Published: Sept. 8, 2021, 5:45 p.m.
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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.
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QUOTE: "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, birds
GENRE:
storytelling,
personal narrative,
personal journalPHOTO: "Beth Eyes" from the 1979 Walter Reed Junior High School yearbook, shot on my new iPhoneXS
RECORDED: September 6, 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.
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