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Known as MAD's Maddest Writer, co-host of The Giz Wiz with OMGchad at www.GizWiz.TV, The Giz Wiz on ABC's World News Now, and on Tech Guy Labs with Leo Laporte on www.TWiT.TV

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    Dick's Blog & Log...

    Here's info on stuff and photos I found interesting, and you might find them interesting too. And yes, our disclaimer too!

    Thursday
    Aug022018

    8th Annual Giz Wiz Meet-Up - Sunday, October 21, 2018 - 2 to 4:30 PM. -- Live! at the Gizneyland Studio

    Friends, Fun, Match Game questions, lots of cheap, crappy prizes too! Maybe some expensive ones too.

    Since so many people asked to see the revamped Gizneyland studio, we thought we'd just have the meet-up there this year. Chad will be in his Giz Wiz Studio in Dallas, Texas and we'll do part of the meet-up 'live' via YouTube & GizWiz.TV for all those who can't make it in person! We'll post the time of the virtual party when we get closer to the meet-up date! Our chatroom will also be open so you can watch and comment. We hope to have at least one person at the party monitoring the chatroom at all during the show.

    If the weather is good, we'll also use the backyard where you can see the Gizneyland Railroad running. And meet Charlie and Dennis in person too!

    Of course it's all free, but we'd like to know if you're coming so we can save the proper amount of space. Just send an email to gizwizshow@gmail.com and put "Meet-Up" in the subject line. If you're bringing guests, "Meet-Up +1, 2" or whatever number of guests. Hope to see you there.

    So live or in-person, we hope to "see" you on October 21st, 2018!

    Here's a photo (via Joe Bolanos) of last year's meet-up. Now you can see why we want to move it out of the sight of other people.

    Part of the new Gizneyland studio! You'll also see Dick's

    Wall Of Fame, Dick's Gadget Warehouse Shelves & more! 

    Monday
    Nov132017

    MAD Magazine leaves New York City.

    To ease the sadness of MAD leaving NY, Dennis is helping me build a MAD memories wall at Gizneyland studio. It's a great background for Podcasts too. Still some work to be done, but What Me Worry? (Yes, MAD is moving to Burbank, California, and they'll be a whole new staff out there. However, Bill Morrison, the new MAD executive editor wants me to continue my 51 year streak of being in every issue of MAD, so I will. And I'll be doing it here from my Gizneyland studio, also home of the Giz Wiz Show. (www.gizwiz.tv)

    Saturday
    Nov112017

    One of the things I'll miss most is being able to show high profile guests around the MAD offices.

    (June 2017) I promised Lin-Manuel Miranda (a huge MAD fan & a huge star!) a tour of MAD & today was the day. Great fun till Alfred E. showed up and pushed his way in!

    Friday
    Nov102017

    Turns out Neil Patrick Harris is also a MAD fan and came up for a tour.

    Tuesday
    Nov072017

    And tech star David Pogue visited twice and stayed for hours.

    I suspect he'll still be up at the MAD offices even after they close in December 2017.