"What is Christmas", a demo tape sampled by "Mister Radio" with lyrics by Miguel de la Vega and an unknown musician. Originally recorded on audio cassette.

It was around 1970 when my step-brother Miguel Ernesto Lasso De La Vega, known as "Mickey" to his friends, began writing volumes of song lyrics. He may have started earlier with poems, but my brother passed in 1991 so I'll never know.

Watch the documentary "Stop That Bus" The Music of "Mickey" de la Vega (Video Version) for more background on these recordings.

https://youtu.be/JA6DmHj9ZhM?si=v7M4HUVz5SpxZUXg

The famous Stoic philosopher, Seneca, believed that fear is not a sign of weakness but rather a natural human emotion. Seneca believed that fear can be useful in helping us prepare for potential obstacles and challenges.

How does one overcome fear, and how does one find purpose in one's life? You might try to google an answer but you'll end up with hundreds of suggestions from this search. Or you might want to pick up a copy of [re]build: Moving Past Fear To Find Purpose, written by my guest who for over 30 years has worked as a keynote speaker, consultant, and coach, and has helped organizations and individuals to achieve their goals and reach their full potential.

Here to talk with me about his recent book it is my pleasure to in introduce Charlie Barclay.

"He's Knocking At My Door", a demo tape with lyrics by Miguel de la Vega and Gordon Florence. Recorded by National Songwriters Guild, 2421 Walnut Rd., Pontiac, Michigan and performed by "unknown" musicians.

It was around 1970 when my step-brother Miguel Ernesto Lasso DeLaVega, known as "Mickey" to his friends, began writing volumes of song lyrics. He may have started earlier with poems, but my brother passed in 1991 so I'll never know. Special thanks to EK Bruhn https://ekbruhn.com/, Jeff Burger https://byjeffburger.com/, Steve Perrett https://www.songstuff.com/music-business/article/music-business-scams/ and Rebecca Katzman for contributing to this show.

Watch the documentary "Stop That Bus" The Music of "Mickey" de la Vega (Video Version) for more background on this track.

https://youtu.be/JA6DmHj9ZhM?si=v7M4HUVz5SpxZUXg

It was around 1970 when my step-brother Miguel Ernesto Lasso DeLaVega, known as "Mickey" to his friends, began writing volumes of song lyrics. He may have started earlier with poems, but my brother passed in 1991 so I'll never know. Special thanks to EK Bruhn https://ekbruhn.com/, Jeff Burger https://byjeffburger.com/, Steve Perrett https://www.songstuff.com/music-business/article/music-business-scams/ and Rebecca Katzman for contributing to this show.

“Ode to Jersey City”

by John Lee Krasnow

It was 1964 or maybe ‘65, I spent time at night listening to WOR's Jean Shepherd on my vacuum tube Motorola, sometimes wondering if the people inside those tubes were really inside my Motorola. My high school friend John Krasnow had written a poem, “Ode to Jersey City” and now I was hearing Jean Shepherd reading it on the radio! Apparently Norman Kelson had sent the poem into Jean Shepherd and by chance Shepherd read it on the radio. I missed the beginning but as soon as I could I turned on my Tandberg and recorded what was left.

On Sunday, September 23, 1990 an exhibit titled Watercolors by Jim Tanaka: a retrospective was held at the Alpine Community House in Alpine, New Jersey.

The show curated by Suzanne Katzman featured over fifty of Tanakas paintings as well as his iconic full size and mini jazz posters.

Based on 'Stompin' at the Savoy' the Art of Jim Tanaka A Princeton University Web Essay for Art 566: Seminar in Contemporary Art and Theory with Professor Hal Foster

Spring 2002.

https://fantasypuppettheater.com/Stompin-at-the-Savoy-the-Art-of-Jim-Tanaka.html

Imagine waking up so groggy that you can barely make your morning coffee when all of a sudden an apparition dressed in a gaudy outfit appears on your living room couch and commences to organize the rest of your life. Well, that apparition is Aurora and she’s come to council Helen a robustly healthy seventy-two-year-old who will soon realize that she has a lot to learn from Aurora, who for the next few weeks will be her "Guardian Godmother Guide to the Happiness of Organization". Such is the creative plot to a book written by today’s guest who is also a publisher at Savour Europe, a magazine for travelers planning to make Europe their home for 3-6 months a year, a writer of narrative non-fiction as well as since 2007 the Chief Executive Officer for Your Health Span http://www.yourhealthspan.ca and currently serves as Director of Outreach for MagCast.

Aurora and Helen are characters from her book “Live Life Fully” and it is my pleasure to welcome the books author Jill Burk to our show.

Award-winning educator and author Valerie Foster discusses her book “The Risk of Sorrow: Conversations with Holocaust Survivor Helen Handler”. Foster, a retired high school teacher met Handler when she invited her to speak in her English class. “The minute I saw her I felt like I had known her forever. It really was one of those rare, immediate bonds” said Foster in a 2014 Jewish News interview. They met once a week for two years so Foster could preserve Handler’s testimony in written form.

Special thanks to Anthony D. Fusco Jr., Associate Director of Education at the Arizona Jewish Historical Society.

For more information about Valerie Foster contact her at [email protected] or visit her at

https://valeriebfoster.com/

Download a transcript of this episode:

https://fantasypuppettheater.com/Converstations_With_The_Author_Valerie_Foster.pdf

For the past 92 years Dorothy Neff has been and continues to hone her musical skills in a variety of ways. I was recently invited to visit with her in her enchanting ranch home in Ridgewood New Jersey where she took me on a tour of her hallway photo gallery. Our interview was occasionally interrupted by a tiny guest who Dorothy happily introduced to me. A phone call during this interview brought out another interest that Dorothy was pursuing. Though she no longer teaches the Suzuki method Dorothy reminisced about her many students.

Matt Krist: Lead Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals, Lyrics

Adam Katzman: Rythm Guitar, Trombone, Vocals, Lyrics

Sean "Bob" Reilly: Organ, Piano, Violin, Vocals

Brian Krist: Auxiliary Percussion

Sara Frost: Backup Vocals

Nimish Dixit: Trumpet

Mic Sherer: Saxophone

Mark Ziskis: Trombone

Greg Frey: Bass, Vocals

Kyle Cedermark: Drums, Vocals

https://fantasypuppettheater.com/BD.html