Arroe Collins: Unplugged & Totally Uncut

Who really does have the best hot dogs?  And why?  Plus, camping used to be the great escape until popularity took over.  Now it's unbelievably expensive!  

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For those of you who enjoyed the magic and heart of Remarkably Bright Creatures and the spellbinding undertones and fictionalized history of Last Call at the Savoy, you’ll absolutely love this tale of second-chances, family, and the overarching question we find ourselves asking: after everything is said and done, what am I worth in the end? Grace Schaffer's talent once landed her a coveted spot on Antiques Roadshow, where she charmed legions of viewers. But she’s recently fallen from her gilded perch, losing her career, her marriage, and her very identity in the process, leaving her with the same question her clients so often ask of her: What is it worth? Or, the question that beats beneath it, what am I worth?
In a last-ditch attempt to revive her career, she signs on to an amateur traveling show, where an old, tarnished necklace grants a strange and sudden confidence; she begins predicting the precise amount that objects will sell for at auction—prices that have more to do with the sentiment attached to the object than their market value. But the gift of divination comes with a price; Grace catches the attention of detractors and fans alike, all clamoring to see what she’ll do next.
Caught in the necklace’s strange and possibly dangerous thrall, Grace joins the hunt to uncover a lost masterpiece … before it disappears forever, taking her hopes and dreams with it. You don’t want to miss this glittering debut that marries the beauty of the past with a touch of the fantastic, offering an irresistible tale of second chances. 
“Panitch’s first novel is a touching story about the value people place on the objects in their lives and on themselves; fans of Antiques Roadshow will especially enjoy.”


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Artist and Actor Sebastian Tillinger Makes His Publishing Debut with a Raw and Searching Memoir of Life in 1999—Written When He Was 25 In HOW THE FERRIS WHEEL WAS BROKEN: A Love Letter to Los Angeles (August, 2026 | Regalo Press / Distributed by Simon & Schuster | $21.00 | Trade Paperback | ISBN: 9798895656778), author Sebastian Tillinger writes an honest, stream-of-consciousness memoir that details his  struggles to find work as an actor, audition after demoralizing audition, with 57 characters crammed in his head, while walking the tightrope between art and making money, celebrity parents and his own insecurities.            Along with his search for work, purpose, and meaning, Sebastian writes about love in all its messiness. Years after they first met in acting class, he reconnects with Sarah, a "petite stunner" with black hair who grew up in Boulder, Colorado, and was a drummer in an all-girl punk band in the eighties when it mattered. Six years his senior, she is the first woman he had sex with whom he truly loved. He asks Sarah to marry him, mostly to prove he’s a man. (“I don’t believe in marriage,” he muses. “I don’t really know what I’m getting into.”) And he nearly screws up that chance when he gets high in the courthouse while they’re waiting to get their marriage license. (Imagine going through the X-ray machine with an eighth of weed and a metal pipe stashed in your pockets… Sebastian did it.)Deeply introspective and wildly entertaining, HOW THE FERRIS WHEEL WAS BROKEN invites us to hop inside 25-year-old Sebastian Tillinger’s head and travel back to 1999. I hope after reading the book, you’ll agree that Sebastian's trip was never dull. 

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I’m always asking questions.  The fun begins when you start researching for answers. Such as…   Why are high school graduates deciding to take a year off from furthering their education or just not making the investment to start?  Plus…teenagers.  Go ahead roll your eyes, why are they gathering in such large groups and don’t mind breaking the rules and getting arrested?   I’m Arroe…  I am a daily writer.  A silent wolf.  I stand on the sidelines and do nothing but watch, listen study then activate.  I call it The Daily Mess.  A chronological walk through an everyday world.  Yes, it’s my morning writing.  As a receiver of thoughts and ideas, we as people tend to throw it to the side and deal with it later.  When a subject arrives, I dig in.  It’s still keeping a journal!  By doing the research the picture becomes clearer.  This is the Daily Mess…    

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Pod Crashing episode 490 with funny guy Joey Dandando… Bad advice from the dumbest people you know. Welcome to Help from a Hypocrite, the video podcast where comedian Joey Dardano and his hilarious guests help listeners with their problems - by giving them the worst advice known to mankind. If you're looking some sage counseling to help you with a serious issue... this is not the show for you. You're talking to comedians, after all. If you're in search for the most elaborate excuse to get out of your second cousin's baby shower or need help on how to end a prolonged situationship, then this is the podcast for you.

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He lies about love and women still couldn't keep away.  What kind of love are we talking about that seems to be falling under the catagory of emotional rescue? 

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Rae Cline draws us into the story of a thirteen-year-old girl seeking to escape her abusive, alcoholic, charismatic father and desperate to protect her mother. Set in 1985 in Harpers Ferry and Jolo, West Virginia, it’s a story anchored in the promise of Reagan, the fear of AIDS, the songs of Patti Smith, Cyndi Lauper and Tina Turner heard through a Walkman, and other signs of its time and place. It’s also a universal and ongoing story about poverty, addiction, religious charlatans, sexual predators, and how children are made to suffer for the sins of their parents. Yet Cline’s debut novel is far from bleak. As told through the eyes of its remarkable young heroine, PRECIOUS UGLY is ultimately a story about the everyday marvels of tenacity and resourcefulness, the kindness of strangers, and the possibility of breaking the cycle of domestic violence and generational trauma.

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In an unprecedented creative milestone, BAG Production Records announces the simultaneous release of eight new albums by acclaimed clarinetist, composer, and improvisational master Ben Goldberg on August 8."For me the number is basically eight," Goldberg notes, "on account of having eight letters in my first name and eight in my last name, and on account of having been born on 8/8."Recorded over the last several years, the "8 x 8" collection embodies Goldberg’s evolving musical vocabulary, featuring exploratory cross-generational collaborations: Two duos, three trios, two quartets, and a quintet.A Legacy of Radical Improvised Music8 x 8 reflects decades of musical exploration. Raised in a household steeped in speech-communication research — a background that informs his rhythmically unique, speech-like phrasing — Goldberg honed his technique under clarinet master Rosario Mazzeo and studied with Joe Henderson and Steve Lacy.In the 1980s Goldberg’s New Klezmer Trio (with drummer Kenny Wollesen), injected the raw, spatial energy of avant-garde jazz into traditional structures, leading to collaborations with artists including Andrew Hill, Nels Cline, Bobby Bradford, and John Zorn. This musical heritage is fully realized across the "8 x 8" collection, capturing the sheer velocity of his current creative circles.

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I’m always asking questions.  The fun begins when you start researching for answers. Such as…   Why are some of the biggest egos put on display by people who don’t deserve to have an ego?  Plus…what if a cyber war silenced your smart phone, how long would it take you to recover?   I’m Arroe…  I am a daily writer.  A silent wolf.  I stand on the sidelines and do nothing but watch, listen study then activate.  I call it The Daily Mess.  A chronological walk through an everyday world.  Yes, it’s my morning writing.  As a receiver of thoughts and ideas, we as people tend to throw it to the side and deal with it later.  When a subject arrives, I dig in.  It’s still keeping a journal!  By doing the research the picture becomes clearer.  This is the Daily Mess…

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