Thursday night's .NET Rocks show was fun.

I was having an allergic reaction to my antibiotics which, according to my doctor, caused my blood pressure to drop to something called "too low," but I was still "with it" enough to have a good time while we did our first Thursday night broadcast, and I have to say that it's far superior, at least from the broadcasting point of view, to the Friday show.

We know that we lost a few live listeners because the time switch is tough for some people (they live in this place called "Europe"), but the result is going to be a higher quality show. It's more fun to do when, rather than scrambling in the morning to get some breakfast in you, get enough sleep, and get Google Weirdos together, you can instead scramble in the evening. It feels more like a “show.” I don't know how to explain it. Kind of like sex in the morning vs. sex in the evening, you know?

This one was especially fun, though, since my amigo, compadre, hombre, and friend DonXML actually drove out from New Jersey. This is the first show I've done where I was in the studio with the guest. It's certainly different. Carl and I typically use hand gestures to communicate with each other during the show (yes, sometimes we even use that one), and without realizing it, I think we might have confused poor ol' Don. Carl and I were going back and forth, looking like we were swinging lit batons to guide a jet in for landing on an aircraft carrier. Don got caught up in it (kind of like watching a tennis match), stopped talking for a second, and gave us that "What in the hell?" look. Needless to say, we managed to tone down the gestures after that. It was still entertaining, though. The little hiccups like that in the show can be fun. If you're listening live, you get to hear our "bloopers," too, which we typically edit out during the "Let's Change History" phase of editing that happens before the show goes live on Mondays.

ScottW also dropped in on the phone to do some special guesting. I'd like to get him as a guest for a whole show, so we'll see what happens there.

Also in the studio was Joe Grenier (known in some circles as “Dickhead“), friend/fan/himself. Having him out was a real pleasure. He's a funny bastard.

Good stuff.

In other parts of the world, LugRadio has released another episode. The title for this one is "Linux User and Developer Expo 2004." I haven't had a chance to listen yet, but I've downloaded it, and will be copying to the MP3 player soon.

In case you're wondering why I'm linking to a Linux radio show, the answer is pretty simple. These guys are among the first that I've met on the net who have what I'd consider to be a healthy attitude about open source. Check out this post in their forums to get an idea of what I mean. Very cool. I think that one of the reasons I've been light on the blogging this week (aside from nearly losing consciousness randomly over the past few days) is that I've been having a good time chatting with these guys in their forums.

Brian Jepson has told me on more than one occasion that I can be too cruel where OSS is concerned, and that the people in the OSS world who piss me off aren't the real OSS fans, but rather the vocal bashers, haters, and bastards (those weren't his exact words, by the way - the "bashers, haters and bastards" is mine very own - needed a way to end the thought). I believed him when he said that, as he's an OSS fan, and there isn't a damn thing wrong with him as far as I can tell. However, I hadn't really encountered an online community of people who also fit the same mold, but I think I've found them in the guys who do LugRadio. At least I hope they represent the "true" OSS community. They really aren't like the regular Slashdot crowd. It's refreshing as hell. It makes me feel like I have friends with whom I can talk Linux shop again.

And that, my friends, is that.