JIMM 12 - The Week That Was

Mood: a little mellow
Listening to: JIMM 12
Eating: Keebler Mini Stripe cookies

Ever had a bad week? This past week felt like one. But I'm still hanging in there.

In Journey Inside My Mind 12 I talk a little bit about it. I get encouraged by the music, though, and there's some great selections to boot.

Here are the details:

1. Share a little bit about the week, how I produce the show, beginning to promote it, and so forth.
2. The Reverse Engineers - "Mercury in Retrograde"
   
   The Reverse Engineers website, where you can find their podcast, in which they tell Stories Behind the Songs - like this one!
   
   CDBaby.com page for The Reverse Engineers
   
   FACTOID: The Reverse Engineers is a trio comprised of brothers William, Daniel, and Charles Cote. They've been creating music for just over seven years.
3. Promo for The Mr. Nice Guy Show. I've been subscribed to this podcast for nearly two months. It's quite entertaining!
   
   FACTOID: Marv used to work for the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County.
4. cloak - "Not Bad Just Ordinary"
5. Colie Brice - "Heavenly Peace", which reminds me of Robert Plant's "Big Log"

As always thanks go out to the folks who help make this possible:

• Audacity
• 
• OurMedia.org and their partnership with the Internet Archive
• Anyone else I may have left out

Thanks for listening and for subscribing! Please leave me a comment (guidepost) or send me an e-mail to let me know what you think!

JIMM 11 - Songs for Survivors

Mood: UNSTOPPABLE
Listening to: JIMM 11

Journey Inside My Mind podcast 11 is dedicated to all those affected by Hurricane Katrina: victims, relief workers, and anyone else touched by this disaster. By the time we're done we'll have listened to nine songs from the Podsafe Music Network.

Many of these songs are ones I've played before - they've become some of my favorites. I chose all of these songs because of the encouraging effect they've had on me, and I hope they'll do the same for you.

Sandwiched in the middle of this podcast is the Hurricane Relief PSA, pared down slightly from what you heard in show 9.

Here are the details:

1. Butterfly Catchers - Wake Up (second time played on this podcast!)
2. Mike Chappelear - What Is This Moment? (second time played on this podcast!)
   Mike e-mailed me when I played his song earlier to mention that all of the profits from the sale of the CD from which this song comes, "When Push Comes To Shove" will be donated to the American Red Cross Hurricane Relief effort. Many artists on the CDBaby website are participating in this event.
3. De La Vega - Breathe (second time played on this podcast!)
4. Journey Inside My Mind Hurricane Relief PSA (second time played on this podcast!)
5. Scott Helms - Westerneast
6. Slackstring - Stranded (second time played on this podcast!)
7. Jennifer Helane - Delivery
8. Scott Helms - Chill Waters
9. De La Vega - Someone Else (second time played on this podcast!)

"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go." -- Joshua 1:9

As always thanks go out to the folks who help make this possible:

• Audacity
• 
• OurMedia.org and their partnership with the Internet Archive
• Anyone else I may have left out

Please leave me a comment (guidepost) or send me an e-mail to let me know what you think!

JIMM 10 - 'Getting Real' (Jennie)

Show #10 of Journey Inside My Mind is an interview with my wife Jennie about a book she's been reading, called Becoming Real - Defeating the Stories We Tell Ourselves That Hold Us Back by Gail Saltz. Along the way we hear some great podsafe jazz music, too.

Here are the details:

• James Lileks - "Que Sarod Sarod" (second time played on this podcast!)
• My wife Jennie discusses the book Becoming Real - Defeating the Stories We Tell Ourselves That Hold Us Back by Gail Saltz
• KCentric - "Woo Who"

Additionally, the following song was used as background music throughout a portion of this podcast:

• a.b.e. (anthems of a bygone era) - "latin groove"

As usual thanks go out to the folks who help make this possible:

• Audacity
• 
• OurMedia.org and their partnership with the Internet Archive
• Anyone else I may have left out

Please leave me a comment (guidepost) or send me an e-mail to let me know what you think!

JIMM 9 - Hurricane Relief PSA

I've put together a Public Service Announcement (PSA) related to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort for this podcast. Here is the text of what you hear:

Hello, this is Dan Johnson for Journey Inside My Mind.

The devastation brought on by Hurricane Katrina is being called the most catastrophic natural disaster in U.S. history. Mary Landrieu, US Senator from Louisiana, recently said:

Having toured Sri Lanka with Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist after the Indian Ocean tsunami in December, it saddens me to report that the devastation I've seen here at home is equal to that which I witnessed half a world away.

Our nation came to the aid of the tsunami victims then, and to hurricane victims in Central America before. I am deeply moved to see us come together with the same love and fellowship today, as millions of Americans have rallied to support their brothers and sisters on the Gulf Coast.

I urge everyone listening to this podcast to please support the relief effort by making a monetary donation to the American Red Cross at redcross.org. Hourly news reports from the region affected by Hurricane Katrina are revealing an enormous need for humanitarian assistance for the citizens of the coastal regions of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.

The Red Cross will accept an online donation as low as $5. You can also call 1-800-HELP-NOW to make a donation by phone.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the victims and their families.

This is Dan Johnson, saying, "make it a great day."

The first 30 seconds of "Westerneast" by Scott Helms (Incoherency) was used as background music during this podcast.

20051012 Update: I just posted this to the Hurricane Relief site at Podshow. That means that others can download and use it in their podcasts, too.

JIMM 8 - NanaCast 2 (Happy Birthday)

Mood: hot and sweaty (humid day)
Listening to: NanaCast 2 - Happy Birthday!

Episode 8 of Journey Inside My Mind is a second NanaCast, to say "Happy Birthday" to my Mom, the Official Mom of Journey Inside My Mind! Friday, September 2, 2005, is her birthday!

It contains part of a phone conversation Keisha had with her Nana (my Mom) last Saturday. You may recall that Mom lives near San Francisco, California. Most of their conversation in this podcast is about being in the second grade - from both Keisha's and Nana's points of view.

Along the way we feature some fantastic selections from the Podsafe Music Network and encourage my Mom for her birthday.

Here's more of the details:

• Keisha's 2nd Grade Teacher
• Adrina Thorpe - "Did You Think?"
• Nana's 2nd Grade Teacher
• Geoffrey Wickham - "Has Anybody Seen My Girl?"
• Other teachers and what makes Keisha's school a great school
• Uncle Seth - "Cloud Song"
• Class rules and being responsible
• Matthew Ebel - "Drive Away"
  By the way, albums are available at http://www.matthewebel.com and at iTunes

The following song was repeatedly used for ambient background music throughout this podcast:

• a.b.e. (anthems of a bygone era) - "string groove"

As always thanks go out to the folks who help make this possible:

• Audacity
• 
• OurMedia.org and their partnership with the Internet Archive
• Anyone else I may have left out

Please leave me a comment (guidepost) or send me an e-mail to let me know what you think!