American Cliche #157
July 22nd, 2008This week I continue to fight a battle with Sprint, their poor coverage and their awful customer service. You can read my take on it at Relevantly Speaking. Other than that, things are going OK. Had a relaxing weekend and managed to see The Dark Knight, which was really good. Now, I’m focused on getting things wrapped up as I prepare for two back to back trips. The first will be to Boston for Affiliate Summit East from August 8th-11th. The second jaunt will be to the New Media Expo from August 13th-17th. Will you be in either of these cities? Let me know, I’ll buy you a beer.
The rest:
- Hailstones Shoot Man Off Toilet
- Dirtbag of the Week: James Colliton
- Donations: Sash R., Lisa G., Michael S., and Brenna L.
- Beagle’s Incredible Journey
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American Cliche #156
July 15th, 2008This week has not been a good one for my websites. Both 8BallRadio and AmericanCliche.net were hacked twice. It appears to be some sort of vulnerability involving Google Analytics and Wordpress, although Brian couldn’t find much information about it. Luckily there wasn’t much damage, but the sites were each down for the better part of a day and a half. For those that had trouble listening to the show, you should be OK now.
Keep the comments coming on the T-Shirt. Manny and I met last week and I know he’s reading your thoughts so be honest!
The show:
- Bush Lifts Ban on Offshore Drilling
- Listener Rant: Rick
- Donations This Week: Robert B and Mike S – Both of the UK
- Mighty Minute
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T-Shirt Designs
July 10th, 2008Thanks for all the interest in American Cliche t-shirts. Here are the two designs we’re looking at. There is two different graphics, but Manny put them on both white and black backgrounds to see what they’d look like on black and white t-shirts. Thoughts? Speak up!
American Cliche #155
July 8th, 2008The smoke has settled a bit in Santa Barbara and the fire is about 35% contained as I write this (I’d be curious to know how they calculate that statistic actually), but it has consumed almost 10,000 acres with no end in site. Luckily it seems to be moving away from homes in the area.
In other news, Manny is designing a new American Cliche logo that we’ll be using for t-shirts. Many of you have asked for this in the past, but I’ll need a virtual headcount so I know how many shirts to order and what sizes. So, if you plan to buy a shirt please leave a comment to this post and state your shirt size. Sound good?
The rest of the show:
- “Zero” Chance Lottery Tickets Sold
- America, Fuck Yeah: South Carolina to Offer Christian License Plates
- Mighty Minute
- AFA Calls for Boycott of McDonalds
- Kissing Lessons on Craigslist
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Are You Hands-Free?
July 8th, 2008ACTV #10 - The Gap Fire - Santa Barbara, CA
July 4th, 2008
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This is a sobering edition of ACTV. As many of you may know, there is a growing wildfire raging in Santa Barbara, CA called the Gap Fire. In a single day it went from consuming 2500 acres to over 6000. More and more people are being evacuated from their homes in the Goleta / Cathedral Oaks area. This was mostly shot from a ridge on the San Marcos Pass. The audio is from a live FM feed of local radio station KTYD FM featuring my friend Julie Ramos.
Gap Fire in Santa Barbara County
July 3rd, 2008
This is the view of the sun in my neighborhood. You can see the fire has made things very gloomy.
Mobile post sent by AmericanCliche using Utterz. American Cliche #154
July 1st, 2008After 11 days and 4 trips across the United States, I’m back home in Santa Barbara for an extended period of time. Beyond missing Kim, Emma, and Mia – it just feels really good to be back in my own home.
This past week I was in Washington DC doing some work for an organization called the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation. Meso, as I’ve learned that it is called, is a form of cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. Before this week I pictured lots of 70 year-old men that worked in factories getting this disease. I’ve since learned that millions and millions and millions of homes and thousands of schools in the US and hundreds of products we use in our everyday lives contain asbestos. In fact, I learned because my childhood elementary school was built on a landfill containing asbestos that I could be at risk. Pretty scary stuff to say the least. Anyway, I just wanted you to know how I spent my week and the extraordinary people I met that showed me what true courage is.
The rest of the show:
- Teen Pushes 71 Year-Old Man Into Ocean
- America, Fuck Yeah: Two Philandering Senators “Defend” Marriage
- Mighty Minute
- Antonio Registers www.KiutBaby.com using Go Daddy Promo Code “cliche3”
- Update: Brit Sells His Australian Life on eBay
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American Cliche #153
June 24th, 2008This week I find myself zig-zagging across the country. I just returned from a jaunt to Boston to see my family. Tomorrow I hop a plane to Washington DC to produce some podcasts for my friends over at CureMeso.org.
Because I am on such a timecrunch this week, I opted to go for a show where you all supplied most of the content:
- Craig A – Chimes in About the iPhone
- Donations: Lisa G, Felipe Z, Jeff M, and Poul P.
- Mighty Minute
- Poul P: Pregnancy Pact at Gloucester High School
- Hello to Rebecca S. and Hidehito N.!
- Almond Asks “What Do I need to Know About Boston?”
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