Mixtape of the Week (2008 Edition): Von Pea! via Metal Lungies and Von Pea Raise the roof with Von Pea’s blazing new mixtape - The Further Adventures of Von Pea! It’s free and it’s pretty good so download it and thank the Pea! R.I.P. - Lil Mikey Brosnan, 1974 - 2008, The Philadelphia Punk Scene Will Miss You Lead singer of The Claw and Philadelphia punk stalwart Little Mikey Brosnan was struck and killed by a car at 48th and Springfield late Saturday night / early Sunday morning. Mikey was heavily involved in the Philadelphia punk scene for more than a decade, putting on shows and singing in bands including Eighth Fire, Dead [...] YAHARRR! These Be Our Tanks Now! I’m stoked that the Somali Pirates have been kicking so much ass lately. First they gank a boatload of Russian tanks probably headed for Sudanian Genocidelandia. Now they’ve hijacked a Saudi oil tanker. Elsewhere, they’re freeing Japanese hostages and collecting yen booty!!! Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing Red Ring of Death O? Lantern From the venerable fun vampires message board, we have had 22 xbox 360’s suffer this terrible fate. I for one have one made of magic candy beans and therefore have never seen this monstrosity. How about you? Any RRODs? Any gourds carved to look like other hardware failures? A long shear of light and then a series of low concussions Last Night I was treated to a screening of the work in progress cut of Cormac McCarthy’s The Road. Having devoured the book in one sitting when I first got it, I have been pumped about this movie since I heard about it. It does not disappoint. Fans of the book will find a [...] I for one praise our new Alien overlords Blossom Goodchild a citizen of spaceship Earth (When can we say that? Lunch, dinner, literally anytime). Believes we will be visited by a spaceship tomorrow in the Southern Hemisphere for 3 days. The full text of the announcement which has been channeled through Ms. Goodchild is available below. It is full of good [...] True American Hero Sometimes we here at Funvampires need to take a moment, to remember the heroes. Like this guy, Blake Peebles. There are few among us truly dedicated gamers out there with parents that care enough to let us follow our dreams. Shoot for the stars Blake! An American teenager has dropped out of high [...] It?s Murray?s World?We?re Just Gaming in It Well hello there, Fun Vampire! My name is Murray, I’m 42 years young and I’m a happily married man to a demon who is ruining my life. I’ve been a fan of your blog for a long time! (though I must admit, the first time I tried to go here I accidentally typed “unfunvampires.com” [...] Our new favorite Blolg Cake Wrecks. What happens when communication breaks down between consumer and producer. Where baking sins find their home. Where you hope your next celebratory confection doesn’t end up. Cake Wrecks. Our fearless leader Hans had this to say “best website ever. i snortle lol’d like 6 times. is snortle a pokeman?”