Radio Show from B&B in San Francisco

A radio show from a B&B? I’ve been doing my radio show for over three years. Most of the time, I record it “live” in my home station studio – KZSB AM1290 in Santa Barbara. There, I sit with my producer/engineer and get verbal and sign queues. We have it “down” but sometimes I’m on the road and it’s really amazing that I can do the show from a telephone. My son took these clips of me sitting in our Bed & Breakfast in San Francisco. We were there to attend The Outside Lands Music Festival – but the show must go on (even from the comfort of a B&B)!. Enjoy these videos: The Best of Outside Lands, 2013 and A Taste of Paul McCartney.

#SearsAuto Takes Our Cars Back-to-School at #DadChat AND Gives Away a Set of Tires!

#SearsAuto

Cars. We love ’em. But, when it comes to our kids, maybe we love ’em a bit less? For all of us, taking good care of these 2,000-pound-plus vehicles is important both for safety and enjoyment. Sears Auto is sponsoring #DadChat this Thursday, August 29 at 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. PT/9:00 – 10:00 p.m. ET, and we’ll be discussing all the issues of car care as it relates to us and our kids. What are your fears regarding your kids driving? Have you observed that many kids are not getting their licenses as soon as we did? Do you and/or your kids know how to take proper care of your car(s)? We have three extraordinary prizes from Sears Auto to give away at this week’s #DadChat on Thursday August 29, 2013.

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Park City Summer – Part One

 

They say you come for the winter and stay for the summer. This is our first summer in Park City and we’re totally lovin’ it. I won’t say I prefer it to winter and skiing, but I’m LOVIN’ IT! So much to see and do. Check out my short video and see why for yourself!

Cell-Phone Value Does Exist – Smart Phones, Mobile, and Our Families at #DadChat

Value at Walmart Family Mobile

Okay, who HASN’T opened their smart phone bill and flipped! Why can’t cell-phone plans offer value AND service? #DadChat on Thursday, August 22 from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. PT/9:00 – 10:00 p.m. ET will discuss this fiscal and practical issue ALL families face. Plus, we have a solution with our sponsor, Walmart Family Mobile. Plus, we’re giving away TWO $100 Walmart gift cards! This is truly what I call a NO-LOSE – aka Win-WIN night! Not to be missed! Be sure to use #FamilyMobileSaves when competing for the two prizes! ONLY those answer tweets with both #DadChat and #FamilyMobileSaves are eligible to win!

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Stop! Time is Going by toooooooo Fast!

 

Family time statistic

Some say time is relevant. Others say it’s measurable and quite finite. Religions have different views of time and theories that vary considerably. For instance, some believe the so-called seven days of creation might have been several hundred years of evolution. Whether it was guided or not might be the province of another column or debate. I leave that to your own beliefs. I just want to assert my view on time, which has changed so much as I’ve gotten older.

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Best of Outside Lands, 2013

The Outside Lands Music Festival this year was simply fantastic. I took hours of video and you can pretty much get a complete feel for the event in this short 11 minute 45 second compilation of clips, people, and more. I kept all the music clips to well under the “fair use” limit so it’s pretty fast paced and, hopefully, YouTube will LEAVE ME ALONE since I was fully legal as far as I understand. You will see clips of the best concert of the festival – Paul McCartney – as well as others of Surfer Blood, Band of Horses, The National, Gary Carter, Jr., Young the Giant, Jurassic 5, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Head and the Heart, Phoenix, Hall & Oates, Vampire Weekend, Willie Nelson, and The Red Hot Chili Peppers.

A Taste of Paul McCartney at #OutsideLands, 2013

Paul McCartney, at 71, put on a flawless nearly 3-hour show on August 9, 2013 at The Outside Lands Music Festival in San Francisco. This is just 3 minutes of clips – and EACH clip that has music is shorter than 15 seconds so YouTube – LISTEN TO ME – don’t hassle me about the rights! This should be completely legal and I’m NOT making money from this – just sharing an awesome experience with my friends! When he did “Live and Let Die,” the place went absolutely wild – see it at the end…