Concentric Circles

Today we conclude our discussion of Vinnie Fiorello's anthology, 6/19, by taking an in-depth look at chapters 25 through 30.

During the month of June 2019, Vinnie Fiorello wrote a short story every day. It was a personal challenge to one, just to see if he could do it, but also to exorcise some personal demons while reflecting on the first act of his life spent in vans and tour buses crisscrossing the world as a touring musician.

Not only did he complete the mission of writing a complete story every day, the result is a collection of tales that are sometimes highly personal and heart wrenching, sometimes laugh out loud funny. Each tale is filled with irreverence and life lessons as the author tackles issues like wasted youth, the pains of growing older, and other universal topics that made him famous as the lyricist of the punk band Less Than Jake, a band known for its incredibly catchy music matched with Fiorello’s universally themed yet personal lyrics. Today we begin our in-depth look and conversation about the anthology by listening to the first four chapters of the book, followed by a brief conversation between Jim Tramontana and Vinnie Fiorello.

Get 6/19 here.

We continue our discussion of Vinnie Fiorello's anthology, 6/19, by taking an in-depth look at chapters  21 through 24.

During the month of June 2019, Vinnie Fiorello wrote a short story every day. It was a personal challenge to one, just to see if he could do it, but also to exorcise some personal demons while reflecting on the first act of his life spent in vans and tour buses crisscrossing the world as a touring musician.

Not only did he complete the mission of writing a complete story every day, the result is a collection of tales that are sometimes highly personal and heart wrenching, sometimes laugh out loud funny. Each tale is filled with irreverence and life lessons as the author tackles issues like wasted youth, the pains of growing older, and other universal topics that made him famous as the lyricist of the punk band Less Than Jake, a band known for its incredibly catchy music matched with Fiorello’s universally themed yet personal lyrics. Today we begin our in-depth look and conversation about the anthology by listening to the first four chapters of the book, followed by a brief conversation between Jim Tramontana and Vinnie Fiorello.

Get 6/19 here.

We continue our discussion of Vinnie Fiorello's anthology, 6/19, by taking an in-depth look at chapters  17 through 20.

During the month of June 2019, Vinnie Fiorello wrote a short story every day. It was a personal challenge to one, just to see if he could do it, but also to exorcise some personal demons while reflecting on the first act of his life spent in vans and tour buses crisscrossing the world as a touring musician.

Not only did he complete the mission of writing a complete story every day, the result is a collection of tales that are sometimes highly personal and heart wrenching, sometimes laugh out loud funny. Each tale is filled with irreverence and life lessons as the author tackles issues like wasted youth, the pains of growing older, and other universal topics that made him famous as the lyricist of the punk band Less Than Jake, a band known for its incredibly catchy music matched with Fiorello’s universally themed yet personal lyrics. Today we begin our in-depth look and conversation about the anthology by listening to the first four chapters of the book, followed by a brief conversation between Jim Tramontana and Vinnie Fiorello.

Get 6/19 here.

Today we celebrate our very own Jono Diener as he begins a new chapter in his life by starting several new ventures. We also talk about the importance of pacing oneself when engaging in multiple projects and how sometimes you need to throttle your output to stay sane. 

Jono Diener is a world-traveling musician playing in bands The Swellers, No Trigger, BRAIDEDVEINS, Baggage, he’s also a comic writer, CCO of Rootless Coffee Co and freelance journalist having written for Vice, Alternative Press and The Hard Times. Diener dedicates his time to staying creative and helping the Vehicle City whenever he can.

We continue our discussion of Vinnie Fiorello's anthology, 6/19, by taking an in-depth look at chapters  13 through 16.

During the month of June 2019, Vinnie Fiorello wrote a short story every day. It was a personal challenge to one, just to see if he could do it, but also to exorcise some personal demons while reflecting on the first act of his life spent in vans and tour buses crisscrossing the world as a touring musician.

Not only did he complete the mission of writing a complete story every day, the result is a collection of tales that are sometimes highly personal and heart wrenching, sometimes laugh out loud funny. Each tale is filled with irreverence and life lessons as the author tackles issues like wasted youth, the pains of growing older, and other universal topics that made him famous as the lyricist of the punk band Less Than Jake, a band known for its incredibly catchy music matched with Fiorello’s universally themed yet personal lyrics. Today we begin our in-depth look and conversation about the anthology by listening to the first four chapters of the book, followed by a brief conversation between Jim Tramontana and Vinnie Fiorello.

Get 6/19 here.

We continue our discussion of Vinnie Fiorello's anthology, 6/19, by taking an in-depth look at chapters 9 through 12.

During the month of June 2019, Vinnie Fiorello wrote a short story every day. It was a personal challenge to one, just to see if he could do it, but also to exorcise some personal demons while reflecting on the first act of his life spent in vans and tour buses crisscrossing the world as a touring musician.

Not only did he complete the mission of writing a complete story every day, the result is a collection of tales that are sometimes highly personal and heart wrenching, sometimes laugh out loud funny. Each tale is filled with irreverence and life lessons as the author tackles issues like wasted youth, the pains of growing older, and other universal topics that made him famous as the lyricist of the punk band Less Than Jake, a band known for its incredibly catchy music matched with Fiorello’s universally themed yet personal lyrics. Today we begin our in-depth look and conversation about the anthology by listening to the first four chapters of the book, followed by a brief conversation between Jim Tramontana and Vinnie Fiorello.

Get 6/19 here.

Today is the first part of our conversation with the guitarist and mental health counselor, Marc Juliano.  Marc is the guitarist of the pop punk band Goalkeeper, and an outpatient counselor in the suburbs of Philadelphia. He has six plus years of counseling experience and has worked with a variety of mood disorders, psychotic disorders, and addictions. Marc spent his time working at Villanova University, working with students suffering from addiction and from there moved to community mental health and work with those suffering from opiate addictions. Marc is currently working for a community mental health program that specializes in mood disorders as well as other mental health diagnoses such as Bipolar, Schizophrenia, personality disorders, and IDD

We continue our discussion of Vinnie Fiorello's anthology, 6/19, by taking an in-depth look at chapters 5 through 8.

During the month of June 2019, Vinnie Fiorello wrote a short story every day. It was a personal challenge to one, just to see if he could do it, but also to exorcise some personal demons while reflecting on the first act of his life spent in vans and tour buses crisscrossing the world as a touring musician.

Not only did he complete the mission of writing a complete story every day, the result is a collection of tales that are sometimes highly personal and heart wrenching, sometimes laugh out loud funny. Each tale is filled with irreverence and life lessons as the author tackles issues like wasted youth, the pains of growing older, and other universal topics that made him famous as the lyricist of the punk band Less Than Jake, a band known for its incredibly catchy music matched with Fiorello’s universally themed yet personal lyrics. Today we begin our in-depth look and conversation about the anthology by listening to the first four chapters of the book, followed by a brief conversation between Jim Tramontana and Vinnie Fiorello.

Get 6/19 here. 

During the month of June 2019, Vinnie Fiorello wrote a short story every day. It was a personal challenge to one, just to see if he could do it, but also to exorcise some personal demons while reflecting on the first act of his life spent in vans and tour buses crisscrossing the world as a touring musician.

Not only did he complete the mission of writing a complete story every day, the result is a collection of tales that are sometimes highly personal and heart wrenching, sometimes laugh out loud funny. Each tale is filled with irreverence and life lessons as the author tackles issues like wasted youth, the pains of growing older, and other universal topics that made him famous as the lyricist of the punk band Less Than Jake, a band known for its incredibly catchy music matched with Fiorello’s universally themed yet personal lyrics. Today we begin our in-depth look and conversation about the anthology by listening to the first four chapters of the book, followed by a brief conversation between Jim Tramontana and Vinnie Fiorello.

Get 6/19 here.

Patrick Edwards' debut novel, Space Tripping, won the 2016 Nerdist Space Opera contest and hit the shelves in 2017. Since then he has had two short stories published in Writing Bloc anthologies: Escape! and Deception. His sequel, Space Tripping 2: The Second One, is due out late 2020. In the interim, he co-wrote a new 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons Campaign Book titled, The Red Opera, which is an adaptation of the album & stage show of the same name by the orchestral metal band, DiAmorte.  Patrick is also a co-host of the Let's Rewatch podcast on the CertainPOV network, and a cast member of the Happy Hell Hour: Descent into Avernus real play stream on the Geekly, Inc. Twitch channel. You can see what he's up to by following him on twitter @ThePatEdwards or by checking out his website: ThePatEdwards.com  The Red Opera: A bloody epic infusion of music and game play, The Red Opera is a new 5th Edition campaign set in a remote northern tundra, within a city controlled by chaotic Warlocks. The campaign is an adaptation of the album & stage show of the same name by the band, DiAmorte, and the Heavy Metal Hall of Fame has signed on as an official sponsor. Additionally, they've partnered with the Budapest Symphonic Scoring Orchestra to create an entire new, extended suite of music to serve as a backing track for each game play chapter via QR code.      Link https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/stonejamison/the-red-opera-rpg?ref=2uosne