June 29, 2023

TPM241 JOHN TRAHEY: STOCKHOLM SYNDROME

1 hour 11 minutes

The bassist and bandleader, formerly with Michael Hurtt and his Haunted Hearts, Johnny J and the Hitmen, and Clockwork Elvis, has been living in Stockholm, Sweden for the last few years. While leading his own Du Mondes band and doing stained glass restoration keeps him busy, he still gets homesick for New Orleans. Tonight John checks in from his Safehouse for a booster shot from the Troubled Men.

Topics include deserted streets, heat exhaustion, yard work, Fathers Day, Upstate NY gigs, Mayor Cantrell in L.A., Irvin Mayfield’s new city job, L.A. Street Scene violence, a dedicated listener, Swedish summer, porn, meatballs, a Chicago childhood, a first guitar, learning bass, dyslexia, the Loyola music program, a nervous breakdown, the Green Mill, Al Capone, Geraldo Rivera, Jimmy Sutton, Offbeat sales, the Ponderosa Stomp, Joe Clay, Hunter Thompson at the Circle Bar, Swedish healthcare, road dates, Steven Seagal, Charlie Louvin, Johnny Penino, Frankie Ford, John Paul Keith, saunas, and much more.

Intro music: "Just Keeps Raining" by Styler/Coman

Break Music: "Breaking Hearts and Telling Lies" from "Struck with the Blues" by Michael Hurtt and his Haunted Hearts

Outro Music: "I'm On My Last Go 'Round" from "Come Back to Louisiana" by Michael Hurtt and his Haunted Hearts

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