Friday, July 30, 2021

Unplugged and Totally Uncut July 30th

 Here's what's up on Unplugged and Totally Uncut on this Friday July 30th!!!


Ryan Jay returns with his reviews with films and documentaries on the big and flat screen. Up first is Disney's big time summer adventure with Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt Jungle Cruise. It's every edge of your seat action packed film you've ever seen and then some. Then Matt Damon creates drama in Still Water which is loosely inspired by the Amanda Knox murder case. Ryan spoke to the entire cast which you can listen to at ryanjayreviews.com. If Netflix is your thing and you dig documentaries this would be the weekend to take in Pray Away. Shocking, revealing true stories that will have you talking. 10am post


Speaking of movies Leap of Faith on Netflix is also a book from Lauren Speed and Cameron Hamilton. 11am post


Night Ranger is back with a brand new album ATBPO. And the band played on. We're Rock talking with Kelly Keagy. 4pm post


Then we're Playing It Forward with Chelsea Andersson who has brought her amazing creative energy forward on NBC's Making It.
7pm post

Thursday, July 29, 2021

Unplugged and Totally Uncut July 29th!!!!

 Thursday!!! July 29th!! Here's what's up on Unplugged and Totally Uncut!!!


With so much interest in space today the roots of machines moving through the universe hasn't always been about connecting young minds to different planets. It's about national security and Mercury project had a mission much deeper than the headlines. Jeff Schesol shares that mission with us in Mercury Rising. 11am post


Pod Crashing is back! The podcast that introduces you to some really cool people also hosting podcasts. Episode 114 is with Anna Seregina and Kyle Mizono from Truth Hounds. 1pm post


Are you familiar with the tv show Real World Homecoming New York. Andre Comeau has made a huge impact. What you may not know is another side of his creative button is being a Rocker. 4pm post


Then we're Playing It Forward with the bassist and lead vocalist of the 4th biggest selling band in the history of music. Jason Scheff from Chicago!!!! 7pm post

Stream Thinking Using Your Words

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July 29, 2021

We all have a lot to say.  How we use our words can lead us toward troubled waters.  Mainly because most of those receiving don’t meet your presence with acceptance.  Absolutely we live in the land of free speech and opportunity.  We also live within the replenished soils that make up cancel culture.  Comedians are having to change their live performances because of their words.  A single person can say something about Batman and totally irritate the lovers of bats around the world.  How dare anyone think this nighttime flying creation be connected to hunting down bad people.  We are offended by such a connection.  Ho hum.  It’s part of that group of people who kill millions of spiders every day then use chemicals to fill the air because there are too many flying insects interrupting the moments that which make up the day.  People and their words.  Being heard isn’t what captures my attention.  Silent introverts do!  What are you thinking?  Where are you planting your words?  Quiet introverts are people watchers, planners and careful about stepping outward.  But do they have a lot to say?  This is why I practice stream writing seven days a week.  One page.  Ten minutes to write.  No editing.  Let it all out.  Look at your words.  Hear your voice without words being spoken.  What did you learn about your point of direction?  We all have something to say.  How are you using your words?  Musicians and songwriters get to hide behind fancy poetry.  Politicians rely on shaming those who don’t believe while inciting fear so you will begin to follow.  Preachers rely on the word.  I’m a hidden speak writer.  I say things that make people assume when in reality the interpretation was completely out of focus of the original idea.  Getting to know your words opens the door for you to believe in the spirit of being heard. 


Friday, July 23, 2021

Unplugged and Totally Uncut July 23rd

 Friday! Friday! Friday July 23rd! Here's what's up on today's Unplugged and Totally Uncut!!!


Dan Abrams from ABC News continues his writing quest to tell the story the way it was really played out. This go around it's all about Kennedy's Avenger. 11am post


One of the most famous scenes from Hollywood is actor Robert Hays nervously flying a passenger jet in Airplane. He's now hosting A&E's Fasten Your Seatbelt. 1pm post


Rock Talk. I love me some in depth conversation with those presently making Metal move. Les Ford from Lost In Silence gets us on the inside. 4pm post


Then we are Playing It Forward with TLC's Deon and Karen Derrico. You think your house was crowded during the Covid Lockdown? Imagine being the Derrico's! 7pm post

Still Locked Up In Lockdown

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July 23, 2021

They all run together!  I’m not talking about the deer in my forest.  The days of the week and the numbers they carry with them.  A herd of days.  Or would it be a gaggle of moments?  I never hear anyone getting excited about it being Friday.  Backyard BBQ’s are anytime and anyplace just bring your own brand of beer.  The Covid lockdown erased the lines that separated the days of the week.  I have to look at my Google calendar to remind myself that wow it really is a Friday!  I feel like a Rock star that’s been on the road for a billion days.  They have no clue where they are.  Oh sure, slowing down might lift the daily lines.  Why stop when getting ahead is the post Covid 19 adventure?  I do and always have worked seven days a week.  I blame this lifestyle on my parents.  They pushed their lives into overdrive until they couldn’t do it any more in their mid-80s.  My Grandfather helped build the infamous Bozeman tunnel that moves through the great Rocky Mountains.  My father built our home in Billings, Montana.  I didn’t get a single one of those genes.  My fuel has always been spirituality and the winds that carry the stories.  Part of living in the Now is doing it right Now.  Setting things aside serves as a seed for another day and quite possibly a different decade.  When people ask me about my age I tell them.  Then it’s followed by, “I think.”  The days.  They all run together.    


Thursday, July 22, 2021

Unplugged and Totally Uncut July 22nd

 Today Thursday July 22nd on Unplugged and Totally Uncut!!!


Model Bobbie Thomas keeps it locked in on a new world of fashion, style and the empowerment that comes with it. The power of style. 11am post


Born and raised in Detroit, Zania Alake grew up around stage productions and music. Her mother would have her and her sister put on "kitchen concerts," in their home. Then it became the world's largest stage NBC's The Voice. 1pm post


VH1 knows how to bring Reality TV to edge of your seat. Cartel Crew leads the pack. Michael and Marie post at 4pm


Then we are Playing It Forward with the man behind all of those cartoon voices. Jeff Bergman who is Bugs Bunny in Space Jam 2 and Yogi Bear in Jellystone on HBO Max. 7pm post.

The Lyrics From Billy's Forest Chapter 255

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July 22, 2021

An odd shape of thought has fallen into my heart while making my way into the forest.  So much of what I’m seeing is a memory.  I’m a writer that claims to endlessly live in the present.  It’s difficult on days like this.  Being mindful of the present requires a reminder of how we got here.  The flowering trees bring color and strong scent of spring.  As hard as I’m trying to push away the heart must remain in the present.  Lost in a memory.  The white blossoms on the ancient apple tree.  The budding leaves on the Leland Cyprus.  I honestly can’t see beyond the memory.  What does that say about hope and the future?  Has life being put on hold due to the Covid lockdown changed my relationship with this forest?  Being here is the moment.  The quick chirps from the bright red Cardinal.  The tiny yellow finches darting around.  The Red Tail Hawk with its screeching.  And back I go into a memory.  Back to our first introduction.  1992.  I knew something was moving through me.  See what I mean!  All I can do today is live off a memory.  The choice should always be to be present in the everyday of new beginnings.  Comedian/actor JB Smoove knows his place in the present.  During his conversation with Howard Stern JB reminded the legendary broadcaster how important it is to protect your legacy.  What you do right now is how you’re going to be remembered.  If your choice is to be a jerk or to gamble your paycheck away, that’s how you are going to be seen.  People don’t care about your past because present has the impact of where we are going tomorrow.  How do you want to be seen?  I was blessed to lead two 3.5 hour lectures yesterday.  Those in attendance saw me as ________.  What would they say about my new today?  You have to pay attention!  Know your moment of now.  It’s the ink in the writing instrument designing what will become your legacy.    


Tuesday, July 20, 2021

Unplugged and Totally Uncut July 20th

 Today Tuesday July 20th on Unplugged and Totally Uncut!!!


The Titanic has been one of the greatest mysteries. Dr. Robert D Ballard has been there and he's ready to put you in the cold icy waters in his new book Into The Deep. 11am post


It's Pod Crashing Day!!! Episode 113 introduces you to the podcast Good Friend from Jamie Lee Curtis. 1pm post


One of the greatest bass guitar Rockers on the planet. Aaron Leigh from Y&T didn't sit around during lockdown. He got locked in on writing, producing and performing on his first solo album 4pm post


Then we're Playing It Forward with actor Kevin Bigley star of the Amazon Prime movie Rollers. 7pm post

Friday, July 16, 2021

Unplugged and Totally Uncut July 16th

 Friday! Friday! July 16th! Today on Unplugged and Totally Uncut.


During the pandemic lockdown I truly got into cooking where I discovered an amazing world of spices. That's why I was totally stoked to learn that Dr. Melina Jampolis had released a brilliant recipe book featuring amazing spices. Spice Up Live Long. 11am post


Ryan Jay returns with three more reviews starting first with Die In A Gun Fight. Ryan says its filled with action, romance and comedy but a total dud. It opens in theaters this weekend. If you're staying home Apple+ has the new series Schmigadoon. 6 episodes that are very magical. Produced by Loren Michaels from SNL. A total hit says Ryan. And its out Fear Street 3 is ready for your viewing. It takes place in 1666 and yes it has its fair share of witchcraft and deep darkness. Well worth the binge watch. 1pm post


Gary Numan is back! The dude that gave us the song Cars. He wasted no time during lockdown. Like most creative people it was a moment where we got stuff done. His new album is called The Intruder. 4pm post


Then we're Playing It Forward with film director Nic Davis the creator of Enormous The Gorge Story. You've heard of Red Rocks, The Hollywood Bowl and The PNC. It took 50,000 years to build the platform for this pilgrimage of an experience. You have to drive 150 miles from anywhere to get there. 7pm post

Robert Sykes U.S. Marine

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July 16, 2021

Robert Sykes.  A frequent visitor on my daily path.  Until yesterday he was always as the aged man who downed two huge Red Bulls before shopping for groceries.  I didn’t know his story.  Not til fate put me next to him while manning the beer and wine bar at Harris Teeter.  Robert Sykes wanted another glass of the house juice.  He wanted to know where I was from, “You talk funny.  People don’t sound like you.”  I learned while choosing to listen that Robert Sykes had walked nearly the entire nation.  Walked meaning he hitch hiked.  That doesn’t always mean getting a ride.  Nor does it always offer shelter.  The worst storm he’s ever seen was in North Dakota.  He had to take shelter under an overpass.  Robert Sykes is a U.S. Marine.  He wanted Air Force but felt he’d take whatever they’d give.  1968.  His hero John Wayne would do it.  So he needed to.  Get over to Vietnam.  In the moments he arrived, the platoon that which he was part of was ambushed.  They lost six including their leader.  Robert Sykes remembers every man that was part of his team, including the cities they were from.  Robert Sykes found reason to chuckle about a helicopter that almost landed on him while trying to free an area under attack.  Today, he finds solitude sitting in the far corner of a grocery store beer and wine bar.  Slowly sipping on the juice.  When it was time to go.  I called Yellow Cab.  I watched as he struggled to get into the vehicle.  Not because of the wine. It was the effects of time. I thanked Mr. Sykes for his stories.  He quickly returned, “There’s a lot of us out here that want to talk.  We just can’t find the listeners.” 


Thursday, July 15, 2021

Unplugged and Totally Uncut July 15th

 Today Thursday July 15th on Unplugged and Totally Uncut!!!


Did Bobby Kennedy have Marilyn Monroe murdered? A secret love affair about to bust out? What? Criminal Defense Attorney Mark Shaw lays it all out in his new book Collateral Damage. 11am post


One of the most talked about shows this summer on OWN is David Makes Man starring Kwame Patterson. His likeness to the shows main character didn't happen by accident. 1pm post


Once you've been on NBC's The Voice doesn't mean the stories over. It's always the first step of a brand new beginning. Singer songwriter Jon Mullins posts at 4pm


Then we are Playing It Forward with Dr. Nicole LaBeach from Put A Ring On It!!! 7pm post