#112 | Joyce Fidler | Evolution of a Baby Boomer

Actor, writer and singer Joyce Fidler on her book Evolution of a Baby Boomer, from rock band singer in the Bible Belt to a new life in LA. Joyce Fidler is an actor, writer and singer. Her book "Evolution of a Baby Boomer" takes us on her journey as a record store owner and rock band singer who begins her adult years in the Bible belt where sex, drugs and rock & roll dominate her life. As she relocates to Los Angeles in her forties, she invites readers to witness her unexpected transformation to a fruitful, productive citizen. The how and why of this metamorphosis includes a divorce from a polyamorous marriage, separation from her teenaged children, with an eventual surrender to recovery from marijuana and alcohol addiction. Tune in for a wide-ranging conversation. To learn more about Joyce: https://joycefidler.com Chapters 0:00 Welcome Joyce Fidler 2:30 A trip to Tasmania 5:00 An amicable divorce 7:30 Married in the middle of the semester 10:00 Not telling people she was born in Alabama 12:35 Drones overhead 15:00 Ready to live abroad again 17:30 Moving every two or three years as a child 20:05 How people see an older actor 22:30 No apartments for families with children 25:00 A play ahead of its time 27:32 New reps and the biggest auditions of her life 30:07 The end of a marriage and the move west 32:37 Playing Eve in The Serpent 35:00 Owning a record store in college 37:31 Commercials and the Indiana Repertory Theatre 40:04 Record Warehouse 42:36 A lease that was refused 45:00 From record store to head shop 47:31 Lessons from high school 50:07 Opening for the Go-Go's and Meat Loaf 52:31 The Basement Tapes with Frank Zappa and Martha Quinn 55:01 A $10,000 music video for a class 57:32 Licensing vintage songs for TV and film 1:00:05 A star at home by the fireplace 1:02:38 Awake for eye surgery 1:05:01 Radio, television and counselling degrees 1:07:36 Leaving the Midwest 1:10:01 Moving to LA alone at 40 1:12:35 What record shops used to sell 1:15:03 Starting over with no support 1:17:32 Substitute teaching in special education 1:20:00 A stable job in an expensive city 1:22:31 Playing Dr Bob's wife and the founding of Al-Anon 1:25:06 Evolution of a Pisces Baby Boomer 1:27:31 Revisiting the old store 1:30:00 Band recordings inside the audiobook 1:32:37 Getting out of Dodge 1:35:02 Teaching high schoolers who could not read 1:37:35 Losing a student to a drive-by shooting 1:40:00 Families where the women outlive the men 1:42:31 Wrapping up The Ryan Pyle Podcast is ad-free by choice. If you enjoy these conversations, you can buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/ryanpyle Ryan's TV series are streaming around the world. Follow the Podcast X: https://x.com/RyanPylePodcast Facebook: https://facebook.com/ryanpylepodcast Follow Ryan Pyle YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ryanjpyle Instagram: https://instagram.com/ryanpyle X: https://x.com/RyanPyle Facebook: https://facebook.com/ryanpyle https://www.ryanpyle.com