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The 9/30/05 episode of The Chair and Automan is out. Download the MP3 directly here. Or better yet, get a podcatching client and subscribe to this podcast here. Or check out my Odeo channel.

In this episode:

I talk about the birthing of Jonathan David Slusher, my wife’s need to look pretty and hide her weight during labor, Emily’s reaction to the new addition to our family, my experience with meconium, Dan Lisbe’s new album under the name Rising Sun. And play songs.

The songs :

• Father Son Talk by Rude King.
• Where Love Was Born by Nashville Electric Coooerative.
• To Love Like The Father & Son Love Each Other by Half-Handed Cloud.

Check out the new album by Rising Sun and buy it.

Audio feedback/promos are always welcome at jaslusher AT gmail DOT com.

Later.

Check out the baby pics on the Flickr site. Click on any of the pictures to the right and you will be able to flip through my photostream.

Thank you to all the well wishers. Everyone is doing fine and we will be coming home tomorrow.

Jonathan David Slusher was born today at 1:29 p.m. He weighed in at 7 pounds 2 ounces.

He is so incredibly beautiful. I hope, yet again, that I prove to be a worthy father.

The 9/26/05 episode of The Chair and Automan is out. Download the MP3 directly here. Or better yet, get a podcatching client and subscribe to this podcast here. Or check out my Odeo channel.

In this episode:

I apologize to Joe for being a butt about his email and try to convince everyone that emails to me are, in fact, going to be kept confidential. At least from now on. And play songs.

The songs :

• Scanner Song by Joe Frank.
• Keep Your Raincheck by Zirafa and Spinnerty.
• Corporate Ladder by Sincerely Calvin.
• All My Life by Five Miles Out.

Check out the Green Street records site and buy something if they will let you.

Audio feedback/promos are always welcome at jaslusher AT gmail DOT com.

Later.

Washing Emily

Originally uploaded by jaslusher.

Day 1: getting Emily all clean. Is it me or is that a mass of hair?

So it has begun. I am in the first few hours of a 2 month long break from work. I am excited by the fact that I don’t need to go to work for the next 56 days.

I am also scared to death.

Within the next 36 hours sometime we will introduce a new life into the world. A little man will be born who will look to me as his role model. Ten years ago, not a soul in this world would have predicted this. Especially not me.

It is a little daunting to know that you will soon be assigned the task of teaching someone to be a man whilst you are still trying to figure it out yourself.

Wish me luck.

The 9/22/05 episode of The Chair and Automan is out. Download the MP3 directly here. Or better yet, get a podcatching client and subscribe to this podcast here. Or check out my Odeo channel.

In this episode:

I talk about an email I received and my reaction to the opening phrase, “I’m not a racist, but..”. And play songs.

The songs :

• Katrina Klap by Mos Def.
• Dance Monkey by Sage Francis.
• Citizens Arrest by E. Rich.

Check out Rising Sun’s (Dan Lisbe) new album and buy it. If you don’t like it I will buy it back from you.

Check out the cypher:dissidents site and some new tracks they have on myspace.com here and here.

Audio feedback/promos are always welcome at jaslusher AT gmail DOT com.

Later.

It still sucks. But at least it’s not depressing.

The 9/09/05 episode of The Chair and Automan is out. Yes, I know that it is the 13th now. I’m late. Download the MP3 directly here. Or better yet, get a podcatching client and subscribe to this podcast here. Or check out my Odeo channel.

In this episode:

I talk about how upset I am about my inaction in the face of injustice. And play songs.

The songs :

• Listening to The Lies by The Lifeline.
• Capsella [Toxin Mix] by i:scintilla.
• Patience Of State by Missing The Point.
• Trips by The Elanors.

Check out the Green St Records site and buy any and everything they have got.

Check out John Edwards’ One America site and help however you can.

Audio feedback/promos are always welcome at jaslusher AT gmail DOT com.

Later.

My kids have got more money than I do. In fact, my soon-to-be-born son has got more money than I do. He is still 2 to 3 weeks away from being born and he already has a positive net worth.

The fine folks at St John Towers (where my wife works) held a baby shower for us today. My wife is a beloved member of the staff there and the residents really showed us how much. They gave us gifts and more gifts and more gifts. Jonathan David Slusher raked in $1145.50 in cash alone. We will buy him a car seat with some of the money and the rest will go into a savings account for him. There are piles of clothes and blankets and stuff. So much, in fact, that he won’t possibly be able to wear all the clothes before he outgrows them. I’m serious. We have that many onesies.

We found out that some of the Katrina survivors have been relocated here. I’m going to get in touch with them and see if there are any infants that are in need of clothes. We have already set aside enough clothes for about two weeks with a couple of blankets and socks and a bottle washer and assorted baby things.

We are some incredibly lucky people. We are also very thankful that we are in a position to help others.