H) Since I haven't been around for awhile, I wanted to say that Pants deserves an IMMENSE pat on the back. When Bryan left to handle some personal matters, I'm sure I wasn't alone in thinking that would effectively end CGS. But it didn't. And it seems to me that a huge reason for its continued existence was Pants taking on the role of producer. If you've known Pants from the beginning of his time with CGS, it would've been hard to believe he would be willing (and able :) ) to produce a show like this with regularity and breadth of content. But he's done so with a smile on his face. GREAT JOB BRIAN.
I couldn't agree more. Pants is now the heart and soul of the podcast. Each day he earns new respect from me. He has kept things alive and well.
And my return has begun. I will be on more episodes than before. Maybe not my previous level, but I'll be around. But Pants will continue to run the show. He's earned that right. CGS might be my baby, but Pants is now the man at the helm. He can proudly steer us forward.
Plenty more goodness is coming from CGS. Stay tuned for some great episodes and a lot of energy.
I've been loving the resurgence of old timers this week. I would love to see that continue. Stick around for a while guys, you've been missed.
Bry
Right there with you, its been hard at times to keep up the energy for each episode but I get there and Pants makes me laugh and away we go, I have told him this in private but I want to echo Bryans sentiment, he is the soul of the podcast and I thank him for jumping in and keeping the ship steering straight, you will never know the many times he wanted to throw in the towel but after some back and forth and a timely email from a listener he would march on into the fray smile on his face and a Yikes a hootie in his heart, Thank you my friend, and I thank you too Jason for laying some knowledge on us. Much appreciated
I didn't know anyone knew about that but me and the poor saps I went to college with. That film was required viewing for all health/PE class participants. I think of it EVERY time I am in the shower and the water goes cold.
Unless, of course, you are quoting a DIFFERENT "Joe's heart".
just for the record: I always thought Pants was an improvement to CGS. His enthusiasm is highly contagious. And I'm always thrilled about Pants discovering new comics outside his natural habitat (DC). Pants reading indies = pure bliss. More please.
CGS has (IMHO) always been at its best when its a group of buddies conversing. For awhile that fell off because not enough guys could be there consistently and/or were reading the same stuff. But it seems it's cycling back the other way. I, for one, am excited at that prospect.
I am waiting for my case to come up and I am waiting for a rebirth of wonder and I am waiting for someone to really discover America and wail and I am waiting for the discovery of a new symbolic western frontier and I am waiting for the American Eagle to really spread its wings and straighten up and fly right and I am waiting for the Age of Anxiety to drop dead and I am waiting for the war to be fought which will make the world safe for anarchy and I am waiting for the final withering away of all governments and I am perpetually awaiting a rebirth of wonder
I am waiting for the Second Coming and I am waiting for a religious revival to sweep thru the state of Arizona and I am waiting for the Grapes of Wrath to be stored and I am waiting for them to prove that God is really American and I am waiting to see God on television piped onto church altars if only they can find the right channel to tune in on and I am waiting for the Last Supper to be served again with a strange new appetizer and I am perpetually awaiting a rebirth of wonder
I am waiting for my number to be called and I am waiting for the Salvation Army to take over and I am waiting for the meek to be blessed and inherit the earth without taxes and I am waiting for forests and animals to reclaim the earth as theirs and I am waiting for a way to be devised to destroy all nationalisms without killing anybody and I am waiting for linnets and planets to fall like rain and I am waiting for lovers and weepers to lie down together again in a new rebirth of wonder
I am waiting for the Great Divide to be crossed and I am anxiously waiting for the secret of eternal life to be discovered by an obscure general practitioner and I am waiting for the storms of life to be over and I am waiting to set sail for happiness and I am waiting for a reconstructed Mayflower to reach America with its picture story and tv rights sold in advance to the natives and I am waiting for the lost music to sound again in the Lost Continent in a new rebirth of wonder
I am waiting for the day that maketh all things clear and I am awaiting retribution for what America did to Tom Sawyer and I am waiting for Alice in Wonderland to retransmit to me her total dream of innocence and I am waiting for Childe Roland to come to the final darkest tower and I am waiting for Aphrodite to grow live arms at a final disarmament conference in a new rebirth of wonder
I am waiting to get some intimations of immortality by recollecting my early childhood and I am waiting for the green mornings to come again youth’s dumb green fields come back again and I am waiting for some strains of unpremeditated art to shake my typewriter and I am waiting to write the great indelible poem and I am waiting for the last long careless rapture and I am perpetually waiting for the fleeing lovers on the Grecian Urn to catch each other up at last and embrace and I am awaiting perpetually and forever a renaissance of wonder
I was in transit this morning when I posted that one-liner. But, I really can't believe this thread is as long as it is. On the other hand, it would be ridiculous of me not to acknowledge the voyeuristic nature of our own minds considering how many of us long-time lapsed forum members found our way back to comment. :)
So what do I think of this situation?
A) It's absolutely none of our business. I think one of the things that differentiated CGS from other podcast communities early on was that they went out of their way to make us feel like friends. The show was as much about the community as anything. But I think somewhere along the way listeners began to forget that it was THEIR CHOICE to do that. Their willingness to open up MUCH of their lives to us became taken by some as an OBLIGATION to do so. I never was, and it still isn't.
B) I realize people WANT to know nonetheless, or at least they think they do. When Peter left the show, I HAD TO KNOW. It seemed so massive at the time, and just so hard to contemplate, that I felt there was more to the story. You know what? There wasn't. These things just happen. I learned my lesson. When Bryan left (or at least took a big chunk of time off), I found myself in a much different place. I reached out to Bryan as friend, to say I wished him well and hoped he was OK personally. But I never wanted/needed to know the backstory re: the show, whether or not there was any.
C) I don't know Mike very well. Never met him in person. On the show he seemed reasonable enough. And as others have said, he absolutely has a far broader knowledge and appreciation of comics than the other guys (current crew) do. But, I also can't ignore the fact that his arrival as a regular coincided with my leaving this forum community as a regular and also ceasing to listen on an every episode basis. I can't say it was anything Mike did that had that impact. It was more of what Mike represented. He felt like the Ted McGinley of CGS. He was the guy they had to add because the old school group wasn't able to do the show consistently anymore. So, symbolically, I associated Mike with CGS' decline. I 100% realize that's a very unfair thing to say, but I'm being honest. Again, I don't know Mike personally so this is in no way a personal affront. If Mike had jumped into the mix and Peter and Bryan were still on the show regularly, it might have felt VERY different. But that's not how it happened.
D) This whole "secret sponsor" thing cracks me up. There really are as many conspiracies as there are people on the Earth. Folks, I know about their silent partner, so I can certainly say it's not a secret. While I'm a long-time listener (Episode 6 baby!) and have gotten to know the guys well over the years, I damn sure am not one of their closest friends or confidantes. So if I knew they had a backer, it was out there to be known.
E) As others have said, if there was some grand design here, why on Earth would Bryan and the crew keep a thread like this alive? I moderate two other forums and can say, without hesitation, that I wouldn't have allowed a thread like this to survive for long. I would've put out a statement, and asked anyone that had something to say to direct it to me personally offline or via a direct message. So hats off to CGS for tolerating the histrionics, insults and blind suppositions that were layered into the early parts of this discussion.
F) Things change. Seeing all the "old timers" back this week reminds us of that. I'm sure many of the current posters on this forum are wondering, "who the hell are THESE guys and what are they doing in this thread?" Meanwhile a lot of us old-timers are smiling and saying, "Boy we really had a lot of fun around here when we all were regulars."
G) One of my co-hosts, David, is fond of saying that you are free to ask for a full refund if you don't enjoy our show. There's a TON of truth to that statement. Podcasts are, save for very few, labors of love. We don't make money. Even if you're fortunate enough to have reasonably large audiences, and sponsors, you're basically recouping the monies you are putting out. So if you're upset with a host, or don't like the show, nothing is keeping you around. CGS doesn't owe you any particular style, length, frequency, or content. They owe THEMSELVES a show THEY are proud of, and entertained by. Nothing more. And let's be honest, more times than not what they have put out there has been terrific. That's what keeps us coming back.
H) Since I haven't been around for awhile, I wanted to say that Pants deserves an IMMENSE pat on the back. When Bryan left to handle some personal matters, I'm sure I wasn't alone in thinking that would effectively end CGS. But it didn't. And it seems to me that a huge reason for its continued existence was Pants taking on the role of producer. If you've known Pants from the beginning of his time with CGS, it would've been hard to believe he would be willing (and able :) ) to produce a show like this with regularity and breadth of content. But he's done so with a smile on his face. GREAT JOB BRIAN.
I've been loving the resurgence of old timers this week. I would love to see that continue. Stick around for a while guys, you've been missed.
Bry
And some of us never left...it's like the frecking Hotel California.
Is it true that colitas has a warm smell? I mean, an actual temperature that goes with an odor....
Colitas are "Baby Lobster Tails simmered in hot sauce with Spanish rice". The full name is "Colitas de langosta enchiladas".
So, yes, they do have a warm smell. And I love the fact that I'm not even an Eagles fan, but I remember this from some old interview with Glenn Frey on MTV at some point in the 80.
There is also the information from their manager that: in 1976, during the writing of the song 'Hotel California' by Messrs. Henley and Frey, the word `colitas' was translated for them by their Mexican-American road manager as 'little buds.' (I found this floating about on the interwebz when I did some fact checking to refresh my memory). And yes, one could say that a joint has a hot smell as well.
I've been loving the resurgence of old timers this week. I would love to see that continue. Stick around for a while guys, you've been missed.
Bry
And some of us never left...it's like the frecking Hotel California.
Is it true that colitas has a warm smell? I mean, an actual temperature that goes with an odor....
Colitas are "Baby Lobster Tails simmered in hot sauce with Spanish rice". The full name is "Colitas de langosta enchiladas".
So, yes, they do have a warm smell. And I love the fact that I'm not even an Eagles fan, but I remember this from some old interview with Glenn Frey on MTV at some point in the 80.
There is also the information from their manager that: in 1976, during the writing of the song 'Hotel California' by Messrs. Henley and Frey, the word `colitas' was translated for them by their Mexican-American road manager as 'little buds.' (I found this floating about on the interwebz when I did some fact checking to refresh my memory). And yes, one could say that a joint has a hot smell as well.
I didn't know that about the colitas. That's a cool bit of trivia.
It's interesting, and perhaps a bit ironic, considering the thread, that Felder's name is so often left out of the discussion of Hotel California.
This thread should be amalgamated with the one from when Peter left and Mike came on board. It is almost like Bizarro world. Back then, people rushed to Peter's side and blamed all that happened on Mike, and torched him. NOW, I see people rushing to Mike's side and torching Peter and Bryan. It is all so very odd.
Then there is the past two pages of all sorts of "wtf" stuff. You kids are all wacky.
Oh, and I agree with everything said about Pants. I am glad I got to thank him and praise him face to face at the last C2E2. The show has only lost momentum for me due to my not buying comics anymore due to finances. But in some ways, that speaks volumes about the show, and the job he has done. I no longer buy, but now I rely on this show to stay current with what is going on. But I also only listen due to loving how well everything does work.
I am...premiering my new horror host program tonight at 11:59PM EST on this YouTube Link...
Yep. I am whore. But, I never wear spandex....:)
NOOOOoooooooooo! The video was removed because it was to long.
That's what it says. The film is also not as public domain as I understand the term.
I will be uploading a compilation video of the segments that were planned to be in the episode. Check it out in a couple of hours...or whenever...it'll be there.
Comments
Unless, of course, you are quoting a DIFFERENT "Joe's heart".
Maybe it has to do with me always being behind on the podcast, and ignoring most news that happens regarding it. (Unless announced on the podcast)
and I am waiting
for a rebirth of wonder
and I am waiting for someone
to really discover America
and wail
and I am waiting
for the discovery
of a new symbolic western frontier
and I am waiting
for the American Eagle
to really spread its wings
and straighten up and fly right
and I am waiting
for the Age of Anxiety
to drop dead
and I am waiting
for the war to be fought
which will make the world safe
for anarchy
and I am waiting
for the final withering away
of all governments
and I am perpetually awaiting
a rebirth of wonder
I am waiting for the Second Coming
and I am waiting
for a religious revival
to sweep thru the state of Arizona
and I am waiting
for the Grapes of Wrath to be stored
and I am waiting
for them to prove
that God is really American
and I am waiting
to see God on television
piped onto church altars
if only they can find
the right channel
to tune in on
and I am waiting
for the Last Supper to be served again
with a strange new appetizer
and I am perpetually awaiting
a rebirth of wonder
I am waiting for my number to be called
and I am waiting
for the Salvation Army to take over
and I am waiting
for the meek to be blessed
and inherit the earth
without taxes
and I am waiting
for forests and animals
to reclaim the earth as theirs
and I am waiting
for a way to be devised
to destroy all nationalisms
without killing anybody
and I am waiting
for linnets and planets to fall like rain
and I am waiting for lovers and weepers
to lie down together again
in a new rebirth of wonder
I am waiting for the Great Divide to be crossed
and I am anxiously waiting
for the secret of eternal life to be discovered
by an obscure general practitioner
and I am waiting
for the storms of life
to be over
and I am waiting
to set sail for happiness
and I am waiting
for a reconstructed Mayflower
to reach America
with its picture story and tv rights
sold in advance to the natives
and I am waiting
for the lost music to sound again
in the Lost Continent
in a new rebirth of wonder
I am waiting for the day
that maketh all things clear
and I am awaiting retribution
for what America did
to Tom Sawyer
and I am waiting
for Alice in Wonderland
to retransmit to me
her total dream of innocence
and I am waiting
for Childe Roland to come
to the final darkest tower
and I am waiting
for Aphrodite
to grow live arms
at a final disarmament conference
in a new rebirth of wonder
I am waiting
to get some intimations
of immortality
by recollecting my early childhood
and I am waiting
for the green mornings to come again
youth’s dumb green fields come back again
and I am waiting
for some strains of unpremeditated art
to shake my typewriter
and I am waiting to write
the great indelible poem
and I am waiting
for the last long careless rapture
and I am perpetually waiting
for the fleeing lovers on the Grecian Urn
to catch each other up at last
and embrace
and I am awaiting
perpetually and forever
a renaissance of wonder
Thank you, Mr. Ferlinghetti
We've been spending most out lives living in a gangster's paradise.
M
So, yes, they do have a warm smell. And I love the fact that I'm not even an Eagles fan, but I remember this from some old interview with Glenn Frey on MTV at some point in the 80.
There is also the information from their manager that: in 1976, during the writing of the song 'Hotel California' by Messrs. Henley and Frey, the word `colitas' was translated for them by their Mexican-American road manager as 'little buds.' (I found this floating about on the interwebz when I did some fact checking to refresh my memory). And yes, one could say that a joint has a hot smell as well.
It's interesting, and perhaps a bit ironic, considering the thread, that Felder's name is so often left out of the discussion of Hotel California.
Then there is the past two pages of all sorts of "wtf" stuff. You kids are all wacky.
Oh, and I agree with everything said about Pants. I am glad I got to thank him and praise him face to face at the last C2E2. The show has only lost momentum for me due to my not buying comics anymore due to finances. But in some ways, that speaks volumes about the show, and the job he has done. I no longer buy, but now I rely on this show to stay current with what is going on. But I also only listen due to loving how well everything does work.
Yep. I am whore. But, I never wear spandex....:)
M
I will be uploading a compilation video of the segments that were planned to be in the episode. Check it out in a couple of hours...or whenever...it'll be there.