This week it's just Pete on his family vacation, talking about a couple of things that are important in his life these days: being a PopPop and his musical endeavors.

Theme Music: “Hard Fought Victory” by Chris Martyn and Geoff Harvey at www.purple-planet.com.

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You can contact Pete at peter dot kemmerer @ gmail dot com with comments, questions, or if you'd like to be a guest on an upcoming podcast.

On this week's show, Pete chats with his friend Kim Wentzel, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who lives in St. Croix and just happens to be a singer and a guitar player too! Kim is also the daughter of the late, great Al Rosenberg of MTV, Imus and the Howard Stern Show fame. Kim talks about her background, what got her started in social work and performing, life on the island, and they both talk about their experiences and memories related to Al, including a benefit Kim and Pete played for Al's favorite charity, RISE of NJ.

You can learn more about RISE of NJ and donate if you choose at http://njrise.org

You can listen to Kim's dad Al on the Miserable Men Show at Pete's archive site at http://www.miserablereplay.com Al is on the show from January 2008 thru December 2010. Shows were originally broadcast on SiriusXM radio and are maintained for historical (and hysterical) purposes only.

Theme Music: “Hard Fought Victory” by Chris Martyn and Geoff Harvey at www.purple-planet.com.

Please consider donating to Al Otro Lado. Al Otro Lado provides legal assistance and humanitarian aid to refugees, deportees, and other migrants trapped at the US-MX border. Donate at alotrolado.org/letsdosomething.

You can contact Pete at peter dot kemmerer @ gmail dot com with comments, questions, or if you'd like to be a guest on an upcoming podcast.

In this episode, Pete talks with Mike Em, Hilary Brown and Steve Collins of Bellwether Ritual, a very talented band out of the Allentown, PA area that writes and plays original music that is difficult to categorize but easy to enjoy! The band talks about their origin, how the band has changed, their songwriting process, Hilary’s bass gear (because Pete is a bass gear head), working on their first full-length album and more.

Stay tuned after the episode for their single, “Lock And Key,” used with permission of the band. You can find Bellwether Ritual on all the usual social media platforms, and their music is on all your favorite streaming sites and Bandcamp.

Steve Collins’ luthier site is http://www.theotherluthier.com

Theme Music: “Hard Fought Victory” by Chris Martyn and Geoff Harvey at www.purple-planet.com.

Please consider donating to Al Otro Lado. Al Otro Lado provides legal assistance and humanitarian aid to refugees, deportees, and other migrants trapped at the US-MX border. Donate at alotrolado.org/letsdosomething.

You can contact Pete at peter dot kemmerer @ gmail dot com with comments, questions, or if you'd like to be a guest on an upcoming podcast.