This week’s guest is Chris McGowan! Named by Melissa as “Most Likely to be Hawkeye Pearce (M*A*S*H) in Real Life,” Chris exudes some real Gen X energy with music choices from The Cure to the Carpenters to Tom Waits.

Key moments: The song Chris relates most to talks about no matter our music taste, we’re all the same and trying to discover we are while we’re growing up. Basically, Life is a Song!

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NASCAR Driver Brad Perez is this week’s guest on Life is a Song. Brad is on the road a lot for his job (and I don’t just mean the track!) and sees a ton of concerts and live bands. Listen to his diverse musical tastes and learn some new bands in this week’s episode!

Key moments: Brad’s song choice for the song he most relates to also happens to be a goal that he hopes to live up to in every day life. 

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Vanessa Gonzalez is a comedy queen and this week’s guest on “Life is a Song! Vanessa talks of her love of fellow queens: Selena, Beyoncé and Whitney Houston. 

Key moments: What song reminds you of growing up? She talks about how she found out about Selena dying coming home from school to her grandmother’s house.

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This week's guest is not only a great human, guitarist and comedian, but he has some amazing stories and connections to music. Scott Chester shares the hometown of Port Arthur with Janis Joplin, moved to Austin just as Stevie Ray Vaughn was making a name for himself and is a cousin of bluesman Chris Duarte. Scott has some great tales to tell along with some great songs about his life. Tune in to hear Scott Chester's Life is a Song!

Key moments: He has a great story and comment (58:55 in the full recording) about "Music is Magic - it touches us" - It's what's song do you most relate to - Thelonious Monk's Epistrophy; Also Talking shit about Jerry Lee Lewis on the question "what's your go-to karaoke song"

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Episode 6's guest is Chris Ermoian. Chris has been the backbone of Texas Music Cafe for almost 30 years and has his pulse on the music scene which makes his episode full of rich stories and amazing songs! 

Key moments: What's a song you like that's in a different language? El Grio (Italian song about a cricket), his story of serenading his wife in Italy on a gondola also the story behind the question What song do you most relate to? is great

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Writer and Editor Wendy Gragg is episode 5's guest! When she's not hanging out in locally owned coffee shops around Texas, she's at punk shows and wearing her Gen X-ness proudly through her likes and dislikes of popular culture and society. 

Key moments: What song means the most to you because of memories you have associated with it? Chateau Lobby #4 by Father John Misty 

This happens about 40-45 minutes into the start of the podcast, she tells a story about her life in an alternate dimension 

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Episode 4's guest is one of the business OG's of Downtown Waco's revitalization, Brett Jameson! When he's busy with one of his businesses (Dichotomy, Apex Roasters, Sloane's, etc.), he's listening to gangsta rap and some Texas music legends. 

Key moments: What song means the most to you because of memories you have associated with it? (The Black Keys - The Next Girl) - this is the 2nd to last of the main questions asked - discusses the bad breakup and how "The Next Girl" was his wife and she has never heard this story before!

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Have you ever wondered what the love child of Miley Cyrus and Waluigi would look like? Look no further than Episode 3 guest, Babylon Brooks! Portland’s own resident Bearded Drag Mystery, Babylon is a lover of all types of music and we discuss Dolly Parton, Queen, the Bee Gees and more!

Key moments: I don’t have a time stamp, but I’d say the conversation and answers around questions #4 What Song Do you Hate - Blurred Lines by Robin Thicke and #11 What song do you have memories…? Don’t Close Your Eyes by Keith Whitley. 

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In episode 2, I get stuck in a recording booth with Mike Hamilton, the main man behind Rogue Media Network, our podcast home. In this episode, Mike shares his love of yacht rock, metal and hatred of a certain “patriotic” song. Mike has some polarizing opinions and obscure bands.

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Chris Spendlove is an attorney, husband, dad, leading man, and not a fan of a certain John Cougar Mellencamp song. On this episode of Life is a Song, we learn how Chris's childhood memories and own children have affected his song tastes and emotions. We also dive into his love of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and how he "Can't Stop" listening to them. Tune in to learn about Chris Spendlove and find out what songs have shaped his life.

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