funky49 on WBIG (now in mp3)

September 1st, 2009 | By 49

Would you like to hear funky49 be interviewed by Brian at WBIG 1280AM The Big Wake Up Call from Chicago, Illinois? Would you like to make fun of my UHMS and general inarticulation?

Fermilab Photo Album

August 24th, 2009 | By 49

Here’s my Fermilab Photo Album! Check them out on Flickr! I met up with Ben from the Former Fat Boys, Dan Lamoureux from the Nerdcore for Life documentary, scientists, engineers, technicians plus me and my girlfriend got to spend some time in Chicago!

WBIG AM1280 Radio Interview

August 21st, 2009 | By 49

I just got off the phone with the Big Wake Up Call, WBIG AM1280 out of Chicago. I totally feel like the “Fresh Prince of Batavia” again! Thank you Chicago!!!

Things went well because before the interview, I was laughing at the sports guy reporting about how the “Cougars” did last night. I made sure to plug Dan Lamoureux of Chicagoland’s Crapbot Productions. What’s odd is they didn’t ask any of the questions they sent me! I got to mention how I was taking the “triple beam scale” back from the rappers talking about cocaine and put it back into the science lab.

What is super-awesome is that earlier this morning, Jonathan Coulton was on the radio too! He was part of a music industry report on NPR.

Fermilab Friday

August 15th, 2009 | By 49

Today Christy got to see some Fermilab! We stopped by the Lederman Center and then Wilson Hall. I gave the pictures from my camera to Tona in Communications and chatted with her and ??? for a bit before heading to the 15th floor. A great view! We walked the little exhibits and took in a bit of a Fermilab tour movie. After the movie the tour guide pointed me out as the Fermilab rapper! 15 minutes about to end… :) We took off to see the bison and Christy got to see her first cornfield! We also went by the 15 foot wide bubble chamber. Back to the Wilson Hall (HIGHRISE!) to have some wine and chat with Aaron (bassman!), Kyle from Master Control and Robin from ‘Atom Smashers’ before headed down to see the recently approved results from D0 and CDF. We minds were melted hardcore with the high-energy particle physics business.

DAN could not come out tonight! He was either going to hang with us and shoot more and watch the Drug Sniffing Dogs rock or go watch his friend rock out with the Blizzard of Oz. Dan was so wacked out from his swine flu and allergies being on the prairie that he was going to stay home and take care of himself. Sometimes you gotta do that. Get well Dan Lamoureux! Ben G from the Former Fat Boys could also not make it (he went fishing, the pic looks relaxing!) but my new Illinois friends are dropping like flies!

We leave during the Q&A part of the CDF results (D0+CDF are pretty much listening better to the signal-to-background, no Higgs yet yo!) to get ready for the show. Arrive and start pizza and beering and beering it up. We chat with Eric who, along with Ben, are supposed to be on a tv show about rollercoasters. Eric brought along an accelerometer that hung like a Flavor Flav clock around his neck while Ben jailbroke his iPhone so it could run his custom accerlerometer app.

Drug Sniffing Dogs!

Such awesome! Anyway, we drink, the Drug Sniffing Dogs rock, funky49 rocked a set and more Drug Sniffing Dogs bringing it. We made our own after party with me and Ben and Christy and Britany. After that Christy and I had our own party. A great time. Thank you so much Ben Kilminster and Fermilab for having me speak, rap and shoot a music video. I’m so thankful!

Science Outreach via Rap Presentation

August 14th, 2009 | By 49

Last Tuesday I gave a presentation in the Wilson Hall at Fermilab National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Illinois. It was about Science Outreach via Rap. If you don’t mind RealPlayer, please give it a watch. You can also read the speech at my Rapbassador.com website [speech]