On this episode of Off the Clock, I’m joined by my friend Nate, who I’ve hung out with primarily in mosh pits before this get together. Here’s some of what we talk about:

First Question: What was the first concert you ever attended?

favorite Weird Al Yankovic songs

how did Nate end up in Colorado, and why did he almost not tell his wife about the opportunity to do so?

how did Nate get into the local scene?

how many siblings and family members does Nate actually have? and what does “Lake County Brady Bunch” mean? and how his mom had more kids at the age of 50 (!!!)

we talk about the absolute monster size of some of these dudes we run into in the pit and they’re like the Monstars from Space Jam

the joys and challenges of being a cover band

we once again talk about the cure to the Male Loneliness Epidemic and it’s just as f*cking simple as you think it is

we explore the old cliché of “punks and metalheads are nice people who pretend to be mean; hippies are mean people who pretend to be nice”

the concept of a “concrete rose” and sometimes the lessons we get are in what not to do

the synesthesia that happens when you’re moved by live music

a hypothetical: a band he’s playing in gets to open for any 3 bands. what is that ultimate bill?

Find Nate at The Back Spams and Dammit Jim.

Theme song by Sorry Sweetheart – WHO RECENTLY GOT SIGNED TO BAD TIME RECORDS! CONGRATS TO MY HOMIES WHO MADE ME A DOPE ASS THEME SONG!

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Produced by Deft Communications.

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Recorded at Windfall Brewing.