A.D.D. Cast

I’ll say this one time, and one time only (on 3 f**k**g blogs). Michael and Evo have released their absolute BEST Winging It Podcast EVER!

This is a must listen.

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Here they are. If you know the names of some of the missing people, email me.

What pleasures lurk beyond the threshold of this door?

Door 1

Door 2

Guess who’s license plate this is!

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Tee Morris and a beer at Sweetwater Tavern.

No Show Notes. Running to Dragon*Con

My Dragon*Con Schedule
Friday
08:30 PM Lancelot Biggs: Spaceman!
From the book written by Nelson Bond and adapted by Mur Laffery Full Cast of Spaceman
Paul Fischer, Martha Holloway, Stephen Eley, Tee Morris, Rich Sigfrit, Jason Adams, Jim Van Verth, Mur Lafferty, and Patrick McLean

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Saw a great panel at WorldCon on stuff too weird for Sci-Fi. If I wrote this in a story no one would believe it.

Saturday night I’m covering the Hugo Award Nominees Party (a.k.a. The Hugo Losers Party) when I almost make an ass out of myself. I blew my introduction to David Brin but I made a nice recovery. I had the honor of introducing Mr. Brin to Vint Cerf (one of The Fathers of The Internet) at Bucconeer in 1998. Recalling this to Mr. Brin was the only thing that kept me from looking like a fool. Mr. Brin mentioned that he had been trying to get back in touch with Mr. Cerf but didn’t have his new email, as he moved from MCI to Google. In my new job, I’ve met some people at Google, so I figure I have a shot at it, and offer to help reestablish the connection.

Sunday night we get off the plane. Luggage is taking forever so Martha goes to get The Famous Blue Prius while I await bags. 50 minutes later the bags arrive and I’m waiting at Door 6 of Dulles for her to pull up. At this point I’m steamed. I’m cranky and hungry. I’m pissed that the luggage took so long. I’m pissed that getting the car is taking so long. I’m trying to chill out and get my Zen back, when a Jag pulls up to the curb right in front of me. “Oh great, now Martha won’t be able to see me when she gets here.”

Who walks up and starts loading bags into his car? If you guessed Vint Cerf, give yourself a prize!

Weirder than fiction I know. But I had a very quick handshake with Vint and got his new email address for David Brin.

Song for today: Synchronicity by the Police (Another suburban family morning / Grandmother screaming at the wall )

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Interview with singer, song writer Jonathan Coulton.

Limited Show Notes

• Jonathan Coulton Interview
• Recorded in “The Famous Blue Prius” in the parking lot of Jammin’ Java
• Tempest will be playing at Jammin’ Java on Saturday August 12.
• More show notes later

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Interview with Tee Morris author of the book and Podiobook, Morevi.
PLUS
Segment 3 of our Fathers of the Podiobook series.
Mark Jeffery, Tee Morris, and Scott Sigler together for the first time in one podcast.

Today’s Beer: Arrogant Bastard

• Tee Morris – The Guest That Will Not Leave
• Authors don’t actually read
• WorldCon and Literary Sci-Fi convention snobbery
• Why Paul likes hops in his beer
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I have created a simple ID3 Tag editor in Automator.

It’s Mac OS X only. You need Automator and iTunes.

It sets many common ID3 tags in your MP3 files automatically.

It’s Free. Enjoy it.

ID3 Tagger by Paul Fischer

We’re hosting gaming weekend, so the final episode in our Father’s of the Podcast Novel series will be delayed.

Sorry.

We’ll get back on track soon.

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Interview with Scott Sigler author of the book and Podiobook, Earthcore, Infection, and Ancestor.
PLUS
Segment 2 of our Fathers of the Podiobook series.
Mark Jeffery, Tee Morris, and Scott Sigler together for the first time in one podcast.

Scott talks about writing, researching the science behind his works, and the business of writing.

Music by Voltaire, “The Vampire Club”

My plan this week was to listen to podcasts as I worked. After each podcast I would call in to their lines and leave witty comments. Fah! Who has brain power after war driving all day.

What? I hear you say, “Don’t be a pussy, you could have been doing real work.”

Well it doesn’t stack up to picking fruit, mining, or other real work, but having your ass in a car 8 hours a day to do coverage tests is real work. Just ask a trucker. Maybe I’m not driving on highways, but then, he’s not dodging every little kid on summer vacation who wants to make it into the newspapers by being run over.

I shit you not, I dodged 10 kids today who came right at me. Well over 100 heard the big rental car coming and got off the street. But these 10 just came right at me.

Here’s an idea of the ground I’ve covered in the last 3 days. You can see where I give you a 1 mile scale in purple. Now realize I’ve probably drive most streets more than once, just to double back and get the little dead ends and finish the grid pattern. I’m not saying where the picture is, because the work folks might have a cow. The resolution has been cut down, and the data isn’t what you would really see on our plots, I fudged a bit of it. But I wanted you to all see the sheer mileage I’ve been driving.

The good part was the podcasts. I listened to everything I could think of, and then some. I even went back to some I’ve cancelled to give them another try. They still suck, so I’m staying away from them. Such is life.

I also took time to check in on my beer auction. Over 7500 bottles of beer and another 3500 bottles of wine went on the block in DC. If it wasn’t for Saturday pickup, I would have stayed away. I got some great bargains, so long as the stock was not too old and well maintained.

Overall, I think I got 1 case of booze, and probably 12 cases of beer. The stuff I got is all imported. Most costs $3 to $10 a bottle. I got some of it for $5 a case! I guess I won’t be buying beer from Norm’s for a while.

I want to thank Charlie The Beer Guy for his advice. Without him, I wouldn’t have clue number 1 on which beers to pick. I’m sure you’ll be hearing the beer burps on future ADD Cast episodes.

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Interview with Mark Jeffery author of the book and Podiobook, The Pocket and the Pendant.
PLUS
Segment 1 of our Fathers of the Podiobook series.
Mark Jeffery, Tee Morris, and Scott Sigler together for the first time in one podcast.

Editor’s Note: More show notes later. No time right now.

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Paul Fischer Interviews Adolfo Lazo and Ariane Cap from Tempest

Intro:

• Life takes a left turn. And, if you had any doubt, Paul demonstrates just how scattered his attention can get as he rattles off all the guests and topics on our upcoming shows and all of our separate projects. Yep, I like to call it spinning plates….
• Part 1 of the Tempest interviews
• Adolfo Lazo Drummer
• Arianna Kapp Bass Guitarist
• Jammin’ Java
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Paul Fischer & Mike Steward
Triple A is out sick
Our Big Politics Show

• If we agree it wouldn’t be any fun.
• Mike – Fiscally conservative, socially liberal atheist
• Paul – Fiscally conservative, nature loving, gun toting, Democrat
• GUNS!
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With Paul Fischer and Martha Holloway.

Laundrycast
Winecast
Paul and Martha
Red wine served in Venetian glass goblets in honor of Venetian Engineering
That is, if it works…
King Canute, Roman Emperor?, (Persian Emperor)
Anyway, the possible futility of beating back the tide
Paul grumbles about scope creep at work
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With Martha Holloway, Ronnie Blackwell, and Lin Harper

• Email us if you want a smaller file setup so you can get it over seas.
• Dr Lin Harper
• Author Ron Blackwell
• No bottle noise tonight
• Wild Goose Oatmeal Stout. Kanga’s Leap Shiraz, Dominion Lager
• We’re full of sushi tonight

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With Mike Steward and Adam Andonian

• No burping for 4 episodes. This is my deal with Mur Lafferty.
• I don’t burp, she trys to donate her blood.
• Is burping radio worthy
• Apple + Disney – A merger to consolidate hate for Mike.
• Disney’s fucked the copyright laws in the USA

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Tonight’s Guest: Tee Morris
Tonights brewskis: Trader Joe’s Winter Double Bock – Bread in a bottle

The ADDcast is NOT a PSA cast
Podcasting for Dummies by Tee and Evo

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