friends,

welcome to episode 278! tonight’s podcast brings us a song by brent calderwood, a brand new (2012!) song by me, and a few thoughts about what it means to be original, thoughtful, and honest (amidst the very real possibility of the unintentionally achieving the opposite). the tightrope between hard work, failure, and growth, is an interesting one to me. i think anyone who’s tried to create something, or tell the truth, or love somebody else selflessly, understands this. it looks easy, but it never is.

if you have a chance, i hope you’ll take a listen. and - if you aren’t already a fan of brent calderwood - you should definitely click here.

love,
russell

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friends,

as promised, this week brings us some poems. one from arthur rimbaud, and eleven from me. this is my virgin venture into reading my own non-musical stuff on the podcast, so i’m stepping gingerly. honestly, i’m not sure how it went. i'm nervous. that said, i feel lucky and happy to present some of my all-time favorite nick guerrero songs along with. nick’s stuff is worth checking out (even if you need to fast-forward through the poems to get to him). :)

links to:
more about arthur rimbaud
read the poem drunken boat

the poems (by me) were:
-dry
-it is true
-hit here and hit hard
-i am sorry
-if you find this poem
-the bee sting of bee stings
-if you are still curious
-the next time jesus leaves us
-xoxo
-it is perhaps a wave
-a prayer of thanks

if u have time, i hope you’ll give episode 277 a listen.

cheers,
russell

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friends,

happy tuesday night, and welcome to episode 276! this week finds us with an improptu podcast concert (of sorts) featuring a mix of songs from the past decade or so. i hope you can take a listen! :)

the songs are:
-i’ve said too much (2008)
-sometimes yr wrong (2010)
-better (2010)
-when your heart is broken (2002)
-because of love (2008)

love,
russell

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friends,

i hope tonight finds you well, and enjoying the first few days of the new year. i just uploaded episode 275 - the first podcast from 2012! life is already going full-speed for me, so thought i'd post a night early. if you have time, i really hope you can take a listen the the podcast, and visit the related people and sites below:

roger ebert's blog - a journey to the center of the mind
the 1997 movie - contact

thank you for being here. :)

love,
russell

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friends,

tonight brings us to our final podcast of 2011. i want to send a heartfelt thank you to everyone who has been a part of the past year - as a listener, contributor, supporter, guest. i feel deeply honored to be a part of this, and i'm humbled every week that you're here and care and listen. i'm wishing the best new year to all, and i'm looking forward to sharing more in 2012.

thank you
thank you
thank you
really. :)

love,
russell

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