We've all seen a lot of life since our last show, but we're no worse for the wear.

Thanks to Spoon for providing the intro music and Matisyahu for keeping the good vibrations flowing. Please don't sue us and we'll promote the hell out of your stuff.

Finally, here's that video we mentioned on the show. Watch me and The Merry Monk of Funk losing it. I dare you to try not to laugh!

We'll stream live here, podcast and post it. Listening is cool, but it'd be a lot cooler if you called in and joined us in the stream…1.888.547.8383.

Until then, may God bless the Hell out of you!

The Merry Monk of Love

I'm using an app called ipadio. If you head over to TheMerryMonk.com you'll see the ipadio player in the sidebar.

This is a very simple and efficient way for me to post audio, so I'm using it quite a bit. When I get some time, I'll post the audio files at TheMerryMonk.com. So, if you subscribe to the RSS feed there, you should get the audio when available. (Let me know if not.) But for now, you can listen in the ipadio player in the sidebar.

Also, if you'd like to join me on a Mobile MonkCast, I can record a conference call. Just email me and we can set up a time and I'll give you the details. It's really as simple as a phone call.

I'm looking forward to hanging out again. May God bless the Hell out of you.

P.S. I've updated TheMerryMonk.com and I've been posting some fresh stuff. Let me know what you think. Also, I'm now twittering. Follow twitter.com/ErikGuzman.

My insane workload hasn't left time in the schedule for buffoonery. The podcast feed is still busted due to whatever Google did with FeedBurner. And on top of that, I'm tired. Put it all together, and it seems that Etcetera is mostly dead (has been for some time now).

But, mostly dead is slightly alive. I'm not ruling out doing a show down the road, but if things continue as they have, get ready to go through our clothes looking for loose change.

For those that have stuck with Etcetera through the years, your friendship means the world to me. Stay in touch and keep your subscription to this RSS feed. Any future shows will be announced and posted here.

God bless the Hell out of you.

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Here are some links that came up in the show…

- If you've been burned or bored by religion, don't miss Frank Viola on SBE

- Join the Etcetera Facebook group and get in the loop on show times, etc. (Ignore the pictures of me from junior high if you "friend" me)

Photo with this post by environmental sculptor Andy Goldsworthy

Join us as we talk about demons, snakes, Watchmen, good drugs and whatever else came up. I can't remember.

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Here are some links that came up in this show…

- Here's that SBE program with Carmen Reed (the lady that lived The Haunting in Connecticut)

- Join the Etcetera Facebook group and get in the loop on show times, etc.

Also, follow Key Life Network

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Penn is an atheist and takes pleasure in exposing the BS that often comes along with religion. Even though I don't share his lack of belief, I often find myself agreeing with him or at the very least appreciating his point of view.

My friend John Copeland sent me this video of Penn talking about receiving a gift of a Bible. Penn has impressed me again and I thought I'd share. Good thoughts and a great example of the power of sincerity, respect and caring enough to feel socially awkward. Check it out.

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Here are some links that came up in this show…

- Check out the blog post from John Whitehead that we discussed, The Chimp Cartoon and the Death of Free Speech

- Join the Etcetera Facebook group and get in the loop on show times, etc.

- The Great Emergence - Phyllis Tickle on SBE

- Go to TheStoning.com to find out more about the movie, The Stoning of Soraya M.

And thanks to The Rest for providing music for the show from their debut album, Atlantis, Oh Our Saviour.

Click here for the live stream Wednesday, February 25th at 4 ET and call in toll free at 1.888.547.8383.

Until then, begin your celebration early with this video tribute to Arthur Ashe…

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Seriously, check out this show and leave your thoughts on role models in the comments. I'd love to discuss.

Here are some links that came up in this show…

- Ghostland Observatory - Love them, hold them, tell them the truth.

- Free books!

- Join the Etcetera Facebook group and get in the loop on show times and robot monkey head news.

- Garfield Minus Garfield - "A site dedicated to removing Garfield from the Garfield comic strips in order to reveal the existential angst of a certain young Mr. Jon Arbuckle."

Join us live tomorrow, February 3rd, at 4 ET for the January edition of Etcetera (put that one in the irony column, or maybe file under procrastination). Click here for the live stream and call in toll free at 1.888.547.8383.

In the meantime, is it just me, or does the election of Michael Steele (see pic) as chairman of the Republican National Committee scream, "We Republicans are forward thinking too. The Democrats aren't the only ones who have a black leader. In fact, ours is blacker!"? Maybe it's just me.

My positive reaction may have just been because it so eloquently affirms me in a position I already hold. I don't want to diminish the impact of the video, so I won't say anything more at this point. Check it out.

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Does this have the potential to change someone's mind and ultimately their choice, or is it simply divisive and hurtful?

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Here are some links that came up in the show…

- Tony Campolo on SBE

- Tom Sine on SBE

- The Steve Brown soundboard and the Erik soundboard

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Here are some links that came up in this show…

- Mark Driscoll on SBE

- Steve's interview with Rev. Billy from the Church of Stop Shopping

- Francis Thompson's The Hound of Heaven

- The chicken video - Blessed are the peacemaking chickens, for they shall be called the birds of God

Finally, thanks to The Smashing Pumpkins for providing open source music for the show. (Hey Billy, there is a God, He does like to rock…and He's coming!)

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Here are some links that came up in this show…

- John Fischer on SBE

- Terry Mattingly in The Guest Room on the coverage of Abraham Biggs' online suicide

- Lauris Vidal live on Etcetera

- TheResurgence.org - Check out Mark Driscolls' latest and join him on SBE this week

And finally, if you or your company need professional production work, contact Matt Porter. Matt is a new father with a baby boy that suffers from extreme anthropophagy (see pic). The bills are bound to mount up and our favorite Comedy Ninja needs the work.

If you've been listening to SBE or Etc. lately, you've heard his stuff. Lauris' music has been described as "kitchen sink beat-blues with an affected sense of swampy melodrama." Use one of the audio player options below to listen.

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Also, Central Florida listeners, don't miss your chance to hang out and see Lauris Vidal at a benefit concert for Kenyan orphans at Caffe da Vinci (map) in downtown DeLand on November 30. There'll be music from Lauris, Magda Hiller, Dish, and my old band, Spicy Brown and the Musical Melee.

Here are some links that came up in this show…

- Matthew Paul Turner on SBE

- NoSpineItol - Politicians, now you can rid yourself of those pesky backbones!

- Lauris Vidal on MySpace

- Email me to get more info on how to donate to the Kenyan orphan project

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Here are some links that came up in this show…

- The author of The Shack, William Paul Young, on SBE

- The Erik Soundboard

- Toking The Ghost! on MySpace. Thanks for the music and the laughs.

Also, programming note, there won't be a live show today at noon, but don't miss us live at noon Eastern on Friday for Steve Brown Etc. with our guest, Matthew Paul Turner.

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We attempted to discuss the election of Barack Obama in the context of our troubled history, the sovereignty of God, and personal responsibility. In short, we bit off more than we could chew.

Regardless of how you voted, I hope you find something worthwhile in this edition of Etcetera.

Here are some links that came up in this show…

- We Are the Heirs of the First Revolution - John W. Whitehead in The Guest Room

- Toking The Ghost! on MySpace (Descent music, wacky God stuff)

- Weak Erik emotionally exposing himself on the Internet

And finally thanks to Brad Sucks and Gasoline Heart for providing music for today's show, and thanks to Shepard Fairey for the cool Obama poster.