High-Dere

We chat about the acting and character preparations of The Dude, the impressive but younger geared Marvel Experience and ICE! exhibits, the funky accent of Bill Murray in St. Vincent, the awe of self-publishing a book, keeping and documenting memories via old-school photos and albums, the versatility and tenacity of our planet, our memories of the library and the fresh inky smell of the books, and the harmful nature of toxins people inhale on a daily basis…

And as a tenacious treat, we chat about Jack Black in one of his earliest roles. 

All this, and much more on this week’s episode of High-Dere.

On this very special memorial episode of the show, Ian discusses what it was like to have been influenced by a fairly unexpected person and how he remembers their friendship growing up. 

From Ian's earliest memories of Walter teaching him how to properly build stage sets and a backyard deck to watching him raise Pyrenees dogs, Ian witnessed Walters battle with cancer, sharing unforgettable moments including their last tangible interactions before his passing and what it means to cherish "life after death" with those who remain in our hearts. 

We close this weeks show with a song written by Joe, Balloons In The Sky (Matthew), dedicated to his friend Matt and anyone lost much too soon. 

Song available on iTunes.

Hear us ramble on about the outcome of the 87th Oscars, how it is to put on a live theatre show, the difference between working ON a TV show vs. working for a finishing house, Sodas and the intake of things that poison our bodies, Tiny House Nation (link below), and the things that we’ve learned about ourselves from our still recent moves to the city of angels. 

We also jump back to hear the outcome of the 3:10 to Yuma story from last week, and leave you hanging about the Academy Award Winning documentary Citizenfour. 

All this, plus we hear what Joe & Ian were doing at 25, on this week’s episode of High-Dere.

This 24th episode brings us to topics such as the casual pace of TV drama, 24, the bizarrely science-fiction based universe of Fringe, how it takes a team to put together iconic pop culture television shows, the desire to build a Millie McCormick bigature, skirting around Carlos Castaneda's spiritual exploration in the Don Juan book series, earning a "trail name" (like Fishdix) while train hopping across the country, the sea of difference and uncanny similarities between the few prominent internet providers, Jeff Bridges' new meditative musical project, Sleeping Tapes, stepping over cauldrons of pizza sauce and learning "How-To-Quit-A-Job-After-Three-Days" from Joe & Ian's worst job experiences ever, how passion and drive affect personal work ethics in the pursuit of happiness, and ultimately why it's important to chase your dreams for the betterment of the world instead of numbly coasting through a mundane life experience. 

If we all effect each other, why wouldn't we attempt to give you our absolute best? We wrap it all up in a corn tortilla with a recipe (below) for some pretty kick-ass all-veggie tacos from Joe. Who wants to go to bed hungry? Certainly not us! 

All this and more on today’s episode of High-Dere.

Today on High-Dere, Ian & Joe put on some goggles, tuxedos and 10 gallon hats to explore overindulged, overpopulated and overfunded worlds of human behavior. 

We converse about the overpopulated dairy farm industry, the observance of massacres (and most other major holidays) with sugar-coated addiction and Hallmark cards, recording our show above Tony Stark's underground garage, "Weird Al" receiving a golden #HollywoodHandy at The Grammy's, Chris Gaines and his country side project, Garth Brooks, the ma-jesty of underwater whale birth, bullshit hitting the chopper blades for Brian Williams, the farce that is the entertainment industry’s collective 'award shows’ and finally jump the tracks by reflecting on how often we derail ourselves into a self-conscious mist. 

And the winner is… everyone who read through this entire description as well as clicked all of the links. We have no awards to give other than this golden show! 

We love you.