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Thanks by W. S. Merwin Listen with the night falling we are saying thank you we are stopping on the bridges to bow for the railings we are running out of the glass rooms with our mouths full of food to look at the sky and say thank you we are standing by the water looking out in different directions. back from a series of hospitals back from a mugg…

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Digital Punch – Episode_22 – Show Summary Hello boys and girls, welcome to Digital Punch, sponsored this week by shoplocal.com. I’m your host Benjamin Nelson coming to you from Chicago. In this episode we’ll talk about the CNN/YouTube presidential debates, a cool new toy and read some of your questions/comments. Episode 22 has begun.Well, it looks …

Digital Punch – Episode_21 – Show Summary Hello boys and girls, welcome to Digital Punch, I’m your host Benjamin Nelson coming to you from dowtown Chicago. In this episode we’re talk about a new game from the folks at Guitar Hero, a new way to charge your electronic devices and talk a little Transformers.For those who have ever sang with a hairbrus…

Digital Punch – Episode_20 – Show Summary Hello boys and girls, welcome to Digital Punch, I’m your host Benjamin Nelson coming to you from Chicago. In this episode we’re gunna rap about the iPhone, a upcoming video game called Spore, have a talk about Wii elbow, and more … episode 20 hath beguneth.Only one week till the iPhone Drops… but children d…

Digital Punch – Episode_19 – Show Summary Hello boys and girls, welcome to Digital Punch, I’m your host Benjamin Nelson coming to you from Chicago. In this episode we’ll talk about Google Street View, Father’s Day gifts and the new hot dog eating world champion.This month Google Maps introduced Street view. Most locations across the country have no…

Digital Punch – Episode_18 – Show Summary Hello boys and girls, welcome to the 18th installment of Digital Punch TV ! In this episode of Digital Punch, we have a talk with Dog from Unleashed. He’ll help us look into the hottest toys in the Pet market. We also discuss the major Tech stories from the past month, and those include: Beatles & Apple Inc…

Digital Punch – Episode_17 – Show Summary Hello boys and girls, welcome to this edition of Digital Punch, the vlog that features breaking tech news, cool product reviews and a bunch of random fun along the way. Digital Punch TV is back… kinda. As I’m sure you all noticed, we took a break for a month or so. Some think we were traveling the world for…

Digital Punch – Episode_16 – Show Summary Hello kids. Ready for the next installment of Digital Punch, the vlog that features breaking tech news, cool product reviews and a bunch of random fun along the way? Well if you are, big #16 is ready for your immediate consumption! Our first story is about the world’s most outrageous item that is available …

Note: If you are having issues trying to watch this QuickTime video, try our flash-based playerDigital Punch – Episode_15 – Show Summary Howdy folks. Sit back and relax because episode #15 of Digital Punch, the vlog that features breaking tech news, cool product reviews and a bunch of random fun along the way, is coming straight your way. Yee-Haw! …

Note: If you are having issues trying to watch this QuickTime video, try our flash-based playerDigital Punch – Episode_14 – Show Summary Hello Boys and Girls, welcome to the 14th episode of Digital Punch, the vlog that features breaking tech news, cool product reviews and a bunch of random fun along the way. This week, love is in the air here at Di…

Note: If you are having issues trying to watch this QuickTime video, try our flash-based playerDigital Punch – Episode_13 – Show Summary Hello Boys and Girls, welcome to episode #13 of Digital Punch, the vlog that features breaking tech news, cool product reviews and a bunch of random fun along the way. This week’s episode is a special one. Since B…

Note: If you are having issues trying to watch this QuickTime video, try our flash-based playerDigital Punch – Episode_12 – Show Summary Hello Boys and Girls, welcome to episode #12 of Digital Punch, the vlog that features breaking tech news, cool product reviews and a bunch of random fun along the way. So you like playing ping pong (or as the true…

Note: If you are having issues trying to watch this QuickTime video, try our flash-based playerDigital Punch – Episode_11 – Show Summary: Hello Boys and Girls, welcome to episode #11 of Digital Punch, the vlog that features breaking tech news, cool product reviews and a bunch of random fun along the way. In this episode we dive into Apple’s announc…

Note: If you are having issues trying to watch this QuickTime video, try our flash-based playerDigital Punch – Episode_10 – Show Summary: Hello Boys and Girls, ready for the wackiest episode of Digital Punch ever? Well, in episode #10 (yes, we are now in double digits!) of Digital Punch TV, the vlog that features breaking tech news, cool product re…

Note: If you are having issues trying to watch this QuickTime video, try our flash-based playerDigital Punch – Episode_08 – Show Summary:In the eighth installment of Digital Punch, the vlog that features breaking tech news, cool product reviews and random weirdness, we present a special holiday present to you, the viewer (as we will not be releasin…

Note: If you are having issues trying to watch this QuickTime video, try our flash-based playerDigital Punch – Episode_07 – Show Summary:In this episode of Digital Punch, the vlog that features breaking tech news, cool product reviews and random fun, we bring you 10 cool gift ideas for $30 and under. So without further ado, we are proud to introduc…

Digital Punch – Episode_06 – Show Summary: In this episode of Digital Punch, the vlog that features breaking tech news, cool product reviews and random fun, we review the Slingbox Pro. Now you can watch your TV programs (in high definition) on your computer or mobile phone at any time and anywhere. We also talk to Steve Tanner, one of the foremost …

Digital Punch – Episode 05 – Show Summary: In the fifth episode of Digital Punch, the vlog that features breaking tech news, cool product reviews and random weirdness, we present a High Definition (HD) television buying guide that looks at the pros and cons of plasma vs. LCD flat screen TVs. We discuss the world’s first Virtual Millionaire, Anshe C…

Digital Punch – Episode_04 – Show Summary: Episode 4 of Digital Punch, the vlog that features breaking tech news, cool product reviews and random weirdness, is a special Thanksgiving offering. Due to the holiday week we were unable to pull together a full episode, but Benjamin does give you 10 things he is thankful for this Thanksgiving weekend. Be…

Digital Punch – Episode_03 – Show Summary: In episode 3 of Digital Punch, the vlog that features breaking tech news, cool product reviews and random weirdness, we review the new Zune MP3 player, Microsoft’s answer to Apple’s iPod and iTunes monopoly. We’ll give you the pro’s and con’s of this new hot media player device. (BTW, what do you all think…

Digital Punch – Episode_02 – Show Summary:In the 2nd episode of Digital Punch, the vlog that features breaking Tech News, Cool Product Reviews and Random weirdness, we have tech news and two reviews featuring the new seventh generation video gaming systems that will be released next week. Nintendo’s Wii and Sony’s Playstation 3 (PS3), debuting with…

Digital Punch – Episode_01 – Show Summary:In our first episode we review the new Spalding NBA Official Game Basketball. This is the first time in 35 years that the NBA has introduced a new ball and despite its high-tech qualities, not all players are stoked. (News Update – The league’s Commissioner has ‘bounced’ the new ball and has decided to stic…

Music & Comedy, a subject Rob knows well, explores what it's like to play music in the ranks of standup comedy. Rob talks with NYC-based musical comedian Joshua Grosvent about the trials and tribulations facing music/comedy hybrids, and you can see some of those trials and tribulations first hand as Josh explains how his big Summer Jam show almost …

Pirates! Sunken Ships!! Party Boat -- Episode 10 is Life as a Comic's summer blockbuster! Follow Rob as he performs in a show on the Frying Pan, a 75-year-old Lightship that sunk, was salvaged, and is now docked on NYC's west side and used for parties. Journey down into the belly of the beast as the show takes place in the lowest deck of the ship a…

Reels -- Episode 8 shows all of the video packages comics have to put together in order to get work and further their careers. From taping sets to editing 90-second vignettes for showcase submissions to putting the press kits together, Rob takes you through the process that leaves comics with more tape on themselves than Nixon. Note from Rob: This …

"It's Not Just Me" takes you to Hoboken, NJ (sorry) for a show Rob does with fellow comedian and big man on the college market Eric O'Shea. Rob and Eric have worked together before so they meet up early to ride the PATH train under the Hudson to the Stevens Institute of Technology in the downtown 'Boke. This episode also explores the ins and outs o…

Going Back to Indiana follows Rob to southern Indiana where he performs at Vincennes University hosting their student variety show. See what it's like to do a show at 6:30 in the evening for the local senior citizens, to sample the local cuisine, and to live, laugh, and love in the heartland. Many thanks to the students and faculty at Vincennes Uni…

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Episode 4 -- Weekend at Zanies Click here to watch. When you're living life as a comic, you're definitely going to spend a lot of time in comedy clubs, and Zanies in Chicago is one of the oldest stand-up clubs in the country. See what it's like to play this quintessential venue, from the three-show Saturday nights, to the green room antics, to deal…

Walking around Kathmandu, I saw two boys engaging in a game of old school marbles. I loved that their board incorporated the geography of their surroundings. Boys Play Marbles 6.1 megs Quicktime 1:07 min.By Graham Walker

The craziness of Kathmandu seems all that much more visible through a cab ride. After spending a couple of weeks in Tibet, the food here was a great change. Kathmandu Taxi Ride 12.5 megs Quicktime 2:21 min.By Graham Walker

To view movie, click above or here. The New York alternative, or "downtown," comedy scene is where I spend most of my time, and if you've ever wondered what it's like to do shows in these kinds of places, tag along with me. Learn how to entertain hipsters and what it's like to perform for an audience that thinks it's cooler than you. The show I did…

The percussionist Omniadrum playing great drum solo in the middle of carneval in Cologne. function f1138817425370(obj) {obj.parentNode.innerHTML = '';} [click the pic to play the iPod-movie. 20MB need…

"College Gigs" is episode 2 of Life as a Comic, to view it click image above or here. Are College Gigs non-stop parties full of hot coeds where comedians party all night long on campus or are they actually work? I started playing colleges early on in my career and I've played over 300 of them since, and I've learned they can be fun, and they can be…

Everest is often clouded over, so being able to see this mountain on a beautiful clear sunset evening was probably one of my greatest travel moments. To put things in perspective, basecamp is at 5200 metres above sea level (over 17,000 feet) which means that when you are standing there looking at the mountain you are at a higher altitude than almos…

It seemed quite fitting to see a Yak Train arrive at Everest which marked the major literal and figurative highpoint for our journey. With no light polution and less atmoshpere to look through, at night the stars were the best I have ever seen. Yak Train Arrives 7.1 megs Quicktime 1:21 min. Second last Tibet post...where will we go next?…

It's the first episode of "Life as a Comic"! View it here! One Nighters are stand-up shows that take place in the most random assortment of venues, sometimes they're fun, sometimes they make you question the choices you've made in your life. And you can never tell going in which kind it will be. For example there was a one nighter in southern Illin…