Verge of the Fringe
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Latest Episodes
Marc of the Joker
Hey 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
Trump's Hair, Revisited
Hey 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:
D.J. Bonebrake, Susan Sontag (and Bobby Doran)
Hey 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 H
Video (Almost) Killed the Audio Star
Hey 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, Thea
You Do You for 90 Seconds
Anyways 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
Garden Studio in the Time of Covid-19
Hey 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 Dy
Sheltering in Burbank
Hey 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. Oly
Zane's Last Stand
Hey 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:
Flea the Fearless Frogman
Ah 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,
Elvis, Bowie and Nicky
Hey 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