Bruce lived with Tom Lewis until the time of his recent death, and interviewed Tom back in January.

Rachel Hamilton and Allison Vasallo share some vegan food.

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This is the high-resolution version of Snow Ghost #16.

This episode of Video Jam includes an interview with the Snow Ghost!

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Eastern Conference Champions: The Box

Shelby Lynne: Anyone Who Had a Heart

Foals: Balloons

Ferras: Hollywood's Not America

The Brunettes: B-A-B-Y

Tim McGraw: Susupicious

Chemical Bros.: Salmon Dance

A conversation with Pastor Noel Williamson of Worcester's Pleasant Street Baptist Church.

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High-resolution version of Snow Ghost #15.

Bruce Russell visits the Dive Bar Mayoral Forum; performs solo at Pleasant Street Baptist Church; interviews Bert Centeno, Jacob Berendes, Jeff Barnard, and Mike Leslie; and shares his thoughts.

Correction: Bruce was visiting a friend, not a homeless shelter, when he wrote the song.

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When broadcast, this episode was followed by Technicolor for Industrial Films.

High-resolution version of Snow Ghost Community Show #14.

On May 17, 1968, the "Catonsville Nine" went to the draft board in Catonsville, Maryland, took 378 draft files, brought them to the parking lot in wire baskets, dumped them out, poured homemade napalm over them, and set them on fire.

On the 40th anniversary, we talk with Catonsville Nine member Tom Lewis, and long-time peace activist Michael True.

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The hi-resolution version of Snow Ghost #13.

A fan, who calls Bruce "snow," comments on tbe zombie episode:

thank you for making such a great piece. it is on that line between entertainment and true hellfire.

its awesome.

i also like the class-breaking aspect of the show with snow.

snow is transclassist in the same sense michael jackson is transracial.

when confronted with snow, the viewer can't immediately tell what class he is.

we know he's not our class, but then he's not exactly opposite us, either.

he's just .. different .. and welcomed.

A conversation with Catholic Worker Scott Schaeffer-Duffy about zombies.

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Stills from this episode. This episode includes clips from "White Zombie" and "Night of the Living Dead."

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Scott: Division and self-interest are not good solutions. Building up walls, keeping out people, not being hospitable, they're not good solutions cause ultimately somebody's gonna catapult a plague victim over your walls because of the bitterness. You're gonna end up divided with each other. You gotta keep your values intact. Mike: So actually Worcester's success in dealing with people who are experiencing homelessness, or addiction, or whatever, maybe comes into play when we face zombie attack. Scott: The compassionate cities are gonna fare better.

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Bruce is describing "Prince of Darkness." Mike: Wait a second, it's a liquid form of Satan? Bruce: Yeah! Scott: You haven't seen this film? Bruce: You gotta see this man! Mike: How do they manufacture a liquid form of Satan? Bruce: It's in a green liquid. How do you liquify vomit after you get it on yourself? Mike: It is liquid! It's vomit!

Hi-res version of Snow Ghost #12.

Ye shall know him by his red shirt.

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Much more discussion on Volcano Boy.

A conversation with bluesman Billy Blue. Topics include: how to play the harmonica, and why people said Robert Johnson sold his soul.

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Hi-res version of Snow Ghost #11.

At last night's Annual Meeting, WCCA TV13 presented the 2007 program awards.

Viewers' Pick (based on the most votes from WCCA viewers): Snow Ghost Community Show

First runner-up: Video Jam and Video Jam Country. Second runner-up: tie between Flipside and Soapbox.

Staff Pick--Best Overall: tie between Video Jam and Artist Showcase

Staff Pick--Best Community Program (produced without staff assistance): tie between Vietnamese News, Shilling Shockers, and Static Fusion

Staff Pick--Best Public Access Program (produced with staff assistance): tie between Community Vision News and What It’s Worth

Staff Pick honorable mentions: Nacion Musical,
Community Vision NEWS, Albanian Hour, Senior Speak, Young Views Real News, Soapbox

Most-downloaded show of 2007: Snow Ghost Community Show (more than 2000 downloads of episode 1)

Best use of the web: Albanian World (Arben Kamberi's blog)

Runner-up: Teen Central/Young Views Real News (produced by WCCA youth program)

Both Luz Tomey and Jim Racicot were honored for 19 and 17 years with WCCA, respectively.

Pictured above: Tommy Colletta accepts the award for "What It's Worth" while Shannon Senior and Mauro DePasquale look on. Below: Bruce Russell shows the awards he won for "Snow Ghost Community Show."

Bruce and Mike talk with comics artist Sam Gaskin. Sam created the opening animation to the Snow Ghost Community Show. Also mentioned in this interview: Dan Clowes, Mario Lopez, Mad Magazine, Will Elder, Sergio Aragones, Jacob Berendes, Stanley Kubrick, George Lucas, In the Heat of the Night, HBML, Bert Centeno.

Bruce: So art can actually . . .

Mike: . . . solve crime.

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Hi-res version of Snow Ghost #10.

Bruce and Mike attempt to inspire an art class at Paxton's Anna Maria College, with mixed results.

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Tom Lewis: "Contemporary art, it's pushed to its limits, I think. We're, uh . . . doing that tonight."

Hi-res version of Snow Ghost #9.

Cha-Cha Connor shows Bruce Green Island.

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Hi-res version of Snow Ghost #8.

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Photo of Dean Karnazes from warsze/Flickr

On this episode of the Community Podcast, we're joined by guest panelist Daniel Baker, an ex-Navy conscientious objector. For more about Dan, listen to his appearance on "Warcast for Catholics."

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Topics:

• A study of rock star mortality
• The Navy Seals are recruiting ultra-athletes
• The peace movement should have a role for those interested in extreme levels of physical fitness and training
• Dean Karnazes did an inspirational interview with Outside
• How podcasting is like ultra-marathoning
• Chelsea Gerlach of the Earth Liberation Front did an interview with Outside
• Fair Trade coffee at soup kitchens
• Caffeine, nicotine, and cocaine

Dean Karnazes runs 5 marathons in 24 hours:

Episode one of the Snow Ghost Community Show has been downloaded more than 1600 times!

Join the fun and watch Scott Schaeffer-Duffy, Bruce, and Mike talk about the Three Stooges.

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Photo of Bon Scott's grave from Lizzers!/Flickr

On this episode of the Community Podcast, we're joined by guest panelists Michael Paulukonis and Adam Villani.

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Topics:

• The results of an economics experiment suggest that ". . . having participants listen to songs by AC/DC in which Brian Johnson served as vocalist results in participants realizing more efficient outcomes. Thus, in terms of a singer’s ability to implement efficient behavioral outcomes among listeners, our results suggest that Brian Johnson was a better vocalist than Bon Scott."

• Bruce makes the case that Metallica is not, and never has been, a metal band; nobody is convinced
• Do people watch public access? Bruce says Yes, and has the stories to prove it.
• Bruce is picked up by the police.

It's A Long Way to the Top (featuring Bon Scott)

Shoot to Thrill (live) (featuring Brian Johnson)

Photo of Bon Scott drawing from Kevin Whelan/Flickr

A viewer question about AC/DC, and "Our Lady of the Road" volunteer Gunjan Lama talks about a bad coffee experience.

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Links from this episode:

• Question from viewer Adam Villani

This week we talk about metal songs, and special guest Brenna Cussen talks about coffee in South Bend, Indiana.

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Links from this episode:

• Questions from viewers Adam Villani and Tom Miller
• Chicory Cafe, South Bend, Indiana
• Interview with Paul Rice of TransFair USA

We got a call from a viewer, and since we're not taping any shows this summer, we decided to respond with a podcast.

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Links from this episode:

• Interview with Paul Rice of TransFair USA
• Cafénated, Marietta, Ohio
• "Air Guitar" that really sounds to be sold by Tomy

Bruce and Mike discuss coffee with caffeine-powered bicyclist Gray Harrison and Catholic Worker Claire Schaeffer-Duffy. (More discussion of this episode at Pie and Coffee.)

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• Man gets sick benefits for heavy metal addiction
• The International Coffee organization calls coffee "one of the most valuable primary products in world trade, in many years second in value only to oil as a source of foreign exchange to developing countries."

Gray Harrison and Claire Schaeffer-Duffy talk about coffee in Worcester.

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Bruce and Mike talk with people who claim they're visiting Worcester to wait for an alien landing at the airport. For more about the Worcester Airport, see the FlyORH Blog. For postage stamps with pictures of aliens, see the Fortean Times.

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On television, this episode is followed by the short film Man and His Culture.

Bruce and Mike talk with people who claim they're visiting Worcester to wait for an alien landing at the airport.

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The Snow Ghost Community Show is being shown Fridays at 8:30pm, Saturdays at 11:30pm, Sundays at 9:30pm, and Mondays at 9:30am.

Here's when I think shows will be shown this summer:

• June 29-July 2: The 100th Show with Grace Duffy, Kevin Ksen, and Dave Maciewski
• July 6-9: Cindy Brennan talks about Many Wisdom
• July 13-16: A. Natashe Plummer talks about witches
• July 20-23: A discussion with two UFO enthusiasts waiting for an alien landing at the Worcester airport
• July 27-30: Coffee discussion with Gray Harrison and Claire Schaeffer-Duffy

Bruce and Natashe talk about witches. With special guest Steve Fischer!

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Bruce and Natashe talk about witches.

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A conversation with Cindy Brennan about Many Wisdom: Sayings of the Snow Ghost.

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A conversation with Cindy Brennan about Many Wisdom: Sayings of the Snow Ghost.

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Bruce: "Cindy lives in the community. Her roommate . . . also lives in the community."

Drawing of Bruce by Cindy Brennan

Our idea: to do a show about coffee in Worcester.

We might talk about our favorite java, our favorite hangouts, the upside and downside of caffeine abuse, and the politics of the world's second-most-traded commodity.

If you have suggestions or thoughts, you can post them here, or e-mail thesnowghost@gmail.com.

Hi-Resolution version: We're starting to experiment with broadcast-quality feeds of our shows. The lo-fi version of this show is here. (Thanks to Nicholas Reville for inspiration.)

In this debut episode, we talk with Catholic Worker Scott Schaeffer-Duffy about the Three Stooges.

Scott:

The medicinal effects of the Three Stooges have not been investigated.

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Snow Ghost Community Show will be cablecast on WCCA TV starting the weekend of June 15th. Catch it every Friday night at 8:30PM, Saturday night at 11:30PM, Sunday at 9:30PM, and Monday morning at 9:30AM.

Mike and a drowsy Bruce celebrate the "100th" episode of the Community Show with Grace Duffy, Kevin Ksen, and Dave Maciewski. Topics include neighborhood revitalization in Worcester, the genius of Isa Chandra Moskowitz, and zombie films.

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Background video: "200", by Vincent Collins.

Directed by Nicole Belanger and Mike Benedetti.

Mike: "I just want to say, Isa Chandra Moskowitz is a genius. This cake . . . the proof is in the cake."

Bruce: "I say probably 30% that I'm vegetarian and probably the rest of it I'm just, strictly just too metal."

OK, so maybe it's not exactly the 100th episode of the Snow Ghost Community Show according to your "Western math," but spiritually it felt like the 100th show.

And Grace Duffy (pictured above, with Bruce) even baked a vegan "100" cake! (It's been pointed out that upside down, the cake says "001", which is closer to the truth I guess.)

The first episode of the Snow Ghost Community Show hasn't even aired yet, but between the WCCA page and the version on the Internet Archive, more than 450 people have watched it.

Congrats to the Snow Ghost!

In this episode, we talk with Jacob Berendes about Dracula.

Do you like our theme song? Would you like to do a cover version to be used in the credits of an upcoming show? Go ahead and download it and send us a WAV of your cover via this blog.

Many thanks to Sam Gaskin for the opening animation.

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The opening scene is from The Vampire Bat.

With luck and good weather, this weekend we should be taping shows about Bruce's life philosophy, people looking for aliens at the Worcester Airport, Tom Lewis, and vampires.

If you'd like to suggest a show topic, you can post a comment here, of course.

When we put out a "call for fonts" we got several suggestions.

CB suggested Copperplate Gothic, Haettenschweiler, Impact, and Courier.

MR wrote, "Personally, I like the way it looks in Cottonwood."

As seen in the picture above, we settled on Bauhaus.

In this debut episode, we talk with Catholic Worker Scott Schaeffer-Duffy about the Three Stooges.

Scott:

The medicinal effects of the Three Stooges have not been investigated.

Among the things revealed in this episode: Bruce has four sides, Moe Howard was the first American film actor to portray (and mock) Hitler, there is hope for Worcester after all.

Do you like our theme song? Would you like to do a cover version to be used in the credits of an upcoming show? Go ahead and download it and send us a WAV of your cover via this blog.

Many thanks to Sam Gaskin for the opening animation, and to Nicole Belanger for directing.

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Here's the theme song: mp3

If anyone wants to cover this, or make an animation for it, or whatever, go for it. All we can offer in exchange is an opportunity to collaborate with the Ghost.

Lyrics: Bruce. Music: Bruce and Mike. Performed by Bruce and Mike.