Verge of the Fringe

Hey Dude, I come to terms with the fact I'll never be Don Draper, but the truth is I'd rather be Mac Sledge.QUOTE: "Obviously I don't look like Don Draper..."AUDIO LINKCAST: Ming Ming (cameo), Don Draper, Jon Hamm, Robert Duvall, Robert De Niro, Mac Sledge, Sanford Meisner, Jeff Goldblum, Lawrence Fishburne LOCATIONS: Ming Ming's Barn, New York City, Neighborhood PlayhousePROPS: toupee, Country Western, litmus test, Meisner Technique, WesternsMOVIES/TV: Mad Men, The Godfather, The Great Santini, Apocalypse Now, True Confessions, Colors, Tender Mercies SOUNDS: Ming Ming, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes (more cowbell), birds, planesPHOTO: "Mac Sledge Googled" via YouTube shot with my iPhone XSRECORDED: February 27, 2026 in "Ming Ming's Barn" under the flight path of the Hollywood Burbank Airport in Burbank, CaliforniaGEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone.TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 16:12FILE SIZE: ~ 16 MBGENRES: storytelling, personal storytelling, personal journal, journal, personal narrative, audio, audio blog, confessional 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, I'm coming to terms with the fact that I'm attracted to women with beautiful voices. My maddest crush is on Brandi Carlile who is also my favorite contemporary artist.QUOTE: "She's GenX adjacent..." AUDIO LINKCAST: Brandi Carlile, Howard Stern, Phil and Tim Hanseroth, Hank Williams, Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, Kermit The FrogLOCATIONS: The 5 FreewayPROPS: SNL, GenX, CBS Sunday MorningMUSIC: "Right on Time", rock and roll, folk, country, gospel, jazz, standards, classical, popular music, Grammys SOUNDS: gravel, footsteps, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes (more cowbell), fast car, birds, planesPHOTO: "Right on Brandi (and The Twins)" via YouTube shot with my iPhone XSRECORDED: January 24, 2026 in "The Cafe" under the flight path of the Hollywood Burbank Airport in Burbank, CaliforniaGEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone.TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 12.21FILE SIZE: ~ 12MBGENRES: storytelling, personal storytelling, personal journal, journal, personal narrative, audio, audio blog, confessional 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, while exhibiting my photos at the "Gallery at the End of the World" in the Mariposa Junction, I reconnected with Altadena through art, community and the power of podcasting.QUOTE: "Frankly, I didn't want to have to go through the whole committee process."AUDIO LINKCAST: Dick Van Dyke, Ben Mc Ginty, Dave Lovejoy, Stacey (Sacred Silver), Ming Ming (aka "My Buddy")LOCATIONS: Unitarian Universalist Church of Studio City, "Moorpark Church", Studio City, Gallery at the End of the World, Altadena, Mariposa Junction, Cafe de Leche, The Last Bookstore, Altadena Hardware, Altadena Library, North Hollywood High SchoolPROPS: Spring, Autumn, Eaton Fire, History of Podcasting Project, Zoom, show notes, Altadena Junction, LA Podcasters, Podcast Hall of Fame, ChristmasRELIGIONS: Unitarian Universalism, Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, atheism SOUNDS: birds, gravel, footsteps, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes planes, trains and automobiles PHOTO: "Photo Sold" shot with my iPhone XSRECORDED: December 13, 2025 on the "Wawona Lawn" under the flight path of the Hollywood Burbank Airport in Burbank, CaliforniaGEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone.TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 15:36FILE SIZE: ~ 16MBGENRES: storytelling, personal storytelling, personal journal, journal, personal narrative, audio, audio blog, confessional 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, I try to sort through my messy milestone birthday, perfectly captured in my super funky selfie that inspired the call. QUOTE: "There's a lot of strands in the old duder's head..."AUDIO LINKCAST: Modesto, Dodgers, Shohei Ohtani, The Dude, The Doors, Bill MurraySPECIAL GUEST CAMEO: Ming Ming LOCATIONS: Unitarian Universalist Church of Studio City (UUCSC), Paris, France, Smoke House, Ernie's Taco House, Toluca Lake, Casa Vega, Hill Street Cafe, St. Leon Armenian Cathedral, Bob's Big Boy, In-N-Out BurgerPROPS: Facebook, #MoreDoubles, podcastingFILMS: The Big Lebowski, Caddyshack SONGS: Dancing in the Dark LULLABY: The End by The DoorsSOUNDS: gravel, footsteps, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes helicoper, Ming Ming, jet, windPHOTO: "Self-Portrait" shot with my iPhone XSRECORDED: October 18, 2025 in "The Cafe" under the flight path of the Hollywood Burbank Airport in Burbank, CaliforniaGEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone.TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 17:14FILE SIZE: ~ 17MBGENRES: storytelling, personal storytelling, personal journal, journal, personal narrative, audio, audio blog, confessional 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, I goof on myself about my recent disastrous performances at an informal open mic at my church.QUOTE: "Well, that went so well, why not?"AUDIO LINKCAST: George Clooney, Vince Vaughn, James Franco, Harrison Ford, Chef Ben Ford LOCATIONS: Unitarian Universalist Church of Studio City (UUCSC), Studio City, Studio City TheaterPROPS: androgynyMOVIES: Rocky, Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Blade Runner SPECIAL GUEST CAMEO: Ming Ming SOUNDS: gravel, footsteps, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes bird, Ming MingPHOTO: "Raiders Googled" shot with my iPhone XSRECORDED: August 23, 2025 in "The Cafe" under the flight path of the Hollywood Burbank Airport in Burbank, CaliforniaGEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone.TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 13:45FILE SIZE: 14 MBGENRES: storytelling, personal storytelling, personal journal, journal, personal narrative, audio, audio blog, confessional 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, I goof on myself about my recent disasterous performances at an informal open mic at my church.

Hey Dude, I rave about basking in John Fogerty's light at the Hollywood Bowl. Plus I ask your advice about how to tell some of my saucy stories with songs. QUOTE: "If there's a Heaven, he's gonna be there rockin'!" MUSICIANS: John Fogerty, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Belinda Carlisle, Go-Go's, Kittens for Christian, Alicia Silverstone, Richie Valens VENUES: Hollywood Bowl, Hamburg, Germany, UCLA, BurbankINSTRUMENTS: Beauty and the Beat, Volkswagen BugLULLABYE: "Lodi" by John FogertySOUNDS: wind, gravel, footsteps, saw, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes PHOTO: "John Fogerty Sees the Light" shot with my iPhone XSAUDIO LINKRECORDED: July 16, 2025 in "The Cafe" under the flight path of the Hollywood Burbank Airport in Burbank, CaliforniaGEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone.TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 12:32FILE SIZE: 13 MBGENRES: storytelling, personal storytelling, personal journal, journal, personal narrative, audio, audio blog, confessional 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, the amazing Reverand Rick retired at the top of his game to become an artist, while the jury is still out for me. QUOTE: "Just do your thing. Come as you are."MUSICIANS: Reverend Rick, Paramahansa Yogananda, John FogertyVENUES: Studio City, Unitarian Universalist Church of Studio City, Claremont, Self Realization Fellowship, Echo Park, AltadenaINSTRUMENTS: Unitarian Universalism, poetry reading, pandemic, podcasting, Zoom, Eaton Fire, GoFundMe, AASPECIAL GUEST CAMEO: Ming MingLULLABYE: "Long As I Can See the LIght" by John FogertySOUNDS: wind, birds, gravel, footsteps, saw, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes AUDIO LINKPHOTO: "Ricky's Last Word" shot with my iPhone XSRECORDED: July 2, 2025 in "The Cafe" under the flight path of the Hollywood Burbank Airport in Burbank, CaliforniaGEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone.TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 13:36FILE SIZE: 8MBGENRES: storytelling, personal storytelling, personal journal, journal, personal narrative, audio, audio blog, confessional 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, my recent reconnection to music makes me travel back in time to 2004, where I was living in a basement apartment in "Eagle Rock" and working on a one person show called "Broken Hearts and Sad Country Songs." QUOTE: "Whatever!"AUDIO LINKMUSICIANS: Stan Hillas, Kittens For Christian, Bruce Springsteen, Marilyn Monroe, Willie Nelson, Hank Williams, Bob DylanVENUES: United Kingdom, Glassell Park, Eagle Rock, Sun ValleyINSTRUMENTS: spoken word and music, podcasting, Karaoke SONGS: "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" "Dancing In The Dark" "Funny How Time Slips Away"SOUNDS: wind, birds, gravel, footsteps, "The 5 Freeway", planes, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes PHOTO: "Lonesome Lyrics" shot with my iPhone XSRECORDED: June 21, 2025 in "The Cafe" under the flight path of the Hollywood Burbank Airport in Burbank, CaliforniaGEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone.TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 12:35FILE SIZE: 8MBGENRES: storytelling, personal storytelling, personal journal, journal, personal narrative, audio, audio blog, confessional 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, an innocent Sunday drive to the Hollywood Bowl box office with my dad, turns into a mudslide of deep hometown memories.QUOTE: "If you don't drive through your hometown, are you really in your hometown?"LULLABY: "Hooray for Hollywood" (Whitling/Mercer)AUDIO LINK MUSICIANS/CAST: John Fogerty, Joan Anderson, George Clooney, Billy Strings, Bob DylanLOCATIONS: The Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, Hollywood Way, Warner Bros., Walt Disney Studio, Universal Studios, Cahuenga Pass, Highland Ave., Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, California, Hollywood United Methodist Church, Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood High, Burbank High, North Hollywood High, In-N-Out Burger, Director's Guild, Laugh Factory, Laurel Canyon, Mt. Olympus, Laurel Canyon County Store, Mulholland Drive, San Fernando Valley ("The Valley"), Fryman Canyon Park, Capenter Avenue School, Ventura Blvd., Thrifty's, Studio City Theater, Carney's, Pinz Bowling Alley, Sportsman's Lodge, Weddington Golf & Tennis, Harvard-Westlake, Ringside Liquor, Henry's Tacos, Woodbridge Park, Jennifer's Coffee, Tujunga Village, Ernie's Taco House PROPS: Saturday Stairs, "The Californians", Little League, "Rocky" MUSIC: "All Along the Watchtower"SOUNDS: birds, gravel, footsteps, "The 5 Freeway", Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes PHOTO: "Fogerty at the Bowl" shot with my iPhone XSRECORDED: May 26, 2025 in "The Cafe" under the flight path of the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, CaliforniaGEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone.TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 16:29 FILE SIZE: 9MBGENRES: storytelling, personal storytelling, personal journal, journal, personal narrative, audio, audio blogHYPE: "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, I took my dad to see Willie Nelson's Outlaw Music Festival at The Hollywood Bowl and it somehow magically restored my faith in my own home town.QUOTE: "I would call it a borderline spiritual experience..."LULLABY: "California Sober" by Billy StringsAUDIO LINKMUSICIANS/CAST: Willie Nelson, P-22 (mountain lion), Ricky Gervais, Sierra Hull, Billy Strings, Bob Dylan, Cate Blanchett, Deadheads, Jimi HendrixLOCATIONS: The Hollywood Bowl, Ventura Blvd, Universal City, Burbank, Griffith Park, LA Zoo, Greek Theatre, Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles, LA County, Hollywood HIlls, California, Hollywood, Cahuenga Pass PROPS: pandemic, Saturday Stairs, Hollywood Sign, Hollywood Cross, American Flag, California Flag, pot, weed, vaping, contact high, threading MUSIC: "Whatever", The Beatles, "California Sober", "All Along the Watchtower", John Wesley HardingSOUNDS: plane, gravel, footsteps, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes windPHOTO: "Hollywood Bowl Outlaw" shot with my iPhone XSRECORDED: May 18, 2025 in "The Cafe" under the flight path of the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, CaliforniaGEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone.TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 19:28 FILE SIZE: 10MBHYPE: "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, I finally watched La La Land and it really struck me to the core, especially the scenes at my beloved Smoke House and the wacky one person show stuff. QUOTE: "My recording situation isn't perfect..."AUDIO LINK CAST: Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling, Ming Ming (cameo)LOCATIONS: Oregon, 105 Freeway, The Dresden Room, The Smoke House, Warner Bros., Griffith Park, The Griffith Observatory, Sunset Blvd. FILM/TV: A Complete Unknown, The Chocolate War, La La Land, SNL, Drive, Barbie, PortlandiaPODCASTS: Pine Drive-inSOUNDS: children playing footsteps, gravel, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes airplane, birds, meowPHOTO: "La La Land at the Smoke House" shot with my iPhone XSRECORDED: May 5, 2025 in "The Cafe" (and Ming Ming's Barn) under the flight path of the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, CaliforniaGEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 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/WARNING: Proudly presented rough, raw and ragged. Seasoned with salty language and ideas. Not for most people's taste. Please be advised.    

AUDIO LINKHey Dude, I trip out on being a heathen freshman at a Catholic high school, and then I goof on the reason why I left.QUOTE: "I didn't want to sell the chocolates."CAST: Pope Francis, Jesus of Nazareth, Spartacus, Chris Prine, Danny DeVito, Annette Bening, Jennifer Jason LeighLOCATIONS: Notre Dame High School, Beth Meier Preschool, Corvallis High School, Descanso Gardens, AltadenaPROPS: Bible, Old Testament, New Testament, My Own Private Idaho, The Chocolate War, Poolman, The Big Lebowski, ChinatownFAITHS: Catholicism, Judaism, Unitarian UniversalistSOUNDS: wind, footsteps, gravel, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes , car, airplanePHOTO: "Frosh Football" shot with my iPhone XSRECORDED: April 24, 2025 in "The Cafe" under the flight path of the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, CaliforniaGEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 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/WARNING: Proudly presented rough, raw and ragged. Seasoned with salty language and ideas. Not for most people's taste. Please be advised.

AUDIO LINKHey Dude, after stumbling from the ashes, I finally sat down to have my mind blown by the film A Complete Unknown...twice.QUOTE: "The wheels have completely fallen off the wagon."CAST: Brandi Carlile, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Joe Friday, Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Fred Neil, James Mangold, Elijah Wald, Timothée Chalamet, Sylvester Stallone, Joaquin Phoenix, Johnny Cash, Boyd Holbrook, Joan Baez, Monica Barbaro, Edward Norton, Elle Fanning, Suze Rotolo, Scott Warmuth LOCATIONS: Burbank, Altadena, Ming Ming's BarnPROPS: ADU, Grammys, SNL, Hulu, A Complete Unknown, Eaton Fire, T-Mobile, Definitely Dylan, Dylan Goes Electric!, Cop Land, Rocky, Walk the Line, assemblage artistSOUNDS: footsteps, construction, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes airplane, birds, helicopter, meow, purrPHOTO: "Complete Unknown Googled" shot with my iPhone XSRECORDED: April 12, 2025 in "The Cafe" (and Ming Ming's Barn) under the flight path of the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, CaliforniaGEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 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/WARNING: Proudly presented rough, raw and ragged. Seasoned with salty language and ideas. Not for most people's taste. Please be advised.

Hey Dude, my super funky weekend was redeemed after Reverend Rick let his freak flag fly from the pulpit of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Studio City.QUOTE: "I don't know if I should say this in church."AUDIO LINKPEOPLE: Kris Kristofferson, Philip Roth, Jack NicholsonPLACES: Altadena, Los Angeles, DTLA, Los Angeles Central Library, Universal City, Studio City, Harvard Westlake Sports Complex, UUCSCTHINGS: Sunday Morning Coming Down, The Last Detail, Shore Patrol PHOTO: "Beautiful UU Springstar" shot with my iPhone XSRECORDED: March 31, 2025 in "The Cafe" under the flight path of the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, CaliforniaGEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 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/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 talk about how I'm struggling to keep my head on straight this year as I deal with the Altadena Fire, my induction into the Podcast Hall of Fame and my 20th anniversary of podcasting. All while trying to celebrate the efforts of the people at Podcasthon, as Dean and I ask for your help with our own non-profit, the History of Podcasting Project. AUDIO LINKPEOPLE: Dean WhitbreadPLACES: Altadena, Burbank, Los Angeles, California, Canada, France, "The Gulf of Canada"THINGS: Eaton Fire (Altadena Fire), Podcast Hall of Fame, Podcasthon, History of Podcasting ProjectGENRE: storytelling, personal narrative, personal journalPHOTO: "Podcast Hall of Fame Trophy Boxed" shot with my iPhone XSRECORDED: March 19, 2025 in "Ming Ming's Barn" under the flight path of the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, CaliforniaGEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 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/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 headed up to Altadena to visit the three historic places where I once lived. All three were burned to the ground. Yet I still feel a tinge of hope.PEOPLE: David Lynch, Zane GreyPLACES: Altadena, Jane's Village, Zane Grey Estate, Woodbury BuildingTHINGS: History of Podcasting ProjectSOUNDS: footsteps, gravel path, airplane Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes GENRE: storytelling, personal narrative, personal journalPHOTO: "Woodbury Building Mural" shot with my iPhone XSRECORDED: March 1, 2025 in the "Cafe" under the flight path of the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, CaliforniaGEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 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/WARNING: Proudly presented rough, raw and ragged. Seasoned with salty language and ideas. Not for most people's taste. Please be advised.

Hey Dude, obviously there has a been a lot going on with the Eaton Fire burning down my studio in downtown Altadena. So many people, suffering so much loss, so I'll wait to tell my side of the story for another day.My GoFundMeAUDIO LINKSOUNDS: footsteps, gravel path, sirens Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes GENRE: storytelling, personal narrative, personal journalPHOTO: "Go Find Me" shot with my iPhone XSRECORDED: February 1, 2025 in the "Cafe" under the flight path of the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, CaliforniaGEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 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/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 briefly talk about being inducted into the Podcast Hall of Fame, before I flashback to my not so distant dreams of living in the 90s. QUOTE: "I didn't play it cool enough, so I dropped the ball."AUDIO LINK PEOPLE: Grant Baciocco, Hiram, Alicia Silverstone  PLACES: Orlando, Burbank, Westside, South L.A., San Bernadino THINGS: Podcast Hall of Fame, Dr. Floyd, Toiley T. Paper, Kittens for Christian, Reality Bites, Portlandia, SNL, mime, Music Center of Los Angeles, Clueless, Verge of the Fringe SOUNDS: birds, footsteps, gravel path, helicopter, wind,  Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes  GENRE: storytelling, personal narrative, personal journal PHOTO: "Dream of the 90s Googled" shot with my iPhone XS RECORDED: January 3, 2025 in the "Cafe" under the flight path of the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California GEAR: iPhone XS voice memo recorder. 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, I'm really sorry it's been so long since my last call. I riff about a "big f'n deal" announcement that is still a secret, while also lamenting all of the broken shoelaces in my life.  QUOTE: "It's not the big things in life that kill you. It's the little things like breaking a shoelace with no time left." - Charles Bukowski AUDIO LINK PEOPLE: Charles Bukowski, Sylvester Stallone PLACES: North Hollywood High School THINGS: Rocky, X (the band), Twitter, Bluesky SOUNDS: plane, birds, footsteps, gravel path,  Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes  GENRE: storytelling, personal narrative, personal journal PHOTO: "Cafe at Christmas" shot with my iPhone XS RECORDED: December 6, 2024 on the "Wawona Lawn" under the flight path of the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California GEAR: iPhone XS voice memo recorder. 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, 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 LINKPEOPLE: 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, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes GENRE: storytelling, personal narrative, personal journal PHOTO: "Joan Baez Googled" shot with my iPhone XS RECORDED: March 18, 2024 on 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 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.