Verge of the Fringe

The Pulp Fiction Paradox

vergefringe@gmail.com (Lance Anderson) — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:55:00 -0700

Hey Dude, I both celebrate Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction, and defend Rosanna Arquette's legitmate criticism of the groundbreaking film.

QUOTE: "I'm willing to stand next to Jon Hamm and take off my shirt..."

AUDIO LINK

CAST: Don Draper, Mac Sledge, Jon Hamm, Bad Bunny, Harvey Keitel, The Wolf, John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Vinnie Barbarino, Uma Thurman, Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ving Rhames, Rosanna Arquette, Mark Lonow, Patricia Arquette, Nicolas Cage, Nick Nolte

CAMEO: Ming Ming

LOCATIONS: Jack Rabbit Slims, Improv, Santa Monica, Ventura Blvd.

PROPS: Cadbury Bunny, Stanley Steamer, Instagram, Corvette

MOVIES/TV: Mad Men, Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, Welcome Back Kotter, Saturday Night Fever, Urban Cowboy, Grease, Die Hard, New York Stories, Life Lessons, Annie Hall, Jackie Brown, Once Up a Time in Hollywood

DIRECTORS: Quentin Taratino, Francis Ford Coppola, Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese

SOUNDS: Ming Ming, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes (more cowbell), birds, planes

PHOTO: "Rosanna Pulp Googled" via YouTube shot with my iPhone XS

RECORDED: March 12, 2026 in "The Cafe" under the flight path of the Hollywood Burbank Airport in Burbank, California

GEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone.

TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 19:48

FILE SIZE: ~ 20 MB

GENRES: storytelling, personal storytelling, personal journal, journal, personal narrative, audio, audio blog, confessional

HYPE: "It's a beatnik kinda literary thing in a podcast cloak of darkness." Timothy Kimo Brien (cohost on Podwrecked and host of Create Art Podcast)

DISCLAIMER/WARNING: Proudly presented rough, raw and ragged. Seasoned with salty language and ideas. Not for most people's taste. Please be advised.

Mac Sledge is no Don Draper

vergefringe@gmail.com (Lance Anderson) — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 15:25:00 -0800

Hey Dude, I come to terms with the fact I'll never be Don Draper, but the truth is I'd rather be Mac Sledge.

QUOTE: "Obviously I don't look like Don Draper..."

AUDIO LINK

CAST: Ming Ming (cameo), Don Draper, Jon Hamm, Robert Duvall, Robert De Niro, Mac Sledge, Sanford Meisner, Jeff Goldblum, Lawrence Fishburne

LOCATIONS: Ming Ming's Barn, New York City, Neighborhood Playhouse

PROPS: toupee, Country Western, litmus test, Meisner Technique, Westerns

MOVIES/TV: Mad Men, The Godfather, The Great Santini, Apocalypse Now, True Confessions, Colors, Tender Mercies

SOUNDS: Ming Ming, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes (more cowbell), birds, planes

PHOTO: "Mac Sledge Googled" via YouTube shot with my iPhone XS

RECORDED: February 27, 2026 in "Ming Ming's Barn" under the flight path of the Hollywood Burbank Airport in Burbank, California

GEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone.

TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 16:12

FILE SIZE: ~ 16 MB

GENRES: storytelling, personal storytelling, personal journal, journal, personal narrative, audio, audio blog, confessional

HYPE: "It's a beatnik kinda literary thing in a podcast cloak of darkness." Timothy Kimo Brien (cohost on Podwrecked and host of Create Art Podcast)

DISCLAIMER/WARNING: Proudly presented rough, raw and ragged. Seasoned with salty language and ideas. Not for most people's taste. Please be advised.

Broken Hearts and Beautiful Voices

vergefringe@gmail.com (Lance Anderson) — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 11:19:00 -0800

Hey Dude, I'm coming to terms with the fact that I'm attracted to women with beautiful voices. My maddest crush is on Brandi Carlile who is also my favorite contemporary artist.

QUOTE: "She's GenX adjacent..."

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CAST: Brandi Carlile, Howard Stern, Phil and Tim Hanseroth, Hank Williams, Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, Kermit The Frog

LOCATIONS: The 5 Freeway

PROPS: SNL, GenX, CBS Sunday Morning

MUSIC: "Right on Time", rock and roll, folk, country, gospel, jazz, standards, classical, popular music, Grammys

SOUNDS: gravel, footsteps, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes (more cowbell), fast car, birds, planes

PHOTO: "Right on Brandi (and The Twins)" via YouTube shot with my iPhone XS

RECORDED: January 24, 2026 in "The Cafe" under the flight path of the Hollywood Burbank Airport in Burbank, California

GEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone.

TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 12.21

FILE SIZE: ~ 12MB

GENRES: storytelling, personal storytelling, personal journal, journal, personal narrative, audio, audio blog, confessional

HYPE: "It's a beatnik kinda literary thing in a podcast cloak of darkness." Timothy Kimo Brien (cohost on Podwrecked and host of Create Art Podcast)

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Gallery at the End of the World

vergefringe@gmail.com (Lance Anderson) — Sat, 13 Dec 2025 18:05:00 -0800

Hey Dude, while exhibiting my photos at the "Gallery at the End of the World" in the Mariposa Junction, I reconnected with Altadena through art, community and the power of podcasting.

QUOTE: "Frankly, I didn't want to have to go through the whole committee process."

AUDIO LINK

CAST: Dick Van Dyke, Ben Mc Ginty, Dave Lovejoy, Stacey (Sacred Silver), Ming Ming (aka "My Buddy")

LOCATIONS: Unitarian Universalist Church of Studio City, "Moorpark Church", Studio City, Gallery at the End of the World, Altadena, Mariposa Junction, Cafe de Leche, The Last Bookstore, Altadena Hardware, Altadena Library, North Hollywood High School

PROPS: Spring, Autumn, Eaton Fire, History of Podcasting Project, Zoom, show notes, Altadena Junction, LA Podcasters, Podcast Hall of Fame, Christmas

RELIGIONS: Unitarian Universalism, Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, atheism

SOUNDS: birds, gravel, footsteps, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes planes, trains and automobiles

PHOTO: "Photo Sold" shot with my iPhone XS

RECORDED: December 13, 2025 on the "Wawona Lawn" under the flight path of the Hollywood Burbank Airport in Burbank, California

GEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone.

TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 15:36

FILE SIZE: ~ 16MB

GENRES: storytelling, personal storytelling, personal journal, journal, personal narrative, audio, audio blog, confessional

HYPE: "It's a beatnik kinda literary thing in a podcast cloak of darkness." Timothy Kimo Brien (cohost on Podwrecked and host of Create Art Podcast)

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Self-Portrait at 60

vergefringe@gmail.com (Lance Anderson) — Sat, 18 Oct 2025 19:12:00 -0700

Hey Dude, I try to sort through my messy milestone birthday, perfectly captured in my super funky selfie that inspired the call.

QUOTE: "There's a lot of strands in the old duder's head..."

AUDIO LINK

CAST: Modesto, Dodgers, Shohei Ohtani, The Dude, The Doors, Bill Murray

SPECIAL GUEST CAMEO: Ming Ming

LOCATIONS: Unitarian Universalist Church of Studio City (UUCSC), Paris, France, Smoke House, Ernie's Taco House, Toluca Lake, Casa Vega, Hill Street Cafe, St. Leon Armenian Cathedral, Bob's Big Boy, In-N-Out Burger

PROPS: Facebook, #MoreDoubles, podcasting

FILMS: The Big Lebowski, Caddyshack

SONGS: Dancing in the Dark

LULLABY: The End by The Doors

SOUNDS: gravel, footsteps, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes helicoper, Ming Ming, jet, wind

PHOTO: "Self-Portrait" shot with my iPhone XS

RECORDED: October 18, 2025 in "The Cafe" under the flight path of the Hollywood Burbank Airport in Burbank, California

GEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone.

TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 17:14

FILE SIZE: ~ 17MB

GENRES: storytelling, personal storytelling, personal journal, journal, personal narrative, audio, audio blog, confessional

HYPE: "It's a beatnik kinda literary thing in a podcast cloak of darkness." Timothy Kimo Brien (cohost on Podwrecked and host of Create Art Podcast)

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Raiders of the Lost Open Mic

vergefringe@gmail.com (Lance Anderson) — Sat, 23 Aug 2025 18:47:00 -0700

Hey Dude, I goof on myself about my recent disastrous performances at an informal open mic at my church.

QUOTE: "Well, that went so well, why not?"

AUDIO LINK

CAST: George Clooney, Vince Vaughn, James Franco, Harrison Ford, Chef Ben Ford

LOCATIONS: Unitarian Universalist Church of Studio City (UUCSC), Studio City, Studio City Theater

PROPS: androgyny

MOVIES: Rocky, Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Blade Runner

SPECIAL GUEST CAMEO: Ming Ming

SOUNDS: gravel, footsteps, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes bird, Ming Ming

PHOTO: "Raiders Googled" shot with my iPhone XS

RECORDED: August 23, 2025 in "The Cafe" under the flight path of the Hollywood Burbank Airport in Burbank, California

GEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone.

TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 13:45

FILE SIZE: 14 MB

GENRES: storytelling, personal storytelling, personal journal, journal, personal narrative, audio, audio blog, confessional

HYPE: "It's a beatnik kinda literary thing in a podcast cloak of darkness." Timothy Kimo Brien (cohost on Podwrecked and host of Create Art Podcast)

DISCLAIMER/WARNING: Proudly presented rough, raw and ragged. Seasoned with salty language and ideas. Not for most people's taste. Please be advised.Hey Dude, I goof on myself about my recent disasterous performances at an informal open mic at my church.

"Oh Lord, Stuck in Lodi Again"

vergefringe@gmail.com (Lance Anderson) — Wed, 16 Jul 2025 20:05:00 -0700

Hey Dude, I rave about basking in John Fogerty's light at the Hollywood Bowl. Plus I ask your advice about how to tell some of my saucy stories with songs.

QUOTE: "If there's a Heaven, he's gonna be there rockin'!"

MUSICIANS: John Fogerty, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Belinda Carlisle, Go-Go's, Kittens for Christian, Alicia Silverstone, Richie Valens

VENUES: Hollywood Bowl, Hamburg, Germany, UCLA, Burbank

INSTRUMENTS: Beauty and the Beat, Volkswagen Bug

LULLABYE: "Lodi" by John Fogerty

SOUNDS: wind, gravel, footsteps, saw, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes

PHOTO: "John Fogerty Sees the Light" shot with my iPhone XS

AUDIO LINK

RECORDED: July 16, 2025 in "The Cafe" under the flight path of the Hollywood Burbank Airport in Burbank, California

GEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone.

TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 12:32

FILE SIZE: 13 MB

GENRES: storytelling, personal storytelling, personal journal, journal, personal narrative, audio, audio blog, confessional

HYPE: "It's a beatnik kinda literary thing in a podcast cloak of darkness." Timothy Kimo Brien (cohost on Podwrecked and host of Create Art Podcast)

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"Long As I Can See the Light"

vergefringe@gmail.com (Lance Anderson) — Wed, 2 Jul 2025 20:24:00 -0700

Hey Dude, the amazing Reverand Rick retired at the top of his game to become an artist, while the jury is still out for me.

QUOTE: "Just do your thing. Come as you are."

MUSICIANS: Reverend Rick, Paramahansa Yogananda, John Fogerty

VENUES: Studio City, Unitarian Universalist Church of Studio City, Claremont, Self Realization Fellowship, Echo Park, Altadena

INSTRUMENTS: Unitarian Universalism, poetry reading, pandemic, podcasting, Zoom, Eaton Fire, GoFundMe, AA

SPECIAL GUEST CAMEO: Ming Ming

LULLABYE: "Long As I Can See the LIght" by John Fogerty

SOUNDS: wind, birds, gravel, footsteps, saw, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes

AUDIO LINK

PHOTO: "Ricky's Last Word" shot with my iPhone XS

RECORDED: July 2, 2025 in "The Cafe" under the flight path of the Hollywood Burbank Airport in Burbank, California

GEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone.

TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 13:36

FILE SIZE: 8MB

GENRES: storytelling, personal storytelling, personal journal, journal, personal narrative, audio, audio blog, confessional

HYPE: "It's a beatnik kinda literary thing in a podcast cloak of darkness." Timothy Kimo Brien (cohost on Podwrecked and host of Create Art Podcast)

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I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry

vergefringe@gmail.com (Lance Anderson) — Sat, 21 Jun 2025 14:13:00 -0700

Hey Dude, my recent reconnection to music makes me travel back in time to 2004, where I was living in a basement apartment in "Eagle Rock" and working on a one person show called "Broken Hearts and Sad Country Songs."

QUOTE: "Whatever!"

AUDIO LINK

MUSICIANS: Stan Hillas, Kittens For Christian, Bruce Springsteen, Marilyn Monroe, Willie Nelson, Hank Williams, Bob Dylan

VENUES: United Kingdom, Glassell Park, Eagle Rock, Sun Valley

INSTRUMENTS: spoken word and music, podcasting, Karaoke

SONGS: "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" "Dancing In The Dark" "Funny How Time Slips Away"

SOUNDS: wind, birds, gravel, footsteps, "The 5 Freeway", planes, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes

PHOTO: "Lonesome Lyrics" shot with my iPhone XS

RECORDED: June 21, 2025 in "The Cafe" under the flight path of the Hollywood Burbank Airport in Burbank, California

GEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone.

TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 12:35

FILE SIZE: 8MB

GENRES: storytelling, personal storytelling, personal journal, journal, personal narrative, audio, audio blog, confessional

HYPE: "It's a beatnik kinda literary thing in a podcast cloak of darkness." Timothy Kimo Brien (cohost on Podwrecked and host of Create Art Podcast)

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Hollywood Way to The Valley

vergefringe@gmail.com (Lance Anderson) — Tue, 27 May 2025 10:35:00 -0700

Hey Dude, an innocent Sunday drive to the Hollywood Bowl box office with my dad, turns into a mudslide of deep hometown memories.

QUOTE: "If you don't drive through your hometown, are you really in your hometown?"

LULLABY: "Hooray for Hollywood" (Whitling/Mercer)

AUDIO LINK

MUSICIANS/CAST: John Fogerty, Joan Anderson, George Clooney, Billy Strings, Bob Dylan

LOCATIONS: The Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, Hollywood Way, Warner Bros., Walt Disney Studio, Universal Studios, Cahuenga Pass, Highland Ave., Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, California, Hollywood United Methodist Church, Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood High, Burbank High, North Hollywood High, In-N-Out Burger, Director's Guild, Laugh Factory, Laurel Canyon, Mt. Olympus, Laurel Canyon County Store, Mulholland Drive, San Fernando Valley ("The Valley"), Fryman Canyon Park, Capenter Avenue School, Ventura Blvd., Thrifty's, Studio City Theater, Carney's, Pinz Bowling Alley, Sportsman's Lodge, Weddington Golf & Tennis, Harvard-Westlake, Ringside Liquor, Henry's Tacos, Woodbridge Park, Jennifer's Coffee, Tujunga Village, Ernie's Taco House

PROPS: Saturday Stairs, "The Californians", Little League, "Rocky"

MUSIC: "All Along the Watchtower"

SOUNDS: birds, gravel, footsteps, "The 5 Freeway", Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes

PHOTO: "Fogerty at the Bowl" shot with my iPhone XS

RECORDED: May 26, 2025 in "The Cafe" under the flight path of the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California

GEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone.

TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 16:29

FILE SIZE: 9MB

GENRES: storytelling, personal storytelling, personal journal, journal, personal narrative, audio, audio blog

HYPE: "It's a beatnik kinda literary thing in a podcast cloak of darkness." Timothy Kimo Brien (cohost on Podwrecked and host of Create Art Podcast)

DISCLAIMER/WARNING: Proudly presented rough, raw and ragged. Seasoned with salty language and ideas. Not for most people's taste. Please be advised.

California Sober at The Hollywood Bowl

vergefringe@gmail.com (Lance Anderson) — Sun, 18 May 2025 18:34:00 -0700

Hey Dude, I took my dad to see Willie Nelson's Outlaw Music Festival at The Hollywood Bowl and it somehow magically restored my faith in my own home town.

QUOTE: "I would call it a borderline spiritual experience..."

LULLABY: "California Sober" by Billy Strings

AUDIO LINK

MUSICIANS/CAST: Willie Nelson, P-22 (mountain lion), Ricky Gervais, Sierra Hull, Billy Strings, Bob Dylan, Cate Blanchett, Deadheads, Jimi Hendrix

LOCATIONS: The Hollywood Bowl, Ventura Blvd, Universal City, Burbank, Griffith Park, LA Zoo, Greek Theatre, Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles, LA County, Hollywood HIlls, California, Hollywood, Cahuenga Pass

PROPS: pandemic, Saturday Stairs, Hollywood Sign, Hollywood Cross, American Flag, California Flag, pot, weed, vaping, contact high, threading

MUSIC: "Whatever", The Beatles, "California Sober", "All Along the Watchtower", John Wesley Harding

SOUNDS: plane, gravel, footsteps, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes wind

PHOTO: "Hollywood Bowl Outlaw" shot with my iPhone XS

RECORDED: May 18, 2025 in "The Cafe" under the flight path of the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California

GEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone.

TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 19:28 FILE SIZE: 10MB

HYPE: "It's a beatnik kinda literary thing in a podcast cloak of darkness." Timothy Kimo Brien (cohost on Podwrecked and host of Create Art Podcast)

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LA in La La Land

vergefringe@gmail.com (Lance Anderson) — Tue, 6 May 2025 11:19:00 -0700

Hey Dude, I finally watched La La Land and it really struck me to the core, especially the scenes at my beloved Smoke House and the wacky one person show stuff.

QUOTE: "My recording situation isn't perfect..."

AUDIO LINK

CAST: Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling, Ming Ming (cameo)

LOCATIONS: Oregon, 105 Freeway, The Dresden Room, The Smoke House, Warner Bros., Griffith Park, The Griffith Observatory, Sunset Blvd.

FILM/TV: A Complete Unknown, The Chocolate War, La La Land, SNL, Drive, Barbie, Portlandia

PODCASTS: Pine Drive-in

SOUNDS: children playing footsteps, gravel,

Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes airplane, birds, meow

PHOTO: "La La Land at the Smoke House" shot with my iPhone XS

RECORDED: May 5, 2025 in "The Cafe" (and Ming Ming's Barn) under the flight path of the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California

GEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone.

HYPE: "It's a beatnik kinda literary thing in a podcast cloak of darkness." Timothy Kimo Brien (cohost on Podwrecked and host of Create Art Podcast)

DISCLAIMER/WARNING: Proudly presented rough, raw and ragged. Seasoned with salty language and ideas. Not for most people's taste. Please be advised.

My Own Private Chocolate War

vergefringe@gmail.com (Lance Anderson) — Sat, 26 Apr 2025 16:17:00 -0700

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Hey Dude, I trip out on being a heathen freshman at a Catholic high school, and then I goof on the reason why I left.

QUOTE: "I didn't want to sell the chocolates."

CAST: Pope Francis, Jesus of Nazareth, Spartacus, Chris Prine, Danny DeVito, Annette Bening, Jennifer Jason Leigh

LOCATIONS: Notre Dame High School, Beth Meier Preschool, Corvallis High School, Descanso Gardens, Altadena

PROPS: Bible, Old Testament, New Testament, My Own Private Idaho, The Chocolate War, Poolman, The Big Lebowski, Chinatown

FAITHS: Catholicism, Judaism, Unitarian Universalist

SOUNDS: wind, footsteps, gravel, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes , car, airplane

PHOTO: "Frosh Football" shot with my iPhone XS

RECORDED: April 24, 2025 in "The Cafe" under the flight path of the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California

GEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone.

HYPE: "It's a beatnik kinda literary thing in a podcast cloak of darkness." Timothy Kimo Brien (cohost on Podwrecked and host of Create Art Podcast)

DISCLAIMER/WARNING: Proudly presented rough, raw and ragged. Seasoned with salty language and ideas. Not for most people's taste. Please be advised.

Completely Unknown

vergefringe@gmail.com (Lance Anderson) — Sun, 13 Apr 2025 10:44:00 -0700

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Hey Dude, after stumbling from the ashes, I finally sat down to have my mind blown by the film A Complete Unknown...twice.

QUOTE: "The wheels have completely fallen off the wagon."

CAST: Brandi Carlile, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Joe Friday, Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Fred Neil, James Mangold, Elijah Wald, Timothée Chalamet, Sylvester Stallone, Joaquin Phoenix, Johnny Cash, Boyd Holbrook, Joan Baez, Monica Barbaro, Edward Norton, Elle Fanning, Suze Rotolo, Scott Warmuth

LOCATIONS: Burbank, Altadena, Ming Ming's Barn

PROPS: ADU, Grammys, SNL, Hulu, A Complete Unknown, Eaton Fire, T-Mobile, Definitely Dylan, Dylan Goes Electric!, Cop Land, Rocky, Walk the Line, assemblage artist

SOUNDS: footsteps, construction, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes airplane, birds, helicopter, meow, purr

PHOTO: "Complete Unknown Googled" shot with my iPhone XS

RECORDED: April 12, 2025 in "The Cafe" (and Ming Ming's Barn) under the flight path of the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California

GEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone.

HYPE: "It's a beatnik kinda literary thing in a podcast cloak of darkness." Timothy Kimo Brien (cohost on Podwrecked and host of Create Art Podcast)

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"Have a nice f**king day, Sir!"

vergefringe@gmail.com (Lance Anderson) — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 16:49:00 -0700

Hey Dude, my super funky weekend was redeemed after Reverend Rick let his freak flag fly from the pulpit of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Studio City.

QUOTE: "I don't know if I should say this in church."

AUDIO LINK

PEOPLE: Kris Kristofferson, Philip Roth, Jack Nicholson

PLACES: Altadena, Los Angeles, DTLA, Los Angeles Central Library, Universal City, Studio City, Harvard Westlake Sports Complex, UUCSC

THINGS: Sunday Morning Coming Down, The Last Detail, Shore Patrol

PHOTO: "Beautiful UU Springstar" shot with my iPhone XS

RECORDED: March 31, 2025 in "The Cafe" under the flight path of the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California

GEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone.

HYPE: "It's a beatnik kinda literary thing in a podcast cloak of darkness." Timothy Kimo Brien (cohost on Podwrecked and host of Create Art Podcast)

DISCLAIMER/WARNING: Proudly presented rough, raw and ragged. Seasoned with salty language and ideas. Not for most people's taste. Please be advised.

Marching into Podcasthon

vergefringe@gmail.com (Lance Anderson) — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 14:16:00 -0700

Hey Dude, I talk about how I'm struggling to keep my head on straight this year as I deal with the Altadena Fire, my induction into the Podcast Hall of Fame and my 20th anniversary of podcasting. All while trying to celebrate the efforts of the people at Podcasthon, as Dean and I ask for your help with our own non-profit, the History of Podcasting Project.

AUDIO LINK

PEOPLE: Dean Whitbread

PLACES: Altadena, Burbank, Los Angeles, California, Canada, France, "The Gulf of Canada"

THINGS: Eaton Fire (Altadena Fire), Podcast Hall of Fame, Podcasthon, History of Podcasting Project

GENRE: storytelling, personal narrative, personal journal

PHOTO: "Podcast Hall of Fame Trophy Boxed" shot with my iPhone XS

RECORDED: March 19, 2025 in "Ming Ming's Barn" under the flight path of the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California

GEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone.

HYPE: "It's a beatnik kinda literary thing in a podcast cloak of darkness." Timothy Kimo Brien (cohost on Podwrecked and host of Create Art Podcast)

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Altadena, Revisited (Part 1)

vergefringe@gmail.com (Lance Anderson) — Sat, 1 Mar 2025 19:10:00 -0800

Hey Dude, I headed up to Altadena to visit the three historic places where I once lived. All three were burned to the ground. Yet I still feel a tinge of hope.

PEOPLE: David Lynch, Zane Grey

PLACES: Altadena, Jane's Village, Zane Grey Estate, Woodbury Building

THINGS: History of Podcasting Project

SOUNDS: footsteps, gravel path, airplane Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes

GENRE: storytelling, personal narrative, personal journal

PHOTO: "Woodbury Building Mural" shot with my iPhone XS

RECORDED: March 1, 2025 in the "Cafe" under the flight path of the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California

GEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone.

HYPE: "It's a beatnik kinda literary thing in a podcast cloak of darkness." Timothy Kimo Brien (cohost on Podwrecked and host of Create Art Podcast)

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Go Find Me

vergefringe@gmail.com (Lance Anderson) — Mon, 3 Feb 2025 14:47:00 -0800

Hey Dude, obviously there has a been a lot going on with the Eaton Fire burning down my studio in downtown Altadena. So many people, suffering so much loss, so I'll wait to tell my side of the story for another day.

My GoFundMe

AUDIO LINK

SOUNDS: footsteps, gravel path, sirens Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes

GENRE: storytelling, personal narrative, personal journal

PHOTO: "Go Find Me" shot with my iPhone XS

RECORDED: February 1, 2025 in the "Cafe" under the flight path of the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California

GEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone.

HYPE: "It's a beatnik kinda literary thing in a podcast cloak of darkness." Timothy Kimo Brien (cohost on Podwrecked and host of Create Art Podcast)

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Dreams of the 90s

vergefringe@gmail.com (Lance Anderson) — Sun, 5 Jan 2025 13:46:00 -0800

Hey Dude, I briefly talk about being inducted into the Podcast Hall of Fame, before I flashback to my not so distant dreams of living in the 90s.

QUOTE: "I didn't play it cool enough, so I dropped the ball."

AUDIO LINK

PEOPLE: Grant Baciocco, Hiram, Alicia Silverstone

PLACES: Orlando, Burbank, Westside, South L.A., San Bernadino

THINGS: Podcast Hall of Fame, Dr. Floyd, Toiley T. Paper, Kittens for Christian, Reality Bites, Portlandia, SNL, mime, Music Center of Los Angeles, Clueless, Verge of the Fringe

SOUNDS: birds, footsteps, gravel path, helicopter, wind, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes

GENRE: storytelling, personal narrative, personal journal

PHOTO: "Dream of the 90s Googled" shot with my iPhone XS

RECORDED: January 3, 2025 in the "Cafe" under the flight path of the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California

GEAR: iPhone XS voice memo recorder.

HYPE: "It's a beatnik kinda literary thing in a podcast cloak of darkness." Timothy Kimo Brien (cohost on Podwrecked and host of Create Art Podcast)

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Secret Successes and Broken Shoelaces

vergefringe@gmail.com (Lance Anderson) — Sat, 7 Dec 2024 12:19:00 -0800

Hey Dude, I'm really sorry it's been so long since my last call. I riff about a "big f'n deal" announcement that is still a secret, while also lamenting all of the broken shoelaces in my life.

QUOTE: "It's not the big things in life that kill you. It's the little things like breaking a shoelace with no time left." - Charles Bukowski

AUDIO LINK

PEOPLE: Charles Bukowski, Sylvester Stallone

PLACES: North Hollywood High School

THINGS: Rocky, X (the band), Twitter, Bluesky

SOUNDS: plane, birds, footsteps, gravel path, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes

GENRE: storytelling, personal narrative, personal journal

PHOTO: "Cafe at Christmas" shot with my iPhone XS

RECORDED: December 6, 2024 on the "Wawona Lawn" under the flight path of the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California

GEAR: iPhone XS voice memo recorder.

HYPE: "It's a beatnik kinda literary thing in a podcast cloak of darkness." Timothy Kimo Brien (cohost on Podwrecked and host of Create Art Podcast)

DISCLAIMER/WARNING: Proudly presented rough, raw and ragged. Seasoned with salty language and ideas. Not for most people's taste. Please be advised.

Ode to Joan Baez

vergefringe@gmail.com (Lance Anderson) — Tue, 19 Mar 2024 16:34:00 -0700

Hey Dude, the other night I watched the Joan Baez documentary "I Am a Noise" and it struck me to the core. My new found reverence for Joan Baez is beyond measure. Plus I couldn't think of my favorite singer's name...Brandi Carlile.

QUOTE: "Madonna, not Madonna the performer. Madonna the Virgin Mary."

AUDIO LINK

PEOPLE: Norah Jones, Kacey Musgraves, Billie Eilish & Finneas, The Carpenters, The Go-Go's, Brandi Carlile, Lady Gaga, Judy Collins, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Madonna, Virgin Mary, Taylor Swift, Aretha Franklin, Adele, Mimi Fariña

PLACES: Laguna Beach, California, Los Angeles, Highland Park, Southern California, Altadena, Carmel, Woodside

THINGS: The Go-Go's documentary, Seinfeld, Break Point, Netflix, I Am a Noise, civil rights, Quakers, pacifism, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

SOUNDS: plane, birds, footsteps, gravel path, Mimi, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes

GENRE: storytelling, personal narrative, personal journal

PHOTO: "Joan Baez Googled" shot with my iPhone XS

RECORDED: March 18, 2024 on the "Wawona Lawn" under the flight path of the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California

GEAR: Sony ICD PX370 digital voice recorder and Sony ECM CS3 "tie-clip" microphone.

HYPE: "It's a beatnik kinda literary thing in a podcast cloak of darkness." Timothy Kimo Brien (cohost on Podwrecked and host of Create Art Podcast)

DISCLAIMER/WARNING: Proudly presented rough, raw and ragged. Seasoned with salty language and ideas. Not for most people's taste. Please be advised.

Going Viral

vergefringe@gmail.com (Lance Anderson) — Sat, 17 Feb 2024 15:15:00 -0800

Hey Dude, I had a minor battle with COVID before I really went viral with a Star Wars post in a Generation X group on Facebook.

QUOTE: "A two-year-old has no context of anything..."

AUDIO LINK

PEOPLE: David Letterman

PLACES: Hollywood Burbank Airport, Canada

THINGS: COVID-19, vaccines, Star Wars, micro-generations, 1977, Substack, Generation X, 1965-1980, 1960, 1980, Facebook, History of Podcasting, Rocky

SOUNDS: birds, footsteps, gravel path, plane, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes

GENRE: storytelling, personal narrative, personal journal

PHOTO: "Star Wars Viral" shot with my iPhone XS

RECORDED: February 16, 2024 on the "Wawona Lawn" under the flight path of the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California

GEAR: Sony ICD PX370 digital voice recorder and Sony ECM CS3 "tie-clip" microphone.

HYPE: "It's a beatnik kinda literary thing in a podcast cloak of darkness." Timothy Kimo Brien (cohost on Podwrecked and host of Create Art Podcast)

DISCLAIMER/WARNING: Proudly presented rough, raw and ragged. Seasoned with salty language and ideas. Not for most people's taste. Please be advised.

The Day After Christmas

vergefringe@gmail.com (Lance Anderson) — Sun, 31 Dec 2023 15:12:00 -0800

Hey Dude, I left you melancholy message about my crazy days before the holidays, along with a sad remembrance of my mom's last Christmas.

QUOTE: "At least that's what I call the day after Christmas..."

AUDIO LINK

PEOPLE: Dean Whitbread, Doug Mcintyre

PLACES: England, Henry's Tacos, Ernie's Taco House, Casa Vega, El Coyote

THINGS: Libsyn, Subaru, Outback, Crosstrek, Faberge egg, Christmas, Christmas Eve, "It's A Wonderful Life", redemption story, Boxing Day, Redeye Radio, KFI, New Years, IBM

SOUNDS: wind, footsteps, gravel path, the 5 Freeway, birds, Ming-Ming, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes

GENRE: storytelling, personal narrative, personal journal

PHOTO: "First Christmas" from an original photo, shot with my iPhone XS

RECORDED: December 28, 2023 from the "The Barn" under the flight path of the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California

GEAR: Sony ICD PX370 digital voice recorder and Sony ECM CS3 "tie-clip" microphone.

HYPE: "It's a beatnik kinda literary thing in a podcast cloak of darkness." Timothy Kimo Brien (cohost on Podwrecked and host of Create Art Podcast)

DISCLAIMER/WARNING: Proudly presented rough, raw and ragged. Seasoned with salty language and ideas. Not for most people's taste. Please be advised.

Spoken Word and Music at the Hong Kong Cafe

vergefringe@gmail.com (Lance Anderson) — Sat, 18 Nov 2023 09:12:00 -0800

Hey Dude, the PBS documentary "The Chinatown Punk Wars" took me back in my mind to my best live performance at the Hong Kong Cafe.

QUOTE: "I was totally free on stage."

AUDIO LINK

PEOPLE: The Dude, Karen Carpenter, Jay Leno, David Letterman, Jerry Seinfeld, Keith Morris, John Doe

PLACES: DTLA, Arts District, Al's Bar, Chinatown, Echo Park, Sunset Blvd., Millie's, Madame Wong's, Hong Kong Cafe

THINGS: Generation X, Boomers, micro generation, Artbound, PBS, "The Chinatown Punk Wars", punk rock, Black Flag, Circle Jerks, new wave, podcasting, Kittens for Christian, industrial punk, spoken word, Thanksgiving

SOUNDS: wind, footsteps, gravel path, the 5 Freeway, birds, Ming-Ming, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes

GENRE: storytelling, personal narrative, personal journal

PHOTO: "Hong Kong Palm" with my iPhone XS

RECORDED: November 16, 2023 from the "Wawona Lawn" under the flight path of the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California

GEAR: Sony ICD PX370 digital voice recorder and Sony ECM CS3 "tie-clip" microphone.

HYPE: "It's a beatnik kinda literary thing in a podcast cloak of darkness." Timothy Kimo Brien (cohost on Podwrecked and host of Create Art Podcast)

DISCLAIMER/WARNING: Proudly presented rough, raw and ragged. Seasoned with salty language and ideas. Not for most people's taste. Please be advised.

Rebel Without a Reunion

vergefringe@gmail.com (Lance Anderson) — Sat, 2 Sep 2023 13:54:00 -0700

Hey Dude, the brewing storm inside my sobriety kept me from going to my North Hollywood High School "rebel reunion" for the class of 1984. I also riff on the weather.

QUOTE: "The wind blowing kinda stirred my soul."

AUDIO LINK

PEOPLE: Sinéad O'Connor, Dean Whitbread

PLACES: North Hollywood High School, Walter Reed Junior High School

THINGS: Tropical Storm Hilary, History of Podcasting

SOUNDS: wind, footsteps, gravel path, the 5 Freeway, knee pop, motorcycle, helicopter, birds, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes

GENRE: storytelling, personal narrative, personal journal

PHOTO: "Football Profile Pic" with my iPhone XS

RECORDED: September 1, 2023 from the "Lavina Cafe" under the flight path of the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California

GEAR: Sony ICD PX370 digital voice recorder and Sony ECM CS3 "tie-clip" microphone.

HYPE: "It's a beatnik kinda literary thing in a podcast cloak of darkness." Timothy Kimo Brien (cohost on Podwrecked and host of Create Art Podcast)

DISCLAIMER/WARNING: Proudly presented rough, raw and ragged. Seasoned with salty language and ideas. Not for most people's taste. Please be advised.