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The 4th of July Show!! ...recorded live on July 3rd, 2006.
This week the celebrated the 4th of July in our own sort of way... we recorded a podcast!! ...the quick and dirty way, in Aaron's PANTS! Plus, Kyle made a cameo, and Dan & Aaron returned. Boy were they punchy... I think this week, we will finally get some hatemail for that new segment... Listen and find out what occurred!
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Mentioned Stuff and Link(s) (during the show)

OG Rubiks Love

Flame of the Week by Bryce :: (hatemail@otakugeneration.net)This is a new segment idea... direct any of your flames / hatred to Bryce at: hatemail@otakugeneration.net, and he'll flip it to something amusing. Don't be nasty, or rude... this might not last as a segment idea, but we thought we'd give it a try.
OG "guess the character in the envelope" ContestBryce had a great idea for a contest... (make sure to get your guesses in before Thursday morning... before we head out for AnimeNEXT)
The cast has picked an anime character, wrote it down on a piece of paper, and sealed it up in an envelope. You the listener must figure out who the "character in the envelope" is...
For this first week we just made the announcement of the contest. The prize will be a pack of goodies, a Lisa Ray CD, a T-Shirt from J-List, and maybe something more *hint*hint*cough*...
So you ask what are the rules? Well they're pretty simple. First off, we will only accept one guess per email, once a week. If you put more than one guess, in an email, we will only take the first guess.
You cannot enter more then once an week, and not more then once per email. Please pay attention to the use of the word "character", it could be a person, animal, car, mech, bryce, paul, a tree, a rock (assuming they are portrayed as "character" some how), almost anything.
Each week will reveal a little more about the "character in the envelope" in an anime, until some one guesses it right, and wins.
As usual listen to the show for more details, and email your guesses to: otaku.generation@gmail.com, and use the subject line of: OG CHARACTER IN THE ENVELOPE CONTEST
Weekly News by Kyle :: (news@otakugeneration.net)

Miyazaki not dead!
Anime Expo - Licensing Announcements; ADV and FMP
Transformers Preview
Japan's Prime Minister goes to Graceland
Death Note (live action) Movie #1 in Japan

Promos / Break

Mistake :: by the Horrorpops :: (now on music.podshow.com)
Shine :: by Kevin Reeves :: (now on music.podshow.com)

Weekly Reviews by Aaron and Dan :: (reviews@otakugeneration.net)

(anime) :: Keroro Gunsou, (link 2)
(anime) :: Kaku Ren Bo, (link 2)
(manga) :: Battle Angel
(movie) :: Battle Angel

Cooking for Otaku by Chris FisherChris Fisher, from www.gettingby.net has been providing us great recipies for us otaku! Hear what she has to offer this week!
Nickname ME! by Alan :: (nickname@otakugeneration.net)We nick'd some people this week, this was our first time without Paul, we'll get better, but keep them coming people... But please tell us something about yourself!!!
Gadget Reviews by Todd :: (gadgets@otakugeneration.net)

Scientific Tech for Future Stuffs
Sony Desktop Invention
BumpTop Prototype
Multi-Touch User Interface
Smart Paper
FlashPoint MP3 SharePlayer
John Flear Fireflies
Celebrity Voices for your GPS
Sentavi Tanning Shower
Spankometer
Slinky (awesomeness retro toy of the week)

If you send us feedback, and you want us to nickname you, email us, at: otaku.generation@gmail.com
With somewhere in the subject:

NICKNAME ME

NOTE: If we've already nicknamed you, you can't be r