Eblo the Weblog - Podcasts: Recent Episodes
Oblivion Ratula
Fresh on the heels of my duet with Em, here's a crack at U2's "Van Diemen's Land" I recorded last night with my Martin acoustic. Still not super confident in my singing after all these years. And yeah, I screwed...
Em and I recorded a duet tonight - me chording, she strumming, we singing "Just Like Heaven." She was SO excited! Warning if you dare to listen - it is ROUGH, but she's 5 and we only "practiced" once. She...
Coincidentally a day after the launch of Discovery, STS-133, I found this recording of Atlantis, STS-132 from the NASA Tweetup I attended in May. Unlike the other audio I posted from my netbook left in the Twent, this is from...
Look, an MP3 in my feed! I set a recorder on Spencer, our African Gray Parrot this morning. I missed his more talkative period, so there's some talking, but this is mostly clicks and whistles. It's pretty amusing to me,...
Yet again, it's been far too long since I've posted here. Oh well. Blame Twitter and/or Facebook if you must. Quick hit-and-run run-down: A) Em's great. I love that little girl. Words and photos fall miles short of describing her...
Click to listen, right-click to save -> 2008 Team Ortho Monster Dash Half Marathon Race Report - October 25 - 33MB - 48:09 On October 25, 2008, My Darling Rose and I ran the Team Ortho Monster Dash Half Marathon...
Click to listen, right-click to save -> 2008 Ride for Kids Fund Raising Plea - 2.8MB - 1:58 Hey remaining die-hard listeners, it's Oblivion with a short edition of EbloTheWeblog.com. Last summer, as you may remember, I raised over $1600...
Click to listen, right-click to save -> Half Marathon Wrapup Interview with My Darling Rose - 15.3MB - 21:47 On Sunday, April 6, My Darling Rose ran/walked in the Go! St. Louis Half-marathon - her first ever such athletic event....
Olympia Phantom One-piece Suit Review - 18.6MB - 26:25 Official web site for Olympia Phantom suit. ADVrider. MotoLiberty. Aerostitch Roadcrafter. Please note: Comments are not being accepted by the web server at this time. I'm working on that. Please use...
Electronic Jam Night, 3/31/2008 - 43.7MB - 22:46 JVonD talked me into doing his Electronic Jam Night again and here's the result. The Electronic Jam night is audio and video stream fed into SecondLife (or any media player via the...
First Eblo of 2008 - 13.5MB - 18:48 I talk about what I got for Christmas and other iPod-related stuff such as Amarok and linux versus iTunes and Windows. Please note: Comments are not being accepted by the web server...
Emily's first Karma Jam - 20.6MB - 0:11:17 Tonight I set Emily on my knee in front of my keyboards, the Korg Karma and the 88-key controller. She went to town. The only times I pressed buttons was when she...
Electronic Jam Night October 29, 2007 - 138MB - 1:00:22 I'm sorry for the huge download, but this show is all music, so I thought it was worth the extra bitrate/quality. I was going to post a smaller version, but...
052_labor_day_2007_recap.mp3 - 22.8MB - 33:13 00:00 - Intro - Mosquitos - Slow Start 02:55 - Speak up, eh?!? - Jackhammers - What I did on my weekend vacation - photos 14:46 - And now, for something completely geeky - Mitch...
051_dapdz_recap_em_turns_one - 23.0MB - 32:45 On the bike again, trying to catch up and recap. 00:00 - Intro 02:09 - The Most Wonderful Time of the Year - to RIDE!!! 04:55 - DawnapaDrewza 2007 09:03 - Fish Fry Friday -...
050_ride_4_kids_fundraiser - 8.9MB - 12:58 A few years ago I heard about the Chicagoland Ride for Kids charity ride when some of the organizers stopped by my office and asked permission to set up a camera on our property to...
049_riding_with_oblivion_002 - 11.3MB - 16:32 Another show recorded while riding - this one is a bit shorter due to parts being unusable due to excess wind noise (or quiet speaking). 00:00 - Intro 03:54 - My First Father's Day 05:10...
048_riding_with_oblivion_001 - 23.2MB - 33:54 No specific show notes. This was more an experiment in recording while riding my motorcycle on my morning commute after other attempts had failed. I finally figured out a way to keep the wind noise...
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Next Tuesday marks my 2-year anniversary in podcasting! On May 28, 2005, I flew up to West Bend Wisconsin and picked up Drew Domkus of the Dawn and Drew Show for a little airplane ride. The next day, Drew put...
047_takeoffs_and_landings - 33.6MB - 35:52 I went flying. I recorded it. Nothing too exciting, just trying to get back into the flow of podcasting. I left the silences in the recording so it is real-time as far as when I...
046_black_and_blue_podfader - 12.9MB - 18:20 00:00 - Beer shopping with My Darling Rose 03:26 - Voice mail #1 V.C.D.C. 03:45 - Overstocking the fridge 04:28 - Voice mail #2 Happy New Year from The Nintendo Freak 04:50 - Tasting the...
045_ive_got_wings - 14MB - 19:40 At the title implies, I am no longer grounded from flying! My 3rd Class Medical has been renewed! In just under 2 months, I lost between 10 and 15 pounds, got my blood pressure, and...
044_grounded - 18.1MB - 25:46 At the title implies, I am currently grounded from flying. My 3rd Class Medical expired at the end of October, and I can't currently renew it. Listen for the details. I did manage to squeeze...
043_driving_through_wisconsin - 37.5MB - 54:40 00:00 Intro 01:24 I actually HAD gotten feedback on Emily's birth show, I was just a tired idiot when I said I didn't. 02:28 What the hell is with "faggot?" Give it up, podcasters! 04:55...
042_ChicagoPodcasterNetworkMeetup-10_02_2006.mp3 - 25.2MB - 36:49 00:00 - Intro (where did that gound loop hum come from?). 01:00 - The Chicago Area Podcaster Network http://podcasting.meetup.com/72/. 03:40 - The meetup begins, and the baby fusses. Stick with it, the audio quality gets...
041_eblo_the_odcas.mp3 - 29.2MB - 42:38 Show notes: 00:00 Intro/Hello 02:28 The birthing audio in Episode 40 WAS heavily edited. 03:51 Thanks for hanging in there. 04:30 Shout to Mandrake. 06:00 Shout to Freaks who may JUST NOW be discovering my...
040_a_podcast_star_is_born.mp3 - 38.6MB - 54:54 Yes, this is a long episode, but hopefully its worth it. And hey, it's under an hour - that's kind of short for me. Click the photo for the full set. EMILY WAS BORN!!!!! August...
039_shes_alive.mp3 - 20MB - 28:37 I got the motorcycle running like a champ. BFR (two-year flight review) and Cessna 172SP checkout is today if weather holds - don't expect audio from that. 7 weeks to baby! Thanks for staying tuned....
038_shredding_the_gnar.mp3 - 11.8MB - 16:46 Because you all miss me and deserve something for staying subscribed. Sorry it's not prime content. Shred the gnar. Eat. Sleep. Drey. Blues Fest. Kat. Art. Etc. Contact info: - email: eblo at ratula dot...
037_i_am_the_guest.mp3 - 2.9MB - 4:12 Just an update on where I've been, including a teaser for my appearance on Bill Grady's You Are the Guest show #42. I can't think of a better show number to be on. Except maybe...
036_flying_with_myself.mp3 - 7.5MB - 21:27 I squeezed in one flight in March. The weather was marginal, so I just did some basic training. This is a shorter show than my usual becuase the battery went dead on the iRiver. Enjoy....
035_Live_Stream_Skype_Party_2006_03_16.mp3 - 79MB - 114:45 Yeah, it's a big show. Delete at will (I figured this way you only had one file to delete, not a few). As nlinus - UNprofessional Podcaster says: screw shownotes whoever reads shownotes anyway? Ok,...
034_rain_gabber_baby.mp3 - 17.4MB - 38:08 Stuff is all out of order still. And you don't get no notes. There's not much to note. Oh, but if you ever need to recover data on a FAT or NTFS partition, check this...
Multitasker.mp3 - 5.3MB - 7:21 This is a little tune I jammed out one night. It's just a sketch, not a finished product. I was playing the Karma with the right hand and just hammering chords on the guitar with...
033_martini_frost_jam.mp3 - 23.7MB - 50:35 Stuff is all out of order. I have stuff I MEANT to put out last week, but now it'll likely wait for NEXT week, unless I get some new stuff this weekend that just HAS...
Flying_with_Drew.m4v - 8.8MB - 3:51 - video This is going to be the last video for a while, I promise. It's old footage Drew took when we went flying back in May, 2005. The audio is a mix from the...
1stPassengers.m4v - 101MB - 16:52 - video This is a video of my first passenger-carrying flight from June 13, 2004. My dad and wife were onboard - very fitting, as they were my two biggest supporters in getting my license....
032_birthday_surprises.mp3 - 17.5MB - 48:30 I went for a solo flight in a C-152 on my birthday. The following Saturday, Rose and I went out to a meat-fest dinner at Fogo de Chão with a bunch of friends. She then...
031_bliv_and_rose_mish_mash.mp3 - 14.4MB - 42:00 This was delayed by a server crash. Please forgive. It's a ramble-fest. We went flying (Junior's first flight), but coudln't take you with due to a dead battery in the spare intercom. Here's an attempt...
I had a machine go down last night. It was the e-mail server as well as the host for my podcasting files. In a case of the cobbler's children going without clothes, I, as an IT person, did not have...
I don't think I ever linked to this page of videos Drew Domkus took of me and Art dropping in to his R/C club's annual cornroast: Cornroast = Buttroast. Also, here is a video I took of Drew flying...
030_social_injustice.mp3 - 2.0MB - 5:42 This is a shorty. 0:00 - Black youth scares suburban white lady. 2:39 - Adam Curry is a smarmy douche in DSC-314. 3:36 - I'm outtie. 3:50 - A voicemail comment from The Flying Vealchart...
029_new_years_news.mp3 - 7.7MB - 22:31 Screw show notes. I had 'em all nice, with timestamps, and fin' Audacity locked up the f*in' laptop and all was lost, including edit #3 of the audio itself. The two notes I have are:...
028_from_the_basement_0002.mp3 - 14MB - 39:41 As always, thanks for stopping by. It's a full show of rambling from the basement today. I hope you enjoy. - Intro - music from Rose's show - Dawn and Drew gift exchange: from Asians...
Tonight (Friday, 12/09/05), we drink: 027_the_drinking_game.mp3 - 16.4MB - 47:59 Rose and I revisited our Sci-Fi/Action/Disaster Movie Drinking Game while watching the TV movie, Vampire Bats. In the process, we revised/added some rules: - Evil politician - Bad techno music...
026_mellow_ramble.mp3 - 10.3MB - 30:15 Our dog is more agile than yours - followup! Martini passed 3 of 4 tests, and got a 2nd and 3rd place ribbon! A bunch of new gear. STILL missed The Expo. JVonD still rocks....
025_agility_etc.mp3 - 7.0MB - 19:50 Our dog is more agile than yours. Oblivion Chip Cookies! The Rose Room dot net. Buying new gear? Missed The Expo. Our club lost a plane. etc. Kickass Podcast promo. Voicemail from JVonD. Contact info:...
024_pissed_off_and_inspired.mp3 - 8MB - 23:11 A beautiful sight. An unanswered message. A fledgeling pilot. I'm going to jump! Riffraff. Some URLs: JVonD Radio Comment_on_DSC-269.mp3 - My message to Adam Curry Thread on PodcastPickle.com about my comment My Finding a Flight...
023_flying_rose.mp3 - 13MB - 35:15 "Rose" and I headed out to the airport and the weather turned to crap. I had hoped to capture getting my preflight weather briefings on this one, but didn't have a rig to record the...
022_flight_school_advice.mp3 - 12MB - 34:11 A neighbor (losely applied) found my website and e-mailed me, asking if I could answer some questions for him about the airports I did my flight training at. I put together this podcast outlining some...
021_goin_to_disney.mp3 - 4.8MB - 13:57 Show notes? We don't need no stinkin' show notes!!! (Maybe when we get back) Contact info: email: eblo at ratula dot net call: 206-FEW-EBLO (206-339-3256) skype: oblivion9999 Subscribe to my podcasts via RSS:...
020_i_love_fall.mp3 - 6.6MB - 19:06 Just chatting in the car. Nothing Earth-shattering here. Contact info: email: eblo at ratula dot net call: 206-FEW-EBLO (206-339-3256) skype: oblivion9999 Subscribe to my podcasts via RSS:...
019_quickie_halloween_invite.mp3 - 3.4MB - 9:47 Oblivion and Rose invite you to their (mostly) annual Halloween Bash on Saturday, October 22, 2005. Contact me for an eVite. Thanks for the cool music, JVonD!!! If you like those tunes (and how could...
018_sadie.mp3 - 7.8MB - 22:39 Oblivion and Rose get their first kitty, a mainly whilte calico named Sadie. Not much in the way of notes. Photos are on Flickr. Contact info: email: eblo at ratula dot net call: 206-FEW-EBLO (206-339-3256)...
flying_with_art_part_1_of_2.mp3 - 21.5MB - 62:55 More notes to come - this post has been too long coming to hold up for notes. I took my friend Art for his first general aviation airplane ride. Art is one of my longest-running...
Hey guys, a few people have been asking where I've been, so here it is - I've been here, just busy at work, and at home. I recently got a new toy which has been taking up some time, a...
to_bee_or_not_to_bee.mp3 - 10MB - 29:27 Oblivion and Rose talk between shows of Shakespeare in the Park, Life in the Kingdom. No notes this time. Contact info: email: eblo at ratula dot net call: 206-FEW-EBLO (206-339-3256) skype: oblivion9999 Subscribe to my...
nature_trail_to_hell.mp3 - 19MB - 55:25 Rose and I went for a walk with Martini around Van Patten Woods/Sterling Lake. We circled a geocache, talked about Shakespeare, and heard a variety of music. We recorded the chatter. Here it is. I...
administrivia_0001.mp3 - 11MB - 30:06 This is a shoutout/promo/music podcast. It's not perfect, but I've held on to it long enough, so out it goes. Some notes: 00:00 - intro 01:45 - voicemail from Walter @ The K9Cast. 04:00 -...
I finally put together a promo for Eblo the Weblog and Podcast. I was restricted to 60 seconds for this first one or I would have fit in other great podcasts like Nate and Di, Culture Cafe, K9 Cast, etc....
eaa_airventure_oshkosh_2005.mp3 - 20MB - 57:42 Rose and I drove up to Oshkosh, Wisconsin last weekend for EAA AirVenture, a large, week-long fly-in/airshow/pilot convention. A main theme of AirVenture this year was the new "Sport Pilot" pilot certificate the FAA approved...
Hey, check it out! I'm the Podcast Pickle Featured Podcast of the Day for 7/29/05!!! Thanks, Pickleman, er, P-Dilly! Not bad for just over a month of podcasting, huh? If you haven't checked out Podcast Pickle yet, DO IT NOW!...
from_the_shower_0001.mp3 - 5.0MB - 14:28 Just a a short little posting from the shower as I try to keep this at least weekly. Some notes: I'm no SoccerGirl Listener feedback Feedburner freaks - Woohoo, 42!!! OpenPodcast.Org and SoundSeeingTours.Podshow.Com PodChick goes...
My wife and I are going to the EAA Airventure, Oshkosh this weekend. Oshkosh is a HUGE flyin/airshow - I think the biggest in the world. There will be plenty of photo ops and I'm sure more than a few...
from_the_basement_0001.mp3 - 9.0MB - 26:14 Just a cast from the basement. Perhaps more notes later. [Update] BTW, no, I don't really live in my parents' basement, that was just a nod to The Weddding Singer. Some notes: 00:00 Non-motive greetings....
If you haven't listened to Madge Weinstein's Yeast Radio, you have to. If your impression of Madge is what you've heard on Adam Curry's Daily Source Code and you weren't impressed, you should check out this episode. Up until recently...
Last Thursday, I went flying again for the first time in several weeks. This was an evening flight from Westosha Flying Club at Westosha Airport (5K6) to Hahn Sky Ranch (2T5) to try to meet up with Drew Domkus and...
Last Thursday, I went flying again for the first time in several weeks. This was an evening flight from Westosha Flying Club at Westosha Airport (5K6) to Hahn Sky Ranch (2T5) to try to meet up with Drew Domkus and...
Today's post is personal. It's about a recent death and funeral in the family. It's not for everyone, I understand. I don't expect anyone to 'enjoy,' but maybe the random listener will find something interesting. I'm not pimping my blog/podcast...
My latest audio post is a collection of recordings I made on the Alaska Airlines trip to Anchorage a few weeks ago. The recordings were made on the iRiver iFP-899 which was plugged into the aux out on a Sigtronics...
All I can say so far is, London, I grieve and seethe with you. My heart goes out to all of the innocent victims who were injured or killed and all of the families who are suffering. Peace. (Watch...
Last night, we got to a good spot to watch our local fireworks display just in time as they were starting. The whole show lasted about 25 minutes, and for a small city, I must say we represented. This grand...
I know I'm blowing my wad here with a third audio post in four days, but I've been stashing up this stuff for a while, so now I want to get it out. Today's bit of audio is actually...
This is my second 'cast'. I doubt it is going to have any universal appeal. The main audio is from 6/25/05. On the drive to an R/C airplane show, I chat up the iriver iFP-899 some more, including a near-meltdown...
Since getting the iRiver, I've been collecting some audio files to start a podcast of sorts - not that it's going to be a 'show' or anything like that, it's just a collection of Eblo-type things that I talk out...
Although this is mostly a test of Brandon Fuller's MovableType Enclosures plugin, there's also a little substance. This is an MP3 of a 'remix' of a voicemail I sent to The UFN Podcast. It cracks my shit up. Did I...
I hadn't even gotten around to writing about it yet, and The Micah's Minute Podcast is going off the air. The show was often, but not always, about the controller's side of Air Traffic Control. As a pilot, I loved...
I suck. Way behind on posting. A few things: Going to Alaska soon. Woot! I need more Compact Flash memory. I met Drew of the Dawn and Drew Show podcast and took him for an airplane ride. We recorded the...
Podcasts I think are the shit: (I should include URLs, but that's what Google's for) Dawn and Drew, of course. Urban Family Night Keith and the Girl IT Conversations Slacker Astronomy Micah's Minute Area 51 Show Good music podcasts: Trance...
Just today/yesterday, I started messing around with iPodder(.org) and podcasts. I don't have an iPod, but I do have a disc-based MP3 player in my car, so the plan is to get feeds in iPodder, dump them to CD-RW periodically...
This is just a placeholder for my Promo since iTunes likes to play the oldest entry in the RSS feed. Don't trust the date. Eblo_Promo_170_sec_w_Obliv.mp3 - 2:50...