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3 More Words - Better, Stronger, Faster

2008-04-02T06:23:00.003-04:00

Etcetera, podcast. A show barely alive. Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the technology. We have the capability to build the world's first bionic show. Etcetera will be that podcast. Better than it was before. Better, stronger, faster.

[ping] Has Docked With the Mother Ship - [Etcetera]

2007-05-10T09:03:00.000-04:00

Mother Internet has once again given birth to a wonder of modern technology. It's the latest incarnation of stevebrownetc.com. This thing is a podcasting and blogging monster machine, and we've been assimilated.

[ping] has a new home at stevebrownetc.com. Click here to jump into the slightly diverted Internet Stream of Collective Consciousness.

If you're subscribed to the feed from this page, you shouldn't notice any change in the delivery of posts and shows. Same with an iTunes subscription. You'll keep getting [ping] stuff, it'll just be coming from the new site.

This blog will stay up as a "deep" archive, but we are in the process of migrating many of our favorite elements from [ping] over to SBE. See you there. Resistance is futile.

Women Are People, Too - [Etcetera]

2007-05-02T11:50:00.000-04:00

This post is now found here.

Calling All Canadians - [Erik]

2007-05-02T11:09:00.000-04:00

This post is now found here.

My Buddy - [Etcetera]

2007-04-25T09:56:00.000-04:00

This post is now found here.

Hair - [Etcetera]

2007-04-18T09:25:00.000-04:00

This post is now found here.

Potty Talk - [Etcetera]

2007-04-11T10:13:00.000-04:00

This post is now found here.

Easter Haiku 2 - [Erik]

2007-04-04T10:05:00.000-04:00

This post is now found here.

Why Are You Running Away? - [Etcetera]

2007-04-04T08:45:00.000-04:00

This post is now found here.

Paper or Plastic - [Etcetera]

2007-03-28T10:04:00.000-04:00

This post is now found here.

Mo' Mini Me - [Matthew]

2007-03-28T07:50:00.000-04:00

The previous Mini Me gallery 'Rome... If You Want To' was a huge success, so we now bring you 'Mini Me in The Italian Job.'

Enjoy...

Just kickin' it at the Spanish Steps in Rome.

Always nice to meet a fan.

Faster! Walk faster!!

Feeling fuzzy. Too... much... limoncello.

The Vatican City. I shall call it 'Mini Country'.

Ahhhh... Venice.

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Mini Me in Italy! - [Matthew]

2007-03-23T19:27:00.000-04:00

Yes, Mini Me has returned from yet another adventure, this time touring Italy. If you're not familiar with the Mini Me World Tour, check out his visits to South Africa, Hollywood, Thailand, and the Panama Canal.

And be sure to listen to the show this Tuesday, 9pm (EST), to find out where Mini Me is heading next (hint: somewhere much colder than Italy).

Enjoy...

Where else would he stay?

Is it an evil bidet?

Bring on the lions, bisque!

(from l to r) Mini Me, His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI. Seriously.

Worth a second look.

Feeding the pigeons in St. Mark's Square, Venice.

A little help, please. Somebody?

(hit 'comment' now and give us your caption for this one)

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Feed 'em Dummy - [Etcetera]

2007-03-21T08:39:00.000-04:00

This post is now found here.

[ping] Mix - [Etcetera]

2007-03-20T18:40:00.000-04:00

señor jefe said...

"Hey! Since you guys are featuring indie music now, you should list the featured artists on your blog, so we can all check out the music."

Great idea. Thanks señor.

A couple weeks ago we played us some Sufjan Stevens. I have his ablums, Illinois and Seven Swans. Seven Swans is my favorite. I hear Michigan is good. And yes, he's doing all 50 states.

On the show "You Bet Your Ash Wed." we opened with music from the Dear Ephesus ablum, The Absent Sounds of Me

On "Power to the People" we opened with The Vanity Plan. We also played music from Pistis and Cletus...all from Orlando. Thanks to the Quartermexican for hooking us up (and for the glorious Dirge of Turd Ferguson).

And last but certainly not least, we'll be opening with and featuring Gasoline Heart tonight. These guys will rock the hell out of you. See you in the Internet Stream of Collective Consciousness.

One-Legged Stools - [Etcetera]

2007-03-13T14:09:00.000-04:00

I was gonna tell you about how one-legged stools can't stand. Then I found the pic on the left.

Now, while I'm willing to admit that a one-legged stool may be able to stand under certain circumstances...it sure ain't pretty.

The point is this, Matt is in Italy and Sharon has strep throat. And while I may be able to do the show by myself, I'm afraid it would end up being the podcasting equivalent of me sitting next to a bush with a stick strapped to my arse.

All of that to say that there won't be a live Etcetera tonight. We'll see you this Tuesday (or next Tuesday - I'm not sure of the proper expression). Anyway, it streams live on Tuesdays from 9-10 ET at stevebrownetc.com. Check out that noise, or subscribe to the podcast and get it when it's hot now.

Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss! - [Matthew]

2007-03-07T15:55:00.000-05:00

Dr. Seuss’s birthday was March 2nd, so this blog entry is late. Then again, so is Dr. Seuss, so who cares?

It could be argued that Dr. Seuss contributed more to children’s literature than perhaps any other author (sorry, Franklin W. Dixon). But even a genius of his magnitude doesn’t bat a thousand. How do I know this? Because I recently came across a list of Seuss book ideas, ideas that didn’t make the cut. Check them out below. And if you discover any of your own, please feel free to contribute.

Failed Dr. Seuss Book Titles

- One Drink, Two Drink, Red Drinks, Blue Drinks

- Green Eggs and Crack

- Oh, The Places You’ll Wake Up!

- Barak Obama and the Bumpy, Lumpy Llama

- How The Grinch Stole Yom Kippur

- Mein Kampf

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Power to the People - [Etcetera]

2007-03-07T08:58:00.000-05:00

Hmmmfff...it's a very exciting time. Mother Internet has given birth to revolutionary new forms of communication, and we are not only witnesses, we are participants.

But this new age is not without danger. In fact, it is fraught with danger...oh it is so fraught. FRAUGHT I TELL YOU!

The evil and power hungry RIAA lurks at every turn, seeking to snuff out the new life of internet radio. Oh yes. I said snuff bisque!

But be of good cheer, Etcetera has joined the fight. The Merry Monk of Love, the Comedy Ninja, and the Spastic Mystic are once again harnessing the power of buffoonery, this time, to free the Internet Stream of Collective Consciousness from tyranny. We also want to help the guy in the pic above.

Click here to listen to our latest communiqué from the front lines. Then subscribe to the podcast for future updates.

Then, get involved.

Click here to find out what's going on. Gordo provided this resource as well.

Then write your elected officials and tell them to stop RIAA from stifling creativity and destroying an industry (along with many people's livelihoods).

Click here for your representative.

Click here for your senator.

Click here to comment directly to the Copyright Royalty Board.

Stupid Hope - [Etcetera]

2007-02-28T11:52:00.000-05:00

Here's a picture of a blue box. It's not a copyrighted picture.

Here's this week's Etcetera. It's not copyrighted either. Feel free to take it, listen to it, remix it, make a paper hat out of it...whatever you want. You can even claim that it's your show and sell it to your friends. In fact, do that.

Here's where you subscribe to the podcast to drink regularly at the Internet Stream of Collective Consciousness and be filled with the free and plenteous joy of the Lord.

Movies By The Numbers - [Matthew]

2007-02-25T20:37:00.000-05:00

So Jim Carrey’s movie 23 opened this weekend. And soon we’ll have 300 (aka My Big Fat Greek Massacre).

It got me thinking about other films with numeric names. Here's the list I came up with:

10
Seven
61*
1942
2001

So, consider the gauntlet thrown... can you think of any other films with numbers for the name?

As a second challenge, maybe we could list movies with numbers as part of the title, e.g. 2 Days In The Valley, One Million B.C., etc.

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You Bet Your Ash Wed. - [Etcetera]

2007-02-20T22:45:00.000-05:00

From pink elephants to open mouth kissing, this week's Etcetera has what you need to set the tone for your observance of Lent.

Click here to listen.

The spiritual discipline of listening to Etcetera is guaranteed to enhance your journey over the next 40 days. Subscribe to the podcast now and let the Internet Stream of Collective Consciousness wash over you weekly (or weakly).

Namaste, bisque!

Teh Suck - [Etcetera]

2007-02-13T16:49:00.000-05:00

I can barely bring myself to type this, but here it goes...we have to cancel the show again this week.

I'm still sick, it's my daughter Madeline's birthday tonight (she has strep), Sharon is sick now (and sounds terrible), there are some technical issues we're working through, you get the picture. [/excuses]

Sorry about this guys. We hate to miss two in a row, but we will see you next week.

Mini-Me in South Africa - [F'ing Andrew]

2007-02-12T15:17:00.000-05:00

Thursday February 8, 2007
Dateline: Johannesburg

The little guy hitched a ride with my girlfriend Holly, her family and me to the rhino and lion park near town. We drove our car quite close to lions, ostriches, wild dogs, warthogs and other wild beasts. After lunch we walked over to a set of pens where for a few dollars you can spend five minutes with a handler petting cubs being raised for various reserves and zoos. There were cheetah, tigers and lions. I pulled out the camera when Mini-Me started gathering his courage to face both year-old lion cubs up close.

He survived by not making any sudden movements.

He may have gathered their trust but it was a crushing blow when the guide informed us that no amount of training would allow him to saddle and ride these cats. He and Mini Mr. Bigglesworth will have to find another steed for their adventures.

Seen This? - [Gordo]

2007-02-09T08:40:00.000-05:00

This is so moving. Isn't it amazing what happens when you change the context?

Touch Me I'm Sick - [Erik]

2007-02-06T19:53:00.000-05:00

I have to bail on Etcetera tonight. Sorry about that. I'm sick. I could probably make it through if it weren't for the cough.

We'll try to record a show later this week if we can squeeze it in. I'll let you know.

Muse You Can't Use - [Etcetera]

2007-01-30T23:16:00.000-05:00

Join us for black holes and revelations on this week's Etcetera. That sounds a lot cooler than it actually is, but does describe the show. And that's all I have to say about that.

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