Michael Winslow
Tales of the Road Warriors
Michael Winslow Show Notes Talking Points: Twitter handle @Noizey_Man Grew up on several Air Force bases Moved around a lot as a kid. Killed the boredom by imitating the sounds of machinery around the military bases. Including typewriters. Take this video for example… 32 Typewriters??? I couldn’t tell the difference between a Remington Noiseless Portable or a IBM Executive Model 42 or a Smith Corona Word processor Books: Whack to the Side of the Head Kick to the Seat of the Pants Lesson learned - there’s more than one right answer Tik Tok Jimi Hendrix Comics stealing jokes....
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Smokey Miles
Tales of the Road Warriors
Today my guest is Robert Smokey Miles... He knows Bob Dylan personally and even used to be his house sitter as a teenager Around 1987 he began hosting open mics and acoustic music showcases at the Breakaway Gardens in Venice, CA, much like I did in the San Fernando Valley several years later. Although I had been to the Breakaway, on many occasions before I left Venice, I don’t recall having ever met Smokey, although in retrospect, I must have. While editing this episode, I determined it would have been almost impossible for me not to have crossed paths wit this guy!...
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Essra Mohawk
Tales of the Road Warriors
Essra Mohawk has had a very long and storied career. Her songs run the gamut from pop to avant garden, and everything in between.
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Ben Vaughn Part 2
Tales of the Road Warriors
Ben Vaughn Part 2 - Show Notes Hey, howzit going everybody? Had enough of this lockdown yet? I know, I know, there’s nothing funny about it and you’re running out of ideas. Well, at least you have me to keep you entertained for a little while. I’m Hal in Philly and this is my podcast. Welcome to it. In case you forgot , it’s called… TALES OF THE ROAD WARRIORS! If you listened to the last episode, my conversation with Ben Vaughn - Part 1 then you know I ended it wth a kind of a cliff hanger. Ben was telling me that his father would not allow him to have a guitar i the house if he...
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Ben Vaughn Part 1
Tales of the Road Warriors
Ben Vaughn, rock and roll star and DJ.. known throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware Tri-state area and parts of New York. Host of NPR show, The Many Moods of Ben Vaughn”
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Dave Kanyan
Tales of the Road Warriors
Hal in Philly talks with truck driver and podcaster, Dave Kanyan, host of Dumbing it Down With Dave, about driving a truck, podcasting at 85 mph, milk, comedy and some music. Episode Links and Resources Dave's Podcast Stream or Download -
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Henry Phillips
Tales of the Road Warriors
Hal in Philly interviews Henry Phillips on Tales of the Road Warriors. He is a comedic singer/songwriter, actor and filmmaker. He has released comedy albums of his music, and has produced several series including The Loner for IFC, a cooking show on Patreon called Henry's Kitchen. Also on Patreon for 2020, a comedy series, The Highway Man. ---------------------------- Talking Points Sorry, wrong number Discovering Henry - Music reviewer Jonathan Widran Chimneysweep Jerry’s Deli Stories - Marlon Brando Saturday Night Live, Adam Sandler, Rob Schneider John Ritter, Amy Yasbeck Mark Cohen The...
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Kendal Conrad
Tales of the Road Warriors
Kendal Conrad is a country singer/songwriter/recording artist from outside of Philadelphia Pennsylvania.She has shared the stage and opened for the likes of Blake Shelton, Charlie Daniels Band, Chris Lane, Trace Adkins, Phil Vassar and many others and even sang a duet live onstage with Keith Urban.
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Andrea Nardello
Tales of the Road Warriors
Philly's Andrea Nardello has been compared to Melissa Etheridge, Shawn Colvin, Sheryl Crow and Brandi Carlisle. Influences in folk, rock & pop. Nardello recently won a contest and sang with Brandi Carlile at Carlile’s all women’s festival in Mexico. Also won Philadelphia Songwriter's Project Contest and the Tri-State Indie's "Acoustic Artist Of The Year." She has toured extensively opening for Colbie Caillat, Brandi Carlile, Gabe Dixon, Emerson Hart of Tonic Fame, Toby Lightman, Tim Reynolds of The Dave Matthews Band and Ron Pope.
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Toby Lightman Pt 1
Tales of the Road Warriors
Today is the first of three episodes in a row featuring Women Road Warriors in honor of International Women’s Month on Tales of the Road Warriors. My guest is Toby Lightman. In our brief talk we touched on another problem men never experience, the struggle to have a child. Though a man can share some of the emotional weight of this struggle, we can never know the physical and internal anguish that a woman experiences. Toby recently captured this in her song ‘Begin Again”. I had no idea what the song was about going into this conversation, so you’ll hear me getting...
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Band history and foundation of Strawberry Alarm Clock
How they arrived at the name.
Oingo Boingo connection
Venice Beach
Writers of Incense and Peppermints getting “jacked”
Bad practices in the music businesses by music biz types.
More personnel swaps and other Alarm Clock stories
Similarity to the Doors. Ray Manzarek and Robbie Krieger.
Comparisons with other bands.
Other songs - Curse of the Witches and World on Fire
The Unjust Drug Bust
Ontario Motor Speedway gig with Ben Balloon
Other names that came up: Frankie Avalon,Connie Stevens, John Walmsley, Richard Marx and Madonna.
Remaking Incense and Peppermints, Licensing woes
Roger Ebert, Valley of the Dolls
The Seeds Tribute to Sky Saxon
Playing unplugged
Links to Strawberry Alarm Clock Website, Videos and Other Resources
Full Transcripts (Scroll down some)