Chub Creek Podcast

Happy 50th Birthday my old friend. This episode is dedicated to you. It took me half a year to pull it off, so you’d think it would be pretty good. I’m not sure that’s where we landed, but I had a blast making it. You’re a special guy, and the world needs to here more of you. For what it’s worth, this is my effort on that score. Remember for those long time listeners to wish Gary (and me too, why not) a happy 50th at feedback at chubcreek.com

Join me on a new adventure full of fun stories, silly skits, depressing realities, soul searching, technology gripes and discoveries. My friend Zeeche joins me, as well as my daughter Mary, and Marvin suicide even makes an appearance. The tunes this week were:Robots Play Chub Creek by Zeeche. The Chub Creek Theme by Mary. Brandmauer by H.ADAMFunk Up (Original Mix) by アルファードFlight by Aritus

Some old school Ed and Ethel, some great music and some crazy music. Some driving around and yapping about microphones and gear like I keep saying I’m not going to talk about anymore. But what the hell it’s one of the things I’m into. Hm what else. I think I talked about Fidel Castro... my favourite shows on Netflix... not sure. Lots of rambling but I think it’s a good one. Come on in.

If you like my podcast send me an email of encouragement and loveliness to feedback at chubcreek.com. Wow can I ever not remember how to do any of this. What a frikkin bunch of work this was! Fun though. You’ll be seeing these less frequently (maybe once a month or two?) but maybe more reliably. Miss this. And you. Let me know if you enjoyed. Nothing all that special about this one, although it’s a bit longer. You’ll hear from Gary a little, and my folks as you often do. Oh Merry Christmas, if I don’t see you. Forgot to mention that whole holiday business in this episode, maybe because it took like two months to make.

After a brief hike somewhere I can’t remember, and some great music by Dustmotes called Insight, we visit with my buddy Gary and two of his daughters, Montana and Amy. Also Montana’s boyfriend Phil, who happens to be the Canadian Skeet Shooting Champion. We also talk about Kim Jong Un’s hair.

Is it cowardice, or is it kindness? Today we delve into my psyche with such navel gazing I can’t even believe it. But there it is. In Stereo. Today’s songtastic track was “Insight” by Dustmotes. Hey are you listening to Marvin Suicide Podcast? Do it now. But after you listen to this. Or before, whichever. Comments. Below.

Some exploring down at Long Point, then later at Silver Creek while I blather at you. This episode takes place over a few weeks. Sorry about the occasional wind noise. I promise to banish it from future episodes. Thanks to Petite Viking for their excellent funky track “Old School”. Also thanks to the guys that played in my uncle Pete’s back yard. They were called “Amazing Disgrace” at the time, but now are called “Bang on”. Here’s the link to that crazy woman & bear video. Here’s the link to 7 cups of tea. Maybe you can help someone who needs it. Enjoy!

For this episode my beautiful daughter Mary takes over with some charming commentary, and some sound seeing. Guest appearances from the parental units, as well as some acoustic loveliness from my boy Will. Enjoy and give Mary some love in the comments :)

Some bloopers from the Time Machine were kinda funny. Peat attacks me at some point. We do a little time travel, and then the usual bushwhacking. Today’s tune was by “Nebulous Notions” by Revolution Void. Thanks to Jessi and Jessalyn for the kind comments and the chance to look back at some old stuff.

Don’t kill cartoonists. I think that’s the biggest takeaway from this episode. But we all know that. At least we should. Join me on the trail for some catching up on things and even a bit of ranting. The musical selection this week was “Cantina Rag” brought to you by Jackson F. Smith. I’m wondering how many of you noticed the song is from Star Wars. Nerds.

A little Christmas Present for you. The final chapters of H.G. Wells’ “The Time Machine”. Thanks for staying with me through these four parts. I really enjoyed doing it and I hope you enjoyed it too. Don’t forget to drop me a line in the comments below (on the website at chubcreek.com)

This is the part where some really exciting stuff happens, Eloi, Morlocks, burning matches, narrow escapes and terrible tragedy. It doesn’t get any better than this! Curl up and enjoy as we continue with Chapters 6 through 9 of H.G. Wells’ gripping story.

Chapters 4 and 5 of H.G. Wells’ classic novel. I have to admit I found a few rather racist passages troubling to read, and considered editing, or omitting. But in the end I realized it isn’t up to me to edit history, or Mr. Wells. It remains a fantastic story, and I’m sure H.G. would have different views today than he did back then, and might even wish to travel back in time to re-write a few lines.

Something different. This is part one of H.G. Wells’ “The Time Machine”, read by yours truly. This includes an introduction, and the first three chapters. I hope you enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed recording it. More to come. Stay tuned. The Time machine was written by H.G. Wells in 1898. Please let me know what you think in the comments!

Halloween stories, Peat stories, Cast-On with Brenda Dayne stories, Cat Nip stories, Terrorism stories, and more. And less. Happy Birthday to my Dad! Today’s track was “The Chase After Rainbows” by Fonogeri.

On this episode, as I take in the breathtaking colours of fall, I do some parental musing, more endless meta-natter about Chub Creek, a lot more obsessing about bears than about Ebola or Isis, and at one point I fall completely on my ass. It’s worth the wait. Join me if you dare. Today’s beautiful ballad was “Homage” performed by Feist X Timber Timbre.

The annual tromp through Algonquin Park with my buddy Gary. We had a great time and if you’d like to share some of it with us, listen on. I dropped in two songs today, one of them was “Claris” by Fonetik, and the second was “Click Click (feat. Tanakasomething)” by Grünemusik. Big props to Brenda Dayne and Cast-On for all the years of great podcasting and to the many listeners who have come our way via the knitting needle. Knit like the wind.

Today we (drum roll) go walking on the trails. A few surprises though, including a guest performance from my daughter Mary, my son Will, Mary’s friend Bella, and my old friend Gary. Todays tunage was “Funkastar” by Mister Electric Demon. Download and enjoy it freely and legally on the internet, as my friend Marvin Suicide would say.

Many Canadian apologies, but it would just be dishonest to name this episode anything else. I was describing a bug, and bugs are on my shit list right now. I’m sure iTunes will iBoot me from the iUniverse. Ah well it would be iWorth it. Today’s musical interlude was brought to you by Tymphony with the track “The Tranquility Effect of Outer Space”.

FIXED VERSION - On this episode I reveal something deeply personal that I’ve never spoken of before on the podcast. I hope it’s not too weird. Also I talk about my kitten. I figure one of those two things might be interesting to you. Today’s music was “Come Back and Play” by my good friend Zeeche, (a touching tribute he wrote during Chub Creek’s four year hiatus) and “Time” by Young Wonder.

Join me for a bird-song filled stroll through Long Point Bird Sanctuary, and listen to me talk about my new friend, who, by the way, would have had a blast trying to eat all the goslings. Today’s musical selection was “Comfort Zone” by General Fuzz. I found it on a great website called Jamendo. Check it out. By the way, all music played on Chub Creek is, amazingly, downloadable for free. Add your kitty name suggestions in the comments!

For once, I actually sit down and try to say something coherent. “Try” being the key word there. As Yoda would say, “Do, or do not. There is no try.” Check out BIRP.fm for a lot of great music including today’s “2025” by Until the Ribbon Breaks. If you want that stupid ringtone it’s here (iPhone or Android) Take a look at some of the photos I was talking about below (at chubcreek.com)

Do I really need to write this summary? I walk, I talk, I play music (from a full session live on dublab called The Heart Grows Old by Future Islands - amazingly they have some free songs on the FMA), I walk and I talk some more. The usual. Put on your headphones and listen. And don’t forget to answer my mini-poll. Do you have a “real” phone? Put it in the comments below (or if this is your iPhone go to chubcreek.com)** Update. Sorry about the dead air on the original upload. If you delete and re-download it should be fixed.**

Really just a bunch of navel-gazing, but that’s nothing new, is it? Join me on another nature walk when it’s almost springlike for a change, and listen to me play a new instrument - badly. Thanks to the Scarborough Dude for making me want to talk about myself even more than usual. Today’s music selection was “Quintet in B minor for clarinet and strings, Op. 115” performed by Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.

It really was a toss up between naming this one “Saskamanitobia” and “Religious Sects and Chunks”. I hope I made the right choice. Today’s musical selection “1977” by Anita Tijou was brought to you freely and legally from the internet as MarvinSuicide.org would say. Thanks to him and to Brenda Dayne of Cast-On.com for unwittingly participating in today’s episode.

A great visit with the kids, and some rambly ramblings from moi. Today’s excellent musical selection was: “Where is that clock” by Mary, Will and Dave circa 2005 and “Bad Things” by Rayland Baxter.

It’s a driving one. Skip this if you don’t like driving ones. Check out the most excellent musical selection “What We’re Missing” by Aor Agni. Sorry about the cold.

Hockey aside, I’d like to thank Sweden for the cool new lamp and end tables for under 50 bucks all in. Music today was “The Darkest Side” by The Middle East. The Ed and Ethel skit was inspired by real events involving parents who were in no way that maniacal about the mints, though they were tasty.

This one’s for Mary. Frying up some Chub Creek lovin. Okay really it’s a lot of whining about how ill I was recently. Music was “Forget the Past” by The Irrepressibles. Enjoy.

Thanks for caring enough to whine and complain about Chub Creek being in your life. Bit of the usual here, with some music by Axial called “Simbiose”. I think I’ve played it before, but I’m too lazy to check, and besides, who cares it’s a great track. Thanks to Ed and Ethel for the carefully synchronized intro.

Just thought I’d say hello. Music today is just me playing with a cool new iPad app (yes I finally got one, the iPad Air, more on that on a later episode) called “Scape” by Brian Eno. It’s so much fun to mess around with. Happy birthdays to my Dad and my Son.

An extra long one today. Join me as I try to assemble wise words on the road, then later meet up with Gary for a long (LONG) hike at Algonquin Park. Two songs today: “Black Love (Nomis Yor's Feed Your Addiction Remix)” by The Easton Ellises and “Master and Servant” by Nouvelle Vague. If you’re reading this on the website see below for a bunch of photos from our trip :)

Join me for breakfast. (Today’s Musical Selections: Keep Cool Vocal Mix by Djad and So Low, So High by Shanendoah and the Night) The photos here on the website are of the new kitchen bar, the green paint, the new sink and counter, the chalkboard wall, and black cupboards. Also photos of my babies around the time of the segment I played of Mary and I going to the video store :)

About an hour of the kids’ visit. We get up to all sorts of silly stuff. I miss em a lot already. If you’d like a copy of our catchy tune you can download it from the Music Page :) You can see photos of the trip on the Chub Creek facebook page at facebook.com/chubcreek

Yikes it’s August already. That means it’s Fall soon, which is actually pretty awesome, so never mind. Anyway that has nothing to do with this episode, which is really just me driving around in the new Honda. That’s Precious right there in the photo, (if you’re visiting the website) parked by the old barn at Chub Creek. Today’s music was “Leave it Out” by Cursor Minor.

One scotch in the rain is worth an angry chipmunk in the bush. Don’t forget to let me know what you think of the slightly shorter format, or if you would prefer even shorter or even longer. Email me with the subject line “Length Matters”. Or post it on my facebook page where you can also see a few photos from this episode. If you enjoyed today’s song, you can download “Waiting” by Alice Boman for free. Be sure to look for her upcoming EP, “Skisser”. Oh and you can follow me on Instagram at SpoonDaveSquarePics.

It’s my beautiful daughter Mary’s birthday today!!! Everybody please wish her happy birthday or I will come find you and egg your house. We had a great time today at Wye Marsh. Thanks to Rackets vs. VED for their rowdy track “Just Friends”. I’m too lazy to keep posting photos on the home page, but by all means if you’d like to see photos of today’s adventures, please visit the Chub Creek Facebook page at facebook.com/chubcreek. Like something while you’re at it. LIKE IT! ha ha.

Bug infested walkage at Forks of the Credit Provincial park. Actually it wasn’t that bad, I just made the mistake of reading all about the worst kinds of stinging bugs right before leaving. (Read about the Tarantula Hawk and other horrible stinging bugs here). A bit of yabber about public speaking, some more yammer about how my dog’s tongue reminds me of my first girlfriend... and more. Music is “We’re the Kids” by Parade of Lights from the BIRP! Indie Playlist for July 2013.

Join me at Cold Creek as I hike my way to near heat exhaustion. Today we chat about birds, Ghost stories, helecopters, ancient and modern Egypt, Teaching, High School English, the 777 plane crash, graphic design and star wars. Susy Rice’s article is here. I highly recommend it if you’re into the ‘Wars. I’m posting my awesome, super incredible life changing tweet exchange with Ms. Rice below, along with some snapshots I got before almost dying in the heat. Today’s beautiful music selection was “If I Were You” by Timothy Carroll.

Some baseball, some hiking, some bugs. Then more bugs. Then more bugs. Today’s excellent musical selection was “New Summer” by Young Galaxy.

Today we visit Upper Credit and walk along the river. Music was “Your Life, Your Call” by Junip. Thanks to Ken of the Dicksnjanes podcast for donating his audio without knowing it. Thanks to Gary for the cool crickets audio. And thanks for listening :).

A trip to Wye Marsh near Midland. What a beautiful place. You should go. Thanks to The Roadside Graves for their amazing song “Love Me More” available free for download. Happy Father’s Day to Dad and all the other assorted Dink Dads out there. I’ll be posting a few photos below (if you’re on the website) once I have a chance.

The BIG REVEAL. To find what exactly WHAT HAPPENED at the end of episode 144, go to www.chubcreek.com and click on episode 145 and see the photo for yourself. Or if you’re already here, you can see it above. Crazy right? Music this week was “Hectic Zeniths” from Type One Era (feat. careful). Here’s the cute rabbit video. Here’s a version of the Myers-Briggs personality test you can do yourself. My results were INTP. Here’s Gary’s Toaster Song. Thanks to Marie for hosting the Dink Dolls and Terrie for her cat Charlie’s Crazy Cat sounds. And thanks to Brenda Dayne of Cast-On. More photos below:

Back for some chatter, badly repressed anger, Mom and Dad, Monarchs, Moths, fireworks, dinosaurs, Hobbits, and a cliffhanger. Thanks especially to my new friend Sam Van Dyke for his song “Don’t Bet On Me”. You can also check him out on Youtube.

Mostly noisy. Basically I recorded my Mom and Dad trashing my kitchen and making it awesome again. Thanks to you both, I wouldn’t have a clue without you. Also thanks for audio contributions this week from Yuka, Terrie, Toni, Doug, Siri, and Cindy. Thanks to Modo Stare for their track “Summit”. It’s available for free download at SoundCloud.

A double trek today, starting out at a segment of the Bruce Trail out near Georgetown, following the lovely Credit River, then later a peaceful and introspective chat from Terra Cotta conservation area. Thanks to Ken for being my muse this week, you are an inspiration for those of us stuttering idiots who can’t say anything real. Big love and thanks to Mom and Dad for joining me on my hike and letting me record their every word, and again, Happy Mother’s day all of the various mommas out there, and especially to my dear mom, Patty. You are truly you. Music this week was “Frightened” by Easter Island, downloaded from One Track Mind.

Spring has finally arrived on the banks of Chub Creek. Yay! Join me for a peaceful walk along Fallbrook Trail near Georgetown Ontario. Thanks to Doug and Clara (Doug’s podcast is slugisdoug.com) Other podcasts mentioned on this episode were: The Scarborough Dude (Dicksnjanes), Shane Potvin (Shane and Tom’s Squeezebox) Tim Coyne (The Hollywood Podcast, Talks with Tim), Anthony Marco (Anthony Marco’s Podcast Emporium), Andrew Currie (Dyscultured), Adam Gratrix (Transpondency), Bob Goyetche (Best Episode Ever, BobStuph), Junior (Eavesdropping, Heroes in Rehab:TB), Eric and Rachelle (Tip Tap Tip), Mark Blevis (markblevis.com), Keith McNally, Coach RoboCraig, Picard102, JK Lanktree and Mike (Vinyl Countdown). I’m adding them all to my playlist today. So should you. Music today was “Today We’re Believers” by Canadian band, Canoe, found at One Track Mind. And once more, thank you to Terrie for being one of the all time most loyal Chub Creek listeners ever.

Settle in because it’s a long one. Join me, the kids, my folks, donkeys, asses, goats, pigs, The Toronto Blue Jays, the Toronto Subway and much more in this extended edition of Chub Creek. Special thanks to Bosco Delray for their track “Evil Lives (Ad Rock Remix)” and to Digitalism for theirs: “2 Hearts”. Please support these artist by visiting them online and buying their tunes.

In the slightly short but terrifying episode we feature still more adventures with deadly and dangerous Canadian wild creatures. If you can BEAR it, come along as we pass under massive soaring black crows, cower under the deafening wail of the Canadian Goose, spelunk in caves that may or not contain hibernating bears and dangerous falling overhead rocks, discover the cold loving “Ice Pawns” and narrowly escape the rabbit devouring, squeaking mink. Musical selection today was a beautiful performance of approximately two out of the “Four Short Pieces for Solo Double Bass” by DaXun Zhang.

A great little trek (okay not little - our legs were killing us after) at Mono Cliffs trail in the snow with my folks, and some fun soundseeing at a local diner where we spoiled our supper together. You couldn’t really hear it, but just to give them credit, the music at the very beginning was “Know Til Now” by Jim James, and “Climbing Walls” by Strange Talk. The obnoxious (not really) song later on was “Sod in the Seed” by Why? Enjoy :)