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A cloudy mind doesn't represent a wet blanket.  The weight of the blanket bogs down ambition.  Yet the mental forecast isn't calling for sunshine.  Making a change in where you are keeps the wet blanket from reaching your nearest touch.  Keeping the wet blanket on you and your emotions will make you smell like mildew.  A wall that carries with it a scent.  Throw away...

This is Play It Forward. Real people. Real stories. The struggle to Play It Forward. Episode 368 with John Lodge from The Moody Blues. John Lodge, legendary bass player, songwriter and vocalist of The Moody Blues, and inductee of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, is to release a new version of his classic hit ‘Ride My See-Saw’ out on Keeping the Faith for Halesouth Ltd, distributed by BFD/The Orchar...

January 20, 2022 There are layers in our hearts. Which always infects what we dream. What we can’t do is allow it to poison what we see. What they don’t tell you about living a mindful life is how difficult it is to stay in the present. Especially one that’s consumed with a pandemic, horrid politics and always bad weather. We get it! The heart must remain clear. Unlike ice we can’t throw salt onto...

Just ahead of what would have been his 79th birthday, poet Charles R. Smith Jr., and illustrator Edel Rodriguez have collaborated on this electrifying picture book biography of legendary guitar genius, Jimi Hendrix. From Hendrix’s turbulent childhood through his epical appearance at the Monterey and Woodstock festivals, Coretta Scott King Honoree Charles R. Smith Jr. covers it all in thi...

In all things there are visions and decisions but in all things are you moving in the right direction...

January 19, 2022 A quote from Blackish on ABC, “It’s never gonna be easy when you’re in a league of your own.” This quote defines the presence of a leader versus a follower. Yet I do believe many who’ve chosen to follow are doing it because of a lack of confidence and or don’t want to carry the weight of so many high business expectations. How many people physically believe they’re in a league of...

This is Play It Forward. Real people. Real stories. The struggle to Play It Forward. Episode 367 is with U.S. Navy Seal Jocko Willink author of Final Spin Jocko Willink's life and career following a decorated turn as a Navy SEAL has seen him achieve great success as a writer, businessman, and podcast host. He used tremendous self-discipline to accomplish these goals. He is also a true renaissance...

The album is a classic example of “A Covid Project.” Drummer Extraordinaire/ composer/ producer  Carmine Appice  (the musician who never sleeps…) and hot LA Session multi-instrumentalist/ guitar virtuoso  Fernando Perdomo  (featured prominently in the Netflix popular documentary ECHO IN THE CANYON and who recently released the TRIBUTE TO PAUL McCARTNEY’S RAM album) didn’t even...

BET’s hit series TWENTIES stars Jonica T.Gibbs as Hattie, a queer Black girl who is chasing her dreams of being a screenwriter in Los Angeles alongside her two best friends, Marie and Nia. The girls lean on each other for guidance as they navigate their twenties and test the limits of diversity, love, and inclusion. Twenties marks the first time BET was nominated for a GLAAD Media Award for a seri...

A nibble of fall is in the air.  A tingle of shivers race through the forest.  I watch as the squirrels scamper with large particles in their mouths.  It could be food or lumber for their tree houses.  Native American spiritual studies teach us that squirrels represent change.  I also take note of the bright red cardinals.  So many of them on the ground, as if to see...

Charles Band is the undisputed King of the B movie genre industry. From the toilet-invading creatures of Ghoulies to the time-travelling bounty hunter in Trancers , to the pandemic-crashed Corona Zombies , his four-decade career encompassing more than 360 films, and his streaming company, Full Moon Productions, Charles Band presides over Hollywood's decidedly un-Oscar-worthy underbelly, where mayh...

Having the willingness versus a calling...  Life is a series of choices...

January 18, 2022 Snow and ice. It still remains. Nothing just disappears. Look at your life and all that’s challenged the path. All that once made the blizzard white canvas has slowly been replaced by what so many have left behind. The message is to look beyond. To face the moment of “Now” with a burning fire to touch an unwritten tomorrow. A great example. We couldn’t have gotten to this part of...

This is Play It Forward. Real people. Real stories. The struggle to Play It Forward. Episode 366 Mark Stein from Vanilla Fudge. Iconic musician shines with a new collection of songs about Hope, Unity, Concern and Redemption. Sidelined by the Covid-19 pandemic and unable to perform live with popular rock band, Vanilla Fudge, lead vocalist and keyboardist Mark Stein decided to put his down time to g...

Samantha Banks is on top of the world, a successful business, and a handsome fiancé. But over one crazy Thanksgiving Holiday with her scheming family, her whole world is thrown into a tailspin when they invite her ex-boyfriend, "the one that got away". Written and directed by Adam White, Funny Thing About Love stars Jon Heder, Summer Bellessa, Barry Corbin, Pat Finn, Jason Gray, and Brooke White....

Breaking down the walls requires a clear connection with who and what is truly involved in the process of personal growth.  We are the generation that sets things aside.  To deal with later.  If you're going to do that write about it first.  Take notes of how you presently feel so that you are able to identify how you found peace or moved into deeper waters.  I call it De...

By the age of six, George Wallace knew he wanted to be a comedian. He always enjoyed making people laugh, but he also knew the importance of an education. He attended the University of Akron, Ohio and upon graduating with degrees in Transportation, Marketing/Advertising, plus advance studies in Radio and Television from Columbia School of Broadcasting. Literally, a rags-to-riches story, Wallace we...

Keeping your inner visions locked in on the present is far greater than seeking a constant destination. 

Betty White quote, "If you could invite any two people dead or alive over for dinner, what would you serve?"  My answer?  Conversation.  Food for thought.  Maybe it's just me but once dinner has been served everybody wants to go home.  Conversation is about relationship.  Dinner needs to become less of the climax.  

This is Play It Forward. Real people. Real stories. The struggle to Play It Forward. Episode 365 with Carolina Rial From NBC’s The Voice Season 20. Carolina is a first generation American with a father from Spain and a mother from Bolivia. Sadly, her father passed away when she was three, but her grandmother helped raise her and her siblings. Carolina spent the next 10 years in dance classes, but...

I’m C.T. When I’m not hosting podcasts I’m in the real world. Everybody has to work. My job is C.S. Customer Service. Solutions, relationships and generating motivation to keep my team pumped and connected to every guest who chose to stop in to pick up a few things or large baskets with everything. This is C.T.C.S. Episode 22 Blasted By Approaching Snow

Pod Crashing Episode 137 with William Klaber from The MLK Tapes According to the official story, on April 4th, 1968, a lone gunman assassinated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. That man, James Earl Ray, pled guilty and for most people the case was closed. The MLK Tapes , a new true crime podcast from the creators of Atlanta Monster and Monster: DC Sniper , ex...

January 17, 2022 When words don’t want to fly. That’s what this is about. An exercise. To grow beyond being a bump on a log. We’ve made it too easy for us and those around us to be seen and not heard. It’s ok to be quiet. Yet the storms brewing within our thick skin need to have a voice. How often do you face a need for an answer and all you’re getting are shrugged shoulders. Because we’ve allowed...

The Dragon’s Blood is the sixth installment of Explorer Academy, the fact-based fiction series deemed “captivating” by the editors at Parenting.com.  This story features even more thrilling adventures, complete with science, technology, culture and code breaking, and will have kids on the edge of their seats as the action-packed plot intensifies.  From the jungles of Borneo to the forest...

Building a better block requires the awareness of being...