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Irrelevant and IlliteratePHILLY DEATH METAL SYMPOSIUM - Ep.111 ft. Adam (The Yard), Hal (Engulf, Blasphemous) & John (Caged)We had a GREAT hang with some of our Philly death metal regulars.
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HOMEWORK:
Adam
Winter - Into Darkness
Hal
Excantation - Fleeting in its Grandeur
Crippling Alcoholism - Padded Room
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A2D RadioEagles vs Dolphins Matchup Analysis w/Ed Barkowitz, Hal Habib and Phil Sheridan | Bowen on the BirdsOn this exciting episode of 'Bowen On The Birds,' we have special guests Ed Barkowitz, veteran of the Daily News & Inquirer sports departments; Hal Habib, who covers the Dolphins for the Palm Beach Post, and former Inquirer & ESPN Eagles reporter Phil Sheridan. In This Episode, You Can Expect: đŚ
With Ed Barkowitz: - Bet the over Sunday night? - What is the line telling us about this matchup? - South Florida fans vs. Philly fans â Ed has lived in both places. đŹ With Hal Habib: - Is covering Mike McDaniel as much fun as it would seem? - Miami has gaudy rushing...2023-10-211h 01
Tales of the Road WarriorsMichael WinslowMichael Winslow Show Notes Talking Points: Twitter handle @Noizey_Man Grew up on several Air Force bases Moved around a lot as a kid. Killed the boredom by imitating the sounds of machinery around the military bases. Including typewriters. Take this video for example⌠32 Typewriters 32 Typewriters??? I couldnât tell the difference between a Remington Noiseless Portable or a IBM Executive Model 42 or a Smith Corona Word processor Books: Whack to the Side of the Head Kic...2020-11-2653 minTales of the Road WarriorsSmokey MilesToday my guest is Robert Smokey Miles...   He knows Bob Dylan personally and even used to be his house sitter as a teenager Around 1987 he began hosting open mics and acoustic music showcases at the Breakaway Gardens in Venice, CA, much like I did in the San Fernando Valley several years later. Although I had been to the Breakaway, on many occasions before I left Venice, I donât recall having ever met Smokey, although in retrospect, I must have. While editing this episode, I determined it would have been almost impossible for me not...2020-11-201h 08
Easy When You Know HalBurnt-PodcastBurnt my Soup while creating this episode of Easy When You know Hal. I talk about what's coming up on Tales of the Road Warriors and describe Wiggin' Out with Hal Cohen and Renee Yaworski on Youtube.2020-11-0305 minTales of the Road WarriorsEssra Mohawk ESSRA MOHAWK Pt. 1 Show Notes Essra Mohawk has had a very long and storied career. To describe her music as eclectic is a gross understatement. Her songs run the gamut from pop to avant garden, and in between she covers a lot of bases including rock, folk, folk rock, motown, jazz, tv jingles, rhythm and blues, and beautiful, heartfelt ballads about love and lust. Born Sandra Elayne Hurvitz, her earlier influences were her parents, Anne and Henry. Through them she grew up listening to an eclectic list of artists such as Judy Garland, N...2020-11-0353 minTales of the Road WarriorsBen Vaughn Part 2Ben Vaughn Part 2 - Show Notes Hey, howzit going everybody? Had enough of this lockdown yet? I know, I know, thereâs nothing funny about it and youâre running out of ideas. Well, at least you have me to keep you entertained for a little while. Iâm Hal in Philly and this is my podcast. Welcome to it. In case you forgot , itâs called⌠TALES OF THE ROAD WARRIORS! If you listened to the last episode, my conversation with Ben Vaughn - Part 1 then you know I ended it wth a kind of a cliff...2020-08-1333 min
Tales of the Road WarriorsBen Vaughn Part 2Ben Vaughn Part 2 - Show Notes Hey, howzit going everybody? Had enough of this lockdown yet? I know, I know, thereâs nothing funny about it and youâre running out of ideas. Well, at least you have me to keep you entertained for a little while. Iâm Hal in Philly and this is my podcast. Welcome to it. In case you forgot , itâs called⌠TALES OF THE ROAD WARRIORS! If you listened to the last episode, my conversation with Ben Vaughn - Part 1 then you know I ended it wth a kind of a cliff hanger. Ben was tellin...2020-08-1333 minTales of the Road WarriorsBen Vaughn Part 1Ben Vaughn, rock and roll star and DJ.. known throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware Tri-state area and parts of New York. A fixture around these parts for a very long time. Listeners of NPR radio stations across the country can listen to his show, The Many Moods of Ben Vaughnâ Musical influences include Kenn Kweder and Jerry Blavat aka The Geeter with the Heater, the Big Boss with the Hot Sauce.2020-07-3041 minTales of the Road WarriorsDave KanyanHal in Philly talks with truck driver and podcaster, Dave Kanyan, host of Dumbing it Down With Dave, about driving a truck, podcasting at 85 mph, milk, comedy and some music. Episode Links and Resources Dave's PodcastDumbing it Down With Dave Stream or Download - I'm Going For A Drive Tales of the Road Warriors Coffee Mug I'm Goin' For A Drive Travel Mug2020-07-0747 minTales of the Road WarriorsDave KanyanHal in Philly talks with truck driver and podcaster, Dave Kanyan, host of Dumbing it Down With Dave, about driving a truck, podcasting at 85 mph, milk, comedy and some music. Episode Links and Resources Dave's PodcastDumbing it Down With Dave Stream or Download - I'm Going For A Drive Tales of the Road Warriors Coffee Mug I'm Goin' For A Drive Travel Mug2020-07-0747 minTales of the Road WarriorsHenry PhillipsHal in Philly interviews Henry Phillips on Tales of the Road Warriors. He is a comedic singer/songwriter, actor and filmmaker. He has released comedy albums of his music, and has produced several series including The Loner for IFC, a cooking show on Patreon called Henry's Kitchen. Also on Patreon for 2020, a comedy series, The Highway Man. ---------------------------- Talking Points Sorry, wrong number Discovering Henry - Music reviewer Jonathan Widran Chimneysweep Jerryâs Deli Stories - Marlon Brando Saturday Night Live, Adam Sandler, Rob Schneider...2020-05-1651 minTales of the Road WarriorsHenry PhillipsHal in Philly interviews Henry Phillips on Tales of the Road Warriors. He is a comedic singer/songwriter, actor and filmmaker. He has released comedy albums of his music, and has produced several series including The Loner for IFC, a cooking show on Patreon called Henry's Kitchen. Also on Patreon for 2020, a comedy series, The Highway Man.2020-05-1651 minTales of the Road WarriorsKendal ConradKendal Conrad is a country singer/songwriter/recording artist from outside of Philadelphia Pennsylvania.She has shared the stage and opened for the likes of Blake Shelton, Charlie Daniels Band, Chris Lane, Trace Adkins, Phil Vassar and many others and even sang a duet live onstage with Keith Urban. READ MORE  2020-04-1346 minTales of the Road WarriorsAndrea NardelloPhilly's Andrea Nardello has been compared to Melissa Etheridge, Shawn Colvin, Sheryl Crow and Brandi Carlisle. Influences in folk, rock & pop. Nardello recently won a contest and sang with Brandi Carlile at Carlileâs all womenâs festival in Mexico. Also won Philadelphia Songwriter's Project Contest and the Tri-State Indie's "Acoustic Artist Of The Year." She has toured extensively opening for Colbie Caillat, Brandi Carlile, Gabe Dixon, Emerson Hart of Tonic Fame, Toby Lightman, Tim Reynolds of The Dave Matthews Band and Ron Pope. ANDREA NARDELLO FULL SHOW NOTES & LINKS2020-03-2537 minTales of the Road WarriorsAndrea NardelloPhilly's Andrea Nardello has been compared to Melissa Etheridge, Shawn Colvin, Sheryl Crow and Brandi Carlisle. Influences in folk, rock & pop. Nardello recently won a contest and sang with Brandi Carlile at Carlileâs all womenâs festival in Mexico. Also won Philadelphia Songwriter's Project Contest and the Tri-State Indie's "Acoustic Artist Of The Year." She has toured extensively opening for Colbie Caillat, Brandi Carlile, Gabe Dixon, Emerson Hart of Tonic Fame, Toby Lightman, Tim Reynolds of The Dave Matthews Band and Ron Pope. ANDREA NARDELLO FULL SHOW NOTES & LINKS2020-03-2537 minTales of the Road WarriorsToby Lightman Pt 1Today is the first of three episodes in a row featuring Women Road Warriors in honor of International Womenâs Month on Tales of the Road Warriors. My guest is Toby Lightman. In our brief talk we touched on another problem men never experience, the struggle to have a child. Though a man can share some of the emotional weight of this struggle, we can never know the physical and internal anguish that a woman experiences. Toby recently captured this in her song âBegin Againâ. I had no idea what the song was about going into this conversation, so youâll hea...2020-03-1319 minTales of the Road WarriorsGeorge BunnellTalking Points Band history and foundation of Strawberry Alarm Clock How they arrived at the name. Oingo Boingo connection Venice Beach Writers of Incense and Peppermints getting âjackedâ Bad practices in the music businesses by music biz types. More personnel swaps and other Alarm Clock stories Similarity to the Doors. Ray Manzarek and Robbie Krieger. Comparisons with other bands. Other songs - Curse of the Witches and World on Fire The Unjust Drug Bust Ontario Moto...2020-03-0257 minTales of the Road WarriorsCowboy Mach BellThis is the first full-length interview of 2020 and my guest is Cowboy Mach Bell. Since this is a longish episode, Iâll just give you a brief rundown about who Iâm talking to, and the rest, youâll discover during our conversation. Full Show Notes: https://talesoftheroadwarriors.com/cowboy-mach-bell/2020-02-2159 minTales of the Road WarriorsBest of 2019Best excerpts from Tales of the Road Warriors podcast episodes from January through December of 2019. Guests include: Chad Watson, James Lee Stanley, Chad Watson, Liz Miller, Kenn Kweder, Jon Michaels, Jay David, Dan May, Lee Totten and Laura Cheadle,2020-02-1645 min
Easy When You Know HalClickbait QuandryClickbait - you know. Because you slow down for accidents, too. Clickbait is everywhere, Facebook, Twitter, your inbox. Halinphilly will show you how to deal with it once and for all.2020-01-2403 min
Easy When You Know HalFYI-Jan-2020Announcements regarding the state of the two podcasts2020-01-2403 minTales of the Road WarriorsDiscovering-David-BowieHal Aaron Cohen aka Hal in Philly recalls the time he discovered the album Man Who Sold The World by an unknown recording artist named David Bowie in the 99 cent bin of a record store i Center City Philladelphia in the early '70s2020-01-2308 minTales of the Road WarriorsDiscovering-David-BowieHal Aaron Cohen aka Hal in Philly recalls the time he discovered the album Man Who Sold The World by an unknown recording artist named David Bowie in the 99 cent bin of a record store i Center City Philladelphia in the early '70s2020-01-2308 min
Easy When You Know HalEp-27-The-Tennesee-SquireRemembering my father on his birthday. A story about how he purchased a bottle of Jack Daniels Old No.7 and broke the glass top. The company went above and beyond ordinary customer service or simply replacing the cap.2020-01-1708 min
Easy When You Know HalEp-26-Gwyneth-Paltrows-VaginaGwyneth Paltrow Candles. New Scent - This Smells Like My Vagina2020-01-1307 min
Easy When You Know HalEp-25-Whistle-A-Happy-FullI tell you how I avoided a bar fight by acting crazier than the crazy drunk guy. And don't call me Pops2020-01-0906 min
Easy When You Know HalEp-24-Really-Great-PotThe you don't need marijuana to bring true happiness. Let me tell you about the pot I just bought.2020-01-0605 minTales of the Road WarriorsDan NavarroDan Navarro best known for being in the super duo Lowen and Navarro - writers of We Belong, the mega hit for Pat Benetar. It has since been recorded by several others and featured in many movies, tv shows and including Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby,  Pitch Perfect 2,  Deadpool 2, and the season one finale of Dynasty and In the season 3 Finale of Santa Clarita Diet and just recently in a new Pepsi commercial. Unfortunately, we lost Eric Lowen in 2012 to ALS otherwise known as Lou Gerhigs Disease. It was a terrible blow the songwriting community. But Dan...2019-12-2457 min
Easy When You Know HalMama Mia Its IKEATips for putting together prefab furnuiture from IKEA. Halinphilly talk about his recent experience assembling a BRIMNES cabinet.2019-12-2007 min
Easy When You Know HalDevilandDonnyMostExerpt from Tales of the RoadWarriors episode wiht Hal in Philly and Steve Schalchlin.2019-12-2005 min
Easy When You Know HalSushiThe Japanese plot to undermine the American economy. All in jest, of course. Ther is no intended poiticall agenda.Sushi vs. American Seafood. How to get the most for your money for a better dining experience.2019-12-1606 minTales of the Road WarriorsSteve Schalchlin Part 2In Part Two, Steve Talks about his miraculous recovery. Then, going on to write his internet diary, Living in the Bonus Round - and then, his award winning, long-running Off Broadway play, The Last Session. Later, he learns how to compose and write a Mass under the tutelage of Mark Janas, plays John Lennon's "Imagine" piano and then, shares a secret to attaining true success. Full show notes and transcripts here2019-12-1231 min
Easy When You Know HalJust-Blaine-Magic2019-12-1107 min
Easy When You Know HalSaved By a Cheese SteakA cautionary tale about addiction to cocaine and my dumb luck avoiding an early death. One of several times in my life I dodged a bullet, when I chose to spend the last ten dollars in my pocket on a cheese steak.2019-12-1106 minTales of the Road WarriorsSteve Schalchlin Pt 1Steve Schalchlin is a singer/songwriter, a playwright, composer, a survivor of one of the worst epidemics to hit mankind since the plague... AIDS. Steve went on write the music and lyrics to the multi-award winning musical ,The Last Session with his lifetime partner and husband,Jim Brochu with additional lyrics by John Bettis and Marie Cain. The musical is about a singer/songwriter who has decided to commit suicide to end his battle with AIDS, but only after one last recording session in the studio. It first debuted off-Broadway in 1997. Full show notes and tr...2019-12-0638 min
Easy When You Know HalEp-18-NaPodPoMo-n-MeTalkng about NaPodPoMo (National Podcast Post Month). How I succeedsed, how I didn't complete all 30 days but still ended up with this loveable little podcast... Easy When Yuo Know Hal2019-12-0205 min
Easy When You Know HalNearly Perfect Chocolate Chip CookiesHal's Nearly Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe where I divulge the secret to the perfect flavor and texture. It took me years to perfect this, so I sure hop eyou appreciate it. It's worth the extra TLC!Let me know if you have any questions or if something is unclear. I may rerecord this episode if I left something out. Bon AppetiteDownload this recipe from the Easy When You Know Hal website:https://easywhenyouknowhal.weebly.com/nearly-perfect-choc-chip-cookies.html2019-12-0106 min
Easy When You Know HalEp 16 - Mountains, Mentors and MindsetTwo real life challenges - one about setting a goal and reaching it, the other about literally, conquering a mountainFull Transcript: https://easywhenyouknowhal.weebly.com/ep-15-mindset-and-mentors.html2019-11-2807 min
Easy When You Know HalEp 15 - Dog-PoopPet Peeve! People who don't clean up fter their dog. An age-old rant. I tell you a simple, easy way to pick up dog poop with a plastic bag.2019-11-2706 min
Easy When You Know HalEp-14-Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-ChangesAll about the dogs in my life and how I recently gave my last dog, Bowie to a neighbor because he was in love with their dog and they spent so much time together, anyway. He's doing very well, by the way.2019-11-2704 minTales of the Road WarriorsRonstadt BrothersTalking Points $40,000 dollar bow Aunt Linda Ronstadt Sound of My Voice Documentary Ronstadt Generations Growing up in the Ronstadt Family Travelling with a cello Tales of the Road Songwriting What's next? Current Projects Links to Ronstadt Brothers Websites Official Ronstadt Brothers Facebook Page Michael Ronstadt Website PD (Peter Dalton) Ronstadt The Foolish Fox Video2019-11-2236 min
Easy When You Know HalEp-13-Going-For_A-DriveAnother musical episode of Easy When You KNow HalTalking about my song, Going For A Drive gaining popularity among my Tales of theh Road Warriors podcast as well as listeners and fans of the podcast Dumbing It Down With Dave. It will be available soon!Listen to Dumbing it Down With Davehttps://www.spreaker.com/user/dumbingitdownwithdaveTales of the Road Warriorshttps://www.talesoftheroadwarriors.com2019-11-1906 min
Easy When You Know HalEp-12-PhillycentricHal in Philly talks about Philly Pretzel Factory's new Pretzel Cheesesteak Bites, Billy Penn (Danya Henninger's email newsletter), her website imagicdigital.com and finally, all those cool plaques on the sides of the historic buildings throughout Center City, Philadellphia!2019-11-1907 min
Easy When You Know HalEp-11-Dining-For-WomenMy Sister the podcaster and her favorite organization. Dining for Women.http://shrinksonthird.com/empowering-women-and-girls-worldwide2019-11-1804 min
Easy When You Know HalEp-10-wix-revisitedI apologogize to wix for assuming there sotes don't look good on mobile devises. fact is, they look fine. You just have to pay attention when designing your site for mobile. That said, I still prefer Weebly. Get a free Weebly site through my referral link!https://www.weebly.com/r/H39DFW2019-11-1706 minTales of the Road WarriorsLyra ProjectRick and Deb - Zero Emissions Musicians [caption id="attachment_768" align="alignright" width="248"] Debra Lee and Rick Denzien of Lyra Project[/caption] Lyra Project is a music duo fronted by Debra Lee with husband and music partner Rick Denzien, since 2001. They have collaborated together and with others, create & perform music with a universal humanitarian and spiritual message of compassion, peace, forgiveness, tolerance and inner transformation. Themes have expanded to include social and environmental issues. Full Show Notes Lyra Project Links Lyra Project Music bäh-fŠStudioWo...2019-11-1540 min
Easy When You Know HalEp-9-Recommended-ReadingHal in Philly talks about books he's read and leaves you with an eye-opening recommendation2019-11-1308 minTales of the Road WarriorsJames Lee StanleyThis was recorded just days before James was scheduled to have a Squamous Cell Carcinoma removed from the base of his tongue along with some surrounding nodes. He's resting uncomfortably and trying to sleep sitting up with a tube down his throat according to a recent post he wrote on his Facebook page. You can help him out by purchasing James Lee Stanley CDs and merch. Links are below to his website. Full Show Notes Links James Lee Stanley Website  - News, Links, News, The Man, The Music, Store, etc. DATAMUSICATA - T...2019-11-1052 min
Easy When You Know HalEp-8-Whats-The-UseThe full text is on my Wealthy Affiliate blog. If you want to read it, you may have to sign up for an account. It's free for life unless you decide to upgrade.Here is a link to the entire article... https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/halinphilly/blog/whats-the-use/a_aid/b5172b722019-11-0804 min
Easy When You Know HalEp 7 - LucrativeToday's episode, Lucrative is so titled because I'm talking about how I learned affiliate marketing during my recovery from colorectal cancer. For a more in-depth account, read my review of Wealthy Affiliates on the Stuff For Baby Boomers website... https://stuffforbabyboomers.com/wealthy-affiliate-university-review2019-11-0707 min
Easy When You Know HalEp-6-I-Heart-WeeblyI have been building websites for a very long time and it's about time I shared on of my best kept secrets. My personal website HalAaron.com happens to be a Weebly site, and I've gotten many gigs from it. The site for this this podcast was built with Weebly - for FREE - athttps;//easywhenyouknowhal.weebly.comIt's a no-brainer and it's Easy When You Know Hal!2019-11-0607 min
Easy When You Know HalEP-5-Tempting-FadeHal in Philly answers listener email... Wendy asks about avoiding podfade.Full transcript:https://easywhenyouknowhal.weebly.com/ep-5-tempting-fade.html2019-11-0505 min
Easy When You Know HalEp-4-Bartender-RantBartender Rant. in which I describe some of the trials and tribulations finding work as a bartender while my mother was in hospice. Followed by some pet peeves from 30 years in the bar biz.Episode Web Page and transcript: https://easywhenyouknowhal.weebly.com/ep-4-bartender-rant.html2019-11-0507 min
Easy When You Know HalEp-3-Podcast-EpiphanyPodcast Epiphany - My podcaster's origin story about how I realized that podcasting runs in my family and that it was my calling to become a podcaster. Website: easywhenyouknowhal.weebly.com2019-11-0405 min
Easy When You Know HalEp 2 - Own Your BaldnessGood ol' hair days... My first haircut after about 5 years. And the no hair at all days... the day I shaved my head.2019-11-0205 min
Easy When You Know HalEpisode 1 Pilot - Hard to Open Pistachio NutsEpisode 1 of Easy When You Know Hal. Hal in Philly tells you how to open pistachio nuts without breaking your fingernails.2019-11-0104 minTales of the Road WarriorsBrett PerkinsBrett is an energetic, outwardly bubbly, positive guy who has a Paul McCarneyish vibe and his songs run the gamut of styles and emotions. He plays as a solo, as a duet with his lovely french lady named Magali Michaut, or his band the Pawnshop Preachers. Heâs also often joined on stage by his daughter, 10-year-old Liva. ------------Read More Here--------------           Full Show Notes_________2019-11-0154 min
Just Talk Pod with George Jarjour7. Hal Lublin & George Jarjour On Time Traveling To Aztec Sports, Joel Embiid And The Best Philly CheesesteakGeorge Jarjour is back with Episode 7 of Sports Are Funny Podcast. Today George brought on Hal Lublin Who is The co-host of both "We Got This with Mark and Hal" and "Tights and Fights" podcasts on the Maximum Fun Network, Hal Lublin is an accomplished actor and improviser. Best known for his work as one of the core WorkJuice players in "The Thrilling Adventure Hour" and Steve Carlsberg on "Welcome to Night Vale", Hal plays Wide Wale, Manolo, and others on "The Venture Brothers" and plays Omnibus (among others) on Cartoon Network's "Mighty Magiswords". He is also a frequent g...2019-10-3143 minTales of the Road WarriorsJodi KrangleThe intro was recorded by todayâs guest, voice actor Jodi Krangle Jodi is a different kid of road warrior and I know her from traveling an entirely different kind of road⌠the Information Super Highway. Cyberspace, The Internet⌠Jodi Krangle, like me was an early adapter and like me, created and published one of the earlier online resources for songwriters. Full show notes and live links at: https://www.talesoftheroadwarriors.com/jodi-krangle2019-10-2436 minTales of the Road WarriorsReflections and Don RicklesA Don Rickles Encounter I often talk about how musicians invented the gig economy. The word GIG used to apply pretty much to musicians and comics or others in the entertainment biz. But the word gig is used for uber driving, pet sitting, food delivery. Even some professional contractors refer to a job as a gig these days. As a musician Iâve worked quite a variety of gigs. I was working an interesting side hustle when I had one of my many celebrity encounters⌠Full Episode show notes: https://www.talesoftheroadwarriors.com/refl...2019-10-2110 minTales of the Road WarriorsPhilly PodfestDan May, Lizanne Knott, and Ciara Grace Live at the Tattoed Mom at 535 South Street in Philadelphia Welcome to TotRW live - presented by the Philadelphia podcast Festival at the Tattooed Mom on South Street in Philadelphia PA Guests Dan May, Lizanne Knott and her daughter Ciara Grace. Congratulations to Lizanne who just released her brand new album âBones and Gravityâ and itâs already getting stellar reviews. Daughter Ciara is working on her debut album and the buzz is crazy good. Danâs starting work on a new music project, too, but e...2019-10-0637 minTales of the Road WarriorsPhilly PodfestDan May, Lizanne Knott, and Ciara Grace Live at the Tattoed Mom at 535 South Street in Philadelphia Welcome to TotRW live - presented by the Philadelphia podcast Festival at the Tattooed Mom on South Street in Philadelphia PA Guests Dan May, Lizanne Knott and her daughter Ciara Grace. Congratulations to Lizanne who just released her brand new album âBones and Gravityâ and itâs already getting stellar reviews. Daughter Ciara is working on her debut album and the buzz is crazy good. Danâs starting work on a new music project, too, but even more exciting, heâs also putting the finishin...2019-10-0637 minTales of the Road WarriorsDecompressedHal in Philly returns after a nearly two-month hiatus! Topics: Philadelphia Podcast Festival (Philly Podfest) Podcast Movement 2019 (PM19) Woodstock 50th Anniversay Atlantic City Po Festival 1969 ______________________________________ Resources and Links Talked From This Episode Steve Stewart â Learn to Edit Podcasts With Audacity Dave Jackson & Jim Collison â Ask the Podcast Coach Dave Kanyan â Dumbing it Down With Dave Be sure to comment. Dave loves comments (and so do I!!)  Full show notes and transcript:https://talesoftheroadwarriors.com/podcast-movem...2019-09-2625 minTales of the Road WarriorsDecompressedHal in Philly returns after a nearly two-month hiatus!Topics:Philadelphia Podcast Festival (Philly Podfest)Podcast Movement 2019 (PM19)Woodstock 50th AnniversayAtlantic City Po Festival 19692019-09-2625 minTales of the Road WarriorsGhost of Marilyn MonroeMarilyn Monroe, Jamie Sheriff and Me Hi, this is Hal Aaron Cohen and welcome to my podcast Tales of the Road Warriors No guest, today. Just me, Hal Aaron and Iâll be driving solo. You still get a great story , though. One of my own Tales of the Road Warriors. Fun times! Today, I want to share whatâs ahead for the Tales of the Road Warriors podcast, but first, let me tell you a little about whatâs been going on, as well as whatâs going on right now. First, I want to...2019-08-0811 minTales of the Road WarriorsGhost of Marilyn MonroeMarilyn Monroe, Jamie Sheriff and Me Hi, this is Hal Aaron Cohen and welcome to my podcast Tales of the Road Warriors No guest, today. Just me, Hal Aaron and Iâll be driving solo. You still get a great story , though. One of my own Tales of the Road Warriors. Fun times! Today, I want to share whatâs ahead for the Tales of the Road Warriors podcast, but first, let me tell you a little about whatâs been going on, as well as whatâs going on right now. First, I want to thank all of you for listen...2019-08-0811 minTales of the Road WarriorsBob Malone Bob Malone. In case you donât know the name, I am happy to be the one bringing this remarkable and talented keyboard wizard into your orbit⌠There are some people you encounter in life who immediately stand out in some inexplicable way. You may have heard it described as the X Factor, or that âITâ factor. An aura. Bob has that. I still remember like  it was yesterday⌠several members of the National Academy of Songwriters (now The Songwriters Guild) had volunteered to help repaint their offices. Bob and I were among that group and so...2019-07-1940 minTales of the Road WarriorsJay DavidJay David Cover of the AARP and Other Stuff Things we discuss in this episode: My flooded basement apartment. Playing venues in Philadelphia⌠Thereâs a section that got a little garbled, I guess due to a bad connection, Maybe Jay was walking through a dead zone in his house. For whatever reason, you may not be able to understand the audio. Donât tune out, it gets clear again for the remainder of the show. He was telling me how he started at the age of two singing not th...2019-07-1249 minTales of the Road WarriorsPhil LeavittShow Notes and Talking Points Las Vegas roots. Started out on piano, went immediately to drums. Played in a lot of bands, including a cover band that played Hawaii, followed by a rough stint in Alaska I first met Phil at an outdoor festival. Phil was the drummer in a group called Films About Women . I was bassist/lead singer for a band called The Fever and we were also performing that day. Phil was an ex-grade school student of our rhythm guitarist and main songwriter, Graham Becker. So I...2019-07-041h 04Tales of the Road WarriorsLisa Nemzo Pt 1During the 80âs, I bartended at a rock club called the Blue Lagune Saloon in Marina del Rey, California. I saw a lot of great bands during my time there, the Plimsouls, Etta James, The Moore Brothers (Joe Cockerâs backup band during the Mad Dogs and Englishmen tour), Billy and the Beaters, The Bus Boys; Kathy Valentine of the Go Goes celebrated her 21st birthday there to a virtual whoâs who of the 80âs rock and roll elite. Yet one young lady stood out to me back then among all of these 80âs pop rockers and hard rockingâ a...2019-06-3056 minTales of the Road WarriorsJon MichaelsJon Michael Show Notes   Jon is originally from Los Angeles, Where I met him. Well, Encino to be exact. About 1980  He had just recently come off a tour with the New Christy Minstrels which⌠fuck! I totally forgot to ask him about! HIS MUSICAL INFLUENCES are Jim Croce and Harry Chapin. You can clearly hear that in his writing and performing. Both those boys would have been proud to count Jon as a protege. PERSONAL INSPIRATIONS - His mom; wife, Jeannie; and Daughter, Jennings âFor the long...2019-05-2451 minTales of the Road WarriorsLee TottenLee Totten has been performing and in several incarnations as solo acoustic act as well as with a full band. Heâs one of the original contributors to the Tales of the Road Warriors section of Liâl Hankâs Guide for Songwriters, my award winning website during the nineties which is how we first met. We bonded online, but I later met Lee in person when he flew out to California - - - I was hosting the Acoustic Soup Open Mic and Showcase at the Book Grinders in Van Nuys. where he popped in and performed some of his o...2019-05-0959 minTales of the Road WarriorsJoe WallaWhile freelancing as webmaster for an adult website, and I met Joe Walla when I accompanied my boss to a gigantic adult video, toy and clothing warehouse, where he shopped for items to stock the online store. Sitting behind a desk in the sales office was Joe. He gave us each card that read âJoe WallaThe Million Dollar Manâ. You can hear me and Joe talkin' about the porn industry, rockin' and racing, open mics, biker bars, songwriting, reminisce about the old days and - get caught up on some of the s...2019-05-0452 minTales of the Road WarriorsTzach GefenIâm talking about Israel and music with Tzach Gefen - one half of the team that hosts the TBI Podcast aka Talkinâ Bout Israel and stuff with his co-host: Mike Leibsohn Tzach and I talked mostly about music. His music. My music, Israeli Music, Irish bar music, Japanese music and we might have talked a little about the food, too. Spoiler alert... in this episode, I share my Donny Most story. For links to all of the things we talked about, music, websites, Youtube videos, etc. go to the show notes page for...2019-04-251h 05Tales of the Road WarriorsJohnny KoolrockAnd now, for something completely different⌠This past week, I accompanied the near-legendary James Lee Stanley to Teaneck New Jersey where he did a radio interview/live in-studio concert on WFDU with the host of the Traditions radio show, Ron Olesko. I had intended to interview James Lee for a future episode of the Tales of the Road Warriors podcast, but due to technical difficulties, I couldnât complete the mission. However, on the way back home from the radio station, James and I talked about many things, and during the course of the conversation, among other thin...2019-04-1812 minTales of the Road WarriorsAndy CahanThis is episode number 14 in which Andy Cahan, aka The Most Famous Musician You Never Heard Of, talks about his upcoming autobiography by the same name in which he recounts his youth, his adventures in music and exploits with the fabulous rock group, The Turtles and countless others he has played, toured and recorded with. Fro the full show notes go to the official Andy Cahan Show Notes Page  2019-04-1249 minTales of the Road WarriorsTony GambleTony first became know for his chops on the guitar. Heâs what was known as a âshredderâ - a guitarist with impeccable skills and playing speed. He taught guitar, wrote guitar instruction books and toured with rock bands throughout the world. Unfortunately, Tony didnât really want to talk about the more decadent period of his rock and roll life life, which would have made for great podcast fodder. However, as a friend, I didnât want to press him to talk about those days. We mostly discussed what Tony has been doing lately, which is writing and recording n...2019-04-0452 minTales of the Road WarriorsKenn KwederDuring the late seventies, while I was working as a singing waiter in Los Angeles and cutting my own teeth as a performer, I was missing a phenomenon in my own home town of Philadelphia⌠a guy by the name of Kenn Kweder. While I was bartending, bussing, waiting, and singing Beatles songs tableside to my customers, Kenn Kweder and the Secret Kids was taking Philly by storm on every stage in town. Now here we are in 2019 and, Kenn Kweder, like me, is still actively gigging all over the tri-state area. He sometimes performs solo, sometimes acco...2019-03-281h 03Tales of the Road WarriorsKenn KwederDuring the late seventies, while I was working as a singing waiter in Los Angeles and cutting my own teeth as a performer, I was missing a phenomenon in my own home town of Philadelphia⌠a guy by the name of Kenn Kweder. While I was bartending, bussing, waiting, and singing Beatles songs tableside to my customers, Kenn Kweder and the Secret Kids was taking Philly by storm on every stage in town. Now here we are in 2019 and, Kenn Kweder, like me, is still actively gigging all over the tri-state area. He sometimes performs solo, sometimes accompanied by a frie...2019-03-281h 03Tales of the Road WarriorsJohnny RoquemoreIf you have been listening to some of previous Tales of the Road Warriors podcast, then you already know that the GA or Great American Food and Beverage Company is where I worked as a singing waiter in the 70âs. Johnny Roquemore was one of my favorite coworkers there. Before we got into sharing our âhow we got fired from the GAâ stories, we start out like a couple of old men talking about our respective surgeries. Turns out that we are (as John puts it) âbowel brothersâ. I swore when I was younger that I would never...2019-03-2239 minTales of the Road WarriorsEarl OkinEarl Okin has done an extensive amount of traveling during his career as a working and touring musician. He is still best known as the only person to have toured with as opening act for Paul McCartney and Wings. It all started when Earl wrote an open letter to the SongTalk mailing list. It was titled, âTribute to Linda McCartneyâ. It was a heartfelt tribute to Linda, who had recently died of cancer. Later, when I put out a request for essay's for my new website, Earl must have seen it, because he submitted the letter...2019-03-151h 08Tales of the Road WarriorsPeter Tork TributeThis is not just a recap of Peter Torkâs career with the Monkees. Or a history of Peterâs life. You can find a lot of great articles, interviews and music videos of his all over the internet. But Peter was the sum of many parts before, during and after his association with the iconic band that propelled him to stardom. This is my little piece of the Peter Tork story, and I feel honored and fortunate that I entered his orbit, however briefly. I also encountered several people within that orbit that have agreed to share their stori...2019-03-0729 minTales of the Road WarriorsTHANK YOUHi this Hal Aaron Cohen and I want to welcome you to Tales of the Road Warriors. Todayâs episode is going to be relatively short because I was hoping to be dropping a Tribute to Peter Tork today. However, I got a little behind due to the time it took me to get a few people I wanted to participate in remembering Peter, and I didnât want to rush to merely get out a couple of sound bytes about someone who deserves more than that. So, for that reason, this week, you get two...2019-02-2803 minTales of the Road WarriorsRick DenzienLive from bäh-fo Studio in Ambler, PA. a great little burb outside of Philly home to great music food and artsy little boutiques and street fairs and festivals. Today, Rick Denzien talks to me about his parents, who were amateur race car drivers. Thatâs right, heâs the son of a real hard drinkinâ and smokinâ Nascar Mama. Formula E events regular formula racing, all electric cars that go 200 miles an hour. I asked about the lack of that smell of fuel and cars exploding. Then we talked a little about his younger days as a guitar slinger, but the gre...2019-02-2239 minTales of the Road WarriorsRick DenzienLive from bäh-fo Studio in Ambler, PA. a great little burb outside of Philly home to great music food and artsy little boutiques and street fairs and festivals. Today, Rick Denzien talks to me about his parents, who were amateur race car drivers. Thatâs right, heâs the son of a real hard drinkinâ and smokinâ Nascar Mama. Formula E events regular formula racing, all electric cars that go 200 miles an hour. I asked about the lack of that smell of fuel and cars exploding. Then we talked a little about his younger...2019-02-2239 minTales of the Road WarriorsDan MayDAN MAY SHOW NOTES I spoke with Dan May in December, shortly after he had celebrated his 60th birthday! In this fascinating episode, Dan talks about the early days in Sandusky Ohio, working summers with the family at the local amusement park. First garage band and girls. Early influences, studying opera in Philadelphia and being a professional opera singer for 12 years (until vocal cord surgery put him on a different course). HE also talks about 3 years as dancer in a Russian touring company. Meanwhile, in all this time as an opera singer, he w...2019-02-1438 minTales of the Road WarriorsLiz MillerLiz Miller Today, Liz and I talked about â driving, listening to podcasts vs. terrestrial radio, sleep, being a nurse and a songwriter, growing up in a musical family which allows Liz to drop a few serious names: Bobby Scott (writer of âHe Ainât Heavy, Heâs My Brotherâ and âA Taste of Honeyâ), Andy Williams, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme, mom on the Steve Allen Show. Sarah Vaughan, Peggy Lee. Dad was a Mad Man and music lessons with the meanest teacher in New Jersey. WHERE DO SONGS COME FROM? Even though Liz is a serio...2019-02-0744 minTales of the Road WarriorsChad WatsonChad Watson is a world class bass player, songwriter, sideman and sidekick (just ask his lovely wife, Pam Loe). Artists heâs tour and /or records with include John York, Ronnie Milsap and Charlie Rich, Freebo and Bonnie Raitt, Ja mes Lee Stanley, Chris Hillman, The Burrito Brothers, Janis Ian, Ezra Mohawk and others. Some of the things I talk about with Chad include: Playing at one of my favorite venues, Kulakâs Woodshed in North Hollywood with Freebo who used to be Bonnie Raittâs bass player, and the Kulakâs Woodshed archives, which have been r...2019-01-3136 minTales of the Road WarriorsGary MIchael MazzolaGary Michael Mazzola From, the bio on his website⌠âGary Michael Mazzola is a talented Tehachapi songwriter with an exceptional voice and a gift for writing lyrical, approachable songs about life and love. Heâs has played with many talented musicians during his long musical journey and honed his craft in numerous band incarnations since his father gave Gary his first real guitar when he was just 13 years old."  Mazzola has been writing songs all his life and for the past few years since developing Parkinson's disease, he's devoted all his...2019-01-2435 minTales of the Road WarriorsLaura CheadleToday Iâm talking to funkadelic singer/songwriter and Jersey Girl, Laura Cheadle, who has been kicking off the new year with several performances. As a matter of fact, tomorrow, Friday, January 18th sheâll be appearing at the Union Firehouse in Mount Laurel, NJ. For more information and to get the skinny on all of her upcoming gigs, go to lauracheadle.com and click on DATES in the MENU.2019-01-1728 minTales of the Road WarriorsIntroducing Tales of the RoadWarriorsThis is a pilot episode. This is where I introduce myself, Hal Aaron Cohen as host of the weekly podcast, Tales of the Road Warriors, exploring the world through the eyes of entertainers, musicians, singer/songwriters, recording engineers, managers, venue owners and people who make a living on stage and behind the scenes. There are no guests in this episode. Just a brief story behind the creation of the show followed by a short promo featuring audio clips from a few upcoming guests. My first guest will be Laura Cheadle from New Jersey. The show d...2019-01-1308 min
We Got This with Mark and Hal#177 - Clean Slate XIII LIVE from PhiladelphiaRecorded at the Philly Improv Theater as part of the Philadelphia Podcast Festival, Mark and Hal clean the slate with a series of mini-topics, some of which Hal may have picked with some bias.
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We Got This with Mark and Hal#174 - Best 80s Cartoon LIVE from PhiladelphiaRecorded live at the Philly Improv Theater as part of the 2018 Philadelphia Podcast Festival, Mark and Hal revisit their youth as they determine the best cartoon from the 1980s!
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We Got This with Mark and Hal#173 - Clean Slate XII with Paul & StormWho better to help us decide on a variety of rapid-fire topics than our very first guests? Paul & Storm stop by to do just that! Come see We Got This LIVE at the PHIT Comedy Theater in Philadelphia during the Philly Podcast Festival! We've got two shows on Saturday, June 23rd -Â for tickets and info, click here!
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We Got This with Mark and Hal#172 - Best Late Night Food with Jordan MorrisOur buddy Jordan Morris stops by to talk late night food and tell us about Bubble, his new project for Maximum Fun that features our very own Gags! Come see We Got This LIVE at the PHIT Comedy Theater in Philadelphia during the Philly Podcast Festival! We've got two shows on Saturday, June 23rd - for tickets and info, click here!
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We Got This with Mark and Hal#171 - Best Talking Dog Movie with David NadelbergIn the proud history of kibbitzing k-9 films, which stands supreme? Mark and Hal are joined by their friend Dave Nadelberg from Mortified to get to the bottom of things. Come see We Got This LIVE at the PHIT Comedy Theater in Philadelphia during the Philly Podcast Festival! We've got two shows on Saturday, June 23rd -Â for tickets and info, click here!
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We Got This with Mark and Hal#170 - Best Social Media PlatformWe always talk about Twitter and Facebook at the end of each episode, but are either of them the best social media platform? How do you pick among so many choices? Why is Mark never on Facebook? Learn all the answers in this very episode! Come see We Got This LIVE at the PHIT Comedy Theater in Philadelphia during the Philly Podcast Festival! We've got two shows on Saturday, June 23rd - for tickets and info, click here!
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We Got This with Mark and Hal#119 - Mac vs PC with Christopher MoorePC and Mac - two brands that have been going head to head for 30+ years. Everyone has their brand loyalty, but nobody has definitively settled which brand is the best... until now. Joined by author Christopher Moore, Mark and Hal wade through the technological morass to come to a final decision. See Mark and Hal LIVE in Philadephia as part of the 2017 Philly Podcast Festival! Their live recording will be Friday, July 21st at the Ruba Club and tickets are now available - get yours before they all sell out!
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We Got This with Mark and Hal#83 - Best Cheesesteak with Ralph GarmanIf you've been listening to the show for a while, you may have intuited that Hal is from Philadelphia and proud of it. One question he's often asked by people is where the best Philly cheesesteak can be found. To get the answer, Mark and Hal tapped a guy who grew up in the same Philly neighborhood as Hal - Hollywood Babble-On's Ralph Garman, who helps school Mark about cheap meats, batteries, and Atty-toodâ˘. There are STILL tickets to see Mark and Hal LIVE in NYC with John Hodgman, John DiMaggio, Jackson Publick, Doc Hammer, and Jean Gr...2016-09-2853 min