Steve Delamater and Angela Madsen on Swoop’s World Late Night

Steve Delamater

On Wednesday May 30, 2012 at 8pm/PST (11pm/EST) we are happy to have two outstanding guests. At 8pm/PST we welcome the return of singer/songwriter Steve Delamater. After our interview with Steve, We are honored to welcome six-time member of the U.S. National Team and U.S. Paralympic Team member Angela Madsen to the show. After Steve and Angela, We will, of course, have our Brewskis beer tasting segment followed by our take on all topics, as well as any interesting news of the day. Swoop’s World Late Night is on from 8pm/PST – 11pm/PST tune in at Swoopsworld.com.

Steve Delamater
Steve Delamater is from Pasadena, Ca. and started playing guitar when he was 13 years old. “I started writing songs and riffs about a year later,” says Steve. In high school he was influenced by a variety of artists including Brian Eno, the Pixies, and Tom Waits.

“When I started as a musician I thought of myself mainly as a guitarist, but soon I began singing and writing real songs; some more intricate, some nostalgic, and some just plain goofy. I’ve played at several wine bars and coffee shops in the LA area – my favorite of which being the Coffee Gallery in Altadena, CA., where I got my start as a performer.”

Angela Madsen

Angela Madsen
My Name is Angela Madsen and I am an accomplished ocean rower with 6 Guinness World Records for rowing oceans. I am going to row a solo ocean rowing boat with no support boat from California to Hawaii. What this means is that I will stay on my little boat the entire time, no one will give me any food or water, I will have to have enough provisions on board to sustain my life for as long as the journey takes. I will row as many hours a day as I possibly can and will try not to drift too far off course while I sleep. It begins with the idea followed by logistical planning, purchase, the shipping and outfitting of a solo rowing boat; I will start this rowing expedition Memorial Day weekend, May 31, 2013 from Rainbow Harbor in Long Beach, California or other suitable coastal location and will be rowing approximately 2,500 miles to Honolulu, Hawaii. It is a tribute row to Veterans of all services and to Spirited Adventurer and friend Orlando Rogers who was tragically killed in a plane crash on May 15th 2011. He was 26 years of age and was a Royal Marine. Orlando was very supportive of me and all of my projects and he was very excited about my intentions to do a solo row so as I make my plans I think it would be fitting to make my row a tribute to honor his memory. He wanted and planned on being there for me as he was on the Circumnavigation of Great Britain. Though it will not be the same, he will be there with me for every rowing stroke and every nautical mile. Orlando was a very special and amazing person. The name of my boat shall be The Spirit of Orlando. Through creation of a pledge page and donate button I will be raising money for a veterans charity that is yet to be determined.

It is an ambitious plan but I am a paraplegic who rows across oceans. It seems rather normal to me. I am open to connections made through social media and networking to find partners or sponsors for this event so please share my story, my contact info, have a fundraiser for my project 2013 Para Solo Row.

Angela recently set a world record in the shot put at the Desert Challenge Games in Mesa, Arizona and will also be competing in the Paralympics in London this summer.

After our interviews with Steve Delamater and Angela Madsen, we’ll be up to all of our usual fun including “Brewskis” Beer Tasting sponsored by DrinksWinesSpirits.com, sports talk, rants and more.

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