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Episode 21: TJ George

January 1, 2022

TJ George has been very busy.  He has been workin on a pretty epic project for, well, to hear him say it, several years now.  It is finally coming to life, as of January 7, 2022.  TJ is a songwriter here is Columbus, and his new album, “Heroes and Legends” will be an achievement that […]

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Remembering John: 12/31/1943 – 10/12/1997

October 12, 2021

  I was home from college on a fall break in 1997 when I found out John Denver had died in a plane crash in the Pacific Ocean.  It wrecked me.  This brief tribute will explain a little bit of why.    Also, here is the video from the recording I shared in the episode, […]

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Episode 20: James Houston

May 7, 2021

I first met James Houston when I decided to start learning karate in my mid-20s, living in a small, southwestern Virginia town along the New River. I wasn’t sure what to expect when I signed up for karate, only that it seemed like there was a good blend of experience, and I knew that I […]

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Elemental Series, Episode 04: Gratitude

September 10, 2020

Loss is a weird thing, isn’t it?  The day I recorded this, I had found out a friend had died.  Just out of the blue.  Hit by a truck while running.  It was a big blow.  I had already decided on a topic, and on its face, it seems like the wrong direction…  But really, […]

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Elemental Series, Episode 03: Heated

September 3, 2020

Speak when you are angry, and you’ll make the best speech you’ll ever regret. – Ambrose Bierce As I write this, I have 34% left on my laptop, and I’m getting on a plane in 2 hours.  I’m heading out to my next job, in Burbank California, and this has been a real challenge keeping […]

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Elemental Series, Episode 02: Gold

August 27, 2020

In 1983 a movie came out with a star studded cast, including Tom Cruise, Rob Lowe, Patrick Swayze, Emilio Estevez, Matt Dillon, and the two 1980s teen heart throbs pictured above, Ralph Macchio and C. Thomas Howell.  The movie was called “The Outsiders”, and it featured a couple of rival gangs in 1965 Tulsa Oklahoma, […]

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