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Hey everyone, sorry for the late notice but I still wanted to update everyone on what is going on tomorrow with Four48.

After a bunch of discussion in our meeting last week, we hasve decided to take a couple week break. We just don't feel like we are giving everything we can and we haven't been happy with our motivation. We love what we do, but we still feel like we could improve greatly by just not hitting the webcam each week.

So to reassure everyone, we're not done forever. Not even close. We just need a while away so that we can make better content for you when we are on.

Right now, the tentative plan is to broadcast again in a couple weeks when Brawl is released. We are hoping for a longer Brawl marathon, but nothing is certain as of right now. We'll have more info in the near future, but assume that we will be back for an extended length marathon in the beginning of March.

Until then, enjoy life and chill. Maybe spend a Saturday outside? I know I am looking forward to that.

Feel free to send any questions, comments, or suggestions you have to Cameron@CameronBanga.com.

I just bought a song by Buckman Page(a pretty popular band comprised of students here at VU) while sitting eating lunch at the Jesters cafeteria. I am now wring about this while finishing my glass of OJ. All thanks to my iPod touch. Technology is f'ing nuts. Now I go do homework.

PS. River and Rain by Buckman Page. Go buy it now.

EDIT: Glass of OJ, not class. :-(

We're back at it this beautiful Saturday morning to play some more video games, this week we are tackling The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. For those of you unaware, A Link to the Past is considered by many to be the greatest Zelda game of all time. It's an adventure in Hyrule not for the faint of heart, and our teammate Chris is prepared to beat through it today in 4 hours!

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01:37 PM Saturday - So far, Chris is flying through the game. On pace to beat the 4 hour mark.

04:42 PM Saturday - We're done for the day. Chris beat the game in 3 hours 27 min and then Dillon and I beat through Sin & Punishment. Thanks for joining us guys, it was a blast.

Hey everyone, just wanted to give a post-humpday update as to what is going on this weekend.

We're going to go with a nice little game this weekend for Four48. Chris on our team is planning on taking on The Legend of Zelda: A Link to The Past starting at noon CST Saturday. Should be a nice little run if you are a fan of the game, or if you have never completed it (like myself). He thinks he can do it in 4 hours without even dying in the game once. Should be a fun little weekend, so we hope you all stop by and check it out.

Earlier this week, I got invited to do a little interview with MetroBuzz. It was a really sweet interview where we got a chance to discuss a little bit of the behind the scenes of our events while giving a little history of Four48. I definitely suggest you all check it out at their site here.

Well, I am off to bed. It's 2 AM and I have class at 9AM. Hopefully I can catch some Z's and enjoy the day. Besides, I need my rest to spend a couple hours analyzing the Chicago Fire's recently released schedule to maybe plan a road trip. Anyone else out there an MLS fan? If so, be sure to send me an e-mail.

I usually don't like to be emotional during blog posts. It really ruins my popular image as a real rad tough guy. I enjoy that image and I like to keep my position as one of the top three most threatening guys on campus (behind Nick Kovatch and Mike Stecyk).

But today, it finally hit me that this will be the first summer since 7th grade that I haven't been able to really hang out with Bud Sothman. That's a period of 7 consecutive that I haven't gone without the guy who is arguably my best friend in the world (he's top 5 for sure, to anyone who gets that joke). Sure I got the call from him yesterday. I got to hear the whole story of a successful internship(finally, he deserves it like no other) in Tampa, he'll live with his Aunt, and all this while basking in the sweet Florida sun. I really don't know how to put this to words, I guess it just now hit. No yelling at Rusty on early June nights, no River Rat runs after a first tube pop in July, no late nights of Wii bowling with Taco Bell, Fourth of July no walking by Victoria's Secret only to see Bud selling panties to a middle-aged woman, no White Sox games with gold diggers, no watching Calen Carr throw his headband into Section 8 after an amazing goal, no Tila Tequila season 2 (we can only hope, right?) marathons, and finally no celebration of my 21st birthday.

I'd like to say it doesn't bother me. Hell, I'm twenty years old and need to realize that eventually I will move on with my life and exit college, maybe move far away, an rarely talk to my friends at all. I'll forget all about late night watching Legends of the Hidden Temple and Friday nights at Zao Island, but for now it is still a tough thought to tackle.

Looking back, it's really hard to see where my friendship with Bud even started. I am sure he could tell you the exact day and hour we met, he has an amazing talent for that kind of thing. Earliest I can remember, I was casual friends with Bud when he IMed me about joining his bowling team with Andrew Martin. I really don't remember my motivation behind saying yes to the offer, especially since I blow ass at bowling. However, I like to think that due to my piss poor scores raising the team handicap and some clutch scores late in the season really helped contribute to our 3rd place league finish. Some Mario hopping a couple weeks later, an invite to his birthday party, and I think we were officially best bros. Hard to even imagine now that I look back at it.

I was going to make a top 5 list of moments spent with Bud over the last seven summers, but I figured it would maybe be a little more fitting to make a list of things that kinda hadn't happened at that point.

• - It was 2001
• - I was still at TLS, home of the Trojans baby. I hadn't attended a day of school with Bud and had definitely not started yelling BUUUUUUDDDD in any hallways.
• - I had not met Jessica Jarman, hell, I hadn't even met Rachel yet. In Bud's love life, I just remember some story about I think Megan Imboden's parents hating him. Does that make sense Bud? Freshen me up on that story sometime.
  
• - None of us could drive as of yet. We still relied on my Mom to take us to Deep River, even if Bud forgot his ticket and towel....twice.
• - Jason didn't have long hair.
  
• - Aviral was still 3 years or so away from even taking his first step in America.
• - Bryce Drew was finishing up his first and only season with the Chicago Bulls.
• - Landon Donovan had 1 career goal for the US National Team.
• - It was a long time ago, I think you get the point.

Anyways, to wrap this whole thing up, Bud it is going to be a tough summer without you. I really can't imagine any break during June and July not having Bud Sothman in the big picture of things. It's maybe too early to tell, but I think I will make it through this ordeal alright and I just want to wish you the best of luck. Make the Bart proud and go kick some ass in Florida. Besides, by the time you get back, I'll be in mid-season form for the World Series and ready to three-peat while you are still down throwing simulated innings in Arizona.

Small note to go with this post about Four48. We'll be playing this Saturday, but game is not certain as of yet. Expect a noon start time or so and be ready to party. We're bringing our A game baby.

Here are some results to keep you busy, straight from Google.

EDIT: Thanks to everyone who watched! We ended up beating the game in 4hrs 06 mins. Congrats to Wali Boyz! They will be winning a copy of No More Heroes! Hope you all had fun, check out the site in a couple of days for more information as to what we have planned next.

You asked for it and we're delivering. Welcome to Four48 vs the World: Round 1. Today, we're playing Resident Evil 4 in not only a race against the clock, but in a race against 7 teams worldwide. Click here to Digg this story!

All the action can be found on this page, just scroll down a bit. You will see the best quality and video speeds if you only watch one feed at a time, but feel free to watch all at a time if you want. If you want to chat up the whole event, check out our chat room here.

As always, we are taking donations with our proceeds going to Child's Play. Click here to donate!

And to make the contest a little interesting, the winners today take home a copy of No More Heroes for the Nintendo Wii and if we win, we're going to give our the game away to anyone who wants to enter in our contest. The contest is pretty simple. Just send us a picture of yourself with www.cameronbanga.com written somewhere on your body with marker. For examples, check out our fan art page. You can enter the contest multiple times, however if for multiple entries, you must send in pictures of different people with each picture. For example, you can't send in 5 pictures of yourself, but you can send in a picture of yourself, your girlfriend, and your little brother. Submissions only count if they are sent in WHILE team Four48 is playing. Pictures sent in before we start and after we finish don't count.

Here are the feeds. Be sure to wish us luck haha, we're playing for you!

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Final Standings
1.Wali Boyz
2.Four48
3.Element of Legend
4.1108 losses to Four48
5.Matt McLost to Us
6.Kennyboy's Party People Who Lose
7.Boring Chris because he loses to us
8.LeechCharmer and 36hrs of PWNed by Four48