More like "Back in Gray," amirite?
"The walls started shaking, the Earth was quaking, my back was aching, and we were asleep by 10."
Today is yet another travel day, as Magda & Son are wheeling their way along I-90, dodging cranked-up truckers and torrential rain. We talked on the phone soon after they left the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, which was teeming with fans in town to see the AC/DC concert next door. It’s the band’s last show of their American tour, so the two of them spent the morning with a bunch of 60-year-olds with 50-year-old tattoos (and 70-year-olds in short pants).
And now that New Orleans is in the rearview and the kid is back east, Doug can focus on all the drudgery he spent the last month putting off until now. He tells his neighbors that he’s participating in No Mow May, for example, but he’s really just procrastinating until he buys a new (used) mower. The fun of watching the cat Free Willying in the backyard is a basic breakeven for all the tick checks.
During Magda’s latest Michigan visit, we did get the chance to hang out a bit and talk about the summer schedule. We haven’t podcasted since Episode 71 back in early April, and the truth is, we miss it. And until we manage to sit down and begin a new season, it’s good to know that people are still discovering/exploring our back catalog and suggesting future guests about fiftyhood.
We’ve even crossed the desks of a few publicists whose clients have books or classes or somesuch to sell, and that’s posing other challenges. Do we really want to vet these people and platform their shillery? So far, we feel very comfortable knowing that each guest knows at least one of us, and that’s kind of how we want to keep it. Chats are more fun than Interviews.
The other consideration is that each of us has a long-term, out-of-pocket caregiving stint planned over the summer. Which is right smack in the sweet spot of Sandwich Parenting, and when you think about it, it’s actually great to be needed and trusted by the people you love and who are still a big part of your life.
Anyway, that’s all we’ve got this week. If you’re reading this while you’re waiting to get shook all night long, we salute you.