Bell's Oberon...ah, spring has arrived, GO MSU! and The Buddy Culver Show is rockin'!!!

Oberon

I cannot believe how freakin' long this winter has been. It started right around Thanksgiving and has been cold as shit until today. I think we went over the 60 degree mark for the first time since early November '04. Shut up people in Florida. F-off too. I don't care if its warm there all year around. Get bent.

Anyhow, a sure sign that spring has arrived in Michigan hit the store shelves today. Bell's (Kalamazoo Brewing Company) released their Spring/Summer seasonal beer, Oberon, today. Yes, like a good beer soldier I marched right down to the store and picked up a case of this beauty of a beer.

Is it a complex beer?

No.

It is "heavy"?

No.

What it is...is a a summer wheat beer with a light taste of citrus. Its been a staple of Michigan summers for nearly twenty years since Larry Bell opened the brewery in Kalamazoo and whose popularity spread far and wide due to the good students of Western Michigan University.

Ah, Oberon.

I dig ya.

Many of these will be consumed in the next 4-5 months.

GO MSU!

As a certified, degree-holder from The University of Michigan, it pains me greatly to see our rivals, the Spartans of Michigan State University doing so well in the NCAA hoop's tournament. However, it has come to my attention that if MSU beats North Carolina and gets to the finals against Louisville, then I win 200 bones. Or, if MSU beats UNC and beats Illinois in the final, I'd win.

All of a sudden, I like the little green bastards.

GO STATE!

GO MSU!

GO 200 bones! Notice, I said "bones" not dollars. That would be illegal you know. ;-)

Hey all -- Podcast #6 of The Buddy Culver Show is online!

This podcasting thing is such a grin. I play D.J. in the basement of my crib. I've been exposed to a good number of new bands and have been playing cuts from indie bands from Detroit's past as well. Over 1000 people downloaded "The Buddy Culver Show" in the month of March. Not bad! I am so impressed with the indie music talent out there. Fantastic stuff. Click here to hear Buddy Culver.

The Buddy Culver Show #1 (Or how I started to Podcast)

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The Buddy Culver Show #1 (click on PODCAST icon on left to download)
(17:56) Introduction, music, the NHL, NASCAR, MLB and some tunes by the group Havilland (The "other" D. Proctor and his band. Current Motown rock, always with a good story to tell, and some Detroit 80s with Second Order Thinking!)

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Podcasting.

What a strange term - podcasting.

It sounds like something from that crazy movie, "Invasion of the Body Snatchers". Remember that one? You know, the flick where the alien pods from outer space take over everyone's bodies and people are re-birthed from these pods. Too cool.

Anyhow, back to the term podcasting. What is a podcast you ask?

Well, a podcast is an audio blog that uses mp3's. Much like this is a web log that uses HTML to show off a message. Think of it as the last bastion of renegade broadcasting. Essentially you record yourself, music, etc. onto an mp3 file, post it on the 'net, give the necessary RSS/XML coding so the iPodders can download it and way you go.

I will be joining the ranks of the podcasters soon. Yes, look for The Buddy Culver Show to debut on the web very soon. Buddy Culver? Who is he? Well, its me of course. You know the old routine of "Pick your porn name" where you if you are a guy you take the name of your first male pet (female pet for the ladies) and combine it with the street name where you grew up. In my case -- Buddy Culver. A legend is born.

I have registered www.buddyculver.com which will be the online home for the Podcast. Look for a show every couple of weeks with my thoughts, many of which have appeared in written form here, along with music from independent artists and b.s. about sports, cigars, beer and politics. Its all good. I used to D.J. at the college radio station a long time ago and have d.j.-ed parties and crap for years. I guess its the "Radio Host" in me that has to come out.

If you or anyone you know are an indie music group or solo artist, send me some tunes! I'd love to play em. Send 'em to me: dogrockets@rocketmail.com

Rock on. And remember, Humpty Dumpty was pushed.

-Buddy, March 1, 2005