Moon Machines - Not only has my recent imagination and attention been full of Moon Landing thought, this new item again from In the Shadow of the Moon composer, @phillipSheppard offers you some great detail about a show called "MOON MACHINES" Read it and "share it liberally!" http://ping.fm/oT9sE

I've just followed composer @PhilipSheppard the creative force behind "In the Shadow of the Moon" score and found a wonderful sample of his music. My Deaf and Hard of Hearing readers will especially appreciate the deep, resonating sound of the cello in this piece. Again, more BRILLIANT work from a many I hope many more come to know, appreciate and share. Thanks @PhilipSheppard http://ping.fm/I5nhF

I've gotten some great comments on the "Top 5 Astronaut Movies" article over at ScreenRant and hope you'll add to them! http://ping.fm/WFYAC

The Top 5 Astronaut Movies of All Time

Please do take a moment to review my inaugural article for a website I have dreamed of writing for, "ScreenRant" - which published my first article this evening. First up, a topic dear to my heart - HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT in "The Top 5 Astronaut Movies of All Time" commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Moon Landing. Please DO COMMENT and tell friends!

The Top 5 Astronaut Movies of All Time
Via ScreenRant.Com - Mike Wilkerson

Everyone has looked up into a clear evening sky to conduct their own survey of distant pinpricks in the regularly-occurring blackness. Passing aircraft, the stars and that which is always largest in the night sky - the Moon.

July 20, 2009, marks the 40th Anniversary of man landing on the Moon, and to showcase a different flavor of that same obsession, Screen Rant’s newest writer (yours truly), dons his newly-minted writing/explorer spacesuit to provide a listing of the Top 5 Astronaut Movies - a look back at the best storytelling that put you into the shoes of those who have TRULY gone boldly where we hope many more men (and women) will eventually go.

Click here to view the entire article via ScreenRant.Com NOW!

Break out the calendars! Learn more about NEW MEDIA!

Hi there everyone! I wanted to send a note to everyone in the St. Louis/surrounding area about a great event that's coming up in tandem with The Wentzville Chamber of Commerce. I'm going to be hosting the first of what I hope is an on-going series of informational events about new media with them and YOU'RE INVITED!

Check out the link below to the most recent Wentzville Chamber of Commerce Newsletter and please tell your friend and RSVP for an event that should be very well attended. Plan on lots of discussion and get your questions ready! I don't know everything, I'm not a "social marketing expert" (because there is no such thing) but I am creative, I have good ideas and I'm always willing to start new relationships that bring business to everyone and the economy. New Media will bring your business, and you personally completely different perspective and interaction that you'd have never had otherwise.

See you then and feel free to comment here! See you in August!

Mark Your Calendars!
Thursday, August 20th:
Social Media and All of Those Other Things People are Talking About!
Join us on August 20th when our featured speaker, Mike Wilkerson from 2GuysTalking.Com, fills us in on Facebook, Twitter, RSS Feeds, Podcasts and more.
What are they?
Why should my business be involved?
What other low-cost internet marketing tools are out there and are they right for my business?

Read on via Page 2 of the most recent Wentzville Chamber of Commerce Newsletter for July, 2009.

Cheers!

I'm Featured at The St. Louis Bloggers Guild - Be Sure to Visit!

Ahh, the benefits of the grouping of talent. It's never failed me.

Whether it's the conglomeration of what has become The 2GuysTalking Podcast Network, taking one good thing and surrounding it with other good things always provides you with something greater. Such is the case with The St. Louis Bloggers Guild.

The St. Louis Bloggers Guild is a young group of talented, busy, thought-filled citizens that have taken their thoughts, efforts, and desires to electronic page and banded together to provide education, knowledge and assistance to those in the Guild.

This week, they're featuring me in their "5 Minutes with Mike" segment that you can find via the link below.

Be sure to chime in with comments and send the article to your friends. I'm always interested in ensuring that the organizations and people that I work with get a larger footprint and remember - those that have good things that group them together with other good things make the whole greater. Enjoy the read!

5 minutes with Mike - From The St. Louis Bloggers Guild Website:

One can’t help but admire St. Louis Bloggers Guild member Mike Wilkerson’s energy and enthusiasm for social media. These qualities carry into his blog, Grab the Wheel and his popular podcast 2GuysTalking. Check out this podcasts expert’s site and tune in to hear Mike’s and his co-host Tony Lovasco’s take on shows like 24, Terminator and an always-growing variety of cultural topics now!

Do you have any tips or advice for other podcasters out there?

The most vital piece of advice I can give podcasters is similar to another movie character from my childhood, YODA. When it comes to podcasting, “do, or do not – there is no try.” That’s not a euphemism, it’s a way to live in just about everything that you do.

Click here to read the rest of "5 Minutes with Mike" at The St. Louis Blogger's Guild

Transformers - 101 Get Educated and Enjoy!

This isn't just the week that features Father's Day, folks, this is the week that launches the second in a series of feature films that really do "transform" fandom! This week I'm anticipating the release of the sequel to the wildly-successful "TRANSFORMERS" film, directed by Michael Bay and I wanted to offer up some great, educational and engaging podcasting that I'd done previously to help usher YOU and your friends into the realm of TRANSFORMER Fandom. Take a listen to the previous reviews I participated in and produced and be sure to stop back next week to listen to the review of "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen!"

Tell me what you think of the podcasts and remember to "Fan" The 2GuysTalking Podcast Network on Facebook for more! Cheers!

Prepare for the new TRANSFORMERS movie, "Revenge of the Fallen" that arrives this week by listening to our TRANSFORMERS reviews! We have ultra-fun reviews of both the classic Animated 20th Anniversary DVD, and TRANSFORMERs, a Michael Bay Film waiting for you to enjoy! So get dialed in, educated and transformed with The 2GuysTalking Podcast! Listeners!? Listen and ROLL OUT!

http://2guystalking.com/24podcast.html#transformers

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I’m trying to remember when I WASN’T telling people what I think about – SOMETHING.

When I was 11 years old, I can remember wanting to create my very own talk show. To be able to grab a topic, audience and bestow not only my perspective about what I’ve seen, heard, experienced, but also to collect the viewpoint of others who share or have a different opinion than I do.

While I’ve been an actor and artist since I was a kid, being able to take the artists, creative talent and turn it into my own stage didn’t really begin until 2004. I’ve been blogging about a variety of things since 2004. Since then, I’ve been fortunate enough to surround myself with a continually growing cast of people that provide perspective on things that are new, exciting and something we want to tell everyone about.

Over the years we’ve been exposed to a variety of tools that make telling people about “what we’re talking about” a lot easier and I wanted to make sure to share how we’re using “New Media” tool a wide array of tools have been invented to convey information to the largest amount of people possible.

Read on below and see how I’m using these great tools to increase the footprint of my own personal presence and that of The 2GuysTalking Podcast Network.

The Blog: I can’t emphasize enough how important having a “blog” has been for me and for The 2GuysTalking Podcast Network. The ability to chronicle what I experience, what my network is doing, and how other people can quickly find out anything you care to share at a chance and look at the history. While there’s always benefit in having something “custom”, anyone can set up and start their own blog in less than 5 minutes now. It’s a powerful part of any presence online and truly can act as a “core” of information transfer. The networking ability alone that a blog (especially when you join cool people in The St. Louis Bloggers Guild).

Read the rest of this entry at The St. Louis Bloggers Guild Website...

The Ultimate Fighter Season Finale - THIS SATURDAY!

Those of you that have yet to take the plunge into Mixed Martial Arts have a true treat THIS WEEKEND as season 9 of SPIKEs The Ultimate Fighter comes to a conclusion in what is listed as one of the "best available-for-free fights" ever! It's the Season 9 finale of The Ultimate Fighter on Spike and you are officially invited to participate in round-by-round online review action at SavageScience.Com! Check out the review of this week's episode below and follow the link to SavageScience.Com to learn more about the fun this weekend. Have a great weekend and remember to tell us what YOU thought of this week's ULTIMATE FIGHTER! -Mike2GuysTalking

Viewing Date: 6-18-2009
Show Title: Ultimate Fighter United States V United Kingdom: Week 12
Network: SpikeHD
Reviewed By: Mike Wilkerson

Just when we thought it was time for The Ultimate Fighter Finale - suddenly there's one more week of fists-a-flyin' action, providing us all but ONE of the series of fighters that will compete in the "series finale" that airs this Saturday. Ahh, the always-welcome double-dose of Mixed Martial Arts action in the Wilkerson household. This episode delivers some outstanding fight action, undeniable heart, and some of the series most vital and heartfelt quotes. Read on as we review week 12 of season 9 of The Ultimate Fighter on SPIKE for The Savage Science!

As with many of my online reviews, I'll be reviewing this episode in a "stream of consciousness" format, giving you essentially what I'm thinking as the show airs. I encourage everyone to send feedback in regard to any of the points below and let's use this opportunity sounding-off point to tell us what YOU think about this year's Ultimate Fighter season.

-- Hanging out with the guys: Something that we've seen little of this year (which is a good thing) is the fighters just "living". In this episode, we see them collecting in the common areas and the patio to cook a feast of fighter proportions featuring ribs, steaks and more to help keep the hungry, blood-thirsty teams fed yet still "hungry" for victory.

Click here to read the rest of this review of SPIKE's The Ultimate Fighter!