Dreams come true! I can't explain what a fan that I am of Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club and it is AWESOME! that I get to chat with drummer Chris Frantz who just published a book about his career called, "REMAIN IN LOVE". It is a great story about love, art, and a whole lot of music. I was greeking and we talked for an hour, I had to cut it down and I hope that you like the final interview. To Purchase : "REMAIN IN LOVE" https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250209221 Remember to subscribe to SOMETHING came from Baltimore! Listen and share with your friends. Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj7HKmMrFB4vAQm3SKzvftA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tomfunproductions Itunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/something-came-from-baltimore/id1400504427 Anchor: https://anchor.fm/somethingcame-from-baltim Tom Gouker's Little Bio: I am nothing more than a big music fan. As a child I was the "one with the records" and I would DJ all the school "sock hops". In college, I was the radio programmer, and wrote a music column. Fast forward, I worked at 88.9 FM WXPN, Philadelphia PA, home of the NPR Radio Show called, "Live@the World Cafe" for 14 years. I also worked in the Broadcasting Department at "QVC" for 5 years. I DJ under the name DJ Normal in the bar circuit in Baltimore, MD for 4 years. I had radio show at Morgan State Radio 88.1 FM, Baltimore MD, called, "Jazz 101". "Jazz 101" had interviews with musicians to explain why jazz is so special. The "Cool Jazz" format of the station changed and I lost my show and I continued with interviews with musicians on my on podcast called, "SOMETHING came from Baltimore". SCFB is now over 150 episodes strong with interviews with John Doe, Swingadelic, Gerald Albright, Samite, Bokante, Kat Edmonson, Al Di Meola, Auntie Hammy, The Beatle Guru, Bodega, The Homeless Gospel Choir, Orrin Evans, GoGo Penguin, Warren Wolf, Joey Alexander, and so much more! The podcast keeps growing as "SOMETHING came from Baltimore" gets over 250-500 spins a day and for some reason we are popular in France! Thank you France! If you listen to the interviews you can hear that I am struggling grouping sentences and stringing thoughts together. I have dyslexia all my life, and in my 20's I thought it would define me and I placed limitations on what I could do. I always wanted to be a school teacher, but I was afraid that I would be found out. Through the years, I have worked through the limitations, and I love music and this podcast so much that I can't be stopped! Future Projects: Film - Script for "I'm Falling to Pieces". Podcast, "Why Is It Good?" and a limited episode podcast "Beatles Come to America" with co-host The Beatles Guru Brooke Halpin.
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