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March 22, 2012
An Oral History of Bum Rush the Charts
I was reminded earlier that today is the 5th anniversary of Bum Rush the Charts . I honestly don't know how I feel about it because even though we were successful in moving the needle, BRTC was the turning point where I realized that podcasting would never be taken seriously as an influential medium. Anyway, I'm not here to beat a dead horse about it. David Fisk asked what Bum Rush was so instead of spending a half hour writing it all down, I decided to just fire up a microphone and record a brief oral history. Enjoy.
PCH 2012: Episode 4 – "Cybil Shepard's Granny Panties"
Yes, Mike owns them… find out how he got his hands on them… Also, we take on the whole state of Mississippi… or at least the ones who seem to have no clue. We talk about our ideas for coffee table books. Mark rants about the death of the Middle Class and we read and epic and longass email about music from Terrence.
All this and much, much more… 1 hour 45 minutes of entertainment for just 99 cents!
Plus a new song!
PCH 2012: Episode 4 – "Cybil Shepard's Granny Panties"
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March 16, 2012
Barry Nemcoff Tells a Story from Dacca Daze
Check out this short clip from a documentary piece about my dad's life that was shot a few years before he passed away. Here, he tells a quick version of one of the stories in his book "Dacca Daze"… about the time he had to take a crossbow to a gun-toting priest way out in the jungle.
March 15, 2012
Dacca Days Debuts as a Kindle Bestseller!
I'm very, very excited to say that DACCA DAZE joins the list of Glenneyre Press' Kindle bestsellers, making its debut at #5!
DACCA DAZE by Barry R. Nemcoff
My dad, Barry Nemcoff, was a very interesting man who led a very interesting life. Born in China to Russian emigrants, he was a WWII veteran who later travelled all around the world as a journalist and cultural attaché for the U.S. government and then came home to make a name for himself as a TV news producer.
Before he passed away in 2008, he began writing down some of his stories from his time abroad in the early 1960s. I'm happy to say that DACCA DAZE is the latest book from Glenneyre Press and is now available for the Kindle for just $1.99.
It might have been the other side of the moon. In 1960, Dhaka (then known as 'Dacca'), East Pakistan (now known as Bangladesh) was, for all practical purposes, almost that far removed from the consciousness of the American people. Geographically, it was certainly on the other side of the world globe from American cities like Chicago or Philadelphia, for example. In the late '50s and early '60s, any news emanating from that part of the world was considered pretty far out.
Amidst the political intrigue and social upheaval that was further complicated by the Cold War in the early sixties, Barry Nemcoff, a former news reporter from Philadelphia, arrived in Dacca, East Pakistan with his wife and infant children in tow on an assignment with the U. S. Information Agency. The purpose of the agency's work: To tell America's story, spread its technical and scientific know-how, and contribute to the development of a nation.
What follows are the recollections of one ordinary American citizen who spent two years on the subcontinent, literally plucked out of American society and thrust, almost overnight, into a strange culture whose language and way of life was as esoteric to him and his family as anything coming out of fiction.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
BARRY R. NEMCOFF spent the Second World War serving on a minesweeper and became a newspaperman after graduating from Temple University. A CBS Fellowship under Edward R. Murrow would propel him on a television news career that took him from news director at WCAU in Philiadelphia to "Good Morning America" and then later becoming ABC News' Chicago Bureau Chief where he would launch "World News Tonight" with Frank Reynolds, Max Robinson and Peter Jennings. After winning a Cine Golden Eagle for his documentary on Alaskan sled dogs, he was appointed Assistant Dean of Communications at his alma mater. Eventually, he would return to television, later retiring as the Executive Producer of PBS' "Nightly Business Report."
March 13, 2012
PCH 2012: Episode 3 – "Anti Social Media"
Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIN… are you as totally burned out on social media as we are? Would it be possible to add some signal to my signal-to-noise ratio, please? Plus, Mike overhears a jaw-dropping conversation at the doctor's office about bodily insertions and of course, a brand new song from our forthcoming EP, "Cruelhouse Rock"…. Oh… and four words… "Hairy Little Monkey Taint"… you've been warned!
Oh, and we decided that anyone who buys all the episodes from this season will get a free copy of "Cruelhouse Rock"– all the funny new songs from this season…
99 minutes of entertainment for just 99 cents! Make your commute suck less for less than a buck!
PCH 2012: Episode 3 – "Anti Social Media"
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PCH 2012: "Anti Social Media"
Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIN… are you as totally burned out on social media as we are? Would it be possible to add some signal to my signal-to-noise ratio, please? Plus, Mike overhears a jaw-dropping conversation at the doctor's office about bodily insertions and of course, a brand new song from our forthcoming EP, "Cruelhouse Rock"…. Oh… and four words… "Hairy Little Monkey Taint"… you've been warned!
Oh, and we decided that anyone who buys all the episodes from this season will get a free copy of "Cruelhouse Rock"– all the funny new songs from this season…
99 minutes of entertainment for just 99 cents! Make your commute suck less for less than a buck!
PCH 2012: Episode 3 – "Anti Social Media"
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200+ Weeks on the Bestseller List…Whoa!
Notice the date on this FB post?
OMG… how sick are you of hearing me tell you how "Where's My F*cking Latte" has been on the charts? Well, get your barfbags ready… Thanks to Facebook switching me over to that Timeline bullshit, I went back to 2008 and to my surprise, found the first mention of it hitting #3 on the Kindle charts in Television and #4 in Movies… and it's been at or near the top of both those bestseller lists ever since…. that's FOUR YEARS IN A ROW… over 200+ weeks! Not bad for a schmuck like me, right?
March 7, 2012
PCH 2012 – Episode 2 – Mike Plays With Dolls
Yes, Mike discusses how much he loves his dolls and how his bro-crush on Steve Jobs remains unfulfilled in the wake of having his order cancelled for the Apple founder's doll. Don't fret Hellwayers and Hellwayettes, Mike has plenty of other dolls that I believe he does unspeakable things to when nobody is watching… and leaves the evidence for the maid to clean up. Later, things turn to the "nerdiverse" and the ironic way that nerd-ism has become it's own version of high school.
Plus, Mark goes off on a rant about the Oscars and Hollywood and once again we debut a brand new song entitlted "Meth Teeth Ain't Pretty" from our forthcoming EP, "Cruelhouse Rock".
And a special blast from the PCH past… over 90 minutes of insanity for your tender ears!
Listen to the 5-minute free preview now
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PCH 2012: Episode 2 – "Mike Plays With Dolls"
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March 5, 2012
My Interview on Midnight Spookshow
Excited to have been a guest again on horror podcast Midnight Spookshow! During my interview with author/screenwriter Zack Daggy I talk about INFINITY, what it all means, the beliefs behind it and where demons come from!
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