r/opieandanthony: Just started listening to Ron and Fez and can anyone explain the "IBang" and "Paltalk" and what that was?

Just started listening to Ron and Fez and can anyone explain the "IBang" and "Paltalk" and what that was?

5 2018-08-06 by ScottSummersOmegaLVL

I just started working my way backwards with Ron and Fez and finally figured out East Side Dave and Pepper Hicks are two different people is the level I'm at.

Right now I'm greatly enjoying the Black Earl clips but they keep talking about PalTalk and the IBang but they never explain what it is or how to go to it. From what I understand, it has some decent looking girls on there? Also, they really got into the board gossip? Was the idea to bring internet forums into show discussion?

Like would it be the same if Ron went on Reddit and said on air "looks like everyone is team Opie now"?

But Ron and the staff seem to know all the user names and stuff. Is it just another outlet like saying "the callers" instead of the fans?

Fez mentioned during a birthday episode of his that he had to purchase an account there which seems really bizarre to me, especially since this was about 10 years ago now.

Anyone use to post on there? Was it like "wackbag"? Also what is this Bar 9 they keep talking about like was that their official hangout spot?

I know it's a lot of questions but any insight would be appreciated.

10 comments

1 Godhand5150 2018-08-06

Paltalk was/is a video chat that o&a and r&f used. The ibang is Rons website that updates about shit on the show theinterobang.com. Pepper and Dave are 2 different people. Earl is a dolt and Fez will stop talking. You're in for quiet the ride. Enjoy.

1 MrPoopyButtwholes 2018-08-06

"Pepper", "Hicks", "Chris" and "Stanley" are all different people too.

1 PassProtect15 2018-08-06

ditto for Peppy Hamburger

1 MrPoopyButtwholes 2018-08-06

Centaur Hicks might seem like an alter ego of Chris Hicks but he's actually an alter ego of S-s-ss-stuttering S-stanley

1 Godhand5150 2018-08-06

I heard he got meat juice on his haunches

1 [deleted] 2018-08-06

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1 MoeGreenVegas 2018-08-06

Don't get attached to Janice from Chicago

1 WaterFromTheWell 2018-08-06

This is the clip that got me hooked: https://youtu.be/gPIZr0wrHsA

You really are in for a treat if you keep plugging away.

1 My_cat_Kippu_loves_u 2018-08-06

I'm enjoying the Chris Stanley drunk episodes currently. Never heard of Ron & Fez until a few months ago.

1 ScottSummersOmegaLVL 2018-08-06

I haven't gotten into any of them yet. I hear conflicting things about East Side Dave but so far he's fine and I don't want him to get ruined like Sam did.

The Black Earl saga is pretty wonderful, it's pre quiet and crazy Fez. I really got into Ron when Anthony would stay and start drinking during their show and they would talk about old radio and growing up.

1 My_cat_Kippu_loves_u 2018-08-06

I like East Side Dave on the show, also Shelby. Not sure why they went away yet.

1 ScottSummersOmegaLVL 2018-08-06

I think east side Dave quit and his wife cheated on him? Honestly that's all I know and then pepper hicks became ESD 2.0

Shelby was an intern that was hired back. I'm not sure why he's gone either.

It seems only pepper survived the move to Bennington after fez retired.