Episode 43: Andrew LeRoy
Andrew LeRoy is a son, a brother, a husband, a father three times over, an attorney, and an all-around good dude. He hosts a mean trivia night and calls a decent game of hoops, both from the same stage, nonetheless.
But before I get ahead of myself, I need to be serious for a moment.
Shortly after we started recording, I discovered that the guest of Episode #43 was on the phone with the late Tom Pickert when he was murdered five years ago in front of his home in my neighborhood. Tom was a married man and a father of two (one of his sons was in my daughter's elementary-school class) who was shot in the back of the head by a coward, and -- if things continue to trend in the way that they are -- that sorry excuse for a human being will ultimately die behind bars.
That last fact obviously doesn't bring Tom back to life or heal the wounds felt by his friends and loved ones, but it helps knowing that -- at least in one instance -- true punishment for acts of senseless gun violence can exist in the world.
I hope that those closest to Mr. Pickert have stepped beyond the trailhead of the healing path, and are able to conjure fond memories of him when they desire.
I'm grateful for Andrew being so generous of his time, though, and it was super-fun to sit with him and discuss a handful of his favorite records. They are these:
Kind of Blue, Miles Davis (1959)
Run DMC's Raising Hell (1986)
Paul's Boutique, Beastie Boys (1989)
Green Day's Dookie (1994)
Californication, Red Hot Chili Peppers (1999)
Please check out our conversation and -- as you navigate the world this holiday season -- please be nice to people. You never know what they might be going through at the time.
copyright disclaimer: I do not own the rights to the intro/outro audio. They are samples from a track called, "Intro" by xx, which is the leadoff cut from their 2009 record, The xx (c/o Young/XL Recordings Ltd).