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Am I Famous Yet? Memoir of a Working-Class Rock Star episodes
- Ch. 34 - I Remember This One Time
The brief chapter in which I recount a brief incident of receiving a brief from a fellow traveler.
3 min - Ch. 33 - Oh, Yeah, You Blend
The chapter in which I explore the phenomenon of people remembering my face for some reason when I don't necessarily remember theirs. I detail one jarring incident when I had forgotten meeting a celebrity who nonetheless remembered meeting me. And he had the receipts.
15 min - Ch. 32 - You Know Who You Look Like?
The chapter in which I detail the surprising frequency with which I am assaulted by this question and the variety of people who are insisted upon as answers to this question. It's never flattering.
8 min - Ch. 31 - Oh, The Indignity! Enter Through the Kitchen
The chapter in which I detail the social hierarchy almost universally imposed upon lowly musicians at catering halls and the hoops that must be jumped through not to get yelled at by random people who aren't even your direct employers.
27 min - Ch. 30.5 - Bonus Episode
The episode in which I give thanks to my viewers and give an update about the status of the physical publication of the book, which is now finally available here:
https://funkboynyc.wixsite.com/funkboy/am-i-famous-yet
6 min - Ch. 30 - Taking the Temperature of the Room
The chapter in which I detail various phenomena that greet a weary traveler upon first walking in the door of a new establishment, which is something as musicians we do constantly, ranging from rare warm welcomes to odd and belligerent reprimands that usually have nothing to do with us.
14 min - Ch. 29 - The Girl in the Hamster Ball
The chapter in which I detail the shenanigans that are specific to Russian wedding gigs and how it is possible for a mother of the bride to lip-synch a selection from "Phantom of the Opera" completely without irony.
"Am I Famous Yet?" is now also available in BOOK form!
https://funkboynyc.wixsite.com/funkboy/am-i-famous-yet
14 min - Ch. 28 - Weddings, Funerals, and Bar Mitzvahs
The chapter in which I detail the many kinds of private parties and the resulting shenanigans therein. A Funeral Directors' convention? You bet!
Also, my book is finally available! Get your copy here:
https://funkboynyc.wixsite.com/funkboy/am-i-famous-yet
19 min - Ch. 27 - Gig I Didn't Get and Why
What do Santana, Keith Richards, Joan Jett, Chic, Wilson Pickett, Stanley Clarke, and Rod Stewart all have in common? The chapter in which I quantify my greatest misses.
19 min - 4 min
About Am I Famous Yet? Memoir of a Working-Class Rock Star
From the publisher's feed
“Am I Famous Yet?” chronicles the life of a working musician who has gotten to know renowned rock stars. He has practically become a rock star himself but without all of the annoying trappings of actual notoriety or fortune. Follow this sideman’s hilariously heartbreaking search for fame, financial stability, and the ever-elusive quest for emotional peace of mind.
Ivan “Funkboy” Bodley has performed with 50 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, appeared in 12 Broadway shows, and is a Blues Hall of Fame inductee.
Now also available as a book at www.funkboy.net