Jen’s fighting off a sinus infection. But she got to use her (fairly) new health insurance for the first time. That lead to a long discussion of the Affordable Care Act and the upcoming presidential election.
I went to an Independence Day barbecue. It was fun. Also, maybe I should start drinking more?
We finished out the show by interviewing Will Loomis of the band Loomis & The Lust. Will recently filed a lawsuit against British pop star Jessie J. Will believes Jessie’s hit song “Domino” is a ripoff of his song “Bright Red Chords.” We discussed the lawsuit as well as the band’s new album and its new lineup. Then we played the title track from that album, “Sports Suck:”
We were live on New Year’s eve! We experienced the usual technical difficulties getting started. I wondered why it is that humans decided to have the year start in the middle of winter instead of the summer. We replied to questions that we received from Colin and Les. We discussed this year’s most-wanted gift cards. We paused to fix a minor technical problem with Jen’s headphones. Jen had a story about the Wikileaks guy’s OkCupid profile. Colin joined us via the Skypes. We ambushed him by asking him his predictions for 2011. Then we went over a list of the year’s worst songs. We had some fun reading spam messages. We went through a list of YouTube’s most-viewed videos of 2010. We played an appropriate song by Tin Pan. Since he wasn’t listening earlier, we also got to ambush Medros with his predictions for 2011. Then we finished up with a list of the top ten Twitter trends of 2010.
After that, there’s some special bonus audio from the live pre-show.
Live, we were for this failtabulous edition of GeminiDragon. I talked about how I pulled a muscle earlier this week, and how it lead to me having a strange drug-fueled dream about a machine-gun wielding kid. Then we played a voice mail from Nathan. The original “Unchained Melody” by Todd Duncan:
GeminiDragon 9 was live on uStream yesterday. We started off this audio presentation with an on-air production meeting where we tried to nail down a specific window of time wherein we will “summons the dragon” for future productions. I wondered at what point an unattended yard sale turns into a giveaway. We played our new Horns of Fail, courtesy of Nathan. We played a “prank” (?) voice mail. We covered a news story about a Krispy Kreme that accidentally gave a customer $5,000 instead of a box of donuts. That was followed by a description of a shitty Kings Of Leon show. Ever wonder what drunken Irish students like to throw into swimming pools and washing machines? Neither did we. But now we know. Then it was time for an impromptu mashup that included this:
It’s my birthday! A time for cake. And also time for another GeminiDragon audio presentation. Jen’s sick. But that’s nothing new. I play a personalized song created for me specifically by Pepsi. Only me. No one else got this birthday message. You want vuvuzelas? No one wants vuvuzelas, son. Well, we got vuvuzelas a plenty. We discussed the nature of age and dreams and discovered that age is a choice. (My current age = 12.) Jen read a comment David left for our last program. Also, vuvuzelas. I guest produced All Things Azeroth 201, and I talked about my experiences thus far in World of Warcraft. Matt joined us in the chat as we covered how a 4chan prank could send pop singer Justin Bieber to North Korea. Then we talked about what might happen if Proposition 19 passes in November. Next, we played some audio comparing one song to another, because some old folkie is suing Led Zeppelin, claiming they stole his song. We took a break with a special song by Ken Turetzky. I played it ’cause it’s my birthday and I play what I want on my birthday! We took another stab at our new segment called “Which Is Real?” where Jen is presented with two ridiculous headlines, and has to determine which one is real. Then we engaged in some Skype antics with Erk and Judy (as well as Matt). Finally, we tried closing things out with a partial list of the worst lyrics from the latest Christina Aguielera album.
Look forward to a bonus GeminiDragon audio presentation later this week, comprised of after-show zaniness.
We celebrated America Day the only way we know how. We recorded a GeminiDragon audio presentation. We were live at the time. (Harold stopped by for a bit. Thanks, Harold.) We wondered how Disney got itself involved in a Gummi Bears cartoon show. We talked about the magical/revolutionary iPad and how a Chinese company is making cheap knockoffs. I’m now playing World of Warcraft, and we discussed a somewhat related story about online shoppers unknowingly giving up control of their souls. I played a a miraculous jam that’s tearing up the Internetz. Then it was time for some serious iPhone vuvuzela action. We played a new segment called “Which Is Real?” where Jen was faced with two different but equally absurd headlines, and had to figure out which one was real. Then we heard a cool song by A Band Called Quinn. The band is storming the charts, similar to what Rage Against The Machine did last year. Buy the song and support their efforts. Things finished up with an important story about actress Anna Paquin. (more…)
It’s a bonus audio presentation! This item is a continuation of GeminiDragon item 4. Further confirming that we’re still figuring out the new studio configuration, I taught myself how to use Skype while my chair creaked a lot. We got our first Skype call from our pal Medros. We also got a conversation request from what was likely a spambot. We talked about how I edit a World of Warcraft-related podcast even though I don’t actually play the game. Massive geekyness (is that a word?) ensued from there. (Also: lowbrow jokes about Subway footlong sandwiches.)
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