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Hi! And welcome to the Virtual Yooper Podcast page. (And the sister show... www.yoopercast.com )
The intent of the Virtual Yooper Podcast is to provide sound seeing tours, interviews, and videos of the Keweenaw.
To listen to episodes directly from this web site, scroll down to the bottom of this page to find the latest shows
5 December 2009
It's been a very long time since I have been able to get a new podcast out. Just as I was getting ready to produce a new show, the motherboard on my laptop went south. I have converted to a Mac, and am still retrieving old files and applications as I have time. I will soon be posting a previously unreleased Christmas program co-hosted my by sons last Christmas.
New (old but previously unposted...) show just uploaded! VY39-25Dec2008.mp3 See links and show notes below.... when I get them posted.
13 December 2008
VY38-13Dec2008.mp3 is ready for download. The boys and I just returned from the tree lighting ceremony in Copper
Harbor. Wow! What an amazing amount of work for a town of less than 90 residents. Check out the sight seeing pictures
by listening with WinPodder (free at Winpodder.com) or click on the pictures link in the show notes to view the slides.
Show notes will be up by late Sunday afternoon.
12 December 2008
Release of Yooper Cast episode YC10-10Dec2008.mp3 non traditional Christmas songs for this season. Songs for
reflection and prayer while many of our friends are dealing with rough times this season. You can find this episode, and
other non Virtual Yooper themed episodes at YooperCast
7 December 2008
Recorded live at the Mariner North in Copper Harbor during a MTU fraternity Christmas party. A mix of traditional and
non traditional Christmas music, along with updates on the past week in Copper Harbor. Scroll down the page for the
show notes!
VY37-06Dec2008.mp3
30 September 2008
It's long past time to get another episode out. We'e been busy packing, traveling, unpacking, and repeating the process.
I made all kinds of notes to prepare for this episode over the past tow months, and when it came time to record it, I forgot
to include about 20% of the material. I tried to re-record the episode several times, but it just did not feel right, so I'm uploading the original recording. At the end of the episode I forgot to include one important name. Rick, thanks for the
time you spent with our class!
Last, but not least, Happy Birthday Mom!
VY36-30Sep2008.mp3
2 August 2008
Yes! After a long time gone, Rip Van Yooper is back! For you long time listeners, you know I had gone back to school
last year to further my EMT education and get my paramedic license. I finished classes and testing requirements on
June 21st, and immediately started packing up the farm with my wife to make the full time move to Copper Harbor. (And
finally get some sleep! It's been a long year). This episode is full of errors, but hey, it will take some time to shake the
rust of the 'ol podcasting skills. Enjoy!
VY35-02Aug2008.mp3
8 March 2008
A Saturday Night and no homework! First time this has happened since last August. I HAD to take advantage of this!
VY34-08Mar2008.mp3 Here's a link to the show, if you don't have me in your RSS list. Show notes to follow soon.
10 January 2008
Show notes for episode VY33 (below) finally posted. I'm very sorry this took so long to get done. School preparations
during this semester break have kept me very busy!
23 December 2007
Yes, it's been five months since I last posted (see next post below). But, I could not let Christmas go by without posting
a Christmas show. You'll hear that I'm really rusty this episode. Best Wishes and a a Blessed Christmas to all!
4 October - Where did I go? Sorry, as I will explain when I can get an episode out, I have had the chance to go back to school and work on my paramedic license. This has added another 18 credit hours to my schedule, in addition to the business startup and, of course, family time. I have been having a real tough time finding the 6 hours to put out an episode. (Yes, that is the average to produce a Virtual Yooper). Please stay subscribed, I am not going away. I just have to get a handle on this new schedule I have been keeping since the end of August. VIrtual Yooper Update
23 August 2007
Episode 32, (finally!), these are supposed to be the lazy hazy days of summer, but I have never been so busy.
Sorry for the long delay. This has been an extremely dry summer in the Keweenaw. This was recorded yet again
from the top of Brockway on a drizzly, foggy night. This is the first precipitation I have seen in weeks....
27 July 2007
Updated Podcast Links with Matt's Today in History. New Virtual Yooper in production!
10 July 2007
Yooper Cast Episode 7
Midnight Pizza PG edition
You can find this episode on the YooperCast Podcast Page .
24 June 2007
Episode 31, Midnight Pizza
Longest Sunday of the year and a large pizza party on Brockway Mountain Drive. This week I have a co-host as
my son David joins the podcast.
9 June 2007
Episode 30, another impromptu recording from the top of Brockway Mountain. In Audio+. These sounding seeing
episodes are less polished, but I hope they add to the feeling of virtually being in the Keweenaw. Scroll down the
page for the audio links.
8 June 2007
Picture link from Memorial Day show finally updated. Better yet, download your free copy of Winpodder and see the
slide show while listening to the podcast. New show due out this weekend.
26 May 2007 Memorial Day
Recorded live from the top of Brockway Mountain - inside my pickup truck. Part sound seeing tour, part normal episode.
Bell Buoy returns to the Harbor, bon fires, and good music. It's been a great weekend, hope you enjoy this off the cuff show.
19 May 2007
Finally got the show notes up for the Mothers Day Episode 28. For those of you using RSS podcatchers and Winpodder, you already got the show on time. Due to a heavy travel schedule, and school finals last week, I did not have a chance until today to finally get the show notes up.
NEW! Listener Call In Line @ 775 314 7592
Call in and leave a message for the show! Be aware that this is a Nevada area code, so keep long distance charges in mind. Listener comments are also welcome in any audio format, just email the file or link to me.
Special Uncommented Audio Features
Eagle River Cascades Audio
This is the background audio used in VY14. A walk down the middle of the Eagle River Cascades with the microphone
suspended about six inches above the water. Ending at the large water falls. About 5 minutes long.
Bell Buoy Audio from Copper Harbor - 7 minutes
As promised in episode 11, here are 7 minutes of Bell Buoy audio recorded at the Copper Harbor Lighthouse on Memorial Day 2006. No commentary, just waves, birds, wind and the Buoy.
*** Click on this link to see a humerous e-mail from a Virtual Yooper listener! Mailbag
12 Feb 2006 Winter Carnival update! Click here for the pictures Winter Carnival Pics
28 Feb 2006 pictures to go with VY3-28Feb2006 Podcast M26 - Eagle River Cascades and Silver River Falls
4 March 2006 Brockway Mountain Sound Seeing Tour Pics Brockway Mountain Drive Pictures
... and 5 March Cross Country Skiing in Fort Wilkins
PODCAST EPISODES
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Or, download or listen to the audio directly via this link:
VY39-25Dec2008.mp3 This is a new post of a show I recorded last Christmas with my sons. I hope
you enjoy! Show notes to follow as soon as I import the notes from the defunct
computer backup.
VY38-13Dec2008.mp3 The kids and I just got back from the tree lighting ceremony in town. Wow!
Join us with this sight seeing tour. Watch it with WinPodder, or click the
picture link below.
Tequila Mockingbirds - Into The Night (Instrumental)
Eoin Harrington - O Holy Night
Mano Reza - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Project Grand Slam - Christmas and I'm Home
Darrell Smith - O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
Jimmie Bratcher - Midnight Clear
Allison Crowe - What Child Is This
Pictures From This Weeks Show
VY37-06Dec2008.mp3 Getting ready for the Christmas holiday. Recorded live at the Mariner North
in Copper Harbor. A rather loud fraternity Christmas party going on in the
background!
Mano Reza - What Child Is This
George Fletcher's Bourbon Renewal / The Tequila Mockingbirds
Christmas Time of Year
Doug Astrop - Welcome Home
Darrell Smith - The Fourth But Not-So-Wise Man
Doug Boldt - Lo How A Rose E'er Blooming with Lully, Lullay
Scott Wilder - Close Your Eyes
Gary Sunblad - Ya You Betcha Christmas
Pictures From This Weeks Show
VY36-30Sep2008.mp3 Settling In. we finally have the whole family moved up to Copper Harbor. Well,
almost all. The horses are still in WI until we can make arangements locally.
This is one of the episodes where I realized I had missed important notes
after I had finished recording. I tried several times to re-record the show, but
in the end, I felt that the first try was the best, so here it is.
**** Last but not least - from the list at the end, I forgot Rick. Thanks Rick! The
whole team at LTC was the reason we postponed our move so that I could
finish my paramedic education before we moved up.
James Casto - Home By Dark
David Bennett Cohen - Blues for a Summer's Dream
Jasmine Commerce - Somewhere In Between
Kimia Penton - Speechless
B-Sea Surfers - The Scene
Marc Gunn - Don't Go Drinking with Hobbits
Deidre Rodman - Coney Island Day
and after the show....
Niko Donburi - My Favorite Things About Second Life
Pictures From This Weeks Show
VY35-02Aug2008.mp3 Rip Van Yooper episode. School is done, the full time move is in progress, and
this episode is full of errors! Ya gotta start somewhere. Good to be back in the
podcasting seat in the summer of good 'ol 2007... er I guess that's 2008. And a
hint, the podcast may not end when you think it does.... :-)
Sandy and the Surf Sonics - GTO
The Alice Project - Moving on with you
Hello Dave - Michigan
Guitar Jack - Angel of Mercy
Christine Kane - Right Outta Nowhere
Marc Gunn - My Father Was a Werewolf
Robert Lund - Shakespearean Pie
Monkey Shine - Back Porch
Jesta - Independence Day (Clean Mix)
Raw Picture Selection from this weeks show
VY34-08Mar2008.mp3 Saturday Night and no homework! Just a short episode to let you know that I
have not given up on the show. Just been very, very busy with school. Hope to
be back up in the Keweenaw soon.
Geoff Smith - Hello Hello
Edie - Nothings Changed
Edwin Derricutt - You've Got Me
Laura Clapp - Something About You
Bob Ricci - Unhackable
VY33-23Dec2007.mp3 My deepest apologies to the artists for posting these links late. My semester
break from school has kept me very busy. Please check out their links listed
below. This will be mentioned in epsidoe VY34 as well.
Merry Ellen - O Come O Come Emmanuel
Mario Ajero - What Child Is This
Benjamin - Lost Holiday
Derek K Miller - We Three Kings
Mindy Smith - Santa Will Find You
Benjamin _ O Little Town Of Bethlehem
Nancy Krebs - Mary, Did You Know?
Karmyn Tyler - Silent Night
Tequila Mockingbirds - Silent Night - Little Drummer Boy
Jim Goodrich - The Wassail Song
Karmyn Tyler - O Come O Come Emmanuel
VY32-21Aug2007.mp3 Lazy Hazy Days of Summer. Another episode recorded from the top of
Brockway Mountain drive.
Lovesprials - Motherless Child
Marco Mahler - Hike The Lake
A Gregory Motzenbecker - There's Always Tomorrow
Harmony Glen - Lifes Lasting Song
Crush - Memories
Jamie Marshall - Vagabond Heart
Monkeyshine - Back Porch
Pictures from this weeks show
VY31-24Jun2007.mp3 Midnight Pizza! Longest Sunday of the year on top of Brockway Mountain Drive
with the local Copper Harbor crew. This week my son David co-hosts.
Ceili Moss - The Lonesome Man's Dance
Stephen Geist - Track 2
Incidental Fusion - Andean Stroll
Dark Captain Light Captain - Mid Session Interval
Jessica Smith-Wright - Straight To Your Heart
Laura Hughes - Benefit of the Doubt
Null Device - Footfalls
Ardent Octopus - Night Worm
Clayton _ A Girl Should Never Eat Alone
VY30-08Jun2007.mp3 Friday night on top of Brockway Mountain for an impromptu sound seeing tour,
review of the past two weeks, and good music!
Sebastien Gomez - Just The Way You Are
Jeff Mallon - Over My Head - acoustic
Stefan Ludik - Storm Op n Reendag
Sarah Donner - This Hand
The Alice Project - Just The Beginning
Codaphonic - Ritalin
The FuMP - That Calls For A Scream
Monkeyshine - Back Porch (outro)
Pictures from this weeks show
VY29-26May2007.mp3 Memorial Day. Recorded live from my pickup truck at the top of Brockway
Mountain Drive. Very windy and a little noisy in the cab. The Bell Buoy is back,
and cutting lemons U.P. style.
Justin Roth - She Dances
Lee Coulter - The Jeep Song
Pete Contino Band - Tear It Up
Laura Hughes - Stars
Libman and Hudson - Roadster
Uncle Seth - You Don't Need an iPod
Patricia Paay and the Star Sisters - Medley Remix
Pictures from this weeks show
VY28-12May2007.mp3 Mothers Day. Preparations in Copper Harbor for the spring / summer season.
Black flies have arrived, and are biting! Sorry for the late show notes, this was
finals week for me.
Kevin Reeves - Mother
Tim Gilmer - Acoustic Rain
The McCloskey Brothers Band -Through the Rain
Andrew Ryan - In Between
Dave King - The Fog and the Wind and the Rain
Don't Hug Me - I'm a Walleye Woman in a Crappie Town
Peapod - Thirst In An Ocean
Pictures from this weeks show
VY27-19Apr2007.mp3 Spring has arrived in Copper Harbor, the Lake level is low, temperatures
are rising, and the snow is melting. This weeks show is heavy on good music
with a couple of short sound seeing tours thrown in. Check out the pictures by
listening with Winpodder in Audio +, or check the picture link when I get it
posted.
Libman and Hudson - Jimmie Wimbledon
Odi - Don't Let Me Fall
Josh Lindsey - New Man
David Martinez - Heal
Chad Farran - Another Roll
Jonathan Coulton - Stroller Town
Amanda Duncan - Billy Had To Dance
After Son - Jazzmine the Grolsch Song
Albert Forssell - Life on a Beach
Monkey Shine - Back Porch (Outro)
Pictures from this weeks episode
VY26-02Apr2007.mp3 Many things conspire to delay this episode. This week, cancelled trips,
computer upgrades gone wrong, and the kids spring break. Also, the
snow is melting, and this is a good time of the year to get things done
outside.
The Undercover Hippy - Snap Back to Reality
The Lascivious Biddies - MS Walk Promo
Kathy Pfaffl - No My Home
Laura Hughes - Count to 10
David McMillin - Goodbye Southern Skies
Monkeyshine - Back Porch
Pictures from this weeks episode
VY25-10Mar2007.mp3 Yooper Kid Cast. This week the kids take the mic! Join us for this weeks
episode as the kids give us their view of the Keweenaw, and music. And
of course, this show is in Audio Plus, get your free player at Winpodder.com.
The Egerton Boyz - Get Out of Bed
Marc Gunn - Jasper Tabby Kitty Catty
The Lascivious Biddies - Neighbor
The Michael E. Thomas Band - Popcorn
The Alice Project - Kid Power
Monkeyshine - Back Porch
Pictures from this weeks episode
VY24-04Mar2007.mp3 Yooper by Candlelight. Finally, it's starting to look like December in the
Keweenaw, too bad it's already March! And of course, it's in audio plus...
Sarah Donner - Siren
Jimmie Bratcher - Dance With Me
Brobdingnagian Bards - Beer, Beer, Beer
Danny Daughtridge Trio - Deal With The Devil
Ken Tucker and James Swafford - Computer Blues
Easyflow - Lost In Tokyo
Jimmie Bratcher - Three Chords
Monkeyshine - Back Porch
Pictures from this weeks episode
VY23-12Feb2007.mp3 Edited
Yooper Gets the Blues! - One Year Anniversary Show, now with call in
comment line. New material mixed with some walks down memory
lane. Some mixing bloopers as I get used to the new Castblaster Pro
interface.
It has been brought to my attention by one of the artists, that a song they
put up on the PMN was put up inadvertently that was not pod safe. This
episode has been edited to remove this song.
Michigan Tech's Winter Carnival Web Page
(song removed)
Dave Lambert Band - Order Up
Katy Pfaffl - Someday
John Statz - Lucy's Song
Mojo Perry - Never Said Ever
Pictures from this weeks show...
VY22-12Jan2007.mp3 Radio Free Keweenaw - First Show of the New Year! Sorry to be gone as
long as I have been. Holiday, Kids, and a congested head have kept me from
recording on CastBlaster. Updates on snow in the Keweenaw, Lakers still on
the water in January! And of course, more good music from the PMN
music.podshow.com. Also, I mess up the introduction to Kris Delmhost's song
Everything Is Music. Sorry Kris!
Jonathan Coultan - Sky Mall
Kris Delmhorst - Everything is Music
The Sugar Beets - A Little Bit Broken
Jesica Smith-Wright - You Remain
Green Druid - Night Dance
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