Mike Wilson of Harley Poe on opening & closing a record shop & the DIY ethos #28
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Mike Wilson of Harley Poe talks with Pepe about a wide range of topics like the Grateful Dead, joining Harley Poe & pissing for authority figures. There's plenty of talk about not wanting to work for someone else & the DIY spirit that makes this possible. Expect to hear about the hurdles & challenges (often mental) that Mike & Pepe both faced on their journeys of trying not to have a boss. At the end of the show we play the previously unreleased track "The Night My Cat Went To The Moon" by Mike Wilson. Enjoy!
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Why Mike is in a Grateful Dead cover band
- What motivated Mike to open a record shop
- Joining Harley Poe
- Why Harley Poe doesn't tour much
- Bandit Coffee Roasters cease & desist story
- Pepe vs The Minimalist
- Not going back to working for someone else
- Mike's biggest hurdle to starting his own business was a mental hurdle
- How the DIY ethos helped Mike & Pepe to start working for themselves
- Thoughts on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- The shift that seems to happen as you enter the second half of life
- Why Pepe got so involved in the punk scene
- Showing a stranger your butthole & pissing for authority figures
- Mike's Coke Zero addiction
- "The Night My Cat Went To The Moon" previously unreleased song
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