{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Summer of '79","description":"Hey Dude, I reminisce about being a goofy 13-year-old during the&amp;nbsp; Summer of 1979, and the time I made Molly Ringwald's stunning older sister Beth laugh at my expense. QUOTE: &quot;OP shirt, corduroy pants \/ If you had feathered hair \/ You had half a chance&quot; - Gluey Brothers PEOPLE: Steve Schirripa, Michael Imperioli, Molly Ringwald,  Bob Ringwald PLACES: Walter Reed Junior High, Israel, Toluca Lake, Louisiana, Ventura &amp;amp; Laurel Canyon THINGS: Summer, Labor Day, The Sopranos, Talking Sopranos Podcast, 1979, 1980, 1960's, 1970's, 1980's, Annie, Facts of Life, BMX bikes, 7-Eleven, Slurpee, interferon, 21st century, Sawdust Festival SOUNDS: wind, footsteps, gravel path, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes, airplane, birds GENRE: storytelling, personal narrative, personal journal PHOTO: &quot;Beth Eyes&quot; from the 1979 Walter Reed Junior High School yearbook, shot on my new iPhoneXS RECORDED: September 6, 2021 from the &quot;Wawona Lawn&quot; under the flight path of the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank,&amp;nbsp;California GEAR: Sony ICD PX370 digital voice recorder and Sony ECM CS3 &quot;tie-clip&quot; microphone. HYPE: &quot;It's a beatnik kinda literary thing in a podcast cloak of darkness.&quot; Timothy Kimo Brien (cohost on Podwrecked and host of Create Art Podcast) DISCLAIMER\/WARNING: Proudly presented rough, raw and ragged. Seasoned with salty language and ideas. Not for most people's taste. Please be advised. ","author_name":"Verge of the Dude","author_url":"http:\/\/vergeofthedude.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/20400974\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/110837138"}