Part II Aaron's Life Story by Juno and Aaron

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  • @TheIncrediblePanda
    @TheIncrediblePanda Рік тому +17

    I was wondering when Aaron would would upload part 2. Though I didn't grow up with the rock-afire explosion band over the years bits and pieces of information about them got me really curious and ended up finding this account.
    Keep it up with all you do and may you and anybody who reads this has better days ahead.
    Also Beach Bear is my personal favorite 😊

  • @uglebeffus
    @uglebeffus 11 місяців тому +9

    I think a lot of the cursing and sexuality jokes sprinkled throughout the documentary are Juno's sense of humor. It's like how you said in the last video, you'll say things like "If I were your dad I would get a switch" because you're trying to be funny and sometimes it doesn't come off that way. You probably know better than most people that telling a story is no fun when you stick strictly to the facts and don't add any jokes or commentary of your own into the mix! But what's funny to them might not be funny to you. That's fine, it's all subjective. It'd definitely be interesting to see you make a documentary-style video about this since you were actually there, maybe you should make one with your own jokes if you ever feel up to it!
    Edit to add, I think paranoia can both be based on something realistic or something fueled by anxiety. Or sometimes both. Yours was fueled by personal experience, and that's totally fair! I'm not sure what word to use other than paranoia, though, at least not without adding in an extra paragraph explaining your fear of being stolen from and Juno probably figured making that specific segment longer over the technicality of one word wasn't worth the hassle. I wouldn't, at least. :P
    Paranoia doesn't necessarily have to stem from mental illness. It just happens. I think everyone is paranoid about something in their life. Doesn't have to be a bad thing.

  • @thedubstepdoge
    @thedubstepdoge Рік тому +39

    Even now, the Rock-afire Explosion animatronics are way better and more interesting than Chuck E. cheese’s ever we’re. While those were still good and it’s a shame they’re removing almost all their animatronics, the Rock-afire Explosion characters had better movements and were generally funnier and had more natural conversations between songs like actual people. Plus Chuck E. Cheese’s songs especially now are a lot more childish and cringey while Rock-afire has more of actual good covers and original music.

    • @retrofan4963
      @retrofan4963 Рік тому +5

      I extremely agree.

    • @aftontrap2478
      @aftontrap2478 Рік тому +1

      100%

    • @roymackenzie-jy4lr
      @roymackenzie-jy4lr 4 місяці тому

      Chuck e cheese's in the 1980s was still quite adult, while the rock afire explosion was more like a rock band, Chuck e cheese was more like vaudeville or cabarets, Chuck e being the master of ceremonies etc, they even had female guest stars, that's verging on burlesque

  • @Betapvnk
    @Betapvnk Рік тому +8

    Best birthdays I had were at Showbiz, the band freaked me out but I still loved them.

    • @marmarhehe9648
      @marmarhehe9648 Рік тому

      id love to have a bday at showbiz omg your so lucky

  • @ToolShopGuy
    @ToolShopGuy Рік тому +5

    Aaron I love these videos: so interesting to hear your commentary. I'd love to hear your commentary over other videos/docs about animatronics / the history of animatronics

  • @Dillone-eu2vc
    @Dillone-eu2vc Рік тому +8

    I love learning new rock-afire information I never knew before!
    Loving the videos ❤

  • @Noseybonkeys
    @Noseybonkeys Рік тому +2

    I'm really enjoying your commentary on this video. I'm looking forward to the rest.

  • @jadegene4685
    @jadegene4685 Рік тому +12

    Hey Aaron, I know that you say the concept of animatronics and an arcade doesn’t work anymore. And you might be right about that being the case in most places. However, have you ever considered opening one of these places up in a tourist trap like Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge TN, Wisconsin Dells WI, or Navy Pier? I’ve been to downtown Gatlinburg and the entire town is filled with arcades and each of them are insanely busy. These places get more than enough business. Opening a pop up ShowBiz Pizza Place would undoubtedly be profitable in a place like this. It would also give animatronic fans and people looking for 80s nostalgia a very convenient residency to reminisce or experience. At that point, it’s not about a question of whether the place will be busy. It’s about “how busy?” A small fraction of people are going to come to Barboursville West Virginia to see the Rockafire Explosion at Billy Bob’s Wonderland. They simply don’t have any other incentive to drive hundreds of miles out of their way. Trust me, you really should consider building one of these pop up ShowBiz locations in a tourist trap like downtown Gatlinburg. It won’t flop.

    • @therockafire
      @therockafire  Рік тому +18

      I agree. Opening this concept in a tourist area is the only application that could succeed. Opening them up in small communities and depending on the same local traffic, month after month is what doesn't work.

    • @electricwombat5967
      @electricwombat5967 Рік тому +1

      A former establishment named Family Showstreet USA in Gatlinburg had a Hard Luck Bears show for a few years in the early 80s but then they closed and apparently sold their show back to CEI.

  • @JohnSmith-xu7ev
    @JohnSmith-xu7ev Рік тому +10

    Thanks for another vid. Its not paranoia, but the knowledge you will get backstabbed.

    • @therockafire
      @therockafire  Рік тому +10

      Yes. It's a valid paranoia, not a mental disorder.

    • @mr.dan7144
      @mr.dan7144 Рік тому +1

      So true!@@therockafire

    • @bonniehalsey7989
      @bonniehalsey7989 7 місяців тому

      People say that you're overprotective of the rock-afire and I slightly agree but I don't blame you Showbiz screwed you over in the 80s they practically f***** up your entire business and it's never fully recovered

  • @mightyalbert1470
    @mightyalbert1470 Рік тому +15

    It’s nice to know what happened to the whack a mole design. Luckily google still lists you as the creator.
    I’ve noticed your opinions about the creator and I’m glad you’ve corrected the 16 year old girl assumption but I still noticed there’s still some criticism by you which is all fine but cmon “these transgressions of professionalism would be forgivable”. Cmon Aaron it’s a little whip to try make people laugh. You do that sometimes too.

    • @therockafire
      @therockafire  Рік тому +7

      Do you want my reaction to the video or not?

    • @mightyalbert1470
      @mightyalbert1470 Рік тому +6

      @@therockafire Of course I do. It always good to hear both sides and to be honest your word is worth more than Juno’s here seeing as you were actually there for all of it. Unfortunately showbiz never opened in the uk as far as I know but you influenced my life like you have many others. You made me want to start tinkering about putting things apart and back together and learning how things work and the rock afire explosion is the whole reason I got into bands like the Beatles.

    • @W4ZFN
      @W4ZFN Рік тому

      @@mightyalbert1470 Still can see the rockafire at most gulliver parks tho?

  • @ClownTearsz
    @ClownTearsz Рік тому +2

    Hi Aaron, I was wondering if you’ll ever be opening your tours up again? Even if not, is there a way to reach out in regards to purchasing animatronics and masks from you directly?

    • @therockafire
      @therockafire  Рік тому +2

      Just write me at aaron@starsof.com

    • @ClownTearsz
      @ClownTearsz Рік тому

      @@therockafire I’ll be sure to, thank you so much!

  • @MangleParty9
    @MangleParty9 Рік тому +6

    2:20 I wonder if you have videos of what bob brock wouldve seen
    I dont do much research so possibly there could be videos of it online but i am very interested what the warehouse looked like before the rockafire

    • @therockafire
      @therockafire  Рік тому +3

      Yes. That's the sort of thing that will show up on my Premium Channel

  • @atryoshka
    @atryoshka Рік тому +3

    Very interesting commentary and corrections! When I fist saw Juno's Video, I was hoping you'd make a reaction to see what informations was correct or not, maybe even add more info :) I do think Juno maybe couldve made it a little more serious and perhaps leave any bias out of it, keeping it purely informative. Part 1 and 2 have been great to see! Im about to go on to part 3.

  • @willowtrees.x
    @willowtrees.x Рік тому +2

    Hi Aaron! Im commenting on my ARG account because im too lazy to switch, lol. But anyway, I really love your work. The work you did on the rockafire explosion is absolutely astonishing, and im really happy you made them. I love Rolfe and Earl, they are my absolute favorites! I’d also like to say, despite all the drama, you are still a big idol to me. I’ve been really into animatronics for a long time, as I find the way they work really fascinating. I hope to maybe get my hands on an old animatronic someday and restore it. I really love your work, lol. Sorry if im gushing too much skcjfjsj. I also hope you dont mind that im like. A woke or whatever lol. Opinions are opinions, and america has freedom of speech (shrug), but despite the drama, you’re still a big idol to me. Love you work!

  • @KennyRyman
    @KennyRyman Рік тому +4

    Working at Showbiz #757 in Houston 1982/1994....

  • @jacksonbibbey3512
    @jacksonbibbey3512 Рік тому +5

    I really wish I had a birthday at showbiz, it looks so cool!

  • @danielwhiteside6876
    @danielwhiteside6876 Рік тому +7

    Aaron my friend your the best God Bless you and Happy Early Thanksgiving too you and Your Family 🙂💜

  • @MessyViewing0808
    @MessyViewing0808 Рік тому +4

    Hey arrron it’s me again just to let you know I’m always watching your vids

  • @swetlanalukitschow6378
    @swetlanalukitschow6378 Рік тому +2

    Hello Aaron I really love your videos! If your reading this am just gonna be so happy because you are one of my fav people. When I grow up I wan't to make an company like yours. Because of you I'm interested about animatronics and more stuff. One question tough Aaron, Do you still construct animatronics? But do you still got employees? If you do answer then thank you I just wanted to let you know you're one of my childhood stars! :D

  • @Stinkyeater9000
    @Stinkyeater9000 Рік тому +4

    Hey Aaron! Do you have any plans in the future to make more animatronics or finish old ones? Or even open up a new place to see the animatronics? I would love to see some animatronics finished like V2 Dook.

  • @kr1st00ns
    @kr1st00ns Рік тому +5

    i honestly think a new iteration of the rockafire could work in modern day if opened at the right location. Theres a resurgence of interest in the concept from my generation due to FNAF, honestly an untapped market again since chuck e cheese is/has phased out animatronic entertainment.

  • @yackary1234
    @yackary1234 2 місяці тому

    It was all the the magic in your mechanicals! Your bots still had me hooked with the Chuck e Cheese cosmetics! I may have saw The Rock a Fire as a baby, but I was 5 years old around early 90s so my memories are the latex Chuck e Cheese 3 stage in Southgate MI! And my kids got to see them perform until like 2017 is when they went 2.0? Pasqually/Duke was in the worst condition by then and the plastic masks may have been too heavy for them. I believe leaving them on random movements all day never helped either!

  • @def._.not._matt
    @def._.not._matt Рік тому +3

    1:05 “I’m str8” isn’t a sexual joke it just means that your staying to your word

    • @therockafire
      @therockafire  Рік тому +10

      OK. But Nolan never asked me to have sex with him, just for the record.

    • @def._.not._matt
      @def._.not._matt Рік тому +4

      @@therockafire Ik he didn’t 😭

  • @Cyberamics_EFWS
    @Cyberamics_EFWS Рік тому +6

    Hi Aaron, I was wondering how early you would start doing tours after you move into the new building?
    love your work and your videos!

    • @therockafire
      @therockafire  Рік тому +8

      I expect it to be a full year before I'll be hosting tours again.

    • @GeorgeEBonilla
      @GeorgeEBonilla Рік тому

      @@therockafiresign us up we Will Go!

  • @nicholaskania9106
    @nicholaskania9106 Рік тому +8

    Aaron, it’s been over 30 years since concept unification where the Rockafire Explosion was converted into Chuck E Cheese characters. I still can’t help but question the legality of that process. Weren’t those animatronics still technically your intellectual property? To this day, there’s still Creative Engineering stickers and serial numbers on some of those animatronics along with some of the props at the remaining 5 stores with the 3-stage. I mean, really the only difference is the fact that the cosmetics were swapped out and the show looked bastardized and downgraded. Looking back after over 30 years, do you think there was any sort of legal mechanism you could’ve used to stop this conversion?

    • @therockafire
      @therockafire  Рік тому +18

      Yes, but I picked my battles. I reached an agreement with them that allowed them to use the mechanisms but not the characters. I also got paid millions of dollars to settle our differences..

    • @d44ion77
      @d44ion77 Рік тому +2

      @@therockafirethat's technically reverse engineering

    • @therockafire
      @therockafire  Рік тому +13

      @@d44ion77 Absolutely. I forgave them and went on with my life.

    • @d44ion77
      @d44ion77 Рік тому +1

      @@therockafire i am sick but you made my day

    • @fox.9879
      @fox.9879 Рік тому +1

      @@therockafire that make me wonder how were you able to keep the building while still needing to pay for power water and food? i know the channel gets you a bit and the tours but what about before UA-cam?

  • @RealTuxChuck
    @RealTuxChuck 10 місяців тому +1

    Apparently the portrait bots where quite advanced but because of costs they created the cyberamics or just cybers which had 8 movements so basically pizza time theatre bots were worse

  • @OfficialMrBurns
    @OfficialMrBurns Рік тому +3

    Damn! Fechter is one serious dude!!

  • @Savfrmthe704
    @Savfrmthe704 2 дні тому

    hi aaron, im aware you often read your comments and im an amazing fan of your rock-afire explosion and i love all that you've done, just a couple things id like to let you know about. "im str8" means "oh im good, go away" or something similar, a lot of young people use that, its common slang nowadays. also a lot what juno said about the interactions with nolen, bob and you are just for satire. a lot of it is over exaggerated just to make it funny, its not meant to be rude or anything. I see lots of people use that same type of interpretation of conversations all the time, Please dont take offense!!

  • @C_Liaxx
    @C_Liaxx Рік тому +4

    Quick question, Do you still own the rights to the Rock-Afire, If so. Couldn't you technically reopen new locations like you've done all those years ago or is there some sort of legal agreement preventing it

    • @therockafire
      @therockafire  Рік тому +11

      I could, and I did. It was called Looney Birds. That's when I learned why this concept doesn't work and why they all go out of business. It's got a major, tragic flaw. A subject for another time.

    • @mightyalbert1470
      @mightyalbert1470 Рік тому +1

      That’s a simple answer. Kids aren’t interested in that anymore they would . The adults from that generation would enjoy it I bet but it’s just not enough people to stay afloat.

    • @fox.9879
      @fox.9879 Рік тому +3

      @@therockafire with the incease of fans for this sort of style of restaurants due to the five night at freddys series its not to much of a stretch to see a new restaurant based on the games being sucessful.

    • @nicholaskania9106
      @nicholaskania9106 Рік тому

      @@fox.9879Something like this is only financially viable in a place with lots of tourists. That’s the problem with Billy Bob’s Wonderland. It’s in the middle of nowhere. I’d never even heard of Barboursville West Virginia until I learned that’s where BBW was. In a place that heavily profits off of tourism is where a place like this should be built.

    • @GalaxiaNetwork
      @GalaxiaNetwork Рік тому

      @@therockafire I really wish I was alive to see Looney Bird's, you had a lot of cool animation in there. Sadly it closed a few years before I was born.

  • @TerranceTT
    @TerranceTT Рік тому +1

    Hearing it’s my life by the animals at the start was awesome

  • @jumpy1752
    @jumpy1752 Рік тому +3

    I just wanted to note the part where you say it's misleading to show the moose and bison when you're talking about a horse was actually a sequence off of the Rock-Afire Documentary put out in 2008. I watched it yesterday. My girlfriend was like "that's not a horse that's a moose!"

    • @therockafire
      @therockafire  Рік тому +4

      I know! I did the same thing! I thought, "wait a minute, this is confusing". So I mentioned it so others would not be confused.

    • @jumpy1752
      @jumpy1752 Рік тому +2

      @@therockafire it's good to hear your take on all this media about you. I watched Juno's movie last week and instantly got obsessed with the RAE. It was an entertaining video but I see why you might be upset, as she was not very nice to you especially in the second half. I guess a lot of young people think they know everything and therefore (subconsciously) think they are suited to cast judgement on other people's lives

  • @KoiLan-rh4we
    @KoiLan-rh4we Рік тому +2

    Can you make a tutorial on how to make an animatronic controller

    • @Coldier.
      @Coldier. 3 місяці тому

      You couldn’t make one but there are some for sale online

  • @Master_gaming1852
    @Master_gaming1852 Рік тому +2

    Hi Aaron I absolutely love the old Billy Bob masks him with his like sad, looking wrinkles but then like he’s not sad I just love that but I also like the newer one too

  • @MSyst3m-3r0r
    @MSyst3m-3r0r 6 місяців тому +2

    Loving the representation of the rock a fire,also you dont deserve the hate you recieve.

  • @MatthewArroyo-yp3ky
    @MatthewArroyo-yp3ky 4 місяці тому

    Weird how the Rock-afire explosion works better than Cec’s animatronics combined

  • @papachillothezappey4050
    @papachillothezappey4050 Рік тому +2

    Hello Mr. Fechter. just asking, what are your thoughts on the animatronic company Advanced Animations. Just asking you this because I heard that they stolen and reversed engined one of your characters so that they could start their own Animatronic business.

    • @therockafire
      @therockafire  Рік тому +3

      You're right. They were one of the companies that was formed one year after I sold them a character. I think the guy's name was Bob Marquis. Stabbed in the back by a customer. It's an old story.

    • @papachillothezappey4050
      @papachillothezappey4050 Рік тому +1

      @@therockafire Just asking. What character did you sold to them

  • @Logan-D_45
    @Logan-D_45 5 місяців тому

    hey Aaron! I have a question? What style pizza did showbiz pizza have? I Personally like NY pizza as I am from NY

  • @baad_626
    @baad_626 Рік тому

    Hey Aaron! I've just stumbled across the amazing art of animatronics recently, and I was wondering who was funding your company, and why your investors/money began to wane?

  • @aftontrap2478
    @aftontrap2478 Рік тому +1

    Aaron, one question… how much money at the time would building one of your characters cost? I know it would probably cost a LOT more today but im just curious.

  • @ralsei1581
    @ralsei1581 Рік тому +1

    Hi. Are you still working on animatronics? Thanks.

  • @FatzGeronimo1982
    @FatzGeronimo1982 Рік тому +1

    This is completely off topic but for your museum is everything or most of the shows gonna be restored for it?

    • @therockafire
      @therockafire  Рік тому +4

      That is my dream. If I can raise the money to do it, yes.

  • @agentsloth8593
    @agentsloth8593 Рік тому +2

    Hey Aaron I've got a strange question for you, did you actually like the taste of Show-Biz pizza?

    • @therockafire
      @therockafire  Рік тому +4

      We were constantly working on it. I liked it, but they didn't figure out how to keep the whole top from sliding off with the first bite.

  • @tojibutnottoji
    @tojibutnottoji Рік тому

    Aaron, what’s up with showbiz pizza place? Anything major coming up?

  • @Matthew.S_3
    @Matthew.S_3 Рік тому +2

    I love Billy Bob!!!

  • @RealTuxChuck
    @RealTuxChuck 10 місяців тому

    Hey Aaron heres a question i would like to hear the awnser to why was the beta rock-afire replaced? And also what year did the beta cycle end?

  • @blacklacelolita
    @blacklacelolita Рік тому +3

    hi aaron! catching up on your videos and i'm super impressed with this collection of videos summarizing your life. when she said "i'm st8" that's what kids say now meaning "all good" or "i'm all set" and mercifully not referring to your sexuality at all. just wanted to clairfy that if it hasn't already been addressed in the other comments. otherwise i've been having a blast catching up on the videos! ❤️
    for anyone reading this who may not be subscribed to the premium channel- do it! it's worth every penny!

    • @therockafire
      @therockafire  Рік тому +2

      I hadn't heard that lingo yet. So, gay people say,, "I'm straight" when someone asks them, "How are you?"

    • @itsmub
      @itsmub Рік тому +2

      ​@@therockafirenot usually, anyone (mostly gen Z nowadays) can use it. Straight people, gay people, trans people etc

    • @Coldier.
      @Coldier. 3 місяці тому

      Something about that doesn’t seem correct

  • @under_yt6425
    @under_yt6425 Рік тому

    Was there any interaction between you and John wood that’s occurred? What are your thoughts on Sally Darkrides also?

    • @therockafire
      @therockafire  Рік тому +3

      Yes. John and I started at the same time in the mid 70's. We were friendly competitors. I took a few jabs at him in the 80's. He's a good sport and a very nice man.

  • @cheezaronius
    @cheezaronius Рік тому +3

    amazing vid aarons

  • @Ratpathproductions
    @Ratpathproductions Рік тому

    When is part three coming out?

  • @Mohkaa
    @Mohkaa Рік тому +1

    I’m dead lol

  • @Mickey-pancakes-are-good
    @Mickey-pancakes-are-good Рік тому +2

    This Comment Won’t Relate To The Video, For Some Reason I Love The Beta Billy Bob Animatronic, There’s Just Something About Him That Makes Him More Unique Than The Final Design. Also Aaron, Do You Have Any Info On The Showbiz Pizza Place In Tulsa, Oklahoma? It’s Now A Chuck E. Cheese But It’s My Local Location, I Just Wanna Know.

  • @d44ion77
    @d44ion77 Рік тому +2

    Hello Aaron Fechter i hope you have a good time and i am still sick but nothing can stop me from making this comment if you ask me if i also had a good time then yes

  • @jolenedeere1874
    @jolenedeere1874 Рік тому

    How do you get the prototype billy bob doll from 6 or 7 years ago

    • @Coldier.
      @Coldier. 3 місяці тому

      He probably built it

  • @kengban-dj3pj
    @kengban-dj3pj Рік тому +1

    Awesome

  • @creatortopia
    @creatortopia Рік тому

    Ik it harder than it sounds but you should create a rock a fire pizza place. The fans would go insane!

  • @TheRAM123
    @TheRAM123 Рік тому +1

    Hey Aaron big fan i think what you are doing is great i wish that all the people who hate on you for no reason would go and get a life keep up the good work and i hope all the moving is going well

  • @BlackBearZ76
    @BlackBearZ76 Рік тому +4

    Juno did good at finding information on the topic but I feel like she wasn’t taking it very seriously and in a quite immature manner

    • @itsmub
      @itsmub Рік тому

      Very much so. I just came by her channel, and the comments on juno's video as well as her responses to that, I'd expect something a lot more respectful and mature from a 20+ year old

  • @animatronicbuilder6824
    @animatronicbuilder6824 Рік тому +2

    Love this video series Aaron. Keep up the good work! Don’t listen to that haters and trolls!

  • @hrwildem4993
    @hrwildem4993 Рік тому

    I'm watching these videos because you posted them, but listening to her sloppy narration is painful. is there any way you can get her video taken down?

  • @lucianasiqueiracarvalho9106
    @lucianasiqueiracarvalho9106 Рік тому +1

    Wheres the new cei?

  • @Jimbob_Offical
    @Jimbob_Offical Рік тому

    You deserve magnates media to make a video on you.

  • @DougCraftOfficial
    @DougCraftOfficial Рік тому

    69 years old now, and you don't look a day over 55-60 Aaron

  • @Karlsverden
    @Karlsverden 11 місяців тому

    Please work on the gen 2 animatronics

  • @VO7194
    @VO7194 Рік тому

    Cool!

  • @mateomateo7444
    @mateomateo7444 Рік тому +1

    Yaaaay

  • @SirMogwaiDaBearlin
    @SirMogwaiDaBearlin Рік тому +1

    Didnt know nolan was so scummy!

  • @missunlucky2159
    @missunlucky2159 Рік тому +12

    honestly, this documentary was quite disrespectful in my opinion.

    • @uglebeffus
      @uglebeffus 11 місяців тому +6

      I don't know, it was pretty informative. It might be a little more polite to separate extreme political opinions from a kids' show social media account, but I'm not Aaron and I don't decide what he does. Not up to me ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
      Similarly Juno has their own opinions, so it's their documentary

    • @GentleTM
      @GentleTM 11 місяців тому +1

      Whomp whomp

    • @shartmarty
      @shartmarty 2 дні тому

      @GentleTM whomp like the Mario character

  • @tiakoso
    @tiakoso Рік тому

    Hi

  • @cbart1987
    @cbart1987 Рік тому +1

    Wikipedia is not cannon

  • @fox.9879
    @fox.9879 Рік тому +1

    i never thought of paranoia in that way very interesting also i think we all agree that we should ignore other peoples political decisions like I'm in Australia i do not care if someone votes trump because in the context of your channel political opinions don't matter what matters is the legacy of Aaron and his creations

  • @creatortopia
    @creatortopia Рік тому +2

    I love rock a fire. He mistaked her age and what ever and they got mad!!! They’re crazy! People make mistakes. #teamaaron