A reading from the beyond the soul’s Meridian website. “No one who is gaming. The system has the capability to create real value on their own” — do the names, Trump and musk come to mind?Oleh Knox Bronson ~ Riding The Wild Bubble

Brighter every day from here on out.Oleh Knox Bronson ~ Riding The Wild Bubble

We are screwed and the only question is how badly.Oleh Knox Bronson ~ Riding The Wild Bubble

Remembering John Lennon on the anniversary of his death and other musings on mortality.Oleh Knox Bronson ~ Riding The Wild Bubble

Random thoughts about the CEO who got killed. A breath of springtime.Oleh Knox Bronson ~ Riding The Wild Bubble

Still here.Oleh Knox Bronson ~ Riding The Wild Bubble

I wanted to share one more song demo from my upcoming album. I felt I needed to tell two stories to put the song in context.Oleh Knox Bronson ~ Riding The Wild Bubble

I read this poem every year for the anniversary of his murder. It seems more timely than ever.Oleh Knox Bronson ~ Riding The Wild Bubble

On BlueSky, people are posting twenty book covers of the books that impacted their lives, without any explanation or illumination of their importance. So I'm doing a podcast to accompany my choices.Oleh Knox Bronson ~ Riding The Wild Bubble

Passed a major milestone today: I uploaded my first test audio file to ACX—The Amazon platform for audiobooks—and it passed! I was so nervous; the technical requirements are rigid and unyielding. So ... I'm including the reading of "Straight Facts About Flapping" here. Listen and learn about Flapping, grasshopper.…

I remember, as a child in the fifties, the Republicans screaming about the Communist threat and the arch-enemy Russia. Reagan called Russia the evil empire. We now have a Russian asset heading into the White House and the Republican party has metastasized into a coalition of grifters and Trump sycophants, all of whom seem to be sucking on Putin's t…

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Another year, that much wiser, oh yeah. I'm grateful, although the view is very different from here, much to ponder.Oleh Knox Bronson ~ Riding The Wild Bubble

I had a revelation the other day about how I could make money. Any number of people have told me over the years I should do voice-over work. For whatever reason, I poo-pooed the idea. And then I was researching how to produce an audiobook of my own book, "The Rise & Fall of the HoneyBun Empire" and found this website where I could hire voice talent…

Still processing the loss. I truly didn't see it coming. Of course I live in the SF Bay Area bubble. But how we could elect a convicted rapist and felon to the office of the presidency is beyond me.Oleh Knox Bronson ~ Riding The Wild Bubble

The best music podcast I have ever heard. I cannot recommend it highly enough. I'm very happy he's only 2/5 of the way through his exhaustive and fascinating history of the popular music and the world of the second half of the twentieth century.Oleh Knox Bronson ~ Riding The Wild Bubble

The article does not say how many 'Trump's Balls' wall hangings he has sold.Oleh Knox Bronson ~ Riding The Wild Bubble

Still a demo, but I think the strings and oboe parts are keepers! Enjoy.Oleh Knox Bronson ~ Riding The Wild Bubble

I've decided the old title of my memoir "The Gentlemanly Art of Spanking" set up an unrealistic expectation for some people and turned others off. The new edition will be called "The Rise & Fall of the HoneyBun Empire." It will be available soon on Apple Books, Lulu.com, and Amazon. If you want a copy with the Gentlemanly Art of Spanking cover, now…

A mysterious Facebook friend who seemed to have connections to my family in San Francisco. We were penpals for a while. He shared my demos with Quincy Jones, who produced "Thriller" among other things.Oleh Knox Bronson ~ Riding The Wild Bubble

Super rough, but practice makes perfect.Oleh Knox Bronson ~ Riding The Wild Bubble

I've been listening to the "History of Rock and Roll in 500 Songs"—simply amazing!—and then the Rick Beato interview with Rick Rubin on YouTube. Thinking about what a great producer brings to a musical project. I wish I had one!Oleh Knox Bronson ~ Riding The Wild Bubble

Everything you have read about Megalopolis is true. I think everybody who cares about movies should see it.Oleh Knox Bronson ~ Riding The Wild Bubble

Thought I would keep sharing as I work to get things ready for going into the studio to record vocals, real instruments, etc. It's a process.Oleh Knox Bronson ~ Riding The Wild Bubble

Thoughts about artistic success and immortality.Oleh Knox Bronson ~ Riding The Wild Bubble

Meditations on the wonder of coffee.Oleh Knox Bronson ~ Riding The Wild Bubble

Thought I would share another rough mix of a song from my next album. Written by my late friend Greg Jones, it has never been released.Oleh Knox Bronson ~ Riding The Wild Bubble

Four years later, I finally figured out the bridge. A rough recording, on my phone, but I'm happy with the song. The last song I had to finish writing for my next album of originals. Update: I uploaded an newer demo here, having added some rudimentary strings. Now I know what the song can be.Oleh Knox Bronson ~ Riding The Wild Bubble

I have wondered for decades if the the lines "Someone left the cake out in the rain And don't that I can take it 'Cause it took so long to make it And I'll never have that recipe again" were a joke. I found the answer! https://waynerobins.substack.com/p/jimmy-webb-the-meaning-of-macarthurOleh Knox Bronson ~ Riding The Wild Bubble

He worked on The Celebrity Apprentice TV show as the Trump family's handler. He loathes them. When Trump decided to run for President, he tore up his enormous NDA and started telling the stories that had been kept secret for so long. He's a great writer and a fine guitarist. Here is his Substack page: https://noelcasler.substack.com/ Here is his Yo…

Getting back to normal. Tooth fixed, nose reset. Gonna wash the dishes and polish my boots in the morning Monkey Blue is cuddled up next to me. Oxycodone kicking in, sleep approaching rapidly.Oleh Knox Bronson ~ Riding The Wild Bubble

He makes beautiful music with it, but it pains me to look at Willie Nelson's guitar, Trigger. Below is a video of five facts about the guitar. I just learned he uses a guitar pick. That explains the hole. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7IKXJ9UJVAOleh Knox Bronson ~ Riding The Wild Bubble

The man chased us in his car around the neighborhood for a half-an-hour. We were terrified and thrilled. Looking back, I think it must have been performative on his part. We never rang his doorbell to run away, again. Too scared.Oleh Knox Bronson ~ Riding The Wild Bubble

Bye-bye to the old site, hello to the new.Oleh Knox Bronson ~ Riding The Wild Bubble

I feel that change is in the air.Oleh Knox Bronson ~ Riding The Wild Bubble

I went to a Starbucks this morning for a coffee. They were out of white sugar so I went to a hipster cafe nearby. All they had was "raw" sugar packets. That shit is not sweet and is absolutely not any healthier than refined white sugar. It's just tribal virtue signalling.Oleh Knox Bronson ~ Riding The Wild Bubble

That's right. These assholes were trying to rob my next door neighbor in the warehouse where I live. They didn't find anything. On their way out, they kicked down the between his space and mine and they saw me. They thought I could tell them where the money and weed was. I couldn't. I'm glad they didn't kill me. They sure threatened to.…

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The most impactful men I have encountered, with such bland, commonplace names.Oleh Knox Bronson ~ Riding The Wild Bubble

Kinda speaks to me at the moment. I didn't realize he died at 39. A drinker and a smoker and a philanderer, he died primarily of a lung infection. Do not go gentle into that good night by Dylan Thomas 1914–1953 Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Though wise…

Find Lulu hardcover with color illustrations here. Find Lulu paperback with black-and-white illustrations here. Find iBook with color illustrations on the Apple Bookstore here. Find Amazon Kindle & paperback here. I recommend Lulu hardcover & Apple iBook versions.Oleh Knox Bronson ~ Riding The Wild Bubble

THE GENTLEMANLY ART OF SPANKING—The Rise and Fall of the HoneyBun Empire; Riding the Wild Bubble— Berkeley To Frisco To Hollywood To Las Vegas & Back; Intimations Of Immortality On The Technicolor Lam, Sober is now available as print-on-demand at Lulu.com. Paperback edition with B&W illustrations available here. Hardcover edition with color illustr…

Kind of a re-release with new cello and trumpet arrangement.Oleh Knox Bronson ~ Riding The Wild Bubble

Nothing adds up about the so-called assassination attempt against the Republican candidate for president.Oleh Knox Bronson ~ Riding The Wild Bubble

You’ve heard of selfies with no face tune? This is me with no look good.Oleh Knox Bronson ~ Riding The Wild Bubble

In about three weeks, the old website is going to disappear. And in its place will rise a new pixels at an exhibition, with multiple contributors and curators, will appear. It’s still taking shape in my brain. Contributors are welcome. Get in touch! Stay tuned.Oleh Knox Bronson ~ Riding The Wild Bubble

I am laughing about J.D. Vances attack on Kamala Harris, and the Democrats, calling us a bunch of childless cat ladies. I am a cat lady and I have two sons and two grandchildren.Oleh Knox Bronson ~ Riding The Wild Bubble

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I prefer this version to the one on the album, but both are great. I just love the more delicate sound that reflects the very vulnerable and fragile state he was in, having escaped the cocaine-feuled hellscape that almost killed him in Los Angeles.Oleh Knox Bronson ~ Riding The Wild Bubble

My friend Greg Jones wrote this beautiful ballad. It will be the only non-original song on my upcoming album. It's very rough and I will be bringing in a cellist to complete the arrangement.Oleh Knox Bronson ~ Riding The Wild Bubble