In the fog of “the day after” I’m left with nothing but warm feelings, and cool memories - here’s just a few as the only materials at hand with which we can say “thank you”:

Hour 1 - This is for everyone in #the-couchathon who wondered how we got fixated on Punky Brewster for several hours. It also contains good advice for those disposing of old refridgerators.

Doesn’t everyone look so clean and fresh?

Hour 3 - Dave drew a lot of flack when he revealed that on Halloween he made chicken curry, watched The Birds and wore “his cape”. That was funny enough, then Taylor brought his cape in.

Hour 6 - Dave Bidini (sorry about the chyron typo, Dave), Cecilia, and Lorenzo came by to read stories, give tips on staying awake, and sing this rousing version of the Johnny Cash classic “Nasty Dan”. Also, Jon revealed he had hid an accordion behind the couch. Dave is still wearing his cape for some reason.

Hour 14 - Pat Thornton came by to sing a rare live version of The Owl and The Man theme song, but one specific to the Couchathon. Pat then forgot he had to work the next days and decided to join us until 3:30am. Sucker.

Hour 15 - We had a contest where the next person to donate could pick a sketch to be performed live. They inexplicably picked “The Toaster Sketch”. We didn’t have a toaster, so enjoy the majesty of… “The Kettle Sketch”.

Hour 19 - Just when things were seeming their darkest (both figuratively and literally) around 3am, we were saved by our own audience! Gord, Martin, and Laura who each had independently gotten addicted to our IRC channel decided to come rescue us. Even though they had never met each other they hopped onto streetcars, taxis, and dark alleys to come to aid, turning the Couchathon into a late-night house party. Quickly dubbed “The Graveyard Shift”, they rocked our tiny webcast hard. While the Dylan song “I Shall Be Released”, was only one of the songs we jammed to (and was one of the most poorly captured video-wise) it’s a very nice sample of what those crazy, puppet-filled hours were like.