Wow! It's been a little hectic around my corner of the galaxy.  I've been working some long hours and been absolutely devoid of energy to record and be clearly conscious for editing.

In the meantime, I wanted to let everybody know about some changes to upcoming plans.  I realized that we'd scheduled the interview with Paul Levinson on Super Tuesday, and since I'm participating in my first caucus we had to reschedule.  For now, I am planning for Tuesday, February 19th.  I'll post a notice with more information once a new date is confirmed and I'll have a new promo that I would greatly appreciate getting rotation in your show if you are a podcaster.

Episode #19 featuring author Julia Phillips will be up next with a new Classic Zone following shortly after that.

Thanks for your patience! I'll have more good stuff to you soon.

KnitWitch announces changes in Zone LIVE episode delivery for 2008 and brings you a teaser promo for the next Classic Zone.

Direct download: TS-76587.mp3

I forgot to get this in at the end of the LIVE Show and wanted to encourage folks to call in or email me with your responses to the new Zone Query!

Can you identify the FOUR scifi tv audio clips in the original Zone theme opening music (used for Shows #0-5)?  Just correctly name the television shows that each clip was taken from and you are in the drawing to win a book, t-shirt, or other item out of the Zone prize closet during the next episode.

Call in your responses to the new Zone Query at 303.991.9096 or email your text or MP3 voice message to podcast at knitwitchzone.com!

Be sure to catch Zone Show #6 to hear your entry!

WARNING: Zone Query responses cannot be posted in blog comments.

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The Zone website was restored from an older backup and is in the process of being updated.  Maintenance can be expected nightly between 10:00 pm and 2:00 am Mountain Daylight Time (-7 GMT). We appreciate your patience

Any major updates and/or maintenance interruptions will be posted here providing as much prior notice as possible.

A problem with our hosting service has taken the entire site offline temporarily.  We are attempting to restore the site from a backup, but some updates will have to be made once it is restored.

A new notice will be posted once the site is available again.

After lots of waiting, anxious pacing and temporary recording solutions, the Superior AudioWorks main studio is getting a new look and new equipment!

New microphones were added last winter.  The replacement for the primary PC in the studio finally arrived and was installed last week.  New internet service is scheduled to be installed this week.  Things have ended up moving more slowly than planned, but they are moving along. 

All of the upgrades over the last several months were needed to make some of the new things for Season 2 of KnitWitch's Scifi/Fantasy Zone possible:

Look for an update episode for the Zone soon before the end of the month.

KnitWitch's Scifi/Fantasy Zone returns from hiatus with a visit to Starfest 2007 April 20-22 in Denver, Colorado.

Knitwitch will host special podcast episodes for created for Starfest recorded live throughout this science fiction media convention's 30th Anniversary event. These mini-shows will be posted to the Zone RSS feed and somewhere on the Starland.com web site.

Starfest 2007 guests include Leonard Nimoy (Star Trek:TOS), Rachel Lutrell (Stargate Atlantis), Oded Fehr (The Mummy,The Mummy Returns, Resident Evil: Extinction), Kate Vernon (Battlestar Galactica), Ray Park (Star Wars Episode I) along with other genre actors, writers, directors and producers. KnitWitch will also be dropping by Horrorfest: The Horror Convention within the Starfest Convention, the Federation Ball, the Avistrum Wizarding Academy, the Superhero Cinema as well as talking to the many costumed and devoted scifi, fantasy, horror and anime fans in attendance.

During the convention, Knitwitch will be leading a panel session introducing podcasting to the Starfest activity list. The session, Scifi, Fantasy & Horror Podcasts: A Tutorial and Tour, will be on Saturday, April 21st at 3:30 in Panel Room 4.

If you're in or near the Denver Metro area, we hope you will come by and join the fun.  Why not pick up a KnitWitch Zone t-shirt and come show some scifi love?

Whatever you do, call-in and tell KnitWitch what you thought of the shows and/or what you want to hear in Season Two!

The Zone has a new Voicemail service and phone number!

303.991.9096

I tried really hard to get Z-O-N-E in our new number but just ended up with a lot of 9's again instead.  Oh well...

Update your phonebooks and keep this number handy for the launch of season two of KnitWitch's Scifi/Fantasy Zone!  New activity should be getting underway in April!

Well I'm feeling incredibly sheepish finally getting around to making a post now.  Sorry about vanishing without a post here (although I did update the main website a while back)...  I've had to put everything with the podcast and websites on autopilot to attend to some other areas of life.

Folks who know me personally know that this time of the year at work is normally hectic but there were a few new & unexpected twists added to the mix that have had me working extra hours.  By the end of the day/week my energy is at record lows and any creativity is laying dormant.  Thus, minimal recording and no podcasting for the time being.

I've been keeping in touch with a few listeners while the show's been down and it has been great to hear from folks.  Keep the email coming...  I'm still considering making some changes to the show format and will be adding some familiar things back into the main website as well as the blog and forum sites, so I'd love to hear from you.  I am getting back into laying out ideas to start back up with season two of KnitWitch's Scifi/Fantasy Zone. 

Interviews, contests, giveaways, listener-created content, guest skits and more are on the way for Season Two of the Zone.

Several months ago, a friend set up a space on his Zazzle store to post some KnitWitch's Scifi/Fantasy Zone items.  Well over time, we've had a lot of hits from people browsing, but no purchases yet.

I'm not trying to make alot of money of this stuff... Enough to buy my own Zone shirt would make me happy! Why not be the first in your quadrant with the Zone Blackhole mug (shown above) or T-shirt.

The Zazzle store is an interactive interface so you can mix it up and put the logo on different t-shirt and mug styles to find just what fits your particular taste.  Thank you so much to Jake Bertrand for creating and managing the Zone online store!

I hope you'll check it out and send me a picture of you with or wearing your new Zone stuff!

The podcast is on hold while KnitWitch deals with some other work/life matters.  More information coming soon...

It's been a long while, but the next episode is on the way!

I ran in to some stubborn and expensive computer issues that kept me from any functionality (or internet access from home) for nearly three weeks.  Then add on some time for getting back up to condition to handle production while the last of the parts come in and you get the general idea of what's been going on.  In the interim, I had some time off with my family, began working in earnest the business side of things and picked up a couple of wonderful volunteers that are helping me move ahead with a facelift for the website, forums and logo.

My sincerest apologies for the delay, particularly to the folks who've contributed to this special episode.  Farscape is one of my absolute favorie scifi series ever and will be the theme of  Zone Show #4!  We'll have a guest interview with Lani Tupu & Tee Morris, music from Signal Room (Anthony Simcoe & Wayne Pygram) and my storytelling presentation of a Farscape fan fiction piece.  So hold on just a little longer, the show is on the way...

While you're waiting for the next episode, if you haven't checked out the new, ad-free Zone community forums & chat room, you should head over.  Just click the 'COMMUNITY FORUMS' link on the light blue navigation bar. 

The look of the forums will likely be changing over the next several weeks but will remain working and open for participation. You can get a jump start on the Zone's first contest giveaway coming in August by getting registered and posting NOW!  You'll have to be registered and participating on the forums to qualify to win in the as-yet-untitled prize fest.  More details will be coming soon!

Stay Tuned...

The Zone has just reached 1000 listeners today and I'm thrilled! 

I never imagined reaching that landmark so soon when I started this little experiment back in February.  Some of you may know that the Zone is pretty much a one-woman production - the Zone Crew 'volunteers' dwindled to non-existent before the first show was ever released.  Everything from building the web sites and forums to arranging and conducting the interviews, audio production and final editing gets knocked out by one person right now (who also has a family and full-time job). 

So it is incredibly gratifying to see the show's audience growing and becoming more involved as time passes.  All I can say is thank you, thank you, thank you and THANK YOU for your support, feedback and contributions!  Please, keep 'em coming.

The Zone listeners are awesome!!