Episode 176: Molly McAleer

if you o.d. at a phish concert, call the JAMBULANCE!
hello friends! i hope you're all doing well. i am. i've had a good week. i just went running and did some laundry. pretty productive, huh? i played a solo show this week at the saxon pub here in austin... i had a great time. i was joined on stage by my friends, todd v. wolfson (on kazoo), jeremy nail and kurt neumann from the bodeans! it was great. i had a blast playing my songs and i'm looking forward to doing more. hey! we have a live podcast coming up on june 19th at strange brew in austin, tx. my guests will be nakia, jazz mills, the boxing lesson and more! if you're here, you should come out! we're going to be giving away some prizes and taking some audience questions. also, these are all very entertaining people who you can count on for a good time. seriously, come out!
my guest for episode 176 is molly mcaleer. molly is an internet personality, a writer for the cbs comedy hit, "two broke girls" and co-founder of the extremely popular website, hellogiggles.com. i met molly through a co-worker of hers while she was in town writing. we hit it off, became fast friends and had some great hangs while she was here. the day before molly left, i went to her apt and we sat down and talked about her life. she has a great story and she is an extremely entertaining person. i wish she lived here. i hope you enjoy our conversation. i did.
ciao! -jg

Episode 174: The Venus Illuminato

hello friends! i hope this episode finds you happy and healthy. things are going well here in my life. i've been laying low this week. i had some dental work done earlier this week and i've just been recuperating. i've done quite a few podcasts, i've played guitar and piano, listened to an audiobook ("hollywood animal" by joe eszterhas) and watched a couple of movies. i've also booked some shows. i have a solo acoustic show next wednesday, may 29th at 10pm at the saxon pub in austin, tx. if you're in austin, come out and i'll sing you songs and tell you stories. it's fun. also, i have some big news we have a live "how did i get here?" recording coming up on wednesday, june 19th at 7 pm at strange brew. i've reached out to some folks and and so far jazz mills, nakia and the boxing lesson are confirmed!!! i'm very excited about this. i hope that if you're in austin, you'll come out and join the party!
my guest for episode 174 is the talented, entertaining and eccentric frontman from the venus illuminato, rob franco. rob is a modern renaissance man, he's a musician, actor and vegan food truck owner. rob is also very handsome. i've been friends with rob for around a decade. at some point like 8 years ago, i produced an album for his old band, dragonfly jones. i've always found him to be incredibly entertaining. always "on" and very funny. he's also a very talented singer and songwriter with an adventurous soul. rob came by the apartment last week and we talked about growing up in small town texas, going to new york, acting, traveling, kung fu, living in a tee pee, fighting monkeys, los angeles, food trucks and much, much more. i hope you enjoy our conversation. i sure did.
ciao! -jg

Episode 169: Mark Pryor

happy birthday to our guest, mark pryor!!!
hello my friends! i hope you are all doing well. i'm good. i've had some equipment failure this week making this podcast come out a day late. sorry about that. i've fixed the situation and we're back online. i had a great show this last monday at the saxon pub. i'm looking forward to my other shows this month. you can find them on my facebook page. also, we hope to see you this coming monday, may 13th 7 pm at the saxon pub in austin, tx  for a live podcast recording with the edison chair and david cotton... do it!!!!
our guest for episode 169 is author/assistant d.a./blogger, mark pryor. i met mark because he was the lead prosecutor on my mom's murder trial. after that intense experience we stayed in touch and have become friends. he just released his third book, the crypt thief , this week. in fact, this is the third book he's released since october! an amazing feat. anyway, mark came by the apartment and we talked about everything, growing up in the country, boarding school, journalism, moving to the u.s., being a lawyer, riding with cops, my mom's trial and much, much more. i hope you enjoy our conversation. i did.
ciao! -jg

Episode 167: Brian Lee Sebastian

hello my friends! i hope you are all on a winning streak. of course not the "charlie sheen" kind, just one where your own life is going well. mine is going pretty well. i'm getting ready to go see james mccartney with trish and darin from SKYROCKET! and i'm meeting a person i've never met there. it's not a blind date, just someone in town for a while that doesn't know anyone. it's a long story. i'll talk about it on friday's show. otherwise, i had a good weekend. SKYROCKET! played friday and saturday. both good shows. in the podcast, i talk about a lady who lifted her dress up to impress the band. we were not impressed. sunday, i was invited by former guest and super-cool chick, paula nelson to see her play at willie's 80th birthday. she had a great show and i had a good time... you'll hear all about it on the show today.
hey! quick reminder... i'm playing a solo show next monday, may 6th at the saxon pub in austin, tx at 7pm opening for bob schneider. the next monday, may 13th, i'll be doing a live podcast at the saxon pub at 7pm before bob schneider's show. my guests will be the edison chair and austin treasure, david cotton. i'd love to see you all there!
my guest for episode 167 is drummer/composer, brian lee sebastian. i've known brian for almost 30 years. he's an amazing drummer/composer/producer. we get into a long talk about his life, his travels, the bands he's played in, the choices he's made in his life and career and best of all, beating cancer. he's a beautiful person with a wonderful soul. i hope you enjoy our conversation. i did.
ciao! -jg

Episode 162: Lucas Molandes

hello friends! how are you guys? i just woke up... it's obscenely early. i was too tired when i go home last night to do this. i got a few hours of sleep, i'm jacked up on coffee and i'm ready to write. i played with SKYROCKET! last night and we're playing the next two nights. i can't tell you how nice it is to work with people you love and enjoy being around. it's a good thing and i consider myself very lucky. i make fun of it a lot because it's also very silly, but it's a good time and i love my friends.
hey!!!! we're working on our live shows... talking to SPACE about an "invite only" live podcast event. look for that soon!!!!
my guest for episode 162 is extremely funny comic/writer, lucas molandes. lucas won austin's funniest person in 2010, he has appeared on comedy central's "live at gotham", austin's moontower comedy festival (i saw him open for marc maron @ last years festival) , montreal's "just for laughs" festival, written for mtv and much, much more. i've gotten to hang out with lucas and see him perform a few times over the last couple of months and i really like him and i think what he's really, really funny. if you're in austin this weekend, he'll be doing two shows on saturday, april 13th at the velveeta room. he'll also be at the moontower comedy festival (just got my badge yesterday!!!). you can also find him doing stand up somewhere in austin almost every night of the week. find out more about lucas at lucascomedy.com . i hope you enjoy our conversation. i did.
ciao! -jg

Episode 158: Carl Thiel

hello my friends! how are you? have you had a good week? i have. it's been mellow. making a lot of music and doing some interviews. i've got a lot of good interviews coming up for you. will knaak, paula nelson, danny crooks and robyn ludwick are all coming up in the next couple of weeks. i'm getting my shit together to go play with SKYROCKET! tonight. i haven't played with them in three weeks. i miss them and i sure could use the money. what are you up to this weekend? tweet at me. i'm @johnnygoudie on twitter. oh on this episode i read some facebook comments and tweets. what's up?
my guest for episode 158 is extremely accomplished producer/composer, carl thiel. i've known carl for a long time and i've had the pleasure of working with him a couple of times and hanging out with him. he's a great guy and i just found out that he became a u.s. citizen today. congratulations carl!!! so, over a month ago,  carl came by the apartment and we got to sit down and talk about growing up in mexico, film school, making four-track music for commercials, producing records for bob schneider and many other musical luminaries, making music with/for robert rodriguez films, making films and much, much more. i hope you enjoy our conversation. i did.
ciao! -jg

Episode 155: SXSW 2013 Part 2 - Howard Kremer, A Fragile Tomorrow, No Way Josie, The Attic Ends

another sxsw has come and gone. i miss having parties to go to at noon.
hello friends! i hope you're well. if you were at sxsw 2013, i hope your life has gone back to normal by now. it's taken on a "las vegas on spring break" sort of intensity. walking down one of the closed off streets feels like walking through a tunnel full of white noise, sunshine and bearded dudes in skinny jeans. it's a lot of days. it used to start on wednesday and end on saturday with a softball game on sunday... now it goes for a week and a half and i swear i saw a band playing a showcase at my 7-11. it's huge. it's just gonna get bigger and longer and add more things. by 2020,  it'll be "the 2020 sxsw music/film/interactive/television/comedy/comic con/podcast/cable news/audiobook/cell phone/music business reenactment/youtube/facebook/pintrest/ mustache - festival"... it just means more parties. is that good, bad or is it just change?
episode 155 is another sxsw mash-up with some of the festival's hottest tickets! up first is comedian/musician/rapper/host of the very popular podcast, "who charted", howard kremer a.k.a. dragon boy suede. i am a huge fan and i was glad he took some time to sit down and chat with me with me. we talk about podcasting, "austin stories", the new dragon boy suede album, "douche minutiae" and much, much more... our second guests are south carolina power pop band, a fragile tomorrow. i just walked in to a show, saw them playing and i was blown away. i had them come outside and talk to me and we talked about having their album produced by the great, mitch easter, some of the album's special guests are, the bangles, susan cowsill and amy ray! great band and great guys... our third guests are brooklyn dance/pop duo, no way josie! andrew and kym rode their bikes to my apartment and we talked about music, life, health, dancing and we laugh our asses off. i just love these guys so much. i had a blast chatting with them... last up, i got to catch-up with new york band, the attic ends. i finally got to see them play and it was fantastic. we had some cocktails and ducked into the driskill hotel bar and talked about their recent album and tour, songwriting, sxsw, being tall and much much more. there is also a lot of laughter on this one. i hope you enjoy these conversations. i really did. sxsw is gone, but i think i kept a little of the vibe on these two mash-up episodes. for pictures and updates, go to http://www.facebook.com/pages/How-Did-I-Get-Here/255200761176138
ciao! -jg

Episode 151: Suzanna Choffel Returns!

hello my friends! i hope this podcast finds you well and in a good place in your life. i'm doing well. i have full-week of shows this week. three of them are SKYROCKET! shows and one liars & saints show. saturday, i head into the sxsw madness for eight days. this time, i'm not playing at all. i'll just be running around interviewing people for the show. i'll also be interviewing people at the apartment in the mornings. plus, i'll be set up backstage at the austin music awards, interviewing winners and folks that are just hanging out. all week i'll be posting photos to our facebook page or you can follow me on instagram @johnnygoudie. i'm looking forward to sharing the madness with you. stay tuned.
my guest for episode 151 is one of my favorite people/artists and the very first guest on this show, the incredibly talented and gorgeous, suzanna choffel. if you listen to the show, you know suzanna and i are great friends and i have a tremendous amount of respect for her as a musician and as a person. she lives in new york now and she's in town this week playing some shows so i reached out and asked her to come over and catch-up since she's had such a crazy year and a half. we talk about the whole thing, from moving to new york, getting on the tv show, "the voice", her experience on tv and what happened after, touring, preparing for a new album, chap stick, general gossip and we laugh a lot. oh! plus, she came over on her birthday. i love hanging out with suzanna and i think it shows. let's get down!
ciao! -jg

Episode 149: Emmy Robbin

in 2013, let's bring back the house party.
hello folks! how are you? i am doing well on this windy and gorgeous day in austin, texas. i had a good weekend. i played at the house of blues in houston with SKYROCKET! on saturday. it was a great time. it was our first show after our two-week break and it was nice to be back to work. we'll be back in houston this friday, march 1st at rockefeller hall. if you're in houston, come on out. while i'm talking about upcoming shows, my former band, liars & saints in reuniting for a show! we'll be playing wednesday, march 6th at antone's here in austin. if you're in austin, come out. i don't know when we'll be playing again. i'm looking forward to it. i miss those guys.
my guest for episode 149 is actor/singer/masseuse to the stars, emmy robbin. you guys might know emmy from her work in "grindouse: planet terror", "machete", "sin city" or her latest film, "i didn't come here to die", which is available at the red box and on itunes. i've known emmy since her days at ME TV, (austin's 24 music television channel) and we've always been pals. i saw "i didn't come here to die"  a few weeks ago and i asked her to come by for a sit down. so she did and we talked about, growing up in the country, ME TV, her roles in robert rodriguez films, hanging out with quinten tarantino, toplessness in horror films, dating, the southern sirens, her band, dead love club with the vallejo brothers and much, much more. emmy is a great hang and fun person to talk to. i hope you enjoy our conversation. i did.
ciao! -jg

Episode 137: Dana Wheeler-Nicholson

can i borrow your towel?
 
hello my people! welcome to another episode of "how did i get here?".  i'd like to thank all of the folks that came out to the SKYROCKET! show last friday in pflugerville. we had a great time! i talked to a couple of fans of the podcast. thanks for saying hi and listening to the show. on that note, thanks to everyone who's been writing in and tweeting me about the show. i really appreciate it. on this episode i read some emails and tweets. keep 'em coming and i'll keep reading them!
 
my guest for episode 137 is actor, dana wheeler-nicholson. you might know dana as the chevy chase's love interest in "fletch", the movie, "tombstone", one of jerry's girlfriends on "seinfeld",  "friday night lights" and much, much more. i reached out to dana through my friend, todd wolfson and it tuns out, she's heard the show and was down for a podcast. she came to the apartment and we talked about her beginnings in new york city, her first audition with paul newman, moving to l.a., fletch, the movies and changes that followed. i had a great time getting to know this soulful woman. i know you will too. enjoy! ciao!-jg