EPISODE · Sep 6, 2020 · 41 MIN
BORN TO BE MILD- Part I: Get your Motor Runnin'
from Boomer Monologues · host Thomas Lyford
"Born To Be Mild" Parts I and II: the phenomenon of Wannabe-ism (a la... The Christmas Story's Ralphie the wannabe Red-Ryder-Rifle-toting cowboy, or Peanuts' "Snoopy and the Red Baron" wannabeism. These two tell-all segments chronicle my own rise from first "living" my childhood Roy Rogers fantasy in my own mind all the way up through becoming a 'bad ass biker' wannabe. Along the way, we enjoy a brief visit with two famous wannabes: Walter Mitty and George Plimpton.
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"Born To Be Mild" Parts I and II: the phenomenon of Wannabe-ism (a la... The Christmas Story's Ralphie the wannabe Red-Ryder-Rifle-toting cowboy, or Peanuts' "Snoopy and the Red Baron" wannabeism. These two tell-all segments chronicle my own rise from first "living" my childhood Roy Rogers fantasy in my own mind all the way up through becoming a 'bad ass biker' wannabe. Along the way, we enjoy a brief visit with two famous wannabes: Walter Mitty and George Plimpton.
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BORN TO BE MILD- Part I: Get your Motor Runnin'
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