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About Nothing Show – Episode 23

ANSJason — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 00:37:47 +0000

- Earthquake in China
- Volcano in Iceland – click here to see the face in the craters
- More Catholic priests abuse children, swept under the rug again (get ready for this rant)
- Goldman Sachs to be investigated by the SEC
- GE pays no taxes in 2009
- Dylan Ratigan video about Goldman Sachs
- Black Metal in Russian schools, youth are more depressed than ever (you gotta watch this!)
- Man slaps another man with a snake
- Joe’s blog
- Featured alcohol: Full Sail Pale Ale
- Featured music: The Panic Channel and The Haunted

Intro music: “Cortina 666 Radio” by Leechmaster
Outro music: “8-bit Junkie” by George Wood

Notes: I know, I’m a douchebag for getting the show posted so late. Look at it this way, you get what you pay for… This show is full of news, rants, and non-stop commentary, plus the usual mix of serious and oddball stories. Check the links above, there’s some good ones! Live webcams of the volcano in Iceland (plus a strange video game if you’re bored), spooky pictures, crazy Youtube videos, and more. We delve into pale ales with a good Full Sail pale ale this week. More good music from The Panic Channel and The Haunted. Good stuff people! Don’t forget to spread the word, tell your friends and family (don’t worry, most of them won’t think any less of you than they already do), and donate a few bucks to help the show.

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April Contest

ANSJason — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 08:48:32 +0000

Here’s an easy way to win a cool prize…. send us an email and tell us what your favorite alcohol is. Beer, vodka, whiskey, whatever. If we try it and we like it, you win. We may pick more than one winner so tell your friends, classmates, and fellow parishoners!

March Contest

ANSJason — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:57:57 +0000

It’s a little late getting out, but here goes…. if you’ve been listening to the show you know by now that Goldman Sachs is one of the (if not THE) most self-centered and financially destructive corporations in the US. The CEO and the man behind it all at Goldman Sachs is Lloyd Blankfein. Our March contest is this: tell us what you would do if you had 5 minutes alone with Lloyd Blankfein. Would you shake his hand and beg for a job? Would you pour honey on his face and release a pack of angry bees? You tell us. The most creative story will win something cool, so send us an email and get in the contest!

Join Up With Buffalo Trace Bourbon and Help Us

ANSJason — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 23:57:10 +0000

That’s right, it’s another contest – this time it’s for us. Buffalo Trace Bourbon contacted us and we’re now in a contest to see which site can send the most visitors to the Buffalo Trace Saloon. So we need your help! Click on the link below to go to the Buffalo Trace Saloon website and sign up for their mailing list, assuming you are over 21 years old of course (if not, then wait for our Pepsi blogging contest in the future). When you get to the main page, click the link at the bottom that says “Join” and sign up. I’m told they won’t spam you or sell your information to hackers. By clicking on the link from this page, that tells them that you were referred by the About Nothing Show, and every referral helps us in the contest. What do we win? Not sure, but we’re hoping for a keg of bourbon! So tell your friends and your friends’ friends. Thanks!

Facebook Page

ANSJason — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 08:31:33 +0000

Ok so we created a Facebook page for the About Nothing Show. I don’t know a damn thing about Facebook, but I’ve had people ask me if we had a Facebook page so here it is: http://www.facebook.com/pages/About-Nothing-Show/307739462713?ref=nf Stop by, become a fan, leave hate mail, say something nice, I don’t give a shit because I probably won’t read it anyway. I hate Facebook for many reasons, and this page exists only to promote the show, not because I want to respark a friendship with some person from high school who happened to write “K.I.T.” in my yearbook.

February Contest

ANSJason — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 07:59:21 +0000

It’s late getting out, but free is free so step back. The contest is this: Tell us what episode did we first give a personal ghost story, and in return we’ll give you something cool and valuable from our treasure chest. Send us an email with the answer and tune in to Episode 18 to see if you win!

Recruiting for a Street Team

ANSJason — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:21:08 +0000

As I mentioned in Episode 15, we’re looking for volunteers to start a Street Team to help spread the word about the show. It’s pretty simple really, you help us by promoting the show and we help you out with some swag or other cool stuff. While we work out the details, send us an email or hit me up on Twitter and let us know if you can help and give us some suggestions on how you can help. Whatever you can do is greatly appreciated and we’ll do what we can to show our gratitude. We’re setting some goals for this year to reach a certain number of site visitors, certain number of podcast downloads, etc and we can use some help.

About Nothing Show – Episode 15

ANSJason — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:09:18 +0000

- Bernanke suggests interest rates could start going up soon
- Texas candidate for Governer says US involved in Sept 11 attacks then takes it back
- Delaware teen found in igloo with pot, bongs, a knife, and a hammer
- Featured alcohol: Vodka Shootout Round 3: Seagrams vs Belvedere
- Featured music: Norther and City Of Fire

Intro music: “Anhelos” by Leechmaster
Outro music: “8-bit Junkie” by George Wood

Notes: I think this was our longest show to date. The vodka made the time pass so fast….. ah the vodka. This was Round 3 of our vodka challenge, this time bringing in a premium vodka against last week’s winner, Seagrams. Needless to say, Belvedere was the clear winner, and we ended up the clear losers by the end of the show. Some interesting news and some great music from Norther, a band from Finland, and City of Fire, featuring members of Fear Factory. Don’t forget, we also picked a winner for our January contest! Listen to the show to find out if it was you! We’re also recruiting for a street team, and I’ll post another blog entry about that.

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January Contest

ANSJason — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 07:53:07 +0000

I mentioned in Episode 11 that we are giving something away in January, and every month this year, and here it is: $50.00! We would much rather send the winner a bottle of booze that we’ve featured on the show, but there’s some laws that say we can’t, so the next best thing is some cash for you to go buy your own bottle of Elijah Craig bourbon or Milagro tequila.

So here’s how to win: listen to Episode 13 of the About Nothing Show podcast for a hidden code word. You’ll know it’s the secret code word because we’ll say “the secret code word is ……” got it? Send an email to aboutnothingshow@gmail.com with that secret code word and your name and the country you live in. We’ll pick a winner at random during Episode 15 and that person gets $50.00. It’s that simple!

Free stuff

ANSJason — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:00:21 +0000

Yep, you read that right. Even though it’s a tough economy and we are both riding the wave of financial misfortune like so many others, we’re giving stuff away. Not second-hand or re-gifted stuff either! We will be making an announcement during the next show (Episode 11) about a contest we are putting on and we’re giving away some cool prizes. So listen to Episode 11 for all the details.