The Ides of May and Other Emotions

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Welcome to Episode 9 of Doc Rockavoy's Indy Music Garage! This is one of my shorter shows, at about 65 minutes of music. The spring has been quite busy, and I've been away from home, I think, too much. For a middle-aged guy at 42, traveling seems to have taken its toll on me the last several weeks, as I've been to Norman to record new material with my band and play the Norman Music Festival, and gave the alumni lecture in the history department at UC Santa Cruz. Those trips were back to back, with short stops at home, and I've traveled alone. Too much time alone in my mind. At least when I go on tour with my band next week, I'll be with my best friends!

Traveling and being away from my wife and son is pretty hard, and I guess one of the things I realized while I was away, and now they are away, is that primarily I'm a dad and someone's husband, and not a book editor, writer, or guitarist. I would not have thought about that 5 years ago; now no matter how rewarding writing or music is, both are only OK, but hanging out with Tabby and Spencer is what I look forward to the most. I guess these longings and waiting for your family to come home is probably what most people do in their 40s, however, it's all quite new to me.

Well, enough of that, and I still don't have podcast microphone, which is just as well!

The playlist today is, in order: The Doors, Mark Lanegan, Flying Saucer Attack, The MC5, Debris', Jimi Hendrix, Lungfish, Swervedriver, El Dorado, The Pupils, Soccer Team, Zombie vs. Shark, Rites of Spring, Television, The Dream Syndicate, The Smiths, Lungfish.

Enjoy the show, and I'll be back in two weeks after the tour!

Cheers,

Doc Rockavoy