Earl-eye in the mor-ning
Actually, Collings & Herrin Podcast Number 48 was recorded earl-eye in the afternoon, but you'll have to listen to it to find out what I'm on about. In it, we mainly come up with a new book idea for Dave Gorman which is a surefire winner, but also find time to ponder what happens in the seconds before your death, marvel at Prince Harry's appetite and compare the original lyrics of the 1891 sea shanty What Shall We Do With A Drunken Sailor and the new politically-correct version that has probably been made up by the tabloids. Also, Richard's gearbox has broken and he's pretty circumspect about the amount it's going to cost him to get it fixed, even though he has yet to be made redundant. Still, look at the cute photos of kittens from the Daily Mail.Next week, get the bunting ready, as it will be our One Year Anniversary Podcast. It should be the best ever.
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Be at least 2 grand for that gearbox mate , keep us posted.
No mention of you using your Christmas present from RKH yet - that diggy (gimmicky?) podcasting kit.
Have you given up on it, or just not had the time to figure it out?
(You may mention this in the podcast. I can't download it at work - grr!)
Awww, no Hitler 'tache. :-(
I just had my gearbox done (or transmission as they call it here) $3500! Granted I drive a pretty old and complicated car, but still, I feel for Richard.
Ben
Here's something.
The file size of this weeks podcast is much smaller than usual. Not that this is a bad thing, it's just an observation.
And it looks like your head has been superimposed onto that picture.
Hi Andrew,
Apparently, the correct term for the urethral opening or "Jap's Eye" is "meatus".
This is according to my brother, who is an endoscope technician and so has had to learn the proper words for every human orifice.
His knowledge has put an unusual twist on our fraternal slanging matches. "Don't call me a bell end. It's a glans penis."
But "meatus" would be a brilliant name for a death metal band.
If they made an acoustic album, then instead of "Unplugged" it could be "De-catheterised".
(This is how my brain works after listening to C+H and The Word podcasts back-to-back. Not recommended.)
Happy anniversary next week,
Al
PS: No need to actually publish this comment and lower the tone of your excellent blog.
Cannot get that blasted drunken sailor song out of my head. It is now earl-eye in the morning and I’m still singing it. Damn your eyes Collins and Herring.
Balancing the redress:
That was the most mediocre podcast ever.
(By the way, a sparrowhawk in London? That's brilliant!)
We put the podcast up in a smaller size - 64bps as opposed to the usual 128bps - this week. We're not doing that again.
Are we allowed to speculate as to the age difference between Herrin and his 'Young Lady'?
Follicular similarities aside I doubt Richard is in Stringfellow territory, so noone in their teens. Conversely anyone in their 30s would probably fall within the bounds of a non-eyebrow raising age difference if dating a youthful 41 year old. So ... is she 29? A twelve year age gap sounds worthy of obtuse comment.
Incidentally Andrew are you really working on an Edinburgh show? I know Robin Ince said last year that he wanted to get more people to do the Free Fringe so might we see you in a leaky pub basement come August?
David, I am working on a potential Edinburgh show, but I haven't yet worked out if I can afford to do it. It's a costly enterprise, as there's no guarantee of ticket sales. I'd love to do Edinburgh again, though - it's been eight years! (And if I'm up there, I'm bound to do something extracurricular with Robin, if he wants me.)
I can't believe nobody's complained about the 64bps sound quality! Or have we lowered expectation to such a degree that nobody noticed or cared?
I both noticed and cared about the lower bitrate of the podcast, it had a quality similar to those early podcasts recorded on Richard's laptop, but I'm glad it's just a one-off and you'll be sticking to 128kbps in future.
I've always been surprised at how good the internal mic is in your laptop; I recall one podcast in which birdsong could be heard clearly in the background, so it would be a shame lose that by halving the bitrate.
Apparently Sandra Dickinson and Peter Davison's daughter, Georgia Moffett, is stepping out with David Tennant. I'm hoping it's part of a Doctor Who-based breeding experiment and eventually there'll be a man with genes from all the past Doctors, then Richard can rape him and it'll be killing two birds with one stone... or raping ten Doctors with one penis... one stone penis.
I hadn't noticed the difference in sound quality until you pointed it out.
Come to think of it, why are you saving the file as stereo when it's recorded with a mono mic? A 64kpbs mono file would have the same sound quality as a 128kpbs stereo file but at half the size.
Hmm.. I just had a look at some of the podcasts in Audition, and the left and right channel are identical. This means your filesize is twice as big for absolutely no reason at all. Get your pet internet nerd onto it!
Speaking for myself, Andrew, I never understood why anyone ever complained about the sound quality of any of the podcasts.
It's two people talking, and although it's nice to be able to make out what you are saying, we don't need it to be 'done in dobly' or with you in the left speaker and Richard in the right.
Sounds fine to me.
If you think that is bad sound quality - Kevin Smith, whose podcasts (or SmodCasts) are usually very crisp and go as far as to add backgroun music - did a "half" podcast a few weeks back, which he recorded via iChat with director Malcolm Ingram in Canada. The quality was so bad, and the time delay so unbearable, it was almost impossible to listen to.
The latest C&H podcats sounds like Beethoven in comparison!
P.S. Captcha text - "Saltski". Odd.
I think we'd be more likely to notice a drop in the sound bitrate if the sound quality was good. Since the podcast is recorded on a low-quality microphone people are less like to spot a difference.
You were clearly expecting a deluge of complaints. It's nice that we, your audience, can still surprise you.
I've not listened to it yet but I have listened to a bit to see if i can tell the difference. Sounds no different to my (admittedly faulty) ears.
I've been working backwards through the podcasts; while the early ones definitely had some sound distortion, on my admittedly tinny laptop speakers this weeks was perfectly acceptable by comparison.
You have my sympathies with regards that dilemma that raises it's head every year: edinburgh addiction vs fiscal restraint. If you could get your own spot in the Free Fringe schedule (or if not then the Free Festival) that would cut out most of the performance related costs and then it's down to how cheap you want to go with accommodation. A lot of performers stay at the Metro hostel which is actually Edinburgh Uni halls run by the SYHA during the summer - you get a secure single room in a 5/6 room self catered flat with laundry facilities on the ground floor. It's far removed from luxury but it's clean and (relatively) cheap. Walk everywhere, stay off the beer and cook your own food (or only eat at places like The Forest or the mosque kitchen) and you'll leave a healthier and not entirely financially bereft person.
Sir sir I noticed (I’m imagining you're the headmaster asking a question in assembly) but I didn't care sir. I liked it.
andrew! i wish to register my complaint about the 64bps sound quality. its a bloody disgrace, frankly. any more poor form like this and ill be demanding my money back.
yours,
barry fuckknuckle
I noticed and would like to complain about the sound quality!
And on the subject of gearboxes: maybe the extra cost of the automatic is worth it:
http://failblog.org/2009/01/29/driving-fail-3/
Cheers
Tony
A few years ago I worked with a fella whose ex-girlfriend had slept with Tom Baker. He stayed in a hotel in Manchester where she worked and he was, apparently, a bit of a force of nature in his pursuit of her. The story goes that, as he was about to mount he whispered in her ear, "Tom's putting it in now."
That is all.
Good podcast! But Andrew, did you really say that America started the conflict with Japan in WWII? That's a rather contrary view to the recognised opinion.
FDR certainly wanted to help out the Allies' war effort, and so "wanted" a war... but I don't think he would have wanted a Pearl Harbour, surely!
Keep up the anti-American bias and Stephen Fry will bite your ankles.
Graeme
good podcast, but better than next weeks.
Keep it up.
Olaf
You know, I've heard the 'Tom's putting it in now' story before, you never forget a thing like that.
So, I either know 'anonymous' in the real world, or Mr Baker uses that phrase regularly as part of his sexual performance.
Either way, it's a haunting thought.
Actually, Littlefishey, I only published the anonymous "Tom's putting it in now" comment because I wanted to offer the opinion that it may be an urban myth. Although he is pretty outrageous, so who knows.
Andrew, If it is an urban myth, as I've long suspected, then I am going to be slightly disappointed.
Someone also told me that when John McCririck shakes a lady's hand he extends his fingers and tickles the inside of her wrist as he breaks his hold. I'm now questioning the validity of that too.
I'm thinking my whole life is filled with small disturbing lies.
I noticed the sound quality thing - it didn't ruin my day but I thought there might be something wrong with my iPod - glad there isn't!
the tom baker "putting it in now" is an old story that originated on popbitch whether its true or not who knows. the john mccririck thing is based in fact and made tabloid headlines a few years back when nina myskow (i think) complained about it after shaking his hand LIVE on channel 4.
also that handshake also has masonic properties - seriously - i dont know why i can remember this useless shit but i can, i have no memory of anything important which explains why im 40 yrs old, unemployed and live with my parents. (although i think i could be the podcasts demographic)
speaking of which i didnt notice the podcast sounding any worse but i did notice the file size was a lot smaller which can only be good for the environment (ie it takes less time to download so people switch off their computers sooner, perhaps, thereby using less electricity and making the world a better place)
oh god theres noway i can use my real name and admit to knowing this shit. hah my word verification is maness (i presume they mean manliness and not madness)
John McCririck gives Masonic handshakes to women.
There, I can say that with confidence now.
I'm not sure if I will ever need to say it again, but you never know.
Thank you Mike for admitting you know that.
Hang on, I posted the original 'Tom's putting it in now" bit. Stop trying to steal my thunder Collins!
And I originally heard it in about '97, way before popbitch was even a twinkle in a libel lawyer's eye.
I'm even going to use my real name now, confident in the knowledge that no-one would pretend to have my awful monicker.
I know you don't do a "Where do you listen to the podcast" bit, like Phill and Phil do, but if you did I would leave a message on your blog to say that this morning I was listening to your podcast in my car when I hit a car in front that had stopped.
I only had a momentary lapse where I didn't notice the car stopping, but I blame that momentary lapse on talk of Doctor Who rape.
Keep up the good work.
Hello again,
I can't say how delightful it is to hear myself being mentioned on the podcast. I promise I have no intention of touching myself while listening to you boys doing autobiographical porn. After listening is a different matter of course.
You may think no one is slashing Collings & Herrin, but you must be aware there is a campaign on Facebook for live bumming action in episode 50.
btw my name rhymes with 'roarer' - you're stressing the the 2nd syllable a bit too much. Thanx.
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