Reliving My Youth

I catch up with actor Corey Parker (Biloxi Blues), who tells me how he got started in acting, how intensive the basic training was for Biloxi Blues and his role in Friday the 13th Part 5. I ask Corey about why one of my favorite cult classic movies, Big Man on Campus, is all but forgotten. Corey is now an acting coach in Memphis. We talk about how he ended up in Memphis and the difficulties of teaching in the South.

I catch up with the lead singer of Glass Tiger, Alan Frew, who tells me how the band got it's name, how they got Rod Stewart to perform on one of their songs, and how he came up with the idea of his solo project, 80290Rewind

I catch up with the lead singer of Glass Tiger, Alan Frew, who tells me how the band got it's name, how they got Rod Stewart to perform on one of their songs, and how he came up with the idea of his solo project, 80290Rewind

I catch up with actor Michael Parè (Eddie and the Cruisers, Street of Fire), who tells me how he got the part of Tony on The Greatest American Hero and why there hasn't The been a remake. Michael tells the story of how he lied to get the part of Eddie Wilson, how he nailed the lip synching and why the sequel failed. Michael also tells me about his role in the movie, LAbyrinth, about the murders of Tupac and the Notorious BIG.

I catch up with singer/songwriter Gary Clark (Danny Wilson), who tells me how the band got it's name. He also goes into the underdog success of Mary's Prayer and how he got involved with the movie, Sing Street. I ask Gary if he often gets any messages from people thinking he is Gary Clark Jr.

I catch up with Chasen Hampton (The Party, MMC), who tells me how he was picked to join the Mickey Mouse Club and how The Party got started. Chasen also tells me what he's up to these days.

I have my wife, Jodi join me to chat with Alison Arngrim, who memorably played Nellie Oleson on Little House on the Prairie. She explains why she loved playing Nellie, why the show was so successful and the difficulties of shooting an 1800's show in 1970's/1980's California. Alison tells a great story of the famous mud fight scene between Melissa Gilbert and herself. She tells us how her she got involved in the new web show Life Interrupted.

John Kapelos (The Breakfast Club, Forever Knight) joins the show to discuss he got the role of Carl the janitor in the Breakfast Club and John Hughes' legacy. John also goes into why he wasn't in the final season of Forever Knight.

Lori Majewski (co-author of Mad World, co-host of SiriusXM's Feedback) joins the show to chat about new wave music, which is featured in her book Mad World.

I catch up with Dwight Schultz (The A-Team, Star Trek: The Next Generation) who tells me how he almost got fired from the A-Team and which Oscar-winning actress helped him get his role on TNG.