In this week’s episode of "Is Breakfast Included?", Bernie sits down with his good friend, Conor Hickey. Tune in for a fascinating exploration of horror, wrestling, UFOs, and the comedic genius of Bill Hicks. They dig into horror classics, supernatural folklore, influential comedy and music legends, as well as discuss the evolution of the music industry.

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In this week’s episode Bernie takes us on a journey through the career of Cosmo Wilson, a veteran lighting director who has worked on some of the biggest tours in the world. He candidly shares his love for the industry, experiences with rock legends, and the evolution of concert lighting. Cosmo also delves into his early rockstar aspirations, his fascination with aviation, and his trademark Hawaiian shirts.

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This week Bernie chats with award-winning film director in the live entertainment industry, Mark Haney. Mark tells us how he attempted to avoid the music business by focusing his education and career on video. He was then asked to help out with video on just one tour and has since gone on to produce videos on some of the biggest artist’s tours in the world. Influenced by his older brother, who worked as a monitor engineer, Mark delves into memories of iconic music industry characters, and the significant role his upbringing and family played in his career.

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This week Bernie chats with photographer and director, Paris Visone. Paris is a touring photographer and sometimes videographer who has worked with bands such as Blondie, New Found Glory, Limp Bizkit, Godsmack, and New Kids On The Block. In this conversation she talked to Bernie about the band who inspired her to become a photographer and how it all came full circle when she got to work with them. They also discuss terrible roadies, super-fans, Boston stereotypes, and English breakfasts.

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This week Bernie sits down with the owner and founder of Old Bones Therapy, Brandon Fields. Old Bones Therapy (OBT) specializes in making compression sleeves, braces, supplements and creams for pain management. Brandon talks about starting the company six years ago and how he made the decision to quit his software engineering job to focus on OBT full-time. Bernie recently started using OBT knee braces and compression socks on the Duran Duran UK tour and can’t believe the difference they’re making on his old bones… so he wanted to find out the story behind the company.

Is Breakfast Included? listeners can use the discount code “BREAKFAST” to get 15% off at the OBT website.

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This week Bernie sits down with drummer, artist, and drum tech, John Douglas. John tells us about getting his start in the music industry, from being in a Texas cover band, to landing a record deal, to customizing drum kits and working as a drum tech for some of the biggest acts in the world. John also talks about his love of painting and his recent move from Aerosmith drum tech to Aerosmith drummer.

This week Bernie sits down with the president of InTuneGP, Bert LeCato. InTuneGP manufactures custom guitar picks for some of the biggest artists in the world as well as loads of local and regional bands. Bert disrupted the guitar pick industry by manufacturing a quality product backed by great service and offering small minimum orders. Bert talks to Bernie about leaving his job in 2000 to work on his company full-time and how it paid off. They also share stories about some of their favorite artists, thoughts on pick collecting, and what it was like getting a call from Slayer's Kerry King.

This week Bernie sits down with artist and friend, Robin Arthur. Robin tells us all about Paonia, Colorado, the quirky, rural, hippie community where she lives. She walks us through a few of her past jobs, how she became a artist, and why she paints what she paints. Robin is a very versatile artist, specializing in pet portraits, landscapes, abstracts and chickens. Rumor is, she'll paint a chicken of any size!

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This week Bernie catches up with Blue October’s bassist, Matt Noveskey. Matt talks about his family’s musical roots, what inspired him to take up the bass, his decision to pick up and move from Michigan to Texas in 1998 to join Blue October, and his studio located in Austin, Orb Recording Studios. They had a great conversation and Matt even tells a story about turning a certain bassist on to Aguilar amps.

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This week Bernie speaks with bassist/singer of the legendary rock band Kings X, Dug Pinnick. They discuss how Kings X landed in the Christian music scene, got the boot from the Christian community, and found their voice by creating a genre of their own. Dug was not afraid to answer all of Bernie’s questions and share his own opinions on current issues.

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