This week it’s Dave from Chub Creek behind the Cast-On microphone. Other than that, it’s business as usual. Music. Knitting. Today’s Sweater. It’s all here. Surprise guests, surprise packages and Kristen learns to read her knitting. Huge thanks to everyone who left audio comments this week and, of course, my eternal, grateful thanks to Dave, for all his hard work.
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KniTunes:
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Can I just say that I’ve never gotten so many lovely comments for anything I’ve done…ever. Thank you so much, I feel rather embarrassed. There were a couple of negative comments here, and I have no serious problem with it. I’m a graphic artist and I deal with harsh critique often, and I have to deal it out. The difference is that it’s usually constructive. I think the negative comments I see here and in past blogs of Brenda’s are really intended to cause hurt feelings more than anything else, and I feel for Brenda having to put up with this, even once in a while. I mean, after all, we do this for free, and for fun. But the huge support everybody’s shown on here for my dumb episode of Cast-On has made my month. Thanks so very much.
Kathy, just a small point of order. Cast-on is not called “knitting podcast†it’s billed as ‘a podcast for knitters’. There is no rulebook that states that knitting content has to make up the majority of the ‘cast. If there was a rulebook that said must contain n% knitting content, Brenda would ignore it anyway, she’s like that.
Hey Brenda / Dave,
What a GREAT show! I saved it to listen on the 9 hours plane ride back to Thailand….and then I forgot to comment. Now that iTunes’ downloading #16, I remember to comment.
I LOVE that part with Ed and Whatshername…with her Addi Turbos! *LOL* It cracked me up so hard I woke my slumbering seat neighbour up laughing out loud in the middle of the night (well, on the plane, it was)! Great job, Dave! BTW, I think I said hi to all of you (i.e. Brenda and also including Dave & Gary) on one of my vid-cast HERE.
Might take a bit to load though….just be patient.
Okay…I hope this is not going to show up double…because it seems like a lot of commenting functions on blogs are eating my comments and not giving it out.
Anyhow, LOVED the show. Dave, you did a great job! I saved the episode to listen to on the 9 hours plane ride back home. I laughed so hard at the part with Ed and Whatshername and her Addi Turbos. *LOL* I woke my slumbering neighbour up. *haha*
Anyhow, I said hi both to you, Brenda, Dave (and also Gary and other podcasters) on one of my vid-casts HERE! It takes quite a while to load, so you’ll have to be patient with it.
Big Kudos to Dave for all his effort, the podcast was both funny and well done. It would definitely be nice if Ed & Ethel stopped by for a visit every now and again. And I think it would be a real hoot if someday Brenda and Dave did a podcast together.
Thank you to both of you for sharing your time and creativity!
brenda, i already posted once, but then all day i caught myself laughing again about dave doing cast-on. he was HILARIOUS and i hope you let him do it again.
I loved your podcast Dave…and I went and subscribed to Chub Creek, I can’t wait to explore all of those. You are a truely wonderful, funny person and I’m glad to have the chance to listen to you!
Great job!
Cookies to you Dave! Loved the podcast! Made me want to put on my bathrobe whilst listening to “Today’s Sweater”. I’m heading over to Chub Creek to subscribe = }
Cookies for you! Thanks for keeping us company and for going through the trouble of researching knitting. You’ve made this knitter smile.
Dave, you did a wonderful job of hosting. It’s always nice to get the new knitter/guy/”outsider” viewpoint on how quirky us knitters can be.
I just subscribed to the Chub Creek podcast, and I can’t wait to listen to the fun!
I was walking thru Washington Square Park and laughing so hard at the Ed and Ethel sketch that I had to open my phone and hold it to my ear so that people wouldn’t stare at the crazy girl laughing at thin air. Tho, this being Wash Sq Park, maybe that’s not so unusual…….Loved the podcast, congrats Dave!
Brilliant stuff!
VERY ENTERTAINING. . .My husband must’ve thought I was crazy wandering about the house laughing with my headphones on. . . good job Dave!
Okay, I was driving while listening to this, and let me tell you, I was getting some looks from people at the lights–I was laughing so hard I think my car was rocking–I didn’t even get to pick up my own pointy sticks on the longest red light. Thanks for filling in, Dave, (I am heading over to itunes to subsribe!) and thanks Brenda, for taking such good care of us while you’re away (but I still can’t wait to have you back!)
Peace, all!
Um? Can we get the knitunes links? Please?
BTW, While I know I’m just chimming in, Dave you did an awsome job.
Yes I’m still lurking. Pathetic.
Thank you again, kindly knitters. Here are the kniTunes Brenda:
Whipped Cream by Monkey Shine
Swing Low by Bill Furner (seems to have disappeared from the Podsafe Music Network
Missing Piece by Meg Allison
Geez I hope I’ve rolled up my HTML sleeves properly. If this all looks like gibberish after I hit “send” just pretend it’s a page of knitting patterns.
Great podcast, Dave. Very funny, and I enjoyed your bathrobe section.
Your episode made me laugh so much Dave I had to listen to it twice! Thanks for entertaining us “knitters” while the beloved Brenda is away – also love your show at Chub Creek – your humour brightens a dull day (at work) no end. Cookies coming your way (if I actually knew what they were – anyway I’m sure you deserve a whole truck load).
Dave, you did a fabulous job on this episode. Loved Ed and Ethel! I hope they show up on Cast-on again. I’ve also subscribed to Chub Creek. Podcasts really are gifts, as Brenda said. Gifts where the creators are giving (and expressing) of themselves. I’m surprised that a few listeners seem to think that they have some kind of entitlement to the podcasts being a certain way, or that it’s acceptable to be hurtful about it. It’s the same thing with personal websites; if someone sent me a nasty email that they didn’t like my site, my response would be, “Then don’t visit, please”. Anyway, the music was great, your skits and dialog were hilarious, and it was very generous of you to sit in for Brenda, so lots of cookies from me!
I just listened to this again for the second time and it’s even funnier than the first time I listened to it. I love that you and Brenda work together so well on each other’s casts, and still retain your own distinct personalities. Thanks for all your work and efforts!
Ed and Ethel didn’t make me spit coffee on my computer or my keyboard. Ed and Ethel made me fall off the elliptical machine at the gym. Thanks a whole lot.
I din’t think the two “negative comments” were that bad. I’ve been listing to Brenda from the beginning, and while I know Dave spent his precious time creating a podcast for us to listen to, for free no less, I admit to being caught off guard, and turning off the episode after 15 minutes. I think he was trying to be funny, not being a knitter and all that, but..I was just caught off guard, I guess. I was expecting to hear about a knitting conquest, or something about knitting, and instead, I had a different type of podcast on my hands. Literally!
I get the impression people feel “negative comments” should be constrcutive, but in this case, I think the production was fine, I just wasn’t prepared for the content. And, that’s what “comments” are for right? Comments!
So to Dave, I don’t have any constructive criticism as to why I couldn’t listen to this entire episode, but I appreciate you filling in for Brenda, and I plan to check out YOUR podcast very soon…
Can’t wait. haha
Great Job Dave. This was my 1st listen. I was entertained while I knitted. I sent a link to my favorite yarn shop, so you might have even more listeners!
Hello! I am really really really late commenting on your stand-in piece Dave. I’ve downloaded all the Cast-ons and just got to Episode 15 last week.
Anyhoo, thanks for doing a fabulous job filling in for Brenda. And thank you for playing Meg Allison… I fell in love with her song on this podcast the way I fell in love with Sarah MacLachlan & Fiona Apple 10 years ago. I promptly bought Meg’s album on itunes.
Thanks again! Next time Brenda needs a break, I hope we get to hear you again.
And Brenda, lest you feel neglected, I am very much enjoying all of your podcasts. I may even get up to date here soon.
I normally love Cast On but I couldn’t make it through this episode? Why, you ask? It’s not because you were terrible, you weren’t! It’s because I couldn’t hear you. I had the volume up all the way on my iBook but I just couldn’t hear you and the strain was too much for me to get through the entire show. Hope you’ll be back next time Brenda takes a break, but hopefully that time you’ll be able to speak into the mic a little more or do whatever it is you podcasters do that makes you louder.
Please please put the music links up on the web page. Dave, GREAT choice of tunes.
One year later….Love this episode. Creative people need to be recognized and I totally “get” why Brenda chose these guest hosts for her superb podcast. “Suffer the fools”!
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