Tuesday, January 1, 2019

Happy New Year! 2019 Is Here!

                   First of all, I can say this finally, HAPPY New Year! I am for one happy it is a new year with new beginnings. This year is going to be amazing! I know, I know I said that before but this year is also going to be an amazing as you all know this week Music City returns on CMT which means The CBOTW Show is going to be active again at the end of this week! Power Rangers Turbo Podcast goes up this week as well and on Sunday an Everything About Reality TV is going to be posting up an "Off Season" Podcast so it will be an amazing start to the year for me. What an amazing way to start the year with tons of podcasting content. This year I will be testing the waters with Celebrity Big Brother US Season 2 which mind you, I am a bit nervous as people understood and told me to not cover it but new year NEW beginnings for me and also CBOTW, 


                I am looking forward to this year, because of many things this year: The CBOTW Show becoming active as a podcast again, Everything About Reality TV is entering it's 10th season in March which is very super exciting and I cannot wait to reach that plateau of 10 amazing seasons within the podcast. This year will see the start of The CBOTW Show will be active and I have spoken to Steven, I have green lit the plan in the spring to start recapping Married With Children! Yes! an classic 80's TV show over the course of the spring into the summer and early fall. I really hope Hell's Kitchen comes back as I already have a guest lined up for Hell's Kitchen Recap.


               This is a new leaf for me as I am going to be on the weigh loss to get my weight lower then 200 pounds but mind you I am 23 pounds from getting to 200 pounds. I really want to aim to lose what is left of my weight loss this way even the pain in my knees will go which has been a major factor in my problem with my knees. Starting tomorrow I am on my strict diet and I know I can do it and that I can lose this weight. My first goal in 220 pounds. I plan on taking it one step at a time with small goals and I am not giving myself any timeline to when I want to lose it by, I just do not want to lose all the weight at once, I want to lose it slowly as it is not healthy to lose it too fast but I am going to do weekly blog post updates on Saturdays to how things are going and how the progress. Again I wish you guys a very Happy New Year and wish you nothing but the best in 2019 and to have an amazing year ahead of you!



Chris

Monday, December 31, 2018

2018 Year In Review!

               As this is the last blog of 2018, it is time to do an year in review blog post as I normally do at the end of each year and I think, this is the second one I have done, maybe the 3rd one but it is hard to remember as I am now almost at my 500th blog post already which is crazy to think within the last 4 years of this blog being around for the last 4 amazing years. All I can say in the last month or so this blog has blown the heck up! I am overwhelmed with the amount of views it gets. Now it gets between 15  and higher in the way of views and sometimes it reaches near 30 a post! Like WTF! So incredible! Ever since Big Brother Canada 6 this year, Everything About Reality TV has blown the heck up, same with The CBOTW Show as it is home to Music City CMT Recaps now and also Power Rangers Podcasts have blown up now too! I guess it was just time when this would blow the heck up. I can say this year has been an explosive year for me growing as a podcaster and blogger and I am proud of myself.  What do I mean by this? I kept my head held high especially when shit hit the fence with the web builder provider and the recent problems with the domain which you all know about now, I stood up for CBOTW and not let people run me over and I persevered over all the problems that has arose over the past year. Yes there is still a bunch of stuff to fix, like lining up guests for Big Brother Canada 7 especially this upcoming year, fixing the .com which I will update you guys when I have an update to give you guys. Also the enormous amount of followers I lost towards the end of this year but I think that has to do with the Twitter purge that went on so that wasn't my fault. Also the fact I had plans to go live now I am planning to do something else about that which you will know by Sunday. Also Trying to get more interviews for my website is one of my biggest goals but again there is still work to do, but in time I will get things all worked out and by Sunday I will do a formal announcement what the plan is.


              This year has been hard for me in the way of friendships going on me but I have gained a bunch of new friends this year and I have gotten myself more open to even volunteering and getting involved in the community which I plan on continuing that in 2019 as well. I will make sure to get involved again and YES Justin aka JUSTINA! LOL, I will be back at the Theater in the fall to help out with the building of Sets! Like I said in one of my posts last months, friendships come, friendships go but the ones that are in your life are your friend no matter what happens. So there was ups and downs but a lot of up's of 2018 especially with the growth of my content and I am sure this is only the beginning as 2019 promises to be another amazing year for me!


Happy New Year!



Chris

Sunday, December 30, 2018

Frustrated With Getting The .com Back Up and Running!

              I went to my former provider where I bought ChrisBOnTheWeb.com originally back in 2015 when I got it and I am appalled that I am not allowed to take the domain else where for example here on thecbotw.blogspot.com. Hello! They don't own the domain anymore, the domain expired at the start of November! So they shouldn't have anything to do with it and they said it will expire within 40 days but it hasn't been available yet which is really starting to piss me the heck off as I want to move away from HostGator entirely and as you know this was my plan from the get go that I wanted to get myself away from them and away from 000webhost and it seems like I do not have that freedom at this point. It's like I signed my life away or a damn contract but when I didn't sign a damn thing. My domain was for 3 years! Those three years is up! Means I should have the ability of going elsewhere if I darn well please and it feels like I am stuck with the same provider and no freedom whatsoever to explore other options and now I have no other damn options or freedom. I got mad at em and I am glad I did because they do not own me! 


             What do I mean by that? Well because as you all know I got a Chris B On The Web shirt which now renders useless as I cannot now not re-register the domain elsewhere. The second point I would like to make I spent $51 dollars Canadian on the damn shirt which means I have now lost money from all of this. I am very, very pissed at this point. I did this to help promote CBOTW and that is now not going to happen at this point as I lost money from this and they seem to not care right now as they ignored my DM on Twitter and right now I plan on not answering their DM right now. I kind of feel like taking legal action against em but I feel like that is not the road to go, not as of yet. Yes the contract with the domain was 3 years and it was up and I should have or be able to go wherever I feel like I want to go since the agreement is no longer active as I have not renewed with them whatsoever. 


                 What is the plan now? I just do not know, I do not have a damn clue what is next for CBOTW or if IT will continue within the New Year at this point. I know this puts Everything About Reality TV and The CBOTW Show in jeopardy at the moment and it will have no affiliate or company that produces the podcast.  Hate to say this it may end up as an independent podcast down the road and Chris B On The Web may end up disappearing all together. Which means even these blogs will disappear too? I do not know but if I cannot be allowed to re use the domain under a different provider then this plan will move forward and Chris B On The Web will be dismantled all together and like I said before, the podcast goes independent. What about my social media handles? I plan on still using Twitter and Instagram with the same name just the site itself will no longer be in existence anymore which is fine and all great things must come to end and I just hope all of this will work out eventually. I got a timeline to when to make that decision down the road too.




Chris

Saturday, December 29, 2018

Planning To Do Some Homemade Baking In The New Year!

           As you guys know I am planning to being on a diet again in the New Year which isn't far from now actually and I actually started maintaining 222 pounds for right now and plan on it. I know the the Banana Nut, I will need flour, brown sugar and of course walnuts but the recipe we do is a low fat recipe which is good for me as you know I am currently trying to lose the weight and what a better recipe to do at this current time even though the 4 or 5 pounds within a 3 to 4 day span wasn't my doing. But anything low fat will be good during this diet with once and a while having a fattier meal which is a different blog post on Sunday morning I will be talking about it. Also I want to make Oatmeal cookies as it is  a bit on the healthier side of things and I haven't made those in years but it is on my list of baking. I wanna take up more cooking and baking honestly and I find it as a de-stresser especially. Not only that it is very relaxing to do too. I have a few recipes I want to actually bake such as Coconut macaroons which shouldn't be too hard to make but without the cherry on top though. 


            It is also an excuse to spend some time with my mom too, some mother and son bonding time even though I have promised her to finished Celebrity Family Feud up which I haven't yet. A lot of the recipes I have learned was from her recipe book which will be here when my parents aren't around which won't be for a long time. But I learn her recipes as they are good when you follow the exact recipe to a tee. I am looking forward to being at the counter and baking up a storm of some goodies. I also want to make Chocolate Cookies with my niece and nephew if we manage to have em on a weekend but can be a PA Day on a Friday where we can do it as I know they will have some PA Days coming up in the New Year I am pretty sure of it. Why the heck not share the experience of baking with them. I am sure they will be great little helpers but I said about mid month of this exact month so that is my plan come January is to start baking and not only that but start learning to cook different dishes as well.




Chris

Friday, December 28, 2018

I've Made a Crucial Decision With My Podcasts.....

                Tonight was a barn burning decision I hate to make but let me go through what happened tonight. I went on Twitch to do a Brandt Steele which is a website with a simulator of seasons of Reality TV and I wanted to do one Live and people seem to enjoyed it even though some of my regulars were not there but it doesn't matter the fact someone followed me then unfollowed the channel that really ticked me the heck off and that did not sit well with me as I was one pretty upset individual person. I was on a rampage I was slamming doors and I think I fell asleep for an hour and a half so I cooled off. After all this power outage we had here in the house and this includes the studio too in the basement I made the decision to stay Audio ONLY. Why you may ask. Twitch I feel hasn't changed since I left in 2016 and the fact I said I am retired from broadcasting kind of has affected me in some way as I made a promise to myself that I would never broadcast again after the entire fiasco I went back right into total dejavu and I feel totally stupid to have done this move without thinking of the consequences or what happened before. There was no other option as YouTube we all know is dying. 


                I should know both "Everything About Reality TV" & "The CBOTW Show" Podcasts are doing just fine on Audio Only Platforms. In fact they are now on 8 - 10 different platforms now and growing rapidly each and every week and actually the views been up a bit more then usual but I really do not care about the views too much but it totally shocks the heck out of me it's a growing podcast and it will just keep on getting bigger from here on out. So I definitely am on the right track right now and I should continue to be on that right track if I want to continue to be a big success in the podcasts I record for both respective podcasts. You probably are all confused what the heck I even mean but you will see in a moment and I think I should play things safe then trying new things out and I am not afraid to take risks but I think I might of over stepped my boundaries in this going to Twitch. I really feel that Everything About Reality TV did not belong on the platform. 


               So what is the plan from here on out? Well I am planning to stick with Audio ONLY from here on out and continue to grow the podcast and the podcasts on other platforms down the road. Also I plan on growing the subscribers as they are slowly growing each and every week and as you know I have gotten emails that people have listened from certain platforms which is awesome to hear people are able to discover the podcast. I guess it wasn't meant to be on video platforms. If it wasn't for YouTube slowly dying, the adpocolypse and the family friendly content, I would of either stayed on the platform or moved the podcast to it's own channel and did Audio ONLY too but I am not going to take a risk with YouTube at this point as you guys would not get notified or YouTube would take it down. I am happy with my decision and it is the best move for me at this point. 



Chris

Thursday, December 27, 2018

When Did I First Broadcast With A Microphone and Mixer?

            Wow this brings me back 6 years ago when I first inquired this mixer and microphones by a donation which since then that mixer has been retired and thrown away as it was an old mixer and it lasted me about 3 years which is not bad but that is when I had to dig into my pocket for a new mic as the other one pretty much bit the dust so it was falling apart of the sound not picking up. So that is when you guys know I picked up my Audio Technica PRO 31 which is still used in this very studio to this very day!  The mic was the first thing to go so I remember using the new microphone on the first mixer I ever had before the Samson MDR624 made it's way into this studio. The of course the mixer I had here in the studio which was an Radio Shack Mixer which was good and I prefer the faders over the knobs which I currently have knobs at this moment but down the road when I need a new one, it will have faders instead. I believe the old mics were also radio shack, one worked the other was dead not working no matter what setting I had it on.


              It was my first ever mixer and I will not forget it and boy it was a heavy mixer compare to the board I have now and I got plans for this mixer I got now and only reason the Radio Shack went was because it shorted out on channels on me and plus it was an really old microphone and mixer I'm talking like 20 something odd years old and it was thanks to one of Kerry's Place staff for donating it to The Video Projects Team back in the good old days. Was it worth getting a little more professional as a broadcaster with the microphone and mixer? Yes of course it was! I still to this day active with broadcasting, I just needed the XLR output as I now have a condenser microphone as you guys know and in a little more in a professional setting at this point too. 



Chris

Wednesday, December 26, 2018

Do I Think Their Will Be A Big Brother US 21?

           Well, Do I Think There Will Be A Big Brother US 21? It is hard to say as I have heard from sources and as you know I want to have remember there is liable sources to the answers and I know a few things that I read up: Julie's contract would still have to be renewed or is good with the controversy with her what happened in the summer, I am just not sure. I heard it has been renewed quietly by the source I-ClickTV but I know it can be a reliable source as they actually follow me on Social Media! We will not know until they publicly announce that they are either cancelling the series or they will end up renewing so it is really up in the  air to what will happen and all we really have to do right now is just wait and see but I got some very odd gut feelings and no it's not my flu acting up again and you will see further into today's post. You have to make sure it is a liable source that in fact if the show is cancelled or not. 


               I have a funny feeling we will know further as we are head into the upcoming season of Celebrity Big Brother US comes and if we do not hear anything throughout the season then I am starting to figure out they will mention it at the 3 week season of Celebrity Big Brother? That could a be a very possible chance of happening! That is what I am kind of thinking as a super fan of the show but never know. Worse comes to worse I am thinking it will definitely will out by the end of the season before Survivor: Edge of Extinction and Big Brother Canada 7 start up so that is what my thoughts are that it will happen hopefully by end of the season.


               After analyzing things in this blog, I do think it has a very strong feeling they will be back with the ratings being OK and I thought season 20 was a good season but you are allowed to have your opinion but please keep it civil in the comments. However the concern I am having is Julie the host of Big Brother with the controversy with her husband it is quesitonable but she wants to continue on with Big Brother which is good tho so I know she will be back but if CBS decides to let her go there has been other names brought up, Marissa Jaret Winokur  or Ross Matthew from Celebrity Big Brother could take over. Or the other option is our Arisa Cox from up here north of the border which would be really cool as well. Actually I wouldn't mind any of the 3 on the list to do it but let's not go that far as of yet as we do not know the fate of our favorite Summer time, Reality TV show. Just be patient, when they are ready to announce it they will announce it down the road. 



Chris

Tuesday, December 25, 2018

Merry Christmas & Updates!

            This is not going to be a overlong blog post as most of you know by my Tweets and Instagram photo I have been indeed been sick in bed with the flu for the past 3 days and today was a better day honestly despite still being ill and in bed part of the day but rest was  indeed good for me and I did see my grandma, just worried she will get what I had and what my mom and dad now has which is not a good thing right now. Overall Christmas was very quiet, but good and I tried spending time with my parents yesterday but was just completely out of it slept the entire evening right into the morning today so my sleep is getting better and yes I realize its getting late and I should be in bed soon and soon as I am done tonight's post that is where I'm headed and soon as I wake up tomorrow, I am back in here writing the next post and trying to get back on the right track of things with these blog posts and getting the next The CBOTW Show Podcast up. 


               Finally in this shorten blog post as I do not want to take up a lot of your time today from spending but I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and hope you enjoyed spending your dad with your loved ones and you had a very blessed holiday. I know you weren't expecting much of a post but this is what you are going to get a very small post but they will get better in the days coming when I am not as tired and exhausted from being sick for days. I really missed you guys and I feel entirely bad leaving you guys a message sooner when I was sick but the only thing I could think of was an Instagram post at the time as it  was the only thing that really came to my mind. I really looking forward to catching up with you guys in the coming days and I have to re-evaluate the timetable for the coming days but you will see what I have planned down the road. Finally i got a DVD of one of my favorite TV Show, CSI NY, a pair of pants and a nice blanket for on top of my bed as well! 


Merry Christmas!



Chris

Saturday, December 22, 2018

Twitch Suspended Me????

                Well Twitch has really done it this time. I went to the Everything Page and the chat said "Channel Has Been Suspended." For what reason? I never broke any of the terms of service on their website whatsoever. So it really has ticked me off. I feel like they have had it out for me since my Chris B On The Web account on Twitch or even when they still had Justin TV opened and I got banned over and over again over little spam which isn't right honestly.  I admit when I made the mistake to get banned under Chris B On The Web and I have learned from it but now having my channel banned for no apparent reason? When I am bringing a podcast to their amazing platform?! I could of easily kept it on Audio ONLY and pre-record the episodes and not bothered with Everything About Reality TV and not record em live on the air. Twitch has really made me upset and happy with they conduct their website and I am having regrets even to start gaming on there back in 2016 full time. I am definitely having regrets ever streaming on Twitch. I had the right idea to retire from broadcasting all together and should of done it in 2015 after being banned from another platform for something stupid I did.  Anyways, I just do not know what's next for my podcast especially nor where my head is at at this point, I just cannot give a straight answer right now and I wish I can figure this out and fast. 


              What do I mean by this? I am planning, I mean I was planning on doing twitch now in the new year but them suspending me. Maybe they realized someone was getting into my account and did this in case. Last night I was not mentally all there due to the fact I was cursing like a sailor in my own studio and I wasn't happy and it is all normal to be upset to setup a channel that you worked on putting together and this all goes down on you and it is very frustrating. I really did feel frustrated last night and tonight I am kind of changed my tone with the whole situation. I emailed them back calmly and not use of profanity or trash talk them, I dealt with it as an adult and also in a professional matter. There is still plenty of time to decide whether I am going to utilize the platform or I will end up staying where I am at with the Audio ONLY Platforms that Everything About Reality TV is currently on at this moment which mind you is many platforms as the podcast and it is an overwhelming response of this podcast's success.



Chris

Friday, December 21, 2018

I Am Always One Step Ahead As A Podcaster!

             It is always true that I am always one step ahead as a podcaster and what do I mean by that? I am either pre-recording ahead of time to have content ready to be released for you guys. Also I sometimes I pre-write notes for podcast ahead of time so I am ready to record it at a later date or even could be sooner to when I record a podcast in the studio. However if I do not record, I will store the notes away for when I really am ready to record the podcast, especially if it is early to record certain ones then it is when I will put the notes away for a later date. When I am not recording, that is what I am pretty much up to is preparing notes for future podcasts and getting hyped up for the next podcast. In the way of ideas, I am always coming up with new and innovative ideas for podcasts especially when it comes to the off season podcasts or even on The CBOTW Show I am always ahead of myself with the Power Rangers Podcasts months in advance of recording with Larry so I am definitely a go getter kind of person when it comes to me preparing. I, as a person likes to be prepared ahead of myself but I need to work on not waiting till the last second like I was with the last podcasts before we recorded em on the 9th of this month so there is still some tweaking to do at this point but I start 2 or 3 months in advance to preparing for those.


               There is nothing wrong with preparing ahead of time, I find it easier to have it done ahead of time then waiting to the last second so it is indeed easier to plan ahead then not. Especially now that the fact Power Rangers Podcasts I was doing with Larry is now on hold at this point due to my soon to be very, very busy schedule so I have to be one step further and ready when I need to schedule it, then record it it but right now that is not an option at this point to recording it anytime soon. However, I have to be one step ahead of myself so when it comes to me recording I am prepared and ready to go when it is time to actually ready to post up the episode and on time too as I am now getting better with posting up episodes at least this season I am!



Chris

Thursday, December 20, 2018

Thoughts on Finishing Another Podcast Season & Season 10 is Getting Close!

               This season has been one amazing but crazy season for me as a podcaster with the recent additions of platforms such as Listen Notes, OverCast, Castbox,  Podparadise & Podtail. Also saw the return of the podcast to the Stitcher platform after a year and a half hiatus from their wonderful platform as I made the executive decision to make the return to the platform after a long time. They were quite surprised when I emailed then after my partner account went silent for quite sometime after I requested the feed to be taken down as I decided to walk. This year all the platforms have had  good share of views, Podcasts.com, TuneIn, Castbox, ITunes & Player FM been some of the big platforms but I think all the platforms have equally done well on it's own. Also I have had a website reach out to me as they also were listening from ITunes and I didn't know I had listeners from there too so it really did surprise me to know there was listeners from ITunes as well. I even got an DM on Instagram for an Interview which I know they have reached out to many people so I am somewhere on the list and they will get back to me soon down the road but will let you guys know when it is up as this will be my first ever interview I have been part of on another podcast. So this season has been really amazing despite the website malfunction with that provider whom I will not even mention their names as they are emailing me up the wall but another blog post if I wish to do that. This podcast has really done well and with the re-brand of The CBOTW Show it's picked up in views as well and its been formatted so well, I am proud of it regardless. 


                     Now with season 10 of Everything About Reality TV Podcast getting closer and closer, what are the plans for it? I do plan on having guests on the podcast from time to time if I can get some guests on the show I will. Also it is not fully scheduled here on the website yet but I am doubling up on Big Brother Canada 7 Recaps, twice a week and it was suppose to be a part of the Season 9 lineup but I did not plan it out properly and it needs tweaking so I have decided to make it a part of the Season 10 lineup on top of Survivor Edge of Extinction so 3 Everything About Reality TV Podcasts a week! I have already been speaking to a few people about Big Brother Canada 7 Finale plans already and I know the season has not yet started and I am already talking about finale plans? Well better to be well prepared for this season then ever. I am planning to not just have 1 but two guests in the studio for the finale. Also there is  friend of mine, he would like to have a guest spot during the season so I plan on having them out to the studio during the season at some point which will be indeed nice to have em here. So there is plans to start having a few guests here and there and open to reading DM's or emails from you guys if you wish to be on a future podcast down the road, the opportunities are there and that is why I have Discord for technically. 



Chris

Wednesday, December 19, 2018

Snow Has Already Started!

           The snow is already here in Ontario, Mother Nature did not wanna wait till the New Year or around Christmas this year and that's OK as long as it is not a lot of snow that is what matters to me and it wasn't much and it didn't stay down too long so that was fine too as well. I love to see snow but when it keeps on snowing and snowing then I start to dislike it as I am tired of the thickness of snow and walking in the snow especially but that is the Canadian weather for ya. It does get pretty insane from time to time in the way of the weather here but as Canadians we are very use to it. I wasn't expecting it to be till around now but we sure got some snow here in Ontario. Mother nature has sure been unbelievable this year with heat, rain and now snow I cannot know what to expect from mother nature this year. 


            As you guys know I do not like going out in the rain especially or the snow but I have to deal with this weather and I have already brought out the winter jacket and boots for this very odd weather. We seem to get snow here when we are not suppose to have the weather it just shows up from time to time. I dunno how to explain mother nature's logic behind having snow when they tell you it's only 50% chance of it actually happening yet we got snow on Monday. Guess she wanted to give us snow after all no matter what percentage it is 20%, 50% or 90% they gave us snow this week on a day we weren't suppose to get it honestly but ended up getting it no matter what.


             It sure doesn't help the fact I kept on saying I wanted the snow and only I would open my big yap to wanting snow after all. Maybe for once Mother Nature, she listened to me? Maybe I just decided to jinx the weather? I know someone that Larry and I both know will not be happy whatsoever with the recent snow fall and will give him and I both the look for wanting this snow here in Ontario. I am ready for the weather change and I know with this cold and snow my knees will be a troublesome with pain and aches and pains but nothing I am not use to or cannot handle, I am more then able to handle this weather but extreme weather, I cannot handle so much like freezing rain or snow storms and so on.




Chris

Monday, December 17, 2018

Weight Loss Update....

             As of today, I officially went back on my diet between now and Christmas as there is no way in heck I will be keeping up with it over the holidays and that is fine but I plan on eating in portion size and not over eat this year like I normally do at this time of the year so I do on planning on eating less at holidays but again it is the holidays and really I should be waiting but I am trying to lose a few pounds before the holidays do hit but if not definitely working on it in the new year when 2019 hits I plan on it. Right now I have maintained 226.4 pounds right now which is good. Another goal I could hit is 224 then stay put which is only 2 more pounds technically and then I could remain there till January then lose the rest slowly but surely. I know I said on twitter today that I want to lose the weight and it will be a slow process honestly as it is not healthy to lose the weight too fast and definitely want to slowly bring it down to my weight goal which is 170 pounds is my ultimate goal but 175 at the most in my weight goal which was my original weight when I went through all the surgeries on my stomach back in 2003 and 2006. 


                I think with the Christmas holidays coming up, I am going to go with the 224 pounds mark and try and stay there from here on out between now and the new years and then make the strive to start losing more weight after all the holidays are done and we are officially in 2019. I kind of know it is pointless with my dad's birthday, Christmas and New Years there is tons of celebrating to happen so I just do not know if I can get to 224 before Christmas. However I have to remain positive on things and try the best I can do from now till then and take one step at a time during this and I know I can do it. If there is a way, there is a will. I have been down to 222, at 221 at one point and I know I can get back down there but it will be a slow process and it will happen in time.




Chris