2005 January 27

In the final hour we get more talk about Creative Commons music, talk about Wesley Willis, and the Beavis and Butthead Experience.

Dan the Automator – Relaxation Spa Treatment
Thievery Corporation – DC 3000
Pheek – Un Peu Depoir
Jud Jud – Hammer-on Song

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Matt May talks more about his Staccato podcast and Creative Commons music.

Tracks played:

Le Zero – Bocca Mara
Nengyne – Polly P
Makkina – Subway Station
The Beastie Boys – Now Get Busy

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This first hour with Matt May of the W3C and Staccato Music got shortened due to an error with the encoder. The remainder is a walk down memory lane with Dot.bomb flashbacks, BBS backtracks and some killer music from Seattle locals Scream Club.

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Turns out, the venue we've identified for a Gnomedex weekend in Seattle is booked solid from May through September. At least, for the largest room. We might be able to do two smaller rooms, selling two types of tickets – one for the “live” room, and another for a simulcast room?
This year, however, I really need to put a focus on the event – not only for attendees, but for partners as well. “Publish!” And perhaps, therein, would lie a second track – just for novices?
I'm absoutely NOT going to work with another hotel for a conference as long as I live. They nickel and dime you to death – and the contract was designed to screw the event planner over. Our options are limited – I don't know how we're going to pull it off. We have to do something in the middle of the year only because by the time the end of the year rolls around, a lot of things will already be in motion in this industry.
Thinking aloud here. I don't know what to do.

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Tonight, we're bringing in Matt May – a Web Accessibility Specialist for the W3C. He's also a fellow Podcater, with Staccato being his Creative Commons music show. As a reminder, we're all getting together for a geek dinner after the live broadcast. Matt and I are probably going to be talking about the classic days of BBSes – like ISCA!

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I've been reading recent comments in the blogosphere about my first BBS presentation – most of which were quite forgiving, a few of which were not quite aware of my circumstance. I was asked to do this particular session in someone else's stead a few days before the summit launched, and was more than happy to do so. It was a great event with great attendees and great conference coordinators, so I'm taking any possible presentation criticism lightly. That said…

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