The Man's Hole

Storms and a New Intro

2008-08-19T19:24:00.000-07:00

Those of you who read this are the first to know that we have a new show intro. We've recently been using the beginnings of some of our favorite songs for the show intro, but we now have a professionally produced intro for the show. It'll make it's official debut on this Friday's show (Episode 25). But since 25 was already in the can when we got the intro it'll be episode 26 before we talk about it.

Most of you know that we're based in central Florida. We were supposed to get a hurricane here today, but it turned out to just be a tropical storm. Lots of rain and a little bit of wind. Which is all fine and good, except for the brass at work freaked out and have had us running around like chickens with our heads cut off.

I worked until 7 am yesterday morning and had to be back at 2 this afternoon and work until at least 6 tomorrow morning. Sucksville.

Anyways, hope you guys enjoy our new intro.

A near death experience

2008-08-08T00:11:00.000-07:00

I think I've mentioned on the show before that I still work on the family farm and ranch here and there on the side. Tonight, about midnight or so, I was filling up a 200 gallon spray tank.

Now this tank is on the back of a tractor and has been sealed up for the last several days. There were no hoses running anywhere except for to two spray booms, in which the openings are tiny, just big enough to emit a fine spray.

So I take the top off and start filling it with water, get it about half full and start to pour in some herbicide from a sealed jug. As I'm pouring I see something out of the corner of my eye and feel something brush my forearm. When I looked down, I saw a that there was a water moccasin in the tank. The fucker had struck at me and missed!

For those of you who don't know, water moccasins are a native snake to Florida that are very aggressive and very poisonous.

The only way I can figure it got into the tank is that it was in the fill up hose and when I started putting water in it got flushed into the tank.

My first instinct was to shoot it with the gun that was on my hip. (What? I always carry. Besides, I was in a dark grove at night by myself listening to Rob Zombie music...)

And it took me a second to realize that doing so would put a hole in the plastic spray tank. So I wound up filling the tank the rest of the way and letting the fucker wash out the top. As soon as he hit the ground BOOM! No more snake.

Now I'm not scared of snakes, but I do know that had I been bitten my chances would have been slim. I was close to half an hour from civilization and even further from the nearest hospital.

Shook me up a bit.

But anyways, I'm sure that story will be retold in an upcoming episode.

I'm waiting for episode 23 to export as I write this.

We did very well at Ancient City Con. It was an awesome event that we're going to try and make every year. We hooked up with the super cool guys at the Console Alliance (www.myspace.com/consolealliance).

We're going to start doing a bit more traveling and try to make it to some of the smaller shows and conventions in Florida. Especially since we now have the digital recorder. So if some of you know of a con or show you haven't heard us mention, drop us a line and we'll do our best to be there.

Have fun, and show our buddies at the Console Alliance some love!

Software Problems Galore

2008-07-25T10:54:00.000-07:00

I know it's been a while since I posted on here, but things have been hectic.

We've recorded 4 new episodes, and on all 4 our software crapped out on us. One I was able to make, hopefully, bearable.

I'm looking into buying better equipment, as right now we're using Kristal audio software and headset usb mics. Hopefully that'll help, but it's going to be a slow process obtaining the stuff, cause they're damn proud of it.

We're still gearing up for Ancient City Con. If you're going, drop us a line. We'd love to meet some of our listeners.

Getting up at 4 AM really sucks...

2008-05-31T07:28:00.000-07:00

Yeah, my shift this month really sucks and isn't exactly the best for recording with someone who sleeps during the day. I wake up at 4:00 am and wind up falling asleep in my recliner around 9:00 pm or so. This really sucks for me because I'm not a morning person at all. I'd work night shift all year round if they'd let me.

But this is a big factor in why we've been lagging a little behind on episodes and I haven't been posting on here as much.

And speaking of posting on here, this site doesn't give me a "views" statistic so I have no idea if anyone's actually reading this. So leave me a comment just to let me know you're there.

Teacher Bill, Slacker, and I are getting together tonight to record a couple (hopefully 3) episodes. It should be interesting since I've been u since 4 and I'll be all hopped up on Redbull and Hornsby's.

I'm getting really excited about CSTS in Tampa next month. June 21 to be exact. Some other Browncoats and our crew are meeting at the pub next door after the show as well. Go to http://tbbrowncoats.ning.com/ for more info.

I also mentioned on our myspace (www.myspace.com/slackerandtheman) that we're in the process of making our own recording studio. It's a work in progress, and an expensive one at that, so if anyone wants to donate drop us a line at slackerandtheman@hotmail.com :p

Well, I'm off to suffer through another 7 hours of work, like I said drop me a comment and let me know you're there!

Promo work

2008-05-10T12:55:00.000-07:00

I had a great idea for a promo today. I still have to run it by Slacker, but hopefully it'll work out.

It's still classified "Top Secret" for now. But I will give you a few clues.
1. It'll feature Slacker, Teacher Bill, Pedophile, and myslef
2. It's sort of a parody song
3. The idea came to me while watching Verminators

We'll get to work on it as soon as I can sell it to Slacker and we can do the recording for it. I really think you guys will dig it. Like I said, we're going to have to record us singing (I know, it sounds scary), find the instrumental for the song, and then put it all together.

We've mulled over the idea of doing parody songs for a while now, and if this one turns out half as good as I think it will you'll see plenty more.

I talked to Teacher Bill earlier today, and we may try and record an episode on Skype tonight. We haven't tried this yet, so we may not get anything usable out of it. And that's only if one of us can get a hold of Slacker and motivate him to join us. And that's a big if...

Colds suck harder than Teacher Bill does at dating

2008-05-09T00:43:00.000-07:00

I'm waiting on Episode 13 to upload now, it's our Iron Man episode.

I'm currently fighting a damn cold that my kids gave me. My sinus's are all stopped up and I can't hear or smell a damn thing. But on the bright side I got to come home early and had time to do the post production and upload Episode 13.

Next weeks episode is already in the can, so it'll be up on time next Friday.

So go now to http://www.switchpod.com/users/slackerandtheman/feed.xml and download the new episode! Or even download the rest of them again :p Let us know what you think of the new episode slackerandtheman@hotmail.com or http://www.myspace.com/slackerandtheman

And don't forget our sister show (and I say sister show because they're the bitch of the relationship) Radio Free Junktown. Get them at http://www.switchpod.com/users/basilisk73/feed.xml

Cunning hats and late night recording sessions

2008-05-06T23:24:00.000-07:00

Hey guys.

Slacker and I got two episodes in the can last night. We went and saw Iron Man first, so Episode 13 (which will be up on Friday May 9th) is our official Iron Man episode. It'll be good stuff, so you should check it out on Friday.

I being the big fan of the Hero of Canton, have wanted one of the cunning knit Jayne hats. I finally have one. The wife hates it, but I like it :p So from now on, I'll be wearing the cunning hat to all of our live events :p

My first chance to wear it will be in Melbourne on June 7. There's a Browncoat BBQ there on that day. If you're in the area and are interested give me an email (slackerandtheman@hotmail.com) and I'll give you more information. We'll be doing interviews for our Special Edition Firefly episode that will only be available at the CSTS screening in Tampa on June 21.

Don't forget to listen to us on Itunes or http://www.switchpod.com/users/slackerandtheman/feed.xml and check us out on myspace at http://www.myspace.com/slackerandtheman

Take it easy,

The Man

Crackhouse on fire!

2008-05-05T01:31:00.000-07:00

Yes folks, this is why you should never pass out while smoking crack.

This is an actual crackhouse burning. I responded to it on Friday night. I'd almost feel bad for them if they weren't crackheads who burnt their own house down.

I worked nights this weekend (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday), and I expected it to be really super busy this weekend because of the local prom and Cinco De Mayo. But it really wasn't that bad. Kind of disappointing really. We were steady, but it was all bullshit, nothing really good.

Slacker and I should be recording either tonight or Tomorrow night. As I've already mentioned, I saw Iron Man last week, but Slacker's hopefully going to see it before we record, so the episode will probably be Iron Man heavy.

First Man's Hole Blog

2008-05-02T01:18:00.000-07:00

Hey guys. What I'm going to do here is post stuff directly from me to you guys. Instead of from Slacker and I. I'll post my opinions on stuff, do random reviews, and even give you a behind the scenes look at the production of Slacker and The Man.

Speaking of Slacker and The Man, I just put up Episode 12: Spoilerific. So if you haven't checked it out yet, head on over to http://www.switchpod.com/users/slackerandtheman/StMEpisode12.mp3 and check it out. Or get it on Itunes. Slacker and I will be recording a new episode either Monday or Tuesday.

I went to a late showing of Iron Man tonight. And without going into any spoilers, we'll be doing that on episode 13, it was a fucking amazing movie. All of the actors were spot on as their characters, but no more so than Downey as Tony Stark. I don't think there's been a more perfect actor/character match in comic movies since they got Captain Picard to play Professor X. The suits were amazing. And a little hint, make sure you stay until the credits are over.

Don't forget to go to http://www.switchpod.com/users/slackerandtheman/feed.xml and download the show, or do a search for Slacker and The Man on Itunes and get us there. Contact us either at http://www.myspace.com/slackerandtheman or slackerandtheman@hotmail.com

Take it easy guys.