High-Dere

This week on High-Dere, Ian & Joe decide to move forward, not backward, and interrupt the expected archived shows with a brand spanking new one! 

After chatting about a few random topics, including the medicinal values of Mary Jane, Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood and the impressive hair of both “The Donald” Trump and “Coco” O’Brien, our heroes discuss some ElfTree business. 

Fictitious business names, “Going Pro”, some short films and our subscriber numbers; all on this week’s celebratory episode of High-Dere.

This week on High-Dere, Ian & Joe make an important announcement and then roll an episode from the archives to give everyone a taste of the early days. We hear the creation of Big Bear, a recurring character in our 46 episode run so far. 

Then we find out that neither of our hosts have been in a real fight. Sibling fights are one thing, but they don’t count. 

They also reference Simon (Ian’s Brother) and Shelby (Ian & Joe’s friend) for the first time as we hear one of their earliest attempts to put good out into the world. 

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

This week on High-Dere, Ian & Joe talk about badasses & dead branches with the help of Joe’s new gear purchase, the Suzuki Omnichord. After an impromptu dance off, our hosts talk about old friends from far off lands, handmade furniture and forts, and then dive into past unpreparedness to discuss christian beliefs with anyone who was not a christian. 

Relationships are all about sharing ideas and open thought. They discuss how scary it can be to make changes in your own life because it usually requires a decision to leave a lot of old people, things and beliefs behind for your own good. 

Then we hear about how our perceptions and memories of ones we’ve lost aren’t any different than them being here with us on our plane. After a jam break, they wrap it out with the results from Ian’s now completed Ultimate Reset! 

All this and tons of chord progressions, on this week’s episode of High-Dere.

Shout out to the late Bill Hicks, Carrie Fisher, & Simon. Chris Pratt, you’re officially invited on the show, sir!

This week on High-Dere, Ian & Joe get naked with their thoughts and opinions on mobsters, slavery and responsibilities of the awakened. 

First, they marvel at how the Great Pyramids were built all those years ago, leading them to wonder what our Pop-Up book style society would leave behind after we either die out or the west coast falls into the ocean because of “The Big One” earthquake. We’re certainly no Atlantis. 

Then we hear about Joe’s fascination with the mobsters who build Sin City and how the old Las Vegas courthouse, instrumental in acquitting all the founding “Godfathers” is now a museum celebrating the history Vegas has with the mob. 

This brings them to condoning the mentality of intolerance, and how slavery hasn’t really gone away in the US; it has simply become more sophisticated by being run by corporations, and having us as the slaves to the “Work” machine. Why should 1 or 2 people get to decide what is good for the masses that live here? 

And why on earth do we, as humans, charge ourselves to live on this planet? 

That, and an update from Ian on Week 3 of his Ultimate Reset, on this week’s all nude episode of High-Dere. 

Check out Interstellar Hearts, a new EP from Awake or Sleeping (Joe): Out July 28th!

This week on High-Dere, Ian & Joe freeze their asses off while listening to Jimi Hendrix and talking about many different and delicious types of food. Including a Bratzi! 

Ian is on Day 7 of his Reset, and it’s going well for him. More energy, but a shorter fuse, which he’s noticing and understanding. He’s cooked all his meals for a week now, and has 2 more to go. AND he’s lost 8 pounds since Day 1. Pretty incredible. 

Then our heroes discuss the possibility of a Mini Ice-Age on the way, according to the British Tabloid The Daily Mail. Solar flairs and cycles are approaching a Maunder Minimum, which might mean a 60% drop in Earth’s temperatures for about 11 years on or around 2030. 

After a brief performance of The Star Spangled Banner from Jimi Hendrix (© 1969 Woodstock) they move on to Comic Con, where we hear about Kevin Smith’s Yoga Hosers main villain, the Bratzi. A Sentient Nazi Bratwurst. 

And then they give their initial thoughts on the new Batman v. Superman trailer, including their reactions to Jesse Eisenberg’s casting as uber nemesis, Lex Luthor. 

They wrap it up with talk of a bad business decision from the co-founder of Domino’s Pizza and a stuffed zucchini. 

All this and more on a jam packed episode of High-Dere.