Family Fun on Sonic Society

If I could drag my computer out to the dinner table, I would this week for Sonic Society- because Colonial Radio Theatre is presenting an old fable that I am sure my girls will enjoy- Jack and the Beanstalk.

Well, we will just have to put down a blanket and have a pizza picnic in the middle of my office! Though, I need to keep in mind that with the time zone change, the show starts an hour later for me (the only problem with the time zone NOT changing in AZ), so dinner may indeed be finished at that point.

So, I guess we'll just have to rummage through all the Halloween candy they will have nabbed for me- erm, for THEMSELVES... instead. :-))


Afterwards, they continue the interview with Jerry Robbins, who will tell more secrets about how he and the rest of Colonial Theatre create such magical productions...

Then there are more intergalactic secrets revealed in the Robot world with the next chapter of Robotz of the Company! You know, they are becoming a more credible information resource than the mainstream media!

See you tomorrow!
~Dani

The addict gaining fans?

So- either I'm just REALLLLLLY quite the annoying loud-mouth, or my charming way is starting to turn some heads. :-)

My post last week about my Small World discovery got the attention of the host of the Small World Podcast, who is now a reader of the Addict blog. He's got a fun cast, and some great interviews, which is how I found him in the first place. ;-) So check him out... cause he's always looking for new, exciting, and creative people to interview!

Then I got a very witty and FUN email from Charles over at Schlock Theatre, telling me how he just worshipped the ground I walked upon, and how he could NOT begin his day without seeing if I had posted anything new.

Well, how would YOU interpret "what a fun read your blog is."?

Last but certainly not least, there is my new extended family over at Dream Realm, whose fearless leader Jonithan actually gave the Addict Blog a shout out in his latest newsletter! Teeheee.... all because his Robotz of the Company makes me giggle so. What a great group of actors- they have so graciously fitted me for my own straight jacket in their message board... that is just unabashed kindness, I tell you.

So keep spreading the word, and giving me your feedback... and I of course will continue to give you mine. Whether you want it or not! (Ok now THAT would be the annoying loud-mouth, but I do it in such an oh-so-charming way...) ;-)

Happy Halloween Everyone!

~Dani

Got my Shadowlands fix...

Oohhhhh.... I just love that play, "Right Number, Wrong Party". Though now I always have Colin Farrell in my head because the first time I ever heard this play, I had just seen the movie "Phone Booth".

Of course, regular readers also know that I most likely always have Colin Farrell in my head. But that's just me. I'm so bad. ;-)

We're in the middle of tonight's Sonic Society, and I've got TWO dates this evening... WoooT! If you want to hear a really good whodunit with a totally unexpected twist at the end, catch the archive of the show.. punch in the times from 21:00- 22:30...


The Montage Theatre sketch I'm listening to now is pretty hilarious... thinking meat...LOL!

The radio station is also having a FUNDING DRIVE- so if you're listening and you likey what you hear, drop a few bucks their way. I did. :-)

Back to listening, Robotz is starting soon!

~Dani

The Witch's Flyby

Some of you reading may not know me, so first and foremost a bit about me. I am held hostage by two flying monkeys named Kegan and Piper and one large wizard named Jack! At the moment, I am kept in a dark and dreery castle in the Windy City. In a short while, I will be relocated--they do this to keep me clueless, I think--to my homeland in the land of OZ. Yes, the Witch is returning to the land of Misery. Upon my return, I will no doubt be a hinderance to the innocent looking girl next door types and soccer moms. I say, let the games begin. Anywho, the Addict invited me to join in this little party. I suspect it's to pick my brain about all those Podcasts to which I'm so addicted. So, kiddies, I will gladly be a purveyor of fine Podcasts, music that is anti-mainstream and all else that is unique and, sometimes, downright weird! If that's not enough, view my profile that gives you my astrological, bust size, pet peeves, and strange tics!

Sorry, boys and girls, I don't do radio drama--there is enough of that in my real-life adventures.

I see the Addict has been heading some of my advice and listening to the sexy stylings of Adam Curry. If you aren't yet listening to the Daily Source Code, get with the program. Adam is the King Daddy of Podcasting and anyone that is anyone and occasionally no one, listens.

Since some of you may be new to this whole Podcasting thing, I'll start you out nice and easy with, "On a Podcast", to get you up to speed. When you get done jamming, come back and I'll give you my pick of the day Podcast.

*Tap, tap, tap, swinging hair in all types of circles, air guitar playing, dancing across the room.*

That song is hot and so is the band, Cruisebox.

Now that we are done jamming, let me introduce you to a podcast that all the HOT dogs in town are listening to. The little guy on the left is The Bat Pig and no doubt, he is listening to one of my husband's favorite casts, Skepticality.

I've always known that my husband was a super geek, but the first time I listened to this show, I thought, he has gone waaaaaaay beyond WTF is the MATTER with YOU! However, I was recently trapped in the car with the man and was forced to listen to some additional episodes of this show. (I should tell you that his persistance is how he ended up married in the first place.) Loved it. I'd venture to guess that if you are tired of hearing the same old, same old, you will love it too. The hosts, Derek and Swoopy talk about the strange, the unusual and the often wacky. Since I could never do it the justice, here is the iTunes description:

We're tired of pertinent social and science news being buried by clap trap. Our podcast is here to bring you relevant, under reported current events, as well as in-depth discussions from a scientific, critical, skeptical, and humorous point of view.

Derek and Swoopy are your hosts, filling your pod and your brain with skeptical insight and conversation, sometimes heated, on a plethora of topics that are ripe for critical examination. Bringing truth to podcasting, and all who choose to listen.

In our travels we will tackle the beasts of pseudoscience; the paranormal, supernatural, ufo / alien encounters, mis-understood history, and overwrought legends - urban or otherwise.

Our interview shows feature notable skeptics including; leading astronomy speakers, scientists, philosophy experts, and other scientific, secular, humanist, and skeptical book authors, and critical thinkers.

Now, you tell me, can Clear Channel do better than that?

~M

Comfort in the Shadows...

My family is used to me talking to my computer, and having odd noises and yelling drift from the office while I'm playing around online. But even my 5-year-old had to come running in and ask what was up when I squealed with delight when seeing what was coming up on Tuesday's show.

We are slipping back into the Shadowlands for the evening with their first original radio drama that started it all, "Right Number, Wrong Party." Though I started listening to Shadowlands a few months after it started airing on CKDU, it also happened to be the first of their radio dramas that I listened to as well. It's also the PERFECT series intro to raise the hairs on the back of your neck right before Halloween... heheheh. ;-)


There will also be an interview after with the Shadowlands players, and a sketch from Montage Theatre, AND MORE ROBOTZ! What a great show this is gonna be!

No, I'm not excited in the least.
Really.

Yes I just squealed again.

It's a small radio drama world

So I'm listening to Adam Curry's Daily Source Code Podcast on the road today as I'm out running errands. Now, for the most part the podcast is mindless chatter that passes the time. He likes to talk about himself alot, but every now and then I hear something that makes me cock my head to the side and go, "what have we here?"

Today was such a day. All of a sudden I hear, "Do YOU like old-time radio?" I looked at my iPod, as if it were speaking directly to me.

Why yes, yes I do Mr. iPod. Please continue.

An interview! With someone whose name I missed! Damn! Driving along, I reached over into my bag for a pen, and scrambled for paper, oblivious to traffic honking at the fact I do not do this very well. No matter - I scribbled down a name at the next stoplight, not remembering that indeed I had this on my iPod, and could always go back later and find it again.


The interview turned out to be with Fred Foy, former radio announcer and narrator for such old time shows as the Lone Ranger! The website? The Small World Podcast. It was a lovely interview. He hit is right on the head with what is missing today- and that is imagination. Thank goodness there are people out there who still share the love and continue to make radio drama. :-)

It gets better. After the interview, I hear "It's time once again for America's favorite radio show- the Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd".

Well, well... what is this? A story? An adventure story? Oooohhhh...
I ended up downloading EVERY episode. It's funny! The story, from their website:

"When his Time and Space Travel Device is stolen by the evil mastermind Dr. Steve and his sock-shaped assistant Fidgert...Dr. Floyd, his young protege Dr. Grant and their faithful robot companion C.H.I.P.S. must do what they can to get it back. Bent on achieving fame and fortune, Dr. Steve plans to race through history stealing historical items and then returning to the future to sell them on eBay. Can Dr. Floyd and his crew thwart the evil machinations of Dr. Steve and Fidgert? The only way to find out is to tune into the Radio Adventures Of Dr. Floyd!"

I'm on episode 7- they are dealing with Al Capone... LMAO! It is definitely worth a listen, but don't make fun of the Dr's small head.

Talk about paydirt for an audio addict! Yippee! I'll remember this as if it were yesterday... which now it is.

~Dani

Feeding the hungry blog

So I open the door this morning, all set to go fiddle around on my viola at the kid's school all morning entertaining them with my squeaks and squabbles, and this is what I find. No, not the fall-themed flag. I knew that was there all ready.

Rain. RAIN? Now to be fair, we had thunderstorms all afternoon yesterday and night. So I sort of had warning. But when it only rains maybe two times a year, you would think that the one time I would actually want to leave my cave and play human for a day, I would have clear skies in which to do so.

Well, though I needed to reschedule my performance, I have been in total bliss enjoying the weather. I look outside right now and see the next dark cloud approaching. My only fear is that it doesn't knock out my power so I can listen to the show tonight!

So, what is a girl with suddenly three extra hours handed to her to do? Well, after contemplating the joys of folding laundry and scrubbing toilets, she decided to play with her... blog. I have now made it VERY easy for everyone to add their favorite addict blog to their list of feeds! Just look slightly to the right, and click on your preferred feed choice. Please let me know if there are others. I'm pretty proud of how this place is taking shape. Quite a fun work-in-progess, if I do say so myself. ;-)

I also caught up (which really wasn't that difficult) with DSC, Democracy Now, and the latest Mashup. For some reason I had neglected to upgrade my iTunes, and recently did. Now I'm feeding my new podcasting addiction. Do you know that all your podcasts automatically update when you open iTunes? I must have been living in the dark ages before- why did no one tell me this????

All-in-all a productively non-productive day. WooooT!

Be back in a few hours for show time!
~Dani

Oooh! An Audio Script Competition !

OK all you writers- get yer game on!
~Dani



For Immediate Release

NATF 2005 Script Competition Deadline November 15

visit www.natf.org for more information.

Please post and share - and forgive us if you are on more than one of
our lists.

Script Competition Rules

The National Audio Theatre Festivals' mission is to advocate the
further development and practice of audio theatre.
The National Audio Theatre Festivals 2005-2006 Script Competition
deadline is November 15, 2005 (postmarked). The winners will be announced in early
April 2006.

THE SCRIPT: Audio theatre is a unique and collaborative medium. Like
any good theatre, audio (or radio) theatre always begins with a well-written,
perceptive, entertaining script. Use of sound and appropriateness to
the medium is considered. Maximum length for this contest - 30 minutes.

PRIZES: $800 split between 2-4 authors and free workshop production
participation. Prize winners and honorable mentions will be published
in the annual NATF Scriptbook.

RIGHTS: NATF will have the right to produce winning scripts for the
NATF live performance (Workshop) including broadcast and/or webcast, however,
NATF makes no commitment to produce any script. The author retains all other
rights to his or her work. If selected by NATF for production at a workshop
event, a new rights agreement will be signed by the author at the time of
production.

SUBMISSION RULES:
1. Send FOUR typed copies of your one audio script to: NATF Script
Competition c/o Sue Zizza, 115 Dikeman Street, Hempstead, NY 11550
postmarked by November 15, 2004.
2. The scripts will be judged by three audio theater professionals.
The judging will be "blind." The title page should include the title of the
script, names of all authors, name and address, phone and fax numbers, and
email address of the corresponding author. The subsequent pages should include only
the manuscript title and page numbers.
3. By entering this contest you are stating that the script is your own
work and has not been produced or commissioned for pay by other theatre
groups.
4. No adaptations of the work of other authors, stage plays,
monologues, short stories or screenplays will be accepted.
5. Only one entry per writer.
6. No member of the NATF Board of Directors, nor any person employed by
NATF or members of their families, are eligible to enter this competition.
7. Enclose $25.00 entry fee.

Questions? Call NATF Executive Director Sue Zizza at (516) 483-8321 or
email
sue@natf.org.

A colossal Attack of B-Movies!

You know you have an addiction when you can remember where you were the first time you heard a story, and are excited to hear it again!


Tuesday in the Society we have a double-feature of B-movies from Schlock Theatre: Attack of the Giant Leeches and Colossus of New York!


Then, after the interview with Charles Pratt, there will be sketch from a "No Soap Radio" series out of CFRU in Guelph, Ontario, Canada, North America... (ok my humor isn't really good this morning. Lack of sleep and no coffee yet makes for un-funny Dani). If I'm not mistaken I also believe this is where our humble host went to college...

I also found some odd information I didn't expect to come across when I did a search for no soap radio- it's apparently some sort of prank. Maybe it's the above no sleep/lack of humor thing right now, but I'm still trying to figure it out.

Oh- can't forget Robotz of the Company! Last week's episode was SOOOO funny, so I definitely cannot wait to hear more!

OK, must go make morning stimulant... and find my glasses. I just realized I've been squinting because I don't have them on. Oy... it's gonna be a long day.....

~Dani

Halloween Comes Early

I love this time of year. The temperature finally began to drop here in the desert, though still not enough to take out my sweaters. We decorated for fall, and kicked off our Halloween countdown with getting the kids their costumes and taking them to see "The Corpse Bride."

And now The Society is getting into the dark spirit Tuesday with "The Curse of Dracula", by Sound Mind Theatre. Being the horror fan that I am, I am absolutely convinced that vampires indeed exist, and if given the opportunity I would become one. It's the whole tortured soul-damned for all eternity thing... very seductive.

Ok, ok... it's the whole Brad Pitt and Antonio Bandaras as vampires thing- who am I kidding? (notice I did NOT say Cruise- blah.)



After that there of course is an interview with Lee Davis of Sound Mind Theatre. You know, I must say that these interviews have been REALLY good. And I'm the type who has been known to skip the interviews... But these have been fun to listen to. Perhaps someday the Audio Addict will be on the other end of one of those interviews... and then you all can skip me. ;-)

And after the interview- yes it is my fellow addicts- more Robotz!

So, grab your cross and your garlic ring... and I'll see you Tuesday!

~Dani

Tuesday's Sonic Society

Link to Tuesday's show: Get In The Squad Car

Yay! More Soul Patrol on the Society Tuesday, along with the continuation of the interview with the creator of this unique series. And LOOKIE- I found neat information from their website about the series!

Then of course, they carry on with my current favorite giggle-fest: Robots of the Company!

Hope you will all listen in with me... I'll have plenty of pizza. :-)

Drop a note if you listened in! I want to know who's out there!

Dani

Take To The Stars!

Just saw Jack has been posting around about the line-up for Tuesday's show, so he has made my job easy this week ;-) :

This week on the Sonic Society!
The Starship Arbiter makes its first voyage across the heavens in Episode
#1 "Mutiny Springs Eternal" from Prometheus Radio Theatre
Afterwards we'll have an interview with some of the actors and writers of
this award winning SciFi epic and of course continue
with the next installment in the hilarious serial Robots of the Company by
DreamRealm Enterprises.
The Sonic Society sets sail every Tuesday night on CKDU 97.5 FM or on the
web at www.ckdu.ca from 9- 10:30 Atlantic Time.
Join us, won't you?
Jack



Only two more weeks and I won't have to grab the archives anymore! Wooooot! Of course, soon the time zone will be a-changing for the rest of the world too, so it will bring my favorite show a little bit closer to me too. :-)

~Dani

Awesome findings by fellow addicts

You have all probably wondered what the music is now when you hit the page. It's coming from my new button on the side there, sent to me by my dear Wicked friend. What more appropriate place to put it than on the Addict's blog?

Soundseeing Tours






Another great place- MashUpTown... song mixing gone wild!







And finally, more mix-and-mash of some classic Beatles... there is one mixed with The Cure that is pretty groovy... yes I just wrote groovy...

Thanks to Christopher Stewart for that one! I'm sending this link to my Dad- he'll get such a kick out of it!




This should keep y'all entertained for awhile- at least until The Society begins! ;-)

~Dani

My Search For An Irish Princess

Oh the pains to find the perfect visual aide for Tuesday's show- it's quite interesting the things that come up on a Google search. When all you type in is "Princess", or "Red-Hair" (now THAT was an interesting one. I think Iwas blushing a few times- and I'm alone in the house!) But I wanted to find something that personified the heroine in the main story on the Society, "Gormlaith, Princess of Ireland".



I'm not so sure about this first one. I mean I think I hit it with the red hair, but since I haven't heard the show yet I don't know if she was really a warrior or not.













Then I came acoss this one. Not bad, but too much fantasy with the dragon flying around. And the poor woman will probably need more clothes, being in Ireland and all...















Then I found this- which I suppose portrays the royalty a bit more. I like the dark hair better myself too...















Somewhere in my search this guy came up, and then I wasn't interested in Irish Princesses anymore....








That was two hours ago....


Ahem. What was I talking about? Oh- tomorrow's show. So, I can't wait to hear the interview afterwards and get Prof. Harvey's take on her story. Also, they are finally doing some Montage Theatre- it's about time! They would play some clips on Shadowlands every now and then- LOVE it! Then of course I get to giggle some more with the next installment of Robot's of the Company. :-)))


So, everyone TUNE IN! I'm going back to Ewan- erm.. I mean work.... *blush*

~Dani

Aye Matty, The Yankee Clipper

On this last Tuesday night with popcorn in hand I settled into the best seat in the house and gave a listen to, "Yankee Clipper". A fine ship with a strong wind at her back on the hunt for another, The Black Arrow.

We have in this tale some hair raising excitement, and the sound values give it to you in stereo. The canvas of the imagination fills in the rest.

The background sounds give you the impression of being there. And the actors, at least the ones that get to proceed, give you the emotion of the story.

There are artifacts that hint of life, only seen by victims and scared witnesses. "The eyes were red I tell ya". Great stuff, Yankee Clipper. If this is what is afoot with the lads and ladies of Colonial Radio then I do so yearn to hear their interpretation of "Sleepy Hollow".

I will surely return next Tuesday for the next installment of Yankee Clipper and as last Tuesday I hope to have the addict as my companion once again.

-=topper=-

What's Up With Gravity?

Teeheeee... oh this Robot's of the Company series just makes me giggle. And giggle. And giggle.

Oh it's so fun, and I was lucky enough to be able to ask the series creator, Jon Russell, about where he got the idea for the silly serial:

"ROTC came to me as one of those late night ideas you just get when you've been deprived of sleep and it just kinda hits you. We had had some major problems last year at about this time with a number of computer crashes which left DRE not being able to produce or release anything.

Once we got our systems back up and running, we couldn't really finish the projects we were working on until we got some back up copies of lines, as well as some retakes and such, so in the meantime, my hope was to do something quick, simple & reasonably funny to just put something out there so people knew we were, at least, still around. ROTC was the idea I came up with, and we ran with it. The first two episodes are the result of that.

This year we'd planned to go on with a short second season, but when Jack approached me to include something for Sonic Society, I decided to pitch ROTC at him, and he loved it! So, we settled on doing 13 episodes for our second season, and even now we're planning our third!"


Well I think it's great- and I certainly can't wait to hear more installments! I also am not surprised in the least that Jack loved it. :-)
(Did I mention that it was great to listen to the show at the appropriate time again? ) Yay!

Just like old times...

Look! Did you notice the time? It's halfway through the show- and I'M LISTENING!! Wooooot!

I even got my Tuesday night date Dave here. So it's alllllll good...

Oh my this Yankee Clipper story- how excellent! Ancient Egyptian curse and all... getting mauled by strange animals with glowing red eyes... OMG this is great!

More in a bit... still listening.... I miss listening this way.

Post-show recap so late it's PRE-show!

Hell I'm practically running over the next show I've gotten so behind! After spending much of this last week fund-raising for victims of hurricane Katrina, I sat down today and realized that although I listened to the show on Wednesday, I neglected to blog about it. Whoops!

So, quickly: last week's show rocked! A great beginning to the Society. The first two episodes of Soul Patrol were excellent. Very witty, certainly my kind of story. And remember how I said I was looking forward to Robots of the Company? Well, I found myself giggling through the entire thing.

But really, you need to listen for yourselves. Catch the archive of last week's show. The date- September 6. The time: 21:00-22:30.

Oh- and OMG did I mention the intro? AWESOME score! (See now you all just HAVE to listen!)

OK, so coming up on the next meeting of the Society, we get to take a trip across the seas in a tale from Colonial Radio Theatre. After the episode there is an interview with Jerry Robbins from Colonial Theatre, a sketch from Third Coast Live, then more of Robots of the Company!

All righty, that's it from here... see you all dancing on the airwaves Tuesday night!

~Dani

The Big Day Arrives!

I swear, the only time I get this excited about something premiering is when the next season of "24" is about to begin! (January 9th, btw. Mark those calendars!)

It is finally time to unveil that new intro- because Sonic Society is beginning tonight! New intro, new music, new clean-cut format. And once again...

I have to catch the archive. Dammit. Would it be wrong to ask Arizona to switch to Atlantic time? LOL!

Well, it just means I will have to feel out the radio stations here, and help get these boys syndicated! Man, that would be something...



Anyway, I am very excited to hear the NEW and ORIGINAL shows lined up for this evening. Starting with The Soul Patrol, which is about a band of female "soul savers" who are out to create more good souls for heaven. A very intriguing story-line... I wonder if they could do anything with mine? ;-) After the first TWO episodes, there will be an interview with the series creator, David Koenigsberg.



Then comes the next series... from Dream-Relm Enterprises, we meet the Robots of the Company! I can hear Jack and Andrew giggling at me now, since they know I am not the world's biggest Robot-sci-fi-deep-space fan. (But do I dare mention to them that one of my favorite movies is "Galaxy Quest"?) So, being the eager huntress of a good story, and most definitely a new and original one, my ears are perked to hear what this series is about!

So... congratulations to my homies up in Halifax- it's been a long time coming. I know how hard they have worked to get this off the ground, and YAY that day is finally here! Hugs and Kisses to you both!

See you post-show!

~Dani

Show Archive & Stuff

Yay! Got a chance to finish listening to last night's show. It didn't feel like an ending, and that is good. Catch the archive HERE. They ran a bit over, so I would grab it from 21:00 until 22:40. :-) Happy Listening, and it will be because they give plenty of teasers on what is up-and-coming for the Society! Yippeee!!

As I was pimping the show and this blog on my Ryze network, Jack had this to say about the dawn coming to Shadowlands:

"I'm really touched by those words thank-you so much both of you! I am also really excited about the Sonic Society starting up next week and I'm trying not to think about never listening to the Shadowlands theme for a show or doing the Shadowlands intro again. *L* I'm working on a new introduction and I received the final edit of the new theme last night from Sharon Bee www.sharonbee.com (my friend and music maker for our original works). The Sonic Society is going to be a pretty unique show. Each week brand new shows for the most part have not been heard on radio stations anywhere (definitely in Canada and in the case of many not even in the United States). These represent the work of people who have the same love of Radio Drama that Topper, Dani and I have and have an eclectic group of stories from comedic silliness "Schlock Theatre" to epic stories "Colonial Radio Theatre" to episodic Science Fiction "Prometheus Theatre" and around again! Andrew and I have sat in the recording both and had half hour interviews with at least 6 of these writer/director/actors and we're cutting those interviews into ten minute slices between our Features and the continuing serial we're doing called "Robots of the Company." Gone, for the most part, is the off the cuff banter as we make this show much tighter, and we'll miss that, but what's going to be more prevalent is the show, making radio drama, loving radio drama, and showcasing radio drama. What's also new and exciting is that in contacting 40 odd stations two days ago, more than half said outright they wanted to be our affiliate. So, I'm busily cutting and splicing the shows into ACTS and putting them on our server for distribution. A prof from Missouri State even contacted us, and since our distribution is for Canada AND the U.S. that means we're able to bring the series to a radio station near you. I think when you're intents are pure, things fall into place. People can feel that. First and foremost I want people everywhere to have great radio drama to listen to. That's why running the show in your radio station is absolutely free. And I've babbled on enough about my passion. Sorry for taking up your time! Back to the subjects at hand." ~J

Ever humble, isn't he? They also had another guest for the evening, the bubbly Elana Zatzman, who has had roles in a couple of the Shadowlands original stories. I found a link to her website through the voice-acting alliance, but currently it is down. I will update when it's available, cause it's a cool site. :-)

Anywho- so that is that. Onward to bigger things... I cannot wait to hear the premier of Sonic Society next week!

~Dani

The Final Performance..

So I'm reading the notes for Tuesday's show, and it all sounds so... final.

I guess the sun has to rise sometime.

It only makes sense that they would end their mini-era of Shadowlands with the host's biggest inspiration.

Really, you could look at this changing and moving on to Sonic Society as one might look at life. You can't live in the past forever. Yet the memories live on in your heart and mind for eternity. And thanks to technology, in the archives...

So you move forward, and on to bigger and better things, with all the hope and promise of anything new. I for one am excited about what the future holds for my friends and their new endeavors. Hell it's not like they are GOING anywhere, next week they will carry on, just emerging from their cocoon completely transformed!

Though, I also know I am not so good with goodbyes. Which is why before I rush off to pick up my daughter from her class, I will be listening to the intro that has awakened my senses for almost two years now. Live and not through the archive.

Because that has always been the best way to listen. :-)

The episode so good they had to play it twice!

As previously mentioned, I once again had to grab the archive of last night's show and play catch-up. This certainly has its advantages. One thing, I'm not chained to my computer listening, and free to roam around talking to myself as I work through the story. (Which gets me looks, which I thought at first were because I'm such a hottie, then I realized I was wearing earphones and talking to myself. Whatever.)

Second- I can fast forward through commercials! Woot-woot!

Thirdly, I have proven that I am indeed an addict because as I uploaded this week's episode to the Evil Pod of Pleasure, I noticed I have like 10 episodes in there. The sky is the limit guys when you make it to someone's iPod! ;-)

Listening to "Deep, Deep is My Love", all I kept thinking was about the movie "Airplane". Seriously, I could SO hear Steve McCrosky at the end when he realized what he had done:

"Looks like I picked the wrong week to start deep sea diving."

Steve McCroskey: "Get me someone who won't crack under pressure."

This wonderful and very useful tool known as fast-forward also came in handy as I was listening to the second story, "Drive-In", and realized I was listening to the SAME EPISODE OF SUSPENSE AGAIN! Was this an archival mistake? Hmm....

What's REALLLLY funny (well to me) is that I was actually waiting in a drive-through line for a diet coke with vanilla slush-like drink while listening to this story!

So, although most of the readers have closed their browser or gone elsewhere by now, I will continue. While waiting for my daughter to finish up a class, I was able to listen to the remainder of the show. "Attack of the Giant Leeches"- OMFG you want to talk about looks from others! My other daughter kept shushing me.

"Mom!" she would hiss. "You're embarrassing me!!!"

I couldn't help it. "Dammit!"

"Janet!"

"I'll go make coffee"

I was sent to a corner to finish out the show where I wouldn't be an embarrassment to anyone under 10.

I do need to clear up one small mis-understanding. It is assumed that my favorite Shadowlands story is Biff Straker. To those who have come to know and love my blog, you will see this is not the case.

Biff is fellow addict Dave's favorite. I am in agreement with your friend and guest for the evening, Mr. Jeff Brown. "The Hitchhiker" is indeed my favorite, though not at all my favorite sin.

And I'm not just saying that because I'm a sucker for a guy who will figuratively throw roses my way over the airwaves....

~Dani

Ending The Suspense

What an appropriate name for tonight's show! As the suspense builds for the official premier of Sonic Society, we are going to be entertained tonight with a triple-dose of Suspense!

Good things seem to happen in threes... and I sneeze in threes. (I don't know, I'm winging it here.)


Apparently they are playing something for funzies afterward, and it has to do with leeches. Ew.

I am sure the humble hosts will be teasing us with more info on what is to come when they make the switch to Sonic as well, so be sure to tune in!

Me, I am stuck in a meeting (the curse of the 4-hour time zone difference), so once again the addict must grab the archive... but on the upside, I just throw it on the iPod and listen wherever and whenever I want! :-)

I'd be lost without technology!
Have a good show tonight guys! ;-)

The Black Room

I am still trying to get rid of the creepy feeling. I'm a tad claustrophobic, so when they threw him into the black room and he's screaming "No!!! Heeelllpppp!!!!" as they are forcing him in I'm cringing.

Then he's talking to himself, trying to get his heart under control. A rat keeps scurrying by him. I'm squirming in my seat at this point, rubbing at my arms because I just broke out in goose-bumps.

And as I listen I KNOW this is just the poor man's distorted reality... it's not real... I know what the others are doing to him... but I still feel his panic...as he's now talking himself INTO his reality. Justifying everything in his mind so he doesn't go insane... AAhhh I just got goosebumps again.

I'm thinking at the same time, "this would be so awesome to listen to in the dark."

I love a good scary story. Grab the archive, and listen for yourself. (21:00- 22:30)

In the dark.

Or at least the shadows...

But don't let them close the door.

Tuesday's lineup miraculously appears...

Though the humble host assures us it has been up since last Thursday... hmmm.... yet I didn't see it, and now it's there like it has been there all along....

But who am I to argue? Wow, it's like our very own Mystery!

So, as we move on into the final three episodes of Shadowlands, the anticipation builds for the switch to Sonic Society! I hear they are getting tons of interest from plenty of other addicts who want their stories to be heard- and I for one can't wait to hear them! :-)

The addict's playlist over the weekend

I was out of town this weekend, one last hurrah with the family before the kiddos go back to school TOMORROW! Up to a little cabin in the woods, that has been in Mr. Addict's family for 25 years now.

So, away from civilization we went, so I made sure to make sure I had the 'ol iPod with me (affectionately named "The Evil Pod Of Pleasure"), to keep me company during the two nights that I knew I would not be sleeping, and not able to read because of sharing close quarters with my squirmy mini-addicts-in-training. :-)

I found a couple of Suspense episodes from an episode of Shadowlands WAYYY back in January. Then I remembered I saved one from May because they played an old Abbot and Costello bit with my favorite screwy wabbit (like I have many rabbits I call favorite or something? Yes that is me, rabbit whore.) I picked that gif because that is exactly how I feel after a fairly sleepless weekend. Blah.

Of course I had to top it off with my absolute FAVORITE deadly sin... though only in the Shadowlands.. as I have a much better time with other sins to be worried about that particular one. ;-) Oh it was SO much fun to listen in the pitch black cabin with absolutely no other sounds in the background and not knowing what might be lurking outside my window... I know I know, I read too many scary stories!

So, what is in store for us this Tuesday? Well, I have NO IDEA!!! (There is the official cyber-kick in the butt to the host).

Now off to sleep in my nice, un-lumpy bed, with the comforting hum of electricity buzzing around me... I'm so not a country-girl!

~Dani

Vikings, Fiddles and Sex

Haha. Just finished listening to the show.

The Mystery Theater story was great! Those crazy women and their give-it-all-up-for -love-and-a-viking fantasies...

Apparently there was sex on the boys' brains last night. And THEN, for some odd, unknown reason, during the PSA's suddenly it was on my brain too....

Good show, as always! Though I must correct one minor thing. The launch of Society is September 6th, not the 8th as was said on the air last night.

What would they do without me looking out for them?

Lastly, to answer a very important question asked-- yes, they do have a G-string... but watch out for the f-holes. ;-)

I leave you with fiddle-porn:

Shame on me...

Perhaps it's the guilt of not catching the show that has me up late this evening. Oh the guilt! The humble host back after two weeks of vacation, and I miss it. The shame, the utter shame of it! *insert tragic pose here* I could easily blame the weather, after all as I said in the previous posting we've had storms the past few days, and today was no exception. Alas, I went to my mother-in-laws this evening instead to swim.

And did I get to swim? Nooooo... I lost out on that too- because of the WEATHER! Pretty bad too, I thought for sure I'd get stranded in a wash and me and the children would be on the news sitting on top of the car. I did get a free meal though. :-)

Anywho... enough rambling about me- like that is why people read this thing? So I have now pulled the archive, and will ramble about more important things, like how the show was, later!

It's a good thing Sonic Society hasn't officially started yet- that is not something I want to hear any other way the first time than LIVE!

OK, now that I've confessed, I will try and sleep again. ;-)

An ending or a beginning?

I'm looking at the link to tomorrow night's show. My poor little brain is confused. I'm not sure if it's the end of Shadowlands, or the beginning of Sonic Society.

Either way, it looks like it will be a good show. Jack is back in the big chair, and there is more Mystery Theatre coming our way!

Though I hope I get to listen- there are crazy monsoon storms going on this side of North America, today I've had to shut down the computer 3 times in case there were power outages. Yeesh.

Yeah, I could (and most likely will anyway) grab the archive, but it's SO much more fun listening to them live.... ;-)

Wow- official recognition!

So I'm listening to the show last night... minding my own business... thinking about how interesting it was that Mystery Theater made such a fuss over Buddhism, like it was almost taboo and unheard of. Amazing what 20 or 30 years can change...

Then the mid show banter comes... I'm wandering in and out of the office making sure the children aren't killing each other... and I hear it as I'm wandering out-

"Audio Addicts".

Hey- that sounds familiar! I poked my head back in.

"Head cheese... Danielle..."

Hey- they know someone else named Danielle with a blog about Sonic Society? Oh wait- they are talking about ME!!!

Teeheee... you made my night Andrew- and my older daughter's too. She walked in and heard my name. Now she thinks I'm famous! ;-)

Archive Link

I've just realized, that was the end of Shadowlands. But with each door that closes, a new one opens, filled with anticipation, excitement, and endless possibility. If I didn't see all the possibility this new adventure has, I certainly wouldn't be blogging about it.



Besides, when they make the big time I fully expect to be flown out for a REAL vacation! I'm dying to ride that Theodore Tugboat!

(one of my four pictures from my 20 hours in Halifax.. a year ago this month! Yeesh... I'm overdue for a return visit!)