Podcasts about Skateland

As Love Austin Music Months enters the home stretch, let's visit a recent Studio 1A from an old friend. Skateland played our Free Week Show in 2023, and the next month he was our Artist of the Month ahead of his debut EP New Wave Revivial. In the almost two years since, he's played SXSW […] The post Skateland: “Postcards” (Recorded Live in Studio 1A) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

The State Fair is about nostalgia for many of us, and if there is one booth that captures the nostalgia of growing up in Minnesota, it's The Minnesotan.   The White Bear Lake staple is in their 3rd year with a booth at the fair, and everyone smiles as they look at shirts with logos of the now closed White Bear Mariner High school, or Skateland or Reggie's Dance Land on Lake Minnetonka. Corey Roberts is the mind behind it all and joins us to talk about it!

The State Fair is about nostalgia for many of us, and if there is one booth that captures the nostalgia of growing up in Minnesota, it's The Minnesotan.   The White Bear Lake staple is in their 3rd year with a booth at the fair, and everyone smiles as they look at shirts with logos of the now closed White Bear Mariner High school, or Skateland or Reggie's Dance Land on Lake Minnetonka. Corey Roberts is the mind behind it all and joins us to talk about it!

Actor Taylor Handley booked his third audition at the age of 13. With nearly three decades of experience in the industry, you've seen him in hit projects including "The O.C.," "Southland," "Vegas," "APB," and most recently, "Griselda," and "Mayor of Kingstown." But Taylor explains that it was't until "Mayor" where he got the chance to play a character with a multiple season arc. In an unforgettable audition story, Taylor shares how he was almost passed over for the role until he decided to fight for it. Today, Taylor and Alyshia discuss the importance of managing your money as an artist, why actors shouldn't take getting cut personally, and what it means to have the X factor. These are the unforgettable stories that landed Taylor Handley right here. GUEST LINKS: IMDB: Taylor Handley INSTAGRAM: @mrtaylorhandley CREDITS: Griselda Mayor of Kingstown Magnum P.I. Bird Box Animal Kingdom APB Vegas Chasing Mavericks Southland The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning The O.C. Dawson's Creek THAT ONE AUDITION'S LINKS: For exclusive content surrounding this and all podcast episodes, sign up for our amazing newsletter at AlyshiaOchse.com. And don't forget to snap and post a photo while listening to the show and tag me: @alyshiaochse & @thatoneaudition THAT ONE AUDITION'S LINKS: SELF TAPE MAY: Class is BACK! WHAT TYPE OF ACTOR ARE YOU: Quiz !!! THE BRIDGE FOR ACTORS: Become a WORKING ACTOR THE PRACTICE TRACK: Membership to Practice Weekly CONSULTING: Get 1-on-1 advice for your acting career from Alyshia Ochse COACHING: Get personalized coaching from Alyshia on your next audition or role INSTAGRAM: @alyshiaochse INSTAGRAM: @thatoneaudition WEBSITE: AlyshiaOchse.com ITUNES: Subscribe to That One Audition on iTunes SPOTIFY: Subscribe to That One Audition on Spotify STITCHER: Subscribe to That One Audition on Stitcher CREDITS: Host/Producer: Alyshia Ochse WRITER: Erin McCluskey WEBSITE & GRAPHICS: Chase Jennings SOCIAL: Alara Cerikcioglu

Preview indie music by Skateland, The Sweet Kill, The Sleeping Souls, Nick Hudson, Pet Needs, The Veldt, Sabatta, Emmi Iida, Lovelorn Dolls and Austel. 

Friday September 22, 2023 *** Brandon's throwback photo comments keep rolling in *** Friends and other 90's TV shows that stand the test of time *** Kelly reminisces as Wynne Skateland celebrates 50 years *** What is Anti-ghosting and why Brandon would rather ghost *** High Five - Conway man heads to Mullet Championship *** Kraft singles recalling cheese *** New dating trend - Embracing your cringe ***

 Welcome to Raw Mind Sports Podcast!  In today's episode, we're lacing up our skates for something special!  We're thrilled to introduce you to Denise Watson, the proud owner of Sky Vue Skateland in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, a family-run gem since the swinging 60s. Skating isn't just a pastime; it's a sport with a rich history, and today, we're gliding into an exciting episode that'll make you roll with excitement!  Stay tuned as we dive deep into the world of skating with Denise.  #RawMindSports #SkatingRinkStories #LocalBusinessSpotlight #RollWithExcitement 

LEGENDARY PRODUCER AND DJ FAT JACK FROM L.A. SOUND CONTROL MOB, COMPTON'S MOST WANTED, SIR JINX, DJ POOH, UNCLE JAMM'S ARMY, MC EIHT , DK TOON, I- SMOOTH-7, ABSTRACT TRIBE UNIQUE, PIGEON JOHN, FREESTYLE FELLOWSHIP , GANGAH K, VOLUME 10, MEDUSA, SACH FROM THE NONCE, MYKA- 9, ACEYALONE, BROTHER J FROM X KLAN, TOMEICKO , AND ON AND ON AND ON ...DID YOU KNOW DR. DRE AND ICE CUBE USED TO PRACTICE MIXING IN HIS GARAGE? COOLIO, DJ SLIP , ALONZO FROM THE WORLD CLASS WRECKING CREW, EGYPTIAN LOVER, AND SO MANY OTHER O.G.S FROM LOS ANGELES HAVE HIM TO APPRECIATE FOR GREAT SOUNDS, VIBES, MIXING, AND FORWARD MOVEMENT MUSIC . OLD SCHOOL " SKATELAND" SKATING RINK IN THE 1980'S, THE GOOD LIFE CAFE, AND PROJECT BLOWED ARE SOME OF THE SPOTS AFFILIATED WITH THIS MUSICAL GIANT. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tomeickoshow/message

We’re still only in the first handful of days for 2023, and in the Live Music Capital of the World…you know what that means. It’s Free Week! And if you haven’t heard yet, KUTX has a locally-curated showcase coming up in a couple days. It’ll kick off 8PM this Friday at Cheer Up Charlie’s with […]

I will be back to my "brief tips" in the next episode. About this show: Martin Brossman & Dave Baldwin interview Denise Watkins with Sky-Vue Skateland. She shares her story of learning about online marketing, serving the COVID shutdown, and other challenges in the last few years. Find here on Alignable at https://www.alignable.com/rocky-mount-nc/sky-vue-skateland-3 and their website https://skyvueskateland.com/ Learn about the Alignable Brick and Mortar closed business Roundtable DoJo that Martin Brossman and Dave Baldwin offer on Alignable: https://groupsfinder.alignable.com/expert-groups/main-street-mastermind You can also join our open Brick and Mortar group at https://www.alignable.com/groups/brick-mortar-business-owners Here is the link to the original video: https://youtu.be/oG5jQXtTR4w My Success Coaching website is https://Coachingsupport.com . To join Martin Brossman's Small Business Monthly News Letter for useful tips and more, sign-up here: https://bit.ly/MartinsNewsletter If you value this podcast, share it! Email me what shows you like and what you want more of. Please include the word podcast and the show you are referencing in the subject line to martin@martinbrossman.com - Find all my online content at https://linktr.ee/martinbrossman

SUMMARY In this episode Nick sits down with his friend, and YM360 General Editor and Content Director, Kerry Ray. Kerry is a veteran with over 3 decades of experience in church ministry, all in student ministry. Kerry and Nick talk about the ways in which technology has changed and shaped the ways of doing ministry. And Kerry also talks about the importance of going to a teenager's "turf" or showing up in their life, relationally. Come hang out with us on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/hybridministry Or grab show notes and transcripts at http://www.hybridministry.xyz SHOWNOTES YM360 http://www.ym360.com MINISTRY TO PARENTS https://ministrytoparents.com/ MY YOUTH MIN https://myyouthmin.com/ EPISODE 016 ON HOW THE IPHONE CHANGED THINGS WITH DERRY PRENKERT https://merry-swamp-3547.fireside.fm/016 TIMECODES 00:00-02:49 Intro 02:49-05:55 Kerry's Intro and Experience 05:55-09:12 What it's like no longer being in the trenches of ministry 09:12-13:44 What was life in ministry like before the cell phone and after? 13:44-16:22 Is technology what created FOMO? 16:22-21:00 What is contact work? 21:00-32:58 Can we use technology to our advantage in ministry efforts? 32:58-34:27 Outro TRANSCRIPT Nick Clason (00:01): Hey, what is up everybody? Welcome to another episode of the Hybrid Ministry Podcast, episode 19. We've been doing 19 of these. I can't freaking believe it in your catcher. It might be 20, because we posted as Double Zero pilot. I kind of hate when people do that, and then I, I went and did it. So, anyway, uh, as always, I am your host, Nick Clason, excited to be with you. And today you're in for a treat because number one, I'm not just gonna ramble in your ear holes the entire time, like I have been for the last several episodes, but two, I'm bringing on one of my really good friends. His name is Kerry Ray. He is the director of editing and publications right now at YM 360, which is, YM Youth Min, right? Youth Ministry 360. And he has 30 years of church ministry experience, particularly in the student ministry and youth ministry space. Nick Clason (00:58): So, let me caveat all of that to say this is a ministry podcast, not specific in particular to youth ministry. However, that being said, um, you know that I am a 12 year youth ministry veteran, and so a lot of my connections and conversations come in the youth ministry space. And so, um, I just will caveat all this to say that today is going to be a very youth ministry centric conversation. Um, but all of it is going to be couched sort of in, uh, digital, right? And, and so what Kerry is gonna be talking about, um, and what I did is I, we had an interview and it went really well, and it went really long. And so I decided, I think I'm actually gonna bite, uh, split this up into two more bite size pieces. And so, episode one is gonna come out this week, episode two, or part two of this, I should say, is gonna drop on Thanksgiving Day, so you can enjoy it on the way to your, um, grandmother's house over the river and through the woods. Nick Clason (01:59): So in this first part in particular, he's gonna talk a little bit about his experience, um, what he's seen and how he's seen digital play a role in that. And then he talks about, um, a thing that I first learned from him, but he says he's still primarily from young Life called contact work, right? And if you've been around this podcast at all, you've known, we talked about showing up where they are, um, which is what Jesus did, honestly, right? He, he showed up where we were, he put on skin, he became human. And so that's what he talks about, and he kind of gives the basis for it and why it's important. Um, and so that's gonna be today. Um, so hopefully you enjoy it. And so, without any further ado, we're gonna get started. And you'll notice just how well I am as a host when we plan this thing, when you hear how we get started. So here we go. 3, 2, 1. Check it out. Hey, Kerry Ray (02:50): Is whoa gonna go first on, Nick Clason (02:53): Man? Come on. Doesn't even listen to instructions. Kerry Ray (02:57): I did. I thought you said, I'll do a thing later. And then you go ahead and introduce Nick Clason (03:02): Yourself. I'm keeping all this in. This is Kerry, everybody. Kerry, introduce yourself to the tens and tens of listeners that I have. Kerry Ray (03:10): Hey, tens of listeners. My name is Kerry Ray. I am the director of publishing for Y M 360 in Birmingham, Alabama. Uh, YM 360 Youth Ministry 360. Uh, before that, uh, this is my first year actually as a director of publishing, whatever that means. Uh, I did, uh, before that, I did, uh, right about three decades in the student ministry seat, um, in multiple denominations of churches, in churches, multiple states, uh, different sizes, churches, different size, not sizes, different size churches, um, multisites single sites, uh, single sites that wanted to be multisite, uh, . I've been, I've been around the block and, and seen a lot of things, man. Um, but yeah, I've been in the youth ministry for right at 30 years. And, um, this was my first, actually at the time of this recording, this was my, this last Easter was my first Easter, uh, in, in here in 2022, was my first Easter in 30 years, not to be on staff at a church. Kerry Ray (04:15): So it was quite the different thing to sit in there as a regular person who could see all the things going wrong, but uh, was not responsible for, for fixing any of them. Um, and so it was great. It was, it was really great. Um, it's weird now on Saturday nights after, you know, you get in a routine for 30 years. Uh, Saturday nights are kind of a weird thing because you go to church on Sunday mornings, but you're not going to work, you know, to do all the things. Um, so, and you go with a family on, on a Sunday morning, it's whole thing. Just a different world, man. So I've, uh, like I said, I've been, I got to wife 360 in October of 2022, um, and started a, a new thing. We, we work in, uh, Y 360, if you don't know, we're, we're part, um, publishing. Kerry Ray (05:06): And, uh, we create content for student ministries, youth ministries, all over the world to use. Um, and we also do camps. We have a, a generate by Y 360, uh, which does camp all across different locations. We had this last summer, summer of 2022. We, I believe we were in 20, 23 or 24 locations, um, running camps, 20. We had three different teams spread out all over. Uh, so it was great. My, my section of that, we create all of the, uh, written material, all the devotional material, all of the, um, all the written material for camps. Um, so yeah, it's been a lot of fun. It's very different. And then I get to, uh, coach student ministries, youth pastors, all across the place. Um, I've been doing that for around seven years, so, yeah. Nice. Yeah. Lot of fun. Lot of fun. Nick Clason (05:59): So let me ask you this, just, this isn't one of the questions I sent you. I'm already going off script, but, uh, do you enjoy Saturday nights and Sunday mornings not being responsible for stuff, or is there like an element of you that misses it at all? Kerry Ray (06:15): Oh, absolutely. I think anytime you do something for a significant amount of your life, um, there's a part of you that missed that, um, that misses, um, you know, just being around and, and, and knowing all the faces and knowing who's where. And, um, yeah, there's just part of it that you kind of miss a little bit of it. There's some part, and maybe this will make sense for some of you listening who've done anything for a significant amount of time, there's parts that you miss that you don't know why you miss, or you don't even know what you miss. You just say something's weird and off and just seems a little different. Um, yeah. But yeah, there, there's pieces and parts. There's definitely pieces and parts that I don't miss. Kerry Ray (06:56): You know, I don't miss, you know, being gone all day on a Sunday. Um, I don't miss, um, I the whole getting to be a part like you go as a family and do stuff with as a family, uh, that's really brand new. Yeah. Um, and, and it's, it's been great. My, my kids, I, my wife and I have two kids. We have an eight year old and a 14 just turned 14 a couple days ago. And so this is such a significant time in both of their lives mm-hmm. that it is great to be, you know, just a dad and not a staff member. Um, and to get, to get to sit in, I'll tell you, you know, a little bit of a confession. It's also difficult. Um, we're at a smaller church now, and, um, having been in large church ministry for so long, um, now that my daughter is participating in ministry, and, you know, that ministry is, you know, trying to figure itself out and mm-hmm. and, and go through all the, you know, all the growing pains of, of a growing ministry. And I'm sitting on the sidelines and thinking, gosh, , that's awkward. I can help that, but I don't wanna, you know, I don't wanna white knight, you know, come in when my, on my high horse and, and quote unquote fix it for them. Especially with, Nick Clason (08:16): You're fixing it as the YM 360 guy. Are you fixing it as Madison dad, as dad? Are you fixing it as a church volunteer? Like, what, yeah. What's Kerry Ray (08:26): Your role, right? Or are you fixing as the guy that quote unquote knows it all right. So, you know, you don't, you don't wanna be that guy. Um, so yeah, it's, it's just been, it's been weird. That's, that's kind of the honest thing is to have done a thing, and I think this is true at anything, not just ministry, but having, you know, if you were, if you were a cabinet maker and you walked in and people were, you know, fumbling around with a hammer trying to build a cabinet, and you're just biting your, you know, biting your closed fist, going, oh, no, that's not how you, you do it . Um, so it, it's that, I mean, and not saying that they're not doing a great job. Um, they are, they're doing well in figuring it out. They're just, you know, figuring it out. Um, and they're going through some, some growing pain in that process. So yeah, that's, that's what we're doing as a family right Nick Clason (09:13): Now. So I'm, I'm curious, Kerry, like two or three episodes ago, I'll link it, you know, in the show notes, but I had, uh, my friend d Pinker on, and we talked about, um, how he, he has a similar longevity track record that you do, and he talked about how the invention of the iPhone was a pretty monumental, like, milestone marker for him in youth ministry. Like he kinda remembers ministry before the invention, um, and widespread use of the iPhone, and then post the invention and widespread use of the iPhone. Do you have, would you say you have a similar, um, experience with that? Like, did you, did you notice that being a pretty big milestone thing in student ministry and in your career noticing how students interacted? Did that change things? Did you, um, have to program or think about things differently because of technology and it's, you know, interwoven into the culture? Kerry Ray (10:11): Um, honestly, I, I think the iPhone changed not programming so much as it changed, um, advertising. And I know that's a big no-no word. You know, in the church world, you're not supposed to see the things you're doing as a quote unquote product or something you are promoting. Um, but you are, you're, you're promoting a thing, um, come be a part of this, whether it's a camp, a Wednesday night, a Sunday morning, you are trying to tell people this is a thing we have, um, otherwise you're sitting there by yourself. Um, and so I think it changed, I think it changed dramatically how we engaged with, with students. Hmm. , um, I don't think so much at all. It, it really changed programming. Um, but it definitely changed the way we engaged. It definitely changed, um, the level of intentionality that you had to put behind, uh, promotion and how you promoted and how you celebrated. Kerry Ray (11:15): Uh, it also gave you kind of an open door, you know, whether you want it to be or not. A lot of youth ministry is word of mouth. Yeah. Um, I always used to kinda call it the skating rink effect when I was a kid. You know, the skating rink was, was a thing. , sadly, that'll show you my age. The skating rink was a thing, and we didn't, in middle school specifically, you didn't know why it was a thing. Yeah. You just knew that's where everybody was. Mm-hmm. . And, uh, but it was word of mouth, you know? It was, it wasn't the, the skating rink when I grew up, the skating, it was called fun time, skate land. Uh, it wasn't that fun time. Skateland had this giant marketing, you know, this this monumental system or this, this thing that they were doing. They were like, come to fun time. Kerry Ray (12:01): It was just, it was word of mouth. And the middle school, you know, that that's where everybody was going on on a Friday night. They were going to fun time. And you talked about it in the hallways, and people do, and I think in cinema ministry, whether we want it to be or not, it, it's always been a word of mouth. You know, I'm, you know, why do, why do so many kids show up to this one event, this all nighter that you do? Well, because the word got out that these people are going and the other people wanna go. And then it snowballs into this thing. Um, and I think the word of mouth became digital. Word of mouth. Um, and you could, you could digitally have a megaphone to, to broadcast that thing versus just relying on word of mouth. Yeah. Um, and so that changed the game. Kerry Ray (12:47): So it changed. Um, the only thing I would say in programming, uh, uh, that it would change was that you had to be, or you started to be a little more intentional about recording the things that you were doing mm-hmm. and putting them out there for people to see later. Yeah. Uh, and to advertise with. Um, that's probably the only way it really changed. And I would say it changed programming. It would just, Hey, we want to capture certain things. And so we would talk about, as a team, uh, what are the things we wanna maybe capture tonight and, and broadcast so that people can see it and try to leverage the fomo, you know, the, the, that FOMO piece mm-hmm. is, is a real deal, the invention of the iPhone, Instagram, now TikTok, um, even, even be, you know, be real. It is that FOMO piece of what's happening in the moment. Who's doing what, Ooh, I wanna be a part of that. Mm-hmm. , that's what changed. I think that's what changed. Nick Clason (13:45): So would you say before that, that fomo for someone my age, who's only done ministry in an iPhone generation, is fomo a recent phenomenon since the invention of technology and things like that? Or was that always a part of it? Now you just can see it with your own eyes that you Oh, you're right now missing out. Kerry Ray (14:07): Yeah. No, FOMO has always existed. Um, it wasn't called that, but you know, there was always that, you know, nobody wants to be left out. Everybody wants to be, um, they did say it for hundreds, hundreds of years. They've been saying for years, you know, that, um, when you walk into a building, but think about yourself anytime, iPhone or not, you walk into a restaurant in a busy time of the day for a restaurant mm-hmm. , and you're the, there's maybe one other person in the restaurant. There's something inside of you that goes, it could be the greatest restaurant ever. It could be the best food, best atmosphere, but there's something inside you that intrinsically goes, huh, yeah, something's wrong. What's wrong with this, this ? And, and I think that's, I think that's who we are as, as human beings. When you walk into a store, there's nobody shopping there. When you, when you go to a gym and you work and there's, you're what, what's midnight? That's if you're doing it in a time where typically there would be people there, whether we walk into a church now, um, and there's, you know, there's nobody really attending. You go, huh? When you walk outta that, you don't say, you know, man, that was great. You go, man, that was great. I wonder why nobody goes. Nick Clason (15:27): Yeah. Well, it's interesting, right? Cause none of that's based on the actual content maybe. Nope. Of like, oh, that was a great message I really resonated with, or whatever. Like what you're noticing is like the social equity landscape of like, what's going on around you, looking around, no one's there. And Kerry Ray (15:44): It is a thing, and it is a thing. I think that thing has always existed. And I think whether it's the iPhone or social media, um, has just exacerbated that and made it, yeah. A more prominent thing turned the volume up, if you will, uh, has made it a more prominent thing, more obvious thing. Um, the, but I think it's always been there. Uh, I think it's, you know, when you were eight years old and didn't get invited to a birthday party and you knew other people did mm-hmm. , that's, you had fomo, you were missing out. Um, I think that's just a, a human thing. Nick Clason (16:22): Yeah. Yeah. Absolutely. So you and I connected, you were at a church in Cincinnati. I was at a church in Cincinnati, and we were on the doorstep of working together. Um, and so in that process, I guess, I mean, I guess it was even formal. We had formal interviews and stuff. Um, you explained to me, uh, a thing that, I don't know if you came up with this or coined it or whatever, but you called it contact work. Um, so explain a little bit to our listeners, like what that is, where it comes from, maybe the theological or biblical basis for it. Um, and, uh, like then I wanna kind of explore, is that type of work, is that type of ministry, is that possible more and more as we enter into this digital space? But first of all, give us just a little bit of like a background of like, what is it, um, what are you talking about with contact work? I think when I heard it, I never heard it called that, but it was very intrinsic to me. Like, I was like, oh, yeah, this makes sense, right? As a youth pastor, like, this is what I'm trying to do. I just never kind of put this label to it. So explain that a little bit. Kerry Ray (17:32): Yeah. Well, I definitely did not, uh, coin the phrase contact work. Um, that is, um, I served for a while, um, in young life, and that is a, that is a big, big piece of young life. If anybody's listening who has ever been a part or knows anything about young life, contact work is one of their core tenants. Um, they put a lot of, a lot of energy and effort and strategy Nick Clason (18:00): Into Andre good at contact work. That's, that's probably what they're best, I would say. Kerry Ray (18:04): Oh, they're, yeah, they're excellent at it. And it's because they value it. It's such a high value, um, for them. Like I said, it's one of their core tenants. Um, it's such a high value that they do it well. Um, and so borrowing that phrase from those guys, um, I just learned it and saw it done really well and saw it valued. Um, and so I, I kind of adopted it into early on into, um, what I was doing, and it was, it was going where they are versus expecting them to come to you. Hmm. Um, contact work at, at its core is, uh, young life would call it earning the right to be heard. Um, but it is, or maybe you hear them say, um, doing things on their turf mm-hmm. , um, so to speak. But basically it is, it is going to where the students are mm-hmm. versus sitting and expecting them to come to you, and then you're putting in the time with them in their places where they feel comfortable and confident, and where they maybe kinda run the show versus your place behind these walls, behind this door where you're in charge and are expecting them to, to do certain, certain things. Um, contact, contact work. Oops, sorry. Contact work is something that is something that we have done for years. It's an expectation. Kerry Ray (19:37): Sorry, my headphones went out for a second. Nick Clason (19:40): Oh, no, you're good. Contact work is sounds great to me. So, Kerry Ray (19:42): Okay. Contact work is, is something that, um, I have, you know, expected is the best word to use of any staff we have I've ever had on, on a, on a church staff. Um, it is, it's that big of a deal. Um, for example, when I had interns and, you know, we were only allowed, you know, what, 15 hours with an intern mm-hmm. mm-hmm. 10 of those hours with contact work, and I would ask them to, you know, fill out a form that tells me where they were going, what they were doing, who they, who they hung out with and talked to. Mm-hmm. , it was that big of a deal. I wanted them to value it. Um, that's when I first started in ministry. Early on, we didn't call it that. Um, but that was my role. Um, I had an older youth pastor who kinda looked at me and sat me down and said, Hey man, I, I'm too old to go run with the Bulls. Um, so , I'm gonna ask you to do that, and I'm gonna expect you to be in the school. I'm gonna expect you to be the one at the games. I'll still be the guy preaching, but, and you know, teaching, teaching you how to do those things, but, you know, you're the guy that's gonna run around with 'em. You can call it Tide Piper, whatever you wanna call it, but it is going and building relationships with students, with teenagers on their turf where they are at instead of expecting them to come to you. Nick Clason (21:02): Yeah. I think, and I think, like for me, man, the basis really of me starting this whole podcast is realizing that, uh, digital can play a role in that. You know, I think for churches, a lot of churches, uh, get stuck into their, like, programming schedule. It's Wednesday night, Sunday morning, whatever, and not realizing that there's another 167 unclaimed hours that students are living life doing their thing. Um, you know, so that can obviously be done in person, but how would you say, have you seen that be either possible, or would you say like, yeah, that's not even really a possibility, uh, to show up on their turf in like a digital or more of like a hybrid type of way? Kerry Ray (21:53): Lemme back up for a second first, and I can say that one, it's, it's part of what we're called to do. Mm-hmm. , if you're in ministry, um, we're supposed to be following and living as Jesus did. And what you never saw in the New Testament was Jesus just sit still somewhere and say, you know, everybody come to me. Mm-hmm. , I'm not going anywhere. I'm gonna sit here , you know, in Jerusalem. I'm just gonna sit here and expect you to come to me. He traveled, he, he went around from town to town, place to place sharing and talking. And part of that was, you know, just getting around the people. Mm-hmm. , um, the people that, you know, he came to this place to die for was just to be amongst and, and interact with those people. Um, and that's part of our calling we're, we can't just sit in a church. Kerry Ray (22:43): You could have the greatest program in the world, but you sitting in a church and just expecting people to come to you is one arrogant too. Mm-hmm. , it's foolish. Three, it's ineffective. Um, it just doesn't, it's not the thing you can't, that's not who you're called to be. You're called to, to be out and about. And with people, people, these students are, you're calling, they're, they're coming to know Christ is your calling. And, and it can't be, I'm just sitting here and the kids that get here, that's great. The kids who don't hate it for them, um, that that's not okay. Yeah. So let's start there. Uh, number two, um, it, it matters to your community. Um, you hopefully want your church, your ministry, your student ministry. You want that to, to have such an impact on the lives of the people in your community, no matter their age, that if it disappeared, people would care. Mm-hmm. Nick Clason (23:40): . Yeah. Kerry Ray (23:41): And to do that, you can't sit in your ivory tower literally and, and expect that to happen. You've got to go out and make some sort of impact, some sort of influence. Uh, and I think in the world we live in the, with the, um, deification, if you will, you know, all of the, you know, I am, you know, de deconstructing my, my religious experience. Um, people are weary. People are weary, people are leery I'll rhyme there. Uh, they're both, they are, they're, um, suspicious mm-hmm. of church. Like, what do you, you know, what do you want from me? Oh, you just want my money. Um, and we've got, if you're talking about students and general teenagers, uh, we've got, this is the first group generation that was raised by students who bowed out years ago. You know, statistically they're, they're called the nuns. N o n E S, not n u n S. Kerry Ray (24:42): But the parents are the people who were in student ministry, you know, maybe. And then they bowed out and their parents didn't, you know, didn't raise them in church. And so now they're having kids of their own. And, and so it's, it's blank slates. So you've got parents who don't know, who don't know church. You've got students who don't know church. Um, they're blank canvases. And so, uh, we are, should be out and about if nothing else trying to, trying to show and be the hands of Jesus Christ, the hands of beauty of Christ in these communities in which we are called the love administer to, um, digitally, um, I, I, let's be honest, we watched these last couple years with Covid shutting everything down. Mm-hmm. , we watched the churches who, and the student ministries who had embraced a, a different philosophy versus the come to me. Kerry Ray (25:40): Um, they transitioned better. I won't say, well, I will say they had, they made it through the Covid piece a little better mm-hmm. than the churches and the student ministries who lived in the come to us mentality. Um, but let's be honest, I think everybody struggled with it. Uh, because even young life, uh, who is excellent at contact work, I watched Young Life struggled to find themselves because they couldn't do that anymore. Yeah. They couldn't do the face to face interaction, and they had to try to do it in a digital format, and it didn't work as well. Sounds, um, it, it failed. Um, yeah. And it struggled. I mean, some of it, I mean, he, it kinda worked. Not really. I, I would say it failed. Um, even, you know, the big players in, in student industry, the people who were doing this, the guys out like, you know, um, fields and Josh, Doug Fields and Josh out in California went to a digital format. Kerry Ray (26:38): And I don't know, I, I haven't talked to these guys about it, so I'm gonna assume, but I, I would assume if you, you asked those guys, they would tell you that it was not what it was. Mm-hmm. , did they do the big digital thing? Well, sure they did. Yeah. But I don't, I don't think it was what it was before that. Yeah. I don't think they got the same interaction. It's a, it's a lot of work for a little payoff. Um, I know at the time of covid, I was in, uh, church in Cincinnati, Ohio, and our middle school ministry was tied to the weekends mm-hmm. , and it was kinda a show up to church, and you go to this thing, but our high school was built offsite. Um, and we had had multiple years where the students had built communities, it houses across the city, and those communities met offsite, and it was in that community that those students lived in with small group leaders that lived in that community that those students lived in. Kerry Ray (27:33): And those students were showing up and inviting people into this thing because it was their thing. Mm-hmm. , um, it was kind of their turf, but with our, uh, blanket over the top of it. Sure. It was, but it was still their thing. Um, and when Covid hit, I got to see firsthand middle school, they come to us, we shut that down for a little bit, then we tried to do it digitally. It just didn't fly. Um, it was a struggle to put, you know, 10 kids in the room, in, in a digital room, uh, high school. I don't think, if I looked at the numbers, and I tracked them every week, I think in total we lost two students. Wow. Two, why? And we actually picked up a few. Why? Because they had already built this community that was not attached to the come, come and see mm-hmm. , Kerry Ray (28:31): It was, it was a community. So when we took that community that already existed and just moved it to a digital format, they, they still do the same people. It was still, it was built on a different thing. Mm-hmm. , it was centered around community and not centered around come and see Yes. Or come and participate. Yeah. Um, so it, it, it, it mattered. It, it changed. And I, like I said, I watched, um, during those, during the covid years, got to see, you know, there were plenty of churches that that died. There were plenty of churches that are still, you know, where a year out now when this is being recorded. And they are still struggling with putting the pieces back together. I don't think, I don't think ministry, I don't think church will ever quite be the same. Um, post covid. Interesting. But, and I think youth ministry is harder, um, because I think students got realize they didn't have to be there. Kerry Ray (29:25): Mm-hmm. , uh, the church kids stopped going. The, the non-church kids never went. Uh, and we had a generation now that has been raised at least for a couple of years, you think of a sixth grader, they went through sixth, seventh, and part of grade without ever being in a so ninth grade in that time where it's already hard to be a part of a community because you drive for the first time, you've got some freedom in ninth and 10th grade. Yeah. Depending on your age and your state, uh, you start having freedom, you start working, um, you start doing other things. It's already hard in the, in the youth industry world. For those of you listening to this that are in, in ministry, you know, that time is already difficult anyway. But now you've got a group who went three years without engaging at all mm-hmm. , Kerry Ray (30:08): Uh, and then behind them is another group that went three years without engaging at all. And behind them is another group that, you know, hey, which is babies at the time. So it's going to be a difficult dig out. Um, and I think that that actually makes this contact work piece even more relevant. Mm-hmm. . Now to your question, if, can it be digital? I don't know. I, I have not seen that work super well. Um, now I will tell you this, we all know that, um, for a teenager, uh, when you, and I think of the friends we make, you know, they say, well, my friend, you know, you like, you think my friend that I play, you know, call on duty with, you know, that lives in California. You're like, you never, you, you live in Alabama, you don't know that kid , but you're like, no, I play with them every day. Kerry Ray (31:00): I, you know, I spend hours with them on a headset, you know, shooting people and, and you know, talking about stuff over the headset to them that is a real friend. Yeah. Um, that barrier has dropped mm-hmm. to us as adults. You know, I think, you know, for those of you that don't know, those of us, you know, over the age of, let's call it 27 ish, you know, we're digital. We're digital immigrants. Mm-hmm. , we're, we come with baggage of how technology works and how it should be used and utilized, and, uh, where our teenagers and below, or digital natives mm-hmm. , there's never been a time where they did not know technology. There's never been a time where social media was not interactive for them. Um, and so we as adults, as digital immigrants, let's use that instead of adults, us as digital immigrants, we look at, um, online friendships, online relationships, um, and go, that's weird. Kerry Ray (32:03): Um, that's not a thing. But to them as digital natives, that has always been the thing that has always been very real. Um, dating apps and, you know, swiping left and right. And I mean, that went from like a silly thing. Like, you know, this is those of us, again as digital immigrants, look at that and go, come on. Um, you know, you're just, you're just, you know, trying to find a hot dude or hot girl and hook up. But for them, they're like, no, I, I'm trying to find a relationship. I get to know people this way. Yeah. Um, it's, it's fascinating. Yeah. Um, so I think there is, there, there's gotta be a way for that to happen mm-hmm. , and we've gotta figure out this, and I'd go back to contact work. There's gotta be a way for contact work to happen in a digital context. But there is some, there is something to set for a loss of the, the face to face because the face to face is so significant. Nick Clason (32:58): Wow. Well, wasn't that awesome? I'm so excited for you to hear and learn from part two. Um, anything and everything that Kerry mentioned, uh, YM 360, my youth min, um, all those things. Um, and also Derry's episode. I'm gonna link all of those in the show notes, which you can grab a in your podcast catcher or be over at hybridministry.xyz. And I would really encourage you, because he said a lot of really good things. And if you're like me and you listen on 1.5 or two times speed, uh, you may have not caught it, or you're driving or you mowing the lawn or whatever you're doing, head to hybridministry.xyz and you can grab a full transcript of this episode so that you can have and use to utilize at your discretion. That's a thing that we do and produce for you, um, for a hundred percent free. Nick Clason (33:49): So we just wanna let you know that that is available there for you to check out at http://hybridministry.xyz If you found this helpful and I'm sure that you did, please give it a share. Send it to someone that you know, maybe in youth ministry, um, and leave us a rating or a review. That would be really, really helpful for us. We would love to, uh, hear that. So, um, we will chat with you guys next time. Excited to share with you part two of this episode. But until then, we'll talk again later by.

As Tommy laced up his roller skates to hit the rink at Mosaic Skateland, he realized it was his first time on roller skates…What could go wrong? Skateland is open from 11:00 am – 10:00 pm and is open daily from June 25 - September 25

This week we definitively end the GateGate controversy, and the guys answer a series of Twitter questions about Spring Checklists, zip systems, and hanging conduit on a brick wall. Thanks for supporting our sponsors: 1800Flowers.com, promo code ACE Indeed.com/ACE Geico.com

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On today's episode, I'm extremely excited to be joined by my good friend Kyle Black. Kyle and I go way back. I met him when I was 18 years old, nearly 20 years ago. Kyle booked the first show Gametime show that we ever played in California. It was at a place called Skateland. We play there with his band Nural. Kyle and the rest of the Nural guys were so incredibly kind to us, we loved playing shows with them. I'm a huge fan of their band. Kyle has also become one of the best and most prolific producers in the scene. He's worked with bands like Comeback Kid, State Champs, All Time Low, Pierce the Veil, Strung Out, Hit the Lights, Seaway, New Found Glory, Set Your Goals, Like Pacific, and many more. You can check out his website at www.kyleblackproducer.com for his entire discography. He is the owner of West Alley Recording Studios. You can find more info at www.westalleyrecordings.com. It was so fun catching up with Kyle. I really appreciate him taking the time. He's one of the nicest dudes, and he always made me laugh. I think anyone interested in how the special sauce is made, a look behind the curtain, will really enjoy this chat. So, without further ado, please enjoy this engineering and production filled convo with Mr. Kyle Black.

North Valley November keeps rolling right along! This week we are joined by People's City Council organizer Ina Morton for a chat about one of the valley's top destinations for tweens and teens, the now defunct Skateland! 

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A skating rink in Los Angeles set to be converted into a homeless shelter will bear the name of the late Alex Trebek, the famed host of "Jeopardy!"Trebek, who hosted the popular game show for more than three decades, made a donation to the California-based Hope of the Valley Rescue Mission back in November, when the organization was attempting to purchase the closed Skateland rink, CNN affiliate KCAL reported.At the time, the non-profit, which works against poverty and homelessness, wanted to turn the building into a housing facility for those in need.Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties NW and Reynolds & Kline Appraisal as he takes a look at this developing topic.Support the show (https://buymeacoff.ee/seattlepodcast)

Discussing local happenings here in Whittier, Ca we take a trip down memory lane and talk about our last Youtube video where we visited the former location of Skateland. We also talk about the Sundown Theatre. I also review the movie The Little Things, scenes of this movie were filmed right here in Whittier, Ca. It was a fun show I hope you have time to listen.

Northridge’s long-time Skateland roller rink will reopen as a homeless shelter by November 2021, if all goes according to plan. Hope of the Valley, a service provider for the unhoused, aims to provide around 100 beds, plus case managers, storage space, mental health services, and recovery programs on-site. More than 700 people are unhoused in the northwest San Fernando Valley, according to the latest count in January. Some community members are also concerned, but for different reasons.

Roller skating, civil rights and racism in early 1960s Canton. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The first Talk Jam topic for today is all about the Royals. We discuss the issue of the Royals leaving and how it has affected the family in the past. Susan gives a quick history of Wallis Simpson (Wife of King Edward VIII) and discusses the movie The Kings Speech. Susan and Kelly make some fun new job suggestions for the ex-Royal Highnesses. The second jam in this episode is all about Skateland and roller skating history. Kelly is working on a screenplay about Skateland and discovered some interesting historical details about the roller skating culture in the United States. Susan gives a great rundown of the Pixar screenplay structure.

This week's episode features another Artist Academy Advanced student who's doing big things, Christine Riutzel. I first met Christine about a year ago when I was doing a project in Branson and she was introduced to me as the artist who was painting Skateland. As you listen to this episode I urge you to go check out Christine's Instagram (@beautyfromlight) so you get a visual of who she is and what her unique art style is all about. She uses such vibrant colors and it's inspiring the way she sticks to that unique style which ultimately is what makes her stand out amongst the more traditional artists. I LOVE her style. But also I wanted to get Christine on here to talk about all of the public art projects she has in the works and how she's getting these jobs in hopes that it inspires you to go out and do something similar if that's a path you're thinking about exploring. Public art can help to make a name for yourself, and my butterfly art is a perfect example of that. I get jobs because of that one public art piece all the time and Christine is taking a similar approach in a town just down the road the from me in Branson, Missouri. So let me know what you think about this week's episode with Christine Riutzel. www.instagram.com/beautyfromlightwww.beautyfromlight.com

This week’s episode features another Artist Academy Advanced student who’s doing big things, Christine Riutzel. I first met Christine about a year ago when I was doing a project in Branson and she was introduced to me as the artist who was painting Skateland. As you listen to this episode I urge you to go check out Christine’s Instagram (@beautyfromlight) so you get a visual of who she is and what her unique art style is all about. She uses such vibrant colors and it’s inspiring the way she sticks to that unique style which ultimately is what makes her stand out amongst the more traditional artists. I LOVE her style. But also I wanted to get Christine on here to talk about all of the public art projects she has in the works and how she’s getting these jobs in hopes that it inspires you to go out and do something similar if that’s a path you’re thinking about exploring. Public art can help to make a name for yourself, and my butterfly art is a perfect example of that. I get jobs because of that one public art piece all the time and Christine is taking a similar approach in a town just down the road the from me in Branson, Missouri. So let me know what you think about this week’s episode with Christine Riutzel. www.instagram.com/beautyfromlightwww.beautyfromlight.com

The Cousins are Back!! After a month on hiatus the cousins are back on the podcast airwaves with a special announcement!! The cousins also welcome back Madeline's brother Thor as a guest. They dive deep into Madeline's recent trip to the local roller rink gem...Skateland (referenced in episode 8). Both Andrew and Madeline talk about their separate uncomfortable experiences visiting the local mall they grew up going to and go elbow deep into modern day mall culture. Thor shares his experiences after a recent trip out to the Portland area and talks about the Russian cuisine he tried while there. There are lots of laughs and the Cousins are excited to be back sharing stories and funny moments. Thank you to all of the loyal listeners that have stuck with us though this little hiatus. There is much, much more to come and we cannot wait to share it with you!!! Please take a moment to Rate, Review, Download and Subscribe. Nothing tells us that we are on the right path like listeners doing one, or all of those 4 things!! SEE YA NEXT WEEK!!        Email us your hilarious first cousin and family stories!! : firstcousinspod@gmail.com Follow The First Cousins Podcast : https://twitter.com/firstcousinspod https://www.instagram.com/firstcousinspodcast/    

We play Kids on Bikes, an RPG released by Game Creators Jon Gilmour and Doug Levandowski. Jake, Lucy and Bill live in a small CA town where the most exciting things are the various skating competitions at the local roller rink. That is until teens start disappearing without explanation... Game Master: Jeanette @jebriggs79 Jake - Ian @coolbeansianLucy - Katy @katyfaiseBill - Dylan @KKRP2

We play Kids on Bikes, an RPG released by Game Creators Jon Gilmour and Doug Levandowski. Jake, Lucy and Bill live in a small CA town where the most exciting things are the various skating competitions at the local roller rink. That is until teens start disappearing without explanation... Game Master: Jeanette @jebriggs79 Jake - Ian @coolbeansianLucy - Katy @katyfaiseBill - Dylan @KKRP2

We play Kids on Bikes, an RPG released by Game Creators Jon Gilmour and Doug Levandowski. Jake, Lucy and Bill live in a small CA town where the most exciting things are the various skating competitions at the local roller rink. That is until teens start disappearing without explanation... Game Master: Jeanette @jebriggs79 Jake - Ian @coolbeansianLucy - Katy @katyfaiseBill - Dylan @KKRP2

The Cousins get together with the Original Crew and catch up on this weeks Episode. Topics include interactions with truly strange people, Relationship Corner with Andrew, Madeline and Harley, Andrew's reading comprehension and of course another run in with Skateland. Please RATE, REVIEW, SUBSCRIBE and DOWNLOAD to help us grow our little show!! See you next week!  Email us your hilarious first cousin and family stories!! : firstcousinspod@gmail.com Follow The First Cousins Podcast : https://twitter.com/firstcousinspod https://www.instagram.com/firstcousinspodcast/

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None of the evidence was conclusive, but none offered grounds for exoneration.   Other evidence, such as inadmissible Luminol testing and a blood-spattered pendant discovered too late to be entered into evidence, didn't make it to the courtrooms for various reasons.   The killers did not leave a great number of forensic clues.  Because of submersion in water,  no fingerprints were found of anyone, including the victims. Similarly, clothing items tested negative for traces of blood. Virtually all of the DNA recovered and tested matched the boys.  Several imprints from tennis shoes were found, but none matched the killers and may have been left by searchers or others walking through the woods.   By the time the bodies were found, a number of searchers had been over the woods, where the gumbo soil  was muddy from several inches of rain earlier in the week.   The crime scene itself had been cleaned up, with the banks washed and smoothed over.   The killers had gone to great lengths to obscure the location of the bodies, which were found only when a boy's tennis shoe (a Scout cap in some versions of the story; two shoes, according to Allen's testimony in the Misskelley trial) was spotted floating in the water. The West Memphis case has been influenced by the “CSI effect,” in which the public has come to expect a higher level of forensic evidence than often exists at crime scenes.  As a corollary to the effect, the value of circumstantial evidence has been discounted.  Television shows focusing on DNA and other forensics in investigations necessarily rely on such evidence to figure into the plot. Consequently the public is largely unaware that DNA from killers is found in a relatively small fraction of all murders, with latent fingerprints or any kind of biological trace found in much fewer than half of cases. Further contributing to the relative lack of forensic evidence in the West Memphis case were the cleanup at the scene, the submersion of the bodies in dirty water over an extended time and their exposure to heat and insects in the open air for about an hour, contamination by search efforts and subsequent recovery of the bodies, etc.   As a result, for example, two samples of apparent bodily tissues found in the ligatures of the shoelace bindings on Christopher and Michael were too small and degraded to yield DNA results.  “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” the prototype of the forensics-based crime shows, premiered in October 2000, so the series and its many offshoots and imitators would have had no effect on the original juries.  Even the O.J. Simpson murder case in 1994-1995, the breakthrough case for public awareness of DNA testing, followed the WM3 trials. Even so, forensic science played a role in perceptions about the case from the beginnings.  The initial “Paradise Lost” film, while leaving out much about evidence against the killers, included the strange episode of a knife that Mark Byers gave one of the “Paradise Lost” cameramen as a gesture of goodwill.  Remnants of blood were found in the knife. Testing revealed the blood could have been a match for either Byers or his stepson — an example of the ambiguous results often obtained from DNA testing.  Byers had told police, “I don't have any idea how it could be on there.” Byers ended up giving testimony during the defense portion of the Echols/Baldwin trial about his fold-back Kershaw knife.   Byers testified he could not say for sure that Christopher had never played with the knife.  He testified he had used it to trim his toenails.  He recalled cutting his thumb with the knife while trimming venison for Thanksgiving 1993. During a Jan. 26, 1994, interview, he told Chief Inspector Gitchell that he had not used the knife at all but had said he had used it to cut venison.  He also told Gitchell he might have used it to trim his fingernails.  He told Gitchell he did not remember cutting himself with the knife but recalled during testimony that he cut his thumb. The inconsistencies were mostly the consequences of not answering questions carefully, along with an apparent slip of the memory about cutting his thumb.  Much of the second film, produced in 2000,  again focused on Byers, with a new angle in supposed bite marks, implying that Byers left the imprint of his teeth in the face of Stevie Branch.  Byers had had his teeth pulled since the murders, a commonplace necessity framed as suspicious.  A check of the supposed bite mark against his dental records found no match;  the state's medical examiners thought the mark may have left by a belt buckle.  The mark also could have been left by a blow from the end of a survival knife such as the “lake knife,”  a type of knife commonly carried by Echols. Though long viewed by adamant “supporters” as the primary alternative suspect, with much of the “Devil's Knot” book casting suspicion, Byers' place as the imagined “real killer” has been supplanted by Terry Hobbs.  All that was required for the change was  DNA in a single hair that might have come from Hobbs found in one of the boys' shoelaces.   Stevie's stepfather has acknowledged that the hair could be his, with the commonsense explanation that his stepson or one of the other boys could have picked up the hair during Hobbs' interactions with the kids.  That possible DNA match quickly took the heat off Byers and set 2011's “Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory” and  2012's “West of Memphis” on the scent of Hobbs.   Coupled with a dearth of ironclad DNA evidence linking Echols, Misskelley and Baldwin to the crimes, that hair has been the slender thread holding together the case against Hobbs. On the other hand, the considerable circumstantial evidence against Echols has been ignored, with an increasing focus on the supposed lack of physical evidence.  One of the most telling pieces of evidence has been routinely discounted or explained away.  In his May 10 report, Ridge noted about a statement from Echols: “Steve Jones told that testicles had been cut off and someone had urinated in mouths and the bodies had been placed in water to flush out.” Gitchell did not find out until May 16 that urine was present in the stomachs of two victims. Jones could not have revealed that information to Echols because he did not have that information; only a killer would have known about the urine.   The urine finding was one of the mostly closely held secrets in the investigation, with references to the stomach liquids deliberately obscured in written communications between Little Rock and West Memphis.  Gitchell had been informed of the findings over the phone, with no mention of the urine in autopsy documentation received long after Echols' May 10 revelations.   Further clouding most of the evidence are media misrepresentations, the cult of victimhood surrounding the killers and second and third opinions disputing original investigative findings.  Experts hired by the defense even claimed the mutilations were the result of animal predators, particularly snapping turtles, though Christopher bled to death before being placed in the water.  While it is possible, even likely, that small fish or turtles left superficial wounds,  it is not possible that a team of highly trained snapping turtles killed Chris.   The ditch was drained immediately after the bodies were found; there were no snapping turtles.   Stains found on one of the boys' jeans were analyzed by Genetic Design.  Michael DeGuglielmo,  the DNA  testing company's director of forensic analysis, testified they were able to recover a small amount of DNA.      DeGuglielmo said the sample was most likely sperm cells, though he could not confirm that. Misskelley in his later confessions described Echols masturbating over the body of a victim and wiping his penis on the boy's pants.  There has been no other explanation offered for how sperm wound up on jeans owned by a prepubescent boy.    Some fibers retrieved from the scene were found to be microscopically similar to items taken as evidence from the Baldwin and Echols homes.  Green fibers found on a pair of blue jeans and on Michael's Cub Scout hat were microscopically similar to fibers found in a shirt from the Echols home.  One polyester fiber was found on the hat. The fiber found on the pants was cotton and polyester.  The shirt from the Echols home was a child's shirt.  Lisa Sakevicius, a criminalist with the state crime laboratory,  testified that the presence of the fibers suggested a secondary transfer, as the blue size 6 Garanimals shirt, which belonged to Echols' half-brother Tim Hutchison, was much too small for Echols.  In an “O.J.” style tactic, defense attorney Val Price asked Echols to attempt to put on the shirt, which he was not able to do. Three red cotton fibers similar to those found in another  T-shirt from the Echols home were recovered from Michael's Scout shirt, a pair of blue pants and a bag of items found at the crime scene. The fibers were also a match for a red shirt found at Michael's home. Items from the bag recovered from a pipe, where it had been either discarded or cached near the crime scene,  included a pair of Jordache size 33-34 blue jeans, a black medium-size thermal undershirt, a pair of white socks, two Bic razors, a plastic bag and a tan short sleeve shirt.  The items were wet and moldy.   There was no clear evidence linking the bag and its contents to the crime, other than its presence. Despite a similar red thread potentially linking Michael, Echols and the bag,  investigators were not able to establish a positive link.  The bag was from Road Runner Petro, where Echols's father was employed and that shared parking space with Alderson Roofing & Metal. Echols told police he worked as a roofer for Anderson. The businesses were not near the crime scene.  A red Rayon fiber matched a bathrobe owned by Baldwin's mother. That fiber was found on a black and white polka dot shirt, which, like the blue pants, was found turned inside out. Sakevicius again suggested secondary transfer, and later explained that such transferences commonly occur when clothes are washed together.  The polka dot shirt worn by Stevie was the source of residue of blue wax similar to candle wax.  A small blue candle was found on a table in Domini Teer's bedroom, and similar wax was found on a witchcraft book, “Never on a Broomstick,” from Echols' bedroom.  Similar wax was also found in a bar of soap from the Baldwin bathroom. Jurors cited the wax as evidence against Echols. Candles are routinely used in occult ceremonies. Sakevicius also testified that submersion in water was “very detrimental” to the recovery of trace evidence.  Sakevicius testified that a Negroid hair had been recovered from the sheet covering Christopher.  The presence of that hair was never explained.  One obvious and irresistible theory attributed the hair to “Mr. Bojangles,” the bleeding black man who commandeered the restroom of a local restaurant shortly after the probable time of the killings.  The hair could have been from a police officer or other searcher, but no hairs from officers were submitted for comparison. Bolstering the idea that more than one assailant was involved were the varying knots used on the shoelaces  to tie arms to legs. The text used by local witches, “Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft,” contained a section on knot magic and how knots were used to bind magical spells. The magic number for knots was nine. Michael, Stevie and Christopher were tied with eight, 10 and four knots respectively.     The knots used on Michael: Square knot on the left wrist and ankle, three half hitches on the right wrist, four half hitches on the right ankle. Only one shoestring was used to bind Michael, by contrast with both shoelaces used on the other boys, in another deviation in the patterns of bindings. In a later confession,  Misskelley described helping pull shoestrings from the shoes; his involvement would explain not only the single strand but the variance in knots used to bind Michael.  The knots used on Stevie Branch:  three half hitches on both the left ankle and left wrist, three half hitches with the loop tied twice around the right leg, half hitch with figure eight on the right wrist.  On Chris Byers:  double half hitches on all four knots. The knots used were square knots, half hitches and double half hitches, with one knot being looped twice and a figure eight thrown on top of a half hitch —- at least three different knots, suggesting that three people tied up the boys.  It is extremely unlikely that one person would have used three different knots to tie up the boys, particularly in a high-stress situation such as a murder scene. The forensic evidence showed that Chris and Stevie struggled against their bindings, while Michael, with deep and traumatic wounds to the head, had no such signs of struggle.   Michael also showed few if any signs of sexual molestation, fitting with Misskelley's description of a quick, violent pounding of the face and head but subsequent protection from further predation by Baldwin and Echols.  A pagan “ax” necklace belonging to Echols was discovered to be speckled with blood from two DNA sources as the Echols/Baldwin trial neared the end. The prosecution had already rested its case when questions arose about the blood spots.  The prosecution weighed the implications of entering the necklace as trial evidence. Judge David Burnett made it clear that the prosecution would be dealing with “two basic remedies, either a mistrial or  a continuance.” At the least,  the new evidence would have resulted in a continuance while the defense was allowed to examine the evidence.   Besides the possibility of a mistrial, prosecutors were concerned that it could result in a possible severance of the Echols and Baldwin cases.   One DNA source was compatible with Echols, while the second was compatible with both Stevie and Baldwin.  The prosecution was prepared to argue that Stevie was the source, seeing little benefit from arguing for a match with Baldwin.   The necklace, taken from Echols at the time of his arrest, prompted a hearing on March 17, 1994, out of the presence of the jury, while the case was on continuance as the result of the discovery.    Prosecuting Attorney Brent Davis explained to Judge Burnett that “questionable” red spots had been found as Deputy Prosecuting Attorney John Fogleman and some police officers were reviewing evidence. Fogleman first noticed the spots.  A deleted scene from “Paradise Lost” footage available on DVD and YouTube showed a meeting between Fogleman and the Baldwin attorneys concerning the necklace.  Though marked by jovial banter, the conference illuminated the difficulties posed by the “blood necklace” for both defense and prosecution.  The necklace had been sent to the crime lab, where the red spots were discovered to be blood, and then was sent to Genetic Design in North Carolina. The prosecution learned late on the afternoon of March 15, just as preparations for closing arguments were under way, about the two DNA sources. The lab attempted an “amplification process” to further differentiate the DNA, which was successful on the larger sample from Echols, to not much effect, but was unsuccessful on differentiating Baldwin and Stevie.  The prosecution learned of that in late afternoon on the 16th.  The prosecution hoped to present to the jury the DQ-Alpha match with Stevie Branch, consistent with about 11 percent of the white population.  Because Baldwin was also a match, Echols attorney Val Price explained in a court conference: “Part of our defense in this matter would be that sometime during the time period approximately a month or two before the arrest that besides my client having access to this pendant that also Jason Baldwin had access to this pendant. If that is indeed Jason Baldwin's blood on this pendant and not Stevie Branch's then this evidence is of no value at all and not relevant, it should be excluded and not considered by the jury at all.”   Baldwin attorney Paul Ford argued that the evidence should apply to Echols alone since he wore the necklace and presumably there could be no proof of a link to Baldwin.   Prosecutor Davis said his understanding was that a mistrial for Baldwin would result from entering the necklace into evidence but the case could proceed against Echols. Without a counter-ruling,  Davis did not plan to enter the new evidence. Judge Burnett pointed out that among the potential complications was that Echols and Baldwin could cross-implicate each other, rather than engage in a common defense, if the necklace was introduced.  Because the matches were so common,  the blood spots could not have been definitively linked to either Baldwin or Stevie. The spots did raise the question of why Echols' necklace would be splattered by two or more sources of blood.   Years later, Baldwin testified, “The necklace that had been acquired by Damien Echols at the time of his arrest was one that I believe my girlfriend Heather had given me.  … I don't recall specifically how the necklace had come into Echols' possession.” As with all things in the West Memphis 3 case, facts about the necklace were disputed.   Echols had more than one necklace: Ridge noted in his May 10 report that “Damien was wearing a necklace that he claimed that he had just bought at the Mall of Memphis on the Saturday before the interview. The necklace had a pentagram as a pendant that Damien explained meant some type of good symbol for the Wicca magic that he was in.” The blood-spattered pendant was a tiny axe, not a pentagram.  Echols had the axe pendant before the trip to the mall on May 8. Echols routinely wore this necklace. For example, Echols was filmed wearing the necklace at Skateland on May 7, two days after the killings.   He continued to wear the axe pendant after purchasing the pentagram pendant. He was photographed wearing the axe necklace on May 9.  Because testing used up the original sample, retesting was not possible,  giving the defense another possible objection since they would not be able to order tests.  A blood stain found on a shirt gathered as evidence at the Misskelley home similarly showed a possible match for both Misskelley and Michael.  The HLA-DQ alleles had an expected frequency of 7.9 percent in the general population.   Misskelley said he gotten the blood on the T-shirt by throwing a Coke bottle into the air and smashing it with his fist, showing off his toughness.    The shirt was not entered into evidence at trial.    Besides the hair  commonly linked to Hobbs and the Negroid hair, about four other hairs from the site were determined not to have originated with the victims. Because the DNA sampling from Hobbs was obtained by stealth via three discarded cigarette butts and a Q-tip,  resulting in three variances after DNA testing, the link between Hobbs and the hair was even more questionable.   Another hair found in a tree trunk was a near-match for David Jacoby, a friend of Hobbs.  There was no conclusive evidence that Jacoby was the source, that the hair dated from the time of the crime or that Jacoby or someone else did not leave a hair during the search.  Jacoby said he was not in the area, but his memory was spotty.  Other hair included a dyed hair recovered from the sheet used to cover Stevie, a hair recovered from the Cub Scout cap and a hair from beneath Chris' ligature.  It's possible, given the imperfections of the testing procedures, that the same person was the source of all three hairs. There was no DNA testing on a number of items from the site, including other hair and tissues.  Among the many misconceptions about the case is that no blood was found.  Since Stevie and Chris bled extensively —- Chris bled to death —  the seeming lack of blood generated theories that the crime scene was a dump site, that the boys had been stashed down a manhole before being placed in the water, etc.   Blood was spotted in the water after the initial discovery but the site, which had been washed down, seemed surprisingly clean.  Subsequent testing with Luminol revealed areas where blood had been spilled.   There was little testimony about blood. The jury did not hear the results of Luminol testing.  Since such testing was not considered valid as evidence, the defense teams successfully sought motions to suppress Luminol results. Kermit Channel and Donald Smith of the Arkansas crime lab, in the company of Mike Allen and Bryn Ridge, spent two days studying the effects of spraying Luminol, working in the dark, running a black light over the sprayed area to pick up glowing traces of iron in blood residue.  Testing May 12 yielded traces of blood on both sides of a tree near the ditch bank with more blood on the right side of the tree, facing the stream bed; in the areas where the bodies were placed;  in a concentrated area on the east side of the ditch in a pile of sticks and a depressed area in the soil,  and  in a large area of concentration near tree roots. Other traces were visible where the victims were placed on the bank.  The areas with the pile of sticks and the tree roots  were cited as likely locations of attack.  “There were no visible signs or indication of blood at any of the locations we investigated,” their report said. The testing was begun a full week after the bodies were found. It had rained at least once. The testing was in less than optimal conditions as any light sources, such as stars and ambient light, compromised results. Some evidence would have been compromised in the search, recovery and investigation, the report noted, citing numerous reasons why investigators were unable to document findings with photographs.   Nonetheless, “It is our opinion the crime had taken place where the bodies of the victims were recovered.” On May 13, with tenting using plastic over canvas, Luminol was freshly applied, and a “less than perfect” photograph became possible.  “These photographs still documented the areas of interest, showing luminol reaction in respective areas,” reported Smith. Soil samples were taken May 14; tested four months later, no Luminol reaction was noted, a result considered inconclusive given the age of the sample. At the time of the Luminol report, investigators did not have the Misskelley confession.  His descriptions of the attacks accord with the blood evidence. A tree near the crime scene had the initials “ME” carved into it. Echols was sometimes known as “Michael Echols”; while in Oregon, he went by “Michael,” and was in the process of changing his name to Michael Damien Wayne Hutchison.  His family called him “Michael.”    Much of the second-guessing of investigative findings by defense “experts” began with the hiring of Brent Turvey of Knowledge Solutions LLC  in 1998, as Misskelley attorney Dan Stidham sought a new trial and as the second “Paradise Lost” was filming.  In his book, “The Unknown Darkness: Profiling the Predators Among Us,”  former FBI profiler Gregg O. McCrary characterized Turvey as a “self-proclaimed profiler.”   McCrary wrote: “Not only has Turvey never completed any recognized training programs, such as those run by the BFI or the International Criminal Investigative Fellowship (ICIAF), he doesn't even have the basic qualifications to apply for those programs. As a matter of fact, he has never even completed even a basic policy academy training program anywhere.  He had, however, authored a flawed textbook on ‘profiling.'”  Turvey,  working pro bono, examined photos of the bodies and other evidence and determined that the ditch was a dump site. He claimed at least four crime sites: abduction site, attack site, dump site and the vehicle used to transport the bodies, based on his contention that the attack would have required light, time and privacy.   He based this claim on darkness in the woods, lack of blood and the screaming of the boys.  (The attack occurred before sunset in woods well away from any homes and in an irrigation ditch depression that would have muffled sound. The crime scene was not far from busy interstates and service roads. Echols told police how background noise obscured the screaming.  The boys were quickly subdued and gagged.) Turvey also formulated the “bite marks” theory featured in “Revelations: Paradise Lost 2,” continuing to fuel baseless suspicions about Mark Byers.  Despite how Turvey was presented in the film, he testified he was not an expert on human bite marks. The “new evidence” uncritically presented in the movie consisted of no evidence. The huge amounts of money pouring into the defense fund  — estimated between $10 million and $20 million  — yielded nothing of value. The fibers from the crime scene matching items from the killers' homes, Echols' statement about urine in the stomachs, the blood necklace, the knots used on the shoelace bindings, the semen stain on the pants, blood traces matching Misskelley's descriptions of the attack and blue wax residue all pointed to the West Memphis 3.

Episode 113 | foobarshow.com The Foos welcome Carlos and Lond of Antagonist to mix it up with them.-Joe C geeks out on loving their very early work and playing a very deep cut of theirs on the Music Highlights a few months back.-Honorable mention: Anthony and the Bystanders Podcast-Carlos and Lond talk about their early days at Skateland in Whittier, CA.-Lond talks about The Loud & Abrasive Podcast that he hosts.-Drummer and guitarrist rankings.Geeking Out:-The Joker movie news-Swamp Thing gets cancelled-Dark Phoenix is a flopThe Joint Report:-How much do today's doctors know about cannabis?Music Highlights featuring Antagonist:-Kill Count-Benediction-Awake-Honorable Mention: Leech

The kids try to find a missing bag of tokens at the local Skateland. 

Scott Cernik grew up in Skateland and SkateDaze, as his father started the roller-skating empire in this area. This weekend, he'll turn off the lights and music for the last time.

This week in the Columbus Business First News & Brews fridge is something new from the oldest local brewery. Bottles of Columbus Brewing Co.'s Skateland were opened. Was the blonde pale ale enjoyed? What surprising entree is recommended as a nice food pairing? That's why you listen! Meanwhile, honky-tonks of dubious ownership are discussed as is Ohio State University legend Eddie George. Or is he a Tennessee Titans legend? Which staff member (sort of) vacationed with Mike Pence? Cheers.

This week in the Columbus Business First News & Brews fridge is something new from the oldest local brewery. Bottles of Columbus Brewing Co.’s Skateland were opened. Was the blonde pale ale enjoyed? What surprising entree is recommended as a nice food pairing? That’s why you listen! Meanwhile, honky-tonks of dubious ownership are discussed as is Ohio State University legend Eddie George. Or is he a Tennessee Titans legend? Which staff member (sort of) vacationed with Mike Pence? Cheers.

Product professionals Diana Kim and Sarah Wilson give me the scoop on SXSW 2019. DK sat on a panel with Maria Menounos and the Female Quotient to talk personalization. Sarah saw every female-fronted band she could get her eyeballs on. Listen in to hear about the great food, scooter saturation, and meeting celebrities.        TRANSCRIPT: [0:00:18] PJ Bruno: Hello there again. This is PJ Bruno. Welcome back to Braze for Impact, your weekly tech industry discuss digest, and I'm thrilled to be with two very good friends today. We have Diana Kim; hello, Diana.   [0:00:30] Dianna Kim: Hello.   [0:00:32] PJ Bruno: And also, we have Sara Wilson. Both product girls. DK, a product manager, and Sara, a product designer. Hi, Sara.   [0:00:39] Sara Wilson: Hey!   [0:00:40] PJ Bruno: How you guys doing? So, I have them with me because they're fresh off of South by Southwest. They're here; we missed you guys, first of all.   [0:00:47] Sara Wilson: Aw.   [0:00:47] PJ Bruno: The whole office just felt empty without your energy. But I gotta ask. South by Southwest: I want to hear it all. Firstly though, it's Austin. It's South by Southwest. It's 2019. Was it just CBD everything, down there? Was it just-   [0:01:03] Sara Wilson: [crosstalk] There was a good amount of it.   [0:01:04] PJ Bruno: Yeah?   [0:01:05] Dianna Kim: Yes.   [0:01:05] PJ Bruno: CBD toilet paper. CBD fidget spinners.   [0:01:08] Sara Wilson: They just handed it to you when you walked off the plane.   [0:01:10] PJ Bruno: Right, exactly. "Welcome! Get weird. Here."   [0:01:11] Sara Wilson: Yeah, "Open your mouth, take a drop." Yep.   [0:01:14] Dianna Kim: I did go to a Viceland party. It was called Skateland, and a bunch of people were roller skating, and there was a bus there. And I was by myself, and I went into the bus, and people were just rolling up joints and doing a lot of CBD oil, and I was like, "What did I just get myself into?"   [0:01:30] PJ Bruno: You were like-   [0:01:30] Dianna Kim: Just immediately walked out. I was-   [0:01:32] PJ Bruno: Hello?   [0:01:33] Dianna Kim: Hello? Hello?   [0:01:34] Sara Wilson: What are you guys doing in here?   [0:01:35] Dianna Kim: I felt like the lost child, like I just didn't belong.   [0:01:40] Sara Wilson: But for real, when I got off the plane and was waiting for a cab, I thought it was going to be Fyre Festival-   [0:01:45] PJ Bruno: Oh no!   [0:01:45] Sara Wilson: Because it was a line, of like one hundred people, and it took forty-five minutes to wait for a cab, and I was like, "If I get to my Airbnb, and it's a wet mattress, I'm going to be really mad."   [0:01:54] PJ Bruno: Right.   [0:01:54] Sara Wilson: But like-   [0:01:55] PJ Bruno: Where's my luxury?   [0:01:56] Sara Wilson: Yeah, but, thankfully, it was a really nice Airbnb. And a really nice week.   [0:02:01] PJ Bruno: Lovely! Well, let's jump right into it! What do we got here? First off, I do need to hear about Nancy from Stranger Things, because that's been driving me crazy.   [0:02:10] Sara Wilson: Oh boy! What a night. We were out-   [0:02:13] PJ Bruno: Oh, what a night.   [0:02:13] Sara Wilson: We were out Saturday night, and ran into some celebrities, and-   [0:02:18] PJ Bruno: Pretty standard.   [0:02:18] Sara Wilson: Yeah, so we saw Nancy, from Stranger Things-   [0:02:22] PJ Bruno: Who I like.   [0:02:22] Sara Wilson: And then I guess one of the girls from 13 Reasons Why was also out, but I haven't seen it, so I didn't recognize her.   [0:02:28] PJ Bruno: Were they at South by Southwest for events? Or they just, were down there, hanging?   [0:02:32] Dianna Kim: So, looking back, I think that they were having events, but I did not hear about them.   [0:02:38] Sara Wilson: Yeah, it was pretty much a drive by, take a picture, and then keep moving.   [0:02:42] Dianna Kim: Yeah.   [0:02:42] PJ Bruno: Okay.   [0:02:43] Sara Wilson: They weren't interested in being friends, sadly.   [0:02:45] PJ Bruno: Aw.   [0:02:45] Sara Wilson: But I still have a picture.   [0:02:47] PJ Bruno: The picture tells a different story.   [0:02:49] Sara Wilson: It proves that-   [0:02:50] Dianna Kim: Best friends for life; BFFs.   [0:02:51] PJ Bruno: Firstly, it proves that.   [0:02:52] Sara Wilson: Did it really happen if there's not a picture on my Instagram? I don't know.   [0:02:57] PJ Bruno: I'm always asking myself that question. The humidity? Was that a gross thing?   [0:03:01] Sara Wilson: Oh, first impression: my hair grew like three inches when I stepped off the plane.   [0:03:05] PJ Bruno: Oh!   [0:03:06] Sara Wilson: Yeah. It was a constant battle to get my hair to con-   [0:03:10] Dianna Kim: I just gave up.   [0:03:10] Sara Wilson: Yeah.   [0:03:11] PJ Bruno: You're like, "No."   [0:03:12] Sara Wilson: Yeah, I turned it into, just, frizzy pigtails. I just gave into it.   [0:03:16] Dianna Kim: [inaudible]   [0:03:16] PJ Bruno: I like that look, though.   [0:03:17] Sara Wilson: Yeah, it worked.   [0:03:19] PJ Bruno: It works down there, I think.   [0:03:21] Sara Wilson: And, I can say that I am still bloated from all the food.   [0:03:24] Dianna Kim: Barbecue. So great.   [0:03:26] Sara Wilson: Barbecue, donuts, tacos.   [0:03:27] PJ Bruno: And it was just, stands are trucks? They're big into trucks there, or no?   [0:03:31] Sara Wilson: Trucks, restaurants-   [0:03:32] Dianna Kim: Yes.   [0:03:32] PJ Bruno: Food trucks?   [0:03:33] Sara Wilson: Everything.   [0:03:34] Dianna Kim: Yup. We didn't make it to the Salt Lick, which is about forty minutes outside of the city, and that's the place you go to for barbecue, but we heard that- Just, given, we didn't have a car, we had to get an Uber, that would have been like a hundred dollars, one way! And the line would've been ridiculous, so we decided not to.   [0:03:52] Sara Wilson: Yeah, we passed. And there's enough good food inside Austin-   [0:03:54] Dianna Kim: Yeah.   [0:03:55] Sara Wilson: That, we ate plenty good, all day, every day.   [0:03:56] PJ Bruno: Right. And they had, you know. South by Sex- Southwest. Ugh. "South by Southsex" actually has a lot of great food, and humidity, but it has other things, too, right?   [0:04:08] Sara Wilson: Yeah! Like what?   [0:04:09] PJ Bruno: That's what I'm asking you guys! Tell me what's up!   [0:04:11] Sara Wilson: There was a lot of good music. I'm-   [0:04:13] PJ Bruno: You were stocking out all of it.   [0:04:14] Sara Wilson: I'm a music-   [0:04:15] Dianna Kim: She was there for two weeks!   [0:04:16] Sara Wilson: Well, like nine days. Yeah, I'm kind of a music snob, and so I had my big list, and I still feel like I could've gone and seen like fifty more bands, and I'm still kicking myself for it, but I just want to say, there were so many awesome female artists up there. That was the majority of what I saw, were really strong female frontwomen, and that was so dope. King Princess, she's amazing. Ratboys is one of my favorites; I've seen them like four times in the past year. Emily Blue is from my hometown; she was super dope. There were just, band after band, that were just so dope, and that's kind of the heart of South by Southwest.   [0:04:50] PJ Bruno: You introduced me to a lot of new music, because, just watching your story, I was like, "Oh, gotta check that out, gotta check that out too!"   [0:04:56] Sara Wilson: I'm currently building a playlist of all the things I saw and heard about but didn't make it to at South by, so stay tuned. I can share out that playlist.   [0:05:03] PJ Bruno: Everyone stay tuned for that South by Southwest playlist.   [0:05:06] Sara Wilson: I'm pretty big on making my playlists.   [0:05:08] PJ Bruno: What about the work stuff? We did work stuff, too, right? Or was it all dancing, and-   [0:05:13] Dianna Kim: Work hard, play hard.   [0:05:14] PJ Bruno: And CBD.   [0:05:14] Sara Wilson: Well, Dianna's not going to toot her own horn, so I will. She was on this really dope panel at the Female Quotient, and-   [0:05:22] PJ Bruno: Dope, dope.   [0:05:22] Sara Wilson: It was just super dope. It was just this amazing moment, to see her sitting up-   [0:05:26] Dianna Kim: Thank you.   [0:05:27] Sara Wilson: Among these powerful women-   [0:05:30] Dianna Kim: And a celebrity.   [0:05:31] Sara Wilson: And a celebrity!   [0:05:32] Dianna Kim: Not me. Of course.   [0:05:33] PJ Bruno: And, I'm a celebrity!   [0:05:36] Sara Wilson: Tell everybody how you made buddies!   [0:05:38] Dianna Kim: Oh yeah, no, so the Female Quotient, awesome organization, and, Shelley, the CEO of the Female Quotient, is really good friends with Maria Menounos, who is a reporter, on E!, and, so, I see this beautiful woman, just walking by with her glam squad, and I'm like, "What is she doing here?" And, next thing you know, they're pulling up another chair next to me; I'm like, "Oh. She is-"   [0:06:02] Sara Wilson: Gonna be in it.   [0:06:02] Dianna Kim: She is right here with us, in it.   [0:06:04] PJ Bruno: Oh, she's here to talk shop. Okay.   [0:06:05] Dianna Kim: Yeah! And I didn't realize all the things that she did. She has an organization called Rally, which seems awesome. She's also building a platform for the ESPN of after-show buzzworthy stuff. But it was very intimidating, being on a panel with her. She's so well-spoken, very polished. And also, I didn't realize that she survived brain cancer, so, after we're doing our introductions-   [0:06:31] Sara Wilson: And her mom, too.   [0:06:32] Dianna Kim: Yeah, and her mom! So, after we're doing introductions, they're like, "Okay, tell us something that you wouldn't say on LinkedIn." And so she said that, and I'm sitting here, like, "What am I going to follow this up with?" And the first thing that came out of my mouth was, "I'm a cat mom."   [0:06:49] PJ Bruno: Wait, the prompt was, "What would you not post on LinkedIn?"   [0:06:52] Dianna Kim: Yeah, like, "Tell my about yourself."   [0:06:53] PJ Bruno: Well, that's accurate.   [0:06:54] Dianna Kim: Yeah. I guess, maybe I would say that on LinkedIn. Would that, [inaudible] third job-   [0:06:58] PJ Bruno: I feel like the scope of things I wouldn't say on LinkedIn is vast! [crosstalk] You really could've picked a lot of things out of the dark and hit bullseye.   [0:07:05] Dianna Kim: Right?   [0:07:05] Sara Wilson: That's pretty harmless.   [0:07:06] Dianna Kim: And I had to keep it pretty PG, for the audience.   [0:07:09] PJ Bruno: Right, exactly, so it narrowed the scope a bit.   [0:07:12] Dianna Kim: But great conversation, with her. She had, actually, a lot of input on personalization and how it impacts with technology, and we bonded over dominoes. Apparently, she loves dominoes, and I do, too, so that worked out.   [0:07:24] PJ Bruno: So, best friends!   [0:07:26] Dianna Kim: Best friends.   [0:07:26] PJ Bruno: Yeah, I've never seen her outside of a taxicab television, trying to sell me some sort of television program. But, she seems fantastic. I'm glad she was there for the Female Quotient. That's rad.   [0:07:39] Dianna Kim: Yeah, it was really cool.   [0:07:40] PJ Bruno: Cool! Also, what else? Bumble?   [0:07:43] Sara Wilson: Yeah, we went, and saw a number of pop-up shops, or takeovers, and, I think that there was a strong theme of human experiences, not only in the talk tracks, but also just in what brands were doing at South by. Like Bumble took over this coffee shop, and they were handing out free coffee. Because they're not just giving you a free pen, or a bag. It wasn't just handing out free stuff that you don't need. It was about giving you an experience and bringing people together.   [0:08:11] PJ Bruno: Right, right. But at the coffee shop pop-up, somehow the women needed to start the conversation, or something, or?   [0:08:17] Sara Wilson: Surprisingly, no.   [0:08:19] PJ Bruno: No?   [0:08:19] Dianna Kim: So, I actually texted my boyfriend before this, because you needed to download the app, in order to get in, and I was like, "Just to let you know, I'm downloading Bumble, I'm not here to date," but, when you download it, you can actually go for networking, which I didn't know.   [0:08:31] PJ Bruno: Yeah, big time!   [0:08:32] Dianna Kim: And for friends!   [0:08:33] PJ Bruno: Exactly. Roxy Rosales did that, that one night.   [0:08:37] Dianna Kim: I thought it was a cool experience. I think the question I have for brands, as a performance marketer, in my previous role: I'm like, "How much do these things cost, and does it actually have an output?" And it seems really, really cool, to be there for the interactive experience, but, I'm always curious to what the ROI is [crosstalk]-   [0:08:54] PJ Bruno: Exactly. So, did you get your questions answered, somewhat, by that?   [0:08:59] Dianna Kim: No.   [0:08:59] PJ Bruno: You just continue to-   [0:09:00] Dianna Kim: I mean, we saw the Bumble thing, which is really cool. No puppies, though.   [0:09:04] Sara Wilson: There were supposed to be puppies. We missed the puppies. We did see puppies-   [0:09:07] PJ Bruno: Oh, they advertised puppies.   [0:09:08] Dianna Kim: Yeah, they advertised puppies. And free coffee.   [0:09:11] Sara Wilson: But there were puppies at Madewell. Which, doesn't make much sense, but there's a good picture of Diana with a cute little puppy.   [0:09:18] Dianna Kim: Yes, yes.   [0:09:20] PJ Bruno: Aw. Which you can see, right here, if you guys can see at home. There it is. Good. Sorry.   [0:09:29] Dianna Kim: We also got free food, from Uber Eats. They had a pop-up shop. They flagged us; we were walking by, and they were like, "If you show us you have the app downloaded, we'll give you free-" What was it.   [0:09:39] Sara Wilson: Popeye's, or something? Fried chicken?   [0:09:41] Dianna Kim: Oh, yes. And it was right after we had lunch, too. So, I love Popeye's chicken.   [0:09:46] PJ Bruno: There's no way to say no.   [0:09:47] Dianna Kim: Oh, there's no way to say no to a biscuit and some chicken tenders.   [0:09:50] Sara Wilson: I said no, but Diana was like, "We can do it." And we did.   [0:09:53] Dianna Kim: There's always room for more.   [0:09:54] Sara Wilson: There's always room.   [0:09:55] PJ Bruno: Exactly. Don't say that "don't" or "I can't" around me. You can. I know you can.   [0:10:01] Sara Wilson: We just have to work hard enough.   [0:10:01] Dianna Kim: Get rid of that negativity. You can always do it.   [0:10:04] PJ Bruno: Exactly.   [0:10:04] Dianna Kim: But, I think that was a great way to get downloads, or, if you haven't used the app, to actually use it for free stuff. The actual output of that; I loved it. And they actually had ice cream, the next day!   [0:10:14] Sara Wilson: They did. They had different food-   [0:10:15] Dianna Kim: Each day!   [0:10:16] Sara Wilson: Yeah, to bring you in.   [0:10:17] PJ Bruno: Jeez.   [0:10:18] Sara Wilson: Yeah, it was pretty cool.   [0:10:19] PJ Bruno: They know how to get us going.   [0:10:20] Sara Wilson: One of them that didn't require an app download was Facebook. We missed this event; I really wanted to go. Like, every couple hours, they had a screen printing workshop, and it was off in this warehouse, kind of a little bit away from Downtown, and the first fifteen people to come, you could screen print your own bag.   [0:10:36] PJ Bruno: Oh, cool!   [0:10:38] Sara Wilson: And it was a whole workshop where you would learn how to screen print.   [0:10:41] PJ Bruno: That's really fricking cool. I've never heard anything like that, actually.   [0:10:44] Sara Wilson: It's an experience, you get to make something, you get to be proud of it, you get to keep it. And then, that brand, you're going to remember them, every time you use that bag.   [0:10:52] PJ Bruno: Everyone's just going to think fondly of Facebook now, I'm sure.   [0:10:55] Sara Wilson: So fondly.   [0:10:56] Dianna Kim: Hopefully.   [0:10:58] PJ Bruno: I mean, that was the goal, was it not? AI? Personalization?   [0:11:03] Sara Wilson: Yeah, everything was- I looked and there were at least seventy events or talks that had the word AI in the title. We kept going, "What's the difference from this one, from that one?" Because they all had the same title, pretty much. And it's all about, "How do we use AI? How do we personalize everything? How do we make it human?" Which is very on topic. We definitely support that. But it kind of hit a point where we were like, "Is there even anything to take away from this?"   [0:11:33] Dianna Kim: It was saturation of the message. Everyone was talking about the same thing, or, I'm not going to blatantly say which companies were on this panel, but it was just so high level, because they only had [inaudible] or executives on it, that they weren't getting into the actual, "How do you implement AI? How do you [crosstalk] it."   [0:11:49] PJ Bruno: Right. It was just the philosophy behind it. It got very zoomed out.   [0:11:52] Dianna Kim: Yeah, it got kind of tough, in some of the talks. It's definitely a very hot topic right now, but I think that, execution-wise, it could be helpful from a Keynote perspective, or, what I would like to see in the future, more of a Keynote perspective, with someone actually doing this in a meaningful way.   [0:12:09] PJ Bruno: Yeah. Same.   [0:12:10] Sara Wilson: And that's what I can say about the Female Quotient panel that Diana was on. There were a lot of real-life examples, and it was tangible. It was just something that, I walked away, and I felt like, "Oh, I could take that idea, and I could implement that," and it wasn't just a really broad concept of feelgood ideas.   [0:12:16] PJ Bruno: Exactly. You could actually take it and do something with it, right?   [0:12:16] Sara Wilson: Yeah.   [0:12:16] Dianna Kim: The other thing to touch on is the human element, because I feel like, if I saw that in any sort of conference, like ten years ago, I'd be like, "This is weird. Why are we talking about this?" I feel like it's over-exaggeration of how robots are going to take over, but I don't necessarily think that's the case.   [0:12:49] PJ Bruno: Yeah, do you think it's that course-correcting of, "Don't be scared that robots are doing all these things. There's still this human element." It's like a way to alleviate that panic, around, "Oh my god, Skynet knows where I am."   [0:13:01] Dianna Kim: Yeah.   [0:13:02] Sara Wilson: Yeah, I think that was a big part of it, is, they were asking, "How do you teach robots to be human?" And it's like, "Well, behind every bot, or everything that is artificial, is a human!" So, it inherently gets some of that, but there is some amount of correcting that you can do, to make sure that it doesn't just take over.   [0:13:21] PJ Bruno: What's the wildest comment you heard, during one of the- Did you hear anyone being like, "Yes, but how can you assure me that a robot won't take my life at some point?"   [0:13:31] Dianna Kim: Gosh.   [0:13:33] Sara Wilson: I don't think that we heard that at any one talk track.   [0:13:37] PJ Bruno: Because, "There are no stupid comments."   [0:13:40] Sara Wilson: Right. "Everybody's feelings are valid."   [0:13:42] PJ Bruno: But what was the most idiotic thing that you-   [0:13:45] Sara Wilson: People on scooters.   [0:13:47] PJ Bruno: Oh. Okay.   [0:13:48] Sara Wilson: That was the worst thing that we saw, were people on scooters.   [0:13:51] PJ Bruno: Because they're a big scooter-   [0:13:51] Dianna Kim: And we were one of them.   [0:13:53] Sara Wilson: We were-   [0:13:53] Dianna Kim: On a-   [0:13:54] Sara Wilson: Exactly once.   [0:13:55] PJ Bruno: Self-loathing.   [0:13:55] Sara Wilson: And, I have to say, they got me. They were like, "Load twenty dollars into the app." And I was like, "Yeah, dope!" And then I spent, like a dollar fifty, and was too afraid to use some ever again-   [0:14:04] PJ Bruno: Why were you afraid?   [0:14:05] Sara Wilson: Because they're not stable. They go, quickly. You have to ride on the roads. There's a lot of traffic in downtown Austin-   [0:14:13] PJ Bruno: And they're like a scooter town, anyway, so this must have been like-   [0:14:16] Sara Wilson: Like thousands of scooters. They hire people to go and wrangle the scooters, put them in the back of their truck, and take them back.   [0:14:23] PJ Bruno: God. It's like Vietnam.   [0:14:23] Dianna Kim: Yup. It was a lot of scooters and electric bikes.   [0:14:26] Sara Wilson: Yes, the bikes.   [0:14:27] Dianna Kim: I think that, just to get people around the city quicker, I think it makes sense. But, at the same time, not having proper bikes lanes freaked me out. We caused traffic on a pretty busy road, going down a hill.   [0:14:42] Sara Wilson: We just took over the entire lane and turned around and there were like thirty cars backed up behind us, because it's illegal to ride on the sidewalk.   [0:14:50] PJ Bruno: Oh, wow. But, totally legal to ride in the street.   [0:14:53] Sara Wilson: You're supposed to. When you-   [0:14:54] PJ Bruno: You're expected to.   [0:14:55] Sara Wilson: When you download the app, you have to consent to, "These are the rules, I have to ride in the road, these are the certain things I can do."   [0:15:03] PJ Bruno: What about riding on the median? Is there a rule there?   [0:15:06] Dianna Kim: You go for it.   [0:15:07] Sara Wilson: You want to do some tricks? Catch some air?   [0:15:09] PJ Bruno: Exactly. I just want to put my life at risk, for once.   [0:15:13] Sara Wilson: Oh no, I felt like just going straight and flat was enough of putting my life at risk.   [0:15:17] PJ Bruno: I haven't been on one of these. So, these are Birds?   [0:15:20] Sara Wilson: Yeah.   [0:15:21] Dianna Kim: There are a few others.   [0:15:21] Sara Wilson: Lyft has it now, and you can locate them, in the app. It'll say, "Show scooters nearby," and you can go pick one up. One was a Lime brand; there were five or six different brands. They all kind of looked the same.   [0:15:34] Dianna Kim: Jump was another one; I think that was an electric bike service.   [0:15:37] Sara Wilson: Yeah. And then they also had these people on bicycles with the little carts behind them, the pedicabs. Those are dope.   [0:15:45] PJ Bruno: Oh, it's like a rickshaw, right?   [0:15:47] Sara Wilson: Yes!   [0:15:48] PJ Bruno: That's the one. They had those in New York.   [0:15:49] Sara Wilson: Yeah, great service.   [0:15:51] PJ Bruno: Really good?   [0:15:51] Dianna Kim: Oh, so great. So cheap. It was like five dollars.   [0:15:54] PJ Bruno: Because in New York, they cost an arm and a leg, I think.   [0:15:57] Dianna Kim: Do they?   [0:15:57] PJ Bruno: Yeah, because I think they romanticize, like, "Ah, take in the city, don't [crosstalk] of a car!"   [0:16:02] Dianna Kim: Well, in Central Park, yeah. No, this was five bucks, we got a nice breeze in our hair. It was just wonderful.   [0:16:08] Sara Wilson: And the music was so good.   [0:16:09] Dianna Kim: He had a speaker. Yeah. It was great.   [0:16:12] PJ Bruno: Excellent. So, outside of DK throwing it down for the Female Quotient, what was your favorite, or most inspirational, thing that you saw? Or took in? On the weekend? I know it was a lot.   [0:16:27] Sara Wilson: I don't know. My answer has to be that panel with Diana. That was-   [0:16:31] Dianna Kim: Aw. Thank you.   [0:16:32] Sara Wilson: That's like, kind of cheesy, but it was just a good moment for Braze. It was a good moment for women. It was a good moment for my good friend. There were just so many great things about it. I was like a proud mama.   [0:16:44] PJ Bruno: I'm getting a little-   [0:16:45] Sara Wilson: I know.   [0:16:45] Dianna Kim: You guys, I'm going to cry.   [0:16:48] Sara Wilson: Aw.   [0:16:48] Dianna Kim: I think that the Female Quotient did a- I'm just going to give them a huge shout-out, because, even the panels before, the one I spoke on and the panel after; they did such a great job with the content. Whether it's the personalization equation, which is what we talked about on my panel, or just looking at diversity, or how men view women in the workplace, which was an all-male panel, afterwards. I think they did such a great job with content generation. And also just diversity, in general, was a big, big theme, at South by Southwest, this year.   [0:17:19] PJ Bruno: It sounds like they nailed it. It sounds like they nailed all the right spots.   [0:17:22] Dianna Kim: Yeah. The one thing I didn't see, though, but I wish I did, but the lines were so long: the Instagram founders were speaking at a Keynote, or like a fireside chat. Just talking about their experience at Facebook and why they left. I think it's a very cool moment to see, because, right now we have a lot of executives leaving Facebook. The Facebook Execudus.   [0:17:45] PJ Bruno: Mm-hmm. Oh, that's not yours? Or that's-   [0:17:48] Dianna Kim: I don't know. Can I take that?   [0:17:50] PJ Bruno: I think so. I'd never heard it.   [0:17:52] Dianna Kim: I'm just going to take it.   [0:17:52] PJ Bruno: Patent pending.   [0:17:53] Sara Wilson: You heard it here, first.   [0:17:55] PJ Bruno: Execudus.   [0:17:55] Dianna Kim: But, it kind of shows, especially with that big of a company, what Mark Zuckerberg's trying to do with the privacy pivot, and how they're really trying to focus on privacy, but is it really more of a PR play? We'll see about that. But I wish I was there to see it, in person.   [0:18:12] PJ Bruno: So, did you get any hot takes? Do we know at all, what they were gawking about? Did they talk a little bit about the-   [0:18:19] Dianna Kim: They lost a lot of autonomy. I feel like-   [0:18:21] PJ Bruno: Right. I read the article that was something like, that was the victory, in a way. Taking that responsibility off, and now they're moving on. It's kind of like, the finality of them now, "Okay. Fully acquired now."   [0:18:33] Sara Wilson: They've done their job.   [0:18:34] Dianna Kim: Goodbye.   [0:18:35] PJ Bruno: We did it.   [0:18:37] Dianna Kim: I read an article about the WhatsApp CEO, thinking, "No, still delete Facebook, we are our own company." I wonder how long that's gonna last, until Facebook really has their arms fully into the WhatsApp platform. TBD, but we'll see.   [0:18:55] PJ Bruno: The Facebook Execudus. It is so much better as one word.   [0:19:01] Dianna Kim: I'm going to take that.   [0:19:03] PJ Bruno: It's yours! It's yours.   [0:19:04] Dianna Kim: Cool.   [0:19:06] PJ Bruno: Cool. I mean, any predictions for next year's? Do we have anything that we think we'll see? Hopefully, you guys will be back there, next year.   [0:19:15] Dianna Kim: Hopefully.   [0:19:16] Sara Wilson: Yeah, maybe.   [0:19:16] PJ Bruno: Was this your first time going, Sara?   [0:19:17] Sara Wilson: Yes, this was my first time in Austin, first time at South by. All, a lot of firsts. It was great.   [0:19:23] Dianna Kim: I'm trying to think of any shows that are- So Game of Thrones had a huge thing, there. It was like, they had a blood drive. A lot of the content producers put a bunch of stuff on. I'm wondering what show is coming up next year, because I feel like a lot of content producers are going to have huge buyouts of bars, and cool interactive things.   [0:19:43] PJ Bruno: Yeah, it sounds like they're setting the bar, for these cool interactive experiences.   [0:19:49] Sara Wilson: Yeah, bringing celebrities in, and giving you something to take home that you made. Some really cool, innovative things that brands are doing.   [0:19:57] PJ Bruno: Well, South by Southwest, sounds like you're setting the bar. Other conferences, you better get up on that. MAU, we're looking at you.   [0:20:06] Sara Wilson: Check in with Diana after that one.   [0:20:09] Dianna Kim: I'll be there. I'll be there in Vegas.   [0:20:10] PJ Bruno: We will. We'll be there. I'll be there as well! Looking forward to it!   [0:20:14] Sara Wilson: You guys have fun.   [0:20:14] Dianna Kim: I'll be at the crabs table.   [0:20:17] PJ Bruno: Yo, wait, is that the highest odds? The crabs table? It is, right?   [0:20:21] Dianna Kim: I don't know, I just think it's the most fun.   [0:20:23] PJ Bruno: I think it's also best odds in the house, according to Spencer Burke.   [0:20:27] Dianna Kim: Oh, and he knows everything, so.   [0:20:28] PJ Bruno: Well, he knows how to gamble.   [0:20:30] Dianna Kim: I gamble with Spencer.   [0:20:32] PJ Bruno: I'm telling you, you're in good company. I told him I'm not super lucky, but he was like, "You come with me."   [0:20:37] Dianna Kim: Beginner's luck. You'll totally make it.   [0:20:39] PJ Bruno: So excited. Well, I guess we'll see you guys at MAU. MAU, you got something to top, right now. Thanks again for joining us this week, you guys.   [0:20:48] Sara Wilson: Of course, thanks for having us.   [0:20:49] Dianna Kim: Thank you.   [0:20:51] PJ Bruno: This is PJ Bruno, and I'm accompanied by Diana Kim, and also the lovely Sara Wilson. Thank you guys again for being here. Good afternoon, good evening, and good night.   [0:21:01] Sara Wilson: Bye.   [0:21:01] Dianna Kim: Bye. [0:21:01]

This week's show stars the longest running member of the Couch Party Crew, our pal Randy from the Miserable Retail Slave podcast. Despite not having done a show together in over a year, we jump right in and cover everything from elementary school nostalgia, the de-evolution of man (AKA millenials), shitty toys and more. There's rants. There's laughs. And a whole lot of listening enjoyment. So check it out, and subscribe to the Miserable Retail Slave podcast on your favorite podcatching app. Also, feel free to throw some 5-star iTunes reviews to BOTH shows if you like what you hear! The @s Randy - @MRetailSlave (Twitter) @miserableretailslavepodcast (IG) TRB - @TheRantyBastard (Twitter)

Skateboardpodden satte sig ner med christer Grahn och pratade bland annat: Om åka skateboard på 70-taletOm Loftet, Göteborgs inomhushall under 70-taletOm vad som var Sveriges första betongparkOm var man kunde köpa en skateboard i Göteborg på 70-taletOm att åka rullskridskorOm hur Skateland kom till och tyvärr sedan revsOm att bygga stor vert i PartilleOm att jobba för Bert KarlssonOm att åka Handstand i 150 meter Om SM i Partille 1989Om var Skateboardförbundets första dator finns just nu.Om Välen som blev en av de största minirampskomplexen i Svensk skatehistoriaOm ryktet att ha byggt en bar hemmaOm att skrämma barn i Tony Tiger-kostymenOm att vara ordförande i Svenska SkateboardförbundetOm Uppåt Väggarna och hur många ex som trycktesOm när man körde skiten ur Inlines-åkarna Namn som nämndes: Jan-Erik i Träslöjden, Greger Hagelin, Mikael Hadestrand, Lasse Brandeby, Anders Brandeby, Magnus & Brasse, Peter Selen, Yoda, Janne Wikman, Emrik Larsson, Tony Hawk, Tony Alva, Per Welinder, Ed Templeton, Rodney Mullen, Gorm Boberg, Pelle Nyström, Fredrik Johansen, Martin Wetterstrand, Jocke Boberg, Hank, Martin Ottosson, Ali Boulala, Anders Rimpi, Siewert Öholm, Martin Willners, Martin Björck, Bert Karlsson med många flera. Trevlig lyssning! Denis och Mathias ———— Om du gillar det vi gör. Swisha en krona eller två till: 0735-102810 ———— Lilla sportspegelns reportage från SM i Partille 1989https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_Qawxe-1Jk Skatecampet i välen 1996https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_v53Ngx0Rg ———— Vi finns på:www.facebook.com/skateboardpodden/https://www.instagram.com/skateboardpodden/ Podden går att lyssna på iTunes, Acast, Spotify, Tacky.se och skateboardpodden.se

We've been known to go on tangents during episodes of Miserable Retail Slave, so here they are. Smaller, bite-sized episodes of your favorite big, dumb comedy show: Tangents of the Damned. In this short, mini-episode, we talk about Deadpool, pick our favorite Ryan Reynolds movies, get nostalgic about skate parties, and cringe at the thought of the couples skate.   Heroes/ Tommy lies about never seeing a super hero movie/ Deadpool interrupts Stephen Colbert’s monologue on The Late Show (1:25)/ what fictional character is as inseparable from the actor that plays him than Ryan Reynolds and Deadpool (1:43)/ comedians as social commentators (2:14)/ favorite Ryan Reynolds movie (2:16)/ Explaining Deadpool (4:00)/ Miserable Retail Slave steps into “Let’s Get Drunk and Talk Comics” territory (5:00)/ Deadpool was cool because he was created in the ‘90s (6:19)/ skate parties at Skateland/ playing “A Nightmare on My Street” (7:10)/ running from the couples skate (7:42)/ never make eye contact with anyone in real life (8:40)

For Episode 2 of our podcast, we are presenting a throwback mix of 100% dubplates/original productions - Solomonic Sound, Rootz Underground & Worship Recordings present... A Selector's Choice Volume IV ‘Gravity Mixtape' 1. Rootz Underground - Bingi Intro (Beating Heart Riddim)* 2. Rootz Underground - Unknown Soldier (Children Of Dub Riddim)* 3. Rootz Underground - Enlighten Me (Mash Down Dub Riddim) * 4. Rootz Underground - Raging Bull (Icicle Riddim) 5. Feco - Disrespect Nah Work (Icicle Riddim) 6. Rootz Underground - Dem Pree Me (Pree Me Riddim)** 7. Rootz Underground - Rocket Medley (Jah Send Mi Come Riddim) 8. Ras Professor - Soundboy Medley (Jah Send Mi Come Riddim) 9. Glen Washington - Weeping & Wailing (Jah Send Mi Come Riddim) 10. Busy Signal - One More Night (Jah Send Mi Come Riddim) 11. Sizzla - Mek Dem Secure (Hot This Year Riddim) 12. Norris Man - Zion (Hot This Year Riddim) 13. Anthony B - Nah Go Surrender (Hot This Year Riddim) 14. Rootz Underground - Streets (Hot This Year Riddim) 15. Rootz Underground - Jah Love (Cabbin Stabbin Riddim) 16. Anthony Red Rose - Tempo (Cabbin Stabbin Riddim) 17. Bounty Killer - Lodge (Cabbin Stabbin Riddim) 18. Rootz Underground - Rastaman Experience (Answer Riddim) 19. Capleton - Tour (Answer Riddim) 20. Buju Banton - Love Sponge (Answer Riddim) 21. Rootz Underground - Modern Day Jericho (Fever Riddim) 22. Feco - Superstar (Fever Riddim) 23. Skilli Bangs - Protect Me Jah (Fever Riddim) 24. Assassin - Bad Mind People (Fever Riddim) 25. Busy Signal - Night Shift (Fever Riddim) 26. Busy Signal - Government Gone Lu (Boops Riddim) 27. Chronixx - Start A Fya (Boops Riddim) 28. Rootz Underground - Searching (Boops Riddim) 29. Rootz Underground - History (Darker Shade Of Black Riddim) 30. Kharri Kill - Show Then A Picture Of Selassie (Darker Shade Of Black Riddim) 31. Mr. Vegas - Lean With It (Darker Shade Of Black Riddim) 32. Gappy Ranks - Happiest Day (Vanity Riddim) 33. Rootz Underground - Marching On (Vanity Riddim) 34. Keida - Solomonic Man (Vanity Riddim) 35. Sugar Minnott - Oh DC (Vanity Riddim) 36. Rootz Underground - Power To The People (No Vacancy Riddim) 37. Gardian - Mi Deh Ya Town (No Vacancy Riddim) 38. Lion Fyah - Jah Everyday (No Vacancy Riddim) 39. Ras Professor - Gideon Chant (Third World/Easy Tek It Easy) 40. Sister Nancy - Easy (Third World/Easy Tek It Easy Riddim) 41. Feco - Go Harder (Third World/Easy Tek It Easy Riddim) 42. Lexxus - Frienemy (Third World/Easy Tek It Easy Riddim) 43. Rootz Underground - Medley (Third World/Easy Tek It Easy Riddim) 44. Rootz underground - Fly Away (Rudie Riddim) 45. Carlton Livingston - Rudie (Rudie Riddim) 46. Sizzla - I'm With The Girls (Rudie Riddim) 47. Rootz Underground - Fly Away Outro (Rudie Riddim) * original Solomonic Sound production ** original Rob Paine + Kenny Meez production Produced & Mixed by Rob Paine of Solomonic Sound System Originally released : March 23rd, 2016 All tracks exclusive dub plates or original productions by Solomonic Sound. This mix focuses on a night out in Kingston, Jamaica exploring all the different genres that reggae music has birthed. Starting uptown at a house music dance, to the ghettos of Kingston for the futuristic raw dubstep & hip hop. Then to the historical Skateland for some vintage digital reggae. Moving back to foundation reggae and then eventually ska... its origins. This musical experience provokes a perfect night out for any reggae/dub enthusiast. It is a chronological journey through the fruition of reggae music from present time back to the 1960's.

Co-hosts Andrew James (@OneWhoSeesDimly) and Eric D. (@HopSnobbery) are joined by Mel Allen (@TheRealVoiceMel) to launch Episode 006 of Riff On, talking electronics and namely computers, video games and technology because at this point, all of the hosts have been around computers and technology for 30+ years, including Coleco Vision, the Atari 2600, Merlin and Simon. Recollecting Ames, Service Merchandise and Star Trek technology, Mel was introduced to computers in 1984, Andrew, in 1981 and Eric D. around 1984 with an IBM PC Jr. TRS-80 and CAT computers are discussed in early technology. First video game systems are discussed, including Atari, Nintendo and Sega Genesis. Mel still has a Genesis and Eric D. misses the simplicity of the single button and two-button controls like Atari and Nintendo, even though he has a Playstation 3. Retro gaming lives on at The Archives in Burlington, Vermont, which is home to an incredible craft beer list, with 80s upright arcade games. Aladdin's Castle in the University Mall, Dream Machine in the Square Mall, Skateland in Williston, and the Milton laundromat all had upright video game machines that the hosts played at. Eric D. recollects the Nintendo Track & Field trick with the pen cap, as well as playing Atari 8-bit baseball, Sega 94 Hockey and the retirement of Jaromir Jagr and having recently visting a Game Stop to buy a used wrestling video game. But now, it's all about Egames and Egaming and the use of Twitch to live stream video games. Mortal Kombat, Ivan "Ironman" Stewart's Super Off Road and Missile Command video games are all dwelled upon, as welel as Andrew James talking about coding when he first got into gaming. Zork and Leisure Suit Larry were old school computer games and "Deep Fake" would be the modern-age version of cutting-edge technology and electronics. The gang discusses Dragon's Lair to Call of Duty in regards to graphics capabilities and how we're moving into AR (Augmented Reality), VR (Virtual Reality) and AI (Artificial Intelligence) including Pokemon Go. Andrew James has his Wii and plays bowling with his girls, which Eric D. never had. How great would a Wii be with Nintendo games? Interactive gaming is all the rage at the local bowling alley (Spare Time) including a large scale Connect Four and a 'beer pong' type game. Interactive gaming also includes Guitar Hero and DJ Hero. The rabbit hole moves through hip-hop music, including A Tribe Called Quest, Eminem, Run DMC, N.W.A., Drake, Migos and Kanye West. However, when it all comes said and done, this is all part of modern day electronics. Be sure to check out Mel Allen at @TheRealVoiceMel on Twitter and Instagram and at www.therealvoice.com online. Andrew James hosts The Local Haunt on Facebook. Eric D. also hosts the Let's Fix Construction podcast. www.LFCpodcast.com Thank you for tuning in and be sure to give us a follow on Twitter or Instagram at @RiffOnPodcast and a like on Facebook at www.facebook.com/RiffOnPodcast/

We discuss the 2016 Drama/Sci-Fi film "Arrival", starring Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner and Forest Whitaker, the poor dog that had to deal with the Grinch, Jake's adoration for Skateland and Chuck E. Cheese, and Ty shares a ghost story. Come like the page and chat with us on Facebook! - www.facebook.com/tjdmoviereviews  Or follow us on Twitter: @tjdmoviereviews Music by Batstow- check out more of his music here! - https://goo.gl/tpCCgX 

Alberto wants a Siberian Husky. Steve uses our guest's butt as a screensaver. Eddie recalls his Junior High School days at Skateland. Will is finally back. Plus we have special guest Tammy Laborde on the show to talk about her pin up modeling.

Hot 97 and Massive Bs Bobby Konders discusses his latest release The Skateland Riddim, the music business hustle and the importance of knowing your audience. A video of this interview can be seen at www.gibbopresents.com www.gibbopresents.com Facebook - www.facebook.com/gibbopresentspage Instagram - www.instagram.com/gibbopresents Twitter - www.twitter.com/gibbopresents Email - gibbopresents@gmail.com

Skateland Riddim Megamix By Faya Gong. buy : https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/skateland-riddim/id1056558272

Skateland Riddim Megamix By Faya Gong. buy : https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/skateland-riddim/id1056558272

Kojak (b. Floyd Anthony Perch, kingston, Kingston, Jamaica, began his career chanting on various sound systems under the guise of Pretty Boy Floyd. He adopted the gangster image that had proved successful for Dennis Alcapone and Dillinger.He change stage name to Nigger Kojak. His debut, ‘Massacre', proved a local hit. In 1978 Dennis Brown had an international hit with the remake of ‘Money In My Pocket', which was followed by ‘Ain't That Loving You', featuring Kojak And Liza performing ‘Hole In De Bucket'. The partnership led to conflicting reports as to the identity of Kojak's fellow artist, as there were in fact two Mama Lizas, Beverly Brown and Jacqueline Boland. His female partner was always labelled simply as Liza, which hindered the women's careers,. The duo performed ‘Fist To Fist Rub A Dub', a tribute to the soft drink Sky Juice, the modest ‘One Thousand Gal' and the festive ‘Christmas Stylee'. By 1981 Kojak And Liza had become well established and the unprecedented success of ‘Nice Up Jamaica' was endorsed by the Jamaican tourist board. The song, although on some pressings credited to the duo, was actually a solo from Floyd Perch that verged on the surreal. By 1982 he became known as Papa Kojak and was a featured DJ at the acclaimed Skateland show, recorded live as A Dee Jay Explosion. By 1996,  performing ‘What Time Is It', was met with enthusiasm. The song was included on his distinguished comeback album of soul cover versions, which featured backing vocals from Nadine Sutherland, J.C. Lodge, Marcia Griffiths and Judy Mowatt. The paucity of female DJ performers has often been criticized, along with the fact that early performances were only in a supporting role. The pioneering efforts of the two Lizas have since been acknowledged on record as influencing the likes of Sister Nancy and Lady Saw.call in 661-467-2407

Kari is an award winning costume designer with an innovative style for creating believable characters for feature films, dance/theater and television.  Always looking for a creative challenge,  Kari prefers a more sustainable approach to costume design, often building wardrobe from community recycled clothing and fabrics. Kari has worked with some of Austin’s most prolific dance choreographers and many theatrical productions over the years.  In addition to dance and theatre, Kari has designed over 20 feature films, including an ongoing projects for Richard Linklater including: Dazed and Confused, Fast Food Nation, A Scanner Darkly, Bernie, along with Love and a .45, Skateland, and Puncture. Kari's upcoming projects include the films: When Angels Sing, Jeff Nichols’ film Mud, and The Devil’s Knot for Atom Egoyan.