We came up with this thing called the “Weird Medicine Addendum” which initially was a podcast that would help us wrap up any questions left over from the XM show. It was a pretty successful podcast, actually, and introduced the lovely PA Jill to the world. Now, XM202 is broadcasting the newest “Addendum” this Saturday night, August 3rd, at during the pre-SNV slot from 8-9pm EDST.
Doing a pre-recorded show is wayyyyy different than doing it live; I worried about it a lot more, for some reason, I guess because it was pre-recorded, it should be perfect. Those of you who know me know that I’m my own worst critic. I think we did OK…there are good, maybe even great moments on this show, but it remains a learning experience for all of us.
We included “East Tennessee Ed”, the infamous protagonist of the “Fez’s Gay Blind Date” story. And I quickly realized that it really wasn’t a very interesting story…Fez and Ed sat next to each other at dinner and we all went our separate ways, big deal. The fact that Ron and Fez could make this into an entertaining story is a testament to their genius. Yeah, Ed’s gay, and he’s rich, and he thought Fez was pretty cool…ho hum. 🙂 On the other hand, Ed made a pretty good third mic, considering he’d never even looked at a digital recorder before. I think John did better than he’s done before, as well. And me? I’m never happy with my performance, always thinking I need to do better, and I do. I’ll keep working on it.
I appreciate everyone’s support; we’ll keep trying to make an entertaining but professionally rigorous show. It’s a difficult tightrope to walk, and we’re in a bit of uncharted territory. I have to give all the credit to O&A and R&F for even giving us the time of day, much less supporting this crazy project of mine.
Check out the Weird Medicine Q&A forum on ronfez.net, where I’ve moved most of the medical questions activity.
The next live Weird Medicine will be October 18th, assuming we’re cool after the merger. It may be our last show, so we’ll try to make it a good’n.
Oh, and PS: PA Jill has opted out of further radio appearances due to getting knocked up by PA John. Congratulations to them both!
