Thanks to Tim Coyne, I proudly present the video of my "Magic Hand" story from the "LA Original Storytelling Podcasters" show I hosted for Story Salon. I hope you dig it...Shot with Tim Coyne's gear... Music by John O'Kennedy...15:11 / 21.1 MB / Rated: PG..."Thanks for the download"(Please Note: The streaming audio/video is a bit chunky due to compression, so maybe try downloading the .mov file.)

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A special episode featuring several of Los Angeles' original storytellers that helped to put "podcasting" on our sprawling map. Stories by Dan Farren, Joesph Dougherty, Tim Coyne, Dan Klass and Lance Anderson..."The Next Voice You Hear" by Jackson Browne performed by Beverly Mickins and John O'Kennedy... "Prep Klass" shot by Paul Hutchinson...56:56 / 52.2 MB / Rated: PG-13 (Some Adult Language and Themes)..."Thanks for the Download"

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Last Wednesday, I performed my annual gig at the Very Special Arts Festival at the Los Angeles Music Center. It took me back in time, to ten years ago when I taught the art of mime to school kids. One day while teaching at a school with "normal" kids I had a "unifying experience" when everyone in the room saw the "magic hand" that materialized right in front of our very eyes..."A Very Special and Intense Day" shot by Lance...Proudly presented "raw, uncut and in one take"...33:32 / 31.5 MB/ Rated: PG-13 (Some adult language.)"Thanks for the download"

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KCBS News segment on the fundamentals and history of podcasting, featuring Tim Coyne of The Hollywood Podcast and Lance Anderson of Verge of the Fringe. Reported by Tech Check's Rich DeMuro... Shot on April 14, 2008 by Tim Kimball of KCBS/KCAL at the Verge of LA Studio 101 at The Brewery Art Colony in Los Angeles, California.

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Here's one that should stir things up... In 1968 I would have delivered this rant while standing on a soap box on Telegraph Avenue. But now its 2008, so I do a podcast. Who's the one who's crazy?... In the piece I dig into my personal religious trinity (Judaism, Catholicism and Buddhism) while talking about my fear of Turkish prisons...PEOPLE: Abraham (Maslow) * Buddha * Jesus * St. Christopher * Muhammad * L. Ron Hubbard * Anna Kournikiva * The Devil (Hackers) * Joseph Campbell * "Yoko and Me"...PLACES: Istanbul Turkey * Russia * UK * Singapore * Germany * The Netherlands * Denmark * Spain * Indonesia * New York * Iraq and (of course) Pakistan...THINGS & IDEAS: AIDS * LA Podcasters * 9/11 * KGB * CIA * Anthrax * Peak Experience * Star of David * Freedom of Speech (& Religion) * Yin & Yang * The Force * The Universal and Magic...Music by "the profit" (sic) Robert Zimmerman aka Bob Dylan from his hypnotic song "Series of Dreams"... Image of Brad Davis from the film "Midnight Express"...23:42 / 21.8 MB/ Rated: NC-17 (May Offend the Religiously Sensitive. Please Be Advised.)"Thanks for the download"

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Season 4 opens with a four part story that takes place in and around Laurel Canyon, the former home to Harry Houdini, Jim Morrison and John Holmes... In the first piece I meet "Danger" face to face before I am initiated with "Blood"..."Under the Bridge" from the album "Blood Sugar Sex Magic" by the Red Hot Chili Peppers...Cameos by: The Valley, Hollywood, Kerouac, Aunt Joan, Zappa, Moon Unit, Dweezil, Boogie Nights, Studio City Theatre, Rocky, Taxi Driver, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, The Deer Hunter, The Godfather, McDonald's, Mulholland Drive, Glen Campbell, Ventura Boulevard, North Hollywood, NH, Punks, Marines, LAPD, Sun Valley, Chevy and Cholos...Proudly presented raw, unedited and in one take... "Thanks for the download"...22:34 / 20.8 MB / Rated: NC-17 (Adult Content & Violence) "Mature words for mature minds"...Disclaimer: Some of the names, places and events have been changed to protect both the innocent... and the guilty. Please be advised.

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The final show of "Season Three" rambles towards a combative future, as I finally take off the gloves about my new publishing venture Verge of LA. Inspired in large part by my recent two hour interview with UFC/MMA Fighter and Photographer Mac Danzig...You can check out clips of my interview with Mac on YouTube or my Blog... "Mac's Camera Stance" shot by Lance...Proudly presented raw, unedited and in one take... "Thanks for the download"...23:18 / 21.5 MB / Rated: R ("Mature words for mature minds")...(Note: I know the LA Weekly comes out "weekly," not monthly. Doh!)

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The true follow-up piece to "On The Road, The Sun Also Rises" is a tribute to the late, great Hunter S. Thompson. I also talk about the "Christmas Blues," madness and girls that like Johnny Depp vs. girls who like Brad Pitt..."Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen (by way of Jeff Buckley)... "Hunter Depp" shot by Lance... "Thanks for the download"...22:14 / 20.5 MB / Rated: R ("Mature Words for Mature Minds)

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We return to our story by going directly to the source of my storytelling: The road trips I took with my parents to Yosemite. I talk about my early memories of our "church" and my "baptism" via the Mist Trail to the top of Vernal Falls...Vernal Fall shot by Ansel Adams...Proudly presented "raw, unedited and in one take"... "Thanks for the download"...32:50 / 30.1 MB / Rated: PG-13

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A whimsical remembrance of Halloweens past.... But mostly I talk about our earnest attempt at an "Organic Spooky House" inspired by the late great Hallowed Haunting Grounds.Image(s) shot by Marisol...The Twilight Zone Opening by The Immortal Rod Serling...Proudly presented raw, unedited and in one take... "Thanks for the download"...25:11 / 23.2 MB / Rated: R ("Mature words for mature minds")

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A follow-up, but much lighter cast about getting my annual birthday tattoo from the wacky Craig Jackman, owner of the American Electric Tattoo Company. As he scraped my flesh with his "four needles of death" Craig talked about a recent encounter he had with the lovely Jane Wiedlin..."We Got The Beat" by The Go Go's... "Lance & Craig" shot by Marisol...Proudly presented raw, unedited and in one take... "Thanks for the download"...24:43 / 22.8 MB / Rated: R ("Mature words for mature minds")

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An angry and profanity laced rant that explores the edge of madness with the help of my suicidal heroes Hemingway and Kerouac... Music by Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson...Proudly presented raw, unedited and in one take... "Thanks for the download"...23:32 / 22.7 MB / Rated: NC-17 ("Mature words for mature minds")

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An early "best friend" taught me that Bob Hope gave out great candy on Halloween and that if you sing-a-long with Donnie Osmond you could get beat up....Proudly Presented "raw, uncut and in one take"... "Thanks for the Download"...14.54 / 13.7 MB / Rated: R (Strong Language and Themes)...Copyright 2007 by Lance Anderson. All Rights Reserved.

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My Mom was an only child too. Growing up alone in Burbank her best friend was "Heckle & Jeckle's Mom," also my Dad's sister. When the "pre-boomers" grew-up, they were of course, competitive about their kids. My Mom was frustrated that I wasn't as "smart" as "Heckle & Jeckle," so one time she took it out on me....Proudly Presented "raw, uncut and in one take"... "Thanks for the Download"...21.09 / 20.6 MB / Rated: R (Violence)...Copyright 2007 by Lance Anderson. All Rights Reserved.

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When I was eight, my parents signed me up for East Valley Trojans "Pop Warner Football". We played in mini replica uniforms, like the one my hero O.J. Simpson used to wear at USC. The memories include Gatorade in glass bottles, the Universal Sheraton and my nickname "Killer."Proudly Presented "raw, uncut and in one take"... "Thanks for the Download"...21.14 / 19.4 MB / Rated: PG-13...Copyright 2007 by Lance Anderson. All Rights Reserved.RE-POST NOTE: There was a problem between the feed and iTunes.

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My Dad told me to hit bullies "with all you've got," but my cousins "Heckle & Jeckle" would still beat me into submission during pillow fights. When "Heckle & Jeckle" moved to England, my family took a "road trip" to visit the Loch Ness Monster.... Back in The States, I still wore my new Kilt, because I wanted to be a "Trojan Warrior"....Proudly Presented "raw, uncut and in one take"... "Thanks for the Download"...17.34 / 17.1 MB / Rated: PG-13...Copyright 2007 by Lance Anderson. All Rights Reserved.

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My dad is a character. He loved Laurel and Hardy as a kid and hung out at Bob's Big Boy with James Stacy as a teenager.... Plus my dad had two notorious uncles. One uncle was the Head G-Man for Warner Bros. during the Red Scare. The other uncle tried to save Barbara Graham and hung with Mickey Cohen...Proudly Presented "raw, uncut and in one take"... "Thanks for the Download"...18.06 / 17.7 MB / Rated: R (Adult Themes & Violence)...Copyright 2007 by Lance Anderson. All Rights Reserved.

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I soon learn that the outside world is filled with Bullies of all shapes and ages. The "lessons" are learned by playing the game Smear the Queer, meeting the "real" Archie Bunker and being on the right end of a Pirate's Musket....Proudly Presented "raw, uncut and in one take"... "Thanks for the Download"...19.29 / 17.9 MB / Rated: R (Adult Themes & Violence)...Copyright 2007 by Lance Anderson. All Rights Reserved.RE-POST NOTE: A gremlin was in my feed!

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My childhood fears and phobias were exposed by The Love Bug, Donald Duck, and Mighty Mouse. My Mom's fears surfaced, while I was riding my Big Wheel in our messy house.... Plus I'm confronted with the brutal difference between the Catholics and the Jews....Proudly Presented "raw, uncut and in one take"... "Thanks for the Download"...19.46 / 19.4 MB / Rated: R...Copyright 2007 by Lance Anderson. All Rights Reserved.

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When I was a four, I saw the movie True Grit and instantly bought into the whole legend of the "The Duke". At the same time, The Vietnam War raged on the TV, while I sat alone in my parents' dank den, building Lego forts for my Army Men. Through it all, I was always dressed as a cowboy.... My parents solution for my isolation was to get me a St. Bernard, and that's when the trouble really started.... Proudly Presented "raw and uncut in one take"... "Thanks for the Download"14.04 / 12.9 MB / Rated: PG-13... Copyright 2007 by Lance Anderson. All Rights Reserved.

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Chapter 2 of our story "King of the Boys" takes us back to my earliest memories of Dodger Stadium and Huckleberry Hound. More importantly, I remember my Mexican and Native American Grandpa who was a rough and tumble Cowboy, who often worked as a bartender in Reno, Nevada.... Back in my childhood and even now, he represents my only deep connection to my past. I wanted to be just like him.... Proudly Presented "raw and uncut in one take"... "Thanks for the Download"14.56 / 13.8 MB / Rated: R (Adult Language and Content)... Copyright 2007 by Lance Anderson. All Rights Reserved.

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"The End" of "Season 2" takes me back to the "The Beginning". A rambling tribute to my main influence Spalding Gray or as I like to call him: "The Original".... Do yourself a big favor and check out the jewel in his crown "Swimming to Cambodia."Proudly Presented "Raw and Uncut in One Take"..."My Heart Sinks" (Theme Song of Season 2) by The Hotrod Cadets... 33.57 / 31.2 MB / Rated: R (Adult Language and Content)...

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With the help of Marisol (The Artist Formally Known as Monkey) we "intelligently spank" everything from Cheaters to Trump's Hair to an Army of One.... We end with the best singer/songwriter of our generation....Presented Raw and Uncut in One Take..."We Are Nowhere and It's Now" by Bright Eyes... "Twin Palms and Grey Clouds" shot by Lance... 20.41 / 19 MB / Rated: R (Adult Language and Content)...

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I cut loose with a rant about the end of the world and the "Great Satan." Yeah, whatever.... Along the way I riff on John McCain, Hillary and Barack Obama. Plus I slam John Edwards' Hair... In the pre-ramble I talk about Story Salon, Podcast User Magazine and I riff on the upcoming "Season Three" of Verge...Presented Raw and Uncut in One Take..."Rockin' in the Free World" by Neil Young (with Pearl Jam)... 21.10 / 19.5 MB / Rated: R (Adult Language and Content)...

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I go Hog Wild with another riff on politics and religion. Once again I mourn the loss of Ford and rediscover John Lennon. Plus I talk about the wacky Stephen King Conspiracy Dude... In the pre-ramble I talk about my recent Podcast User Magazine article about TalkShoe and I give a shout out to all of my German Listeners."Instant Karma" by John Lennon... "Amazing Grace (Traditional)... 39.44 / 36.6 MB / Rated: R (Adult Language and Content)...

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