Open Mike, Insert Foot

Mike, Kurt from TGT Webcomics, and Jamais from SexPercussions.com talk about superhero movies, animation, the myriad incarnations of The Joker, and Talkshoe workarounds and substitutions. Mike was going to interview Internet Supervillain Lord Vile, but Talkshoe tech issues proved to be more insidious than Lord Vile.

Continuing last week's discussion on Mike's Webcomics survery. Webcomics virgins and laypeople welcome. Go to http://miketheartguy.com/?p=331 to find out more. Join in the chat or call in.

On this episode, we'll talk all about Webcomics, culture, the business, and the comics themselves. And you can come in and plug your webcomic. See this survery for questions we'll cover, http://miketheartguy.com/?p=331. Kurtis Sasso from TGT webcomics (http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/22928) and Jamais from SexPercussions.com join in the discussion.

Show Notes Octoplet Mom's audio: It should be "... during intercourse". Opening thing... Scheming Weasel, Kevin McDonald. Incompetech.com. The Facebook experiment. More friends? Yay. Donate a dollar. Get mentioned on the show. Donate 25 dollars, get a cool custom avatar. Mike goes NPR donation drive... Donate? Why? Because! The Ustream.TV Drawn Out Challenge Show. My convention booth. Octomom strikes again. Valentine's Day Wrap Up. Stupidity Tax.

Tonight, we're going to talk about Government Arts Funding, Obama's Stimulus Package, and related topics. Call in or just chat in the chatroom. Note the early start time.

Opening Music Groove Mine: Ides of March courtesy of music.podshow.com Super Bowl Sunday Show Super Bowl in the Comics with Blondie Plugs-a-plenty, WordPress is my wench. Dealing with depression in January, again. Get out the Zoloft. Restricted Peta Commercial. More manipulation? Superbowl predictions. Koolguy puts Mike on hold and tries to saturate the show with his teen angst bs. Obama's Super Bowl Party Working on Tshirts Lynn in the PM, Lynn Argent, calls in. Elvis and the Beatles should play Super Bowl Halftime. Cirque De Soliel The Newberry Award books I read in the 70's sucked butts. Neil Gaiman's Graveyard Book is the kind of book I wish was around during my youth. Living in a Chemical Soup The Eyeball Podcast

Open lines! BYOT, Bring your own topic. We talk about Webcomics, Frumph's War Update, Baseball, Vaccinations, Obama, and more!

Talk about Obama, the inauguration, George W. and his exit, and stuff like that. Open lines.

Opening: Opening Theme, Scheming Weasel by Kevin McDonald of Incompetech.com John Tesh. Mariah Carrey. Charles Barkley. Conan O'Brien. Steve Jobs. Batman (Christian Bale). Wilford Brimley Stupid Talkshoe Show Ideas. Windows 7. Fall out from last week's show. More griping about Talkshoe call quality. Matt Hammer calls in. We talk about Cerebal Palsy. Chris Riddle's medical secret. Battlestar Galactica SPOILERS. Brett Spiner on Twitter. I will be on Riddle Me This on Wednesday, 1-21-09.

After a brief interview with Phil Frumph of Frumph.net, the audience and I go back and forth about whether Open Mike, Insert Foot needs to be given the "Old Yeller" treatment.

To be determined. Check Openmikeinsertfoot.com for details.

A semi-serious yet somewhat sarcastic succinct summing up of several scintillatin' scandals and situations that said, "So this is 2008?" Call in or join in the chat room to share your favorite and not so favorite moments, news stories, trends, and personalities of 2008.

Last night's show... FAIL. Talkshoe was not only acting up, but Dave Nelsen kept popping in and out trying to fix things. That means I'm going to try to do last night's show again tonight. Last Night's Show Description Again. Pronounced Sh-wag-eh-sode! How the heck were your holly jollys and your merry merries. Tell us what you got good, tell us about what you did fun (or horrible, whatever), tell us about your bestest holiday adventures. Christmas, Kwanzaa, Chunnaka, or Solstice... Whatever it is, share it! Sunday, December 28 @ 9 pm Eastern. Also: Give me suggestions for 2009 content and interviews. The best suggestion will get a spiffy prize. To be eligible for the prize, you have to be in the chat room or call in during the recording of this episode and offer up at least one suggestion. We'll vote for the most popular suggestion(s) at the end of the show.

Tonight, open mics and chatroom open forum yammer yammer yammer blah blah blah. Stop by, promote, rant, discuss, whatever. Fun for all! Note the time.

It's the 12 pains of Xmas, with your holiday reluctant host Mike. Let's all gather around the giant fire of Talkshoe, hope the tech works, and kvetch about the Holidays. Extra long show. Better than a gift card to Hot Topic. If you haven't been around for awhile, now's the time to pop in. Ya bum.