Verge Of The Fringe

 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 LINKPEOPLE: 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 SOUNDS: wind, footsteps, gravel path, the 5 Freeway, birds, Ming-Ming, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes GENRE: storytelling, personal narrative, personal journal PHOTO: "First Christmas" from an original photo, shot with my iPhone XS RECORDED: December 28, 2023 from the "The Barn" under the flight path of the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California 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

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 LINKPEOPLE: 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", punk rock, Black Flag, Circle Jerks, new wave, podcasting, Kittens for Christian, industrial punk, spoken word, Thanksgiving SOUNDS: wind, footsteps, gravel path, the 5 Freeway, birds, Ming-Ming, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes GENRE: storytelling, personal narrative, personal journal PHOTO: "Hong Kong Palm" with my iPhone XS RECORDED: November 16, 2023 from the "Wawona Lawn" under the flight path of the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California GEAR: Sony ICD PX370 digital voice recorder and Sony ECM CS3 "tie-clip" microphone. H

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 Cowbell Chimes  GENRE: storytelling, personal narrative, personal journal PHOTO: "Football Profile Pic" with my iPhone XS RECORDED: September 1, 2023 from the "Lavina Cafe" under the flight path of the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California 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/WARNI

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, Los Angeles County District Attorney, draft board, Academy Awards SOUNDS: footsteps, gravel path, wind, plane, the 5 Freeway, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes  GENRE: storytelling, personal narrative, personal journal PHOTO: "Cafe Revisited" with my iPhone XS RECORDED: July 21, 2023 from the "Wawona Lawn" under the flight path of the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California 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

 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 LINKPEOPLE: 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 Burbank, California GEAR: Sony ICD PX370 digital voice recorder and Sony ECM CS3 "tie-clip" microphone. HYPE: "It's a beatnik kinda literary thing

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 LINKPEOPLE/ACTORS: JFK, David Sheehan, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Sylvester Stallone, Christopher WalkenPLACES: Sherman Oaks, North Hollywood High SchoolFILM/TV: Brady Bunch, Star Wars, Rocky, Han Solo, American Graffiti, Phantom Menace, Shampoo, 1883, 1923, Yellowstone, Tulsa KingTHINGS: micro-generations, Generation X, baby boomers, millennials, JFK Assassination, moon landing, Watergate, analog, astronomySOUNDS: birds, footsteps, gravel path, airplane, helicopter Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes GENRE: storytelling, personal narrative, personal journalPHOTO: "Google Star Wars and Rocky" with my iPhone XSRECORDED: February 5, 2023 from the "Wawona Lawn" under the flight path of the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, CaliforniaGEAR: Sony ICD PX370 digital voice recorder and Sony ECM C

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 LINKQUOTE: "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, Facebook, "California Girls", Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Story Salon, "Under Pressure", Showgirls, Bound, Thanksgiving SOUNDS: wind, birds, footsteps, gravel path, saw, dog bark, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes  GENRE: storytelling, personal narrative, personal journal PHOTO: "Google Lennox and Bowie" with my iPhone XS RECORDED: November 22, 2022 from the "Wawona Lawn" under the flight path of the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California GEAR: Sony ICD PX370 digital voice recorder and Sony ECM CS3 "tie-clip" microphone. H

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 LINKPEOPLE: 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 FawcettPLACES: Zane Grey Estate, Altadena, Burbank, Los Angeles, America, Dodger Stadium, Iowa, Pasadena City CollegeRADIO/PODCASTS: KPCC, All Things Considered, Morning Edition, NPR, Radio, LAist Studios, Imperfect Paradise, Off-RampTHINGS: Thomas (The Cat), pandemic, MLB All-Star Game, Facebook, Twitter, Dodgers, Lakers, Grease, If Not For YouSOUNDS: footsteps, gravel path, cars, train, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes GENRE: storytelling, personal narrative, personal journalPHOTO: "Thomas' Last Day in the Garden" by Marisol on her iPhone XSRECORDED: August 9, 2022 from the "Wawona Lawn" un

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 LINKPEOPLE: Ray Liotta, Edward Albee, James Ellroy, Howard Hughes, JKF, RFK, Larry O'Brien, Richard Nixon, Robert Maheu, Blayney F. Matthews, J.L. Warner, Keri RussellPLACES: Watergate Hotel, Iowa, California, Shoreline Village, Long BeachTHINGS: The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia, American Tabloid, Watergate, Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy, DNC,aviationTV/FILM: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Licorice Pizza, The Sopranos, The Many Saints of Newark, The Americans,Mission Impossible, Warner Bros., FelicitySOUNDS: footsteps, gravel path, jet, birds, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes GENRE: storytelling, personal narrative, personal journalPHOTO: "Shoreline Village Chimes" iPhone XSRECORDED: May 29, 2022 from the "Wawona Lawn" under the flight path of the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, CaliforniaGEAR: Sony ICD PX370 digital voice

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: 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' WolfSETTINGS: Wawona, Ukraine, Altadena, Los Angeles, The Brewery Art Colony, Barbara's at the BreweryPODCASTS/RADIO: Verge of the Fringe, Love + Radio, KPCC, Snap Judgement, Podcast Hall of Fame, Dawn and Drew, Keith and the Girl, Podcasting for Dummies, Podiobooks, Podcamp, Podcast Movement, National Public Radio, Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour, SiriusXMTHINGS: Kombucha, Motion Picture Academy, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Rough and Rowdy Ways, Every Grain of Sand, Blowin' in the Wind, Blues, Video Killed the Radio StarSOUNDS: Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chim

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."AUDIO LINKPEOPLE: Jack Kerouac, Truman Capote, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, The Doors, Patti SmithPLACES: Altadena, Zane Grey Estate, Hollywood Burbank Airport, BroadwayTHINGS: #Kerouac100, Health-Ade Kombucha, spontaneous prose, Interstate Highways, Route 66, Academy Awards, manual typewriter, Talk Nerdy to Me, Let It GoSOUNDS: wind, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes jet, airplane, virgin cocktail, footstepsGENRE: storytelling, personal narrative, personal journalPHOTO: "Here Comes the Sun" iPhone XSRECORDED: March 15, 2022 from the "Wawona Lawn" under the flight path of the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, CaliforniaGEAR: 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 P

Hey 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 LINKQUOTE: "That's one hell of a mom!"PEOPLE: Dean Whitbread, Zane Grey, Shia LaBeoufPLACES: Zane Grey Estate, Altadena, BurbankTHINGS: history of podcasting, artist, foyer, Nymphomaniac (film), embargoed, Ripley's,SOUNDS: wind, footsteps, gravel path, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes GENRE: storytelling, personal narrative, personal journalPHOTO: "Three Burbank Palms" iPhone XSRECORDED: February 22, 2022 from the "Wawona Lawn" under the flight path of the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, CaliforniaGEAR: 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 Podwreckedand host of Create Art Podcast)DISCLAIMER/WARNING: Proudly presented rough, raw and ragged. Seasoned with salty language and ideas. Not

BONUS 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 LINKPEOPLE: Joe Frank, Spalding Gray, Ray Bradbury, Julie Christie Laurie Anderson, O.J. Simpson, Dan Klass, Martin ScorsesePLACES: The Wiltern, Glendale, New OrleansTHINGS: Fahrenheit 451, performance art, podcasting, witchcraftGENRE: storytelling, personal narrative, personal journalPHOTO: Joe Frank StanRECORDED: 2018?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. 

Hey 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 LINKPEOPLE: Chris Lambert, Kristin Smart, Robert Towne, Spalding Gray, Jack KerouacPLACES: Walter Reed Junior High, Notre Dame High School, North Hollywood High SchoolTHINGS: circus, 2020 Election, Day of the Dead, baseball, Your Own Backyard Podcast, Radio, Dodgers, Opening Day, 50,000-Watts, quicksand, Back to the Future, playwright, Monster in a Box, On the Road, The Sun Also Rises, MacGuffin, Rosebud, AA, 12-StepsSOUNDS: crow, necklace charms, jet, footsteps, gravel path, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes, wind, propeller airplane, helicopter.GENRE: storytelling, personal narrative, personal journalPHOTO: "Enchanted Lance at Descanso" via Marisol's iPhone XSRECORDED: November 4, 2021 from the "Wawona Lawn" under the flight path of the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, CaliforniaGEAR: Sony I

 Hey 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 LINKPEOPLE: Ira Glass, John Doe, Krissy TeegerstromPLACES: Descanso Gardens, The Arboretum, Arcadia, Altadena, Heritage BootsTHINGS: iPhone 6, iPhone XS, Carved, Twitter, Instagram, L.A. Magazine, plumeria, Mother Nature, S-Town, All Things ConsideredSOUNDS: leaf blower, footsteps, gravel path, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes, birds, train, windGENRE: storytelling, personal narrative, personal journalPHOTO: "Descanso IG Screenshot" via my iPhone XSRECORDED: October 1, 2021 from the "Wawona Lawn" under the flight path of the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, CaliforniaGEAR: 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 Podwr

 Hey 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 LINKQUOTE: "OP shirt, corduroy pants / If you had feathered hair / You had half a chance" - Gluey BrothersPEOPLE: Steve Schirripa, Michael Imperioli, Molly Ringwald, Bob RingwaldPLACES: Walter Reed Junior High, Israel, Toluca Lake, Louisiana, Ventura & Laurel CanyonTHINGS: Summer, Labor Day, The Sopranos, Talking Sopranos Podcast, 1979, 1980, 1960's, 1970's, 1980's, Annie, Facts of Life, BMX bikes, 7-Eleven, Slurpee, interferon, 21st century, Sawdust FestivalSOUNDS: wind, footsteps, gravel path, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes, airplane, birdsGENRE: storytelling, personal narrative, personal journalPHOTO: "Beth Eyes" from the 1979 Walter Reed Junior High School yearbook, shot on my new iPhoneXSRECORDED: September 6, 2021 from the "Wawona Lawn" under the flight path of the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, CaliforniaGEAR: Sony ICD PX370 d

Hey Dude, I riff about our new "barn" and the writing techniques of Erle Stanley Garner of Perry Mason fame.AUDIO LINKPEOPLE: Matthew Rhys, Al Matthews, Erle Stanley Gardner, Huell Howser, Caryl Chessman, Zane GreyPLACES: Elixer Coffeehouse, Cahuenga Pass, TemeculaTHINGS: iPhone XS, Perry Mason (HBO), California's Gold, dictaphoneSOUNDS: footsteps, gravel path, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes, helicopter, windGENRE: storytelling, personal narrative, personal journalPHOTO: "Barn by Marisol"RECORDED: August 7, 2021 from the "Wawona Lawn" under the flight path of the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, CaliforniaGEAR: 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 Podwreckedand 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. 

 Hey 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 LINKFILMMAKERS: 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 LynchACTORS/PERFORMERS: Al Pacino, Marlon Brando, Harvey Keitel, Martin Sheen, Gene Hackman, Robert De Niro, Bob Hope, Nick Nolte, Rosanna Arquette, Jerry Lewis, Sandra Bernhard, David Letterman, Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Faye Dunaway, Robert Duvall, Ned Beatty, Peter Finch, Paul Newman, Matt "Money" Smith, Diane KeatonFILMS: The Godfather & Part II (Part III), Apocalypse Now, Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmakers Apocalypse, The Conversation, The Outsiders, Rumble Fish, One from the Heart, Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, Life Lessons, New York Stories, The King of Comedy, Goodfellas, St

 Hey 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 FILEPEOPLE: Bob Dylan, Petros Papadakis, Matt "Money" Smith, Vic "The Brick" Jacobs, Ronnie FacioPLACES: Long Beach, Atlantic City, Leo Carrillo State Park, The Smoke HouseFILMS/FILMMAKERS: Bruce Dern, True Grit, The King of Marvin Gardens, Jack Nicholson, Black Sunday, Laura Dern, Big Little Lies, Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet, Coming Home, Roger Corman, The Trip, Peter Fonda, DecadesTHINGS: Dodgers Radio, The Petros and Money Show, monologist, TempestSOUNDS: wind, birds, footsteps, gravel path, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes, airplaneGENRE: storytelling, personal narrative, personal journalPHOTO: "Bruce Dern and Lance (Arrow)"RECORDED: May 27, 2021 from the "Wawona Lawn" under the flight path of the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, CaliforniaGEAR: Sony ICD PX370 digital voice recorder and Sony ECM C

 Hey 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 LINKSINGERS/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 Hills, Dana Goodyear, Ben Adair, LA Podcasters, NPR, PRXPLACES: Burbank, Los Angeles, LA County, Malibu, New York City, Washington Elementary SchoolTHINGS: Kennedy Center Awards, Springsteen on Broadway, Variety, Dodger Talk, Bruce Springsteen: From My Home to Yours, Navy, UFO, "Don't Look Back"SOUNDS: necklace, footsteps, gravel path, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes, cars, airplane, birdsGENRE: storytelling, personal narrative, personal journalPHOTO: "Chain Link Flood Channel"RECORDED: June 10, 2021 from the "Wawona Lawn" under