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Austin's Robot Group About to be Skewered...

David Nunez

17 Jun 2003 — 1 min read

...on National TV:

7/3/2003 1000 PM All Times ET/PT Comedy Central
Insomniac with Dave Attell (ep#406) cc
Dave's up all night deep in the heart of Texas, taking in an all-girl
rollerderby match and tinkering with the Austin Robot Group.

If you're not a regular Insomnic watcher, well... rest assured that the geeks and botheads in the Robot Group are going to be the brunt of a few jokes.

Nonetheless, they know this, and they are looking forward to it. It's a good group of folks who are really fun, welcoming, and passionate about their art. I respect them totally and aspire to the work they do.

Oh, and chances are you will see a lot more references to Robot Group/EFf-A connections here pretty soon.

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