Driven to Drink

Have you met Ada?

You should meet Ada.

If you've met Ada, either here or in person, just go ahead and listen. If you haven't, here's a bit: Ada has Phelan-McDermid Syndrome: very rare genetic disorder caused by deletion/mutation of shank 3 gene.  Only 1700 known cases but believed to be highly under diagnosed.

Here are a few whimsical, musical interactions between me and Ada.

Also, there are two previous Ada podcasts if you feel so compelled.

Take care of yourself and others.

Hi.

It's me again.

And like last week, I'll offer the following: if you've been with me here for some time and if you dig me, but if you've not yet decided, "Hey, I want to listen to this person for an hour or so," though you're thinking, "Maybe I do?...," this podcast, and last week's, tbh, would be good places to dive in the pool.

If you do, thank you and welcome.

If you don't, I still love you.

You matter.

-G

Let’s say you’ve been on here for a while.

And let’s say you generally dig what I’m putting out into the world.

But…you’ve just not yet felt compelled to listen to a D2D podcast.

Until now.

And this is a good one to begin your journey.

All of Season 2, tbh. (Season 2. That’s so funny to me. Shoot, I’m just doing this thing for myself and a handful of people got on this rickety old wooden coaster and you know what? Only several minor injuries and zero deaths.)

Come...

New from D2D, "Rubber Soulive Live Listening Party."

The Venn diagram of fans of The Beatles, fans of Soulive, and fans of my drunk ass...is a perfect circle.

If you exist in that circle, this is for you.

If you exist in one of those circles, this might be for you.

If you exist in none of those circles, this is not for you.

With that in mind, please enjoy!

This is a story about Moses Chege, Mercy Myra, and me, Kamau Mzungu.

Please take a few minutes to listen, and let me know what you think.  How you felt.

Asanteni Sana, rafiki zangu.

This is a fun emotional journey with me across weeks aligning with "enough medicine for the current brain state" and "not enough medicine for the current brain state."

Good times.  Great music.  Come hang.

Love yinz,

G

Do you want to feel better?

Listen to this.

Really, it's that simple.

Sharon Jones (RIP) and the Dap Kings always bring joy.

And, universe willing, so do I.  It's my goal.

G

Tyler is Tyler Okonma on vox and keys.

Them is Jaret Landon (Musical Director/Keys) Dré Pinckney (Bass), Dalton Hodo (Drums), Kaye Fox (background vocals), Kiandra Richardson (background vocals).

You would be doing yourself a favor and happiness to watch Tyler, the Creator's Tiny Desk Concert.

You would do both you and me a favor and happiness by listening to this podcast.

See you on the flip side.

This is my complicated love note to my community, a place that I simultaneously love and loathe.  There is not a thing that is simple nor a macroscopic pebble left unturned for me.  And here I bring you some words on my nitty, gritty, itty, bitty city: Natrona Heights.

Please hang for a while.  Contribute to the patreon (Gregory Del Duca), say a few kind words, post a 5 star review in iTunes, or just hang.  That's cool, too.

A few minutes of additional conversation with Jim, particularly as it relates to our friend, Prof D.  I wrote a piece when Dave passed away at 40.  I'll share it at the website: www.driven2drink.libsyn.com.  Please read, and listen, and hold your friends dearly while they're with you.