Happy Holidays!  After a long hiatus, Sid and Dave are back! Sid talks a little about a local wood worker who made a custom camera part for him.  Dave tells us a little bit about his recent month long trip to Taiwan.

Recorded Tuesday, November 23, 2015.  45 minutes.

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in progress

SID:

• The Picker Building is being sold. [Nashua Telegraph]
• Michael Bellar’s new solo video
• Ian Ethan signs with Candyrat records
• New 4×5 Brass Lens and Wooden lens mount by Darold’s Woodshop

DAVE:

• Trip to Taiwan Journal (in progress)

Intro and Outro music provided by: MICHAEL BELLAR

In this extra-long episode, Sid and Dave discuss their reaction to summer blockbusters Avengers: Age of Ultron and Mad Max: Fury Road, followed by a quick recap of all movies playing. Sid talks about his dad’s green thumb, flea market finds, and spiral-cut hot dogs. Dave talks about his dad’s visit, his fancy tomato planter, and upcoming trip to Taiwan.

Recorded July 7th, 2015.  60 minutes.

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POP CULTURE POP CULTURE

• Avengers: Age of Ultron
• Mad Max: Fury Road

SID:

• ThreeA figure shoot
• Clough State Park for Sara’s birthday
• Finds at the Flea Market
• Swirly Hot Dog cooking – amazing!
• swapadvd.com

DAVE:

• Dad is Visiting and Living Room Cafe Updates.
• Tomatoes V3
• Media commentator Lindsay Ellis on Mad Max

Intro and Outro music provided by: MICHAEL BELLAR

Dave catches us about his living room cafe plans, and talks tomatoes and procrastination. Sid fills us in on recent road trips and what he’s been taking photographs of lately.

Dave, taken during our podcast video test

Recorded June 9th, 2015.  45 minutes.

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POP CULTURE:

• Avengers: Age of Ultron
• Mad Max: Fury Road

DAVE:

• Groundhog Day Resolution #4 – Embracing Structured Procrastination
• Structured Procrastination Essay by John Perry
• Living Room Cafe Update
• Tomatoes V3
• Bill & Ted Day – a totally bogus holiday

SID:

• Road trip to Atlanta to meet Zack Arias
• Last Unicorn event at Red River – met and took portrait of Peter S. Beagle
• Assignment photography/portrait photography with X100
• Memorial day weekend in Pittsburg NH
• “Fstoppers” mentions “Inspiration” video made for DEDPXL
• ThreeA figures – AMAZING
• Michael Bellar video days
• Interstate Batteries – Lumedyne battery rebuild
• Desk replacement at studio
• Kickstarter for Lomography New Petzval 58 Bokeh Control Art Lens

Intro and Outro music provided by: MICHAEL BELLAR

Dave explains to us his “Month of MicroTasks” *and* shares his joy about his new DSLR camera!  Sid shares that it’s OK to celebrate being weird.

Recorded April 13, 2015.  45 minutes.

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DAVE:

• Joss Whedon Top 10 Writing Tips
• New Website: Conversion from Old To New
• MicroTask Month!
• Meri Goyette Arts Award Luncheon
• New Camera!

SID:

• “Inspiration” post up on Dedpxl
• Flea Market season is upon us!!  bargainsbargainsbargains!
• Scooter season returns!  The Met is out of hibernation!
• The Fuji X100 for assignment photography – it’s great!
• Storage and carts!: cheap light stand organizer, and the Rock n Roller 8-in-1 multicart!

Intro and Outro music provided by: MICHAEL BELLAR

Guest Andrew Ryder tells us the story of starting a company while in high school, which expands into a rolling discussion on New Hampshire’s entrepreneurial scene as we’ve experienced it. Food trends, content marketing, infrared photography, and making deals at the flea market round out the topics.

Recorded March 16, 2015.  45 minutes.

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SHOW NOTES

• 2002 press release for Chasma
• Frozen custard at Sub-Zero
• Cronuts at Black Forest Cafe
• Frozen steamed pork buns at Lanna Asian Market

Intro and Outro music provided by: MICHAEL BELLAR

Episode 68!

Sid’s still into Grand Theft Auto V.  Dave’s catching us up with his monthly resolutions. Recorded March 9, 2015.  30 minutes.

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LOCAL STUFF

• Make It Labs IndieGoGo Campaign to rework current space and grow into new space.

SID STUFF

• started watching Breaking Bad for the first time
• Upcoming trip to Atlanta!
• Grand Theft Auto V: Heists

DAVE STUFF

• Groundhog Day Resolutions! This year’s themes: not thinking about time, overcoming the feeling that I don’t know what to do next in the face of feeling like it’s not fun / it is taking too long / I just wish it was not something I had to do
• Interviewed for content marketing website, also by Penny Shima Glanz. Upcoming live podcast with Lean into Art
• Standing Desk Update – kickstarter campaign finally here
• Video Game Project – Project Page
• New earbuds: Wireless! – Dave got a pair of these and likes them so far.

Intro and Outro music provided by: MICHAEL BELLAR

Episode 67!

We dig ourselves out of the snow! Sid admits to attending a Spice Girls concert.  Dave becomes an instant fan of Deadwood. Recorded March 2nd, 2015.  45 minutes.

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Things that are going on:

LOCAL STUFF

• Piano Karaoke March 3 @ 7PM (hopefully if it’s not snowed out!)

DAVE:

• Jupiter Ascending, Kingsmen, The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
• AKB0048 anime

SID:

• My bad eyes:  Sid has to wear glasses now
• Blog post about creating Hannah Sanders new album design
• Podcast Illustrations of Sid and Dave
• Herge – Illustrator
• DEDPXL – video going up
• Spice Girls Concert Discomfort
• The Brandt Two Dollar Cinema, Places to see terrible movies in Nashua (RIP)
• Red River Theatres Oscar Viewing Party portrait

Intro and Outro music provided by: MICHAEL BELLAR

Episode 66!

Sid shares a strange story about a gun-wielding neighbor.  Dave describes his search for a “third place”. Recorded January 26, 2015.  30 minutes.

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Things that are going on:

LOCAL STUFF

• IMPENDING SNOWMAGEDDON!!!
• Piano Karaoke Time Change – First Wednesday’s of the Month: 7pm

DAVE:

• Book: Great Good Places
• November: The Month of Making – Review!
• Unboxing Time Packages – using up time instead of hoarding it.
• Third Places: WildStar, Starbucks, Riverwalk Cafe

SID:

• Animal Crossing videogame
• Animal Crossing’s K.K. Slider singer/songwriter Dog
• DEDPXL – Lomography Petzval review
• “KNIGHTS” exhibit at the Worcester Art Museum
• Revamping Fine Art and Sara’s websites
• “STILL LIFE: 1970’S PHOTO REALISM” at the Currier Museum of Art
• General Cinema Logo t-shirt
• Draplin Design goodness
• The Handmade Culture pushing back against the Digital Movement
• 1970’s Design!
• Dave doesn’t like Saul Bass!!

Intro and Outro music provided by: MICHAEL BELLAR

Episode 65!

Recorded January 12, 2015.  45 minutes.

Special Studio Guest: Jeff Borkowski!

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MEDIA STUFF:

• Big Hero 6:  The opinionating!
• Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1: The opinionating!
• The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies: The opinionating!
• Star Wars Trailer: The opinionating!  STUPID LIGHT SABER
• Video Game High School – Present to Sid
• South Park: The Stick of Truth – Present to Dave
• Alien Re•Action Figures
• Every Frame a Painting

SID:

• Happy New Year!  Christmas!
• HoldFast Gear: Artist Spotlight – Sid Ceaser
• Scootering U.K. Magazine – Vintage Scoot/Brezelwerks Mod Rod
• Hannah Sanders debut album “Charms Against Sorrow” printed and ready!
• Novatron Fire Sale! Novatron Power Pack with lights & Novatron Monolights
• Best of luck to our friend Martin Haseman!
• Boston Photography Job – finished! Whew!
• Criterion Design – amazing book
• Incubot Firefly Serenity USB drive now available
• Fuji X100 arrives as my “carry around” camera
• Halo: Master Chief Photoshoot
• New Hampshire Institute of Art Minumental 2015

Episode 64!  Catching up on the last few weeks! Dave gives.  Sid.  Recorded November 17, 2014.  30 minutes.

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SHOW NOTES:

DAVE:

• November: The Month of Making
• Big Hero 6
• Article on the change of Disney’s creative culture.
• Tamagoyaki and Hangiri
• Holiday Stroll November 29
• Amanda Palmer book “The Art of Asking“

SID:

• Holdfast Gear attachments in mail
• Alien Figure
• Halo photo shoot
• Scooter in storage for winter 🙁
• Flattering comment from photographer Will Neder
• Chamber of Commerce visit to Picker Building
• Album Design for Hannah Sanders – design finalized and uploaded to UK Printer
• NHIA Alumni Exhibition at Kimball Jenkins School of Art in Concord – opening.  Show runs through November 28th
• Edith Weiler Tintype exhibition November 21st 5-7pm
• Picker Building Holiday Open House Saturday Dec 6th 12-5

Intro/Outro music provided by the amazingly awesome Michael Bellar & AS/IS Ensemble