Christmas Show Preview

Ok, you're probably wondering what I was talking about on Twitter when I said something like, "My Christmas Gift." Well, it's the video above. And before everyone out there gets the wrong idea. The last part of the video above comes from the video vault of Dr. A. A few weekends ago, I was going through some old video tapes from high school. Back then, we had these bulky video cameras and either wanted to be a Hollywood filmmaker or a comedian.

In the video above, you'll find old, old footage of me and my high school friends at an amusement park ride. We were on a "science" field trip in which we were given some physics problems to figure out during the course of the day. Above, we're in line for a lame ride, and we're just passing the time, just talking about nothing.

I can't believe I wore those geeky glasses back then. You'll also see the Kent State University sweatshirt I was wearing as well. It was my dream at the time to go to Kent State, but that didn't happen. I lived at home and went to good of Youngstown State University for college. Also in the video above, you'll see the poofed out hair styles which defined the 80s - good stuff.

Finally, you'll see some of the early glimpses of my comedic genius in action, even as a teenager - hehe. This video was so much fun to put together. I'm a little bit embarrassed to put this out, but I figured, what the heck. It's my Christmas gift to all of you.

BTW, speaking of Christmas, join us for The Doctor Anonymous Christmas Show which will be Thursday, December 18th, 2008 at 9pm Eastern Time. We'll be talking about Christmas memories from childhood, your favorite Christmas movies, TV shows, music, and whatever else comes to mind. I'll also be joined by a couple of mystery guests. See you for the show!

Show 62 Wrap-up

Thanks to Angelo from Podcamp Ohio for joining us on The Doctor Anonymous Show 62. (see video post above) We're just in the beginning stages of the planning process for the event which will take place on Saturday, June 20, 2008 in Columbus, Ohio at Ohio State University. (Can also download show here)

Angelo also gave us an update stating that his wife Heather is due with their first child in the middle on January. I encourage you to check out his blog to see a picture from a recent baby shower. Angelo also shared his experience at the recent Podcamp Pittsburgh meeting.

Following the interview, I was happy to welcome Trauma Junky who not only listened to the show for the first time, he also called into the show to talk about respiratory therapy and his blog called Surviving RT School. TJ even wrote a post about being on the show. Thanks so much! I encourage you to check it out. The post is entitled, "Does this makes me famous?"

Finally, want to give a shout out to one of my new peeps named "T-rave." He talks about tech on his site and also on Twitter. He also listened to the show for the first time. And, what does he do? He makes a video post about it. Thanks so much! You are the man!

Dr. A Show 62: Podcamp Ohio

Thursday, December 11th, 2008 at 9pm Eastern Time (0200 GMT)

The Doctor Anonymous Show welcomes Angelo from Podcamp Ohio to discuss plans for the June 20, 2009 event. Here is what Angelo wrote yesterday in the Podcamp Ohio google discussion group:

I'm quite excited to kick off the PodCamp Ohio 2009 planning on the Doctor Anonymous podcast. We have the technical issues ironed out from the first PodCamp, so this next year's PodCamp Ohio podcast will be much more entertaining rather than technical.

We can discuss some ideas what we want to do with the next PodCamp Ohio. We can also discuss next years location which will be Mendenhall Lab at Ohio State University. I'll [be] posting some pictures from the building on flickr and send the link to the Google group. All of the rooms available to us at Mendenhall Lab are at minimum the same size as the medium size rooms from last years PodCamp Ohio.

In addition to this topic, I wanted to mention Blog World Expo 2009 which will be October 15-17, 2009 in Las Vegas. There has been talk of a possible health/medblogger programming track. Well, it was learned this week on the BWE blog, that BWE will be merging with the New Media Expo, which will make a huge event next year. Why is this important, because this will be THE national conference for blogging & podcasting. I'm motivated more than ever to go to this conference! What else will we talk about? Who knows?

If you do listen live, you can even take part in the chat room. It is truly "The show within the show." You can even call in and say hello. A great opportunity to interact with medbloggers you've only read about. And, you will be able to see me on the live webcam during the show! See you tonight!

For first time Blog Talk Radio listeners:
*Although it is not required to listen to the show, I encourage you to register on the BlogTalkRadio site prior to the show. I think it will make the process easier.

*To get to my show site, click here. As show time gets closer, keep hitting "refresh" on your browser until you see the "Click to Listen" button. Then, of course, press the "Click to Listen" button.

*You can also participate in the live chat room before, during, and after the show. Look for the "Chat Available" button in the upper right hand corner of the page. If you are registered with the BTR site, your registered name and picture will appear in the chat room. You can also call into the show. The number is on my show site. Hope these tips are helpful!

Show 62 Preview

This week, The Doctor Anonymous Show is going to be more new media as opposed to medical. (see video post above) What do I mean by that? Well, we're happy to welcome our friends from Podcamp Ohio to the show this week. In my own mind, I have designated the Dr. A Show as the "Official/Unofficial podcast of Podcamp Ohio" (hehe) I think every month until Podcamp Ohio 2, the show will be giving updates on the event.

For those of you who don't know, Podcamp Ohio 2 will be Saturday, June 20th, 2009 at Ohio State University. If you didn't happen to see how much fun we had last year, I encourage you to check out a bunch of videos that were shot at the 2008 event. Angelo, who is the lead organizer of the event, will be our guest this week. He'll be giving us an update on the most current information Podcamp Ohio 2. So, join us for the next exciting episode of The Doctor Anonymous Show which will be this Thursday, December 11th, 2008 at 9pm Eastern Time on BlogTalkRadio.

The Doctor Anonymous Show Featured on iTunes

When I was checking out the iTunes store last weekend, I was pleasantly surprised to find the image above. What is it? Well, it's The Doctor Anonymous Show in the "New and Notable" section of iTunes. Of course, the show is in the podcast section of iTunes. But, it's under the "Health" category and "Alternative Health" sub-category.

Now, I had no idea that the show was going to be on iTunes. I had nothing to do with that. I would imagine that BlogTalkRadio makes a feed available to iTunes and that's how it got there. And, there is no "medicine" category at BTR, so that's probably how the show ended up in the iTunes health category.


As I was exploring more the "Health" podcast category of iTunes, I saw the image above. It is the "Featured" section. And, do you see the lower right corner of the graphic above? Well, it's The Doctor Anonymous Show featured on ITunes! Now, granted, it's on the last page of the "Alternative Health" section, but I'm featured, baby - at least for now.

So, here's my plea. For those of you who enjoy The Doctor Anonymous Show, I encourage you to subscribe to my iTunes feed. Also, please leave me a review over there on iTunes. I hope to climb the ladder of popular podcasts over there on iTunes. And, I can do exactly that, with your help. Thanks so much for your continued support for the show!

Zippy in Spain

Recently, there have been some mentions of Zippy and where the heck is he at. Well, I did manage to find him in Spain - with of all people, our blog buddy - Crzegrl. As the people from Change of Shift know, she was in Barcelona last month, and guess who went with her? In the video above, Zippy is enjoying the L'aquarium Barclelona. Although, he did look a little intimidated. I'll let you judge for yourself.

This also gives me the opportunity to again mention the silent quilt auction by Ramona which I mentioned previously. The latest bid is $300 and the bid will be going to The Childhood Brain Tumor Foundation. And, if you can't bid, consider giving a donation to this worthy cause.