Posted in neat-O gang on July 15, 2009| 1 Comment »
Hey Dan and Bianca….and James!
We’re just talking about blogging and what nots… and burgers.
I was up late night. Now I am tired and giving a TV interview… where’s the make-up person? I wanna look like Anderson Cooper!
Dan and I were chit-chatting about the wonderful world of podcasting. Now I’d love to post the video on Youtube, but that is not the Shaw style… so… watch channel 11 everyday, from now till… the distant future.
Posted in neat-O gang, tagged AFC, Interview, MMA, Nick Hinchliffe, radio on July 13, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Today on the Zone Afternoon Show I had a chance to interview Nanaimo/Victoria MMA fighter Nick “The Juggernaut” Hinchliffe. Nick will be battling at the AFC #1 on Saturday, August 22nd at Bear Mountain Arena. Last weekend Nick won his 12th fight!
Interview: Nick Hinchliffe on the ZAS
Posted in life or something like it, neat-O gang, radio, tagged advertising, Comics, Dead Eyes Open, Grapic Novel, Low Powered, LPFM, Marketing, Matt Shepherd, radio, Zombie on July 13, 2009| Leave a Comment »
I’ve always had the idea or the dream to start my own radio station. You know, be the creator, not the labour. The barriers to fire up your very own flamethrower are significant if your name is not Ted Rogers but I don’t think it is impossible.
I have a couple theories on how I’d do it on a small scale that could/should earn me a living while providing a unique radio experience for whoever is in range to tune in.
Last night I was up late researching some technologies to launch my station and also reading about the riveting world of radio advertising.
While researching how much radio costs, and why it is effective… I somehow spun off topic into the world of Zombie comic publishing.
Turned out to be an inspiring read from a man that created a comic that is a little avant garde by even Zombie comic readers standards.
He posted on a forum looking for advise on how to market his quirky comic. His elevator pitch was brutal so it is hard for me to explain what his comic is about (which maybe is step one for the man), but the advise from the community was/is great.
Low-Cost Marketing Ideas for an Off-Beat Graphic Novel
The authors name is Matt Shepherd and his day job is as an advertising copy writer, nice. By night, he makes comics.
His Zombie comic is Dead Eyes Open and from what I can gather, its a Zombie comic about a man who is a rational father, but also a member of the undead! ahhhhhh!
Matt, being the artist has created a world, found a publisher, published his book, was not happy with its sales, took matters into his own hands and went vigilante marketer.
He now posts his comic for free on the above Dead Eyes Open link for you to read with artists commentary and of course… a link to buy it, if you like Matt’s comic.
What I liked about reading all the ideas on marketing and reading Matt’s story is the possibility. Matt had a unique idea, was passionate about it, and did it. He found an audience for his very bizarrely special story. There is an audience out there for every story.
Go with yourself.
Posted in neat-O gang, tagged Atomic Vaudeville, Canada day, Flash Mob, Michael Jackson, Thriller, Victoria on July 2, 2009| 2 Comments »
Posted in history 101, neat-O gang, politics, tagged Beached Cow, Beached Whale, Exploding Whale, Government, Oregon, Six-Gilled Shark, Victoria on June 30, 2009| 5 Comments »
Over the weekend a cow washed up on the shores of Victoria and typical, it took no less than three levels of government to deal with the situation,
Cow Washes Up on Victoria Beach
My favourite line from the story:
“It was originally thought to be a dead horse, but once the officers got there they were able to determine it was a cow,” said Victoria police acting Sgt. Jamie McRae Sunday.
Well done city.
Have a Listen: The Zone Afternoon Show Talks About the Beached Cow and an Exploding Whale!
Now this isn’t the first time something bizarre has washed up on our fair beach. Zoner Liz sent me some pictures from a six-gilled shark!
Hey guys,
You were talking about how they don’t know what to do with the dead cow that got washed up at Clover Point. I have a suggestion: http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/destroyed-in-seconds-beached-whale-explosion.html
It’s a matter of precedent since apparently that’s how they dispose of washed up whales.
Incidentally, around this time last year a dead six-gill shark was washed up at Mile Zero (near Clover Point). We took it back to the dive shop at Ogden Point and it sat our dunk tank until the UVic biology department got it a week later. Here are some pics for shits and giggles of it. I wonder what will get washed up next year? A dinosaur?
Later,
Liz
Some Zoners thought it might be a good idea to blow the thing up like they tried to do to a whale in Oregon back in the olden days. Hilarity ensues.
Go with yourself.
Posted in neat-O gang, tagged movie, octopus, shark, trailer on June 26, 2009| 2 Comments »
oh humanity, thank you for creating this.
Posted in being cheap, life or something like it, neat-O gang, tagged Books, Chris Anderson, East of Eden, Free, Hugh MacLeod, Ignore Everybody, John Steinbeck on June 24, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Finally finished John Steinbeck’s East of Eden. Only took me forever to get through it!
Now I am rocking Hugh MacLeod’s Ignore Everybody. This book is a pretty easy read and I’ll finish it tonight. So many great one liners and quotes and general inspiration!
“The sovereignty you have over your work will inspire far more people than the actual content ever will.”
I am hoping that Chris Anderson picks me, picks me! picks me! to get a copy of his new book… Free.
I loved the Long Tail and still check his blog on a regular basis. He is doing a contest where you send him an email and maybe he sends you a book for… get this… FREE!
“When scarce resources become abundant, smart people treat them differently, exploiting them rather than conserving them. It feels wrong, but done right it can change the world.”
Lots of great ideas in Hugh’s book, that when added to some principles from other books I’ve read, help me chill out a bit. Make me happy. Enjoy the ride more.
Chris talks about giving shit away for free, and then somehow making money… SWA? His blog posts have always been convincing for me. I work in radio and my product gets “given” away and somehow the paycheck doesn’t bounce twice a month so there must be something to it.
Go with yourself.
Posted in neat-O gang, tagged Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Edward, Harry Potter, Twilight, Vampire on June 22, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Oh wow. Coral showed this to me today and it brought the lolz.
The ladies are all collectively obsessing over a greasy, awkward, creepy, fake American accented Vampire named Edward. Us boys used to have an obsession, with a blond, perky tittied, stretchy, ass-kicking vampire slayer!
It was a video mash-up made in heaven!
At the end, look for the random Harry Potter clip thrown in. SWA?
Posted in food, music, neat-O gang, tagged Mike Devlin, movie trailer, Pitchfork, teeth, The Racoons, The Vic Burger Blog, Times-Colonist, Vendor TV on June 11, 2009| 6 Comments »
Oh Sara P, this is way too weird. This is why 14 year old boys should not be allowed to write movies.
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How is this for raddest job alive! The other day on the ZAS I was talking about Against Me! drummer Warren Oakes getting fired/quiting amicably with the band to open a burrito shop in Gainsville, FLA. Today I get word that former Shins drummer Jesse Sandoval left the band to open a mexican food cart?
Nice. I love mexican food and I love rock and roll, so far, so good, I like these stories. BUT then I continue to read the story, and there is a man that travels the WORLD America trying out street vendor food.
Watch it, its good: Vendor TV – Portland
I have often spoke of my dream to open a sandwich cart called “The Paper Bag Princess” but now, if it ever happens… I’ll be so yesterday’s news.
Closer to home, there is a dude that has a blog that talks nothing but burgers… and next week, I’ll be meeting with Donald to review a burger! fun.
After sandwiches, my next passion is a good burger. Maybe I should have Donald come over sometime and make him a burger! mmm. I wanted to review the Canoe burger and that was our original plan, but the dude ended up hitting that place last week, so next week I want to do Pluto’s and then Coral and come too and we’ll eat burgers and talk about them all intellegent like.
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and lastly on a non-food related front, just a great article from my man Devlin at the TC about one of my fave Vic bands, the Racoons.
That’s all I got, go with yourself.
Posted in neat-O gang, tagged Final Destination, Flight 447 on June 11, 2009| 4 Comments »
The Morning After 