Into the pod.

Hey, why wouldn't I want to explain our podcast? You think it speaks for itself? It's only a little podcast; it needs someone to run interference. Not so hard to understand.

Did you listen to this month's podcast, THIS IS BIG GREEN, the May 2013 episode? I'll take that as a no. Still, you might be missing out on something extra ... well ... strange. Wouldn't want to be the only one who didn't partake, right?

This was a relatively lively episode, full of bright sallies of wit and infinite jest. Here are some highlights (and no, I don't mean the magazine most often perused in dental office waiting rooms):

NED TREK X: A PLEA FOR ARMS - Our latest installment of our increasingly possible podcast dramatic series, Ned Trek, featuring Captain Willard Mittilius Romney, commander of the starship Free Enterprise, and his talking dressage horse / first officer Mr. Ned. This time out, Willard leads a landing party back to one of the outerspace backwaters he attempted to convert during his callow youth. Special guest star is .... (that would be telling!)

PUT THE PHONE DOWN - Matt and I talk through a broad range of topics and pull news from the pages of the October 1941 issue of Country Gentleman. Care for a Lucky, anyone? It's the cigarette recommended by 6 out of 10 doctors.

SONG: Surprise Party - This recording was made back in 1987 on a four track Tascam portastudio casette machine; another deep archival bit, rescued from a murky past. Written to mark someone's birthday.

SONG: Don't Tell Rick - First posting of a rough mix of our new song, Don't Tell Rick, which will accompany the release of our new album, Cowboy Scat: Songs in the Key of Rick. We are having second thoughts about all the stuff we said about Rick, obviously, and well, he's got guns and rangers. Any questions on that?

SONG: Dinos - We've played this number before on the podcast. This has got to be the most ridiculous recording we've ever made, but you be the judge. I simply can't say anymore.

Hey, may ... download it. It's freakin' free, which means you, too, can afford it.

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