Tonight was a taping for an upcoming episode of The Drop. In one evening I talked with musical genius, photographic mastery and a gladiator of epic proportions.

My evening was kicked off by a conversation with the first of two sonstress book ends to my night. This musical sensation to start the night is none other than Rosie Thomas. I had a conversation with her once about 4 years ago. She was touring with Damien Jurado at the time. I know that she’s a comedian, no really, she’s an actual standup comedian. But more importantly… she makes amazing music that I could listen to everyday if I was trapped on a deserted island and could only listen to one musician forever.

Next up, Jeremy Cowart. To be totally honest I have no idea how he does half of the things he achieves with a camera. His locations, lighting and pure composition is masterful. The best part - he’s easy to talk with.

Then, the modern day gladiator. Matt Hughes is a guy I became a fan of on The Ultimate Fighter 2 reality show on Spike TV. Some thought he was the tough coach or not nearly as likeable - I think he’s the guy I want in my corner. He dominates in such a fashion in the Octagon (no cheap Napoleon Dynamite references allowed) it’s hard not to be a fan. He’s bigger than Mike Tyson and about 5 times tougher.

The evening finished with Leigh Nash (former frontwoman of Sixpence None the Richer). In the midst of her busy schedule while working on her first solo project she took some time to talk with The Dropcast crew. She’s Grammy Nominated and critically acclaimed and as I said before , her new album is going to be big. She’s working with Pierre Marchand (Sarah McLachlan) and “WOW” doesn’t do justice to describe what I’ve heard.

Stay tuned to The Dropfor these Interviews and More in the coming weeks…..

A huge amount of congratulations goes out to those blogs, podcasts and websites that were nominated for a Bloggie.

But I would like to highlight a few for your voting pleasure.

Postsecret - more than likely I can’t type anything that you don’t already know about it. Other than this site may be the coolest community project gone oh so right.

Fark.com - Drew Curtis and his incredible user community gives me the best hilarious news every day. So I have to keep the glass cleaner for my monitor close by for easy cleanings after I spit my morning coffee on it.

The Snowsuit Effort - Ryan Keberly has been taking photos and putting a face with statistics in the Metro Detroit and I personally thank him for it.

Whatevs.org - Uncle Grambo and his “best evs” slang has got me caught somewhere the Nick and Jessica scandal and super hip up and coming music with a dash of sport-lore thrown in for good measure.

Davezilla - If you’ve never been there, than you haven’t experienced all the internet could be. Consistantly crafting the world around him and bringing the hilarity out of it. Thanks Dave.

Here’s the clincher, all of these web log authors have interviews on The Dropcast and it’s free for your downloading pleasure.

Last week I had a chance to get a preview on the upcoming release of Leigh Nash. In case you’ve been living under a rock I’ll catch you up. Ms. Nash and Matt Slocum combined to form the ultra fun and chick flick fav band of Sixpence None The Richer. Together they combined for multiple Dove Awards and several Grammy Nods.

But enough about the past. I’ve heard one track off the upcoming release and I can’t wait for the release. The best part is that you’ll also get to experience in just a few short weeks - courtesy The Dropcast and Nettwerk. Keep your spot on the internet close and I’ll keep you updated.

I just got confirmation today that UFC Welterweight Champion of the World will be joining John and I on the Dropcast this week. Stay tuned for his thoughts on his upcoming fight with cage fighting legend Royce Gracie and his take on Liddell/Couture 3 on PPV February 4th.

Let the comparisons with Napoleon’s Brother Kip begin (or continue)