Brodie Foster Hubbard

shakeytownradio: Mishka Shubaly (@mishkashubaly) - “Death In...

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:14:21 -0800

shakeytownradio:

Mishka Shubaly (@mishkashubaly) - “Death In Greenpoint” (download mp3)

It’s Mishka’s birthday. Again? I just wrote about him on his birthday a year ago!

He has a new Kindle Single out. I’ll be reading it. You go read it, too.

Glad you were born, man.

A few words about “Lazarus The Legend”… When I...

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:39:28 -0800

A few words about “Lazarus The Legend”…

When I was a young man in Arizona in the 1990s, I loved Phoenix public access television (I believe it was Cox Cable’s channel 22). Our city had some pretty creative amateur filmmakers. One of them, Chris LaMont (“TV Or Not TV”) even went on to become a media instructor at Arizona State University and create the Phoenix Film Festival.

There was another named John Frazzini, a transplant from Erie, Pennsylvania. Him and his team made comedy videos (including the adventures of Pee Man, who used his superpowered urine stream to help the fire department, and extinguish illegal marijuana and make the smokers watch “Reefer Madness”). Some of my old classmates have stories about running into Frazzini and friends on Mill Avenue. Frazzini and his pals, such as Carter Tobin, had twisted enough senses of humor and foul enough mouths to end up on the local news in a story about whether or not public access should be censored.

Frazzini also used his time on our local cable station to show his brother Matthew’s film and video works, made back in Erie. One such piece was a feature length action epic shot on VHS called “Lazarus the Legend.” I don’t quite grasp all the mythology these years later, but from what I understand, there was a handful of powerful warriors. There was always destined to be one on top and one isolated in a sort of purgatory. This movie showed the quest of the titular character, played by Dale Crawford, to find and defeat his rival (played by Matthew), assume power, and send his enemy into a phantom zone. The journey includes combat (and bloody b-movie style gore) with several underlings in all manners of ninja garb and Halloween masks.

I loved all of this stuff. The wigs, the facepaint, the costumes, the appropriated “Star Trek” score. I should have thought to record it, but I didn’t, so it would be another 20 years until I rediscovered it. (I’m not actually going to point out where it is online, because the version I found is abbreviated. It ends at the climax, but omits the important denouement. You owe it to yourself to hold out for an unabridged version.) It brought back the memories of staying up late, watching “Frazzini Presents,” and calling into the phone number they posted to talk to John and Carter. I was even inspired to check out video equipment from my school and make my own videos.

Later in life, I ran into John in the halls of ASU, where he was pursuing a broadcasting degree at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism. In my eyes, I might as well have run into one of the Coen Brothers. He was very kind and humble about his work. Several years later, when I reconnected with him online, he wrote, “I hope I did not corrupt your mind too much with the show.”

I was saddened to learn that Matthew was killed in 2009 in a car accident caused by an impaired driver, a man who only spent 11 days total in jail for the crime. John and the rest of the Frazzini family have made sure to preserve Matthew’s memory and celebrate his work.

The most appropriate way to wrap this up is with Matthew Frazzini’s own words, written for his creation:

“The implosion and implementation of my internal spiritual power is complete. Let those who oppose fear the name… LAZARUS!”

My friend Robin Groves (@smartbunny) hosted me on her show, The...

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:05:02 -0800

My friend Robin Groves (@smartbunny) hosted me on her show, The Half-Assed Podcast.

Meet Brodie. Singer/Songwriter, actor, writer, reality TV expert, guitarist, podcaster, horse, vegan and beard aficionado. We talk about sitcom writing, earthquakes, magical unicorns in Griffith Park, bathtubs in Brooklyn, goths, Nicole Ritchie and getting in the van.

Go to her website or find the podcast on iTunes.

DOGGIEWOGGIEZ! POOCHIEWOOCHIEZ! All Dogs Go On Tour!

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:39:39 -0800

DOGGIEWOGGIEZ! POOCHIEWOOCHIEZ! All Dogs Go On Tour!:

mylifeasahorse:

The EIT! team will be all over North America with their new joint, “DoggieWoggiez! PoochieWoochiez!,” from right about now until mid-April. My Life As A Horse has a song in this thang, so go show some love. Click the link above for all the dates.

Check out Mishka Shubaly at Amazon Kindle.

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:09:25 -0800

Check out Mishka Shubaly at Amazon Kindle.

I am a sucker for most anything related to time travel. But do...

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:01:46 -0800

I am a sucker for most anything related to time travel. But do y’all remember how awesome “Quantum Leap” was?

There was even a rerun on G4 today (“Nuclear Family,” season 3, episode 21) where Sam had to stop a dog from chomping down on a shotgun shell and blowing up a family in their house.

But nothing beats Sam jumping into the body of Bobo, a chimpanzee astronaut, and brandishing a gun. (“The Wrong Stuff,” season 4, episode 7.)

Donald Bellisario, the show creator, and lead actor Scott Bakula talk at fan conventions now and then about a feature film or series reboot. If they’re reading this: I’m available for hire. (As a writer, I mean, although I wouldn’t be opposed to playing the new “Al,” either.)

Two thousand and twelve has arrived, and when the apocalypse...

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:22:51 -0800

Two thousand and twelve has arrived, and when the apocalypse comes, this is the last face you’ll see right before it’s all over.

Don’t Call Me On Xmas the smoke in my throat is frightful...

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 06:59:00 -0800

Don’t Call Me On Xmas

the smoke in my throat is frightful
but burning all these bridges feels delightful
it’s not that i don’t have a heart
it just dont work like it used to
work like it’s built
i’m dressed to the nines and armed to the gills
and the water smells like blood
and the earth tastes like dirt
but this is the last meal
that i’ll ever ruin with a cross remark
it’s getting dark

don’t ever call me on xmas
i’ll never ever forgive ya
you worship a false messiah
and your god is dead

down to the town square
with a warhead in my hands
kill all the lights and let the candles die
bring terror to the land
it’s not that my spirit is broken
it’s just my purpose is clear and my time is now
i’d save the world if it’d show me how
but it only ever hurt me
and this winter is forever and the night is large
but “i love you” is the only lie i told
it’s getting cold

don’t ever call me on xmas
i’ll never ever forgive ya
you worship a false messiah
and your god is dead

I’d never done a holiday song, so here ya go. Written and recorded over the last two nights at Shakeytown Studios in Atwater Village, Los Angeles, California.

Alternate title: “I’m Dreaming of a Walter White Christmas.”

FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION: Jason Woodbury of Phoenix New Times is...

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:58:00 -0800

FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION:

Jason Woodbury of Phoenix New Times is compiling a list of Arizona’s Greatest 100 Songs.

I lived in Phoenix for my first 28 years. It seemed like people would like it when I played my song “Powers” (click link for mp3).

I am hoping you will vote for it by sending an e-mail to 100greatestazsongs@gmail.com and re-blog this post on Tumblr to spread the word.

Thank you.

Many thanks to Cenk Uygur and The Young Turks staff for...

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 07:11:15 -0800

Many thanks to Cenk Uygur and The Young Turks staff for crediting me and my article for THE FIGHT Magazine about Bradley Manning, as well as Current TV, who runs a version of TYT (@TYTonCurrent) on their network, for linking to it. You can find out more about the show at theyoungturks.com.

mylifeasahorse: My Life As A Horse is pleased to announce that...

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:43:42 -0800

mylifeasahorse:

My Life As A Horse is pleased to announce that their cover of Grover’s “Over, Around, Under, and Through” (a.k.a. “Near, Far”) from “Sesame Street” will be part of the upcoming Jim Henson covers album. Thanks to Troy Simons and Jason Richard Kron for bringing the horse onboard. Many more thanks to come when this thing is in the can! You can keep updated on the project at Facebook. In the meantime, enjoy the original.

I have some fun ideas for this, and I am cooking up something fun with collaborators.

mylifeasahorse: “There Ain’t No Shame In Plugs” is on this...

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 09:14:04 -0800

mylifeasahorse:

“There Ain’t No Shame In Plugs” is on this week’s “Comedy Bang Bang” podcast! You can listen directly at the Earwolf site or download the show from iTunes.

Ben Schwartz, who plays Jean-Ralphio on the NBC program “Parks and Recreation,” talked over the best part of the song. Therefore, MyLifeAsaHorse.com has made it available for free download right here on the site. Also, Ben Schwartz and My Life As A Horse are now mortal enemies.

Listen! You can finally hear some music from My Life As A Horse! This is only the tip of the iceberg lettuce.

My friend James York would have been 40 today. This summer, on...

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 00:02:00 -0800

My friend James York would have been 40 today. This summer, on the fourth anniversary of his passing, I quoted something he wrote. Today, I thought I would write more about him and our friendship.

James was my sister’s friend before mine, close enough that he had even helped her move from our parents’ home. I didn’t meet him until ten years later.

I was hosting a Monday night open mic at a coffee place in Phoenix called the Willow House. He had been away from the world, and now he was coming back, so my sister called me from Utah to say she’d be directing him my way. I guess she wanted me to welcome him back since she couldn’t from a state away.

There is so much more I want to tell you about him, but I don’t know that it’s my place to publish all the details here. There are bad times from his life I wasn’t around for, that I never asked him about, and that I didn’t know the whole story on until after he died. I can tell you that he lived a very hard life, that he faced very difficult circumstances, and that he made some very bad mistakes. He emerged from it all one of of the kindest, wisest men I have ever known. Our mutual friends and I have often referred to him as “more evolved” than most. But he had to burrow his way there up from rock bottom.

James and I met, we got along, and we became friends. He came out to shows I promoted and performed at. We drank together, we talked about girls, we talked about writing and music, and we talked about the places we wanted to go. He welcomed me into his life, his circle of friends. He worked hard and he pursued his studies.

There were nights I got to Willow House a little later than I wanted, lugging in a PA that I would borrow from the very generous Corey Busboom, and setting up the open mic with a frazzled look on my face. I remember often expressing my frustration, aimed only at myself, with James. And he would laugh. And I would think, “What the hell are you laughing at?”

We lost him because of a motorcycle accident in a mall parking lot. From what I understand, from what I recall, it was his fault, and he was not wearing a helmet. There’s sadness about his death, but also anger, because why couldn’t he have been more careful? There was also a lot of regret on my part. He was there to say goodbye when I left Arizona. He was gone seven months later. I never made it back to see him. Why didn’t I call more? Why couldn’t I have been on the phone with him that morning, delaying the steps he would have taken to his parking spot, changing the course of events entirely?

This is not realistic. I suspect even James would have laughed at this. I still don’t know the full depth as to what was behind that laugh, and I can’t quite articulate the little I do grasp, only that he was in on something I slowly inch closer to understanding the older I get.

I met a lot of great people thanks to James, and we all came together to mourn him and celebrate his life with our memories. Time and distance has separated us, but I still value them and remember the many days and nights we spent in each other’s company that week leading up to James’ memorial.

Some of James’ ashes came with Megan and I to Hawaii a few years ago, over Thanksgiving weekend. I would have held onto them, but that wasn’t the point of them being trusted to me. James is part of the ocean now, and I know he’s traveled across the globe thanks to many having him accompany us on our own journeys.

I think about him all the time and I miss him.

While composing this, I looked back at some writing of his. I discovered the passage below. I can’t say with any certainity that he had me in mind at all, only that he wrote it while I sat near, stressing out about the open mic. But finding it feels like stumbling upon a message in a bottle on the sand.

June 26, 2006 - 9:04 PM
Open mic make me feel….

I have found the time- to find myself…

and in time, I have found something I like….

something I’ve never had before….

something everyone might….

I had sought, in my given time, a way to heal-long

lived with pangs and come away whole.

And given time, I know that the indifference of life,

can be full….

So, if given the gift of time my friends,

take my word-

use it to find yourself in the world…

use it to love yourself…

and in return the world will love you….

mylifeasahorse: My Life As A Horse is pleased to announce that...

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 09:32:48 -0800

mylifeasahorse:

My Life As A Horse is pleased to announce that its music will be part of the upcoming film/video project “DoggieWoggiez! PoochieWoochiez!”, a remake of Alejandro Jodorowsky’s “The Holy Mountain” composed from dog-related found footage.

Thanks to Ghoul Skool from Everything Is Terrible for making this possible.

Special thanks to John Garza (I.R.D., Murrain) for his collaboration, both in performing on the track, as well as in its production.

More details about the project’s release date, the soundtrack, and the song to come.

Excited for the movie and excited for people to hear the song!

Good news: Candy tampering is a myth. Better news: Chick tracts...

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 18:08:00 -0700

Good news: Candy tampering is a myth.

Better news: Chick tracts are REAL!

I used panels from these religious comics in flyers for my punk rock band in high school. (We were especially fans of “This Was Your Life.”) They’re unintentionally hilarious and full of misinformation.

For example, this essay on the website where these comics are now available online:

Halloween: Kid’s Treat or Pagan Trick?

The widespread problem of harmful substances such as razor blades, drugs, poisons, needles, etc. being placed in the Halloween treats here in America is no accident. Testimonies of several ex-Satanists show that these children killed and injured by the “treats” are sacrifices to Satan (or Samhain). Satanists throughout the world continue to perform human sacrifices on Halloween.

It’s still pretty funny to me, and I could appreciate the entertainment value, except for one thing. Satanic panic has done far more harm than actual Satanism.

Happy Halloween, trick-or-treaters… and make sure if you’re going to be wary, that you beware the right people.

-BFH

theFIGHTmag.com: A History Of Gays In The Military

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 15:05:04 -0700

theFIGHTmag.com: A History Of Gays In The Military:

My article about the history of gays in the military is available as a web exclusive at the website for The Fight Magazine, an L.A.-based LGBT magazine. Read it now at thefightmag.com.

Thanks to Jackie Kashian for having Gene George and I on her...

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 08:31:23 -0700

Thanks to Jackie Kashian for having Gene George and I on her podcast “The Dork Forest”! (You can follow her on Tumblr at http://jackiekashian.tumblr.com.)

The Dork Forest ep. 66 - Brodie Foster Hubbard & Gene George

My guests share a podcast called Shakeytown Radio Hour. Brodie Foster Hubbard was on the old version of the show and he’s the guy that first talked to me about Fantasy Wrestling! And his co-host, Gene George, fits right in. We’re awkward and then discover each other. It’s lovely. It’s dorky. Enjoy.

Credits:

Audio leveling by Patrick Brady

Music is by Mike Ruekberg.
Website design by Vilmos: who has his OWN podcast.

The websites are www.jackiekashian.com and www.dorkforest.com.

Apps are available for the iPhone,and Android. Review the show on iTunes and feel free to e me. Jackie@jackiekashian.com

Notes:

The “classic”TDF from Oct 16,2008 w Brodie, Chris Fairbanks & Rob Delaney

Shakeytown Radio

Found Art

Beer Blood and Cornmeal – Bob Calhoun

The Indian walking I speak of is Theravada Indian Monks

I’VE EVEN SEEN A MUMMY. Good grief. Taping on a Sunday.

Stand By Me

Play By Mail Wrestling – Fantasy Wrestling

Now there is IWA (Imaginary Wrestling Association)

E-fedding

Felix von Havoc

Calico Cooper

Well of the Beast – Sept 30, 2011 (full info)

The Millennium Bug

Pixel Vision

Fisher-Price Kid-Tough Video – it exists! New!!

Baron Vaughn – Raised by Cable

Yahoo! bought GeoCities then closed.

USA Wrestling

Ral Partha Miniatures

Enigma: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror & Gaming Club

Killer

Gotcha!

Aaron Vanek on LARPing

Your Arsenal

Irish Republican History

“I’ll Be Your Mirror” Velvet Underground

I get swords and rapiers all mixed up

Sword articles from Gene

http://www.myarmoury.com/review_cf_ranger.html

http://www.myarmoury.com/review_cf_xviiia.html

http://www.myarmoury.com/review_mrl_candt.html

Dork Forest Expedition Only Ep – Swords!

Direct Download (right-click to save file)

shakeytownradio: Emett Casey is a filmmaker whose upcoming...

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:21:16 -0700

shakeytownradio:

Emett Casey is a filmmaker whose upcoming feature, “Well Of The Beast” tells the story of three radical poets’ trip to an unnamed South American town. Gene and Brodie chat with Emett about the movie, film school, Emett’s appearance in M.I.A.’s “Born Free,” our favorite movies and directors, Brodie’s role in “Well Of The Beast,” and Emett’s next project and its Kickstarter to raise funds for the budget. Also, the music of Green Screen Door, who you can find on Facebook, MySpace, and their track “Long Walk In An Industrial Countryside.”

(link to mp3)
(link to iTunes)
(link to RSS)

I really enjoyed working on this film and with all the folks in front of and behind the camera! Please check out this episode of the podcast, and if you’re in L.A., come see the film at 8PM on Friday, September 30th, at Echo Park Film Center. ($5)

Bradley Manning and What Army? (The Fight Magazine: August 2011)

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 16:25:00 -0700

Bradley Manning and What Army? (The Fight Magazine: August 2011):

My article about U.S. soldier and alleged WikiLeaks contributor Bradley Manning is in this month’s issue of The Fight Magazine, an L.A.-based LGBT magazine. You can pick up a copy around Pasadena, Los Angeles, Hollywood, or West Hollywood, read a PDF version at issuu.com, or read the web version at thefightmag.com.

I am learning that when I surround myself with awesome people...

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 07:40:25 -0700

I am learning that when I surround myself with awesome people who leap wildly and offer me unconditional love and faith… I carry that friendship around with me in every decision I make throughout the day.

True friends always try to leave each other better than they found each other…

James York
November 25, 1971 - July 21, 2007