Episode 20 will be up Monday

Hey guys,

Episode will be up tomorrow. I will be changing the upload day to Mondays.

BTW, Episode 20 will include an interview with Dirty Frank, a Pearl Jam tribute band and we'll look back at the last 19 shows.

Dirty Frank Interview - send in your questions

Hey guys,

I have a tentative interview with Dirty Frank - A Pearl Jam Tribute Band, set for this Sat. afternoon. It may be pushed back a few days depending on being able to connect with them on Sat. Want to ask a question, please send them in to giventocast@grandecom.net and I'll try to fit your question in the interview.

Peace!

Episode 19 - July 21...eeerrrr...24th

Hey Guys,

Sorry so late. I needed more time to finish up the podcast this week. Looking forward to our 20th show. Wow!!! Never thought I'd do 20 shows. Thanks to all of you.

Episdoe 19 - Show Notes:

• The Week in Review
• SotW (Here's to the State of George W.)
• Mailbag
• Rare Song (All Along The Watchtower)

P.S.: I have a personal surprise annoucement for next week's Episode. Stay tuned.

Santa Barabara show pictures

Photos courtesy of
Robert Saldana

Episode 18 - July 14, 2006

Hey guys,

Episode 18 is up!

Show Notes:

• The Week in Review
• SotW: (Love Boat Captain)
• Housekeeping
• Rare Song: (I'm Open)
• VH1 Storytellers Review (No Email this week)

Sign up for the Call Out Contest at giventocast@grandecom.net and give us your name, contact number and we may call you between the hours of 5 and 7 pm cst on Sunday July 16,if you answer the question correctly you will win a Given To Cast t-Shirt.

Good Luck!

We're back and ready for our next show

Hey guys,



Just wanted to let you know that we arrive home safe and sound (and a little light in the wallet) and we had a great time at the parks. Thank you to the people who came up to me and said hi, including someone from Australia that happen to be staying at the same hotel we stayed.

Stay tuned to next few episodes for some audio of a couple of winners of shirts that we met.

Next Episode will be up on Friday

Day 4

We are at mgm studios til 6:00. We are staying at pop century til thurs.

Day 3

Today i am at magic kingdom Til 3 00 . Tonight i will be at epcot. No one has found me yet good luck

Day 1

I am at animal kingdom til 12 then magic kingdom at night. Come and find me

Episode 17 - June 30, 2006

Here's the latest podcast.

Enjoy!!!

Mario

Where in the "World" is Mario? Contest

Hey guys,

Here's the information on the "Where in the 'world' is Mario? Contest. Here are the rules:

I will be in Orlando, FL at Walt DisneyWorld from July 2 to July 8 and will be wearing my "GIVEN TO CAST" T-Shirt. Like the one above. I have 4 colored shirts: Burnt Orange (UT colors), Dk. Brown, Tan, and light blue. I could be wearing anyone of these colors on anyone of the days I will be there. To make it a bit easier for you guys to find me, I will be posting which parks I will be in on each day. ( I will be adding that schedule later today)

Here's where you come in. If you are the first person to come up and introduce yourself to me and tell me you are a listener of the podcast, I will give you a T-shirt and I will mention you on my next episode. If you allow me to, I will also take a picture with you and post it on my blog.

That's it. I hope I see you guys there. Good luck and don't hesitate to come up and speak to me, even if it's late in the day and into the night. You still may win.

BTW, I will be uploading Episode 17 by tomorrow. I will be taking July 7th off because will be at Disneyworld still.

Peace!!

Episode 16 - The TEN Interview

Hey guys,

It's up and ready!!! Enjoy!!!

Interview with TEN

Hey guys,

I am uploading the Interview with TEN - a Tribute to Pearl Jam as I type. It should be up by noon CST. If you want to know more about the band, check out their website , click the link: TEN

I hope you guys enjoy the interview, some of the audio came out kinda messed up so I had to edit alot of it. I am posting a second podcast this week so that I canhelp TEN promote the fundraiser in Pittsburg tonight. Take a listen and if you are in the Pittsburg area and are going to the PJ show, check these guys out after the show. Again, check their site for info. of the show

Enjoy!!!

Episode 15 is ready to go!!!

Hey guys,

I am making up for last week and releasing this Episode early. It's up and ready. Enjoy!!!

Show Notes:

• The Week in Review
• Song(s) of the Week (Marker in the Sand and Jeremy)
• Interview with a Fan (Jimmy Holder)
• Rare Songs (Satan's Bed and Ruby Tuesday)
• Mailbag

I also wanted to mention that I will be doing the Call Out contest this Sunday from 5:00 to 7:00 pm CST. If you wish to be added to the list of potiential contestants, please email me at giventocast@grandecom.net

Good Luck!!!

Mario Aguilar

Sorry for no episode again

Hey guys,

Sorry I didn't get an episode in this week...again. I was given a surprise Father's Day gift from my wife and we head out of town again. I promise a show this week and I plan for it to be a good one. Stay tuned.

Thanks again for your patience.

Mario

Another week off....

Hey guys,

I am going to take this week off because my best friend is having his bachelor party (:wink: bingo and punch) in San Antonio this weekend and I'm leaving today. I didn't have enough time to get a show together for you so I'll take this week off too.

Here's the schedule for the next few weeks:

• There will be a show on June 16 (Epi. 15) and June 23 (Epi. 16)
• June 30 (Epi. 17) will probably be uploaded early due to vacation trip
• July 7 - I will not be doing a show that week due to still on vacation

Somewhere in these shows will be more Interviews with a fan segments, I hope to finally interview TEN - the Pearl Jam Tribute band and I hope to have our first Given To Cast Round Table. ( if you are interested in participating in the round table, email me at giventocast@grandecom.net ) I need some ladies to sign up so that we can have a woman's perspective.

On a related note, I mentioned that I will be on vacation with my family from June 28 - July 9. We are headed to my favorite place on earth, Disneyworld!!!! Yeah, I know I am a big kid but I just love going there. I'm mentioning this because I wanted to make a sort of contest out of this and involve the loyal listener at the same time . So here it goes:

We will be in one of the 4 parks at Disneyworld in Orlando, FL on July 2 -7, 2006 and I will give out a "Given to Cast" t-shirt to the first person to approach me and say I listen to the show. I will be giving out ONE shirt every day til we leave. I will be wearing the Given To Cast T-Shirt so that you can recognize me. Now, I know what you're saying, "This isn't fair to the rest of us that don't live or won't be at WDW at that time." To this I say, I'm sorry. I thought this would be cool because I have quite a few Florida listeners of the podcast and this would allow me to meet them face to face.

Thanks to all of you for staying with me on this. See ya next week!!!

Mario

Episode 14 - June 2, 2006

Episode 14 is NOT ready!!! (I failed to edit it correctly and there's a bunch of mistakes on it. I will try to correct it ASAP)


Show Notes:

• The Week in Review
• Song of the Week (Off He Goes)
• Interview with a Fan (Jimmy Holder) - Jimmy wanted me to mention that he wished to thank the Ten Club for selecting him for the VH1 show
• Rare Song (Thank You from the Katrina Benefit with Robert Plant)
• Mailbag

Taking next week off for my best friends Bachlor Party so I'll see ya in two weeks

Peace!!

I'm takin' this week off, but...

Hey guys,

I am taking this week off for a well-deserved break. I have posted a Break Episode for those who need their fix. Enjoy!!!!

Break Episode

Next Week: Interview with TEN -A Pearl Jam Tribute Band. Check out their website Here If you have any questions for them, please send them ASAP to my email addy:

giventocast@grandecom.net

Episode 13

Show Notes:

• The Week in Review
• Song of the Week (Wasted Reprise, Life Wasted from Albany Show)
• Interview with a Fan (Randy)
• Rare Song (Rats from Albany Show)
• Mailbag

Enjoy!!!

If you wish to participate in the podcast from Interview with a Fan to Trivia Call Back or a show review, email me at: giventocast@grandecom.net and I'll send you in additional info. you may need.

Mario

Debate the Topic of the Week

Hey guys,

I am starting another new segment of the podcast (Thanks B for the idea). I will post or mention a topic on the podcast and blog and I will choose two people to debate it on the show. Here's what you need to do:

1. You will need to be a Skype member. (Information on becoming a member for FREE is in a prevous post)
2. You will need to send me your name, contact info. and your postition on the topic. I will choose two people with opposing views to join me on the podcast.
3. We will give each of you a fair amount of time to express your views and postion on the topic and then open it up for debate.

If you are interested, please email me at giventocast@grandecom.net