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Video PAtv : Drugs -- M&J's Legacy
sickophant54
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I've read Penny Arcade for as long as I can remember. Granted, my visits to the site were nothing akin to rite or ritual; PA is just one of those sites that my fingers reflexively type when I open a browser window. It was diversionary: something that I'd do as a prelude to whatever "productive" purpose had led me to get online in the first place.
As such, my interpretation of the strip--indeed, Jerry's and Mike's work, in general--was decidedly one-dimensional. Sure, I knew about Child's Play and PAX, but they were just names. I'm not much of a gamer, tabletop or otherwise, so I don't find conventions like PAX terribly drawing. What's more, I don't have any toys that I'm willing to donate to Child's Play. I've thought about it, but all of them are far too sentimental for me to consider giving away. Selfish, I know.
My point is that until I watched the PAtv episode "Drugs", I never felt any connection to the men "behind the curtain", as it were. I was touched by the candidness that Mike and Jerry exhibited when talking about their pharmacological experiences, legal or otherwise. In particular, their discourse on the "light" found in the deepest abyss struck a chord with me on a level that I'm not sure I've ever experienced before.
In the first "PA: The Series" video, Mike said that Penny Arcade, as a concept, "should not have worked"; had anyone other than Jerry and Mike attempted it, I would have to agree. However, these two dynamos clearly possess both knack and calling to bridge the interpersonal chasm that surrounds us all. By what other mechanism and with what other degree of conviction could so glorious a legacy have been created. You are wonderful people. I hope you never doubt it.
TL;DR Penny Arcade, humor may be your business, but happiness is your trade. Thank you for being you.
As such, my interpretation of the strip--indeed, Jerry's and Mike's work, in general--was decidedly one-dimensional. Sure, I knew about Child's Play and PAX, but they were just names. I'm not much of a gamer, tabletop or otherwise, so I don't find conventions like PAX terribly drawing. What's more, I don't have any toys that I'm willing to donate to Child's Play. I've thought about it, but all of them are far too sentimental for me to consider giving away. Selfish, I know.
My point is that until I watched the PAtv episode "Drugs", I never felt any connection to the men "behind the curtain", as it were. I was touched by the candidness that Mike and Jerry exhibited when talking about their pharmacological experiences, legal or otherwise. In particular, their discourse on the "light" found in the deepest abyss struck a chord with me on a level that I'm not sure I've ever experienced before.
In the first "PA: The Series" video, Mike said that Penny Arcade, as a concept, "should not have worked"; had anyone other than Jerry and Mike attempted it, I would have to agree. However, these two dynamos clearly possess both knack and calling to bridge the interpersonal chasm that surrounds us all. By what other mechanism and with what other degree of conviction could so glorious a legacy have been created. You are wonderful people. I hope you never doubt it.
TL;DR Penny Arcade, humor may be your business, but happiness is your trade. Thank you for being you.
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