Fail.

Hey All,

I got called up to the National Team and won't be available to podcast this evening with Jadon so more delays are stacking up to keep the show from being recorded.

Actually, I got a last minute meeting I need to attend tonight for the kids' school (no, he's not in trouble or anything, just a fundraiser), so Jadon and I will have to reschedule...again.

Silly life all being busy...

Jonathon

Dang Jadon

Ok,

Jadon went and got himself a real live full time gig and I am spending the majority of my time either watching the brood or working on my book, so as you can tell it has been a while since we've had a show.

But good news all. Assuming Jadon doesn't pick up the H1N1 going around at his workplace, he is planning on relating a couple fun stories he has (and I have something entertaining myself), next Wednesday. If he should actually make it over, I should have something up on Halloween day or November 1.

Thanks for the patience.

Jonathon

Tarnation!

Hey All,

Still alive on this end and finally back out on the pitch (at least I think that's what I was doing). Jadon has a couple stories, maybe, but finally got himself a real-life full time job so it may be a bit before I can wrangle him back into the studio for a few minutes to have a chat.

Thanks for the emails lately with the questions and comments. We'll be sure to address everything when we can get our acts together enough to produce another show.

I've got a couple low level games next weekend so I should have at least one story about silly coaches or parents (and we all love those, don't we?).

Jonathon

A Jadon this way scampers

Ok,

I will not mess up the recording this time, I almost promise. That said, Jadon is scheduled to stop by Thursday, September 3 to record the next podcast. I have a pretty hectic weekend in store, but should be able to get something out the first part of the following week.

Thanks again for all your support and we'll try to keep you humored.

Ah, Part 2...

It took a bit of time out of my stimulating Saturday afternoon to kick Part 2 in the head on get it off my computer to the interwebs. Thankfully, it wasn't nearly as much trouble as Part 1 and with any luck I can get silly little Jadon over here this week to record a bit.

Sorry to say, I have painfully little news from the girl's tournament a couple weekends back. I was hoping for a thrill-fest of cards, dissent, broken bones and complete carnage. Instead, it was an extremely laid back tournament (from my seats anyway), I issued a whopping two cautions, one each in two matches, for essentially the exact same foul (reckless contact after the ball had been played away). No protesting from the players (one actually apologized to the girl she had just flattened), no problems from the coaches or parents. Even the PK I called in the first minute of one match was met with nary a word from anyone. At the half, the AR mentioned that the coach of the player who committed the foul, stated he was surprised his player was still on the pitch after the foul. From my point of view, it was a foul and nothing more, but I can certainly see where it may have looked worse from the touchline.

I hope to have something to you in the next couple weeks. There is the boys tourney this coming weekend (as well as the Fair!!!), so there should be something to talk about.

Thanks again for checking out the show.

Show 20, Part 1 be up

Before y'all get all up my grille about having to release Show 20 in two parts, please consider the following:

1. I am stupid. As a result of my stupidity, I recorded the entire show incorrectly making the subsequent editing of the show a significantly more difficult and lengthy process. Where the typical show takes about 15 mins of editing for every 10 mins of show, my moronity has altered the equation to 25 minutes of editing for every 10 mins.

2. The hard drive where all the good stuff is, died. While I was able to back-up the majority of files from the hard drive before it became defunct, I wasn't able to get the Photoshop original (to easily make the Show Pics) or any of the sound fx or pre-recorded beds (like the vocal intro). Combined with the editing debacle, well, I spent quite a bit of time doing much of nothing. I hope to find the time to re-record an intro, acquire sound fx and re-edit the Photoshop background eventually but unfortunately, it is a VERY low priority.

3. A piece of sound found its way underneath the visible data making the final mix a crazy piece of mess. Once I found it and removed it, I had to re-align the existing sound bits so things didn't sound like, well, bad.

But really, it all starts with me being stupid. I hope to get the second part out by week's end.

Thanks again.

Jonathon

Latest show is recorded, really.

Jadon actually made it over yesterday and we were able to put down about 45 minutes of stuff. Once I have a chance to edit it and throw a bed behind it, I will post it for your appreciative consumption. However, I am kid-laden today, have several matches at a tourney this weekend and am joining the family on Sunday in Seattle for the Jim Henson show at the EMP.

With any luck, the latest will be up early Monday.

Thanks again for your support.

Jonathon