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Cabin Fever Podcast 25/11/22

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Here I am again, clutching this week's Cabin Fever catch up podcast in my grubby mitts ready to thrust it upon you.

This week we have some car trouble, a lovely trip out, some news about the public ParaPod streams, an Ask Ian question, an unplanned autoharp number and a brilliant quiz question revealing a cracking bit of trivia.  I'm sure there's other stuff in there too, but that is definitely enough to tempt you in.

Hope you have...

Art Post

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If you heard this week's Reboot podcast, you'll already know what I was making here, and it was made over about ten days weirdly.

It didn't take me ten days, that's just how long it was popped to one side between starting and finishing.  It's assertion postponed it's completion.

And my internet very nearly postponed this post.  It seems the torrential rain in these parts has really given my strained router a battering (not like that). ...

Loopholes Podcast Derailed

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Right...

Kate and I have decided to write this blurb together so we both post the same content. So, here’s what’s going to happen. The first 15 minutes of this episode will be repeated in next week’s podcast, making it the official start to  Loopholes Episode 15. However, it is included in this episode for context, as you will hear.

Here’s what happened…

In this episode you’ll hear that - after the 15 minute mark - we go off-piste ...

Rocky Robot Script And A Financial Incentive For Jon

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Well I've had quite the evening tonight (it's Monday evening) and this post is probably a reaction to it.

Remember when my computer broke and I lost all my ongoing work, only for a brilliant bloke at the Apple Store managing to get it pulled off (not like that) my hard drive?  Well...I think some of it didn't make it.

Myself and Jon have been having chats with a production company about Rocky Robot of late, and it only occurred to me earlier that I ...

Reboot Podcast Episode 29

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Only one sentence from me here, without any emotion lest I be lambasted, as Jon has opted to write the blurb for this episode:

Hello and welcome to a classic if not formulaic episode of reboot...

Ian ambushes Jon and tries to get him to do his own podcast before promising to get him a job presenting a show for his local hospital radio station - his audition does not go well!

Rob tries his hand at a new role which he finds surprisingly hard and Jon atte...

Cabin Fever 19 Nov 22

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Woooo look - due to my missing Thursday we get a cover post for Saturday which is yesterday's delayed Cabin Fever podcast.  Back on a Saturday where it dwelled happily for so long.

In today's episode, I talk dodgy referees, Casablanca, fairgrounds, catch up on Ask Ian (there's still a few questions left in stock but you can feel free to add more in the comments) and struggle my way through an autoharp song which I definitely can't sing.  Not...

Bumped Art - Latest Etsy

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The more observant amongst you will notice that we are presently running a day behind.

There was no post yesterday, so this is the post I was going to do (or a version of), and Cabin Fever will be pushed back till tomorrow.  I’m sure you will agree that it is all very exciting.

The problem I had was – once again – eleventh hour editing.  Loopholes was again recorded on Tuesday, due to me still being shattered from the other edits...

Loopholes Podcast Episode 14

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It's Loopholes podcast day, the weekly discussion podcast on all things esoteric/esoterotic which reaches the heady heights of Episode 14 today. Things take a dark turn.

I try really hard not to get cross.  I try to stay measured and without too much emotion.  Then Dr Kate swans in and starts talking about exorcisms, so how do you think that turns out?

We also, as always, take a considered amount of time in responding to your very welcome corre...

From The Hard Drive Vault - R2-D2 Building

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I'd earmarked today as an Encore! post, but then realised that what I was going to post had never actually been posted on Patreon before.

I believe that all the pictures in this little story were only ever on social media, as this build came before Patreon.  The taller, golder, partner droid was built on here, over a long period of time (and that will be an Encore! post, when we condense that build into one instalment) but this one was in the old...

Reboot Podcast Episode 28

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After the near-unbearable ramblings of them two flying solo without me in last week's episode, we are back to a full compliment and it's just better.

Today we have some proper behind-the-scenes gossip from the Upstart Crow play that currently plays in London'd fashionable West End (and Rob has snuck into the cast).  We hear about injuries, on stage existential dilemmas, and have a long chat about the trials and tribulations inherent with an actor...

Cabin Fever Podcast 11 Nov 22

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That wasn't tardiness, it was a respectful delay to accommodate the 2min silence because I am a very respectful boy.

Your weekly Cabin Fever Podcast is here now though, safely packaged above for you to have a listen to.  In this episode we chat about passing out, Co-Op royalty, editing, The League Of Gentlemen, drama school spaces, and lightsabers.  We also have a triumphant return of the autoharp after enforced hiatus.  Or just the ret...

The Calmers

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Today I wished to tell you a few things about some very welcome companions of the last few weeks, one of which is drawing to a close and another which drew to a close years ago.

As has been both alluded to and blatantly said, it has been rather an anxious time of late.  For several reasons, some obvious, some not so much, but regardless it’s not been my calmest season.  You’ll know yourself, from any time you’ve gone through an anxious period, that ofte...

Loopholes Podcast Episode 13

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Another Wednesday arrives, and so it must follow that another Loopholes Podcast shall arrive.  Here it is.  Episode 13.

In this hour-long esoteric discussion, myself and Dr Kate Cherrell reply to comments from the last episode - as always - and then have a lengthy natter about Near Death Experiences (NDE's) and Out Of Body Experiences (OBE's, although it should be OOBE's).  We cap it all off with some musical numbers by our resident celebrities,...

Bit Of Art

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Today I bring you one of my portrait pieces, which I'm not actually going to say an awful lot about as I've also done a written post about it for later in the week (about the TV show, not about the portrait, that would be pushing it...)

I have done this portrait of two of my favourite ever TV characters, that you might not even have ever seen (if you're a fool), in Alan Shore and Denny Crane from Boston Legal.  Or James Spader and William Shatner, as they...

Reboot Podcast Episode 27

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If you heard Cabin Fever last week then you shall be aware that I am not appearing in this week's Reboot podcast on account of ghastly illness, however you will also know that Rob had plans in place for it.

As mentioned on the podcast I did do, Rob had sent me a questionnaire so he could do a "American Style Roast" of me.  I presume this has happened in this episode.  I have not yet listened to it, as I rather feared that if I did I wouldn't...

Cabin Fever Podcast 4 Nov 22

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I did it, false alarm, I'm here.

I know I said there was a chance this would be bumped to Saturday, but as I explain in this very episode it was important for me to get it done to the best of my faltering poorly abilities for today.

In this episode I finally answer the other Ask Ian questions from the other week, and forget to re-promo that you can submit Ask Ian questions for future eps.  So I'll do that now. Hey, you can submit Ask Ian questions for future...

Haunted House Renovation Part 1

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First up, in case I only have your attention for the opening line, if there's no Cabin Fever tomorrow it will be there on Saturday again.  You'll hear at the end of this video that my voice is packing in. Think the last week has ravaged me and I'm going to have a recuperation day today and see how I am this evening to record (I know it's just talking but that's the main bit I'm struggling to do).

This is a doll's house I bought a while ago, with the inten...

Loopholes Extra Podcast Episode 4

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Here we are with another Loopholes Extra podcast, where myself and Dr Kate Cherrell have a long overdue look back over the vintage TV series Arthur C Clarke's Mysterious World.

We had a bit of a meeting this evening about the future of the Loopholes podcasts, and tried to work out the best way of releasing these into the real world whilst keeping the Patreon benefits irresistible.  Because we only do the extra podcasts sporadically, usua...

"Double Bubble"

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Well this week has already turned into a right mess.

I am sat writing this late on Sunday night in a bit of a flap as I really wanted to have a hefty day of doing patreon posts today.  The picture above is genuinely the sight beside me right now though. Been so poorly. Didn’t do any completed posts.  I did try to, and I started a few things, but my original plan for the week has all gone to pot. I am taking solace in writing this for the future and hoping t...

Reboot Episode 26 - The Multiverse

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Welcome to a special Halloween episode of Reboot.  Even though I've only just realised it is Halloween when I put the date in to schedule this post.  That's crazy.

We don't mention Halloween at all in this episode (for obvious reasons that I've just told you), but that's not to say it won't be unsettling and spooky.  For today we open up a thing we've invented called the Multiverse, which was all our idea (not Rob, he's not in it).
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Cabin Fever 28 Oct 22

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(EDIT: NOT ONE PERSON TOLD ME! It's 1.15am on Saturday morning and with a proper kicked in cold, and I was just thinking "oh nobody has commented on Cabin Fever..."  Then I checked the app and it wasn't posted.  I'd saved it in drafts.  I don't even know how to do that, so your guess is as good as mine.  Here it is now though...I mean, it's not worth the wait...)

Not at all my finest hour on the Cabin Fever front t...

Backward Thinking

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I’ve just realised that title sounds wrong.  So here is a cursory “not like that”.

So, do you happen to remember a few weeks ago when I was talking about the interview with David Earl and Joe Wilkinson that I did, where I spoke about not being able to “play the game” in my career? And about my not being able to paint on a face, or ignore when there’s unfairness, rudeness, or misbehaviour around me?

I’ll be honest, I don’t really remember it, ...

Loopholes Podcast Episode 12

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Right, you asked for it.  We've been pussyfooting around this for weeks now and everybody kept saying the longer the better, so here we are with a near-feature length episode of Loopholes.

Crashing through the hour barrier this is 76 minutes of long form esoterotic delight, and quite the journey of discussion, ranging from considered replies to considered comments, alien abductions, potential arrested development in belief systems, the continuing story of...

Inevitable Art Work

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As the title suggests, this was utterly inevitable.

I've actually had a little think about what the urge is to draw people that are just away, who I've admired greatly.  I'm really not sure what it's about, but it is definitely not without comforting feelings.

This was a one sitting piece, where I worked right through from beginning to end.  Aches and pains aside, it was a thoroughly enjoyable, if melancholic, experience.  I tried my absolute very ...

Reboot Podcast 25

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Success!  After last week's enforced hiatus we are back with all guns blazing after managing to make the audio stars align.

In this packed episode, Jon and I do a bit of singing together, we perform Jon's script, Jon tells us all about his encroaching old age issues, we hear about the text messages Rob sent me, and Jon tells us all about how Chip has been feeling over his section being disregarded.  

Lot of Jon there isn't there?  And he still has ...

Cabin Fever Podcast 21 Oct 22

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It's weekly Cabin Fever podcast time where I peruse through the weeks events using auditory expressions.

In this week's packed (and slightly longer) instalment I discuss a little bit about the Rugby League World Cup, eulogise Robbie Coltrane and talk about Cracker, talk about doing back flips and old age side-effects, answer one of the Ask Ian questions and decide to not do an autoharp song before doing a u-turn and going for it with limited ...

My Week In Art

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For today's art post I thought I would take you through my projects of the week.

When I see all this stuff together I worry about myself. Knowing all the other things I've fit in this last seven days, and seeing all this, it makes me very much feel like I'm overdoing it.  Yet, counter to that, I really love doing my art stuff, really like doing different stuff, and I know that if I don't do it I will get grumpy and then take ages trying to get myself back up to do...

Loopholes Podcast Episode 11

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As the title suggests, here we have episode 11 of Loopholes, the weekly discussion podcast on all things esoterotic.

In todays episode, we have a long old response to all your brilliant comments, a chat about some medium thing that Kate knows all about, and the start of an episodic telling of the Fox Sisters story.  Even has a cliffhanger sort of.  Not that this shifts The King and Simply... that would be unthinkable.

Long old episode today, I ...

ENCORE! POST - ParaPod Trumps

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It's another ENCORE! post where I bring you some blasts from the Patreon past to revisit/see for the first time...

Today, just as with the Lard-Arse strips the other week, we get a full selection of posts all together for the very first time.  These posts were spread weekly over the best part of a year, but now they're here in one go.

These were ParaPod Top Trumps cards that I drew in alternate weeks with Top Trumps cards ...

Files Of Doom

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Oh, what’s that? You were looking forward to Reboot?  Yep same. Have a look at the header pic and you’ll see Rob’s sound file – the bits I’ve circled are relevant (as you’ll know from the pattern if you’ve any knowledge of sound files)…

So, we did record it, so I’ve heard it.  It was fab.  Bright and early on Friday morning.  I’m actually writing this at 14.02 on Friday afternoon after spending an hour with the edit and ...