Monthly Archive for October, 2007

Week 8 and Mid-Season Awards.

Published on October 30, 2007 in Podcasts and Student of the Game. Closed

Download Show 62
Show_62_NFC_Week8_2007.mp3
Length:60:19

The SoTG, Rizzo, and Weasel evaluate the past Sunday’s contests and present their MID-SEASON AWARDS for MVP, Best Offense Player, Best Defensive Player, Best Offensive Rookie, Best Defensive Rookie, Best Aquisition, Biggest Surprise and Biggest Disappointment.

This Season’s Featured Teams:

Minnesota Vikings
Pittsburgh Steelers
Jacksonville Jags
Tampa Bay Bucs
Miami Dolphins
New York Giants
Indianapolis Colts

Background music courtesy of WIRED Magazine and the Creative Commons:

  • Thievery Corporation - Dc 3000
  • DJ Dolores - Oslodum 2004
  • Dan The Automator - Relaxation Spa Treatment

To download, right click on the “Show 62″ above and Save as… or use a podcatcher like iTunes, Juice, etc.

Orlando Puppet Festival Trailer

Published on October 24, 2007 in Orlando Video and Video. Closed

Check out this video: The 2007 Orlando Puppet Festival!

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You can check out my full post about Orlando Puppet Festival over at BloggingFringe.com, but here’s the short version:

This weekend, a parade of puppeteers will precipitate through downtown in an un-pompous display of consonance…. or they’ll just knock your socks off with some kickass puppeteering. This isn’t the stuff your nieces and nephews are watching on Nickelodeon, we’re talking real theatre with one of the oldest art forms in the world as the showcase.

If you’d like to see your Orlando Video here, email < liberatr AT gmail DOT com >.

Orlando Puppet Festival Schedule

Published on October 24, 2007 in Blogging Fringe, Blogs and Events. Closed

This weekend, for the third year in a row now, I will say to my fellow Fringe Fanatics “You MUST check out the Orlando Puppet Festival“. This event is not for kids (there are some family-friendly shows), but intends to expose Orlando to high-art, cutting-edge expressive puppetry. I’ve seen dozens of different types of acts, some including human actors, others with minimalist puppets, and even puppets singing cabaret.

Headlining this year’s festival are Pennsylvania’s Cashore Marionettes with “Life in Motion” and “Simple Gifts”, and Vermont’s Sandglass Theatre with “Autumn Portraits” and “Isidor’s Cheek”. If you didn’t know this, New England has a thriving puppetry community, including a school in Connecticut with great puppetry programs. We have some of our own here in the South, most notably Atlanta, which is home to the Center for Puppetry Arts.

Another highlight of the festival is Friday night’s “late night” show, “Puppets from the Edge”, NOT to be missed. This is a bit of an open-mic night for puppets, with everyone from local artists to far-off visitors showing off shorter and more experimental pieces. I have some great video of last year’s event if I can ever get some time to edit it down.

Orlando Puppet FestivalA similar type of show is the screening of “Handmade Puppet Dreams” a shorts program of puppet films collected by Heather Henson, which has toured all over the world, from India to California and everywhere in between. Don’t miss the current show at the Gallery of Avalon Island (DMAC), which features puppets from the HMPD films.

Just two more events to plug: check out a live outdoor performance of Heather’s original piece, “Panther and Crane”, inspired by her life in Florida, 8PM Sunday at Hertiage Park in front of the History Center. This play also features our sweethearts Voci Dance. Finally, there will be an OPF wrap party at the Harp and Celt, the downtown bar and restaurant just two doors down from the Mad Cow.

Props to Jamie Donmoyer and Heather for making this great festival even better this year. Multiple venues, family-friendly events (check out the Cupcake Shows), outdoors, films, parties, and of course, some of the most amazing puppetry you will ever see in this town. Order your tickets in advance and get more information by visiting OrlandoPuppetFestival.com, and I hope to see you all there!

October 26, 27, 28 @ Mad Cow Theatre and 3 other venues closeby.

Draft of a Florida Creatives Manifesto

Published on October 24, 2007 in Blogging Fringe, Blogs and Events. Closed

Maybe - it is 5AM as of this posting. I couldn’t sleep, and something resembling this has been stirring around in my head since… September 7th at least. That’s the day I bought the “Building a Burning House” domain (that doesn’t have anything on it now) and started to get more serious about seeing what we could do with Florida Creatives, just in time for September’s hullabaloo. Without any further ceremony, here you go:

We all participate in the creative process, and
We thrive on collaboration and inspiration, therefore
Our nature is such that we seek out our fellows.
People in groups can achieve what one can only aspire to.

Creativity has tangible artifacts,
Stories, Memories and Sparks living in our brains, so
We are constantly seeking sparks and something to catch the spark;
People can be a medium for spreading inspired flames.

Creatives are not chained to “tried and true methods”,
We do what we can with the resources within reach;
We defy convention and build something from not enough, and
Innovation is our byproduct, not our pride.

Florida Creatives
Creating a Community of Innovation

There are some words in there I’m not a fan of. But you see, this is a great place for a Wiki Page (I think).

If you have an idea for something like this - a poem, a story, a mission statement - it might get printed on a poster and handed out at our 1-year anniversary.

Week 7 2007

Published on October 23, 2007 in Podcasts and Student of the Game. Closed

Download Show 61
Show_61_NFC_Week7_2007.mp3
Length:54:40

Sure, 2 of our featured teams, the Indianapolis Colts and the Pittsburgh Steelers had BYEs this week, but the SoTG didn’t short you as we also feature two Extra Games — Pats vs. Cowboys and Saints vs. Seahawks in the upset special. Rizzo also chimes in as Weasel returns from his Sin City vacation to weigh in as well.

This Season’s Featured Teams:

Minnesota Vikings
Pittsburgh Steelers
Jacksonville Jags
Tampa Bay Bucs
Miami Dolphins
New York Giants
Indianapolis Colts

Background music courtesy of WIRED Magazine and the Creative Commons:

  • Thievery Corporation - Dc 3000
  • DJ Dolores - Oslodum 2004
  • Dan The Automator - Relaxation Spa Treatment

To download, right click on the “Show 61″ above and Save as… or use a podcatcher like iTunes, Juice, etc.

More Blog Orlando Publicity

Published on October 22, 2007 in Blogs, Events, Florida Creatives and Press. Closed

I just noticed on a PeachPit Press blog that Blog Orlando was mentioned. Normally I don’t read their blogs, but I happened to come
across a link in their newsletter that I get since they sponsor my user group. Among the big names mentioned in the post is one of our own crew, Alex Rudloff. Here’s a quote:

I’ve only lived in Orlando for about nine months, and if you ask me how I feel about it, I’ll stutter and stammer for a few minutes before coming up with an answer. But Alex loves Orlando. LOVES it. And his passion and excitement about building a network of Orlando techno-philes and encouraging innovation and growth in the Web development industry in Orlando was completely infectious.

It appears to me that I’m not the only one who thought Alex’s session on the Orlando Scene was awesome.

http://www.peachpit.com/blogs/blog.aspx?uk=Blog-Orlando

ALL HALLOWS 10

Published on October 17, 2007 in Blogging Fringe, Blogs and Events. Closed

All Hallows 10 for Fringe
Copied from MySpace:

ALL HALLOWS 10 For-the-Fringe is this weekend!
Did you get your tickets yet?

ALL HALLOWS 10 For-the-Fringe
10, 10 Minute, Original, Halloween Themed Plays- 10 Dollars!

Two Nights:
Friday, October 19th 6pm Reception/7pm Showtime
Sunday, October 21st 6pm Showtime/Post Show Dinner

The Footlight Theater at The Parliament House 410 N Orange Blossom Trail Orlando, FL 32805
Costume Contest and Raffles nightly!
For reservations, call (407) 648- 0077 (MC and Visa)
Cash only on the day of the event. Box office opens at 5:30 pm

Your hosts for the evening will be Wanzie and Beth!

ACT 1

BOO-ZO THE CLOWN’S HALLOWEEN PARTY
Written by: David Lee
Directed by: Kenny Howard
Starring: DOUG

SWEET DREAMS
Written and directed by: Tammy Kopko
Audio Engineer: Fred Mullen
Videographer: Ryan Gates
Starring: Tammy Kopko as Evelyn Carter
Jared Sharrar as Timothy Carter
Dudley Cylatt as Older Timothy Carter
Jerrod Fox as Radio Disc Jockey

THE TOD KIMBRO HALLOWEEN SPECTACULAR
Written/Directed/Starring:
Tod Kimbro

SEUSS-O-WEEN
A dramatic reading
Written by: Michael Wanzie
Directed by: Kenny Howard
Starring: Michael Wanzie

THE SCREW YOU REVUE: CANDY CORNS FOR WHIMSICALS
Company: Dewey Chaffee Comedy Enterprises, LLC
Written by: Dewey Chaffee and Douglas McGeoch
Directed by: Douglas McGeoch
Starring:
Wayburn Sassy
John de Orderly
Twinky Tim

ACT 2

SCAR-E-OKE
Halloween Fabulousness by Miss Sammy and Friends

WITHIN, MOVEMENT I
Company: CineDance Jazz Dance
Choreographer: Mary Clymene Wilkins
Dancer: Tymisha ‘Tush’ Harris

SCORNED: Because well behaved women rarely make history
Written by: Lindsay Cohen
Directed by: David Lee
Starring:
Madison Stratton as Polaris
George Milton as Little Orphan Annie
Chris McIntyre as Sylvia Plath
Lindsay Cohen as Lizzie Borden
Desiree Bacala as Bloody Mary

TRUTH OR SCARE
Written and Directed by Rob Ward
Starring: Lanie and Tymisha
With special guest interview: Michael Myers

PART US DO DEATH TILL
Company: DRIP: paint in motion
Choreographers: William Marchante and Jessica Mariko
Directed by: William Marchante
Song: November Rain by Guns N’Roses
Starring: William Marchante and Jessica Mariko

Don’t Miss this Fabulous Event! Tickets are selling quickly! Reserve NOW! (407) 648-0077

Week 6 2007

Published on October 16, 2007 in Podcasts and Student of the Game. Closed

Download Show 60
Show_60_NFC_Week6_2007.mp3
Length:52:01

Sure, 2 of our featured teams, the Indianapolis Colts and the Pittsburgh Steelers had BYEs this week, but the SoTG didn’t short you as we also feature two Extra Games — Pats vs. Cowboys and Saints vs. Seahawks in the upset special. Rizzo also chimes in as Weasel returns from his Sin City vacation to weigh in as well.

This Season’s Featured Teams:

Minnesota Vikings
Pittsburgh Steelers
Jacksonville Jags
Tampa Bay Bucs
Miami Dolphins
New York Giants
Indianapolis Colts

Background music courtesy of WIRED Magazine and the Creative Commons:

  • Thievery Corporation - Dc 3000
  • DJ Dolores - Oslodum 2004
  • Dan The Automator - Relaxation Spa Treatment

To download, right click on the “Show 60″ above and Save as… or use a podcatcher like iTunes, Juice, etc.

FLCreatives October Newsletter

Published on October 15, 2007 in Events and Florida Creatives. Closed

Here’s your last-minute reminder that the next Florida Creatives Happy Hour is TODAY, Monday, October 15th from 6 to 9 PM at the Crooked Bayou on Central downtown. Parking at all meters downtown is free after 6, and Crooked Bayou always has 2 for 1 drafts and wells until 7PM. If anyone wants to get there earlier than 6, I know a few people have expressed interest in showing up a little earlier to have time to eat. This month should be a great time if September’s events (BlogOrlando, BarCamp) have done anything for filling people with the creative spirit.

THIS FRIDAY will be the next installment of Likemind.us coffee meetups at B&S Daily Market at 47 E Robinson from 8 - 11AM. Coffee and snacks are provided while supplies last.

Also, more of our creatives have been moving to downtown recently, namely Jason Hawkins, Meagan Fisher, Bill Couch and myself, though we don’t all live together. I think this makes a “coworking-lite” experience like New York’s “Jelly” and Philly’s “Cream Cheese” much easier to facilitate. I’ve got a decent amount of space and parking for small groups, but there may be other people willing to donate their living rooms in the interest of having a quiet coworking-at-home experience. I’d like to talk to the office nomads in our group about a day of the week they prefer for having our version of jelly.

Florida Creatives will be having our one year anniversary in December, and I’m pretty sure we’re going to make a special event of it by scheduling our monthly happy hour at Orlando Brewing and trying to schedule something special to get as many old participants as possible as well as new faces. If this means gathering sponsorships to buy everyone a drink or two and some food (Orlando brewing has a BYO-Food set-up), let’s talk about who we can tap in the next two months.

I have a plan I’d like to get in motion that involves printing up several Florida Creatives posters featuring artwork and photography created by and featuring local creative talent as a way to promote our next year of events. We know where and when all the events will be happening, so it makes sense to give some of us a chance to brighten up the windows and bulletin boards of some of our favorite places in town with some local art as well as give people a visual reminder of who we are, what we’re about, and when we come together. Anyone wishing to submit some design work, photos, or something else they’ve created should hop on the Wiki and click on the page for “poster campaign” so you can add yourself to the list. http://wiki.floridacreatives.com/index.php/FLCreatives_poster_campaign

So much more to talk about, but that’s plenty for now. See you tonight at Crooked Bayou!

Week 5 2007

Published on October 8, 2007 in Podcasts and Student of the Game. Closed

Download Show 59
Show_59_NFC_Week5_2007.mp3
Length:50:18

With a quarter of the season down, several teams are fighting for their lives within this season. The SoTG and Rizzo breakdown the action as Weasel and his Minnesota Vikings take this
week off.

Background music courtesy of WIRED Magazine and the Creative Commons:

  • Thievery Corporation - Dc 3000
  • DJ Dolores - Oslodum 2004
  • Dan The Automator - Relaxation Spa Treatment

To download, right click on the “Show 59″ above and Save as… or use a podcatcher like iTunes, Juice, etc.

pop means cuddle – episode 06

Published on October 5, 2007 in Podcasts and Pop Means Cuddle. Closed

Show 06 popmeanscuddle_06.mp3 Time: 42:09

Marc and Ryan talk about Victor Lams and mixtapes, Ken Nordine, lo-fi is sci-fi, Radiohead’s music-industry-squashing album, BitTorrent, WeePop! packaging, Bunny Grunt, the best Pink Floyd live DVD with David Bowie, Facebook and Randi Zuckerberg.

Tracks:

  1. Professor Whimsy - Robot Love
  2. Jens Lekman - The Opposite of Hallelujah
  3. BunnyGrunt - 1000% Not Creepy
  4. jellybean! - Lean Like a Cholo

Links:

Drink Your Water

Published on October 3, 2007 in Podcasts, Shrink Your Ecological Footprint and Video. Closed

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I like to fill up my Nalgene bottle every morning before I leave the house. It keeps me hydrated and recuces waste while saving me some money. It’s a no-brainer.

Join us at E.L.L.A Music Festival

Published on October 3, 2007 in Events, Orlando Scene TV, Podcasts and Video. Closed

EllaMusicFest.com

This weekend Becky and Ryan will be attending and videotaping the 2007 E.L.L.A Music Festival at the Rogers Building (the old DMAC at Pine and Magnolia). The event starts at 7PM Friday and Saturday, October 5th & 6th.

These are the sort of events we really love. Local artists representing a niche, but with a message strong enough to reach a wide audience. Instead of waiting a few years for this event to gain popular acclaim, you can be part of the very first adventure by our friends at Gamble Records.

There will be some amazing female-fronted bands at this festival:

Friday October 5th The Actomatics, Geri X, Victoria Lynn Shultz, Channing Deren, Jenny K. Surrounded by Wolves Saturday October 6th Raffa and Rainer, Sunny, Jen Pumo, Rachel Goodrich, Holly Riggs

Tickets are $10/day or $18/two day in advance and $12.50/day or $20/two day at the door. A Portion of Proceeds will benefit: Florida School of Herbal Studies; Simple Living Institute; The Solilla School 4 Creative Kids. Tickets are available now at Dandelion CommuniTEA, Austin's Coffee and Park Ave. CD's.

FL Creatives 10: BlogOrlando Reflection with Becky and Darren

Published on October 2, 2007 in Events, Florida Creatives and Podcasts. Closed

BlogOrlando unconference artwork by Jeremy Harrington
BlogOrlando artwork by Jeremy Harrington

Download Show 10
Length: 18:19

The 2nd Annual BlogOrlando unconference was a smashing success, and lots of Florida Creatives members participated or acted as discussion leaders. Ryan Price gets impressions from Becky Lane and Darren McDaniel about what they took away from the conference.

Florida Creatives would like to send huge thanks to Josh Hallet and all the event organizers and contributors for putting on BlogOrlando.

Becky works with educational theatre for elementary age kids, and Darren works on a social networking site, so the crossover between their jobs actually turned out some interesting points during the discussion. One example: there are kids' social networks and moms' social networks, but none really for moms (or dads) of kids who are using social networks.

Download Show 10

Week 4 2007 — and Brett Farve is STILL a FRAUD!!

Published on October 1, 2007 in Podcasts and Student of the Game. Closed

Download Show 58
Show_58_NFC_Week4_2007.mp3
Length:47:30

Weak 4 saw a lot of upset and continued success for our featured teams. The SoTG and Rizzo take on the action while Weasel forms his own opinions in Las Vegas. Fortunately, what happens there STAYS there.

Background music courtesy of WIRED Magazine and the Creative Commons:

  • Thievery Corporation - Dc 3000
  • DJ Dolores - Oslodum 2004
  • Dan The Automator - Relaxation Spa Treatment

To download, right click on the “Show 58″ above and Save as… or use a podcatcher like iTunes, Juice, etc.