Show059: Interview with Vincent Baker
Text later, sound-file… now.
Show055: Homosexuality and RPG’s
Man this was difficult. Alexander talked to me about discussing homosexuality in RPG’s at least two years. Gen Con 2008, we got together twice and talked, but I somehow lost, or destroyed both recordings accidentally. So that’s what brings us to sitting down to talk via Skype, because I didn’t end up doing any recordings at Gen Con this year. I think I only played one game at Gen Con, where I fell asleep. There was just too much catching up in the short amount of time I was there.
This recording itself was difficult because I had echo during the whole thing which makes it difficult to think and speak. So if there are more pregnant pauses then normal, that’s why.
Show034: The Toxicity of Status
This show, while not a masterpiece, is at least an entry level work to gain access into the guild of sound editing. If you could hear the original and see the tiny flatline of a sound file I had to work with you would be amazed. Anyway, I worked really hard on it. You might hear just a tiny bit of tinniness in the voices but consider yourself gifted, as that is much better than the staticfest I had. I think you should hear a lot less crappy sound from me now as I learned a few tricks. (Note: The word less implies the word some.) Anyway, enough crowing from me. Let’s talk about the show.
This is the second show, that I mentioned earlier, that Luke brought to me. It’s another one where folks are saying real things. Not that people don’t normally on my show, but typically I’m not pushing towards controversy. (Note: Typically implies atypically.) I think I didn’t get exactly what Clinton and Jason were pointing at until listening to it in my headphones. I think they’re not saying having a lot of games are bad, I think they’re saying that non-heart-felt games are bad, especially when they’re done so someone can feel like they are a part of something.
So what can we do to make folks who don’t have games or aren’t working on games feel like they have a part? Or is that on them for not finding another way to participate? What are other ways to participate? How do we draw attention to other ways to participate?
I feel like I had more to say, but I can’t remember it now. I’ll leave it at this and maybe make another post later or drop something into the comments.
Edit: I’m trying to take a nap before work, and then the words pop in my head. Figures, right…?
This podcast has got me thinking again in terms of hardcore. In Hardcore there are big bands, relatively speaking, who tour the country. They would come around and kids would come from all over, and by all over I mean from states away. There would be conflict and sometimes fighting, and this was part of hardcore. The guys in those bands were looked up to by a lot of folks. Not me because I tend not to worship false idols, but not everyone is me. This was part of hardcore.
The other part was when our bands whom you’ve never heard of would play, like; The Antics, Blue Owl Circus, the Jerkoffs, or Don’t Shoot I’m with God, and it would be just us. Just us flailing, punching, making ill considered leaps onto or off of things, getting knocked onto the stage, and crashing into the drums, me doing flying WWF moves on any kid who fell… insanity at it’s best. This also was hardcore.
Those guys in the big bands who toured the country? They couldn’t be part of this second part, their presence made it not possible. The understanding and comradery needed was precluded by the size and scope of their audience. It’s not their fault, they were good people on the whole, success causes more people than just us to be interested. I’m sure they missed it, but they chose their art, or expression, or success. Again, totally reasonable decision. To me that’s what this podcast seems to be about, besides encouraging people to design for passion and not acceptance. It also seems to be folks looking at this divide and perhaps questioning where they want to be.
19
Mar
Here’s the first of those issue based podcasts I’ve been talking about. In this show I have Vincent Baker, Luke Crane, and my occasionally interrupting self, discussing Mutualism and whether it’s dead in the Indie-Punk scene. I came in with the dead opinion, but this discussion convinced me I was wrong. Not just that I was wrong, but that my opinion might be a bit insulting considering the help that is available to me. I realized I just haven’t asked many people for help. I’d love to hear what other folks think. I’ll add the link to the interviews Luke is doing, which is mentioned at the beginning of the podcast as soon as I know that he has them up.
Show022: Interview with Paul and Danielle Czege plus Matt Synder
3 weeks. Wow. I didn’t think I’ve been goofing with my computer that long. Here’s one with Paul, Danielle, and Matt the folks behind the Ashcan Front. I’ll do links and stuff later, but I need to take a quick nap and then head back to Geek.kon.
