Kelly & Mike covering their favorite touring acts.

We remember our buddy Chuck La Tournous, and catch up on our media. Also note this episode was recorded in April before the first round of the NBA Playoffs, go Knicks!

Several memories of Chuck: TidBITS, Bryan Chaffin, and Daring Fireball.

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Remembering Kelly's Mac Observer colleague John Martellaro. Our condolences to his family, friends and colleagues. If you would like to donate in his memory, consider the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research.

Kelly's looking for the best way to build her band/her personal website, if you've got suggestions.

This episode was recorded in late March, before the untimely passing of Chuck La Tournous. We will be talking more about Chuck (who wrote repeatedly about how Apple technologies improved his health) on a future Aftershow.

This was also our first show recorded using Descript/Squadcast, instead of our usual Cast recording app. There are a couple of dropouts in the edit due to Kelly's stream glitching, which we will try to fix for next time!

Photo courtesy TMO/Bryan Chaffin.

Kelly's in another band? Join our intrepid podcasters as they wrap their heads around two cover bands, a basketball scandal, AirPods regressions and more. (And a belated Happy Exploding Whale Day.)

• Gothmas on the Solstice! https://www.holocene.org/event/gothmas-constant-debauchery-depeche-mode-kiss-me-kiss-me-kiss-me-the-cure-precious-machinery-siouxsie-and-the-banshees/holocene/portland/
• https://www.opb.org/article/2025/10/23/portland-trail-blazers-name-interim-coach-after-billups-arrest/
• https://www.complyfoam.com/products/memory-foam-ear-tips-for-apple-airpods-pro-3?variant=47125450031291
• https://www.charjenpro.com/products/airfoamsprov20?variant=47114246193370
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6CLumsir34
• https://www.oregonlive.com/living/2025/11/its-exploding-whale-day-in-oregon-10-things-to-know-about-the-blubber-blast-55-years-later.html

From the vaults! Recorded back in May but lost in the edit process… hear historical facts about the NBA Playoffs & past Precious Machinery shows! Thrill to Mike's excitement of the Knicks run, not knowing how it would end! Draw sustenance from Kelly's new job and new band!

For our listeners who were hoping for a live show from Macstock — unfortunately the stars did not align for this year, but we will deliver a traditional not-the-same-place summer show instead.

• Check out the tiny bass of Christa Mrgan

Precious Machinery made its New Year's Eve debut! And more from your transcontinental cohosts.

• Precious Machinery
  • Next show
• The Twenty Sided Tavern
• Steve Harper's SNOW in SF

Special Guest Tom Bridge of the Mac Admins Podcast joins the Aftershow crew for a Very Special Episode™!

We also extend a heartfelt Aftershow Hello to our pal Chris Fuller. We love you C & we're thinking of you.

• Go see Kelly on NYE in Precious Machinery
• Constant Debauchery
• The History of Computing Podcast
• Remembering Charles Edge
• https://docs.blackberry.com/en/endpoint-management/blackberry-enterprise-mobility-server/3_6
• https://support.apple.com/guide/deployment/integrate-mac-computers-with-active-directory-depd1a7cad1f/web
• Cisco Routers for the Desperate
• Who were you, DenverCoder9?
• https://isimagingdead.com

Mike and Kelly catch up on their summer musical experiences, including a big announcement from KG on her COVER BAND launching soon in Portland!

[This episode was recorded on 11/2, before Election Day.]

• Mike's trip to Collective Retreats
• Jeff Carlson
• Kelly's trip to Blockbuster of Bend
• The ReMarkable relaxation/focus rooms
• The story of Robert Smith and Siouxie Sioux
  • Metal Postcard (Precious Machinery)
• The Midnight: Comet (Mystic Pizza), Comet (About Last Night)
• Chromeo — Juice
• Apple M4 No Sweat
• Best Earplugs / Earpeace / Eargasm
• Concert fans

A little bit of politics, a little bit of Muppets, and tuning in for Clipped! (We'll talk about WWDC next time.)

• Clipped on FX/Hulu
• Kelly AuCoin on The Rich Eisen Show
• Richard Hunt of The Muppets
• New at MacStories
• Sam Buttrey at Inside Jeopardy
• Kelly on The Incomparable 1, 2

Don't forget to sign up for Macstock! https://macstockconferenceandexpo.com/register/

Remember the eclipse and the earthquake? Good times. This episode, recorded in mid-April, comes off the shelf to remind you of that thing that happened that one time.

• Graham Chapman of Monty Python
  • Memorial service
  • US Comedy Arts Festival
• Earthquakes & eclipses, oh my!