House of Prine

Hey Dude, on Christmas Day, John Prine helped to mend my broken heart in the House of Strombo, in front of Gordon Lightfoot.

PEOPLE/MUSICIANS: George Strombo, Bruce Springsteen,

PLACES: Burbank, Brooklyn, Toronto, Canada, Millard Canyon Falls, Christmas Tree Lane, Yosemite

THINGS: podcast, palm trees, Gen X, Hipster, MTV Unplugged, VH1 Storytellers, storytelling, Podcast Business Journal, The Missing Years

RECORDED: December 29, 2018 on the observation deck at the Zane Grey Estate in Altadena, California

DISCLAIMER/WARNING: Proudly present rough, raw and ragged. Seasoned with salty language and ideas. Not for most people's taste. Please be advised.

The Mystical Magic of Musicians

Hey Dude, I was suffering from the Christmas Time Podcasting Blues, until I was visited by the uplifting spirits of three wise musicians: my old pal Matt Lazarus, John Doe and the mystical Michael Des Barres

PEOPLE/MUSICIANS: Bruce Springsteen, The Gluey Brothers, Thom Zimny, Krissy Tee, Robbie Rist, Trump, Nils Lofgren, The Three Stooges, Detective, Led Zeppelin, Pamela Des Barres, The Mistakes, X

PLACES: Broadway, Humboldt State, Arcata, Venice, Los Angeles, California Bohemian Leather Workshop, Redwood Bar, The Valley, Northern California

THINGS: Winter Solstice, Springsteen on Broadway, magicians, podcast, musicians, Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, shaman, safety razor,Backstreet Magazine, SiriusXM, Under the Big Black Sun (Book), Punk Rock, palm trees, MacGyver, roadie

RECORDED: December 21, 2018 on the observation deck at the Zane Grey Estate in Altadena, California

DISCLAIMER/WARNING: Proudly present rough, raw and ragged. Seasoned with salty language and ideas. Not for most people's taste. Please be advised.

The Ballad of Bruce on Broadway

Hey Dude, I watched Springsteen on Broadway on Netflix and I was totally blown away. The greatest one man show on Earth.

MENTIONS: Elvis, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Billy Joel, Robbie Rist, John Doe, X, Spalding Gray

Visions of Jack and Petros (Revisited)

Sitting alone on top of a mountain, I muse about the Jack Kerouac connections between me and my "friend" Petros Papadakis...

{Recovered from the Verge of the Fringe storage unit.] Recorded April 25, 2014 at Eagle's Roost in the Angeles National Forest with the Marantz PMD620. (Bootleg audio rerecorded on the Marantz.) "Eagle's Roost" shot with my iPhone.

22:10 / 20.6 MB Rated: R (Mature Language, Themes and Ideas).

Please be advised: Not for all tastes.

Trump, Turkey and Tulsi Tea

Hey Dude, on Thanksgiving I watched The Ballad of Buster Scruggs at Zane's, then ate a bountiful feast with Marisol's family before drinking tulsi tea and having a vivid dream about raving at Trump.

Recorded November 28, 2018 on the observation deck of the Zane Grey Estate. Proudly presented raw, unedited and in one take.

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Podcasting Blues on Thanksgiving (Revisited)

Hey Dude - A Facebook thread about podcasters on wikipedia sent me into a downward spiral last Thanksgiving.

[Bonus Episode: Recovered from the Verge of the Fringe storage unit] Recorded April 11, 2017 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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(PEOPLE): Dan Klass, Gary Leland, Grant Baciocco,
(PLACES): Las Vegas, Orange County
(THINGS): Thanksgiving, Facebook, Podcasting, Wikipedia, The Bitterest Pill, Podcasting/Wikipedia Story, Podcasting Hall of Fame, Podcast Pickle, Podcast Movement, LA Podcasters, The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd

Running Time: 12:20
File Size: 11.8 MB
Rated: R (Salty Language and Ideas)

Gear: Raw audio recorded on a Marantz PMD620. "Yellow Flowers on the Palm" shot on my "vintage" iPhone 3G.

Warning: "Verge of the Fringe where Lance Anderson tells anecdotes with stunning fragmented and cluttered feeling." ~ Hanna Fahl of Dagens Nyheters (Google translation of Sweden's daily newspaper)

Do Tell Ray about the Power of Podcasting

Hey Dude, I riff about my old schoolmate Ray Oldhafer and his Do Tell Ray Show crew. On their podcast they talked about the Mr. Wolters "Donkey Squad" t-shirts I sent them...and I trip on the magical power of podcasting.

LISTEN TO THE VOICE MAIL HERE

[Please note: Due to a server issue, all of the links to the original files for Verge of the Fringe have been broken. So for now, here's the third episode of my new podcast Verge of the Dude which you can find at vergeofthedude.com and on Apple Podcasts. Verge of the Fringe will resume production in 2019.]

Grand Marshal of Venice

Hey Dude, I sing the praises of Jamie Woolner, the owner of Pizza of Venice (in Altadena) and this year's Grand Marshal of the Doo Dah Parade. I also riff about the time Jamie delivered pizzas to my LA Podcasters reunion at the Zane Grey Estate.

HEAR VOICE MAIL HERE

[Please note: Due to a server issue, all of the links to the original files for Verge of the Fringe have been broken. So for now, here's the second episode of my new podcast Verge of the Dude which you can find at vergeofthedude.com and on Apple Podcasts. Verge of the Fringe will resume production in 2019.]

Verge of the Dude: Don't Call it a Comeback

Hey Dude, after a six month hiatus, I'm starting a new podcast so you can hear these messages again. I riff on podcasting, Saturday Night Live, Ray Donovan, Marc Maron, Adam Carolla and libraries.

LISTEN TO VOICE MAIL HERE

Please note: Due to a server issue, all of the old files for Verge of the Fringe have been broken. So for now here's the first episode of my new podcast Verge of the Dude which you can find at vergeofthedude.com and on Apple Podcasts. Verge of the Fringe will resume production in 2019.]

The Future of Podcasting is in the Past

13 years ago, Dan Klass taught me how to podcast. 13 years later, Elsie Escobar reminded me why it still has meaning.

Recorded March 7, 2018 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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(PEOPLE/PODCASTERS): DJ Bonebrake, Joe Frank, Dan Klass,  Elsie Escobar,

(PLACES): Altadena, The South, Burbank, LAX

(THINGS): Podcasting, Content, Libsyn,  LA Podcasters,

Running Time: 12:05
File Size: 11.7 MB
Rated: R (Salty Language and Ideas)

Gear: Raw audio recorded on a Marantz PMD620. "First Post" shot on my "new" iPhone 5.

Warning: "Verge of the Fringe where Lance Anderson tells anecdotes with stunning fragmented and cluttered feeling." ~ Hanna Fahl of Dagens Nyheters (Google translation of Sweden's daily newspaper)

a work in progress for Joe Frank

A few thoughts about the late, great radio artist Joe Frank who created "interesting, wild and free" audio.

Recorded January 19, 2018 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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(PEOPLE): Joe Frank, Spalding Gray, Lou Reed, Ira Glass, Marlon Brando

(PLACES): DTLA, Santa Monica, Los Angeles

(THINGS): Radio, Audio, Artist, RealAudio, Dial-up, NPR, This American Life, KCRW

Running Time: 8:44
File Size:  8.7 MB
Rated: R (Salty Language and Ideas)

Gear: raw audio recorded on a Marantz PMD620 and "Sunday Morning Show Notes" shot on my "new" iPhone 5.

Warning: "Verge of the Fringe where Lance Anderson tells anecdotes with stunning fragmented and cluttered feeling." ~ Hanna Fahl of Dagens Nyheters (Google translation of Sweden's daily newspaper)