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Answering a Very Important Call

Answering a Very Important Call 04/09/2004 05:14 PM

It's been a few hours beyond 365 days since I last hosted Call for Help on TechTV. That streak is about to be broken. I've been invited to "fill in the blank" for a couple of non-live shows on Monday; these recordings will air on Wednesday and Thursday. My schedule was clear, my mind was ready, and my heart is willing. There has been much speculation as to what happened to me - even though most Gnomies know that I've been here all along, long before the first ZDTV broadcast. I don't know if I'll be asked to help them again in the future, but I'll welcome this opportunity (and any others) with open arms. Take it for what it is: another chance to say 'hello' to millions of old friends. No doubt, this bit of news will shock a few faithful viewers, but I'm doing what I can do to ensure that the show (proverbially) goes on until Leo can return. I promise to cut my coffee consumption in half that morning, just to be on the safe side. Not nervous, just very excited - overjoyed, actually. If you can tune in, please do. If you can send feedback, it's most welcome. I'll probably photoblog my fingers off, since I won't be staying in SF for much longer than a day. I hate saying this because it sounds incredibly trite, but this is a dream come true. Yes, I've had nocturnal visions about returning to the set I once called 'home base.' Just for grins, I'll be active in the official CFH chat room when the episodes are first run - a luxury one host can afford when everything's produced to tape. Perhaps we'll be able to break a few records before all is said and done? They don't really make LPs anymore. I wonder if busting a cassette tape is just as good? Regardless, a fun time is set to be had by all involved. From director to production assistant, it takes a lot of hands to make one hour come off without a hitch. To some, I'll be a new face. To others, old hat. To everybody else, the same little guy who fell off a 14' camper when he was in the seventh grade. True story, and I've got the slightly-curved spine to prove it. I'd tell you more about that, but... I've got an overnight bag to pack. FYI, I'll be on David's show to talk about this whole thing in a few hours....




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    favor of the great
    unknown

    No Windows XP SE as
    Longhorn jettisons
    features

    Chip start-up boosts
    Wi-Fi rate by '10-20
    times'

    Vodafone promises
    multi-network moves

    "Flash mob"
    supercomputing
    attempt falls short

    Hard disk storage
    from EMC imitates
    tape backup

    Not everyone is
    googly-eyed over the
    potential of Google
    eying your inbox

    Apple's FairPlay DRM
    cracked

    Et Cetera: the "why
    did I lose an hour"
    edition

    Should the U.S. dump
    existing telecom
    laws?

    Blaster worm not
    responsible for NE
    blackout

    DSL's stealthy price
    increase plays
    tricks on
    subscribers

    BT gets into DRM
    Microsoft opens up
    code under Common
    Public License

    AMD and Intel 64-bit
    x86 chips close, but
    not fully compatible

    NEC develops a
    radical quick charge
    battery

    When keeping it Real
    goes wrong

    A second Moore's
    Law? Try my
    meta-law, instead

    SCO dealt another
    setback while IBM
    goes for the jugular

    Flash memory market
    heating up

    Intel gives
    low-power laptop
    CPUs more love

    Metroid, the Movie
    coming in 2006

    Hard drive may
    remain in Xbox 2
    after all

    Big Brother's Stop
    Lights turn red on
    speeders

    Hollywood's
    objections to
    digital content may
    have far-reaching
    consequences

    Et Cetera: the IRS
    approacheth! No
    supper for you!

    Microsoft pushing
    security (still),
    making car analogies

    AOL opens some
    premium content

    First Mac OS X
    trojan horse spotted

    John Kerry faces
    hand-shaking ban
    (Reuters)

    The "rape fantasy"
    that went wrong
    (Reuters)

    what is grok?