Episode 98 - 1998 and Brian (Drink a Beer & Play a Game)

This week the other half of Drink A Beer & Play A Game, Brian, joins the show to chat all things 1998. Google, Viagra, and Ghetto Superstar, that is what we are.

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Sports

• • Vikings disappoint, Broncos boatrace Falcons in Super Bowl
  • McGwire and Sosa home run chase, Yankees win World Series again and beat Padres, Kerry Wood 20 strikeouts 
  • Bulls beat Jazz again, Jordan retirement #2
  • Michigan and Nebraska share national title
  • Hell in a Cell, Undertaker vs. Mankind

Gaming

• • Playstation
    • Final Fantasy Tactics
    • Metal Gear Solid

Nintendo 64

• • Ocarina of Time
  • Banjo-Kazooie
  • Star Wars Rogue Squadron
  • Forsaken

Others

• • Sega Saturn (Panzer Dragoon Saga, Magic Knight Rayearth)
  • PC (Half-Life, Baldur’s Gate)
  • Pokemon

Music

• • Beastie Boys - Hello Nasty
  • Kid Rock - Devil Without A Cause 
  • Korn - Follow the Leader 
  • JayZ - Hard Knock Life, Vol. 2
  • The Offspring - Americana
  • Outkast - Aquemini
  • System of a Down - System of a Down
  • Garbage - Version 2.0
  • Hellbilly Deluxe - Rob Zombie
  • Metallica - Garage Inc
  • Marilyn Manson - Mechanical Animals
  • DMX - It’s Dark and Hell is Hot

Songs

• • My Heart Will Go On - Celine Dion
  • Gettin Jiggy Wit It - Will Smith
  • All My Life - K-Ci & JoJo
  • I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing - Aerosmith
  • One Week - Barenaked Ladies
  • Doo Wop (That Thing) - Lauryn Hill
  • Everybody (Backstreet’s Back) - Backstreet Boys
  • I Want You Back - ‘N Sync
  • Come With Me - Puff Daddy ft. Jimmy Page
  • Sex and Candy - Marcy Playground
  • Ghetto Superstar (That is what you are) - Pras Michel featuring ODB and Mya

Movies

• • Saving Private Ryan
  • The Truman Show
  • The Big Lebowski
  • Meet Joe Black
  • American History X
  • The Faculty
  • Armageddon
  • Rush Hour
  • The Waterboy

Notable events

• • Google was founded
  • House of Representatives Impeach Bill Clinton
  • Viagra approved by FDA
• Most popular TV shows Released in 98
  • TRL
  • That 70’s Show
  • Seinfeld ends
• Teen “cool” food and beverage trends of the year
  • Oreo O’s Cereal
• Best Selling Books
  • A Clash of Kings - George R