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