something that will appear in The Rifter.

There you go. The first ten list of 1999. Enjoy!

I've been feeling more myself these last few days because I found episodes of "The Young Ones" on VHS. They were the one piece that was missing. I didn't know it until I bought the first tape. All I need now is one more and I'll have them all.

Hey! Here's a new feature for the column. I call it the Silly-Ass Quote of This Column

"Pickles taste good on tacos"
- Shades (Camel's girlfriend).

Speaking of girlfriends, Death Car and I have actually talked about getting back together. Things are looking good, but I'm not trying to be too optimistic. Turns out that when I do get optimistic about anything, it all blows up in my face!

Forget that emotional pain, I just want to write another ten column! Here are my ten cartoons of all time!

  1. The Transformers
  2. He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
  3. G.I. Joe
  4. Pokémon
  5. The Tick
  6. Spawn, the Animated Series
  7. Silverhawks
  8. Voltron
  9. Ranma ½
  10. Thundercats

HEY! Keep watching this web-site! Soon all you gamers of Rifts (as well as any Palladium RPG's) will be able to have Ghostman as an optional NPC! I've found the proper R.C.C. (it's in Psyscape), now all I have to do is roll myself out.

Net-Warriors, 1999 will be a decent year for myself and this web-site. This is the year I explode all over the web and really make my presence felt!

Well, Talk Soup is on, so I must be going. Stay safe, sane, and above all, true to yourself. Do come again.

Originally written by the Ghostman on February 10th, 1999 10:05 PM
Posted February 13th, 1999