Am I Famous Yet? Memoir of a Working-Class Rock Star
Ivan "Funkboy" Bodley
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Ep. 5 - Playing for a Living
Am I Famous Yet? Memoir of a Working-Class Rock Star
07/22/21 • 11 min
Six hours of driving, a six-hour gig, and six more hours of driving all in the same day! Also miscellaneous wedding gig shenanigans therein.
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Ep. 7 - Playing for a Living
Am I Famous Yet? Memoir of a Working-Class Rock Star
08/03/21 • 7 min
More tales from the road. This week seemed like the first "normal" week back at work since the pandemic. And even though a wedding gig ended with police and EMS responding, it didn't seem out of the ordinary...
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Bonus clip - Martha Reeves
Am I Famous Yet? Memoir of a Working-Class Rock Star
07/04/21 • 0 min
My former boss, Martha Reeves of the Vandellas, says some very kind words about my playing.
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Ep. 2 - Playing for a Living
Am I Famous Yet? Memoir of a Working-Class Rock Star
06/30/21 • 14 min
Road stories of the week including 9 hours of driving to a wedding gig, a monsoon that almost canceled the entire event, a guitar player who made some interesting decisions on the gig, a drunken patron who wanted to sit in with the band, and a curious case of indecent exposure among the extremely rich.
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Ch. 31 - Oh, The Indignity! Enter Through the Kitchen
Am I Famous Yet? Memoir of a Working-Class Rock Star
05/21/21 • 26 min
The chapter in which I detail the social hierarchy almost universally imposed upon lowly musicians at catering halls and the hoops that must be jumped through not to get yelled at by random people who aren't even your direct employers.
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Ch. 29 - The Girl in the Hamster Ball
Am I Famous Yet? Memoir of a Working-Class Rock Star
04/30/21 • 13 min
The chapter in which I detail the shenanigans that are specific to Russian wedding gigs and how it is possible for a mother of the bride to lip-synch a selection from "Phantom of the Opera" completely without irony.
"Am I Famous Yet?" is now also available in BOOK form!
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Ch. 24 - What’s in a Name
Am I Famous Yet? Memoir of a Working-Class Rock Star
03/26/21 • 9 min
The chapter in which I discuss the value of a trademark to a touring act and what it's like to play for a group that has no original members.
Cover photo: Charlie Thomas of The Drifters, Rock & Roll Hall of Famer.
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Ch. 25 - Dude, You Are SO Fired!
Am I Famous Yet? Memoir of a Working-Class Rock Star
04/02/21 • 10 min
The chapter in which I am fired not once but twice from the same gig. I'm hoping to be rehired so that I can be refired for a record third time.
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Ch. 19 - You're Fired!
Am I Famous Yet? Memoir of a Working-Class Rock Star
02/19/21 • 7 min
The chapter in which I detail some epic failures to balance out the successes recounted in the last chapter. I've been fired from bar gigs, recording sessions, and theatre gigs. There is a glimmer of hope, however, as I was able to learn a new skill after one of these brutal dismissals.
Photo: me in a Broadway pit with my bow, something I never thought I would say!
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Ch. 37 - Phil the Camel
Am I Famous Yet? Memoir of a Working-Class Rock Star
07/02/21 • 6 min
The chapter in which I detail what it's like to be a substitute musician on a circus gig. Further expounded upon is the fondness I develop for the show's star dromedary and his tale of woe.
My book is available here: www.funkboy.net
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Am I Famous Yet? Memoir of a Working-Class Rock Star currently has 79 episodes available.
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The episode title 'Ep. 5 - Playing for a Living' is the most popular.
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The average episode length on Am I Famous Yet? Memoir of a Working-Class Rock Star is 14 minutes.
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The first episode of Am I Famous Yet? Memoir of a Working-Class Rock Star was released on Nov 11, 2020.
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