Reliving My Youth

I catch up with Nancy Valen, fans remember her well as Samantha Thomas on Baywatch. Saved by the Bell fans know her as "Nurse Jennifer", probably the most memorable guest star(sorry Becky the Duck)on the show, She talks about that role and who the original choice was. Nancy starred alongside Jason Gedrick in one of the most underrated 80's films, The Heavenly Kid. Nancy starred in the TV musical d...

I catch up with Christine Elise McCarthy, probably best known as Emily Valentine on Beverly Hills, 90210. Horror fans know her as Kyle from Child's Play 2. Christine talks about both of these franchises being rebooted/remade. Christine is also an accomplished author, having penned the novel, Bathing and the Single Girl. bathingbook.com

I catch up with legendary songwriter Jim Vallance, who co-wrote some of Bryan Adams biggest hits, "Summer of '69", "Heaven" and "Cuts Like a Knife". Jim shares stories behind some of Bryan's biggest songs, how he met Bryan and how he got into the business. Jim also collaborated with Aerosmith, Heart, and Glass Tiger on some of their biggest hits. www.jimvallance.com

I catch up with Glenn Shorrock, the former lead singer of the Little River Band, who recently released "Glenn Shorrock sings Little River Band". The album reimagines some of LRB's most memorable songs, "Reminiscing", "Cool Change", and "Lonesome Loser". Glenn also discusses the ongoing drama between himself and the current version of the band and why he doesn't perform in the states.

We continue our celebration of the 35th anniversary of The Karate Kid with Rob Garrison, who played Cobra Kai member, Tommy. Rob is best known for his line, "get em a body bag", we discuss how the line came about and discuss his other memorable line in the movie. Rob talks about his experience filming the movie and gives his thoughts on the Cobra Kai TV show.

The Karate Kid is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year. I wanted to talk with as many actors from the movie as possible. We start our series with Sensei Ron Thomas, who played Bobby Brown. Ron talks about his real life Cobra Kai experience, which got him involved in the martial arts. He talks about his time filming the movie and what he thinks Bobby is doing now. Ron is now a published autho...

We are back with part two of the top 80's movie soundtrack songs. This time, we are featuring the most underrated/under appreciated songs. The Hustle's Jon Lamoreaux joins me once again.

I catch up with Michael Gray, who played Billy Batson on the Shazam! TV show. Michael talks about his time on the show, the drama surrounding Jackson Botswick's departure and being type-casted. Michael had a memorable guest-starring spot on Archer and discusses how that came about. Shazam! is now streaming on DC Universe.

I catch up with Bif Naked, International Recording Artist, Poet, Writer, Troublemaker, Nice Girl, Dishwasher, MartialArtist, Ballerina, StraightEdger, TreeHugger, Bare-Knuckle Fighter, Canadian Citizen and Middle Daughter. Some of Bif's hits included Spaceman, Moment of Weakness, and I Love Myself today. Bif talks about doing The Tonight Show, getting her name, and most importantly, beating cancer

I catch up with Karyn Parsons, who famously played Hillary Banks for six seasons on The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. Karyn talks about just how much fun it was to play Hillary and if she felt type casted following the show. Karyn just released her debut novel, "How High The Moon". She talks about her inspiration for the novel. Karyn is the founder of Sweetblackberry.org, which brings little known stor...

I catch up with Corin Nemec, star of Parker Lewis Can't Lose. Corin tells me why he initially did not want to do the show and why the third season was it's last. Corin earned an Emmy nomination for the TV movie, "I Know My First Name is Steven", and talks about his experience. HIs latest movie, "Rottentail", comes out in the Spring.

I catch up with founding member and keyboardist of the 10,000 Maniacs, Dennis Drew. The Maniacs have been going strong for over 35 years now. Dennis tells me about the origins of the band, how Natalie Merchant came into the band, why she left, and why fans think she is still in the band. Outside of the Maniacs, Dennis is the general manager of a radio station in Jamestown, NY.

I catch up with actor Mark Metcalf, who portrayed the legendary Douglas C. Neidermeyer, in Animal House. Mark emulated the character in two Twister Sister video, "I Wanna Rock" and "We're Not Gonna Take It". Mark famously played Bob Cobb on Seinfeld, better known as "The Maestro". Sci-fi fans will recognize Mark from Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Star Trek Voyager.

I catch up with Brian Pastoria, founding member and former drummer of Adrenalin. Brian talks about the band's formation. Their most recognizable song, Road of the Gypsy, was featured in the movie, Iron Eagle. Brian shares the story behind the song. Adrenalin should have hit it big but fell victim to lead singer issues and record company troubles.

I catch up with Big Bad Voodoo Daddy's Scotty Morris. BBVD gained national fame from the movie, Swingers. Scotty talks about getting discovered by Jon Favreau and gives his thoughts on the movie. The band performed alongside Stevie Wonder at the Super Bowl halftime show 20 years, which was basically the end of the swing revival. Scotty talks about the decision he and the band made as the 2000s beg...

I catch up with Anson Williams who played Potsie on Happy Days. Anson talks about landing the role and how he almost missed the chance to play Potsie. Various Happy Days topics come up, including Chuck, the "Jump The Shark" episode, and Robin Williams. We discuss Battle of the Network Stars and his career following Happy Days.

I catch up with actor Richard Tyson for the show's 100th episode. Richard has played some of the best antagonists in the 80's and 90's. Richard talks about heading to Hollywood and getting the role of Buddy Revell. Find out which line in Kindergarten Cop Richard added during the filming. Richard has appeared in a few of the Farrelly brothers' movies and talks about razzing Ben Stiller.

I catch up with actor/musician Demian Slade, best known for portraying Jimmy Gasparini, the paperboy, in Better Off Dead. Demian also starred alongside Matthew Perry in FOX's Second Chance. Demian talks about playing Screech before there was one. Demian just released the Apotheosis, an album of piano instrumentals.

I catch up with Richie Cannata, who played, most notably saxophone, in Billy Joel's band. Richie talks about how he met Billy, playing at Carnegie Hall and which of Billy's songs was a challenge to play. Richie is the musical director for Bernie Williams and talks about what he thought of the former Yankee great's guitar playing the first time he heard it. Richie, along with Liberty DeVitto and Ru...

Jon Lamoreaux from The Hustle podcast and Noel count down our top ten favorite 80s movie soundtrack songs. See if your favorites made our list.

I catch up with Lawrence Gowan, the vocalist and keyboardist in Styx. Larry talks about being "the new guy" in the band. Before joining Styx, Gowan was a very successful solo artist in Canada. His hits included "(You're a) Strange Animal", "Moonlight Desires" and "A Criminal Mind." The last is now included in the Styx setlist. Larry tell me which Beatle's house he recorded his "Strange Animal" alb...

I catch up with singer-songwriter Emm Gryner. The Canadian artist recently released "Only of Earth,” the first in a planned trilogy she calls Days of Games. She toured in the late David Bowie’s band and more recently helped her friend, the retired astronaut Chris Hadfield, record a version of Bowie’s Space Oddity, which was recorded partly onboard The International Space Station. Emm also talks ab...

I catch up with Scott Valentine, best known for portraying Nick Moore on Family Ties. Scott talks about the adversity early on in his career and getting the role of Mallory's boyfriend. The character was so popular that NBC tried three times to spin-off the character. Scott talks about the experience. He shares some of the regrets in his career and what he is doing now. Scott was one of my favorit...

I catch up with Trevor Steel, lead singer of The Escape Club. The band's biggest hit, "Wild, Wild, West", went to number one in America but failed to chart in their native England. Trevor talks about the song and where he was when he found out it went to number one. He also talks about the story behind "I'll Be There." Their last full-length album, Celebrity, came out in 2012. The Reliving My Yout...

I catch up with Sean Kanan, who played Mike Barnes in Karate Kid Part III. Sean talks about how he landed the role of "Karate's Bad Boy" and tells me how he almost died filming it. He gives his thoughts on Cobra Kai and if he would want to reprise the role. Sean's talents are not limited to acting. He is a stand-up comedian as well as the author of The Modern Gentleman: Cooking and Entertaining wi...