K7 Comment Line: 206-350-6909Part 1 -- I Remember JoeRunning the "I Remember Joe" Special on 4/1/2009.  Running that audioplay, "Sally's Dad Vs the Alligator."  I was in two different bit parts.Part 2 -- What's NextWhat should I do differently this time, so I can end up doing something that'll really make use of my skills & knowledge & experience?  Am I going to have a chance to do Something Different?Part 3 -- 65 BelowBasil Sands' novel from Podiobooks.com.  Action-adventure as good as anything in the stores, IMHO.Music: "All Out of Beer" by Possible Oscar from the Funny Music Project.Part 4 -- Stuff that's gonna Happen SoonMy next "Hiber-Nation" book, whatever that turns out to be.  The Minnesota Voices UnConference today and tomorrow.  Getting a jacket and finding my one tie.  My new K7 comment line, 206-350-6909.Theme:  "Hot Swing" from Kevin MacLeod.IDSL Tune:  "Aching for your Company" from standardthompson.

I like to watch NASCAR racing, but I only understand parts of it.  Up till the late 1990's, NASCAR had a rule, when there was an accident and the yellow flag went out, crashed cars on the track, busted tires & car parts & smoke & flames everywhere, the cars were supposed to "race to the line," dodging alla that junk on the track, to have a good position when the race restarted.  A few years back, they made a new rule.  The officials would decide in what order people would line up under the yellow, and no one would race to the line.  But one guy would get moved up to the very tail end of the lead lap.  "The Lucky Dog."I started listening to podcasts in 2006.  I listened to

practically every podcast I could find.  I started thinking, "I could

do that!"  So I started my own podcast, in February 2007.

Joe Murphy died of leiomyosarcoma on April 1st, 2007.  I honestly don't know

if I ever heard the podcasts Joe was on, but I have this vague memory I

just might have.  I listened to lots of podcasts.  Or, honestly, I might not.  I didn't get the chance to meet him.

But the folks who went ahead of me, folks I've come to like, admire, and trust, liked, admired, and trusted Joe.  He's one of those who made this community what it is.  He's worth remembering.Podcasting isn't about the microphones, the computers, the software,

the talk, the music, the time, or the money.  It's about the people. 

And a whole lot of people took a chance on trying this new

podcasting stuff, and even regular guys like Joe got a chance to speak.  Even a regular guy like me.I got to tag along on the tail end of the lead lap. 

I'm the Lucky Dog.

So yeah, I remember Joe.  Even so.But listen to them other folks.  They tell it better.

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K7 Comment Line: 206-350-6909Part 1 – TransitionsI'll be introducing a topic at the Minnesota Voices Unconference coming up on April 3rd & 4th at the Inn on Lake Superior in Duluth -- "The Transition from Old Media to New Media."  What do I know about New Media?  Oh, waitaminute...

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Part 2 – Why Public Domain?

Something I put together for "PodioRacket," a new podcast Podiobooks.com has for their new releases.  What do I know about recording Public Domain stuff for Podiobooks?  Oh, waitaminute...Music: "Creative Commons Anthem," from Rob Balder and TheFuMP.com.

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Part 3 – In the B's

Further explanations of the podcasts I included in NaNaPooPoo, including: Barely PodcastingBlast from the Past PodcastBloodthirsty Vegetarians

Braindouche

Music: "Take My Job Away," from Project Sysiphus and TheFuMP.com

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… And Finally …Brief rambling about jobs.  Comments about comments.Theme: "Hot Swing" from Kevin MacLeodIDSL: "

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A personal journal with a few audio book reviews and some music from my "It Doesn't Suck" music list. "Hiber-Nation" is stories I read, because I like to read stories. That's all.

Just thought I'd let you know, at the end of the month, my reading of "Wild Animals I Have Known" by Ernest Thompson Seton will be available on Podiobooks.com.  Yes, I know, I'm jumping the gun a bit.  But (a) I'm proud of how the audiobook turned out, and (b) I'm rather proud of how the promo turned out, too.  So I wanted to share that with you now.The official release date on Podiobooks.com will be 3/31/2009 -- which happens to be my Mom's birthday.  Being unemployed (along with the rest of the world), I'll be hard put to buy anything for her, but this, I can do.  Heck, she likes audio books.  "Look Mommie, I made it myself -- and didn't use any macaroni or glue!"Hope you enjoy the promo.  And given you'll be getting this on Friday the 13th....  Listen Carefully!Griz

Forgot to mention, I now have "A Handy Guide for Beggars," by Vachel Lindsay, available on Podiobooks.com.  I went back through all those files I'd recorded for Hiber-Nation, and did the necessary editing to fit them to the Podiobooks standards.  So no, they don't sound any better than they did, but you can use the Personalized Feed mechanism to get the book sent episode-by-episode from beginning to end.So if you liked the book, you could recommend the Podiobooks feed to your friends.  For example.  I'm just sayin'.  I've attached the promo for "Beggars" to the feed, so you'll have a copy you could share, or play on your podcast, if ya wanna.  I'd appreciate that.Thanks!Griz

K7 Comment Line: 206-350-6909Back in Episode 56, I did that J Proctor Knott speech that in 1871 made Duluth one of the best-known cities in the country -- for a little while, anyway.  I really liked the way the speech turned out, mostly.But I didn't like the way that show turned out.  Didn't like the music,didn't like the audio quality, the flaws kept picking at me.  So tonight I opened up Episode 56, re-edited it and cleaned it up a bit.  And here it is.  I liked it enough that I thought it worthwhile to get it as good as possible.Still not perfect, but a lot better, I think.  If you missed it the first time, or even if not, I hope you like this version.Thanks for your patience with my perfectionism.

K7 Comment Line: 206-350-6909Just stuff that happened, that's all.Part 1 -- Perfect PowerTraded two old laptops and a batteryless Belkin UPS for a working CyberPower 585AVR.  Messed up Spinrite & started over (sigh).  And so on.Part 2 -- Expanding to Fill the Available TimeEven being unemployed, I've got enough to do that I'm wearing myself out.Part 3 -- Some Day Real Soon NowI'm gotta start reviewing Podiobooks again, Some Day Real Soon Now.  Maybe starting with David Lee Summers newest book.PROMO: "Heirs of the New Earth"Part 4 -- Maybe This TimeDidn't manage NaBloPoMo last month.  Trying again this month.  Probably... And Finally ...New tools: How to Discuss, How to Donate, and more?Theme: "Hot Swing" from Kevin MacLeodIDSL: "Abandoned" from "Troop of Echoes"

Exciting news!At long last, I managed to get "Monarch: the Big Bear of Tallac" by Ernest Thompson Seton, the last book I completed on "Stories from the Hiber-Nation," up and live as a serialized audio book on Podiobooks.com !!Here's the promo.  Yes, I admit it, I cut-and-pasted it together from the existing audio.  Same for the book.Still, pretty cool, huh?Griz

K7 Comment Line: 206-350-6909Part 1 - Noises OffGot that ThermalTake BlacX thing, and a new eSATA card, so I hooked up my old, broken laptop drive to my desktop, which is running Spinrite to recover the data -- hence the fan noise and occasional clicks.Part 2 - Employment WantedYep, still unemployed.  Lots of that going around.Promo: Tee Morris' new "In Your Right Mind" podcast.Part 3 - BooksMy continuing adventures trying to get Ernest Thompson Seton's book, "Monarch: the Big Bear of Tallac," from my "Stories from the Hiber-Nation" podcast, up as a Podiobook on Podiobooks.com.Music: "I'm Gonna Procrastinate" by Rob Balder of The Funny Music Project.Part 4 - Honorable MentionGot invited to visit the "ErkPod" podcast, and while there, heard about the podcast Erk's Mom started recently, "Blast from the Past Podcast," wherein she had some nice stuff to say about me.  She has excellent taste!... And FinallyIDSL Tune: "A-YOO" from G-Rize.Theme Music: "Hot Swing" from Kevin MacLeod.