The early 90's were very busy for me. After moving to Portland from Southern California, I was a new father, I was working on my second club called the Push and also my new band Sometime Sunday. This episode I talk about that and the influence

Episode 13: BLOOD, SWEAT AND SIN… the History of Christian Rock. A documentary tv series.

Nov 29th, 2020 16m 14s

On a trail overblazen by wannabe Bourdain disciples, myself among them, with our YouTube cultural explorations and influencers with master classes on travel, food and how to make a feature movie for $500, I wonder if there is anything to be hea

Episode 12: San Diego Tiki night with Joshua Hagquist of The Beautiful Mistake and Joshua Kemble of Dogwood

Apr 14th, 2020 1h 14m

Field trip!* Josh is late. Josh gets the wrong drink. Josh and Josh talk about their influences, early 90's band life and how their San Diego music culture came to be. Josh wants to start Zacchaeus in the tree fest. Josh wanted to be in snowboa

Episode 11: Part 4 - The end of the party and a quick exit south!

Mar 31st, 2020 53m 25s

We wrap up the party and head home...The voices you are hearing are…. Marc Gilson - Drums - Gecko Monks, Either/Or Ron Thomas - Vocals, Bass - Gecko Monks, Oedipus Complex, Empty Tomb, Waterhouse/Yonder Hill (The Clergy)Bob Sable aka Jean Pierr

Episode 10: Part 3 - Exploring the beginnings of our own alternative subculture in 90's Portland

Mar 31st, 2020 39m 24s

We continue the conversation about the start of our underground music and alternative subculture.....The voices you are hearing are…. Marc Gilson - Drums - Gecko Monks, Either/Or Ron Thomas - Vocals, Bass - Gecko Monks, Oedipus Complex, Empty T

Episode 9: Part 2 - The beginnings of the Portland alternative music scene....

Mar 27th, 2020 54m 22s

Grab your whiskey and cigars...we're out on Ed's and Amanda's patio in Southeast. We get deep into the beginnings of the Portland alternative music scene in the early 90's and talk to the people that were part of making that happen and how they

Episode 8: Part 1 - Maserati's grave and a 90's alternative music party at Ed's in Portland

Mar 25th, 2020 31m 40s

Field trip!I’m taking you with me to "a wretched hive of scum and villainy" to talk to some scum and villains! I put together a get together of just a few of my friends from the beginnings of the Portland underground scene. Let's call them “inf

Episode 7: Grandma Loopy, geckos, Jungle Book, monks, Shakespeare, flamenco and...MUTINY!!!

Feb 19th, 2020 32m 45s

Running a club was fantastic but I needed to find a band and get back on stage!! The new alternative scene in Portland was growing pretty rapidly but I had no idea that the dam was about to break. In more ways than one.....

Episode 6: Going to see the Godfathers to pay my respect

Jan 25th, 2020 34m 51s

Field trip! Wear headphones if you want the whole experience. My new editing skills leave something to be desired but...I did it! I know there’s a way to take this hum out...hmmmm. I wanted to take you to a show with me. The 18 year old in me j

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Episode 5: Extras and junk

Nov 28th, 2019 8m 49s

Some rants and rabbit trails about rain, boobs, the hair salons in North Portland and peeing into reservoirs. Stuff from the trash bin.

Episode 4: Move to Oregon, bury a Llama, open a live music club to fight the forces of darkness

Nov 28th, 2019 16m 38s

I had just arrived in Oregon and after burying a Llama I attempted to open a Christian music club just where you'd expect one. On a street known for drugs, prostitutes and sweet smelling Asian sauce, upstairs from a marijuana head shop with an

Episode 3: Moving to Oregon was like moving to another planet

Nov 17th, 2019 23m 18s

I moved to Oregon when I was 20 for what would be the beginning of a lifetime of creating concerts, live music clubs, festivals and bands. You could have never convinced me as I found myself moving from palm trees and sunshine to a small, tree

Episode 2: Where it all started

Nov 13th, 2019 20m 27s

I didn't fit anywhere in 1985 high school. Nerds and geeks were cooler than me. I was something else entirely. I was a Christian youth group kid. But that's not all...I wanted to be in a kick ass rock band.Not good.Back then I got my first tast

Episode 1: An Introduction

Nov 7th, 2019 13m 28s

I’m going to give a quick overview and timeline of the things I've done in the last 30 years and explain where I'm headed with this podcast. I sincerely hope that you have had a great experience at one of my concerts or events. Tom Fest, Someti

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