It's finally freakin' here!  The first-ever official promo for the first-ever official 1st Anniversary Craptacular Show!  Oooooh, shivers.


Thanks to many, many problems, some self-inflicted, some natural, some unnatural, and waaaaay too many due to purchasing a new computer that ran Windows Vista (I know, I know, I can hear all you Sieve-illians yelling "Steve, why didn't you get a Mac?!?)  Well, you guys want to take up a collection to buy me one?  I'll give you my paypal info.  Truth is, it was a lot easier to round up $500 for an HP Windows machine then shelling out the $1200 or so for a new Mac.  But oh, how'd I love to.....heck, it was hard enough spending the $100 for a new mic and headphones.  That reminds me, hopefully at least a few of you will notice the huge difference in quality (the sound, not the humour or writing) over previous attempts, since I finally got a studio condenser mic.  An Apex to be exact, and it's shiny, very shiny.

What does all this mean?  Well, it means I can start recording the 1st Anniversary Craptacular now.  It also means that I can lay down the vocals for some of my songs, and put em up in forthcoming shows.  It also means that the Loverly Michelle has another reason to bitch at me for spending more money.  Ah, life is good.

Peace, Love and Pickering!

Stevie Z

Ladies, gentlemen, and people from Sudbury, the countdown has begun!  On November 22, The Sieve will publish it's 1st Year Anniversary Craptacular !!  I'm giving you this advance notice so that you may make preparations, cancel elective (and non-elective) surgeries, change vacation dates,  purchase emergency rations, plywood and tinfoil, and otherwise prepare for that date.  At 10:36 PM (Eastern Time) The Sieve will publish Episode 15, otherwise known as the 1st Year Anniversary Craptacular !!
I'm not going to give too much away.....suffice it to say that it'll be unlike any episode of The Sieve so far.  Not necessarily great, but just different.  "But Stevie Z, we want, nay, we need to know, how different ?"  Well, how different it is will depend on if I lose 10 pounds in the next 2 weeks.  Doesn't make any sense?  I know, welcome to my world.

I can tell you this though......stubbing your toe on the coffee table in the living room hurts like hell.  That has nothing to do with the podcast, but damn, it sure is painful.

Be on the lookout (listenout??) for not one, not seventeen, but 2 new promos in the near future, featuring special guests The Luverly Michelle(TM) and fellow Little Jerry member Ignacio.  Who, or what, or whom is Little Jerry.  Check it out here.

So until November 22....uh.....bye.

Stevie Z

PS - This is where a really cool countdown timer would have gone if I had been able to figure out how the 'freak to do it.....just mark it on your calendar!