March 2010
6 posts
THE EMPIRE RADIO DOT COM
Please redirect your bookmarks to TheEmpireRadio.com as that is our new home. You will be able to do everything you did here but it will be better!
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The Empire Podcast 03/16/10
Here’s the podcasted version of the live streaming show we did at unregularradio.com yesterday.
Good things are coming.
It has been a while since we last spoke, hasn’t it? I could make excuses and apologize and say things like “I’m sorry baby” and “I won’t ever do that again” but I won’t. Instead I will pin all the blame where it belongs… directly on Charlie.
Seriously though, we have been lax in updating this site with blogs let alone podcasts. We have...
The Empire Podcast 03/02/10
The Empire podcasts live from Charlie’s kitchen, talking about Facebook, internet employment opportunities, taxation and obscure bands from the ’90s that only we know. Download or stream it right here.
Oh, and here’s a link to our feed on iTunes!
February 2010
11 posts
The Empire Podcast 02/21/10
The Empire podcasts and eats eats eats live from Soul Fire in the A.R.C.!
BBQ PARTY TIME!!!
It is almost time to break out those wet naps and hand out with The Empire!
In case you missed it:
This Sunday @ Soul Fire in Allston The Empire will be podcasting live and tipping back adult beverages with you. Bring the family and pig out. It promises to be a good time.
This is also a perfect time for all of you to give Charlie hell for not podcasting enough. So be sure to let him have...
The Empire Podcast 02/16/10
The Empire podcasts live from the A.R.C. in the midst of a snowstorm, a shitstorm and a fatstorm. Speaking of fat, have you seen Ed’s Facebook profile picture?
Get Off Of My Lawn!
So I ran to the Walgreen’s here in Allston to grab a card for the lady for Valentine’s Day. A seemingly innocuous task that should not have warranted a blog post. It didn’t until I was exiting the store. Let me preface this by saying I am a firm believer of walking on the right but I am also I believer in efficiency. I had to check out at the register in the cosmetics...
BBQ Party! →
The Empire is calling on you to come out for a live podcast at Soul Fire in Allston. Come hang out, eat some grub, grab a drink and appear on our podcast. Hope to see you there! (Click on the words “BBQ Party!” above for info and to RSVP)
For whatever reason as I was posting this the immortal words of our pal Andrew WK popped into my head so use this video for insiration.
Sorry...
I know I might have hinted (or promised) a new podcast yesterday but it didn’t happen. What can I say? I blame Charlie. I was all ready to go when he drops a bomb on me. ”I don’t have time.” WTF?! So I encourage everyone to feel free to drop him a line and tell him that he sucks.
In other news I am still trying to sell my car. I had a guy on the hook but he has...
Who Are You Calling Lazy?
So maybe we haven’t been chained to our beds and force fed drugs like the guy from Se7en but we haven’t been too busy here lately. My apologies for that. I blame Charlie.
In an attempt to keep this site current I am going to chronicle my job search. I know you will all find this amazingly entertaining. Today I used Monster.com to apply for 4 jobs and am anxiously awaiting the...
Well, well, well...
Look who is back. Charlie and Stupid Ed get their shit together (sorta) and turn in another Empire podcast. The “sorta” is for the fact that apparently Charlie forgot to switch over from his internal mic on the lappy to the fancy-pants mixing board and microphones, so this podcast from the “Ke’m Pa Sote” benefit show at the Middle East sounds like raging ass....
Unemployed With a 'Roid.
In an attempt to put my terrible January 2010 behind me I have started my search for a new job. No easy task as I was in a very specialized field and finding an opening will be difficult. Translation? I have no real skills outside of talking for about 4 hours a day. At least that is what my resume will say.
I don’t even want to get started on my hatred of resumes. Updating mine has...
January 2010
29 posts
The Empire Podcast for 01/29/10
The Empire podcasts via Skype to wrap up the shit-show that was January of 2010. Download that shit here. Here are some relevant links:
Here’s a link to our iTunes page Here’s our Facebook page Here’s the definition of “suxorz” Here’s the info on Kem Pa Sote
Kill me now...
This has to be the worst day of my life. Worse than getting let go on Jan. 4th at 6am. Worse than when my Homecoming date told me she was going go to the dance with my best friend instead of me. Worse than either of my DUIs. The only day that blows this one out of the water is the day my first dog Wedge died. That day doesn’t even count as it is on a completely different level of...
The Empire Podcast for 01/19/10
The Empire podcasts live from Charlie’s kitchen with a ton of Bad Religion, some hippie pizza and some serious conversation, for once. Download it here, or get it from iTunes.
The Empire Podcast live from WOBURN!
The Empire podcasts live from the Wonderful Woburn Warehouse Show in beautiful Woburn. Comics, Star Wars toys and Ed with no income. It’s a fucking travesty I tells ya. Download that shit here.
Sad dogs and used cars.
As I wrap up my second week of unemployment I find myself looking for things to do. Having already cleaned the entire house, purged my room of useless crap and gone on a bit of a bender I find my To-Do list to be very short.
I am working my way through the Harry Potter series but seeing as those books aren’t a tough read I imagine that will only last so long. Throw in a few terrible...
The Empire Podcast for 01/14/10
Another ancient podcast from 2005. This is where the wheels start to come off. Make sure you make it all the way to the end. Download it here.
The Empire Podcast live from Deep Ellum!
The first-ever live The Empire podcast from Deep Ellum in Allston Rock City. A gang of employed, unemployed and partially-employed folks swing by for Gorgonzola Truffle Fries and a chat. One dude even skipped a court date! Thanks Deep Ellum! Download it here.
The Empire - Episode 3.5
Throwing this up in a hurry but we hope you enjoy it.
This is The Sandbox’s 2nd ever podcast where we try to get people to say nice things about our old boss Mike Murphy.
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Download it here - Episode 3.5
All I want to do is drink beer for breakfast! (and...
Here are the details I promised!
What: The Empire’s Unemployed Podcast Luncheon
Where: Deep Ellum 477 Cambridge St. in Allston
When: High Noon on Wed. 1/13/10
Why: Because we are currently embroiled in an economic recession depression and any excuse to drink in the afternoon is a good one.
While we are celebrating the jobless, those of you who are gainfully employed are welcome, too. ...
Bingo!
No, seriously, I watched a game of Bingo last night. My kid’s hockey league sponsors a Bingo night, and seeing as how I have nothing else to do, I volunteered to help out.
I had never seen a game of Bingo in person before. It’s fascinating, boring and soul-crushing, all at the same time. I saw one lady, in a sea of blue hairs, middle-aged Hispanic ladies and adults with special...
Tap the bottle and twist the cap!
I am now a week into unemployment and I think that deserves a celebration! Right? Who is with me?
You better be.
Details are coming but I hope everyone, with job or without, makes room in their calendars to be in Allston this Wednesday around noon for the first Unemployed Podcast Luncheon!
It will be a celebration of all things jobless. That means sitting around boozing for hours while the...
The Empire reconvenes on this palindrome Monday...
Guess who slept 'til 9...
Not quite sure how I did it but I managed to sleep in until 9 this morning. Don’t let this make you think that I am okay with being unemployed though. I did stir at my usual time of 4 but wuickly remembered I didn’t have to wake up for work. I do kind of feel that I wasted the morning.
I will not waste the afternoon! Charlie is on his way to Allston Rock City and we will be...
R.I.P. Art Clokey
I have never met someone that is an actual fan of the animated clay character Gumby. What I do know is that without Art Clokey’s creation, we would never have had Eddie Murphy as a face-painted Borscht Belt comedian.
Read the L.A. Times obituary of Art Clokey, who passed away at age 88.
The Empire kicks it old-skool with the original...
The State of The Empire - Ed's Perspective
I was just in the shower a few minutes ago and I thought about my friend Julie Kramer. Not for self-pleasuring reasons but because I thought of something that happened earlier today. I picked up my laundry and paid in cash. My tab was about $35 (I don’t drop off too often…) and I handed the cashier two 20s. He handed me my change which consisted of a 5 and a 10. He had obviously...
The Empire convened in snowy Salem today with...
This week could have been worse.
We are sitting down to record the 2nd episode of The Empire right now. Topics for today include Ed getting pulled over, everyone being out of a job, your calls on the FTW Line and special guest Sara Faith Alterman.
Go ahead and tell us your stories of how you got out of traffic tickets - theempireradio@gmail.com or you can call the FTW Line at 617-299-1541 and leave us a message.
It will...
You guys farked the feed.
So we posted our podcast and the link is already 404ed.
Thankfully some fans have been nice enough to mirror the first podcast.
Here
Stream here
I hope these work. We will work out the kinks as time goes on.
I mean, we just got fired. Give us a break! ;)
Fuck you, Ed. You didn’t tell me you...
What an end to the night.
First Andy has a goal, then he doesn’t. AND THEN he is knocked out of the game? I hate you 2010.
Looking forward to the podcast tomorrow, hope all of you are as well.
Sleep well everyone and keep fighting the good fight.
I Told You So...
There is now a voicemail line for you, The People, to drop us a line.
(617) 299-1541
You know how this things works so call and leave us a message.
I know everyone is angry but try to refrain on focusing on Monday’s disaster. Instead talk about you, your problems, your bits, whatever.
I am off to eat and make out with Hotstock but I will be checking in later tonight. Until then thank...
I decided I liked this better than “Empire...
I Need You.
It’s true. Not only do I need you but I want you!
To prepare for my podcast tomorrow I want you to email me. Email me questions, comments, theories or whatever else you like. The Empire is not about me; it is about us. So start typing and hit send!
theempireradio@gmail.com
PS - The WTF Line isn’t dead either, stay tuned.
Just a tease...
I am currently sitting at my kitchen table in a state of “Un”.
Unshowered. Unshaven. Unkempt. Unemployed.
A normal person might let that get them down but we all know I am not normal.
As this is my first foray into tumble it might take a little while for me to get the hang of it but stick with me as I will dominate the fuck out of this thing. And yes, I said “fuck”. ...