Today should have been another normal day in the Plurkosphere. Plurkers would go about their lives as they always do, Plurking in and out of the timeline until 4pm CST, when the PlurkCAST goes live on TalkShoe.
But today something was different. I hadn’t heard anything on Plurk about the PlurkCAST today. There was no post on Plurkable announcing the show schedule. What was going on?
I clicked over to the TalkShoe page and joined the chat to see what was going on. At the time, only KDFrawg and DebInDenver were present. Eric Odom, the show’s regular host, was nowhere to be found. After some quick online detective work, no one had any information on where Eric was or what he was up to. Meanwhile, a few more users had started gathering in the TalkShoe room.
At about 4:15pm, it was decided that the PlurkCAST had to go on, with or without its host. KDFrawg quickly opened up a new TalkShoe room and phone line and we Plurked the new room ID in as many places as possible. Eventually, all or most of the regulars finally made their way in.
KDFrawg ended up hosting the impromptu and sporadic event, taking calls from several different people and chatting up any topic that arose.
Here’s a quick rundown on what was discussed:
- The Looks-Like-Plurk Contest would be postponed another week in effort to bring in more entries
- Recent Plurkshop results and future events scheduled, all chronicled at Plurkshops.com
- Plurk’s rollout of custom CSS for user profiles
I was able to get on the phone again this week (yay!) and talk about the recent things happening here on Plurkular, as well as give my two cents on custom CSS and some associated audience fear.
All in all, it was another great PlurkCAST, even though our host wasn’t able to be there. I’ve got to thank KDFrawg personally for keeping the show going and everyone else who called or listened in.
Without the Plurkommunity, the PlurkCAST wouldn’t exist. You make it possible and you make it work.
You can download today’s PlurkCAST, or follow the discussion that ensued on Plurk afterwards.
July 23, 2008 at 8:55 pm
This was an awsome save to say the least. KDFrawg was ready to give up on Eric, but as you said the Plurkommunity wasn’t having it. Thus a great show and conversational output was born via. what I like to call “Plurkcast Duex” (subtitled: KDFrawg Saves the Day). Great times, Good conversation, and as always Plurkaholics rule!
July 23, 2008 at 9:00 pm
I have to laugh at myself. I didn’t do much of anything. I am just SO glad that all of you great people followed me to the new venue and kept me from making an even bigger fool of myself.
Thanks to Mike Templeton, just one of the people that helped save my butt!
July 23, 2008 at 9:14 pm
Like I said, its the Plurkommunity that makes things like this successful, but you were instrumental in saving the PlurkCAST today. Without your quick thinking we might have just cancelled today’s show and then missed out on some excellent discussions. Thanks again!
July 23, 2008 at 9:23 pm
Great post. Plurkdaddy is a superhero and KDFawg a super guy. I was glad to be part of it. Thanks guys.
July 24, 2008 at 7:09 am
Great job Kerm :o)
July 24, 2008 at 7:19 am
Sorry the show was difficult to go through with yesterday. I had sent the details of the show and codes to KDFrawg earlier in the day, but I’m not sure if that info made to him in time.
We chatted last night and it sounds like everything worked out in the end.
I’m totally bummed it didn’t go as smoothly as I had hoped. I had a meeting yesterday that I knew was going to carry into the 4:00 hour, hence me e-mailing KDFrawg to let home know I wasn’t going to make it.
We’ll just have to make sure next week is the best PlurkCAST ever! That should make up for it.