WOJM: What’s On Joe Mind?

Episode 30: What's on JOE Mind?

Can you believe we ACTUALLY made it to episode 30?!  Neither can we!  We have a special show lined up for this landmark episode.  As you have heard from past shows, the legend of GI Joe may only be shadowed by the legend of James Kavanaugh, Jr!!  He joins us once again, technically for a THIRD time (a fact completely lost on Gary during his intro).  This week we struggle though some microphone and bandwidth issues, so we apologize in advance (in other words, we don't want to hear any complaints - we know!).  Technical issues aside, we read some of your listener email AND Greg breaks the format and asks his own question for a lengthy and deep group discussion.  In the news the fellas got a chance to view former guest Mark Cheng's Operation: Red Retrieval fan film for the first time.  Get their spoiler free reviews!  It is unlike anything you have ever seen before from a fan film!  Justin gushes over waves 3 and 4 (reviews on his site).  From the club we got two FSS unveils in the last week.  You might have seen what the community said online about Sure Fire and Cover Girl, but check out what the fellas have to say about the latest two offerings from the club!  You might be surprised on what they say.  Its another TWO HOUR epic, full of news, reviews and laughs - sometimes even not at Chuck's expense AND they send a special shout out to one of our real heroes in the field.  ALL NEXT on episode three-zero.  Oh, and a special thanks to Action Figure Therapy for the celebrity intro!

Episode 29: What's on JOE Mind?

Be prepared to learn about a whole other level of GI Joe collecting from two of the higher profile pre-production collectors in the community.  Joining us for his second appearance is the infamous Gary Head, but we're not going to interview him...no, no, no, he's had his chance in the WOJM limelight and what did he do?  He let Chuck read a haiku whilst imitating Sunbow Major Bludd, very very badly.  So we put the "other" Gary to work this episode and gave him hosting duties.  Getting the red carpet treatment this week is the extremely knowledgable Pat Stewart - aka notpicard (get it?!) on the boards.  He shares with us thw work Hasbro puts into engineering our favorite figures and further helps us determine what is a variant and what is not and what does all of this strange terminology mean like TEST SHOT, PROTOTYPE, CARDED SAMPLE, etc, etc.  We hope your mind has a hunger for some Joe knowledge, because you will get more than a three meal course this time!  In the news the team gives their thoughts on the latest GIJCC FSS offering TNT.  Jealousy and rage are contained as JayC from TNI shares with the community his BBTS exclusive 7-packs.  We also get a chance to see some of the next two waves of figures IN HAND as Justin get's the exclusive lowdown on the upcoming waves.  Before wrapping it up someone is going to win a MOC SDCC pink Zarana as we draw a winner for our latest contest sponsored by ARealAmericanHero.com.  What was the name of that Gay Bar Gary and Justin went to in 2005?  It's not the longest WOJM ever, but Chuck always tells us that size doesn't matter.  Anyways...remember, #MOARGREG > #LESSGREG - ALL NEXT on WOJM!

Episode 28: What's on JOE Mind?

YO JOE!  If you scream it loud enough, their admin Terry appears...so we let him join the show, THIS time as a special guest host.  Greg dips into the mailbag to reply to letters from Ramses, Josh and Engineernerd...but before we could do that, we had voicemail to listen to!  Once again, Chuck's buddy, Herb from Rhode Island called to let Chuck know all about the "dangers and distractions" of partying down in New Orleans for JoeCon 2012.  In the news, the fandom got to see their first LIVE glimpses of the movie filming in New Orleans as ET gave us 2 minutes of bliss showing us scenes of Dwayne and Tatum exchanging some lines AND we see a vehicle looking an awful lot like a Water Moccasin sporting a COBRA logo.  Speaking of New Orleans, we get the other hosts reactions and remind you, if you are thinking about going to JoeCon 2012 and have not done so already, you MUST listen to our Special Edition JoeCon FAQ episode.  If you don't, we'll make Chuck sing, and you don't want that, do you?  Well, DO YOU?!  The GIJCC is getting closer to unveiling all 12 of their subscription figures by showing us #6 and #7 over the last week; Jinx and Barrel Roll.  What do the guys think of these two drastically different disciplined character figures?  The TerrorDrome shows us carded pics of Lifeline and the Zombie Viper.  Lifeline is a winner across the board, but you will be surprised about the group's split on the Zombie Viper AND which pair actually agree for a chance. LASTLY, it is contest time again.  Rich from ARealAmericanHero.com is not only a good sport for coming on the program and taking a beating from Justin and Gary (nah, it really wasn't that bad), but he is super generous too and has offered up a SDCC Pink Zarana for a prize.  So it is trivia time again folks!  Are you ready?  All correct answers will be put into a blind draw and Erica will pick the winner once again.  The questions can be found in episodes 25, 24, 23, & 22: From Episode #25 - Chuck tries to stump us back asking us what is Sgt. Slaughter's original name as introduced by Vince McMahon? From Episode #24 - The Club's 12" Incentive Figure, The Man of Evil, is a member of what Joe mythos faction? From Episode #23 - What is the name of the bar that Kevin, Justin and Gary went to in Minneapolis during JoeCon 2005? From Episode #22 - What was the score of the softball game that Greg's team won that week? Email your answers to whatsonjoemind@gmail.com by 9pm EST on Tuesday, November 8th to be eligible!  And be a good sport by thanking Rich for his generosity by visiting his site ARealAmericanHero.com and subscribe to his twitter feed: @aRAH_tweets

Episode 27: What's on JOE Mind?

There is no rest for the weary WOJM crew and you can tell, Gary was cranky and moody.  For the second time in less than a week they MAN UP and gather once more to review with you the latest from the Joe community.  With Greg's softball season ended successfully, we return to our "old" recording night to pick up the news of the week.  As websites go, ARealAmericanHero.com is one we have kept our eyes on.  From that we invited its admin Rich on to join in the second longest podcast we ever recorded - time flies when you are having fun.  From the mailbag we get a letter from SwamiJay (aka Jeff) about our thoughts on how possibly Sigma 6 figures could be translated to the PoC line.  In the news, the fellas sort out the answers from the latest round of the Hasbro Q&A and pick out the good, and not-so-good questions of the bunch to review.  From the GIJCC, we go two more figure unveils during the week to bring the number of known subscription figures to 6.  How did Grunt fare versus the Iron Klaw?  What is next for the club and FSS?  Find out!  On the movie front, The Rock shows us more pictures but not much else as the movie nears the end of primary filming.  To Greg's chagrin, we started an impromptu discussion on Joe and Kre-O - of which moody Gary said it would fail miserably.  The conversation was great, the banter sharp and the editing was sharp - gosh we love patting ourselves on the back (sometimes...only when we earn it). Lastly, don't forget to tune into Fwoosh.com on Friday Oct 28th to hear 3 of our mighty hosts reunite with our favorite Australian Guest Host Craig for a special anniversary edition of The Fwooshcast.  Its a full episode, so put the kids to bed early, hide from the wife and make sure the MP3 player is fully charged - its the second ever 2 hour plus episode of WOJM!

Episode 26: What's on JOE Mind?

So when we asked Dan from ActionFigureTherapy.com to come on the show, we had no idea what were were in store for.  The headman from one of the funniest sites on the internet is a tornado of excitement AND best of all, he's a Joe fan; what more can you ask for?  Learn more about how this site started, its future and its unique relationship with the servicemen of the world. In the news we rejoice over the latest subscription unveils of the GIJCC: Topside and Dice.  We talk a little bit about JoeLanta, probably the biggest Joe show in the US next to JoeCon itself and kick around the future of Kwinn - yes folks, K-W-I-N-N, not Q-U-I-N-N.  IDW dropped ARAH #171, of which we discuss at length in addition to #170 and the Sneak Peek storyline.   Greg wraps up his softball campaign successfully for his team and Toys for Tots AND he has some big news on the home front.  If you can make it past Chuck's singing in the first 5 minutes, you can survive the entire episode.

Episode 25: What's on JOE Mind? - Flag Points Crossover Edition!

YOU ASKED FOR IT!  IT IS OUR LONGEST PODCAST EVER! Join us along with Dave and Don from the Flag Points podcast for our first ever CROSS OVER EPISODE! That's not all, its our 25th silver edition episode so we wanted to make it big and boy did we!  Wanna know what it takes to draw the packaging art for the current era of GI Joe?  Get the low down straight from the source as we interview Rise of Cobra, Pursuit of Cobra and 30th Anniversary Joe retail artist Mike Thompson.  Find out what his process and what influenced him straight from the man who drew the artwork for the released figures of Recondo, TRU Spirit, and the the infamous cancelled figures of City Strike Scarlett and the Nano BAT.  In the news we talk in depth and get into serious debate over the 7 pack figures.  We don't care what Chuck says, THEY-ARE-ALL-AWESOME!  In the Flag Points segment, we discuss our favorite Joe memories, complete with dreamy harp sound effects.  For Don's trivia segment, we play STUMP CHUCK - and its not hard to guess who got stumped.  Keep your ears open as Gary reads off a trivia question that includes a prize from our sponsor Kokomo Toys.  In the non-Joe talk, Greg updates us on his Charity Softball performance and Gary gives the low down on the pseudo-rock and roll lifestyle answering the one question all Joe fans are DYING to know...which campaign is better, Cristal or Dom?  On yeah, its going to be THAT kind of episode.  So, take the long route to work, stay home sick, take a long lunch, workout longer or mow the lawn a second time, because its more than 2 hours of WOJM and Flag Points!  Strap yourself in and feel the G's (not Greg or Gary)!

Episode 24: What's on JOE Mind? - Monday Night Edition!

For the second time in less than a week the team gathers for a show you won't want to miss.  First we have Ace Allgood from the Trenches 12" forum join us again to talk about the GIJCC's 12" incentive figure [echo]THE MAN OF EVIL[/echo] and the new 30th Anniversary 12" Joes we are seeing at retail.  He gives us his review plus everyone gives Gary grief for not opening his 12" Paratrooper.  Speaking of getting grief, the team dishes it out on Chuck, who, for some odd principal reasoning, won't join the GIJCC - shame on you Chuck!  From the mailbag we talk about the over abundance of Skystrikers that seem to be choking the shelves.  Is this a good sign?  Bad sign?  Or just too early to tell?  In the news we break the news to the community about a BIG change in the GIJCC subscription program, an addition to the availability of Footloose and send out the word that we should be hearing "any day" about the site of the 2012 con.  Also, Sideshow and Shout!Factory have some new offerings and we begin to get word of the first confirmed guests of the Roll Out/Roll Call 3 UK Transformer - Joe - Action Force Convention.  Its an early week release, but there is still plenty of talk and laughs to go around.  Stay for episode 24, but come back for #25 - its gonna be big!

Episode 23: What's on JOE Mind?

In this episode, the guys are joined by Joe community member and GI Joe documentarian, club columnist and JoeCon panelist Kevin Watts to talk to him about his NJCC exclusive HISS Tank and some past CLASSIC JoeCon memories.  From the mailbag we are asked about our collection grails and asked to talk about the "neon" era prior to the 3.75" line's first hiatus.  In the news we go over Cobra Commander added to the cast as a character in GI Joe 2.  Also uncovered and discussed is some really cool Rise of Cobra art work from Mike Thompson showing us what we could have seen on some canceled products.  Lastly, contest winners are announced, listener concerns about promos addressed and an early release for Episode 24 is made public.  All this and Justin single handedly jinxed the Red Sox on their playoff run (Ack...Playoffs?!) , plus a ton of laughs (and some beeps) in this episode of WOJM!

Episode 22: What's on JOE Mind?

This week we are joined by HissTank.com honcho Fran (aka Destro) to talk to him about the New Jersey Collectors' Convention and learn a little history on how the HissTank community got its start.  Its an interesting interview - you should listen!  Due to a slow news week, the team discussed many points of view while trying to answer Tim from KC's question about Hasbro distribution. Speaking of distribution, apparently it is working in some areas as Greg, Justin and Gary review each one of the new Renegades figures with the general consensus being that these are AWESOME!  Gary encourages a thread on HissTank concerning wanting a Sideshow Navy SEAL Torpedo figure - how sweet would that figure be!?  Oh, and the Hits for Tots campaign rolls on at full speed.  We'll be making some less fortunate children and the US Marine Corps very happy this holiday season! Also this week the show announces not one but TWO contests.  Here are the details: First, from HalloweenCostumes.com, we have a $75 gift certificate for a lucky person who "Likes" our Facebook page.  To enter, hit up our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/whatsonjoemind and click the LIKE button at the top of the page.  It's just that simple!  If you have already "LIKED" our page, do not worry, you are already entered, so you are good to go!! Be sure to tell your other friends who like Joe!  We will pick a winner next week! Second, from friend of the program Gary Head, we have not one but TWO cases of Joes for a lucky winner who is NOT located in North America.  That's right, no one from the US or Canada is eligible.  This is an international care package consisting of 1 case of Wave 1 and 1 case of Wave 2!  All you have to do is answer these 4 easy questions about the show and email them back to us at whatsonjoemind@gmail.com.  A winner will be pulled in a blind draw from all those who submit correct answers.  Here are the FOUR questions: 1.)  Fictionally speaking, on Chuck's Facebook Fan Page - What the Chuck?, Chuck is "BIG" in what country? 2.)  FILL IN THE BLANK:  Justin just reviewed the most recent convention set.  The name of the set is Mission {BLANK}. 3.)  THIS IS A TWO PART QUESTION.  PART 1: What was the last international country that Greg visitied and in turn was imprisoned and later rescued by Chuck with his Snake Eyes sword?  PART 2:  What was Greg eating and drinking when Chuck found him in jail? 4.)  In what country was Gary in when he watched the 2011 Cricket World Cup? Good luck to all that enter.  We'll be sure to post everything again on our Facebook page for max exposure.  Next week will be a fun show as we will be joined by Kevin Watts.  Don't let this show slip you by though - go ahead, start listening will ya?

Episode 21: What's on JOE Mind?

Hey, what can we say, it was a slow news week, but we still delivered some high quality community content; or at least we tried to!  First we are joined by Cole Sickler, the Community Manager from Crave.com to talk to us about their unique social networking marketplace and how they plan to engage the Joe community.  Greg gives his first hand review of Yo Joe: A Real American Hip Hop Musical in Chicago.  We get some listener mail about the IDW series which sparks some decent discussion.  Topping the news and hot on the heels of Wave 1, the first of the anticipated Renegades figures begin to appear.  Hasbro made a surprise announcement that they will appear at the New York Comic Convention - will they FINALLY show us those long rumored 7 packs?  Lastly, Chuck talks our ears off on his latest purchases, Justin wants to do a Thundercat's podcast, and Gary is sick.  It can't get any better than this - CAN IT??  Its all the Joe news from the last week; squeezed down to less than an hour.

Episode 20: What's on JOE Mind?

This week we are joined by Steve "Megatron" Phillips of the Geek Cast Radio Network to talk to us about our new affiliation AND turn the tables on us by getting a chance to interview the WOJM team for a new audience of listeners.  Greg adds to his softball league hit count and in the process ups the number of toys we will donate to Toys for Tots this holiday season.  In the news, a bound edition of all of the classic Marvel GI Joe Yearbooks are up for pre-order on Amazon. We "ohh" and "ahh" over the unveiling of the new membership incentive figure from the GIJCC and we also get some new info concerning how the club will bill and ship your figures if you join their subscription program.  Lastly the team goes over the highlights from the latest round of the Hasbro Q&A, including the future of the Data Viper and the long rumored 7 packs.  Once again we are joined by everyone's favorite "British Dude", The Fwooshcast's Craig.  Stand by for another 90 minutes of Joe commentary, news and reviews...and a little humor, albeit bad.  Enjoy!

Episode 19: What's on JOE Mind?

Think you've seen and heard everything there is about Joe?  Think again!  This week we are joined by Jay Gish, director of Yo Joe - A Real American Hip-Hop Musical.  You have NEVER heard Joe like this before - ever!  We even have a clip to share as we talk about the production with Jay and Dave Stecco who plays Gung Ho's alter ego, "Full Bore."  After, we empty the mail bag - or at least put a nice dent in it.  Believe it or not, we even talk about My Little Pony.  Find out which Joes we like that got little or no love from the comic and cartoon, get our opinions of the line for the next 5 year and hear our guesses concerning who we would like to see in the GIJCC's subscription program.  Speaking of the GIJCC, the staff lends a helping hand by encouraging an over anxious fandom to show a little patience.  As they say, good things come, to those who wait.  All of this, plus hurricanes, Craig from The Fwooshcast and Greg starts off our Toys for Tots campaign on a good foot.  Oh, and we have a special episode #21 planned - it Chuck's SILENT EPISODE!  No...but seriously, its cool, but you will have to listen to find out what it is!

Episode 18: What's on JOE Mind?

Its our first CUSTOMIZER SPECIAL!  This week we are joined by Richard of Ratfink Customs and John (aka the infamous 'PLuv' and friend of the program), admin of JoeCustoms.com to talk to us about the fine art of Joe customizing.  If you are a customizer or any type of artist for that matter, the first hour will be bliss for you.  In hour 2 we get down to the latest news of GI Joe 2: Bruce Willis will be Joe Colton,  Jonathan Pryce returns as the President of the United States and we find out that Extensive Enterprises will be part of the movie!  On the GI Joe Collectors' Club front, finished images of the first two subscription figures are now public - is the fandom liking what it sees and most importantly of all, how many will buy it.  Lastly, Chuck gushes like a little girl over getting a free SDCC Skystriker.  Believe us, the extra day to edit this is worth the wait!  Enjoy!! Next week, we will shift recording nights to Wednesdays for the next 5 or 6 weeks.  In most cases, the show will be posted a day later than normal.  Also, Episode 19 will be dedicated to your listener mail, so write or call us with your questions: whatsonjoemind@gmail.com or 262-515-WOJM (9656)!

Episode 17: What's on JOE Mind?

Ever wanted to learn what it is like to make your own GI Joe film?  This week you get to find out at the WOJM crew has an exclusive interview with filmmaker Mark Cheng to talk to him about his GI Joe fanfilm, Operation: Red Retrieval.  Find out first hand why his latest trailer and put the online community abuzz with excitement.  Have you heard Justin's 3-part interview with The Fwooshcast about Sigma 6 yet?  Get a preview as Justin and The Fwooshcast's own co-host Craig discuss their near 4 hour talk.  In the news we go over the start of filming of GI Joe 2 and get our thoughts on the new look of Dwayne Johnson as Roadblock.  Next we breakdown the latest from the GI Joe Collectors' Club about their highly anticipated and highly debated figure subscription program.  Did you get your RoC mail away Cobra Commander yet?  Some of us have and Gary takes you through what the stamped code means - supposedly.  Gary also shares the details of his new 1:1 scale XMLR-3A replica rifle from Pit Viper Studios.  All this and Greg shows some backbone while getting cut on by Chuck for playing softball- yeah, you read that right...  Bonus points if you can name the closing music.  It's next on WOJM!!

Episode 16: What's on JOE Mind?

This week the WOJM Team is joined by not one, but TWO special guests.  First the team sharpens their pencils and get an education in Classic Joe 101 as Ace Allgood from The Trenches 12" Forum gets the fellas back in touch with their Joe roots.  We also learn that the more stuff changes between both scales, the more they remain the same - ultimately both sides of the hobby have a lot more in common than we know.  In the news, we review the latest GI Joe 2 news, including Dwayne Johnson in weapons training for the film AND a recent rumor of Bruce Willis possibly joining the cast as Joe Colton.  Those of you who are starved for new product, IT IS ON THE WAY and we oogle at the leaked pictures from China of Wave 1 and Wave 2 of the 30th Anniversary line.  Finally we interview Christopher (aka Sidewinder) from the GI Joe Review Podcast - the grand daddy of all Joe podcasts.  We learn about his vision to start the podcast and he tells us that new episodes are on the way!  As Greg promised, it is a longer episode!  Enjoy!

Episode 15: What's on JOE Mind?

After weeks of a constant new barrage, the team gets a welcome breather and a lighter show agenda.  First we review our voicemail to discover Chuck's new fan, Herb from Rhode Island.  Next we dip into our mailbag to read a letter from listener Rob about the old website Mike's Forgotten Joes.  In the news we discuss the latest casting of Mouse in the upcoming Joe sequel AND we have a release date to look forward to!  Moving on we discuss the work of Yetibrew Designs and their awesome new augment parts for the Dragonfly.  Finally we review what we have gotten in over the last couple of weeks and then call it an early night.  You DO NOT want to miss this!

Episode 14: What's on JOE Mind?

It was a rough Tuesday for the fandom as bandwidth issues prevented many from obtaining their SDCC goodies.  Add to that a lackluster showing of our favorite toy at comic con and the series finale of Renegades made for a very very moody fanbase.  The WOJM team tackles these issues and more in their own light hearted way - or tried to anyway.  This week we are joined by modern era "documentarian" Gary Head as we interview this unique member of the community.  He helps them review the SDCC weekend fallout and rewards a lucky listener in our latest contest - Joe Haikus!  In our show segment, the team reviews a handful of answers to your SKO questions in preparation for next week's exclusive interview!  Plus we try to call Hasbro Toy Shop Customer Service.  Will we any have better luck?  Don't miss this one!  It may be almost 2 hours, but its a lot of content and not much fat.

Episode 13: What's on JOE Mind?

In this SUPER SIZED San Diego Comic Con edition of WOJM we are joined by two very special guests.  Craig from The Fwooshcast teams up with the guys as they interview YoJoe.com's admin and CO, Terry Dizard.  Find out more about the grand-daddy of all Joe sites: how it started, unique info it contains, and how any member of the fandom can contribute.  It is definitely an interview not to miss.  In the news, Chuck explains his dislike of the new Sideshow figures and we say, "HUH!?"  Skystrikers are popping up all over the country, hear where they are at and what the community thinks of them.  In our Renegades review, Justin and Gary are beginning to realize that this ride is almost over - will all questions and loose ends be tied up next Saturday.  Lastly, it is SDCC week!  What, if anything new, will we see AND will there be anything on Hasbro Toy Shop on Monday?  Stand by...all this and more - INCLUDING a new contest to coincide with next week's guest - on WOJM!

Episode 12: What's on JOE Mind?

GI Joe in the mass media topped the news of the week with the announcement of Ray Stevenson being cast as Firefly in GI Joe 2.  Renegades winds down toward cancellation, er...sorry Hasbro, we meant to type HIATUS.  The crew comments on both.  In the show segment, we are joined by Jay Hunger of the COIL Club to talk about the second annual COIL Con and GI Joe Swap Meet in Kokomo, Indiana.  Jay will tell us a little about the day and the COIL Commando figure exclusive to the event.  Back by popular demand the fellas return to the IDW comic universe for discussion and you may be surprised which Joe title line they like the best (or not).  Finally we wrap it up by drawing the name of the winner of our 2011 30th Anniversary Pre-Prod Skystriker contest.  All this including Gary corrects himself TWICE, Chuck mutes his mic, Greg dodges proposing to his girlfriend and we find out that Justin simply isn't as big of a Red Sox fan as he says he is.  It's the ALL-STAR game edition of WOJM!  (Perhaps next week we will talk a little Formula 1, Cricket and Soccer for our foreign listeners?)

Episode 11: What's on JOE Mind?

While Chuck blames Justin for last weeks freudian slip, the team regains composure to tackle a hefty agenda.  First is MAIL CALL where we dive into the mail bag and read off some listener mail, including that from the UK - who we assure him, he's not alone in his country.  On to the news, we talk about the upcoming Waves 1 and 2 of the 30th Annie line, spend some time talking about The Rock, Ninjas and the casting of Lady Jaye (or as Gary said, "eye candy") and wrap it up with a considerable discussion about the latest subscription news from the GI Joe Collectors' Club.  This episode was so full of info, instead of super-sizing it for you, we recorded off a Special Edition discussion about the Life and Deth (typo on purpose) of the Pursuit of Cobra which we will post later in the week.  So until then, enjoy this regular edition!  Greg says you will like it!