Some of you might know of the rarity of Xybots machines- at least Xybots machines that haven't been converted to some sort of horrible monolith.  I have been searching for one for a long time, in fact I've had it on the KLOV wish list for some time now.  I've seen a few in the last 5 years, but they would always be on the coasts.  I don't travel that far to pick up machines, so I always had to pass due to the fact that shipping one of these monsters would be hugely expensive.  So, one day recently I was browsing Craigslist, and I couldn't believe what I saw.

You're shitting me!  Right here in Tulsa, eh?  Well, in the very tail-end of Tulsa, just before the county line, behind Chandler Park, down a dirt road and thru some bushes into a clearing- where a garage allegedly containing a Xybots was standing.  And there was.  And after a brief negotiation, Killerbrew & I loaded it up.  It was pretty filthy- in fact I think I destroyed a few towels in the process of cleaning it, it was sooooo bad.  You could barely see the screen because of the black layer of thick dirt (or soot?) that was completely covering the screen and plexiglass.  The marquee light ballast was bad, so I replaced it.  I grabbed some 'Fantastik' and went to work on the control panel and Killerbrew hit the sideart- it was starting to look really good!  Like if the guys who previously owned this wiped this thing down a time or two, they may even still own it- I was actually shocked at how much it cleaned up and how nice & shiny it looked after about 2 hours.  We plugged it in- and instantly- whammo!  "The human has been neutralized!!"  blasted from the front speakers, and the monitor and marquee crackled to life!  We have XYBOTS! It was running great, but I was so goddamn tired after the whole days events,  Jason's battery kept dying in the van, and fucking with that all afternoon in the sun really wore us out.  In fact, Jason had to take a nap before he had the energy to drive back home- we were all whipped.  So, I barely played 1 game-  I'm saving it for the weekend.  So here is a photo of Richard & I with one of Jason's micro-brews, kicking back after the whole 107 degree day.  Can't you just see the exhaustion? 

 Til' next time, cheers- and dark beers!