Making a scene in the Central Plaza

It’s been a while since the last Letters From Home, and it’s been a while since the first official cult-wear event happened, but here are some images… finally.

The wardrobe is undeniable.

An intruder enters the Motorstorm circle of trust.

Bubble machines in the SingStar Lounge. Of course.

We've officially reached cult status. Ska dance wall kicking at its best.

Just a quick one this week to remind everyone in EZMUland that Dana is planning our weekly Sunday night Home social calendar for next week. We’ll be wearing the look pictured above, so get your gear ready. It’s free stuff – the kimono is in the IREM square space and the bag head can be found in the Movie Theater. Use the stock white shoes for bonus points.

The confused and amused crowd gathers to hear our propaganda.

We stopped in to watch the penultimate episode of The Tester, of course, and were surprised to find an unscheduled appearance of Doc (a.k.a. Mr. Beerios) sitting in the theater that we were in! Home bonus surprise!

Yes, it really is Doc. Sorry I doubted you, man.

Before I hit the publish button, let me present you with an image from last week that never made it to a post. That’s Adam S.S. in the Alien costume and a bikini chick with an anime mask.

Virtual worlds are the future of social interaction and global communications.

If you’ve been slacking that’s fine, but we want you back next Sunday for the cult event and to watch the GRAND FINALE of The Tester.  If you haven’t joined us yet then this is the night. That’s Sunday 4/11/2010 at 10:00 PM EST in PlayStation Home. Be there!

(Thanks to west43rd, g8er, Adam S.S. and Techieq for the cult preview. Flashmob!)

Big D and Nauseous on stage, flanked by their moderator bodyguards.

If you know this blog and you know EZMU, then you know we like Home and we watch The Tester as a group. When I heard (the recently booted) Big D and Nauseous from said reality show were going to make an appearance in the very theater we gather in to watch their exploits, I had to attend and capture the event to share with our readers.

Big D

Nauseous

This is the second such event, but I wasn’t able to make the first one. It consisted of the two PSN reality show stars hopping from instance to instance of The Tester theater and greeting their fans. Nothing controversial happened in my room, it was mostly just exchanging pleasantries.

If you’re really dedicated, watch the video below, complete with an EZMU plug and my question answered by Big D. (A softball, yeah, but within the spirit of the event.)

West43rd on the wheels of steel.

This week’s Home outing was an intimate one.  I mean that literally and figuratively.  We started out as usual with our viewing of The Tester, in which Big D was asked to turn in his badge because he missed a few items of Sony trivia.  (Next week’s episode features a paintball competition.  Looking forward to that.)

Then our friendly neighborhood real estate agent Adam S.S. took us to the new music personal space, which is essentially a private club with a laser show and a four player music mixing minigame.

Dana on the synths.

G8er and Rob rave out.

After playing the music game, taking some photos and checking out the lasers, Dana and Techieq departed, leaving Rob, g8er, a shirtless west43rd and a bondage gear clad Adam S.S. alone in the clubby space.  I’ll cut the BS… it was kinda gay.

How did I get here? I feel funny. Who took my cell phone?

Needless to say, after we took stock of the situation we realized that it might be time to cut our losses and call it a night.  Before we made it official, Adam invited us to his other new acquisition, a much more macho venue (ending the night at which would not give me troubled dreams).

Racing... very straight male.

Thanks to everyone for coming, and like I said before we left, it may have been a small group, but we took Home to a new place for the Sunday night EZMU event.  It may be one we don’t ever visit again, but if you missed out then you missed a rare opportunity.

Check us out next Sunday, same time as always.  10 PM EST in PlayStation Home.

We started off the evening with a quick visit to Adam’s place to see his new yacht personal space.  Here we are chillin’ in the hot tub.

We had to leave Adam’s place though because we had to catch a showing  of episode 3 of The Tester, in Home’s Movie Theater.  It was something.  I think were invested now so  this is going to go on until The Tester is no more.  Oh Hal Sparks.  You have betrayed me. But I digress…..

After we filled our weekly douche chill quota, we moved on to a new area which is a beach.  There you are able to lay in the sun, swim and scuba dive for free goodies.  I found a pair of shabby shoes!  What’s not to love?!  So we did all of that fun stuff until we ran across a couple chatting on the beach.  I don’t know what came over us, but this is the result.

Makkers was the first to notice our new friends.  He introduced himself…. sorta.

He started a trend because the next think I know, all of us EZMU’ers and a few random people from the beach were enjoying this couple’s company.  To answer your question, no, they were not happy with this.  Nothing like a good mean muggin’ on the beach….. or a stormtrooper also on the beach.

Where will next Sunday take us?  Who knows?  But the good news is is that we continue to grow and many good times are had!

This past week there were two major news stories for the PlayStation world.

1. The “Game Over Barmy” shirt was released in Home to commemorate the departure of the infamous Barmy from The Tester.

2. PS3s across the globe mysteriously stopped functioning properly.

Coincidence? You decide, but despite those hurdles Dana and Rob were still able to log into Home and watch the latest episode of The Tester on Sunday night. I remember almost nothing about it. People in bubbles, David Jaffe not being angry enough to be entertaining, whatever.

We never got a post out for the previous week’s Home escapades, which include a tale now told across the internet, when a (semi) innocent TreesLounge00 found himself in a compromising position in the basement arcade of the MotorStorm area.

For that sordid tale, you’ll have to view the evidence here.

(I can’t believe I sat down the ran those through Photoshop.)

Tune in to the regularly scheduled Home Sundays with the EZ-Mode Unlocked crew. 10PM EST in Home. Be there.

Thanks to Isaiah for making this in the infamous area

To whom it may concern,

This week was an interesting one for the EZ-Mode Unlocked Club.  Interesting because it seemed a little off.  I guess suppose even the biggest of parties has to slow down once in a while.  But never fear, despite the quiet evening, we still managed to get some great pictures of our adventures.

We started the evening out by checking out West43rd’s waterfall home.  It was beautiful! The first picture is of all of us hanging around, and the other is of Trees and West43rd chatting.

Once we had totally outstayed our welcome in West43’s house, Adam S.S brought us over to his England Pub for some drinks and darts.  As you can see Rob and Trees did neither of those.

Then it was off to the gamer lounge.  Which for a lounge for gamers is pretty boring.  No games, no music… just an airport cafeteria kind of room.  You may remember this space from the first letter you read.  This is where the famous ska wall took place.  What made this evening a little better is that we met a girl in a bikini with a hamster head on.  That’s really what home is all about, isn’t it?

Signed,

EZ-Mode Unlocked Club

Another week has past, and the EZ-Mode Unlocked club is filling up at a rapid pace.  This week the club took a tour of Home, stopping in everywhere we could think of.  Here is an updated picture of our club.

(In The Back: Isiah, Sha-Near, Klaitu, Rob and Starstew.  In the Front:  Adam, Makkers, Trees, Dana and JillyDad)

We started off our night in the movie theater where we picked up some cool free swag and watched some trailers.  Here we are watching FFXIII and poppin’ and lockin’ to Leona Lewis.  We knew at that moment that this night was going to be a blast.  Nothing says I love Final Fantasy like synced pop and lock.  (note:  the black screen we are dancing in front of was showing FFXIII. If they left you take screens of the trailer, this picture would have been a lot more impressive.)

Next was the Guitar Hero space, where I was finally able to get my groupie on.  Sadly, the area was nothing like I thought it would be, and our stay there was short lived.  The space looks really cool, but the lack of music (If you can believe that) and the lame mini game they had going on made the area more annoying than anything.  So here Adam, Trees and I are front row starting a pit.

We then set out to find Trees the elusive glowing dumbbell.  We searched the mall (which is where the group photo was taken), but it had nothing.  Isaiah told us that we could get them in the Tekken area, so we hopped back on the EZMU party bus and headed on over.  There we met up with Xenocide, who we all agreed won the avatar of the night contest.

Once the dumbbell was secure, we went to the only place we knew that would appreciate such glowing greatness.  The singstar lounge.  This is where most of the club called it a night, as it was getting late, but here’s Trees and I sticking around showing off his new prize.

It was in these early hours of the next morning where I started receiving naughty PSN messages from the men in the club.  Here’s an example of a ‘G Rated’ one.  (for an X-Rated example, listen to Episode 046 of EZ-Mode Unlocked NOW!)

This is when I decided that the night will get more interesting in a pink wig.  A pink wig and Zombies.  Trees and I ventured over to an area I had never even heard of before, and it had Zombies.  You would think that this would mean no dancing, no dirty talk and no glow sticks, but you couldn’t be more wrong.  No matter where you go in Home, it’s a club.  So here is a scary Zombie.

This is when I decided to call it a night.  Here’s a picture of my new do, and a great shot of the view outside my own personal space.

This is normally when the post would end, and I’d say goodbye because the party is over.  But not this time!  Trees tried to make it an all nighter.  Which didn’t exactly work out.  So he left too, but not before capturing some great photos.  Here are too girls fighting. (As mentioned in episode 046 of EZ-Mode Unlocked) and another picture of Trees butting in.

Signed,

The EZ-Mode Unlocked Club

Another week has past, and the club grows bigger with each passing outing.  This week, we EZMU’s decided to check in at the IREM festival, which is a traditional Japanese festival that was busting with free goodies.  Myself, Rob, Trees, Klaitu, and new members Isaiah, Adam and Sha-Near were in for a real treat.  The festival had food, clothing, prizes, and after we got there, dancing.  (obviously)  This picture will explain further.  We took this photo before the structure became a popular dance spot.

We then took our dance party to the only place where our dancing could really shine, and that’s the SingStar Lounge.  It was a slow night, but we brought the party.

Once the night was officially danced away, we took our club meeting to Trees’ house.  There we played arcade games, and took a new club photo. As you can see, there has been some growth in our numbers.  Here’s hoping the trend continues.

From left to right - Isaiah, Trees, Adam, Dana, Rob, Sha-Near and Klaitu

Trees was a good host, and was more than willing to show off all of the things in his apartment including his favorite movie poster.

Signed,

The EZ-Mode Unlocked Club

To Whom It May Concern,

If you are reading this letter, I assume you also found the time capsule where this, and many other letters like it have been hidden under the ruins of the EZ-Mode Unlocked community club house that was built in the very early 2010’s. Allow me to take this time to congratulate you on your find, and also breathe a sigh of relief in knowing that the items and letters found within have found save travel into the future and into your hopefully capable hands.

You may be asking yourself at this point who we are and why we would be so interested in preserving our name and legacy.  I value your curiosity, and will be more than willing to explain.  Please read on.  We are EZ-Mode Unlocked, and are comprised of three leaders of this club.  I am called Dana, and my associates are Rob, and Trees.  Surrounding us is a fruitful and giving community for whom we built this club.

This first letter that you are reading details our first full night as a club, and the adventures we went on that historic evening.  I am willing to assume that the establishments we visited have long since succumbed to the stresses of time, so please maintain the integrity of these photos so that they may be submitted for review at your closest historical museum.

We came across a meeting place filling with individuals who were dancing along to popular music.  This place was called The Singstar Lounge.  Trees and Rob, as well as a member of our club Klaitu, set about making friends who would be willing to join our newly made club.  What resulted is what you see above.  A human ‘Running Man’ train.  This picture shows Trees joining in on the dance.

We then decided to make our way to another gathering place of like-minded individuals, and came across a group of people who were kicking the western most wall of the establishment.  They chanted ‘JOIN US OR DIE!’ over and over again in hopes of recruiting more wall kickers.  Rob, of course, not wanting to die, set about kicking the wall with such vigor, that our lives were spared.  I can only hope we shall be so lucky in the future.  Myself , Klaitu, and Trees were so frightened by the chanting, we attempted to defuse the situation by doing the robot instead.  It was our only defense.

We ended the evening in my home, modeled after the famed Batcave, where I put a chair on my head, which was considered to be the style at the time.  I am sure we all look strange to you, person of the future, but I hope that this letter will entice you to continue reading the remainder of what’s left inside our capsule.  Perhaps you too can join our club.

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