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Val Kilmer's Mark Twain and Mary Baker Eddy--a film in the making
Tues, 8 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT (0.1 Mb)
In this chat, actor/filmmaker Val Kilmer and historian Mike Davis talk about the relationship between Mark Twain and Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, and how these two great characters will be portrayed on film.
Book Show 2010-06-01
Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +1000 (18.5 Mb)
Mark Twain memoirs
This year is the 100th anniversary of the death of Mark Twain and there are Mark Twain celebrations everywhere: conferences, discussions, plays, Twain read-a-thons, the re-release of his classic works and even a re-creation of his funeral. There's a Twitter account in his name, and some of his most famous quotes fit easily into the 104 characters. like 'If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.'
Vale Randolph Stow
Randolph Stow was born in Geraldton in Western Australia in 1935, slightly younger than our Nobel Prize winning writer Patrick White. But, like White, his work returned to the menacing Australian landscape even though he spent most of his adult life in England. He settled there at the end of the 1960s and returned to Australia only briefly in 1974.
Deborah Forster's The Book of Emmett (review)
Each year when the Miles Franklin short list is published, there's vigorous debate about whether the books on the list deserve to be there.
Marking an especially grim Pomona meeting
Tue, 20 Apr 2010 08:00:00 GMT (3.7 Mb)
MARK TWAIN died 100 years ago today, but a column about him here will have to wait because of pressing news about a topic of roughly equal popularity: the Pomona City Council.
Rancho Cucamonga jumps to read Mark Twain
Thu, 22 Apr 2010 08:00:00 GMT (2.6 Mb)
APRIL HAS been a big month for admirers of Mark Twain, who include almost everyone in Rancho Cucamonga (oh, what fun Twain could have had with that name).
Morning Splash 5 3 10
Mon, 03 May 2010 17:57:47 GMT (9.3 Mb)
Here are the best parts of Mondays show, Time Magazine's top 100 celebs, Tiger Woods, Michael Jackson, Brett Michaels, Shania Twain and more...
DJ GEO DANCE VOL 6.2010
Sun, 18 Apr 2010 22:10:31 GMT (31.4 Mb)
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HERE'S THE PLAYLIST FOR DJ GEO DANCE VOL 6 2010.
1.Sonic The Crazy Little Things(extended mix)
2.Natalie Mac You Are(Hypasonic Remix)
3.Manian ravers in the uk(bass slammers remix)
4.Sir Colin feat.Mickey So Blind(OverDrive Division Remix)
5.Overdrive division dancing nation(steve twain remix)
6.No Doubt Dont Speak(Oliver Twist Remix)
7.Robert g left me on my own(club Remix)
8.Recca You Make Me Wanna(Extended Mix)
9.Candycore blow away(extended mix)
Episode 57: April 10, 2010
Tue, 13 Apr 2010 17:48:48 +0000 (21.7 Mb)
The Week in Review: Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy have become the first celebrity couple to announce their break-up on Twitter...Christopher Meloni is not leaving Law & Order: SVU. Gina's world can go back to spinning…Shania Twain has a reality show in the works. Do we care? Ummm, no…Kim Jong Il is now a fashion icon! You know that track suit thing he always wears? Tres chic, yo. Jason now has his Halloween costume picked out…Man in Georgia suffers lockjaw trying to eat huge sandwich…Some airlines are now charging for carry-on luggage and toilet time…Brangelinaston update - Jen & Brad caught smooching, scandal!…Discussed the scientific reasons people drive like assholes. Jeff may be a case-study.
Featured the band Saint Motel in Soundcheck. They're indie fabulous, and conquering Hollywood. Check them out at MySpace.com/SaintMotel
Outside the Box 4/20/10
Tue, 20 Apr 2010 11:30:16 +0000 (7.1 Mb)
Producer/Host: Larry Dansinger
“Mark Twain at 100″
WWP#012 : How Much Should You Write? Less is More when Writing an RFP Proposal
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:50:34 +0000 (3.3 Mb)
In this podcast, I’m covering a common question which is : How long should a proposal be?
The rule of thumb for how long your proposal should be is to make it as long as you need to get your point across without overwhelming the evaluators. More is not better. Consider the effort it takes by the reviewers to slog through long proposals.
In the words of Dr. Frank Luntz, author of the book Words that work, “… brevity, clarity, and simplicity are simply the hallmarks of good communication.”
In some RFP proposals, you’ll be given a page count limit that forces you to respond within pre-defined limits. This may even include specifying font size and minimum margins. If you’re given a page limit, write close to the limit without going over, unless the limit is simply longer than you need to tell your story – don’t just add filler to get it to the limit. In some cases, you’ll be given page count limits for specific questions or sections. It should give you some idea of the relative importance of each question or section.
If you’re given a limit, follow it. You’ll either be disqualified if you exceed it, or any pages over the limit will simply be discarded before they’re seen by the evaluators.
If no maximum page count is given, take a disciplined approach and make sure you don’t write too much. There’s a temptation to include all the material you can find. This tendency results in material that is not relevant to the actual evaluation of your proposal and may distract the reviewer from the messages that are most important.
If you aren’t given a page count limit in the RFP, assess what a reasonable limit would be and take a similar approach to page counts for various questions or sections. By providing a page count limit internally while you’re developing the proposal response, you’re much more likely to get concise information from your internal writers, subject matter experts and subcontractors.
A rough guideline for allocating space is to use the scoring matrix and allocate a page count to specific questions or sections based on their value in the scoring matrix. For instance, if you have a 100 page limit and a specific section is worth 20% of the total score, you would allocate 20 pages to that section. This is only a starting point, since there may be specific areas where you need more or less space to appropriately address the question and provide the required information. So, don’t be too rigid.
If you assess information and decide whether it’s important enough to include during the overall process, the size of your proposal will naturally develop. It’s important to take a critical eye and not be afraid to discard, summarize or shorten material that was provided to you by others.
Structure and formatting is very important and will be discussed in a future podcast, but don’t sacrifice a readable proposal to make a shorter one. Eliminating useful elements that may take additional space will defeat the purpose of communicating your message. This includes introductions, summaries, diagrams, bullet points, sub-headings and shorter paragraphs. Some companies reduce font size, spacing between paragraphs and margins to pack in more material. This makes it hard to read and defeats the purpose. Cull out the material that doesn’t really matter and make it easy for the evaluators to evaluate.
And yes, it is more difficult to write a shorter, tighter, better proposal than a long, bloated one. In a long letter to a friend, Mark Twain once said that he would have written a shorter letter, but he didn’t have the time.
Mistakes Happen (2-18-2010)
Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:40:35 +0000 (0.5 Mb)
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PODCAST SCRIPT:
Mark Twain may well have been giving advice to the parents of teenagers when he quipped, “Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes.”
When teens begin to experience life, they will make mistakes. Lots of them. That’s natural. It’s even a good sign when they struggle a bit. It means they are interacting with the world and learning through their experiences while they are still at home, when mom and dad can give them guidance and develop appropriate boundaries.
So, look at your teen’s mistakes as golden learning opportunities. Hold them accountable, but do so with an ever deepening relationship that says, “Yes, I know you will make mistakes, but I will continue to love you anyway, and I’ll help you make better choices next time.” ©2010 Mark Gregston www.Markgregston.com. 903-668-2173
07/01/10: Pt 1 - Shania Twain on Helping Children
Thu, 07 Jan 2010 08:00:00 GMT (9.7 Mb)
Shania Twain is one of the best-known country singers in the world. But before the fame, she grew up disadvantaged in Timmins, Ontario. Now, she's devoting a great deal of time to helping neglected and underprivileged children in Canada.
497. The Dalliance Of The Eagles by Walt Whitman
Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:34:28 GMT (1.0 Mb)
W Whitman read by Classic Poetry Aloud:
http://www.classicpoetryaloud.com/
Giving voice to the poetry of the past.
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The Dalliance Of The Eagles
by Walt Whitman (1819 – 1992)
Skirting the river road, (my forenoon walk, my rest,)
Skyward in the air a sudden muffled sound, the dalliance of the eagles,
The rushing amorous contact high in space together,
The clinching interlocking claws, a living, fierce, gyrating wheel,
Four beating wings, two beaks, a swirling mass tight grappling,
In tumbling turning clustering loops, straight downward falling,
Till o'er the river pois'd, the twain yet one, a moment's lull,
A motionless still balance in the air, then parting, talons loosing,
Upward again on slow-firm pinions slanting, their separate diverse flight,
She hers, he his, pursuing.
First aired: 3 May 2008
For hundreds more poetry readings, visit the Classic Poetry Aloud index.
Reading © Classic Poetry Aloud 2009
@Work Blend Mix 2
Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:49:16 GMT (43.6 Mb)
Second set in this series ...
01. 666 - Supa Dupa Fly (Vizion's 2009 Remix)
02. Bacon Popper - Free 2009
03. Lady Gaga - Lovegame (Club Remix)
04. Italo Brothers - Stamp On The Ground (CLub Remix)
05. M&J Jackson - Scream (Vizions Electro Remix)
06. Masters at Work - Work 2009
07. Shania Twain - That Don't Impress Me Much (Vitalik Vitamin Remix)
08. D8r Zot - This Is Our Sound
09. Michael Jackson - Smooth Crimina (Remix 2009)
10. Dj Aligator Project] The Whistle Song
11. Flo Rida - In The Ayer (Jason Nevins Mix)
12. Ian Van Dahl Castles In The Sky
The Master I.C “Mic Geronimo”
Mon, 06 Jul 2009 06:43:44 GMT (55.9 Mb)
The radio boys (C.Truth, Kev Lawrence) spoke with Mic Geronimo live in studio about a variety of things. The queens native who quotes Mark Twain explained why he was away for so long, the pride of having a daughter graduating college, being in a cult classic film “Whiteboyz” and why the director yelled at him allegedly, being recognized in Sweden, the controversial scene in the movie (did he get shot or was he the shooter?), the three things that matters most to him, why everything must be gangster, the truth about the relationship between himself and Irv Gotti, the special office visit he made after comments Irv made on MTV, his new rebellious music venture, and how music immortalized him. He also mentioned a new movie that he begins shooting soon entitled, “If I was 6’ 9” a biopic on Jimi Hendrix, the props to Moby was using his music that got placed on Sex in the City, his views on 50 Cent, and why he would get his head smashed in a piano by Denzil Washington. Really interesting stuff folks. Listen right now. Then log on to: www.thermalsoundwaves.com for what's to come in the future. Peace!
Mister Ron's Basement #1394
Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:27:05 GMT (41.5 Mb)
For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapters 43 - 'The Battle of the Sand-Belt', 44 - 'A Postscript by Clarence', and 'A Final P.S. by M.T.'
This concludes our presentation of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court,' which has taken us almost fourteen months to read! The complete index of the book's chapters can be found at http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html.
For the time being, while we are preparing The Basement for the Big Move to a NEW Server in August. Between now and then, there will be no Saturday, Sunday, or Monday episodes, just the regular Tuesday through Friday stories. We have 1400 episodes and descriptions to move over, so this will take up time.
Time: approx thirty-five minutes
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A Vital Message from Mister Ron!
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Mister Ron's Basement #1387
Tue, 02 Jun 2009 03:25:06 GMT (20.6 Mb)
For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Forty-Two (Part Two of Two) of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- where Clarence and the Boss make their plans for --'War!'
We would like to dedicate this Episode to a true Mark Twain fan, whom we met recently -- Phil Yeh, who has been raising literacy awareness for almost twenty-five years with his remarkable 'Cartoonists Across America and the World' project.
Time: approx seventeen minutes
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A Vital Message from Mister Ron!
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Mister Ron's Basement #1382
Tue, 26 May 2009 01:18:52 GMT (11.2 Mb)
For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Forty-Two (Part One of Two) of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- where Clarence fills in the Boss on how Camelot fell apart --'War!'
Time: approx nine and a half minutes
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A Vital Message from Mister Ron!
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Seattle Is Reading 'My Jim,' a Re-imagining of the Classic 'Huckleberry Finn'
Wed, 20 May 2009 10:05:00 -0700 (26.0 Mb)
Freedom, racism, love, loyalty and longing: all are themes in the classic Mark Twain novel "Huckleberry Finn." They reemerge in "My Jim," a book by local author and playwright Nancy Rawles. She recreates the character of Jim as seen by Sadie Watson, a woman who considers Jim the love of her life. What is it like to recreate a famous historical character? How does Rawles' book approach this turbulent time in American history? Why was this book chosen for the Seattle Reads program? If you are part of a study group reading this book, what themes and issues are you discussing together?
Seattle Is Reading 'My Jim,' a Re-imagining of the Classic 'Huckleberry Finn'
Wed, 20 May 2009 10:05:00 -0700 (26.0 Mb)
Freedom, racism, love, loyalty and longing: all are themes in the classic Mark Twain novel "Huckleberry Finn." They reemerge in "My Jim," a book by local author and playwright Nancy Rawles. She recreates the character of Jim as seen by Sadie Watson, a woman who considers Jim the love of her life. What is it like to recreate a famous historical character? How does Rawles' book approach this turbulent time in American history? Why was this book chosen for the Seattle Reads program? If you are part of a study group reading this book, what themes and issues are you discussing together?
Mister Ron's Basement #1374
Tue, 12 May 2009 02:17:14 GMT (12.0 Mb)
For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Forty-One of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- where The Boss returns to England and finds the place almost empty in -- 'The Interdict.'
Time: approx ten minutes
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A Vital Message from Mister Ron!
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Mister Ron's Basement #1367
Wed, 06 May 2009 02:33:57 GMT (20.3 Mb)
For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Forty of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- in which a new day dawns for Merrie Olde England -- 'Three Years Later.'
Time: approx seventeen minutes
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A Vital Message from Mister Ron!
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MIster Ron's Basement #1360
Thu, 30 Apr 2009 02:55:34 GMT (28.4 Mb)
For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Thirty-Nine of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- a terrific bit of Twain's writing, and it could stand alone -- 'The Yankee's Fight with the Knights.'
Time: approx twenty-four minutes
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A Vital Message from Mister Ron!
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Book Show 2009-04-27
Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +1000 (18.5 Mb)
From beyond the grave: a new collection of Mark Twain's unpublished works
Almost 100 years after his death Mark Twain has a new book out.
Off the shelf: Sophie Hannah's crime fiction favourites
Some of the world's best crime writers are without a doubt Agatha Christie, Ruth Rendell and PD James.
Honour, fraud and writing with Malcolm Knox
Malcolm Knox exposed Norma Khouri's memoir as a fiction in 2004. In Forbidden Love she fabricated details about an honour killing in Jordan. He says her fraud brought the word honour into disrepute.
Mister Ron's Basement #1353
Wed, 22 Apr 2009 03:25:22 GMT (8.8 Mb)
For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Thirty-Eight of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- which we have been waiting for -- 'Sir Launcelot and Knights to the Rescue.'
Time: approx seven and a half minutes
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A Vital Message from Mister Ron!
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Mister Ron's Basement #1346
Wed, 15 Apr 2009 01:14:28 GMT (17.6 Mb)
For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Thirty-Seven of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- where the Boss gets captured, talks his way out, and then...he's in 'An Awful Predicament.'
Time: approx fifteen minutes
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Mister Ron's Basement #1339
Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:41:51 GMT (11.3 Mb)
For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Thirty-Six of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- where the Boss picks a lock and gets free...or does he? It's called 'An Encounter in the Dark.'
Time: approx nine and a half minutes
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Mister Ron's Basement #1332
Thu, 02 Apr 2009 02:05:24 GMT (19.7 Mb)
For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Thirty-Five of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- this chapter isn't even close to funny, but it is part of the book -- prepare yourself for a real tear-jerker -- 'A Pitiful Incident.'
Time: approx sixteen and a half minutes
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Mister Ron's Basement #1325
Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:47:14 GMT (14.2 Mb)
For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Thirty-Four (Part Two of Two) of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- where the Boss and the King go from the frying pan into the fire...or is it the other way around? -- 'The Yankee and the King Sold as Slaves.'
Time: approx twelve minutes
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Episode 31 - Upside Down - 360 - ( Part 2 )
Sat, 21 Mar 2009 12:29:44 GMT (35.9 Mb)
Here's part 2 of Upside Down - My fav's on this one is by Coheed & Cambria and if you were never lucky enough to hear The Man Song by now in this computer age, here it is. Also Shana Twain is one of my guilty pleasures in more ways than one. Yes more ways than one - In my dreams that is .
Let's start the show and PLEASE PASS ON.
Now its time with silly songs with Larry / Sound Bite from Veggie Tales
THE MAN SONG / SEAN MOREY from the BOB & TOM ( Radio Show )
MANNISH BOY / MUDDY WATERS
KKND (New Orleans-New Rock-The End) / Radio I.D.
WELCOME HOME / COHEED AND CAMBRIA
My Mom say a lot of black people in Africa /
Sound Bite From South Park
BLUES HARP / MAGIC RONNIE EARL & JAMES COTTON
SWEET HOME CHICAGO / LUTHER JOHNSON JR.
Hello I'm Forest , Forest Gump / Sound Bite from Forrest Gump
Gifted / Sound Bite from Forrest Gump
LOVELY DAY / BILL WITHERS
MONEY / PINK FLOYD
KA-CHINGG / SHANIA TWAIN
I'm a Sundevil / Sound Bite from Forrest Gump
The Devil don't change / Sound Bite from 8 MM
My sweet satin / Backwards bite from Stairway to Heaven
SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL / THE ROLLING STONES
UPSIDE DOWN / JACK JOHNSON
GOLDEN SLUMBER / THE BEATLES
CARRY THAT WEIGHT / THE BEATLES
THE END / THE BEATLES
HER MAJESTY / THE BEATLES
The End / Sound Bite from Rocky & Bullwinkle
Mister Ron's Basement #1318
Tue, 17 Mar 2009 03:34:03 GMT (16.1 Mb)
For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Thirty-Four (Part One of Two) of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- in which the King opens his big mouth and gets him and the Boss in Hot Water -- 'The Yankee and the King Sold as Slaves.'
Time: approx thirteen and a half minutes
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Mister Ron's Basement #1316
Sun, 15 Mar 2009 03:03:47 GMT (18.0 Mb)
Our Saturday Night Special is Part Three of a Three Part tale by Mark Twain -- one of his funniest stories ever -- 'The Stolen White Elephant' from 1882!
Don't miss this, but don't even think of listening to it until you have heard Parts One and Two, which you can get by clicking here and here.
Time: approx fifteen minutes
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Mister Ron's Basement #1311
Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:51:19 GMT (29.4 Mb)
For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Thirty-Three of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- where we discuss purchasing power, wages, and the pillory - 'Sixth Century Political Economy.'
Time: approx twenty-four and a half minutes
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Mister Ron's Basement #1309
Sun, 08 Mar 2009 04:41:05 GMT (20.2 Mb)
Our Saturday Night Special is Part Two of a Three Part tale by Mark Twain -- one of his funniest stories ever -- 'The Stolen White Elephant' from 1882!
Don't miss this, but don't even think of listening to it until you have heard Part One, which you can get by clicking here.
Time: approx seventeen minutes
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Mister Ron's Basement #1302
Sun, 01 Mar 2009 03:26:30 GMT (21.3 Mb)
Our Saturday Night Special is Part One of a Three Part tale by Mark Twain -- one of his funniest stories ever -- 'The Stolen White Elephant.' Don't miss this!
Time: approx eighteen minutes
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Mister Ron's Basement #1291
Wed, 18 Feb 2009 03:41:53 GMT (19.1 Mb)
For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Thirty-One of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- where the Boss spends money all over town -- 'Marco.'
Time: approx sixteen minutes
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Obama?s Lincoln: The Writer and the Imperial Crisis
Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:48:13 +0000 (31.4 Mb)
Click to listen to Chris’s conversation with Fred Kaplan. (66 minutes, 30 mb mp3) Presidential reading: Fred Kaplan’s Lincoln
Fred Kaplan’s new biography of Abraham Lincoln, the writer, the “Mark Twain of our politics,” leaves no doubt that the log-cabin president who freed the slaves and saved the Union would stand in any event with the literary giants of his time: Whitman, Melville, Emerson, Thoreau, the immortals of the American Renaissance. The Lincoln difference remains: that his words and great deeds cannot be disentangled. Lincoln’s glory was to have mastered language that transformed public life, as no other president before or since, though surely Barack Obama is studying and striving after the Lincoln model.
A lot of Lincoln’s masterstrokes are new to me, like this narrative reflection on seeing slaves on a steamboat in Kentucky in 1841. Lincoln was 32, an Illinois stranger in slave country, a storyteller-in-facts in his letter to Mary Speed:
We got on board the Steam Boat Lebanon, in the locks of the Canal about 12 o’clock M. of the day we left, and reached St. Louis the next Monday at 8:00 P.M. Nothing of interest happened during the passage, except the vexatious delays occasioned by the sand bars be thought interesting. By the way, a fine example was presented on board the boat for contemplating the effect of condition upon human happiness. A gentleman had purchased twelve negroes in different parts of Kentucky, and was taking them to a farm in the South. They were chained six and six together. A small iron clevis was around the left wrist of each, and this fastened to the main chain by a shorter one at a convenient distance from the others; so that the negroes were strung together precisely like so many fish upon a trot-line. In this condition, they were being separated forever from the scenes of their childhood, their friends, their fathers and mothers, and brothers and sisters, and many of them, from their wives and children, and going into perpetual slavery where the lash of the master is proverbially more ruthless and unrelenting than any other where; and yet amid all these distressing circumstances, as we would think them, they were the most cheerful and apparently happy creatures on board. One whose offence for which he had been sold was an over-fondness for his wife, played the fiddle almost continually; and the others danced, sung, cracked jokes, and played various games with cards from day to day. How true it is that “God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb,” or in other words, that he renders the worst of human conditions tolerable, while he permits the best, to be nothing better than tolerable.
Abraham Lincoln, in a letter to Mary Speed, August, 1841, quoted in Kaplan’s Lincoln, pp.130-131. Young Lincoln: Burns and Byron in America
Fred Kaplan’s literary life story of Lincoln is conceived as a mystery, not unlike the riddle of Shakespeare: how did the child of illiterates in a farm culture become an obsessive student and master of language in every form, from his tavern tales to the Second Inaugural? The King James Bible and Shakespeare were Lincoln’s private school. The Scotsman Robert Burns who made high art of ordinary language was a formative, kindred spirit in Lincoln’s twenties. Burns’ touch with common songs “stirred Lincoln because it cohered with his own belief in literacy, upward mobility, respect for the common man, and democratic governance, and because it affirmed the connection between language and moral vision,” Fred Kaplan writes. The other suprise to me was Lincoln’s attachment and debt to Lord Byron, the “Romantic republican” poet of resistance, even revolution, against tyranny and Caesarism in Europe. Byron was a spark of Lincoln’s dread of demagogues, mobs and militarists, and he stood in the background of Lincoln’s anti-imperial passion that opposed the war with Mexico and brooded about autocratic values in his own society.
Our progress in degeneracy appears to me to be pretty rapid. As a nation, we began by declaring that ‘all men are created equal.’ We now practically read it ‘all men are created equal, except negroes.’ When the Know-Nothings get control, it will read ‘all men are created equal, except negroes, and foreigners, and Catholics.’ When it comes to this I should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretence of loving liberty — to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, and without the base alloy of hypocracy.
Lincoln’s letter to Joshua Speed, August 1855, quoted in Fred Kaplan’s Lincoln, p. 263.
It’s the republican and anti-imperial theme, the Byronic Lincoln, that comes through loud and clear in this conversation — that makes Lincoln a resource for this time, and that puts Fred Kaplan’s book so comfortably in Barack Obama’s hand. Fred Kaplan: “words mattered immensely”
In 1848 as a one-term Congressman, Lincoln made a speech to the House of Representatives in which he brilliantly opposed the Mexican-American war. He believed it was an unjust war in which the United States, without sufficient provocation and with manufactured reasons, invaded another country and another culture for our own ideological and material reasons. He brilliantly went through the historical pattern and the events and made use of all his devices — anecdotes, funny stories, logical precision, humor, elevated passages of poetry and rhetoric — to oppose a war that was already underway and was extremely popular in the United States. It contributed to his being a one-term congressman and to what seemed to be the end of his political career. What Lincoln was very much against was the transformation of the American Republic, created by the Founding Fathers and given to us as a precious legacy, into an empire. “Westward Ho!” — the use of force to obtain influence and dominance over others and the acquisition of new territory. That of course cannot help but suggest to us now the problems we have been facing for some time in regard to American expansionism, the creation of empire…right down to the invasion of Iraq under what turn out to be false pretenses. One could read Lincoln’s speech in 1848 to Congress in and almost point-for-point in the last six years say that he must have been thinking how the United States in the Bush administration would invade Iraq with excuses similar to those that were made for the invasion of Mexico.
Fred Kaplan, with Chris Lydon, Boothbay, ME. February 9, 2009
Obama?s Lincoln: The Writer and the Imperial Crisis
Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:48:13 +0000 (31.4 Mb)
Click to listen to Chris’s conversation with Fred Kaplan. (66 minutes, 30 mb mp3) Presidential reading: Fred Kaplan’s Lincoln
Fred Kaplan’s new biography of Abraham Lincoln, the writer, the “Mark Twain of our politics,” leaves no doubt that the log-cabin president who freed the slaves and saved the Union would stand in any event with the literary giants of his time: Whitman, Melville, Emerson, Thoreau, the immortals of the American Renaissance. The Lincoln difference remains: that his words and great deeds cannot be disentangled. Lincoln’s glory was to have mastered language that transformed public life, as no other president before or since, though surely Barack Obama is studying and striving after the Lincoln model.
A lot of Lincoln’s masterstrokes are new to me, like this narrative reflection on seeing slaves on a steamboat in Kentucky in 1841. Lincoln was 32, an Illinois stranger in slave country, a storyteller-in-facts in his letter to Mary Speed:
We got on board the Steam Boat Lebanon, in the locks of the Canal about 12 o’clock M. of the day we left, and reached St. Louis the next Monday at 8:00 P.M. Nothing of interest happened during the passage, except the vexatious delays occasioned by the sand bars be thought interesting. By the way, a fine example was presented on board the boat for contemplating the effect of condition upon human happiness. A gentleman had purchased twelve negroes in different parts of Kentucky, and was taking them to a farm in the South. They were chained six and six together. A small iron clevis was around the left wrist of each, and this fastened to the main chain by a shorter one at a convenient distance from the others; so that the negroes were strung together precisely like so many fish upon a trot-line. In this condition, they were being separated forever from the scenes of their childhood, their friends, their fathers and mothers, and brothers and sisters, and many of them, from their wives and children, and going into perpetual slavery where the lash of the master is proverbially more ruthless and unrelenting than any other where; and yet amid all these distressing circumstances, as we would think them, they were the most cheerful and apparently happy creatures on board. One whose offence for which he had been sold was an over-fondness for his wife, played the fiddle almost continually; and the others danced, sung, cracked jokes, and played various games with cards from day to day. How true it is that “God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb,” or in other words, that he renders the worst of human conditions tolerable, while he permits the best, to be nothing better than tolerable.
Abraham Lincoln, in a letter to Mary Speed, August, 1841, quoted in Kaplan’s Lincoln, pp.130-131. Young Lincoln: Burns and Byron in America
Fred Kaplan’s literary life story of Lincoln is conceived as a mystery, not unlike the riddle of Shakespeare: how did the child of illiterates in a farm culture become an obsessive student and master of language in every form, from his tavern tales to the Second Inaugural? The King James Bible and Shakespeare were Lincoln’s private school. The Scotsman Robert Burns who made high art of ordinary language was a formative, kindred spirit in Lincoln’s twenties. Burns’ touch with common songs “stirred Lincoln because it cohered with his own belief in literacy, upward mobility, respect for the common man, and democratic governance, and because it affirmed the connection between language and moral vision,” Fred Kaplan writes. The other suprise to me was Lincoln’s attachment and debt to Lord Byron, the “Romantic republican” poet of resistance, even revolution, against tyranny and Caesarism in Europe. Byron was a spark of Lincoln’s dread of demagogues, mobs and militarists, and he stood in the background of Lincoln’s anti-imperial passion that opposed the war with Mexico and brooded about autocratic values in his own society.
Our progress in degeneracy appears to me to be pretty rapid. As a nation, we began by declaring that ‘all men are created equal.’ We now practically read it ‘all men are created equal, except negroes.’ When the Know-Nothings get control, it will read ‘all men are created equal, except negroes, and foreigners, and Catholics.’ When it comes to this I should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretence of loving liberty — to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, and without the base alloy of hypocracy.
Lincoln’s letter to Joshua Speed, August 1855, quoted in Fred Kaplan’s Lincoln, p. 263.
It’s the republican and anti-imperial theme, the Byronic Lincoln, that comes through loud and clear in this conversation — that makes Lincoln a resource for this time, and that puts Fred Kaplan’s book so comfortably in Barack Obama’s hand. Fred Kaplan: “words mattered immensely”
In 1848 as a one-term Congressman, Lincoln made a speech to the House of Representatives in which he brilliantly opposed the Mexican-American war. He believed it was an unjust war in which the United States, without sufficient provocation and with manufactured reasons, invaded another country and another culture for our own ideological and material reasons. He brilliantly went through the historical pattern and the events and made use of all his devices — anecdotes, funny stories, logical precision, humor, elevated passages of poetry and rhetoric — to oppose a war that was already underway and was extremely popular in the United States. It contributed to his being a one-term congressman and to what seemed to be the end of his political career. What Lincoln was very much against was the transformation of the American Republic, created by the Founding Fathers and given to us as a precious legacy, into an empire. “Westward Ho!” — the use of force to obtain influence and dominance over others and the acquisition of new territory. That of course cannot help but suggest to us now the problems we have been facing for some time in regard to American expansionism, the creation of empire…right down to the invasion of Iraq under what turn out to be false pretenses. One could read Lincoln’s speech in 1848 to Congress in and almost point-for-point in the last six years say that he must have been thinking how the United States in the Bush administration would invade Iraq with excuses similar to those that were made for the invasion of Mexico.
Fred Kaplan, with Chris Lydon, Boothbay, ME. February 9, 2009
Mister Ron's Basement #1284
Tue, 10 Feb 2009 03:39:58 GMT (14.7 Mb)
For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Thirty (Part Two of Two) of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- where we learn a bit about duty -- 'The Tragedy of the Manor House.'
Time: approx twelve minutes
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Mister Ron's Basement #1277
Wed, 04 Feb 2009 04:40:30 GMT (13.1 Mb)
For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Thirty (Part One of Two) of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- where we see a lot of people hanging around -- 'The Tragedy of the Manor House.'
Time: approx eleven minutes
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At last, we have indexed the Chapters presented so far of Mark Twain's 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' - You'll find them here - http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html.
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Mister Ron's Basement #1270
Wed, 28 Jan 2009 03:50:14 GMT (19.9 Mb)
For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Twenty-Nine of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- where the Boss and the King visit 'The Smallpox Hut.' This chapter is not even close to being funny! It is one of the saddest things we've ever read...
Time: approx sixteen and a half minutes
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At last, we have indexed the Chapters presented so far of Mark Twain's 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' - You'll find them here - http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html.
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Mister Ron's Basement #1263
Wed, 21 Jan 2009 02:30:15 GMT (12.4 Mb)
For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Twenty-Eight of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- where the Boss tries his best to teach Arthur how to act like a Peasant in 'Drilling the King.'
Time: approx ten and a half minutes
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Mister Ron's Basement #1256
Tue, 13 Jan 2009 04:08:49 GMT (21.1 Mb)
For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Twenty-Seven of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- where the Boss and the King pretend to be peasants on a stroll in 'The Yankee and the King Travel Incognito.'
Time: approx seventeen and a half minutes
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Mister Ron's Basement #1249
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:32:42 GMT (25.2 Mb)
For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Twenty-Six of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- Where the Boss learns of King's-Evil and it's miraculous cure and examines 'The First Newspaper.'
Time: approx twenty-one minutes
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Mister Ron's Basement #1241
Tue, 16 Dec 2008 04:46:46 GMT (31.1 Mb)
For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Twenty-Five of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- Where the Boss learns exactly what qualifications a candidate must have to become a military officer in 'A Competitive Examination.'
Time: approx twenty-six minutes
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Mister Ron's Basement #1234
Wed, 10 Dec 2008 05:15:52 GMT (26.3 Mb)
For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Twenty-Four of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- 'A Rival Magician'' -- in which the Boss faces some unexpected competition...
Time: approx twenty-two minutes
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News with Teresa_12-08-08
Mon, 8 Dec 2008 14:03:00 GMT (0.0 Mb)
Boy George going to the pokie, Shania Twain might be having an affair, and Jason Segal has a nice penis.
News with Teresa_12-08-08
Mon, 8 Dec 2008 14:03:00 GMT (0.0 Mb)
Boy George going to the pokie, Shania Twain might be having an affair, and Jason Segal has a nice penis.
MIster Ron's Basement #1227
Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:21:51 GMT (21.2 Mb)
For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Twenty-Three of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- 'Restoration of the Fountain' -- where the Boss treats the multitude to a spectacular fireworks show!
Time: approx eighteen minutes
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MIster Ron's Basement #1220
Wed, 26 Nov 2008 04:55:14 GMT (18.2 Mb)
For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Twenty-Two (Part Two of Two) of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- 'The Holy Fountain' -- where the Boss examines a dry well, and puzzles Sandy with modern slang.
Time: approx fifteen minutes
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Mister Ron's Basement #1213
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:41:16 GMT (13.4 Mb)
For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Twenty-Two (Part One of Two) of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- 'The Holy Fountain' -- where we learn about professional courtesy among magicians.
Time: approx eleven minutes
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Hour 2, Travis back from Army Training, Nov 15, 2008
Sun, 16 Nov 2008 10:14:57 GMT (43.2 Mb)
Ron White Comedy, Gummy Pussy, Penis Cake vs Boob Cake, Christmas Light, Chat Box Update, Obama Won and Mac cried at his Victory Speech, Staff of 50 Hot Topless Cheerleaders, God Hates Obama, God Hates Nebraska, Fox News is a Right Wing Propaganda Tool, Obama Hypnotize People, Why hasn?t Osama bin Laden been caught, The Economy Blows Chunks ?Thank you ?W?, First Female 4 Star General, Mary Ellen Hooper Comedy, Before Larry the Cable Guy, India Lands a Probe on the Moon, Feather in the Cap of India, Why don?t we go to Uranus, 1870 UFO Pictures, Corporations gone Wild, Pot to Piss in, Android Sex Slave, Android Oral Sex, Interchangeable Penis, Android Nag, Dirty Disney Girls, Another Nebraska Nut Job, Eating Fried Spam, Double Decker Grave, Kellie Pickler and Shauna Twain have big Juggs, Sarah Palin answer the Door in only a towel, Sports, College Football, Nascar, Two woman leading the Mac and Travis Football Pick?m, Go Kansas City Chiefs?
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Mister Ron's Basement #1206
Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:53:21 GMT (23.3 Mb)
For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Twenty-One (Part Two of Two) of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- 'The Pilgrims' -- where Sandy and The Boss join a group of Pilgrims heading for Holy Waters, when they meet a top-hatted knight coming the other way.
Time: approx nineteen and a half minutes
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Mister Ron's Basement #1199
Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:29:08 GMT (11.5 Mb)
For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Twenty-One (Part One of Two) of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- 'The Pilgrims' -- where Sandy and The Boss have Breakfast with the Pigs...
Time: approx nine and a half minutes
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Mister Ron's Basement #1192
Tue, 28 Oct 2008 23:19:00 GMT (19.3 Mb)
For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Twenty of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- 'The Ogre's Castle' -- where Sandy and The Boss reach the goal of their quest -- sort of...
Time: approx sixteen minutes
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What's So Funny About Sex and Death?
Tue, 28 October 2008 05:00:00 GMT (0.1 Mb)
Albert Goldbarth shows why he won the Mark Twain Award for Humor in Poetry.
Mister Ron's Basement #1186
Tue, 21 Oct 2008 02:14:41 GMT (10.3 Mb)
For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Nineteen of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- 'Knight-Errantry as a Trade' -- where Sandy gives The Boss an Earful.
Time: approx eight and a half minutes
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Mister Ron's Basement #1179
Tue, 14 Oct 2008 02:26:49 GMT (27.7 Mb)
For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Eighteen of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- 'In the Queen's Dungeons' -- where The Boss sets a lot of prisoners Free.
Time: approx twenty-three minutes
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Finding Finn
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 05:00:00 EST (24.0 Mb)
Writer Jon Clinch has loved Mark Twain since he was a kid. He's now helping to preserve the house Twain loved and lived in.
Mister Ron's Basement #1172
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:53:54 GMT (17.3 Mb)
For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Seventeen (Part Two) of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- 'A Royal Banquet' -- where The Boss gets an uncomfortable taste of medieval justice.
Time: approx fourteen and a half minutes
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Mister Ron's Basement #1165
Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:26:37 GMT (9.7 Mb)
For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Seventeen (Part One) of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- 'A Royal Banquet' -- featuring food, music, bawdy jokes, prayers, and a hanging.
Time: approx eight minutes
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Pudd'nhead Wilson 1
Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:37:45 GMT (2.1 Mb)
This work contained a lot of the humor and wit Mark Twain was known for, as well as a strong message concerning slavery.
Mister Ron's Basement #1158
Tue, 23 Sep 2008 03:09:27 GMT (17.8 Mb)
For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Sixteen of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- 'Morgan Le Fay' -- where we hear of Knights selling soap and a truly nasty Queen.
Time: approx fifteen minutes
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Mister Ron's Basement #1151
Tue, 16 Sep 2008 03:40:35 GMT (22.5 Mb)
For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Fifteen of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 --'Sandy's Tale' -- where The Boss gets a real earful!
Time: approx eighteen and a half minutes
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Mister Ron's Basement #1144
Tue, 09 Sep 2008 03:12:49 GMT (11.5 Mb)
For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Fourteen of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 --'Defend Thee, Lord' -- where The Boss has a bit of Breakfast and a Smoke, and petrifies everybody!
Time: approx nine and a half minutes
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Mister Ron's Basement #1137
Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:10:58 GMT (17.1 Mb)
For Mark Twain Monday, we present Part Two of Two of Chapter Thirteen of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 --'Freemen' -- where the Boss joins some free men for breakfast and makes a recruit for his factory.
Time: approx fourteen minutes
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Man-Birth
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 05:46:31 -0400 (3.0 Mb)
Men are men, and women are women, and never the twain shall meet.
But this man has talent, the talent of talents, that simply can't be beat.
Totem Nation Films
TotemToons@gmail.com (User: totemx
Mister Ron's Basement #1131
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 03:00:00 GMT (8.2 Mb)
For Mark Twain Monday, we present Part One of Two of Chapter Thirteen of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 --'Freemen' -- where The Boss learns to share his armor with all sorts of bugs!
Time: approx seven minutes
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Corey and Joel Radio Show #186: The Solo Olympics
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:12:45 -0500 (38.4 Mb)
While both admit to watching their fair share, the guys are pretty bored with the Olympics. With team handball, field hockey and water polo as events, why can't there be events Corey and Joel could excel at? You'll have to listen for the examples, but Joel has some alleged sure-fire training techniques that only years of online depravity could develop. Also, the guys speculate on the status of their (non)favorite podcasters from the past, as an audio gaffe shares the horror with the audience. Also, Bigfoot is a fake, the Cupacabra is a dog, and the Montauk Monster is really gross. Plus, another year of Dream Cruise goes by, Mark Twain is a racist, and Joel's cat suffers a horrible injury - much to Corey's delight.
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Mister Ron's Basement #1124
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:57:12 GMT (13.9 Mb)
For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Twelve of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 --'Slow Torture' -- wherein the Boss gets an itch that he can't scratch!
Time: approx eleven and a half minutes
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Mark Twain on Book Piracy
Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:08:15 GMT (8.1 Mb)
An Unmailed Letter from Mark Twain to H.C. Christancy regarding the US Government's involvement in Book Piracy ( with a slap at the Post Office and the Government in general )
The Literate Loser #20
Sat, 15 Dec 2007 22:41:31 +0000 (62.7 Mb)
Somebody kills someone with someone else’s knife in chapter 19 of Mark Twain’s Pudd’nhead Wilson, and I finally get around to reading the long-promised treatise by Twain on how Scotland’s Sir Walter Scott turned every U.S. Southern gentleman into a colonel or general and thus was hugely responsible for the Civil War. Then I offer four quick book recommendations (’though I have only read three of them!) and top everything off with a small tribute to Quiet Riot lead singer Kevin DuBrow.
00:00 — 01:29 Hi.
01:29 — 30:03 Pudd’nhead Wilson, Chapter 19 and Twain on Scott.
30:03 — 37:00 Four book recommendations.
37:00 — 41:47 Remembering Kevin DuBrow.
41:47 — 43:29 Ta-ta.
email: mail — at — literateloser — dot — net
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On the Road with Charles Kuralt at Amazon.com.
Travels with Charley: In Search of America by John Steinbeck at Amazon.com.
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On The Decay of the Art of Lying - Mark Twain
Sun, 27 Jul 2008 18:31:48 GMT (15.0 Mb)
A Speech Given By Mark Twain
Mister Ron's Basement #1115
Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:19:23 GMT (21.2 Mb)
For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Eleven of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- this chapter is called 'The Yankee in Search of Adventures,' where the boss gets an earful from a talkative maiden and sets off on a journey.
Time: approx eighteen minutes
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Mister Ron's Basement #1108
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:19:23 GMT (13.7 Mb)
For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Ten of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- this chapter is called 'Beginnings of Civilization,' where the boss sets to work bringing nineteenth century technology to the sixth.
Time: approx eleven and a half minutes
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Jesus - A Friend to Sinners
Sun, 30 Dec 2007 17:41:24 -0800 (31.1 Mb)
Mark Twain said, "Having spent a considerable amount of time with good people, I can understand why Jesus wanted to be around tax-collectors and sinners." God not only welcomes sinner and forgives them, he seeks them out. These two incidents in Mark 2:1-17 illustrate that Jesus not only has the power to forgive sin, but that he desires fellowship with mankind, even in our sinful state. The kingdom of God comes to those who recognize their need for forgiveness.
Mister Ron's Basement #1101
Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:36:30 GMT (16.7 Mb)
For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Nine of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- this chapter is called 'The Tournament,' where we find out what knights do for entertainment.
Time: approx fourteen minutes
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Mister Ron's Basement #1094
Tue, 17 Jun 2008 02:29:12 GMT (17.4 Mb)
For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Eight of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- this chapter is called 'The Boss,' where we learn exactly why our hero chooses that title over any other rank.
Time: approx fourteen and a half minutes
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Mister Ron's Basement #1087
Tue, 10 Jun 2008 02:44:23 GMT (17.6 Mb)
For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Seven of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- this chapter is called 'Merlin's Tower,' where things go Boom!
Time: approx fourteen and a half minutes
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Mister Ron's Basement #1080
Tue, 03 Jun 2008 02:25:48 GMT (17.1 Mb)
For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Six of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- this chapter is called 'The Eclipse,' in which our hero performs a miracle...
Time: approx fourteen minutes
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Mister Ron's Basement #1073
Wed, 28 May 2008 11:38:34 GMT (14.5 Mb)
For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Five of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- this chapter is called 'An Inspiration' -- in which our hero gets the goods on Merlin.
Time: approx twelve minutes
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Mister Ron's Basement #1066
Tue, 20 May 2008 01:04:48 GMT (10.4 Mb)
For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Four of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- this chapter is called 'Sir Dinadan the Humorist' -- where our hero is subjected to some truly dated, perhaps petrified humor, along with a death sentence!
Time: approx eight and a half minutes
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Mister Ron's Basement #1059
Mon, 12 May 2008 02:38:28 GMT (18.3 Mb)
For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Three of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- this chapter is called 'Knights of the Table Round' where our hero gets to hear the knights and Merlin the Magician spreading tall tales from 'the exaggeration mill.'
Mister Ron's voice seems to have returned to him, at least enough to start reading stories again!
Time: approx fifteen minutes
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Cita # 93 Luna
Fri, 02 May 2008 18:16:09 GMT (57.7 Mb)
Hoy tenemos un nuevo podcast: nuevo en formato y en ciertos contenidos. Cuenta qu te ha parecido: Te gustaba ms el formato de antes o el de ahora? Cul prefieres? T decides.
Las personas son como la Luna. Siempre tienen un lado oscuro que no ensean a nadie. MARK TWAIN
The Dalliance Of The Eagles by Walt Whitman
Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:14:56 GMT (1.0 Mb)
Whitman read by Classic Poetry Aloud:
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Giving voice to the poetry of the past.
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The Dalliance Of The Eagles
by Walt Whitman (1819 – 1892)
Skirting the river road, (my forenoon walk, my rest,)
Skyward in the air a sudden muffled sound, the dalliance of the eagles,
The rushing amorous contact high in space together,
The clinching interlocking claws, a living, fierce, gyrating wheel,
Four beating wings, two beaks, a swirling mass tight grappling,
In tumbling turning clustering loops, straight downward falling,
Till o'er the river pois'd, the twain yet one, a moment's lull,
A motionless still balance in the air, then parting, talons loosing,
Upward again on slow-firm pinions slanting, their separate diverse flight,
She hers, he his, pursuing.
Mister Ron's Basement #1052
Sun, 27 Apr 2008 23:36:15 GMT (15.5 Mb)
For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Two of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- this chapter is actually called 'King Arthur's Court' -- and in it, our hero comes to the realization that he is not in a lunatic asylum, but actually thirteen hundred years in the past!
Time: approx thirteen minutes
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Mister Ron's Basement #1045
Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:31:33 GMT (8.0 Mb)
For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter One of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- yes, there is an episode before this one, so go back and get it -- This one is called 'Camelot.'
Time: approx six and a half minutes
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15? Talán.
Sun, 15 Apr 2007 17:03:23 GMT (8.4 Mb)
Ebben bizony van minden. És van olyan pofám, hogy onnan folytatom, ahonnan abbahagytam. Fél év után: Robbie Williams, Koop, Shaina Twain és The cloud room.
Amellett meg kúl és trendi.
Hour 1, Guest Mike Martin from Out of the Blue, April 12, 2008
Sun, 13 Apr 2008 09:24:53 GMT (28.6 Mb)
Special guest in the Studio ? Musician Mike Martin of Out of the Blue http://www.weplayblues.com discuss the band, the state of Blues Music and plays a couple of songs from their new CD ?Bartoons?, Also In-Studio is Ren Rock, Babe of the Week submitted by SSG Julie Mortz in Baghdad, IRAQ ? Shania Twain www.shaniatwain.com Listener Trish from Connecticut calls in ? SHE GOT MARRIED, Listener AZRacer calls in from the Phoenix, AZ Nascar Race.
Listen Live ? Saturdays 11pm to 1am Central time at www.macandtravis.com
Mister Ron's Basement #1034
Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:50:27 GMT (26.6 Mb)
The two Abner Byng stories we read in the last two episodes may have been warm-ups for today's tale, where Max Adeler attacks Mark Twain (who was known to use the pen name Carl Byng) as a phenomenal liar. Originally introduced in 'Beeton's Christmas Annual' in England back in 1878, it was finalized and included in Adeler's book 'Random Shots' in 1879. Here then, is 'The Adventures of Abner Byng; With Some Reflections Concerning Certain Moral Idiots.'
Time: approx twenty-two minutes
Please scroll down to the 'Listen' button to hear this story...
A. B. Frost
Mister Ron's Basement #1032
Tue, 08 Apr 2008 02:46:36 GMT (16.8 Mb)
Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) and Max Adeler (Charles Heber Clark) engaged in a long-running feud, with each accusing the other of plagiarism more than once. Oddly enough, the two of them attacked each other indirectly in print, using names and circumstances that would be recognized by their targets.
In our first piece from 1870, Twain attacks Adeler in the Galaxy Magazine in 1870 without mentioning him by name in 'A Literary Old Offender in Court with Suspicious Property in His Possession'
Then we offer an 1879 Adeler tale, the first of at least three where a character named Abner Byng (Twain previously had used the pen name of 'Carl Byng') is painted as the world's biggest liar. This story is called 'The Facts About Sam Snyder.'
Time: approx fourteen minutes
Please scroll down to the 'Listen' button to hear this story...
The Digital Photography Show #54: Adobe Raw, PC World Top 100 and the Secret Origin of The Digital Photography Show
Sat, 09 Jun 2007 11:50:39 +0000 (28.3 Mb)
The Digital Photography Show #54: Adobe Raw, PC World Top 100 and the Secret Origin of The Digital Photography Show (29Mb, 79 mins)
Download The Show
June 8, 2007: Welcome to the fifty-fourth episode of The Digital Photography Show!
You know how it goes…a few weeks of guests and then Michael and I like to catch up just with each other. And you.
Today, we cover a few things in the news such as the latest update to Adobe Camera Raw, the PC World Top 100 Products List, and we reflect on our latest photo contest.
We also tell you about Scott’s t-shirt design (see post below).
Michael and I have some questions for you this week:
Would you like to volunteer to post the pictures for our photography contests? It would take you a few hours a week. We’ll try to find a goody that you might enjoy for your troubles, but you’d mostly be doing it for the, um, glory.
Do you know a great easy-to-use website design program that will allow me to insert a blog (either through Wordpress or Typepad)?
Would you be interested in doing a photography workshop/retreat with us and some of your fellow listeners?
Send us your answers at TheDigitalPhotographyShow@gmail.com.
Then, it’s onto The Secret Origin of The Digital Photography Show. Michael and I talk about how we met, how we got started podcasting, and what personal challenges we had to overcome to be any good at this. We also share our triumphs and our undying appreciation for you, without whom none of this would be possible.
We’d love to hear what you thought of the show either here on the blog or at TheDigitalPhotographyShow@gmail.com.
Thanks to our advertiser DXO (www.dxo.com) for the 20% discount they are only offering to listeners of this show. Try the program for free, and when you’re ready to buy, use the code DPSSHOW.
And don’t forget the fifty buck discount on Alien Skin’s Snap Art (http://www.alienskin.com/snapart/index.html) and the 50% discount on Exposure (http://www.alienskin.com/exposure/index.html) . Just call and tell them you heard about it on The Digital Photography Show.
Thanks to everyone for listening and joining us here on the blog.
Listener David sent me this Mark Twain quote, which I’ll reproduce for you here. It sums up a lot of my attitude about life, and is the kind of thinking which has allowed Michael and me put so much of ourselves into the show:
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover”
Isn’t that true? And that’s the theme of today’s show. Whether you want to write a book, compose a song, enter a photo contest, climb a mountain, create great art or just learn more about it – do it. “Throw off the bowlines.”
We’ll see you on the other shore.
Scott
The Digital Photography Show #54: Adobe Raw, PC World Top 100 and the Secret Origin of The Digital Photography Show
Sat, 09 Jun 2007 11:50:39 +0000 (28.3 Mb)
The Digital Photography Show #54: Adobe Raw, PC World Top 100 and the Secret Origin of The Digital Photography Show (29Mb, 79 mins)
Download The Show
June 8, 2007: Welcome to the fifty-fourth episode of The Digital Photography Show!
You know how it goes…a few weeks of guests and then Michael and I like to catch up just with each other. And you.
Today, we cover a few things in the news such as the latest update to Adobe Camera Raw, the PC World Top 100 Products List, and we reflect on our latest photo contest.
We also tell you about Scott’s t-shirt design (see post below).
Michael and I have some questions for you this week:
Would you like to volunteer to post the pictures for our photography contests? It would take you a few hours a week. We’ll try to find a goody that you might enjoy for your troubles, but you’d mostly be doing it for the, um, glory.
Do you know a great easy-to-use website design program that will allow me to insert a blog (either through Wordpress or Typepad)?
Would you be interested in doing a photography workshop/retreat with us and some of your fellow listeners?
Send us your answers at TheDigitalPhotographyShow@gmail.com.
Then, it’s onto The Secret Origin of The Digital Photography Show. Michael and I talk about how we met, how we got started podcasting, and what personal challenges we had to overcome to be any good at this. We also share our triumphs and our undying appreciation for you, without whom none of this would be possible.
We’d love to hear what you thought of the show either here on the blog or at TheDigitalPhotographyShow@gmail.com.
Thanks to our advertiser DXO (www.dxo.com) for the 20% discount they are only offering to listeners of this show. Try the program for free, and when you’re ready to buy, use the code DPSSHOW.
And don’t forget the fifty buck discount on Alien Skin’s Snap Art (http://www.alienskin.com/snapart/index.html) and the 50% discount on Exposure (http://www.alienskin.com/exposure/index.html) . Just call and tell them you heard about it on The Digital Photography Show.
Thanks to everyone for listening and joining us here on the blog.
Listener David sent me this Mark Twain quote, which I’ll reproduce for you here. It sums up a lot of my attitude about life, and is the kind of thinking which has allowed Michael and me put so much of ourselves into the show:
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover”
Isn’t that true? And that’s the theme of today’s show. Whether you want to write a book, compose a song, enter a photo contest, climb a mountain, create great art or just learn more about it – do it. “Throw off the bowlines.”
We’ll see you on the other shore.
Scott
The Digital Photography Show #54: Adobe Raw, PC World Top 100 and the Secret Origin of The Digital Photography Show
Sat, 09 Jun 2007 11:50:39 +0000 (28.3 Mb)
The Digital Photography Show #54: Adobe Raw, PC World Top 100 and the Secret Origin of The Digital Photography Show (29Mb, 79 mins)
Download The Show
June 8, 2007: Welcome to the fifty-fourth episode of The Digital Photography Show!
You know how it goes…a few weeks of guests and then Michael and I like to catch up just with each other. And you.
Today, we cover a few things in the news such as the latest update to Adobe Camera Raw, the PC World Top 100 Products List, and we reflect on our latest photo contest.
We also tell you about Scott’s t-shirt design (see post below).
Michael and I have some questions for you this week:
Would you like to volunteer to post the pictures for our photography contests? It would take you a few hours a week. We’ll try to find a goody that you might enjoy for your troubles, but you’d mostly be doing it for the, um, glory.
Do you know a great easy-to-use website design program that will allow me to insert a blog (either through Wordpress or Typepad)?
Would you be interested in doing a photography workshop/retreat with us and some of your fellow listeners?
Send us your answers at TheDigitalPhotographyShow@gmail.com.
Then, it’s onto The Secret Origin of The Digital Photography Show. Michael and I talk about how we met, how we got started podcasting, and what personal challenges we had to overcome to be any good at this. We also share our triumphs and our undying appreciation for you, without whom none of this would be possible.
We’d love to hear what you thought of the show either here on the blog or at TheDigitalPhotographyShow@gmail.com.
Thanks to our advertiser DXO (www.dxo.com) for the 20% discount they are only offering to listeners of this show. Try the program for free, and when you’re ready to buy, use the code DPSSHOW.
And don’t forget the fifty buck discount on Alien Skin’s Snap Art (http://www.alienskin.com/snapart/index.html) and the 50% discount on Exposure (http://www.alienskin.com/exposure/index.html) . Just call and tell them you heard about it on The Digital Photography Show.
Thanks to everyone for listening and joining us here on the blog.
Listener David sent me this Mark Twain quote, which I’ll reproduce for you here. It sums up a lot of my attitude about life, and is the kind of thinking which has allowed Michael and me put so much of ourselves into the show:
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover”
Isn’t that true? And that’s the theme of today’s show. Whether you want to write a book, compose a song, enter a photo contest, climb a mountain, create great art or just learn more about it – do it. “Throw off the bowlines.”
We’ll see you on the other shore.
Scott
The Digital Photography Show #54: Adobe Raw, PC World Top 100 and the Secret Origin of The Digital Photography Show
Sat, 09 Jun 2007 11:50:39 +0000 (28.3 Mb)
The Digital Photography Show #54: Adobe Raw, PC World Top 100 and the Secret Origin of The Digital Photography Show (29Mb, 79 mins)
Download The Show
June 8, 2007: Welcome to the fifty-fourth episode of The Digital Photography Show!
You know how it goes…a few weeks of guests and then Michael and I like to catch up just with each other. And you.
Today, we cover a few things in the news such as the latest update to Adobe Camera Raw, the PC World Top 100 Products List, and we reflect on our latest photo contest.
We also tell you about Scott’s t-shirt design (see post below).
Michael and I have some questions for you this week:
Would you like to volunteer to post the pictures for our photography contests? It would take you a few hours a week. We’ll try to find a goody that you might enjoy for your troubles, but you’d mostly be doing it for the, um, glory.
Do you know a great easy-to-use website design program that will allow me to insert a blog (either through Wordpress or Typepad)?
Would you be interested in doing a photography workshop/retreat with us and some of your fellow listeners?
Send us your answers at TheDigitalPhotographyShow@gmail.com.
Then, it’s onto The Secret Origin of The Digital Photography Show. Michael and I talk about how we met, how we got started podcasting, and what personal challenges we had to overcome to be any good at this. We also share our triumphs and our undying appreciation for you, without whom none of this would be possible.
We’d love to hear what you thought of the show either here on the blog or at TheDigitalPhotographyShow@gmail.com.
Thanks to our advertiser DXO (www.dxo.com) for the 20% discount they are only offering to listeners of this show. Try the program for free, and when you’re ready to buy, use the code DPSSHOW.
And don’t forget the fifty buck discount on Alien Skin’s Snap Art (http://www.alienskin.com/snapart/index.html) and the 50% discount on Exposure (http://www.alienskin.com/exposure/index.html) . Just call and tell them you heard about it on The Digital Photography Show.
Thanks to everyone for listening and joining us here on the blog.
Listener David sent me this Mark Twain quote, which I’ll reproduce for you here. It sums up a lot of my attitude about life, and is the kind of thinking which has allowed Michael and me put so much of ourselves into the show:
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover”
Isn’t that true? And that’s the theme of today’s show. Whether you want to write a book, compose a song, enter a photo contest, climb a mountain, create great art or just learn more about it – do it. “Throw off the bowlines.”
We’ll see you on the other shore.
Scott
The Digital Photography Show #54: Adobe Raw, PC World Top 100 and the Secret Origin of The Digital Photography Show
Sat, 09 Jun 2007 11:50:39 +0000 (28.3 Mb)
The Digital Photography Show #54: Adobe Raw, PC World Top 100 and the Secret Origin of The Digital Photography Show (29Mb, 79 mins)
Download The Show
June 8, 2007: Welcome to the fifty-fourth episode of The Digital Photography Show!
You know how it goes…a few weeks of guests and then Michael and I like to catch up just with each other. And you.
Today, we cover a few things in the news such as the latest update to Adobe Camera Raw, the PC World Top 100 Products List, and we reflect on our latest photo contest.
We also tell you about Scott’s t-shirt design (see post below).
Michael and I have some questions for you this week:
Would you like to volunteer to post the pictures for our photography contests? It would take you a few hours a week. We’ll try to find a goody that you might enjoy for your troubles, but you’d mostly be doing it for the, um, glory.
Do you know a great easy-to-use website design program that will allow me to insert a blog (either through Wordpress or Typepad)?
Would you be interested in doing a photography workshop/retreat with us and some of your fellow listeners?
Send us your answers at TheDigitalPhotographyShow@gmail.com.
Then, it’s onto The Secret Origin of The Digital Photography Show. Michael and I talk about how we met, how we got started podcasting, and what personal challenges we had to overcome to be any good at this. We also share our triumphs and our undying appreciation for you, without whom none of this would be possible.
We’d love to hear what you thought of the show either here on the blog or at TheDigitalPhotographyShow@gmail.com.
Thanks to our advertiser DXO (www.dxo.com) for the 20% discount they are only offering to listeners of this show. Try the program for free, and when you’re ready to buy, use the code DPSSHOW.
And don’t forget the fifty buck discount on Alien Skin’s Snap Art (http://www.alienskin.com/snapart/index.html) and the 50% discount on Exposure (http://www.alienskin.com/exposure/index.html) . Just call and tell them you heard about it on The Digital Photography Show.
Thanks to everyone for listening and joining us here on the blog.
Listener David sent me this Mark Twain quote, which I’ll reproduce for you here. It sums up a lot of my attitude about life, and is the kind of thinking which has allowed Michael and me put so much of ourselves into the show:
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover”
Isn’t that true? And that’s the theme of today’s show. Whether you want to write a book, compose a song, enter a photo contest, climb a mountain, create great art or just learn more about it – do it. “Throw off the bowlines.”
We’ll see you on the other shore.
Scott
Success Coaching: What Is The Purpose Of Pain?
Wed, 08 Aug 2007 01:54:00 EDT (7.2 Mb)
Welcome back!
Our question this week asks "What is the purpose of pain?" And the topic of pain is particularly interesting to me because of my background as a Wise Woman Herbalist. One ofthe ways in which I show up in the world relates to my ongoing desire to be nurturing to those around me. As one whoâs consistently focused on guiding others towards healing and wholeness, you can bet that I've got quite a lot to share where pain is concerned.
Let's begin by looking at how it is that we deal with pain. And just to be clear, when I say pain, I'm not referring to the random headache. Instead I'm approaching this subject from the broad standpoint of both physical and emotional pain and the various ways in which theyâre inseparably joined to each other.
Itâs probably been your experience that conflict on the mental or emotional level has a direct impact upon your body. In fact, you may be fascinated to learn that pain travels through your body at the astonishing rate of 300 feet per second. It's incredible but true and it speaks to that terrifically sensitive tuning between your brain and your nervous system.
If I were to place a single grain of sand in your eye, not only would you feel it instantaneously, but youâd become downright focused on getting it out as fast as possible. Thatâs a perfect example of how it is that we're taught to handle pain. In other words, you do your very best to get rid of what ever is hurting you. If you're exposed to popular media in any way, then you're well aware of the myriad pills and other prescription medications that promise to end your suffering. And the more quote unquote "effective" something is, the more we sing its praises.
But, and this is a big BUT, thereâs a rather large wrinkle with that approach. For in the process of alleviating pain, the focus is erroneously placed upon the remedy and not the cause.
There are a thousand ways to remedy suffering and what I'm suggesting to you is that the vast majority of those methods are largely different forms of escape. Escape has many names: alcohol, sex, overeating, overworking, drugs, shopping and hundreds of other habitual behaviors to which you may run for relief.
Reality can be rugged; its sharp edges carelessly wounding the unconscious among us. However, the reality of the here and now, in all its imperfection, is the only location from which you may glean true knowing and the gifts that are only available when you're fully awake. In simpler terms, you must be present to win.
You see the winning results not from turning your back on pain but from turning towards pain and honoring it as your wisest teacher. Speaking of teachers, one of my mentors once told me that pain is inevitable but suffering is optional. And in a radical shift on popular belief, I want you to consider for just a moment, that you can actually avoid suffering without avoiding pain.
Think about it. Think about the message that pain is attempting to deliver. Consider the magnificently perceptive instrument that is your body and how carefully attuned you are to receive even the most subtle communication. One of the purposes of pain is to get your attention. Indeed your resistance to that messenger is a guarantee on suffering. Pain wants your undivided focus so it says "hey there", or "yohooâ back to me" or finally "all right, no more games. Stop screwing around âcause I mean business."
And you wouldnât be alone if your response to such pain is to just swallow a bigger pill which only puts you in a one-on-one battle with your body... and guess who's going to win? In a war of denial, pain is the inevitable victor. And acknowledging that is an opportunity for you to avoid suffering by facing pain at its source.
The ultimate cure available to you at all times is regard. It's paying intentional attention to caring for a self that's depending on you to provide it a home. Having said that, I want to recommend that to be numb is to be dumb. In other words, avoidance is ignorance. And ignorance is not simply a matter of ignoring what you don't want to face or feel, it's also a matter of ignoring the generosity of your life that's concealed by pain. It's like a riddle you have to solve.
And finding the answer to that riddle requires reverence. Yes, revering pain as the divine messenger it is, means that pain is entitled to respect. And to respect a thing is to validate its worth or to formally express esteem. You do that by being with your pain in a concerted and intimate fashion. Therefore the alternate path before you is not medication but meditation.
For when you meditate upon a thing you give it your absolute attention and, only when you do that can you begin to understand its nature. Only then can you learn its name and its origin. And when you know where it lives, youâre rewarded with the permission to go to that place within yourself and tend to its needs with healing compassion, affection and kindness.
As celebrated author Mark Twain once said:
"Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see."
Here's my 7-day challenge for you:
Over the next several days, begin to pay attention to the inextricable connection between your mind and body. Notice any pangs or uneasiness that expresses itself on the physical level. When some form of upset presents itself in your body, take a few minutes to close your eyes and bring your awareness to the location of any pain you may be feeling. This is the point at which you may attempt to correlate your discomfort with those areas of your life that require attention. For example, is what you're unwilling to say to someone manifesting itself as a sore throat? Or perhaps, is the current burden you're carrying showing up as back pain? Try to establish an energetic relationship between what troubles you and what ails you, for in that connection lies the power and the purpose of pain.
Please join me next time when I ask "Are you on autopilot?"
Until then, I leave you with abundant peace.
Success Coaching: What Is The Purpose Of Pain?
Wed, 08 Aug 2007 01:54:00 EDT (7.2 Mb)
Welcome back!
Our question this week asks "What is the purpose of pain?" And the topic of pain is particularly interesting to me because of my background as a Wise Woman Herbalist. One ofthe ways in which I show up in the world relates to my ongoing desire to be nurturing to those around me. As one whoâs consistently focused on guiding others towards healing and wholeness, you can bet that I've got quite a lot to share where pain is concerned.
Let's begin by looking at how it is that we deal with pain. And just to be clear, when I say pain, I'm not referring to the random headache. Instead I'm approaching this subject from the broad standpoint of both physical and emotional pain and the various ways in which theyâre inseparably joined to each other.
Itâs probably been your experience that conflict on the mental or emotional level has a direct impact upon your body. In fact, you may be fascinated to learn that pain travels through your body at the astonishing rate of 300 feet per second. It's incredible but true and it speaks to that terrifically sensitive tuning between your brain and your nervous system.
If I were to place a single grain of sand in your eye, not only would you feel it instantaneously, but youâd become downright focused on getting it out as fast as possible. Thatâs a perfect example of how it is that we're taught to handle pain. In other words, you do your very best to get rid of what ever is hurting you. If you're exposed to popular media in any way, then you're well aware of the myriad pills and other prescription medications that promise to end your suffering. And the more quote unquote "effective" something is, the more we sing its praises.
But, and this is a big BUT, thereâs a rather large wrinkle with that approach. For in the process of alleviating pain, the focus is erroneously placed upon the remedy and not the cause.
There are a thousand ways to remedy suffering and what I'm suggesting to you is that the vast majority of those methods are largely different forms of escape. Escape has many names: alcohol, sex, overeating, overworking, drugs, shopping and hundreds of other habitual behaviors to which you may run for relief.
Reality can be rugged; its sharp edges carelessly wounding the unconscious among us. However, the reality of the here and now, in all its imperfection, is the only location from which you may glean true knowing and the gifts that are only available when you're fully awake. In simpler terms, you must be present to win.
You see the winning results not from turning your back on pain but from turning towards pain and honoring it as your wisest teacher. Speaking of teachers, one of my mentors once told me that pain is inevitable but suffering is optional. And in a radical shift on popular belief, I want you to consider for just a moment, that you can actually avoid suffering without avoiding pain.
Think about it. Think about the message that pain is attempting to deliver. Consider the magnificently perceptive instrument that is your body and how carefully attuned you are to receive even the most subtle communication. One of the purposes of pain is to get your attention. Indeed your resistance to that messenger is a guarantee on suffering. Pain wants your undivided focus so it says "hey there", or "yohooâ back to me" or finally "all right, no more games. Stop screwing around âcause I mean business."
And you wouldnât be alone if your response to such pain is to just swallow a bigger pill which only puts you in a one-on-one battle with your body... and guess who's going to win? In a war of denial, pain is the inevitable victor. And acknowledging that is an opportunity for you to avoid suffering by facing pain at its source.
The ultimate cure available to you at all times is regard. It's paying intentional attention to caring for a self that's depending on you to provide it a home. Having said that, I want to recommend that to be numb is to be dumb. In other words, avoidance is ignorance. And ignorance is not simply a matter of ignoring what you don't want to face or feel, it's also a matter of ignoring the generosity of your life that's concealed by pain. It's like a riddle you have to solve.
And finding the answer to that riddle requires reverence. Yes, revering pain as the divine messenger it is, means that pain is entitled to respect. And to respect a thing is to validate its worth or to formally express esteem. You do that by being with your pain in a concerted and intimate fashion. Therefore the alternate path before you is not medication but meditation.
For when you meditate upon a thing you give it your absolute attention and, only when you do that can you begin to understand its nature. Only then can you learn its name and its origin. And when you know where it lives, youâre rewarded with the permission to go to that place within yourself and tend to its needs with healing compassion, affection and kindness.
As celebrated author Mark Twain once said:
"Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see."
Here's my 7-day challenge for you:
Over the next several days, begin to pay attention to the inextricable connection between your mind and body. Notice any pangs or uneasiness that expresses itself on the physical level. When some form of upset presents itself in your body, take a few minutes to close your eyes and bring your awareness to the location of any pain you may be feeling. This is the point at which you may attempt to correlate your discomfort with those areas of your life that require attention. For example, is what you're unwilling to say to someone manifesting itself as a sore throat? Or perhaps, is the current burden you're carrying showing up as back pain? Try to establish an energetic relationship between what troubles you and what ails you, for in that connection lies the power and the purpose of pain.
Please join me next time when I ask "Are you on autopilot?"
Until then, I leave you with abundant peace.
The Great Train Show Episode 9
Wed, 24 Mar 2010 10:09:00 +1100 (29.4 Mb)
Episode 9: Why author Mark Twain was unimpressed with his stop at the Albury Train Station, we continue our tour of Sydney Central Railway Station and Bendigo Tramways.
Dance Dance Revelation
Fri, 12 Sep 2008 11:38:29 GMT (37.6 Mb)
Will Olmert be gone before our next episode? Will Aryeh Deri get a presidential pardon? How did Mark Twain learn Kabbalistic secrets? Should schools decide what's kosher at a bar mitzva celebration? Which mafia is worse: Netanya's or Brooklyn's? Should Yeshiva University have transgendered professors? What can society do about what goes on behind closed doors?
The Overnightscape #688 (3/6/08)
Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:12:34 +0000 (59.3 Mb)
The Overnightscape #688 (Thursday, March 6, 2008 / 2:03:00 / 56.5 MB / theovernightscape.com) - Tonight’s subjects include: Going on a “Rail Adventure” today, going down some strange streets, what will happen in five hours after riding on four different trains, secret pathway, a hill overlooking another street, the adventure plan, train tickets, highway in the distance, Ninja Drive, a snowman, PATH train system changing, heavy traffic, changing the batteries, feather on my shoe, black clothes, pants ripping apart, walking in mud, travelling light, convenience store, lip balm, jumping over a snowbank, menacing stormcoulds in the distance, scaredogs in the cemetary, Disney theme park MP3s, Frank calls his brother John, Immodium boxes, unexpected person, vague memories, Bawls Buzz mints, confusion of streets, big wind chimes, pub, Delawanna Station, ITC Benguiat, headlines, ticket decision, business card, train shelter, bicycle story, diarrhea, tangled audio tape in the chain link fence and weeds, train arrives, snow, drunken and loud crowd of people on train, “Mark Twain Riverboat” from Disneyland Paris, Force Ten, Hoboken PATH station, heading over to the Light Rail system, horrible ticket machines, waiting on the train, hazy sunshine, a train dressed up as a boat, remembering to validate the ticket, arriving at the Newport Centre Mall, massage chairs, whisky, remembering commuting thru the mall, a couple hours of mall, Spencer Gifts, wandering around Sears, Helio brochure, Frank’s wife used to work at this mall, wandering around mall, remembering a difficult mall memory, movie urination plan, remembering “Mall Day”, video games in movie theater, model of Wall-E, reliving the glory days of my youth going to malls and wandering around by myself, Segway, wandering around mall is like staring at a candle flame while meditating, getting espresso for $2.09 at Gloria Jean’s Coffee Bean, good useless crap, shopping for Beta VCRs, fun stores, vague memory of “Myachi”, cursing blind guy, the next generation crying in strollers, almost bought Vintage Clue Miss Scarlet car, favorite mall food - sushi and french fries, the FAO Schwarz plan, a good seat overlooking the mall, inari, a dream lunch in a dream place, pissing on a bottle of cognac, the bathroom is a disaster, Pokemon marbles, Pop-Tarts, tofu and beans, heading over to the PATH station, remembering parking deck, walking into my past, Pavonia history sign, winter cabbages, enter PATH with MetroCard, long tunnels with murals of sea creatures, bike gang, waiting for the PATH, arrival at 33rd St. In NYC, more drunk people, gum offer, Big League Chew, animated tunnel ad, Prudential Center, slight detour to toy store, heading into the subway, N train, beret guy, nighttime 59th St., horse manure, Cloverfield, cool things to carry around, Apple, arriving at FAO Schwarz, review of the 4 trains, toy soldier guy, polar bear, dragon, the famous piano, finding and buying a “Myachi” (hand hacky sack type thing), “Smurf Death”, more creatures, heading down 5th Ave. to museum, Trump Tower, arrival at MoMA (Museum of Modern Art) movie theater entrance, checking out the Myachi (”Lemon Head” color), movie review with Frank’s brother John (”To My Great Chagrin: The Unbelievable Story of Brother Theodore”), later on in Times Square, redemption games, killing time at Virgin Megastore and Toys R Us, Xbox 360 driving game, new semi-secret project, zipping up, thoughts about success, show length estimate, and the sounds of NYC. Hosted by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) Podcast RSS Feed: http://theovernightscape.com/rss.xml 688 M3U (useful for streaming in some situations)
Colin McEnroe with David Baldacci
Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:50:00 GMT (0.0 Mb)
Author David Baldacci joins Colin to discuss his appearance at the Mark Twain House Monday evening March 3 beginning at 6pm.
MixEmilia
Mon, 11 Feb 2008 22:24:24 GMT (63.3 Mb)
This one's for my lovely wife, Emilia. Over a period of time she's pointed out tracks she wants for me to put together for her car. So rather than just burning them individually I've made a mix out of them. Some of them are influenced by being married to me, see if you can work out which ones (and if anybody says the Shania Twain track, I won't be best pleased!) ;-)
Julek Neumann – son of the stage
Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:32:19 +0100 (2.1 Mb)
Julek Neumann is currently appearing at Prague’s Divadlo Ypsilon in a
Mark Twain play which he himself translated into Czech. The new production
marks his return to the theatre’s stage after a gap of nearly two and a
half decades. In between he lived in Vienna and then London, where he
worked for the Czech section of the BBC World Service during what was a
period of change. When I met Julek Neumann in a café in Dejvice the other
evening he first told me a little about his family background.
From This Moment On
Mon, 07 Jan 2008 10:16:41 GMT (13.7 Mb)
Shania Twain - From This Moment On
Dyson DC14 Full Kit Upright Vacuum
Fri, 14 Dec 2007 06:01:20 GMT (0.9 Mb)
Hi, kippyj. We’ve been noticing you. With your Mark Twain and your
Sylvia Plath, a lady like you really cleans up our forums. That’s why
we’re offering this Dyson DC14 Cyclonic
Bagless Vac Full Kit. We think someone like you will have a soft spot
for a poor little Costco refurb that just wants to do the best it can.
There’s
no filters to clog, kippyj, no bags to buy. That saves you money in the
long term. You could spend that on imported Italian tuna if you wanted.
You also get a full kit with a Mini turbine head, a bare floor tool,
and an extra Lifetime Filter. I guess that could come in handy if you
turn into an immortal vampire begging for the sweet release that only
death can bring.
kippyj, you’re always so nice to the new forum members. That’s why we know you’ll be happy that the Dyson DC14 Cyclonic Bagless Vac Full Kit never loses suction. And the HEPA filter has the highest possible rating, approved for allergy sufferers by the BAF.
That stands for “British Allergy Foundation”, kippyj, and we think they
flew planes in World War Two, keeping London safe from Goering-pollen
and Hitlerhair. Plus there’s brush control and auto carpet-height
adjustment. And it’s made from the stuff they make helmets out of.
You’ll have to try really hard to break one, it’s as tough as a math
problem. You like solving math problems, don’t you, kippyj?
The Dyson DC14 Cyclonic
Bagless Vac Full Kit could possibly be the best vacuum on the market,
not counting the ones with little flames painted on the side. It’s so
powerful it will even take care of all those crumbs on the floor after
you’ve finished your grilled peanut butter and jelly sandwich. What’s
more delicious than a clean house?
We’ll see you around, kippyj. Stay classy.
Warranty: 6 months Dyson
Accessories (included):
Mini turbine head
Bare floor tool
Extra lifetime filter (two total)
Features:
Lifetime filters that don’t clog, no bags to buy
Clear Bin™: Hygienic and quick to empty at the push of a button. No need to dust, just pull the trigger
HEPA filter: Highest levels of filtration for cleaner expelled air
Approved for allergy sufferers by BAF (British Allergy Foundation): Retains microscopic particles
Root8 Cyclone™ technology: Maintains powerful constant suction
Wand
releases and expands 17ft at the touch of a button for instant stair
and high reach cleaning. No awkward parts to assemble and it doesn’t
pull the machine over
Brush control: Brushbar turns off to protect delicate rugs and floors
Auto carpet-height adjustment: Maintains constant contact with the floor to maximize dust pick-up
Wide channel for large pieces that other units leave behind
Edge
cleaning whiskers: specially-designed whiskers, angled to reach down
between the skirting board and the floor, flick the dust from the edge
into the airflow
Extra lifetime filter (washable
pre-motor filter): to replace your filter while it’s being
washed/drying, so you’re never without your Dyson
The washable pre-motor filter removes particles down to 0.1 micron
The post-motor electrostatic filter traps carbon emissions from the motor. This filter never needs replacing
Mini
turbine head: This versatile tool is ideal for cleaning in confined
areas and removing pet hair from upholstery, stairs, and your car
Bare
floor tool: Quickly attaches to the wand for cleaning bare floors
gently. Long bristled tool prevents damage to delicate floors.
Easy to carry ergonomic design
Tough construction: Made from ABS and polycarbonate used in crash helmets, cars & pipelines
Bin capacity: 0.71 gallons
Cable length: 35.4 ft
Maximum reach: 52.4 ft
Amps: 12
Dimensions: 44.86” H x 14” W x 13.38” D
Weight: 18.56 Lbs
Discuss this product
Dyson DC14 Full Kit Upright Vacuum
Fri, 14 Dec 2007 06:01:20 GMT (0.9 Mb)
Hi, kippyj. We’ve been noticing you. With your Mark Twain and your
Sylvia Plath, a lady like you really cleans up our forums. That’s why
we’re offering this Dyson DC14 Cyclonic
Bagless Vac Full Kit. We think someone like you will have a soft spot
for a poor little Costco refurb that just wants to do the best it can.
There’s
no filters to clog, kippyj, no bags to buy. That saves you money in the
long term. You could spend that on imported Italian tuna if you wanted.
You also get a full kit with a Mini turbine head, a bare floor tool,
and an extra Lifetime Filter. I guess that could come in handy if you
turn into an immortal vampire begging for the sweet release that only
death can bring.
kippyj, you’re always so nice to the new forum members. That’s why we know you’ll be happy that the Dyson DC14 Cyclonic Bagless Vac Full Kit never loses suction. And the HEPA filter has the highest possible rating, approved for allergy sufferers by the BAF.
That stands for “British Allergy Foundation”, kippyj, and we think they
flew planes in World War Two, keeping London safe from Goering-pollen
and Hitlerhair. Plus there’s brush control and auto carpet-height
adjustment. And it’s made from the stuff they make helmets out of.
You’ll have to try really hard to break one, it’s as tough as a math
problem. You like solving math problems, don’t you, kippyj?
The Dyson DC14 Cyclonic
Bagless Vac Full Kit could possibly be the best vacuum on the market,
not counting the ones with little flames painted on the side. It’s so
powerful it will even take care of all those crumbs on the floor after
you’ve finished your grilled peanut butter and jelly sandwich. What’s
more delicious than a clean house?
We’ll see you around, kippyj. Stay classy.
Warranty: 6 months Dyson
Accessories (included):
Mini turbine head
Bare floor tool
Extra lifetime filter (two total)
Features:
Lifetime filters that don’t clog, no bags to buy
Clear Bin™: Hygienic and quick to empty at the push of a button. No need to dust, just pull the trigger
HEPA filter: Highest levels of filtration for cleaner expelled air
Approved for allergy sufferers by BAF (British Allergy Foundation): Retains microscopic particles
Root8 Cyclone™ technology: Maintains powerful constant suction
Wand
releases and expands 17ft at the touch of a button for instant stair
and high reach cleaning. No awkward parts to assemble and it doesn’t
pull the machine over
Brush control: Brushbar turns off to protect delicate rugs and floors
Auto carpet-height adjustment: Maintains constant contact with the floor to maximize dust pick-up
Wide channel for large pieces that other units leave behind
Edge
cleaning whiskers: specially-designed whiskers, angled to reach down
between the skirting board and the floor, flick the dust from the edge
into the airflow
Extra lifetime filter (washable
pre-motor filter): to replace your filter while it’s being
washed/drying, so you’re never without your Dyson
The washable pre-motor filter removes particles down to 0.1 micron
The post-motor electrostatic filter traps carbon emissions from the motor. This filter never needs replacing
Mini
turbine head: This versatile tool is ideal for cleaning in confined
areas and removing pet hair from upholstery, stairs, and your car
Bare
floor tool: Quickly attaches to the wand for cleaning bare floors
gently. Long bristled tool prevents damage to delicate floors.
Easy to carry ergonomic design
Tough construction: Made from ABS and polycarbonate used in crash helmets, cars & pipelines
Bin capacity: 0.71 gallons
Cable length: 35.4 ft
Maximum reach: 52.4 ft
Amps: 12
Dimensions: 44.86” H x 14” W x 13.38” D
Weight: 18.56 Lbs
Discuss this product
November 27, 2007: Losing money? You have good company.
Tue, 27 Nov 2007 08:00:00 -0500 (0.9 Mb)
Isaac Newton and Mark Twain both lost fortunes on the markets. You're in good company.
November 27, 2007: Losing money? You have good company.
Tue, 27 Nov 2007 08:00:00 -0500 (0.9 Mb)
Isaac Newton and Mark Twain both lost fortunes on the markets. You're in good company.
November 27, 2007: Losing money? You have good company.
Tue, 27 Nov 2007 08:00:00 -0500 (0.9 Mb)
Isaac Newton and Mark Twain both lost fortunes on the markets. You're in good company.
Nevada NewsMakers Thu, Nov 22 2007
Thu, 22 Nov 2007 12:30:00 -0800 (13.4 Mb)
Guests: McAvoy Lane, Historian and Mark Twain Scholar Pundits: Alison Gaulden, vice chair of the Democratic Party of Washoe County - Garrett Gordon, Lewis and Roca - Fred Lokken, Professor of Political Science at TMCC
AAA-0215-Maestro Billy
Thu, 22 Nov 2007 11:00:00 -0300 (12.1 Mb)
George Clinton, Jesus_n_Mary Chain, Shania Twain e Mariah Carey
The Literate Loser, Show #12
Fri, 27 Apr 2007 09:29:31 +0000 (57.9 Mb)
My crazy hectic life dictates that I wing this installment of the Literate Loser, and Mark Twain gets positively hilarious. If you normally skip the Literate part of this Loser of a podcast, I’d encourage you to reverse your strategy this time, as it is the Twain stuff that is entertaining!
00:00 — 02:54 Hello
02:54 — 32:07 Puddn’head Wilson, Chapter 11
32:07 — 46:44 Photography, teaching, and garlic fries
46:44 — 48:15 See you next time
Click here to download (55.2 mb).
Photo of myself, taken right after the recording:
The Literate Loser, Show #12
Fri, 27 Apr 2007 09:29:31 +0000 (57.9 Mb)
My crazy hectic life dictates that I wing this installment of the Literate Loser, and Mark Twain gets positively hilarious. If you normally skip the Literate part of this Loser of a podcast, I’d encourage you to reverse your strategy this time, as it is the Twain stuff that is entertaining!
00:00 — 02:54 Hello
02:54 — 32:07 Puddn’head Wilson, Chapter 11
32:07 — 46:44 Photography, teaching, and garlic fries
46:44 — 48:15 See you next time
Click here to download (55.2 mb).
Photo of myself, taken right after the recording:
The Literate Loser, Show #12
Fri, 27 Apr 2007 09:29:31 +0000 (57.9 Mb)
My crazy hectic life dictates that I wing this installment of the Literate Loser, and Mark Twain gets positively hilarious. If you normally skip the Literate part of this Loser of a podcast, I’d encourage you to reverse your strategy this time, as it is the Twain stuff that is entertaining!
00:00 — 02:54 Hello
02:54 — 32:07 Puddn’head Wilson, Chapter 11
32:07 — 46:44 Photography, teaching, and garlic fries
46:44 — 48:15 See you next time
Click here to download (55.2 mb).
Photo of myself, taken right after the recording:
The Literate Loser, Show #12
Fri, 27 Apr 2007 09:29:31 +0000 (57.9 Mb)
My crazy hectic life dictates that I wing this installment of the Literate Loser, and Mark Twain gets positively hilarious. If you normally skip the Literate part of this Loser of a podcast, I’d encourage you to reverse your strategy this time, as it is the Twain stuff that is entertaining!
00:00 — 02:54 Hello
02:54 — 32:07 Puddn’head Wilson, Chapter 11
32:07 — 46:44 Photography, teaching, and garlic fries
46:44 — 48:15 See you next time
Click here to download (55.2 mb).
Photo of myself, taken right after the recording:
Mark Twain Surreal News 116
Fri, 26 Oct 2007 20:39:24 GMT (8.2 Mb)
Mark Twain joins Marge Manbach and Sharon Fitzpatrick Southwest
Florida Coalition for Peace and Justice (SWFCPJ)
Mister Ron's Basement #878
Wed, 17 Oct 2007 03:54:19 GMT (11.7 Mb)
Author William Wright was much better known during his productive career as Dan De Quille. From the 1860s onward, he covered the fascinating stories of miners and prospectors in Virginia City, Nevada during the height of the silver mining boom, for the Territorial Enterprise newspaper. His stories were both factual and humorous.
In 1862, he was joined by another writer for the paper, a young Samuel Clemens, who would not adopt the name of Mark Twain until a year later. The two stayed friends for years, and in 1876, Twain helped De Quille publish (and wrote the introduction to) The Big Bonanza, a book that details the history and exploits of the miners who discovered and ran the famous Comstock Lode, and other mining operations.
This week, we will read some of the humorous stories from this book. Today we learn what happens to a donkey that gets a bit too greedy in 'The Washoe Canary.'
Time: approx ten minutes
Mister Ron's Basement #878
Wed, 17 Oct 2007 03:54:19 GMT (11.7 Mb)
Author William Wright was much better known during his productive career as Dan De Quille. From the 1860s onward, he covered the fascinating stories of miners and prospectors in Virginia City, Nevada during the height of the silver mining boom, for the Territorial Enterprise newspaper. His stories were both factual and humorous.
In 1862, he was joined by another writer for the paper, a young Samuel Clemens, who would not adopt the name of Mark Twain until a year later. The two stayed friends for years, and in 1876, Twain helped De Quille publish (and wrote the introduction to) The Big Bonanza, a book that details the history and exploits of the miners who discovered and ran the famous Comstock Lode, and other mining operations.
This week, we will read some of the humorous stories from this book. Today we learn what happens to a donkey that gets a bit too greedy in 'The Washoe Canary.'
Time: approx ten minutes
Colin McEnroe with Rajiv Chandrasekaran
Wed, 3 Oct 2007 17:56:00 GMT (0.0 Mb)
RAJIV CHANDRASEKARAN NATIONAL EDITOR OF THE WASHINGTON POST AND AUTHOR OF IMPERIAL LIFE IN THE EMERALD CITY TO ADDRESS WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF CT. He will be at the Mark Twain house this evening at 6pm.
VIDEO - PUSSYCAT DOLLS PARODY - DON?T CHA featuring BUSTA RHYMES
Fri, 29 Jun 2007 16:28:42 +0000 (22.4 Mb)
VIDEO - THE PUSSYCAT DOLLS PARODY - DON’T CHA featuring BUSTA RHYMES
The PussyCat Dolls members : Ashley Roberts, Asia Nitollano, Carmit Bachar, Jessica Sutta, Kimberly Wyatt, Melody Thornton, Nicole Scherzinger.
The Pussycat Dolls are an American music, dance and burlesque ensemble founded by choreographer Robin Antin in 1995. It began as a dance troupe based in Los Angeles, was “re-cast” as a music group in 2003, and expanded in 2005 with a parallel troupe at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. The group released their first single in 2004, and have gone on to international commercial success.
OFFICIAL WEBSITE - WIKIPEDIA
You’ll wanna see my other Famous PARODIES Voice over Parodies :
PussyCat Dolls Parody - Don’t Cha with Busta Rhymes
Britney Spears PARODY TOXIC
Shania Twain - Man I Feel Like a Woman
Christina Aguilera - Ain’t No Other Man
Christina Aguilera - Genie in a Bottle Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.
VIDEO - RIHANNA UMBRELLA :: VIDEO LYRICS PICTURE BIO PODCAST
Sat, 14 Jul 2007 13:17:29 +0000 (14.6 Mb)
RIHANNA UMBRELLA :: VIDEO LYRICS PICTURE BIO PODCAST
Rihanna (born Robyn Rihanna Fenty on February 20, 1988) is a Barbadian singer with musical influences from pop, R&B, reggae, dancehall, and dance. Rihanna became known around the world with chart hits such as “Pon de Replay”, “SOS”, “Unfaithful”; “Break It Off”, and more recently with “Umbrella” and “Shut Up and Drive”.
Rihanna was born in Saint Michael, Barbados to Ronald and Monica Fenty. Her mother is a Guyanese of Barbadian origin and her father is Barbadian. She has two younger brothers named Rorrey and Rajad. Rihanna went to Charles F. Broome Memorial School, a primary school in Barbados, and then on to one of Barbados’ Grammar (older secondary) schools, the Combermere School, where she formed a musical trio with two of her classmates. In 2004, she won the Miss Combermere Beauty Pageant and performed in the Colours of Combermere School Show, singing Mariah Carey’s “Hero”. At the age of 15, Rihanna received her big break when one of her friends introduced her to music producer Evan Rogers, who was vacationing in Barbados with his wife. Rogers, along with his partner, Carl Sturken, helped Rihanna record material in the U.S. which was sent to various recording companies. One copy of Rihanna’s work was sent to Jay-Z, who eventually signed her to Def Jam Records. Rihanna stated in an interview that her friend and former Island Def Jam record label artist Fefe Dobson was someone that she admired and looked up to, having a fellow artist writing, singing, and performing the music she truly loves.
RIHANNA UMBRELLA LYRICS :
Jay-Z:
Ahuh Ahuh (Yea Rihanna)
Ahuh Ahuh (Good girl gone bad)
Ahuh Ahuh (Take three… Action)
Ahuh Ahuh
No clouds in my storms
Let it rain
I hydroplane into fame (Eh eh)
Come’n down with the Dow Jones
When the clouds come we gone
We Rocafella (Eh eh)
She fly higher than weather
And she rocks it better
You know me
An anticipation for precipitation
stacks chips for the rainy day (Eh eh)
Jay, rain man is back with lil Ms. Sunshine
Rihanna where you at?
[VERSE 1]
You had my heart
and we’ll never be world apart
Maybe in magazines
but you’ll still be my star
Baby cause in the Dark
You can see shiny Cars
And that’s when you need me there
With you I’ll always share
Because
[CHORUS]
When the sun shines
We’ll shine together
Told you I’ll be here forever
That I’ll always be your friend
Took an oath
I’mma stick it out ’till the end
Now that it’s raining more than ever
Know that we still have each other
You can stand under my Umbrella
You can stand under my Umbrella
(Ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(ella ella eh eh eh eh eh eh)
[VERSE 2]
These fancy things,
will never come in between
You’re part of my entity
Here for Infinity
When the war has took it’s part
When the world has dealt it’s cards
If the hand is hard
Together we’ll mend your heart
Because …
[CHORUS]
When the sun shines
We’ll shine together
Told you I’ll be here forever
That I’ll always be your friend
Took an oath
I’mma stick it out ’till the end
Now that it’s raining more than ever
Know that we still have each other
You can stand under my Umbrella
You can stand under my Umbrella
(Ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(ella ella eh eh eh eh eh eh)
[BRIDGE]
You can run into my Arms
It’s okay don’t be alarmed
(Come into Me)
(There’s no distance in between our love)
So Gonna let the rain pour
I’ll be all you need and more
Because …
[CHORUS]
When the sun shines
We’ll shine Together
Told you I’ll be here forever
That I’ll always be your friend
Took an oath
I’mma stick it out ’till the end
Now that it’s raining more than ever
Know that we still have each other
You can stand under my Umbrella
You can stand under my Umbrella
(Ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(ella ella eh eh eh eh eh eh)
It’s raining (raining)
Ooo baby it’s raining
baby come into me
Come into me
It’s raining (raining)
Ooo baby it’s raining
You can always come into me
Come into me……
OTHER PODCAST VIDEOS : Weird Al Yankovic White Nerdy - Christina Aguilera Ain’t No Other Man - Fergie Fergalicious - Akon I Wanna Love You - Shania Twain Man I Feel Like a Woman - PussyCat Dolls Dont Cha Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.
The Cranky Middle Manager Show #65 How To Become CEO with Jeffrey Fox
Thu, 05 Oct 2006 20:54:42 +0000 (10.1 Mb)
The Cranky Middle Manager Show #065 (MP3, 9.67MB, 28:09Min)
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So you think you have what it takes to be CEO huh? Well you can listen to Jeffrey Fox talk about his book “How to Become CEO”… or you can take part in our contest to win a free, autographed copy of the book. Just drop me an email and answer the question…”What’s the One Thing I’d Do When (Not If) I Become CEO”? Who has more fun than us????
Show Notes
0:00 Welcome to the Cranky Middle Manager Show. Today we dream big- really big- about whether we have what it takes to have the top job. The show is dedicated to Francois Villon, who has very little to do with management, but he was the subject of the 1938 movie, If I Were King….which IS what this show is about. Do you have the stuff to be a CEO? You can win copies of Jeffrey’s book if you Drop me an email and tell us, “What’s the One Thing You’d Do Differently When You Become CEO?
3:35 The quote of the week is from Paradise Lost… to want to be CEO, is it just ambition, and what are you willing to do to get the job?
4:45 I’ve been having dreams of greatness…. things would be different if I were CEO. But do I have the stuff? Why don’t more people rise to the dizzying heights of the C Suite?
6:30 What’s the difference between networking and politics? How is it different from sucking up?
9:18 If you want the top job, take care of customers and have a line job like Product Manager or Sales. You’ll see the corporation in action and make decisions that have impact.
13:14 Back in 1972, Hunter Thompson said this about the job of US President when Nison was running-”Anyone who wants the job that badly should be automatically disqualified”. Does the same apply to CEOs and CEO Wannabes?
16:35 Can you work your tail off, put in the work necessary and still have a life…Jeffrey says yes you can…
20:00 How do you know if you have the right stuff to be CEO? There are 3 indicators that might surprise you:
Did you ever have a paper route?
Were you an Eagle Scout?
Did you grow up in a single parent family?
The don’t teach that at Wharton, folks.
Jeff’s Resources
Any of Jeffrey’s books…
Anything by David Ogilvy
On The Road by Jack Kerouac
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
and annoy your local book-burner and read Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
If you really want to learn about business, watch The Godfather Trilogy
Of course, you can always join our Frappr map, post to this blog or check out my e-book, Meet Like You Mean It. Eight bucks is a deal….
Colin McEnroe with Kinky Friedman
Wed, 5 Sep 2007 17:53:00 GMT (0.0 Mb)
Kinky Friedman, Jewish Texan singer, songwriter, novelist, humorist, politician will be giving a lecture at The Mark Twain House on Wednesday, September 19 as part of our Pen Warmed Up In Hell Lecture series.
The Cranky Middle Manager Show #65 How To Become CEO with Jeffrey Fox
Thu, 05 Oct 2006 20:54:42 +0000 (10.1 Mb)
The Cranky Middle Manager Show #065 (MP3, 9.67MB, 28:09Min)
To Listen In Your Browser, Click The Icon Below
Right Click Here To Listen Later….
So you think you have what it takes to be CEO huh? Well you can listen to Jeffrey Fox talk about his book “How to Become CEO”… or you can take part in our contest to win a free, autographed copy of the book. Just drop me an email and answer the question…”What’s the One Thing I’d Do When (Not If) I Become CEO”? Who has more fun than us????
Show Notes
0:00 Welcome to the Cranky Middle Manager Show. Today we dream big- really big- about whether we have what it takes to have the top job. The show is dedicated to Francois Villon, who has very little to do with management, but he was the subject of the 1938 movie, If I Were King….which IS what this show is about. Do you have the stuff to be a CEO? You can win copies of Jeffrey’s book if you Drop me an email and tell us, “What’s the One Thing You’d Do Differently When You Become CEO?
3:35 The quote of the week is from Paradise Lost… to want to be CEO, is it just ambition, and what are you willing to do to get the job?
4:45 I’ve been having dreams of greatness…. things would be different if I were CEO. But do I have the stuff? Why don’t more people rise to the dizzying heights of the C Suite?
6:30 What’s the difference between networking and politics? How is it different from sucking up?
9:18 If you want the top job, take care of customers and have a line job like Product Manager or Sales. You’ll see the corporation in action and make decisions that have impact.
13:14 Back in 1972, Hunter Thompson said this about the job of US President when Nison was running-”Anyone who wants the job that badly should be automatically disqualified”. Does the same apply to CEOs and CEO Wannabes?
16:35 Can you work your tail off, put in the work necessary and still have a life…Jeffrey says yes you can…
20:00 How do you know if you have the right stuff to be CEO? There are 3 indicators that might surprise you:
Did you ever have a paper route?
Were you an Eagle Scout?
Did you grow up in a single parent family?
The don’t teach that at Wharton, folks.
Jeff’s Resources
Any of Jeffrey’s books…
Anything by David Ogilvy
On The Road by Jack Kerouac
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
and annoy your local book-burner and read Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
If you really want to learn about business, watch The Godfather Trilogy
Of course, you can always join our Frappr map, post to this blog or check out my e-book, Meet Like You Mean It. Eight bucks is a deal….
The Cranky Middle Manager Show #65 How To Become CEO with Jeffrey Fox
Thu, 05 Oct 2006 20:54:42 +0000 (10.1 Mb)
The Cranky Middle Manager Show #065 (MP3, 9.67MB, 28:09Min)
To Listen In Your Browser, Click The Icon Below
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So you think you have what it takes to be CEO huh? Well you can listen to Jeffrey Fox talk about his book “How to Become CEO”… or you can take part in our contest to win a free, autographed copy of the book. Just drop me an email and answer the question…”What’s the One Thing I’d Do When (Not If) I Become CEO”? Who has more fun than us????
Show Notes
0:00 Welcome to the Cranky Middle Manager Show. Today we dream big- really big- about whether we have what it takes to have the top job. The show is dedicated to Francois Villon, who has very little to do with management, but he was the subject of the 1938 movie, If I Were King….which IS what this show is about. Do you have the stuff to be a CEO? You can win copies of Jeffrey’s book if you Drop me an email and tell us, “What’s the One Thing You’d Do Differently When You Become CEO?
3:35 The quote of the week is from Paradise Lost… to want to be CEO, is it just ambition, and what are you willing to do to get the job?
4:45 I’ve been having dreams of greatness…. things would be different if I were CEO. But do I have the stuff? Why don’t more people rise to the dizzying heights of the C Suite?
6:30 What’s the difference between networking and politics? How is it different from sucking up?
9:18 If you want the top job, take care of customers and have a line job like Product Manager or Sales. You’ll see the corporation in action and make decisions that have impact.
13:14 Back in 1972, Hunter Thompson said this about the job of US President when Nison was running-”Anyone who wants the job that badly should be automatically disqualified”. Does the same apply to CEOs and CEO Wannabes?
16:35 Can you work your tail off, put in the work necessary and still have a life…Jeffrey says yes you can…
20:00 How do you know if you have the right stuff to be CEO? There are 3 indicators that might surprise you:
Did you ever have a paper route?
Were you an Eagle Scout?
Did you grow up in a single parent family?
The don’t teach that at Wharton, folks.
Jeff’s Resources
Any of Jeffrey’s books…
Anything by David Ogilvy
On The Road by Jack Kerouac
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
and annoy your local book-burner and read Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
If you really want to learn about business, watch The Godfather Trilogy
Of course, you can always join our Frappr map, post to this blog or check out my e-book, Meet Like You Mean It. Eight bucks is a deal….
The Cranky Middle Manager Show #65 How To Become CEO with Jeffrey Fox
Thu, 05 Oct 2006 20:54:42 +0000 (10.1 Mb)
The Cranky Middle Manager Show #065 (MP3, 9.67MB, 28:09Min)
To Listen In Your Browser, Click The Icon Below
Right Click Here To Listen Later….
So you think you have what it takes to be CEO huh? Well you can listen to Jeffrey Fox talk about his book “How to Become CEO”… or you can take part in our contest to win a free, autographed copy of the book. Just drop me an email and answer the question…”What’s the One Thing I’d Do When (Not If) I Become CEO”? Who has more fun than us????
Show Notes
0:00 Welcome to the Cranky Middle Manager Show. Today we dream big- really big- about whether we have what it takes to have the top job. The show is dedicated to Francois Villon, who has very little to do with management, but he was the subject of the 1938 movie, If I Were King….which IS what this show is about. Do you have the stuff to be a CEO? You can win copies of Jeffrey’s book if you Drop me an email and tell us, “What’s the One Thing You’d Do Differently When You Become CEO?
3:35 The quote of the week is from Paradise Lost… to want to be CEO, is it just ambition, and what are you willing to do to get the job?
4:45 I’ve been having dreams of greatness…. things would be different if I were CEO. But do I have the stuff? Why don’t more people rise to the dizzying heights of the C Suite?
6:30 What’s the difference between networking and politics? How is it different from sucking up?
9:18 If you want the top job, take care of customers and have a line job like Product Manager or Sales. You’ll see the corporation in action and make decisions that have impact.
13:14 Back in 1972, Hunter Thompson said this about the job of US President when Nison was running-”Anyone who wants the job that badly should be automatically disqualified”. Does the same apply to CEOs and CEO Wannabes?
16:35 Can you work your tail off, put in the work necessary and still have a life…Jeffrey says yes you can…
20:00 How do you know if you have the right stuff to be CEO? There are 3 indicators that might surprise you:
Did you ever have a paper route?
Were you an Eagle Scout?
Did you grow up in a single parent family?
The don’t teach that at Wharton, folks.
Jeff’s Resources
Any of Jeffrey’s books…
Anything by David Ogilvy
On The Road by Jack Kerouac
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
and annoy your local book-burner and read Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
If you really want to learn about business, watch The Godfather Trilogy
Of course, you can always join our Frappr map, post to this blog or check out my e-book, Meet Like You Mean It. Eight bucks is a deal….
The Cranky Middle Manager Show #65 How To Become CEO with Jeffrey Fox
Thu, 05 Oct 2006 20:54:42 +0000 (10.1 Mb)
The Cranky Middle Manager Show #065 (MP3, 9.67MB, 28:09Min)
To Listen In Your Browser, Click The Icon Below
Right Click Here To Listen Later….
So you think you have what it takes to be CEO huh? Well you can listen to Jeffrey Fox talk about his book “How to Become CEO”… or you can take part in our contest to win a free, autographed copy of the book. Just drop me an email and answer the question…”What’s the One Thing I’d Do When (Not If) I Become CEO”? Who has more fun than us????
Show Notes
0:00 Welcome to the Cranky Middle Manager Show. Today we dream big- really big- about whether we have what it takes to have the top job. The show is dedicated to Francois Villon, who has very little to do with management, but he was the subject of the 1938 movie, If I Were King….which IS what this show is about. Do you have the stuff to be a CEO? You can win copies of Jeffrey’s book if you Drop me an email and tell us, “What’s the One Thing You’d Do Differently When You Become CEO?
3:35 The quote of the week is from Paradise Lost… to want to be CEO, is it just ambition, and what are you willing to do to get the job?
4:45 I’ve been having dreams of greatness…. things would be different if I were CEO. But do I have the stuff? Why don’t more people rise to the dizzying heights of the C Suite?
6:30 What’s the difference between networking and politics? How is it different from sucking up?
9:18 If you want the top job, take care of customers and have a line job like Product Manager or Sales. You’ll see the corporation in action and make decisions that have impact.
13:14 Back in 1972, Hunter Thompson said this about the job of US President when Nison was running-”Anyone who wants the job that badly should be automatically disqualified”. Does the same apply to CEOs and CEO Wannabes?
16:35 Can you work your tail off, put in the work necessary and still have a life…Jeffrey says yes you can…
20:00 How do you know if you have the right stuff to be CEO? There are 3 indicators that might surprise you:
Did you ever have a paper route?
Were you an Eagle Scout?
Did you grow up in a single parent family?
The don’t teach that at Wharton, folks.
Jeff’s Resources
Any of Jeffrey’s books…
Anything by David Ogilvy
On The Road by Jack Kerouac
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
and annoy your local book-burner and read Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
If you really want to learn about business, watch The Godfather Trilogy
Of course, you can always join our Frappr map, post to this blog or check out my e-book, Meet Like You Mean It. Eight bucks is a deal….
The Cranky Middle Manager Show #65 How To Become CEO with Jeffrey Fox
Thu, 05 Oct 2006 20:54:42 +0000 (10.1 Mb)
The Cranky Middle Manager Show #065 (MP3, 9.67MB, 28:09Min)
To Listen In Your Browser, Click The Icon Below
Right Click Here To Listen Later….
So you think you have what it takes to be CEO huh? Well you can listen to Jeffrey Fox talk about his book “How to Become CEO”… or you can take part in our contest to win a free, autographed copy of the book. Just drop me an email and answer the question…”What’s the One Thing I’d Do When (Not If) I Become CEO”? Who has more fun than us????
Show Notes
0:00 Welcome to the Cranky Middle Manager Show. Today we dream big- really big- about whether we have what it takes to have the top job. The show is dedicated to Francois Villon, who has very little to do with management, but he was the subject of the 1938 movie, If I Were King….which IS what this show is about. Do you have the stuff to be a CEO? You can win copies of Jeffrey’s book if you Drop me an email and tell us, “What’s the One Thing You’d Do Differently When You Become CEO?
3:35 The quote of the week is from Paradise Lost… to want to be CEO, is it just ambition, and what are you willing to do to get the job?
4:45 I’ve been having dreams of greatness…. things would be different if I were CEO. But do I have the stuff? Why don’t more people rise to the dizzying heights of the C Suite?
6:30 What’s the difference between networking and politics? How is it different from sucking up?
9:18 If you want the top job, take care of customers and have a line job like Product Manager or Sales. You’ll see the corporation in action and make decisions that have impact.
13:14 Back in 1972, Hunter Thompson said this about the job of US President when Nison was running-”Anyone who wants the job that badly should be automatically disqualified”. Does the same apply to CEOs and CEO Wannabes?
16:35 Can you work your tail off, put in the work necessary and still have a life…Jeffrey says yes you can…
20:00 How do you know if you have the right stuff to be CEO? There are 3 indicators that might surprise you:
Did you ever have a paper route?
Were you an Eagle Scout?
Did you grow up in a single parent family?
The don’t teach that at Wharton, folks.
Jeff’s Resources
Any of Jeffrey’s books…
Anything by David Ogilvy
On The Road by Jack Kerouac
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
and annoy your local book-burner and read Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
If you really want to learn about business, watch The Godfather Trilogy
Of course, you can always join our Frappr map, post to this blog or check out my e-book, Meet Like You Mean It. Eight bucks is a deal….
The Cranky Middle Manager Show #65 How To Become CEO with Jeffrey Fox
Thu, 05 Oct 2006 20:54:42 +0000 (10.1 Mb)
The Cranky Middle Manager Show #065 (MP3, 9.67MB, 28:09Min)
To Listen In Your Browser, Click The Icon Below
Right Click Here To Listen Later….
So you think you have what it takes to be CEO huh? Well you can listen to Jeffrey Fox talk about his book “How to Become CEO”… or you can take part in our contest to win a free, autographed copy of the book. Just drop me an email and answer the question…”What’s the One Thing I’d Do When (Not If) I Become CEO”? Who has more fun than us????
Show Notes
0:00 Welcome to the Cranky Middle Manager Show. Today we dream big- really big- about whether we have what it takes to have the top job. The show is dedicated to Francois Villon, who has very little to do with management, but he was the subject of the 1938 movie, If I Were King….which IS what this show is about. Do you have the stuff to be a CEO? You can win copies of Jeffrey’s book if you Drop me an email and tell us, “What’s the One Thing You’d Do Differently When You Become CEO?
3:35 The quote of the week is from Paradise Lost… to want to be CEO, is it just ambition, and what are you willing to do to get the job?
4:45 I’ve been having dreams of greatness…. things would be different if I were CEO. But do I have the stuff? Why don’t more people rise to the dizzying heights of the C Suite?
6:30 What’s the difference between networking and politics? How is it different from sucking up?
9:18 If you want the top job, take care of customers and have a line job like Product Manager or Sales. You’ll see the corporation in action and make decisions that have impact.
13:14 Back in 1972, Hunter Thompson said this about the job of US President when Nison was running-”Anyone who wants the job that badly should be automatically disqualified”. Does the same apply to CEOs and CEO Wannabes?
16:35 Can you work your tail off, put in the work necessary and still have a life…Jeffrey says yes you can…
20:00 How do you know if you have the right stuff to be CEO? There are 3 indicators that might surprise you:
Did you ever have a paper route?
Were you an Eagle Scout?
Did you grow up in a single parent family?
The don’t teach that at Wharton, folks.
Jeff’s Resources
Any of Jeffrey’s books…
Anything by David Ogilvy
On The Road by Jack Kerouac
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
and annoy your local book-burner and read Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
If you really want to learn about business, watch The Godfather Trilogy
Of course, you can always join our Frappr map, post to this blog or check out my e-book, Meet Like You Mean It. Eight bucks is a deal….
The Cranky Middle Manager Show #65 How To Become CEO with Jeffrey Fox
Thu, 05 Oct 2006 20:54:42 +0000 (10.1 Mb)
The Cranky Middle Manager Show #065 (MP3, 9.67MB, 28:09Min)
To Listen In Your Browser, Click The Icon Below
Right Click Here To Listen Later….
So you think you have what it takes to be CEO huh? Well you can listen to Jeffrey Fox talk about his book “How to Become CEO”… or you can take part in our contest to win a free, autographed copy of the book. Just drop me an email and answer the question…”What’s the One Thing I’d Do When (Not If) I Become CEO”? Who has more fun than us????
Show Notes
0:00 Welcome to the Cranky Middle Manager Show. Today we dream big- really big- about whether we have what it takes to have the top job. The show is dedicated to Francois Villon, who has very little to do with management, but he was the subject of the 1938 movie, If I Were King….which IS what this show is about. Do you have the stuff to be a CEO? You can win copies of Jeffrey’s book if you Drop me an email and tell us, “What’s the One Thing You’d Do Differently When You Become CEO?
3:35 The quote of the week is from Paradise Lost… to want to be CEO, is it just ambition, and what are you willing to do to get the job?
4:45 I’ve been having dreams of greatness…. things would be different if I were CEO. But do I have the stuff? Why don’t more people rise to the dizzying heights of the C Suite?
6:30 What’s the difference between networking and politics? How is it different from sucking up?
9:18 If you want the top job, take care of customers and have a line job like Product Manager or Sales. You’ll see the corporation in action and make decisions that have impact.
13:14 Back in 1972, Hunter Thompson said this about the job of US President when Nison was running-”Anyone who wants the job that badly should be automatically disqualified”. Does the same apply to CEOs and CEO Wannabes?
16:35 Can you work your tail off, put in the work necessary and still have a life…Jeffrey says yes you can…
20:00 How do you know if you have the right stuff to be CEO? There are 3 indicators that might surprise you:
Did you ever have a paper route?
Were you an Eagle Scout?
Did you grow up in a single parent family?
The don’t teach that at Wharton, folks.
Jeff’s Resources
Any of Jeffrey’s books…
Anything by David Ogilvy
On The Road by Jack Kerouac
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
and annoy your local book-burner and read Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
If you really want to learn about business, watch The Godfather Trilogy
Of course, you can always join our Frappr map, post to this blog or check out my e-book, Meet Like You Mean It. Eight bucks is a deal….
The Cranky Middle Manager Show #65 How To Become CEO with Jeffrey Fox
Thu, 05 Oct 2006 20:54:42 +0000 (10.1 Mb)
The Cranky Middle Manager Show #065 (MP3, 9.67MB, 28:09Min)
To Listen In Your Browser, Click The Icon Below
Right Click Here To Listen Later….
So you think you have what it takes to be CEO huh? Well you can listen to Jeffrey Fox talk about his book “How to Become CEO”… or you can take part in our contest to win a free, autographed copy of the book. Just drop me an email and answer the question…”What’s the One Thing I’d Do When (Not If) I Become CEO”? Who has more fun than us????
Show Notes
0:00 Welcome to the Cranky Middle Manager Show. Today we dream big- really big- about whether we have what it takes to have the top job. The show is dedicated to Francois Villon, who has very little to do with management, but he was the subject of the 1938 movie, If I Were King….which IS what this show is about. Do you have the stuff to be a CEO? You can win copies of Jeffrey’s book if you Drop me an email and tell us, “What’s the One Thing You’d Do Differently When You Become CEO?
3:35 The quote of the week is from Paradise Lost… to want to be CEO, is it just ambition, and what are you willing to do to get the job?
4:45 I’ve been having dreams of greatness…. things would be different if I were CEO. But do I have the stuff? Why don’t more people rise to the dizzying heights of the C Suite?
6:30 What’s the difference between networking and politics? How is it different from sucking up?
9:18 If you want the top job, take care of customers and have a line job like Product Manager or Sales. You’ll see the corporation in action and make decisions that have impact.
13:14 Back in 1972, Hunter Thompson said this about the job of US President when Nison was running-”Anyone who wants the job that badly should be automatically disqualified”. Does the same apply to CEOs and CEO Wannabes?
16:35 Can you work your tail off, put in the work necessary and still have a life…Jeffrey says yes you can…
20:00 How do you know if you have the right stuff to be CEO? There are 3 indicators that might surprise you:
Did you ever have a paper route?
Were you an Eagle Scout?
Did you grow up in a single parent family?
The don’t teach that at Wharton, folks.
Jeff’s Resources
Any of Jeffrey’s books…
Anything by David Ogilvy
On The Road by Jack Kerouac
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
and annoy your local book-burner and read Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
If you really want to learn about business, watch The Godfather Trilogy
Of course, you can always join our Frappr map, post to this blog or check out my e-book, Meet Like You Mean It. Eight bucks is a deal….
Mister Ron's Basement #809
Wed, 08 Aug 2007 02:13:20 GMT (17.1 Mb)
Continuing with this week's stories about Editors with a truly hilarious classic tale by Mark Twain from 1870 -- 'How I Edited An Agricultural Paper Once.'
Time: approx fourteen and a half minutes
Turn Your Printer and Scanner into a Copier Machine
Mon, 06 Aug 2007 18:57:01 -0700 (0.1 Mb)
Got a printer and scanner but no Xerox copy machine? With no effort, you can combine the printer and scanner to build your personal digital photocopier machine and make copies of your documents at the click of a button.
This is possible through iCopy, a free software utility that combines the scanner and printer into a versatile copier that requires no installation - you can even run the iCopy software from a USB drive.
Here's how iCopy works - you insert the document / paper inside the scanner, enter the number of copies that you want and hit the big blue copy button.
iCopy also provides you control over the image settings and quality so that the final document copies consume less ink during print. It works with all printers and any TWAIN-compatible scanner (nearly all scanners are TWAIN compatible).
iCopy Photocopier software is available at sourceforge.net.© 2007 Digital Inspiration by Amit Agarwal
VIDEO - BRITNEY SPEARS PARODY - TOXIC
Wed, 18 Apr 2007 22:07:54 +0000 (16.6 Mb)
Britney Spears - TOXIC :: VIDEO PARODY by XARJ. This is my very first Voice over parody which was seen more than 250,000 times on Youtube and Google Videos. Worst thing about making a Britney Spears parody is practicing for an hour to get the lyrics right, especially when you’re not such a big Spears fan, on the contrary. Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is a Grammy Award-winning American pop singer, dancer, actress, author and songwriter. She is best known for her studio albums, music videos, and songs such as “…Baby One More Time” and “Oops!…I Did It Again”. In the early 2000s, Spears’s success as a singer led her way to high-profile advertising deals and endorsements, as well as forays into other forms of media, including film and reality television. Her third and fourth albums, Britney and In the Zone, were released during this era. In 2004, she married back-up dancer and aspiring rap artist Kevin Federline, and the following year she gave birth to their first son, Sean Preston. Their second son, Jayden James, was born in 2006. Spears filed for divorce from Federline on November 7, 2006 citing irreconcilable differences. Spears has sold over seventy-six million albums worldwide according to TIME magazine. The RIAA ranks Spears as the eighth best-selling female artist in American music history having sold 31 million albums. SOURCE : My Favorite site -> WIKIPEDIA - Britney Official website You’ll wanna see my other Famous Voice over Parodies : PussyCat Dolls - Dont Cha with Busta Rhymes Shania Twain - Man I Feel Like a Woman Christina Aguilera - Aint No Other Man Christina Aguilera - Genie in a Bottle Download Britney Spears - Toxic - PARODY Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.
VIDEO - BRITNEY SPEARS PARODY - TOXIC
Wed, 18 Apr 2007 22:07:54 +0000 (16.6 Mb)
Britney Spears - TOXIC :: VIDEO PARODY by XARJ. This is my very first Voice over parody which was seen more than 250,000 times on Youtube and Google Videos. Worst thing about making a Britney Spears parody is practicing for an hour to get the lyrics right, especially when you’re not such a big Spears fan, on the contrary. Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is a Grammy Award-winning American pop singer, dancer, actress, author and songwriter. She is best known for her studio albums, music videos, and songs such as “…Baby One More Time” and “Oops!…I Did It Again”. In the early 2000s, Spears’s success as a singer led her way to high-profile advertising deals and endorsements, as well as forays into other forms of media, including film and reality television. Her third and fourth albums, Britney and In the Zone, were released during this era. In 2004, she married back-up dancer and aspiring rap artist Kevin Federline, and the following year she gave birth to their first son, Sean Preston. Their second son, Jayden James, was born in 2006. Spears filed for divorce from Federline on November 7, 2006 citing irreconcilable differences. Spears has sold over seventy-six million albums worldwide according to TIME magazine. The RIAA ranks Spears as the eighth best-selling female artist in American music history having sold 31 million albums. SOURCE : My Favorite site -> WIKIPEDIA - Britney Official website You’ll wanna see my other Famous Voice over Parodies : PussyCat Dolls - Dont Cha with Busta Rhymes Shania Twain - Man I Feel Like a Woman Christina Aguilera - Aint No Other Man Christina Aguilera - Genie in a Bottle Download Britney Spears - Toxic - PARODY Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.
VIDEO - BRITNEY SPEARS PARODY - TOXIC
Wed, 18 Apr 2007 22:07:54 +0000 (16.6 Mb)
Britney Spears - TOXIC :: VIDEO PARODY by XARJ. This is my very first Voice over parody which was seen more than 250,000 times on Youtube and Google Videos. Worst thing about making a Britney Spears parody is practicing for an hour to get the lyrics right, especially when you’re not such a big Spears fan, on the contrary. Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is a Grammy Award-winning American pop singer, dancer, actress, author and songwriter. She is best known for her studio albums, music videos, and songs such as “…Baby One More Time” and “Oops!…I Did It Again”. In the early 2000s, Spears’s success as a singer led her way to high-profile advertising deals and endorsements, as well as forays into other forms of media, including film and reality television. Her third and fourth albums, Britney and In the Zone, were released during this era. In 2004, she married back-up dancer and aspiring rap artist Kevin Federline, and the following year she gave birth to their first son, Sean Preston. Their second son, Jayden James, was born in 2006. Spears filed for divorce from Federline on November 7, 2006 citing irreconcilable differences. Spears has sold over seventy-six million albums worldwide according to TIME magazine. The RIAA ranks Spears as the eighth best-selling female artist in American music history having sold 31 million albums. SOURCE : My Favorite site -> WIKIPEDIA - Britney Official website You’ll wanna see my other Famous Voice over Parodies : PussyCat Dolls - Dont Cha with Busta Rhymes Shania Twain - Man I Feel Like a Woman Christina Aguilera - Aint No Other Man Christina Aguilera - Genie in a Bottle Download Britney Spears - Toxic - PARODY Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.
VIDEO - BRITNEY SPEARS PARODY - TOXIC
Wed, 18 Apr 2007 22:07:54 +0000 (16.6 Mb)
Britney Spears - TOXIC :: VIDEO PARODY by XARJ. This is my very first Voice over parody which was seen more than 250,000 times on Youtube and Google Videos. Worst thing about making a Britney Spears parody is practicing for an hour to get the lyrics right, especially when you’re not such a big Spears fan, on the contrary. Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is a Grammy Award-winning American pop singer, dancer, actress, author and songwriter. She is best known for her studio albums, music videos, and songs such as “…Baby One More Time” and “Oops!…I Did It Again”. In the early 2000s, Spears’s success as a singer led her way to high-profile advertising deals and endorsements, as well as forays into other forms of media, including film and reality television. Her third and fourth albums, Britney and In the Zone, were released during this era. In 2004, she married back-up dancer and aspiring rap artist Kevin Federline, and the following year she gave birth to their first son, Sean Preston. Their second son, Jayden James, was born in 2006. Spears filed for divorce from Federline on November 7, 2006 citing irreconcilable differences. Spears has sold over seventy-six million albums worldwide according to TIME magazine. The RIAA ranks Spears as the eighth best-selling female artist in American music history having sold 31 million albums. SOURCE : My Favorite site -> WIKIPEDIA - Britney Official website You’ll wanna see my other Famous Voice over Parodies : PussyCat Dolls - Dont Cha with Busta Rhymes Shania Twain - Man I Feel Like a Woman Christina Aguilera - Aint No Other Man Christina Aguilera - Genie in a Bottle Download Britney Spears - Toxic - PARODY Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.
VIDEO - SHANIA TWAIN PARODY - Man I Feel Like a Woman by XARJ
Tue, 10 Apr 2007 21:13:56 +0000 (20.8 Mb)
Shania Twain Sexy Photo Shania Twain :: Man I Feel Like a Woman ! FUNNY COMEDY PARODY by XARJ In this video, Shania, the canadian singer (like me!) sings like a MAN ! This perfect voice over parody by XARJ will make you laugh your ass off! Check out the links below if you want to know more about comedy or see other parody videos by famous sexy female singers. Shania Twain on WikiPedia Shania’s Official Website See my other Famous Parodies : Christina Aguilera - Aint No Other Man Christina Aguilera - Genie in a Bottle Britney Spears -Toxic PussyCat Dolls - Don’t Cha with Busta Rhymes Also see my Guide to video Parody Download VIDEO - Shania Twain Parody - Man I Feel Like a Woman by XARJ Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.
VIDEO - SHANIA TWAIN PARODY - Man I Feel Like a Woman by XARJ
Tue, 10 Apr 2007 21:13:56 +0000 (20.8 Mb)
Shania Twain Sexy Photo Shania Twain :: Man I Feel Like a Woman ! FUNNY COMEDY PARODY by XARJ In this video, Shania, the canadian singer (like me!) sings like a MAN ! This perfect voice over parody by XARJ will make you laugh your ass off! Check out the links below if you want to know more about comedy or see other parody videos by famous sexy female singers. Shania Twain on WikiPedia Shania’s Official Website See my other Famous Parodies : Christina Aguilera - Aint No Other Man Christina Aguilera - Genie in a Bottle Britney Spears -Toxic PussyCat Dolls - Don’t Cha with Busta Rhymes Also see my Guide to video Parody Download VIDEO - Shania Twain Parody - Man I Feel Like a Woman by XARJ Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.
VIDEO - SHANIA TWAIN PARODY - Man I Feel Like a Woman by XARJ
Tue, 10 Apr 2007 21:13:56 +0000 (20.8 Mb)
Shania Twain Sexy Photo Shania Twain :: Man I Feel Like a Woman ! FUNNY COMEDY PARODY by XARJ In this video, Shania, the canadian singer (like me!) sings like a MAN ! This perfect voice over parody by XARJ will make you laugh your ass off! Check out the links below if you want to know more about comedy or see other parody videos by famous sexy female singers. Shania Twain on WikiPedia Shania’s Official Website See my other Famous Parodies : Christina Aguilera - Aint No Other Man Christina Aguilera - Genie in a Bottle Britney Spears -Toxic PussyCat Dolls - Don’t Cha with Busta Rhymes Also see my Guide to video Parody Download VIDEO - Shania Twain Parody - Man I Feel Like a Woman by XARJ Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.
VIDEO - SHANIA TWAIN PARODY - Man I Feel Like a Woman by XARJ
Tue, 10 Apr 2007 21:13:56 +0000 (20.8 Mb)
Shania Twain Sexy Photo Shania Twain :: Man I Feel Like a Woman ! FUNNY COMEDY PARODY by XARJ In this video, Shania, the canadian singer (like me!) sings like a MAN ! This perfect voice over parody by XARJ will make you laugh your ass off! Check out the links below if you want to know more about comedy or see other parody videos by famous sexy female singers. Shania Twain on WikiPedia Shania’s Official Website See my other Famous Parodies : Christina Aguilera - Aint No Other Man Christina Aguilera - Genie in a Bottle Britney Spears -Toxic PussyCat Dolls - Don’t Cha with Busta Rhymes Also see my Guide to video Parody Download VIDEO - Shania Twain Parody - Man I Feel Like a Woman by XARJ Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.
VIDEO - SHANIA TWAIN PARODY - Man I Feel Like a Woman by XARJ
Tue, 10 Apr 2007 21:13:56 +0000 (20.8 Mb)
Shania Twain Sexy Photo Shania Twain :: Man I Feel Like a Woman ! FUNNY COMEDY PARODY by XARJ In this video, Shania, the canadian singer (like me!) sings like a MAN ! This perfect voice over parody by XARJ will make you laugh your ass off! Check out the links below if you want to know more about comedy or see other parody videos by famous sexy female singers. Shania Twain on WikiPedia Shania’s Official Website See my other Famous Parodies : Christina Aguilera - Aint No Other Man Christina Aguilera - Genie in a Bottle Britney Spears -Toxic PussyCat Dolls - Don’t Cha with Busta Rhymes Also see my Guide to video Parody Download VIDEO - Shania Twain Parody - Man I Feel Like a Woman by XARJ Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.
15? Talán.
Sun, 15 Apr 2007 17:03:23 GMT (17.1 Mb)
Ebben bizony van minden. És van olyan pofám, hogy onnan folytatom, ahonnan abbahagytam. Fél év után: Robbie Williams, Koop, Shaina Twain és The cloud room.
Amellett meg kúl és trendi.
Kurt Vonnegut: A Free-Thinking American
Fri, 13 Apr 2007 01:10:00 EDT (2.7 Mb)
Author Kurt Vonnegut called himself a free-thinking humanist. Others said his unerring moral compass, colloquial style, and ability to mix sadness and humor made Vonnegut the Mark Twain of his generation. The author's readers clung to his pointed observations of society and its shortcomings.
Kurt Vonnegut: A Free-Thinking American
Fri, 13 Apr 2007 01:10:00 EDT (2.7 Mb)
Author Kurt Vonnegut called himself a free-thinking humanist. Others said his unerring moral compass, colloquial style, and ability to mix sadness and humor made Vonnegut the Mark Twain of his generation. The author's readers clung to his pointed observations of society and its shortcomings.
Kurt Vonnegut: A Free-Thinking American
Fri, 13 Apr 2007 01:10:00 EDT (2.7 Mb)
Author Kurt Vonnegut called himself a free-thinking humanist. Others said his unerring moral compass, colloquial style, and ability to mix sadness and humor made Vonnegut the Mark Twain of his generation. The author's readers clung to his pointed observations of society and its shortcomings.
Shania Twain - Feel Like A Woman
Tue, 03 Apr 2007 15:22:37 -0400 (10.7 Mb)
Shania Twain - Feel Like A Woman (User: rock-idol
Mister Ron's Basement #501
(11.0 Mb)
Robert J. Burdette's gentle humor often struck the funnybone in just the right places. Mark Twain was a great admirer of his work. Here, from circa 1877 is a story about a truly aggravating boy --'The Artless Prattle of Childhood.'
Time: approx nine and a half minutes
8Quotes.com - Episode 163
Mon, 29 Jan 2007 15:59:10 +0000 (2.9 Mb)
On the podcast today we have another 8 fantastic quotes.
Let’s get started… Think like a man of action and act like a man of thought.
Henri Bergson “Your past is not your potential. In any hour you can choose to liberate the future.”
Marilyn Ferguson The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right time, but also to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.
Anonymous “Know how to listen and you will profit even from those who talk badly.”
Plutarch Giving opens the way to receiving.
Florence Scovel Shinn “Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.”
Mark Twain We cannot escape fear. We can only transform it into a companion that accompanies us on all our exciting adventures. Take a risk a day, one small or bold stroke that will make you feel great once you have done it.
Susan Jeffers Your true beliefs and values are only and always expressed in your actions, especially what you do under pressure.
Brian Tracy If you’re enjoying our podcast a small donation of $2.00 a month is all that is needed to keep these motivational messages coming.
Visit us at 8quotes.com
Die Woche 04/2007
Sat, 27 Jan 2007 20:14:02 +0100 (3.9 Mb)
Hallo liebe Freunde oder Feinde. Es gibt wirklich nichts, was schlimmer wäre, als der schieren Vergessenheit anheim zu fallen. Vielleicht noch zwischen den etwa 5000 Einreichungen alleine in dieser Woche nicht mehr aufzufallen? In wie vielen Artikeln wurde google.de gekapert? In wie vielen von der korrupten GEZ berichtet? Wie oft wurde die Wikipedia von Google-Cheatern für nofollow geprügelt? Aufmerksamkeit bedeutet in der heimeligen Lügenbranche eben alles. Deshalb nichts wie weg vom Planeten der überladenen, stakkatoartigen Wochenreflexion und hin zur weiten, wohl formulierten Nachrichten-Prärie.
Heute beschäftige ich mit den Themen Geschichte, WWW, automatisch, Sex, public relations, Software und Tipps.
Eingängig müssen Geschichten sein, sonst finden sie trotz profunder Einsichten keine Verbreitung. Der am Sonntag vor 57 Jahren verstorbene Altmeister George Orwell hat mit 1984 und Farm der Tiere vorgemacht, den Finger in die Wunden zu legen, die selbst replizierender Extremismus reißt. Nur mit kindlicher Naivität schauen wir wirklich gerne zurück ins Menscharium, wie alles anfing. Als der große schwarze Vogel die Tür zum Nichts öffnete. Oder schlüpften wir gar alle aus dem Ei, rundherum rund und hart? Auch die Nostalgie des Web 0.2 verklärt mit seinem skurrilem Charme die Geschichte. All das abgestreift ergibt sich, dass Schuld Markenzeichen der menschlichen Natur ist. Das Bußgeld wird zum Wirtschaftsfaktor: Wenn man pro Einwohner noch mehr Polizisten einstellt, dann finden sich automatisch mehr Straftäter.
MySpace ist überraschenderweise nun doch kein Kindergarten, auf den wenig sorgende Eltern ihre Aufsichtspflicht abwälzen können. Die freie, virtuelle Welt ist ein lebensgefährlicher Ort an dem nur die Regeln des jeweiligen Hausrechts gelten. Kein Jugendschutz, keine Frauenparkplätze, keine freundlichen Familienrestaurants, keine geschützten öffentlichen Parkanlagen und das Umloggen zum realen, ersten Leben werden dank zersplitterter Staatsmacht nicht überwacht. Sicher ist sicher, aber der Schutz ist Privatsache und Ängste werden legal durch wirtschaftliche Interessen ausgebeutet. Willkommen im WWW - dem Wirtueller Wilden Westen: Meilenweit unkartographiertes, tiefstes Deep Web dessen Gold man nur noch zu heben braucht. Die Aussicht auf schnellen Reichtum durch die millionenfache Arbeit idealistischer Altruisten. Wer sind in diesem Bild Cowboys, Viehtreiber und Viehdiebe, wer ist der Sheriff?
Zu den wenigen Regeln im Web gehört, dass vor der Maschine alle gleich sind. So auch vor dem DeNIC-Robot, der KK-Anträge mit der gleichen systematischen und präzisen Sorgfalt verarbeitet, egal ob die nun vom Hasenzüchterverein in Kleinkleckersdorf oder vom ach so sympathischen Schlamperladen Google stammen. PR-Cup eines kleinen Internetproviders hin oder her. Die Schuld am menschlichen Versagen bei MarkMonitor kann man nur schlecht glaubwürdig sozialisieren. Also muss das System des ablehnungspflichten Verfahrens einfach dran schuld sein. Ist das nicht eine Ironie des Schicksals? Genau das ist nur ein Überbleibsel aus dem Dotcom-Crash. Quasi ein Schatten aus der Vergangenheit, den die schöne, heile Welt des Web 2.0 nun einholt. Das wird noch ganz unterhaltsam, wenn raus kommt, was da sonst noch so für Leichen unter der knall bunten Oberfläche schlummern.
Technik bringt mich schon lange nicht so sehr in Wallungen wie das eine schöne Frau zu tun vermag. Bei meiner Libido frage ich mich sowieso, ob das überhaupt jemals der Fall gewesen sein kann. Information nicht mehr binär zu verpacken finde ich als Idee erstmal sexy. Statt dessen einen Schatten zu konservieren aber fast schon phantastisch. Wenn der Schatten nun von Licht stammt, das nur für einen Bruchteil einer Sekunde eingeschaltet war, wird es mir aber zugegebenerweise zu hoch, um es wirklich nachzuvollziehen.
Der kritische Customer-to-Customer-Markt der Mitmachmedien gibt der Diskussion über die Qualität von professionellen Veröffentlichungen neue Nahrung. Spiegel Online übernimmt blauäugig Bilder von Lesern, die sich später als Hoax herausstellen. Der Stern klaut bei Mark Twain und in den YiGG-Kommentaren wird es aufgedeckt. Der 2. Teil der Stiftung Providertest hat ergeben, dass es Pressesprecher mit der Wahrheit nicht so genau zu nehmen brauchen. Lügen lohnt nun aber für kein Unternehmen mehr, da es früher oder später raus kommt. Bei dem Publikum glücklicherweise früher.
Nachdem sich Win-XP als Auslaufmodell ohne Zukunftsaussichten herausgestellt hat, werde ich mir das neue PuTTY mal unter Linux anschauen. Noch so eine Sackgasse dürften die Office-Lösungen aus Redmond darstellen, da die den ISO-Standard ODF nicht unterstützen werden. Auf meinem Desktop hat sich Linux inzwischen wieder etabliert. Das liegt weder an der kommerziellen Linux Foundation noch an der LiMo Foundation, sondern weil der Mitbewerber kein Interesse mehr am Kunden hat.
Bei dem Preis von Textbroker überlege ich echt, mir von denen mal die Wochenschau schreiben zu lassen. Mit externen Inhalten kann ich mich endlich wieder vollständig auf die Technik konzentrieren und mit modernstem Schnickschnack rumspielen. Im Terminkalender trage ich für das 3. Quartal 2007 das geplante Erscheinen von PHP 6 ein. Von 8. bis 12. August 2007 ist das Chaos Communication Camp in der Nähe von Berlin geplant.
Für nächste Woche oder Anfang Februar habe ich leider nichts in meinem Orakel finden können. Fällt die aus? Wir werden es erleben.
Bis in acht Tagen wieder,
Gruß Sven
+YiGG
Diese Wochenschau wurde zu 96.2% mit Open Source Software erstellt und ist frei von Konservierungsstoffen. Mein Dank für die Zusammenstellung geht diese Woche an blightzero, 413x, Doener, Biker, jan, Matyy, thereal, raven, Deep-Thought, Usul, hu8, Zaphod, transacid, terreptik, Manni, anty, alk, rootkid und das YiGG-Team
Links:
Todestag von George Orwell - Autor von 1984, Farm der Tiere
Dreisatz ist ... mit Anlauf und dann weit springen
LUCHS des Jahres 2006 an Jürg Schubiger und Franz Hohler
Absage an Holocaust-Leugner UN warnen vor Wiederholung
'Missbrauch von Auschwitz' beklagt
Picodore 64: Der C64 für die Hosentasche
Nun ist es amtlich: Knöllchen-Quoten bei der Polizei
GEZ unter Korruptionsverdacht
Diebe stehlen der Polizei 14 GPS Geräte, vergessen, sie abzuschalten
Höchste Kriminalitätsrate weltweit: der Vatikanstaat
Klage gegen MySpace nach sexuellem Missbrauch von Mädchen
'Being Digital': SZ-Interview mit Nicholas Negroponte
Finstere Geschäfte mit dem Freitod: Internet-Händler verurteilt
CIA und das US-Militär rekrutieren via Facebook und Myspace - die Konkurrenz schaut zu
Entfesselte Exekutive
GetaFirstLife.com: Eine Second Life Satire
Bundestag: Mikrofone im Büro von BND-Ausschussmitglied Neskovic gefunden
Datenpanne bei der Polizei in Darmstadt und die 'Konsequenzen'
Von Europa lernen, heißt Überwachen lernen
Die dümmsten Warnhinweise der Welt
Zu langsam - wenn der Virenschutz mehr nervt, als es ein Virus könnte
Gesetzesänderung: Gravierende Auswirkungen für Unternehmens-Email
Google.de gehört nicht mehr Google?
Google Earth kaschiert Irak-Aufnahmen
Google gibt versehentlich Nutzerdaten frei
Berlin: Hauptbahnhof schon wieder gesperrt und evakuiert
.tv: Klimaveränderung in der Südsee - der Untergang einer TLD
no no no no no nofollow?!
Mac OS/X Kindergarten
Wallungen
NEU: Die Porno-Margarine!
Oralsex in Schule mit Handy gefilmt
Tausche iPod gegen Frau
Tor Server in China
Forscher konzentrieren ein Bild auf ein einziges Photon
Simpsons Unplugged
Y!GG-Leserreporter auf SpOn
Englisch für Deutsche
Wer die Verbindungsdaten speichert (und das Gegenteil behauptet)
Provider als Spione
Cisco räumt GPL-Verstoß ein
Apple will Geld für WLAN-Treiber-Update
Neue Version von SSH-Client PuTTY
Fefe spielt mit gcc 4.1 und überlaufenden Integerzahlen
Sicherheitslücken in Ciscos IOS
Versucht Microsoft jetzt auch, Wikipedia-Nutzer zu bestechen?
Nachfolger des Hash-Algorithmus SHA-1 soll neu entwickelt werden
OSDL: 2006 war doch das Jahr des Linux-Desktops
Unternehmen arbeiten an mobilem Linux
anti-EULA: Welcome to ReasonableAgreement.org
Textbroker - Ein Erfahrungsbericht
Tonnenweise Links für Webentwickler
39 seitiger Webdesign Guide als PDF
53 lebensnotwendige CSS-Techniken
Änderungen in PHP6
Chaos Communication Camp 2007
8Quotes.com - Episode 153
Fri, 12 Jan 2007 15:37:46 +0000 (3.1 Mb)
On the podcast today we have another 8 fantastic quotes.
Let’s get started… It takes a habit to replace a habit.
Napoleon Hill Catch people in the act of doing something right.
Ken Blanchard Define your personal dignity today. Make a list of the positive internal qualities that you value that never change. Read it every morning and evening to remind yourself that no matter what you meet in the course of the day, regardless of the actions of others, no one can define who you are but you. ”
Gail Pursell Elliott If you want to reach a goal, you must “see the reaching” in your own mind before you actually arrive at your goal.
Zig Ziglar Let everything you do be done as if it makes a difference.
William James “I’ve had a lot of worries in my life, most of which never happened.”
Mark Twain “The world is moved not only by the mighty shoves of the heroes, but also by the aggregate of the tiny pushes of each honest worker.”
Helen Keller If you change your thinking, you change your life.
Brian Tracy If you’re enjoying our podcast a small donation of $2.00 a month is all that is needed to keep these motivational messages coming.
Visit us at 8quotes.com
Shania Twain - You're Still The One
Thu, 07 Dec 2006 10:00:40 -0500 (6.2 Mb)
Shania Twain - You're Still The One
Music Video (User: dragonheart40
Hour of Slack #1070 - Rerun of #113, 1987, 'Just Quit Smoking'
Tue, 24 Oct 2006 18:15:00 GMT (57.2 Mb)
A show about the PAIN of NONSMOKING, recorded in 1987. The cold-turkeying Rev. Stang reads some choice human-bashing by Mark Twain and switches to excellent early Puzzling Evidence tapes when he can no longer handle it. Also includes classic Swinging Love Corpses, shrieking daughter of Stang, many special collage effects.
Show Open, Mike's magazines Mark Twain School from 10/27
Fri, 17 Nov 2006 13:40:00 GMT (0.0 Mb)
Show Open, Mike's magazines Mark Twain School from 10/27
Episode 133
Fri, 10 Nov 2006 07:18:23 +0000 (2.9 Mb)
On the podcast today we have another 8 fantastic quotes.
Let’s get started… It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness.
Charles Spurgeon Optimism doesn’t wait on facts. It deals with prospects. Pessimism is a waste of time.
Norman Cousins “The unexamined life is not worth living.”
Socrates “Thousands of geniuses live and die undiscovered either by themselves or by others.”
Mark Twain “If you don’t like what you’re doing, then don’t do it.”
Ray Bradbury What one great thing would you dare to dream if you knew you could not fail? The easiest person to deceive is one’s own self.”
Edward G. Bulwer Lytton Life consists in penetrating the unknown, and fashioning our actions in accord with the new knowledge thus acquired.
Leo Tolstoy “Synergy: The combined effect of individuals in collaboration that exceeds the sum of their individual effects.”
Stephen R. Covey If you’re enjoying our podcast a small donation of $2.00 a month is all that is needed to keep these motivational messages coming.
Visit us at 8quotes.com
Episode 131
Tue, 07 Nov 2006 17:08:38 +0000 (3.2 Mb)
On the podcast today we have another 8 fantastic quotes.
Let’s get started… You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you can not do.
Eleanor Roosevelt Life is too complicated not to be orderly.
Martha Stewart “Our inheritance of well founded, slowly conceived codes of honor, morals and manners, the passionate convictions which so many hundreds of millions share together of freedom and justice, are far more precious to us than anything which scientific discoveries can bestow.”
Winston Churchill You aren’t your experiences. You are what you make of them.
Deborah Bell, Ed.D, “Old habits can’t be thrown out the upstairs window. They have to be coaxed down the stairs one step at a time.”
Mark Twain “Good timber does not grow with ease; the stronger the wind, the stronger the trees.”
J. Willard Marriott “It never works out like it’s planned, but it always works out like it should.”
Nancy Witt Adams “We don’t realize how much we create reality through language. If we say that life is hard, it will be hard.”
Fernando Flores If you’re enjoying our podcast a small donation of $2.00 a month is all that is needed to keep these motivational messages coming.
Visit us at 8quotes.com
Episode 129
Fri, 03 Nov 2006 15:09:28 +0000 (3.0 Mb)
On the podcast today we have another 8 fantastic quotes.
Let’s get started… To climb steep hills requires a slow pace at first.
Shakespeare “If you have knowledge, let others light their candles with it.”
Winston Churchill “Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others, cannot keep it from themselves.”
Sir James M. Barrie “Success won’t just come to you. It has to be met at least halfway”
Frank Tyger Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor, catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream.
Mark Twain “Man does not drift into goodness the chance port of an aimless voyage. He must fight ever for his destination.”
William George Jordan Have less. Do less. Be more.
Aboodi Shaby “There’s no scarcity of opportunity to make a living at what you love. There is only a scarcity of resolve to make it happen.”
Wayne Dyer If you’re enjoying our podcast a small donation of $2.00 a month is all that is needed to keep these motivational messages coming.
Visit us at 8quotes.com
Episode 128
Thu, 02 Nov 2006 16:09:36 +0000 (3.3 Mb)
On the podcast today we have another 8 fantastic quotes.
Let’s get started… Be happy. It’s one way of being wise.
Colette Goal setting starts with a pad of paper, a pen and you.
Gary Ryan Blair Remember this that very little is needed to make a happy life.
Marcus Aurelius Allowing an unimportant mistake to pass without comment is a wonderful social grace.
Judith Martin At some point in your life if you’re lucky you throw practicality to the wind and start living.
Erma Bombeck The very highest leader is barely known by men. Then come the leader they know and love. Then the leader they fear. Then the leader they despise. The leader who does not trust enough will not be trusted. When actions are performed without unnecessary speech The people say, “We did it ourselves.”
Lao Tsu “The best way to cheer yourself is to try to cheer somebody else up.”
Mark Twain “You may feel like dwelling on your limits or your fears. Don’t do it. A perfect prescription for a squandered, unfulfilled life is to accommodate self-defeating feelings while undercutting your finest, most productive ones.”
Marsha Sinetar If you’re enjoying our podcast a small donation of $2.00 a month is all that is needed to keep these motivational messages coming.
Visit us at 8quotes.com
Episode 112
Wed, 11 Oct 2006 13:27:57 +0000 (2.8 Mb)
On the podcast today we have another 8 fantastic quotes.
Let’s get started… “Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation. Your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.”
John Wooden “Success is never final and failure never fatal. It’s courage that counts.”
George F. Tiltonood “Love is the ability and willingness to allow those that you care for to be what they choose for themselves without any insistence that they satisfy you.”
Wayne Dyer “It is the follow through that makes the great difference between ultimate success and failure, because it is so easy to stop.”
Charles F. Kettering “Keys to success… Research your idea, Plan for success, Expect success, & just plain do it! It amazes me how many people skip the last step! Practice being a “doer” and success will follow you every step of the way!”
Josh S. Hinds “There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist.”
Mark Twain “Change does not necessarily assure progress, but progress implacably requires change. Education is essential to change, for education creates both new wants and the ability to satisfy them.”
Henry Steele Commager “The actions of men are the best interpreters of their thoughts.”
John Locke If you’re enjoying our podcast a small donation of $2.00 a month is all that is needed to keep these motivational messages coming.
Visit us at 8quotes.com
The Equipping Church: Relationally Attuned
Mon, 26 Sep 2005 21:16:00 -0700 (9.3 Mb)
Sunday, September 25 - Pastor John Martz
Mark Twain said, "The only person who likes change is a wet baby." While some things never change (the Bible, God's truth,
spiritual needs) other things, such as culture, are always changing, and we ignore those changes at the risk of our influence and impact
for the Kingdom. Thus we need to continually adjust our methodologies and methods, and be creative in the way we connect the Gospel with
the world around us.
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BuDDy #26 - The Amazing Tattooed Man
Thu, 14 Sep 2006 22:32:00 GMT (36.1 Mb)
Time:
50:03
Mr. Be
starts out with a touching observation about the show which you'll just have to
hear to appreciate.
Our guest
this week is Eliot Kohen - of Good Ideas advertising specialties (mugs, pens,
bumper stickers, etc.), often-heard voice-over guy, reader, writer and so much
more. He's the author of a popular left-wing bumper sticker widely seen around
Santa Fe, and BuDDy asked to have him on the show not to confront him about his
politics (BuDDy's not that kind of guy, he just wants to be your friend), but
simply to explore this fascinating character.
Eliot
talks about
Wendell Berry, whose book he's reading currently, tells a
Jim Terr story involving singer/songwriter
Steve Young, writer of the oft-recorded song, "Seven Bridges Road."
And, as a famous voice-over artist, Eliot favors us by reading aloud the second
half of the latest installment of BuDDy's historical-novel-in-progress,
LINCOLN, TWAIN and the TROUBADOR. A "good read", as we say in the business!
BuDDy is
glad to have the left-leaning Mr. Kohen in the room when he debuts the
studio-recorded version of a song he sang "live" on one of our
earliest programs, a stirring defense of our president called "He's a
Godly Man". All present are stunned into silence by the quality and Truth of
the song, which will be posted on Jim Terr's political satire site,
www.BlueCanyonSatire.com, for balance.
Our
recorded song for the week is, for a change, one that is NOT by a singer who's a
friend of BuDDy, but just something BuDDy heard recently and was struck by how
much more depth it had, listening now, as an adult, rather than as a child when
he first heard it. Since he's trying to surprise our guest with it, we'll not
print the name of the song here, but after hearing it you can find more info on
the song and writer
here.
Finally,
following an indiscreet mention of deflowering virgins which puts BuDDy in a
tizzy (since he tries to maintain a certain level of decorum on the show), we
play an excerpt of a parody of a
National Public Radio review of
Jim Terr's CD, which parody review will also be posted at
http://www.bluecanyonsatire.com/. In that excerpt, critic and former BOFP
guest
Bill Hutchison refers to our podcast as "HANDS DOWN THE CLASSIEST PODCAST IN
THE ETHER." By God! Also in that excerpt is reference to Jim Terr's song, often
played on this podcast, called
"Do
They Have E-Mail in Heaven," which has been a #1 comedy hit in the
podcasting world. (Not that we're here to promote Jim Terr, however).
Eliot
indicates that he has attempted to avoid the trend of everybody having a
website, and he can be reached for business purposes by
telephone at 505-983-1105.
NEW!
Be sure to check out the
complete list of songs played on past Podcasts.
LINKS AND FRIENDS
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Terr's Music
BuDDy's Old Fashioned
Web Site
BuDDy on the Forbes Magazine billionaires list
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Mason's Throat Therapy Spray
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BuDDy #27 - Banana Bread for BuDDy!
Sat, 23 Sep 2006 01:11:00 GMT (37.9 Mb)
Length:
52:36
A sad
occasion. Mr. Be's sweet doggie of many years,
Maggie, passed away in the previous week, and BuDDy tries his clumsy best to
provide some comfort. This show, #27, is dedicated to Maggie.
Just as
he was getting rolling in this endeavor, a phone call and knock at the door and
we're joined by a surprise (to BuDDy, anyhow) guest,
Ms. Kate Manchester of
Edible Santa Fe and other ventures,
Edible Communities and
Edible Low Country. With vast apologies and expressions of guilt for not
having baked it herself, Kate brings some delicious banana bread, enjoyed by
all.
But down
to business: Kate is here to promote organic foods from the local
foodshed. While promoting this in all-organic Santa Fe might be compared to
hauling coals to Newcastle, or selling snow to the Eskimos (or bringing banana
bread to BuDDy, for that matter!), Kate's reach is a little more
internationale than just Santa Fe.
BuDDy
comments that her magazine,
Edible Santa Fe, is such a visual delight, even for someone who couldn't
read (BuDDy can read, by the way), that she may be in the wrong business.
Probably not, though, since she's been a chef for
Steven Spielberg,
Ed Bradley,
Martha Stewart,
Donna Karan,
Andy Rooney,
Al Gore and
Bill Clinton (and that fella knows about food!)
"Convivium,"
"The
Slow Food Movement" and other useful, interesting, exotic terms come
up in our wide-ranging conversation.
Mr. Be
inadvertently uses a word absolutely prohibited on BuDDy's family-oriented
podcast, so now we'll have to beep it out . . .
The
usual bonding and throat-smoothing effect of our customary "group spray" of
Marsha Mason's Throat Therapy Spray.
We read
together Chapter 4 of BuDDy's historical novel-in-progress,
Lincoln, Twain and the Troubador,
backed with the rollicking boogie-woogie piano of internet
guru and former Santa Fean,
Clay Cotton, from his fabulous CD,
"Rough
Stuff."
Clay
has played with
Janis Joplin,
Jimi Hendrix, and scores of others quoted on his
web site.
BuDDy
mentions that he's got a fabulous new (old) performance video, a song called
"NEKKID," his all-time favorite, up on Jim Terr's video collection on
YouTube.
Kate
asks, in response to something or other, whether the girls are just standing in
line to be on BuDDy's podcast, and before BuDDy can answer (affirmatively), Mr.
Be says "Take a number," which gives us an opportunity to run the photo above.
NEW!
Be sure to check out the
complete list of songs played on past Podcasts.
LINKS AND FRIENDS
Email Buddy
Jim
Terr's Music
BuDDy's Old Fashioned
Web Site
BuDDy on the Forbes Magazine billionaires list
Marsha
Mason's Throat Therapy Spray
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Lady Country Traci Kennedy - I?m Still Kissing You At BZoO HomeGrown Radio DJ Rg?s Artist Of The Day
Wed, 04 Oct 2006 15:03:43 +0000 (3.1 Mb)
Born and raised in the small farming community of Aylmer, Ontario, Traci Kennedy first sang in front of an audience at age 5, during a church service. Now a polished performer, Kennedy has devoted her entire life to her first love: music.
Never taking her celebrity status for granted, Kennedy constantly gives back to the community, through her performances and involvement at many charity functions, benefiting a number of local causes, including: Easter Seals Society; M&M Meat Shops BBQ for Chrons’ & Colitis Foundation of Canada; McDonald’s McHappy Days; Tim Horton’s Send A Kid To Camp Day; The Alzheimer’s Society, Pets/Friend For Life and the St. Thomas Fire Muster for Muscular Dystrophy.
When a contemporary performer pays tribute to the time-honored traditions of Country music, fans from Nashville to Northern Canada take notice. When St. Thomas, Ontario singer Traci Kennedy expresses her love of Country music through her artistry, it’s very easy to recognize, she is a Country girl through and through. With her much-anticipated début CD finally here, and a myriad of fresh accolades to her credit, Kennedy’s star is about to shine brighter than ever before.
Once dubbed “Canada’s answer to LeAnn Rimes” by audience members after performing in front of the Grand Ole Opry, Traci Kennedy is much more than simply a stunningly beautiful songbird. A confident, talented artist with unlimited potential, Kennedy is about to steal your heart with her soulful ballads and toe-tapping tunes. Her diverse style deservingly draws comparisons to Country music icons Lori Morgan, Faith Hill, Shania Twain and even Patsy Cline.
Traci Kennedy recorded her début album “How Many Hearts” down in Nashville with producer/singer/songwriter Paul Jefferson and fans are thrilled that Kennedy’s brand-new collection of songs are finally available. Paul has several top 10 records to his credit including Aaron Tippins’ ” That’s As Close As I’ll Get To Loving You” which reached number one on both the Radio and Records chart as well as the Billboard chart.
Hey why not go to Traci’s MySpace site and become her friend? You can always here Traci Kennedy on your MySpace Country Radio - BZoO HomeGrown Country Radio.
DJ Rg’s MySpace Artist Of The Day is heard daily on on BZoO HomeGrown Radio and Longtown Sounds at 11 AM EST. Tune In to find out who. Hay, It may be YOU! Com’on Ov’r and roll around in the country hay with the DJ Rgster. Coffee is fresh. The sun is always shinin’ on DJ Rg’s Back Porch daily mornings from 6 AM EST.
Politics And Religion....The Same Animal
Fri, 06 Oct 2006 14:32:00 GMT (8.2 Mb)
One would have to be blind not to see the similarities between politics and religion today. And we've been led to believe that the twain are never related. The hot-button issue of separation of church and state is but a smoke screen, hiding the true 'counsel' behind this very unholy alliance. And an alliance it is.
Episode 109
Thu, 05 Oct 2006 14:10:43 +0000 (3.1 Mb)
On the podcast today we have another 8 fantastic quotes.
Let’s get started… “Plan for the future, because that is where you are going to spend the rest of your life.”
Mark Twain “It is not so much what you believe in that matters, it’s more the way in which you believe it and proceed to translate that belief into action.”
Lin Yutang “Work like you don’t need the money. Love like you’ve never been hurt. Dance like nobody’s watching.”
Satchel Paige “The soul is dyed the color of its thoughts. Think only on those things that are in line with your principles and can bear the light of day. The content of your character is your choice. Day by day, what you choose, what you think, and what you do is who you become. Your integrity is your destiny … it is the light that guides your way.”
Heraclitus “Unswerving loyalty to duty, constant devotion to truth, and a clear conscience will overcome every discouragement and surely lead the way to usefulness and high achievement.”
Grover Cleveland “Knowing that you have complete control of your thinking you will recognize the power…”
Mikhail Strabo “Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs.”
Henry Ford “We can chart our future clearly and wisely only when we know the path which has led to the present.”
Adlai Stevenson If you’re enjoying our podcast a small donation of $2.00 a month is all that is needed to keep these motivational messages coming.
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Mister Ron's Basement #501
Tue, 26 Sep 2006 03:18:45 GMT (11.1 Mb)
Robert J. Burdette's gentle humor often struck the funnybone in just the right places. Mark Twain was a great admirer of his work. Here, from circa 1877 is a story about a truly aggravating boy --'The Artless Prattle of Childhood.'
Time: approx nine and a half minutes
Episode 99
Wed, 20 Sep 2006 16:00:03 +0000 (2.5 Mb)
On the podcast today we have another 8 fantastic quotes.
Let’s get started… Forgiveness is giving up the hope that the past could be any different.
Oprah Winfrey “Nature does not bestow virtue; to be good is an art.”
Seneca You can bear any how if you have a why.
Nietzsche “There are no great people in this world, only great challenges which ordinary people rise to meet.”
William Frederick Halsey, Jr. Do something every day that you don’t want to do; this is the golden rule for acquiring the habit of doing your duty without pain.
Mark Twain “There is much satisfaction in work well done, but there can be no happiness equal to the joy of finding a heart that understands.”
Victor Robinsoll “Time is our most valuable asset, yet we tend to waste it, kill it, and spend it rather than invest it.”
Jim Rohn “Individual commitment to a group effort — that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.”
Vince Lombardi If you’re enjoying our podcast a small donation of $2.00 a month is all that is needed to keep these motivational messages coming.
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Episode #096 Winning the Lottery
Tue, 09 May 2006 12:14:42 EDT (15.2 Mb)
1) shania twain intro 2) peanuts 3) strangers 4) downtown crossing 5) wicked 6) broadway lottery 7) moving out 8) shady bottoms 9) daddies 10) vm: 206-888-4412
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Wed, 30 Aug 2006 12:01:01 +0000 (1.5 Mb)
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Wed, 30 Aug 2006 12:01:01 +0000 (1.5 Mb)
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Wed, 30 Aug 2006 12:01:01 +0000 (1.5 Mb)
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Wed, 30 Aug 2006 12:01:01 +0000 (1.5 Mb)
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Wed, 30 Aug 2006 12:01:01 +0000 (1.5 Mb)
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Mon, 28 Aug 2006 19:49:41 +0000 (1.7 Mb)
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Wed, 30 Aug 2006 12:01:01 +0000 (1.5 Mb)
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Wed, 30 Aug 2006 12:01:01 +0000 (1.5 Mb)
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Mon, 28 Aug 2006 19:49:41 +0000 (1.7 Mb)
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DJ Fieds - Euro Stylez (Euro/Hard Dance)
Wed, 30 Aug 2006 20:10:05 GMT (76.2 Mb)
Euro Stylez
Length - 01:19:23
1. Angel City feat. Lara McAllen - Touch Me (Quadrasonic Remix)
2. Jody6 - I Can't Wait
3. Members of Mayday - 10 in 01 (PvD Club Remix)
4. The Voltage Club - Lasermodulator (Hunger Mix)
5. The Real Booty Babes - Meet Her At The Love Parade (Club Mix)
6. Masif DJs - Silence (Steve Hill vs D10 Remix)
7. Vinylgroover, The Red Head - Freak in the Discotech
8. DJ Dejan - Sex Up Your Life (Sample Junky Remix)
9. Hypersonic feat. Am4 - Six Days (Steve Twain Mix)
10. Girasole - Pandora
11. Deep Sea Project - Don't You (DJ BaSSMat Remix)
12. Club Piratez - The Rockafeller Woods
13. C-Bool - Got 2 Know (Max Farenthide & DJ Hubertuse Remix)
14. East Clubbers - Walk Alone (Nestor Project Hard Mix)
15. Daisy Dee - Love is the Answer (Aqaugen Manner Remix)
16. I Like To Move It (Clubbasse Remix)
Mark Twain - Bummel durch Europa
Fri, 25 Aug 2006 10:33:53 +0100 (1.2 Mb)
Wunderbare bertreibungskunstRufus Becks liest Mark Twains Europa-ReiseberichteWeltberhmt wurde Mark Twain nicht etwa mit den Bchern von Tom Sawyer und Huckleberry Finn, sondern mit seinen Reiseberichten ber Europa. Diese Reportagen im Wechselspiel zwischen Ernst und Ironie trgt der Schauspieler Rufus Beck jetzt in einem Hrbuch vor. Der Jongleur mit vielen Stimmen hat Twains Texte voller Mehrdeutigkeiten erstaunlich souvern bewltigt.
Deutschlandradio Kultur, Buchkritik
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Killed at Resaca by Ambrose Bierce
Wed, 23 Aug 2006 17:29:15 GMT (7.0 Mb)
Replay from March 19, 2006
Read by Tom Ferguson
Ambrose Gwinett Bierce was one of the great journalists and short story writers of the 19th century American west. A veteran of the Civil War, he turned to journalism in 1868, joining the staff of the San Francisco News-Letter as a reporter and columnist. Bierce established his reputation with the novels A Fiend's Delight (1872) and Cobwebs From an Empty Skull (1875) and became one of the most famous writers in the country. From 1887 to 1908 he worked off and on for William Randolph Hearst's San Francisco Examiner, and published collections of stories in In the Midst of Life (1891) and Can Such Things Be? (1893). His most famous work is a collection of satiric definitions, The Devil's Dictionary (first published as The Cynic's Word Book in 1906). In 1913 he set out for Mexico and was never seen again. Rumors of his fate include a suicide in the Grand Canyon, getting shot by Pancho Villa and death by pneumonia.
Bierce was known for his legendary carousing with Mark Twain and H. L. Mencken... The 1989 movie Old Gringo is a fictionalized account of what happened to Bierce.
The Battle of Resaca:
Location: Gordon County and Whitfield County
Campaign: Atlanta Campaign (1864)
Date(s): May 13-15, 1864
Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman [US]; Gen. Joseph E. Johnston [CS]
Forces Engaged: Military Division of the Mississippi [US]; Army of Tennessee [CS]
Estimated Casualties: 5,547 total (US 2,747; CS 2,800)
Description: Gen. Joseph E. Johnston had withdrawn from Rocky Face Ridge to the hills around Resaca. On the 13th, the Union troops tested the Rebel lines to pinpoint their whereabouts. The next day full scale fighting occurred, and the Union troops were generally repulsed except on the Rebel right flank where Sherman did not fully exploit his advantage. On the 15th, the battle continued with no advantage to either side until Sherman sent a force across the Oostanula River, at Lay’s Ferry, towards Johnston’s railroad supply line. Unable to halt this Union movement, Johnston was forced to retire.
Result(s): Inconclusive
Episode 79
Wed, 23 Aug 2006 14:21:47 +0000 (2.8 Mb)
On the podcast today we have another 8 fantastic quotes.
Let’s get started… “Giving connects two people, the giver and the receiver, and this connection gives birth to a new sense of belonging.”
Deepak Chopra “The question isn’t at what age I want to retire, it’s at what income.”
George Foreman “The best job goes to the person who can get it done without passing the buck or coming back with excuses.”
Napoleon Hill “Reflect upon you present blessings, of which every man has many not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.”
Charles Dickens “The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when he discovers that someone else believes in him and is willing to trust him with his friendship.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson “The person who gets the farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure thing boat never gets far from shore.”
Dale Carnegie “Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.”
Mark Twain “When freedom prevails, the ingenuity and inventiveness of people creates incredible wealth. This is the source of the natural improvement of the human condition.”
Brian S. Wesbury If you’re enjoying our podcast a small donation of $2.00 a month is all that is needed to keep these motivational messages coming.
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Z CONNECTIONS
Mon, 10 Jul 2006 09:05:00 -0600 (21.7 Mb)
ZEPH DANIEL TALKS ABOUT THE CONNECTION TO GOD OR THE CONNECTION TO THE WORLD NEVER THE TWAIN MEET... ZEPH DANIEL
Z CONNECTIONS
Mon, 10 Jul 2006 09:05:00 -0600 (21.7 Mb)
ZEPH DANIEL TALKS ABOUT THE CONNECTION TO GOD OR THE CONNECTION TO THE WORLD NEVER THE TWAIN MEET... ZEPH DANIEL
Z CONNECTIONS
Mon, 10 Jul 2006 09:05:00 -0600 (21.7 Mb)
ZEPH DANIEL TALKS ABOUT THE CONNECTION TO GOD OR THE CONNECTION TO THE WORLD NEVER THE TWAIN MEET... ZEPH DANIEL
Z CONNECTIONS
Mon, 10 Jul 2006 09:05:00 -0600 (21.7 Mb)
ZEPH DANIEL TALKS ABOUT THE CONNECTION TO GOD OR THE CONNECTION TO THE WORLD NEVER THE TWAIN MEET... ZEPH DANIEL
July 6th - Show 113 - Podcast 26
Thu, 06 Jul 2006 06:21:00 -0500 (4.0 Mb)
The One With Magners
With 2 litres of Irish cider between us (that'll be Magners) we embark on another 2 nonsensical hours
How is Matalan to blame for coastal erosion? Listen to Lees theory and find out...
We expand on a women and candles topic...but not particularly in the way you're thinking.
then we move onto Cave houses in Spain for £42,000 and underwater hotels.
Maf describes the hotel trials and tribulations on his recent weekend in Blackpool. He also managed to spend a weekend there without going on the Pleasure Beach...Is he getting old?
In a startling revelation, Lee admits to reading Sharon Osbournes autobiography and cant get over family life with Ozzy Osbourne!!
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I have a Nintendo DS and it's bloody cool!
Competition
Gaijin A Go-Go let us have a copy of their new album to give away in our new cunningly titled competition 'Send us an email, you bastards!' - Just go to the Gaijin A Go-Go site and
tell us how much they are selling their new album (Go-Go Bootcamp) for.
All the correct answers will go in 'the hat' and we'll try and get Gaijin A Go Go to draw a winner sometime in July!
Stolen from Digg
Designer Foil Hats for the paranoid among you
Mafs interest in watches takes an 'adult' turnGeordie Woman has stroke and speaks Jamaican after recovery
The Other Competition
The winners of last weeks competitions (by merit of being the only ones who bothered to enter) are Beth and Dianne. We'll be getting their drinky details and having their quality custom 'Snug Jazz Hands' mugs from 'Whats My Drink.Com' made asap.
This is True
None again this week...What's going on?
Music tonight:
Giro Gypsies - Ride on
Hari-karaoke: A Shania Twain / Fever abortion
Don't forget to visit http://snugfans.blogspot.com/ for a run down of what really happened this show and see what the girls thought of it.
Also, Please tell your friends if you've enjoyed the show and spread the word.
Have a good week!
http://www.snugradio.co.uk/Shows/20060706Snug.mp3
TRW Podcast 003
Fri, 14 Apr 2006 17:15:26 GMT (22.6 Mb)
Rob G is back again with the usual mix of music, news and chat. In this edition you can hear brand new tracks from some of the biggest bands - there is also an update on the Shania Twain drink driver story featured in the last show!
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John Updike and his Terrorist
Mon, 12 Jun 2006 19:00:00 +0500 (25.0 Mb)
Chris’s Post-Game Analysis He blurted it out on the air as if it hadn’t occurred to him before: that Ahmad the 18-year-old Islamist in his novel is a beloved sort-of son; and that Jack Levy, the incurably devoted guidance guy at Ahmad’s high school must be a near version of Updike’s own school-teaching father. This actually happened just now: John Updike leaned back in studio chair across the table from me, his eyes rolled heavenward and he laughed almost giddily at the epiphany that maybe Ahmad had found a satisfactory father… in him! Isn’t it funny the things that pop out — for example, that Updike is aware that with 22 novels now, he’s running two books ahead of The Master, Henry James!
I trust it comes through that we’ve had a nutty lot of fun this Spring hanging out with these wondrously quick, charismatic lords of the fiction realm, Philip Roth and John Updike — the Derek Jeter and Pedro Martinez of the current book biz, echoes of Joe D. and Teddy Ballgame. They’re rivals in a sense, and a wonderfully matched pair. Roth dropped a line with us that he, Updike and Joyce Carol Oates were all born within a few months of each other in the early 1930s — that they were all Depression babies born into the same lifetime pattern of hustling productivity. The mark of American fiction, Roth remarked off-mike, has always been “stuff,” things, details, in the sense of William Carlos Williams’s line: “no ideas but in things.” And Updike, Roth volunteered, is great with “stuff.” Updike keeps a correspondingly devoted distance from Roth. The only problem in being with Philip, he suggested, is all he has all that energy, and makes you laugh so hard.
14:45
I once, in my thirties, was quite interested in world religions … I tried to acquaint myself with what the other great religious traditions are, what they say that we say and what they say that we don’t say … When I came to write this book and wanted to write about a young devout terroristic recruit, I looked around into [the Qur’an] again… I was concerned to see how often the Prophet enjoined his followers to combat or exterminate the infidels. Although this isn’t all that’s in the Qur’an, there’s quite a lot of it, rather alarmingly so…
John Updike
19:40
The [Arabic] language is very seductive… I was in Cairo, [and] the call to prayer at night pierces you and the language does things that English does not, it twists the soul, so I can believe there’s poetry in the Qur’an that doesn’t come through into any English translation. When so much talk is in the air now about Islam I thought it was the least I could do to try and acquaint myself with the Qur’an, and I was helped by an advisor who Harvard helped find for me, a graduate student in Arabic who tried to keep my Arabic, when I quoted, to the straight path.
John Updike
22:48
I don’t think Ahmad is very political, although he mouths the correct slogans… I take him to be a study, basically, in religious belief and conviction.
John Updike
34:30
I think that when Twain and Shaw and others were raising their voices against the imperial trends that had been pervasive through the 19th century they were taking a somewhat radical stance. I think for any writer now to take an anti-imperial stance is to create a lot of ho-hum. What writer is not somewhat to the left? What writer is not going to deplore the bloodshed and the messiness and the apparent futility in the Iraqi operation?
John Updike
35:40
There’s a danger of taking too overtly a political stance, then you become just one more orator. I think the fiction writer really just tries to understand the problem and to sympathize with various aspects of it…
John Updike
42:10
I went into the book knowing I was going to try and write from the inside of a terrorist, a young man converted to terrorism. At the same time the longer I inhabited him the more at home I felt in his head.
John Updike
43:50
That’s right, I’m the missing father that he’s looking for, I hadn’t thought of that! It is true I felt fatherly to him and wanted him to succeed in his way….
John Updike
48:15
Jack Levy, even to the mismatching suit and trousers, is sort of a version of my father, who was also a patient plodder and involved in school teaching…So this book has a kind of Rabbit in it in the form of Ahmad, a kind of a reckless guy on the move operating out of gut instinct that God loves him. Then you have the centaur kind of figure, the plodding, horse-like, patient, dogged civil servant. It occurs to me that any writer has a few types, a few moral exemplars that he reverts to, and I may have reverted in this book to two of mine.
John Updike
50:00
I’m a researcher who doesn’t know much, I’ve gone through life being a school-teacher’s innocent son and I’ve observed very little, much less than there is to observe. So I begin each book almost with a blank-slate and I have to read a few books to bone up on reality.
John Updike
04 26 NEWS FIX
Wed, 26 Apr 2006 07:14:00 -0600 (2.7 Mb)
SMACK LINE Wednesday April 26, 2006 11AM, I KNOW I KNOW... the powers that be don t like the Channel Z content. Frankie was right on today when he was talking about spiritual warfare be wise as serpents gentle as doves. The answer is this WE ARE NOT COMPROMISING, We re not of the world as other shows are silly to compare ourselves. We do what we do, they do what they do. Never the twain shall meet. So no ANTICHRISTS. We re looking forward to ripping the Davinci Code a new one with Joe Schimmel tomorrow. The spirit in that book is not only AntiChrist, but totally perverse and satanic murder, orgiastic temple rituals to their idea of god, and this idea of praying to the divinity of MAGDALENE, while denying the DIVINITY OF JESUS. It s perfectly backwards. As in the mirror of ignorance. Well, for those of you who have studied the information and or suffered through the hackneyed book, good news Thank you for the overwhelming response to my question on hour 1 today. SPIRITUAL DIFFERENCE OIL AND WATER. THE LIE UNITES, THE TRUTH DIVIDES. AMEN.
04 26 NEWS FIX
Wed, 26 Apr 2006 07:14:00 -0600 (2.7 Mb)
SMACK LINE Wednesday April 26, 2006 11AM, I KNOW I KNOW... the powers that be don t like the Channel Z content. Frankie was right on today when he was talking about spiritual warfare be wise as serpents gentle as doves. The answer is this WE ARE NOT COMPROMISING, We re not of the world as other shows are silly to compare ourselves. We do what we do, they do what they do. Never the twain shall meet. So no ANTICHRISTS. We re looking forward to ripping the Davinci Code a new one with Joe Schimmel tomorrow. The spirit in that book is not only AntiChrist, but totally perverse and satanic murder, orgiastic temple rituals to their idea of god, and this idea of praying to the divinity of MAGDALENE, while denying the DIVINITY OF JESUS. It s perfectly backwards. As in the mirror of ignorance. Well, for those of you who have studied the information and or suffered through the hackneyed book, good news Thank you for the overwhelming response to my question on hour 1 today. SPIRITUAL DIFFERENCE OIL AND WATER. THE LIE UNITES, THE TRUTH DIVIDES. AMEN.
FOWL Radio episode 3: Torsten and the Rechtschreibreform
Tue, 07 Feb 2006 03:03:48 -0600 (50.3 Mb)
Show notes:
Torsten Kathke joins us as a third show-host and we discuss:
What the $§%&# is a Rechtschreibreform? We take a trip to the history of German spelling. Plus: Mark Twain makes an appearance and complains about the awful German language.
PS: This is our first episode with three people so please bear with a few more hiccups.
And here's a picture of Chris's Grandfather clock.
The file: FOWLRadio3.mp3
Length: 52:23 mins
Size: 48.1 MB
01 13 NEWS FIX
Fri, 13 Jan 2006 06:44:00 -0700 (2.1 Mb)
SMACK LINE Saturday January 14, 2006 6AM, ALAS... we walk in the light of Truth, at odds with conformists everywhere. The people of light, and the people of the earth perhaps the twain shall not meet. And now, as I predict a nuclear holcaust on America with nearly ever city burned to the ground... the sacrifice upon which the one world order religion government culture will be made it hangs in the balance. Iran Next...my mantra for the past 2 or 3 years, is now confirmed the UN Security Sycophant Council will fail as they are puppets and there will be no choice but for the Bush admin to put together a Coalition gee, where have I heard that before to BOMB IRAN, and kill many innocent people, which they seem to love in America. Oh, and all in the Name of God. Shalom
01 13 NEWS FIX
Fri, 13 Jan 2006 06:44:00 -0700 (2.1 Mb)
SMACK LINE Saturday January 14, 2006 6AM, ALAS... we walk in the light of Truth, at odds with conformists everywhere. The people of light, and the people of the earth perhaps the twain shall not meet. And now, as I predict a nuclear holcaust on America with nearly ever city burned to the ground... the sacrifice upon which the one world order religion government culture will be made it hangs in the balance. Iran Next...my mantra for the past 2 or 3 years, is now confirmed the UN Security Sycophant Council will fail as they are puppets and there will be no choice but for the Bush admin to put together a Coalition gee, where have I heard that before to BOMB IRAN, and kill many innocent people, which they seem to love in America. Oh, and all in the Name of God. Shalom
Matt, Freak & The Fatboy #012
Thu, 29 Dec 2005 09:26:45 +0000 (11.0 Mb)
Matt, Freak & The Fatboy #012 (MP3 - 10.5MB - 30 min 36 sec)
LISTEN TO THE PODCAST HERE
EMAIL US
ALL UNSIGNED BANDS - SEND US YOUR DEMO AND WE’LL PLAY YOUR MUSIC ON OUR SHOW AND LINK TO YOUR BAND’S SITE. ANY GENRE - WE LOVE IT ALL. EMAIL US FOR DETAILS.
In this very special CHRISTMAS EDITION of ‘Matt, Freak & The Fatboy’ we tear ‘Good King Wenceslas’ limb from limb in an attempt to enlighten you about the TRUE EVIL of the yuletide season.
For the Satanists - hang on to your Books of Revelation - we got him! That’s right, Satan (NOT SANTA) charms us with his wit and grace in this, HIS FIRST LIVE INTERVIEW, in over two millennia!
For the CYBER GEEKS who bother to put finger to keyboard - hang on to your lubricant - we read your pointless words to the infidel masses.
Still feeling hungry? Then why not sample some of FATBOY’S HOMEMADE EGGNOG. Guaranteed to keep you warm, full and regular.
Plus, we introduce a WHOLE NEW SEGMENT (that Matt and the Fatboy don’t know about) - FREAK’S BIT.
Will this confirm your suspicions that Freak really is the heart and soul of the show? Why not send us an email telling us what YOUR RESOLUTIONS for the New Year are.
Who loves PRANK CALLS? We know we do. We call innocent Australians, at home late at night, to find out what they REALLY think of the birth of Jesus.
As always - THE FAT ONE gives credence to the proverb “Pity the feeble minded for they are nought but stupid, fat, lazy cattle forever munching, waiting for death”. This week, Fatboy gets in early to review Peter Jackson’s ‘King Kong’ starring Naomi Watts, Jack Black and Adrien Brody. Will Peter Jackson et al give A SHIT what Fatboy thinks?
Do you?
So that’s it. We’ve stuffed it, basted it, cooked it for many days and put it on the table. All you have to do is FEAST.
And to those of you out there who consider yourself “fans” - a heartfelt thanks for all your support throughout our difficult first year - even though a lot of it was haphazard, ill-conceived, inconsistent and, in the end, bore us very little money.
Email your highlights to:
freakusout@mail.com
TALK TO YOU NEXT YEAR, MUTANTS!
“The human race has only one really effective weapon and that is laughter.” - Mark Twain
00:00 Network Intro & Language Warning
00:40 INTRO - Coming Up On ‘Matt, Freak & The Fatboy’
01:36 MUSIC - ‘Inside Out’ by The Accidents
04:15 TALK - Stephen’s Feast
07:41 SKETCH - Fatboy Interviews Satan
10:56 INBOX - We Answer Your Emails
15:53 MUSIC - ‘Hivey’ by Regular John
17:23 RECIPE - Fatboy’s Eggnog
18:27 FREAK’S BIT
21:03 PRANK CALLS - Merry Christmas, Australia
23:30 FATBOY’S FILM OF THE WEEK - ‘King Kong’
27:40 PROMO
28:13 CLOSER
30:36 TOTAL DURATION
Matt, Freak & The Fatboy #012
Thu, 29 Dec 2005 09:26:45 +0000 (11.0 Mb)
Matt, Freak & The Fatboy #012 (MP3 - 10.5MB - 30 min 36 sec)
LISTEN TO THE PODCAST HERE
EMAIL US
ALL UNSIGNED BANDS - SEND US YOUR DEMO AND WE’LL PLAY YOUR MUSIC ON OUR SHOW AND LINK TO YOUR BAND’S SITE. ANY GENRE - WE LOVE IT ALL. EMAIL US FOR DETAILS.
In this very special CHRISTMAS EDITION of ‘Matt, Freak & The Fatboy’ we tear ‘Good King Wenceslas’ limb from limb in an attempt to enlighten you about the TRUE EVIL of the yuletide season.
For the Satanists - hang on to your Books of Revelation - we got him! That’s right, Satan (NOT SANTA) charms us with his wit and grace in this, HIS FIRST LIVE INTERVIEW, in over two millennia!
For the CYBER GEEKS who bother to put finger to keyboard - hang on to your lubricant - we read your pointless words to the infidel masses.
Still feeling hungry? Then why not sample some of FATBOY’S HOMEMADE EGGNOG. Guaranteed to keep you warm, full and regular.
Plus, we introduce a WHOLE NEW SEGMENT (that Matt and the Fatboy don’t know about) - FREAK’S BIT.
Will this confirm your suspicions that Freak really is the heart and soul of the show? Why not send us an email telling us what YOUR RESOLUTIONS for the New Year are.
Who loves PRANK CALLS? We know we do. We call innocent Australians, at home late at night, to find out what they REALLY think of the birth of Jesus.
As always - THE FAT ONE gives credence to the proverb “Pity the feeble minded for they are nought but stupid, fat, lazy cattle forever munching, waiting for death”. This week, Fatboy gets in early to review Peter Jackson’s ‘King Kong’ starring Naomi Watts, Jack Black and Adrien Brody. Will Peter Jackson et al give A SHIT what Fatboy thinks?
Do you?
So that’s it. We’ve stuffed it, basted it, cooked it for many days and put it on the table. All you have to do is FEAST.
And to those of you out there who consider yourself “fans” - a heartfelt thanks for all your support throughout our difficult first year - even though a lot of it was haphazard, ill-conceived, inconsistent and, in the end, bore us very little money.
Email your highlights to:
freakusout@mail.com
TALK TO YOU NEXT YEAR, MUTANTS!
“The human race has only one really effective weapon and that is laughter.” - Mark Twain
00:00 Network Intro & Language Warning
00:40 INTRO - Coming Up On ‘Matt, Freak & The Fatboy’
01:36 MUSIC - ‘Inside Out’ by The Accidents
04:15 TALK - Stephen’s Feast
07:41 SKETCH - Fatboy Interviews Satan
10:56 INBOX - We Answer Your Emails
15:53 MUSIC - ‘Hivey’ by Regular John
17:23 RECIPE - Fatboy’s Eggnog
18:27 FREAK’S BIT
21:03 PRANK CALLS - Merry Christmas, Australia
23:30 FATBOY’S FILM OF THE WEEK - ‘King Kong’
27:40 PROMO
28:13 CLOSER
30:36 TOTAL DURATION
Matt, Freak & The Fatboy #012
Thu, 29 Dec 2005 09:26:45 +0000 (11.0 Mb)
Matt, Freak & The Fatboy #012 (MP3 - 10.5MB - 30 min 36 sec)
LISTEN TO THE PODCAST HERE
EMAIL US
ALL UNSIGNED BANDS - SEND US YOUR DEMO AND WE’LL PLAY YOUR MUSIC ON OUR SHOW AND LINK TO YOUR BAND’S SITE. ANY GENRE - WE LOVE IT ALL. EMAIL US FOR DETAILS.
In this very special CHRISTMAS EDITION of ‘Matt, Freak & The Fatboy’ we tear ‘Good King Wenceslas’ limb from limb in an attempt to enlighten you about the TRUE EVIL of the yuletide season.
For the Satanists - hang on to your Books of Revelation - we got him! That’s right, Satan (NOT SANTA) charms us with his wit and grace in this, HIS FIRST LIVE INTERVIEW, in over two millennia!
For the CYBER GEEKS who bother to put finger to keyboard - hang on to your lubricant - we read your pointless words to the infidel masses.
Still feeling hungry? Then why not sample some of FATBOY’S HOMEMADE EGGNOG. Guaranteed to keep you warm, full and regular.
Plus, we introduce a WHOLE NEW SEGMENT (that Matt and the Fatboy don’t know about) - FREAK’S BIT.
Will this confirm your suspicions that Freak really is the heart and soul of the show? Why not send us an email telling us what YOUR RESOLUTIONS for the New Year are.
Who loves PRANK CALLS? We know we do. We call innocent Australians, at home late at night, to find out what they REALLY think of the birth of Jesus.
As always - THE FAT ONE gives credence to the proverb “Pity the feeble minded for they are nought but stupid, fat, lazy cattle forever munching, waiting for death”. This week, Fatboy gets in early to review Peter Jackson’s ‘King Kong’ starring Naomi Watts, Jack Black and Adrien Brody. Will Peter Jackson et al give A SHIT what Fatboy thinks?
Do you?
So that’s it. We’ve stuffed it, basted it, cooked it for many days and put it on the table. All you have to do is FEAST.
And to those of you out there who consider yourself “fans” - a heartfelt thanks for all your support throughout our difficult first year - even though a lot of it was haphazard, ill-conceived, inconsistent and, in the end, bore us very little money.
Email your highlights to:
freakusout@mail.com
TALK TO YOU NEXT YEAR, MUTANTS!
“The human race has only one really effective weapon and that is laughter.” - Mark Twain
00:00 Network Intro & Language Warning
00:40 INTRO - Coming Up On ‘Matt, Freak & The Fatboy’
01:36 MUSIC - ‘Inside Out’ by The Accidents
04:15 TALK - Stephen’s Feast
07:41 SKETCH - Fatboy Interviews Satan
10:56 INBOX - We Answer Your Emails
15:53 MUSIC - ‘Hivey’ by Regular John
17:23 RECIPE - Fatboy’s Eggnog
18:27 FREAK’S BIT
21:03 PRANK CALLS - Merry Christmas, Australia
23:30 FATBOY’S FILM OF THE WEEK - ‘King Kong’
27:40 PROMO
28:13 CLOSER
30:36 TOTAL DURATION
Matt, Freak & The Fatboy #012
Thu, 29 Dec 2005 09:26:45 +0000 (11.0 Mb)
Matt, Freak & The Fatboy #012 (MP3 - 10.5MB - 30 min 36 sec)
LISTEN TO THE PODCAST HERE
EMAIL US
ALL UNSIGNED BANDS - SEND US YOUR DEMO AND WE’LL PLAY YOUR MUSIC ON OUR SHOW AND LINK TO YOUR BAND’S SITE. ANY GENRE - WE LOVE IT ALL. EMAIL US FOR DETAILS.
In this very special CHRISTMAS EDITION of ‘Matt, Freak & The Fatboy’ we tear ‘Good King Wenceslas’ limb from limb in an attempt to enlighten you about the TRUE EVIL of the yuletide season.
For the Satanists - hang on to your Books of Revelation - we got him! That’s right, Satan (NOT SANTA) charms us with his wit and grace in this, HIS FIRST LIVE INTERVIEW, in over two millennia!
For the CYBER GEEKS who bother to put finger to keyboard - hang on to your lubricant - we read your pointless words to the infidel masses.
Still feeling hungry? Then why not sample some of FATBOY’S HOMEMADE EGGNOG. Guaranteed to keep you warm, full and regular.
Plus, we introduce a WHOLE NEW SEGMENT (that Matt and the Fatboy don’t know about) - FREAK’S BIT.
Will this confirm your suspicions that Freak really is the heart and soul of the show? Why not send us an email telling us what YOUR RESOLUTIONS for the New Year are.
Who loves PRANK CALLS? We know we do. We call innocent Australians, at home late at night, to find out what they REALLY think of the birth of Jesus.
As always - THE FAT ONE gives credence to the proverb “Pity the feeble minded for they are nought but stupid, fat, lazy cattle forever munching, waiting for death”. This week, Fatboy gets in early to review Peter Jackson’s ‘King Kong’ starring Naomi Watts, Jack Black and Adrien Brody. Will Peter Jackson et al give A SHIT what Fatboy thinks?
Do you?
So that’s it. We’ve stuffed it, basted it, cooked it for many days and put it on the table. All you have to do is FEAST.
And to those of you out there who consider yourself “fans” - a heartfelt thanks for all your support throughout our difficult first year - even though a lot of it was haphazard, ill-conceived, inconsistent and, in the end, bore us very little money.
Email your highlights to:
freakusout@mail.com
TALK TO YOU NEXT YEAR, MUTANTS!
“The human race has only one really effective weapon and that is laughter.” - Mark Twain
00:00 Network Intro & Language Warning
00:40 INTRO - Coming Up On ‘Matt, Freak & The Fatboy’
01:36 MUSIC - ‘Inside Out’ by The Accidents
04:15 TALK - Stephen’s Feast
07:41 SKETCH - Fatboy Interviews Satan
10:56 INBOX - We Answer Your Emails
15:53 MUSIC - ‘Hivey’ by Regular John
17:23 RECIPE - Fatboy’s Eggnog
18:27 FREAK’S BIT
21:03 PRANK CALLS - Merry Christmas, Australia
23:30 FATBOY’S FILM OF THE WEEK - ‘King Kong’
27:40 PROMO
28:13 CLOSER
30:36 TOTAL DURATION
Matt, Freak & The Fatboy #012
Thu, 29 Dec 2005 09:26:45 +0000 (11.0 Mb)
Matt, Freak & The Fatboy #012 (MP3 - 10.5MB - 30 min 36 sec)
LISTEN TO THE PODCAST HERE
EMAIL US
ALL UNSIGNED BANDS - SEND US YOUR DEMO AND WE’LL PLAY YOUR MUSIC ON OUR SHOW AND LINK TO YOUR BAND’S SITE. ANY GENRE - WE LOVE IT ALL. EMAIL US FOR DETAILS.
In this very special CHRISTMAS EDITION of ‘Matt, Freak & The Fatboy’ we tear ‘Good King Wenceslas’ limb from limb in an attempt to enlighten you about the TRUE EVIL of the yuletide season.
For the Satanists - hang on to your Books of Revelation - we got him! That’s right, Satan (NOT SANTA) charms us with his wit and grace in this, HIS FIRST LIVE INTERVIEW, in over two millennia!
For the CYBER GEEKS who bother to put finger to keyboard - hang on to your lubricant - we read your pointless words to the infidel masses.
Still feeling hungry? Then why not sample some of FATBOY’S HOMEMADE EGGNOG. Guaranteed to keep you warm, full and regular.
Plus, we introduce a WHOLE NEW SEGMENT (that Matt and the Fatboy don’t know about) - FREAK’S BIT.
Will this confirm your suspicions that Freak really is the heart and soul of the show? Why not send us an email telling us what YOUR RESOLUTIONS for the New Year are.
Who loves PRANK CALLS? We know we do. We call innocent Australians, at home late at night, to find out what they REALLY think of the birth of Jesus.
As always - THE FAT ONE gives credence to the proverb “Pity the feeble minded for they are nought but stupid, fat, lazy cattle forever munching, waiting for death”. This week, Fatboy gets in early to review Peter Jackson’s ‘King Kong’ starring Naomi Watts, Jack Black and Adrien Brody. Will Peter Jackson et al give A SHIT what Fatboy thinks?
Do you?
So that’s it. We’ve stuffed it, basted it, cooked it for many days and put it on the table. All you have to do is FEAST.
And to those of you out there who consider yourself “fans” - a heartfelt thanks for all your support throughout our difficult first year - even though a lot of it was haphazard, ill-conceived, inconsistent and, in the end, bore us very little money.
Email your highlights to:
freakusout@mail.com
TALK TO YOU NEXT YEAR, MUTANTS!
“The human race has only one really effective weapon and that is laughter.” - Mark Twain
00:00 Network Intro & Language Warning
00:40 INTRO - Coming Up On ‘Matt, Freak & The Fatboy’
01:36 MUSIC - ‘Inside Out’ by The Accidents
04:15 TALK - Stephen’s Feast
07:41 SKETCH - Fatboy Interviews Satan
10:56 INBOX - We Answer Your Emails
15:53 MUSIC - ‘Hivey’ by Regular John
17:23 RECIPE - Fatboy’s Eggnog
18:27 FREAK’S BIT
21:03 PRANK CALLS - Merry Christmas, Australia
23:30 FATBOY’S FILM OF THE WEEK - ‘King Kong’
27:40 PROMO
28:13 CLOSER
30:36 TOTAL DURATION
Matt, Freak & The Fatboy #012
Thu, 29 Dec 2005 09:26:45 +0000 (11.0 Mb)
Matt, Freak & The Fatboy #012 (MP3 - 10.5MB - 30 min 36 sec)
LISTEN TO THE PODCAST HERE
EMAIL US
ALL UNSIGNED BANDS - SEND US YOUR DEMO AND WE’LL PLAY YOUR MUSIC ON OUR SHOW AND LINK TO YOUR BAND’S SITE. ANY GENRE - WE LOVE IT ALL. EMAIL US FOR DETAILS.
In this very special CHRISTMAS EDITION of ‘Matt, Freak & The Fatboy’ we tear ‘Good King Wenceslas’ limb from limb in an attempt to enlighten you about the TRUE EVIL of the yuletide season.
For the Satanists - hang on to your Books of Revelation - we got him! That’s right, Satan (NOT SANTA) charms us with his wit and grace in this, HIS FIRST LIVE INTERVIEW, in over two millennia!
For the CYBER GEEKS who bother to put finger to keyboard - hang on to your lubricant - we read your pointless words to the infidel masses.
Still feeling hungry? Then why not sample some of FATBOY’S HOMEMADE EGGNOG. Guaranteed to keep you warm, full and regular.
Plus, we introduce a WHOLE NEW SEGMENT (that Matt and the Fatboy don’t know about) - FREAK’S BIT.
Will this confirm your suspicions that Freak really is the heart and soul of the show? Why not send us an email telling us what YOUR RESOLUTIONS for the New Year are.
Who loves PRANK CALLS? We know we do. We call innocent Australians, at home late at night, to find out what they REALLY think of the birth of Jesus.
As always - THE FAT ONE gives credence to the proverb “Pity the feeble minded for they are nought but stupid, fat, lazy cattle forever munching, waiting for death”. This week, Fatboy gets in early to review Peter Jackson’s ‘King Kong’ starring Naomi Watts, Jack Black and Adrien Brody. Will Peter Jackson et al give A SHIT what Fatboy thinks?
Do you?
So that’s it. We’ve stuffed it, basted it, cooked it for many days and put it on the table. All you have to do is FEAST.
And to those of you out there who consider yourself “fans” - a heartfelt thanks for all your support throughout our difficult first year - even though a lot of it was haphazard, ill-conceived, inconsistent and, in the end, bore us very little money.
Email your highlights to:
freakusout@mail.com
TALK TO YOU NEXT YEAR, MUTANTS!
“The human race has only one really effective weapon and that is laughter.” - Mark Twain
00:00 Network Intro & Language Warning
00:40 INTRO - Coming Up On ‘Matt, Freak & The Fatboy’
01:36 MUSIC - ‘Inside Out’ by The Accidents
04:15 TALK - Stephen’s Feast
07:41 SKETCH - Fatboy Interviews Satan
10:56 INBOX - We Answer Your Emails
15:53 MUSIC - ‘Hivey’ by Regular John
17:23 RECIPE - Fatboy’s Eggnog
18:27 FREAK’S BIT
21:03 PRANK CALLS - Merry Christmas, Australia
23:30 FATBOY’S FILM OF THE WEEK - ‘King Kong’
27:40 PROMO
28:13 CLOSER
30:36 TOTAL DURATION
Matt, Freak & The Fatboy #012
Thu, 29 Dec 2005 09:26:45 +0000 (11.0 Mb)
Matt, Freak & The Fatboy #012 (MP3 - 10.5MB - 30 min 36 sec)
LISTEN TO THE PODCAST HERE
EMAIL US
ALL UNSIGNED BANDS - SEND US YOUR DEMO AND WE’LL PLAY YOUR MUSIC ON OUR SHOW AND LINK TO YOUR BAND’S SITE. ANY GENRE - WE LOVE IT ALL. EMAIL US FOR DETAILS.
In this very special CHRISTMAS EDITION of ‘Matt, Freak & The Fatboy’ we tear ‘Good King Wenceslas’ limb from limb in an attempt to enlighten you about the TRUE EVIL of the yuletide season.
For the Satanists - hang on to your Books of Revelation - we got him! That’s right, Satan (NOT SANTA) charms us with his wit and grace in this, HIS FIRST LIVE INTERVIEW, in over two millennia!
For the CYBER GEEKS who bother to put finger to keyboard - hang on to your lubricant - we read your pointless words to the infidel masses.
Still feeling hungry? Then why not sample some of FATBOY’S HOMEMADE EGGNOG. Guaranteed to keep you warm, full and regular.
Plus, we introduce a WHOLE NEW SEGMENT (that Matt and the Fatboy don’t know about) - FREAK’S BIT.
Will this confirm your suspicions that Freak really is the heart and soul of the show? Why not send us an email telling us what YOUR RESOLUTIONS for the New Year are.
Who loves PRANK CALLS? We know we do. We call innocent Australians, at home late at night, to find out what they REALLY think of the birth of Jesus.
As always - THE FAT ONE gives credence to the proverb “Pity the feeble minded for they are nought but stupid, fat, lazy cattle forever munching, waiting for death”. This week, Fatboy gets in early to review Peter Jackson’s ‘King Kong’ starring Naomi Watts, Jack Black and Adrien Brody. Will Peter Jackson et al give A SHIT what Fatboy thinks?
Do you?
So that’s it. We’ve stuffed it, basted it, cooked it for many days and put it on the table. All you have to do is FEAST.
And to those of you out there who consider yourself “fans” - a heartfelt thanks for all your support throughout our difficult first year - even though a lot of it was haphazard, ill-conceived, inconsistent and, in the end, bore us very little money.
Email your highlights to:
freakusout@mail.com
TALK TO YOU NEXT YEAR, MUTANTS!
“The human race has only one really effective weapon and that is laughter.” - Mark Twain
00:00 Network Intro & Language Warning
00:40 INTRO - Coming Up On ‘Matt, Freak & The Fatboy’
01:36 MUSIC - ‘Inside Out’ by The Accidents
04:15 TALK - Stephen’s Feast
07:41 SKETCH - Fatboy Interviews Satan
10:56 INBOX - We Answer Your Emails
15:53 MUSIC - ‘Hivey’ by Regular John
17:23 RECIPE - Fatboy’s Eggnog
18:27 FREAK’S BIT
21:03 PRANK CALLS - Merry Christmas, Australia
23:30 FATBOY’S FILM OF THE WEEK - ‘King Kong’
27:40 PROMO
28:13 CLOSER
30:36 TOTAL DURATION
Mister Ron's Basement #195
Sun, 20 Nov 2005 22:44:15 GMT (16.2 Mb)
Mark Twain left behind a large selection of great stories that were not published until after his death in 1910. From 1916 comes the only slightly absurd tale of 'The McWilliamses and the Burglar Alarm.'
This story was recommended to Mister Ron by Nat Segaloff. Do check out his funny short film, 'Steal This Disk' at http://www.undergroundfilm.org/films/detail.tcl?wid=1017942
Time: approx thirteen and a half minutes
Mister Ron's Basement #196
Tue, 22 Nov 2005 02:13:18 GMT (6.0 Mb)
Mark Twain left behind a large selection of great stories that were not published until after his death in 1910. 'The Approaching Epidemic,' originally written around 1870 and published in 1919, explores a nineteenth century phenomenon that ought to be familiar to anyone today.
Time: approx five minutes
Mister Ron's Basement #198
Wed, 23 Nov 2005 23:25:34 GMT (9.0 Mb)
Mark Twain left behind a large selection of great stories that were not published until after his death in 1910. For Thanksgiving, we present his short tale, 'Hunting the Deceitful Turkey' published in 1916.
Time: approx seven and a half minutes
Mister Ron's Basement #199
Fri, 25 Nov 2005 00:04:37 GMT (11.3 Mb)
Mark Twain left behind a large selection of great stories that were not published until after his death in 1910. Most appropriately, this hilarious article originally run in the Buffalo Express in 1889 appeared in a book for the first time in 1919, -- 'Last Words of Great Men.'
Incidentally, Twain's actual last words, written on a piece of paper, were 'Give me my glasses.'
Time: approx nine and a half minutes
Mister Ron's Basement #197
Wed, 23 Nov 2005 03:40:45 GMT (6.7 Mb)
Mark Twain left behind a large selection of great stories that were not published until after his death in 1910. 'A Fable,' published in 1916, is almost totally different from anything else the author had written previously.
Time: approx five and a half minutes
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ktsp 58 - thanks
Fri, 18 Nov 2005 08:45:25 +0000 (57.2 Mb)
A special podcast to listen to when you’re preparing for Thanksgiving!
Sites mentioned in this podcast: Brian Ibbott’s Coverville.
Playlist:
1 Beatles - Thank you girl
2 Dido - Thank you i-tunes
3 Oasis - Thank you for the good times
4 Bon Jovi - Thank you for loving me i-tunes
5 Sarah Connor - Thank you i-tunes
6 Mariah Carey & 98 Degrees - Thank God I found you i-tunes
7 Sinead O’Connor - Thank you for hearing me i-tunes
8 Shania Twain - Thank you baby! i-tunes
9 John Denver - Thank God I’m a country boy i-tunes
10 R Kelly - Thank God it’s Friday i-tunes
11 Neil Diamond - Thank the Lord for the night time i-tunes
12 Abba - Thank you for the music (Doris Day version) i-tunes
13 Steps, Tina Cousins, Cleopatra, B-witched, Billie - Thank Abba for the music
14 Golden girls tune - Thank you for being a friend
15 Udo Jürgens - Vielen Dank für die Blumen (Tom & Jerry tune)
Download it here.
Mister Ron's Basement #99
Wed, 17 Aug 2005 02:39:16 GMT (28.6 Mb)
Bret Harte's masterpiece of a short story, 'Miggles' is presented here in it's entirety. One of the greatest American Writers ever, Harte's influence was profound on Mark Twain and many others. Virtually every good Western Movie owes a debt to Harte. This story is pretty funny and will leave you with a lump in your throat. Enjoy.
Time: approx thirty minutes
News Flash: Huckleberry Finn and Jim Not Guilty
Fri, 19 Aug 2005 09:11:01 PST (2.0 Mb)
You remember Huckleberry Finn and his friend, Jim? They find a corpse, but don't report it to the authorities. Did they violate Missouri law all those years ago? Is Mark Twain rolling over in his grave? Twain fans will be relieved to know the Missouri Supreme Court doesn't think so. The story has a modern-day twist: a Missouri man convicted for doing so had that conviction overturned based on Twain's tale. An appellate court used the high court's citation to Twain's story to apply the law cited above, and held that William Jones, Jr. did not have an obligation to report to authorities finding the corpse of his friend, Justin Hazlett, lying dead, apparently shot. Jones found Hazlett's deceased body outside Hazlett's home, but didn't tell anyone. Jones was convicted, and sentenced to four years. Like Huck and Jim, he's now free to float on the Mississippi. In 2002, a Missouri husband failed to report finding his wife's body, and he was also convicted of violating the statute, but his conviction was not overturned. The distinction lies in Twain's story, apparently. According to the Missouri decision reversing Jones' conviction, only relatives have that duty, not friends or strangers. Huck and Jim weren't guilty because they didn't know the person who died. I'm glad to know all these years later than Huck and Jim weren't criminals in the eyes of Missourians.
Dante's Purgatorio and Paradiso adapted by Sandow Birk and Marcus Sanders
Tue, 23 Aug 2005 09:00:00 -0700 (1.6 Mb)
Mark Twain said, "Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company," and centuries of readers have gladly taken his advice. Literary depictions of everlasting bliss have offered pleasant enough weather for the occasional visit, but, for steady reading companionship, most folks would much rather go to hell. Every English major reads at least some of Milton's "Paradise Lost" hardly anybody even remembers his "Paradise Regained." And when anybody describes a landscape as "something out of Dante" -- or when the writers of "Hill Street Blues" christened a particularly squalid public-housing tract the Dante Projects -- you can bet that neither was thinking of the "Paradiso."...
Dante's Purgatorio and Paradiso adapted by Sandow Birk and Marcus Sanders
Tue, 23 Aug 2005 09:00:00 -0700 (1.6 Mb)
Mark Twain said, "Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company," and centuries of readers have gladly taken his advice. Literary depictions of everlasting bliss have offered pleasant enough weather for the occasional visit, but, for steady reading companionship, most folks would much rather go to hell. Every English major reads at least some of Milton's "Paradise Lost" hardly anybody even remembers his "Paradise Regained." And when anybody describes a landscape as "something out of Dante" -- or when the writers of "Hill Street Blues" christened a particularly squalid public-housing tract the Dante Projects -- you can bet that neither was thinking of the "Paradiso."...
Mister Ron's Basement #71
Fri, 08 Jul 2005 03:09:29 GMT (13.3 Mb)
Wrapping up Mark Twain week in the Basement with 'The Story of a Good Little Boy' from 1875, and a real sob-song from 1904.
Time: approx fourteen minutes
Mister Ron's Basement #70
Thu, 07 Jul 2005 09:01:45 GMT (15.2 Mb)
Mark Twain week continues with his 1871 story, 'Niagara' and some shuffling off to, well, you know where....
Time: approx fourteen minutes
Mark Twain and Ethics by John Hattan
Sun, 7 Aug 2005 14:27:00 -0500 (1.2 Mb)
Mark Twain and Ethics by John Hattan. Intro by Shelly Hattan
Mark Twain and Ethics by John Hattan
Sun, 7 Aug 2005 14:27:00 -0500 (1.2 Mb)
Mark Twain and Ethics by John Hattan. Intro by Shelly Hattan
Mark Twain and Ethics by John Hattan
Sun, 7 Aug 2005 14:27:00 -0500 (1.2 Mb)
Mark Twain and Ethics by John Hattan. Intro by Shelly Hattan
Mark Twain and Ethics by John Hattan
Sun, 7 Aug 2005 14:27:00 -0500 (1.2 Mb)
Mark Twain and Ethics by John Hattan. Intro by Shelly Hattan
Mark Twain and Ethics by John Hattan
Sun, 7 Aug 2005 14:27:00 -0500 (1.2 Mb)
Mark Twain and Ethics by John Hattan. Intro by Shelly Hattan
Mark Twain and Ethics by John Hattan
Sun, 7 Aug 2005 14:27:00 -0500 (1.2 Mb)
Mark Twain and Ethics by John Hattan. Intro by Shelly Hattan
Mister Ron's Basement #6
Tue, 05 Apr 2005 02:36:18 GMT (3.1 Mb)
'The War Prayer' by Mark Twain -- Written in 1904, but not published until after his death in 1910 (at his behest). A little beseeching of help from the Almighty for 'Our Boys.'
Please send comments or requests to Ron Evry (Mister Ron) at revry@panix.com
Time: approx 3 minutes
The Literate Loser, Show 2
Sat, 16 Jul 2005 21:21:44 +0000 (16.0 Mb)
On the night of the most significant literary event in two years, Twain turns on the sarcasm and I turn on the Harry Potter fanaticism. A quick review of Bob Scher’s The Little Know-How Book (along with a short excerpt) leave not so much time for the loser talk.
00:00 — Tuning up
01:00 — Critique
04:02 — Recap and vocab
06:58 — Pudd’nhead Wilson, Chapter 2
22:23 — Correct spelling
23:03 — Harry Potter
25:33 — The Little Know-How Book
30:08 — Transcript trouble, housecleaning, and Maggie Gyllenhaal
download here (33:18 total time; 15.615 megs)
Bob Scher, the author of The Little Know-How Book.
Roger Ebert’s review of the new Maggie Gyllenhaal movie, Happy Endings.
Grokster?
Mon, 27 Jun 2005 19:58:16 +0000 (25.0 Mb)
Chris’s Post-Game Analysis Heaven is a place where lawyers are transformed into musicians. The Hell that seems a little closer after the Grokster decision is a place where musicians are forced to become lawyers. The show felt lively enough, considering the double danger of falling into the language of geeks and lawyers. But what we never got, alas, was the primal scream of a true Internet anarchist who wants to keep this born-free space forever wild. Where’s John Perry Barlow when you really need him? Or does anybody really believe anymore in the Internet as a gift universe that mustn’t be settled the old way, or too soon? [In the studio in LA] Joshua Wattles
5:40
…I hate to say this, but everyone should get a lawyer. … This decision is thick enough that if you’re going to invest in one of these things as a venture capitalist, you’re going to want to have some lawyers behind you. And from that point of view it’s a very damaging thing to the tech industry. Josh Wattles, 6/27/05 on Open Source
8:10
I think that copyright owners were losing pretty badly in the bargain, so there’s some balancing that was needed. They probably deserve to win one. There really is mass use of copyrighted works completely uncompensated. Josh Wattles, 6/27/05 on Open Source
9:55
I think 99 cents a song is an old-fashioned thing to do but it seems to be working. My concern about that is that people are spending so much money on hardware to be able to do that…The content becomes sort of cheap like water. You see that in some of these other offerings where songs are now down to 49 cents. It seems to be likely that artists won’t be compensated very well. Josh Wattles, 6/27/05 on Open Source
13:10
When I think about Grokster, Kazaaa and those services, I think of them not as people sharing things the way they would with friends. I feel like it’s a sort of dumping grounds: “Here, I’ve got this, and nobody has to pay.” Marie from Centerville, caller, 6/27/05 on Open Source Michael Weiss
14:40
Actually I think Mark Twain said, “the reports of our death are greatly exaggerated.” We have not lost…We’ve been defending against 28 of the largest media conglomerates on the face of the universe, that’s a pretty big burden. Michael Weiss, 6/27/05 on Open Source
19:10
Even the VCR was used originally for infringement. Software originally used for infringement may be non-infringing substantially in the future life cycle. Take home-video rental for example … Jack Valenti of all people went to Congress to say this is bad, we’re not going to be able to sell any movie tickets. Michael Weiss, 6/27/05 on Open Source Jack Valenti
21:10
Christopher Lydon: Are you going to come after me now for humming Zippidy-do-da while walking down the street?
Valenti: I don’t know what you’re talking about. Valenti and Lydon, 6/27/05 on Open Source
25:11
Nobody lives on piracy. But you’ve got to offer options for those users. … If you don’t provide them with options, what are they going to do? They’re going to take.
Michael Weiss, 6/27/05 on Open Source
25:35
In the end, the entertainment industry always embraces what they fear the most. …They’ll embrace this technology and they’ll profit greatly from it. I think that the question at hand is who gets to control the technology - us or them? That’s what this battle is all about.
Michael Weiss, 6/27/05 on Open Source
28:20
Several years back, John Perry Barlow said that the Internet would do for intellectual property what the Xerox machine had done for government secrecy. It was a shock in a way when documents could be so easily delivered to the public, and it’s a shock in a way how much the Internet can copy.
Chris Lydon, 6/27/05 on Open Source
29:30
What I do see here is the golden age of creativity. Where artists, independent or not, can connect directly with their fan base, [and are] not controlled by a company.
Michael Weiss, 6/27/05 on Open Source
30:02
For whatever this decision is, it’s still taking this ancient set of laws, copyright, and applying it to this new digital environment, where the rules do need to be reexamined in a serious way.
Joshua Wattles, 6/27/05 on Open Source
33:28
I think that the Internet is the greatest distribution system ever struck off by the hand and brain of man.
Jack Valenti, 6/27/05 on Open Source
38:10
Artists need to be paid for their work. If you’re a carpenter, you make a table. If someone buys your table, you get paid for your work. Why shouldn’t artists be the same? That’s what is at stake here.
Jack Valenti, 6/27/05 on Open Source JD Lasica
39:28
I thought that the Supreme’s Court decision today was reasonably well-balanced. …distinction between profit-making services, …which might cross the line, and file-sharing software, …which the Court recognizes as having many legitimate uses.
JD Lasica, 6/27/05 on Open Source
39:52
While I thought the Court’s decision was fine, I’m worried about what Hollywood is going to do with it. Remember, you don’t have to win in Court to achieve your goal. Just parachuting in an army of lawyers is enough to send most tech companies running for cover.
JD Lasica, 6/27/05 on Open Source
41:47
I find myself resisting all this language of criminality, it ran through every sentence that Jack Valenti spoke. Including file swapping - sounds like wife swapping.
Chris Lydon, 6/27/05 on Open Source Slashdot Forum on the Grokster Decision The Slashdot forum on the Grokster decision comes from from a self-proclaimed “nerd” standpoint. Slashdot discussions and news on technology tend to be active and well-informed: technical and philosophical at the same time.
MIT Interview with Valenti In 2004, MIT student Keith J. Winstein interviewed Valenti for The Tech. RIAA Press Release RIAA is one of the major associations pursuing copyright protection in the courts. According to them piracy is as “Old as the Barbary Coast, New as the Internet.” Electronic Frontier—-Consumer Rights and Free Culture “The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) was created to defend our rights to think, speak, and share our ideas, thoughts, and needs using new technologies, such as the Internet and the World Wide Web. EFF is the first to identify threats to our basic rights online and to advocate on behalf of free expression in the digital age.” MPAA Motion Picture Association of America represents the big studios and the major player in the Grokster case MGM. Participatory Culture Here’s an example of a new file sharing platform using BitTorrent: “The project is non-profit, open source, and built on open standards.” It remains to be seen what will happen to small start-ups such as these. Public Knowledge “Public Knowledge is a group of lawyers, technologists, lobbyists, academics, volunteers and activists dedicated to fortifying and defending a vibrant information commons.”
Learning-Related Injuries, Anyone?
Mon, 07 Mar 2005 07:27:30 -0500 (1.7 Mb)
Transcript
I was thirteen-years-old the first time I had a cast. I strained a ligament in my knee and the orthopedist, realizing what an active kid I was, theorized that putting a full cast on my leg would be the best way to slow me down and let my body heal a bit. I don't think I've mentioned that the good doctor was very conservative and made my mother promise that she and my father would do their part in making sure my leg got all the rest it needed. That's an important part of the story.
At any rate, I got a cast and began suffering the adverse social side effects of not having pants that would fit and not being able to run around with my friends. My parents did their best to keep me off my feet and, in a nutshell, life got really boring.
Thankfully, there was a weekend church retreat coming up and that coincided with my parents taking a trip to Las Vegas and I could see a light through this upcoming window of opportunity. Without my parents there to monitor me, and since I had all that energy pent up from being inactive for a couple of weeks, I spent my time fairly aggressively and actively at the retreat. I drug myself up hills and through rivers. I opted not to use my crutches very much. And I did some creative tailoring on my cast so that I could move around easier.
Now, being the honest kid that I was, when I went to the see the orthopedist the week after the retreat I told him about all the great fun I had had the previous weekend. He seemed interested and his only response to me was that I would have to wear the cast an additional four weeks before beginning rehab. Little did I know, however, that he
