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Episode 97 - 1997 and Jim (Drink a Beer & Play a Game)

Join us for a full 1997 discussion! Montreal Screwjob, Chris Farley, Burger King fries? We have it all. Jim from Drink a Beer and Play a Game joins for the ride.

Sports
- Montreal Screwjob
- Elway finally wins the big one
- The Marlins (???) win the World Series, great roster of 90s-ass guys, Cleveland was clearly the better team
- Bulls crush Utah
- Spurrier Gators beat Free Shoes U
- March Madness: Arizona beats Kentucky, Miles Simon, Mike Bibby
Gaming
- Final Fantasy VII
- GoldenEye
- Star Fox 64
- Mario Kart 64 and Diddy Kong Racing
- Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
- Tekken 3, X-Men vs Street Fighter, Virtua Fighter 3
- Resident Evil
- Blood and Carmageddon (computer essentials class)
- Duke Nukem 3D
- Fallout
- Diablo
- Curse of Monkey Island
- Tiger releases Game.com
- Ask for emails about games released in other parts of the world
Music
- Radiohead, “OK Computer”
- Wu-Tang Forever
- Missy Elliot, “Supa Dupa Fly”
- Notorious B.I.G, “Life After Death” (was killed later that year)
- Depeche Mode, “Ultra”
- Foo Fighters, “The Colour and the Shape”
- Faith No More, “Album of the Year”
- Metal: Strapping Young Lad, Dimmu Borgir, Emperor
Songs
- Third Eye Blind, “Semi Charmed Life”
- Chumbawumba, “Tubthumping”
- Savage Garden, “I Want You”
- Meredith Brooks, “Bitch”
- Hanson, “MMmbop”
- The Verve, “Bittersweet Symphony”
- Aqua, “Barbie Girl”
- Smash Mouth
- Natalie Imbruglia, “Torn”
- Harvey Danger, “Flagpole Sitta”
- Sister Hazel, “All For You”
Movies
- Titanic
- Boogie Nights
- LA Confidential
- Donnie Brasco
- Contact
- Face/Off
- Good Will Hunting
- Event Horizon
- Fifth Element
- GI Jane
- Austin Powers
- Cop Land
Notable events
- Princess Diana dies in a car accident being chased by paparazzi
- Tobacco companies pay $368 billion for states to drop lawsuits for lying about health hazards of smoking
- Chris Farley
- Heaven’s Gate
- Iowa family has septuplets
Most popular TV shows
- South Park
- King of the Hill
- Oz
- La Femme Nikita
- Pokemon
- Berserk anime
Teen “cool” food and beverage trends of the year
- Lifesaver Holes
- Fruitopia
- Squeeze-Its
- Gushers
- Surge
Best Selling Books
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
Toys
- Tamagotchi