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Radio Free Nestlandia podcast, episodes 29-37b

THE VOICE OF A TWO-PERSON NATION IN WYOMING. Radio Free Nestlandia is a multi-subject talk show produced by an unusual married couple who comprise the two-person sovereign nation of Nestlandia, which is located in a normal neighborhood in Casper, Wyoming.

Author Michael W. Dean and his talented wife Debra Jean Dean stick a giant virtual antenna on their roof to entertain and delight the world with their spirited discussions of art, marriage, sex, politics, science, cats, shopping, guns, liberty, love, sex, bondage, travel and shoes, as well as opining on their love of the First and Second Amendments of the Constitution of the United States.

Includes bonus music episode, “Right Arm of Wyoming” CD 2, work in progress, all music, no vocals yet.

Also includes two episodes with the amazing and mysterious NUNZIO of Oklahoma.

All episodes high-quality recording, production and encoding, and properly tagged.

If you’re on an extreme budget, here’s some really cheap stuff you can get away with to record on your computer.

All-in-one kit - $169 for all this:

Samson C01UCW Studio Condenser USB Microphone
Cakewalk Software
Mike Stand BL3
Microphone Pop Filter
SP01 Shock Mount
10 ft. USB 2.0 Extension

–Carpet remnants to nail up on walls: free (pulled out of dumpster behind carpet store)

If you have a room you can sacrifice, it would be good to nail up carpet remnants on the wall for the place you do your recording. An echoy room will make a shitty recording. You can always add reverb in your editing program, but you can’t take it away.

I did this to a room in our old house:

In our new house, I only did that in a small closet, because I’m only recording voice and guitar in there…not drums. I record bass direct into a tube preamp, and use drum loops.

It’s a lot less work to sound-condition a closet than a whole room:

If you’re recording live drums, There are lots of ways, partially depending on how many mics you have.

1 mic: hang it overhead.

2 mics: one overhead, one on the bass drum. Or two overhead, crossing each other in direction.

3 mics: one on bass drum, two overhead, crossing each other in direction.

4 mics: one on bass drum, one between the snare and high hat, two overhead, crossing each other in direction.

5 or more mics: one on each drum and cymbal, two overhead, crossing each other in direction.

If you’re recording live with other instruments in the room, you should try to get some isolation, with gobos.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gobo_%28recording%29

You can make gobos pretty easily.

By crossing the overhead mics, I mean this:

If you wanna go old school (non-computer, non-digital), you could pick up a cassette 4-track Portastudio on eBay cheap. (maybe 100 bucks?) That might be a good choice if you’re not very computer literate.

Here’s a page with MP3 links:
http://www.hitsofacid.com/SexKissCage/sex_kiss_cage.html
to the demo Bomb made that got us signed to Warner Brothers. Was recorded on a portastudio with an outboard compressor, two Sure sm58 microphones (about 80 bucks each…they’re the mics usually used for the vocal mics in clubs)

One of our guitars player engineered it, and I think it sounds pretty good for no-budget.

You could skip the outboard compressor if you were REALLY careful with all the levels.

We recorded the guitars, bass and drums live to two tracks with two SM58s hung from the ceiling, about ten feet apart, in the practice space. Then we overdubbed my vocals to one track, then added more guitars (both at the same time) to the last track.

You’d still want to hang up blankets or nail up carpet. A good dead-sounding room is important.

Happy recording!

–Michael W. Dean

Great review of A User’s Manual for the Human Experience.

from Chicks Who Read.

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Book Title: A User’s Manual for the Human Experience
Author: Michael W. Dean
Release Date: 2009
Review Off the bat I have to say that Dean’s book $30 Film School changed my life, so I’ve been following his blog and new releases ever since. Even though the self-help subject of this book wasn’t a field I was interested in, I bought it anyway. I ended up enjoying it a lot more than I figured I would.

The book is basically a two-parter. The first and biggest section focuses on how to recover from co-dependency of toxic people and dependency of alcohol and drugs. I can’t say much on the latter subject, but I do know that on the topic of toxic people, I wish I had a time machine, this book, and a heavy set of boots. That way I travel a few years back, hand my past self this boot, and give myself a swift kick in the ass. Reading it now I’ve mostly just nodded and winced in hindsight, though a few of his techniques I’ve put into place recently with great success.

The second part is how to make the best use of your time after all the toxic people are gone. It’s a smaller section than the first but has lots of helpful tidbits about time management and how to work toward making a living though your own creations. It’s one part tech book, one part cheerleader, and one part drill sargent.

Now here’s the caveat. There’s a hearty dose of politics injected into the book and lots of sprinklings of spirituality. If you’re hardline into your concept of God, either that he has a very set biblical definition or that he’s an Invisible Sky Wizard, you might get turned off. And also there’s a lot of talk about self-defense and guns, which I know can be a touchy subject for people for a variety of reasons. Growing up in West Virginia, I have a healthy respect for guns that coupled with my other ideals gets me dicked over by both major political parties (that’s a whole nother subject), but I can understand that other people might get wary of all the gun talk. There were a few ideas he went into that I didn’t necessarily agree with, but I find that it’s always good to things you don’t agree with to keep yourself in check and - gasp - maybe change your mind or get exposed to a new idea.

What I liked best about the book was its conversational tone. Dean isn’t afraid to get heavy and dark sometimes, but also has a sense of humor. The book doesn’t read like a textbook at any point, which is definitely a kudos. A lot of the self-help bs gurus haven’t really lived the sort of life they’re trying to correct in others, but Dean’s talked about some of his struggles in previous books, so you know he’s legit.

To be honest, my biggest pain point was that it sometimes gets into jargony territory, and that’s something I’m willing to overlook. If you’re trying to get out of a bad relationship of any type, I will literally mail you a copy of this book. I’ve already lent it out to some of my friends I thought needed it.

Like/Dislike: Liked most of it, reconsidered the few parts I didn’t

AN OPEN LETTER TO THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
From: Michael W. Dean
Wyoming contact, Republican Liberty Caucus

Dear Republican Party,

In the next presidential election, and in all state and local elections, you need to support candidates who are true Republicans and genuine lovers of liberty. The party will not succeed if it does not run candidates who truly understand and respect the Constitution, including the Bill of Rights.

America was once a constitutionally limited republic, and it needs to be returned to that. In the past 100 years, and especially in the past 20 years, America has been reduced to a so-called “democracy”, where 51% of the people can rob and over-regulate 49% of the people.

A true constitutional republic could last in perpetuity; whereas democracies historically survive for 200 to 300 years. After that, they devolve into socialism or oligarchies, as the people who do not want to work vote into office people who will let them not work, and can pay them to do so by stealing from those who do work.

We are at a tipping point. America is in her 235th year. The next presidential election can determine if we regain our constitutional republic, or slide into a permanent “progressive” majority helmed by a deluded far-left who do not listen to the people, and are chomping at the bit to bankrupt us into a socialist oligarchy. Those folks see Republicans not as a force to work with in a bipartisan capacity, but as an impediment to robbing from the productive so they can “give” to those who have no desire or ability to produce.

If Washington followed the Constitution, it would barely matter who was president. The checks and balances would work. But ours has been co-opted into a popularity contest wherein people vote for the candidate with the slickest tongue and the shortest slogan….especially slogans like “HOPE” and “CHANGE.” As we’ve seen, these basically mean “Get me in, and you’ll find out my actual core beliefs later, when it’s too late.”

If the President and Congress followed the Constitution, DC would not be permitted to arbitrarily dictate most of what a citizen does in a given state. We need candidates who stand up for the Constitution, including the true meaning the Interstate Commerce Clause, and the original intent of all parts of the Bill of Rights, especially the First, Second and Tenth Amendments.

If the Republican Party establishment supports a spend-o-crat RINO (Republican in Name Only) in the next presidential election, you will guarantee a victory for the Democratic Party.

The Democrat Party used to have some principles, but has lately been taken over by a few dozen extreme leftist “progressives” with radical ideas and ties. They think they know what’s best for everyone, consider the Constitution a detriment, and consider Republicans a speed bump to be routed around behind closed doors.

America has woken up to the waste, “legal” stealing and “legal” bribes that can only lead to the destruction of America. The Democrats are largely responsible, but some Republicans have helped along the way. If you run a RINO for president, you will guarantee AINO (America in Name Only) in the near future, and forever.

The American people have finally woken up. Americans who have never been active in politics have taken to the streets by the millions. This is just the beginning.

The Democrats have been exposed for their gross spending of other people’s money at all levels, but in doing so have also shown that the Democrats aren’t the only ones. Some Republicans have contributed to this as well.

If you run a constitutional candidate like Gary Johnson, Tom Coburn, Jim DeMint, or Paul (Ron or Rand, take your pick) in the next presidential election, you’ll have a chance. I’ll vote Republican, and help out. So will millions of libertarians, tea partiers, swing voters, independents and even some of the smarter disgruntled Democrats. All combined, this will be enough to make the difference in the outcome of that election.

But 2012 is likely the very last year where even this will be possible. The leftists are working 24/7 to stack the deck against the possibility of retaining any America in America.

The Republican Party needs to run constitutional candidates, not only because it’s the right thing to do, but because it will keep the party from being perceived as “irrelevant naysayers” without any of their own ideas on how to make the country better. Running constitutional candidates will keep you from becoming a footnote in history. And even that footnote will likely be erased with time when a permanent socialist majority takes control of all media and education.

This road to serfdom can possibly be avoided, but it’s up to the Republican Party. You must run Barry Goldwater candidates, not George W. Bush, John McCain, or Rudy Giuliani candidates. Otherwise you’re going to end up with an America you don’t recognize, while you cling to your “Don’t blame me, I voted Republican” buttons.

Politics has become far too complicated. Lawmakers don’t think they’re doing their jobs if they don’t enact dozens of new laws and endless pork-barrel projects to “bring home the bacon” every day. This leads to honest folks becoming criminals, and the federal government having a stranglehold over every single aspect of our lives. We need candidates who will simplify, not complicate. We need candidates who will leash the beast, not feed the beast.

The Republican Party must run candidates who follow the Constitution and understand natural law… people who believe in their heart of hearts that government does not grant rights, does not restrict rights, but has only one legitimate role: protecting rights.

Our Founders are likely rolling in their graves at what the Democrats are doing now. But the Founders surely wouldn’t be pleased with what some in the Republican Party have done, either.

Why make us pick from the lesser of two evils? Here’s a novel idea: how about running someone who’s NOT evil!

Try it, you’ll like it. And America will be better for it.

–Michael W. Dean
http://www.libertarianpunk.com

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So….for the time being, our readers may download the RIGHT ARM OF WYOMING CD free!

DOWNLOAD is HERE, right click to save.

You can still buy the CD for only 12 bucks, and once the initial pressing of 1000 is gone (fairly soon), I’m probably not repressing. (I’m on to making the second CD now, and I don’t like to “paint the same picture twice.”)

WHY ARE YOU GIVING THIS AWAY?

I make enough to get by on my day job, writing tech books and how-to stuff. Even though this music is better than most stuff done by people who “define themselves as being in a band”, that’s not me. At least not anymore. I have no plans to tour or get signed, I’ve been there and done that. Touring the gin mills of the world, playing for beer and gas money, and waking up next to hot crazy women whose name I can’t remember….well, that’s no longer in my plans. I’ve done the hell out of it, and lived to tell the tale, and that’s enough.

This music exists to pass on a message. Giving away downloads isn’t taking any food off the table, and I’ve also found that people who download don’t usually buy things. So I’ll still sell as many CDs. Maybe more, given my past experiences doing things like this.

WHAT’S IN THE DOWNLOAD?

It’s a 101-meg zip file of all the MP3s of the new album. Also included is the lyric sheet and cover art. It takes about 90 seconds to download on DSL. The MP3s are high-quality encodes (192k / 44,100 k, 16-bit joint stereo MP3s, properly tagged). Download, unzip, and you can drag them right into your iPod, iPhone, or whatever chromed-robot turd folks are carrying this week, and they’ll light up your day.

WHAT SHOULD WE DO?

Tell two friends. Blog. Twitter, Facebook, or whatever you kids are doing these days. Get this shit out there.

Also available on BitTorrent, if you prefer (please seed if you do that.)

Michael W. Dean

From Angry Peasant Records. Angry Peasant Records is a division of the Nestlandia Institute Libertarian Think Tank

SONG LISTING:

1. GET OFF MY PROPERTY!
2. MY GUN KEEPS YOU HONEST
3. REDISTRIBUTION OF THEFT
4. GOVERNMENT IS A COLLECTIVE HALLUCINATION
5. GUN CONTROL GETS WOMEN RAPED
6. LIBERTY IN SHARDS
7. FREAKY LIBERAL MAMMAL SEX
8. FAKIN’ THE RACE CARD
9. SINGLE CRACKLING BLUE FLASH
10. WE ARE THE GOOD GUYS!
11. US Bill of Rights (read by Mrs. Dean)
12. LETTER TO A YOUNG ME (SPOKEN)
13. MY GUN KEEPS YOU HONEST - CLEAN VERSION FOR RADIO

The money projects pay for my living, and usually leave enough left over to make something great that I do not for money, but sell physical copies of (as well as giving away on BitTorrent), and usually make enough to break even.

I usually send out about 100 copies of everything for promo, to magazines, radio stations, blogs, etc. With my latest book, A User’s Manual for the Human Experience, I decided to send links to PDF copies for promo to save money, so I could send 100 paperback copies out to give to libraries.

I always liked libraries, and feel that having your book in a library is a nice thing…your book can be found by someone who would be unlikely to ever order it online or buy it in a book store. And I wrote this book to help people, not to make money.

So when the book came out in May of 2009, I sent out copies to 100 libraries all over America.

I just checked online, and interestingly, the only places it seems to be interested is Wyoming libraries. It’s not listed as being in any other libraries in America.

The fact that Wyoming libraries put it into their system is cool, it just proves more and more that we moved to the right place. This coming Thursday will be six months we’ve been here, and it feels more like home to both of us than anywhere we’ve ever lived.

Anyway, if you’re in Wyoming, here’s the libraries that have my book:

1. Campbell Co. Public Library
2. Carbon Co. Library System,
3. Carbon Co. - Hanna Branch
4. Carbon Co. - Medicine Bow Branch
5. Carbon Co. - Saratoga Branch
6. Crook Co. - Moorcroft Branch
7. Fremont Co. - Lander Library
8. Fremont Co. - Dubois Branch
9. Sheridan College Griffith Mem Library
10. Gillette College Library
11. Lincoln Co. - Thayne Branch Library
12. Casper College Library

Go to http://www.libertarianpunk.com/

Check it out and post. (Note, first post by new person will be held until I can approve it. After that, you’re good to go.)

Yay!

MWD

Grab the torrent here.

Please seed for a few days or a week if you do.

It’s all 13 tracks,
High-quality MP3 encoding. (192k / 44,100 k, 16-bit joint stereo MP3s, and properly tagged.)

Also: download printable lyric sheet

Thanks.

MWD

Give me a fucking break.

I hate loud commercials as much as the next guy, but is this really something we need to pay the government to “protect” us from??!!

Of course the bill was written by a California Democrat. I think they’re just trying to further quash free trade throughout America, to more quickly nationalize everything.

MWD

Today’s episode is a rebroadcast of the Republican Liberty Caucus radio show LIBERTARIAN POLITICS LIVE.

Interview by Eric Dondero. Guest: Michael W. Dean. Callers Jeremy (BLT) and Pat Kim (admins of Conservative Punk forums), and another really smart guy named TonyInOhio. Special drop-in appearance by Homeschool Mom.

(I did a bit of audio fluffing to try to even out the different telephone caller’s volumes.)

Michael W. Dean

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