Update: I was really pissed off when I wrote this, and I got called out on some things: I posted a pseudo retraction/clarification here.

The Mercury News had a lazy article from the front page in the tech section today about podcasting, with the easy way out: Podshow and Adam, props to them for the things they are trying to do; yet it didn't mention any San Jose podcasters (I'll give points for linking to my boy Furrier). And while I love Dan Klass' Bitterest Pill, it's not a valley podcast.

The Rose Garden Resident did, however, feature A Guy, A Girl, and A Bottle in their latest edition on podcasting.

"A Guy, a Girl and a Bottle may sound like the title of a television sitcom, but it's actually a weekly podcast focusing on wineries in and around Silicon Valley.

There are other podcasters locally that the Merc didn't pick up. There's the Think Future podcast; Art a Go Go; and friggin CISCO even has a podcast. And even Apple is being a little more community driven (they are taking baby steps, but making improvements). Cupertino, yo. Silicon Valley. And Yahoo, too. Sunnyvale.

Naturally, you'd expect me to pimp my shit. We've been doing this for four years, we do our damndest to help the community, grow our brand, expand in new markets, and are rallying the troops for a Silicon Valley podcast meetup (We like nearby free parking, sorry SF). And let's not forget Audioblog.

I grew up here in the Valley, and have been through many booms, and, at 33, I'm just a kid relatively speaking. When my 'newspaper of Silicon Valley' overlooks the Valley, I tend to take notice. I wear my Silicon Valley-ness like a badge of honor. Through thick and thin.

So the next time I do a mobile podcast, I think I'm going to do it from the Mercury News' headquarters. They are right up the road from me, and I can swing by Fry's Electronics and pick up some cables I've needed to pick up. And we'll talk about wine and art and tech and various other things. Because we're not just the easy story about old school pros... we're just the podcasters in your neighborhood.