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." 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, Taylor Swift, Aretha Franklin, Adele, Mimi Fariña  PLACES: Laguna Beach, California, Los Angeles, Highland Park, Southern California, Altadena, Carmel, Woodside THINGS: The Go-Go's documentary, Seinfeld, Break Point, Netflix, I Am a Noise, civil rights, Quakers, pacifism, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame SOUNDS: plane, birds, footsteps, gravel path, Mimi,  <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sawdust_Art_Festival#History">Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes </a> GENRE: <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storytelling">storytelling</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_narrative">personal narrative</a>, <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary">personal journal</a> PHOTO: "Joan Baez Googled" shot with my <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_XS">iPhone XS</a> RECORDED: March 18, 2024 on the "Wawona Lawn" under the flight path of the <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Burbank_Airport">Bob Hope Airport</a> in <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burbank,_California">Burbank</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California">California</a> 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 <a href= "http://podwrecked.com/">Podwrecked</a> and host of <a href= "https://createartpodcast.podbean.com/">Create Art Podcast</a>) DISCLAIMER/WARNING: Proudly presented rough, raw and ragged. Seasoned with salty language and ideas. Not for most people's taste. Please be advised.

<description>&lt;p&gt;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.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;QUOTE: "Madonna, not Madonna the performer. Madonna the Virgin Mary."&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;PEOPLE: Norah Jones, Kacey Musgraves, Billie Eilish &amp; Finneas, The Carpenters, The Go-Go's, Brandi Carlile, Lady Gaga, Judy Collins, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Madonna, Virgin Mary, Taylor Swift, Aretha Franklin, Adele, Mimi Fariña &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;PLACES: Laguna Beach, California, Los Angeles, Highland Park, Southern California, Altadena, Carmel, Woodside&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;THINGS: The Go-Go's documentary, Seinfeld, Break Point, Netflix, I Am a Noise, civil rights, Quakers, pacifism, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;SOUNDS: plane, birds, footsteps, gravel path, Mimi,  &lt;a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sawdust_Art_Festival#History"&gt;Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;GENRE: &lt;a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storytelling"&gt;storytelling&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_narrative"&gt;personal narrative&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary"&gt;personal journal&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;PHOTO: "Joan Baez Googled" shot with my &lt;a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_XS"&gt;iPhone XS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;RECORDED: March 18, 2024 on the "Wawona Lawn" under the flight path of the &lt;a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Burbank_Airport"&gt;Bob Hope Airport&lt;/a&gt; in &lt;a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burbank,_California"&gt;Burbank&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California"&gt;California&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;GEAR: Sony ICD PX370 digital voice recorder and Sony ECM CS3 "tie-clip" microphone.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;HYPE: "It's a beatnik kinda literary thing in a podcast cloak of darkness." Timothy Kimo Brien (cohost on &lt;a href= "http://podwrecked.com/"&gt;Podwrecked&lt;/a&gt; and host of &lt;a href= "https://createartpodcast.podbean.com/"&gt;Create Art Podcast&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;DISCLAIMER/WARNING: Proudly presented rough, raw and ragged. Seasoned with salty language and ideas. Not for most people's taste. Please be advised.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description>

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,...

Ode to Joan Baez

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..." 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,  <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sawdust_Art_Festival#History">Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes </a> GENRE: <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storytelling">storytelling</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_narrative">personal narrative</a>, <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary">personal journal</a> PHOTO: "Star Wars Viral" shot with my <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_XS">iPhone XS</a> RECORDED: February 16, 2024 on the "Wawona Lawn" under the flight path of the <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Burbank_Airport">Bob Hope Airport</a> in <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burbank,_California">Burbank</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California">California</a> 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 <a href= "http://podwrecked.com/">Podwrecked</a> and host of <a href= "https://createartpodcast.podbean.com/">Create Art Podcast</a>) DISCLAIMER/WARNING: Proudly presented rough, raw and ragged. Seasoned with salty language and ideas. Not for most people's taste. Please be advised.

<description>&lt;p&gt;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. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;QUOTE: "A two-year-old has no context of anything..."&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;PEOPLE: David Letterman&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;PLACES: Hollywood Burbank Airport, Canada&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;THINGS: COVID-19, vaccines, Star Wars, micro-generations, 1977, Substack, Generation X, 1965-1980, 1960, 1980, Facebook, History of Podcasting, Rocky&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;SOUNDS: birds, footsteps, gravel path, plane,  &lt;a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sawdust_Art_Festival#History"&gt;Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;GENRE: &lt;a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storytelling"&gt;storytelling&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_narrative"&gt;personal narrative&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary"&gt;personal journal&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;PHOTO: "Star Wars Viral" shot with my &lt;a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_XS"&gt;iPhone XS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;RECORDED: February 16, 2024 on the "Wawona Lawn" under the flight path of the &lt;a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Burbank_Airport"&gt;Bob Hope Airport&lt;/a&gt; in &lt;a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burbank,_California"&gt;Burbank&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California"&gt;California&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;GEAR: Sony ICD PX370 digital voice recorder and Sony ECM CS3 "tie-clip" microphone.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;HYPE: "It's a beatnik kinda literary thing in a podcast cloak of darkness." Timothy Kimo Brien (cohost on &lt;a href= "http://podwrecked.com/"&gt;Podwrecked&lt;/a&gt; and host of &lt;a href= "https://createartpodcast.podbean.com/"&gt;Create Art Podcast&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;DISCLAIMER/WARNING: Proudly presented rough, raw and ragged. Seasoned with salty language and ideas. Not for most people's taste. Please be advised.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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..." PEOPLE: David Letterman PLACES: Hollywood Burbank Airport,...

Going Viral

Hey Dude, I left you a 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..." 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 SOUNDS: wind, footsteps, gravel path, the 5 Freeway, birds, Ming-Ming,  <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sawdust_Art_Festival#History">Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes </a> GENRE: <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storytelling">storytelling</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_narrative">personal narrative</a>, <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary">personal journal</a> PHOTO: "First Christmas" from an original photo, shot with my <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_XS">iPhone XS</a> RECORDED: December 28, 2023 from the "The Barn" under the flight path of the <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Burbank_Airport">Bob Hope Airport</a> in <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burbank,_California">Burbank</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California">California</a> 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 <a href= "http://podwrecked.com/">Podwrecked</a> and host of <a href= "https://createartpodcast.podbean.com/">Create Art Podcast</a>) DISCLAIMER/WARNING: Proudly presented rough, raw and ragged. Seasoned with salty language and ideas. Not for most people's taste. Please be advised.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Hey Dude, I left you a melancholy message about my crazy days before the holidays, along with a sad remembrance of my mom's last Christmas.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;QUOTE: "At least that's what I call the day after Christmas..."&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;PEOPLE: Dean Whitbread, Doug Mcintyre &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;PLACES: England, Henry's Tacos, Ernie's Taco House, Casa Vega, El Coyote&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;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&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;SOUNDS: wind, footsteps, gravel path, the 5 Freeway, birds, Ming-Ming,  &lt;a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sawdust_Art_Festival#History"&gt;Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;GENRE: &lt;a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storytelling"&gt;storytelling&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_narrative"&gt;personal narrative&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary"&gt;personal journal&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;PHOTO: "First Christmas" from an original photo, shot with my &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_XS"&gt;iPhone XS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;RECORDED: December 28, 2023 from the "The Barn" under the flight path of the &lt;a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Burbank_Airport"&gt;Bob Hope Airport&lt;/a&gt; in &lt;a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burbank,_California"&gt;Burbank&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California"&gt;California&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;GEAR: Sony ICD PX370 digital voice recorder and Sony ECM CS3 "tie-clip" microphone.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;HYPE: "It's a beatnik kinda literary thing in a podcast cloak of darkness." Timothy Kimo Brien (cohost on &lt;a href= "http://podwrecked.com/"&gt;Podwrecked&lt;/a&gt; and host of &lt;a href= "https://createartpodcast.podbean.com/"&gt;Create Art Podcast&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;DISCLAIMER/WARNING: Proudly presented rough, raw and ragged. Seasoned with salty language and ideas. Not for most people's taste. Please be advised.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Hey Dude, I left you a 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..." PEOPLE: Dean Whitbread, Doug Mcintyre ...

The Day After Christmas

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: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dudeism">The Dude</a>, <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Carpenter">Karen Carpenter</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Leno">Jay Leno</a>, <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Letterman">David Letterman</a>, <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Seinfeld">Jerry Seinfeld</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Morris">Keith Morris</a>, <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Doe_(musician)">John Doe</a> PLACES: <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downtown_Los_Angeles">DTLA</a>, <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arts_District,_Los_Angeles">Arts District</a>, <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al%27s_Bar_(American_Hotel)">Al's Bar</a>, <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinatown,_Los_Angeles">Chinatown</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echo_Park">Echo Park</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunset_Boulevard">Sunset Blvd.</a>, <a href="https://www.milliescafela.com/">Millie's</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esther_Wong">Madame Wong's</a>, <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_Caf%C3%A9">Hong Kong Cafe</a> THINGS: <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_X">Generation X</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_boomers">Boomers</a>, micro generation, <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KCET">Artbound</a>, <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PBS">PBS</a>, "The Chinatown Punk Wars", <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punk_rock">punk rock</a>, <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Flag_(band)">Black Flag</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circle_Jerks">Circle Jerks</a>, <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_wave_music">new wave</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcast">podcasting</a>, <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kittens_for_Christian">Kittens for Christian</a>, <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_rock">industrial punk</a>, <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoken_word">spoken word</a>, <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgiving">Thanksgiving</a> SOUNDS: wind, footsteps, gravel path, the 5 Freeway, birds, Ming-Ming,  <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sawdust_Art_Festival#History">Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes </a> GENRE: <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storytelling">storytelling</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_narrative">personal narrative</a>, <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary">personal journal</a> PHOTO: "Hong Kong Palm" with my <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_XS">iPhone XS</a> RECORDED: November 16, 2023 from the "Wawona Lawn" under the flight path of the <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Burbank_Airport">Bob Hope Airport</a> in <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burbank,_California">Burbank</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California">California</a> 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 <a href= "http://podwrecked.com/">Podwrecked</a> and host of <a href= "https://createartpodcast.podbean.com/">Create Art Podcast</a>) DISCLAIMER/WARNING: Proudly presented rough, raw and ragged. Seasoned with salty language and ideas. Not for most people's taste. Please be advised.

<description>&lt;p&gt;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.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;QUOTE: "I was totally free on stage."&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;PEOPLE: &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dudeism"&gt;The Dude&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Carpenter"&gt;Karen Carpenter&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Leno"&gt;Jay Leno&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Letterman"&gt;David Letterman&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Seinfeld"&gt;Jerry Seinfeld&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Morris"&gt;Keith Morris&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Doe_(musician)"&gt;John Doe&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;PLACES: &lt;a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downtown_Los_Angeles"&gt;DTLA&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arts_District,_Los_Angeles"&gt;Arts District&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al%27s_Bar_(American_Hotel)"&gt;Al's Bar&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinatown,_Los_Angeles"&gt;Chinatown&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echo_Park"&gt;Echo Park&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunset_Boulevard"&gt;Sunset Blvd.&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.milliescafela.com/"&gt;Millie's&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esther_Wong"&gt;Madame Wong's&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_Caf%C3%A9"&gt;Hong Kong Cafe&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;THINGS: &lt;a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_X"&gt;Generation X&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_boomers"&gt;Boomers&lt;/a&gt;, micro generation, &lt;a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KCET"&gt;Artbound&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PBS"&gt;PBS&lt;/a&gt;, "The Chinatown Punk Wars", &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punk_rock"&gt;punk rock&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Flag_(band)"&gt;Black Flag&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circle_Jerks"&gt;Circle Jerks&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_wave_music"&gt;new wave&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcast"&gt;podcasting&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kittens_for_Christian"&gt;Kittens for Christian&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_rock"&gt;industrial punk&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoken_word"&gt;spoken word&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgiving"&gt;Thanksgiving&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;SOUNDS: wind, footsteps, gravel path, the 5 Freeway, birds, Ming-Ming,  &lt;a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sawdust_Art_Festival#History"&gt;Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;GENRE: &lt;a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storytelling"&gt;storytelling&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_narrative"&gt;personal narrative&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary"&gt;personal journal&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;PHOTO: "Hong Kong Palm" with my &lt;a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_XS"&gt;iPhone XS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;RECORDED: November 16, 2023 from the "Wawona Lawn" under the flight path of the &lt;a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Burbank_Airport"&gt;Bob Hope Airport&lt;/a&gt; in &lt;a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burbank,_California"&gt;Burbank&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California"&gt;California&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;GEAR: Sony ICD PX370 digital voice recorder and Sony ECM CS3 "tie-clip" microphone.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;HYPE: "It's a beatnik kinda literary thing in a podcast cloak of darkness." Timothy Kimo Brien (cohost on &lt;a href= "http://podwrecked.com/"&gt;Podwrecked&lt;/a&gt; and host of &lt;a href= "https://createartpodcast.podbean.com/"&gt;Create Art Podcast&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;DISCLAIMER/WARNING: Proudly presented rough, raw and ragged. Seasoned with salty language and ideas. Not for most people's taste. Please be advised.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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, , ,...

Spoken Word and Music at the Hong Kong Cafe

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: <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sin%C3%A9ad_O%27Connor">Sinéad O'Connor</a>, <a href="https://deanfrw.substack.com/">Dean Whitbread</a> PLACES: <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Hollywood_High_School">North Hollywood High School</a>, <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Reed_Middle_School">Walter Reed Junior High School</a> THINGS: <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Hilary">Tropical Storm Hilary</a>, <a href="http://historyofpodcasting.com/">History of Podcasting</a> SOUNDS: wind, footsteps, gravel path, the 5 Freeway, knee pop, motorcycle, helicopter, birds,  <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sawdust_Art_Festival#History">Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes </a> GENRE: <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storytelling">storytelling</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_narrative">personal narrative</a>, <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary">personal journal</a> PHOTO: "Football Profile Pic" with my <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_XS">iPhone XS</a> RECORDED: September 1, 2023 from the "Lavina Cafe" under the flight path of the <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Burbank_Airport">Bob Hope Airport</a> in <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burbank,_California">Burbank</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California">California</a> 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 <a href= "http://podwrecked.com/">Podwrecked</a> and host of <a href= "https://createartpodcast.podbean.com/">Create Art Podcast</a>) DISCLAIMER/WARNING: Proudly presented rough, raw and ragged. Seasoned with salty language and ideas. Not for most people's taste. Please be advised.

<description>&lt;p&gt;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.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;QUOTE: "The wind blowing kinda stirred my soul."&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;PEOPLE: &lt;a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sin%C3%A9ad_O%27Connor"&gt;Sinéad O'Connor&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://deanfrw.substack.com/"&gt;Dean Whitbread&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;PLACES: &lt;a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Hollywood_High_School"&gt;North Hollywood High School&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Reed_Middle_School"&gt;Walter Reed Junior High School&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;THINGS: &lt;a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Hilary"&gt;Tropical Storm Hilary&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://historyofpodcasting.com/"&gt;History of Podcasting&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;SOUNDS: wind, footsteps, gravel path, the 5 Freeway, knee pop, motorcycle, helicopter, birds,  &lt;a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sawdust_Art_Festival#History"&gt;Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;GENRE: &lt;a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storytelling"&gt;storytelling&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_narrative"&gt;personal narrative&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary"&gt;personal journal&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;PHOTO: "Football Profile Pic" with my &lt;a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_XS"&gt;iPhone XS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;RECORDED: September 1, 2023 from the "Lavina Cafe" under the flight path of the &lt;a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Burbank_Airport"&gt;Bob Hope Airport&lt;/a&gt; in &lt;a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burbank,_California"&gt;Burbank&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California"&gt;California&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;GEAR: Sony ICD PX370 digital voice recorder and Sony ECM CS3 "tie-clip" microphone.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;HYPE: "It's a beatnik kinda literary thing in a podcast cloak of darkness." Timothy Kimo Brien (cohost on &lt;a href= "http://podwrecked.com/"&gt;Podwrecked&lt;/a&gt; and host of &lt;a href= "https://createartpodcast.podbean.com/"&gt;Create Art Podcast&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;DISCLAIMER/WARNING: Proudly presented rough, raw and ragged. Seasoned with salty language and ideas. Not for most people's taste. Please be advised.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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: , ...

Rebel Without a Reunion

I leave rambling voice mail messages on my friend's answering machine and you get to hear them too. Proudly presented raw, unedited and in one take.

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