PODCAST · society
Just Roll Tape
by Just Roll Tape
Unique uncensored musings about life’s content - drizzled with music.
Episodes
-
Just Roll Tape 65 (It's No Secret - Hamlin Avenue Boyz)
When you have known someone for an extended period-of-time; it seems reasonable to assume that there are generally no (or very few) secrets between either party. Defining what is a secret vs what is something you just didn’t know about the other person becomes the more interesting part of this...
-
Just Roll Tape 64 (The Hamlin Avenue Boys - Do You Have A Lighter - Feast Of Consequences)
There is a somewhat common thematic element to the environment in which the Boyz record conversation in the Homan Studio. That is the almost constant companion consultant - Jack Herer. He is almost always present to offer his calm, relaxing, humorous, and often perplexing perspective on...
-
Just Roll Tape 63 (The Hamlin Avenue Boyz - When In Rome - I can see for miles)
There have been and continue to be several musicians and conversational podcast artists who call the Homan Studios ‘home’. One particular artist is Ms. Susan Coronet. Her most recent effort came in the form of an album of conversations with 1/2 of the Hamlin Avenue Boyz, Edward Hamlin. You can...
-
Just Roll Tape 62 (I'm Your Honey Bee)
The Homan Studio Autio Team planned this latest Album release; the 18th Album of Conversation by the Boyz for a very special day - Today, December 4, 2024. Happy Birthday Edward Hamlin. Born at 5:40 PM on this day many a moon ago. The world hasn’t been the same since. Meanwhile, The Boyz want you...
-
Just Roll Tape 61 (Fat Man & Little Boy)
“Where have you Boyz been? How bout getting back in the studio?” Yes we have been getting asked that regularly as you might expect. Whenever we’re together or on our own and moving around the Southside of the city with broad shoulders meeting with folks who follow the Boyz’ HAB Podcast, that...
-
Just Roll Tape 61 ("Fat Man & Little Boy")
“Where have you Boyz been? How bout getting back in the studio?” Yes, we have been getting asked that regularly as you might expect. Whenever we’re together or on our own and moving around the Southside of the city with broad shoulders meeting with folks who follow the Boyz’ HAB Podcast, that...
-
Just Roll Tape 60 (The Hamlin Avenue Boyz "Inside My Head")
Often, before The Hamlin Avenue Boyz even begin to ‘roll tape’ in the Homan Studio - Vince and Edward will essentially just bullshit-a-bit to get the conversational juices flowing. While there is usually a clearly identified starting point Where the Boyz will signal the booth to ‘roll tape’; many...
-
Just Roll Tape 59 (The Hamlin Avenue Boyz "Would You?"
How many times throughout your life have you been presented with the question “Would you”? For most of us, it is probably at least a few times if not more. This type of question can come up during conversations with any number of friends, family, strangers, listeners to the Hamlin Avenue Boyz...
-
Just Roll Tape 58 ( 'Dirty Feet' The Hamlin Avenue Boyz)
The Boyz have spent many a ‘Hard Days Night’ over these last few years in Homan Studio “A” pontificating on all manner of subjects, which have produced a stockpile of recordings. Not everything makes the grade for release to the world. Only those recordings that tickle-the-entire-team in the…
more -
Just Roll Tape 57 (Hamlin Avenue Boyz Mail Bag)
Happy New Year from The Hamlin Avenue Boyz. What a year it has been. No matter how you view it; the Boyz are just gonna stay present and keep moving and not spend too much time lamenting over any woulda, coulda, or shoulda moments. Personal or Universal. Here's hoping all of you reading this now...
-
Just Roll Tape 56 ( The Girls Show)
Until now, there simply were not enough podcast minutes for girls in the world. Now there are thanks to Gwen and Cayote. Here we go..... --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/edward-hamlin/message
-
Just Roll Tape 55 ( ‘Going To Mexico’ The Hamlin Avenue Boyz)
As 1975 turned into 1976, The Hamlin Avenue Boyz made a memorable road trip from Los Angeles to Dallas in Vince’s old red VW bus and did so by skirting the U.S. Mexico border all the way from San Diego to El Paso. Pretty much nothing was seen along the way but scorpions, snakes, and occasional...
-
Just Roll Tape 54 ('Cannibal Cafe' The Hamlin Avenue Boyz)
One very early Sunday morning coming down, the Boyz decided to make an unscheduled visit back to the Homan Studio after an already long late night of recording on Saturday. What made this unusual was they had left the previous night’s recording session just a few hours earlier. So, in the early...
-
Just Roll Tape 53 ('My FAV' The Hamlin Avenue Boyz)
Sometimes an unusual question, asked on the fly at any time anywhere in your life can really throw you. A stop you in your tracks kinda thing. This has happened to the Boyz so many times over the years. Usually, while they are deep into a late night of recording conversation in the Homan Studio....
-
Just Roll Tape 52 (Trouble With Space And Time - The Hamlin Avenue Boyz)
So very late one night Da Boyz were taking a break from recording in the studio while their Engineers, DB Cooper, Dick Goesinya, and Barry MyKockinher (aka The Crew) worked on the Homan Studio A master control board where some wire(s) had come undone. The Boyz took the opportunity to elevate...
-
Just Roll Tape 51 (The Hamlin Avenue Boyz Life)
The Hamlin Boyz Life. Yes, it is. Work, Family, Money, Health, it’s a journey. Every time the Boyz gets to talking, especially when recording those conversations, it seems inevitably one, some, or all of these components of life will come into play in one form or another. Some produce funny...
-
Just Roll Tape 50 (Don't Believe Everything You Think - Hamlin Avenue Boyz VIII)
The Hamlin Avenue Boyz always enjoy the process associated with scheduling another ‘sit down’ at the Homan Studios on Chicago’s Southwest Side. They refer to it as a ‘sit down’ because that’s actually what they do when they occupy the Homan Studios for any length of time. Two comfortable chairs....
-
Just Roll Tape 49 (Wake + Bake The Hamlin Avenue BOYZ)
Not too very long ago while deep in the middle of some late-night Homan Studios conversations; the BOYZ were discussing the emergence of legal cannabis coffee and bakery shops in Chicago and the surrounding areas. This became a point of inspiration for the BOYZ who subsequently made plans to…
more -
Just Roll Tape 48 (Hamlin Avenue Boyz - Bad Girls Club)
There are all sorts of clubs in the world. The Hamlin Avenue Boyz (HAB) have belonged to a few different kinds of clubs over the years both individually and collectively. Most notably - together they have both joined the special club of those who have made seminal recordings within the Homan...
-
Just Roll Tape 47 (Hamlin Avenue Boyz - TWO-WAY STREET)
Go Figure. They never seem to miss a beat. Even after one helluva hiatus, the Hamlin Avenue Boyz returned to the comfy confines of the Homan Recording Studios in Southwest Chicago to resume their love of recording talking, and tunes just like they had never left. And of course, as per their usual...
-
Just Roll Tape 46 (Embryonic Journey)
The Homan Recording Studio in SW Chicago has an eclectic history going back to the 1960s. Along the way, many unique recording sessions of all kinds have been secured in that place. A number of individuals and groups have contributed to this colorful chronology. Most recently, Susan Coronet…
more -
Races Are Run
We all know the character-building benefits of loss, losing and failure in life. But could there actually be a benefit in social or societal relationship development and/or individual maturing through losing or loss - on purpose? eddyEd
-
Just Roll Tape 45 ('A Fist Away' from The Hamlin Ave Boyz)
Buckle up, people. The Hamlin Boyz are taking you on another audio adventure. A FIST AWAY 1. Lips, Hips n Trips 2. What Would My What Be 3. State O Mind 4. That Smell (Is Worth A Fortune) 5. All By Yourself 6. Kustom Kaneau (Motorcycle Dreams) 7. Power To The People 8. Ch Ch Ch Changes 9. BONUS...
-
Just Roll Tape 44 (Somebody To Love The Hamlin Ave Boyz)
Well, what else can you say? The Boyz have been around a long long time. Mostly on the good side of 'around' fortunately. They've seen and done a lot. But every now and then they surprise even themselves when it comes to unique and unfiltered observations of life's content. And on those occasions...
-
Just Roll Tape 43 (The Hamlin Ave Boyz II)
Another Hamlin Boyz 'Long Play' audio adventure began mid-day mid-week bookended by heavy snowfall in southwest Chicago. Once inside the Homan Studios, the Boyz wasted no time in getting down to business. Thanks to a genius engineer and creative producer, the tape began to roll and so did the…
more -
Just Roll Tape 42 (Two Riders - The Hamlin Ave Boyz LP)
Two riders were approaching and the wind began to howl. They loitered and imbibed in the alley just outside the Homan Recording Studios in Southwest Chicago for a considerable period of time before finally entering and sitting down for a 'Long Play' audio adventure. TWO RIDERS - THE HAMLIN BOYZ…
more -
Just Roll Tape 41 (Back 2 da Garden)
The world today is occasionally nuts. If as has been said - IN THE BEGINNING - we actually came from an original beautiful earthly garden vs some kinda BIG bang crawl out of the water thing; we need to get back there. Life was surely simpler then. Dominion over the animals. No clothes are…
more -
Just Roll Tape 40 (For The Love Of Money)
Here's a Chicago Southside Hamlin Boyz roundtable for ya. What if you could create as much money as you want once per day - every day - and all you have to do is come up with a number - every day. And poof - there it is. The potential freedom from ever worrying about money again. And what if…
more -
flying Flight Attendants (hermetically sealed?)
Given the pandemic flying environment these days - it was not surprising to run across an article concerning flight attendants and their potential exposure to a high-flying virus. The airline management had a unique offering for their flight attendants to consider that would supposedly improve...
-
Go Back or Go Forth?
How bout this. You have before you multiple door or portal options for time travel. First off, do you even take the opportunity to step back or forward in time? And if you do, which direction do you go and how far? You have to stay for a specific period of time and you can return to your original...
-
Just Roll Tape 39 (Young Man Special Sauce Blues)
I once heard it said that oh, well, a young man ain't got nothin' in the world these days. Have pity on the young man cuz they ain't got nothin' in the world these days. Well, you know in the old days when a young man was a strong man, all the people, they'd step back when a young man walked by....
-
Out Of The Desert (Mostly Nude)
How bout this. You awaken with what feels like the worst hangover you have ever felt. You're mostly nude in what appears to be desert conditions. You have no wallet. No phone. And what woke you up was the sun. Cuz it's hot. Damn hot. What do you do? Chew on that idea a bit with someone sometime…
more -
Just Roll Tape 38 (Medicated Goo)
So, not long ago I was feelin a little anxious about things. A lot of things. And I thought to myself....maybe I should sit quietly with my hands folded and meditate or self-medicate with one or more substances. Or, dial-up my dear friend Gino in Brooklyn, New York for a little perspective. Thank...
-
Just Roll Tape 37 (Blackbird Song)
Amidst the very unusual times, we are now living in - the phone, FaceTime, Facebook Messenger Portal, Zoom, Google Nest Hub, Google Duo, Skype, and Amazon Echo have all become important tools for helping us get beyond the world's increasing isolation and staying in touch with relationships that…
more -
Just Roll Tape 36 (It's A Family Affair)
Whether you have or have ever had a family with kids you have at least probably heard or read about the many diverse stories that come out of that paradigm. Most often a little crazy, for the most part good, definitely at times a whole lot of fun, or even just plain cute, but sometimes those...
-
Just Roll Tape 35 (Hypothetically Speaking)
To speak hypothetically means to base a statement on a hypothesis or a proposed situation, sometimes for the sake of reasoning some humorous responses to a hypothetical from another person. Sometimes maybe even while they are in an altered state? In simpler terms, it's like saying 'what if' and...
-
Just Roll Tape 34 (Drinking With Mickey Mantle)
On June 8th, 1969 a very unique jersey number in Major League Baseball was retired never to be worn again. The person associated with that number was a once-in-a-lifetime kinda player. The New York Yankees Mickey Mantle. The Mick. The Commerce Comet. As a guy? Let's just say his life is a...
-
Just Roll Tape 33 (It's Been Awhile.....since we last talked)
Every now and then, if you pay attention, life presents nuggets or pearls of experiences you really need to appreciate. Catching up with old friends you haven't visited with for a long while being one of them. One very late night as I was heading to the lobby bar of a beautiful music venue in...
-
Just Roll Tape 32 (Sin City & The 7 Deadly Sins)
Most people are familiar with The 7 Deadly Sins. Just to review, they are LUST, GLUTTONY, GREED, SLOTH, WRATH, ENVY, and PRIDE. And they all reside in Sin City. Now supposedly they aren't the 7 Deadly 'Options' in terms of experiences you can select from. And, it has been said you are to try and...
-
Just Roll Tape 31 (dowhatUwant)
Ah yes. The freedom to dowhatUwant or saywhatUwant. How bout this - you have an invincibility potion you can drink one time and get whatever you want or get out of any situation you want. Would you drink it? And if so when? This was the premise for a spirited south-side of Chicago 'happy hour'...
-
Just Roll Tape 30 (The Blue Plate Special on Death Row)
As I and my brother from another mother were fast approaching the dinner hour one fine day; we got to talking about the idea of the 'Blue Plate Special' that might be on tap for the last meal of someone on death row. For that matter, what would someone actually choose, what can be chosen and what...
-
Just Roll Tape 29 ('Time' with the Hamlin Ave Boyz)
One late spring early summer afternoon, I found myself hanging with a brother from another mother. Vince Hamlin and I go way back. I mean WAY back. We were and still are known as The Hamlin Avenue Boyz from the far southwest side deep in the city with broad shoulders. Chicago. On this particular...
-
Just Roll Tape TRAILER
Everyone can find themselves in interesting conversations sometimes. Especially, if it involves unique uncensored observations about life's content. It's when you decide to 'capture' some of those conversations and perhaps drizzle them with some inspired tuneage that you can occasionally find…
more -
Artificially Intelligent TRAILER
If you have ever wondered "what if" or "how bout this" when it comes to interesting hypotheticals that come up within your own life and mind or while you are with friends then this is the place for you. Treat yourself to some short snappy thought bubbles brought to you by Artificially Intelligent...
-
Just Roll Tape 28 (Dancing On A Memory)
I've been to so many places in my life and time. After more than two decades of fun, funny, and friendly conversation in a variety of places; I'm proud to call the legendary businessman, Joey K, a dear friend of mine. We've hung out here there and everywhere from Coast-to-Coast and beyond. Every...
-
Just Roll Tape 27 (Feelin Alright Tonight? Just Let Joey Drive!)
One cold February night, I met up with the legendary businessman, Joey K, at a most eclectic music venue in Dallas, Texas. The Granada Theater.. That night we both experienced a small intimate crowd and a large legend in rock music, Dave Mason. It was also the first night we decided that…
more -
Dualism (Transcendental Blues)
Have there ever been days where you were just like, 'God, if I could just be someone else'? You know, your brain, but in a different body with different circumstances. For us here at Artificially Intelligent it's always been about the reinvention of existing anythings. So this "how bout this"...
-
Litigation
"I have come to the conclusion that one useless man is called a disgrace, two men are called a law firm, and three or more become a Congress." John Adams The predominate activity in the courts for generations now is civil litigation. Who knew we could sue so much. Sometimes over so little. With...
-
Vice (I put my bets on you)
Supposedly a vice is a moral failing or a bad habit. Right out of the gate you know that is a matter of law, opinion or more importantly - perspective. Traditional examples of vice include drinking alcohol, smoking tobacco or marijuana and gambling... But truly anything can be a vice, as long as...
-
Drown
It's one of the most visceral fears; thrashing in the deep, far below the water's surface, lungs burning for oxygen. Drowning claims hundreds of thousands of lives every year around the world. Water is the most common liquid associated with drowning. And not that you would or should ever endeavor...
We're indexing this podcast's transcripts for the first time — this can take a minute or two. We'll show results as soon as they're ready.
No matches for "" in this podcast's transcripts.
No topics indexed yet for this podcast.
Loading reviews...
Loading similar podcasts...