Remember Video Arcades (with Brian Diaz of Edna's Goldfish/The Reunion Show)

About this episode

The episode features musician Brian Diaz discussing his musical journey and the nostalgia of video arcades.

This week on the podcast we have HUGE breaking news about our years-long quest to be inducted into our high school's prestigious Hall Of Fame—and we couldn't pick a better guest to share this important moment with than musician, photographer and bass tech, Brian Diaz! We talk about Brian's formative musical experiences from playing saxophone in the Long Island ska band Edna's Goldfish to being the bass tech to some of the biggest artists in rock such as Mark Hoppus and Pete Wentz. We also discuss the fact that Brian and Jonah's first concert experience was Guns N' Roses, a band Brian has not only worked for but actually performed with during soundcheck while working for bassist Duff McKagan! We also get into the topic of video arcades, from pumping quarters into Ms. Pac Man as a kid to hanging out at Barcades as an adult. We also explore the appeal of pinball, the logistics of having a full-sized arcade game in your apartment and basing your favorite restaurant on their video game selection. Finally in a round of CHANGE DOT DORK we debate the merits of petitions advocating for more left-handed guitars, bringing back classic Pizza Hut vibes and inducting Alice In Chains into the…

People in this episode

Hosts: Vanessa Bayer, Jonah Bayer

Guest: Brian Diaz

Topics covered

• video arcades
• music experiences
• interviews
• nostalgia
• pinball
• rock music

Keywords

• video arcades
• Brian Diaz
• music
• nostalgia
• Guns N' Roses
• pinball
• Edna's Goldfish

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Edna's Goldfish, The Reunion Show

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