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A Canadian who long went East reveals the ins and outs of a magnificent Kerouac event in Japan forced to dodge the impact of the global pand
very generous lovely comments – to an interview with interview about my Jack #Kerouac and other related literary projects with @simon_warner and his fantastic newsletter.
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Community Shout-Outs: People & Projects to Check Out
Ever wondered what it's like to be part of a network that's making waves across diverse fields, from AI and music to sports and fashion? Join me as we shine a spotlight on these trailblazers, and launch a new way to stay connected in this fast-paced world
The world is opening up and things are really starting to take off fast all around me. People are travelling again and getting together in person … and the AI renaissance has just begun. In an effort to keep in better touch with my community I’ve been putting some infrastructure in place to help keep me organized and in close touch with my friends, family and colleagues. I’ve started a podcast,…
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Jason welcomes under-qualified window-washer Dave Olson & his fantastic beard & beautiful hands for a natter about punching or huggi
Dave Olson | Pratfalls of Parenting Ep 131
Ep 131 feat. @dthomasolson talking audio production, @Figureheads, & fatherhood. #podcasts
“I don’t think any of us thought we were going to do kids music. It was one of those rare opportunities.”
Dave Olson talks about writing and producing a rap song to help a young girl with autism and how that led spending a year in Madison writing a rap record for kids. He shares the story of how making a kid’s album led to his music act, Figureheads, becoming a touring kid’s touring entertainment…
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Life would be so much easier if we could just look at the source code. -- Dave Olson
Life would be so much easier if we could just look at the source code. -- Dave Olson
Drinking Craft Beer in Vancouver with Dave Olson
"Indeed Vancouver is among the most expensive beer drinking cities but there are glorious quality ales available, if you know where to look." - Dave Olson
Dave Olson, Community Wrangler & Marketing Director for Hootsuite, blogger, podcaster, speaker, and all around good guy is the kind of person you want to spend an evening drinking beer with. He has spent a great deal of his life traveling the world with a suitcase and a dream and has many wonderful stories to share.
Knowing that Dave logs his beer tastings on Untappd and has a deep appreciation for a quality brew, we couldn't think of a better person to curate our Vancouver Craft Beer Experience. We think Dave's pretty awesome. So, we caught up with him to find out more about his life as a storymaker and his love affair with beer.
Urbandig: You call yourself a storymaker. What does it mean to be a storymaker?
Dave O: I am a documenter, who writes for myself and the future, but I am also a participant in the stories. I am not an objective observer to my life like a journalist and as such react and intentionally drift between essay, poetry, and fiction til mixed-well and tasty. I chronicle the circumstance and people around in all sorts of mixed-media – both old and new – paint, paper, words, audio, check-ins, paper, snaps... are all the same to me. Inter-disciplinary FTW.
How long have you been blogging/podcasting - and using social media to share your stories?
Long before blogs or the web - my first social media was ditto-machined newsletters in 1979 writing about hockey and community development in the Pig Express. I moved on to Xerox-copied punk rock fanzines, then to color-copied poetry chapbooks, all before finding the Internet while living on Guam in 1995. I began making websites to publish my longform essays (mostly about hemp culture, technology, and travel) which I also sold to magazines. In 1996, I produced a film with the web as a primary development and promotion tool and later worked for ISPs making hundreds of web projects along the way to share ideas and stuff I cared about. When I first saw “social media” publishing tools (starting with Flickr) in 2005, it was a natural fit... but just a continuation of what I’d always done. I began podcasting right away with the Clubside Breakfast Time podcast on July 1, 2005 before adding Choogle On with Uncle Weed, Postcards from Gravelly Beach and Canucks Outsider podcasts to the mix.
What's your favorite story to share with others over a beer or around a campfire? The time my buddy and I were held-up at gun-point for a crazy evening near Taos, New Mexico, including driving my beloved VW bus overland to their house where they gave us raw trout and rabbit stew (weird). That was around 1991 while on a Grateful Dead tour.
You put together the Vancouver Craft Beer Experience for Urbandig, what makes you an expert?
Ha, I am not someone who can geek out on specific gravity or nuances of tastings and pairings, but I am a culturist and enthusiast who enjoys beers that taste like they’ve been made with love and deliberateness. I drink A LOT of quality beer (alas, not as much as my brother Dan) and have always sought out unique beers in curious situations no matter where I am. Whether walking far to find the vending machine in Japan with Yebisu, or making websites for a micro-brewery in exchange of keg delivery to of premium ales to my home kegerator.
What are your top 3 favorite beer drinking cities outside of Vancouver?
Austin, Texas - middle of Texas with many micro-brews which never make it out of the state, with friendly folks and great music
Brussel, Belgium - nothing but top quality in establishments where they’ve been drinking this well for centuries
Any Mexican restaurant on a Sunday - i found myself as a 17 year old with a fake ID in Utah, and learned the beauty of Negra Modelo and chile rellano in otherwise dry counties
When you die, what do you hope people will say at your funeral...?
“I thought he was invincible” and/or “I thought he’d make a podcast about his funeral.”
Download the Urbandig app to discover Dave Olson's expert tips and recommendations on where to find the best selection of craft brews in Vancouver in the Gastown Craft Beer tour. Be sure to check out Dave O's blog, Flickr stream or follow him on Twitter to stay up to date with his latest adventures.
