Homocon

Thanks to all those who have been listening, and for the positive feedback so far. And don't forget to enter to win the CD audiobook set for Bruce Campbell's "Make Love the Bruce Campbell Way", our inaugural contest to get the Pure Idiom podcast rolling. For those who may be unaware of the existence of this fine B-List actor, Mr. Campbell is the star of the Evil Dead horror flick series (which brought the name of director Sam Raimi into Hollywood prominence -- "The Quick and the Dead" still remains one of my favorite films for its bizarre casting of Sharon Stone as the lead gun-shooter in a period-western, though the BF thinks it's a snore), and while Campbell has the dubious distinction of having starred in any number of failed television series and sci-fi channel stink-bombs, he's beloved by his fan base and has a loyal cult following, as Scott and I discovered when we went to meet him and get the audiobooks signed at an appearance he made at Scarecrow Video in Seattle's University District.

There must have been over three hundred people at the video store waiting eagerly to meet Campbell, and though I'm not one to be star-struck (or even the slightest bit interested in meeting or greeting pop culture celebrities), I was very much impressed by Campbell's rapport with his fans, his relaxed demeanor, his quick wit and his utter approachability. We had to wait for several hours before we could get the contest audiobooks signed (as the line was soooo long), and Campbell graciously agreed to record the two tag-lines for our podcast once we explained that we would review his audiobook on the podcast and give away free copies in an accompanying contest.

He's nothing if not a total product whore, is happy to have anybody plug his merchandise, and he's charmingly self-deprecating about it.

We have a list of other writers, actors, musicians and pundits that we hope to corral into recording lines for future podcasts, so stay tuned . . .

That said, while taking a break from the editing process last night, I was forced to run screaming from the living room when the video host for HD TV announced that they were next going to screen Bob Roberts, "written, produced, directed by and starring the great Tim Robbins" . . .

And yes, the video host actually said "the great Tim Robbins" . . . !

Aaaaaaiiiiieeeeeeeeee!

But the new video iPod has just been released, which helps to assuage the horror of hearing the words "great" and "Tim Robbins" in the same sentence. I am, however, desperately awaiting word on the release of Apple's rumored new powerbook, as I dropped my current version on the pavement outside the house a few months ago. Amazingly, the thing survived the bruising crunch against the slate without any screen cracks or major damage, but it did suffer a nasty dent in one of the front corners, and the battery will no longer hold more than six minutes of charge at a time, meaning that I'm tethered to an electrical outlet wherever I take my laptop . . . *sigh*