In this Episode Remember when you could do something incredibly stupid and there wasn’t a cell phone, Ring camera, or security camera around to prove it happened? Those were the days! In this episode of I’m Leaving Right After This Drink, I’m looking back at growing up before smartphones, social media, and everything being recorded. […]
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In this Episode I’ve mentioned on the podcast that I’ve been working on a book, but I’ve never really explained why. I’m not famous. I’m not expecting to become a bestseller. Hell, I don’t even know if my own friends are going to buy the damn thing. But that’s not why I’m doing it. I
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In this Episode Remember when a concert ticket was more than a QR code on your phone? I recently found an envelope filled with old concert ticket stubs — and every damn one of them has a story attached to it. Guns N’ Roses. Metallica. Van Halen. The Allman Brothers. George Thorogood. Anthrax. Pride &
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In this Episode You paid $150, $200, maybe even $300 to see your favorite band live. So how much of what you’re hearing should actually be… live? Backing tracks have become a normal part of modern rock shows — orchestration, keyboards, backing vocals, effects, and sometimes even reinforcement of the musicians onstage. But where does
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In this Episode What’s the band or song EVERYBODY seems to love… but you just can’t stand? I’ve been judged by my friends for years over mine, so I figured it was finally time to admit it publicly: Pearl Jam. Yep. I said it. I respect the musicians. Mike McCready is a great guitarist. Ten
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In this Episode Apparently, at 52 I was supposed to grow out of this stuff. Instead, I’m buying more guitars, seeing some bands for the 10th, 20th — or maybe 50th — time, taking ridiculous rock & roll road trips, drinking whiskey and now somehow deciding that one podcast a week isn’t enough. So yeah…
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In this Episode A rock & roll road trip to Houston to see Zakk Wylde and Black Label Society sounded like a great idea. Then a tropical storm decided to head toward Houston at the same damn time. In episode 46 of I’m Leaving Right After This Drink: Rock & Roll, Whiskey and Other Stories,
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In this Episode Big Rig Ron Michaels has spent more than three decades behind the microphone at Tampa Bay’s legendary 98ROCK — and he’s got the stories to prove it. Big Rig joins me for a long-overdue conversation about growing up obsessed with radio, building his own pirate radio station as a kid, breaking into
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In this Episode I wasn’t expecting much from Mötley Crüe. I’d never seen Marilyn Manson live. And I’ve got my own opinions about Rob Zombie. Then I went to the shows… and apparently I was wrong about a few things. I recap two killer weeks of live rock & roll featuring Extreme, Tesla, Mötley Crüe,
Mötley Crüe, Marilyn Manson & Rob Zombie All Surprised Me | Ep #44 Read More »
In this Episode Ever wonder why so many people hate going to the gym? Sometimes it’s not the workout that’s the problem—it’s the people. In Episode 43, I rant about the gym etiquette that apparently nobody bothers with anymore. Equipment hogs, selfie photographers, loud grunters, people glued to their phones, and all the other characters
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