Knights of the Guild Meet Tech Barbarians

After doing yard work for the past five hours I was tired and sore but my day had just begun. My friends Chris and Mark from the Tech Barbarians podcast were visiting from Atlanta and we were having a party at our friends Teal's house. We decided to do a joint podcast since Jenni and I do Knights of the Guild and Chris and Mark do Tech Barbarians. Both Jenni and I have been guests on Tech Barbarians so we figured why not have Chris and Mark be guests on Knights of the Guild. But there was planning to do.

After my yard work I took a shower and got cleaned. I then went to the super market to pick up beer, soda and snacks (we were ordering pizza and pasta for dinner later in the evening). I got to Teals place at 6 and unloaded my jeep with her help. We started to set up everything. Chris and Mark were stuck in traffic. Jenni arrived first, then Teal's boyfriend Ali. Around 7 Chris, his wife and 3 daughters along with Mark showed up. Jay (Guild Crew), Gabriel (I Hearth Geek Podcaster), Edgar (Guild Wedmaster), Teddy (Guild's Brusier), and Sean (Guild director) arrived as well as the food and everyone started to eat. We wanted to start the podcast around 7pm but as it always happens we got off to a late start and started the podcast around 8.

I had no notes, no structure planned, and for those who know me that's very unusual. So it was kind of chaotic. But everyone seemed to have alot of fun and the end the night we all played Beatles Rockband. We recorded about 2 hours of podcast material which I get the pleasure of editing down. And the party lasted for about 4 1/2 hours. Brett (Guild's Mr. Wiggly) did show up about 11pm and joined in the fun. All in all it was a fun night. It was great meeting Chris and Mark, both just as much fun in person as they are over skype. It was great hanging with friends and playing Rockband.

The party did go a bit longer then I had expected as I had to get up at 4am to take Harry's family to the airport.. but that's for another blog.

You can watch/listen to the podcast here. http://ow.ly/4KHaW Password KOTG

Check out more pictures HERE

Yard Work

Today was a big yard work day, since this weekend is my only free weekend for the next three weeks I wanted to take advantage of that fact and get some major yard work done. I borrowed my neighbors mega weed whacker as my little hand held one can hack some of the humongous weeds we have. I started around 11am and the weather was warm but with a breeze so it kept me cool. I stopped around 1pm to make some something to eat then started back up around 1:30 and went until 4.

For those who don't know I own a house and it sits on 2 1/2 acres of land. Every year we have a fire line deadline, which means we have to have a 500 foot radius around our house clear of brush. Well the deadline is May 1st.. yeah that's tomorrow and there is a ton to do... talk about waiting until the last minute. But with that said I think I did a pretty good job at getting about  1/3 of it done and it was the toughest part of my property as it's all hillside. I had to stop at 4 because I had to get ready for a joint podcast which I'll talk about in another blog.

I totally forgot to take picture of the before and after but when I do the next section tomorrow, I'll be sure to do that so you can share in my accomplishments :)

Dedication to My Podcasts

Got a call from Brian Kameoka while I was driving to my Quidditch meeting last night informing me that The Guild was looking for Extras of the second of their Season 5 shoot. And that he wanted Knights of the Guild podcast to have exclusive announcement of it... which is fantastic. Told him I would do a quick News MiniCast and release it asap. I was hoping to do it last night when I got home from the Quidditch meeting but since I went out with Luis for a late dinner I didn't get him until midnight and was way to tired to record a podcast so I opted to get a few hours sleep and then get up around 6am and record, edited and upload the cast. Normally my work start time can vary, which is great as you never know how traffic is going to be but of course today I had a post meeting at 10am at MTV. So I knew I had to leave my house no later then 8am to make it to work on time.  So I had to record, edit and upload a podcast within two hours 6am to 8am.

So I got up, walked the dog and then go to work. Everything went fairly smooth and I finished around 7:45am. Everything was up and I tweeted about the new KOTG News Minicast #7 - Extra, Extra, We Need Extras and headed off to work. About half way to work I start getting texts that there is something wrong with the podcast that about halfway through it the audio drops out. Of course I double check everything and know that the audio was working fine so it must be when I uploaded it to podbean.. something happened. Well I was in the middle of traffic so there was nothing I could do. I tweeted that we were having issues and hope to have it fixed soon. But of course I had my 10 o'clock meeting that was going to last until Noon. Just then I get a call from my lead Assistant Editor who informed me that he will not be coming in due to illness. Well that determined what I had to do next. I could not leave post for two hours with no one here to help if something went wrong. So I informed who I need to inform that I would not be attending the meeting as I needed to stay in post (which was fine). The extra benefit was that I was able to fix the issue with the podcast much sooner then planned. As I got to work around 9:45am I called Harry and had him send me the file so I could check it. Sure enough when he did that file was bad. So it seems that when I outputted the file from Audacity something went wrong.. so I had Harry re-output the file and email it to me in which he did and I uploaded it to podbean replacing the bad file and viola the podcast is back up and running smoothly.

So if you want to listen to it you can download from itunes - http://bit.ly/KotGCast, or direct download / listen here http://bit.ly/2CrYxk

The Guild is looking for Extras.. take a listen to our latest News MiniCast for all the details.

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Guild Casting, Extra Online Form: http://bit.ly/s5-extra

Knights of the Guild Ep 29

Download from itunes - http://bit.ly/KotGCast, or direct download / listen http://bit.ly/2CrYxk

Today’s show features:

* Knights of the Guild theme song by Matthew Gehrett http://www.matthewgehrett.com/
* What the Hosts are up too.
* Trivia
* Guild Something with Sean & Brian
* Crew Interview with Director/Film Maker Greg Benson
* Donations
* How to find us on the Web.. aka Business Time

Thank you again for all your support, we do this podcast because we are fans and more importantly for the fans. Thanks, Kenny & Jenni

Other Important Links

Knights of the Guild Feeds/Downloads http://knightsoftheguild.com
Knights of the Guild Daily Blog http://knightsoftheguildpodcast.blogspot.com/
Knights of the Guild Fan page on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/group
Knights of the Guild Group on Watchtheguild.com http://community.watchtheguild.com/group
Knights of the Guild UStream Channel http://www.ustream.tv/channel/knights-of-the-guild (Password for UStream is KOTG)
Follow us on twitter @knightsofguild
Follow the Hosts Kenny @Geekyfanboy & Jenni @Jennipowell
Knights of the Guild You Tube Channel : http://www.youtube.com/user/KnightsoftheGuild1
Knights of the Guild Twit Pic Page: http://twitpic.com/photos/Knightsofguild
Greg Benson's Website http://mediocrefilms.com/

My 1st Quidditch Meeting

Tonight after work I went to my very first Quidditch meeting for the new Los Angeles Community Quidditch team. I was very excited as I've been looking for a team to play with for many years. This was the very first meeting just to see how many people were interested and go over general rules and such.

I left work a little early around 6:30pm as the meeting started at 7:30 I figured an hour would be enough time to go 8.3 miles.. google maps said it would take about 18 minutes but I knew better. Well maybe not well enough as it took me an hour to get there and then ten minutes or so to find parking. So I walked in and there were about 10 or so people already there. I introduced myself and took a seat on the couch. You could tell people were just as excited as I was getting this team started. I did feel a bit awkward as I was clearly the oldest one there. Most looked to be just out of high school or in collage. And they all seemed to know each other. But I did what I do best.. sat quietly in the corner. My friend Luis was suppose to join me but traffic was even worse for him so he didn't get there until nearly the end.

The meeting started and Noa (assuming she'll be our team Captain) started to explain everything, going over the rules, and such. I of course read up on everything I could after watching the Western Cup a few weeks back. We discussed times to practise. I think we are doing Thursday evenings in the Burbank area and Sunday evenings in the Los Angeles area.. now of course if it was the opposite (Sunday in Burbank and Thursdays in Los Angeles)  that would be more ideal for me as I live closer to Burbank so I could get there easier on Sundays and I work closer to Los Angeles and could make practise on time on Thursdays.. but now I'll be driving to LA on Sundays and from Santa Monica to Burbank on Thursdays. But nothing is set in stone so things may change as well as my job is I'm not at a fixed location.

We voted on the name of our Quidditch team and the winner was Hollywood Harpies, wouldn't have been my first choice, would rather have been Hollywood Hippogriffs but the majority of the people (being woman) did like it so that is our team name. We couldn't decide on our colors yet so that will be saved for a later date. We set up a date for next Thursday to build our hoops and such. They are planning an unofficial practice on Sunday (Mother's Day), but I'll be working for The Guild that day but it is later at night so I might be able to stop by for some practice.

All in all it was a good first meeting, really looking forward to getting started. I hope to not only have fun but to lose weight as well as it's requires lots of running back and forth. Need to pick up some pads, googles and a cup for protection.. and some sort of faux broom for practice. I'm sure I'll be doing video and pictures of the practices.. I might even to a podcast about it... so stay tuned for my wild Quidditch adventure.

After the meeting Luis and I went out for a late dinner and geeked out about Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings.. a great way to end a fun night.

100 Facts About Me Recap 1 - 80

Hey Guys.. still have 20 left to do but figured I'd do a recap of the first 80.. so here they are.. everything you wanted to know about Kenny and maybe just a bit more.

1. I'll be 41 years old come September.
2. I've broken two bones so far... .my right arm (fell off monkey bars) and left wrist (rolled down a hill with an ATV)
3. I currently have 2 tattoos, Hogwarts crest on my left shoulder & R2D2 on my right calf, with plans to get 3 more
4. When I was younger I wanted to be a veterinarian.
5. I struggled with being gay and didn't come out of the closet until I was 27 years old.
6. My favorite type of music is Country Music.
7. I am extremely shy & quiet (on the verge of socially awkward) in person
8. Favorite color is Green
9. I don't cuss.. EVER!!!
10. I've been collecting action figures for 34 years.
11. I've always wanted a biological child of my own. There is still hope of have one
12. My hair has been purple, red, orange, black, blond and it's natural brown.
13. My very first geeky convention that I attended was in LA for the series Alien Nation, 2 days of awesomeness.
14. I was Donny and Marie Osmond's personal assistant back in the summer 97
15. I graduated from California State University Fullerton w/ a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communication - TV/Radio/Film
16. I don't drink (once a year maybe), never smoked, never done drugs of any kind.
17. Saved my brother from drowning when he was 3 and I was 8
18. I'm a Hopeless Romantic
19. I love singing along with the radio while driving in the car
20. Because of Jaws I'm still afraid to go into deep water / ocean

21. I've worked in the TV/Film industry for over 16 years
22. I was born and raised in Southern California
23. Saw Star Wars when I was 7 & it made me the Geekyfanboy I am today.
24. Pets I've had, Dogs, Cats, Chickens, Ducks, Turtle, Rabbits, Mice, Rats, Fish & a Chinchilla
25. I bungee jumped from 150 feet up.
26. I had a Star Trek "Borg" Themed wedding cake http://geekyfanboy.com/WeddingPage_17.jpg
27. Rode my bike from San Fransisco to Los Angeles (600+ miles) in seven days for the California Aids Ride in 2001
28. I'm a roller coaster enthusiast
29. I have a large round birth mark the size of a sliver dollar on my lower back.
30. I've appeared in 8 episodes of the webseries The Guild

31. I have an infectious laugh, friends use to call me The Giggler
32. Had an anxiety/panic attack in High School that was so bad that I made myself go temporally blind
33. Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Star Trek, Star Wars and Firefly our my top 5 favorite worlds to visit.
34. If I went to Hogwarts I'd be sorted into Hufflepuff, which values Loyalty, Dedication and Hard Work.. sounds like me
35. I am a proud member of the Producer's Guild of America
36. I am teaching myself American Sign Language 
37. Found my Dad's biological family after 58 years
38. I am half Puerto Rican & half German
39. I am allergic to Dairy (Lactose intolerant)
40. Graduated from High School with a 3.89 GPA and in the top 10% of my class

41. Christmas is my favorite holiday.
42. Would rather be in the company of a handful of close friends then a room full of acquaintances.
43. I've only been out of the United States once in my life (Mexico) Planning a Europe trip very soon.
44. Though I do 3 podcasts I've always disliked the sound of my voice.
45. I've always been mature for my age.. at 16 I was ready to marry and settle down.
46. At the age of 37 I dressed up in my Hogwarts Robes and stood in line for the release of the final Harry Potter book.
47. I'm one of those people who always looks on the bright side of things.
48. I'm addicted to the internet, can't go more then a few hours without checking my email, facebook, or twitter.
49. Don't eat salads, not a big veggie eater.
50. Call me a Geek, Dork, Dweeb, Nerd, or Loser.. I don't care.. I love who I am and wouldn't change for anything. 

51. I'm a very empathic person.
52.Would rather be poor & happy then rich & unhappy.
53. I'm an HGTV junkie, can't get enough of those shows.
54. I've been blogging for almost 10 years.
55. I love to dance, not saying I'm good, but it's tons of fun.
56. I'd rather live in the country/woods/mountains then in a big city.
57. I have a difficult time accepting compliments.
58. I'm a nice guy and normally finish last.
59. Loved the Star Wars prequels, not as much as the original trilogy but still very enjoyable.
60. In High School I had a Pompadour-Mullet.. yeah I was that cool :)

61. My middle name is Harvey, named after my grandfather.
62. I can't spell to save my life, thank goodness for spellcheckers.
63. My childhood nickname was KenKen, as my dad went by Kenny.
64. Use to have a speech impediment when I was younger, took many years to over come, still have it slightly.
65. For those who haven't met me in person I'm short, standing at a proud 5 foot 3 1/2 inches.
66. Favorite book series would be a toss up between Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings.
67. Favorite Star Trek Series, TNG, followed closely by Voyager & DS9, also enjoy Enterprise and TOS.
68. Though I work on The Guild I've never played WoW, nor played alot of video games.
69. As I get older I try and enjoy my life more as there is less of it.
70. I'm a 1st time Uncle & his name is Kenobi (22months). 

71. I want to go skydiving at least once in my life.

72. I’ve always had weight issues and am currently 40lbs over weight.

73. I had a rocking mustache from age 12 and didn’t shave it off until I was 19.

74. My hair is thinning on top to the point of baldness L

75. I am a podcaster currently creator/co-host/producer on Knights of the Guild, MASH 4077 Podcast and Epic Geek Out

76. I've always wanted to learn to play the piano & flute.. I hope to still do that some day

77. Use to watch Soaps, One Life to Live and General Hospital religiously, from age 12 to 22

78. I’ve had major dental work done, my top front five teeth are fake (prem. Bridge)

79. I use to love mathematics, went as high as Trigonometry and Calculus in Collage.

80. I can spend an entire day by myself at the movie theater watching 4 to 5 movies, which I've done in the past.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt 2 Trailer

I'm so excited for this.. if you know anything about me you know I'm a HUGE Harry Potter fan. I've watched this new trailer about 10 times and it still gives me chills every time. I'm both happy and sad to see this as this is the final movie of this incredible saga. I can't wait to see this movie and I don't want to see this movie because this is the end. But of course I always have the books to re-read for a millionth time and watch the all eight movies in a Harry Potter Mega Marathon.. so though it's the end, it's not really the end.

Anyways here's the first official trailer for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2

The Guild Season 5 - Day Five

Today is Day Five of the Guild shoot for Season Five. Because of my current job I'm not able to be on set everyday like I was the the past three seasons. I was actually working my other job (via email and phone) and working on set... But I have learned a lot from those previous seasons and have come up with a system to keep track of all the scenes, who I have interviewed and what we have talked about. So I put that to the test today and it worked out great. I got some great interviews with Amy, Sandeep, Vince, Robin and Jeff.

Got to meet some new people on set... that's one thing I love about working on The Guild are the people you get to meet. Some you instantly click with and know you'll be friends with that person the rest of your life, some it takes time to warm up to, but soon you become buddies and then there are those who seem to put up a wall and for whatever reason don't like you. Luckily there aren't many of those kind of people working on The Guild.

Anyways.. another great shoot day.. can't say much or where we were.. but it was good times. They are shooting tomorrow but unfortunately I won't be able to attend. Then there is a break for a week and then we start back up in May.

KOTG Microcast #22 Quest for Season Five

Download from itunes http://bit.ly/KotGCast, or direct download / listen http://bit.ly/2CrYxk

Here are some quick interviews with the cast of The Guild, producer Kim Evey and Director Sean Becker on their thoughts about coming back to film Season Five. These interviews were done last Tuesday during the table read for Season Five.

Hope you guys enjoy it.
Kenny

Other Important Links

• Knights of the Guild Feeds/Downloads http://knightsoftheguild.com
• Knights of the Guild Daily Blog http://knightsoftheguildpodcast.blogspot.com/
• Knights of the Guild Fan page on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/group

A Relaxing Sunday... NOT!!!

Today is the first day off I've had in a few weeks, with no family, no work, no guild and I don't see having another one of those for at least four weeks so I was going to do nothing all day today.. just have some "Kenny" time.

It started off that way as I started to watch a bit of TV and just relax but then I got to thinking how busy my next month will be and how many podcasts I need to do so instead I opted to finished off some podcasts instead of TV time.

So I first finished off my MASH 4077 Podcast episode 7 which isn't due to be released until May 1st but it's uploaded, shows note created and is ready to go. The second podcast I worked on as episode 29 of my Knights of the Guild podcast, which is due to be released on April 29th. That one require much more work then the previous MASH one and took me about four hours to finish it. Still haven't built the webpage or show notes but I hope to do that during some downtime at work tomorrow. And I was going to get started on episode 8 of MASH 4077 Podcast but then remembered that I recorded some audio from the previous Tuesday when The Guild did their season five read through and really wanted to get that out there as a microcast.. so I spent the rest of the night editing and prepping that podcast and manage to get it posted around 9:30pm tonight.

So this day might not have started out or planned to be a very productive day but in the end I did a lot of work that needed to be done and by doing this will take some stress off me when it comes time to post this podcasts.

Doctor Who is BACK!!!

Wasn't able to watch this last night due to being on The Guild set but Harry and I sat down first thing this morning and watched the return of our favorite Doctor. Matt Smith returns as the all mighty timelord for this sixth season. Matt Smith joined Doctor Who last season and from the first moment he was on screen he was The Doctor instantly. So I was really looking forward to the return of Who. We hadn't seen a new episode since Christmas and before that it was months and months.

They're doing something different this year and splitting the season into two.. 7 episodes for the first part that will run from April to June and then the remaining 6 episode starting sometime in the fall to finish off season 6. Also different this year is BBC America is airing the episodes on the same day they are released in the UK (previously it's been weeks or months later). BBC America is also not cutting them to fit in the US schedule so will get the full episode the same day as the UK.. wooo hooo.

This premiere was part one of what I assume will be a two parter.  First let me say that I LOVED the premiere.. may not have understood everything.. yet.. but it didn't distract me from the wonderful writing and acting. What is great about Who is you know you'll get a payoff at some point. It may not be in the next episode or the one after that but the writing is so great that before the season ends all your questions will be answered.. and I love that about Who. Lot's of stuff happened in this first episode and of course it ends on a cliffhanger which makes me even more excited to see part two next week. Lot's of questions were asked and some secrets revealed.

If the first episode is any indication.. this seasons going to rock just like last season.

The Guild Season 5 - Day Three

Today is our last day at the Long Beach Comic Con Expo. I don't think I mentioned this but it's a 2 hour drive for me to get to Long Beach.. luckily for today being a Saturday the traffic wasn't that bad.

Today was a special day because on set not only did we have cast and crew but we also had over 140 extras. And it was the actual day of the convention so we had a few hundred other people walking around. It was a bit crazy but in the end everything got done and everyone had a great time.

Jes and I

Gabriel and I

I got to meet some guildies that I only talk to on Twitter and Facebook.. it was so great to meet Jessica and Ron (and his two boys), Jes (creator of all things plushy) and Gabriel from the I Hearth Geeks Podcast.

After the fun filled day a small group of us went out to dinner to Islands. Joining Jes and Gab were Rupert, Robert, and my buddy Luis...good times were had by all.

Front Left is Robert, Rupert and Luis, Front Right is Jes, Me and Gab

My MASH 4077 Podcast

After work today I squeezed in some time to finish up my MASH 4077 Podcast episode 7, which isn't due to be posted until May 1st but as I've said in previous posts with my full time job and The Guild season five shooting I have no spare time so I have to try and get as much stuff done when I can. For episode seven I just had to finish adding audio clips from the episode and do one final audio pass to make sure everything sounded good. I outputted, converted and uploaded the file. All I have left is to build the webpage and add the show notes and it will be good to do.

The Guild Season 5 - Day One

Well today is the very first day of Season 5 shoot for The Guild. Of course I can't say much, we are at a local (Long Beach) Comic Con Expo. Today we got to hang out with Felicia, Amy, Vince, Jeff and Robin, along with a few special guests... lots of extras and for the most part a brand new crew. It's great seeing the gang in action again... this season, as I've said before is going to be Epic. I can't talk much about it.. other then it's tons of fun.. but that should be expected. For day one it was extremely smooth. I got some great interviews for upcoming CompanionCasts for my Knights of the Guild podcast and meet some great Guildies.

(BTW.. this is the only picture I could post from set that wouldn't get me in trouble)

Editing Knights of the Guild

Yeah I'm editing another episode of Knights of the Guild, it feels like it's a never ending process.. between Knights of the Guild and my other current podcast MASH 4077 I feel like I'm always editing one or the other. Today I worked on Knights of the Guild Episode 29, I'm enjoying this "new" format, even though the show content hasn't really changed the way Jenni and I record them have and it makes for somewhat of a better editing session for me. This one is due out on April 29th.. so I have a few days and so far I did my initial first pass.. next up is to build the actual podcast and then one final pass to make sure everything sounds good.. hopefully I'll get this done by Sunday... With work and The Guild, this Sunday is my only day off in the next month.

Guild Season 5 Read Through

First let me say that I'm holding in my hand the hottest script in town.. well if you are a Guild fan, that is.

I had the privilege of attending The Guild read through for Season 5 tonight. This is my 3rd one, I was there for Season 3 and 4 previously and they are always fun. For one thing you get to see all your friends again. You also get to hear them read the entire season of the guild in one go.

Of course I can't say anything about Season 5 other then it's going to be EPIC!!! but of course it's The Guild and we already knew that. I did quick interviews with the main six actors, producer Kim and director Sean for a Knights of the Guild Microcast which I'll hopefully edit in the next few days.

We start shooting in 2 days.. the next few weeks is going to be crazy!!!

PS... yes I blurred the script as I know how "you" Guild fans are.. being one myself.. :) couldn't take any chances of this image being blown up and words deciphered :)

RIP Elisabeth Sladen

Sad news today, actress Elisabeth Sladen, best known for her role in Doctor Who has died. Elisabeth Sladen played the fans most favorite Companion, Miss Sarah Jane Smith. She appeared in 81 episodes of the classic "Doctor Who" series (working with both Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker).

I grew up with her as Tom Baker's Companion and fell in love with her then. When she returned for a short time on the new version of Doctor Who with David Tennant  I was ecstatic. She is so well loved and popular that they did a spin off series called The Sarah Jane Adventures, which was a lot of fun. It was great seeing that after 30+ years she could pick that character back up and have people fall in love with her all over again.

She was only 63 years old.. far to young to have left us. I'm just a fan and I'm heart broken at the loss of this beautiful woman. My heartfelt sympathies go out to those who knew her best.. her friends and loved one. May she rest in piece. Elisabeth Sladen and her iconic character Miss Sarah Jane Smith will live forever in our hearts.

Editing my MASH Podcast

So much to do this week so little time. I got started with editing my MASH 4077 Podcast episode 7. Each of the hosts (3) record out own audio and then I import them all into Avid and lay them out on top of each other. We normally say "start" so I have an audio cue to link them all together but normally it takes some finagling to get them all in sync but with this episode I laid them all out and wham.. they were in sync on the first try.. After that the editing went pretty smoothly. Did my first pass in about two hours and by this time it was around 11pm and I was getting tired but I wanted to try and do my second pass, which means I add in audio clips from the episode. I did that for another hour before I could barely keep my eyes open and had to call it night... but it's so close to being done.. a few more clips and one final sweetening pass and it will be ready to be leveled, converted and uploaded.

My To Do List

My life seems to be on fast forward.. this is my "to do" list for this week... I'll never get it all done, but I'm going to be my best.

• Edit my MASH 4077 Podcast episodes #7 & #8
• Edit my Knights of the Guild Podcast episode #29
• Plan/Prep for recording of our next Knights of the Guild episodes #30 & #31
• Plan/Prep for recording of our next MASH 4077 Episodes #13 - #16
• Upload Quidditch pictures to my FTP site for collages who requested copies of the pictures from the Western Cup.
• Write a guest blog for my friend Andrews Blog site about Science
• Upload/Edit/Post Quidditch video from Western Cup from a few weeks ago.
• Start preparing CompanionCast questions and schedule for The Guild Season Five.
• Record audio comments about the latest Amazing Race for my friends podcast Fast Forward
• Tons and tons of yard work that seems to never end
• Research Podcast radio stations
• Prep/Plan for the big Tech Barbarians/Knights of the Guild podcast meet up.
• Continue to coordinate guests and topics for my new Epic Geek Out podcast.
• Continue to work on my Podcast hub.

And not to mention that I'm working full time at MTV Monday thru Friday and my show is about to finish the first few episodes which means going into Online (which is alot of work and stress for me).

Oh and my latest news about my Dad possible having his cancer return.. so I'm on edge about that as well.. just hoping for the best.

Yeah good times!!!

I know it seems like I'm complaining but I'm really not.. other then my Dad's possible cancer, yard word & MTV, it's all fun stuff that I love doing and that brings joy into my life.

Visiting Family

This weekend was all about family. On Saturday I took Harry and his family to visit my Mom and step dad Chuck. They offered to take everyone sailing, which Harry's family were very keen on. We also had to return the rental that I had gotten a week prior and his family was going to rent another, smaller car for their travels. So we were up early and getting ready to head over to Enterprise then we'd take two cars to my Mom's. Well I started to have some stomach issues and they continued for the next six or seven hours. They went ahead to Enterprise while I took a slew of medicine hoping to simmer down my tummy. It worked temperately and I went to meet them at a local gas station where Harry would join me and we would caravan to my Mom's.

We got there around 12:30pm, had some snacks and started to prep the boat. My Mom was not going sailing as she gets sea sick and since I wasn't feeling the best I opted not to go as well. So Chuck, Harry and his family headed out to the ocean. BTW my Mom & Chuck live out in Newport Beach on Balboa Island.

I started to BBQ lunch and by the time they got back we had lunch. We hung out for a few more hour before heading home. I had a great time visiting with my Mom, we've haven't had one on one time like that for a while. And Harry and his family had a great time sailing though there was no wind out in the ocean so they didn't stay out as long as I'm sure they would have liked.

Sunday was a busy day as Harry's family with exception to his mother were packing up for their 10 day travels around California. Harry's Mom will be staying with us the entire time. They headed out and I headed off by myself to visit my family (Dad, Brother, Sis-in-law & Nephew) as it's been almost a month since I've seen them (which is long since I normally go down every two weeks to visit).

Had lunch with my Dad, he's had some fluid or something in his neck area the past month.. he now has two large lumps. The doctors did some blood work and didn't find anything wrong, so they did a cat scan and found that there are two masses there. They are going to be doing biopsies in the coming week and we are hoping it's not cancer again (he had Hodgkin's back in the mid 90's). We then went back home and hung out a bit until Lora and my nephew Kenobi got home from visiting my Mom. Kenobi was in a very ornery mood so I didn't get to spend much time with him.. but it was still nice hanging out with my family.

Got home watched some TV as we've fallen really behind since family has been staying with us. But with the exception of my Dad's news it was an good weekend. I'll keep you updated on my Dad's progress.

Knights of the Guild Ep 28

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Today’s show features:

• * Knights of the Guild theme song by Matthew Gehrett http://www.matthewgehrett.com/
• * Guild News
• * What the Cast is up too
• * Trivia
• * Listener Feedback
• * Fan Interview with Al Kessel
• * A last minute surprise You Tube contest
• * How to find us on the Web.. aka Business Time

Thank you again for all your support, we do this podcast because we are fans and more importantly for the fans.

Kenny & Jenni

MASH 4077 Podcast Episode 6

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Kenny Mittleider from Knights of the Guild Podcast, Simon Meddings from Waffle On Podcast, Al Kessel from Tales from the Mouse House Podcast and special guest host Harry Dauz discuss one of the most successful and longest running television series in history.. M*A*S*H

Today we cover Episode #6 - Yankee Doodle Doctor

Directed by Lee Philips
Written by Laurence MarksProduction code J310
Original air date October 22, 1972

Set during the Korean War in the 1950’s

Lieutenant Bricker is making a documentary about MASH units and General Clayton recommends the 4077th. Bricker wants one of the doctors to "star" in his documentary and Hawkeye Pierce agrees when faced with the possibility that the role could go to Frank Burns. The documentary is nothing more than overhyped propaganda. In the night, Pierce and McIntyre destroy the film by exposing it to light. After much convincing by Hawkeye and Trapper, Col. Blake allows them to remake the film, casting Hawkeye as a Groucho Marx-type doctor and Trapper as a Harpo Marx-esque surgeon. The crowd loves it, but Gen. Clayton is not impressed at first. After the film is over Clayton does find the ending exceptional.

Hope you enjoy it,
Kenny, Meds, Al & Harry

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100 Facts About Me 71 - 80

Well it's been a while and it was a struggle to get ten more.. but here they are.

71. I want to go skydiving at least once in my life.

72. I’ve always had weight issues and am currently 40lbs over weight.

73. I had a rocking mustache from age 12 and didn’t shave it off until I was 19.

74. My hair is thinning on top to the point of baldness :( .

75. I am a podcaster currently creator/co-host/producer on Knights of the Guild, MASH 4077 Podcast and Epic Geek Out.

76. I've always wanted to learn to play the piano & flute.. I hope to still do that some day.

77. Use to watch Soaps, One Life to Live and General Hospital religiously, from age 12 to 22.

78. I’ve had major dental work done, my top front five teeth are fake (prem. Bridge).

79. I use to love mathematics, went as high as Trigonometry and Calculus in Collage.

80. I can spend an entire day by myself at the movie theater watching 4 to 5 movies, which I've done in the past.

20 more to go.. I hope these are still interesting.

Dinner with America

Tonight I had to pleasure of having dinner with someone who has to one of the sweetest and most interesting people I know. It starts with her name America. I met America through our mutual friend Greg Aronowitz. She's one of those people who, as you first meet them, are the happiest and nicest people in the world. You can help but smile when you are around her. She's an actress/stunt woman/ even organizer and so much more.

We've gotten to know each other a various events and shoots, and over texting and twitter but we never just hung out. So last week I asked if she wanted to have dinner with me and she said yes. We opted to CPK (California Pizza Kitchen) in Studio City.

She's one of those people who makes you feel comfortable and easy to talk to. We chatted about everything from personal stuff to behind the scenes of movies she had worked on to podcasting and movie festivals.

Good food and Great Company makes for a very enjoyable evening.. one that I hope we will repeat very soon.

House Guests from Austria

Sorry I haven't blogged the past few days it's been kind of crazy at my house. On Sunday Harry and I went to LAX to pick up his family who are visiting from Austria. It's his mother, sister, brother-in-law and 2 nephews (7 1/2 and 1 1/2). They're visiting CA for three weeks but are unsure on how long they will be staying with us, maybe 10 days maybe longer. We do know that Harry's mom will be staying with us the entire time.

So we picked them up and then headed back to our place. On the drive home Bernd (Harry's bro-in-law) was sitting in the passenger seat as I drove and came out and asked how awkward this was or will be since Harry and I are no longer together. They have been planning this trip well before we broke up and I told him that it's not a issue. That Harry and I are still friends and that he owns half of our house. We continued to talk a bit more and I think I assured them that all was well and that they are truly welcomed into our house.

The next few days are a blur.. Monday AM I was up early due to a very boisterous little boy who got up at 5:30am so we all got up at 5:30am, but I managed to lay in bed until 7am in which Bernd and I went to Enterprise Rent a Car to add him to the rental since he'll be driving it the most. After that I went to work and they hung around the house with Harry. I got home around 9pm and everyone except Bernd were asleep. We chatted for a bit and then he went to bed as Harry and I tried to watch a bit a TV (he's family doesn't watch any TV).

Tuesday was my "work from home" day and thank goodness it was as I didn't get much sleep the past few days.. though this time I didn't get waken up until around 6:30am and didn't get out of bed until 8:30am, in which then started my work day.

While I had some downtime from work I would edit my next Knights of the Guild podcast episode 28, which I did finish by the end of the day.

Work was kind of crazy as there were lots of issue going on in the office, so much so that I almost had to drive in. But I manage to get things under control view email and phone and avoided having to drive the 2 hour commute.

Later in the day I did join the family as they visited Vasquez Rocks and of course they LOVED it, as I knew they would. There entire family are mountaineers and rock climbers... even the 7 year old was scaling rocks. It was some good times. Got back home, finished up some work and my podcasts and had a tasty dinner that Harry had made.

We have this air vent above our door to our bedroom (it's from circulation) but it also allows all the noise from the kitchen, living room area to reach us in the bedroom.. so I stuffed a sheet in there hoping to deaden the sound so I don't get an early wake up call. I also sleep with a fan and cracked that puppy up to high to drown out any other noise. If you haven't guessed I'm a very light sleeper. Well this morning I only heard one peep and slept pretty sound the entire night... woo hoo

All in all it's been a good few days. What's funny is that you don't realize what kind of routine you fall into until someone comes along and throws a wrench in it.  And I'm not saying that's a bad thing.. just need to learn to be flexible and adjust... plus I know Harry is enjoying his family visit and really that's all that matters.

PS.. they brought me about 10 lbs of German Chocolate :) Yum!!

My Toy Room

My toy collection is being featured at CBR.com in their Robot 6 Blog "Shelf Porn" Segment. Check it out, give me a "like" and leave a comment. Thanks

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SwampCast #2 - Listener Feedback

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Here is another SwampCast... #2, a SwampCast is a non-regular show.. meaning we will not be reviewing an episode in this podcast. These SwampCasts will come out now and then and cover "cast" interview, or listener feedback or anything else that we want to share with the listeners that doesn't fit into our regular show review episodes.

Our second SwampCast once again covers Listener Feedback.

Hope you enjoy it,
Kenny, Meds, & Al

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Podcasting and Cleaning

Busy busy day today.. at 10am Jenni came over so we could record the next two episode of Knights of the Guild podcast. My new streamlined effort is really working out. What would take us 2 or 2 1/2 hours to record we get done at most in an hour and a half. Of course we sit around and chat for another hour but at least the podcasts are recorded.. now I just have to edited at least one of them before April 15th.

The rest of the day was spent cleaning the house from top to bottom. Harry's family is flying in from Austria tomorrow and staying with us for a few weeks and this will be the first time they are seeing the house... so it has to sparkle.

It was a long day of cleaning but in between the cleaning we had to go to Enterprise and rent a van for the family.. that took a bit longer then expected so we were cleaning until around 8pm when I only had a few more things to do but had to stop because I had a MASH Swampcast due to be released at midnight and I hadn't even started editing it. So I opted to finishing cleaning tomorrow morning (his family fly into LAX at 12:30pm) so there should be plenty of time.

So this SwampCast is a special MASH 4077 Podcast, it's were the three hosts (Meds, Al and I ) read comments that our listeners have left for us. Luckily it's pretty straight forward and not to difficult to edit. I got down around 11:30pm and waited until midnight to post it.

Like I said.. busy busy Saturday.

(Singing) It's Friday.. Friday...

Had a few tense moments this morning but I am 100% better.. must have been a 24 hour stomach flu or something I ate didn't agree with me.. but I'm doing better.

Work was busy.. getting close to onlining (finishing) some episodes and MTV has so many little details you have to follow it's crazy. I'm created charts just to keep track of everything.

I finished editing my next MASH podcast episode #6. Harry's family is coming into town this weekend and going to be staying with us for a few weeks so I'm trying to get as much done as I can before they get here.

Work, Sickness & Podcasts

Today I got to work from home, I'm really enjoying this and so thankful for my job for allowing me to do this twice a week. Not only does it save me the stress of being in traffic for my 4 hour commute (round trip) and spending an additional $50 in gas a week but it also allows me to relax when I'm not feeling so good.

It started the night before when I went to bed and I couldn't relax.. my muscles kept tensing up and I was having mini anxiety attacks.. I finally fell asleep around 1am but woke up around 3am with some stomach pains and really didn't go back to sleep. Finally got up around 8:30am and started my day, was still having stomach issues but I was determined not to be sick so I logged into work and everything was moving along until around lunch time when the nausea really started to hit me. I told Harry I was not going to eat lunch as the though of eating made me more nauseated... so there was no choice but to accept that I had some kind of bug because if I'm not eating or feeling the urge to eat then there has to be something wrong with me.

For the next few hours I laid in my recliner not doing much (keeping my iPhone next to me) as I was still working and answering emails and such. I did eat a bit around 3 but that didn't go over to well so I opted to stop and just drink some water.

Around 8pm I started to feel a bit better but still had no appetite, so I took a chance to sit at my computer and finish editing my next MASH 4077 Podcast episode 6, which I finished around 10pm. I created the show notes and uploaded the podcast to podbean and it is now ready for it's release on April 15th.

I was getting hungry now but was afraid to eat anything that would upset my stomach so I opted for crackers and then went to bed... hoping to fee better tomorrow.

This Crazy Ride Called Life...

Lately my life has felt like it's been careening out of control. My MASH 4077 podcast is doing great, we've gotten over 3100 downloads in a matter of two months. I'm currently producing two episodes a month, but I'm hoping to do 3 or even 4 a month, if I can get a jump on them, since we record 4 episodes about ever three weeks, currently we've record up to Ep16 .. if we continue to release 2 a month it will take us 20 years to get through the entire series.

My Knights of the Guild Podcast is still going strong and I'm getting ready for CompanionCasts for Season 5 of The Guild and that's going to be a nice juggle between my actual work (were I make money) and being on set to do the podcast recordings.

I'm still trying to get my 3rd Geeky podcast going called Epic Geek Out, I had hoped to get it up and running by the end of April but with everything on my plate I'm not sure that's even going to happen.

With all the rain and snow we've gotten up at our place the weeds have gone crazy and we have 2 1/2 acres of them. So on my weekends I try and take at least an hour or two to do some weeding. Though it seems like an endless task.

Also Harry's family is coming into town this Sunday from Austria.. and though we are not longer together I still want to hang out with them because they will always be part of my family. And they are staying for a few weeks with us at our house. So we've been trying to clean an organize everything for their arrival.

I'm still researching my internet radio idea and working on a podcast/online media hub, though both of those are very slow going, but still in the works

And I really want to get back into volunteering with children.. I have volunteered in the past being a "Big Brother" working with HIV/Aids adults and children. I really miss the joy that those experiences brought me and would love to get back into it at some level.

So there is just so much going on in my life at the moment and I think I'm spreading myself a bit too thin. I was sick for almost three months and finally feel a bit better. I have so many great ideas for more podcasts I want to start. I want to get back into writing.. I use to write poetry and have several movie script idea halfway written..  but I just don't seem to have any free time. I want to hang out with friends more but that's not working out..  I've started to keep a list of things I want to do in the near future and the list gets bigger and bigger every week. I also want to start traveling as I haven't seen much of the world and now that I'm single I figure this is the best time...

Life is crazy at the moment.. but my issues are good issues to have. I'm extremely happy at what I've accomplished so far and am very fortunate for the people I have met along the way.

Life is good.. though a bit hectic. :)

Tron on Blu-Ray

Well today Harry and I drove around trying to find both of the Tron blu-ray movies that I was looking for.. I wanted to get the Tron: Original 2 disc blu-ray and the Tron: Legacy 4 disc blu-ray.  We drove to two targets and a best buy and none of them had exactly what I wanted. The first Target had nothing.. completely sold out of all the blu-ray editions of both movies. The second Target had 3 of the Original Tron 2 disc blu-ray but only the 2 disc Tron Legacy blu-ray. I then went to best buy and they finally had the 4 Disc Tron Legacy blu-ray, but was out of the Original Tron. And Target had a deal where you purchased both movies Tron and Tron Legacy and get $8 off, Best Buy did not. Both Best Buy and Target had a deal for an additional $5 off if you got the 4 or 5 disc edition. So I didn't want to come home empty handed after traveling all over the place so I went back to the 2nd Target and got the original Tron 2 disc blu-ray and Tron Legacy 2 disc, got 8 dollars off because I bought both of them, but not the $5 dollars off because I didn't get the 4 or 5 disc. So I wound up paying $31.98 which isn't bad for 2 blu-rays and 2 DVD of each movie. The 4 disc one had a 3D disc but I don't have a 3D Blu-ray player and it also came with a digital copy but again I can make my own if I really want a digital copy. So in the end it's not exactly what I was looking for but it's what I need to enjoy both of these movies.

100 Facts About Me 61 - 70

Well it's been a few weeks or so since I started this and I have to say it's hard to think of 100 facts about me.. not only facts about me but interesting facts.. I mean I can tell you 100 things about me and most wouldn't not be interesting.. that's the tough part. Anyways here is my next batch.

61. My middle name is Harvey, named after my grandfather.
62. I can't spell to save my life, thank goodness for spellcheckers.
63. My childhood nickname was KenKen, as my dad went by Kenny.
64. Use to have a speech impediment when I was younger, took many years to over come, still have it slightly.
65. For those who haven't met me in person I'm short, standing at a proud 5 foot 3 1/2 inches.
66. Favorite book series would be a toss up between Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings.
67. Favorite Star Trek Series, TNG, followed closely by Voyager & DS9, also enjoy Enterprise and TOS.
68. Though I work on The Guild I've never played WoW, nor played alot of video games.
69. As I get older I try and enjoy my life more as there is less of it.
70. I'm a 1st time Uncle & his name is Kenobi (22months). 

Quidditch Western Cup Regionals - Day 2

Day two of the Quidditch Western Cup Regionals. Since I had stuff to actual do this weekend I didn't get to the pitch until after lunch time. I knew I would miss a few play off games but I really wanted to be there for the semi-finals and finals. So I got to the park around 2:30pm, just in time for the kid quidditch games. I also met up with my friend Bruce who was actually just about to leave and then again with my other friend Aaron who was also leaving... Both had been there since the AM.

After the kids quidditch they made just one pitch for the start of the semi-final. I wish they would have done just one pitch the entire time. The field was larger and there wasn't any distraction of other players crossing into each other pitches. Anyways everyone moved their seats ten feet in to be closer to the action (at our own risk, of course). There were two semi-finals and then the winners from those semi-finals would play in the final.

The first semi-final was between UCLA and ASU (Arizona State) and ASU won. The second semi-final was between USC and Cal. Berkeley and USC won. So the final match was between USC Trojans and ASU Sun Devils and the ASU ran away with the match and took the championship.. Congratulations Arizona State University.

I have to say that these final three games were the best of the weekend. They were action packed, the quaffle changed from hand to hand so fast. Bludgers were nailing people left and right. This was Quidditch at it's best.

Something I didn't mention in my previous blog but all the announcers were funny and entertaining. Some tried to bring you further into the world of Harry Potter by mention players moves and saying something like.. "we haven't seen a move like that since the 1853 World cup" and then they would go into a story about that. Other announcers would give really funny play by play of the game calling the players by their own "special' names.. we had sweet foot, sholeggings, curly, and so on... so much fun.

I sit here Sunday evening just having spent the entire weekend watching this very magical event and I still can't believe it. I was at a Quidditch match not only did I watch live Quidditch I watched about 20 games of Quidditch spanning a weekend. It was great surrounding myself with other die hard Harry Potter fans. And theses guys are not just die hard fans they are extremely talented athletes.

They are doing more of these regional events through out the country and in Canada. And I would suggest if you are a Harry Potter fan to attend and show your support. You can check out the schedule at their official website http://www.internationalquidditch.org

And in November they are having the Quidditch World Cup with over 60 teams participating over a 2 days of action packed fun. I'm going to start making plans to attend this year. And I'm going to see if I can find local teams that play.. not only to watch but to see if I can join in on one

I now understand why the Wizarding world loves their Quidditch.

Be sure to check out the 305 pictures that I took during the two days.. Album 1  http://ow.ly/4skMx & Album 2  http://ow.ly/4skNM Also I'll be posting video of the event as well in the near future.

Quidditch Western Cup Regionals - Day 1

I had the honor of attending the International Quidditch Association Western Cup Regionals today. This is a two day event and I plan to attend both days. I knew that there were folks out there playing Quidditch but hadn't heard about the IQA organization until late last year when I heard about the Quidditch World Cup in New York. It was too late to make plans to attend so when I heard they were doing smaller cups through out the country and that one was going to be in Los Angeles this weekend I had to attend.

If you know me at all you know I'm a HUGE Harry Potter fan and to have an opportunity to watch an actual Quidditch game being played live was extremely special to me.

So I got to the park at 10:08am, figuring that I missed some of the opening ceremony as it was suppose to began at 10am. Well when I got there they were behind and the actually opening ceremonies didn't start until around 11:15am. So I got to watch the various teams practice and warm up.

For those who are unfamiliar with Quidditch, it's the fictional game played in the Harry Potter world. But this is Muggle Quidditch of course. There are seven people on a team. 3 Catchers who take the Quaffel (largest ball) and throw it through hoops on either side of the field. There are 2 Beaters who throw dodge balls at the opposing team, knocking them out and making them have to run back to their goal post and touch it before they can get back in the game. 1 Keeper, they are the ones that guard the three hoops and 1 Seeker, there job is to catch the snitch and once the snitch is caught the game ends. Now the snitch is a small gold ball in the books and movies but in Muggle Quidditch it's actually a person who runs all over the place with a tennis ball hanging from their backside. Oh and though in the books and movies they do all this while flying on brooms, with Muggle Quidditch it's done on the ground but they still carry the brooms between their legs. 

They had two "pitches" set up, one right next to the other and had seats on both sides, so in theory you could watch both games at the same time. I had watched various videos of Quidditch on YouTube but that doesn't prepare you for the physical aspect of the game.  These men and woman have no pads and run with brooms between their legs. They tackle, grab and jump all over each other and the throw dodge balls at each other. Luckily other then scraps, bruises and sprains there were only two major incidents where members of the same team collided head first and one of them cracked his head open and was taken to the hospital for stitches.

The first two games I watched was just crazy. There was so much going on it was just chaos but once I figured out that you really should only watch the game right in front of you then it got better. They had four games before lunch, during lunch I went to the booths to check out what merchandise they had. I purchased two IQA shirts, one with the IQA logo and one for the event I was watching Western Cup. I also made a donation/raffle for the Harry Potter Alliance.

After lunch I sat on the opposite side of the field, watched four more games before they took a break and had Kid Quidditch and all they kids attending got to play a game of Quidditch. That was alot of fun and these little kids had one of the closest scoring games of the night. As they set up for the final game I went over to the booths again and purchased a homemade brownie and some licorice wands.

Watched four more games and then the Harry Potter Alliance had their raffle and I won, could have gotten an Elder Wand but I was third to win and the first winner picked the wand but I did get a really cool Harry Potter T-shirt.

After that there were two more games and as the sun set day one was over.

I LOVED every minute it. The person who was suppose to join me couldn't make it so I was there by myself but I still didn't damper my excitement for the day. I debated on leaving half way through because I do have a lot of things to do at home but I asked myself, how often do I get to attend Quidditch matches.. so I stayed the entire time 10am to 7pm. The crowds were light in the morning (mostly family members or collage students), but as the day went on the crowds got bigger and then again started to thin out as the day ended.

The collages participating in this even were Arizona State University, Emerson Collage, Moorpark Collage, Occidental College, San Jose State Collage, UC Berkeley, UCLA, USC and Utah's Rocky Mountain Ridgebacks. And there was one team that wasn't from a collage Silicon Valley Skrewts. And about mid day through the event a team from San Diego showed up but I couldn't tell if they were from San Diego State or San Diego community collage.

You can check out all my picture (130) HERE on  on my Facebook page (you don't have to have facebook to view) and I took about four hours of video and will edited it up a bit and post it here on my blog in the coming days.

The Aurors (Harry Potter TV Series)

One thing I do love about April Fools Day are the very cool but not real stories that pop up on the internet.

This one is my favorite.. I would so love to see a TV series about the world of Harry Potter.

MASH 4077 Podcast Episode 5

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Show Notes

Kenny Mittleider from Knights of the Guild Podcast, Simon Meddings from Waffle On Podcast, Al Kessel from Tales from the Mouse House Podcast and special guest host Harry Dauz discuss one of the most successful and longest running television series in history.. M*A*S*H

Here it is... Episode #5 - The Moose

Directed by Hy Averback
Written by Laurence Marks Production code J305
Original air date October 15, 1972

Set during the Korean War in the 1950’s

Sergeant Baker stops by the 4077th with his "moose"; a Korean girl named Young-Hi, whom he "bought" from her family for $500.00. Hawkeye Pierce is outraged and tries to convince Baker to let the girl go free. Eventually, he plays poker with Baker (and cheats with a little help from Radar.) Baker agrees to trade Young-Hi for the debt he runs up. However, he explains to Young-Hi that she now belongs to Hawkeye, rather than that she is free (as was Pierce's intent). Pierce first attempts to get rid of Young-Hi by sending her on a truck to Seoul, but she gets off when the truck stops for gas and hitchhikes back to the 4077th.

Eventually Pierce, Jones and McIntyre decide to "demoosify" Young-Hi and teach her how to be a normal person. They soon meet the head of Young-Hi's family, and discover that he is Young-Hi's little brother Benny and that he immediately plans to sell her again. Initially, Young-Hi agrees with Benny out of loyalty to her family but then returns, having told Benny to "shove off". In the end, Young-Hi is enrolled in convent school in Seoul. In the last scene of the episode, Pierce, McIntyre and Spearchucker Jones receive a letter from her.

Hope you enjoy it,
Kenny, Meds, Al & Harry

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This Weekends Quidditch Details

Here's more info about this weekends upcoming Quidditch Western Cup Championship.

I plan on attending both days Saturday and Sunday.. so if you stop on by give me a ring (if you don't have my number email me Geekyfanboy@gmail.com and I'll give it to you.)

April 2-3, 2011 • Cheviot Hills Park - Los Angeles, CA

Transportation: Parking is free at the park, the areas surrounding the park have meters. Limited ferry service may be available.
   


Merchandise: Shirts and posters will be sold (images coming soon). Whimsic Alley will also sell merchandise at the event. 

Gourmet food: trucks will be present on site offering a wide range of food for sale.
   
Entertainers: The Remus Lupins will be the headlining show.
   
Western Cup Map Schedule

Saturday

10-10:30 Opening Ceremony
10:30-12:15 Quidditch Play
12:15-1:00 Lunch
1:00-1:30 Entertainment Break
1:30-2:50 Quidditch Play
2:50-3:20 Entertainment Break
3:20-5:05 Quidditch Play
5:05-5:50 Dinner
5:50-7:00 Quidditch Play
7:30 Wizard Rock Concert

Sunday

10:00-11:10 Quidditch Play
11:10-11:40 Entertainment
11:40-12:25 Quidditch Play
12:25-1:10 Lunch
1:10-2:10 Quidditch Play
2:10-2:40 Entertainment
3:05-4:40 Elimination Bracket
4:20-4:50 Final
4:50-5:20 Awards Ceremony

Attending Teams

Arizona State University
Emerson College
Moorpark College
Occidental College
San Jose State University
Silicon Valley Skrewts
UC Berkeley
UCLA
USC
Utah's Rocky Mountain Ridgebacks

International Quidditch Association http://www.internationalquidditch.org/index.html