Shock! Can Your Heart Stand It, it's Letter to America - The
Irish Podcast - Chapter 61 - The 2007 Irish Blog Awards Podcast Special - Part One and Two!
In which we get lost like last time, congratulations are given to Fústar, Gingerpixel has some interesting views, Conn is ever so lovely, Jett dissects Wayne's allegation that the Awards are fixed, Robin Blandford is mentioned a few times, we root for the Big Guy - Allyn Quigley, and Oldbones makes a cameo appearance.
All this and more on your "Who Is The Man That Would Risk His Neck For His Brother Man?" Podcast.
Hurray!
Something to listen to on the way to Brussels on Monday (assuming the EuroStar starts operating again).
Better have it uploaded by Sunday night, or I'll ... I'll ... I'll not be able to listen to it and go into a huff.
Posted by: Alan in Belfast | March 17, 2007 at 03:51 PM
They say no one will be allowed into the auditorium once the podcast has begun!
Posted by: Phil | March 17, 2007 at 04:58 PM
I'll do my best Alan - but, jeez, it's reeeeeal long.
Posted by: Jett Loe | March 18, 2007 at 10:55 AM
YAY! Been looking forward to it all weekend.
I mean no offense when I say this, i've been meaning to mention it a few times but always forget. Is it true that your podcast is of quite a low volume? I've always found that I have to turn my speakers up quite loud to have it at an audible level. Then if I forget and put music on I'm almost deafened until I find the mute button before lowering the volume.
Just wanna check if you are aware of this.
Take care.
Posted by: Phil O'Kane | March 18, 2007 at 07:34 PM
Yeah! Thanks. Downloaded and ready for the big tunnel tomorrow. Do they have portholes in the Eurotunnel to see the fish? Like an aquarium? It's going to be disappointing, I can tell. Anyway, I'll "stop doing material" and sign off. Ta again.
Posted by: Alan in Belfast | March 18, 2007 at 07:36 PM
Hi Phil - was not aware of this - if anybody else has this problem please let me know.
Alan, you're practically ready for the Empire! :)
Posted by: Jett Loe | March 18, 2007 at 07:48 PM
Alan, the "Chunnel" does indeed have portholes. The last time I went through I happened to glance out just in time to see a giant squid wrestling a sperm whale. It was Jules-Verne-tastic.
Jett, If you fail to win next year (and you can tell Wayne this) I promise to award you a fustar.org, specially commissioned, "Shafted, Shafted and Thrice Shafted" prize. Honest. I'm completely serious. I don't want to see Wayne so low again.
Posted by: fústar | March 18, 2007 at 08:48 PM
Quite controversial points.
I understand what you mean about the club, I find this myself, not knowing many of the bloggers who were in attendance, though I can understand why they are all able to relate to each other; because they interact often with each other, sometimes outside of the awards.
As for them actually being fixed - I don't believe that's the case at all, I say this as a category judge.
Thanks for the final thought - Its a good one. In a similar vein to the motivating comments from all the Sports Racers on Ze Frank's The Show last. week
Posted by: Phil O'Kane | March 18, 2007 at 08:53 PM
Alan, the chunnel does indeed have portholes. They were meant to be glazed with special glass but that got cut from the spiralling budget. It's no big deal since the trains are pressure sealed so can pass underwater no trouble. I last went through en route to Paris last Sunday. Look out for the salty residue on the train when you arrive in Brussels... other than that the twenty minute underwater bit is what keeps the train so sparkling clean.
Posted by: James | March 19, 2007 at 07:51 AM
Turned out that the curtains were pulled over the portholes this week - most disappointing. But there were plenty of fish on the menu in Brussels to make up for the lack of a watery view.
Posted by: Alan in Belfast | March 21, 2007 at 08:07 PM