Verge of the Fringe
74 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★ - 21 ratingsLance Anderson's raw storytelling podcast. Spoken word, music and weird phone ramblings to "Dude."
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Ode to Joan Baez
March 19, 2024 23:34Hey 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 Ma...
Going Viral
February 17, 2024 23:15Hey 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 Ch...
The Day After Christmas
December 31, 2023 23:12Hey 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, Ne...
Spoken Word and Music at the Hong Kong Cafe
November 18, 2023 17:12Hey 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 Wars",...
Rebel Without a Reunion
September 02, 2023 20:54Hey 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, Lagun...
The GLOW of My Great Uncle's FBI File
July 23, 2023 15:17Hey 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, ...
Rebuilding My Engine
July 02, 2023 00:46Hey 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, Bakers...
Star Wars Generation
February 07, 2023 19:07Hey 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, 1...
Inspired by Annie Lennox (and Friends)
November 27, 2022 22:52Hey 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: AD...
Remembering Thomas, Vin and Olivia
August 10, 2022 20:23Hey 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 Ang...
Howard Hughes and The Americans
June 01, 2022 20:29Hey 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 Tab...
Radio Killed the Podcasting Star
April 04, 2022 19:25Hey 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: Will Smith, Chris Rock, Nick van der Kolk, Glynn Washington, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Evo Terra,Tee Morris, Tim Coyne, Lightnin' Hopkins, Les Blank, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf SETTINGS: Wawona, Ukraine...
Kerouac 100, Anderson 17
March 16, 2022 18:14Hey 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." AUDIO LINK PEOPLE: Jack Kerouac, Truman Capote, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, The Doors, Patti Smith PLACES: Altadena, Zane Grey Estate, Hollywood Burbank Airport, Broadway THINGS: #Kerouac100, Health-Ade Kombucha, spontaneous prose, Interstate Highways, Route 66, Academy ...
Shia LaBeouf and his So Called Mom
February 27, 2022 20:11Hey Dude, two years ago I was in a mad dash to pack my stuff to move out of the Zane Grey Estate, when suddenly actor Shia LaBeouf was standing in the middle of my messy studio apartment. AUDIO LINK QUOTE: "That's one hell of a mom!" PEOPLE: Dean Whitbread, Zane Grey, Shia LaBeouf PLACES: Zane Grey Estate, Altadena, Burbank THINGS: history of podcasting, artist, foyer, Nymphomaniac (film), embargoed, Ripley's, SOUNDS: wind, footsteps, gravel path, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes GENRE...
Joe Frank Experiment (Featuring Stan Hillas)
January 25, 2022 19:20BONUS EPISODE: A few years ago, my late friend Stan Hillas and I were working on creating a piece about radio pioneer Joe Frank in a Joe Frank style. Set in the mid-90's, the story is about an old girlfriend, who along with her Julie Christie lookalike friend fantasized about meeting Joe Frank. Music and sound design by Stan Hillas. AUDIO LINK PEOPLE: Joe Frank, Spalding Gray, Ray Bradbury, Julie Christie Laurie Anderson, O.J. Simpson, Dan Klass, Martin Scorsese PLACES: The Wiltern, Gle...
A Year of Living Without Drinking
November 06, 2021 00:02Hey Dude, on the Day of the Dead I quietly celebrated a year without drinking. Meanwhile a random 50,000-Watt punch to the gut leads to a new lease on life. QUOTE: "Never pick a fight with someone who buys ink by the drum." AUDIO LINK PEOPLE: Chris Lambert, Kristin Smart, Robert Towne, Spalding Gray, Jack Kerouac PLACES: Walter Reed Junior High, Notre Dame High School, North Hollywood High School THINGS: circus, 2020 Election, Day of the Dead, baseball, Your Own Backyard Podcast, Radio...
This Maker's Life
October 04, 2021 19:14Hey Dude, a bit of recognition for my photos by Descanso Gardens and The Arboretum paves the way for me to see Ira Glass in a new light, from "broken glass" to an arrow straight to the heart. QUOTE: "The only thing you can do is to keep on keepin' on." AUDIO LINK PEOPLE: Ira Glass, John Doe, Krissy Teegerstrom PLACES: Descanso Gardens, The Arboretum, Arcadia, Altadena, Heritage Boots THINGS: iPhone 6, iPhone XS, Carved, Twitter, Instagram, L.A. Magazine, plumeria, Mother Nature, S-T...
Summer of '79
September 08, 2021 17:45Hey Dude, I reminisce about being a goofy 13-year-old during the Summer of 1979, and the time I made Molly Ringwald's stunning older sister Beth laugh at my expense. AUDIO LINK QUOTE: "OP shirt, corduroy pants / If you had feathered hair / You had half a chance" - Gluey Brothers PEOPLE: Steve Schirripa, Michael Imperioli, Molly Ringwald, Bob Ringwald PLACES: Walter Reed Junior High, Israel, Toluca Lake, Louisiana, Ventura & Laurel Canyon THINGS: Summer, Labor Day, The Sopranos, Talk...
Erle Stanley Gardner's Dictaphone
August 10, 2021 18:38Hey Dude, I riff about our new "barn" and the writing techniques of Erle Stanley Garner of Perry Mason fame. AUDIO LINK PEOPLE: Matthew Rhys, Al Matthews, Erle Stanley Gardner, Huell Howser, Caryl Chessman, Zane Grey PLACES: Elixer Coffeehouse, Cahuenga Pass, Temecula THINGS: iPhone XS, Perry Mason (HBO), California's Gold, dictaphone SOUNDS: footsteps, gravel path, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes, helicopter, wind GENRE: storytelling, personal narrative, personal journal PHOTO: "Barn ...
My Four Favorite Filmmakers
June 27, 2021 17:34Hey Dude, I answer your question about my four favorite filmmakers by listing their four best films. I also include plenty of tangents and a short list of honorable mentions. QUOTE: "That movie was freakin' awesome." AUDIO LINK FILMMAKERS: Francis Ford Coppola, Eleanor Coppola, Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen (DQ), Jim Jarmusch, Francois Truffaut, Stanley Kubrick, Sidney Lumet, Paddy Chayefsky, Orson Welles, Alfred Hitchcock, David Lynch ACTORS/PERFORMERS: Al Pacino, Marlon Brando, Harv...
Lost Chain Link Channel
June 11, 2021 23:32Hey Dude, I was on my daily walk "feelin' groovy" while thinking about the poetic writings of Joan Baez, Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen, when all of a sudden I narrowly escaped a random act of violence. QUOTE: "That can kill your buzz." AUDIO LINK SINGERS/SONGWRITERS/SONGS: "Feelin' Groovy", Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, "Diamonds and Rust", Judy Collins, Bruce Springsteen, The Replacements, "I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts" PODCASTERS/PODCASTS: JFK The Enduring Secret, Crackpot Podcast, Lost...
The King of Summer Tours
May 29, 2021 17:09Hey Dude, on Bob Dylan's 80th birthday I listened to the Petros and Money Show and was reminded about the time I met Bruce Dern and gave him a bag of handmade keychains. QUOTE: "I was a bootleg part of the show." AUDIO FILE PEOPLE: Bob Dylan, Petros Papadakis, Matt "Money" Smith, Vic "The Brick" Jacobs, Ronnie Facio PLACES: Long Beach, Atlantic City, Leo Carrillo State Park, The Smoke House FILMS/FILMMAKERS: Bruce Dern, True Grit, The King of Marvin Gardens, Jack Nicholson, Black Sun...
Don Crackpot
April 20, 2021 16:36Hey Dude, while listening to a lot of mystery and conspiracy style podcasts, I've uncovered a host who has never seen the Godfather Part II. QUOTE: "It's like saying you've never seen Star Wars." AUDIO LINK PEOPLE: The Black Dahlia, Howard Hughes, Scott Warmuth, Bob Dylan, JFK, RFK, Robert Maheu, Fidel Castro, Lee Harvey Oswald PLACES: Sunset Blvd., Cuba, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Soviet Union PODCASTS: Root of Evil, RFK Tapes, Crackpot Podcast FILMS/FILMMAKERS: Mission Impossible, ...
Bittersweet Sixteen
March 09, 2021 20:00Hey Dude, on my 16th anniversary of podcasting I remember my long lost buddy Joe and his tragic passing. I also trip on the brutal Allen v Farrow documentary. QUOTE: "I'm ready to chase after Spalding Gray." AUDIO LINK PEOPLE: Woody Allen, Dylan Farrow, Ronan Farrow, Rat Pack, Spalding Gray, George Carlin, Richard Pryor, David Letterman PLACES: Hollywood Burbank Airport, Universal City THINGS: podcasting, Allen v Farrow, HBO, Vanity Fair, Healthy Human, Hanna-Barbera, Kinko's SOUNDS...
Stage Time 1988
January 31, 2021 22:53Hey Dude, while working with my cousin on our future podcast, I was reminded of the time I did stand-up comedy at a family party. AUDIO LINK QUOTE: "I'm mortified." PEOPLE: stand-up comic PLACES: Greenwich Village, Los Angeles, South Bay, Long Beach THINGS: Descript, GargeBand, Audacity SOUNDS: birds, footsteps, gravel path, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes, airplane GENRE: storytelling, personal narrative, personal journal PHOTO: "Family Stage Time" shot on my "new" iPhone6 RECORDED...
Archie Bunker and the Magic of Art
December 31, 2020 23:15Hey Dude, I trip on the mystical magic of the artist with a little help from Carroll O'Connor and Dick Cavett. AUDIO LINK QUOTE: "Are you an artist or craftsman?" - Eric Gorges ARTISTS/PEOPLE: Orson Welles, Ernest Hemingway, Mark Twain, S.J. Perelman, David Letterman, Chevy Chase, Dick Cavett, Carroll O'Connor, Jerry Seinfeld, Mary Tyler Moore, Archie Bunker, Bob Dylan, Abram Zimmerman, The Dude, Eric Gorges, Carol Burnett, Burt Reynolds PLACES: Hollywood Bowl TV/MOVIES: Saturday Night...
The Lonesome Traveler (Original Scroll)
November 22, 2020 21:04AUDIO FILE Hey Dude, I riff and ramble about taking a second crack at the "podcast novel" using a new program that might really tie the room together. QUOTE: "When I first saw S-Town in my mind's eye." PEOPLE: Individual-1, Caryl Chessman, Barbara Graham, Al Matthews, Blayney Matthews, Joan Anderson, Yogi Berra, John Clellon Holmes, Lewis MacAdams, Jack Kerouac PLACES: Venice, The Gas House, Burbank, Wildwood Canyon, Downtown Los Angeles, Universal City, East Valley, Cahuenga Pass TH...
Cassavetes on Columbo
November 02, 2020 01:57Hey Dude, I express my deep love for the TV show Columbo after watching "pioneer of American cinema" John Cassavetes guest star alongside his friend and collaborator Peter Falk. AUDIO FILE QUOTE: "I started to measure time by how many Columbos" PEOPLE: Howard Hughes ACTORS/FILMMAKERS: Peter Falk, John Cassavetes, Blythe Danner, Myrna Loy, Martin Scorsese, Gena Rowlands,Wim Wenders, Joseph Dougherty, Ben Gazzara TV/FILMS: The Rockford Files, Columbo, Husbands, A Woman Under the Influe...
A Shaggy Passage to India
October 09, 2020 19:03AUDIO LINK Hey Dude, I ramble about my "fans" in Pakistan back in the year 2000 and my excitement about my new surge of listeners in India. PEOPLE: George Clooney, Joseph Campbell PLACES: Pakistan, England, Europe, Scotland, Canada, Los Angeles Valley College, India THINGS: This American Life, 9/11, FBI, DHS, Department of Justice, comparative religion, Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, Hero with a 1000 Faces. SOUNDS: wind, footsteps, gravel path, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes, birds,...
Our Dinner with Woody
September 22, 2020 23:49Hey Dude, I called to riff about recording my Uncle Woody's fantastic stories and to geek the enduring influence of the film My Dinner with Andre. PEOPLE: Bob Dylan, Howard Hughes, Blayney F. Matthews, Jack L. Warner, Al Matthews, Caryl Chessman, Barbara Graham, Gene Siskel, Roger Ebert, Ed Masry, Albert Finney, Erin Brockovich, Danny Wolf PLACES: Los Angeles, Venice, The Gas House, Angeles National Forest, Altadena THINGS: Theme Time Radio Hour, SiriusXM, Heaven's Door, Outlaw Country,...
Yosemite Fool's Gold
August 14, 2020 21:14Hey Dude, I riff and ramble about the time my dad and I dodged a bullet up in California Gold Rush country. (AUDIO LINK) PEOPLE: Tom Bopp PLACES: Zane Grey Estate, Yukon, Alaska, California Gold Rush Country, Yosemite, Mariposa, Oakhurst, Wawona, Central Valley THINGS: Yukon Gold, El Capitan, Half Dome, California State Route 49, California State Route 140, California State Route 41, Ozark SOUNDS: cat drinking fountain GENRE: storytelling, personal narrative, personal journal PHOTO:...
Marc of the Joker
July 17, 2020 16:41Hey Dude, I finally watched Joker, so now I can belatedly make amends to "podcast pioneer" Marc Maron for not coming to his defense against the comic book geeks. QUOTE: "Some people aren't in on the joke. That applies to their lives too." PEOPLE: Johnny Cash, Andy Kaufman, Steven Wright, Brother Theodore, Sandra Bernhard, David Letterman FILMMAKERS: Joaquin Phoenix, Heath Ledger, Christopher Nolan, Christopher Reeve, Marlon Brando, John Williams, Christopher Walken, Dennis Hopper, Jack N...
Trump's Hair, Revisited
June 03, 2020 18:43Hey Dude, I rant about how Trump's hair alone was enough to disqualify him to be president. QUOTE: "My haystacks weren't tied down and I was beginning to fear the wind." - Bob Dylan (Chronicles Volume One) PEOPLE: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bob Dylan PLACES: The Grove, CBS Television City, Fairfax District, Fairfax High School, Washington, D.C. THINGS: The Kennedy Assassination, Air Force One, "Oh Mercy", The Apprentice SOUNDS: birds, footsteps, Laguna Cowbell Chimes, airplanes GENRE: st...
D.J. Bonebrake, Susan Sontag (and Bobby Doran)
May 18, 2020 23:44Hey Dude, while standing in the rain, I riff about three towering North Hollywood Huskies: musician D.J. Bonebrake, writer Susan Sontag, and artist Bobby Doran. PEOPLE: X, Erin Moran, John Williams, Garry Marshall, Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye PLACES: North Hollywood High School THINGS: "Alphabetland", "On Photography", Facebook, YouTube SOUNDS: rain, footsteps, "Laguna Cowbell Chimes", airplane, birds GENRE: storytelling, personal narrative, personal journal PHOTO: "DJ, Susan and Bobby" ...
Video (Almost) Killed the Audio Star
April 24, 2020 01:56Hey Dude, I riff about my internal conflict between recording audio versus video. Plus I rant about bad pedestrians and Dylan's new song. PEOPLE: Ken Dougherty, Chef Todd Payden, Walt Whitman, William Wordsworth, Bob Dylan PLACES: Glendale, Burbank, Theatre Row THINGS: tiny living, Ralphs, "Murder Most Foul" SOUNDS: birds, wind, palm trees GENRE: storytelling, personal narrative, personal journal PHOTO: "Twin Palm Flowers" shot on my "new" iPhone6 RECORDED: April 19, 2020 in the new...
You Do You for 90 Seconds
April 05, 2020 20:33Anyways Dude, I riff about telling stories on video again, inspired by Story Salon. Then I trip on my cheap new voice recorder and the challenges of recording outdoors. PEOPLE: Captain Crozier, Spalding Gray, Casey Stengel, Dean Sharp PLACES: China, Los Angeles City, Los Angeles County, Altadena THINGS: Sony, buffs, Survivor, bandana, coronavirus, Story Salon, 90 Second Stories, janitorial, stand-up comedy, "That Thing You Do", Home with Dean SOUNDS: birds, chimes, sirens, lawn trimmer...
Garden Studio in the Time of Covid-19
March 31, 2020 03:10Hey Dude, in my new garden studio, I ramble about everything from coronavirus to nudism. I also riff on Dean Sharp, Bob Dylan, Patti Smith, the Beats and bidets. PEOPLE: Dean Sharp, Patti Smith, Gregory Corso, William S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, Bob Dylan, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Lee Harvey Oswald, James Baldwin PLACES: Burbank, Laguna Beach, Oregon, Washington, Calistoga, Napa County, California, New York, Hotel Chelsea THINGS: Sawdust Art Festival, Covid-19, St. Patrick's Day, t...
Sheltering in Burbank
March 23, 2020 20:46Hey Dude, I check-in from my new pad, where I'm hunkered down for who knows how long. I also riff on my plan to gather and share my family's trippy stories. PEOPLE: Joan Anderson, Neal Cassady, Jack Kerouac, Zane Grey PLACES: California, Burbank, Mt. Olympus, Sunset Boulevard, Laurel Canyon, Warner Bros. THINGS: The Handmaid's Tale, Pulitzer, Peabody Award, S-Town, podcast novel, Beat, FBI, artsy-fartsy SOUNDS: birds, airplanes, wind, palm trees GENRE: storytelling, personal narrativ...
Zane's Last Stand
March 05, 2020 20:15Hey Dude, I finally say goodbye to the Zane Grey Estate with a wistful tear in my eye. I also riff on moving my stuff, cats, Tim Coyne and Grant Baciocco PEOPLE: Zane Grey, Tom Mix, John Wayne, Dan Klass, Bob Dylan, Woody Allen, Jimi Hendrix PLACES: Zane Grey Estate, University of Cambridge THINGS: Talkies, The Hollywood Podcast, Craigslist, Ancient Aliens, Bigfoot, "All Along the Watchtower", John Wesley Harding, Saturday Morning Media SOUNDS: dogs, wind, cars, motorcycle, rain, birds ...
Flea the Fearless Frogman
January 27, 2020 01:38Ah Dude, the impending move from the Zane Grey Estate inspired a trippy dream featuring Flea and his shape shifting boogie board. CHARACTERS: Zane Grey, Corey Feldman, Corey Haim, Individual 1 MUSICIANS: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bob Dylan, Billie Holiday, Bruce Springsteen, Keith Richards, Patti Smith LOCATIONS: Oakwood Apartments, San Pedro BOOKS: Acid for the Children, Chronicles: Volume One, Lady Sings the Blues, Born to Run, Life, M Train, Year of the Monkey STUFF: beach cruiser, bo...
Elvis, Bowie and Nicky
January 10, 2020 15:49Hey Dude, my old friend Nicky reminded me that she shares a birthday with Elvis and David Bowie, so I recall my abstract connections to all three rockers. CHARACTERS: Zane Grey, Orson Welles, Jeff Slate, Frank Sinatra, Bob Dylan, Iggy Pop, Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, Debbie Harry, Alex Trebek, The Gluey Brothers LOCATIONS: New York City, Burbank, Notre Dame High School, Corvallis High School, Laurel Canyon MUSIC: Rock 'n' Roll, Rockabilly, "Tomorrow Is a Long Time", omnichord , "America...
Tiny Sparks of Joy
January 05, 2020 01:16Hey Dude, our impending move from Zane's forces us into a deep dive of downsizing. Only the sparks of joy are spared as we hatch our plan to ride the climate change wave in a tiny home. CHARACTERS: Zane Grey, Bryce Langston, Marie Kondo, David Letterman, Marc Maron, Adam Carolla, Dan Klass LOCATIONS: Pasadena, Rose Bowl, Saigon, New Zealand, Las Vegas, Australia, Full Circle Thrift Shop, Echo Mountain, Mount Lowe MEDIA: Living Big in a Tiny Home, podcasting, Serial, Survivor, Tinder, pod...
The Pope of Coinstar Village
December 23, 2019 00:57Anyways Dude, I was cash poor so I took my gas can full of coins to the local Coinstar machine and metaphorical chaos ensued. I later found redemption by watching The Two Popes about the friendship between Pope Francis and "the dude with the red shoes." CHARACTERS: Zane Grey, Pope Benedict XVI, Anthony Hopkins, Jonathan Pryce, Orson Welles, Eddie Murphy LOCATIONS: California Bohemian Leather (Workshop), Cornerstone Collective, Eagle Rock, Pasadena, Hastings Ranch, La Canada, Christmas Tre...
A Little Piece of Art
December 17, 2019 01:28Hey Dude, I riff about how my friend Krissy Teegerstrom creates "a little piece of art" with her Beyond and Back Podcast. Then I rant "that just because you're a podcaster, it doesn't mean you're an artist." CHARACTERS: Zane Grey, De Niro, Pacino, Joe Pesci, Jimmy Hoffa, Shepard Fairey, Jakob Dylan, Allison Anders, Siri, Minus One LOCATIONS: California Bohemian Leather (Workshop), Zane Grey Estate, Los Angeles Music Center MOVIES: The Irishman PODCASTS: Beyond and Back Podcast, audio d...
Crazy Heart for Jeff Bridges
December 08, 2019 17:03Hey Dude, I cheered myself up by celebrating Jeff Bridges' 70th Birthday. It's a crazy heart of a call, that is both a fragmented and an incomplete recap of his amazing film career. CHARACTERS: Zane Grey, The Dude, Cybill Shepherd, Clint Eastwood, Stacy Keach, Sally Field, Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Woods, Minus One, Jon Voight, Rachel Ward, Robin Williams, Rosie Perez, Oliver Benjamin, John Wayne, Glen Campbell, Josh Brolin, Colin Farrell, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jeff Dowd FILMS/TV: The B...
Requiem for the Original LA Podcasters
November 27, 2019 22:06Ah Dude, the other night I held a reunion of the "original" LA Podcasters that was more of a requiem. Also I realize that "nobody cares" is both a bad and a surprisingly good thing. Lastly, my long goodbye to Zane begins. CHARACTERS: Zane Grey, John Wayne, Dan Klass, Grant Baciocco, Steven Wright, Paul Barre, Jason Tucker, Tim Bourquin, Ibarionex Perello, Charles Dickens LOCATIONS: Catalina Island, The World, Pizza of Venice, Venice Italy, Venice California, East L.A., Los Angeles PODCAS...
A Year of Calls
November 18, 2019 17:17Anyways Dude, I go back in time to search for the future, as I reflect on the past year of calls I made to you. Also I give thanks to those who've supported me along the way. CHARACTERS: Dan Klass,Evo Terra, Grant Baciocco, Aidan Rosewell, The Illusive Host,Matt Lazarus, Krissy Teegerstrom,Shepard Fairey, John Lurie, Sugar Man LOCATIONS: New York City,Sunset Strip, North Hollywood High School, North Hollywood, Sweden, South Africa,Downtown Los Angeles, Rose Bowl, Dodger Stadium PODCASTS:...
Rod, Sam and Patti
November 09, 2019 21:14Anyways Dude, I trip out on the abstract connections between my old friend Rod Sweitzer and Sam Shepard, with an assist from an artistic nude photo of Patti Smith shot by Robert Mapplethorpe. CHARACTERS: Fred "Sonic" Smith, Bob Dylan, Seth Meyers, Larry "Ratso" Sloman, Matthew McConaughey, Sam Elliott,Paul Newman, Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash LOCATIONS: New York City,Toluca Lake THEATER/PLAYS: Broken Story, White Horse Theater Company, True West,Cowboy Mouth BOOKS: Year of the Monkey,...
The Ghost of Halloween Past
November 03, 2019 22:41Anyways Dude, for years Halloween was my favorite holiday, now it just bums me out. You'd think if you lived in a "real" haunted house Halloween would be epic, sadly it isn't, at least not at Zane's. CHARACTERS: Santa Claus,Bob Hope,Zane Grey,Jason Voorhees, Michael Myers LOCATIONS: San Gabriel Valley, Studio City, Studio City Recreation Center, Toluca Lake, Disneyland, The Haunted Mansion, Eagle Rock, Christmas Tree Lane MUSIC: The Times They Are a-Changin' MOVIES/TV: The Warriors, Th...
Shine a Light on Palm Trees
October 27, 2019 23:06Anyways Dude, the recent Shine a Light exhibition at Descanso Gardens, specifically the multi-media installation, inspires me to want to do my own collaborative exhibit featuring my beloved palm trees. CHARACTERS: Carole Kim, Bobby Doran, Alex Schaefer,D.J. Bonebrake,X (the band), Diana Bonebrake, Reese Witherspoon, Individual 1 LOCATIONS: Walter Reed Junior High School, San Fernando Valley, LAX, Rose Bowl, Studio City Park MOVIES/TV: Election PODCASTS/PODCASTERS: audio drama,Dan Klass ...