I’m rushing to get everything off my plate so I can head off the ShareASale’s ThinkTank conference in Scottsdale. When I saw the list of 80 or so attendees and the agenda I was really excited about the gathering of SAS affiliates and merchants. However, my excitement level rose even higher when I found out there might be some Texas Hold ‘Em played in a suite at the hotel on Saturday night. I’m no Jean-Robert, but I think I can hold my own as a gambler. As soon as I send the Nov./Dec. issue of Revenue to the printer today I’ll be practicing my poker face.

Meanwhile, I’m so stretched that I haven’t had time to watch episode #9 of the Next Internet Millionaire yet. However, I’ve read some blogs about the show and someone is eliminated, so it’s down to the final four. I don’t want to be a spoiler, but I will say that my pick to win it is still in it.

Speaking of winners…be sure to listen to this week’s Affiliate Thing podcast. There was no guest, but Shawn Collins and I talked about a wide range of topics, including Danny Sullivan’s SMX Social Media conference, what the networks are doing (or not doing) about video, Amazon’s MP3 offer as an iTunes killer, and Google AdSense for Video.

But the highlight (at least for Shawn) was when he broke into song and I was Rick Rolled. Shawn Rick Rolled me a couple of weeks ago via IM but the podcast/live component broke new ground – along with a few eardrums.

If you dare, you can listen to the latest episode right now. The Affiliate Thing show airs weekly on Wednesdays at noon EST. Subscribe to the Affiliate Thing RSS Feed or send a blank e-mail to affiliatething@aweber.com to get each podcast delivered by e-mail.

Next week our guest on Affiliate Thing will be Jay Berkowitz, Internet marketing consultant and author of Ten Golden Rules. Tune in. I expect it to be a great show.