Hey Dude, I rave about basking in John Fogerty's light at the Hollywood Bowl. Plus I ask your advice about how to tell some of my saucy stories with songs. QUOTE: "If there's a Heaven, he's gonna be there rockin'!" MUSICIANS: John Fogerty, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Belinda Carlisle, Go-Go's, Kittens for Christian, Alicia Silverstone, Richie Valens VENUES: Hollywood Bowl, Hamburg, Germany, UCLA, Burbank INSTRUMENTS: Beauty and the Beat, Volkswagen Bug LULLABYE: "Lodi" by John Fogerty SOUNDS: ...
Jul 17, 2025
Hey Dude, the amazing Reverand Rick retired at the top of his game to become an artist, while the jury is still out for me. QUOTE: "Just do your thing. Come as you are." MUSICIANS: Reverend Rick, Paramahansa Yogananda, John Fogerty VENUES: Studio City, Unitarian Universalist Church of Studio City, Claremont, Self Realization Fellowship, Echo Park, Altadena INSTRUMENTS: Unitarian Universalism, poetry reading, pandemic, podcasting, Zoom, Eaton Fire, GoFundMe, AA SPECIAL GUEST CAMEO: Ming Ming LULL...
Jul 03, 2025
Hey Dude, my recent reconnection to music makes me travel back in time to 2004, where I was living in a basement apartment in "Eagle Rock" and working on a one person show called "Broken Hearts and Sad Country Songs." QUOTE: "Whatever!" AUDIO LINK MUSICIANS: Stan Hillas, Kittens For Christian, Bruce Springsteen, Marilyn Monroe, Willie Nelson, Hank Williams, Bob Dylan VENUES: United Kingdom, Glassell Park, Eagle Rock, Sun Valley INSTRUMENTS: spoken word and music, podcasting, Karaoke SONGS: "I'm ...
Jun 21, 2025
Hey Dude, an innocent Sunday drive to the Hollywood Bowl box office with my dad, turns into a mudslide of deep hometown memories. QUOTE: "If you don't drive through your hometown, are you really in your hometown?" LULLABY: "Hooray for Hollywood" (Whitling/Mercer) AUDIO LINK MUSICIANS/CAST: John Fogerty, Joan Anderson, George Clooney, Billy Strings, Bob Dylan LOCATIONS: The Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, Hollywood Way, Warner Bros., Walt Disney Studio, Universal Studios, Cahuenga Pass, Highland Ave.,...
May 27, 2025
Hey Dude, I took my dad to see Willie Nelson's Outlaw Music Festival at The Hollywood Bowl and it somehow magically restored my faith in my own home town. QUOTE: "I would call it a borderline spiritual experience..." LULLABY: "California Sober" by Billy Strings AUDIO LINK MUSICIANS/CAST: Willie Nelson, P-22 (mountain lion), Ricky Gervais, Sierra Hull, Billy Strings, Bob Dylan, Cate Blanchett, Deadheads, Jimi Hendrix LOCATIONS: The Hollywood Bowl, Ventura Blvd, Universal City, Burbank, Griffith P...
May 19, 2025
Hey Dude, I finally watched La La Land and it really struck me to the core, especially the scenes at my beloved Smoke House and the wacky one person show stuff. QUOTE: "My recording situation isn't perfect..." AUDIO LINK CAST: Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling, Ming Ming (cameo) LOCATIONS: Oregon, 105 Freeway, The Dresden Room, The Smoke House, Warner Bros., Griffith Park, The Griffith Observatory, Sunset Blvd. FILM/TV: A Complete Unknown, The Chocolate War, La La Land, SNL, Drive, Barbie, Portlandia POD...
May 06, 2025
AUDIO LINK Hey Dude, I trip out on being a heathen freshman at a Catholic high school, and then I goof on the reason why I left. QUOTE: "I didn't want to sell the chocolates." CAST: Pope Francis, Jesus of Nazareth, Spartacus, Chris Prine, Danny DeVito, Annette Bening, Jennifer Jason Leigh LOCATIONS: Notre Dame High School, Beth Meier Preschool, Corvallis High School, Descanso Gardens, Altadena PROPS: Bible, Old Testament, New Testament, My Own Private Idaho, The Chocolate War, Poolman, The Big L...
Apr 26, 2025
AUDIO LINK Hey Dude, after stumbling from the ashes, I finally sat down to have my mind blown by the film A Complete Unknown...twice. QUOTE: "The wheels have completely fallen off the wagon." CAST: Brandi Carlile, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Joe Friday, Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Fred Neil, James Mangold, Elijah Wald, Timothée Chalamet, Sylvester Stallone, Joaquin Phoenix, Johnny Cash, Boyd Holbrook, Joan Baez, Monica Barbaro, Edward Norton, Elle Fanning, Suze Rotolo, Scott Warmuth LOCATIONS: Bur...
Apr 13, 2025
Hey Dude, my super funky weekend was redeemed after Reverend Rick let his freak flag fly from the pulpit of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Studio City. QUOTE: "I don't know if I should say this in church." AUDIO LINK PEOPLE: Kris Kristofferson, Philip Roth, Jack Nicholson PLACES: Altadena, Los Angeles, DTLA, Los Angeles Central Library, Universal City, Studio City, Harvard Westlake Sports Complex, UUCSC THINGS: Sunday Morning Coming Down, The Last Detail, Shore Patrol PHOTO: "Beautiful UU ...
Mar 31, 2025
Hey Dude, I talk about how I'm struggling to keep my head on straight this year as I deal with the Altadena Fire, my induction into the Podcast Hall of Fame and my 20th anniversary of podcasting. All while trying to celebrate the efforts of the people at Podcasthon, as Dean and I ask for your help with our own non-profit, the History of Podcasting Project. AUDIO LINK PEOPLE: Dean Whitbread PLACES: Altadena, Burbank, Los Angeles, California, Canada, France, "The Gulf of Canada" THINGS: Eaton Fire...
Mar 19, 2025
Hey Dude, I headed up to Altadena to visit the three historic places where I once lived. All three were burned to the ground. Yet I still feel a tinge of hope. PEOPLE: David Lynch, Zane Grey PLACES: Altadena, Jane's Village, Zane Grey Estate, Woodbury Building THINGS: History of Podcasting Project SOUNDS: footsteps, gravel path, airplane Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes GENRE: storytelling , personal narrative , personal journal PHOTO: "Woodbury Building Mural" shot with my iPhone XS RECORDED: Marc...
Mar 02, 2025
Hey Dude, obviously there has a been a lot going on with the Eaton Fire burning down my studio in downtown Altadena. So many people, suffering so much loss, so I'll wait to tell my side of the story for another day. My GoFundMe AUDIO LINK SOUNDS: footsteps, gravel path, sirens Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes GENRE: storytelling , personal narrative , personal journal PHOTO: "Go Find Me" shot with my iPhone XS RECORDED: February 1, 2025 in the "Cafe" under the flight path of the Bob Hope Airport in...
Feb 03, 2025
Hey Dude, I briefly talk about being inducted into the Podcast Hall of Fame, before I flashback to my not so distant dreams of living in the 90s. QUOTE: "I didn't play it cool enough, so I dropped the ball." AUDIO LINK PEOPLE: Grant Baciocco, Hiram, Alicia Silverstone PLACES: Orlando, Burbank, Westside, South L.A., San Bernadino THINGS: Podcast Hall of Fame, Dr. Floyd, Toiley T. Paper, Kittens for Christian, Reality Bites, Portlandia, SNL, mime, Music Center of Los Angeles, Clueless, Verge of th...
Jan 05, 2025
Hey Dude, I'm really sorry it's been so long since my last call. I riff about a "big f'n deal" announcement that is still a secret, while also lamenting all of the broken shoelaces in my life. QUOTE: "It's not the big things in life that kill you. It's the little things like breaking a shoelace with no time left." - Charles Bukowski AUDIO LINK PEOPLE: Charles Bukowski, Sylvester Stallone PLACES: North Hollywood High School THINGS: Rocky, X (the band), Twitter, Bluesky SOUNDS: plane, birds, foots...
Dec 07, 2024
Hey Dude, the other night I watched the Joan Baez documentary "I Am a Noise" and it struck me to the core. My new found reverence for Joan Baez is beyond measure. Plus I couldn't think of my favorite singer's name...Brandi Carlile. QUOTE: "Madonna, not Madonna the performer. Madonna the Virgin Mary." AUDIO LINK PEOPLE: Norah Jones, Kacey Musgraves, Billie Eilish & Finneas, The Carpenters, The Go-Go's, Brandi Carlile, Lady Gaga, Judy Collins, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Madonna, Virgin Mary, Ta...
Mar 19, 2024
Hey Dude, I had a minor battle with COVID before I really went viral with a Star Wars post in a Generation X group on Facebook. QUOTE: "A two-year-old has no context of anything..." AUDIO LINK PEOPLE: David Letterman PLACES: Hollywood Burbank Airport, Canada THINGS: COVID-19, vaccines, Star Wars, micro-generations, 1977, Substack, Generation X, 1965-1980, 1960, 1980, Facebook, History of Podcasting, Rocky SOUNDS: birds, footsteps, gravel path, plane, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes GENRE: storytel...
Feb 17, 2024
Hey Dude, I left you melancholy message about my crazy days before the holidays, along with a sad remembrance of my mom's last Christmas. QUOTE: "At least that's what I call the day after Christmas..." AUDIO LINK PEOPLE: Dean Whitbread, Doug Mcintyre PLACES: England, Henry's Tacos, Ernie's Taco House, Casa Vega, El Coyote THINGS: Libsyn, Subaru, Outback, Crosstrek, Faberge egg, Christmas, Christmas Eve, "It's A Wonderful Life", redemption story, Boxing Day, Redeye Radio, KFI, New Years, IBM SOUN...
Dec 31, 2023
Hey Dude, the PBS documentary "The Chinatown Punk Wars" took me back in my mind to my best live performance at the Hong Kong Cafe. QUOTE: "I was totally free on stage." AUDIO LINK PEOPLE: The Dude , Karen Carpenter , Jay Leno , David Letterman , Jerry Seinfeld , Keith Morris , John Doe PLACES: DTLA , Arts District , Al's Bar , Chinatown , Echo Park , Sunset Blvd. , Millie's , Madame Wong's , Hong Kong Cafe THINGS: Generation X , Boomers , micro generation, Artbound , PBS , "The Chinatown Punk Wa...
Nov 18, 2023
Hey Dude, the brewing storm inside my sobriety kept me from going to my North Hollywood High School "rebel reunion" for the class of 1984. I also riff on the weather. QUOTE: "The wind blowing kinda stirred my soul." AUDIO LINK PEOPLE: Sinéad O'Connor , Dean Whitbread PLACES: North Hollywood High School , Walter Reed Junior High School THINGS: Tropical Storm Hilary , History of Podcasting SOUNDS: wind, footsteps, gravel path, the 5 Freeway, knee pop, motorcycle, helicopter, birds, Laguna Sawdust ...
Sep 02, 2023
Hey Dude, the FBI finally sent me the file on my Great Uncle Blayney. It's a 210 page mixed bag, but now I have a new angle to tell his story. I also recently binged GLOW and Ted Lasso. QUOTE: "I'm not easy to work with, for sure." AUDIO LINK PEOPLE: Alison Brie , Marc Maron , Jason Sudeikis , Lester Holt , Blayney F. Matthews , Alan Ladd , Joseph Dougherty PLACES: Lowe's , Glassel Park , Eagle Rock , Warner Bros ., Hollywood Burbank Airport THINGS: Netflix , HULU, GLOW , Ted Lasso , SNL , FBI ,...
Jul 23, 2023
Hey Dude, my life has been a real jigsaw puzzle, slowly put back together this past month. Not only does my truck have a rebuilt engine, I may have found my voice...again. QUOTE: "At first I thought it was going to be a disaster, but in the end, it was perfect." AUDIO LINK PEOPLE: Dean Whitbread , John in the UK , Father Time , Joseph Dougherty PLACES: Altadena Library , Bob Lucas Branch , Bob's Big Boy ( Toluca Lake ), Yosemite , Fresno , Oakhurst , Frazier Park , Los Angeles County , Bakersfie...
Jul 02, 2023
Hey Dude, I riff on the idea of "micro-generations" and make the case that I'm at the center of my own private "Star Wars Generation" even though I'm really a Rocky guy. QUOTE: "The wheelhouse crowd for Star Wars..." AUDIO LINK PEOPLE/ACTORS: JFK , David Sheehan , Harrison Ford , Carrie Fisher , Mark Hamill , Sylvester Stallone , Christopher Walken PLACES: Sherman Oaks , North Hollywood High School FILM/TV: Brady Bunch, Star Wars , Rocky , Han Solo , American Graffiti , Phantom Menace , Shampoo ...
Feb 07, 2023
Hey Dude, I was feeling deep blue until I saw a Facebook post from an old high school classmate, and later the video of Annie Lennox getting inducted into the Rock Hall. AUDIO LINK QUOTE: "Whenever I need to jump start my creativity, I watch it." PEOPLE: Annie Lennox , Dave Stewart , Eurythmics , Edge , U2 , The Tourists , Freddie Mercury , Queen , David Bowie , Gina Gershon , Jennifer Tilly , Jack Kerouac PLACES: The Valley , North Hollywood High School , Wembley Stadium , Universe THINGS: ADU ...
Nov 27, 2022
Hey Dude, I fondly reflect on the passing of our beloved cat Thomas, the great Vin Scully, and the luminous Olivia Newton-John. I also find time to whine about not making it on the radio. QUOTE: "A tear welled up in his left eye." AUDIO LINK PEOPLE: Zane Grey , Vin Scully , Chick Hearn , Adolfo Guzman-Lopez , Jake Downey , John Rabe , John Doe , Petros Papadakis , Olivia Newton-John , John Travolta , Bob Dylan , George Harrison , Farrah Fawcett PLACES: Zane Grey Estate , Altadena , Burbank , Los...
Aug 10, 2022
Hey Dude, I riff and ramble about Howard Hughes and his dirty fingerprints all over the 20th century. I also admit to going on a 48 binge of The Americans. QUOTE: "Another time, another dime." AUDIO LINK PEOPLE: Ray Liotta , Edward Albee , James Ellroy , Howard Hughes, JKF , RFK , Larry O'Brien , Richard Nixon , Robert Maheu , Blayney F. Matthews , J.L. Warner , Keri Russell PLACES: Watergate Hotel , Iowa , California , Shoreline Village , Long Beach THINGS: The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia , American...
Jun 01, 2022
