Episode 90 – Holiday Rants

There Are Some Who Call Me Tim
Episode 90 – December 22, 2008

Today’s show is a chat with Arthur from the Amerinz Podcast and Tim from the Terminally Single Podcast and we talk about the Holiday Season, Holiday plans and vacations, home renovations, holiday shopping stories and we each have a Rant to share for the holiday season.

Happy Holidays, everyone!

Music on the show:
Clare Cooper – Rainbows in the Snow

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Before and After Pics

As I’ve talked about on the show, we’ve been having some work done to the front of our home here in DC.  Here are the before and after pics for your enjoyment.  The house was originally a 5000 square foot home that was built in the 1860′s and was owned by Alain Locke, who was the first African American Rhodes Scholar.  In 1980, the building was gutted and converted into 4 condominium units.

I’m so glad all of this work is finally finished before the Inaugural Weekend in January, 2009. A fitting tribute to the first African American President, Barack Obama.

This picture was taken 12 years ago when we moved into the building.

This picture was taken during the repointing of the bricks in October, 2008.

The painting begins on a warm day in December 2008 by painting the accent brick work.  The doors on the building were replaced in 2007.

A close up of the detail work in the bricks.

Here you can see how the detail work of the antique brick is now visible since we painted it a darker tan that the rest of the building.  One of my favorite detail brick works on the front of the building is the Greek Key bricks that now stands out.

The work is completed and the painters did a fantastic job!!!  Now to decorate for the Holidays!!!

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Episode 89 – Train Wrecking with Omar

There Are Some Who Call Me Tim
Episode 89 – December 10, 2008

Today’s show is a chat with Omar from The Other O Show podcast and we are joined by a very special guest at the beginning of the show.  Omar and I talk about Soy Candles by Phebes, Charity Fund Raising, Drag Queens, the Illinois Governor’s arrest, and all other sorts of crazy foolishness.

Happy Holidays, everyone!

Music on the show:
Joel Kopischke – I’m Your Snowman Baby

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Episode 88 – The Podcaster Holiday Meet and Greet

This weekend we had the Gay Podcaster Ho-Down Meet and Greet and it was really a hoot!  Miss Wes flew back from her Hawaiian cruise, Walt trekked down from the New Yorks, Miss Starr Jones made an appearance.  And we were so happy that Larry Klye could get off his ass and actually show up.  But of course, Big Fatty couldn’t make it because he was busy with one of his Horrah events.  Go figure.  Wish you could have joined us!!!

Happy Holidays!!!!

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Episode 87 – The Tim Thanksgiving Extravaganza

There Are Some Who Call Me Tim
Episode 87 – November 22, 2008

Today’s show is a chat with Tim from the Terminally Single Podcast.  Tim and I talk about the Thanksgiving, Coffee, Sordid Lives, the Obama Transition, the Prop 8 Protests and we round out the show with a Cruise Ship Update.

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

Music on the show:
Paul Lisney – Thanksgiving (Francesca)

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Episode 86 – Protesting Prop 8 – Equality for ALL

Today I attended the Washington, DC Protest as part of the Nation-wide Protest to overturn Proposition 8 in California and provide the right to marry to all citizens of the US, not just the Straight citizens. http://jointheimpact.com/

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Change is happening in Baby Steps

I am very happy that Barrack Obama has won by a mandate in the Presidential Election.  But then again, I am very sad that all of the propositions limiting gay rights have passed.  That just tells us that America as well as Democrats need more education!  And it’s up to us to make that happen.

I have to say this situation has made me embarrassed to chant “YES WE CAN” as I was typing constantly on Twitter during Election Day.  I truly believed that America would come together and not deny our rights with this huge Democratic party turn out since we worked so hard to help Obama win and young people were voting in droves.

But, guess what.  That did not happen.  We continue to be classified as second class citizens without the full rights of the rest of America.

And on Twitter for 2 days now I have seen so much whining by people complaining about loosing Prop 8.  After much thought and reflection, here was my response on Twitter.

<Twitter Messages from me included below>

Ok, enough about Prop 8 negative stuff. We will try again and next time we will win! I’m just happy that we have taken our country back!

And it’s up to us to make that change happen! Today is a new day of change and opportunity! Let’s each take on the duty of change!

It’s time for each one of us to be glad of the progress we have made. Change comes in baby steps and have that.

And we will not win if we sit on our ass. Change will happen down the road if we work for it. It’s time to call it a a win for Change!

And I will say now that I so wanted to continue the “Yes We Can” slogan, but when I heard that Prop 8 lost…I was ashamed to say that!

But after much thought, I have to say that it’s time for us to come together as John McCain said and let’s continue the drive to try again in the next election!

<end of tweets>

And adding this after the fact, I think that if we keep on getting the signatures to turn this over every 2 years, eventually people will get tired of it in the elections and just let it happen and then we win!

Let’s not be discouraged.  Let’s consider this situation an opportunity for us to get even more people involved to make Change possible.  It will take hard work.  But, YES WE CAN!

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Episode 85 – Chatting with Mary the Sober Girl

There Are Some Who Call Me Tim
Episode 85 – November 2, 2008


Today’s show is a chat with Mary from the A Drink To Be Sober Podcast.  Mary and I talk about the upcoming election, and we do a “My Crazy Family” segment and then listen to some listener voice mail as well as a lot of other fun kinds of stuff.  And this this is the first episode to be recorded with my new mixer and microphone. Thank you so much to Daniel Brewer at the Dubious Intent and Call Box 7 podcasts for his help with all of this equipment stuff.

Music on the show:
Love’s A Basic Freedom – Pleasure Center

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Episode 84 – The Halloween Episode and Dinner with Ramble Redhead

There Are Some Who Call Me Tim
Episode 84 – October 22, 2008

On today’s show I have dinner with Ramble Redhead in Mount Vernon, Illinois and we discuss lots of fun stuff about flatulence, public restrooms, and how it all connects with podcasts we’ve been listening to.  Hope you enjoy!!!

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Episode 83 – Everybody Loves a Parade

Here’s a little yummy deliciousness video that I thought everyone might enjoy!

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