The Billibub Baddings Podcast

Hey, everyone…

With an interview this weekend, I’m beginning to talk up Billi’s Crazy Eights. That being said, I’m about to dive into the edits for Chapters 11-16. The first half of the book has been polished and refined. I’m now looking at a two week crunch time to get Billi done and to the publisher. It’s not a problem with the editor keeping up with me, but vice-versa. I’m firing up iTunes and getting ready to dive in deep.

On doing so, I realize many of you were curious about the playlist I put together for Billi when I’m writing for him. With me, I’m always building on my books’ soundtracks. After you all have been so patient, I thought I’d finally list here the playlist for Billibub Baddings (spanning across two of his mysteries)…

Naked Under Leather, Rubber Band Banjo
Frankie Machine, Elmer Bernstein and His Orchestra
My Funny Valentine, Frank Sinatra
M SQUAD Theme, Stanley Wilson
Floozie, Alex North & His Orchestra
Fade to Black, Dire Straits
The Boss, JG & The Universal-International Orchestra
The Street, Elmer Bernstein
Droid Jazz, Rubber Band Banjo
I Got Plenty of Nuthin’, Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald
Hammer Blow, Skip Martin
Return to Me, Dean Martin
Under My Skin, Frank Sinatra
Caper at the Coffee House, WB & Warner Brothers Star Instruments
Riff Blues, Skip Martin
Speak Softly Love, Al Martino
Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, John Barry
Your Six Self-Adaptive Inputs, Rubber Band Banjo
Lazy Mary, Lou Monte
Staccato’s Theme, Buddy Morrow & His Orchestra
At Last, Etta James
Late at Baliey’s Pad, WB & Warner Brothers Star Instruments
Richard Diamond, Buddy Morrow & His Orchestra
Echo Four-Two, Johnny Gregory & His Orchestra
Buona Sera, Louis Prima
French Quarter, Alex North & His Orchestra
Ain’t That A Kick In The Head, Dean Martin
Woke Up This Morning (Chosen One Mix), A3

Many of the songs in this soundtrack come from a terrific collection called “Crime Jazz” and “Mob Hits”. It was after I started podcasting that Rubber Band Banjo got into the mix. Enjoy these selections if you set out to make your own Billi collection, and I’ll keep everyone in the know on how things are progressing with Billi’s next case.

Talk to you soon…

As you all know, I’m all about supporting podcast fiction authors out there. (Heck quite a few are featured in this podcast, and in Morevi: Remastered. This is why I couldn’t say no after Seth Harwood and J.C. Hutchins asked me to drop this message to you, my Snitches and Bitches, into Billi’s feed.

Scott Sigler’s Infected is out and all of us in the community of podcast writers are coming together to help get the word out.

Of course, this was also a grand opportunity to talk a little bit about Billi’s Crazy Eights.

08.08.08
August 8, 2008

This is when The Pitcher’s Pendant: A Billibub Baddings Mystery will be ready for shipping, and this will be when I make my run on Amazon.com. Let’s show the industry just how high a four-foot-one dwarf can reach!

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Hello, my Snitches!

So where have I been and what’s going on with the monthly Billi Banters? Well, if you want to hear a full update on what I’ve been doing, take a listen to Episode #33 of The Survival Guide to Writing Fantasy. This announcement will also give you a peek at what I’ve been doing with MOREVI: Remastered. So, I’ve been busy…

…and making progress on the new Billibub Baddings and the Case of the Pitcher’s Pendant.

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No towering infernos or upside-down ocean liners, but it is an all-star cast of guest voices for the Billibub Baddings podcast…

…and with the amount of podcasting Tee’s been doing across these 72 hours, you might want to hold on to something. He’s in a really goofy mood!

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00:00 — Opening

• Three hours of podcasting goodness in three days (but hardly a record for Tee…)
• Episode 12 sponsored by Typical Mac User, Give Us a Minute, and Murder by Design
• This episode’s special guest list reads like an Irwin Allen movie — a cavalcade of stars!

03:04 — Chapter Twelve: I’ll Live a Lush Life

What started as a simple (yet risky) investigation into the death of a Capone mobster, Billi has uncovered the theft of an artifact from his own realm of Acryonis, a black market operation run by the curator of the Ryerson Museum, and himself under the watchful eye iof the United States government.

Billi feels the need to step away from all this…and with an invitation extended by Eva Rothchild, Julia Lesinger’s high society foil, he’s about to enjoy a night out on the town.

Special Thanks to The Freesound Project and The Concert: A Classical Music Podcast for their contributions to this podcast.

46:47 — Sponsors

• Typical Mac User
• Murder by Design
• Give Us a Minute

48:53 — Billi Banter

• Welcome to a very slap-happy Billi Banter….
• Bed Music: Rubber Band Banjo’s “Droid Jazz“
• Feedback to Pvt. Suckshard…
• Okay, it’s official: Billi’s taking a break.
• So what will I be doing in this “down” time?
  • Seminars on podcasting
  • Classes on video editing
  • Catching up on Billibub Baddings and The Pitcher’s Pendant
  • Meeting the next Expert Podcasting Practices for Dummies deadline
  • Barnes & Noble of Jordan Creek Town Center Mall (May 18, 7:00pm)
  • DemiCon 18 (May 18-20)
  • Balticon 41 (May 25-28)
• Billi broke the Top 20 on iTunes Podcasts > Arts > Literature!

• Dragon Moon Special — Billi and Legacy for $30! And dont forget the EXTRA-SPECIAL Dragon Moon Special for you…
• Call the Snitch Line at 206.202.DWRF (206.202.3973) or e-mail me at tee (at) teemorris (dot) com. One more Special Edition of The Billibub Baddings Podcast coming…

59:31 — Promos

• Paul S. Jenkins’ The Plitone Revisionist
• Mur Lefferty’s Heaven
• P.G. Holyfield’s Murder at Avedon Hill
• Whispers at the Edge

Seems appropriate that the episode numbered “1″ and “1″ features the master of the vocal variations based on a theme. Heads up, all you Beta Clones, because Hutch is in the mix!

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00:00 — Opening

• Special Promo: Mac Pro, a new thriller from Steve Jobs (special thanks to Paul form Des Moines)
• Special Guest Voice: J.C. Hutchins

03:05 — Chapter Eleven: Give My Regards to Elliot

After a night that ended with one dead Ryerson curator, a whopper of a hangover, and murder charges dropped thanks to an appearance by Capone’s ace attorney, Michael Ahearn, Billi gives Miranda (and himself) a day off. The following day picks up exactly where his case left off, bringing new players into this already complicated intrigue.

49:01 — Sponsors

• Typical Mac User
• Ink ‘n Doodles
• Give Us a Minute

51:08 — Billi Banter

• Bed Music: George Hrab’s “Irk”
• I wanted to get this episode out but WHAT A DAY…
• Check out the progress on Billibub Baddings and The Case of the Pitcher’s Pendant!
• Huge, heaping handfuls of thanks to J.C. Hutchins, friend, talented author, and podcaster.
• Thoughts on the new Mac (including what Tee’s new Mac sounds like!)
• Congrats to Mick Nowinski himself, Phil Rossi, for the launch of Crescent
  • Show some love with an iTunes review…
  • …but don’t forget about Billi
    • on iTunes…
    • on Podcast Pickle…
    • …and on Podiobooks.
  • And check it out: The Featured Podcasts in the “Arts > Literature” Section of iTunes:

• Appearances
  • Barnes & Noble of Jordan Creek Town Center Mall (May 18, 7:00pm)
  • DemiCon 18 (May 18-20)
  • Balticon 41 (May 25-28)
  • See me at a con? I got an EXTRA-SPECIAL Dragon Moon Special for you…
• Call the Snitch Line at 206.202.DWRF (206.202.3973) or e-mail me at tee (at) teemorris (dot) com, and get ready for the next Special Edition of The Billibub Baddings Podcast.

After a week of recharging and recording, the Dwarf Detective of Chicago is back!

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00:00 — Opening

• Episode #10 brought to you by GeekLabel, Give Us a Minute, and Typical Mac User
• I’ve got the most patient fans!
• Welcome to Author’s Alley with Episode 10’s Special Guests
  • Chuck Tomasi
  • Tracy Hickman
  • Paul Levinson

02:53 — Chapter Ten: Hitting the Books

His morning and afternoon well spent with case leads, Billi decides to return to the Ryerson their photo of The Singing Sword. He finds Dr. Hammil anxious to chat with him again, and those powers of observation and deduction of his a bit too accurate for his own good!

46:15 — Sponsors

• GeekLabel
• Give Us a Minute
• Typical Mac User

48:13 — Billi Banter

• Bed Music: Evan Stone, “For My Friends” from this episode and featured on Sticks and Stone, Volume 1
• Progress slow on Billi 2, but fantastic for Expert Podcasting Practices…
• So, how much do I love my Snitches? Take a look…

Still in its box after two days…

• Keep an ear out for Tee Morris on the following podcasts…
  • The Signal
  • Crescent (but not what you’ll expect…)
  • WNDR Radio
  • Variant Frequencies
  • ADD Cast
  • GeekLabel
  • The World Fantasy 2008 Podcast
  • Ink ‘n Doodles’ Part Two of The Podiobooks Rat Pack
  • The Daddy Cast
  • …and The Noir Cast, coming soon.
• Appearances
  • Barnes & Noble of Jordan Towne Center Mall (May 18, 7:00pm)
  • DemiCon 18 (May 18-20)
  • Balticon 41 (May 25-28)
  • See me at the con? I got an EXTRA-SPECIAL Dragon Moon Special for you…
• Bear with me through May, everyone…
• Call the Snitch Line at 206.202.DWRF (206.202.3973) or e-mail me at tee (at) teemorris (dot) com, and get ready for the next Special Edition of The Billibub Baddings Podcast.
• A salute to Scott Sigler’s The Rookie: Lacuna Coil’s “Heaven’s a Lie”

1:01:16 — Promos

• Things Are Looking Up: The Star Wars Special
• The World Fantasy 2008 Podcast
• Jack Palms II: This is Life by Seth Harwood

Okay…this is the chapter that unexpectedly appealed to my post-production muse and I can’t help but brag about it. Yeah, I brag a bit….but I keep it in check. Honesty, I do. Seriously. With sugar on top.

Ummm…right…Welcome to Episode #9…Love Potion Sold Seperately.

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00:00 —Opening

• With wacky weather in Virginia, Tee Morris breaks like the wind…
• Is it copesetic to brag about your podcast?
• The Story So Far…

3:20 — Chapter Nine: Any Friend of Lou’s…

Billi dives back into Benny’s notes and finds two living contacts in the “Singing Sword” network. One is a foot soldier in Capone’s ranks, keeping the Sword on the move. The other contact is a hat-and-coat check girl from one of Capone’s speakeasies, and she’s got a surprise or two for Billi’s case.

51:32 — Sponsors

• GeekLabel

52:03 — Billi Banter

• Bed Music: “Droid Jazz” from Rubber Band Banjo
  • There’s a new RBB album on iTunes
  • More info on Rubber Band Banjo at their website.
  • Make sure you give RBB a “thank you” for the music.
• So, why the brag about Episode #9?
  • The Indiana Jim Challenge
  • Why I love podcasting
    • Growing with every project, every episode
    • Fun with audio
  • If you’ve got a passion, podcast it!
  • If you’ve already got a podcast, play with it!
• The News Wire is updated. The BB Players…needs work.
• Upcoming Appearances
  • RavenCon in Richmond, VA (April 20-22)
  • DemiCon in DesMoines, IA (May 18-20)
  • Balticon in Baltimore, MD (May 25-28)
• Dragon Moon Special — Billi and Legacy of Morevi for $30
• Taking Chapter Ten and the next Survival Guide on the road to Richmond…
• Give Baddings Investigations a shout!
  • Snitch Line is open! 206.202.3973 (206.202.DWRF)
  • Send an e-mail at tee (at) teemorris (dot) com!
  • Keep showing the love on iTunes and Podiobooks.com.
• Next SE may arrive sooner than you (and I) expect!

1:01:30 — Promos

• The FanBoy Smack Down
• Things Are Looking Up
• The Truth Seekers Podcast
  

Chapter Nine: Any Friend of Lou’s…
Running Time — 1:03:59

How’s this for a slick interview promo?

Created by the creative workshop at the Ink ‘n Doodles podcast, it’s Scott Sigler, J.C. Hutchins, and yours truly with the (real) Rat Pack watching over us with approval. Part One of our round table interview with Rob Suarez went live today (alongside Episode #8 so there’s a lot of me out there to love today!), and Part Two is around the corner. Also around the corner is my interview on View from the Quad with Cian. Don’t miss that — good stuff there!

The News Wire has been updated and later tonight I will be updating the growing cast list of The BB Players. Thanks for listening, everyone!

Your e-mails. Your Snitch Line calls. Set to the music of George Hrab, the Special Edition is finally here!

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00:00 — Opening

• Snow…in April!?
• Working on the new podcasting rig…
• Concerning blogs…and those bloody Vikings!

03:40 — E-mails from Chapters 1-4

22:30 — Chapter 4 Snitch Line and E-mails

32:20 — Chapter 5 Snitch Line and E-mails

39:05 — Chapter 6 Snitch Line and E-mails

47:55 — Chapter 7 Snitch Line and E-mails

54:46 — Closing Thoughts

• The next podiobook…a new spin on an old favorite.
• Teasing Episode #8…
• VOICE MAIL: 206.202.3973 (206.202.DWRF)

And check out the related links to…

• BSW
• Technorama
• Valerie Griswold-Ford
• Tracy Hickman
• George Hrab
• DemiCon (May 18-20, 2007)
• Things Are Looking Up
• The Survival Guide to Writing Fantasy
• One Among the Sleepless
• The Weekly Anime Review
• Weaver’s Web
• Ink ‘n Doodles Creative Workshop

Special Edition: Listener Appreciation
Running Time — 1:01:17

WOW! Somehow, my close to March became an “All Dwarves on Deck” kind of week between podcasts, promotions, and postings. Still, I got a mystery to unfold for you all, and in this episode we’get a little more background behind the Singing Sword and a little less banter from your multitasking host!

You also get in this episode three of the sexiest voices in podcasting. If you need me, I’ll be in my bunk…

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00:00 — Intro

• Opening Theme: “Naked Under Leather” by Rubber Band Banjo
• EXTREMELY brief Introbabble…
  • Podcasting in the wee small hours of the morning
  • So, about that Special Edition…

01:43 — Chapter Seven: Word Gets Around

When hired by socialite Julia Lesinger to investigate the death of gangster “Pretty Boy” DeMayo, Billibub Baddings knew he was kicking an angry nest of dragon-wasps…but he did not count on being suspect in an informant’s murder, crossing paths with a pair of influential mystery men, or discovering a talisman from his realm appearing in 1929 Chicago. Could things really get any worse?

Hell, yes.

57:24 — Sponsors

• GeekLabel
• KD Home & Care

58:33 — Billi Banter

• Keeping it short, but still going long…
• So where’s the Special Edition?
• Where’s Chapter Eleven?
• Bed Music: “Irk” by George Hrab
• Call the Snitch Line: 206.202.DWRF (206.202.3973)
• Upcoming Appearances
  • Monacan High School, March 30-April 1
  • Technicon, March 30-April 1, Blacksburg, VA
    • Sharing a Dealer’s Room Table with Tony Ruggiero and Robert Marston Fanney
  • RavenCon, April 20-22, Richmond, VA
• Closing with Hrabalicious Goodness!

Chapter Seven: Word Gets Around
Running Time — 1:04:39

Number One subscription over thirty days. Number One in rankings. You’re…A-NUMBER ONE! YOU’RE THE DUKE! YOU’RE THE DUKE! (Oh sorry, a quick Escape from New York moment there!) And through it all, there’s the die hard Morevi: The Chronicles of Rafe and Askana. I’m thinking 2008 might see a new podcast with the pirate and warrior-queen…

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00:00 — Intro

• Opening Theme: “Naked Under Leather” by Rubber Band Banjo
• Really brief Introbabble…
  • Running a bit behind with this episode…but my taxes are done!
  • Tracy Hickman — Irish Beat Cop! (Only on the Billibub Baddings podcast…)

02:34 — Chapter Six: Suits and Saps

Billi’s bad day (thanks to his discovery at the Ryerson Museum) only gets worse as the police pick him up at his office with questions about the death of Benny Riletto.

41:47 — Sponsors

• GeekLabel

42:22 — Billi Banter

• Bed Music: Droid Jazz by Rubber Band Banjo
• So where’s the Special Edition?
  • Aiming for a Monday posting
  • Also posting Survival Guide #028
  • A quick geekgasm over the new Mac on the horizon…
• Special thanks to Ink and Doodle Workshop Podcast for showing love to Podiobooks.com and to Billibub Baddings.
• Podiobooks.com News
  • Number One Ranks
    • Top Rated
    • Top Subscription in Thirty Days
    • Top Podiobook to Piss Off Scott Sigler
• Upcoming Appearances
  • Technicon, March 30-April 1, Blacksburg, VA
    • Sharing a Dealer’s Room Table with Tony Ruggiero and Robert Marston Fanney
  • RavenCon, April 20-22, Richmond, VA
• Next week’s Special Edition #01
  • Voice mails
    • Snitch Line: 206.202.DWRF (206.202.3973)
  • E-mails
  • Blog Comments & iTunes Reviews
• Billi in print
  • Special Billi-Legacy Deal, available only on Dragon Moon Press.com
  • Billi swag available on Cafe Press!
• See you next week…for Ladies Night.

50:00 — Promos

• DragonHearth
• Ancestor, clawing its way into print 1 April 2007
• The Immortals by Tracy Hickman

Chapter Six: Suits and Saps
Running Time — 53:01

If you weren’t aware of it, The Discovery Channel is holding an open call for fans to poke a little fun at their programming. It’s called YouSpoof Discovery and fans are pulling no punches in what they are submitting…

Neither are Paul Fischer, Martha Holloway, and your truly!

Poking a little fun at Man Vs. Wild (a favorite of ours), Dancing Cat & Imagine That! Studios present Man Vs. Child where Science Fiction/Fantasy author and podcaster, Tee Morris, is left alone in his house with a 2-year-old while his wife runs errands. Armed only with household items and his wits, Tee is followed by a camera crew and gives tips on how to survive. (SHAMELESS PLUG ALERT: Note the sweatshirt I’m wearing, and the ending wardrobe and accompanying audio…)

Our hope is to kick up some hype and get a high resolution-full screen presentation of this on Discovery for their next YouSpoof Special. So to get people talking, here’s what we’re asking of you once you watch this ten-minute video:

1. post a comment on it at Lulu TV and make it one of your favorites. You need to find the orange on black “make favorite” text on the right. Then, you should get a slider bar above saying “click here to rate”. Clicking as close to the right side as you can will give us the highest possible rating.
2. Pop this on PopCurrent.com
3. Digg this at Digg.com

The more attention you give us, the higher our chances of appearing on Discovery. Enjoy the video, everyone! Stay tuned for more news concerning Man Vs. Child.

Hello, everyone!

Yes, we have a week to go and I’m already cooking up a new promo to round off the “comedy trifecta” of previous teasers available here. I’m also putting on final touches to future episodes, so Billi and I are right on track.

Just as a reminder, keep an eye on the word meter in this blog’s sidebar. That is for Billibub Baddings and The Case of The Pitcher’s Pendant, the second Billibub Baddings mystery from Dragon Moon Press, slated for a Spring 2008 release. I’m back into a writing routine with it…and would it surprise anyone that I’m already mapping out in my head the cast list for its podcast? Who do I have in mind? You’ll have to find out when I get past the Legacy of Morevi podcast.

Yikes! 2008 is already shaping up to be a busy year and I’m not even two months into 2007!

Speaking of cast members, take a look at The BB Players page, now with complete bios (except for Scott Sigler. I may need to make one up for him. That could be fun…) and new company members. These are talented people, all of them, and I am thrilled that they are taking part in this podcast. Have a listen to their stuff, and then sit back and enjoy what they bring to Billi’s first podcast mystery.

Finally, have a listen to this week’s and next week’s Technorama with Chuck and Kreg, as I’ll be appearing on their light-hearted look at tech to talk about Billi, this podcast, and good cigars!

We’re one day closer to the big hit. Let your friends know there’s a new dwarf coming to town. In seven days…