It's been a while but we are finally back in the swing of things! Much like a moisture vaporator that never quite performed as well as Owen Lars expected, it won't be long before the SWG power generators are shut down one last time. On the plus side, your pals Yivvits and MrBubble are still here! In this episode, first we fill you in on why this episode took so long. Then, we talk to an old in-game friend and yammer some more about SWG closing. Next, because you, our listeners, haven't been sending us enough questions/comments, we spend way too long talking about radial arm saws. (When have we ever stayed on topic?) Finally, another old friend of the podcast calls in to chat about the closing of SWG, none other than Jason "Pex" Ryan! Enjoy!

We're doing another call-in show tonight! We'll start taking calls at 7 PM Central Time (5 PST, 8 EST) and will go for an hour or until we get bored. 888-900-YAMB. If you got through last time please give others a chance tonight. If you get our voice mail it means we're on a call so keep trying.

P.S. please have a topic / question / comment in mind before you call. :-)

Episode 142 is our first live call in show and we had a blast hearing from you! You'll probably remember some of our callers from previous episodes or the SWG forums. Hear what they have to say about the closure of SWG, what games they'll be playing, and much more. Didn't get a chance to call us? You're in luck! We'll be making this a fairly regular addition to the show. Be sure to follow our Twitter or join our Facebook group so you know when the next live call in time is scheduled!

After an extremely crazy start to summer Yivvits and MrBubble are back! As we mentioned in episode 140, each show will now be "disclaimed" by one of listeners reading the SWG Pledge. This week it's Jackson - thanks Jackson! Next, we begin to plan for the return of our in-game parties in 2012. Unfortunately, our plans hit one impassable roadblock. MrBubble talks about his recent stroke and fills us in on his progress (he's doing great!). He's also had some time to try out another MMORPG and even check out the SWG EMU. All this and much more in Episode 141!

Many of you have been worried what the closure of SWG means for the YaMB podcast. It doesn’t mean anything. Perhaps you didn’t notice it, but about a year ago we stopped introducing our show as “SWG with” but we still talked about SWG a fair amount. We’ve got no reason to stop our show as long as you all enjoy it. Over the next few months you can bet there’s going to be a LOT of SWG talk and after that we’ll find other fun stuff to talk about. SOE and Lucas Arts might be killing the most unique MMORPG experience ever created, but we aren’t going anywhere.

Hi again everybody! You’ll be happy to hear that MrBubble came home this past Friday! He’s really happy to finally be home and has thoroughly enjoyed all of your messages. It will still take time and some therapy to fully regain the use of his right leg/arm but his progress is really amazing. Motions he couldn’t make after the stroke are now coming back. He’s able to get around the house and up/down stairs. Pretty soon he’ll start re-learning Basic Dance although he suspects there will be a lot of /flo 7’s at first.

Thanks again for keeping MrB in your thoughts and if you haven’t sent him a message yet please do so!

Hello friends! MrBubble has been listening to all of the voice mail messages you’ve been sending (and the forum posts) and is really enjoying them! If you haven’t done so already, send him a voice mail! Thank you so much for being supportive – it means a lot!

Here’s a little update: The stroke didn’t paralyze him, cause any lasting speech problems, nor did it affect his cognitive abilities. It certainly didn’t affect his sense of humor. I visited him on Tuesday and when I walked into his room he slowly looked up at me and in a pitiful voice said, “Who are you?” It took me a few seconds to realize he was kidding (lol). Movement of his right arm/hand and leg/foot was affected but the rehabilitation (at the Mayo hospital) is helping to bring that back. Yesterday he worked quite a bit on walking. It will take time for him to get to 100% but so far his progress is great! I’ll update you again in a day or two.

Thanks again for sending him all of the encouragement and get-well wishes! See the original post for the voice mail number if you haven’t sent one yet!

About a week ago my best buddy John (you know him as MrBubble on our podcast) suffered a stroke. He’s currently going through some rehabilitation and your words of encouragement would mean a great deal to him. I’d love for all of our listeners to leave a get-well message for MrBubble on our toll free voice mail number. Unlike other messages you leave us, these *will not* be played on any future show. I’ll be forwarding them directly to him.

Leave your messages at: (888) 900-9262

Take 60 seconds and leave MrB a message - He’ll really appreciate it! As for our podcast, it will be on vacation until MrBubble is ready to go again.

Thank you everybody!
Brent (aka Yivvits)

Looking for something to do while you sit patiently at your computer or TV, waiting for some indication of when SOE or PSN might come back online? Need something to fill up all the free time you've had lately? You've already watched some informational videos about the honey badger, so what else is there? Maybe this will help - a new episode of Yivvits & MrBubble! This one was recorded prior to Sony Online going Offline. It's got everything: a new 'challenge' for you, info about the new free character transfer service in SWG, space bounty hunting, Yivvits longing for the old days, and Mr. Bubble singing show tunes. See? Everything!

Looking for an episode of Yivvits and MrBubble with LOTS of Star Wars Galaxies content? Look no further than episode 139! MrBubble has been popping in to check out the recent entertainer update and in between his grueling dance sessions he's been playing with some of the vendor and bazaar changes from previous game updates. Also this week - we chat about the recent SOE layoffs, the current producer's letter, and read a bunch of messages from you!