Reliving My Youth

I catch up with John Kassir (Tales From The Crypt, Pete's Dragon), who tells me how he landed the iconic role of the Crypt Keeper. John, as a non standup comedian, defeated two well-known comedians on his way to winning Star Search. He starred as Zagreb Shkenusky, the Bulgarian kicker on HBO's 1st and Ten. He talks about working with O.J. Simpson on the show. John is an accomplished voice over actor and talks about working in that field.

I catch up Tim Russ (Star Trek: Voyager), who tells me how Star Trek has impacted him, his favorite captain and how he got involved in the fan films. Tim talks about his famous cameo in Spaceballs and if people recognize him on the street for it. Tim is also an accomplished musician and we discuss the current state of the music industry. Tim found a new generation of fans by portraying Principal Franklin on iCarly.

I catch up with Singer-songwriter Grayson Hugh, who had a top-20 hit with "Talk it Over" in 1989. His second major-label album, "Road to Freedom", was named one of Billboard Magazine's top ten album of 1992. Unfortunately the business side of music got in the way and affected Grayson both personally and professionally. Grayson tells the story of how he hit rock bottom and bounced back.

I catch up with actress Teresa Ganzel (The Toy), who tells me what it was like working with such comedic geniuses as Johnny Carson, John Ritter, Jackie Gleason, Richard Pryor and Jim Carrey. She also confirms whether or not Jackie Gleason was obsessed with aliens. Teresa was a fixture on game shows back in the 80's. We talk about her favorite ones.

I catch up with actress and author Diane Franklin, who broke your heart as Karen in Last American Virgin and surprised you as Monique in Better Off Dead. We talk about the impact of both movies, her guest-starring role on Charles in Charge, her two books and much more!

I catch up with Clark Datchler, the lead singer of Johnny Hates Jazz, who tells me how the band came up with their name, why he left the band at its height of their success and what he did during his time away from the band. Clark rejoined the band, released a new album a few years ago and is touring.

I catch up with Jerry Levine (Teen Wolf, Born on the 4th of July), who tells me if he was the one on top of the van, why Teen Wolf has endured after all these years, why he passed on the sequel and his thoughts on the MTV reboot. Jerry is now an accomplished television director, who just finished filming a series with Jason Alexander.

I catch up with actor Corey Parker (Biloxi Blues), who tells me how he got started in acting, how intensive the basic training was for Biloxi Blues and his role in Friday the 13th Part 5. I ask Corey about why one of my favorite cult classic movies, Big Man on Campus, is all but forgotten. Corey is now an acting coach in Memphis. We talk about how he ended up in Memphis and the difficulties of teaching in the South.

I catch up with the lead singer of Glass Tiger, Alan Frew, who tells me how the band got it's name, how they got Rod Stewart to perform on one of their songs, and how he came up with the idea of his solo project, 80290Rewind

I catch up with actor Michael Parè (Eddie and the Cruisers, Street of Fire), who tells me how he got the part of Tony on The Greatest American Hero and why there hasn't The been a remake. Michael tells the story of how he lied to get the part of Eddie Wilson, how he nailed the lip synching and why the sequel failed. Michael also tells me about his role in the movie, LAbyrinth, about the murders of Tupac and the Notorious BIG.

I catch up with singer/songwriter Gary Clark (Danny Wilson), who tells me how the band got it's name. He also goes into the underdog success of Mary's Prayer and how he got involved with the movie, Sing Street. I ask Gary if he often gets any messages from people thinking he is Gary Clark Jr.

I catch up with Chasen Hampton (The Party, MMC), who tells me how he was picked to join the Mickey Mouse Club and how The Party got started. Chasen also tells me what he's up to these days.

I have my wife, Jodi join me to chat with Alison Arngrim, who memorably played Nellie Oleson on Little House on the Prairie. She explains why she loved playing Nellie, why the show was so successful and the difficulties of shooting an 1800's show in 1970's/1980's California. Alison tells a great story of the famous mud fight scene between Melissa Gilbert and herself. She tells us how her she got involved in the new web show Life Interrupted.

John Kapelos (The Breakfast Club, Forever Knight) joins the show to discuss he got the role of Carl the janitor in the Breakfast Club and John Hughes' legacy. John also goes into why he wasn't in the final season of Forever Knight.

Lori Majewski (co-author of Mad World, co-host of SiriusXM's Feedback) joins the show to chat about new wave music, which is featured in her book Mad World.

I catch up with Dwight Schultz (The A-Team, Star Trek: The Next Generation) who tells me how he almost got fired from the A-Team and which Oscar-winning actress helped him get his role on TNG.

Dawn Maestas, AKA Godiva, joins the show and tells me how she got involved with GLOW, her favorite part of being on the show and a scary incident with the horse she rode on to the ring. Dawn gives her thoughts on the Netflix series. I put Dawn to the test to see if she remembers her Godiva rap.

Level 42 keyboardist and vocalist Mike Lindup joins the show to discuss how the band got it's name, why the band broke up and later reformed and if he enjoyed making videos.

Keyboardist and vocalist Mike Lindup discuss how the band got it's name, why the band broke up and reformed.

We take the show on the road for this episode and talk with Frank Ashmore (V, Airplane), Marc Singer (V, The Beastmaster), Martin Kove (The Karate Kid, Rambo) and author Timothy Zahn.