Schnauzer Logic - The Podcast

from the desk of Parviz, drawn during yesterday's show... not sure who its suppose to be, but stay tuned...

 

sonovista, my friends!  (seems like oooooollllldddddd ttimmmmmeeeeeeessssss...  dinner dates and movies...)

Schnauzer Logic Episode 68 is done, uploaded and online.  Sheri, Parviz and John DeKoven were in the studio, Sean and Jason were on the phone, and we chatted and heard some new music from Ken Turetzky.

In order to try and reduce the SL workload (on me) i'm trying the services of two 'virtual assistants' to write each week's show notes...  they both have the audio and should be preparing their version of the notes, so check back and we'll see how this experiment turns out.

The show was a little long and a little rough (no more editing... another difference in order to reduce the SL workload, going forward) but we all had a great time and laughed until the tears blurred our notes, so that's a good sign.  We'll try to do regular shows once again, but my medical stuff remains (sadly) unresolved, so i may dump out with no warning and no apologies.

But for right here, right now, Enjoy!

namaste
robin

This is a test

This is only a test

If i had actually uploaded an actual episode of Schnauzer Logic to the iTunes Store, and you had downloaded it, you would have been informed, enlightened or entertained.  As none of these things happen in the audio you may have just stumbled across, it is only a test.

But it least it proves i still know how to press most of the right buttons.

that's all i'm saying

namaste
robin

sonovista, my friends... i'm sad to report that the answer to Parviz's question, "Jason, Jason... How's your Grandma" is "at peace"

 

...no, not the guitar player for U2 or even that magnificent Pizza Hut creation (cheese -in- the crust?  zut alors!)

we here at Schnauzer Logic say Sonovista and Welcome to those readers joining us from Edge Online the largest network of local Gay, Lesbian Bisexual and Transgender (GLBT) news and entertainment portals in the world, serving a quarter of a million dedicated readers from a variety of metropolitan areas around the United States. (cut and paste, cut and paste).

this past Friday, writer Scott Stiffler interviewed me about my experience as a M-F-M-F transgender, buddhist, vegetarian, lesbian fraternity boy, blah blah blah...  i haven't seen the final article, so i don't know whether i'm proud or peeved, but scott seemed like an intelligent and enlightened fellow, so here's hoping!

(UPDATE 3/17/09:  the article is live and i got a shit-load of virtual ink...  i always hope i don't come across as a total ass (i know... too late...)  you can read scott's piece ::here::) 

in any event, i explained to Scott that i was a talk show host who was trangender (as opposed to a transgender talk show host)...  but as regular listeners know, the show has been on hiatus since  last year.  it will return (like MacArthur or the Terminator) in the coming months.  until then, new listeners can catch every episode by clicking on the "ITUNES" link at the top of the page, or heading to the iTunes music store on your computer, and searching for "Schnauzer Logic"...  you can also follow me on Twitter @SchnauzerLogic or by becoming my friend on Facebook by searching for "Robin Diane Goldstein"

thanks for all the well wishes...  stay tuned!
namaste
robin

sonovista, my friends!  hope 2009 is treating you all well...  me, no real change, so the show remains on hiatus (not dead, just asleep)

in the meanwhile, i've tried to 'express myself' using the shorter forms of Facebook and Twitter (which require far less prep and post-production)...

you can find me on Facebook by searching for "Robin Diane Goldstein"  (there's only one)

and despite my original feelings of "no one wants to know what you're having for lunch", i'm getting into the 'newsieness' of Twitter...  you can follow me on Twitter by adding @SchnauzerLogic   (what else?!)

through the good graces of Jann Karam, i was able to see her open for the famed Bobcat Goldthwait on Valentine's Day up in Mill Valley, CA, which gave me a chance to add another photo to the series "robin photographed with comedians"

Mark Pitta, Bobcat Goldthwait, Robin Diane Goldstein, Jann Karam

The Bobcat and The Schnauzer

and that's all i got for now...

Show Up
Pay Attention
Tell The Truth and
Don't Be Attached To The Outcome

namaste
robin

sonovista, my friends.  a quick note to reset the "days without an incident" calendar.

 

just wanted to wish everyone the merriest of Christmases and the happiest of holiday seasons.  i hope this note finds you well and ensconced with friends and family, or those you choose to spend time with when friends and family get to be a bit too much!  and if you aren't where you want to be, or with those you would rather be with, then i hope this note reminds you we are all connected, one with each other, and nothing is constant except change.  if 2008 was not the year you had hoped for, 2009 is certainly a chance to try it all again...  as Penelope Cruz says in "Vanilla Sky":

'Every Passing Minute Is Another Chance To Turn It All Around'

the castillian buddhist (who knew?)

for me, it was not the year i expected, and i could bore you to tears with my tales of medical confundity.  i won't.  suffice it to say, i truly appreciate all the thoughts and prayers sent my way.  the notes left here on the blog, and the messages sent from those who have become my friend on facebook and have reached out.  i am truly appreciative and trust in the lesson of the talking microwave:

robin: Why Me?
microwave: Because You Can
robin: But Why Not Someone Else?
microwave (exasperated): Because They Can't, And You Can!

(remind me to tell this story on the show some time, if i haven't told it before)

in any event, though i am not religious, i have faith that "this too shall pass".

in the meanwhile, i had hoped to surprise you all with a show today, but it just didn't come together...  but i got closer than i have in quite a while and will try again in the new year.  i miss doing Schnauzer Logic more than you can know, and i know the 'schnauzer' misses me too.

so until Show #68, please be kind to each other and be kind to yourself and

Show Up
Pay Attention
Tell The Truth
And Don't Be Attached To The Outcome

Hallejujah
robin

 

 

Sonovista, my friends...  shy and retiring as we are, we were unaware of the Podcast Awards until our own Ken Turetzky clued us in...  we weren't chosen as John  McCain's vice presidential running mate, but a podcast award could be cool...

So please head over to www.podcastawards.com and give us a nomination, ya?  You can only choose ONE catagory PLUS Best Produced or People's Choice, so i'm suggesting Entertainment and Best Produced (because, as ken noted, there is no jewish/sinus catagory, and in truth, i have absolutely no idea where we really belong.  The nomination process closes on SEPTEMBER 30th, so time is running out!  (the wall street-bail out-thing... that, we got time)

Thanks!
robin

i still clean up pretty well...

 

Live Fast
Die Young
And Have A Good Looking Corpse

Knock On Any Door (1947) by Willard Motely

 

Sonovista, my friends...  a quick note...  as some have surmised, the past year has offered up a series of medical challenges, resulting in the on-again/(mostly) off-again status of Schnauzer Logic.  i have been reluctant to document my travails, mostly because (1) the show and blog were always intended as an exercise in Entertainment (an activity designed to give people pleasure or relaxation) and (2) the unfiltered kvetching of an old jew isn't very interesting to anyone, except perhaps an eldercare physician (or another old jew).

so, suffice it to say that almost immediately following my 50th birthday celebration in 2007, i found myself trying to get out in front of a series of chronic medical events...  i have managed to regain my footing on a few occasions, but when that happens, i need to pour all my efforts and energy into getting caught up on those things which pay the rent (including, but not limited to, actually paying the rent)...  the current manifestation started sometime in april, when i developed some kind of upper respiratory something...  many docs, many tests, many injections, many drugs and by the beginning of August i was finally starting to feel a bit better...  unfortunately my recovery was not complete and in the last three weeks i have been trying to work through a series of daily headaches, bouts of vertigo, nausea and, now, 10 days of constant ringing in both ears.  for most people this would be challenging enough, but coupled with my unique medical history (and compendium of missing pieces - see previous posts for photos), anything with a neurological component (such as headaches, vertigo, nausea and ringing in both ears) becomes a bit of a diagnostic nightmare...  (though i feel a bit more confident now that Dr. House has ruled out Lupus)...

in addition, as you all know, navigating through the medical system is difficult enough when you're feeling well...  when you're not at the top of your game, its another level of hell altogether...  (wrong prescriptions, lost records, incomplete imaging reports)...  

and on tuesday i turned 51

so, where we are is where we've been...  the show is not gone, but simply on hiatus...  there have been more than a few dark thoughts that have passed through my frontal lobes, but for the most part i'm trying to show up, pay attention, tell the truth, and not be attached to the outcome...  when i'm feeling better and a bit more unburdened by the world around me, we'll try and sneak in a show or two...  the studio is set up, just waiting for parviz's triumphant return... and i have managed to find the time to quickly photoshop the head of tina fey onto the body of san francisco mayor gavin newsom in a crude attempt to make it appear that our own (and KCBS newradio's) doug sovern was interviewing sarah palin:

so all is not totally lost...

in the meantime all prayers and good wishes are gratefully welcomed.
be kind to yourself.
namaste
robin

 

wanna see what makes me tick? scroll down and check out the bee-u-tea-full photos of my 'inner child'...

sonovista, my friends...  here's where we're at...  something still ain't right...  the report from the CT said sinus infection but a second opinion from a doc in NY looking at the same images says not...  i run a low grade fever but antibiotics don't seem to make any difference...  i don't have the classic symptoms of a sinus infection (bad smell, green goo) but i'm tired and my ears are clicky and i get headaches...  so i have my theories, but right now i'm keeping them to myself and have appts to see 3 (count 'em, THREE) ENT's next week...  in the meanwhile i'm gonna stick to watching the Giants lose, bad independant comedies ("The Grand") and doing a little honest work...  when i know more, or at least have some energy, we'll hop back into the studio... but for now, i'm not able to take on the additional stress...

thanks for all the kind words, emails and advice...  life goes on and as my friend Jeff said, "at least you don't have a rash!" (wiser words were never spoken!)

 

and now on to our photo show!

 

 

 

namaste (gezuntheit!)
r

coming up on 6 weeks of running a low-grade fever (in the 99's, which is high for me since my usual operating temperature is in the 97.5-98.0 range)...

feel like crap...  have 4 more days of antibiotic but it doesn't seem to be doing anything...  doc also gave me prednisone (massive dose first day followed by decreasing doses each there thereafter) but i took 1/2 pill to test and wound up with a serious migraine, so i'm reluctant to take 8 pills at once...

anyway, bottom line is no show until i figure out what's actually wrong with me (this time)

(btw, i've done the neti pot/steam/eucalyptus/ever ything-else-on-the-planet thing in addition to the drugs)

think good thoughts
namaste
r

American Politics:  It's not Baseball, But it's Still Pretty Damn Interesting!

namaste
r

sonovista, my friends...  quick update on the Schnauzer Logic show front...

as you may have noticed (or will shortly) we've taken a break in putting together new shows (again)...  our last show was a great one in late-April with Doug Sovern and Sean and Jason and our special guest Lisa Parade...  subsequent to that my ADD/OCD kicked into overdrive when i thought it might be a good idea to think about buying my first piece of real-estate (a condo)...  needless to say (for those who know me) i managed to work myself into an anxious frenzy, weaken my immune system, and make myself really sick...  i then decided not to purchase the condo (the right decision), started running a fever, saw my doc, got antibiotics, and immediately flew to NYC for my nephew's Bar Mitzvah...   while there the weather was mostly awful (cold and rainy) and i was ill-prepared...  i got back a little over a week ago and hoped that with everything behind me i would start to recover, but i'm still not feeling well...

so tomorrow i'll try and get back to the doc and hopefully we'll figure out what's going on (i'd guess a very bad/deep sinus infection), but in the meanwhile i'm gonna put the show on hold...  1.  i don't want to make anyone else sick and 2. i don't have what it takes to do the show right (prep/book guests/etc.)...

we'll have some great shows and great guests coming up, and we're not going away (as i've said before)...  just need to take a break and get well (yet again)

till then...

Show Up
Pay Attention
Tell The Truth
And Don't Be Attached To The Outcome

namaste
robin

(here are a couple of photos i took while in nyc...  the old brooklyn bridge and the old schnauzer)

 

 

Here's a chance to make an alien laugh...  sign up at the NASA website and have your name put on a chip that will be sent to the moon...  there's no restriction on whose name you enter, so how about Seymore Butz or Heywood Jablomi or Anita Bath...  hahahahaha!  oh wait...  what if aliens don't have a sense of humor?  oops...  ka-boom...  there goes Sweden...

 

okay...  bad idea...  only use your real name...  i'm not taking any responsibility for the Intergalactic Herring Wars (that's what i'm calling it)

  

sonovista my friends!  just a quick note to let you know we didn't record a show today...  i've taken to filling the quiet spaces of my life with self-expanding chaos and every last bit is now fully insulated against peace and tranquility!  (plus, it smells good!)

and the next few weeks are 'iffy'...  it does look look like sheri and i may get a chance to catch a taping of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (courtsey of sheri) and i may get to catch a taping of Late Night with David Letterman (courtsey of jann karam), so there'll likely be stories of touching famous people (and perhaps having them touch us!)

btw, jason says THANKS to everyone who has donated to his charity walk/run/snooze/drink/puk e/nick/nack/paddy/wack/gi veadogabone...  if you want to dontate, too, just click here or here or here or here or here.

more soon
namaste
robin

i found out tonight that if i don't say the show is online, some folks don't know and don't bother to try and download it...

so Schnauzer Logic Episode 67 is Online!!!

we have a great discussion with Lisa Parade about her music
we have a great discussion with Doug Sovern of KCBS and Sean Meehan about the US Presidental campaign and the results of the Pennsylvania Democratic Primary
we have a great discussion with Jason Nathanson of KNX about his visit to a Larry Flint/Hustler porn shoot, his interview with the senior citizen rock group Young @ Heart , and other stuff and nonsense
and all the show music is from Lisa Parade, Parade and The Lisa Parade (head over to myspace.com/loveaparade and become Lisa's friend)

there will be links

meanwhile, jason is looking for donations for his donations for his Revlon Walk/Run fund raising event , so head over here and give a little bit (even $5 or $10 helps!)

namaste
robin

Sonovista, my friends!  Just a head's up for those looking for this week's show...  We're taking a week off...  Sheri is winging her way to Hawaii for a well-deserved mini-break and Parviz is suddenly "unavailable" (couldn't make bail)...  in addition, I'm a tiny-bit under the weather (glug glug glug, bottle-tipping-motion with thumb and pinky)...

PLUS

i've been putting together an interview with singer/songwriter/musicia n Lisa Parade who wrote and performs the theme, "Beautiful Possibility " for the new ABC comedy, "Miss Guided " staring Judy Greer and Chris Parnell (formerly of SNL)...  i spoke with Lisa this morning and am excited to have her on the show...  she's an amazing talent and i don't think it'll be long before she's too big and imporant for her to agree to talk with us...  so we might as well strike while the iron is hot!  but as Parviz is a musician and Sheri's daughter has also been writing and recording her own songs, i felt it would be a shame not to have them in the studio for the interview.

So this is a week for everyone to get caught up, rest up, and for our Jewish listeners, "LETS GET READY TO EAT A LOT OF MATZO!" (oy!)

namaste
robin

Sonovista, my friends! Episode 66 is online... Terrific discussion with Cyrill Vatomsky, host of the "Embassy of the New World" on KSCO and a foreign policy expert, on the current situation in China... we also check in with Jason in LA... and Parviz and Sheri are in-studio...

It's high-time to post all the links to everything you need to know but right now i'm figuring out why the Cable has gone on the fritz again, need to get my oil changed, and return a monitor to FRY's, so sometime this weekend...

In the meantime you can watch the first 10 minutes of our show... clearly we're not television people!

more soon
namaste
robin

Happy Friday Night...  So after the show on Wednesday, Steve Golson and I went out for dinner... we were talking about keeping track of yourself on the internet (i have a couple of 'google news alerts' for my name and the Schnauzer Logic show name, but Steve mentioned that Google Groups also keeps track of almost every post to the old "usenet"...  so i just went sniffing round, looking for old accounts...

The Internet Wayback Machine shows my first web page on October 18, 1996 (not Schnauzer Logic...  that shows up on June 19, 2000).

BUT searching for pre-California domains I found a message I posted from my account at Software Tool and Die in Brookline, Massachusetts (who are still around, amazingly, as The World) on February 6, 1992

Unfortunately, the ViewSonic 6 IS NOT an autosizing monitor (this is straight
from ViewSonic).  The problem you describe is particularly noticable when you
change from different scan frequencies.  According to VS "That's why we put
the controls in the front!"  I have recently purchased 5 VS6's for my office
for use with TSENG 4000 OEM video boards and they all have the same "problem".
With respect to VMODE, do you have a utility called DMODE?  This came with my
OEM video board and lets you set default scan frequencies.

-----

I know...  not so interesting (hard to remember I was an expert on the TSENG 4000 video card and chip set!), but I received an email tonight from someone inquiring about purchasing one of my other (older domains) and it got me to thinking about how long I've lived on the web.  (Modern web...  I did have accounts in 1975 on the DARPA MDL machine at MIT where I could issue commands like TELNET 20 (!) and at DEC in 1985 when I first started to use DECMail and All-In One and USENET, but those were all pre-HTTP)

So i'm not as old as John McCain, but in Internet Years, I'm old!

namaste
robin

Sonovista, my friends!  Episode 65 is online and ready for your listening pleasure.

Steve Golson sits in along with Sean and our guest is the inimitable Ken Turetzky showcasing -two- new songs.

Its after midnight and i've been awake for just about 24 hours, so with respect to the shownotes and links, blah blah etc etc.

Enjoy the show!
namaste
robin

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for now, that is all ye know and all ye need know...
(except that jason couldn't make it, sean was sick and had to call in, john dekoven was our guest and parviz was in rare form and we think he might have been a replicant)...

notes will (or will not) follow

namaste
robin

online and in the iTunes music store (not showing up yet, but downloading if you've already subscribed...)

this show needs lots of notes and links but here's some stuff that will make more sense later

 

 

 

 

KNX-1070 NEWSRADIO added two more awards to its roster of honors, at this weekend's 2008 Mark Twain Awards presented by APTRA -- the Associated Press Television and Radio Association.

During the ceremonies at the Globe Theater at Universal Studios, the award for "Best News Broadcast of More Than 15 Minutes" was given to the KNX-1070 Morning News -- anchored by Dave Williams and Vicky Moore, and put together by the entire KNX morning news team.

A coveted award also went to KNX-1070 reporter Michael Linder for "Best Investigative Reporting," for his special series on kids and gangs.

KNX-1070 also won two major Mark Twain awards that had been previously announced. One was for Best Anchor Team (Dave Williams and Vicky Moore), and the other was for Best Special Program for "Out of the Ashes" -- put together by reporters Diane Thompson and Michael Linder, and produced by Emiliano Limon, Christine DeGennaro, and other members of the KNX news team.

(or will be in about 6 minutes from when i'm typing this at 10:51pm PDST Mar 12, 2008)

sonovista, my friends! 

sheri joins me in the studio and award winning KCBS reporter Doug Sovern, joins us on the phone to discuss presidential politics...  jason joins us on the phone, too, to talk pop culture and politics...  and john dekoven joins us on the phone to tell us why he forgot to join us on the phone...

if the creek don't rise, the good lord's willing, and there ain't no meltdown, we should be back to our regular weekly schedule...  this is a good show to start with, so tell your friends and enjoy!...  links and notes will follow... but i'm heading off to bed...  (upload finished!)

namaste
robin