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The twins discuss Charlotte, N.C., where they both lived at different times.  And as usually happens, they also travel down a primrose path - lighting on topics such as Noel Coward, their acting careers that never happened, chihuahuas, parrots, current reads, perceived reality and more, including a gem from the music archive. (Photo by Brendan Wright Images)

SHOW NOTES:

0:00 - "Matter of Time" by Chris Yale

02:24 - Greetings / "Walk" by Pantera / Dimebag Darrell / Machismo in music

04:08 - Chris' chihuahua, Django / Reese's African grey parrot / "I'll cut your ass" / Chris watching Cocaine, a cockatoo / Preludin / Coke Escovido at The Magic Hotel Hollywood / Sheila E. / Quentin Crisp at The Magic Hotel 

08:39 - Spiritual beings having a human experience / Pierre Teilhard de Chardin / reality? / God's dream / Discernment

09:46 - Roger spouts Noel Coward / "The Coward in Me" / Mark Mulkeen 

11:27 - Living in Charlotte, N.C. aka "The Queen City" / Matthews, N.C. / Recollections / Partying in Charlotte / Chris meets wife Betsy at Howie's Uptown / Uptown Charlotte / Roger's Tinder Box experience / Eastland Mall / Carolina Place Mall / SouthPark Mall was not fancy back in the day

16:06 - Kerry Collins and the nascent Carolina Panthers / Charlotte layout and roads / Sharon this, Sharon that - Quail this, quail that / Blockbuster Pavilion (now PNC Music Pavilion)

17:00 - Roger playing piano at the bygone Rheinland Haus / Shuttered music venue Double Door Inn / George Mandrapilias 

18:42 - Odd encounters in Charlotte / The house party /MDA vs. MDMA

21:38 - We could have been actors, but we wound up here / Ann Wright Agency / Crispin Glover / ABC pilot - The Best of Times / Nicolas Coppola (now Cage) / George Schlatter / Don Mischer

23:32 - Chris' animal babysitting duties

23:51 - Roger's solo gig at LuLu's North Myrtle Beach / Allen & Heath Mixer / Roger's current writing work for Post and Courier Myrtle Beach and collaboration with Paul Grimshaw for Grand Strand Magazine

25:16 - Catastrophizing / Kiss "Plaster Caster"

25:49 - Springsteen book, Born to RunJulia Cameron, The Artist's WayBrian TracyMaximum Achievement / The Holiness of God by R.C. SproulOctober Sky film with Jake Gyllenhaal

28:11 - Carmine Ragusa (Eddie Mekka) - "The Big Ragoo" / Preambles / About Chris' song, "Matter of Time" 

29:45 - Parting shots / Reality? / Freedom / The cage door is unlocked / Indoctrination