Stupid (Host) Stoner Story
Thursday, August 21st, 2008 at 12:43 pm | By: Radical Russ
OK, so say you’re a podcaster, you write three blogs, and your entire existence depends on information technology. And you’re a stoner. What’s the most predictable thing that you’d forget to bring on a road trip from Potland, Oregon, to Denver, Colorado?
If you said “laptop computer”, sorry, that’s incorrect. I may be a stoner, but I’m not a complete idiot.
If you said “power cord for that laptop computer”, you’re a winner!
I had packed the laptop in the thin laptop case when I had the bright idea of using my mondo-huge laptop case to also carry along my radio show studio gear. It’s freakin’ amazing we have the technology to put on a studio-quality radio show on the road over a telephone line up to a satellite across the continent. Equally amazing is me typing this blog post on I-84 between Boise and Mountain Home, Idaho, connecting with a cellular modem. Absolutely astonishing that I can fit the whole thing in a carry-on bag. You younger folks have it good; I recall connecting to a bulletin board system at 2400 baud! (cue cranky old man music…)
Anyway, I transfered everything over to the mondo-huge case… except the power cord. Just bought a replacement cable for ninety bucks! Egads!
I’m dialing into the home studio system (free plug alert: GoToMyPC.com rocks!) to fetch some Hempfest audio, so stay tuned!
I went to Seattle Hemp fest with a dude who blows and sells glass. We get up there and Im setting my booth up and he is setting his booth up. Then he realizes he forgot his pipes….Yes hes a stoner too. Good Times!!!!!
PS- I had to get a replacement at 130.00, so consider yourself lucky!
Hey, no worries. About a month ago I left my laptop power cord, in the airport, on my way to Colorado. Although, it was due to having had a few thai beers and not thai stick.
Cheers,
Ha ha! That’s funny but don’t feel to bad about it. I work with a bunch of non-stoners and when they go on a location shoot they almost always forget an important piece of equipment. Sticks (tripod) for the camera, tape for the camera, batteries,… One time they got to the location, opened the camera case, no camera! That was back when we used big heavy beta cameras. Go figure.
The old stoner – has yet to hit a location without the “kitchen sink”.
Probably just jinxed myself.