Mike Wilson of Harley Poe on opening & closing a record shop & the DIY ethos #28

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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