Two complete strangers planned out an elaborate 3-year prank on a 19-year-old guy that would change his life forever. In August of 2003, Kolin Pope - known as Velocity Gnome on the Internet - got a knock at his door. It was a man from the future named Zane Figiam who handed him a scrapbook that foretold that Kolin would one day become to savior of all mankind and the leader of the Resistance army that would go on to fight against an evil robot army that would eventually conquer the world. Little did Kolin know that this was just the beginning of a three year long prank/performance art experiment/augmented reality game that is basically the greatest thing that's ever happened in the world. On this episode of Deep Cuts, we dive into the delightful event that is the Velocity Gnome saga.

The Velocity Gnome Saga from Kolin Pope's perspective http://www.thefutureshock.com

Scrapbook #1 Gem Missile: A Tribute to Velocity Gnome http://www.thefutureshock.com/gemmissile.html

Scrapbook #2 Earthslide http://www.thefutureshock.com/earthslide.html

Kolin and "Tyler" introduction video https://youtu.be/8H4EZRSFeKQ

Zane VS Maggie Street Fighter Mod Video https://youtu.be/4vYmxMXDDr0

Father Time Loop 7-Page Story http://www.thefutureshock.com/timeloop.html

Father Time Loop Video https://youtu.be/fNC0ZX1N8o0

Velocity Gnome Theme Song https://youtu.be/KZPKJrw1LsE

Father, Don't Bother Song https://youtu.be/dnxuliYALCQ

Papa Pricey Proposal ARG Video https://youtu.be/ACiPbkB0j2s

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This Week's Listener Memes (Pizza Pizza Paparizza Edition)

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/0s62q1s7z0j16wt/AAAchkM_b26SYKYddQzQIyy2a?dl=0

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Listen to our new album, a 9 song rock opera about the rise and fall of Napster!

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Additional incidental music credits:

The Deadboy Detectives

D.Catalano https://wekeepoddhours.bandcamp.com

P S E U D O C I D E https://www.facebook.com/pseudocidesc/

Dadbeats http://bit.ly/FoodFightPod

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