
Welcome to the first edition of the Compendium of Conversation! The Compendium is to highlight blog interviews from a variety of topics. Out of dozens of submissions these were the only three that were actual interviews. Apparently there was some confusion about the content criteria. But I’m very grateful for the three who submitted interviews. I [...]
Three guys blaze energetic rock in the Northwest like no other. They are known as Hookah Stew and they will light you up with their fun, party-like live shows and albums! Their magnetism pulls at you, even through a pair of ear buds. And fans often wear their awesome looking Mountain Dew-inspired Hookah Stew t-shirts! [...]
Have you ever seen Night Train to Terror or Jaws of Satan? If you have, you’re among good company at Dollar Bin Horror. If not, you may want to catch up! ‘Cause Dollar Bin Horror is “The Blog for Horror Fans on a Budget“! Rhonny Reaper is the author of Dollar Bin Horror a [...]
One hardly hears about scat these days. For me, I’ve only seen scat performed in movies. Honestly, I didn’t even know people still performed it. But I’ve been pleasantly surprised to hear Cody Weathers, Portland’s scat-man. Cody grew up in Denver and moved to Portland for college. He began performing about 20 years ago [...]
The Renegade Minstrels are a new blended form of blues music with a hint of swing swagger. Listening to Frontier Blues, their latest album, is like the soundtrack for a movie set at a country fair. Good ‘ole fashioned Americana! Original music is their hallmark. Which is great because The Minstrels are quite different [...]
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Posted on 08 March 2010
Like many PC gamers, I’ve been eagerly awaiting the release of Star Trek Online. The anticipation of the rush of commanding my own starship in a fast-paced battle really grabbed me. Will you choose the Federation or the Klingon Empire? I bought the game the first day and created a Federation Male Vulcan Tactical Officer. [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 19 February 2010
Like all film genres, there are some movies that tower over others for their innovation, amazing storyline, or strong characters. Anime is no exception. Based on my own opinion and some informal surveying on RhymeTorrents and Kumoricon I’ve come up with a great collection of the best anime films. My goal with asking for others [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 02 February 2010
Thank you for visiting Talk with Tim! My blog is dedicated to interviewing fun and interesting people. Not surprisingly, I’m not the only one out there interviewing people. A variety of blogs conduct interviews that are relevant to their niche. For example, Mike Crimmins from A Daily Shot of Coffee interviewed Eyal Rosen from [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 19 January 2010
Remember the My Zombie Pinup Calendar giveaway I did? Well, the second winner finally received his prize after a long holdup in Customs. His name is Pops Ghostly and he reps Canada for the nerdcore hip hop crowd. Rhonny from Dollar Bin Horror was the other winner. Pops Ghostly agreed to send me pictures and [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 17 January 2010
On my Facebook page, I put out a call for cute, funny or interesting pet or animal pictures. My goal was to do a fun, lighthearted post. I was pleasantly surprised by the response and support from my friends! Below you’ll find the cutest pet pics that my friends sent me – plus a [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 31 December 2009
One of the two winners of Talk with Tim’s My Zombie Pinup Calendar Contest received her prize! Rhonny, a blogger at Dollar Bin Horror, was pretty stoked to get her calendar in the mail saying, “Thanks sooooo much! I LOVE it! Here are some pics of it.” Thank you for the pictures Rhonny! I’m glad you [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 18 December 2009
My Zombie Pinup provided me a few copies of their wonderfully gruesome zombie pinup calendar to giveaway! All the comments are in and my selections have been made. I originally intended to just giveaway one copy but I’ve decided to giveaway two. I appreciate the time everyone took to comment, there were several really good [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 15 December 2009
The lovely undead over at My Zombie Pinup have sent me a few copies of their 2010 My Zombie Pinup Wall Calendar to giveaway! This comment contest will be for one (1) of the three (3) calendars that I have. So, if you’d like to win a zombie calendar then you need to enter the [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 15 December 2009
A blog award show for personal finance blogs is in the works and leading this endeavor is Flexo from Consumerism Commentary (One of my Top 20 Personal Finance Blogs). The awards are meant to showcase the best of the personal finance blogosphere. It’ll be tough to narrow down the field and vote on winners. But it’s [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 11 December 2009
When you think of Northwest rock, most people think grunge or something along those lines. Well, these guys from Kelso, Washington are hittin’ the airwaves with funky, powerpop rock that is well worth listening to. The SEACATS are a nerdy blend of alt rock with plenty of radio friendly tracks. Their 6-track self-titled EP, offers [...] Continue Reading