Smart Mouths Podcast

Hey everyone! We’re happy to say that the issues we’ve been having with our Paypal account have been fixed and we will be shipping out the tshirts over the next week.

We do have this request though.

IF you are planning on attending INFINITUS 2010, and you ordered a t-shirt (and haven’t received it), please let us know ASAP, and we will bring it to you in Orlando. Once again, let us know as soon as possible so we don’t ship it to you.

Thanks for your patience, you’re all amazing.

May 23rd doesn’t get enough press. At least, not for the right reasons. Most people know it as the day Napoleon was crowned King of Italy, or the start of the Mexican-American war, or the day Nazi Nutbag Heinrich Himmler committed suicide, or perhaps as International World Turtle Day.

Consequently, too few people grasp its true significance. Too few people understand the magnitude of this date, the utter cosmic totality of its passing. For on this day 21 years ago, evolution reached its pinnacle. All that ever was, from the Big Bang to now, culminated in the birth of Andrew Sims.

I speak for everyone when I say that, without Andrew, none of us would be here with you today. Well fine, maybe – maybe – we would still exist as people, but not as the insanely awe-inspiring podcasters you know us as. It was his vision and talent that started all of these (somewhat disturbing) shows, from MuggleCast to SmartMouths, so the next time we mortally offend your every mature sensibility you can go ahead and thank him.

No seriously. Don’t look at us.

We, as a group, as a dynamic, would not exist without him. Not only because it was his passion for broadcasting and entertainment that initiated this entire shitstorm, but because he believed in the rest of us. He made a name for himself early on, and had his pick of people to share the limelight with. He’s visited movie sets, interviewed New York Times Best-Selling authors, sat down at tables with Hollywood producers and devised History-Making book discussions. He could have shared that with anybody, could have chosen to do his show(s) with anyone. But he chose us. He believed in us. He showed us the ropes, exhibited Saintlike patience throughout, and most impressively, befriended us along the way. He is one of the truest friends in recorded history – I mean seriously, it’s a little fucking sickeningly sweet sometimes – and defines what it is to be fiercely loyal, understanding, and genuine.

When I first met him, five years ago this summer, my first thought was… okay, truthfully it was “how do I tap that?” But then it was, “he’s just so grotesquely easy to like!” And to some degree, to those who know him best, that sums him up perfectly: He’s just one of those people that could run over your cat and you’d invite him in for tea and scones. Maybe that makes him a wizard. But I like to believe that’s just the charisma, the open charm and easy humor he so naturally displays, both professionally and personally. Many of us owe some of our best experiences and memories to his unabashed willingness to selflessly share his own. So much of what we get to do is because of him, and so much of what we know about friendship is due to him.

But above all, even greater than any of those things combined, is his penchant for school hallway pants-shitting. I mean let’s be honest, that’s the real reason we like him.

Happy birthday Andrew, you scintillating piece of man meat! We love you!

Hey All! We made a last minute decision to have a LIVE SHOW for our 60th Episode. The show will be held tonight (Thursday, May 6) at 10 PM EST.

NOTE 1: Enjoy this useful Time Zone Converter to help figure out when the show will air in your neck of the woods.

NOTE 2: If you’re in the UK, you will BE UP ANYWAY since you will want to find out the results of your important election that was held today.

UPDATE: You will be able to listen to the show at this link: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/smart-mouths-live%21

Would it be a cliche to say that we couldn’t do Smart Mouths without Elysa? Yes, it would. Besides, we COULD do the show without her. But let’s be perfectly honest here, it wouldn’t be nearly half as good if we did.