Multi-Talented Artist Shares His LOA Secret: Painting, 6AM Pilates, Freestyling With Daughter

Alan — aka LOA — and I used to close shifts together, order Ming House Chinese at midnight, and record tracks in my apartment with half-broken cords and mics peaking at zero. That was the Via era. Then life happened.Now he's in Fort Lauderdale teaching Pilates and yoga at 6AM, training an 83-year-old client and a 12-year-old kid, freestyling with his daughter in the living room, and painting Basquiat-inspired portraits on five canvases in a month because a videographer gave him a deadline. He's also got a mentor, a plan, and an easel in the background — and he still won't tell me what LOA stands for.We got into it all: going plant-based, tearing his ACL in a bar fight and healing it through Bikram yoga, the environmental cost of AI, doom scrolling, Mac Miller, Nas's new stuff, building a treehouse, and what it means to finally invest in yourself.Oh — and we made some music together back in the day. You'll hear about that too.⏱ CHAPTERS:00:00 Reconnecting Over Ming House & Old Times05:33 Memories of Via & The Restaurant Years  11:04 Going Plant-Based (Mostly)21:45 Tearing His ACL in a Bar Fight & Healing Through Yoga27:25 Getting Flexible: The Bikram Journey  30:26 Teaching Pilates & Finding a New Lane35:08 Still Rapping — Freestyling With His Daughter40:32 Painting Basquiat, One Month Deadline45:06 What Style Is He Building Toward?51:26 Landing in Fort Lauderdale58:46 Training Clients of All Ages01:01:23 Investing in Yourself01:06:30 Building Connections and Networking01:14:53 Setting Goals for the Podcast01:25:50 Rap Right Now — Nas, Nav, Mac Miller01:30:07 What Does LOA Stand For?01:34:03 The Environmental Cost of AI01:37:34 Disconnecting from Tech01:39:10 Collages, Magazines & Creative Therapy01:41:11 Building a Treehouse, Living Through the Kids🎙️ 20-Year Timeout — reconnecting with people from the past, unscripted and unfiltered.📲 Website: https://www.20yeartimeout.comSend us Fan MailSubscribe for new episodes and honest conversations.20 Year Timeout is a podcast where I reconnect with people I have not spoken to in over twenty years to see what time has done to our stories. Listen & Watch Here:https://open.spotify.com/show/7Aa3P0QSufFWzgbUSOtUTBhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/20-year-timeout/id1862794471https://www.youtube.com/@richmarksthespot