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dimland radio 11-16-24 the last show

Thank You!

*That’s the equipment I’ve been using over the years*

I’m gonna keep this brief.

Thank you to all these folks: Z Talkers, friends & family, and my listeners.

Z Talkers:

Scotty Rorek

Zita Ost

David Berck

Winnie (the voice of Dimland Radio’s sounders)

Friends

Chris Brown of the Ten Minute Topics with Chris Brown fame

The G.O.O.C.H. Squad

Craig

Tim

Beth

Walt

The Minnesota Skeptics

Drew

David

Dave for the permission to use his band’s song Ram as my theme song.

Family

Of course, my wife Amy

My son Hayden, who guest co-hosted a show with his old man.

My brother Steve

My sister-in-law Leslie

Listeners

Bryan in the UK

McGlame! in Scotland

Jeff in the UK

Jojo in Canada

And Trisha, who has listened to every show from March 13, 2010 to November 16, 2024. Thank you so much for being there, week in, week out! It’s impossible for me to put into words how much I appreciate your support.

Lastly, a thank you to everyone who listened, without my even knowing about it, to however many shows you took in. I’ve had 10,000 plus downloads since I made the show available as a podcast, so somebody listened.

Dimland Radio opening theme song: Ram by The Yoleus

First ad break bump: Skyway by The Replacements and One Day In Your Life by 54-40

Second ad break bumpers: Some Journey by Suzanne Vega and Say Goodbye by Hunters & Collectors

Closing song: When Ye Go Away by The Waterboys

That’s it! You will now need to find something else to do on Saturday night.

So will I.

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dimland radio 11-9-24 show notes

Our Big Trip To The UK and Northern Ireland

Ring Of Ferry Part 2

Yes, there was very, very, very, very, very, very, very, bad news last Tuesday and we are all in for a rough four years. I’ll talk about that next week.

This week, I was determined to finish the epic tale on my wife’s and my big trip.

*Dancing during lunch? What is this? Wisconsin?*

*On our carriage ride through Killarney Park.*

*Jessica, the horse who pulled the carriage.*

Cliffs Of Moher!

Another location used in one of the Harry Potter movies.

*The cave used in Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince.*

*Matt, Marianne, Katrina, Randy, Jo, Carl, Corby, Wendy, and us.*

*Yes, it’s a unisex restroom. Yes, I used it.*

Now, on to Galway!

Galway

*An ancient wall is a shopping mall? Why yes, it is. And the young bearded lad* and the woman in blue are Owen and his mother Susan.

*The house that caught fire with a baby trapped inside.*

*Below the crest is a sculpture of the monkey holding the baby it rescued from the fire.*

*Liam, our guide through Galway at The Kings Head.*

*Amy and I having a pint at The King’s Head.*

*A musician busking near our hotel. Amy and I were rather taken with her.*

Heading To Sligo

The next day, we parted ways from the group and traveled onto to Sligo with our driver/guide Deirdre.

*That’s the very expensive Ashford Castle Hotel.*

*On the way to Sligo, we stopped to feed some sheep. Amy didn’t have any food…*

Cong

*Moments after posing for this picture, my emotions got the better of me. I shed a few tears thinking of my recently departed father,*

That evening we arrived at Sligo, but Sligo itself was merely a place for us to get a good night’s sleep before traveling onto Belfast in Northern Ireland the next day.

*That’s Aiden, our driver to Belfast. He and I bonded over a song by Irish band The Undertones. The song: My Prefect Cousin*

Belfast

*The Belfast Castle garden filled with nine representations of cats. Could we find them all?*

*King William III (or William of Orange). He and I have our birthdays on November 14th. Astrologers, put your charts away.*

*The very interesting architecture Belfast’s Titanic Museum. We didn’t tour the museum, other than its gift shop and restrooms.*

This is where the trip got pretty having as we learned about people killed during The Troubles, the uneasy peace, the sectarian nature of Belfast, and our driver/guide Kieran’s involvement of the side of the IRA.

*That’s one of the gates the closes each night separating the Protestants and Catholics. There may be peace, but it’s still very tense.*

*At the memorial to the Clonard Martyrs.*

*“Non-lethal” bullets. The one on the right is the bullet that struck Kieran. Had t not hit a car before hitting him, he probably would have been killed.*

*There is Kieran telling us about the “peace” wall. It’s a wall that has accumulated many, many signatures…*

*…including ours. Under the word Peace under the DK.*

*We took Kieran’s advice and stopped at The Crown Bar for a pint.*

*Inside The Crown Bar, which may have been a location during the filming of Odd Man Out.*

*Kelly’s Cellars bar, established 1720.*

Beef and potato stew and my last pint of the trip. Later this day, Amy and I would be flying to Amsterdam for a night’s stay in a hotel by the airport and then a long flight home. That was the plan anyway.

Amsterdam And A Canceled Flight

*This was the only attraction we got to see in Amsterdam. Unless you count the airport, which I don’t.*

Yes, we flew into Amsterdam and arrived at our hotel at about 9:30 at night. Due to the late hour and our hotel being well away from any kind of Amsterdam tour sites, we got some rest in preparation of our long flight home. However, I got about 30 minutes of sleep.

The next day we got on our plane and waited and waited to take off. There was some problem that needed fixing. The problem had been fixed (or had it) when we had to waited for a new flight crew.

The crew got changed out, pre-flight procedures completed, and we took off. Yay!

But the landing gear would not retract, so back to the airport. The flight was canceled, so we had to get booked on another one flying out the next day and get booked into another hotel. That took the rest of the day and we didn’t get to the new hotel until late.

*Flight cancelled. Waiting to re-book and go to another hotel.*

Sure, we got another night in Amsterdam, but no time to site see. So, it was off to bed with us. I did sleep better than the night before. I was exhausted.

The next day, we got on another plane and it took off pretty much on time and there were no problems. Yay!

And there was one more surprise of awesomeness for us before getting home.

We were a couple hours into the flight, when passengers on the opposite side of the plane from us were all gathering to look out the widow. Curious, I investigated.

The source of the commotion was the fact they we were flying over Greenland (I misspoke on the show. I called it Iceland. It’s not. It’s Greenland).

And Home

And, then, the next day, we drove down to me sister’s place and picked up our little Edna. Boy! Did we miss her!

An Announcement

After I finally finished the story of the big trip, I had an announcement.

After giving the matter lots of thought and consideration, I decided to end the show. It’s been 14 years 8 months since I started my weekly show. That’s about one quarter of my life.

There will be a show next week, so you will get one last bout of my prattling on and on.

I will see you next week. One last time.

Dimland Radio opening theme song: Ram by The Yoleus

First ad break bump: Music For Boys by The Suburbs and Come To Milton Keynes by The Highwaymen

Second ad break bumpers: Can’t Get There From Here by REM and Four Engines Burning (Over The USA) by The Screaming Blue Messiahs

Closing song: Angler’s Treble Hook by $5 Fiddle

That’s it! See you next Saturday night for Dimland Radio 11 Central, midnight Eastern on www.ztalkradio.com you can also download my show from the z talk show archives page. You can email your questions and comments to drdim@dimland.com

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dimland radio 11-2-24 show notes

Our Big Trip To The UK and Northern Ireland

But First…

Congratulations to the LA Dodgers on their World Series Championship! What makes it even sweeter is they beat the Hated Yankees!

Got 38 minutes? A way to spend it is to watch this highlights video of the 2024 World Series:

I already miss baseball.

And Second…

*I refuse to believe the race is as close as we are being told.*

The 2024 Presidential Election is upon us. My prediction is that Kamala Harris will be our next President. Peerless Loser will declare himself the winner and claim the election is being stolen from him. Again.

Let’s hope the new media, the country, and the courts all say, ” Donald, learn a new song.”

And Now… Ireland!

Dublin

*That’s Helena our guide for the walking tour of Dublin.*

*A Calder sculpture on Trinity College campus.*

*Cool stairs inside The Long Room at Trinity College.*

*Inside The Long Room. All the books that were kept in the room were removed sometime ago.*

*It kinda looks like I’m holding the earth, right?*

*Those nicks along the edges of the stone are part of an early form of writing. This is in the museum that houses The Book of Kells.*

*Visitors are not allowed to take pictures of the actual Book of Kells, but there are plenty of pictures of some of the ornate writing in the book.*

*Outside Dublin’s Christ Church Cathedral is this sculpture of homeless Jesus.Look closely at his bare feet. You can see the scars left be the nail that held his feet to the cross. Allegedly.*

*Enjoying our complimentary pint of Guinness in the Guinness brewery hospitality room.*

*Outside the window, begging for food, at one of the restaurants inside the Guinness Storehouse.*

Amy and I were pretty damn tired out at this point of the day in our Dublin visit. We also both had colds. We didn’t go into my namesake bar. That is something we regret, but we were really beat.

Cobh And Cork

*Statue outside the Imperial honoring Irish activist Michael Collins.*

*Our driven Joe who took us across Ireland from Dublin to Galway. Nice bloke.*

*This statue pays tribute to Annie Moore, the first immigrant to enter the United States at Ellis Island.*

*The group back in Cork for a walking tour with Fabio. He’s the one in the Lt. Columbo-like raincoat.*

*Our tootsies in Cork, near Croft’s Alley.*

*Fabio explaining the English Market in Cork.*

This pub is just around the corner from The Imperial. It’s called Arthur Mayne’s Pharmacy. It used to be a pharmacy way back when.

The next day, we headed out for and exploration of the Ring of Kerry.

Ring Of Kerry Part 1

*Small house with very small windows at the Kerry Bog Village.*

*Uh oh! There’s an illicit drinking house! For shame… Let’s go in!*

*Guinness, of course. A Danish beer? I guess. COORS?! What the…?*

*A curious attraction: A tribute to Charlie Chaplin.*

*And there’s Ger! She was our guide for the Ring of Kerry and the Cliffs of Moher. (I’ll get to the Cliffs next week.)*

Next week the tales of our trip continues. We’ll continue with the Ring of Kerry, Cliffs of Moher, and so much more. Tune in!

Dimland Radio opening theme song: Ram by The Yoleus

First ad break bump: Boy About Town by The Jam and Highwayman by The Highwaymen

Second ad break bumpers: Can’t Ignore The Train by 10,000 Maniacs and Spinning Round by Red Lorry Yellow Lorry

Closing song: Angler’s Treble Hook by $5 Fiddle

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dimland radio 10-26-24 show notes

Our Big Trip To The UK and Northern Ireland

Mary King’s Close

*Funny. I don’t remember that guy standing behind us at the time. Hmmm.*

As I did at the beginning of last week’s show, I backtracked a bit to talk about our visit to Mary King’s Close. It was a highlight in a trip filled with highlights, but somehow I forgot to talk about it when I talked about Edinburgh.

Very cool tour!

It’s Not True: Hair And Fingernails

*Ew! Creepy AI-generated image. How many fingers does that hand have?*

While on our walking tour of Edinburgh, our guide mentioned the our hair and fingernails continue to grow after we die. This is an old myth.

When people die metabolism stops and they stop growing. Everything stops. Sure, it takes some time for all our cells to die, but they do long before hair or fingernails can do any additional post-death growing.

What happens is…

Oh, no. You gotta listen to the show. Or go here.

Another Brush With Harry Potter

*Not the Hogwart’s Express, but pretty close.*

*An old style passenger car for authenticity.*

*Yes, we rode over the same viaduct used in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Look closely at the left of the picture, on the hill above the* *viaduct. Those are a bunch of trainspotters gathered to watch our train go by. Lots of waving!*

*And that’s the location used for Dumblebore’s burial site (spoiler!), first seen in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.*

Leaving the Harry Potter stuff behind (for now), we continued making our way to Glasgow, but we had a few things to see on the way.

The Road To Glasgow

*Our guide, Ian, who saw us through to Glasgow.*

*On the advice of Ian, Amy and I stopped here for a pizza and a pint.*

*Black Isle’s own Red Kite ale. The best pint of the entire trip. So good!*

*This bit of mountain range is called the Three Sisters.*

*And I finally found a Nessie rubber “duck”! I found it in Fort William, Scotland.*

Glasgow, Scotland

*That’s Emily, our guide for our walking tour of Glasgow.*

*Oldest house in Glasgow. Built in 1471.*

*Nice room you got here. You ought to try living in Mary King’s Close!*

*Hey! How’d that traffic cone get up there?*

*Doulton Fountain. The largest water fountain made of terracotta in the world.*

Time For Some Whiskey

For our last day of our tour in Glasgow, we visited The Clydeside Distillery. It was a very informative tour with a happy ending. Er, I mean, it was happy in that we got to sample some authentic Scotch whiskey at the end of the distillery tour.

*After all the activities for the day were over, Amy and I stopped here for a bite to eat and a pint. It was ok.*

Goodbye to you, Scotland. Thank you!

Next week the tales of our trip continues. We’ll still be in Ireland (finally). Let’s see if I get it all done next week. Tune in!

Dimland Radio opening theme song: Ram by The Yoleus

First ad break bump: Middle of the Road by Pretenders and Should I Stay or Should I Go? by The Clash

Second ad break bumpers: My Kingdom by Echo & the Banshees and English Roundabout by XTC

Closing song: Angler’s Treble Hook by $5 Fiddle

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dimland radio 10-19-24 show notes

Our Big Trip To The UK and Northern Ireland

I Fell

*That little patch of floor by the water heater is where my butt landed.*

Before I continue with the tale of my wife’s and my epic travels through the UK and Northern Ireland, I told the story of the tumble I took at the comic book store.

I had just finished recording last week’s show in the basement of Nostalgia Zone. I gathered up all my stuff and made my way through the stacks of bins, boxes, board games, and books to head upstairs, when I tripped on a box on the floor. That didn’t cause me to fall. But, my attempting to push the box back into place with my foot did.

See the red knobs and such sticking out at the bottom of the water heater? That scraped up my middle back really well. But, no major injuries, so I guess I won’t sue the pants off of the store.

This week’s show was recorded in the relative safety of my home basement bathroom.

On With The Tales Of Our Travels

OK, I’m not going to continue the day one, day two, and so on counting thing. It’s too difficult to remember everything in chronological order and which day it was.

Case in point:

Windsor, England

I forgot to mention, when I talked about Windsor last week, to mention two curious features of that town.

One is Queen Charlotte Street, the crazy short street that is a mere 51 feet 10 inches…

The second curious feature is right along side of the tiny street. It’s a crazy old and crazy crooked house…

*It’s even older than I thought! It dates to 1687! This is the front.*

Edinburgh, Scotland

Now onto Edinburgh, Scotland, which my wife and I agree was our favorite city of the trip. Don’t get us wrong, all the other stops had their on special charm, but this was our favorite. It was also the point in our travels where we back part of a group of 12 travelers.

Here’s some pictures!

*Edinburgh Castle watches over the town. How cool is that?*

*The Last Drop, the pub where I had my first pint in Scotland!*

*And there is that first pint. Please note the noose above my head. I tell the story of it on the show.*

*This street was used as the location of Diagon Alley in the Harry Potter movies.*

*This was Ollivander’s Wand Shop in Harry Potter & the Sorcerer’s Stoone.*

*That’s our guide Annette on the left. We’re at the University of Edinburgh.*

*We ran into a Pict! The Picts were a tribe so badass only the Vikings were crazy enough to take them on.*

*A panoramic view of “new” Edinburgh. The new part is 250 years old. But the old part just turned 900!!*

*Believe it or don’t, we got sunburned!*

Inverness, Scotland

The morning we left Edinburgh for Inverness was when we met our driver Graham. A terrific fellow, who took us to Loch Ness! He would also be our driver taking us to Glasgow.

*THAT”S the monster! (Well, no, it’s not. It’s a dog going for a swim.)*

*Our guide for the Island of Skye coach tour, Richard.*

McGlame!

I backtracked on the show to leave this story for last. While in Edinburgh, we met McGlame! Stephen McGlame and I met each other through both being fans of the Stuck In The 80s podcast. We had become friends through Facebook years ago. This was our first face to face meet up.

Next week the tales of our trip continues. We’ll still be in Scotland and I just may need to do a fourth show to be able to cover Ireland. Tune in!

Dimland Radio opening theme song: Ram by The Yoleus

First ad break bump: Go! by Tones On Tail and Traveling Man by The Woodentops

Second ad break bumpers: Takin’ A Ride by The Replacements and The Passenger by Siouxsie & the Banshees

Closing song: Angler’s Treble Hook by $5 Fiddle

Please subscribe on Apple Podcasts! Just search for Dimland Radio in the podcast section. And if you could leave a good rating and a positive review it would be awesome.

Subscribe to Dimland Radio on PodBean!

You can also go to my CafePress store and buy stuff with my artwork on it and have me do a portrait for you if you’d like. I also have a shop at RedBubble!

Such a cool logo.