Mist Baptism

On a side trip to Yosemite and up the Mist Trail, I learn the true healing power of water after taking a brief glimpse at my own mortality on top of Vernal Fall...

(A link to the reenactment can be found here.)...

Cameos by Bob Dylan, Richard Blade & Lake Tahoe... Image by Marisol...

Recorded at the Altadena Junction on July 25, 2009... Presented raw, uncut and in one take...

23:33 / 21.8 / Rated: PG-13

"I don't like butter in my hair!"

A goofy little cast to make myself laugh. It's mostly about Little League Baseball, causing trouble...and butter.

15:48 / 14.6 MB / Rated: PG-13

It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)

A profanity laced rant that is all over the place from Benny Goodman & Gene Krupa to Dancing Ninjas & 90210. It thankfully ends with a dash of hope from my friend Celia Hemken and her new "friend" Arin Crumley.

It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) by R.E.M. and VF420 shot by Lance...

14:29 / 14.8 MB / NC-17 (Extremely Strong Language.)

Verge of the Altadena Junction

A check-in cast that points you towards my new "Creative Arts Studio" known as the Altadena Junction. I also encourage you to do me a solid, and buy a copy of Verge of LA on Amazon. Thanks...

I also hip you to a little treat from old school David Letterman and the late, great Brother Theodore.

11:19 / 10.6 MB / Rated: PG-13

"Waiting for Cush"

The release party for the LA issue of iProng Magazine was my last event as leader of the LA Podcasters. The evening lead me to a reflective examination of everything in between iTunes & Google to MC Hammer & The World Series of Poker... On the night I proudly passed the torch to Tim Coyne, we were joined by Klass, Jason of the OC, Charles of Insomnia Radio, Chance, Lee and Leah.... Near the end of the party, things took a darkly humorous turn when Cush appeared with Guffman, just in time for the 99 Cent raffle...

"Tim, Cush, Lance & Dan" shot by Tim Coyne...

Proudly presented "raw, unedited and in one take"...

21.5 MB / 23:16 / Rated: R (Strong Language)

"Sometimes nothing... is a real cool hand."

My personal tribute to the late, great Paul Newman. I choose my Top Five Paul Newman Films... The Hustler (1961), Hud (1963), Cool Hand Luke (1967), Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid (1969), The Verdict (1982)...

"One of the last great movie stars of the 20th century." -NPR

14:57 / 13.8 MB / Rated PG-13 (Some Adult Language)

"Verge of..."

Recorded in my attic, a trippy little piece about my new "mixed media magazine" that I call Verge of LA (Made in Liverpool, England)... I riff on letting Vegas stay in Vegas, while I head up the coast into Classic California. Dan, Tim and Cush make brief cameos...

Proudly presented "raw, unedited and in one take"... "Endless Summer" shot by Lance in Pismo Beach, California. Summer 2007...

14:27 / 14.2 MB / Rated: R (Strong Language and Wacky Ideas)...

"Look at Me, I'm a Wreck"

"It was one of those days..." I rant about watching my beloved Los Angeles Lakers getting beaten down by the Boston Celtics, while living in the center of the "Sub Prime More-of-a-Crisis" and having "IRS Stuff." Only Vic "The Brick" Jacobs and my Loose Cannons could save me from my downward spiral...

Special Appearances by Tim Russert, George Carlin, Mac Danzig, Dianne Feinstein, John in the UK, Chef Jeff and the Beautiful State of California...

"Something in the Way" (MTV Unplugged) by Nirvana and "Earth Died Screaming" by Tom Waits... "Feeling You" shot by Lance...

37:49 / 36.2 MB / Rated: R (A Window into the Mind of a Crazy Person. Please be Advised!)

"Thanks for the download"

"The Magic Hand" Video

Thanks to Tim Coyne, I proudly present the video of my "Magic Hand" story from the "LA Original Storytelling Podcasters" show I hosted for Story Salon. I hope you dig it...

Shot with Tim Coyne's gear... Music by John O'Kennedy...

15:11 / 21.1 MB / Rated: PG...

"Thanks for the download"

(Please Note: The streaming audio/video is a bit chunky due to compression, so maybe try downloading the .mov file.)

"LA's Original Storytelling Podcasters"

A special episode featuring several of Los Angeles' original storytellers that helped to put "podcasting" on our sprawling map. Stories by Dan Farren, Joesph Dougherty, Tim Coyne, Dan Klass and Lance Anderson...

"The Next Voice You Hear" by Jackson Browne performed by Beverly Mickins and John O'Kennedy... "Prep Klass" shot by Paul Hutchinson...

56:56 / 52.2 MB / Rated: PG-13 (Some Adult Language and Themes)...

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Bonus Track: "The Magic Hand"

Last Wednesday, I performed my annual gig at the Very Special Arts Festival at the Los Angeles Music Center. It took me back in time, to ten years ago when I taught the art of mime to school kids. One day while teaching at a school with "normal" kids I had a "unifying experience" when everyone in the room saw the "magic hand" that materialized right in front of our very eyes...

"A Very Special and Intense Day" shot by Lance...

Proudly presented "raw, uncut and in one take"...

33:32 / 31.5 MB/ Rated: PG-13 (Some adult language.)

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"Podcasting 101" on KCBS with Tim Coyne & Lance Anderson

KCBS News segment on the fundamentals and history of podcasting, featuring Tim Coyne of The Hollywood Podcast and Lance Anderson of Verge of the Fringe. Reported by Tech Check's Rich DeMuro... Shot on April 14, 2008 by Tim Kimball of KCBS/KCAL at the Verge of LA Studio 101 at The Brewery Art Colony in Los Angeles, California.

Bonus Track: "Midnight Express"

Here's one that should stir things up... In 1968 I would have delivered this rant while standing on a soap box on Telegraph Avenue. But now its 2008, so I do a podcast. Who's the one who's crazy?... In the piece I dig into my personal religious trinity (Judaism, Catholicism and Buddhism) while talking about my fear of Turkish prisons...

PEOPLE: Abraham (Maslow) * Buddha * Jesus * St. Christopher * Muhammad * L. Ron Hubbard * Anna Kournikiva * The Devil (Hackers) * Joseph Campbell * "Yoko and Me"...

PLACES: Istanbul Turkey * Russia * UK * Singapore * Germany * The Netherlands * Denmark * Spain * Indonesia * New York * Iraq and (of course) Pakistan...

THINGS & IDEAS: AIDS * LA Podcasters * 9/11 * KGB * CIA * Anthrax * Peak Experience * Star of David * Freedom of Speech (& Religion) * Yin & Yang * The Force * The Universal and Magic...

Music by "the profit" (sic) Robert Zimmerman aka Bob Dylan from his hypnotic song "Series of Dreams"... Image of Brad Davis from the film "Midnight Express"...

23:42 / 21.8 MB/ Rated: NC-17 (May Offend the Religiously Sensitive. Please Be Advised.)

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