History Trivia / Lordkat

** [=LordKat=] started his online "career" in 1988 on [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ImagiNation_Network The Sierra Network]], playing the RPG [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shadow_of_Yserbius "The Shadow of Yserbius"]]. At the time, the internet was only accessible on a pay-per-hour basis, and Jason racked up a bill of over $4,000 (phone charges for the dial-up modem) in only a month.
** [=LordKat=]'s stuffed polar bear, "Strawbeary", is the livestream's unofficial mascot. He was a birthday gift from WebVideo/{{Benzaie}}, and is a smaller version of Ben's sidekick Beary. On live camera, Strawbeary can often be spotted sitting on Jason's dresser or riding atop his head.

* CreatorBreakdown: After his parents passed away, he has admitted that [[http://web.archive.org/web/20150321000809/http://www.lordkat.com/statement-regarding-events-lordkat-sick-spoony.html he wasn't doing much better than Spoony,]] despite having criticised Spoony pretty harshly during the latter's mental health declining.
* DoingItForTheArt: Jason has confirmed on many occasions that he makes no money off any of the videos he makes, citing that he gets his income from a full time job he works and that [=YouTube=] is a hobby for him.

* [[DoingItForTheArt Doing It as a Hobby]]: Jason has confirmed on many occasions that he makes no money off any of the videos he makes, citing that he gets his income from a full time job he works and that [=YouTube=] is a hobby for him.

* [=LordKat=] started his online "career" in 1988 on [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ImagiNation_Network The Sierra Network]], playing the RPG [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shadow_of_Yserbius "The Shadow of Yserbius"]]. At the time, the internet was only accessible on a pay-per-hour basis, and Jason racked up a bill of over $4,000 (phone charges for the dial-up modem) in only a month.
* [=LordKat=]'s stuffed polar bear, "Strawbeary", is the livestream's unofficial mascot. He was a birthday gift from WebVideo/{{Benzaie}}, and is a smaller version of Ben's sidekick Beary. On live camera, Strawbeary can often be spotted sitting on Jason's dresser or riding atop his head.
* Many of the contributors of Website/ChannelAwesome have shown up on the livestream (either in the chat or on Skype) at some point. A list of frequent visitors can be found on [=LordKat=]'s [[http://www.lordkat.com/wiki/index.php/That_Guy_With_The_Glasses wiki.]]

* CreatorBreakdown: Had some rough times in the past few years with his father's death and mother's health; remember when he was really laying it into Spoony during Spoony's mental health decline? [[http://web.archive.org/web/20150321000809/http://www.lordkat.com/statement-regarding-events-lordkat-sick-spoony.html Turns out Jason wasn't doing much better either.]]
* DoingItForTheArt: Or "''Doing It as a Hobby''" to be more accurate. Jason has confirmed on many occasions that he makes no money off any of the videos he makes, citing that he gets his income from a full time job he works and that [=YouTube=] is a hobby for him.

* DoingItForTheArt: Or "''Doing It as a Hobby''" to be more accurate. Jason has confirmed on many occasions that he makes no money off any of the videos he makes, citing that he gets his income from a full time job he works and that YouTube is a hobby for him.

* Many of the contributors of Website/ThatGuyWithTheGlasses have shown up on the livestream (either in the chat or on Skype) at some point. A list of frequent visitors can be found on [=LordKat=]'s [[http://www.lordkat.com/wiki/index.php/That_Guy_With_The_Glasses wiki.]]

* CreatorBacklash: Really hates Channel Awesome these days. Mostly because of how badly it's run.

* LordKat started his online "career" in 1988 on [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ImagiNation_Network The Sierra Network]], playing the RPG [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shadow_of_Yserbius "The Shadow of Yserbius"]]. At the time, the internet was only accessible on a pay-per-hour basis, and Jason racked up a bill of over $4,000 (phone charges for the dial-up modem) in only a month.
* [=LordKat=]'s stuffed polar bear, "Strawbeary", is the livestream's unofficial mascot. He was a birthday gift from {{Benzaie}}, and is a smaller version of Ben's sidekick Beary. On live camera, Strawbeary can often be spotted sitting on Jason's dresser or riding atop his head.

** He had another one on February 26, 2016, when he broke down in tears and retired his shows on air. The reason he gave for his sudden departure was that he was wracked with guilt over his self-described hateful comments he made at Channel Awesome, Doug Walker, JesuOtaku, and even Spoony, who he said he hoped to apologize to in person.

* CreatorBreakdown: Had some rough times in the past few years with his father's death and mother's health; remember when he was really laying it into Spoony during Spoony's mental health decline? [[http://www.lordkat.com/statement-regarding-events-lordkat-sick-spoony.html Turns out Jason wasn't doing much better either.]]

* Many of the contributors of WebOriginal/ThatGuyWithTheGlasses have shown up on the livestream (either in the chat or on Skype) at some point. A list of frequent visitors can be found on [=LordKat=]'s [[http://www.lordkat.com/wiki/index.php/That_Guy_With_The_Glasses wiki.]]

* LordKat started his online "career" in 1988 on [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ImagiNation_Network The Sierra Network]]. This was during the days of pay-per-hour Internet access, and as such he raked up a bill of over $4,000 in one month (plus phone charges for the dial-up modem).

* Many of the contributors of WebOriginal/ThatGuyWithTheGlasses have shown up on the livestream (either in the chat or on Skype) at some point, sometimes even running the stream in Jason's absence. A list of frequent visitors can be found on [=LordKat=]'s [[http://www.lordkat.com/wiki/index.php/That_Guy_With_The_Glasses wiki.]]

* LordKat's stuffed polar bear, "Strawbeary", is the livestream's unofficial mascot. He was a birthday gift from {{Benzaie}}, and is a smaller version of Ben's sidekick Beary. On live camera, Strawbeary can often be spotted sitting on Jason's dresser or riding atop his head.
* Many of the contributors of WebOriginal/ThatGuyWithTheGlasses have shown up on the livestream (either in the chat or on Skype) at some point, sometimes even running the stream in Jason's absence. A list of frequent visitors can be found on [=LordKat=]'s [[http://www.lordkat.com/wiki/index.php/That_Guy_With_The_Glasses wiki.]]

* Many of the contributors of {{TGWTG}} have shown up on the livestream (either in the chat or on Skype) at some point, sometimes even running the stream in Jason's absence. A list of frequent visitors can be found on [=LordKat=]'s [[http://www.lordkat.com/wiki/index.php/That_Guy_With_The_Glasses wiki.]]