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[Michael Gilbert <michael.s.gilbert@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 28 Mar 2011 12:15:35 -0400 Stephen Michael Kellat wrote:

> Greetings from Ashtabula.  Hopefully you have had the chance to hear the
> latest episode of The Burning Circle.  If not, grab such directly here:
> http://ohio.ubuntu-us.org/sites/default/files/BC-24.ogg
> 
> I sound not so hot this week as I've got a respiratory infection.  :-(
> 
> For Ubuntu Global Jam I would like to host a live-to-tape edition of the
> podcast.  The objective to the road program would be to gather together
> members of the LoCo and have them talk about what they're doing in the
> project.  DEX & CUT are also matters of interest.
> 
> Out of the three days alloted for Global Jam, April 3rd looks most
> doable and even then after 5 PM.  My radius of travel is somewhat
> limited to about 30-40 miles from home base in Ashtabula County at the
> moment.  This means the outer suburbs ring to Cleveland in Lake County
> (i.e. Willoughby, Eastlake, Kirtland, etc.) is doable as well as
> locations in Geauga, northern Trumbull, and Ashtabula County.
> 
> What would be needed for the event?  Such things potentially include:
> 
> 1.  Attendees!  10-15 would be good to start with.
> 2.  A venue with seats that is somewhat more enclosed than Panera that
> also would give us permission to record
> 3.  Cookies/starlight peppermint hard candies...if the venue isn't a
> food service establishment
> 4.  A case of bottled water...if the venue isn't a food service
> establishment
> 5.  About an hour to two hours.  Recording need not necessarily happen
> throughout the entire event but the limits on the team Drupal site would
> require me to break things into 30 minute chunks if I want to maintain
> decent sound quality.
> 
> Friday (April 1st) before 5 PM would also be doable but would require
> some wrangling on my part to ensure availability of engineering staff.

This sounds like a wonderful idea!  Unfortunately, I'm much too busy
this weekend to travel up to Cleveland.  If you want to call me for an
interview part way through your recording, I would be happy to
accommodate :)

Gilbert