Brett Batliner.

Whew. It's even a mouthful to type.

I kid, I kid.

Brett Batliner cooked for me a dozen years ago, and we've somehow managed to stay in quasi-contact since. What fun times those were, too. Me. The fearless leader amongst a dozenish 19-year-olds. Yikes.

Anyway...Brett's a great guy. He's a son and a brother and a boyfriend and a pet lover and a guitarist and a rapper. And unfortunately for Brett, he's also a service-industry guy. Run, Brett! Run far and fast!

My conversation with Brett for Episode #57 was a hoot, though. We talked family and musicianship and recording. We talked about that ski-bum life and skateboarding, and, of course, Brett's favorite band of all time: 311.

This is the third episode to feature a different 311 record (which may be rivaled only by Wilco ...