Ramble on to New Orleans ~ Choogle On! #102

Just back from New Orleans, Uncle Weed shares anecdotes from a stop on hi-jinks-laden drive-away car delivery journey from Miami to Dallas and recounts recent culinary forays including turtle soup, Po’boy sandies and crawfish ettouffee, along with social observations about the French Quarter and Frenchmen’s street including the joy of brass bands and convenience of “go” cups. Recorded on a backyard in Squamish, BC on the late Jerry Garcia’s birthday.

Hop in the back and Ramble on to New Orleans ~ Choogle On! #102 ~  (.mp3, 47:27, 43MB)

Music

Bocephus King “Cowboy Neal” from Willie Dixon Goddamn (CBC R3)

Street music ambient noise from the French Quarter

Bonus

Photo Slideshow: 11 New Orleans Artifacts

Traditional New Orleans food info

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Anthropological Essay in Austin ~ Choogle On! #101

Geeky discourse about the culture and rituals of the people at SXSW Interactive conference/festival specifically with cyborg anthropologist Amber Case who gamely banters about: human-techno-social-experience within information revolution; how future is created; how geek inherit/acquire power; micro-economics of start-ups; perils of venture capital; survivability of these commercial endeavors; industry-culture power structures; checking-into lines; affection for robotic devices; time and space compression; durability of books; importance of archiving; and attempt to manifest of a documentarian to articulate how to preserve invisible artifacts which exist every/nowhere.

Geek out on Cyborg Anthropology Essay in Austin – Choogle On! #101 (35:34, .mp3, 32MB)

Featuring

Cyborg Anthropologist, Amber Case @caseorganic – see also: Amber Case: We are all cyborgs now | Video on TED.com, Cyborg anthropologist Amber Case, the Technoccult interview.

Music

Dan Mangan excerpts from: “Indie Queens are Waiting” @danmanganmusic

Said the Whale from: CBC Radio 3 Sessions “This City’s a Mess” @saidthewhale

Unidentified clips from found-object “Lo-Fi Summer” mix tape (please identify in comments as possible)

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Harmonica and Hash at the Hume ~ Choogle On! #100

During the Festive season – holed up at an historic hotel in Nelson BC sampling local hashish – a sloppy Uncle Weed stumbles through stories with the loquacious harmonica master Xomaha who shares songs and harp licks while annotating the history of the mouth harp from German beer halls to American plantations. Along with wise ganja analysis comes a story about a trippy night in Peru influenced by giant psychedelic Morpehus mushroom moths; his roots from Seattle “paying dues” in a changing city; youthful times in the Bay Area seeing Taj Mahal, Grateful Dead, Crosby Stills and Nash, Jefferson Airplane, Steve Miller, Cat Stevens… Plus anecdotes from Hunter S. Thompson and Dalai Lama, and a call to action to contribute to the collective intelligence.

Hunker down for Harmonica and Hash at the Hume – Choogle On! #100 (.mp3, 17:53, 17MB)

photo by UW on Christmas Eve at the hotel bar, art’ed up by Bread the Producer who also edited and mixed this episode.

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Festive Flashbacks from Orion to Nelson ~ Choogle On! #99

Hustling to a bus, Uncle Weed ends the festive period with vaporization session and recounts highlights, hi-jinks and life remixes from 2010 including gut surgery, True North Media House social reporting at the Olympics including Olympic Outsider podcasts, Subpop Records, Hockey Hall of Fame, SXSW, Komasket Music Festival, UW40 party, Halloween at the Waldorf hotel, visits from friends, and then a decompression road trip to Nelson with forays to ferries, hot springs and local organic beers. Ends with clumsy thanks to the Chooglers who had my back during the past year.

Musical interludes including an skat/vocal rendition of a Charlie Parker tune by Nico from Savage Blade.

See also Best Year in Years ~ 2010 Flashback blog post including more 2010 highlights a video from the aforementioned ferry ride.

Sit on the park bench for Festive Flashback from Orion to Nelson – Choogle On! #99 (.mp3, 30MB, 23:49)

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Shisha Lounging and Slacker Yoga – Choogle On! #98

While at Komasket music fest, Uncle Weed describes a visit to a traditional Moroccan shish lounge with tea run by a guy named Guy. Also describes performances by Wolf Child and Cowboy Bandit plus describes a morning visit to yoga. Plus preview of Delhi to Dublin, Alex Cuba and Shamik on agenda.

Musical interludes feature “Delhi to Dublin” from Saturday night performance and  Wolf Child and Cowboy Bandits from Saturday performance plus and dancing children. Part 7 in a series from Komasket Music Festival.

Find a cushion for Shisha Lounging and Slacker Yoga – Choogle On! #98

More Delhi to Dublin

Delhi2dublin.com | Wikipedia | CDBaby | Youtube

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Myspace | Facebook | Bandmix | CBC Radio 3

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Komasket Music Fest + Komasket on Facebook + @komasketmusfest on Twitter & #kmf2010 tag + Komasket Flickr Group

Album art photos from Komasket Music Fest Flickr photosets by Scales, Mariska and sumitrarose

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Komasket Music Fest + Komasket on Facebook + @komasketmusfest on Twitter & #kmf2010 tag + Komasket Flickr Group

Album art photos from Komasket Music Fest Flickr photosets by Scales, Mariska and sumitrarose

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Ephemeral Feasthouse – Prezo, interviews & spiels -Feed - Blog - Podcast

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Kayaks and Jams at the Church of Komasket ~ Choogle On #97

Wandering through the festival grounds, Uncle Weed talks to first aid crew, interviews a 2nd year attendee about a kayaking trip, tipi camping, Brazilian capoeira and dancing workshops, while Canadian entertainer Fred Penner shows his multi-linguistic skills. Plus bits of other artists, and chatter about vendor alley, African drums and recounting jam tent performances.

Musical interludes feature Fred Penner, and the jam session with Bocephus King, Oka and Kia Kadiri — plus various snippets from Doug Cox and Pacific Poi Boys and other artists. Part 6 in a series from Komasket Music Festival.

Wake up for Kayaks and Jams at the Church of Komasket ~ Choogle On #97

More Fred Penner

FredPenner.com | Fred Penner Myspace | CDN Encyclopedia | Wikipedia

More Oka

Okamusic.com – @Oka_Australia — Myspace — iTunes — Youtube — Facebook

More Bocephus King

Bocephus King on CBC Radio 3

More Kia Kadiri

Myspace

More Komasket

Komasket Music Fest + Komasket on Facebook + @komasketmusfest on Twitter & #kmf2010 tag + Komasket Flickr Group

Album art photos from Komasket Music Fest Flickr photosets by Scales, Mariska and sumitrarose

Thanks to @danmathias for production assistance & Bread for album art-fi-cation

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Out n’ About with Uncle Weed – Travelin’ man vidcast - Show – Feed – iTunes

Ephemeral Feasthouse – Prezo, interviews & spiels -Feed - Blog - Podcast

Clubside Breakfast Time – Indie rock + political punditry - Blog - Feed - iTunes

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Love and Freedom with The Wailers at Komasket ~ Choogle On! #96

Koolant, sitting in the Bob Marley hot seat singing with the legendary Wailers featuring “Family Man” Barret, speaks about the joy of singing reggae music for people around the world. He recounts growing up in Jamaica learning the music and mentions the beauty of the Komasket location and audience. Plus peaceful warrior troubadour Fred Penner sings about our right to be free and happy.

Musical interludes feature “Redemption Song” from The Wailer’s Saturday night performance and “Right to be Happy and Free” by Fred Penner from Sunday jam tent performance. Part 5 in a series from Komasket Music Festival.

Open your ears for Love and Freedom with The Wailers at Komasket ~ Choogle On! #96

More Wailers

Wailers.com | Wailers Facebook | @Wailers Twitter | The Wailers Music Youtube | Wailers Myspace | iTunes

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FredPenner.com | Fred Penner Myspace | CDN Encyclopedia | Wikipedia

More Komasket

Komasket Music Fest + Komasket on Facebook + @komasketmusfest on Twitter & #kmf2010 tag + Komasket Flickr Group

Album art photos from Komasket Music Fest Flickr photosets by Scales, Mariska and sumitrarose

Thanks to @danmathias for production assistance

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Out n’ About with Uncle Weed – Travelin’ man vidcast - Show – Feed – iTunes

Ephemeral Feasthouse – Prezo, interviews & spiels -Feed - Blog - Podcast

Clubside Breakfast Time – Indie rock + political punditry - Blog - Feed - iTunes

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Cowboy Bandit Renegade Storytime at Komasket ~ Choogle On! #95

Renegade musician Ken Giles recounts stories about backwoods huckleberry pancakes and picking with the Beaver Bottom Boys with Uncle Weed backstage at Komasket Music Festival near Vernon, BC. He also tells about hijinks ensuing when moose hunting en route to recording sessions, hijinks with Merry Pransters and Hunter Thompson, and the importance of living a life worthy of original songs.

Musical interlude by Wolf Child and the Cowboy Bandits recorded Sunday. Part 4 in a series from Komasket Music Festival.

Flip your pancakes for Renegade Storytime with The Cowboy Bandit – Choogle On #95

More Wolf Child and the Cowboy Bandits

Myspace | Facebook | Bandmix | CBC Radio 3 (bio excerpted below)

WolfChild and the Cowboy Bandits, is a Smithers BC band, we have been playing local regional gigs for four years. Rockin Blues dance music, and also some great love songs, saxaphone harminica, slide guitar, we get you up on the floor and sometimes tables dancing, we have played festivals, pubs, weddings, benifets, legions, private parties, We are currently recording our first cd @ Chesslatta Records in Prince George BC and will release it in June this year!!! We are grateful to our fans and friends for thier awsome support, We have recieved a grant from the Smithers Arts Council and waiting for one from the Canada Arts Council. !!! So send us some positive vibes so we get this grant

More Komasket

Komasket Music Fest + Komasket on Facebook + @komasketmusfest on Twitter & #kmf2010 tag + Komasket Flickr Group

Album art photos from Komasket Music Fest Flickr photosets by Scales, Mariska and sumitrarose

Thanks to @danmathias for production assistance

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Out n’ About with Uncle Weed – Travelin’ man vidcast - Show – Feed – iTunes

Ephemeral Feasthouse – Prezo, interviews & spiels -Feed - Blog - Podcast

Clubside Breakfast Time – Indie rock + political punditry - Blog - Feed - iTunes

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Reconstructing Mesopotamia with Lt. Magnum – Choogle On! #94

With a US Naval Lieutenant at the table, Uncle Weed traces the history of the Tigris and Euphrates crescent and discusses the ground level experience of life in Iraq. Lt. Magnum explains his rebuilding mission to Kurdistan, plus quests to various coalition bases including visits with Korean, Slovakian and Polish forces. Anecdotes include Haliburton food, hookah shishas sessions in Qatar, religious concessions, cables on marble walls, hiking in rolling hills and meeting local folks getting just getting by in their war-torn world.

Get your shovel and start Reconstructing Mesopotamia with Lt. Magnum – Choogle On #94 (18:34, .mp3, 17MB)

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Oka Improvising from Australia to Komakset ~ Choogle On! #93

Australia’s organic electronic band Oka talks with Uncle Weed backstage at Komasket Music Fest to discuss trips across Canada, the perils of equipment damage, psychology of jamming, global nature of music, combining ancient and modern instruments and keeping it all together — plus the happiness of the lovely locations and the power of community and the tubes. Featuring Oka’s DidgeriStu and drummer Zappa.

Musical interludes feature jams Oka‘s Friday night closing performance. Part 3 in a series from Komasket Music Festival.

Open your ears for Oka Improvising from Australia to Komakset ~ Choogle On! #93

More Oka

Spontaneous Explorations into the Sublime

Okamusic.com – @Oka_Australia — Myspace — iTunes — Youtube — Facebook

More Komasket

Komasket Music Fest + Komasket on Facebook + @komasketmusfest on Twitter & #kmf2010 tag + Komasket Flickr Group

Album art photos from Komasket Music Fest Flickr photosets by Scales, Mariska and sumitrarose