They put me in the paper,and it's not a perp walk pic! =)

[omnedon]

http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/story.html?id=0bfffb3a-b762-4f55-b11c-07e22af7a161&k=55165&p=1

http://photos.oldschoolgamer.ca/HostedPhotos/edmontonjournalOSGfront.jpg


Aw shucks.

:lol:

None of my bookcase collection pics made the article. :)

[Kid Ice]

Dude you look just like Flea!

[Videogamerdaryll]

:rocker:

[kentuckyfried]

That's hella cool. Great for business, and fuels the collecting realm, congrats!

[c0ldb33r]

Wow, that's great! congrats :D

[Jumpman Jr.]

Good stuff, for sure 8-)

[Pantechnicon]

Nice read. Hope it generates some more business your way.

[Qixmaster]

what a great article. I love it when collectors/gamers and in your case collector/gamer/repair man get some coverage! thanks for the link :)

-Josh

[omnedon]

My website seems to be down. :embarrassed:

I'm on it!

[rbudrick]

Steve, got more pics of the umm, office?

-Rob

[BocoDragon]

Ah... Edmonton, my home town. I saw your OSG operation was based in Edmonton after I left for victoria. Congrats on the exposure.

[vintagegamecrazy]

Sweet, I wish I could start a business like that sometime. Gotta feel good to be in the paper. :D

[Flack]

Awesome man, sweet deal! I hope it sends more business your way, you deserve it!

[DigitalSpace]

Congrats, and thanks for sharing!

[boatofcar]

What in the world is a perp walk pic?

[Overbite]

so are you flea or the pope

[Pantechnicon]

What in the world is a perp walk pic?

Wikipedia is your bestest digital pal that's fun to be with (Wikilinky) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perp_walk).

The wiki entry makes it sound like the perp walk is solely an American practice but interestingly the only people I've ever heard use the term are Canadians: Omnedon and Neil Peart from Rush (Lyrics from "Test For Echo") (http://www.lyricsfreak.com/r/rush/test+for+echo_20119950.html).

Let's just go back to topic: Omnedon/OSG is either the pope, a wicked bass player or an invaluable asset to the North American retrogaming community.

[Ed Oscuro]

You don't happen to have this brother Gabe, do you? He tore through here recently...eh, recently, compared to some of the systems mentioned in that thread! :D

Awesome article!

[Push Upstairs]

so are you flea or the pope

He is the gnome at the top of the page.

[Nesmaster]

That's pretty cool, Steve. Great article and it's good to see things are going so well. You just keep on repairing while I keep on gaming LOL.

[2Dskillz]

Congrats. It is amazing how much business is available I wish you the best, and hope you never need the St. Bernard.

[omnedon]

Thanks to everyone for all the kind words. To remove all doubt, I am indeed not the Pope, or Flea, or a Gnome, but the hunched over heavy set guy in the pic in the lower corner. :D

Some have asked how I got the story. Pure luck is how. My OSG Van, mentioned in the article, caught the attention of the reporter as I drove by. He checked out the site, liked what he saw, called me, and asked if I had time to talk to him. The truthful answer to that question would have been , 'No, I'm too busy" . However, since I'm not an idiot (most of the time :) ) I made time for this.

As it turns out, this reporter is a senior one who has some editor duties at the paper, so his stories tend to get higher profile (more luck for me). Hence the unbelievably lucky front page.

About the pic, it is indeed a staged pic. I do not fix systems with a stack of NES's and games next to me on the workbench. :) The photog wanted something iconic in the pic, to make it clear I wasn't working on an air conditioner or something. I could have been holding the tip of my iron in my mouth for that pic, if I wanted to. :D

It is very heartwarming to read the words of congratulation and encouragement from all of you. It means even more coming from my peers.

But, now I'm yesterday's news, lining birdcages all over Edmonton. ;)

Thanks all!

Steve
OSG

[Daria]

That's a really nice write-up. Should be great for your buisness. Congrats.

[heyricochet]

Sweet article, I liked the beginning but thought it was funny they said "Got a wonky disc grip in your hot-pink Sakura Wars Taisen Dreamcast?" Sakura wars wars? I guess that works.

[john_soper]

Great article, hope you don't get too deluged with work now.

[geneshifter]

Great Stuff!! Could you enlighten me and tell me the flaw that you've identified in the 360 that Microsoft will not verify???? PLEASE :D

[Synergy]

That is so awesome. I wasn't aware you did stuff like that. Like it's been said, I hope that article gives you a boost to your business. Very cool article!

[omnedon]

360+ factory assembly errors = severe heat issues causing numerous problems due to stress fractures when they heat up and cool down (power on and off).

It's a serious problem causing many premature 360 mainboard deaths.

I can fix it, but it's still damned expensive (approaches replacement price). We are working on a cheaper fix, but still need to nail down stability concerns.