May 19, 2025
Hey Dude, I took my dad to see Willie Nelson's Outlaw Music Festival at The Hollywood Bowl and it somehow magically restored my faith in my own home town.
QUOTE: "I would call it a borderline spiritual experience..."
LULLABY: "California Sober" by Billy Strings
MUSICIANS/CAST: Willie Nelson, P-22 (mountain lion),...
May 6, 2025
Hey Dude, I finally watched La La Land and it really struck me to the core, especially the scenes at my beloved Smoke House and the wacky one person show stuff.
QUOTE: "My recording situation isn't perfect..."
CAST: Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling, Ming Ming (cameo)
LOCATIONS: Oregon, 105 Freeway, The Dresden Room, The...
Apr 25, 2025
Hey Dude, I trip out on being a heathen freshman at a Catholic high school, and then I goof on the reason why I left.
QUOTE: "I didn't want to sell the chocolates."
CAST: Pope Francis, Jesus of Nazareth, Spartacus, Chris Prine, Danny DeVito, Annette Bening, Jennifer Jason Leigh
LOCATIONS: Notre Dame High School, Beth...
Apr 13, 2025
Hey Dude, after stumbling from the ashes, I finally sat down to have my mind blown by the film A Complete Unknown...twice.
QUOTE: "The wheels have completely fallen off the wagon."
CAST: Brandi Carlile, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Joe Friday, Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Fred Neil, James Mangold, Elijah Wald, Timothée...
Mar 31, 2025
Hey Dude, my super funky weekend was redeemed after Reverend Rick let his freak flag fly from the pulpit of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Studio City.
QUOTE: "I don't know if I should say this in church."
PEOPLE: Kris Kristofferson, Philip Roth, Jack Nicholson
PLACES: Altadena, Los Angeles, DTLA, Los Angeles...
