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Rebuilding My Engine

Verge of the Dude

Release Date: 07/02/2023

Spoken Word and Music at the Hong Kong Cafe show art Spoken Word and Music at the Hong Kong Cafe

Verge of the Dude

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." PEOPLE: , , , , , , PLACES: , , , , , , , , THINGS: , , micro generation, , , "The Chinatown Punk Wars", , , , , , , , , SOUNDS: wind, footsteps, gravel path, the 5 Freeway, birds, Ming-Ming,  GENRE: , , PHOTO: "Hong Kong Palm" with my RECORDED: November 16, 2023 from the "Wawona Lawn" under the flight path of the  in ,  GEAR: Sony ICD PX370 digital voice recorder and Sony ECM CS3 "tie-clip"...

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Rebel Without a Reunion show art Rebel Without a Reunion

Verge of the Dude

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." PEOPLE: , PLACES: , THINGS: , SOUNDS: wind, footsteps, gravel path, the 5 Freeway, knee pop, motorcycle, helicopter, birds,  GENRE: , , PHOTO: "Football Profile Pic" with my RECORDED: September 1, 2023 from the "Lavina Cafe" under the flight path of the  in ,  GEAR: Sony ICD PX370 digital voice recorder and Sony ECM CS3 "tie-clip" microphone....

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The GLOW of My Great Uncle's FBI File show art The GLOW of My Great Uncle's FBI File

Verge of the Dude

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." PEOPLE: , , , , , , PLACES: , , , ., THINGS: , HULU, , , , , , , SOUNDS: footsteps, gravel path, wind, plane, the 5 Freeway, GENRE: , , PHOTO: "Cafe Revisited" with my RECORDED: July 21, 2023 from the "Wawona Lawn" under the flight path of the  in ,  GEAR: Sony ICD PX370 digital voice recorder and Sony ECM CS3 "tie-clip" microphone. HYPE: "It's...

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Rebuilding My Engine show art Rebuilding My Engine

Verge of the Dude

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."  PEOPLE: , , , PLACES: , , (), , , , , , ,   THINGS: , , , SOUNDS: footsteps, gravel path, wind, birds, plane,  GENRE: , , PHOTO: "Intro Pod Tweet" with my  RECORDED: June 29, 2023 from the "Wawona Lawn" under the flight path of the  in ,  GEAR: Sony ICD PX370 digital voice recorder and Sony ECM CS3...

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Star Wars Generation show art Star Wars Generation

Verge of the Dude

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..." PEOPLE/ACTORS: , , , , , , PLACES: , FILM/TV: Brady Bunch, , , , , , , , , , THINGS: , , , , , moon landing, Watergate, analog, astronomy SOUNDS: birds, footsteps, gravel path, airplane, helicopter GENRE: , , PHOTO: "Google Star Wars and Rocky" with my RECORDED: February 5, 2023 from the "Wawona Lawn" under the flight path of the in ,  GEAR: Sony ICD PX370 digital...

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Inspired by Annie Lennox (and Friends) show art Inspired by Annie Lennox (and Friends)

Verge of the Dude

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. QUOTE: "Whenever I need to jump start my creativity, I watch it." PEOPLE: , , , , , , , , , , , PLACES: , , , THINGS: , , , , , , , , SOUNDS: wind, birds, footsteps, gravel path, saw, dog bark, GENRE: , , PHOTO: "Google Lennox and Bowie" with my RECORDED: November 22, 2022 from the "Wawona Lawn" under the flight path of the in ,  GEAR: Sony ICD PX370 digital voice recorder and Sony ECM CS3 "tie-clip" microphone....

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Remembering Thomas, Vin and Olivia show art Remembering Thomas, Vin and Olivia

Verge of the Dude

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." PEOPLE: , , , , , , , , , , , , PLACES: , , , , , , , RADIO/PODCASTS: , , , , , , , THINGS: , , , , , , , , SOUNDS: footsteps, gravel path, cars, train, GENRE: , , PHOTO: "Thomas' Last Day in the Garden" by Marisol on her RECORDED: August 9, 2022 from the "Wawona Lawn" under the flight path of the in ,  GEAR: Sony ICD PX370 digital voice recorder...

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Howard Hughes and The Americans show art Howard Hughes and The Americans

Verge of the Dude

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 hour binge of The Americans.  QUOTE: "Another time, another dime." PEOPLE: , , , , , , , , , , PLACES: , , , , THINGS: , , , , , TV/FILM: , , , , , , , SOUNDS: footsteps, gravel path, jet, birds, GENRE: , , PHOTO: "Shoreline Village Chimes" RECORDED: May 29, 2022 from the "Wawona Lawn" under the flight path of the in ,  GEAR: Sony ICD PX370 digital voice recorder and Sony ECM CS3 "tie-clip" microphone. HYPE: "It's a beatnik kinda literary thing...

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Radio Killed the Podcasting Star show art Radio Killed the Podcasting Star

Verge of the Dude

Hey Dude, while listening to KPCC on the radio, I heard a mashup episode of Snap Judgement and Love + Radio, featuring Nick van der Kolk interviewing Glynn Washington. The whole thing made me trip on the blurred lines between podcasting and radio. QUOTE: "I freakin' love radio." CHARACTERS: , , , , , , , , , , , SETTINGS: , , , , , PODCASTS/RADIO: , , , , , , , , , , , , , THINGS: , , , , , , , SOUNDS: footsteps, birds, jet, freeway, virgin cocktail, horn GENRE: , , PHOTO: "Wawona Podcast Studio" RECORDED: April 2, 2022 from the "Wawona Lawn" under the flight path of the in , ...

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Kerouac 100, Anderson 17 show art Kerouac 100, Anderson 17

Verge of the Dude

Hey Dude, I riff about the relative indifference to Jack Kerouac's 100th birthday by the popular culture, and how my 17th anniversary in podcasting was politely ignored. QUOTE: "He loves the word sad, I love the word sad." PEOPLE: , , , , , PLACES: , , , THINGS: , , , , , , , , SOUNDS: wind, jet, airplane, virgin cocktail, footsteps GENRE: , , PHOTO: "Here Comes the Sun" RECORDED: March 15, 2022 from the "Wawona Lawn" under the flight path of the in ,  GEAR: Sony ICD PX370 digital voice recorder and Sony ECM CS3 "tie-clip" microphone. HYPE: "It's a beatnik kinda literary thing in a...

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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." 

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, Bakersfield, Central Valley 

THINGS: Ford Ranger Truck, History of Podcasting, Facebook, Podcast Movement 

SOUNDS: footsteps, gravel path, wind, birds, plane, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes 

GENRE: storytelling, personal narrative, personal journal

PHOTO: "Intro Pod Tweet" with my iPhone XS

RECORDED: June 29, 2023 from the "Wawona Lawn" under the flight path of the Bob Hope Airport in BurbankCalifornia

GEAR: Sony ICD PX370 digital voice recorder and Sony ECM CS3 "tie-clip" microphone.

HYPE: "It's a beatnik kinda literary thing in a podcast cloak of darkness." Timothy Kimo Brien (cohost on Podwrecked and host of Create Art Podcast)

DISCLAIMER/WARNING: Proudly presented rough, raw and ragged. Seasoned with salty language and ideas. Not for most people's taste. Please be advised.