Verge of the Fringe
Lance Anderson
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Remembering Thomas, Vin and Olivia
Verge of the Fringe
08/10/22 • -1 min
Hey Dude, I fondly reflect on the passing of our beloved cat Thomas, the great Vin Scully, and the luminous Olivia Newton-John. I also find time to whine about not making it on the radio.
QUOTE: "A tear welled up in his left eye."AUDIO LINK
PEOPLE: Zane Grey, Vin Scully, Chick Hearn, Adolfo Guzman-Lopez, Jake Downey, John Rabe, John Doe, Petros Papadakis, Olivia Newton-John, John Travolta, Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Farrah Fawcett
PLACES: Zane Grey Estate, Altadena, Burbank, Los Angeles, America, Dodger Stadium, Iowa, Pasadena City College
RADIO/PODCASTS: KPCC, All Things Considered, Morning Edition, NPR, Radio, LAist Studios, Imperfect Paradise, Off-Ramp
THINGS: Thomas (The Cat), pandemic, MLB All-Star Game, Facebook, Twitter, Dodgers, Lakers, Grease, If Not For You
SOUNDS: footsteps, gravel path, cars, train, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes
GENRE: storytelling, personal narrative, personal journal
PHOTO: "Thomas' Last Day in the Garden" by Marisol on her iPhone XS
RECORDED: August 9, 2022 from the "Wawona Lawn" under the flight path of the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California
GEAR: Sony ICD PX370 digital voice recorder and Sony ECM CS3 "tie-clip" microphone.
HYPE: "It's a beatnik kinda literary thing in a podcast cloak of darkness." Timothy Kimo Brien (cohost on Podwrecked and host of Create Art Podcast)
DISCLAIMER/WARNING: Proudly presented rough, raw and ragged. Seasoned with salty language and ideas. Not for most people's taste. Please be advised.
Rebel Without a Reunion
Verge of the Fringe
09/02/23 • -1 min
QUOTE: "The wind blowing kinda stirred my soul."
PEOPLE: Sinéad O'Connor, Dean Whitbread
PLACES: North Hollywood High School, Walter Reed Junior High School
THINGS: Tropical Storm Hilary, History of Podcasting
SOUNDS: wind, footsteps, gravel path, the 5 Freeway, knee pop, motorcycle, helicopter, birds, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes
GENRE: storytelling, personal narrative, personal journal
PHOTO: "Football Profile Pic" with my iPhone XS
RECORDED: September 1, 2023 from the "Lavina Cafe" under the flight path of the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California
GEAR: Sony ICD PX370 digital voice recorder and Sony ECM CS3 "tie-clip" microphone.
HYPE: "It's a beatnik kinda literary thing in a podcast cloak of darkness." Timothy Kimo Brien (cohost on Podwrecked and host of Create Art Podcast)
DISCLAIMER/WARNING: Proudly presented rough, raw and ragged. Seasoned with salty language and ideas. Not for most people's taste. Please be advised.
Cassavetes on Columbo
Verge of the Fringe
11/02/20 • -1 min
Hey Dude, I express my deep love for the TV show Columbo after watching "pioneer of American cinema" John Cassavetes guest star alongside his friend and collaborator Peter Falk.
QUOTE: "I started to measure time by how many Columbos"
PEOPLE: Howard Hughes
ACTORS/FILMMAKERS: Peter Falk, John Cassavetes, Blythe Danner, Myrna Loy, Martin Scorsese, Gena Rowlands,Wim Wenders, Joseph Dougherty, Ben Gazzara
TV/FILMS: The Rockford Files, Columbo, Husbands, A Woman Under the Influence, Wings of Desire, Monk, The Dick Cavett Show, Shadows, The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
PLACES: Los Angeles, The Hollywood Bowl, Altadena, Burbank
THINGS: macaroni and cheese, Amazon Prime, noodge, independent film, DIY, New Yorker Columbo cartoon, Beat Generation, mail-in ballots
SOUNDS: footsteps, gravel path, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes, birds, necklace, airplanes, hummingbird
GENRE: storytelling, personal narrative, personal journal
PHOTO: "Cassavetes on Columbo Googled" shot on my "new" iPhone6
RECORDED: October 30, 2020 in the new "Cafe Cherie Studio" under the flight path of the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California
GEAR: Sony ICD PX370 digital voice recorder and Sony ECM CS3 "tie-clip" microphone.
HYPE: "It's a beatnik kinda literary thing in a podcast cloak of darkness." Timothy Kimo Brien (cohost on Podwreckedand host of Create Art Podcast)
DISCLAIMER/WARNING: Proudly presented rough, raw and ragged. Seasoned with salty language and ideas. Not for most people's taste. Please be advised.
My Four Favorite Filmmakers
Verge of the Fringe
06/27/21 • -1 min
Hey Dude, I answer your question about my four favorite filmmakers by listing their four best films. I also include plenty of tangents and a short list of honorable mentions.
QUOTE: "That movie was freakin' awesome."
AUDIO LINK
FILMMAKERS: Francis Ford Coppola, Eleanor Coppola, Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen (DQ), Jim Jarmusch, Francois Truffaut, Stanley Kubrick, Sidney Lumet, Paddy Chayefsky, Orson Welles, Alfred Hitchcock, David Lynch
ACTORS/PERFORMERS: Al Pacino, Marlon Brando, Harvey Keitel, Martin Sheen, Gene Hackman, Robert De Niro, Bob Hope, Nick Nolte, Rosanna Arquette, Jerry Lewis, Sandra Bernhard, David Letterman, Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Faye Dunaway, Robert Duvall, Ned Beatty, Peter Finch, Paul Newman, Matt "Money" Smith, Diane Keaton
FILMS: The Godfather & Part II (Part III), Apocalypse Now, Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmakers Apocalypse, The Conversation, The Outsiders, Rumble Fish, One from the Heart, Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, Life Lessons, New York Stories, The King of Comedy, Goodfellas, Stranger Than Paradise, Down By Law, Shoot The Piano Player, 400 Blows, Jules and Jim, Dog Day Afternoon, Serpico, Network, The Verdict, Cool...
Bittersweet Sixteen
Verge of the Fringe
03/09/21 • -1 min
Hey Dude, on my 16th anniversary of podcasting I remember my long lost buddy Joe and his tragic passing. I also trip on the brutal Allen v Farrow documentary.
QUOTE: "I'm ready to chase after Spalding Gray."
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PEOPLE: Woody Allen, Dylan Farrow, Ronan Farrow, Rat Pack, Spalding Gray, George Carlin, Richard Pryor, David Letterman
PLACES: Hollywood Burbank Airport, Universal City
THINGS: podcasting, Allen v Farrow, HBO, Vanity Fair, Healthy Human, Hanna-Barbera, Kinko's
SOUNDS: birds, footsteps, gravel path, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes, airplane, canteen
GENRE: storytelling, personal narrative, personal journal
PHOTO: "Burbank Foothills from the Lookout Chair" Burbank, California
RECORDED: March 8, 2021 from the "Lookout Chair" under the flight path of the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California
GEAR: Sony ICD PX370 digital voice recorder and Sony ECM CS3 "tie-clip" microphone.
HYPE: "It's a beatnik kinda literary thing in a podcast cloak of darkness." Timothy Kimo Brien (cohost on Podwrecked and host of Create Art Podcast)
DISCLAIMER/WARNING: Proudly presented rough, raw and ragged. Seasoned with salty language and ideas. Not for most people's taste. Please be advised.
Howard Hughes and The Americans
Verge of the Fringe
06/01/22 • -1 min
Hey Dude, I riff and ramble about Howard Hughes and his dirty fingerprints all over the 20th century. I also admit to going on a 48 binge of The Americans.
QUOTE: "Another time, another dime."
PEOPLE: Ray Liotta, Edward Albee, James Ellroy, Howard Hughes, JKF, RFK, Larry O'Brien, Richard Nixon, Robert Maheu, Blayney F. Matthews, J.L. Warner, Keri Russell
PLACES: Watergate Hotel, Iowa, California, Shoreline Village, Long Beach
THINGS: The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia, American Tabloid, Watergate, Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy, DNC,aviation
TV/FILM: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Licorice Pizza, The Sopranos, The Many Saints of Newark, The Americans,Mission Impossible, Warner Bros., Felicity
SOUNDS: footsteps, gravel path, jet, birds, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes
GENRE: storytelling, personal narrative, personal journal
PHOTO: "Shoreline Village Chimes" iPhone XS
RECORDED: May 29, 2022 from the "Wawona Lawn" under the flight path of the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California
GEAR: Sony ICD PX370 digital voice recorder and Sony ECM CS3 "tie-clip" microphone.
HYPE: "It's a beatnik kinda literary thing in a podcast cloak of darkness." Timothy Kimo Brien (cohost on Podwreckedand host of Create Art Podcast)
DISCLAIMER/WARNING: Proudly presented rough, raw and ragged. Seasoned with salty language and ideas. Not for most people's taste. Please be advised.
Kerouac 100, Anderson 17
Verge of the Fringe
03/16/22 • -1 min
Hey Dude, I riff about the relative indifference to Jack Kerouac's 100th birthday by the popular culture, and how my 17th anniversary in podcasting was politely ignored.
QUOTE: "He loves the word sad, I love the word sad."AUDIO LINK
PEOPLE: Jack Kerouac, Truman Capote, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, The Doors, Patti Smith
PLACES: Altadena, Zane Grey Estate, Hollywood Burbank Airport, Broadway
THINGS: #Kerouac100, Health-Ade Kombucha, spontaneous prose, Interstate Highways, Route 66, Academy Awards, manual typewriter, Talk Nerdy to Me, Let It Go
SOUNDS: wind, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes jet, airplane, virgin cocktail, footsteps
GENRE: storytelling, personal narrative, personal journal
PHOTO: "Here Comes the Sun" iPhone XS
RECORDED: March 15, 2022 from the "Wawona Lawn" under the flight path of the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California
GEAR: Sony ICD PX370 digital voice recorder and Sony ECM CS3 "tie-clip" microphone.
HYPE: "It's a beatnik kinda literary thing in a podcast cloak of darkness." Timothy Kimo Brien (cohost on Podwreckedand host of Create Art Podcast)
DISCLAIMER/WARNING: Proudly presented rough, raw and ragged. Seasoned with salty language and ideas. Not for most people's taste. Please be advised.
Rebuilding My Engine
Verge of the Fringe
07/02/23 • -1 min
Hey Dude, my life has been a real jigsaw puzzle, slowly put back together this past month. Not only does my truck have a rebuilt engine, I may have found my voice...again.
QUOTE: "At first I thought it was going to be a disaster, but in the end, it was perfect."
PEOPLE: Dean Whitbread, John in the UK, Father Time, Joseph Dougherty
PLACES: Altadena Library, Bob Lucas Branch, Bob's Big Boy (Toluca Lake), Yosemite, Fresno, Oakhurst, Frazier Park, Los Angeles County, Bakersfield, Central Valley
THINGS: Ford Ranger Truck, History of Podcasting, Facebook, Podcast Movement
SOUNDS: footsteps, gravel path, wind, birds, plane, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes
GENRE: storytelling, personal narrative, personal journal
PHOTO: "Intro Pod Tweet" with my iPhone XS
RECORDED: June 29, 2023 from the "Wawona Lawn" under the flight path of the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California
GEAR: Sony ICD PX370 digital voice recorder and Sony ECM CS3 "tie-clip" microphone.
HYPE: "It's a beatnik kinda literary thing in a podcast cloak of darkness." Timothy Kimo Brien (cohost on Podwrecked and host of Create Art Podcast)
DISCLAIMER/WARNING: Proudly presented rough, raw and ragged. Seasoned with salty language and ideas. Not for most people's taste. Please be advised.
Inspired by Annie Lennox (and Friends)
Verge of the Fringe
11/27/22 • -1 min
QUOTE: "Whenever I need to jump start my creativity, I watch it."
PEOPLE: Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart, Eurythmics, Edge, U2, The Tourists, Freddie Mercury, Queen, David Bowie, Gina Gershon, Jennifer Tilly, Jack Kerouac
PLACES: The Valley, North Hollywood High School, Wembley Stadium, Universe
THINGS: ADU, Facebook, "California Girls", Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Story Salon, "Under Pressure", Showgirls, Bound, Thanksgiving
SOUNDS: wind, birds, footsteps, gravel path, saw, dog bark, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes
GENRE: storytelling, personal narrative, personal journal
PHOTO: "Google Lennox and Bowie" with my iPhone XS
RECORDED: November 22, 2022 from the "Wawona Lawn" under the flight path of the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California
GEAR: Sony ICD PX370 digital voice recorder and Sony ECM CS3 "tie-clip" microphone.
HYPE: "It's a beatnik kinda literary thing in a podcast cloak of darkness." Timothy Kimo Brien (cohost on Podwrecked and host of Create Art Podcast)
DISCLAIMER/WARNING: Proudly presented rough, raw and ragged. Seasoned with salty language and ideas. Not for most people's taste. Please be advised.
Don Crackpot
Verge of the Fringe
04/20/21 • -1 min
Hey Dude, while listening to a lot of mystery and conspiracy style podcasts, I've uncovered a host who has never seen the Godfather Part II.
QUOTE: "It's like saying you've never seen Star Wars."
AUDIO LINK
PEOPLE: The Black Dahlia, Howard Hughes, Scott Warmuth, Bob Dylan, JFK, RFK, Robert Maheu, Fidel Castro, Lee Harvey Oswald
PLACES: Sunset Blvd., Cuba, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Soviet Union
PODCASTS: Root of Evil, RFK Tapes, Crackpot Podcast
FILMS/FILMMAKERS: Mission Impossible, Godfather Part II, Al Pacino
THINGS: Watergate, FBI, CIA, Mafia, Citizen Hughes
SOUNDS: wind, birds, footsteps, gravel path, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes, car horn
GENRE: storytelling, personal narrative, personal journal
PHOTO: "Citizen Hughes"shot on my iPhone6
RECORDED: April 16, 2021 from the "Garden Cafe" under the flight path of the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California
GEAR: Sony ICD PX370 digital voice recorder and Sony ECM CS3 "tie-clip" microphone.
HYPE: "It's a beatnik kinda literary thing in a podcast cloak of darkness." Timothy Kimo Brien (cohost on Podwrecked and host of Create Art Podcast)
DISCLAIMER/WARNING: Proudly presented rough, raw and ragged. Seasoned with salty language and ideas. Not for most people's taste. Please be advised.
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FAQ
How many episodes does Verge of the Fringe have?
Verge of the Fringe currently has 55 episodes available.
What topics does Verge of the Fringe cover?
The podcast is about Word, Art, Music, Anderson, Storytelling, Podcasts, Books, Arts, Fringe, California and Performing Arts.
What is the most popular episode on Verge of the Fringe?
The episode title 'Marc of the Joker' is the most popular.
How often are episodes of Verge of the Fringe released?
Episodes of Verge of the Fringe are typically released every 23 days, 6 hours.
When was the first episode of Verge of the Fringe?
The first episode of Verge of the Fringe was released on Aug 31, 2019.
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