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 Ca...
Jan 28, 2019•11 min
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 " ...
Jan 26, 2019•10 min
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 ...
Jan 22, 2019•11 min
Hey Dude, I left you a message about the time I saw "A Few Good Men" in Santa Monica and people thought I was James Marshall from Twin Peaks . [BONUS EPISODE: Recovered from the Verge of the Fringe storage unit] Recorded September 8, 2017 on the observation deck of the Zane Grey Estate in beautiful Altadena, 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...
Jan 20, 2019•13 min
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...
Jan 16, 2019•8 min
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 the Zane 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 t...
Jan 13, 2019•21 min
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 , Seinfel...
Jan 09, 2019•18 min
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 , Michael Des Barres , 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 TH...
Jan 05, 2019•13 min
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 Est...
Dec 30, 2018•12 min
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 Bohem...
Dec 22, 2018•21 min
