Obama's Medals and Trump's Hair

A rambling defense of Obama's pop culture choices for the 2016 Presidential Medal of Freedom

Recorded November 27, 2016 on the observation deck of the Zane Grey Estate in beautiful Altadena, California. Proudly presented raw, unedited and in one take.

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Running Time: 9:13

File Size: 9.3  MB

Rated: R (Salty Language and Ideas)

MENTIONS: Bruce Springsteen, Born to Run (Book), Vin Scully, Dodgers, Obama, Trump, Red MAGA Hats, LeBron James, Hipster, Square, Robert De Niro, Tom Hanks, Al Pacino, Jack Nicholson, Cicely Tyson, Michael Jordan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Ted Nugent, Scott Baio, Jon Voight, James Woods, Diana Ross, The Dude

Verge of a Podcast Studio

I take a trip though time to remember the podcast studios I've used since 2005 and peek into the future.

Recorded August 25, 2016 on the observation deck of the Zane Grey Estate in beautiful Altadena, California. Proudly presented raw, unedited and in one take.

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Running Time: 22:08 

File Size:  20.9 MB

Rated: R (Salty Language and Ideas)

MENTIONS: Dan Klass, Glassell Park, Brewery Art Colony, Altadena, California Bohemian Leather, Allan Block, Greenwich Village, Grant Baciocco

Bukowski, Revisited

I explore my deep connections to Charles Bukowski and how they intersect with John Doe and Petros Papadakis.

Recorded April 25, 2016 in my pop-up studio in the original writing room of the Zane Grey Estate in beautiful Altadena, California. Proudly presented raw, unedited and in one take.

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Running Time: 32:51 

File Size: 30.6 MB

Rated: R (Salty Language and Ideas)

John Doe's new album The Westerner and new book Under The Big Black Sun

MENTIONS: Charles Bukowski, Jack Kerouac, Los Angeles, X, Tom Waits, Michael Ventura, Dirty Realism, Ham on Rye, Central Library, John Fante, Ask The Dust, USC Football, Mike Garrett, O.J. Simpson, Anthony Davis, Charles White, Ricky Bell, Marcus Allen, San Pedro, Petros and Money, Matt "Money" Smith, KROQ, Mike Watt, Dj Bonebrake, North Hollywood High School, Charles Dickens, Charlotte Caffey, The Go-Go's, David Letterman, Humboldt State, Exene Cervenka, Blues, Country, Hillbilly, Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, The Blasters, Los Lobos, The Flesh Eaters, The Knitters, The Plugz, Michael Blake, Dances with Wolves, John Densmore, The Doors, Spalding Gray

Cush, Bird and Paul

I reflect on Cush's return to podcasting and his connection to friends and musicians from my past.

Recorded March 30, 2016 on the third floor observation deck at the Zane Grey Estate, using my Marantz PMD670. "Things I say" shot on my old-ass iPhone G3.

Proudly presented raw, unedited and in one take.

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Running Time: 9:41

File Size: 9.4 MB

Rated: R (Salty Language and Ideas)

MENTIONS: John Wayne, Tom Mix, Cowboy, Cush, Things I say, Dan Klass, Paul Plagens, Gluey Brothers, Pennies From Heaven, Topanga Canyon, Greta, The Beatles

94 Candles for Kerouac

A humble celebration of Jack Kerouac's enduring legacy on his 94th birthday.

Recorded March 12, 2016 on the third floor observation deck at the Zane Grey Estate, using my Marantz PMD670. "Jack's 94th" shot on my old-ass iPhone G3.

Proudly presented raw, unedited and in one take.

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Running Time: 17:27

File Size: 16.5

Rated: R (Salty Language and Ideas)

MENTIONS: Jack Kerouac, DTLA, Subterranean Kerouac, Vanity of Duluoz, Petros Papadakis, Spontaneous Prose, Zane Grey, 20th Century, Joseph Dougherty, Handwritten Theatre, Welcome to Night Vale, Film Noir, L.A. Confidential, James Ellroy, Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett, Beat Generation, "Joan Anderson Letter", Neal Cassidy, Denver, Al Matthews, Venice, Gas House, Drum Circle, Rock and Roll, Beatles, Bob Dylan, The Eagles

The Dead Zone of Politics

The crazy primary campaigns ignite my rambling search for political truth inside the movies. 

Recorded March 2, 2016 on the observation deck at the Zane Grey Estate with my Marantz PMD670. "Dead Zone Google" shot on my old ass iPhone G3.

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Running Time: 14:50 / File Size: 14.1 MB  / Rated: R (Salty Language and Ideas)

MENTIONS: Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, All The President's Men, Robert Redford, Dustin Hoffman, The Candidate, Election, Reese Witherspoon, Ferris Bueller, Network, Les Moonves, CBS, House of Cards (BBC), Kevin Spacey, The Dead Zone, Stephen King, Martin Sheen, Christopher Walken, House of Games, Joe Mantegna, David Mamet, Lindsay Crouse, A Face in the Crowd, Andy Griffith, The Manchurian Candidate, The Grifters, Chinatown

Sweet Comic Valentine

I sift and riff through the melancholy of the Ghosts of Valentine's Day Past...

Recorded February 14, 2016 on the observation deck at the Zane Grey Estate with my Marantz PMD670. "Funny Valentine Palms" shot on my old ass iPhone G3.

"My Funny Valentine" by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart

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Running Time: 12:52 / File Size: 12.2 MB  / Rated: R (Salty Language and Ideas)

Verge of the Dude: Here Comes The Sun

Hey Dude - The dark clouds of turning 50 are breaking as I turn back towards the light.

Recorded January 32, 2016 on the observation deck at the Zane Grey Estate with my Marantz PMD670. "Here Come The Sun" shot on my old ass iPhone G3.

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Running Time: 6:38 / File Size: 6.5 MB  / Rated: R (Salty Language)

Subterranean Year in Review

"Fragmented and cluttered feelings" run amok in this New Year's Eve ramble remembering a year of personal milestones.

Recorded December 31, 2015 on the third floor observation deck at the Zane Grey Estate, using my Marantz PMD670. "Beat Christmas" shot on my old-ass iPhone G3.

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Running Time: 15 minutes 

File Size: 14.5 MB

Rated: R (Adult Language and Ideas)

MENTIONS: San Gabriel Valley, DTLA, Rose Bowl, Rose Parade, 2015, Oprah, Weight Watchers, Gold Rush Country, Yosemite, Lake Tahoe, Grass Valley, Nevada City, San Francisco, Christmas, Bob Dylan, Patti Smith, Beat Generation, Jack Kerouac, Vanity of Duluoz, Town and the City, Allen Ginsberg, Jitney, Trump's Hair