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League of Inveterate Poets

The out-of-context contextuality of a foolish sage

Podcast #5: Alan Helm’s Afternoon of Glory, Part 3

Foolish Sage | July 18, 2010

In Part 3 of this story, we follow our hero back into the murky recesses of the school band farm team system, where his fate is about to be decided without his knowledge, as is the wont of fates. Listen to Part 1 of this story | Listen to Part 2 of this story Listen [...]

 

Podcast #4: Alan Helm’s Afternoon of Glory, Part 2

Foolish Sage | July 13, 2010

In Part 2 of this story, our hero finds marching band as a secure, if only seasonal, safe haven in the social storms of high school. His contentment only lasts until he hears of a further Promised Land just over the horizon. It’s a story of how a marching band geek became a rock star, [...]

 

Podcast #3: Alan Helm’s Afternoon of Glory, Part 1

Foolish Sage | July 2, 2010

In Part 1 of this story, a chance mention of a rock band to a friend opens the door to a memory of my 15 minutes of fame. It’s a story of how a marching band geek became a rock star, if only for one brief but happy moment. Listen to the podcast using the [...]

 

Marc Maron Interviews Tracy McMillan: Dealing with Daddy

Foolish Sage | May 20, 2010

Still dealing with daddy issues in your life? The interview linked below by comedian/monologist Marc Maron (website) did more to help me think through and deal with mine than any self-help book on the subject I’ve ever read. Marc talks with TV-writer & book author Tracy McMillan, who grew up in foster care, about her [...]

Jean Shepherd: Podcaster Before the Word Was Invented

Foolish Sage | March 5, 2010

“Some men are Baptists, others Catholics; my father was an Oldsmobile man!” – Jean Shepherd as “Ralphie” in the film A Christmas Story Recently an illness kept me confined to the bed for a couple of weeks. During that time, podcasts on my iPhone were my friend and companion. I have a number of favorites [...]

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