Memories With A Beat

Send us Fan Mail Who loves karaoke??  Ed Cunard sure does...before the pandemic he had a 13-year streak of going to karaoke once a week!!!  Ed loves karaoke so much that he created a podcast and Facebook group for his podcast about karaoke!   Ed is a fan of lots of music but for this interview, he went with grunge folk-punk to discuss..."Get Better."  Oddly enough this is not a karaoke s...

Send us Fan Mail What do you do when a pandemic starts?  Write a song of course.  When Carly's sister told her she'd be getting a divorce, Carly wondered what her sister must be feeling. Right out of the back of her head this song flooded Carly's brain, she went to the piano, and onto paper, the song was written! What a talented singer Carly Lyon is!!  Carly is multi-talented though...

Send us Fan Mail Do you remember playing pretend with your siblings?  Michelle does as she first fell in love with "In My Own Little Corner" from Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella.  As Michelle got a little older she fell even more in love with the song as she saw Brandy and Whitney's version of Cinderella.  She loved how Brandy sang the song and honored the role of Cinderel...

Send us Fan Mail Peter chose to take a "throw summer."  He spent time alone and "finding himself" and living in Upstate NY.  He called up a buddy and said "I need a job."  "When can you start?" is the question he heard on the other end of the line.  Peter became the manager of a coffee shop.  He had early mornings hearing this song as the day began. "Ba...

Send us Fan Mail Do you truly love yourself?  Are you enough for YOU?  JoJo LaRiccia is!  She shared Barry White's "My Everything."  It's like an anthem for her!  When she hears it, it fires her up and reminds her that she is HER everything.  It is so important in this world to love yourself so it flows into other areas of your life.  JoJo has an impressive history with music a...

Send us Fan Mail I am so impressed with Suzanne and her new book!!  "Hang On Tight" (her book) is all about the life of entrepreneurs.  Firework by Katy Perry is a song Suzanne often uses to raise her vibration and change her mood!  You can't beat the musicality of the song on top of how it really pumps you up!  As an entrepreneur, it's easy to feel alone in your struggles and...

Send us Fan Mail Are you an only child?  Have you heard your mother say "Come sit with me my only son (daughter)?"  D'Tanyion's mother did say that to him often.  She was a huge influence in his life.  She made him a choir boy and from there his passion for music began.  And when he hears "Simple Man" it's as if his mother is with him again!  D'Tanyion is a...

Send us Fan Mail "Resilient little thing" just like the song "says and just like Stephanie.  At a young age, she experienced a very traumatic event that she alone got herself through.  She would see other parents patting their children on the back and even Stephanie's back at times, but where were her parents?  As she grew up and has established a family of her own, she has set...

Send us Fan Mail "It is the eye of the tiger, it's the thrill of the fight"...did you sing it??  Admit it, you did!!   Brandon heard this in Elementary school and life changed!   Brandon is the big brother to my best friend from middle and HS.  Brandon had a moment of clarity, of identity, of assurance that everything was going to be ok!  After selecting this song Brandon started ex...

Send us Fan Mail Debbi-Jo is one of the most positive people I know and I am happy to call her my friend!  Leave it to her to have a positive spin on a song about dying.  Debbi-Jo unfortunately has lost a lot of loved ones.  BUT...she sees their lives as lessons.  No one is promised tomorrow and we should all live like we are dying.  Debbi-Jo surrounds herself with amazing people which became very...

Send us Fan Mail Garrett has been walking down memory lane ever since he was posed the question "What song would you like to talk about on the podcast?"  He has always has a love for Adam Again's music.  The fact that Gene, the songwriter and composer has passed, makes Garrett so sad to know he will never hear new music from Gene!  Have you ever had a favorite singer pass or the ban...

Send us Fan Mail David has a serious appreciation for The Cure that started when he was just 13.  His dad had a record store and that's where he fed his obsession.  He can remember discovering them and being thrilled to find out there were already multiple record they had released. "But wait, what? They are still releasing new music?"  He is a true fan now!  He loves that The Cure o...

Send us Fan Mail I am so impressed by individuals who can create music!  Keana Mitchell chose to speak about her original song "Moving On."  This is an inspirational song encouraging listeners to move on.  Sometimes we are holding on so tightly to something that is not serving us like a job, a relationship, or dream that we cannot see the benefits of moving on.  Let it go!  You don'...

Send us Fan Mail HEY PAUL MCCARTNEY'S "PPL"- Check this out!!! From dreaming in London to getting the surprise of her life in California...Emma's daughter is now named McCartney.  Emma was introduced to The Beatles in 1994...talk about a late bloomer!!  LOL!!  Once that music shook her body she was in love!  She shared 4 songs and the journey of Paul McCartney and The Beatles m...

Send us Fan Mail Where are my hot weather fans?  Jennie Williams loves the hot weather and a great beach.  She lives in IA so she relishes the hot weather when she can get it!!  She picked a song that "takes her to the beach" as she put it, "Sunny and 75" by Joe Nichols.  The way the lyrics go you can totally picture yourself on a beach with the person you love.  Jennie is craz...

Send us Fan Mail Don't you just love the name Elizabeth?  I sure do and good thing because it was the reason I sparked a conversation with my guest in this episode with Elizabeth Weinberg.  She lives in small town IA and loves music.  She chose "Who I Am" by Jessica Andrews because it reminds her that her parents are her biggest fans and her friends love her no matter what.  Her mom...

Send us Fan Mail Ever heard a voice that draws you in like a siren?  My husband and I were out to dinner and went outside to enjoy the live music.  There I see standing two mismatched men in style singing together.  Between their voices and their "look" we were intrigued.  Robby is one of the men that is Robby and Felix.  They are so talented that in fact Robby shared an original song wi...

Send us Fan Mail When the stars align, you meet amazing people!  Lowry is one of those people.  He has such a great soul with a fun mission of creating power songs for those going through transitions.  These are powerful affirmations that "put you in your body!"  These songs turn off your bullshit detector!  The song Lowry fell in love with so much on the first listen was from one of his...

Send us Fan Mail Growing up as "Military brat," Christinna relates music to times and geographical places in her past.  Christinna can remember her mother singing this song with so much emotion...this time in England.  She loved the way her mother sang the word yonder and can still hear it every time this song, "Way Over Yonder," plays.  Although Christinna grew up with a lot o...

Send us Fan Mail One of the most recognizable riffs in history...those beginning notes to "My Girl."  Justin is an accomplished singer and is part of a musically talented family.  He's had some success in the music industry but has decided he wanted a life not dictated by his musical career.  Check him out on popular music platforms.  His parents exposed him to "My Girl" o...

Send us Fan Mail "Hello, how are you?"  Do you ever struggle to answer this question?  IF you are like me, I debate with being honest or just giving the canned answer of "Good!"  I once had a gentleman responded "Blessed beyond what I deserve!"  I loved it and it made me happy all day as I remembered our interaction.  This song by Matthew West reminds us to not compar...

Send us Fan Mail Did you parent ever let you skip school just because? Kat's mom would pick her up and make her feel special by turning up "Believe" by Cher and taking her to the Mall of America. They'd get a little Chinese and hit up the Gap and Old Navy with her mom dressed head to toe in Big Dawn gear. Kat is my favorite DJ from St. Cloud MN. I listened to her for years and...

Send us Fan Mail Laura Folkes uses this song to feel re-empowered.  After a life long battle with her weight she finally had it somewhat under control but recognized there was an emotional piece not working.  She now works with others to identify their emotional relationships with food.  Additionally she encourages her clients to put together a 4 song playlist.  The last song re-empowers her clien...

Send us Fan Mail Do you remember the end of your Senior year?  Will does, he remembers this song, "Everybody Wants to Rule the World", as he made his way from the East Coast to the West Coast with all his cousins and Uncle.  They stayed in his Uncle's camper and saw the beautiful country we get to call home.  This trip (that he was fortunate enough to make twice) helped him to make...

Send us Fan Mail The Legend from Jacksonville, FL...Mr. Al Pete...CEO of Mr. Peterson's Neighborhood Podcast Network, shared a song with me about life.  "All in a Day" is a song that Al can relate to being a man that has experienced life as a young father, as a man with grown with his dreams, and has had his priorities change.  He has put systems in place that allow him to look at t...