Hey everyone(all 3 of you)! I shouldn’t be surprised that I only have 3 followers since I never post anything here. But what the fuck…(what the fuck). I’m writing now and believe it or not, you are reading it. Whoa! Where should I start? I don’t even know how long it’s been since I’ve written here. I guess I’ll start by saying I’ve been keeping myself busy with my podcasts, comedy shows and musical performances. I am currently doing 2 podcasts, which most of you already know.

The TAG Cast Podcast, which is now heard in over 80 countries, is in it’s 4th Season. Tomorrow’s humpday episode(featuring Jim from Norska) will be our 145th episode. For those of you that are not in the know, The TAG Cast is a Comedy Podcast co-hosted by myself and my partner Dustin Gatchell. We do 3 episodes a week, every Mon-Wed-Fri. We talk about pop-culture, odd news stories and talk about the Oregon Comedy scene as well as the Oregon Music scene. We have guests on the show, usually more than once a week, in the form of local comedians, musicians, artists and friends. We are available on iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Dudes Chillin’ Network and our website, www.tagcastpodcast.com. There you will find links to all our social media outlets(Facebook, Twitter, Tumble, etc.), as well as a link to shop on Amazon through our site, kicking us a little revenue to keep our shows going.

The Zappa Tag Cast is a podcast where Gatch & I dissect each and every album released by Frank Zappa and the Mothers Of Invention, in chronological order. There are nearly 100 releases and we are on episode 30 right now, which covers the 1982 release Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch. We have also done 3 bonus episodes(aka/bonusodes). 2 of which focus on Oregon-based Zappa tribute band Pojama People. The other is a tribute to the late Ray Collins. Zappa Tag Cast is also available on iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Dudes Chillin’ Network and our website, www.zappacast.com.

And at some point, I am going to try to start my own monologue podcast, where I just talk to you, the listener, about whatever the fuck I want…(whatever the fuck I want). So keep your ears open for that, in the not-near-to-distant-future.

Ok…enough about all that shit. Just a second. I need to take a quick bh’er. I’ll be right back.

Alrighty. What else have I been doing? I have done a couple shows with my latest band, Bikini, and I have been doing some comedy. Not as much as I’d like but I have done sets in Portland, Salem, Corvallis and Eugene(about 20 so far this year). I entered and lost 2 comedy competitions in Eugene. In a few weeks I’ll be doing the Helium Comedy Competition in Portland. That will be fun! Um…what else? We taped an episode of Grillin’ With Mac(a web series) with Chris Castles and Mac Chase, in whiçh we “grilled” my old leg. Watch for that on youtube sometime soon. Also I’be been appearing sporadically on The Donkey Show(101.5 FM KFLY). Also did my first couple of “clean” comedy shows with more of those to come.

Lastly, I can say I will definitely be hitting a ton more open mics AND showcases in Portland, Salem and Eugene, now that I have an economical vehicle to drive. May 21st will be 2 years since I did my first showcase. So I’m still a little baby comic. Only 2. That’ll be right around the time I’ll be advancing in the Helium contest.

Hope you fuckers have a wonderful evening and if you are looking for some comic relief, go to www.dudeschillin.com. 24/7 podcast network. It’ll make ya smile.

I’ve been involved in the Oregon comedy scene now for about 18 months. I’m not totally involved full time, but I have done around 75 shows around the state and have met quite a few of the local comics in the process. While I have noticed that there is quite a bit of comradery in the scene, I’ve also noticed that there is plenty of spiteful backstabbing and trash-talking. I’ve been in the NW music scene for over 20 years, and while there are several cases of backstabbing and trash-talking there as well, it just seems to be way more vicious in the comedy scene. Have any other comics noticed this or am I just crazy(don’t answer that…I know I am)? I haven’t experienced much of this personally, towards myself(yet), but I have heard it alot at shows, seen it on facebook’s “flame wars” and heard stories from comics who have been involved in such drama.

I was curious if and when this type of stuff happens in the bigger cities and scenes, if it is more intense or if the comradery is better in the larger regions? It seems it would be more dramafied in the bigger markets because there is so much more at stake? Everyone says that if you want to “make it” as a comedian on the large scale, you have to move to LA or NewYork. I could only imagine that since the scenes are so much larger there, that there would only be more intense “flame wars” and more jealousy causing more trash-talking and spiteful behavior.

I know this type of thing happens in every arena, but it seems to be a little more intense in the comedy scene. Does anyone agree? Or am I just a nutbag?

Heaven’t been here FOREVER!!! Sorry to all my Tumblr followers. I’ll post a new blog soon. For now, listen to our latest episode of the TAG Cast Podcast with Seth Milstein and Josh Finch.

Check out and like my “fan” page on facebook! You know you want too!!

It’s been awhile since I’ve been here and it hasn’t been for lack of something to say. I’ve just been super busy living and doing my thing. Since I was last here, my podcasting partner, Gatch, and I have wrapped up Season One of the TAG Cast Podcast. We did 26 regular episodes and 7 bonus episodes, leaving us with nearly 36 hours of podcasting gold. Our schedule for Season One was a new regular episode every Wednesday and Friday. As demand increased, we started doing an occasional Bonus Episode, which we call “bonus-odes”. That ended up turning into an “every Monday” type-deal, so during Season 2, we will be doing 3 regular episodes per week(M-W-F) with occasional bonus-odes for special occasions. 

We will be having more guests on the show in Season 2 in the form of some local comics, musicians and we hope to be getting some bigger names on the show as well. So far, we have people like Don Thorpe from the band Fate ‘55, Oregon comedians Jesse Priest and Will Woodruff, as well as return visits from former guests like Seth Milstein, Dave Wombacher and Jerry Murphy. We will also be introducing a semi-fulltime correspondent in the form of Barry O’ Toole, fromerly from Boston(the town, not the band).

We have had great support from our sponsors in Season One, with ad campaigns for Complete Ag Resolutions, the Dixie Creek Saloon, Willamette Valley Local Music Scene and more. We are currently looking for additional sponsors for Season 2, so if you are interested, hit us up at contact@tagcastpodcast.com. We have very affordable rates starting as low as $5 and our listener base has been constantly growing as the word gets out.

We have also added a new show to the TAG Cast Podcast Family in the form of the ZappaCast, a shorter, 20 minute podcast focusing on the individual releases of Frank Zappa and the Mothers Of Invention. The first “sneak-peak” of Episode 1 is available now at www.zappacast.com. We will be proceding in chronological order covering every release(sans greatest hit compilations) in great detail. A “must listen” for ALL Zappa fans.

And we have been getting some new TAG Cast listeners that have been migrating over from the ZappaCast, which has been getting WAY more attention than the TAG Cast simply because of the huge legacy that Frank and the Mothers left behind. Here’s an example of the contrast: In 13 weeks, the TAG Cast obtained 103 likes on our facebook page. In 2 days, the Zaapa Cast is already up to 233 likes. In 2 days. So we’ll see what kind of download numbers come from the Zappa Cast. I have a feeling that it will very quickly eclipse the TAG Cast. But that is ok with me. I am just glad to get the Zappa information out to people who aren’t knowing.

Friday, August 17th will be the Season One wrap-up show, where we will revisit all the previous episodes for highlights, talk about milestones and guests, as well as get you ready for Season 2. You should definitely check that out!!

Then, after you listen to that, you should all head up to Portland to the Bagdad Theater, where I’ll be doing comedy. It starts at 10pm and costs only $5 to get in. It’s gonna be awesome…you should really try to make it out!!

That was my longest blog entry in quite some time, so I’ll probably share this on facebook so you all can come read it!!

Cheers~

Terry

All episodes of the TAG Cast Podcast are available on Tune In Radio!!

Episode 4 is available now and Episode 5 will be available in mere hours!! Be sure to check it out and tell your friends. Go to iTunes to rate and review our show…it will help us.

Cheers ~

Terry