Don’t Sob Call Bob

Shana is a vegan chef and former owner of a vegan restaurant in Milwaukee that has since shuttered. To Shana's surprise, as a business woman, she was invited to speak before a 2024 rally for President Trump before thousands of attendees. Shana's message: small business owners are struggling to maintain their businesses. That message was also delivered when Shana appeared on Laura Ingraham's Fox New show. Very interesting and enlightening interview, along with excerpts from Shana's rally presentation and Fox News interview.

Paulie Martin is an outstanding harmonica player and leads the band "Doc Martin and his Lost Souls". He has a long career as a musician and played in a band that opened for Bruce Springsteen at the Harley-Davidson 105th anniversary celebration. Paulie also worked as a graphic designer for Harley-Davidson for many years and traveled with Willy G on many bike trips throughout the US and World. Listen to the interesting stories that Paulie tells in this podcast. (Hint: Watch the last portion of this interview for a special treat.)

John Calarco is a very talented and sought after drummer and singer who works out of both Milwaukee and Nashville. He has a long career as a studio musician and drummer for several bands, including Willy Porter and the late Keith Pulvermacher. John's career also includes singing for corporate jingle productions. He's performed in large venues including AT&T Stadium in Dallas, TX for Eric Clapton's blues festival. John discusses his career, including when he started, his influences, his new album "Drone" that is set to be released soon, his experience and friendship with Keith Pulvermacher, and various other musicians he's performed with. An excerpt of one of his songs from his album concludes the interview. Thanks for watching and please subscribe to the podcast.

John Anderson is a Wisconsin drummer and historian of music. He's performed with various bands, including his own over the years. John is also a contractor and has rehabbed over 400 homes. John discusses his drumming career, the state of today's Wisconsin music scene, his thoughts on AI as it relates to music production, his experience as a rehabber and other interesting topics.

Marcell Guyton is a Milwaukee pianist with over 50 years of experience as a musician and promoter. He performs not only individually, but under the genre of dualing pianos, and with his long established band, The Rhythm Kings.In this episode, Marcell talks about, among other topics, his career, the local music scene, AI generated music, and his son, Sam Guyton, who performs in New York City.