The Strombo Show Chat Blog's First Contest! Yah! [ Contest to get a Ticket to come to The Hour May 19, 2010 with ME! ]

Ok..

The Strombo Show Chat Blog's Having Our FIRST Contest!

Contest to get a Ticket to come to a taping of The Hour with ME! (and George will be there.. of course..)

[ Caption: Top of Grouse Mountain...looking for Bears ]
[ Picture Credit: From George's publicist Lexi on her Twitter account @lexipatha
Gosh he is looking rather hot there. #Swoon! ]


No guarantees on meeting George tho.. there are A LOT of crazed girls in Vancouver with serious high school crushes on this man (myself included.. but I digress.. ;)


I'm sad, but also kind of excited, as I just found out I have spare ticket (under my name) to the taping of The Hour here in Vancouver tomorrow, Wednesday, May 19, 2010.


My good friend (and also AWEsome local TV personality) Steve Dotto (you may recall his super show Dotto Tech) is unable to make it since he is out of town at a speaking gig (very sad)... He left this morning. SO.. he won't be able to come with me and that means I just found out I have this extra tix.

What to do.. What to do... well.. I could be a good girl & email Jeff; The Hour Audience Coordinator dude (SUCH a sweetheart :) & give my ticket back.. BUT no.. that's crazy stuff... Plus.. it's late in Toronto now & he's probably gone home.. so I'm making my own rules up instead!

So..what I am going to do is give this ticket away to one lucky
The Strombo Show and The Hour FAN..

This is what you have to do to win (full details below):

I want you to comment on this lovely fan blog for The Strombo Show (technically the 1st post is here: Welcome to the Strombo Show Chat Blog!) and/or RT the post given below on Twitter (to promote the contest) to get a chance to enter into the draw for that lonely & seriously exceptionally rare ticket (I heard the waitlist was/is 1000+).

Some pics below (at the end) from some Twitter folk about how busy it was there for today's Tuesday, May 18th, 2010's taping (like right now)!

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Rules are simple.. sorta:
1. You have to be in Vancouver..
(kinda obvious since the taping is here.. but have to say it)!

2. You have to be available for the Wednesday, May 19, 2010 (tomorrow) taping of The Hour.

Deets: Audience arrival time is 5:30-6:00 p.m.
ROFLMAO. Ummm... People showed up much earlier than that to line up today. I'm gonna be there like 3:30-4pm-ish.. even tho I know I have tickets & I'm pretty sure I've been VIP'd.. Quite likely anyway. Hell.. I better be! If you show up later.. there is NO guarantee that this lovely ticket can be held for you. #justSaying.

3. You have be cool. This goes w/out saying. But I'm saying it :)
[ I.e. Hands off the G man.. that boy is mine! Oh wait.. that isn't really a rule.. more like a pirate guideline.. You know.. etiquette towards the person who got you the ticket.. (as in I get 1st dibs... IF there is such a thing w/that boy).. that is all I'm saying here ;). ]

UPDATE: May 19, 2010; 1:21am
4. Changing the Contest Entry Cut-off to 8:38am (which gives it 12 hrs then.. which is A LOT fairer than like ~5-6ish) and.. I'm baking cookies & going to bed shortly here, so I'll deal in the AM. Actually tired for a change. #TooMuchExcitement!
4. Contest Entry Cut-off is 2:22am (b/c I'm a night owl..)

I'll figure out some random way to determine who has won & contact you. If you are on Twitter.. make sure to include your Twitter tag/handle.. and be sure to include a contact email either way.

I'll email the winner hopefully sometime ~9am-ish
I'll email the winner hopefully sometime before ~3am, or in the morning as I'm mostly unavailable tomorrow & then off to the taping as early as I can get there!

I'll be checking in via Twitter & email, when I find wifi on my journeys around town tomorrow. Though if the winner needs to reach me: StromboShowChat(AT @)gmail(DOT .)com
(I just set it up, as Dammit. I needed a dedicated Strombo Show Chat email address already)!

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TO ENTER:

One (1) entry:
RT (Re-tweet/Re-post the following on Twitter. Just as it is below. Cut & Paste baby!:

#TheStromboShowChatBlog's having our 1st contest! @jazzdolphin has an extra tix #TheHour w/ @strombo May 19, 2010 Details http://ht.ly/1MTkg


One (1) entry: [ Why do I hear The Count in my head when I type that? LOL. ] Comment on this blog posting here.
[ NOTE: Comments are moderated. Obviously. ]

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But we're not talking a cheesy... "Oh.. pick me, I wanna win" kinda post.

Let's get REAL people.
We are talking serious give < ::constructive:: /> feedback on the blog kinda post!


You can offer feedback on the blogs layout, it's posts, etc. Provide insight. Offer tips and/or suggestions. Contribute it's further awesome-ness & growth in a helpful and honest way!

See.. we ALL win here!

Some examples:
I've been looking at doing some polls on The Strombo Show (Fan) Chat Blog.

1. Make a topic suggestion for the new poll(s), or a few.

2. Give feedback on the layout of the blog:
I.e.: I've been playing with layouts for the posts of the playlists on the blog and have been posting those more regularly than anything else since The Strombo Show Website is a bit behind. (Granted, they are out here this week & they've been working on server upgrades to handle hosting the MASSIVE bandwidth for the streaming "web-casts" of the radio show).

[ I heard from a little bird on Twitter today named Darby.. haha.. that this past Sunday, May 16th's webcast should be up streaming tomorrow sometime! Here's hoping! Fingers crossed. ]

Here are a few of the past playlists up to refer to for examples/ideas.. (this past week's full listing *may* be up tonight, but I think I'm baking cookies for the show tomorrow instead, so later in the week)!

May 16, 2010: The Strombo Show Playlist (& G12 Count Down):
http://stromboshowchat.blogspot.com/2010/05/may-16-2010-strombo-show-playlist-g12.html

May 09, 2010: The Strombo Show Playlist (& G12 Count Down):
http://stromboshowchat.blogspot.com/2010/05/may-09-2010-strombo-show-playlist-g12.html

May 02, 2010: The Strombo Show Playlist (& G12 Count Down):
http://stromboshowchat.blogspot.com/2010/05/may-02-2010-strombo-show-playlist-g12.html

April 11, 2010: The Strombo Show Playlist (& G12 Count Down):
http://stromboshowchat.blogspot.com/2010/04/g12-count-down-april-112010.html

March 14, 2010: The Strombo Show Playlist (& G12 Count Down) [Repeated April 25, 2010]:
http://stromboshowchat.blogspot.com/2010/05/march-14-2010-strombo-show-playlist-g12.html

And older ones. I have ~15-20 older playlists I'm working on eventually getting up.. so this feedback is really critical so I can have a consistent layout/template/format that is most useful, appreciated, easy to read, etc when I start posting ALL these older ones eventually.. over time..!

The Strombo Show Playlist: November 8, 2009:
http://stromboshowchat.blogspot.com/2009/11/strombo-show-playlist-november-8-2009.html


3. And if the playlists don't grab you.. come up with something else that's cool.
I.e.: I'm working FAQs for the Skype chat.
Info here: How to Sign-up: Strombo Show Chat on Skype

4. OR come up with topics for the discussion:
Discussion Topics for The Strombo Show Chat(s):
http://stromboshowchat.blogspot.com/2010/03/march-28-2010-discussion-topics-for.html

5. Other:
And I was doing chat summaries from The Strombo Show (Fan) Chat on Skype, but I got behind on that doing the playlists.. if that interests you.. say why, etc..
I.e.:
Strombo Show Chat Summary ~ April 25, 2010 *Repeat of March 14, 2010 show* (incomplete):
http://stromboshowchat.blogspot.com/2010/05/strombo-show-chat-summary-april-25-2010.html
(Last one I had time to do..)

Strombo Show Chat Summary ~ March 28, 2010:
http://stromboshowchat.blogspot.com/2010/03/strombo-show-chat-summary-march-28-2010.html


That's lots of examples.. if there is something else cool you want to suggest or comment on .. do it!

Keep it clean. Keep it constructive.
Thanks!


PS: You don't really have to hang with me & my 2 other awesome friends coming.. it's all cool.

Just hoping to make someone's day with this contest idea.. and get some great feedback on the blog, etc...


And come play with us in The Strombo Show (Fan) Chat on Skype on Sunday's...if you dare.
Info here: How to Sign-up: Strombo Show Chat on Skype


PICS of today's taping (that I "raped" from Twitter). If you don't want your pic up, please contact me & I'll remove it no problemo! Thanks.

[ Caption: Check Out The Crowd Waiting For Strombo ]
[ Picture Credit: From @mylittlebiglife ]

[ Caption: The Audience Waiting To Get Into The Studio ]
[ Picture Credit: From @susangittins ]

[ Caption: The Hour Audience Waiting For Strombo ]
[ Picture Credit: From @Miss604 ]

[ Caption: From Inside The Studio ]
[ Picture Credit: From @themarina ]

[ Caption: How Close I Am At Set Of The Hour ]
[ Picture Credit: From @yulst ]

[ Caption: Strombo Live At CBC ]
[ Picture Credit: From @coryashworth ]


OH MY WORD. This last picture.. Oy. Thanks Cory for this one & to Marianne, Susan, Rebecca, Marina, Yuliya, and many others for the sneak peeks & pictures.

Please do let me know if you don't want them up here.. I did first & asked permission 2nd due to time constraints.

I SO can't freaking wait until tomorrow. I may not sleep!


Yours in musical awesome-ness,
All across this glorious nation!
(Sigh. Thanks to George... I have that in my head ALL the time now ;)

Michelle/Dolphin
(@jazzdolphin)
(And other long-time fans of The Strombo Show).

Welcome to the Strombo Show Chat Blog..

Hey there..


Welcome to the Strombo Show Chat Blog!



[ NOTE: Picture is from George receiving his Doctorate of Laws from the University of Calgary.. We think it was ~2007 (but don't quote us on that). We'll find out & confirm. Not sure who to do photo credit to? If you know, let mus know! Thanks. ]

We created this blog.. actually about a week or so ago to support the Strombo Show Chat that is running on Skype now as StromboShowChat (see "former" posts for information, or if you need technical help getting setup, please contact us). We are just getting the blog up & running finally now as we've been busy.

It's an "unofficial" chat (and blog) at the moment. Not sure if "we'll" ever get any official recognition at any point, but we are chatting with "the powers that be" (when we have time to email them again that is..) and that takes time.

We've "ported" posts that we originally put up elsewhere ... but the Strombo Show Chat information was sorta taking it over & we'll leave them duplicated there probably until the month end (April 2010, likely end of May now to handle the transition/setup) to make sure we have them successfully moved over with all information, and then we'll probably delete them from there.

If anyone has any questions/concerns/etc.. please feel free to post or comment on here.. or drop us a note some other way. The side panel has some info, as we're working on a few things like a Contact Info/About Us pg & a Chat Rules/Info pg, How-To-Sign Up (see blog post here), several FAQs, etc.

We will seeing about setting up a Strombo Show Chat email as well.. but we don't want to step on George's toes in anyway doing any of this stuff.. so we're waiting for some response before we do anything more "official" like that.

Please join the chat session on Sunday nights..

Join up & join in on your time zone, or whenever you listen.

Interesting enough though.. most people are streaming the show online at CBC Radio 2 website: http://www.cbc.ca/radio2 and the earlier timezone(s).. 8pm AST/7pm EST/4 pm PST are the MOST popular at the moment, with most people out East tuning in & then signing off by ~8-8:30pm PST.. which is.. late-ish.. out East.

We are currently planned to be around for the whole time frame across all time zones (4pm PST/8pm AST to midnight PST) since ~(now former) StromboShowChat Collective team members are all across the country.

Maybe in the future we'll sort out confirming some other moderators to help out.. but we listen right now, first time in AST during the craziness of the chat.. and then the 2nd time (as long as the show is good, which is usually is..) in PST as it's quiet in the chat & we can catch up on things we missed and sit back, enjoy.. update this blog hopefully and occasionally a few people drop into the chat on CST/MST, or a the few of the "old guard/regulars" in PST stumble in...



So.. Please participate. Please engage.
Please offer feedback/insight/help/etc.
Enjoy.


Yours in musical awesome-ness,

~(now former) StromboShowChat Collective

How to Sign-up: Strombo Show Chat on Skype

How to Sign-up: Strombo Show Chat on Skype

You can find the new Strombo Show Chat on Skype at username: StromboShowChat ( stromboshowchat ). Searches such as Strombo Show Chat, Strombo Show, even just Strombo (specify Canada, it's faster), should work just fine I think.

Join up & join in on your time zone. I currently plan to be around for the whole time frame across all time zones (4pm PST/8pm AST to midnight PST) since I'm out here in Vancouver/PST & (and I think it's raining anyway today) until I sort out confirming some other moderators to help out, etc..

FYI:
So far we haven't had much or any response from the AST zone, so I'll be there today, Sunday, March 28, 2010 for the full time, but if no one is coming in from that zone we'll only plan to be around starting in EST the following week, unless we hear otherwise via some direct contact (here or on Twitter @StromboShowChat)


UPDATE: See "Welcome to the Strombo Show Chat Blog" for the current details on this.. as the AST timezone is now hopping!


The rules.. since we sorta need some of these.. are here:
The Strombo Show Chat Room Rules of Engagement/Guidelines
(I will update this link to the current blog eventually!)

Coming Soon.. (if people need it) FAQ & Technical Help Info on Skype, etc.. For now, just contact me w/questions.

~(now former) StromboShowChat Collective

The Strombo Show Chat Room Rules of Engagement/Guidelines (Extracted post/info)

The Strombo Show Chat Room (on Skype)
Rules of Engagement/Guidelines:

Actually.. they are more like guidelines.. Yes.. Pirate rules DO apply ;) Arrrggghhhh! (Sorry.. I have a warped sense oh humor.. I might be the only one who finds that funny.. oh well.)


1. Be respectful.
This means NO trolling, drama, slagging, slamming, bitch fights, etc, etc... by whatever name you call it. It won't be tolerated here.
I hope.. in an ideal world that everyone is here to listen to the show, support George, learn about music, possibly each other, maybe connect in a unique way with others over our radios, the music and the experiences we can bring to this..

At least.. I think I have "interpreted" George's "vision" of the Strombo Show somewhat accurately here. (If he doesn't agree or doesn't like it, he knows how/where to find me.)

2. I'm going to state again.. that the rules of Fight Club..
I mean... The Strombo Show, means no fighting.
You'll get banned. It's simple. I'll consider the various ways to handle this via moderation/hosting. Typically I do 3 strikes you're out, but there are exceptions to this rule if someone is really stirring trouble up, trolling or doesn't get it. Let's hope it isn't necessary.

3. Keep things.. ummm.. Topics.. on topic!
We may share some personal information, etc... we may get on tangents about how hot George is.. it is inevitable.. I know! };> Or what an idiot he made of himself figure skating (that WAS funny).. or speculation of what he does at 3am when he says he isn't sleeping.. etc... I'm sure we can all agree that it's a 2 or 5 mins thing or less, and then we can bring it gently back on track and on topic after some banter.

I do think there needs to be a limit to this sort of chatter on the chat session. That was probably my biggest personal complaint (and many others I spoke with) about past chats is that things often wandered deeply into tangents unrelated to anything about the show, George, the music, etc... and to newcomers & even the old guard, this is intimidating (as the chat show regulars all know each other) and some cases it's so off-topic or personal that it's boring and irrelevant and no one wants to participate in that type of environment.

4. Well.. on that final note.
Be welcoming. Be inclusive. Be tolerant. Be helpful. Be honest. Be supportive. Share your knowledge. Don't be condescending.
Be thoughtful. Be engaging. Be courteous. Add value.
Create experience. Fulfill dreams. Bring people closer. Reach out. Expand your mind. Be Insightful. Share. Be. Be real!

There are and will be fans old & new here. Everyone comes from a different level of experience in relation to the show, music, George, etc, and we must respectful and understand that. I hope we can be supportive of this process.


Those are the only rules I'm going to setup for now.
Oh yah... Stop by.. HAVE FUN!


If we require any others for this chat, they may evolve a bit more organically.



Full original post (with other info) is here: New (Unofficial) Strombo Show Chat on Skype!



Yours in musical awesome-ness,
All across this glorious nation!
(Thanks again George. I have that in my head ALL the time now ;)

~(now former) StromboShowChat Collective

(Composed of a number of long-time fans of The Strombo Show - list to come).


REFERENCES/WEBSITES:

Strombo.com YAH! Updated!
(except for the icky all Flash/Flash player part.. but that's just my opinion.. ;)
NOTE: The playlists for the shows are NOW posted up here.

Strombo Show Facebook Group
You may need to login/have a Facebook account & login to view this group & information.
NOTE: The playlists for the shows used to be posted up here (up until approx. March 14, 2010). Some are missing.

CBC Radio 2
The Hour

The Stroumboulopouli Blog

New (Unofficial) Strombo Show Chat on Skype! (Ported from my blog)

Here we go...

You can imagine the intro music playing here if you like.. I did.
(I'm going to try and get a clip if possible).

[I was playing an old podcast of the show - from Dec 13th that's now up on the updated Strombo.com website while writing this.. so it's in my head. And I'm singing Christmas tunes now on the Spring Equinox.
Gee. Thanks George.]

You can find the new Strombo Show Chat on Skype at username: StromboShowChat (stromboshowchat) Strombo Show Chat, Strombo Show, even just Strombo (specify Canada, it's faster), but most of those searches should work now I think.

Join up & join in on your time zone. I'm currently planning to be around for the whole time frame across all time zones (4pm PST/8pm AST to midnight PST) since I'm out here in Vancouver/PST & until I sort out confirming some other moderators & the rules..

I'll plan to be here for Sunday, March 21, 2010 & the next few as we get set up again.

PLEASE NOTE:
This is an unofficial (@ least for the moment) chat session for
The Strombo Show (w/George Stroumboulopoulos).
~ It is available on Sunday nights on CBC Radio 2; 8pm-midnight "your" local time, or whatever time zone you want to stream it on CBC Radio 2's online feed. That's the radio show.
~ The chat will be available (as often as humanly possible) from 4pm PST/8pm AST to midnight PST (that's Canada time). So.. Available from AST to PST on Skype at our above username.
~ The radio show & the chat are not actually synced up, or linked, and there is NO live feed on the chat itself.
~ Right now the chat is only available in IM (Instant Messenger) format.
~ In the future we may also allow voice & video options.
~ Fan moderated/hosted.
~ George is not there in the chat.
~ The show is usually pre-recorded, so the bands, people doing interviews on the Strombo Show, etc are not around in the chat either.
~ It's primarily fans of the show hanging out, listening on-line or on the radio live, talking about music, the show, maybe The Hour or other projects George may have on the go, and having a shared experience through the magic and spirit of radio!

~ The RULES of the chat are listed below.


Let me repeat something very important in big letters in bold..
This is an UNOFFICIAL chat session for The Strombo Show.
That means NOT OFFICIAL. Just to phrase it differently in case anyone needs it.

I haven't received any blessing or official status from George, CBC, the powers that be (TPTB), his producers, anyone.. yet.. some of that is being looked into, but it takes time & it may or may not happen. I'll let you know on that. (See below also for the chat show history.. I will expand it w/help from others over time & comments, etc..)

Let me also state. I don't know George.
I've only met him once..

Oh yes.. along that same vein... let me again state..
I really don't know George.
Personally, or in really any other way.

I don't know his phone number..
~ But you can leave The Strombo Show a request voice mail (for songs!) on their Skype account.. stromboshow or at a real phone #416-205-6226.

That's a Toronto area code in case you're wondering if you can call that with, or without long distance charges. They've said (well George did, etc) on the past shows that they are working on a 1-800# for the future.. But they have Skype, so they may have turfed that idea now.

I'd suggest no spam or prank calls.. obviously. Please be respectful.
FYI. Last I heard (on ~March 19, 2010) their voice mail was full.
Damn. As I was finally going to make a request this week.

I also don't know where he lives.. I'll give you a hint though.. Somewhere in Toronto ;)

I don't know what his favorite food is, or where he hangs out, or if he's dating anyone, etc.. but I'll give you another hint.. he likes the Habs/the Montreal Canadiens (that's a hockey team in case you're from a place other than Canada ;) And if you want the list of his favorite bands.. I think they're on his website (or at least they were, or maybe his Facebook page). That's all I got.

So.. anything personal, I can't help you with!

Ok.. are we clear on that?!
Good. I'd hate to have to repeat myself too much on that topic.


What am I doing here?:
What I am here for is to get The Strombo Show Chats off the ground again. I have some experience (well... lots) in IT (information technology), running chat sessions, Yahoo Groups, e-lists, Google Groups, newsgroups, discussion forums, Facebook groups, websites, etc, etc... I am willing to give up some personal time to initially get this up & running again & then hopefully with the help of other Strombo Show fans, old & new, the duties of moderation & hosting can be shared amongst us all, either as:
Option 1: A specific collective of people in the various timezones "enforcing things" or;
Option 2: A self-monitoring entity that keeps things on topic, enforces the rules of the chat, helps trolls find their way back to the bridge they crawled out from under, ensures new people are welcome, etc.. or;
Option 3: As a last resort.. I play primary moderator/host longer term. Not ideal, as I'm NOT on the CBC payroll. I'm volunteering my time to do this for a while, but I'd eventually like to know that I can have my spring/summer Sunday afternoons outside & occasionally unwired, or if I want to go away with out worrying that things will melt down here. So I hope you are willing to play along nicely & help out & not require too much moderation.
Thanks!

Why am I doing this?:
I am a long time fan of both The Hour and The Strombo Show (& his other work), and of course him as a person.. (or the person that shows up on TV that we all see).

I respect (most of the time ;) who he is, what he does & says, and I value what he brings to TV, radio, CBC, etc.

I happily hope to show that support with the continuation of the Strombo Show Chat in this new form, and with promotion of the show(s).

There are fans involved that write for The Stroumboulopouli Blog & people that have been listeners of the show for many years longer than I. There are fans of music that have tons of musical experience and insight to share, that run festivals, that know bands, that are part of bands, that work in the TV, radio and music industries, as well as people who do know George personally, and may be able to offer insight into The Hour, his other projects, etc.

So hopefully the chats can also bring that information to all of us & we can all do our part (for guerrilla radio ;) to continue to support George with The Strombo Show, and with any of his other projects.

HISTORY OF THE CHAT:

There used to be a few different manifestations of The Strombo Show Chat over the years (more history lessons to come later)...

This is an attempt to bring it forward into a more accessible, easier to use, no special software required, (aside from Skype/Skype account, but lots of people have that already), no problems with setup and interfaces, and the ability to have people come in from not just across all the timezones of Canada, but hopefully for fans of the show that might listen online elsewhere in the world (there were fans in the US & UK that I'm aware of).


And here is the promised update for Sunday, March 21, 2010:
(prior to 4pm PST/8pm AST with chat sessions "rules")..

Actually.. they are more like guidelines.. Yes.. Pirate rules DO apply ;) Arrrggghhhh!

The Strombo Show Chat Room Rules of Engagement/Guidelines:

1. Be respectful.
This means NO trolling, drama, slagging, slamming, bitch fights, etc, etc... by whatever name you call it. It won't be tolerated here.
I hope.. in an ideal world that everyone is here to listen to the show, support George, learn about music, possibly each other, maybe connect in a unique way with others over our radios, the music and the experiences we can bring to this..

At least.. I think I have "interpreted" George's "vision" of the Strombo Show somewhat accurately here. (If he doesn't agree or doesn't like it, he knows how/where to find me.)

2. I'm going to state again.. that the rules of Fight Club..
I mean The Strombo Show, means no fighting. You'll get banned.
It's simple. I'll consider the various ways to handle this via moderation/hosting. Typically I do 3 strikes you're out, but there are exceptions to this rule if someone is really stirring trouble up, trolling, or doesn't get it. Let's hope it isn't necessary.

3. Keep things.. ummm.. Topics.. on topic! We may share some personal information, etc... we may get on tangents about how hot George is.. it is inevitable.. I know! };> Or what an idiot he made of himself figure skating (that WAS funny).. or speculation of what he does at 3am when he says he isn't sleeping.. etc... I'm sure we can all agree that it's a 2 or 5 mins thing or less, and then we can bring it gently back on track and on topic after some banter.

I do think there needs to be a limit to this sort of chatter on the chat session. That was probably my biggest personal complaint (and many others I spoke with) about past chats is that things often wandered deeply into tangents completely unrelated to anything about the show, George, the music, etc... and to newcomers & even the old guard, this is intimidating (as the chat show regulars all know each other & keep talking about these things that new people have NO clue about), and some cases it's so off-topic or personal that it's boring and irrelevant and no one wants to participate in that type of environment.

4. Be welcoming. Be inclusive. Be tolerant. Be helpful. Be honest. Be supportive. Share your knowledge. Don't be condescending.
Be thoughtful. Be engaging. Be courteous. Add value.
Create experience. Fulfill dreams. Bring people closer. Reach out. Expand your mind. Be Insightful. Share. Be. Be real!

(Those above "snippets" are from Twitter posts I've done on #Twittorial's.)

There are and will be fans old & new here. Everyone comes from a different level of experience in relation to the show, music, George, etc, and we must respectful and understand that. I hope we can be supportive of this process.

Those are the only rules I'm going to setup for now. I'll sort out others from my past experiences over the next week, and/or if we require them for this chat.

TOPICS:

The goal (for me anyway) is to post some discussion topics.. a few weeks in advance, or so.. Obviously today, y'all get a few hours notice. It can't be helped. I was busy this week & didn't do this until yesterday. (Spring lit a fire of inspiration under my ass and I finally got back on sorting this out).

We'll see how having a list or something in advance goes, so we have something to refer to regarding bands or music, etc to talk about. Ideas are welcome here, and we can try doing band or song reviews, our own versions of the G12 (George's top 12 songs of the week), or easier.. The Furious Five (I liked that better anyway), the songs from the vault of Forgotten Songs (or whatever this is called, I can't recall right now.. it's the wee hours of the morning.. help?!) and even borrow ones from Bob like the Hidden Gems (since I'm sure he played one I posted on my blog here), or anything new we can come up.

Possible Discussion Topics for The Strombo Show Chat
Sunday, March 21, 2010:

Music/Strombo Show Related:
~ Depending on the timezone you are joining in from.. what songs are you listening to tonight, what moves you, what do you love/hate, flashbacks, future, requests.. etc..
~ Thoughts on the past 3-4 shows, songs, bands, etc
~ Thoughts on the G12-List (George's topic 12 songs of the week list).. do you like the concept, do you like the songs he's played, which ones, why/why not, etc
~ Thoughts on the Furious Five.. did you like/dislike that format, prefer it to or over the G12-List?
~ Thoughts on the album side played
~ Thoughts on Bob & Rich's segments on the show
~ Thoughts on Scott on the show
~ Thoughts on the Facebook group discussion threads. NOTE: Many of the past playlists for the shows are also posted up here.
~ Others...

George/The Hour Related:
~ Musical guests from The Hour this past week (see also The Stroumboulopouli blog for details, or The Hour's website.
~ Other segments from The Hour, guests, skits, Mile a Minute, It Takes a Nation to Raise Your Kids, etc
~ Others...

George/Other Projects Related:
~ Love, Hate & Propaganda
~ Score - The Hockey Musical - WHAT I said when I read this on Twitter I think it was.. I recall George having a convo on the show w/Bob talking about musicals and how he hated them. Ok, maybe hate is a strong word.. but did not like. I can't wait to see how this turns out!
~ Via Barb (a long time fan): mentioned The Tracy Fragments to me the other day - Not sure what it is, but I've kinda heard of it. George is in it. I wonder if my video store has it?
~ Also via Barb: Hard Core Logo 2 is filming on The Hour (I have no idea what this is?!)
~ Others...

WOW.
I think that's lots.. we can re-use a lot of those of the coming months as they are "generic". If there are any specific ideas you may have, please post them on the comments section & I'll integrate them in.

Hopefully something can be setup, or arranged regarding future coordination with George and/or his producers Darby (& Mike, etc) and the newly UPDATED (so excited) and super sleek, svelte and sexy Strombo.com.

And I'm hoping we can get some show related topics set up in advance, sort of like The Stroumboulopouli Blog sometimes gets the guest lists for The Hour to promote it.

I'd like to ideally have a few weeks or ~1 month of topics up & ready so others can take the lead in the chat, or do research on bands, topics, etc.


Yours in musical awesome-ness,
All across this glorious nation!
(Thanks again George. I have that in my head ALL the time now ;)

~(now former) StromboShowChat Collective

(Composed of a number of long-time fans of The Strombo Show - list to come).


REFERENCES/WEBSITES:

Strombo.com YAH! Updated!
Strombo Show Facebook Group
You may need to login/have a Facebook account & login to view this group & information.
NOTE: The playlists for the shows are also posted up here.

CBC Radio 2
The Hour

The Stroumboulopouli Blog


More to come!

Photo credits

(& details to come.. as long as I'm allowed to keep them up here.. ;)