Hey Dude, the amazing Reverand Rick retired at the top of his game to become an artist, while the jury is still out for me. <br /><br />QUOTE: "Just do your thing. Come as you are."<br /><br />MUSICIANS: Reverend Rick, Paramahansa Yogananda, John Fogerty<br /><br />VENUES: Studio City, Unitarian Universalist Church of Studio City, Claremont, Self Realization Fellowship, Echo Park, Altadena<br /><br />INSTRUMENTS: Unitarian Universalism, poetry reading, pandemic, podcasting, Zoom, Eaton Fire, GoFundMe, AA<br /><br />SPECIAL GUEST CAMEO: Ming Ming<br /><br />LULLABYE: "Long As I Can See the LIght" by John Fogerty<br /><br />SOUNDS: wind, birds, gravel, footsteps, saw, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sawdust_Art_Festival#History">Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes&nbsp;</a><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://traffic.libsyn.com/vergeofthedude/VD2025_07_02.mp3">AUDIO LINK</a><br /><br />PHOTO: "Ricky's Last Word" shot with my <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_XS">iPhone XS</a><br /><br />RECORDED: July 2, 2025 in "The Cafe" under the flight path of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Burbank_Airport">Hollywood Burbank Airport</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burbank,_California">Burbank</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California">California</a><br /><br />GEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone.<br /><br />TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 13:36<br /><br />FILE SIZE: 8MB<br /><br />GENRES: storytelling, personal storytelling, personal journal, journal, personal narrative, audio, audio blog, confessional <br /><br />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>)<br /><br />DISCLAIMER/WARNING: Proudly presented rough, raw and ragged. Seasoned with salty language and ideas. Not for most people's taste. Please be advised.</div>