Millie's Memories

Hey Dude, this morning I went to Millie's in Pasadena, which took me on a trip back in a time to my younger, hipper days in the late 90s, when I lived in Echo Park and was a regular at the "Original" Millie's on Sunset Boulevard in Silver Lake.

PEOPLE: Keith Morris, Jerry Seinfeld, Sarah Silverman

BANDS: Black Flag, Circle Jerks

PLACES: Spaceland, Lumpy Gravy, Disneyland, California Adventure, Alcatraz, Santa Barbara, Redwoods, The Haunted Mansion

THINGS: Seinfeld, Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, Performance Art

SOUNDS: siren

PHOTO: "Millie's Memories" shot with my iPhone5. No Filter.

RECORDED: January 28, 2019 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.

See How We Are

Hey Dude, a rough week makes me feel sad and lonely after the loss of my old friend Garry Paskwietz, the end of my storytelling gig at the Altadena Library and the profound arrogance of some podcasters on Facebook.

PEOPLE: Trump, Dr. David Viscott, Elsie Escobar

BANDS: X, Traveling Wilburys

SONGS: See How We Are, Congratulations

PLACES: USC

THINGS: Storytelling, Podcasting, NPR, This American Life, Snap Judgement, The Moth

SOUNDS: Wild Parrots

PHOTO: "Lonely Path at Descanso Gardens" shot with my iPhone5. No Filter.

RECORDED: January 25, 2019 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.

Raging Bull of the Lost Ark

Hey Dude, a cool question on Twitter forces me to choose between the 80's films: Aliens, Raging Bull, Platoon and Blade Runner. Which reminds me of the time Chef Ben Ford introduced me to Indiana Jones

PEOPLE/ACTORS: Sigourney Weaver, Charlie Sheen, Wiilem Dafoe, Tom Berenger, Robert De Niro, Martin Scorsese, Joe Pesci, Harrison Ford

FILMS: Deer Hunter, Star Trek, Star Wars, American Graffiti, Raiders of the Lost Ark

PLACES: Vietnam, Los Angeles, Studio City Theatre, Universal Studios

THINGS: Subterranean Homesick Blues, Wolf Moon, @80sThen80sNow, Sci-Fi, Russian Roulette, Porsche 911, fedora

SOUNDS: wind, palms

RECORDED: January 21, 2019 on the observation deck at the Zane Grey Estate in Altadena, California

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James Marshall's Slacker Doppelganger

Hey Dude, I left you a message about the time I saw"A Few Good Men"inSanta Monicaand people thought I wasJames MarshallfromTwin Peaks.

[BONUS EPISODE: Recovered from the Verge of the Fringe storage unit] Recorded September 8, 2017 on the observation deck of theZane GreyEstate in beautifulAltadena, California. Proudly presented raw, unedited and in one take.

PEOPLE/CHARACTERS:D.J. Bonebrake,David Lynch,Laura Palmer,Jack Nicholson,Tom Hanks,Tom Cruise,Al Pacino,Robert De Niro,James Marshall,James Hurley,

PLACES:The Desert,Third Street Promenade,Santa Monica,Upfront Comedy Showcase

THINGS/MOVIES/TV:Twin Peaks,Definitive Gold Box Edition,Slice of Lynch,Fire Walk With Me,A Few Good Men,wild parrots,Born on the Fourth of July,Risky Business,the number 7,Mr. Show,The Californians

Running Time:13:21

File Size: 12.9MB

Rated: R (Salty Language and Ideas)

Gear: raw audio recorded on a Marantz PMD620 and "James and Lance" shot on my "new" iPhone 5.

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

Humboldt Daze

Hey Dude, a winter storm in Los Angeles and the documentary Murder Mountain remind me of our "daze" up at Humboldt State, the Minor Theatre and ice cold Sierra Nevada on tap.

PEOPLE: The Dude

PLACES: Humboldt, Alderpoint, Los Angeles, Arcata, Minor Theatre, Sonoma State

THINGS: answering machine, Netflix, Hulu, True Crime, Serial, Podcasting, Murder Mountain, Victorian house, novel

SOUNDS: chainsaw, crows

RECORDED: January 16, 2019 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.

Shaggy George Clooney Story (Revisited)

A hopelessly out of date story, where I recall my old NoHo Arts District days, mostly spent with a rebound girlfriend, and our brush with George Clooney. In the end, she was right and I'm the fool.

[BONUS EPISODE: Recovered from the Verge of the Fringe storage unit.] Recorded January 4, 2014 on the third floor balcony of theZane Grey Estate with the Marantz PMD620. "Paty's Google" with my iPhone

21:06 / 20 MB Rated: R (Mature Language, Themes and Ideas).

Please be advised: Not for all tastes.

Shout-outs and Secrets

Hey Dude, I give love to the podcasters who prop up this one man band of a podcast. Also I share a secret link to a "quickie" story about my first girlfriend.

SHOUT-OUTS: Evo Terra, Grant Baciocco, Elsie Escobar, Scary Stories Podcast, Beyond and Back Podcast, Libsyn, New York Said, Fears and Desires, Colin (Do Tell Ray), "What Waffles"

SECRETS: Love + Radio, "Christy Canyon"

MENTIONS: Podcast Hall of Fame, Canva, LA Podcasters, She Podcasts, Allison Anders, Larry David, Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Stormy Daniels, MySpace, method acting, Ray Oldhafer, Sierra Nevada

SECRET LINK: "No, I Didn't Even Kiss Her" (Quickie Edition)

RECORDED: January 8, 2019 on the observation deck at the Zane Grey Estate in Altadena, California

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Desperately Seeking Five Star Reviews

Hey Dude, I bad trip on podcasters who ask for five star reviews, and smile every time I see a listener from a new country.

PEOPLE/MUSICIANS: Santa Claus, Matt Lazarus, Robbie Rist, Lisa Orkin, George Strombo

PLACES: USA, United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, New Zealand, Canada, Pakistan, India, South America, Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Central America, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Africa, Namibia, Lebanon, South Korea

THINGS: Instagram, palm trees, YMCA, Libsyn, Dirty John, smiley faces, California Conservation Corps, musicians

RECORDED: January 4, 2019 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.