Seasons Greetings from KLFE!!!!
This episode of the Kerri Live from Everywhere podcast was published on December 25, 2006. The link to the mp3 is here : http://odeo.com/show/4604193/1066263/download/SeasonsGreetingsFromKLFE.mp3

Shownotes
In this holiday episode of KLFE, I honor the sentiments of the season by playing some Christmas and holiday-themed music and reading some classic seasonal poems and stories.
Songs used in This Episode
1 "Christmas Day in the Morning" Shira Kammen
2 "Carol of the Bells" Jennifer Haines
3 "Winter Wonderland" the US Air Force Academy Band
4 "Dance of the Sugarplum Faires" Molly Pauken and Rob Brumfiel
5 "Let It Snow" the US Air Force Academy Band
6 "Deck the Halls" John Morgan
7 "Santa Wants a Tuba for Christmas" the US Air Force Academy Band
8 "The House on Christmas Street" Judy Pancoast's Kid Pop
9 "Jolly Old St. Nicholas" the US Air Force Academy Band
10 "What Child Is This?" Dave Fullen and John Morgan
11 "Angels We Have Heard on High" Molly Pauken and Rob Brumfiel
12 "Christ Child's Lullaby" LaVada Torzewski
13 "Silent Night" Molly Pauken and Rob Brumfiel
14 "The Shepherd's Song" Paul Gentry
15 "Frosty the Snowman" the US Air Force Academy Band
16 "Sleigh Ride" the US Air Force Academy Band
Featured Poems and Stories
1 "I Heard The Bells on Christmas Day" Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
2 "Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus" from the New York Sun, 1897
3 3 "The Nativity" from The Gospel according to Luke, Chapter 2, verses 1-20
4 "A Visit from St. Nicholas" Clement C. More
The Christmas poems and stories can be found at http://www.christmas-poems.com
Today's music came from http://www.magnitune.com http://www.feelslikechristmas.com/christmas-music-mp3s and http://www.noradsanta.org/en/downloads.php
A whole list of places to find free Christmas and holiday music can be found at http://www.freechristmasmusic.googlepages.com
Hope you enjoy this little present from me. Have a happy and safe holiday!!!

Raising a Village

This episode of the Kerri Live from Everywhere podcast was posted on December 8, 2006. Here's the link to the mp3.

http://odeo.com/show/3696233/1066263/download.mp3
 

Shownotes

This episode consists of my dad and I putting up our Christmas village. I discuss the houses and figures in the village as well as a few other things as we listen to Christmas music in the background (not podsafe, but the CD was playing at the time of the recording)

Recorded on my Braille Note, which probably explains the sound quality. It's actually not that bad.

Might do some more of these Christmas decorating casts soon, so stay tuned!!!

This episode of the Kerri Live from Everywhere was published on December 4, 2006. The link to the mp3 is: http://odeo.com/show/3550303/1066263/download.mp3

Shownotes

In this episode of the Kerri Live from Everywhere podcast, I talk, a lot. I introduce two new segments: News Break where I discuss interesting news stories from the previous week, and Useless Trivia, where I impart interesting facts about interesting stuff. I also play the first of several podsafe Christmas songs.

Songs Featured in this Podcast:

1 "Crazy in the Morning" Breen Wilson

2 "14-14, Time of Song" Andre Louis

3 "Burn Down the Mall" Blue Valentine

4 "Grey, Green, and Blue" First Circle

5 "This Is a Strange One" Andre Louis

6 "Jingle Bells" Natalie Brown

7 "Tell It Like It Is" Andre Louis

8 "11-11" The Swim Team

An article about the accessible currency issue and the NFB's readction to the ruling can be found here: http://www.beyondchron.org/news/index.php?itemid=3965#more
 Thanks to Sam for providing the link.

I got my Christmas tree trivia from the following Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_tree 

The sound quality on this one isn't the best, but it's better than some of the previous episodes and I'm trying to improve it.

Hope you enjoy this one!!!

A Feast for the Ears

This episode of the Kerri Live from Everywhere podcast was published on November 23, 2006. The direct link to the mp3 is here:

http://odeo.com/show/3138303/1066263/download.mp3

Shownotes: This is a Thanksgiving episode of the cast. I play a group of songs that all have to do with the joys of coming and being at home, since many people will be returning home for the holiday. I also share some Thanksgiving trivia, and discuss what my friends and I are thankful for this year.

Songs in This Episode:

1 "Home" Diggable Cat

2 "This Is a Strange One" Andre Louis

3 "Home" Ledbetter 

4 "Home" Generous

5 "Zizzy" Andre Louis

6 "Takin Me Home" Heather Sullivan

7 "Slow Groove" Andre Louis

8 "Long Way from Home" Sean Mormelo

The turkey gobble at the end of the episode was found at http://www.findsounds.com The rest of the music is from http://www.podsafeaudio.com and http://www.andrelouis.com/music

I was supposed to play some message from the new comment line in this episode, but have run into some problems saving the voicemails as wav files. (I can open them in Outlook Express but can only save them as .eml or .html files) If anyone has experience with k7 voicemail lines, I'd appreciate your help.

I'm truly thankful for all your support and feedback over the past few months. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!!!

As you can probably tell, I've been doing a lot of work on the website over the past week. Here's some of the things I've done.

Home Page: has been revamped, again, and probably not for the last time either. I took out the Counter, added a tell-a-friend, put a direct link to subscribe to the cast, and made a few other minor changes. The main content remains the same however. I also joined the Podcast Pickle webring and added the Bravent Traffic Booster, which will hopefully do its job. Sorry in advance if you don't like random Bravenet member sites popping out at you.

FAQ: finished the About the Podcast and Website sections, for now anyway. Still have to work on About Me.

Archive: not sure what to do about that since Putfile won't let me upload any audio above 25 mb. May have to mooch some server space off someone.

More changes possibly coming soon, so keep reading this. Of course, if there's anything you think the site could or could not use, let me know. Speaking of contacting me, KLFE now has its very own working comment line. You now leave me your podcast-related messages  at 206-984-9506 Please give me a ring. I might even play your message on the cast. I'll be using the Comment Line prominently in my Thanksgiving episode (should be published tomorrow or Thursday morning.

Still looking for reciprocal advertisers. Please let me know if you want me to promote something for you. All you have to do is mention my podcast on your site, blog, or show. Not hard at all.

Well, guess that's all.

Musical Mania

This podcast was published on November 13, 2006. Go here to listen: http://odeo.com/show/2557953/1066263/download.mp3

Shownotes

This is the first official episode of Kerri Live From Everywhere in nearly three months. To celebrate, I play some excellent podsafe music from http://www.podsafeaudio.com I also discuss the podcast's website, and my hope to get some reciprocal advertising started.

Heard On This Podcast:

1 "I Wanna Go Home" Samantha Murphy

2 "For a Reason (remastered)" Andre Louis

3 "And To Think" Hop On Pop

4 "Tell It Like It Is" Andre Louis

5 "Evangeline" Grey Martin

6 "The Tooting Stick" Andre Louis

7 "A Prayer" Yunyu

 

I'm very happy with the way this episode turned out. Of all the podcasts I've done over the past few months, this one required the most work. I had to convert several of the songs to mp3, and change some sample and bit rates to fit Odeo's requirements. Fortunately, everything turned out well. Hope you enjoy it!! 

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Let me know if you have any trouble playinbg this. I'm having issues with feedburner at the moment and I really hope they don't carry over to GCast. Otherwise, just sit back and enjoy. I think you'll find this episode rather interesting.

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Sorry about the sound quality in this one folks. Don't know what's up with Wavepad but whatever it is I plan to fix it. Also, if you're looking for any links to sites I mention in the cast check out the Links section on this site. Obvious no?

Hi there. Just thought I'd fill you in on some work I've been doing on the site. As you can see I've been somewhat busy smoothing out a few things and making the site more accesible. (I had to delete the Bravenet provided links page and guestmap due to visual verification issues) Fortunately I was able to find a very nice (and usable) links page from Sparklit, a site I'd not known about until tonight but would now reccomend. I like how the site's turned out, it's very interactive so far. Stay tuned for more updates!

So, this is the first entry in the News and Notes blog on this site. Hmm, what news and notes do I have for you? Well, after several moves from webhost to webhost I hope KLFE has found a home here at Bravenet. I've certainly been impressed by the level of service around here, especially the prompt and eficient folks over at the Support Center. (yes visually impaired readers, they will help you start an account if you ask) Building this site and using the many other features Bravenet provides has been quite enjoyable as well, and so far I can't complain about accesibility once you've signed up. As for the podcast, I'm planning on getting more recordings from the NFB Convention up tonight as I don't have much else to do and I feel bad enough about making you wait this long. Unfortunately, I started a summer job last week and that, a pretty crappy cold, and a few other things have kept me somewhat preoccupied. Don't worry, now that things are straightening out I'm going to go back to regular podcasts again. The shownotes will all be posted in here as well as links to the episodes in question.

In other news, it's HOT! Extremely HOT! I am in love with my air conditioning right now.

More later, Kerri