Give Us A Minute

Yes, we are back!

And thank you all for listening. The Give Us a Minute crew is coming back with a newfound determination and our first interview. The guest giving us a minute of his time is Dr. Alan Koslow or “Doc” as he is known on the con circuit and the Internet. Not only is he a Ph.D. and M.D. with a passion for podcasts, but Doc is also helping to run The Robert A. Heinlein Blood Drive at Dragon*Con 2007 in Atlanta, GA. He explains why blood drives like this are so important to cancer patients, and give details on how you can participate in the drive as a donor, volunteer, or a publicist!

Also, podcaster Dani Cutler passes along to Give Us a Minute word on a Bone Marrow Donor Registry Drive happening in Tempe, Arizona on August 23, 2007. Click here for more details.

 

 Dr. Alan Koslow and The Heinlein Blood Drive [14:47m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Thanks, everyone for giving us a minute. Tell everyone you know.

We are having to move hosting companies and servers. So you might notice this site down for a bit while we swap over.

Never fear it isn’t going ANYWHERE.

Also the legal paperwork has hit a snag, but I will be taking care of it very soon.
However, that doesn’t mean you cannot donate and/or buy wristbands.

I will be bringing a LOT of the wristbands with me to DragonCon and will disperse them among some of the folks involved with this site. I will let you know who will have them, so you can easily find one of us.

Thank you guys for your patience.
Stay subscribed, stay cool, but you really will have to give us a minute.

In this third episode of GUaM, we hear from Jack Mangan, writer, podcaster, and friend. He reads a tribute written for Podcast User Magazine, paying homage to our fallen ninja.

Tee goes on record for himself and Leann on the lag time between episodes, wristband status, and a change in directions (already?!) for the show. No, really, it’s a good thing. We’re already getting listener contributions. Thank you! Let’s keep the word going…

Tell everyone you know.

 

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Hi guys!

Lots of emails and questions are coming my way about “HOW do I get my very own beautiful, wonderful, awesome wristband?

And this is exactly what I am here to tell you wonderful people.

Here is the deal:

1. I have shipped off 100 bands to Mike today, so he will have them available for the pool party!

2. We are working extremely hard on the website, to make it very user-friendly for you, and “Leann-friendly” for me, so I can get your addresses correct and all that good stuff and separate things from general donations from wristband purchases.

3. I am guarding this money, Joe’s money, with my life, and must get this thing just a wee bit more organized before the gates open.

4. Keep checking the website , and listen to the GUAM podcast.

5. One of the great, awesome, and selfless people who are part of the army I have behind me will keep you updated, and you wonderful, generous people will KNOW the moment we get it together.

The end.
Written by Leann Mabry

Awesome picture stolen from Scifi Laura, permission pending.

http://joemurphymemorialfund.org

In this episode, Tee Morris talks a bit about what Leiomyosarcoma is…and in Episode #3, he may actually pronounce it correctly. We also hear from Joe Murphy himself from a past episode of Slice of SciFi, the first of many “Murphy Moments.”

Tell everyone you know.

 

 episode 2: What is LMS? [12:59m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Welcome to Give Us A Minute show #1.
Mr. Tee Morris starts us off.

 

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Coming May 21, Mason Rocket returns to save the world…

…one podcast at a time.

Podcast User Magazine Issue #16 includes a tribute to Joe Murphy penned by guest writer Jack Mangan. As with everything Jack puts his stamp on, this is a creation that shouldn’t be missed.

http://www.podcastusermagazine.com/files/podusermag-issue16.pdf

My favorite thought from the article:

“Joe was a paradox. His on-pod words were few, but always chosen carefully, and always the comments either struck with simple truth or brought the house down with laughter.”

A link to this article has been added to the About Joe page. 

The First of May project made podcastingnews.com

The good folks at the ADDCast put together a fantastic Band-Aid version of one of Joe’s favorite songs, Jonathan Coulton’s First of May. In their words:

This song is dedicated to the memory of podcast pioneer Joe Murphy. It’s only been a month, but we miss him so.

Thanks, guys, for drawing attention to the cause!

 

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