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Weeeellll….
Actually this is revamping and making more novella-length out of the existing experimental shorts. There will be a Podiobooks release (though Tee claims I ought to be able to put the original up, Evo & I are unsure on whether that would fly). There will also be a Really Big Podcast, for which the RBT revamp will be but one part.
When I get much, much closer to pulling the trigger on this bad boy, there will be some “Pilot” episodes I will make leading up to Episode 1 proper, and the “Pilots” will appear in some other feed that is convenient and on which I am told I can have time on. I let you ponder just which feed might do such a boon for me.
Rest assured, the revamps will still include all the events you know, plenty of Really Big Things, and lots, and LOTS of bodily fluid events…
Why unsure JB? I’m looking forward to be able to listen to RBT in one go.
That photo makes you look vampish TSH (in a cute way).
Morning Pan, the Sun is peeking from the clouds, and means it’s the perfect time to see a movie about the Holocaust (The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas).
Oh my gawd…..nooooooooooooooooooooooooo!:
‘http://tinyurl.com/64h5xh‘
Hmm, Van.
Part of me is twitching uncontrollably at that particular prospect. I don’t actually know the Artemis Fowl books, so I can’t really speak to the writing quality.
But the other part of me is saying, “Oh hell yeah I’m buying it when it comes out.” I always found “Mostly Harmless” depressing and disappointing and I was waiting breathlessly for “Salmon of Doubt” (the actual novel) for a year after his death. Some kind of denial thing there, I guess. What we got out of that was somewhat disappointing as well.
I don’t think I’d have nearly so much twitching if he was having a go at Dirk Gently, I wonder why that is?
We’ll have to wait and see, I suppose, and if it winds up sucking we’ll have to hold out hope for success in the revisiting of “Last Chance to See” that Stephen Fry was speaking about doing with Mark Carwardine on his Podgram a while back…
Re: Unsure…
Well, Evo thought the original, in it’s 5-7 minute format was a bit short for what people are looking for in a Podiobook. Personally, that would be a concern but mainly I’d be thinking about some inconsistencies and errors I made due to it having been recorded in process.
The most glaring of those is when Erik first talks to Suzette about how the process is supposed to work he speaks as though some fairly random person is doing the pill handoff . Later on, though, it is fairly clear that both Erik and Suzette know Jack pretty well…
With the revamp not only can I fix those sorts of things, but I can flesh out detail where I skimped due to the time restraint I was artificially placing on myself. Also, I can get all of the episodes recorded at the same listening quality. Since in theory some listeners of the Podiobook will be listening to the story for the first time not having any idea who I am or knowing details of how the serial came about, I don’t want them disappointed in the first couple episodes and unsubscribing.
morning is broken
JaJ – Don’t just sit there… Fix it.
JB- That would have to be Wander Radio … right??? lol.
ok … I’ll try.
everybody stand back …
“Paddles … CLEAR ….”
BzzzttT!!!!!!
… anything ?
I think you might have broken mine with that too, JOe. Try again, man.
Van, how’s the iPhone?
Hmmm.
Maybe I shouldn’t have tried that with the “Wii Home Defibulator ® “.
That’ll do it! No doubt!
Uh Oh …
According to the on-line help and it tells me I should connect the patient onto the net and make sure I have the most current firmware update.
I got a bad feeling about this morning.
iPhone much better since 2.1 firmware update. Although the DP website can still crash Safari from time to time.
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas was very moving but not one to see if you are on a date….
“morning is broken”
Now I have that God awful song playing in my head. Thx JOe.
CP: Alla This — Ani DiFranco
(via KEXP Song of the Day)
CP: Independence Day — Ani DiFranco
CP: Intervention — The Arcade Fire
Awesome rant from Robert Smith:
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/145634-robert-smith-reveals-cure-lp-details-bitches-at-itunes
I was able to avoid it until you pointed it out, Rhettro. Thanks, buddy!
ZP puts Spore under the microscope:
http://tinyurl.com/5mjb8g
That’s what I’m here for Ed. :)
Rhett – I was hoping to avoid that by saying “is” instead of “has”. I guess i just got too close to the flames.
CAn I knotz haz morn ninz haz broKin ?
I believe the Judy Collins version is the one that is cringe worthy, the Cat Steven’s one isn’t so bad.
Okay Deadpan.
As a community service I am going to make sure you know what is going on in the stock market. You non-American’s might need to know as well.
This one is not political … it is financial.
Sunday, one of the 5 biggest banks in America (“Lehman Brothers”) declared bankruptcy. Another of the top 5, “Merrill Lynch” was going to do so as well but “Bank of America” agreed to take them over.
Last night, “AIG” another of the top 5 and the largest Insurer in America was give a 2 year loan for $85 BILLION dollars by The Government, effectively making the Taxpayers the new owners.
That leaves only 2 of the majors left.
This concerns everyone because these companies have their finger in every pie out there. You might not do anything with them directly but your bank, employer, or insurance company probably does.
Currently, there is no concensus among the talking heads as to whether this bailout is a good thing but they do agree that the situation is dire.
Oh, and the Dow Jones is currently down another 293 points
BTW: without that $85 billion to cover their expensis … AIG was going to go belly-up as well.
So why are these giants in such trouble?
This stems from the home loans mess.
Technical explanation –
There were laws in place to keep these banks from insuring all of the BAD home loans that the regional banks had acquired. However, loopholes written into the regulatory laws in 2001, allowed these companies to place “off the record” bets (“credit swaps”) with the regional banks covering the loans. In essence, if the loans went bad then the major banks would be left having to “pay up”.
The loans weren’t bad.
Simple explanation -
The banking industry was put in charge of regulating themselves and let their greed be their guide.
weren’t = WENT
The loans WENT bad.
Heh. Kinda funny:
http://www.daybydaycartoon.com/2008/09/14/
Thanks for the info JOe. On one hand I think it’s crap that the American tax payers have to bail out this mismanagement. But letting AIG and their ilk go belly up would probably cause more indirect pain. So with the choices being lots of pain or whole lots of pain I guess I go with the former. I’m hoping, but not expecting, that this will be last of the finance collapse.
Rhettro – While I would agree that AIG’s collapse would seem to be a bad thing, that $85 billion does not insure that they are out of the woods. It is only a 2 year loan and their debts extend much much farther then that.
Also, hearing now that the last 2 of the big banks might “merge” to keep from sinking.
Political/historical discussion –
The S&L scandal flourished because a congressional oversight committee “looked the other way”. The infamous “Keating 5″ received millions in gifts from the banks that eventually failed. Things like such private jet flights around the country during their re-election campaigns.
One of these “Keating 5″, was John McCain.
In the end he managed to avoid any jail time on a technicality. At that at time, there were no laws specifically stating that a congressman couldn’t receive hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of services from a company he was overseeing … as long as those services weren’t in that companies line of business.
With financial crises repeating itself, I just don’t feel that he is the person we need to put in charge of fixing a financial situation this potentially devestating.
With that out of the way -
here is a picture of a synthaseizer made out of chocolate.
http://tinyurl.com/p2745
and here is a picture of a chocolate Lab -
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2331/1917093301_6bcc6983b9.jpg?v=0
and last but not least … a woman covered in chocolate.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wisugar/524419535/
crises? What crises? :)
Women covered in chocolate? What were we talking about again? LOL
It’s definitely not a simple or easy business. And there’s no shortage of blame to go around:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subprime_mortgage_crisis
Thanks for that excellent, depressing summary of the beginning of the end, Justa J0e. Should we shave mohawks now and start patrolling the highways for food and fuel?
CP: Love Spreads — The Stone Roses
Ed: It’s a mess. Of that, there is no doubt.
CP: Life Being What It Is — Kaki King
CP: Ball and Chain — Social Distortion
C-PIMM: Indeterminate Tori Amos tune.
CP: Anthem — Rush
If you thought Wingin it 3D lasted a long time checkout:
http://longplayer.org/
8 years down, 992 years to go…
Oh, I glanced over at the Wingit3D site and noticed they have a special Dragon Con episode. I may have a listen later.
Why would they do a Dragon Con ep of WI3D… The only one that was there was Brian. Debbie is joining a some what new show called “Evo at 11″… “It’s a Spinal Tap joke”, says Evo. A show starts with a joke that we have to be told is funny. :-(
I know what is sadder…
The facted that Wing it in all it forms is dead or that Mike and Evo keep dragging in back from the grave every few months.
People just let the show die. It’s gone…
Well, after Jack mentioned his appearance on the show a few weeks ago, I started listening. I doubt it’s really going to be Wingin It again. Evo’s show is considerably more laid back and conversational. Debbie is a regular. Jack had made a few appearances and Eliza was on the latest one. I think it has a lot less pressure and expectation associated with it and it comes across better.
Yeah, Evo@11 is a lot more laid back. If Evo did a version of “Moldawer in the Morning” it would be a lot like Evo@11 is. As far as the DC special edition of Wingin It 3d goes, Mike and Co had already said that they may through out the occational episode if they feel inclined.
Don’t hate, Trucker, congratulate.
How is everyone this afternoon?
When I met Evo he was selling it as Wingin It 3D now with Evo…
I will say that with Ed and Essbee sending it love… I will have to try Evo thing.
I just heart broken after wingin it. It’s should have ended better… I looked at the show notes for Wing it at D*C…
It’s got Brad and Brain and Tabz… All people I like but I just can’t go back there. Emily in Ohio said it, With out Eliza Sea, it not the same.
I need my Eliza fix…
flaming ponys…. mmmmm….
I got little pod crush on Eliza but she knows about it. lol
I would like to take this moment to announce that my anus hurts.
okay… it got Jack and Eliza……
Man want to hate show but know can’t…
I am letting the love in…
Amy I heard your promo for stories from the FPN on Omega the Novel today. Very cool… I like your fic alot. I am glad to there is going to be more of it.
Dub, had to get gas?
Please, everyone resist planetary jokes.
Dub, I think I speak for everyone in sending positive thoughts for your anus.
I’ve enjoyed myself every time I’ve sat in for an Evo@11 recording.
I like that WordPress assumes Evo@11 to be an email address.
Yes… Dubshack!!! please let my love enter your annus! You know you want to!
*Spock voice* “Launching probe now Captain.” */Spock voice*
*Spock voice* “Fascinating, Captain. There is no light detected by the probe. I theorize this is in fact, where the sun don’t shine” */Spock Voice*
Wow, lots to catch up on.
JohnBoze: Oh. Well, it’s still really cool news. I’m especially looking forward to the Really Big Podcast. :-)
I agree with Tee about putting the original version of RBT up on Podiobooks. There is precedent for it. The first two seasons of Duel of the Fates, and the first 15 episodes of A Different Point of View, are up on Podiobooks as standalone books, and their episodes are as short as, or even shorter than, the original RBT episodes. On the other hand, I encourage you and support you in your efforts to go back and fix inconsistencies and generally spiff up the story, and I look forward to the results. :-)
Re: Hitchhiker’s Guide news:
Sci-fi fan that I am, my initial reaction to the news about the new H2G2 installment was a big “DO NOT WAAAAAAAAAAAAANNT!!!!” I don’t think anyone (except maybe Terry Pratchett, but even he has a slightly different writing style) could possibly fill Adams’ shoes. But I’m sure my curiosity will get the better of me, and I’ll read the book anyway.
Trucker Overdrive: Thank you!!! I’m so excited that my promo has been heard!
Amy! Do I have your promo? (sorry if I do. You know I’ve been extra-spacey of late)
Jack: The promo is for the serial that I launched in Deadpan #100. I thought putting the promo in the same podcast that the actual serial episodes are in would be… recursive. But hey, we’re all about bizarre humor like that here at the Deadpan! I’ll send you the promo right away. :-)
Amy, it’s been slow going on the revamp, partially I just have a faulty motivator…
But until then, just maaaayyyyyyybbbbeeeee…
Maybe there’s other… stuff.
Chickens are rather smelly…
I’m rippin’ me some Veronica Mars from Netflix…
Well, not permanently, I just rip to iPod-compatible and throw it away when I return…
Wait, I’ve gone into this here already, haven’t I?
Where is everybody? I’m just sitting here notwriting, and I could use some company…
I know, I should be in with the Twitter SOLIDARITY crowd…
ABC’s of Autumn
A-Apples
B- Booya
Actually, the Northwest Como Booya was always around this time, but it is no more. Maybe I can find one somewhere…
C- Cooler
I hate summer.
D- Dad’s B-day, October 3
E- Education
Okay education is on going and neverending, but come on, autumn will always feel like back-to-school…
F- Fox’s B-Day, October 24
G- Ghosts and Ghouls
Halloween, man
H- Hoodies
I- Ilness
Colds are coming back.
You think it’s funny?
It’s snot.
J- Jumping into leaf piles
K- The “k” that makes Oktoberfest feel authentic…
L- Love. Met Darcy in Acting I class, Fall semester freshman year
M- Minnesota Wild First preseason game next week. The “X” is getting a whole different kind of slippery on the arena floor compared to last month…
N- Nippy Take that how you will…
O- Oktoberfest beers from the micros…
P- Packing up the wading pool and sandbox toys.
Q – Uh huh, maybe I’ll get back to you on that…
R- RustleRustleRustleRustleRustle
S- Street Fair, outside the first fall recording of Prairie Home Companion every year
T- Television awakens from summer crap
U- Underwear, Long
V- vehicle winterizing?
Okay, a stretch…
W- When do the clocks fall back again, George? Huh? That’s just dumb…
X- Xcel Energy Center. First Wild exhib game next week!
Insert slippery republican joke here.
Y- Yellow leaves.
Of course.
ZZZZZZZZ
Hibernation time…
Actually I am off to bed now, g’night!
Except…
400-sies!!!
Morning Pan, more consecutive JB messages than I’ve ever seen (do chickens stink precooked?)…wow, my waterproof boots are continuing to ward off the rain.
Well my savings appear to be safe for now:
http://tinyurl.com/3vft5u
402 – Final GJB tally. Ever. sniff