We've Rolled through San Diego, Hollywood, and San Francisco on our way back to Seattle. Check out the photos from our travels on the Flickr site.

The website of the day is idont.comThe song of the the day is "Like the Leaves" by Phil Hurley and we end the show with the soothing sounds of waves recorded on the shores of Moonstruck Beach.

The CrapMonkey does the Metal Jesus Wedding in Las Vegas.  We flew into Vegas Friday morning and went out for Jason's (Metal Jesus) bachelor Party in the evening.  We started out at a punk bar called the Double Down and then rolled on to the Crazy Horse Too.  Of course, we were recording as we rolled.  Photos will be on Flickr before too long.

The song of the the day is "No Friend of Mine" by Pug Ugly and we end the show with Mr. Fletcher by Posted Oval. 

The NAB expo floor opens tomorrow morning, so I'm hanging at the Paris Hotel planning my route across the tradeshow floor.  I'm using the laptop / headset combination today, so expect worse audio quality than usual.  Today I plug the Seattle Podcasting Network and chat briefly about the Internet Explorer Developers Toolbar.  Also, look for more CrapMonkey Pieces fo Crap coming out of Seattle Mindcamp next weekend.

The website of the day is Stashcard.com and the song of the day is PBR by The Hillbilly Casino.  On our way out we hear Las Vegas by Buzz Meade .  Both of the tracks in this episode were downloaded from the Podsafe Music Network .

In this nugget, we chat with three different sources of Hops - Hop-Growers Union of the Czech Republic, Yakima Chief Hops, and Hopunion. 

The Craft Brewers Conference is in full swing and the CrapMonkey is on the expo floor.  In this nugget, we talk to Susan Maravetz, Sales Director for Intervolve about business software.  We chat with Richelle Dorfman, Marketing and Graphics Director of SDR Technologies & Solutions inc. (these folks will evolve tap handles forever) and we also party with the Party Pig .

CrapMonkey is bringing the Metal.  CrapMonkey Travis and Jason the Neighbor are going to be piloting a couple of Metal Podcasts in the coming weeks.  If Metal is not your thing, kindly disregard the "CMM" episodes in the feed.  Once we get a little feedback, we'll either shut the hell up or spin the CrapMonkey Metal Podcast off into its own feed.  So please let us know your thoughts! 

In this premiere episode of the CrapMonkey Metal Podcast, we are talking about poor Ozzy.   We look back over the songs of Ozzy Osbourne and drill down specifically on those that deal with his being persecuted by the world outside of his rock-n-roll safe-haven. 

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Tonight I have a couple Brewfests to tell you about.  The first is Hops & Props at the Seattle Museum of Flight.  The second is a week long "Real Strong" beer festival hosted at Collins Pub.  The Internet Explorer 7 Beta is currently out.  I like it (especially for its RSS features) but I'd love to know what you think.   We also have a CrapMonkey Restroom Review from the Waterwheel in Ballard.  Also, thanks to Evening Magazine for featuring the CrapMonkey (more specifically, podcasting) in a recent episode.  Also featured was Bre Pettis from IMakeThings.com .  We also had our February Podcast Meetup this week - more details about that are available on the Seattle Podcasting Network Blog.

The song of the day is Perfect Fit by Blame Amy and the website of the day is widgets.yahoo.com.  We also close the show tonight with a song by my good friends Ron and Scott called Spoken Word. 

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It's Wednesday night and it's raining in Seattle.  Tonight we listen to some conversation from our meeting of the TawdryTasters on Friday night.  In addition to some chatting about beer, we also get to talking to Steve Hopper about Insect Flying Machines (these boards rock!).  I also give a quick shout out to Xen and Steve as I want them to know that they are in our thoughts. 

Additionally, I take a peek at the musical Genre of Psychobilly and listen to the song "Hunting Humans" by Los Gatos Locos.  The Website of the day is AllMusic.com and we close on the Chub Creek Music classic, "bock, bock, I'm a Chicken."

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Tonight we listen to a DVDWeekly Top Sellers List and talk about some things going on in Seatle.  I think I forgot to mention it in the Podcast, but Water Street Brewing in Port Townsend is having their Strange Brewfest this weekend.  Bubble is coming out soon and the Cinerama is hosting a Sci-fi Short Film Festival in February.

The song of the Day is Ozzy by Captain T and the Website of the day is SongTapper.com (we do a little CrapMonkey end-user testing as well).  I also play Movie by Katie Davis (who will be playing at the Showbox on February 4th).

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It's Seahawk Sunday (and for some reason, I'm at home recording a podcast).  After listening to a DVD Weekly Top Sellers list, I vent a little bit about GAIN software.  I recap the premiere of Girl Trouble (pictures located here) at the Rendezvous last night and I also provide a CrapMonkey Restroom Review.  On Wednesday the 25th, Pyramid will be having a "Pour Party".  Also worth mentioning, The Seattle Podcasting Network finally has a podcast!

I have a couple songs for you in this episode, the first is Blame Amy performing "perfect Fit."  This band is on the "Piggyback Records" label and I am pretty impressed with the music Piggyback represents.  I also play a song by theDeadline called "Alive ".

The Website of the day is http://www.Tucows.com.

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Go Seahawks!  The Hawks beat the Redskins this weekend, so it seems appropriate to do a little sound seeing from outside the stadium where folks were tailgating.  Additionally, the corresponding video is also available to view here. 

While tailgating, I recorded a song that really got me amped up. The song is called "Seahawks - All You've Got" and was written and performed by Keith Sexton (also known as "the Blue Rose") who I happened upon in front of the Seahawks Exhibition Center just before kick-off.

If this song moves you as it does me, please share the link and help get Seattle pumped up and ready for the Super Bowl!

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Also featured in this episode is Funk Plastic, an awesome drummer that was also outside of Qwest Field just before the game.

Don't forget, the Cast and Crew Party for the short flick, Girl Trouble, is on Saturday at the Rendezvous with musical performance by Jeff Fielder.

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Tonight, Wes Johnson and Jerry Howard (creators of the short film Girl Trouble) join me in the CrapMonkey Studio for an interview.  They are holding a Cast and Crew screening to celebrate the film's completion at the Rendezvous in Seattle and you are invited.  Go to the Girl Trouble Website for details.

The website of the day is ifilm.com and the music selections today include Jeff Fielder and Rob Costlow.

Don't forget, the January Seattle Podcasting Meetup is coming up on Tuesday the 10th.

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Happy New Year everyone!  The holidays are winding down and it's time to start thinking about 2006.  Today we listen to some feedback and I revel in the fact that I upgraded my cell phone to a Cingular 2125.  Additionally, about 5 minutes into the new year, I roamed around the BalMar to get a sense of what people were looking forward to in 2006. 

The song today is My Philosophy by Sunday Morning Music and the website of the day is SparkPeople.com (Check it out for free help on your fitness resolutions).

To honor those with New Year's resolutions partaining to finances, I end the show on the song "Amway" by Fanny Alger .

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It's that relaxing time between Christmas and New Year's that is so enjoyable.  Tonight we have a Restroom Review from the Viking in Ballard and share a bit of Beer News (Beer News Links: Kosher Beer, BeerAlchemy ).

The song of the day is Jonny5 by Anemo and the website of the day is Microsoftgadgets.com (to be used in conjunction with www.live.com).  The program ends on Blackholes by Zach Harjo.

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Merry Christmas Eve!  Today I have a Christmas Message to all Seattle Podcasters and we also hear from the Schockow Brothers with a DVD Topsellers list.  We chat briefly with Gary and Justin from Gary Reynolds and the Brides of Obscurity and listen to a tune (photos available here ). 

The song of the day is On the Radio by Gary Reynolds and the Brides of Obscurity and the Website of the day is www.mturk.com. 

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I don't have too much to say tonight but I do have a couple songs to share with you.  The first is called Movie , by Katie Davis.  Katie Davis is a musician in the Seattle area that I think you'll enjoy.  Additionaly, I have a song to play for you that was put together by a local radio Station: Star 101.5.  This song is a tribute to Katrina that you can download directly from their website in the hope that you will make a contribution to Operaion Blessing . 

I touch on the Led Zeppelin Tribute show that was at the Sunset Tavern Saturday night (pictures available here ) and I also remind you to check out NerdTV. 

The show ends on another Christmas note: John Francis performing What Child is This.

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Well, it's half way through december and time to take care of a little house keeping.  After we hear from the DVD Weekly Podcast with a Top Sellers List, I also draw a winner of the Brews of Washington Poster for those who added a pushpin to the CrapMonkey Frappr Map (it's too late to win a poster, but not too late to add your pushpin!).  We have a Tractor Tavern restroom review, and after a tangent about pan handlers that claim to be "out of gas" (don't ask), I yap about the upcoming Led Zepplin Physical Grafitti tribute happening at the Sunset Tavern this Saturday. 

The song of the day is Copper, Bronze and Gold by The Speakeasy Junction and the website of the day is http://www.wastefreeholidays.com . 

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Wow, this was a busy week so this episode is a recap of all that's been going on.   I am in Leavenworth today for the Christmas lighting festival and it's cold!  We checked into the Bavarian Lodge  and Wendy is decorating the little in-room Christimas tree.

In this episode, we chat with a few of the brewers that were at the Winterbrew fest on Saturday.  I chat a bit about watching the Seahawks game at the local Hooters on Monday night and I give you a tip on what kind of wings you need to try if ever at a Hooters.  

The CrapMonkey Podcast was able to chat briefly with the band, Rasputina on Monday night when they performed at Neumos.  They are touring to promote their a Radical Recital album and they are an awesome and unique Cello band.

Tuesday night we had the Seattle Podcasting Meetup at Pyramid and on Wednesday we went to the Tractor Tavern to see Jeff Fielder playing with Sera Cahoone .

The song of the day is Like the Sky by Phil Hurley and the website of the day is Leavenworth.org.  Today's show closes with Do You See What I See from the X-Mas album of John Francis.

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Thank Goodness it's Friday.  Tonight we chat with Gelsey from a new Ballard Bar called the Balmar (just opened on Monday).  Also, don't forget to check out the Winter Brew Fest if it's not too late by the time you hear this.  The Schockow Brothers grace us with a DVD Weekly Top Sellers list and I share a few fine (and sad) stories about text messaging.  We also have a CrapMonkey Restroom Review!

On Wednesday, December 7th (the last day smoking is legal in Washington) Sera Cahoone is playing at the Tractor Tavern.  Jeff Fielder will be playing with her (and it's also his birthday).  Should be an excellent show.  Hopefully, Sera won't be upset that I play a song called Couch Song for you as well.

Please help me get to know you better! Please take a moment to fill out the survey on the CrapMonkey blog and, more importantly, let me know where you are by adding a pushpin to the Audience map .

The song of the day is by Jeff Fielder from his upcoming album and the Website of the day is the Brew Site's Beer Advent Calendar . 

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As promised, we are talking about video games one more time.  Today we are joined by Jason Lindsey, editor of the New Digital Reporter.  This site is an excellent resource for in depth game reviews that any gamer will want to have loaded in their favorites.  We chat about the Xbox 360, Games, the gaming generation and more! 

Please help me get to know you better! Please take a moment to fill out the survey on the CrapMonkey blog and, more importantly, let me know where you are by adding a pushpin to the Audience map .

The song of the day is by Phil Hurley from his album, Where Have You Been  and the Website of the day is, of course, the New Digital Reporter. 

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Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!  Enjoy the day and count your blessings!  Today I want to give a quick shout out to the XenShow and to the Game Addicts Hotline .  I also want to send a special thanks to Michael Stein for helping the CrapMonkey sound less Crappy and to Stuart Maxwell (Seattle Real Estate Talk ) for some excellent help in bringing the Seattle Podcasting Network website into the present!  

Today we chat with Jarrod Schockow, who waited in line for an Xbox for over 25 (freezing cold) hours.  I also want to tell you about some things Cnet is doing.  They have a couple tech podcasts available here and they are having an all day live webcast called Holiday Helpdesk on Friday the 25th to help folks with computer questions and to provide tech shopping advice.  Be sure to check it out before you hit the malls!  The Washington Brewer's Guild is holding a Winter Beer Festival.  It's sure to be a cool event. Today I also have another CrapMonkey Spool Sample featuring TurboNegro (buy album on Amazon ).

Please help me get to know you better!  Please take a moment to fill out the survey on the CrapMonkey blog and let me know where you are by adding a pushpin to the Audience map . 

The song of the day is Fletcher the Dog by Posted Oval and the Website of the day is http://www.Xbox.xom/zerohour.  The show closes with a snippet from Tuff - American Hairband .  This song rocks!

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I'm glad to say I'm back at home again!  Tonight we chat briefly about Harvey Danger releasing their new album online and we listen to a DVDWeekly Podcast from the Schockow Brothers.  Phu Ni Gui shares a haiku with us, and we go over a little beer news.  Included in the beer news is a Linux powered Keg Fridge and a faster, more efficient beer tap called the Turbotap .

Please help me get to know you better!  Please take a moment to fill out the survey on the CrapMonkey blog and let me know where you are by adding a pushpin to the Audience map . 

The song of the day is Desire by Red Sauce Number Nine and the Website of the day is beerhunter.ca.

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It's the start of day two here at the portable media expo in Ontario, California.  The event has been excellent.  On this episide we hit the Podcast People's Choice Awards to chat with some podcasters (pictures available in the blog ).  First we chat with Todd Cochrane (Todd the Geek ) who just launched the Podcaster News Network and was a driving force behind making the awards happen.  We also chatted with Andrew Coffey, who tells us a bit about StreetIQ's sponsorship of the event.  I was able to grab a few minutes with award winners Dawn and Drew and The Good Beer Show as well.  We chat with the PodChick and with the folks at ilounge .

The Song of the day is Agony In June by Sunday Morning Music and I also close with Pondering the Unponderable by John Francis.  The Website of the day is podcastpickle.com .

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I'm in Ontario, California for the Portable Media Expo.  This episode is a very unusual as it completely features interviews with podcasters that attended the Podcast Meetup last week in Seattle. 

David Schappell: http://www.nosnivelling.com  (Original Founder of Seattle Meetup)
Eric Weaver: http://www.weav.fm  (second organizer of Seattle Meetup)
Travis Petershagen: http://www.crapmonkey.com  (Current Organizer of Seattle Meetup)
Stuart Maxwell: http://seattlerealestatetalk.com
John Calderon: http://www.xenshow.net/
Luke Stapley: www.gameaddicthotline.com  
Mike Stevens: www.gameaddicthotline.com
Kevin Maude: http://www.beyondhome.com/

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Well, it's another rainy Seattle evening and I'm hanging at home.  Lots going on in the next month in the Northwest.  Pyramid's Snowcap Party is two nights this year!  Friday, November 18th will feature The Divorce opening for Harvey Danger ($12) and Saturday, Nov 19th will feature Slender Means opening for The New Pornographers ($16).  Tickets are available at Pyramidbrew.com, at the Pyramid Alehouse, and at all Sonic Boom Records locations.  The F**king Fabulous Film Festival is coming up, as is the NW Projections Film Festival.  Rasputina is coming to Seattle for an all ages show on December 5th at Neumos and David Lynch is speaking at the UW on November 7th.  There will also be a live Webcast of the speach available here !     

This evening I debut the CrapMonkey Spool Sample Featuring Porcupine Tree and we listen to a High Time for Haiku.  The Song of the day is Green Alcohol by Zach Harjo and the Website of the day is Veoh.com.

Don't forget, the Portable Media Expo is next week in Ontario, California! 

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I have a very short show for you this evening, but I wanted to asure you that I'm still alive.  We listen to a DVD Weekly Top Sellers list and then chat about some upcoming events.  Specifically, the Seattle Podcaster's Meetup Group is next Tuesday; the Portable Media Expo is at the end of next week in Ontario, California - and Streaming Media West is Nov 15 - 17 in San Jose.  You also might want to catch the PNA Beer Taste is coming up at the Phinney Center (in the Seattle area).  I also came across an interesting suicide tally for the Golden Gate bridge I figured I'd share. 

The song of the day is Last Disguise by Jeff Fielder and the web site of the day is www.live.com.

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Tonight we listen to a DVD Weekly Top Sellers list with the Schockow brothers and listen to some clips from our trip to Leavenworth (the video is now available here ).  We talk about some beer news and pretty much call it a show! 

The song today is Going Home by The Sound and the website of the day is Wikipedia.org .

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It's been a while since I've done a podcast as things have been pretty hectic lately.  I went to Leavenworth's Octoberfest last weekend.  I hung out with a bunch of great folks, but unfortunately, I have not had an opportunity to do much with that video footage yet.  Stay tuned!  After we listen to a DVD Weekly top sellers list, we talk a smidge about the new video Ipod (interesting article by Mark Cuban ).   We also get a bit of advice from Phu Ni Gai.  If you have a portable device with Internet access, you have to check out Gada.be (brought to you by Chris Pirillo).  Stuart and Louise Maxwell (active members of the Seattle Podcasters Group) have started their Real Estate Podcast so check it out if you are looking for a home!  There are a couple of great commercials floating around the net.  One is a Guinness spot and the other is a parody commercial for the Ipod Flea . 

The other night we enjoyed a performance by Come and Go at the Tractor Tavern in Ballard.  They were kind enough to give us an interview and allow us to play a song.  I also play a live tune by Jeff Fielder recorded on the iriver earlier that evening.

The song of the night is Sugar by Come and Go and the website of the day is http://podcast.yahoo.com.

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October is upon us and it's starting to get cold at night.  Tonight we start witha DVD Weekly Top Seller's list from the Schockow brothers and listen to a preview of Fangoria's Blood Drive 2.  Been using Avant Browser lately and I really enjoy it; I've also been playing around with the Microsoft Fingerprint Reader.  The October Podcast Meetup was this week so I have an audio snippet from that event.

Presidents of the United States of America shot their latest video cell phones, it can be downloaded here.  If you like old school Rock N Roll, check out episode 10 of Talking Metal featuring Stryper!  TurboNegro is coming to the Showbox on Oct 21st and  the Seattle Jazzfest is also kicking off at the end of October.

The song of the day is Far Ago by Full Nelson Mandala  and the website of the day is  start.com. 

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First of all, thanks to all who attended Pyramid Brewery's 21st Birthday Party last Saturday.  Tonight we listen to a DVD Weekly Top Sellers List from the Schockow Brothers and a haiku from High Time for Haiku.  Microsoft, Verizon and Palm have teamed up for the New Treo, and you can get all the info you need on a podcast dedicated to Monday's Press Conference.   After some beer news (including a beer called "uberbru" from uberculture.org ), we chat to Mike Gilmore of Hunab Ku .  This band is an Avante-Garde Heavy Metal Masterpiece that you need to keep an eye on! 

The song of the day is Pecking Out My Stained Glass Eyes by Hunab Ku and the website of the day is beertown.org. 

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Tonight we take a dip into the mailbag to hear from Phu Ni Guai and Mark Strigle of Talking Metal.  After a DVD Weekly Top Sellers List from the Schockow Brothers I talk about a "fads to ignore " list from Business 2.0 (yes, podcasting is among them). Shouldn't they be about ready to offer an upgrade?

Don't forget about the CrapMonkey promotion for the Pyramid party on the 24th. Listen to the podcast to find out how you can get VIP treatment the click here to get your tickets! Eddie Spaghetti of the SuperSuckers will be performing and the Jeff Fielder band will be opening. 

We chat a little from Sport during Monday Night Football (this place is pretty cool).

The Website of the day is http://www.striglsmusicnews.com/ and the song of the day is a new one by Jeff Fielder.

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Quiet Riot was cancelled tonight, so I figured I'd head home and do a podcast.  We listen to a voicemail from Don Schockow regarding a type of movie jerk I missed on the last episode. 

I also remind you of the CrapMonkey promotion for the Pyramid party on the 24th.  Listen to the podcast to find out how  you can get VIP treatment the click here to get your tickets!  Eddie Spaghetti of the SuperSuckers will be performing and the Jeff Fielder band will be opening. 

Wells' Fargo is having a tailgate party for Seahawks opening day and the Genitorturers are coming to the fenix underground on October 15th.  Public Service Announcement:   not all 911 services are available on all voIP systems, so check this link out for more information. 

We listen to a Haiku from High Time for Haiku and what the hell is a Cuddle Party? 

The song of the day is Nail by Boldface and the website of the day is http://www.beermonthclub.com.

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