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Attic Aficionados
by Tom Barbalet
Exploring the artifacts and culture of the magnificant morsels found in their attics, the aficionados are mundane missionaries. Sometimes they talk about movies and food too. This audio is too good to disappear! Featuring Tom Barbalet, Brandon Di Camillo (aka Dico) and Connor Sites-Bowen.
Episodes
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Tom Reflects On Attic Aficionados [September 7, 2022]
Connor went to a wedding and took a nuclear vacation. Tom gives an update about his travels. While he was away he came to a realization associated with the podcast which will no doubt produce some new and insightful bits of audio.
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24. Concluding Season Two [April 22, 2018]
Connor went to a wedding and took a nuclear vacation. Tom gives an update about his travels. While he was away he came to a realization associated with the podcast which will no doubt produce some new and insightful bits of audio.
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23. Military Importance [March 4, 2018]
Tom asks about Connor's garden update. This digresses in some discussion about tomatoes with a cameo from corn. Connor wants to know about some miniatures Tom had painted in the past week and why the World Wars are important to Tom. Connor asks for some Australian war history. They digress into...
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22. Oh My Cod [February 25, 2018]
Connor is experiencing historic flooding. Tom explains prototypes in model railroading and they explore archetypes. Tom bas been discovering audio books and finding strange physical books based on this. Connor has a classical bent and they explore the Romans as town builders and road builders....
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21. Randomly Acquired Armies [February 10, 2018]
Connor is injured. The aficionados discuss dragons. Connor kicks off a discussion about armies and how to acquire them. Connor wants to talk about vastly giant creatures. Tom explores the universality of the dragon myths. What about megalopolis places? Connor buys luggage online. Tom talks about...
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20. Why Miniatures? [February 3, 2018]
Connor talks a little bit about his artistic vision for the podcast. Tom wants to deep dive into miniatures. What makes them special? Why would you want to collect them? Metal vs plastic - which material is better. Before they conclude the podcast, the aficionados spend a little time rapping…
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19. Digging A Little Deeper [January 27, 2018]
Connor has just returned from Austin. What does Connor like to cook and eat? Connor shouts out Golbinoid Games who publishes Labyrinth Lord and Mutant Future. Tom talks about Kevin Siembieda's Rift, a gaming system big enough for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Robotech, with a shout out to…
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18. Welcome to Second Edition [January 20, 2018]
Tom kicks of second season of Attic Aficionados with new co-host Connor Sites-Bowen. Connor introduces himself and Tom wants a deeper dive into Connor's Dungeons and Dragons experiences. Discussions move to industrial wastelands and Connor's home in Pittsburgh. Connor was a scout and Tom was a...
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Special 1. Corgis and Catapults [November 26, 2017]
Aaron introduces his connection to the podcast. Tom asks about GI Joe. They explore various board games. Tom compares and contrasts legal box gifts - clearly one was more appropriate. How did Aaron rate NJ Toy Con 2017? Tom laments Christmas lights and how his rarely last more than three seasons....
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17. The Mean Streets of Sunnyvale [October 28, 2017]
Bran is still enjoying the delicious spoils from his evening. But the podcast must go on. How about extreme sports? They explore swimming and starting fires. Brandon wants a recipe from Tom (aka Dr Pepper) that doesn't have peppers. Bran wants Tom's thoughts on the boundaries of our knowledge. Is...
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16. Just Panther [October 21, 2017]
The aficionados finish a topic from last week's recording relating to clothing in Australia and fall into tasty treats. Rituals are important. Bran has model railroad questions. How about smoked meats? Seafoods continue the orgy of food. Bran wants some sports news from Tom... yeah. Tom wants to...
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15. Hard Drive Recovery [October 15, 2017]
The renovations are over for Brandon, now all that is left it mending the relationship with the listeners. Halloween decorations are topical. Tom wants to know more about Brandon's composition process. Similarly Tom wants more information on Brandon's cooking interest without talking about...
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14. Coal Mining Filth [September 2, 2017]
There is a 50 degree F difference between Tom's recording temperatures and Bran's recording temperatures. Tom shouts out a couple of listeners. What's Brandon's opinion of bar-cades? Halloween candy and Christmas gifts round out the listener selection. Brandon wants to know about writing games…
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13. Fabio Was So Good on the Sopranos [August 26, 2017]
Bran has been cooking for a large family group. Tom wants recipe information. Listeners want more PB and J, well at least some did. Milk appears to be just as worthy a discussion. Australia didn't have convenience stores like America. Japanese animation is kinda meh. No food is surprisingly deep...
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12. Brazilian Babes Know The Way to San Jose [August 19, 2017]
The show begins with an unboxing or two. Tom ask about the PB and J assembly. Tom wants to know more about Van Damme movies of note. Strange food related questions dominate the early part of the recording. Listener Bruce Canopy seems to be stalking the aficionados. Carmine provides a number of...
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11. Question Number Six [August 5, 2017]
Tom wants to know about Brandon's cats. Brandon is stumped by the first listener question. School stories arrive thick and fast. The aficionados discuss what they would do with a celebrity for a day. Youtube shows Tom meeting the Queen. Book, album, movie, TV show: the desert island question.…
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Listener Chat: Derek Stutsman on the 1980s Arcade Cabinets [July 31, 2017]
Friend, co-worker and Attic Aficionados listener, Derek Stutsman, talks about arcade cabinets through history and his love of finding and restoring cabinets to their original glory. If you want to be on a listener chat reach out to Tom via Facebook or Twitter, both links can be found at...
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10: Hacking Confrontational French [July 29, 2017]
Brandon has experienced DVD problems. Tom wants to dig deep into Brandon's love of winter. They talk about dead musicians and making electric guitars. Tom reads an iTunes review and talks about the locations of the aficionados. Halloween costumes and inappropriate costumes in general - quite a...
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9: Less Salty, More Malty, Like Guano [July 22, 2017]
Brandon is doing an unboxing from a few weeks ago. Tom seeks Brandon's council on hunting lodges and beach houses on the East Coast. Tom references a track which is actually called Quintillions Beam. Dave Smith wants his movie recommendations and the aficionados deliver. They also digress into…
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8: Attic Clear Out and Hoarding Advice [July 8, 2017]
Brandon has his attic amongst him. Tom has been doing some work in his attic too. The figure cases are ready for filming. Check out the FB group or Tom's Barbalet Youtube channel for more footage. Tom will be attending a train convention in Mahwah NJ in September 2018. Brandon wants some hoarding...
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Supporting Audio for 8: William Gaines [July 8, 2017]
Mad magazine creator William Gaines interviewed in 1983. The Comics Journal #81, Gary Groth and Dwight R. Decker.
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7: Casting the 1980s [June 17, 2017]
Hiding stuff in stores for future purchases kicks off the show topics. Physical purchases versus online? Ice-cream favorites? When everything gets worse in popular culture? How do you deal with criticism? Can the aficionados cast a 1980s movie? Brandon provides a surprising answer on King of…
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6: Basil Department [May 20, 2017]
Tom gets a parcel which needs to be unwrapped. Onion Eye provides a number of topics this week including bootleg toys, thrift store finds and old kung fu movies. Adam Czarski asks about early computer games. Tom talks about how early miscreant computer texts could lead to your friends being...
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5: It's A Seminal World After All [May 13, 2017]
Tom is soldiering through allergies. They tackle some listener questions including an experience of this is your house on crack relating to bass music. Brandon recommends corked baseball bats as a topic and Wikipedia is better than memory it would seem. So many bad mob movies but more an excuse…
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Special: Trip into Tom's Attic [May 6, 2017]
Tom introduces his attic in an attempt to find items of interest and a particular gold leafed book which remains allusive. He is able to find a couple of items of specific interest to the podcast but mainly he has trouble breathing and finds a bunch of old books he probably should have donated to...
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4: Asparagus [May 6, 2017]
Brandon starts the recording by unwrapping a gift from Disneyland that ticks two and a half Attic Aficionados boxes but it depends on the cost of a burger it would seem. How about a favorite color? They explore building of forts in particular beach forts. Kitchen-Aid attachments are very…
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3: Magpies and Hybrid Peppers [April 15, 2017]
They start the podcast with Brandon unboxing a package from Tom. Here's a spoiler - it's not clothes pins or Vietnam-era rations. Tom raises the two kinds of collector - the aesthetic collector and the complete set collector. Brandon explores the many uses for tennis courts. They discuss sea…
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2: Merman Mulligatawny [April 8, 2017]
Brandon explains Merman's many forms. They digress into where action figures go to die and other obsessive hobbies. Brandon offers an explanation of the first three Rocky films. Tom is fascinated about Italian-American-ness. Brandon asks about Casino and Tom talks about living in Vegas. They...
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1: Turntables From Afar [April 1, 2017]
Tom ate some Vietnam era ration gum and they explore the gum sold with baseball cards. Brandon wants to know more about the rations and they share a love of paper mold. They discuss Rogue One and Tom provides a small narration about seeing films in Australia. AT-ATs are at their best in the…
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0: Ocean City, Carbon Monoxide and Violins [March 25, 2017]
Brandon introduces the recording with the boardwalk at Ocean City circa 1987. Tom offers their connections through Dungeons and Dragons. They discuss the smell of Masters of the Universe. Tom references the film, Marwencol (without naming it specifically). The attic is a familiar experience...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Exploring the artifacts and culture of the magnificant morsels found in their attics, the aficionados are mundane missionaries. Sometimes they talk about movies and food too. This audio is too good to disappear! Featuring Tom Barbalet, Brandon Di Camillo (aka Dico) and Connor Sites-Bowen.
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Tom Barbalet
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Exploring the artifacts and culture of the magnificant morsels found in their attics, the aficionados are mundane missionaries. Sometimes they talk about movies and food too. This audio is too good to disappear! Featuring Tom Barbalet, Brandon Di Camillo (aka Dico) and Connor Sites-Bowen.
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Attic Aficionados is created and hosted by Tom Barbalet.
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