Please forgive the rough audio (my fault) as actor/author/musician and motorcycle coach Jimmy Pravasilis (http://www.jamespravasilis.com/) joins me in my basement to talk about his new book "The Assholes Guide to Everyday Living" (4:50), his first stroke (5:15) and how it later impacted a a couple of rough auditions (7:45), how he got started in the entertainment biz originally as Danny Aiello's guitar player (14:08), his experience auditioning with scene partners and a particular story about one scene partner went completely off the rails in a commercial audition (21:20), and what he'd ultimately like to be doing as a performer (28:22). Hopefully Jimmy will forgive the AI for misspelling his name in the subtitles.

You've seen Jimmy on The Blacklist, The Deuce, Billions, and Ray Donovan. You can check out his funny, self-deprecating, and yes, insightful book "The Assholes Guide to Everyday Living" on Amazon: https://a.co/d/ehB6SP0