Archive for November, 2005

GeezerCast 05 How I make money 1

Monday, November 28th, 2005

Bah. there’s a problem with the file — some of you may have trouble downloading it through iTunes (I did). If you do, come on out to the site (www.GeezerCast.com) and download the file from there. That appears to be working perfectly. Sorry about that…

This is the first in a series of podcasts about how I’ve made a living. The grandkids will be interested, and maybe you other people too. This episode tells the Domain Name story… How I came to own domains like television.com, company.com, etc. Why it’s better to be lucky than smart. Plus some musings about the word “career”

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GeezerCast 04 — More music, politics, etc plus audiophile follies

Monday, November 21st, 2005

A new tune — the first actual multi-part song using the new electronic music toys. Plus, a recap of the week’s politics and polls. Plus a very brief forey into that strange world of extreme high-end audio. Oh my grandchildren, keep your hands on your wallets.

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More Jamstix, elections, aluminum foil mind-control beanies, polls

Monday, November 14th, 2005

Ah, what a difference a week can make — the elections went well for folks like me who are in the mainstream (yep, I quote the polls to prove it). This show features another Jamstix creation, reviews some MIT research into aluminum-foil mind-control beanies, heads into a reminiscence about my experiences with the folks who believe contrails are evidence of a government plot and wraps up with this week’s poll results on a few key issues.

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Geezercast; Jamstix, mayoral election, Carl Hiaasen

Monday, November 7th, 2005

Got me a new drumming gizmo this week — Jamstix. Very cool deal that “plays along” with me on the synths. I’ve got a little demo sampler in there for ya. I’m hopeful that we’ll see a Bush-supporting mayor get his butt kicked in my home-town mayoral election tomorrow. And, in keeping with the political theme, some quotes from one of my favorite authors, Carl Hiaasen.

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