This week I ramble about home. What it means, how to find it, grab it, know it's for you, and lean into it. This past weekend I finally made the move form McCall to Yellow Pine Idaho. which is currently undergoing a massive population boom. From 23 this past Friday to 24 when I moved there on Saturday! Deep int he heart of nowhere, its an old mining town 3 hours from the next town or grocery store or any sort of signs of civilization. "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro!!" Hunter S. T...
Oct 25, 2021•1 hr 8 min
This week was the first ever Live Recording of the podcast, from the heart of NYC's East Village. I ramble about my departure from and return back to New York City for the first time in 16 months, the longest stretch Ive ever been away from the city. And how I ended up in the relatively tiny town of McCall, Idaho and how I've now moved to the completely tiny town of Yellow Pine, Idaho. Population 24. Plus an audience Q&A to cap it off!
Oct 19, 2021•1 hr 35 min
This week I do a quick little intro and then re-post an old 2012 interview with Gibby Haynes - all around bon vivant, macho man and singer for the once in a lifetime band The Butthole Surfers. Please be sure to join us next Monday October 18th at 7pm SHARP for the first ever LIVE RECORDING of Tuesdays with Jakey! At the Bowery Electric in New York City.
Oct 12, 2021•1 hr 38 min
This week I ramble about crazy Italians, road trips, Rancid & The Bronx and the Dropkick Murphys, and my impending trip to NYC. Which will include a LIVE Tuesdays With Jakey at the Bowery Electric on Monday October 18th at 7pm. Be there, if you dare! Plus my new address is PO Box 113 Yellow Pine ID 83677. Fire away!
Oct 05, 2021•55 min
This week I ramble about being on vacation. and all the obstacles and adversity I faced in just trying to get to a peaceful place. In so many ways. But I made it to Moab, Utah where Ive been hiking and running and been recognized on the street, twice! Like a gosh darn walking cartoon character. Please don't forget our generous sponsor www.speakeasymeats.com If it ain't meat smoked by the masters at Speakeasy, keep it out yo dang mouth! Use the discount code JAKEY for like 1,000% off or close to ...
Sep 28, 2021•1 hr 18 min
This week I ramble about energy. And being a turbine. Are you an energy consumer or an energy source? And I reflect back on a year in McCalm, Idaho and the excitement and trepidation of moving on to the desolate yet exciting environs of Yellow Pine in a more permanent way. And crashing my motorcycle. Again. As Hunter S Thompson so famously wrote "Buy The Ticket. Take the Ride."
Sep 21, 2021•1 hr 3 min
This week I'm doing something different and putting out an episode the Very Ape Podcast hosted by my friends Sean and Cass. I recorded this a few weeks after I got out of treatment for suicidal depression in early 2020. This was the first time I spoke publicly about my struggles, and was a real revelation to compare and contrast how I was feeling then to how Im feeling today. Sean and Cass are an extremely talented film making duo and I would highly encourage you all to check out some of their d...
Sep 14, 2021•1 hr 29 min
This week I ramble about getting out of my comfort zone. I rode one of the most remote dirt roads in America, that cuts right through 3.5 million acres of undeveloped land. The largest such swath in the lower 48. And about how terrifying it was. But ultimately rewarding. And then I recap a wild and woolly weekend where things devolved into utter bedlam up at the Yellow Pine Tavern. All's well that ends well, though. For now. I guess ;) If you'd like to support this ad-free podcast please visit w...
Sep 07, 2021•2 hr 6 min
On my 48th birthday, I sit down in my "Hot Tub Suite" in a Super 8 Motel in Grangeville, Idaho and ramble about my recent adventures, my love / hate relationship with birthdays and reflect on what huge leaps Ive made in my own life over the course of my last two birthdays. What a joy it is to be alive. Life suits me. And Im gonna stick around and keep doing all of this for as long as I can. And sharing it with y'all.
Aug 31, 2021•1 hr 5 min
I this week's episode I ramble about how I became a Juggalo! I go deep into my history of loving Insane Clown Posse, getting wrapped up in their fanbase, attending multiple gathering, tons of hijinks and adventures running a bus trip to the Gathering of the Juggalos and getting beaten senseless by a group of maniacs at the festival in 2012. I also dig into some epic off road motorcycle adventures I had this week. 150+ miles of dirt roads without seeing a stitch of pavement!
Aug 24, 2021•1 hr 51 min
This week I dive deep into my first ever trip to New York City, which ended with me falling off a 6 story roof on the Upper East Side and landing me in the hospital (and a pile of debris) for 10 days. And then I get into back pain, karma, and creating your own luck. If you'd like to support this ad-free podcast please visit www.RocksOff.bigcartel.com where you can shop for t-shirts, stickers, masks, coloring books and some of my original artwork. Or feel free to send a little cheddah this way vi...
Aug 17, 2021•1 hr 10 min
This week I ramble about my experience at the Yellow Pine Harmonica Festival, and all that entailed, being away from home in McCalm for my longest stretch since I moved here, and how to reconcile "being in the now" and also making sure to plan for the future.
Aug 10, 2021•1 hr 19 min
This week I ramble about another week of adventures in Yellow Pine, and how I walked into what I thought was going to be an enormous ass kicking by a bunch of roughneck ruffians trying to steal my motorcycle from my campsite in the middle of the night. But I didn't back down. And Im still here, dammit. I also reflect on the importance of perspective, and the how it can make all the difference in the world when you choose to understand you don't HAVE to be in your situation, you GET TO be in it. ...
Aug 03, 2021•1 hr 17 min
This week I ramble about my bum knee, hospitals, meditation, my own personal aversion anti-depressants, accessing your whole brain, and just slowing the whole thing down. this one went long, but for me it felt like it passed in an instant. If you'd like to support this ad-free podcast please visit www.RocksOff.com where you can shop for t-shirts, stickers, masks, coloring books and some of my original artwork. Or feel free to send a little cheddah this way via PayPal to Jake@RocksOff.com or Venm...
Jul 27, 2021•1 hr 53 min
This week I ramble about the importance of being present. Of being here in the now. There is no past and there is no future.there is only the now, so make the most of it. And the age old importance finding something to do that puts you in service to others. Whether that's booking shows for them to play and / or enjoy, or being a bartender and helping a wonderful woman with her little tavern out in the middle of nowhere! Or just being a good friend to the people you love, and who love you back!
Jul 20, 2021•1 hr 15 min
This week I ramble how life isn't supposed to be a straight line. Curveballs, hills, peaks, valleys Those are the things that make life worth living. After being a successful concert promoter for 23 years, and working in the rock n roll biz for 35 years, I finally admit to myself, and by extension to the listeners, that Im over it and don't want to do it anymore. And about how OK that all is.
Jul 13, 2021•2 hr
This week I ramble some ore about Yellow Pine. My new home away from home, and maybe (hopefully?) my future full time home. Its 52 miles from Mccall down a dusty dirt road and it's deep in the heart of nowhere, populated with a cast of kooky characters, and now they've got me to contend with behind he bar at the World Famous Yellow Pine Tavern!
Jul 05, 2021•1 hr 8 min
This week I ramble about the mostly positive effects of a mental health "coming out", a phone free weekend adventure ride and camping trip in the Back Country of Idaho, and the timeless lessons learned from a couple of 19th century texts - Tom Sawyer and Walden. This was one of my favorite episodes to record, even if it was in the blazing hot sun. Climate change is rad! Oh, and I kick it all off with the origin tale of my long and ongoing international pretty crime spree!
Jun 28, 2021•1 hr 31 min
It's been a weird week. Last week's episode was a huge release and led to a lot of catharsis but also the reopening of old wounds. I received a lot of outpouring of support yet it's all been tough to process. It was a bit tough to organize my thoughts, so please bear with me. This week I work through some of that and recount a few adventures of white water rafting and a trip to a tiny town called Yellow Pine.
Jun 22, 2021•1 hr 10 min
This week's episode was supposed to be interviewing my friend Toby Morse. Instead he flipped the script and interviewed me. This one is 3 hours long. And it's deep, raw, intense, emotional and we both cried a lot. And it turned into an episode go Toby's One Life One Chance Podcast, as well as an episode of Tuesdays With Jakey. Enjoy. I guess?
Jun 15, 2021•3 hr 4 min
This week I ramble about the little existential crises I go through between staying put and finding adventure. And how the two don't have to be mutually exclusive. Plus a tale about a ghost town at the end of a long ass dirt road, the meaning of the middle of nowhere and how I accidentally ended up finding a triathlon to compete in this summer! If you'd like to support this podcast please consider purchasing a "McCALM IDAHO: Where Your Troubles Melt Away" T-shirt from https://rocksoff.bigcartel....
Jun 08, 2021•1 hr 11 min
This week I ramble about my first trip to socialize with friends since the Pandemic started. I flew to LA, saw a bunch of buds, rode in a van with the band H2O to their show in Phoenix and then renewed the vows of my besties Toby and Moon Morse for their 25th wedding anniversary. Dressed as a unicorn, naturally. Plus the MCCALM shirts have arrived!!! If you'd like to support this podcast and rep this Quiet Little White-Bred Pink-Neck Idaho Mountain Town order away at https://rocksoff.bigcartel.c...
Jun 01, 2021•1 hr 22 min
This week I ramble about my trip to the world's most dangerous motorcycle race - The Isle of Man TT. the race averages over a death a year for the competitors, and untold more deaths of the numerous tourists who show up to surreptitiously race the road course at night after the official racing is done for the day. I also explain why I quit twitter and why I just want to focus on things that bring me joy in the digital sphere. If you'd like to support this ad-free podcast please visit www.RocksOf...
May 25, 2021•1 hr 13 min
As much as I enjoy rambling by myself for an hour so every Tuesday, today marks the first of what will be a semi-regular series of bonus episodes entitled "Fridays With Friends" where I chew the fat with some interesting buds. Today I speak with Adam Bauer of Speakeasy Meats, the accidental sponsor of Tuesdays With Jakey. We talk about how and why he started a renegade meat smoking business when Covid temporarily snuffed out his 25 year career as a music booking agent. Be sure to check out www.S...
May 21, 2021•1 hr 15 min
This week I take the episode OUTSIDE and record in the woods outside of my luxurious mountain estate up here in McCalm, Idaho. I get into the panic about going back to real life, whether or not wearing a mask is now the Left version of the MAGA hat, and I recount my (acid) trip to Woodstock 99, getting stuck between bridges on a Circle Line Boat and of course Smoked Meat! Thanks to our lone sponsor www.SpeakEasyMetas.com and their 30% off discount code JAKEY. If you'd like to support this ad-fre...
May 18, 2021•1 hr 11 min
This week I pull out some of my more fun music biz anecdotes. The long and convoluted journey of how I finally got David Allan Coe to play in NYC - on a boat no less! - after more than 30 years without coming to NYC. I explain why I once paid a deposit to the William Morris Agency in a huge bag of $1 bills, and my theory on why THE CUSTOMER IS ALWAYS WRONG ;) And then I ramble about my last two weekend adventures of going to a Rodeo in Riggins, ID last weekend and then a Demolition Derby in Lewi...
May 11, 2021•1 hr 37 min
This week I replace my usual ramblings and musings with an episode focused on how the music business *really* works. I dig into the concert end of the biz myself from arenas right on down to everyone's favorite venue - the Rocks Off Concert Cruise! And then I bring on our very first guest Disco David Hoffman of Reservoir Media to do a comprehensive dive into the world of music publishing aka the songwriter end of the business. A must listen for any music head!
May 04, 2021•1 hr 49 min
Its been 5 years since PRINCE has left us, so this week I pick my top 3 Live Prince Experiences, out of the 43 times Ive seen him. And I ramble a little about my trip to Vegas and my reunion with my dearly missed Motorcycle and my cannonball run back home to McCalm Idaho!
Apr 27, 2021•1 hr 26 min
18 months ago, to the day, the Las Vegas Police Department broke down the door of my room at the Cosmopolitan to save me from my suicidal self. Sort of. As weird as that seems, this isn't a depressing episode, but more has to do with why I chose Vegas as my final stop when I was suicidal. Spoiler alert - I'M STILL ALIVE! And very happy to be here. I recount a bunch of my Vegas escapades in this episode, and it's pretty much the opposite of a depressing take on things. Weird, sure! But thats Tues...
Apr 20, 2021•1 hr 18 min
This week I ramble about health and the pursuit of happiness. Or lack thereof. What love means, and how hard it is to let go of that love even when you know you should. This one gets pretty intimate and vulnerable. Oh, and Wrestlemania! If you'd like to support this ad-free podcast please visit www.RocksOff.com where you can shop for t-shirts, stickers, masks, coloring books and some of my original artwork. Or feel free to send a little cheddah this way via PayPal to Jake@RocksOff.com or Venmo t...
Apr 13, 2021•1 hr 8 min
