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Glick's House of Music: Rollin Jewett
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Glick hangout with a true jack of all trades Musician,songwriter,screenwriter,writer,actor and model Rollin Jewett we talked about his music acting career and his movies he has written and had all around great conversation.
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summer wine.
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summer wine.
Welcome and Introductions
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Summer wine
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What's going on everybody? Happy Four's Day. Welcome, welcome to Glick's House of Music. Yes, I know. It's not Tuesday. That's okay. Sometimes I change the rules around here. That's the joys of being the boss. But we are hanging out again tonight. We have a special guest in the building. As I said, welcome to Glick's House of Music, part of the Nonsense One Network. If you're not already, go ahead and check us out. We are everywhere. Facebook, Instagram, X and TikTok.
00:06:16
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00:06:42
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00:07:11
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That was a little bit of everything. And I should have asked him before I, before we came up when I was backstage. So hopefully I don't butcher the name. Mr. Roland Jewett in the building. I know I butchered it and he might take me out. What's going on Roland? I know I butchered it. You are going down for that pronunciation. I've been practicing all week too. It's Roland Jewett.
Perseverance in Entertainment
00:07:40
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raangja yeah it's It's a tough one. Yeah. no name like that Hey, you know, I've dealt with it my whole life. I got one of those weird last names and it's just, I've heard, I've heard every variation of it. thatlike Yeah. yeah glick ah just she's looked for yours like your butchered mine yeah hey you know what I just, just hope I didn't miss anything because you do a little bit of everything in the entertainment world, man. ah You're, at you're everywhere. You're a busy guy. Yeah. I'm a ubiquitous, you know, it's like, whatever I wanted to try, I tried it and, you know, it worked or it didn't work. Right. I tried it.
00:08:28
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You know what they say? You miss 100% of the shots you don't take. So yeah, that's one of my favorite quotes. I mean, you you try. Yeah, you've been in the business for a long time, so you must be doing something right. Well, you know, part of the business is persistence, you know, just just being there long enough. People start thinking of you as like, you know, part of the part of the furniture, you know.
00:08:55
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you're in it. So, you gotta stick around if you if you give up after a couple of years and you're done, you know, but if you stick around long enough, people are like, oh, you know, wow, he's still around? That legend?
00:09:11
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No, I heard that. You know, there ain't nothing wrong with that.
Veterans and Songwriting Inspirations
00:09:16
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You know, I do wanna I do wanna shout out our our friend, we share a mutual friend and Arliss from the Southern Outlaws Band. who He reached out to me and said, hey, I got a couple guys you should reach out to. And I was like, okay. but yes sir I appreciate the fact that he, I don't know, thinks highly enough of me to to introduce me to some of his friends. I'm i'm new to this game, so.
00:09:49
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I'm just a big fan of ah music and it's like, I'm going to interview musicians and whoever else I get to interview, you know. Southern Outlaws are awesome. You know, they go around, they tour, they do lots of great music. I'm a big fan of theirs. I think I have a license plate and some things in there as well. Carlos and the guys, rock on brothers.
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Yeah, they're they're they're a genuine group of guys. They they they really do a lot for for not only the people around them in the industry, but for their community and everything like that. They're genuine guys. I i really enjoy the friendship that we've that we've created. Hell, they even put me up on stage. they had me They did a show for disabled veterans a couple months back. and made me face one of my biggest fears. that I don't like talking in front of crowds, believe it or not. I have a huge fear of public speaking, but I opened my big fat mouth one night on the show and said, hey, that's right up the road from us. I'll MC for you guys if you'd like. And week the later I get a phone call from our list. It's good to step out of your comfort zone, isn't it? Oh, yeah, it was fun. I had I had a lot of fun. It was definitely a new experience and I
00:11:09
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Once I got over the nerves and the jitters and got up there and started talking, I was like, this is awesome. Now I know why comedians and musicians and stuff like that get on stage. It's an adrenaline rush. It was when you're in front of people and feeling that energy that they're giving you. You want to give it to them. Yeah. It was a special feeling. And I'm very grateful that they gave me that opportunity.
00:11:35
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um but enough about them. We're not here for them. Hopefully it opened up a window for you. You know, maybe you'll do more of that kind of thing or whatever. You know, I would absolutely after after that, I would absolutely love to if the opportunity ever arises. I would jump at it 100%. It was it was such a it was such a fun event and it was a the the vets. I'm not a veteran myself, but you know the vets mean so much to me.
00:12:05
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you know I have a soft spot in my heart for our veterans and our first responders and everything like that. So to be able to be a part of that, it meant a lot to me and and to be in that environment and everything like that. um So it was definitely a memorable experience to say. I mean, it's a humbling experience to be around veterans for one thing. you They've been through so much and they've given so much to our country, just being around them as an inspiration. I have a song that I wrote called, what did you do in the do in ah in the war daddy? That's about that, you know? So it's dear to my heart as well, the whole veteran situation. I'll have to check that out. I'm i'm digging into your,
00:12:57
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your a catalog of music as we speak. yeah um Very busy. so Excuse me. i'm I'm very busy. It's very hectic around these parts. So I'm looking forward to, I'm taking a break next week from podcasting and everything like that. So I'm looking forward to that. So I'll definitely have to dive more into the, into the music.
Remote Collaboration in Music
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yeah I really like summer wine and that is That's how I wrote most recent song, a week or two ago. and And when I first heard it, I was like, why do I know this song? And and and i and I had to listen to it a couple of times and then it, and I was like, all right, I know this song. And then I had to look it up and I was like, that's right. Okay. And you guys did a really cool job with the kind of making it your own, putting your own spin on it. and
00:13:55
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and everything like that. I mean, Elizabeth is awesome. She did a great job. It was just perfect for her, the juxtaposition of our two voices. And I found that song, you know, I didn't grow up with that song, but it it's originally done by Lee Hazelwood and Nancy Sinatra back in the sixties. And I had never really heard it. You know, I've been around since the sixties. I want to tell you. but There wasn't a song that was on my radar at all. And I found it maybe six months ago or something like that. And as soon as I heard it, she and I had been talking about doing a duet for a while. And there was just never a song that really you know struck me. And as soon as I heard that song, I thought, and I should do this with Elizabeth, because I think her voice suited perfectly. So I said it to her. She liked it. We recorded it.
00:14:50
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Rob Steves is her recording manager, engineer, whatever. And he did a great job with her stuff. I recorded my stuff here, my home recording, sent it to him, and then we both went out and shot some footage. And my son, Ron, and he shot some of my footage, and Rob shot some of her footage, and he put it all together, and I think it works pretty good. So I'm really happy. yeah The video was great. I mean, without, you know, knowing it, you wouldn't, you could have never known that you guys were in two different locations. You know what I mean? but She's up in Canada. I'm here in North Carolina.
00:15:32
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yeah Quite a few miles between us, but you know, that's the beauty of the internet and being able to share stuff or music and all that. I mean, it's just a whole new world. It's opened up for everybody for collaboration, you know?
00:15:47
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Yeah, it we've talked about that a few times on different shows, you know Again, you're in North Carolina. I'm in Ohio and and you know on the other shows some of my other co-hosts We've got guy in Indiana guys in Kentucky California my my main co-host he's down in Cancun Mexico You know, shout out to the internet for, you know, there's, there's a lot of evil that comes with the internet, but there's also a lot of, a lot of good and positive. It allows people to connect and be able to do the things that they want to do a little bit easier than, you know, what it was before we, we had the internet and stuff like that. Um, now Elizabeth has a fantastic voice. Um, she's, and you guys put that spin of like kind of an old Western kind of little, got a little bit of a.
00:16:39
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ah Not like a spooky vibe, but that just, in the old, I love old West, I love Western movies, um but that just every sound had like, ah not really kind of an ominous sound, like waiting for, waiting for the back end. Story song, you know, I mean. Yeah. and it And it mentioned Silver Spur, so you got to imagine he's probably at the old West or, you know, he's Texas or some damn place. I don't know. Yeah. Out there. Out there in the Wild West. Yeah. So you can probably tell my influence in the video, you know, who I was like trying to go for. Yeah. that's not great
00:17:25
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Right. You mentioned you mentioned you're in North Carolina. You come out okay with everything that happened up there with down there. I should say hurricane wise and everything. Yeah, you know, I'm in the Raleigh area, a little town called Holly Springs, which is just outside of Raleigh. And all of the the devastating hurricane stuff happened up in the mountains, and which is about three, four hours away from where I am. And it was definitely higher ground up there, you know, which is kind of surprising. But you know, you got these got rain coming down the mountains and flooding places. So
00:18:04
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It must have just been a ton of rain all at once, which which is always devastating. But I feel bad for those people up there, because I go up there all the time. you know almost Almost yearly, I go up to the mountains, either Asheville or Boone. And and they're having a tough time up there. you know The Blue Ridge Parkway, a lot of it is blocked off right now. They just opened up quite a bit of it today, which is good.
00:18:31
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Because so those folks, they thrive this time of year, they they thrive on tourist money. This is their heyday right now. you know So I hope some people will get up there and you know brave whatever's going on up there just to throw some money their way, tourist wise. you know Yeah, exactly. And I spent a little bit of time in a tourist city. I lived down in Charleston and and uh, South Carolina for about 10 years. And, uh, a tourist season makes a big difference in the economy. i I didn't realize how impactful it was until I lived down there. Uh, what's the tour season down there? Uh, basically, um, summer into mid fall, we got a little
00:19:25
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we get a little uptick around like the holidays around Christmas and New Year's and then it kind of falls off or it fell off again until April ish like spring break started happening for the kids and stuff like that right around the time everybody started. Um, but a couple of years before I moved back home, they turned Charleston into a, I don't know, what is it a dock city of port city for one of the cruise lines. So, Oh my and they put the they put the dock right at the end of Market Street, right in the heart of downtown Charleston. So you get like, oh God, I don't know, 20,000 people or how many people, they've blown off of that boat right into the middle of downtown Charleston. And it' bigs so adhouse it's house. It's gotta be great for the city, but not so great for the people that live there in a way, you know, unless you're, you know, you're making your money off of that. Yeah. The economy.
00:20:21
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and working going to work the office every day you know they probably knew yeah the the the economy it was great yeah i happened to work for i happened to work for orch and pest control at the time when i was down there and uh and it just so happened that i took care of downtown charleston and the islands and uh mount pleasant across the bridge and it was like i'd see that boat coming in and i'm like I'm not getting anything done down down today. I might as well just head on over to the islands because they're yeah you're not, once you park, you're not, you're not moving again because people are walking all over the place. And it just, it's, it's like, uh, yeah, we, we used to joke around and call it a yeah plague of locusts coming off the cruise. So I grew up in, uh, I grew up in South Florida, so I'm very familiar with the spring break and the seasonal, you know, snowbirds and all that traffic. So.
00:21:16
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Fort Lauderdale and Miami, where I'm from, it's like, you know, it was very dependent upon those snowbirds coming down in the Canadian tourists. So I'm sure it's. easy um Yeah. um I know they don't like them snowbirds down there in Florida. I've got a few friends, several friends that are down in there. but No, no, no, no.
00:21:42
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because you know, they they brought their good money to us. But yeah, I believe like in March, you know, and April and yeah, because you get back to normal and be able to drive to the beach and find a parking spot, you know. Yeah, I will say the one cool thing that we discovered living down there in Charleston because like Folly Beach was the was like the big tourist beach. But as a resident, if you were a member of the Charleston County parks and whatever, which was like $25 a year. It wasn't even that big of a deal. They had down towards the end of the beach, they had private residents parking. So you had to be a member of the parks and you could have your own special parking area. You could have your own like private beach area. And there was like shout. It was like, okay, this, this makes it a little bit easier, but you know, tourist season it, that,
00:22:38
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15 minute drive from the house turns into an hour drive to folly because there's only one way in or one way out. So yeah, you know, we don't have that problem here, Raleigh. I mean, we don't really have tourists that come here. You know, it's not a tourist destination. So it's pretty steady year round. You know, there are a lot of people coming from other, you know, especially up north.
00:23:02
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that are moving here, especially if you are here, because there's a lot of um conglomerates and a lot of IT tea companies coming here. So you know it's getting a little more traffic-y than it used to be. I've been here 15 years now. I moved here from Arizona. And before that, I lived in Los Angeles for about 12 years. but you know It's a great place. My son is 17 and we've raised him here and it's very family oriented. So love Raleigh. You know, it's great place, great town. Yeah, you can't beat that. That was one thing that. If we're for as busy as Charleston, we get. I don't know, maybe it's just a southern thing, but it it still kept its its small town feel.
00:23:58
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that southern charm was there even in the midst of chaos from people coming off the cruise ships or whatever you still had that like everybody was just kind of moved along at a little bit slower pace you know there wasn't uh which i enjoyed because That's me in general. It's just like, I'm just cool, easy breezy, chill. Like I'm not down for the hustle and bustle. I don't, I'm not, I'm not built for that way. either so Growing up in South Florida, you know, it's, it's a chill atmosphere down there. So that's kind of where I, you know, climb on to. and Yeah. Can't be mad at that. Um, I do.
00:24:41
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Obviously, i want I want to dive into a little bit of everything tonight. But as far as the music goes, um how long have you been doing music and writing songs and whatnot?
Roland Jewett's Musical Journey
00:24:53
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I've been writing them since I was about 14 years old, writing songs. I wrote a few in high school. And then when I went to college, I had a roommate who was a really good guitar player. And he taught me a bunch of chords.
00:25:10
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And, you know, the rest I learned on my own. But, you know, I would just, I'd just sit down with my guitar and play a few pull chord progressions and see what came up and start humming or start thinking of lyrics. And I'd just start writing songs, you know, and that was all the way through college and it just became part of my life.
00:25:34
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I never tried to professionally record any songs really up until about 15 years ago because I was so busy doing the things that I felt like I needed to be doing, you know, which was focusing on acting and screenwriting and writing. So it was something I was always going to get to, you know, recording and getting into a studio and singing my own songs, my originals.
00:26:03
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because I really didn't want to be in a cover band. I really didn't want to play other people's songs. I just wanted to write my own songs and play those. So about 15 years ago, I just said to myself, you know, it's time for me to do this. You know, I've already done the other stuff and I've put, I've got about a hundred songs here. And I put this on the back burner for a long time. So I need to just start recording. So once, once I started doing it,
00:26:30
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and learned that it wasn't something that was really, really super expensive because it wasn't at that point. And it's still not. It's gotten cheaper and cheaper to record. Everybody can record now. But you know I record here in my own in my own home, and a lot of people do. So its it's just a lot easier to do now than it was way back then. And and I have have the you know equipment to do it now. So it's all good.
00:27:00
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Makes it definitely makes life easier. I do want to do want to give you a shout-out. I seen you are right up there with the the International red carpet Awards, you're nominated for quite a few awards this year Yeah, you know, that's that's out of Europe. It's the red carpet awards in Europe and they do it every year. They've been doing it for about, I don't know, maybe five years or so, four years. And I won one two years ago. And last year I was nominated for about 12 awards or something like that. And i don' I don't remember how many awards I had. I'm nominated for, but there, you know, it's a great group, a great awards
00:27:51
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organization and sometimes they do them live in Europe. And I have not been able to go to that, but this year they're doing them. They're doing like a video of the awards. They're going to announce them on video. And it actually is going to be this Sunday. They're going to make the announcements on who won what and so forth. So looking forward to that. That'll be cool. ah Yeah. Say you got a, you got a whole, uh,
00:28:18
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I got a whole mess of song, you know, different nominations here. So congratulations on that. And, you know, I knew your previous award winners and stuff like that. So that's, I mean, that's, that's got to be, to be a song, a singer, a songwriter, not myself, personally, I can't carry a tune in the bucket or plague play a good play in this room to save my life.
00:28:41
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ah But uh, you know that's got to be I don't know if it's Humbling or you know, but it's definitely got to be a huge honor to be recognized by your peers um No matter Yeah, I mean that's the thing about it is you don't Typically, you know unless you're really succeeding and and you're really making it You don't get a you don't make a lot of money in this business, you know You can stream a million streams on Spotify and make 20 bucks, you know, it's just It's ridiculous how little money musicians make. So to me, it's just ah an acknowledgement. you know It's a nice recognition for what I've spent a lot of my life doing, a lot of time and energy on, and I hope people enjoy it. And just the acknowledgement of somebody saying, hey, you know we like this song, and we're gonna nominate you in this category for this. it's just very It is very humbling, like you said.
00:29:41
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Yeah.
Music Industry Insights and Changes
00:29:42
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Nice to acknowledge. I was at the Josie Awards. I didn't go this year, but I was nominated for the Josie Awards, which is in Nashville. And that's an an independent music organization that does awards as well. And I've gotten nominated there the last three years or so. And that's just such a great time. If you can go to these events, you know, enjoy the red carpet and see your friends or see the people that you've listened to their music and now you're meeting them in in person on the red carpet or, you know, somewhere at the event. This one was at the Grand Ole Opry, which I had never been to Nashville and to be nominated for something at the Grand Ole Opry, you know, with a bunch of my peers, people that I knew on Facebook that were all friends, that we're all kind of in it together, you know. It is really like a big family.
00:30:39
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when you when you get involved in it, you realize how small, you know, everything is musically, you know, people really just play off each other and collaborate and spur each other on and support each other. And it's really a wonderful thing that music does for us. Yeah, I was going to say the one thing that I have learned because, you know, being an outsider on, you know, on the outside looking in and as a fan, and You always hear the horror stories. you know The music industry is cut through, which I'm sure it is at times. Don't get me wrong. um But the one thing that a lot of the artists have said, whether they've been in Nashville or you know wherever they are, Vegas, they say that the community that that is there is such a good community. And they look out for each other. They help each other. They're always there to support.
00:31:33
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And I love hearing that because you you only ever you pick up your phone and all you ever hear is the negative. You don't get to hear enough of the ah positive side of it. you know i mean you knowre When you're in music, you're in it for the music. you know you're not Yeah, of course, everybody wants to make money. Everybody wants to be a star and you know be successful and have everybody love their music, obviously.
00:31:57
Speaker
But most musicians are really usually just in it for the music. I mean, just because they love to sing, or they love to write music, or they love to play an instrument. And you know to be with people that are like-minded, that have that same attitude, we're all in that in music really for that purpose. It's to make good music that people are going to enjoy. And the fact that if you win an award, you make some money,
00:32:27
Speaker
that's great but that's not ah reason most people get into them all. As a fan of music, and I listened to all different genres and and and eras, and that's, you know, that that Nancy says Sinatra song, I was like, I know, I know this song, and it took me a minute, but I remember, you know, hearing Like my grandma or something like that playing it in the house and and even liking it back then and and whatnot So was just like and I just I love the 50s and 60s era music 50s and 60s and then like Roll forward a few a few decades and then the 80s are like my three favorite eras of music Just a lot of the artists that came out of those time frames and stuff like that so
00:33:18
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Lana Del Rey did a version of that. I don't know if you know who Lana Del Rey is. Oh, yeah. Yeah. in true version Also, which is really good. I can't remember the guy's name. His last name is Barry, I think. But but they did a version, I don't know, maybe 10 years ago or something. A lot. That was a pretty good version, too.
00:33:43
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oh Yeah, no, that's, as a fan, I love hearing artists that are like, um yeah if I get rich and famous, I get rich and famous, but I'm doing it for the love of music because that's why I listen to it, because I love it. And if an artist, you know, actually puts themselves into it and and and a lot of the new artists today, they just go into a studio with 40 people on a computer and I've said this a lot. you You put a beat down in a hook and then you just mumble something for three minutes and all of a sudden it's the biggest thing on the planet. I'm i'm sorry. I might be an old curmudgeon. I don't know. That's not music to me. Yeah. I like artists who write music and tell stories and and everything like that. I'm with you. Yeah, I'm with you. I'm not real big on the current music scene right now. There are some artists that I really like, but you know, on the whole, I like the older stuff, you know,
00:34:37
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stuff that I grew up with. I'm a big Beatles fan, Led Zeppelin, Jeff Rotol, Hoop Bee Gees, Bad Company. So those are you know those are those are your standard your standard song and songwriters. And today it's just a whole different feel to it. But like I said, there are some good people out there. And I listen to some music and and I'm amazed at how good it is.
00:35:07
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and then other stuff is just ah boy And you just wonder how it ever got made. Yeah. How is, how is this on the radio and how is this, how is this person selling out stadiums and everything like that off of, uh, off of one song. I remember back growing up. yeah Yeah. You'd hear, you'd hear the radio plays and go, Oh, I like this artist. I like this song, but then you'd go and buy the album. And, uh, it's just one, one good song after another. And and a lot of times you'd find.
00:35:41
Speaker
you find two or three songs that on the album that are better than what's on the radio. like Why didn't they put this on the radio? You know what I mean? Like, have new yeah. Um, and as a, as a, I miss those days cause Dallas just all about, let me get an EP out. Let me get a single out and and just, let me get famous on Tik TOK with my song and and then I'll sell a billion copies.
00:36:09
Speaker
One hit wonders out there, you know, back in the day, it was, you know, there was a certain artist and you just couldn't wait for their next album or their next thing to come out. And you knew everybody practically, you know, now there's so many people doing it. And they're, they're here today and they're gone tomorrow. You know, I mean, it's rare for an artist to have more than one hit anymore.
00:36:35
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e because the, you know, the consumption, public consumption of music, it's just a recycles and recycles. and And, you know, if you had a hit today, then next week you're old news, you know, unless you're a Beyonce or somebody like that or Taylor Swift. yeah And you have the clout to get yourself in front of everybody. But people don't have that kind of clout. So they're like, you know, gone.
00:37:06
Speaker
You wait for another hit from them, you wait for something else from them, and you never hear it. You have to go searching for it. Yeah, you you just ah just wait for the next know the next song from somebody else that just blows up. you know you know ah anymore yeah I don't think people... and Excuse me. you know I used to get excited when when I would hear like, you know, Guns N' Roses was gonna have a new album or, you know, George Strait or Garth Brooks or something like that. It's like, oh man, I can't wait for this new album to come out. And you try to get there, you know, you try to get to the record store or the CD store the day it came out so you could buy it. and You know, I just, that excitement's not there anymore. And I don't, I, maybe it's a convenience of having everything on your, on your phone, but. Yeah, I think that's a big part of it, you know,
00:38:03
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There are no record stores anymore, you know. There's no place where you can go and and really listen to new artists and sit down with the headphones on like you used to be able to do in some places, you know, in the 90s you could do that. But I remember I would discover ah discover one song by somebody that maybe they played on the radio and I would seek that artist out. I'd go to the record store the next day and I'd look for their album.
00:38:33
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And then if I bought their album and I liked their album, I'd go back and buy another album. know yeah like You became you know became a real fan, a real deep fan of these people because you were invested in all of their music. you know You buy album after album after album and listen to them all until you know just devour them.
00:39:00
Speaker
yeah that ancient, you know, that's ancientin't ancient history now. People don't do that anymore. I hear vinyls making a little bit of a comeback. I don't really see it much, but somebody was telling me the other day that they went to a, I don't know if it was a record store or not, but they were seeing some new artists put out vinyl. Have you seen that? Yeah. Yeah. it's I think, you know, it's kind of a ah nostalgia thing, you know, the
00:39:31
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and and know ah I haven't had a record player in 30 years myself, you know. I i got one, I've got to one of them old monsters. It's just things like six foot long and like three foot tall. It's got, I mean, it's, it's one of the old monsters from the seventies. From the sixties or seventies. Yeah. i motion paul Yeah. and And I got it. I got it for a steal man. Uh, when we lived down in Charleston, now granted this thing takes three men, three men and a boy to move because it, you know, it's no joke and it still plays like the day it came out. Um, you're able to find the needle for it. if the The needle, yeah remember that yeah there's you know, i remember don't remember.
00:40:25
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Oh, yeah, I got to actually, i think i no why' here here you know, yeah place the needle. more out they more control listen to mue like No, I love it. It's got the AM FM on it. It still still sounds great. um ah Yeah, we we were in a record store down in Charleston because vinyl was, you know, it's been several years back. It was kind of making it come back and I bought my ex-wife, uh, this like little, little radio thing. And they had a record player and CD player and tape deck. And we were in this vintage, uh, record store and they had it in there. It came out of the mayor's mansion in Charleston. Um, I can't remember his name, but he's like a local legend down there. Cause he was mayor for like 40 or 50 years. And then he just retired.
00:41:18
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Um, but he had bought it for his wife, brand new. I still got all the original paperwork and everything with it. Uh, you know, they got up there and age. Yeah. What's that? Is there an eight track in that thing? No, there's not an eight track in there. That's the only, I wish there would have been, but i brought it home, plugged it in, threw a record on it and it plays great. The speakers sound great. Everything, all the original parts are still in it. So I'm like,
00:41:46
Speaker
I'm going to hold onto to this man. I paid 25 bucks for it because they just wanted to get it out of there because nobody knew what it was. You get a bunch of young kids coming in there and they could not sell it. And he was like, make me an offer and just get it out of my store. And I was just being a wise ass. And I was like, I'll give you 25 bucks. And he was like, but I'll help you load it in your truck. oh shit All right. Hold on a second. let me You want cash or credit? What do you want? Uh,
00:42:11
Speaker
But, uh, yeah, I think I, every time I move, I dread it because I'm like, I ah got move that damn thing. All the movers next time, man. yeah does that's I'm getting too old to do it by myself anymore. I want, I'm at that age where it's like, maybe I should hire some young guys to do it for me. Yeah. I don't carry things like that anymore.
00:42:37
Speaker
I almost got killed by a refrigerator coming down a stair, and you know helping a friend move. And ever since then, yeah I was like, I don't think I'll be moving things, at least not from upstairs to downstairs. I'm being on the bottom side of it.
00:42:53
Speaker
but That free beer and pizza is just not worth it anymore. I love you, buddy, but I'll give you a couple of numbers of, ah um might I can suggest a few moving companies for you, but yeah, I'm not going down that route. No, I don't blame you, man. I think I've reached that stage. I moved in and into the place I'm in now a couple of years ago. And so if I ever move out of here, I don't care what it costs me. I'm hiring a moving company. did they I mean, worst case worst case scenario, just get the big stuff out of here because like my my bedroom furniture is is old school. It's like solid wood. So the dressers and everything are heavy as hell. I'm just like, I'm a big guy and I'm strong, but I'm also, I also know that I'm up there in age and I've got a bad back and I've got bad knees. I wasn't the kindest to my body when I was younger.
00:43:49
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You know, if I'd have known then what I know now, I'd like to go back in a time machine and say, Hey, maybe not do those things. Also invest in a little company called Google. You'll thank me later.
00:44:04
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all knew right yeah At the end of the day, hey man, I don't look forward to moving and I love my furniture. Don't get me wrong, but I'm a little old school. I like that, and that nostalgic look, the old, and they're big and they're solid wood and everything. But then I go, oh, I got to move this stuff. that's Yeah, that's the downside. so my fiance Yeah, right. My fiance says, I want to rearrange the bedroom. I'm like, OK, good luck with that. I don't know what to tell you. you But no, we're just.
00:44:46
Speaker
Yeah. We're just stuck here. Yeah. Like you said, we're just stuck here forever. We're going to die here. We'll let the kids deal with it down the road. Um, uh, I squirrel moment, um, when as a songwriter, uh, for you, and this is just my
Songwriting and Creative Process
00:45:09
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own curiosity. I always ask, where do you, where do you find your inspiration? Like, where do you write from?
00:45:16
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Well, you know, a song can come to you any number of ways. I've had songs come to me that in the middle of the night, you know, I mean, I just wake up and I've got a tune in my head or a lyric in my head. And i'll i'll get you know, you got to get up right then and there and put it down because if you go to sleep and this has happened to me a few times, you're not going to have it in the morning. It's going to be common, especially a melody. You might have If you have a good lyric or and a good an idea, you might wake up with that still. But you're never going to get that melody again. So you have to go up. And you know i have ah I have a recorder on my phone where I can record my voice. And if there's a melody or tune or something like that, I can just record it on that. But it comes in any number of ways. you know I mean, I could just be driving down the road and see a sign on the side of the street.
00:46:16
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that says something and I'm like, oh, that sounds like a lyric, you know? Or I wrote this song called Arizona Sun when I was living in Arizona and I wrote it for my wife, but it really came from a a packet of, I think it was ah like a vitamin C type of thing. It said Arizona Sun.
00:46:40
Speaker
either that or with suntan lotion. I can't remember what it was. I remember seeing Arizona sun and I'm like, you know, wow, that sounds like it could be a song, you know? And so I just started singing and you are are my Arizona sun. And I started coming up with these lyrics, you know, and it just came from some kind of a packet that had that title on it. I went to my guitar and took me about a half an hour to write it. And that's one of my better songs.
00:47:09
Speaker
So there's so many different ways that a song can come to you. um because now It comes through you. you know It doesn't really, I don't really think about or I'll just be sitting around playing with guitar, doing some chord progressions and humming. And you know a melody will come to me or a tune or lyrics will come to me. It just, it's different every time.
00:47:36
Speaker
And like I said, it flows through you. You don't even have to think about it a lot of the time. And most of the best songs that I find out are songs that just ver come very easily. You know, you don't have to just kill yourself over them, you know? Yeah, they just pop up. and's I do the same thing. I got I got my little my ramblings of a madman notebook anytime I get an idea for a show or something to do on a show or something like that. I instantly have to, I have to write it down. Otherwise, I got another paper around here. Yeah. My wife, she tried to give me a little notebook, you know, to put, and all I did was write a little piece of paper and put it in the notebook. Yeah. Yeah. I've constantly got my notebook.
00:48:33
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I've constantly got my notebook somewhere within arms reach, but ah you know I joke around that when I when i when i pass and i and I move on from this this mortal plane, so to say, whoever gets a hold of my note my podcast notebooks are going to think I was a raving lunatic because it is a lot of a lot of chicken scratch. And if you're looking at it out of context, you're going to be like, what in the world yeah is this guy doing?
00:49:01
Speaker
If I write a a movie or a play or something like that, you know, i I have dialogue that I write on scraps of paper. And if you just picked up the piece of paper, it would just have something, you know, that somebody said would make no sense at all. And I want you wrote an entire screenplay on little pieces of yellow paper. You know, as I was driving around, I was running a laundry route down in South Florida.
00:49:30
Speaker
and I'd pick up the laundry around 3 a.m. from the hotels, bring them back to the plant, and then I'd wait a couple hours while they laundered and stuff, and I'd be writing on these little scraps of paper. And then as I'd take them back to the hotel, as I'm driving around, you know, I've got the steering wheel here, I've got a pencil, and I'm like writing on the steering wheel at every red light, dialogue, scenes and ideas and stuff like that.
00:49:57
Speaker
So, you know, it's crazy, but you you have to get it down when when you're inspired, you know. Yeah, I have with that inspiration because inspiration may never strike. So when you're inspired, you have to grab that lightning in a bottle. Yeah. Yeah. One hundred percent. You got to jump all over it as soon as it happens. Speaking speaking of, of of you know, your your your screenwriting and and whatnot.
Acting and Writing Passions
00:50:26
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Did you always, was this like before music and everything like that, were were you always kind of wanting to lean towards being an actor, writer, or did that did you just kind of stumble upon that accident? It happened in high school really. um I was a big reader when I was young too, you know, I mean from first grade, second grade, I just once I found a book and learn how to read.
00:50:51
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thats I spent a lot of time doing that. you know my My brothers would be out playing football and baseball and all that stuff. And I'd be in my room reading you know or listening to the record player listening to the Beatles or something like that. So I spent a lot of time inside. I'd go outside too. I wasn't a homebody. But because I like to read so much, it just gave me a lot of ideas for if I ever wanted to write my own story.
00:51:22
Speaker
And when I got into high school, I took a drama class just because I thought it'd be easy, you know? And I kind of grew up doing impressions and stuff like that. So it was a way to get attention. And I took this drama class and they were doing a play. And on a lark, I decided I was going to audition for the play because a good friend of mine was in it, you know, some cute girls that were going to audition. That was my ah enticement to do that and I did this play and it just the people that I was working with were so friendly and inclusive and I didn't have much of a family life so this became kind of my family you know this group of people that would work together to perform these plays and we did everything you know we
00:52:14
Speaker
We learned how to do makeup. We built the sets. We did the wardrobes. We learned how to act. My drama teacher was a very, very special lady. And she wasn't married. She didn't have family either. So we were like her family. So we all worked together. And you know it was just the most wonderful thing is being on stage and and hearing people laugh and entertaining people.
00:52:43
Speaker
And I just fell in love with it, you know, from the first play that I ever did. So I auditioned for the next one and I got a part and I auditioned for the next one. I got another part and the parts got bigger and bigger and I got to spend more time on stage and feel the rush and the energy of performing in front of people. And, you know, that that connection between the performer on stage and the person in the audience was a wonderful thing. There's nothing like it.
00:53:12
Speaker
But through reading plays and being an avid movie lover from a very young age. My mom used to take me to the movies on every every Saturday, basically. You know, my brothers, we loved some, you know, Hercules movie or Godzilla or something like that. So when I escaped, when I got into my teens, I went to the movies a lot. In fact, once I learned how to apply a mustache and draw a mask,
00:53:40
Speaker
I'd use the mustache to get into R-rated movies. I'd put my bike in the back and walk up with a fake mustache on, and they'd let me in. But you know as far as the writing, that was kind of a an extension, I guess, of the acting. I wanted to create characters when I wasn't acting. So if I had an idea for a story that I think that would work,
00:54:10
Speaker
I would create characters and dialogue and scenes. And seas and you know it's just putting one scene after another. And then you know you have a play or you have a screenplay. And if you've read enough script scripts and plays and stories, you get a feel for the timing of everything and and how you know what what the expectations are of a story. you know The exposition of the beginning and then following certain obstacles that you have to overcome and getting to the climax. And then after that, you know the resolution and then the final scenes. you know So once you have a feel for that, you can write in lots of different styles. And that's what I wound up doing. and i I wrote short stories. I wrote plays. I wrote spring plays. And not everything is great. Not everything is successful. But you know at least there are complete stories.
00:55:09
Speaker
yeah you You finished the process. You went went through the whole thing and and did it. And you could say, hey, at least I tried, you know, um and enjoy it or or not. But here's what I made. You're right. Do do you have a a specific genre that you prefer to to to write or or acting or anything like that. I see you do a lot of horror cons. and Yeah. The horror is a thing that i I wasn't really even that aware of that I had written a lot of horror, but it was somebody a couple of years ago that brought it to my attention. He said, you're a horror writer. And I said, no, I'm just a writer, you know, I write lots of different things. He goes, no, you've written this, this, this, this, and this, and this, you know, so you're,
00:56:03
Speaker
you're You're a horror writer. And it like kind of opened my brain up to that idea of a thought. I guess I do. you know I write a lot of fantasy as well. yeah So it's horror fantasy. But I've written some dramas and things like that as well. But it seems like a lot of the work that I've done has been on the darker side. Let's just put it like that. I wrote a lot of dark poetry.
00:56:32
Speaker
when I was in high school. Came from a broken home. And I was not real happy for a lot of the time in my mid late teens. So, you know, I would I would put this stuff out there, put it on paper. And it was a way to express myself. And I had a couple of creative writing teachers telling me this is really good. You know, um you should stick with this. And, you know, I wound up getting published quite a few times. And I thought, well, you know, this is what I am. This is what I can do. And that's what I've kind of stuck with to a degree. And I got away with it, got away from it for a while. And then I got invited to write the script Daylight to Dark with a couple of friends of mine that I met on Facebook that were good
00:57:28
Speaker
They were fans of American vampire, which is something I wrote a long time ago. And they said, we really want to work with you. We have an idea. We want to do a vampire Western. You think you could come up with something, or a plot or an idea for that? And I gave it a couple of days and came up with an idea and we just took off with it. So that's just been completed a couple of weeks ago and now we're You know finding distribution and so forth for that. So it's another horror Piece of media to add to my my yeah Yeah, I'm actually looking forward to that, you know as I started looking in and and realizing i we and and and i kind of know who this guy is um You know I was reading ah the new one coming out and I'm like, oh man, this is
00:58:26
Speaker
I love westerns and I love horror movies. and i'm like yeah yeah so it's like I really haven't seen that you know combination too much. you know Yeah, it's they're very far in view between. but you know it's like So I'm excited to to see this one when it comes out. you know i did have to I had a little lapse in memory and I had forgotten it.
00:58:54
Speaker
once upon a time, a long time ago that I had seen American Vampire and I just rewatched it recently. And I'll tell you what, I had the same, I don't know what it is. I just, I love those kinds of movies and it's got a little, little comedy in it, a little horror, you know, a little, and it's just like, and then, you know, very, very young Carmen Electra, you know. Yeah, that was her first film.
00:59:21
Speaker
yeah and Yeah, I did actually learn that in reading up. I was like, oh, wow. um And of course, Adam West, you know, most famously known as playing bat Batman. And just to see him in that role, and even at my age today, I was watching it and cracking up with his surfer lingo. and
00:59:46
Speaker
movie I think, you know, yeah a few scenes, but his scenes are golden, you know. Yeah, he he was spot on. That was a good one. And then I actually I seen that you had. Laws of deception. Yeah, that was go that was a when when the ironic thriller was a big genre back in the 80s and the 90s. Yeah, I had I wrote that It was sort of a a reaction to body heat. and It was like the inverse of body heat. you know I didn't like it. I love the way body heat ended, but it was so unfair.
01:00:30
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I didn't the inverse of that where the you know woman then gets it in the end and the guy gets away with it. you know So I wrote that in and that was released in 1998, I think.
01:00:46
Speaker
American Vampire was the first one. That was in 97. And then a year later or so, Laws of Deception came out. But that was a really cool experience. You know, I got to to work with John Travolta's brother, Joey, who directed it. And there were some great people in that, like James Russo, who was just a madman.
01:01:08
Speaker
a great actor, Nick Mancuso, C. Thomas Howell, who played Pony Boy in The Outsiders, you know. a And I'm a huge C. Thomas Howell fan.
01:01:21
Speaker
and we talk He's not as big as a lot of people that worked with him and stuff, but, you know, he's been working this whole time and he's really a phenomenal actor. it's my And that's great.
01:01:37
Speaker
ah he would i I had never seen the movie and I was like, I i kind of read the ah summary of it. And I was like, Ooh, this actually sounds really good. So I, paul i was like where can I watch that? And I found it and sat down and watched it. And, uh, well, I mean, it it it is an older movie, but anybody who wants to check it out, definitely check it out. It's worth the watch. Um,
01:02:03
Speaker
you. But the the twist at the end, I was I was not expecting it. I was like, oh, shit. It really kind of threw me for a loop. And I was like, yeah, you got that fucker. I'm so happy because, you know, yeah some people are like, oh, we can see this coming a mile away or what have you. And, you know, I thought I threw enough red herrings in there to throw people off track, at least so they had some doubt in their mind or whatever.
01:02:32
Speaker
So I'm always happy when somebody says, Oh, you got me with that twist. Yeah. I mean, usually, you know, we watch a, you know, my fiance and I, we watch a lot of crime drama on television. And that's, I think, I think a lot of people do that. They, they play that little at home game of who done it. And you, you guess throughout the show or throughout the movie.
01:02:52
Speaker
And it really did. i it hit It kept me guessing and I did not expect the
Film Industry Experiences
01:02:57
Speaker
end at all. I was like, son of a gun, man.
01:03:02
Speaker
my my ah My youngest daughter, speaking of C. Thomas House, she just recently discovered the outsiders and she is in love with every actor in that movie. I'm going to have to wait until she's a little bit older before I recommend that movie to her. but open now um She's 15 or my middle daughter. Yeah, she's 15. My son hasn't even seen that movie.
01:03:34
Speaker
You know, he's has seen an American vampire, but you know, that's a whole different story. It's pretty much PG 13, but, you know, yeah, it is more on the R rated side. Yeah. I mean, yeah. I mean, at the end of the day, she probably has already seen much worse because yeah, exactly. You know, but, uh, he, Yeah, I know. And it it definitely like one of those movies that I was actually telling a buddy of mine today, one of my other one of the guys here on the network, I was like, you know, you like the older movies like I do. I said, check this one out. I think you're going to dig it. You know, so he's like, oh, OK, send me the link to it. So there I know both of those movies are, you know, kind of out of print, I suppose, you know, the knife day and I don't know.
01:04:24
Speaker
But films from the 80s and the 90s, especially the erotic thriller, which was such a popular genre back then. A lot of them don't get released, you know, the straight to video ones. Yeah. They receive the light of day again. So in order to track them down online on eBay and in Germany or someplace, you know. Well, speaking of the devil, you're going to watch it tonight.
01:04:54
Speaker
Uh, yeah. fine It's uh, it's, it's, it's one of those movies, you know, growing up in the eighties and nineties that you had to wait until after 11 p.m. to see on the max or HBO. Yes. Get a max. Uh, not, not, not a whole section in the old video stores in the eighties. Yeah. what That is, you know, erotic. Yeah.
01:05:23
Speaker
these You know, all of the same, you know, you know, old scantily clad woman and some dude with a gun. Yep, exactly. like and Not not mad at the lady and the young lady in the movies. Very attractive. You know, but I found I found both movies on ah on YouTube, surprisingly both the full full length movies were on were on YouTube. So, you know,
01:05:51
Speaker
It was, it was good quality. I mean, it was, it was, you know, I think we're all spoiled now because of, uh, you know, HD and 4k and all that, but it was, it was at that standard definition, you know, type, uh, nine from the nineties and whatnot. But, uh, you know, I was kind of shocked and, uh, I started watching it on my phone on my lunch break at work.
01:06:13
Speaker
uh, laws of deception. And then I was like, man, I can't wait to get home because I don't, I don't want to watch it on this little screen. I want to put it up on the, on the big screen on YouTube and I finished the movie, but it was, it was a great movie. I'm definitely looking forward to, uh, the new one. And I had a little role in that too. was the see Yeah. I wrote myself a little tiny role because when I wrote it, my original plan was to star in it. You know, I had lofty aspirations, you know, and then But, you know, I got too old for the role and the movie didn't get made. And then, you know, I decided to sell it. But luckily I was able to still be in the film. And I had a small role as a corrupt businessman in a courtroom scene with C. Thomas Howell. And John Landis played, you know, John Landis, the ah the horror director, played the judge in the scene. So it was pretty cool. I got to be in that.
01:07:11
Speaker
that's only it's always I didn't actually have a role in American Vampire, but I'm in the background. I'm looking at extra back there. And the same thing, they like the dark. i Somehow I made it into that one as well. A little cameo. yeah you got you got to write You got to write yourself in your ah your own script, your own right. But I'm definitely looking forward to it. you know I want to see Daylight to Dark. I like the concept. I like the idea.
01:07:38
Speaker
empire You'll like it because it's the same kind of humor and silliness. But, you know, there's still some couple of scary parts and and it's got a good story to it, I think. And it is actually a spinoff of American Vampire. There's even a couple of characters in it from the American Vampire. You know, the guy that played the best friend of the protagonist in American Vampire? Oh, yeah. Yeah. Well, he has a cameo in this thing and he's hilarious.
01:08:09
Speaker
Yeah. Play the same character. Awesome. That's cool. Yeah. the baby and its awesome That is, I think the, the horror comedy or comedy horror genre is a little underrated, but if it's done right, I mean, you got, you got good movies. um yeah Some of my favorite movies, like, I mean, I love reanimator, you know, that's got a lot of humor in it.
01:08:36
Speaker
It's off the wall. I like army of darkness. One of my favorites. A lot of humor in that. A lot of slapstick. Yeah. I mean, he's got three Stooges stuff going on in that. Yeah. i Bruce Campbell is one of those guys. Yeah. Sean of the Dead's another one, you know, just hilarious. So you can walk that tightrope between humor and scares and seriousness, then it can be successful. Yeah, absolutely. Yeah. um ah Like I said, definitely looking forward to see it. Another horror movie that until I started looking back, that it didn't dawn on me that because you were young.
01:09:22
Speaker
um I was young. and Yeah, once in a time. ah you You were in Nightmare Beach with John Saxon. Yeah, yeah, that was well to be on screen with them. um know others better peak A long time ago, I've got it. I added it to my list. I'm going to find it. And I think it's going to be, again, I'm i'm left unsupervised this weekend. So, you know, I'm um i'm not, I'm not like I'm a party animal that's going to throw, throw a party at my house with a bunch of vampires or anything. But because your wife's listening, I know. Yes.
01:10:00
Speaker
Yeah, I'm not having a party, I promise. But I did write it down. I'm going to look up and see if I can find Nightmare Beach, because it has been a very long time since I've seen it. But some of the 80s horror movies, and in the early 90s, whether you want to call them B-movies or C-movies or whatever you want to call them, some of my favorite movies come out of there. Oh, yeah, Killer Clouds from Outer Space. Oh, yeah.
01:10:26
Speaker
ah big report on that movie ah Some of my favorite movies come out of that that time frame in that era and and you forget about a lot of them until you You you find one and then all of a sudden you're in a wormhole and I'm in a wormhole now were looking at up It's almost like somebody has to like remind you of it, you know, or somebody has to bring it up or you have to see it somewhere online, you know, someone mentions it or whatever. It's like, oh yeah, I remember really digging that movie back in the day, you know, let me go find it now. yeah You know, like American Vampire, you know, you said you saw it way back when it was on, it was on Showtime a lot, you know, Showtime Beyond.
01:11:12
Speaker
I don't know if you remember that channel that was going. Yeah. And they would play a lot. And Rhonda Scheer, who had this program called Up All Night. Yeah. I remember that. He played off-the-wall stuff. I know it was on there a few times. But you know, it's one of those things that if you don't think about it, it just kind of fades away, you know? Yeah. It's nice that it's getting a little bit a little bit of attention now. Uh, you know, 20, 26 years later. Yeah. Right.
01:11:49
Speaker
it's you know Yeah. You reach that and there's nothing wrong with reaching that status at the end of the day. You know, uh, yeah. Well, that's, that's where you go to the horror cons and horror fans are die hard, man. They are.
01:12:10
Speaker
we We are a rare the best people ever, you know, and and you think of horror, you know, and these people got to be really weird and and angry. yeah What's wrong with these people? You know, they're rabid about horror. And then you go to the cons and they're just the nicest, most supportive people. And so interested and fascinated by, you know, how you did this and what else you did and They just love it, you know, and it's just, again, and it's like music, you know, it's like a family. Yeah. And, you know, I found another family, the horror community is like a family to me now. So I have two families, man, three did people that live in this house with me. Some days we don't want to claim them people. I trust me. I know that guy. Yeah, exactly.
01:13:08
Speaker
i agree great community and I'm really happy to have gone to some of these cons and I hope hope I'll go to a few more. I've i've never i've never been to a con. I want to go. I want to go so bad because not only like you said that the the fans are great, but I've never heard anything bad about the actors. You know, you get these actors that, you know, Kane Hodder I've never heard a bad thing about Kane. I want to meet him so bad. I know there's a lot of other actors and actresses that have did movies from the 80s and 90s. And they may have only been in in in one horror movie, but they've become such an iconic character in that that movie. But you never hear anything bad about the actors. I was literally at a con last week called Triangle Terror Con the last weekend or the eighth one before. No, it was last weekend.
01:14:05
Speaker
but um One of the guests there was a girl named Addie Miller. I don't know if you know who that is, but she had a pivotal scene in the very beginning of The Walking Dead. And she's a little girl. She's got a teddy bear. I don't know if you know. But, you know, she's like famous for that scene. And everybody remembers that scene. Everybody knows who she is.
01:14:33
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I don't, I never watched the show. So I didn't really know who she was, but yeah, I mean, huge fan base, thousands and thousands of people. And her pictures on her table were pictures of her, you know, from a year ago or whatever, when she was 10 year old girl. Yeah. You know,
01:14:54
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all the zombie affections and all that stuff, you know, and dragging the teddy bear. And people are coming up, getting their autographs and all that stuff. So, yeah, now you're right about that. A lot of people at these cons do one or two things. It doesn't really, doesn't really matter. It just matters that people remember them. And that's the thing. If you do a memorable thing in a film, especially our film, you're going to have fans. And it's nice to hear, to hear from your fans, people that eat
01:15:30
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I've seen a movie of yours, you know, like in my case, you know, I had people coming up to me and saying, I remember seeing that just like you, you know, I remember seeing that with that film. I love this movie. And I'm always like, really? You saw that? That's kind of the same reaction when somebody says they listen to one of our podcasts. I'm like, really? Why? I don't i don't even listen to it.
01:15:54
Speaker
What? in the shower Okay. it's not Like, what What's wrong with you? Why are you, you know, but what happened to you as a child? you know yeah But i I don't know. And it's that would be a such a cool feeling. and And like I said, the fact that the the whole community as a whole is just so embracing, you know, from what you hear with with that horror films and the fans and the actors and everything like that, it's got to be just
01:16:28
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one hell of an experience to witness and see with your own eyes, you know all the other interactions and stuff like that. Well, I went to a con and I was a guest at CreepyCon in Knoxville, which is a pretty pretty good one, pretty big one. Yeah. And they had you know the group from Terrifier. And the director didn't make it. Damien Leone was supposed to go, but something happened and he had to drop out. but Um, David Howard Thornton was there, you know, the guy that plays art, the crown, the clown. And you know how big that movie is right now. and it was everywhere But this was a few months ago before the movie had come out. And it was, it was big. You know, a lot of people stood in line to get his autograph and take pictures with him and stuff. Um, and I was asking him, I'm like, how do you deal with this? You know, you're, you're like an icon now. And he said, I just take it one day at a time.
01:17:25
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And he was just the nicest guy, the most regular guy, you know charming, funny, and down to earth. And you know a month later, a couple of months later, he's in the biggest movie in the country, in the world. yeah And you know and it's just now it's to another level. so And this is an independent film. The studios had a chance to to bite on this one, and they they didn't. So they just made it up.
01:17:55
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would a decent sized budget and and it's huge you know it blew blue joker off the screen basically came out so you know horror is really big right now and it's a it's a fun group to to be involved with it's a fun genre to be involved with you know yeah no we actually one of our shows here they just did uh three shows they they uh on Terrifier. They watched Terrifier 1, 2, and 3 and while they were watching it did like their own commentary and were talking and it and everything i like that and yeah that that movie just kind of it became a creature of its own and it just took off out of nowhere and you know from from a short story you know originally that Art the Clown was just in a short story a real quick movie you know and now it's
01:18:50
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Yeah. Short film, like a 10 minute film or whatever, you know, and then they did, they did a star fire too. It was like 250,000 budget and went on to make like 15 million or something. yeah that part This one only had a two and a half million dollar budget and it's already made over 50 million. Now that's an anomaly that doesn't happen very often, but But when you create a character like that that's so immediately identifiable, like the clown is, you know everybody knows who he is now. He's joined the pantheon of you know horror icons like Michael Myers and Freddie. He's like up there now. It's pretty incredible.
01:19:40
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Oh, yeah he's he's definitely ah kind of taking over the, you know, that's the, that's the crazy thing. You know, there's a lot of filmmakers out there that are jumping on board. I mean, and now with this discovering that, um, you know, uh, after a hundred years, uh, copyrights are no longer no good or no longer good on, you know, you got the guy who did that Winnie the Pooh blood, honey.
01:20:09
Speaker
And the the first one I watched it, I was like, yeah, it was, I enjoyed it. My fiance hated it. And then I watched the second one. And the second one was a million times better. The story was better, you know, like, and and they set it up perfect for a three. And now the same guy's doing a Bambi movie and he's doing a Pinocchio movie. too I think like a little mermaid.
01:20:35
Speaker
Yeah. All right. And I'm like, okay, now but i'll get I'm getting really excited because he had this first one. Now he's starting to get more, you know, he's making money. So he's getting the budget. and Exactly. That's what happens. You know, you parlay what you make off the first one, if it makes good money and you put that into the budget or the next one so so for so and So, you know, I'm hoping something similar could happen to a daylight to dark.
01:21:02
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that, you know, it will catch on a little bit and, you know, make some money so that we could do a sequel to that, or a threequel, as it were, since this is kind of a sequel to American Vampire, but yeah, but in a way. if You took the words right out of my mouth. I was getting ready to say hopefully this new movie will kind of get that get that cult following real fast, real quick and take off and then hey,
01:21:27
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We need you to get back to the drawing board for us there. yeah I would love to. I already have plenty of ideas to to follow up on it. So I'm never out one of ideas, man. That's why I do so many different things. It's just something that I always have something I'm working on. And I'm not happy unless I'm working on three, four different things, whether it's a song or a play or a screenplay or whatever. If I run into a brick wall with one of them and I need to take it I'll start working on the other one where maybe the the creativity is flowing. I just finished a first draft of actually a stage version of American Vampire. Oh, nice. Changes and stuff, but I was thinking, you know, I mean, I think ah think horror could probably translate well to, you know, high schools. I think kids would rather see that than probably
01:22:26
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Tennessee Williams, the Glass Menagerie or West Side Story for the 100th time, you know? Yeah. I think if you can give kids that's something that's more like, you know, something that's going on right now and it's more geared towards their demographic, you know, the team. Yeah. Because right now you have a lot of, you know, kids are doing old stuff where they they're playing grown men and grown women.
01:22:54
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I don't know that there's a lot of plays out there that actually are about teens and 14. So I'm kind of trying to hit that demographic, you know? That the guy that wrote Fright Night is doing a stage version of Fright Night. Oh, really? Yeah, that'd be cool. Yeah, I wouldn't mind going to my kids' school to see you know, American vampire or something like that instead of. Yeah, I've seen I've seen Greece a million times. I've seen the West Side Story, you know, exactly. We've seen Fiddler on the Roof and and you know, we've seen the sound of music. Yeah, we get it. We, but you know, i was horror being horror being so big, it seems like, you know, it would be a fun thing for ah kids to do around Halloween or fall sometime in October or whatever, you know.
01:23:50
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We went a couple of years ago to my son's school to see The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. And it was very archaic, you know. It wasn't updated. It was it was kind of the the old story from Walt Disney or whatever, from Disney or whatever, taken pretty much literally from the book. And it was fine.
01:24:15
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But I just thought that, you know, something that was more geared towards, towards teams using their language, you know, I'm hitting my son up, you know, to help me with the language of this. So it hits that demographic and doesn't sound stupid. Yeah. Right. yeah sort of thing Yeah.
01:24:38
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ah yeah So that's one of the things that yeah, right. and That's one of the things that's really cool about doing like the music show that I do is a lot of times when I'm doing show prep and stuff like that, I'm listening to the music and you know, there's been quite a few artists that I've had on here and I haven't listened as I'm listening to the music, one of my daughters or myself, who, who is that? What is that? What are you listening to? And then then a couple of days later, they'll be in the shower or up in their bedroom and I hear I'm playing the artist's music and I'm like,
01:25:08
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All right. So I must be doing something right. Cause oh yeah yeah, the kids are listening. So that's, that's a plus. Um, and and it's like, okay. So dan now we've found something we can relate to. Yeah. We can kind of share that. You know, the same thing, like you're saying with wanting to write, cause my kids, my kids grew up watching horror movies. Like I grew up watching, I you know i grew up on Freddie and Jason and I was younger than my son. The first time I seen, you know, uh, Halloween.
01:25:39
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And I've just been wanting. So they've grown up on them as well. So it's like to see like the school, one of the kids, hey, we're doing. The nightmare on Elm Street to play. and yeah do I get to buy my tickets. yeah right now You know, they probably would bring in a lot more tickets. If I sell a lot more tickets to something like that, then they would, you know, another version of Legend of Sleepy Hollow, you know? Yeah, exactly.
01:26:08
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ah Yeah, no, hey you gotta you gotta roll at the times, but you know, some some some some people just. sir Are are a little too soft for that these days, he so you shred lightly into that territory. At the end of and ah the end of the day, but.
01:26:32
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um No, you're going to have to leave a message. um You say you always got stuff going on. and And I totally, totally get that. And I totally understand that. Cause that's how I am. The guys yell at me all the time. I'm doing like five or six different styles of shows here. Um, outside of the new movie coming out, you got anything else you're you're working on that's going to be.
Current and Upcoming Projects
01:26:55
Speaker
Coming down the pipe. and and sue Yeah. Yeah. Like, like I said, you know, I'm working on this play, so I have a first draft and I'm hoping that I can get it to my publisher. He publishes my plays and that they'll like it. I currently have three short plays with them right now. They're called Lazy B scripts and they've published several of my plays in the past.
01:27:21
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So I'm waiting here back on that to see whether they're going to publish these short plays that I've written. um And music wise, let's see. Music wise, I just did Summer Wine with Elizabeth, which you can use in this show. And then with my friend, Bo Hoss, which he's another guy you should probably interview at some point. He's he's bigger than life. He's a good guy. a We've done a couple of different programs together, a couple of different CDs. We did this one called Cronin and Swoonin a few years ago, like two years ago. And it's it's all like Frank Sinatra stuff, Tony Bennett, stuff that I didn't even know if I could sing this stuff. But he convinced me that I could. I tried and it turned out great. But we're doing another one.
01:28:15
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We just finished recording, The Best Is Yet To Come, and which is an old Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett song. We did a duet on that, but we're each going to do probably seven songs on that album as well. That'll be coming out soon. and He also has, what he does is he does these Broadway maybes. It's a CD of all Broadway tunes. We did want a couple of Well, not even a year ago. Probably six months ago it came out. And I did a song from my fair lady called On the Street Where You Live. That turned out good. So we're doing another one of those, which is ah a Western version of Broadway song. So for that one, I just recorded, oh, what a beautiful morning. I'm Oklahoma. And that'll be
01:29:13
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I have a couple of columns coming out and a couple of anthologies. One is a military poetry anthology, which is unusual.
01:29:27
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It's going to be called Paths to Freedom. And then there's another anthology, which is a nature of poetry anthology. And I have a poem called Dolphin's Gone.
01:29:39
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know These are all things that are sort of on the horizon for me.
01:29:46
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shes me busy Yeah. It sounds like you're busy. I was going to say, I did see, I did see your cover of fly me to the moon. And I was like, wow, pretty good job. I mean, I love the old crooners. Uh, you know, who who doesn't, but yeah, you did it. You did a really good job of, uh, covered that and singing that.
01:30:09
Speaker
Thanks, I appreciate that. I did that with my friend Vilma De Ramos, who has, she has her own show. It's geared towards so the Philippines and it's on the Filipino channel. But I did another duet probably a year and a half, two years ago. We did ah a cover of Shallow from Starsborne.
01:30:37
Speaker
the Bradley Cooper or Lady Gaga song. And that turned out really well, I think. So she's she's a great friend she's a terrific producer also, but she produced both of those songs. And Bo Haas is a great producer. He just came out with an album of all Halloween songs, which is really fun. And also he's got a couple of songs as I do. We both have a couple of songs in Daylight to Dark.
01:31:05
Speaker
oh nice I have a blues song that I did with my friend, Andy, Andy Faulk. And he wrote the song and I sang it. It's called The Long Road. And I also did a song, a Western song called Ride Paul. It sort of opens the movie. Actually, two of my songs, one opens the movie and the other one closes the movie, so. Nice, there you go. So I'm kind of floating in that film.
01:31:33
Speaker
But there's some really good music in Daylight to Dark. They chose some great songs, some great artists, a guy named E Kid and a guy named Stephen Denny, who does the Daylight to Dark theme song, the opening song. It's phenomenal. So definitely, you know, there's a good soundtrack attached to that movie. I noticed what we'll do with that. Good music to look forward to in that.
01:32:00
Speaker
Yeah, it sounds like it and I wrote down I wrote down bow here on my my notebook of craziness. I'll actually that's reaching out you a lot on talking him i think he and his yeah to <unk> they're great people nice yeah to ah to Reach out to him and and see if we can get him to hop up on here on the show Definitely would do it. I'm sure yeah and did Yeah. Hey, if I can't write myself into the movie, at least I can do the opening and closing songs. a yeah' And, you know, they took a little shot of me, you know, they they shot some footage that I didn't even know at creepy con of me at my booth. And, you know, they spliced that into the movie. So
Self-Promotion and Networking
01:32:54
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part of the movie takes place at ah at a horror con.
01:32:58
Speaker
so you know it worked for that particular segment where they're at the con and you know it's just a real quick thing of there's my face on screen real quick the funny thing is my last name is huge behind me you know that at the con it's just crazy it's very sorry very cool nice yeah that's give give me a little give you a little we head nod, you know, so to say. Nothing wrong with a little shameless plug from time to time. Absolutely. You know, you don't do it. do it right Right. Exactly. I do it every once in a while. We'll be at the middle of a show or I'll be randomly talking to a friend or something and I'll just
01:33:54
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just, hey, by the way, check out the network, you know.
01:34:00
Speaker
Don't forget, we'll do it on Facebook. Anybody that supports me like you have, you know, I'm definitely giving you shout outs, you know, trying to put it out there that I'm gonna be on your show and you gotta watch this and, you know, I definitely love the people that support me and I just put them back wholeheartedly and try to do anything I can to with their name out there as well. It's it's definitely appreciated being, not only the shout outs, but I definitely appreciate anybody who's who's willing to take time out of their evening and and and come hang out with me. You know, we're we're still kind of figuring out what we're doing here and in quote unquote up and coming, whatever you want to call it. But, you know, anybody who's willing to take a little bit of time and come hang out on with with me here or any of the other shows,
01:34:54
Speaker
I'm very grateful for it. Very very appreciative of it that you know. Well, I'm appreciative that all this told you about man that you reached out to me and. I'm glad we could do this, you know. Yeah, yeah definitely all I'm gonna I don't want to take up too much of your evening and. The creatures are starting behind me as well.
01:35:20
Speaker
oh But I do I always I always ask, you know, that way, you know, can't YouTube likes to break balls about copyright? But if it's all right with you, I would love to continue to play some more of your music and and whatnot across the network. We do take breaks on other shows and whatnot, and we try to plug in music. So if it's all right with you, I would love to continue to play the music and, you know, help promote the new movie and and everything like that. you know yeah I can find a trailer or something online and throw it up and you know help promote the new movie a little bit for you across the across the platform here, if that's all right. Well, it would be awesome. Yeah, I mean, it's more than all right. you know we can Any artist can use all the help they can get get to get their name out there and get the support that they need to get you know people to know about what they're doing. So I appreciate that. And I own all of my music. so
01:36:17
Speaker
feel free. And I don't have to, some are why I don't own that one, but you know, yeah I'm sure you can still play it. That's a great thing that I learned through doing this show that if the song is a cover song, technically it's not copy written, unless it's copy written by the artist who, who did the cover, because I guess When you use different instruments and stuff like that, it automatically kind of becomes your song. So it's like, oh, good to know. but but I learned that question through asking about how difficult it is sometimes to get permissions and and everything like that to to cover a song. and
01:36:58
Speaker
A lot of people have said surprisingly, it's it's a lot easier than you think it is. So I'm changing arrangements and and stuff like that Maybe I can get the guys on on Friday nights. The guys do the yeah the movie watch they watch the movies and talk about them Maybe I can convince the guys who probably won't take a lot of convincing When daylight to dark comes out, I'll get them to do a a watch and review for it on their friday oh thatd be awesome be so cool i mother and I think I can I think I can pull some strands right here. guys out Yeah, I got some cloud. I know the boss. He's pretty cool.
01:37:37
Speaker
but Well, know, definitely let's do that if if you know if you can. So, you know, hopefully it'll just be a few weeks month or so before we really, you know, get rolling with with putting it out there full force and get the distribution in place and all that stuff. But I will definitely.
01:37:58
Speaker
touch with you, you know, and let you know you can get it on your show and what to have it on. Yeah. Keep me updated. Let me know. Uh, that's the other thing. Don't be a stranger. Um, I tell everybody, please don't be a stranger.
01:38:13
Speaker
it want about Yeah. Anything you need or if you want to randomly, Hey, I got this coming up. Can I, can I pop in for a few and promote it? And I'll get you on one of the shows, you know, we'll get you to come up and, you know, we've had our list and and the guys on a couple of different shows and, um, you know, I like to leave that door open because, you know, you guys are doing things and I, you know, we're, we're over here supporting the hell out of you. So, you know, we would you love to have you guys, you know, have you back up when ah Do you know what platforms or anything like that? As of now, where you're going to be pushing it or hopefully getting it to land on, um you know, most likely it'll be on to be, uh, Amazon plex, I think, um, I've heard a number of different things. Um, but I'm not a hundred percent sure at this point, what's actually going to be in place, but those are the names that are being tossed down and the guys that did this, um,
01:39:11
Speaker
It's two guys, jake Jake C. Young and Kenny Scott Guppy. They're co-directors, co-producers. And they've done a couple of movies before. you know This is ah a low budget film. It's a labor of love. And you know they've gotten they've gotten their movies onto a lot of really good platforms like TV and Amazon Prime and stuff like that.
01:39:36
Speaker
I feel pretty confident that it's going to be on those platforms. Toobie's starting to really come up. i I'm a big fan of Toobie because I find a lot of old hidden gems on there. No, you didn't even know existed or you forgot about. yeah we're all de Yeah, you got to put up with some commercials or whatever, but It's worth it, you know, for finding these things that you cannot find anywhere. I mean,
Interviewing and Creative Persistence
01:40:08
Speaker
probably American vampire and laws of deception will be on there today. Yeah, right. I wouldn't be bad at it. Yeah,
01:40:18
Speaker
well yeah right. I heard that, you know, get you a little ah little extra coin in the pocket, maybe. There ain't nothing wrong with that. Yeah, it would be great to get a re-release on those two films. came out theres yeah Yeah, definitely keep an eye out. Uh, you know, and I'll, I'll be in touch with you, you know, and I know people that would love to be on this show. Uh, so I'll send them your way if you want me to yeah you know i be greatly appreciated. Anybody you want to send my way, I'm actually, uh, I gotta get ready next week and start lining up for, uh, the rest of November and December, I usually try to line up about two months in advance. And then that way I can just kind of coast along on those, on those interviews. And then when I get about two weeks out or so, I start pounding the pavement again, trying to line up. It's, it's really, it's really cool. The reception I've gotten from a lot of the artists and and how quickly people are like, yeah, what do I gotta do? Do I gotta,
01:41:27
Speaker
Do I got to meet you somewhere? Do I got to come to us? No, you just got to have a laptop or a cell phone and you can be anywhere you want. I watched one of your shows and I was like, yeah, I want to talk to this guy. You know, I appreciate that. Talk to somebody that's so laid back and supportive and friendly and easy to talk to. So, you know, some interviews are not quite as easy. So thanks for making it easy and painless.
01:41:53
Speaker
Oh, thank you. Appreciate that. Now, I tried to, you know, I listened to a lot of talk radio, not the stuffy, boring crap. And and and being a music fan forever, you know, it's like, man, I've heard some really bad interviews and it's not on the guest. It's the it's the interviewee or the interviewer. And then there's a few guys out there that I really like that, man, they can they do amazing interviews, but I was like, I want to style, I want to kind of have a mixture of ask the questions, but also have a chill environment and have fun. And, and you know, sometimes we go way off the rails. Other times it's like, you know, there's, um I've been lucky. I've only had one or two interviews and the people were great, but it was like pulling teeth to try to get a conversation out. It's like, the people that all said your way are, um you know, I can pretty much balance the
01:42:52
Speaker
They'll entertain you probably as much as you entertain them. Nice. It makes my life a lot easier when, you know, much like yourself, you know, we but yeah interview with people and asking questions and stuff. Yeah. um And I don't, and I don't prepare anything. Yeah. I don't prepare anything. It's literally just off the top of my head. That's a bunch of bull because you watch American vampire. Well, yeah.
01:43:18
Speaker
yeah So it's like, wow, you know, this guy did his research. I do my homework, but I don't have like ah um like a script. Yeah. I don't have a script of questions or anything like that. miss stuff Yeah. Yeah. No, I definitely do my homework. That's for sure. Cause I know some people that interview people and know nothing about them. And it's like, Oh, this is, this is not, not good. This is not good. I've been a part of one of those interviews and I was just like, this is embarrassing because we have a.
01:43:49
Speaker
very famous, very popular artist on here. and and And I want to redo, but I'm almost too embarrassed to reach out to him and see if I can get him on this show because of how that one went.
01:44:03
Speaker
for what So redo. Yeah. just know then you have ah You have those interviewers that are like looking so. So where did you go to college?
01:44:17
Speaker
Yeah. you know Reading off cue cards and stuff. I don't care where you went to college at, unless you were like some kind of superstar stud in college. And that's where people know you from. You know like you you blew up in college. And the more yeah if it doesn't pertain to the conversation, it's like, why am I going to bring that up?
01:44:47
Speaker
So, you know, uh, I heard you worked at a grocery store once. Yeah. For like six months when I was 14. Yeah. well Um, but no, I really do appreciate you coming on. I appreciate it. I had a great time hanging out with you, um, and getting in the chat with you, not only, you know, as, as, uh, being a fan, but I also kind of get to sit down and, uh,
01:45:15
Speaker
couple guys sitting around just BS and you know, there's no no pressure or anything like that. Uh, I always ask my guests, I always kind of put you on the spot, uh, right before I let them get out of here. Uh, is there, is any, any, uh, you know, maybe advice you were given a long time ago, that's always stuck with you or ah anything that you advice that you would like to give anybody that's maybe thinking about getting into the music or acting or writing or anything like that.
01:45:46
Speaker
Well, um I think if you're in the arts, you know, going to do anything in the arts, I think you have to really have strong love for it, you know, because that's what's going to get you through the hard times, the rejections, the difficulties, the times when you're not feeling it. You really have to love it, you know, in order to do it. There are a lot of people out there and there's a lot of competition and If you don't, then you're just going to fall by the wayside. You're not going to be disciplined about it. You're not going to be persistent about it. And that's another thing, you know stay in the game. I wonder how many people have given up right before they were going to have their big breakthrough. you know But that's the thing, is ah the reason I'm persistent
01:46:39
Speaker
And the reason that I've been around doing this stuff for so long comes back to what I just said. It's because
The Arts as an Escape
01:46:45
Speaker
I love it. I love to do it. I love to entertain any people. And it doesn't matter whether I'm singing a song, right but or or or a poem, or whatever. I just want to create and and put whatever's inside me out there so that people can enjoy it. And it makes the next day feel good.
01:47:09
Speaker
yeah hate for a little while, even if it's just for a few minutes to listen to my song. It could be an hour and a half or two hours. and Watch the movie that I wrote. That's what I wrote. I just want to put it out there so people can get it and maybe escape a little bit. but yeah i right i was When I was young, going through hardships, I'd go to the movies or I'd put on some headphones and listen to music. and always the hardship of daily life you know and the problems and stuff. So I don't think there's anything wrong with putting out stuff that people can escape into. I agree 100%. That was kind of my my goal when we very first started with our first show. And then as we as I started expanding and growing everything, and and that was kind of my goal was to create an escape for people. This world is crazy.
01:48:05
Speaker
family life, politics, work, whatever it is. If you can put an earbud in and and listen to what we're doing for a couple hours and kind of get away from it or whatever, then that's exactly what I want to do because Lord knows I had my escapes when I was growing up. And even to this day, I still have my, my, you know, sometimes I need to time out.
01:48:27
Speaker
put on yourwood in and listen to some music, listen to other podcasters, you know, whatever the case may be. everything out you know and and yeah mean I feel like movies and and plays and and music saved my life when I was a kid, you know, really good because I had somewhere to close everything out from what was happening in my home life, you know. Yeah.
01:48:53
Speaker
So anyone that go through that and they they need that. Yeah, 100%. So I am a definitely looking forward to more projects from you. You'll have to let me know
Finding and Sharing Work Online
01:49:11
Speaker
when the anthology comes out, the poems. I've got few vets that participate here on the network with me, I would love to pass them on to their way, on their way, see what they think about them. I'm not a big reader, but I'll probably check them out myself. You know, I used to read a lot of poetry back in the day. But I can't sit down and read an actual book, because I think my ADD kicks in about halfway through a chapter and I'm like,
01:49:40
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Oh, can we do this? Oh, I can do this. I can do that. and You know, right? Yeah, exactly. paragraph Again, because I was thinking about, you know, I have to lunch today. how good Yeah, exactly. ah You know, and they i that's why I like the short stories. I like the poetry. You know, they're quick. I can read a couple and then let my ADD take over.
01:50:10
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get on with your life.
01:50:16
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ah It's it's crazy. Okay, what did I do? There we go. I'm over here pushing buttons that I don't need to be pushing. And then one last thing and I'll let you drop down and I'm going to play I'm going to play another one of your songs and do my spiel and I'm going to get out of here as well. Cool. I'm actually going to play Lonesome Road. I like that. Awesome. Yeah.
01:50:40
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Like lots of road closes daylight to dark, you know, it's the last. Oh, okay. In the movie. Nice. Which one, which one, uh, opens the movie? What did you say it was? It's called ride tall.
01:50:56
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all the picture i get there's a country orient You lots of, lots of road is straight up blues, you know, it's like, memphis blues i guess mississippi ball I'm a big blues guy. So I'm going to have to, I think that's what I like about it. Uh, but I'm, uh, right. Tall is a story song, you know, it's, it's kind of a Western song. i I got the idea for that film or that movie from the film, High Plains Grifter you've ever seen plenty of time ago.
01:51:33
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Yeah, yeah, so kind of tells that story in a way, in a song. so nice Yeah, I'll have to, I jotted that down so I can make sure that I remember to to get it downloaded so we can get it played on i' here. And then one last thing, and like I said, I will um let you drop down, but where can everybody find you at, social media wise?
01:52:02
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so that we can send them your way to follow you. You know, I'm easy to find. Just Google my name, Roland Jewett. Right here. i can Google my name and, you know, everything will come up in movies, plays, songs, poetry, books, whatever I've done as pretty much all is all out there. You know, you're talking about.
01:52:30
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30 years, 35 years worth of material that I've amassed from all this time. So if you just Google my name, and if you're looking for play, you'll find it. If you're looking for music, it would be on Spotify, SoundCloud, Apple, iTunes, all those places. So
Gratitude and Future Collaborations
01:52:52
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um'm I'm on YouTube. I have a channel on YouTube.
01:52:56
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So I'm easy to find, which is good. Yeah. We've definitely, definitely an easy find. Speaking of spotter speaking of spotterfly Spotify, I just recently discovered that I can create a playlist and share it out. I'm assuming I already know the answer to this, but I'm going to, if it's all right with you, i'll I'll add your music to that. And that's going to be a playlist that I share out and it's strictly 100% dedicated to my guests on this show. So thank you. yeah please do That's awesome. Share it. Share it out. I got a nice little little mix of everything going on in there. So it's always going to be when you share it. So, you know, we'll share other stuff. There you go. it. Appreciate that. We'll get it out there one way or another. Oh, well, I got to say, thank you, man. I really do appreciate you coming up here. It's it's been a ah pleasure talking to you. I try not to bamboy out too much.
01:53:56
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I appreciate it. You know, it's been a lot of fun. I've really enjoyed talking to you and you know, can I call you Glick? What do I call you? You know, I haven't. Yeah, everybody calls me Glick. Okay, just Glick. Yep. Alright. That's what everybody calls me. Thank you, Glick. I appreciate it. Yeah, absolutely. Everything. Absolutely. any Any anytime. Like I said, anything we can do to help out. Don't be a stranger. You're welcome. You're welcome here on the network anytime.
01:54:26
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and okay know but love you see you in the morning buddy and said good night he's like wander down the hallway larry years one to bed When the movie comes out I'll check back in with you and and let you know were Yeah, definitely and I'll get with the guys and I'll see if they'll throw it up on their Friday night show. I think that'll be really cool. I might even pop in and participate on that show. Usually if I'm not hosting a show, I try to keep my distance, but I'll have to make a, make an appearance on that.
01:55:02
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yeah So, uh, you know, best of luck to you, man. I really, I really hope the new movie takes off. I hope we get to see it. Maybe a prequel, maybe, maybe a sequel, maybe both, you know? Okay.
01:55:17
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And good luck on your nominations. Thank you. Yeah. You know, I got a couple of things coming up. It's the red carpet. And I didn't mention these other two. There's there's one called the the Ex-Exposing Music Awards. That's coming up. There's also the Who's Who musical, not which Arliss and the Southern So the outlaws are also part of that as well. So they've been nominated for a couple of awards there. So there's a few things coming up, which which are exciting. Keep you posted. Well, hopefully hopefully both of you guys bring some hardware home and you know best of luck there. And yeah I definitely look forward to seeing all the new projects down the road and and in you know checking them out.
01:56:10
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will get to get to reading. I have to ah pick up a book or something and read everything. hold it look yeah I won't hold it to that. Yeah, I'll put it by the i'll put it by on my nightstand. I'll try to pick up a book instead of my phone and throw it mindlessly on my phone for an hour when I go to bed. There you go. Whatever works, right? Yeah, exactly.
01:56:33
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but yeah so much Again, I appreciate it. And you have a great night and I wish you good success with this podcast. You know, I've had a lot of fun and I'll be telling people about it and sharing it as well. So definitely appreciate that. Thank you. Thank you. All right. You have a great night yourself and we'll see you next time around. You got it. Appreciate it. Yes, sir.
01:57:02
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Go down and play this. Oh, no. Oh, God. Stop pushing buttons, Flick. Here we go.
01:57:32
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Lord, where you taking me?
02:01:18
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All right, ladies and gentlemen. Huge shout out and a huge thank you to Roland for hanging out with us tonight. That was an awesome conversation. Definitely excited for him, everything he's got going on, and everything he's got coming up. I look forward to hearing from him and staying in touch with him. And maybe you guys will get lucky. We'll see him back ah back
Podcast Network and Future Plans
02:01:39
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up here down the road. Again, make sure you all check him out.
02:01:47
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Right up there. I'm gonna throw it up here on the screen. There you go. There you go. Right there. He's easy to find. Just type his name in, like he said. Put him in the old Google box and you'll find him. I can't not give these guys a shout out because they're the ones that hooked us up. Our very good friends over at the Southern Outlaws Band. You can find them at the SouthernOutlawsBand.com. Go check them out and show them some love too. Arliss is a great guy.
02:02:16
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The whole band, they're all great. Their manager, Mama Sandy, she's great. So you know good people, try to keep good people in their circle. And I'm very grateful and appreciative for them. I'm appreciative, very grateful that Rawlin came up here and hung out with me for a little bit tonight. And you know we got to talk about all the things he's he's done and will continue to do.
02:02:38
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and You know definitely looking forward to the movies check out his other movies an American vampire It is on YouTube as well as laws of deception. I'm telling you walls of deception It's it's gonna throw you for a loop because it keeps you on your toes And an American vampire is just a fun movie at the end of the day to to watch so Appreciate y'all being here. Appreciate y'all watching the replay viewers. Thank you guys. If you're listening to us on one of the various podcasting platforms, thank you. It does mean a lot of you guys listening and to the live viewers that popped in and and whatnot tonight. Thank you guys as well. With that being said, if you're not already, go ahead and check us out. We are everywhere, ladies and gentlemen, Facebook, Instagram, X and TikTok shows Monday through Sunday.
02:03:29
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on the youtube and as i said you can listen anytime any place wherever you listen to podcasts that if you're listening on the platform we're probably there uh we do have shows monday through sunday we kick the week off with uh men karen from men that is hosted by our boy connor i have stepped away from that show so i won't be there anymore on mondays uh connor will be on his own hanging out but he's got a good uh little panel of guys and he does the open panel. He does an open panel. So, ah you know, more and more people are continuing to come in every week and they're talking about men's mental health. Tuesdays, I'm hanging out doing Glick's House of Music. um Hanging out interviewing up and coming artists, musicians. I had a first tonight. I interviewed my my first actor, writer.
02:04:24
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You know, god got that on the, I can add that to the ah repertoire as well, which is cool. This Tuesday night, however, I will not be there, but our boy Blaze is working up a little a little flash flashback, a little throwback. I don't know what he's doing, but he's going to throw up an old school episode of Glick's House of Music this Tuesday.
02:04:47
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Wednesdays is what the fuck news if it's in the news and it's crazy and it makes us say what the fuck we're gonna talk about it and don't forget We always have our penis report. I don't know why that's a thing, but it's a thing And Thursdays is typically Cassius corner, however Cash and I came to a decision tonight We are moving Cassius corner to every other Saturday and it'll be on in the early afternoon late morning early afternoon Uh, so we have that, uh, change happening as well. Uh, but cash and I, my son, you guys know, uh, we talk wrestling, we talk a little WWE and, uh, whatnot. and Fun little project to do with my son. Friday nights is nonsense and chill hosted by blaze and Jeff and they're hanging out watching movies, man. And they're talking and they're having a good time. Uh, they are going to be watching, um,
02:05:47
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a classic this week. What is that movie called? The Great Outdoors. Outdoors. Great. so I don't know. It's a John Candy movie.
02:05:58
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but but But they're going to be watching that this week and hanging out. Saturdays is nonsensical nonsense. It's unhinged. It's unapologetic. The lunatics have taken over the asylum. We dropped the link in the chat. We call it the open door challenge. And we just hang out all night Saturday night, man. We we hang out with cool people.
02:06:17
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We have a good time. We laugh. We joke and uh, you know, check us out. Maybe you can come up and hang out with us as well on the show. It's an open invitation for anybody. Then we round the week up with Sunday. Sunday, we kick off with unnecessary roughness. It is your kickoff to the NFL myself.
02:06:36
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Big Rick and former guest of this year's show now co-host of a football show My boy Derek Wayne Douglas check him out on all social media at Derek Wayne Douglas. He's dropping music every week. It seems like ah So we're talking football NFL a little bit of college um Making pics and predictions and just talking shit in general and then on the occasion on Sundays we have Jeff's garage When he would he works up the energy to do a show. ah But yeah, I ain't got nothing else. Thank you guys for listening. Thank you guys for hanging out. Hopefully you enjoy what we're doing here on the network. We're trying to give you guys a little bit of something, a little bit of everything, and hopefully somebody finds something that they enjoy. Lots of changes coming up. As I said, I'm stepping down for Monday nights.
02:07:28
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I have slid over to co-host on Wednesday nights and cash. The show is moving to Saturdays. So, you know, we're always, and God damn it. He's going to kick my ass Mondays before men carrying four men at 6 p.m. The newest show on the network. My boy, Wally, Speedway stories and cold-blooded conversations. Everything to do with motor sports and reptiles every Monday, 6 p.m.
02:07:55
Speaker
Uh, he's, he's doing that. He's lining up guests, uh, and, uh, whatnot. So check that out as well. He's brand new to the podcasting world, brand new to the network. He's a very good friend of mine, and I'm definitely excited to see.
02:08:08
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what he brings to the network and how he does having his own show. I know it's something he's wanted to do for a little while and I'm glad he finally took the leap. So yeah, just give us a follow, check out the shows and don't forget to give us a share and check out my guests, man. I've got a lot of amazing kick-ass guests that have come through the house of music and we've had a lot of great conversations, a lot of fun, and I'm looking forward to doing more and meeting more and more people. And who knows, like we're all in a set,
02:08:37
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Maybe down the road, I'll get more opportunities to get up on the stage again. yeah
02:08:44
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But as I always say, be good. Be good at it, baby. That's all you can do.