Parking in Bitterman Circle Fri, 13 Mar 2026 08:27:57 -0400 http://bittermancircle.com en-us © 2026 Parking in Bitterman Circle yes 6c642214-28f1-5e5a-ba57-f0a892aa25b4 Aron Michalski episodic true Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) music,tech,roadie,travel,spirituality,discovery,concerts,touring Aron Michalski https://storage.buzzsprout.com/c35xxqs706w89kca2369qoxbf23s?.jpg Parking in Bitterman Circle http://bittermancircle.com PIBC#62- Sulli Sullivan PIBC#62- Sulli Sullivan Sulli is your typical one-of-a-kind backline tech, spending over 30 years making it work and keeping cool.  It doesn't matter if it's a club or big outdoor stage, she's left her prints all across the live music world.  

]]> Sulli is your typical one-of-a-kind backline tech, spending over 30 years making it work and keeping cool.  It doesn't matter if it's a club or big outdoor stage, she's left her prints all across the live music world.  

]]> Aron Michalski Buzzsprout-6977746 Tue, 22 Dec 2020 20:00:00 -0600 3514 2 62 full true PIBC#61- Beckie Campbell PIBC#61- Beckie Campbell Beckie is a FOH mixer, production manager and podcaster who I have had the great pleasure to work with. She tells us about what her role is in a digital sound world. She also has pictures of me sleeping in the front lounge so be nice to her. Check out her podcast at https://soundgirlspod.podbean.com/

]]> Beckie is a FOH mixer, production manager and podcaster who I have had the great pleasure to work with. She tells us about what her role is in a digital sound world. She also has pictures of me sleeping in the front lounge so be nice to her. Check out her podcast at https://soundgirlspod.podbean.com/

]]> Aron Michalski Buzzsprout-6743755 Mon, 07 Dec 2020 20:00:00 -0600 3279 2 61 full true PIBC#60- Maryjo Spillane PIBC#60- Maryjo Spillane A  TM, PM, TA and housing Baron, Maryjo covers the books from all different angles. She has brought her experience to tours for the up and coming as well as legacy acts. Find out why twice is nice and how to count money with a handgun rather than a calculator.

]]> A  TM, PM, TA and housing Baron, Maryjo covers the books from all different angles. She has brought her experience to tours for the up and coming as well as legacy acts. Find out why twice is nice and how to count money with a handgun rather than a calculator.

]]> Aron Michalski Buzzsprout-6639034 Tue, 01 Dec 2020 12:00:00 -0600 3602 2 60 full true PIBC#59- Abigail Potter PIBC#59- Abigail Potter There is a language that is used by live event people; some of it still has to be translated so that the show can go on. Abi is a linguist, a problem solver and a great tour manager. She is also proof of the fact that people who do this can find their way in by backing into it. It takes what it takes! We discuss the road, the people we've met and how some women have to be to deal with the boys club.


]]> There is a language that is used by live event people; some of it still has to be translated so that the show can go on. Abi is a linguist, a problem solver and a great tour manager. She is also proof of the fact that people who do this can find their way in by backing into it. It takes what it takes! We discuss the road, the people we've met and how some women have to be to deal with the boys club.


]]> Aron Michalski Buzzsprout-6464581 Thu, 19 Nov 2020 18:00:00 -0600 3315 2 59 full true PIBC#58- David Morgan PIBC#58- David Morgan There are those who go way WAY back in your career and Dave for me is one of those. We spent many years doing Paul Simon live together. In the past few years we've worked on James Taylor. This podcast came from 2 conversations this month following a file flop I had on the first one. Through a little audio butchery and editing here it is. 

]]> There are those who go way WAY back in your career and Dave for me is one of those. We spent many years doing Paul Simon live together. In the past few years we've worked on James Taylor. This podcast came from 2 conversations this month following a file flop I had on the first one. Through a little audio butchery and editing here it is. 

]]> Aron Michalski Buzzsprout-5560402 Tue, 22 Sep 2020 18:00:00 -0500 5202 2 58 full true PIBC#57- Will Jennings PIBC#57- Will Jennings Today we travel into the snowy mountains of Colorado to find a founding member of Bitterman Circle rebuilding ancient piano parts with the help of the local rodent fauna, which apparently had its way with the internet connection from the get go. Guitar guys get to do drop tunings on guitar but this guy had to do them on a Grand! It's all fun until someone pokes their eye out. Well, maybe.

]]> Today we travel into the snowy mountains of Colorado to find a founding member of Bitterman Circle rebuilding ancient piano parts with the help of the local rodent fauna, which apparently had its way with the internet connection from the get go. Guitar guys get to do drop tunings on guitar but this guy had to do them on a Grand! It's all fun until someone pokes their eye out. Well, maybe.

]]> Aron Michalski Buzzsprout-5425579 Sun, 13 Sep 2020 20:00:00 -0500 4082 2 57 full true PIBC#56- Rob Koenig PIBC#56- Rob Koenig What do Rocket From The Crypt and Air Supply have in common? Rob K tells us about his path, why walking the dog may bring on the apocalypse and why the first show post-Pandemic will need to be documented.

]]> What do Rocket From The Crypt and Air Supply have in common? Rob K tells us about his path, why walking the dog may bring on the apocalypse and why the first show post-Pandemic will need to be documented.

]]> Aron Michalski Buzzsprout-5332324 Mon, 07 Sep 2020 12:00:00 -0500 3759 2 56 full true PIBC#55- Steve "Chopper" Borges PIBC#55- Steve "Chopper" Borges Steve "Chopper" Borges' name has come up more than a few times in Bitterman Circle as many of our guests have been on the road with him. From his early days with The Tubes as a props guy to some of  rock's "royalty" production manager, he's a guy you want when a problem needs to be solved. He also has some interesting takes on a post-Covid touring world. 

]]> Steve "Chopper" Borges' name has come up more than a few times in Bitterman Circle as many of our guests have been on the road with him. From his early days with The Tubes as a props guy to some of  rock's "royalty" production manager, he's a guy you want when a problem needs to be solved. He also has some interesting takes on a post-Covid touring world. 

]]> Aron Michalski Buzzsprout-5214493 Sun, 30 Aug 2020 16:00:00 -0500 5090 2 55 full true PIBC#54- Justin Crew PIBC#54- Justin Crew Justin Crew is a world class guitar tech who has worked with the best in the biz. With all the places and shows he's been to, you'd think he'd seen it all. Then comes Covid-19 and an invitation to get inside a truly 21st Century Bubble. Another opportunity to stay cool and do the job at hand...

]]> Justin Crew is a world class guitar tech who has worked with the best in the biz. With all the places and shows he's been to, you'd think he'd seen it all. Then comes Covid-19 and an invitation to get inside a truly 21st Century Bubble. Another opportunity to stay cool and do the job at hand...

]]> Aron Michalski Buzzsprout-5113324 Mon, 24 Aug 2020 12:00:00 -0500 3082 2 54 full true PIBC#53- Mason Wilkinson PIBC#53- Mason Wilkinson There are a lot of moving parts on a tour of every size. Who coordinates the departments, the band and the audience? A production manager has to make sure that the show can get in the door and be ready for the audience in a timely and safe manner. Mason has been a part of live music in many different roles for some time now and has a view of the current situations. 


]]> There are a lot of moving parts on a tour of every size. Who coordinates the departments, the band and the audience? A production manager has to make sure that the show can get in the door and be ready for the audience in a timely and safe manner. Mason has been a part of live music in many different roles for some time now and has a view of the current situations. 


]]> Aron Michalski Buzzsprout-5047190 Tue, 18 Aug 2020 09:00:00 -0500 3957 2 53 full true PIBC#52- Kevin O'Connor PIBC#52- Kevin O'Connor A founding member of Bitterman Circle, Kevin discusses housecoats, cake and ethics. Will the pandemic end or retirement come first? Who can say? After finding civilized touring it seems a shame to walk away.

]]> A founding member of Bitterman Circle, Kevin discusses housecoats, cake and ethics. Will the pandemic end or retirement come first? Who can say? After finding civilized touring it seems a shame to walk away.

]]> Aron Michalski Buzzsprout-4929236 Mon, 10 Aug 2020 09:00:00 -0500 5045 2 52 full true PIBC#51- Jerry Manuel PIBC#51- Jerry Manuel Yeah, I had all kinds of artsy "deep" questions for our guest and what do you know, we got road stories and a lot of laughs. Point 5 is a story teller and has gigged forever. Let him break-it-down for ya!

]]> Yeah, I had all kinds of artsy "deep" questions for our guest and what do you know, we got road stories and a lot of laughs. Point 5 is a story teller and has gigged forever. Let him break-it-down for ya!

]]> Aron Michalski Buzzsprout-4873463 Wed, 05 Aug 2020 21:00:00 -0500 3997 2 51 full true PIBC#50- Terry Lawless PIBC#50- Terry Lawless The Circle turns 50! Good thing we have a damn good guest. Terry Lawless tells us why Good Enough is not Good Enough.

]]> The Circle turns 50! Good thing we have a damn good guest. Terry Lawless tells us why Good Enough is not Good Enough.

]]> Aron Michalski Buzzsprout-4739912 Mon, 27 Jul 2020 16:00:00 -0500 3777 2 50 full true PIBC#49- Chad Zaemisch PIBC#49- Chad Zaemisch In lieu of our Landscaping roots, Chad and I discuss the finer points of Sherpa teching. What does it take to be an advocate for one person when there are 50,000 waiting for you to go away?






]]> In lieu of our Landscaping roots, Chad and I discuss the finer points of Sherpa teching. What does it take to be an advocate for one person when there are 50,000 waiting for you to go away?






]]> Aron Michalski Buzzsprout-4641848 Mon, 20 Jul 2020 11:00:00 -0500 4324 2 49 full true PIBC#48- Ricky "Chain$aw" LaPointe PIBC#48- Ricky "Chain$aw" LaPointe Another old friend visits the Circle and tells his story. Chainsaw and I met in 2003 on the Rising tour. In classic fashion we hear the tale of drawing a line towards something and getting there. Note: no guitars, golf carts, chafing dishes or picnic tables were harmed during this podcast. 

]]> Another old friend visits the Circle and tells his story. Chainsaw and I met in 2003 on the Rising tour. In classic fashion we hear the tale of drawing a line towards something and getting there. Note: no guitars, golf carts, chafing dishes or picnic tables were harmed during this podcast. 

]]> Aron Michalski Buzzsprout-4535471 Sun, 12 Jul 2020 12:00:00 -0500 4509 2 48 full true PIBC#47-Rich Locklin PIBC#47-Rich Locklin This week we talk to Lighting Director Rich Locklin, who's worn many hats over the years. We find out what it takes to unlight an artist, tour bonuses and how album covers can give you the inspiration to take it to the next level. As we wander from home and into the sacred spaces, we want you to know that no sage was burnt during the recording of this weeks show.

]]> This week we talk to Lighting Director Rich Locklin, who's worn many hats over the years. We find out what it takes to unlight an artist, tour bonuses and how album covers can give you the inspiration to take it to the next level. As we wander from home and into the sacred spaces, we want you to know that no sage was burnt during the recording of this weeks show.

]]> Aron Michalski Buzzsprout-4464428 Mon, 06 Jul 2020 16:00:00 -0500 4795 2 47 full true PIBC#46- Bobby Schneck PIBC#46- Bobby Schneck This weeks interview is with Guitar Tech and Guitar Player Bobby Schneck. OK, maybe it's player then tech... listen long enough and you'll hear which way it is. I had the pleasure traveling with him in the early 2000's. Our backgrounds are different  but our playlists are surprisingly similar. 

Bobby proves with hard work and a big heart that you can have your dream job. 

]]> This weeks interview is with Guitar Tech and Guitar Player Bobby Schneck. OK, maybe it's player then tech... listen long enough and you'll hear which way it is. I had the pleasure traveling with him in the early 2000's. Our backgrounds are different  but our playlists are surprisingly similar. 

Bobby proves with hard work and a big heart that you can have your dream job. 

]]> Aron Michalski Buzzsprout-4368581 Mon, 29 Jun 2020 15:00:00 -0500 2748 2 46 full true PIBC#45- Jim Corona PIBC#45- Jim Corona After 13 years Bitterman pulls the trigger and posts another podcast! 

Different format, same cold coffee flavor.

Jim Corona is a modern day Jack of all trades, backline, production, sound design and mixing on a scale from a single XLR in the middle of a field to international festivals. I ask him a few questions about how his approach keeps him so busy. A bit rusty I am with my interview skills but that's no comparison to my shoddy sound work.

Enjoy!

]]> After 13 years Bitterman pulls the trigger and posts another podcast! 

Different format, same cold coffee flavor.

Jim Corona is a modern day Jack of all trades, backline, production, sound design and mixing on a scale from a single XLR in the middle of a field to international festivals. I ask him a few questions about how his approach keeps him so busy. A bit rusty I am with my interview skills but that's no comparison to my shoddy sound work.

Enjoy!

]]> Aron Michalski Buzzsprout-4263119 Sun, 21 Jun 2020 18:00:00 -0500 6372 2 45 full true PIBC#43- A Brain in a Cardboard Box PIBC#43- A Brain in a Cardboard Box What's this? A Bitterman Circle podcast? Well, at least an attempt at one...it's been a while.

Intro

"Worried Man Blues"- Michael Landau Group Buy It!

Hello...yes, I'm still here.

Update on Dad

Home for the holidays and more.

Michael Brecker 1949-2007 

(musical bed... "Every Day I Thank You")

The work on the website... ain't I done yet?

Lenine- "Rosebud (O Verbo E A Verba)" Buy It!

The off season freelance brain and where it nests...

Planet of Slums by Mike Davis

Goodbye Texas?

The Matthew Show- "Union Station" Buy It!

]]> What's this? A Bitterman Circle podcast? Well, at least an attempt at one...it's been a while.

Intro

"Worried Man Blues"- Michael Landau Group Buy It!

Hello...yes, I'm still here.

Update on Dad

Home for the holidays and more.

Michael Brecker 1949-2007 

(musical bed... "Every Day I Thank You")

The work on the website... ain't I done yet?

Lenine- "Rosebud (O Verbo E A Verba)" Buy It!

The off season freelance brain and where it nests...

Planet of Slums by Mike Davis

Goodbye Texas?

The Matthew Show- "Union Station" Buy It!

]]> http://bittermancircle.com Aron Buzzsprout-3798707 Sun, 11 Feb 2007 15:00:00 -0600 2338 1 43 full true PIBC#42- Dad PIBC#42- Dad With Dad having a triple bypass while I recorded this, it was a way to keep him in my mind and the situation off of my mind. I certainly would appreciate all prayers and thoughts sent in his direction.

Yes, I know that's 2 podcasts posted in less than two hours after a two month break...

]]> With Dad having a triple bypass while I recorded this, it was a way to keep him in my mind and the situation off of my mind. I certainly would appreciate all prayers and thoughts sent in his direction.

Yes, I know that's 2 podcasts posted in less than two hours after a two month break...

]]> Aron Michalski Buzzsprout-4244696 Fri, 27 Oct 2006 17:00:00 -0500 1820 1 42 full false PIBC#41- Public Podcasting in Madrid PIBC#41- Public Podcasting in Madrid Awake and spaced out in Terminal 4 of Madrid Airport, an update of the current tour, our mini-vacation and a few vocal elaborations on items from the blog...

On the road, Madrid

Civilized Touring

Malaga Trip- Pilgrimage to my past and others

The Cities of Kings and Laundry at the Colosseum

Back to Work- Muddy Madness

Photos of Spain

"Slow down, you move too fast..."

Moving North- Cathedral Nausea- Public Podcasting

The Blackberry Pearl

Road Bandwidth Blues- Euro ISP version

Caught Holding the Bag

Gracias España

]]> Awake and spaced out in Terminal 4 of Madrid Airport, an update of the current tour, our mini-vacation and a few vocal elaborations on items from the blog...

On the road, Madrid

Civilized Touring

Malaga Trip- Pilgrimage to my past and others

The Cities of Kings and Laundry at the Colosseum

Back to Work- Muddy Madness

Photos of Spain

"Slow down, you move too fast..."

Moving North- Cathedral Nausea- Public Podcasting

The Blackberry Pearl

Road Bandwidth Blues- Euro ISP version

Caught Holding the Bag

Gracias España

]]> Aron Michalski Buzzsprout-4244558 Fri, 27 Oct 2006 17:00:00 -0500 2215 1 41 full true PIBC#40- Walking Around the Parking Lot of Bitterman Circle PIBC#40- Walking Around the Parking Lot of Bitterman Circle From Phoenix, AZ, recorded July 26th 2006, experience a summer storm and another late night of questions from within...

Intro

Stormy night/ Silent Storm

Tour's End- Hot Dates

Somewhere in Sight

Bus Woes

It all comes together near the end

Business Half Year #'s

Road Crossings, Mail Mystery (solved... thanks GG!) Zappa and Beefheart, The Subtle Desert

Monsoon Movement

Mom Turns 70

The Less Subtle Desert

Comments from Above

]]> From Phoenix, AZ, recorded July 26th 2006, experience a summer storm and another late night of questions from within...

Intro

Stormy night/ Silent Storm

Tour's End- Hot Dates

Somewhere in Sight

Bus Woes

It all comes together near the end

Business Half Year #'s

Road Crossings, Mail Mystery (solved... thanks GG!) Zappa and Beefheart, The Subtle Desert

Monsoon Movement

Mom Turns 70

The Less Subtle Desert

Comments from Above

]]> Aron Michalski Buzzsprout-4169321 Mon, 07 Aug 2006 13:00:00 -0500 2170 1 40 full true PIBC#39- Northwest of Nowhere PIBC#39- Northwest of Nowhere From Columbia, Maryland, another episode of Parking In Bitterman Circle...

Intro

Into DC? No.

Bowling for Pain

Van Waits Pt. 1

Decide: Are you in or are you out?

Van Waits Pt. 2

Columbia, Maryland was designed by James Rouse (Grandfather of Ed Norton)

The Long Tail by Chris Anderson

Van Waits Pt. 3

Lessons Learned-differences: good or bad? Clothes make the man?

Mulletude- no way!... Big Hair City- no smoking... Glamour shots

Tour update- flipflop... old friends and new

Jerry Douglas- The Best Kept Secret

Van Waits Pt. 4

Bus movies- "Windy City Heat"

More Tour Update...no Wordpress yet...

Attention Trust.org

Gesture Bank

Flock the browser

del.icio.us

Enough...

Music:
Aguas de Marco- Elis Regina & Tom Jobim
Crazy House- Jing Chi
Harry's Mambo- Sam Bardfeld
Animal Talk- Twink
Monk's Dream- Tronzo Trio
Resophonic Lullaby- The Moonlighters
A Remark You Made- Jerry Douglas
Full Circle- Richie Beirach

]]> From Columbia, Maryland, another episode of Parking In Bitterman Circle...

Intro

Into DC? No.

Bowling for Pain

Van Waits Pt. 1

Decide: Are you in or are you out?

Van Waits Pt. 2

Columbia, Maryland was designed by James Rouse (Grandfather of Ed Norton)

The Long Tail by Chris Anderson

Van Waits Pt. 3

Lessons Learned-differences: good or bad? Clothes make the man?

Mulletude- no way!... Big Hair City- no smoking... Glamour shots

Tour update- flipflop... old friends and new

Jerry Douglas- The Best Kept Secret

Van Waits Pt. 4

Bus movies- "Windy City Heat"

More Tour Update...no Wordpress yet...

Attention Trust.org

Gesture Bank

Flock the browser

del.icio.us

Enough...

Music:
Aguas de Marco- Elis Regina & Tom Jobim
Crazy House- Jing Chi
Harry's Mambo- Sam Bardfeld
Animal Talk- Twink
Monk's Dream- Tronzo Trio
Resophonic Lullaby- The Moonlighters
A Remark You Made- Jerry Douglas
Full Circle- Richie Beirach

]]> Aron Michalski Buzzsprout-4169246 Thu, 06 Jul 2006 13:00:00 -0500 2956 2 39 full true PIBC#38- Think Destination! PIBC#38- Think Destination! Just over two months in the making!

Intro- Thunder Dust (ancient grains)- Southern Fried Swing

Breaking Platonic Silence

New Orleans; Rolling Stone Article

Europe; ZPZ; back to the States

"Don't Get Off The Boat..."

Mom's Hands

Michael Brecker update

Sam in the Garden; Living where you are; being present

Phoenix- Stepford Blow Drier

Dovetail Surprise

Kudos C&L, Wordpress shift, new bumpersticker, likes and dislikes

Dixie Dregs, Delicatessen

music.aol.com- video clips

Think destination...

Sound Bed:

"Israelites"- Desmond Dekker from The Story of Jamacian Music Box Set
"Just a Closer Walk With Thee"- Clark Gayton from Sankofa
"Hurricane"- King's X from Ogre Tones
"Inca Roads"(excerpt)- Mike Keneally & Brian Beller
"Outa Space"- Billy Preston from The Funk Box
"Amnesia"- The Tubes from The Completion Backwards Principle
"Open My Eyes"- King's X from Ogre Tones
The Gotham Playboys
"Can't Get Off"- Chris Whitley from Weed
Blues For Me- Tronzo Trio from Roots
Mr. Bitterness- Soul Coughing from Ruby Vroom

Thanks to Jack Conrad for the title...

]]> Just over two months in the making!

Intro- Thunder Dust (ancient grains)- Southern Fried Swing

Breaking Platonic Silence

New Orleans; Rolling Stone Article

Europe; ZPZ; back to the States

"Don't Get Off The Boat..."

Mom's Hands

Michael Brecker update

Sam in the Garden; Living where you are; being present

Phoenix- Stepford Blow Drier

Dovetail Surprise

Kudos C&L, Wordpress shift, new bumpersticker, likes and dislikes

Dixie Dregs, Delicatessen

music.aol.com- video clips

Think destination...

Sound Bed:

"Israelites"- Desmond Dekker from The Story of Jamacian Music Box Set
"Just a Closer Walk With Thee"- Clark Gayton from Sankofa
"Hurricane"- King's X from Ogre Tones
"Inca Roads"(excerpt)- Mike Keneally & Brian Beller
"Outa Space"- Billy Preston from The Funk Box
"Amnesia"- The Tubes from The Completion Backwards Principle
"Open My Eyes"- King's X from Ogre Tones
The Gotham Playboys
"Can't Get Off"- Chris Whitley from Weed
Blues For Me- Tronzo Trio from Roots
Mr. Bitterness- Soul Coughing from Ruby Vroom

Thanks to Jack Conrad for the title...

]]> Aron Michalski Buzzsprout-4158434 Fri, 09 Jun 2006 10:00:00 -0500 3548 full false PIBC Podcast #37- Quality and Quantity go out the window PIBC Podcast #37- Quality and Quantity go out the window
From the Jersey Shore where I seem to find new ways to go off mic and create a buzz all by myself, it's the latest PIBC podcast!

Intro- Thunder Dust (ancient grains)- Southern Fried Swing

"As Day Is Long"- Chris Whitley from Soft Dangerous Curves Buy it!

Visit Chris Whitley.com and support his family.

quality and quantity

iriver...RIP
(next time buy 3 or 4...)

Local Work

Steve, Tim and home

Tower of Song podcast and promo

New Work,vague information and trying to be a pro

Big Band Music

North, South, East... no West; spring is somewhere

"Keep On Singin'"- Greg Koch from 4 Days in the South Buy It!!

Put it together, making it look like crap and work

Adult rehearsal

He's not behind the counter... goodbye Mell.

Good friends... "you can never have too many..."

"Breaking" -Bumblefoot from the CD "Normal" Buy it!

Sorry about the really unprofessional recording... I need to practice!





]]>
From the Jersey Shore where I seem to find new ways to go off mic and create a buzz all by myself, it's the latest PIBC podcast!

Intro- Thunder Dust (ancient grains)- Southern Fried Swing

"As Day Is Long"- Chris Whitley from Soft Dangerous Curves Buy it!

Visit Chris Whitley.com and support his family.

quality and quantity

iriver...RIP
(next time buy 3 or 4...)

Local Work

Steve, Tim and home

Tower of Song podcast and promo

New Work,vague information and trying to be a pro

Big Band Music

North, South, East... no West; spring is somewhere

"Keep On Singin'"- Greg Koch from 4 Days in the South Buy It!!

Put it together, making it look like crap and work

Adult rehearsal

He's not behind the counter... goodbye Mell.

Good friends... "you can never have too many..."

"Breaking" -Bumblefoot from the CD "Normal" Buy it!

Sorry about the really unprofessional recording... I need to practice!





]]> Aron Michalski Buzzsprout-4158368 Fri, 07 Apr 2006 10:00:00 -0500 2353 1 37 full true PIBC#36-part 2 iRiver of No Return PIBC#36-part 2 iRiver of No Return Part 2 of podcast #36 was recorded northbound on I-45 between Houston and Dallas, Texas and it continues the review of the NBA All Star Weekend.

my Iriver was attacked by tweekers

Sports, money, REAL money

Celebration of industry, crossover and over

Endorsement of endorsements (a roadie's worth); rich enough to not have to pay for anything

The making of a Legend; moving a mobile digital 3 man ladder

Symphony eye-rolling contest and half an elevator

Fill the piano with wood and pray...

REAL money access

junk food finals and house priced cufflinks

continuing North...

]]> Part 2 of podcast #36 was recorded northbound on I-45 between Houston and Dallas, Texas and it continues the review of the NBA All Star Weekend.

my Iriver was attacked by tweekers

Sports, money, REAL money

Celebration of industry, crossover and over

Endorsement of endorsements (a roadie's worth); rich enough to not have to pay for anything

The making of a Legend; moving a mobile digital 3 man ladder

Symphony eye-rolling contest and half an elevator

Fill the piano with wood and pray...

REAL money access

junk food finals and house priced cufflinks

continuing North...

]]> Aron Michalski Buzzsprout-4120826 Fri, 03 Mar 2006 14:00:00 -0600 2808 full false PIBC#36- part 1 Hey Now, You're a NBA All Star... PIBC#36- part 1 Hey Now, You're a NBA All Star... Recorded in Houston, Texas during the NBA All Star Weekend events, I discuss the behind the scenes production of the music portions of the show. I also share some thoughts about endorsements, advertising, corporate events and how America seems to be sponsored from head to toe...

Segment one- Celebrity game Friday, George Brown Convention Center

Segment two- Three point and slam dunk competition Saturday, Toyota Center

Part two will wrap it up on the drive home...

]]> Recorded in Houston, Texas during the NBA All Star Weekend events, I discuss the behind the scenes production of the music portions of the show. I also share some thoughts about endorsements, advertising, corporate events and how America seems to be sponsored from head to toe...

Segment one- Celebrity game Friday, George Brown Convention Center

Segment two- Three point and slam dunk competition Saturday, Toyota Center

Part two will wrap it up on the drive home...

]]> Aron Michalski Buzzsprout-4103792 Fri, 03 Mar 2006 10:00:00 -0600 1800 2 36 full false PIBC#35-Failure to relaunch PIBC#35-Failure to relaunch ARE YOU KIDDING? A PODCAST?
Been a long time since I rocked and rolled... the first of 2006, the
first year of PIBC is in the bucket (#1 was Jan. 18th, 2005)... time to
get busy!

ID tag

Theme: Thunder Dust (Ancient Grains) by Southern Fried Swing

Hello... remember me?

Japan Trip:
Soundseeing backround from Nama Station shopping area, Osaka, Japan
Weezer tour wrap up

Snow and Bullet Trains
Thanks to Pat, Scott and everyone on the tour

Green Light: Bumblefoot ok's song useage on PIBC! Thank you very much!


Bumblefoot- "Real" from his new recording "Normal"
Visit Bumblefoot.com and buy it here!


Bald Freak Music.com

Forward into the past: the holidays, Mom visits, remembering how to be home

Failure To Relaunch... no S.J. Parker content here...

Re-localize...

Tower of Song podcast from Tim Harlow

Thank you Steve!

The Black Math Experiment- "You Can Not Kill David Arquette"

Available at the Podsafe Music Network or the Black Math website

Trying to keep busy and sane in the off season

Bumblefoot- "Wasted Away" from "Forgotten Anthology"

 

]]> ARE YOU KIDDING? A PODCAST?
Been a long time since I rocked and rolled... the first of 2006, the
first year of PIBC is in the bucket (#1 was Jan. 18th, 2005)... time to
get busy!

ID tag

Theme: Thunder Dust (Ancient Grains) by Southern Fried Swing

Hello... remember me?

Japan Trip:
Soundseeing backround from Nama Station shopping area, Osaka, Japan
Weezer tour wrap up

Snow and Bullet Trains
Thanks to Pat, Scott and everyone on the tour

Green Light: Bumblefoot ok's song useage on PIBC! Thank you very much!


Bumblefoot- "Real" from his new recording "Normal"
Visit Bumblefoot.com and buy it here!


Bald Freak Music.com

Forward into the past: the holidays, Mom visits, remembering how to be home

Failure To Relaunch... no S.J. Parker content here...

Re-localize...

Tower of Song podcast from Tim Harlow

Thank you Steve!

The Black Math Experiment- "You Can Not Kill David Arquette"

Available at the Podsafe Music Network or the Black Math website

Trying to keep busy and sane in the off season

Bumblefoot- "Wasted Away" from "Forgotten Anthology"

 

]]> Aron Michalski Buzzsprout-4103687 Sun, 12 Feb 2006 10:00:00 -0600 2663 full false PIBC#34- Rolling Stones Review Dallas PIBC#34- Rolling Stones Review Dallas A short and different Bitterman; I was invited down to look at the Rolling Stones show when they came to Dallas Nov. 29th and played the American Airlines Center. I recorded a short series of thoughts on the drive back to the house on my iriver.

]]> A short and different Bitterman; I was invited down to look at the Rolling Stones show when they came to Dallas Nov. 29th and played the American Airlines Center. I recorded a short series of thoughts on the drive back to the house on my iriver.

]]> Aron Michalski Buzzsprout-4076417 Mon, 05 Dec 2005 14:00:00 -0600 1271 full false PIBC#33- Cabocast PIBC#33- Cabocast One of the great blessings of this year was that Angela and I got to take a trip to Los Cabos before Thanksgiving. Then I talked her into doing a podcast with me!

Intro

Baja California

Los Cabos

Angela and Aron: the terracecast

Bread and Sparrows

Dreams

San Jose del Cabo art festival

Tough Room: Cabo history and Geography

Snorkelmart.com

A Tale of Two Cities

Suave Bolos ("Malambo" dancing)

Captain Fernando and his Ultralight

People Who Need People

Capo San Giovanni

El Tulipan (scroll down to "E" for phone #...)

MEGA mega

Young Old School

How to date a tourist... a Red Skin Diary

Smooth move

Soundseeing: the surf of Los Cabos into...

Lenine & Marcos Suzano- "Miragem Do Porto" Buy it here!

]]> One of the great blessings of this year was that Angela and I got to take a trip to Los Cabos before Thanksgiving. Then I talked her into doing a podcast with me!

Intro

Baja California

Los Cabos

Angela and Aron: the terracecast

Bread and Sparrows

Dreams

San Jose del Cabo art festival

Tough Room: Cabo history and Geography

Snorkelmart.com

A Tale of Two Cities

Suave Bolos ("Malambo" dancing)

Captain Fernando and his Ultralight

People Who Need People

Capo San Giovanni

El Tulipan (scroll down to "E" for phone #...)

MEGA mega

Young Old School

How to date a tourist... a Red Skin Diary

Smooth move

Soundseeing: the surf of Los Cabos into...

Lenine & Marcos Suzano- "Miragem Do Porto" Buy it here!

]]> Aron Michalski Buzzsprout-4076384 Sun, 04 Dec 2005 14:00:00 -0600 2590 full false PIBC#32- Stones Behind The Ice Machine PIBC#32- Stones Behind The Ice Machine Hey, I'm back home, podcasting from the office while every other
podcaster is trying to upload from that shabby hotel in Ontario...
ironic, huh?

Intro

Home again... re-establishment, beeeeutiful bathroom!

Mountain Lions

Tour end... pranks for the memories

Washburn

Bring on the dancing boys

Vegas hippie magic...Vegoose

Podcast NYC- podsafe music pointed me to...

Organic!- Tristano Bridge(buy it here)

Michael Butler puts down his paintbrush and looks for good tunes...

Portable Media Expo... bags full of wire, wifi hammered...

Starwood Governor...

"Feelings... nothing more than feeeelings..."

Blessings

Brothers, felines, a breed apart

Disembodied Voices Podcasting Group

Association of Rock and Roll Podcasters

Gary G.- you tha man!

Again, please don't forget Michael Brecker and Marrow.org

Podcast NYC- podsafe music pointed me to...

Noam Weinstein-Rosetta Stone(buy it here...)

It's in the bag...

The 'enge...

Thanks to Todd, Sandy and the unnamed cleaning lady...

Frappr... please participate!

song: "Pussycat" by Twink (buy it here!)

glitch? keep going...

]]> Hey, I'm back home, podcasting from the office while every other
podcaster is trying to upload from that shabby hotel in Ontario...
ironic, huh?

Intro

Home again... re-establishment, beeeeutiful bathroom!

Mountain Lions

Tour end... pranks for the memories

Washburn

Bring on the dancing boys

Vegas hippie magic...Vegoose

Podcast NYC- podsafe music pointed me to...

Organic!- Tristano Bridge(buy it here)

Michael Butler puts down his paintbrush and looks for good tunes...

Portable Media Expo... bags full of wire, wifi hammered...

Starwood Governor...

"Feelings... nothing more than feeeelings..."

Blessings

Brothers, felines, a breed apart

Disembodied Voices Podcasting Group

Association of Rock and Roll Podcasters

Gary G.- you tha man!

Again, please don't forget Michael Brecker and Marrow.org

Podcast NYC- podsafe music pointed me to...

Noam Weinstein-Rosetta Stone(buy it here...)

It's in the bag...

The 'enge...

Thanks to Todd, Sandy and the unnamed cleaning lady...

Frappr... please participate!

song: "Pussycat" by Twink (buy it here!)

glitch? keep going...

]]> Aron Michalski Buzzsprout-4020620 Sat, 05 Nov 2005 17:00:00 -0600 3385 1 32 full true PIBC#31- Naked without my Leatherman PIBC#31- Naked without my Leatherman Thousands of miles later, a coupla items lighter and filled up
with cold meds, Parking In Bitterman Circle comes to you from Oakland,
CA...

"Storm Clouds' by the Firesign Theatre
(their RSS podcasting feed)

Hello... I'm sorry...maybe.

"Too Good To Cry" by The Wildweeds
(buy it here!)

NRBQ

The Drunken Pumpkin (the orange one in the middle)

Lost, missplaced, stolen...liberated.

Leatherman tool... I'll miss ya.

Detroit Rock City- Hockeytown- The Russian 5- dress codes and shiners

Worcester/ CC Chapman/ The Cars Heartbeat City

"Your Love is Certified" by Rasputin's Stash
(thank you, Ear Fuzz!)

East Bay/T.O.P.

Howard Stern/ Pinkerton

Jay Leno's 1070hp Toranado...Photo!)... oh, and the Tonight Show.

Hotel Hell

Santa Barbara Bowl

"I Don't Know How To Be Cool" by Rick Berlin and Airlift

(Steven Paul Perry...)

Long Beach Foozer Security ISP Catering Rant-O-Rama... changing for the worse?
(avoid Priority Networks if you can...)

CasbahOnline.com

The magic snowflake...

Ken Clark from The Ken and Squip Show visits the big noise!

Sorry, Dr. Puff!

Thanks to the following...

Ear Fuzz

EC Brown

Tofu Hut

Aurgasm

Mark Forman from Getting A Leg Up (podcast and blog)

"Living With The Law" (live) by Chris Whitley

(strangely hacked off ending)

]]> Thousands of miles later, a coupla items lighter and filled up
with cold meds, Parking In Bitterman Circle comes to you from Oakland,
CA...

"Storm Clouds' by the Firesign Theatre
(their RSS podcasting feed)

Hello... I'm sorry...maybe.

"Too Good To Cry" by The Wildweeds
(buy it here!)

NRBQ

The Drunken Pumpkin (the orange one in the middle)

Lost, missplaced, stolen...liberated.

Leatherman tool... I'll miss ya.

Detroit Rock City- Hockeytown- The Russian 5- dress codes and shiners

Worcester/ CC Chapman/ The Cars Heartbeat City

"Your Love is Certified" by Rasputin's Stash
(thank you, Ear Fuzz!)

East Bay/T.O.P.

Howard Stern/ Pinkerton

Jay Leno's 1070hp Toranado...Photo!)... oh, and the Tonight Show.

Hotel Hell

Santa Barbara Bowl

"I Don't Know How To Be Cool" by Rick Berlin and Airlift

(Steven Paul Perry...)

Long Beach Foozer Security ISP Catering Rant-O-Rama... changing for the worse?
(avoid Priority Networks if you can...)

CasbahOnline.com

The magic snowflake...

Ken Clark from The Ken and Squip Show visits the big noise!

Sorry, Dr. Puff!

Thanks to the following...

Ear Fuzz

EC Brown

Tofu Hut

Aurgasm

Mark Forman from Getting A Leg Up (podcast and blog)

"Living With The Law" (live) by Chris Whitley

(strangely hacked off ending)

]]> Aron Michalski Buzzsprout-4020575 Fri, 28 Oct 2005 17:00:00 -0500 3635 1 31 full true PIBC#30- Puck Soup (and a side ramp) PIBC#30- Puck Soup (and a side ramp)
Time is of the essence, therefore I'm still way behind...
Talking about places 10 stops ago. So from Grand Rapids, MI comes
another unsorted affair from the mind of our founder...

Intro

Grand Rapids, MI / day off

Opening Day of the NHL season... game on!!!

Brazil (Brasil by God)... The Curitiba Rock Fesitval, Varig Airlines and the ability to downgrade against your will...

13,000 for a club date? why sure...

Good tunes, old gear and Brazillian hospitality...

Lost... not the series, the luggage...Jimmy Kimmel and flying on a string

Goodbye Ed, Goodbye Dino... 2005 is a year of loss for everyone

Darkness in the mind, abuse of power

Food, the enemy?

Ramps 'R Us

Pick-a-Mook

Andy Goldsworthy

Operation Eden

Thank You

"Le


]]>
Time is of the essence, therefore I'm still way behind...
Talking about places 10 stops ago. So from Grand Rapids, MI comes
another unsorted affair from the mind of our founder...

Intro

Grand Rapids, MI / day off

Opening Day of the NHL season... game on!!!

Brazil (Brasil by God)... The Curitiba Rock Fesitval, Varig Airlines and the ability to downgrade against your will...

13,000 for a club date? why sure...

Good tunes, old gear and Brazillian hospitality...

Lost... not the series, the luggage...Jimmy Kimmel and flying on a string

Goodbye Ed, Goodbye Dino... 2005 is a year of loss for everyone

Darkness in the mind, abuse of power

Food, the enemy?

Ramps 'R Us

Pick-a-Mook

Andy Goldsworthy

Operation Eden

Thank You

"Le


]]> Aron Michalski Buzzsprout-3988820 Thu, 06 Oct 2005 15:00:00 -0500 2990 1 30 full true PIBC#29- In (2 or 3) Continents PIBC#29- In (2 or 3) Continents A grab bag of sound seeing segments from different countries and a book reccomendation...

Intro

Greetings from Mexico City, Mexico

Sound seeing segment: Tokyo, Japan- Shinkansen platform (Bullet Train)

Snip- "No Money In Jazz" Matthias IA Eklundh- "Freak Guitar- The Road Less Travelled"

PIBC promo from Mark Forman, Getting A Leg Up podcast, a member of
Disembodied Voices Podcasting Group

Evil Genius Chronicles promo

Thoughts on The Future Of Music by David Kusek and Gerd Leonhard, a must read Bitterman book...

Link to Future Of Music podcast, Itunes direct link

Sound Seeing Segment: Austin, TX- Foozer Load In, Erwin Center

"Chega de Saudade" by Bebel and Joao Gilberto

Off to Brazil...

]]> A grab bag of sound seeing segments from different countries and a book reccomendation...

Intro

Greetings from Mexico City, Mexico

Sound seeing segment: Tokyo, Japan- Shinkansen platform (Bullet Train)

Snip- "No Money In Jazz" Matthias IA Eklundh- "Freak Guitar- The Road Less Travelled"

PIBC promo from Mark Forman, Getting A Leg Up podcast, a member of
Disembodied Voices Podcasting Group

Evil Genius Chronicles promo

Thoughts on The Future Of Music by David Kusek and Gerd Leonhard, a must read Bitterman book...

Link to Future Of Music podcast, Itunes direct link

Sound Seeing Segment: Austin, TX- Foozer Load In, Erwin Center

"Chega de Saudade" by Bebel and Joao Gilberto

Off to Brazil...

]]> Aron Michalski Buzzsprout-3988730 Thu, 22 Sep 2005 15:00:00 -0500 3004 1 29 full true PIBC#28- Great Gulf Wind PIBC#28- Great Gulf Wind Katrina pulls another podcast out of another sad visitor... the music
of the gulf flows through America like iron-rich blood... not worksafe,
marginally unpodsafe, spreading the word...

"C'est Chaud" by Sonny Landreth

Intro

Katrina... please help... Red Cross.org, Pay Pal

Roadies helping... Perfect Gift Baskets.com

My New Oreans thoughts

Michael Brecker Update... please register at Marrow.org!
You could save a life...

Little Feat.net... another music community helping...

The Late Show with David Letterman... BBQ on 53rd...

Foozer tour begins... Foo Fighters, Weezer, Kaiser Chiefs

Podcasting friends... Cindy (podcast and blog), Ken, P-Dub (podcast and blog), Michael...

Disembodied Voices Podcast Group

Association of Rock and Roll Podcasters

"A Place Called Home" by Anders Osborne...Please listen to the lyrics...

Other music featured...

John Mooney
Clifton Chenier
BooZoo Chavis
Lowell George (Allan Toussaint)
Buckwheat Zydeco
Bonnie Raitt w/ Lowell George

Check the album "Zydeco Essentials"

Get off your butt!

]]> Katrina pulls another podcast out of another sad visitor... the music
of the gulf flows through America like iron-rich blood... not worksafe,
marginally unpodsafe, spreading the word...

"C'est Chaud" by Sonny Landreth

Intro

Katrina... please help... Red Cross.org, Pay Pal

Roadies helping... Perfect Gift Baskets.com

My New Oreans thoughts

Michael Brecker Update... please register at Marrow.org!
You could save a life...

Little Feat.net... another music community helping...

The Late Show with David Letterman... BBQ on 53rd...

Foozer tour begins... Foo Fighters, Weezer, Kaiser Chiefs

Podcasting friends... Cindy (podcast and blog), Ken, P-Dub (podcast and blog), Michael...

Disembodied Voices Podcast Group

Association of Rock and Roll Podcasters

"A Place Called Home" by Anders Osborne...Please listen to the lyrics...

Other music featured...

John Mooney
Clifton Chenier
BooZoo Chavis
Lowell George (Allan Toussaint)
Buckwheat Zydeco
Bonnie Raitt w/ Lowell George

Check the album "Zydeco Essentials"

Get off your butt!

]]> Aron Michalski Buzzsprout-3988619 Wed, 07 Sep 2005 14:00:00 -0500 2764 1 28 full true PIBC#27- The Chunnelcast PIBC#27- The Chunnelcast Live from below the English Channel, it may be the first Chunnelcast by an American drum and bass tech this year!

On the bus in Calais, France with the crew

On the bus on the train...Euro Tunnel

Safety Doors

off the bus for photos

No Flash!/CCTV

Walkabout on the train, Polish Bus...

Under the English Channel

Travel: Tokyo/London/Munich

BA Catering (Wha?)

Gate Gourmet

Japan Earthquake

Summersonic/ Frequency/ Muffahalle/Highlands

Queues- gate crashers

Dover (well, kinda...)

No Flash! (pt. 2)

Famous Ferryboats- Germany to Copenhagen,"The Love Boat" to Helsinki

The rest of the trip

Foozering soon!

Friends at festivals/ QOTSA get high marks/ First chunnelcast?/ in the UK

Copy...

bloopers...

]]> Live from below the English Channel, it may be the first Chunnelcast by an American drum and bass tech this year!

On the bus in Calais, France with the crew

On the bus on the train...Euro Tunnel

Safety Doors

off the bus for photos

No Flash!/CCTV

Walkabout on the train, Polish Bus...

Under the English Channel

Travel: Tokyo/London/Munich

BA Catering (Wha?)

Gate Gourmet

Japan Earthquake

Summersonic/ Frequency/ Muffahalle/Highlands

Queues- gate crashers

Dover (well, kinda...)

No Flash! (pt. 2)

Famous Ferryboats- Germany to Copenhagen,"The Love Boat" to Helsinki

The rest of the trip

Foozering soon!

Friends at festivals/ QOTSA get high marks/ First chunnelcast?/ in the UK

Copy...

bloopers...

]]> Aron Michalski Buzzsprout-3987785 Mon, 22 Aug 2005 13:00:00 -0500 2435 1 27 full true PIBC#26- Urgent appeal for Michael Brecker PIBC#26- Urgent appeal for Michael Brecker A special short PIBC with perhaps the only important
message ever shared on Bitterman Circle. Jazz musician Michael Brecker
is very ill with MDS and needs our help. By getting our blood tested and
registering our information, we could help him (and others in similar
situations). Please visit any of the links below for more information
and if you can find it in your heart to get tested, thank you in
advance.

MichaelBrecker.com

My posting about it....

Jambase.com

Marrow.org

This podcast is not worksafe and includes non-podsafe backround music...

Songs:

"Angle of Repose" from Wide Angles by Michael Brecker

"Confirmation" from Three Quartets by Chick Corea (on drums!) and Michael Brecker

"Spherical" from Return of the Brecker Brothers by the Brecker Brothers

Please help.

]]> A special short PIBC with perhaps the only important
message ever shared on Bitterman Circle. Jazz musician Michael Brecker
is very ill with MDS and needs our help. By getting our blood tested and
registering our information, we could help him (and others in similar
situations). Please visit any of the links below for more information
and if you can find it in your heart to get tested, thank you in
advance.

MichaelBrecker.com

My posting about it....

Jambase.com

Marrow.org

This podcast is not worksafe and includes non-podsafe backround music...

Songs:

"Angle of Repose" from Wide Angles by Michael Brecker

"Confirmation" from Three Quartets by Chick Corea (on drums!) and Michael Brecker

"Spherical" from Return of the Brecker Brothers by the Brecker Brothers

Please help.

]]> Aron Michalski Buzzsprout-3987704 Mon, 15 Aug 2005 13:00:00 -0500 1280 1 26 full true PIBC#25- Chicanes R Us PIBC#25- Chicanes R Us
Sleep dep travelogue, vulgar rehash, coffee by Dunn Brothers, snacks by Crunky popjoy...

Worksafe? No.

Intro

Nice flight, across the sea, Waterpark nearby...

Mylar undercoat, 20 summers ago...

Immigration queues, cartoon placation, Goat sodomy, terminal illness, just made it...

Chicanes 'R Us... driving to Osaka in a 747...

Production meetings... some traditions must be SMASHED!!!

NEWSFLASH: "People from foreign countries can speak English and might not tell you!!!"

"The lobby? Drive up to the 6th floor and take the elevator to 29 and crash..."

0 Dark Thirty... where's my Iriver? Send your guesses to me here....

BA strike... let's find Richard Quest a new gig, please?

Humid tent flap

"Another bin in the Wall" by Oasis's sound crew

Butler turns 100... and gets no pension

Worst of Podsafe podcast?

all music provided by the Podsafe Music Network:

D-Jet

Kevin Christensen

The Core

if thousands

brainfart

The Firesign Theatre... they have a podcast!

"Paste" by The Bright Side dedicated to "H.P."Glendenning...





]]>
Sleep dep travelogue, vulgar rehash, coffee by Dunn Brothers, snacks by Crunky popjoy...

Worksafe? No.

Intro

Nice flight, across the sea, Waterpark nearby...

Mylar undercoat, 20 summers ago...

Immigration queues, cartoon placation, Goat sodomy, terminal illness, just made it...

Chicanes 'R Us... driving to Osaka in a 747...

Production meetings... some traditions must be SMASHED!!!

NEWSFLASH: "People from foreign countries can speak English and might not tell you!!!"

"The lobby? Drive up to the 6th floor and take the elevator to 29 and crash..."

0 Dark Thirty... where's my Iriver? Send your guesses to me here....

BA strike... let's find Richard Quest a new gig, please?

Humid tent flap

"Another bin in the Wall" by Oasis's sound crew

Butler turns 100... and gets no pension

Worst of Podsafe podcast?

all music provided by the Podsafe Music Network:

D-Jet

Kevin Christensen

The Core

if thousands

brainfart

The Firesign Theatre... they have a podcast!

"Paste" by The Bright Side dedicated to "H.P."Glendenning...





]]> Aron Michalski Buzzsprout-3987158 Sat, 13 Aug 2005 12:00:00 -0500 2506 1 25 full true PIBC#24- Continental Catsup PIBC#24- Continental Catsup
An intro from Japan, the body from Texas, one song from
West Australia (no, not Austin!) and another from Tampa (by way of
outer space). Extra thanks to the Podsafe Music Network for providing the tunes today... finally!! Some podsafe music I want to share!

Intro

Disclaimer

Hello from Japan

Thoughts from behind the wheel- time

"Meet Me In The Middle" by Stingray

Post workout- time and again

"Burn Tampa" by The Cult of Sue Todd

Outro


]]>
An intro from Japan, the body from Texas, one song from
West Australia (no, not Austin!) and another from Tampa (by way of
outer space). Extra thanks to the Podsafe Music Network for providing the tunes today... finally!! Some podsafe music I want to share!

Intro

Disclaimer

Hello from Japan

Thoughts from behind the wheel- time

"Meet Me In The Middle" by Stingray

Post workout- time and again

"Burn Tampa" by The Cult of Sue Todd

Outro


]]> Aron Michalski Buzzsprout-3987080 Fri, 12 Aug 2005 12:00:00 -0500 1856 full false PIBC#23- Oh no Town PIBC#23- Oh no Town Live and in living darkness from Orlando, FL, it's better late than
never, PIBC #23!

Intro

"Gimmie Some Money" by The
Volunteers

Itunes 4.9
and the invasion of the pod(cast) people... who's in the top
20?

Taiwan-phoon

Getting A Leg Up
and Mark Foreman

From Orlando, a tour summary...

Cake

Greg Koch

Ma Fischers

The Pixies

Ballroom Moshing

"Love Will Tear Us Apart" by
Albert Kuvezin And Yat-Kha

Good hands, bad hands

Orlando- Zero Balance (thanks to Tommy Morengello!)

Dave Slusher and the Evil Genius
Chronicles

Digital Flotsam #20-
please listen to this one!!!

Thank you international

"When Is Your Land?" by Southern Fried
Swing

"Catch A Thief" by
Mardo

False start... gaff ending.

]]> Live and in living darkness from Orlando, FL, it's better late than
never, PIBC #23!

Intro

"Gimmie Some Money" by The
Volunteers

Itunes 4.9
and the invasion of the pod(cast) people... who's in the top
20?

Taiwan-phoon

Getting A Leg Up
and Mark Foreman

From Orlando, a tour summary...

Cake

Greg Koch

Ma Fischers

The Pixies

Ballroom Moshing

"Love Will Tear Us Apart" by
Albert Kuvezin And Yat-Kha

Good hands, bad hands

Orlando- Zero Balance (thanks to Tommy Morengello!)

Dave Slusher and the Evil Genius
Chronicles

Digital Flotsam #20-
please listen to this one!!!

Thank you international

"When Is Your Land?" by Southern Fried
Swing

"Catch A Thief" by
Mardo

False start... gaff ending.

]]> Aron Michalski Buzzsprout-3980681 Fri, 15 Jul 2005 19:00:00 -0500 2600 1 23 full true PIBC#22- Faux Paris (the Vegas show) PIBC#22- Faux Paris (the Vegas show) Jeez, what is that guy complaining about now? A report from Las Vegas,
NV as the July 4th weekend goes into
super-stupid-ultra-mega-overdrive...

Back On the Road

LA/Vegas

The Las Vegas Centennial Celebration

"What Happened In Vegas, Stays in your soul FOREVER!!!"

heat and dust and decibels

Live 8

City of Quartz by Mike Davis

throwing matches at the gas pump

music:

Fred Lowery

Sonny Landreth

]]> Jeez, what is that guy complaining about now? A report from Las Vegas,
NV as the July 4th weekend goes into
super-stupid-ultra-mega-overdrive...

Back On the Road

LA/Vegas

The Las Vegas Centennial Celebration

"What Happened In Vegas, Stays in your soul FOREVER!!!"

heat and dust and decibels

Live 8

City of Quartz by Mike Davis

throwing matches at the gas pump

music:

Fred Lowery

Sonny Landreth

]]> Aron Michalski Buzzsprout-3927923 Mon, 04 Jul 2005 18:00:00 -0500 2414 1 22 full true PIBC#21- Kitten Kabootle PIBC#21- Kitten Kabootle Last second podcast from Texas before leaving for leg 3 (US #2), featuring my first studio guests, Walston and Cabot.

Bitterman Circle promo (in Chinese!)
courtesty of Mark Forman and Getting A Leg Up

New Freak Kitchen record is out, Organic

Guitar Nine Records

Walston and Cabot

Mick at $3.60 a min.

Weezer.com

Vegas Centennial

Lollapallooza Chicago 2005

Itunes 4.9 !

Gnomedex 5.0 !

backround music:
Luis Gonzaga,
 Chris Whitley,
Michael Landau,
Rob Schwimmer,
Southern Fried Swing

]]> Last second podcast from Texas before leaving for leg 3 (US #2), featuring my first studio guests, Walston and Cabot.

Bitterman Circle promo (in Chinese!)
courtesty of Mark Forman and Getting A Leg Up

New Freak Kitchen record is out, Organic

Guitar Nine Records

Walston and Cabot

Mick at $3.60 a min.

Weezer.com

Vegas Centennial

Lollapallooza Chicago 2005

Itunes 4.9 !

Gnomedex 5.0 !

backround music:
Luis Gonzaga,
 Chris Whitley,
Michael Landau,
Rob Schwimmer,
Southern Fried Swing

]]> Aron Michalski Buzzsprout-3908114 Wed, 29 Jun 2005 11:00:00 -0500 2145 1 21 full true PIBC#20- Nova Rock Festival set change PIBC#20- Nova Rock Festival set change
Ok, here goes...a slice of life/noiseseeing of our work day at the Nova
Rock Festival in Nickelsdorf, Austria. It includes roadies whining in a
bouncing van, another band tries to blow up my iriver and you get to
find out what those roadies are doing between bands at the big rock
show during set change besides looking at girls. BUT there is a two
fold warning: the sound quality during parts of the 'cast are poor due
to the excessive volume of the surroundings. I have tried to
limit/compress/edit most of the really rotten bits but I would suggest
not tightrope walking while listening to this podcast. Also, this one
is a bit less worksafe than usual...maybe an R rating as myself and the
boys tend to curse while we work. Enjoy!

]]>
Ok, here goes...a slice of life/noiseseeing of our work day at the Nova
Rock Festival in Nickelsdorf, Austria. It includes roadies whining in a
bouncing van, another band tries to blow up my iriver and you get to
find out what those roadies are doing between bands at the big rock
show during set change besides looking at girls. BUT there is a two
fold warning: the sound quality during parts of the 'cast are poor due
to the excessive volume of the surroundings. I have tried to
limit/compress/edit most of the really rotten bits but I would suggest
not tightrope walking while listening to this podcast. Also, this one
is a bit less worksafe than usual...maybe an R rating as myself and the
boys tend to curse while we work. Enjoy!

]]> Aron Michalski Buzzsprout-3894938 Sun, 12 Jun 2005 11:00:00 -0500 1943 1 20 full true PIBC#19- Rock Am Ring soundseeing tour PIBC#19- Rock Am Ring soundseeing tour Hot on the heels of the Cologne bittercast, here's a sound seeing 'cast
that I pieced together from recordings I made following our set at the
Nurmburgring race track and the Rock Am Ring Festival. I speak with a
few crew folks, hear the wind and rain, a little backstage sound from a
few bands and just do my best to give you a sense of that day. Thanks
to Jackson, Kenny and Bill for sharing, even if they didn't know I was
wired for sound...

]]> Hot on the heels of the Cologne bittercast, here's a sound seeing 'cast
that I pieced together from recordings I made following our set at the
Nurmburgring race track and the Rock Am Ring Festival. I speak with a
few crew folks, hear the wind and rain, a little backstage sound from a
few bands and just do my best to give you a sense of that day. Thanks
to Jackson, Kenny and Bill for sharing, even if they didn't know I was
wired for sound...

]]> Aron Michalski Buzzsprout-3884651 Mon, 06 Jun 2005 16:00:00 -0500 1936 1 19 full true PIBC#18- The Glamor of Travel PIBC#18- The Glamor of Travel Here's a short one from Cologne, Germany, reviewing my thoughts on international travel when things don't go as planned...

]]> Here's a short one from Cologne, Germany, reviewing my thoughts on international travel when things don't go as planned...

]]> Aron Michalski Buzzsprout-3863498 Mon, 06 Jun 2005 15:00:00 -0500 1512 1 18 full true PIBC#17- Soundseeing and the PPP PIBC#17- Soundseeing and the PPP Another simple iriver recording, this time driving through the Southern
Berkshires of Western Massachusetts which includes rude drivers and a
fine story from my derelict youth... not much atmosphere in the rent a
car, but here it is in all it's portable glory...

The Beautiful Berkshires:

South Egremont

Shay's Rebellion

WEB DuBois

Great Barrington

Look!, A 1956 Chevy Bel Air!!!

Catherine's Chocolates

WSBS

Monument Mountain

Stockbridge

The Norman Rockwell Museum

Mass State Troopers

Mass Pike

 

]]> Another simple iriver recording, this time driving through the Southern
Berkshires of Western Massachusetts which includes rude drivers and a
fine story from my derelict youth... not much atmosphere in the rent a
car, but here it is in all it's portable glory...

The Beautiful Berkshires:

South Egremont

Shay's Rebellion

WEB DuBois

Great Barrington

Look!, A 1956 Chevy Bel Air!!!

Catherine's Chocolates

WSBS

Monument Mountain

Stockbridge

The Norman Rockwell Museum

Mass State Troopers

Mass Pike

 

]]> Aron Michalski Buzzsprout-3862985 Tue, 24 May 2005 15:00:00 -0500 2459 full false PIBC#16- Last Depressocast PIBC#16- Last Depressocast This is a simple,
audioblog update of my trip east for my brothers memorial service done
with the internal mic on my new iriver ifp-795. 

NOTE: this is not an
entertainment based what-size-drumsticks podcast but a therapeutic
purging of an emotional family day. If you're looking for laughs, wait
for #17. This needs to be let out, thank you for your understanding and sorry about the coughs, I'm still not well yet...

Recorded in Great Barrington, MA

]]> This is a simple,
audioblog update of my trip east for my brothers memorial service done
with the internal mic on my new iriver ifp-795. 

NOTE: this is not an
entertainment based what-size-drumsticks podcast but a therapeutic
purging of an emotional family day. If you're looking for laughs, wait
for #17. This needs to be let out, thank you for your understanding and sorry about the coughs, I'm still not well yet...

Recorded in Great Barrington, MA

]]> Aron Michalski Buzzsprout-3860051 Sun, 22 May 2005 11:00:00 -0500 1650 1 16 full true PIBC#15- bus to Atlanta PIBC#15- bus to Atlanta An experiment in mobile podcasting for me as we roll down the 95 to Hot-lanta.

Intro
Bus description
my story? yikes...
(underscore: Evelyn Evans- Tumbling Tumbleweeds)
school
first roadie work
the kid stops playing
Playboy Jazz Festival
song- Pat Travers- Life In London (for MB)
move to Fantasy Island
Cartage
Hit the road, Jacques...
fly right, straighten up if you can
Born at the Right Time
song-"like rain"- The Nils Lofgren Band
Tips- stay out of dark alleys (untill load out)
The Five Rules of Defensive Driving
Listen and learn
bub bye
song-"Rocket In My Pocket"- NRBQ

]]> An experiment in mobile podcasting for me as we roll down the 95 to Hot-lanta.

Intro
Bus description
my story? yikes...
(underscore: Evelyn Evans- Tumbling Tumbleweeds)
school
first roadie work
the kid stops playing
Playboy Jazz Festival
song- Pat Travers- Life In London (for MB)
move to Fantasy Island
Cartage
Hit the road, Jacques...
fly right, straighten up if you can
Born at the Right Time
song-"like rain"- The Nils Lofgren Band
Tips- stay out of dark alleys (untill load out)
The Five Rules of Defensive Driving
Listen and learn
bub bye
song-"Rocket In My Pocket"- NRBQ

]]> Aron Michalski Buzzsprout-3849035 Fri, 13 May 2005 16:00:00 -0500 1955 1 15 full true PIBC#14- Couch Surfing PIBC#14- Couch Surfing Here's the latest podcast from Philadelphia, PA, especially for you.
It's time to share the glamour of the road, travel and checking in
early because the bus can't stay....

Intro (stunted)
Get off, go in, get confused.
"Rock Me Right" by Susan Tedeschi
Smoke Free, Bed Free, Coffee Free
Stolen cameras
Victory!
The City of Firsts
Working across the country, one load in at a time
Boston: old home hour, cold, wet and windy
"Can't Stand The Rain" by Lowell George
More Boston
Thank yous
Band business
Flickr
What's In Your Bag?
What's In My Bag? (warning! not typical roadie bag-load; AEM can't travel light...)

"This Is Boston, Not LA" by the Freeze

"My New Haircut" by Freak Kitchen

"J&B Boutique" by The Prophet Omega

Wrap up...

Office Suite, part one by The Matthew Show

underlaid- The Marvelettes, Django Reinhardt

]]> Here's the latest podcast from Philadelphia, PA, especially for you.
It's time to share the glamour of the road, travel and checking in
early because the bus can't stay....

Intro (stunted)
Get off, go in, get confused.
"Rock Me Right" by Susan Tedeschi
Smoke Free, Bed Free, Coffee Free
Stolen cameras
Victory!
The City of Firsts
Working across the country, one load in at a time
Boston: old home hour, cold, wet and windy
"Can't Stand The Rain" by Lowell George
More Boston
Thank yous
Band business
Flickr
What's In Your Bag?
What's In My Bag? (warning! not typical roadie bag-load; AEM can't travel light...)

"This Is Boston, Not LA" by the Freeze

"My New Haircut" by Freak Kitchen

"J&B Boutique" by The Prophet Omega

Wrap up...

Office Suite, part one by The Matthew Show

underlaid- The Marvelettes, Django Reinhardt

]]> Aron Michalski Buzzsprout-3848756 Tue, 10 May 2005 15:00:00 -0500 2376 full false PIBC# 13- No Apologies PIBC# 13- No Apologies What, two in less than 24 hours? What am I on coffee
or something? Time for me to vent, share, be grateful and ramble on...

Intro
"Life Goes By" by The Special Goodness

Life, Death and the Road: No Apologies

Sterling: 1984-2005 bye buddy, I love you

Daily Source Code: Adam mentions the Bittergeek cast and the PIBC podcast! Yay!

"Life Going By" by King's X

Bill Hicks Live DVD

Bus Movies: repeat until part of your DNA

Minneapolis tomorrow

bub bye

 

]]> What, two in less than 24 hours? What am I on coffee
or something? Time for me to vent, share, be grateful and ramble on...

Intro
"Life Goes By" by The Special Goodness

Life, Death and the Road: No Apologies

Sterling: 1984-2005 bye buddy, I love you

Daily Source Code: Adam mentions the Bittergeek cast and the PIBC podcast! Yay!

"Life Going By" by King's X

Bill Hicks Live DVD

Bus Movies: repeat until part of your DNA

Minneapolis tomorrow

bub bye

 

]]> Aron Michalski Buzzsprout-3846632 Tue, 03 May 2005 15:00:00 -0500 2144 1 13 full true PIBC#12- Climate Change PIBC#12- Climate Change Another one sittin' on the server, recorded in Minneapolis, MN where it is much colder than Indio, CA

Intro
"Fish Magic" by Flim and the BB's
Thank yous
The Bittergeek Rockcirclecast
Tour updates: Vancouver, Seattle, San Francisco, Indio, CA
Adapt and Conquer
"Snakecharmer" by Doyle Bramhall II
Travel Velocity
Nine Inch Nails/GarageBand: "The Hand That Feeds"
Podcasting software/Update letdown
"Mind Bogglingly Bothersome Ham-fisted Inept Transitions"
Sock full of Tapioca
Podidea
Climate change/ Do what I do
Podtherapy
More thanks
Dedication to Sterling
.....Gaff.......
"Go where the love is..."

]]> Another one sittin' on the server, recorded in Minneapolis, MN where it is much colder than Indio, CA

Intro
"Fish Magic" by Flim and the BB's
Thank yous
The Bittergeek Rockcirclecast
Tour updates: Vancouver, Seattle, San Francisco, Indio, CA
Adapt and Conquer
"Snakecharmer" by Doyle Bramhall II
Travel Velocity
Nine Inch Nails/GarageBand: "The Hand That Feeds"
Podcasting software/Update letdown
"Mind Bogglingly Bothersome Ham-fisted Inept Transitions"
Sock full of Tapioca
Podidea
Climate change/ Do what I do
Podtherapy
More thanks
Dedication to Sterling
.....Gaff.......
"Go where the love is..."

]]> Aron Michalski Buzzsprout-3846539 Mon, 02 May 2005 12:00:00 -0500 2533 1 12 full true PIBC#11-Goodbye Brother PIBC#11-Goodbye Brother A sad but cathartic podcast based around the loss of my younger brother earlier this month....
Shownotes

Opening Theme

Sam Michalski 1965-2005

Letter to my Brother

"Oh My" by Michael Landau from (Michael Landau Live 2000)

Sterling Update

Vancouver, BC- in the top 10...

Michael Butler- The Rock And Roll Geek Show

Big Wreck- "That Song" from "In Loving Memory Of"

NOMEANSNO- "The Tower" from "Wrong"

Inoperable Saturday Night Fever

Mom and Dad, Evan, Leila

Closing, Thank yous, prayers

Keith Jarrett- "The Journey Home" from "My Song"

]]> A sad but cathartic podcast based around the loss of my younger brother earlier this month....
Shownotes

Opening Theme

Sam Michalski 1965-2005

Letter to my Brother

"Oh My" by Michael Landau from (Michael Landau Live 2000)

Sterling Update

Vancouver, BC- in the top 10...

Michael Butler- The Rock And Roll Geek Show

Big Wreck- "That Song" from "In Loving Memory Of"

NOMEANSNO- "The Tower" from "Wrong"

Inoperable Saturday Night Fever

Mom and Dad, Evan, Leila

Closing, Thank yous, prayers

Keith Jarrett- "The Journey Home" from "My Song"

]]> Aron Michalski Buzzsprout-3844871 Sun, 10 Apr 2005 10:00:00 -0500 2600 1 11 full true PIBC# 10- Geared Up, Cut Off and Lost PIBC# 10- Geared Up, Cut Off and Lost FINALLY! A new podcast from Texas, where the chance to record happens... not too bad...

Show Notes:

Opener:
"Hands" from Bumblefoot
Apology
Job change- good bye L.S, hello, W...

Geared Up... change in plans

Out of Focus

Lost... please call home

Phony

Dedications... The Ken and Squip Show

"Dancing Mood" by Delroy Wilson from "The Story of Jamaican Music"

"Little Red Rhumbahood" by Sam The Drummer (The 365 Project)

Springtime for Bitter in Texas

The Walmart Neighborhood Market (I look Fab!)

Give a guy an inch and he'll take the Yard...

"Riding Giants"

"Some Kind Of Monster"

"Sin City"

"The Beauty Of Deep Lines"- Oceanographer

Health Warning- podcast at least once a week!!!

"TV or Not TV" by Proctor and Bergman

"44 Blues" by Little Feat

Closing

]]> FINALLY! A new podcast from Texas, where the chance to record happens... not too bad...

Show Notes:

Opener:
"Hands" from Bumblefoot
Apology
Job change- good bye L.S, hello, W...

Geared Up... change in plans

Out of Focus

Lost... please call home

Phony

Dedications... The Ken and Squip Show

"Dancing Mood" by Delroy Wilson from "The Story of Jamaican Music"

"Little Red Rhumbahood" by Sam The Drummer (The 365 Project)

Springtime for Bitter in Texas

The Walmart Neighborhood Market (I look Fab!)

Give a guy an inch and he'll take the Yard...

"Riding Giants"

"Some Kind Of Monster"

"Sin City"

"The Beauty Of Deep Lines"- Oceanographer

Health Warning- podcast at least once a week!!!

"TV or Not TV" by Proctor and Bergman

"44 Blues" by Little Feat

Closing

]]> Aron Michalski Buzzsprout-3844754 Sun, 10 Apr 2005 10:00:00 -0500 2816 1 10 full true PIBC#9- Florida Head Games PIBC#9- Florida Head Games Well, a short one from Florida before I get home...broken
heads and barricade bitterness from the black shirt crowd...we're all a
little pinker than before...

]]> Well, a short one from Florida before I get home...broken
heads and barricade bitterness from the black shirt crowd...we're all a
little pinker than before...

]]> Aron Michalski Buzzsprout-3832721 Mon, 14 Mar 2005 16:00:00 -0600 1165 1 9 full true PIBC#8- Breakdown PIBC#8- Breakdown Slightly under the weather but glad to be home,
podcast #8 tells the tale of a weekend getaway , the complications and
the fact that sometimes you still get to arrive home with a smile on
your face…

]]> Slightly under the weather but glad to be home,
podcast #8 tells the tale of a weekend getaway , the complications and
the fact that sometimes you still get to arrive home with a smile on
your face…

]]> Aron Michalski Buzzsprout-3832532 Mon, 07 Mar 2005 15:00:00 -0600 2446 1 8 full true PIBC#7-Roadie Poems? PIBC#7-Roadie Poems? Tonight's podcast is a mixed bag...a few things written, a little news and a song for P.W. Fenton... 

]]> Tonight's podcast is a mixed bag...a few things written, a little news and a song for P.W. Fenton... 

]]> Aron Michalski Buzzsprout-3832502 Sat, 26 Feb 2005 15:00:00 -0600 2261 1 7 full true PIBC#6- The Loss of Hunter PIBC#6- The Loss of Hunter The loss of Hunter, why roadies will never get a trophy (for their work) and my musings on the HGTV Dream Home...

]]> The loss of Hunter, why roadies will never get a trophy (for their work) and my musings on the HGTV Dream Home...

]]> Aron Michalski Buzzsprout-3831953 Mon, 21 Feb 2005 15:00:00 -0600 1909 1 6 full true PIBC#5- Grammy Wrap Up PIBC#5- Grammy Wrap Up If I use the word fabulous in a podcast as many times as I did tonight, friggin' kill me.

]]> If I use the word fabulous in a podcast as many times as I did tonight, friggin' kill me.

]]> Aron Michalski Buzzsprout-3831911 Sun, 13 Feb 2005 15:00:00 -0600 2003 1 5 full true PIBC#4- Hollywood Grammycast part 2 PIBC#4- Hollywood Grammycast part 2 Friday night in LA with the majority of the
music business in town; parties, events, concerts....what is there for
a roadie to do? Well, go to the Apple Store
and grab some grub at Poquito Mas....good
roadie, eat taco... maybe a short podcast before bed.

]]> Friday night in LA with the majority of the
music business in town; parties, events, concerts....what is there for
a roadie to do? Well, go to the Apple Store
and grab some grub at Poquito Mas....good
roadie, eat taco... maybe a short podcast before bed.

]]> Aron Michalski Buzzsprout-3831761 Fri, 11 Feb 2005 15:00:00 -0600 1558 1 4 full true PIBC #3- Hollywood Grammycast part 1 PIBC #3- Hollywood Grammycast part 1 A report from LA on the Grammys, cheap hotels
and a look back at last week in Jacksonville.... 

]]> A report from LA on the Grammys, cheap hotels
and a look back at last week in Jacksonville.... 

]]> Aron Michalski Buzzsprout-3831710 Thu, 10 Feb 2005 15:00:00 -0600 1955 1 3 full true PIBC#2 Job search and solitude PIBC#2 Job search and solitude Aron Michalski Buzzsprout-3831503 Mon, 17 Jan 2005 14:00:00 -0600 2265 1 2 full true PIBC #1 The Fear PIBC #1 The Fear http://bittermancircle.com Aron Michalski Buzzsprout-3831104 Mon, 10 Jan 2005 14:00:00 -0600 2038 1 1 full true