Here it is, the long-awaited series finale of the Paranormal Ponderings episodes! We’ve covered paranormal investigating and ghosts, haunted places and haunted history, witchcraft, magic and tarot, cryptids, UFOs and now, we’re going to tie ALL of them together. As much as that’s possible? Here’s a hint - maybe Bigfoot was the inspiration for Chewbacca? Maybe Bigfoot IS Chewbacca? That would be something, wouldn’t it? Well, we’ll dive into the ties that bind the paranormal together, plus religion, super heroes, myths, conciousness and the ever-elusive third eye we all might have. All subjects covered in Mike’s latest paranormal phenomenon of a book, “Stranger Than Fiction”. Which you should read. Music of the episode courtesy of the band Light Years with the spooky love song “I Met You On Halloween” (I don’t know if it’s a spooky song or not, but it sounds like it). Brought to you by Midwife Made Naturals. Here are some links:

Buy Mike’s book, “Stranger Than Fiction” HERE

Visit the Punk Rock and UFOs website HERE

Check out Light Years on BANDCAMP

Visit Midwife Made Naturals HERE

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“I Wanna Party With Bob Theme” written and performed by Se Vende

Light Years appear courtesy of themselves with the song “I Met You On Halloween”

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Mike Damante won me over a while ago with his “Punk Rock and UFOs” series of books, a mind-blowing series on paranormal weirdness and UFO related wildness. Mike’s latest book, “Hey Suburbia” also won me over - but in a different way. “Hey Suburbia” talks about punk rock, pop-punk and emo of the 1990’s and early 2000’s, mostly. There’s nostalgia, to be sure. But there’s also quite a bit about the course and trajectory of punk rock from those golden days up to the present day. Let me tell you, I listened to a bunch of Jimmy Eat World after I read the book, I cannot tell a lie. But I also looked at the future of punk rock in a different light after reading the book. With more hope, I should say. Well! Mike joins the Bobcast to talk all things PUNK in this episode, from how it all started for him, to answering that age old question - were big punk bands of the 90’s (that were successful) sell-outs? Listen and find out! Also, Michael Crusty stops by with a brand new edition of Crusty’s Corner to talk with Nick from Canadian Rock Wrestling and play a PUNK song by Debt Cemetery. Lastly, War On Women appear in the episode with the song “White Lies”, which was hand picked by Mr. Damante just for this episode! Let’s get PUNK with Mike Damante and freinds! Here are some links and the legal stuff:

Punk Rock And UFOs WEBSITE

Looking for the books of Mike Damante? Check HERE first, or visit Punk Rock And UFOs to order!

Midwife Made Naturals WEBSITE

War On Women BANDCAMP

LEGAL STUFF

Intro and outro song - “I Wanna Party With Bob Theme” written and performed by Se Vende

Intro and outro song (after the Bobcast theme song) - “It Must Be Nice” by GLTY, used by permission of GLTY.

War On Women and “White Lies” appear courtesy of themselves

Songs in “Crusty’s Corner” - “Miserable Failure” written and performed by Iron Reagan. “Stolen Pens Write Faster”, “When Life Gives You Dilemnas, You Make Dilemmonade” and “Daved And Confused” written and performed by Debt Cemetery. All songs appear courtesy of the bands.

Pleasant Gehman returns to The Bobcast with a brand new episode and more stories, more magical mayhem that is the life of the incredible person, the Princess Of Hollywood, Pleasant Gehman! This time around we’re talking about Pleasant’s writing and dancing careers. Pleasant’s been doing both most of her whole life, to great effect. Though she has written mostly non-fiction stories of her life through the years, she’s the first person I’ve heard of that a publisher told “we can’t run this as fiction, it’s too crazy!!!”. That’s the life of Pleasant Gehman in a nutshell. Music of the episode by Screamin’ Sirens and those songs are “I Heard About You” and “Nine Times To Live” off of 1987’s “Voodoo”. Oh! The song “Voodoo” is also soothingly serenading you in the intro and outro background of the episode. Here are some links!

Pleasant Gehman’s WEBSITE

Pleasant Gehman on GOODREADS

Here’s a great source for buying some of Pleasant’s books - INDIEBOUND.ORG

A resource for all things Pleasant and Bellydancing - PRINCESS FARHANA ONLINE

Welcome, foolish mortals, to Episode 109 of The Bobcast! Chef Mayhem, er, Jeff Baham is THE source for all things Disney’s Haunted Mansion. Jeff is the force behind the greatest Haunted Mansion website ever created, Doombuggies.com. Jeff wrote a book all about Disney’s Haunted Mansion. Jeff hosts three podcasts that deal with Disney and the Haunted Mansion. You might think the guy is a little obsessed with the Haunted Mansion at this point? Yes, I think so, but what a lovely obsession it is! Jeff and I talk all about his life, his work and of course, the Haunted Mansion. How would Jeff change the Mansion if he could go back in time? Are there REAL ghosts roaming the hallowed halls of the Mansion? Did a REAL haunted mansion inspire Walt Disney in his desire to see a haunted house attraction in his perfect theme park? Listen to this episode and there’s no need for any “messages from beyond” to answer those questions! Brought to you by Sticker Junkie. Cover version of “Grim Grinning Ghosts” performed by Pulley. Here are some links!

Doombuggies Website

Jeff’s Podcasts - Mousetalgia Doom Buggies Spook Show Storied

Buy Jeff’s awesome book on Amazon

Check out Pulley HERE

LEGAL STUFF

Intro and outro song written and performed by Se Vende.

Intro and outro background music - “Happy Haunts” Music composed, performed and recorded by Aaron Kenny.

Pulley appears courtesy of themselves. “Grim Grinning Ghosts” totally belongs to Disney and no one else.

Grant Lawrence is a venn diagram gone horribly, horribly wrong. Where do you start with this guy? Grant is the singer of Canadian Crazies The Smugglers. He’s a radio and podcast personality for the Canadian Broadcast Corp. Books? Grant has written them and even has a children’s book on the way in late 2021. What else? Oh yeah! Grant and The Smugglers were on the Lookout! Records roster during the “Golden Years” of both Lookout! and pop-punk in general. So, Grant decided to reunite some of his labelmates for a series of Lookout! Records based livestreams that feature music, conversation and fun! What a great thing, these Lookout! Zoomout! streams are for a covid weary world. Interested in hearing more? Good, because this episode is a conversation with Grant where we talk about all of this and more! Three songs by The Smugglers are also featured in this episode - “Death At Disneyland”, “Rosie” and “Buddy Holly Convention”. Tune in and get awesome with Grant Lawrence! Here are some links!

Buy tickets to Lookout! Zoomout! HERE

The Smugglers Webpage is HERE

Check out Grant’s books on Goodreads HERE

Visit the Lookout! Records group on Facebook HERE

The Smugglers - Rosie From the album Rosie, released February 1, 2000Listen/buy here: https://smugglers.bandcamp.com/album/rosieThe SmugglersFacebook: https:...

Tim Powers is my favorite author. There, I said it. Now that the cat’s out of the bag, let’s talk about this episode. Tim is the author of many incredible novels, such as - On Stranger Tides, The Anubis Gates, The Stress Of Her Regard, Expiration Date and Alternate Routes. Twisted histories? Sort of. More like a fictional unveiling of the secrets behind historical figures and events. Why did Blackbeard drink burning rum mixed with gunpowder? Why did Thomas Edison throw firecrackers at his terrified children? Who wad Spring-Heeled Jack, really? Read Tim’s books and you’ll find out the answers to these questions and many, many more. I might add, you’ll be VERY entertained and enthralled, too, when reading the words of Tim Powers. We talk about UFO’s, Tim’s writing process (which is sometimes a little rough), freeways in Los Angeles and why most of the main characters, or, heroes, in Tim’s books get run so ragged. Hint - I’m calling it the “Diehard Effect” from now on.

Shop for the books of Tim Powers via INDIEBOUND

You can also view Tim’s Goodreads page HERE

A “Year In Review” for a year like 2020 was a rough thing to sort out. 2020 sucked. No denying that, right? Well, at least on the Bobcast, 2020 was a great year. Starting out with the conclusion of the Danzig Trilogy and ending with the Paul Tremblay interview, mix in a ton of incredible songs by incredible bands, I can’t complain about 2020 from the podcast point of view. Here’s what you’re getting in this fun-filled episode - Excerpts from the Danzig Series conclusion, the Joe Wood interview, the James Baldwin episode, the Katie Burr interview and the Paul Tremblay interview. A ghost story by Gared O’Donnell of Planes Mistaken For Stars from the very first Bobcast “Ghost Stories” episode. Songs by Lost Avenue, Sarchasm, Le Saboteur, The Bollweevils, Dillinger Four, Get Married and The Hybrids. Sense Field closes this “Best Of…” episode out with a cover of the song “Happy Christmas (War Is Over”. Happy New Year and here’s to a MUCH better year in 2021.

Paul Tremblay is the author of several novels, such as “A Head Full Of Ghosts”, “Disappearance At Devil’s Rock”, “The Cabin At The End Of The World” and “Survivor Song”. One short story collection, “Growing Things” belongs on this list, as well. All thought provoking, some ambiguous, all lovely (and sometimes heartbreaking), some straight forward and tidily resolved. No mater what, I always walk away from a novel or story written by Paul Tremblay satisfied and yet yearning for more. Questions, though. I’d be lying if I said I didn’t have any questions after reading the stories of Paul Tremblay. So, here we are! This episode features an interview with Paul Tremblay, plus three songs by some of the bands that he loves. A Husker Du cover performed by Big Drill Car, plus two songs by those Welsh masters of melodic mayhem, Future Of The Left. Samples of the questions I asked one of my favorite authors of recent years? Where do you find the best fried clams in the Boston area? (Hint, they’re not IN Boston proper, trick question.) Who would you choose, from a roster of Boston bands? The Pixies or The Cars? Last one, last sample question - do you, Mr. Tremblay, believe in ghosts? Listen for the answers to those questions, plus the sounds of some of Paul Tremblay’s favorite bands. Check out the links below!

Paul Tremblay’s website is HERE

Check out Paul Tremblay on Goodreads HERE

Buy Paul Tremblay’s books at a local and independent bookstore if you’d like to support your own community! INDIEBOUND.ORG is a great way to find your local indie bookshop! This message is from me, Bob, not Paul, by the way. I don’t speak for Paul in any way, shape or form.

Future Of The Left WEBSITE and BANDCAMP PAGE

Big Drill Car on SPOTIFY

LEGAL STUFF

Song info - Intro song “Celebrated Summer” performed by Big Drill Car, who appear courtesy of themselves.

The music in the intro segment after Big Drill Car is “Dusty Memories” by Darren Curtis. Here’s his info -

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Mid-Interview song and the final song in the episode were “The Real Meaning Of Christmas” and “The Hope That House Built” performed by Future Of The Left, who appear courtesy of themselvs.