Mike Portnoy of The Winery Dogs joins Eric in conversation. We talk about his earliest years of playing drums and his early influences. We talk about his many, many, many projects including Dream Theater, Metal Allegiance and of course The Winery Dogs.  Also we cover his Hello Kitty drum kit, the band Jellyfish, Steven Wilson and prog rock in general.  Will he do a straight up solo album?  An autobiography?  Would he collaborate with the DT guys again?  Check out the episode to find out…