Jason O’Toole’s family has been in law enforcement for generations. While he made his name in the punk/hardcore scene in bands like Life’s Blood, his professional career eventually moved towards the same path as his uncles and grandfather before him. Spending time living in the South, he eventually returned to the Northeast, settling in New England and working as an adult protective investigator while pursuing a second career as a writer and poet. In our conversation we talk about his drive to help people, what interests him from a creative perspective and how your family legacy can influence your path (and why it doesn’t always have to). Enjoy!

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Jason O’Toole Discogs

https://www.discogs.com/artist/2599800-Jason-OToole

Life’s Blood

https://youtu.be/Yi5drCBLKUU?t=284

https://prank.bandcamp.com/album/lifes-blood-hardcore-a-d-1988?fbclid=IwAR2otwEjs3uB7YL0q1i_MoMGBHfmaNB3484KYXsJDnhDpOQvgh9JEH78Ns8

Plain Truth

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/475692779360709504/

MyRifle

https://myrifle.bandcamp.com/track/stars?fbclid=IwAR15wNv0Oy0TBzfniCtiJe-CTdTJvG8mg6FvW5Tgdhl_jqLnd7Wefh_RXA8

Herman’s

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman%27s_World_of_Sporting_Goods

Tackleberry

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADihvSIsIik

Jason’s Writing

https://www.amazon.com/Jason-OToole/e/B07NCX8F74%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share?ref_=d6k_applink_bb_dls&fbclid=IwAR2s-LboaNcEexFJlwMUazAaYwsAxNZpWJYhFXhk9oX-Rjs_AYdIcLNs2mo

SAMSARA - Nominated for a Rhysling Award and included in The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry of 2019

https://thescriblerus.com/2019/12/09/samsara-jason-otoole/?fbclid=IwAR1eiN_JB9MuZAep6F39eNKWBoryzJo44-4ba9Vb3faJn-emw43AZngp6_I

Herr Lounge Corps

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPyNRPU5hds

Red-tail Over Andover

https://formidablewoman.org/2020/10/31/red-tail-over-andover-by-jason-otoole/?fbclid=IwAR1L9vAeXz1tfPFtCJXgIGl17hRoaoQ6CVN-b43pFQxXc8Cdr0j8GjE8u50

Poison Moonlight

https://doppelgangrene.blogspot.com/2021/05/new-poison-moonlight-by-jason-otoole.html?fbclid=IwAR3cILKnDn6vXyVGUOKMOYAw5-R6OzSmv-hEm-OUMfEpLcNF6gDejvv9RSQ

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1008263578/new-poison-moonlight-by-jason-otoole

Poets with Masks On

https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/poets-with-masks-on-a-pandemic-anthology-by-melanie-simms/?fbclid=IwAR1-LEtcGst_5ELg6NY4QHV2VqbbuxubBbeG6mFazfq1eFd_UXBzl1f_6EE

Jason helped get Carolyn Cassady's poetry in print. This details his involvement.

https://spearofstars.wordpress.com/2020/07/28/carolyn-cassadys-poetry-published-posthumously/

Scene Crime (most recent band project)

https://scenecrime.bandcamp.com/?fbclid=IwAR1nMqk8RuwfvxbFx2uDBX1uQO1tR6MMQbR4FTq4nSqG5b7bWsJ376ZVFYI

https://thewildword.com/poetry-jason-otoole/?fbclid=IwAR2p93cI0t-6LaVEEcvRvS-t5BGgVNor4SAgLMV3usw2e3HMiCL1KXzPsm4

Sorry all the rest of the potential links would get us tagged by the FBI!

https://www.wowcool.com/Andy/actworoots.html