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Ep. 338 Today's Peep Finds Joy In Motion as we Travel through Train Whistles & Trestles: My Small-Town Radio Life, Why does the Music We Crave seem to Shift with the Seasons? We'll Cross that Bridge when we get to it

• Pat Walsh

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Weather and music create powerful connections to our memories and influence our daily experiences in meaningful ways.

• Documenting weather patterns helps preserve specific memories of days gone by
• Robin Trower's 1974 album "Bridge of Sighs" stands as one of rock's greatest achievements 
• Trower's guitar style and facial expressions rival Jimi Hendrix in skill and performance quality
• Musical preferences shift seasonally - summer calls for energetic sounds while cloudy days evoke contemplative artists
• Train sounds create a nostalgic "Petticoat Junction" feeling in small-town communities
• Exercise motivation transforms from initial reluctance to dopamine-fueled enjoyment once begun
• The Talk Radio movie (1988) authentically portrays the behind-the-scenes reality of hosting a talk show
• Rock and Soul Diner offering two-for-one entrées for Pat's Peeps listeners - just mention the show when ordering

Visit Roc and Sol Diner on 10th Street in Sacramento within the next five days to take advantage of the two-for-one entrée special - just mention you heard about it on Pat's Peeps!


Speaker 1:

Oh, hello, I'm starting off out of breath on Pat's Peeps 338. Maybe we'll call this episode Today's Peep Is out of breath, or we could call it Today's Peep continues to Be motivated and work hard I am out on my walk again or leaves you breathless Because I have a lot to do today, Some big things in regards to Pat's Peeps. So today is a Thursday. This is what day is this? The 25th? The 25th of September 2025. I was the only. It's going to be a positive day. It's going to be a positive day.

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The only negative I can't say negative, to use that expression. We used to use a lot the only bummer thank you to Gail for that, reminding me of that term bummer Is that I will not be able to see Robin Trower this evening, Robin Trower who is playing at the Rockland Quarry Theater in Sacramento or at Rockland, which is a beautiful little venue. I'm going to pause for a second, so I'm not completely out of breath. By the way, I think yesterday it may have been the first time I ever signed on to my podcast where I didn't mention what the weather was like, and I later thought about that. I always try to give you the weather what it's like on these days. Why do I do that? Because, well, I guess I have this natural curiosity. I used to do this. I had a diary, believe it or not, when I was a teenager and I wanted to write down everything I did during that day, what I ate, what the weather was like, what I did, Just so I could look back on it and go, oh, yeah, I remember that day, I remember doing that and I still have some of those diaries from all these years later, when I was 16. And then I did another one when I was 26 into 27 years old, and I could go back and flip those pages and go, yeah, I remember that. Oh, and that's what I had for dinner. This is what the weather was like. So it's just a weird little thing for me. So today it's overcast, it's cooler, it looks like I don't know, maybe we're in the 70s, but it's beautiful. Love California for the weather anyhow. But I think in the next couple of days it's gonna get back to some warm temperatures. And then I was looking ahead at the weather forecast. Looks like we've got some clouds and possibly rain in the weather forecast coming up next week.

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Anyhow, by the way, my name is Pat Walsh. I'm the host of the Pat Walsh Show, as heard 7 to 10 pm, Monday through Friday KFPK 93.1 FM, 1530 am. Except for last night, this week we've been having a lot of technical difficulties. Remember that on TV way back when, If you had a technical issue on TV they'd show you we're sorry, we're having technical issues and it might go beep, start playing that annoying tone. I should start doing that. Oh boy, Speaking of tones, I was talking about Robin Trower and I'm going to miss that show.

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And it's days like this where it's kind of oh, you know, my moods change musically. I don't know about you, but my moods will change musically depending on the weather. So when it's been hot for a while, like it has been, I thought I'd throw the tone in for you. Now we have these kind of nice clouds here, I like to or I should say well, I like to listen to Robert Trower. It's one of the things when it starts raining, the mood will change too.

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But on a day like this, to me one of the greatest albums of all time, I will put this in my top five. Certainly in my top ten of greatest rock and roll albums Is Robin Trower Bridge of Sighs. Now, he's got a lot of albums that are fantastic that I love and that I listen to quite often, but Bridge of Sighs is special. A little bit of Sympathy, Two Rolling Stones Day of the Eagle. Bridge of Sighs, it's just a great record. I will also put Robin in my top five and again, just to be safe, he is in my top ten. Probably top five, six, seven, Because there's so many to choose from of greatest guitarists of all time. Now, for those of you who enjoy great rock, if you've not heard Bridge of Sighs that album there is not a bad tune on it. You've got to check it out.

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For those of you who have and know it as well as I do, last time I saw him I think it was, I think it was 2014,. I could be wrong, but I've seen him three times and have his concert t-shirts, everything. I got to introduce him at Ace of Spades. Come on now. One of my legendary rock heroes. I get to introduce him. So he is when you watch jaw-dropping.

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I remember when I saw him in San Francisco the last time and I caught myself with my mouth open like God, and you know he's always the guy that when he's playing the notes and I remember this as a kid, like as a teenager, we'd talk about this. You know, if you talked about the cars, for instance, it was always something like, hey, you see the cars in concert, yeah, they never move, Like Rick O'Castle, like they don't move. And they play everything, like the hits, like you hear it on the radio, but they don't move. Like you hear it on the radio, but they don't move. Robin Trower, his thing was and is, when he plays a note, his facial expressions and his mouth always go with that note. It reminds me of, like, if I were a guitarist I'd probably do that, you know, not even thinking about it. Hendrix used to do that a little bit, and you know Jimmy. So, about it, Hendrix used to do that a little bit, and you know Jimmy, so did Stevie Ray Vaughan.

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But, Matter of fact, I would argue that Robin Trower Is the closest guitar stylings that I am aware of to Jimi Hendrix. And I would also argue We'll just check that out for a second. All right, All right, here we go. Pat's Peeps 338 on a Thursday. Here you go, baby, Like a rolling stone. I don't own this music, I just Critiquing, you know, Educating about Robin Trower. I used to be a pro-coal harem. Talk about that coming up Playing at the Rockland Corey Amphitheater tonight.

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Don't miss it. Hey to each his own that Robin Trower is the equal to Jimmy. Sorry, you don't believe that? Okay, if you do, okay, Judge for yourself. Go see him at concert. Tell me. I mean, Jimmy has that Legendary status we all know Died at the age of 27 and I freaking love Jimi Hendrix, I do. But Robin Trower should have legendary status.

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And does you know, if you go back and listen to the band Procol Harum and go beyond one of my all time favorite songs, which is White or Shade of Pale by Procol Harum, but go back and listen to Whiskey Train and tell me, and listen to the cowbell, listen to the trower guitar in that Before he went out on his own and he was part of that band, Pocal Harum, Pocal Harum, Pats Peeps 338. It's actually one of my favorite Robin Trower guitar licks. Very underrated, Not even that well-known. But I'm going to let it spin and I dig the cowbell. We need more cowbell. Maybe I'll have to do some of my favorite rock guitar solos on a podcast, you know, Maybe tomorrow.

Speaker 1:

All right now, check out Robin on guitar and you will get an idea. He was showing you. He was showing you what he was able to do and what he was going to do in a solo career. It's just telling me about my I'm listening my nike running app. It's telling me how I'm doing in my performance here today. Boy, this feels so good. If you know, talk about the dopamines. You'll get that released if you go see robin trower.

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But heck, doing this day, like see now, which is I always found this like, once you start doing the exercise that you've been putting off, you know you drag your butt out there. You do the exercise, whatever it is, whether it's this walking running, whether it's, you know, whether it's sit-ups, push-ups, weights oh God, I don't want to get back into this and you do. Suddenly you start to become addicted to it. Here comes a train behind me. See if you can hear the train in the distance coming up. Oh, there it is above us.

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I live about, oh, I own the property across the street from my home which goes all the way to the railroad track.

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That train up there today is pretty quiet actually, Generally, but pretty quiet, I mean, it's somewhere a little bit louder and I absolutely love it. You know it's never too loud here where I live and I own that property, like I say, right up to the track, across the street from my house, and the train sounds just right. When people come up here they go hey, is that a train? Oh, wow, I love the sound of a train. Yep, so do I. What I also love is when it comes to my little town here. One of the real cool things about living in a community like this you can hear the train coming at a certain time of day, for instance in the early evening, and as it passes through my little community here and it's a little community up in the foothills it gives you that with a train whistle Up in the foothills, he gives you that with the train whistle, you know, just saying hi to us, like freaking Petticoat Junction.

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Remember our Green Acres, remember Pixley to Hooterville, they have a train. I always wanted to ride that train, ride in that train, riding that train, never mind. So, anyhow, last night, meanwhile, and other things, by the way, please keep your fingers crossed, because today it could be a huge day for Pat's Peeps and for you, or it could be one of those days where I go, you know, like horseshoes, so close, so close. We were that close. But if you keep your fingers crossed and think good things, then this may happen today and then I'll have something very special to share with you. But either way, if it doesn't happen, I will always have something very special to share with you. But either way, if it doesn't happen, I will always have something very special to share with you on behalf of our Pats, peeps businesses.

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What we're going to do? We're going to add more food. You know, some of the things we have in there now are. They're really nice, but they're not maybe an everyday thing you need. A lot of people want food and they want to fight inflation and get good deals with food. So right now, rock and Soul, roc and Soul SOL Diner. Please keep in mind you have five more days. We have been doing this the entire month, giving you two-for-one entrees by literally just walking in and telling anyone that works there hey, I heard about you through Pat's Peeps. No app, no checking coupons digitally. It's just you saying hey, heard about you on pat's peeps. Please do that five days. If we could get as many people into rock and soul diner on 10th street in sacramento to say that the better, because we can keep them going and other restaurants. And then, if this thing happens today, like I said, oh oh boy, it will be something that I just can't wait to tell you about.

Speaker 1:

So last night, based on a recommendation from a caller onto my radio show and based on a recommendation from my movie reviewer, ken Dogg Jackman of DogsMovieHousecom, I watched a movie that I cannot believe I had never seen before Talk Radio. This movie came out in 1988. I've been in radio since 90, and I'm coming up on 12 years this next month, which is remarkable to me of doing talk radio. Now, when I say talk radio, I've been in talk radio since 1993, but I've been behind the scenes as a producer. I was the sports guy, but in terms of hosting my own talk show. I'm coming up on 12 years, which again is remarkable. I'm very impressed by my run there. Patrick no, I'm just teasing you, but it is. I mean, it's unique and it's because of you, as I've told you every single time. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be there. So I watch this movie To really see, to dig in and see how real it is in terms of conducting a show, producing a show behind the scenes. How genuine is this movie? How does he run his show? How does he treat the listeners? How do the listeners treat him? What could possibly be the plot of this movie? Talk Radio. So I was curious and I watched it. Now I will say this it is probably the first movie that I have seen.

Speaker 1:

If you listen to my show, you know I'm not easy on movies. I am not easy on movies. I am not easy on movies. I don't like a lot of movies that I spend my hard-earned money on, find them to be boring or ridiculous or whatever. I did enjoy this movie and I started taking notes.

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I wanted to take notes so I could remember every little nuance of the movie that I could relate to or perhaps not relate to, and I have extensive notes that I'm going to go over tonight on my radio show. Well, nope, nope, take that back Tomorrow night on my radio show and I'll do that with Ken Dogg. That works out perfectly, actually, because I can talk to Ken Dogg, our movie reviewer, about that. He wanted to know what my response was going to be to that movie. I'm going to stop right here and pause for a second. You know I don't want to reveal a whole lot of it, the plot, the ending, but I do want to talk about, quite frankly, how amazed I was that they really. You know that it really was very true to talk radio, sort of behind the scenes kind of stuff and how it's run. So I'm going to share my thoughts, my extensive notes regarding that on Friday night's show.

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And why is that? Well, if you ask, why aren't you going to be on the air tonight? I'm going to train trusser right now. Let it echo from the ceiling. Here we go, because I am meeting with perhaps up to 50 new Pats, peeps, businesses. Come on now. Hey-oh, did you hear that echo within the train trestle? That's right. Here comes another car. I'm going to turn around here.

Speaker 1:

I'm going to go back through that train trestle. I'm going to head on back to my home and get ready for this fantastic meeting. I've got another little shot of train trestle. And I'm going to head on back to my home and get ready for this fantastic meeting. I've got another little shot of train trestle. Oh, I'm going to start doing train trestle shout outs. Okay, I just thought about that. Here we go, train trestle shout out. Number two, pats, with a Pat Wall Show Business is representing my show To be celebrated this evening. It's all about local business that come through. Okay, alright, hang on while I graffiti the wall real quick. No, pat Wall Show, Take that. And you know, train trestle shout out. So, as I'm winding my way back to the studio here on pat's peeps, what are we at three? Is this 337 or is this 338? Let me see, I honestly forgot. I think this is 338. It's 338, pat. Did I get confused?

Speaker 2:

Yes, you know what?

Speaker 1:

Yes, you did. I think it's 338. It's 338. Come on now. Lots of people driving through the little neighborhood this morning. Yeah, there were. Everyone waving, isn't that nice. Anyway, when I get back I'll determine if it's Pat's Peeps. I am back 337 or 338. How could I be confused? I've never been confused. Hi, horses, these are the beautiful horses out in the field. I'll post another video of the beautiful horse. I've been doing that lately as I go on my walk. No, these are not my horses, by the way, these are just the wonderful horses belong, belong to my wonderful neighbors here.

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So with that in mind, you know I talked about the nice kind of cloudy, cooler day Change in my musical tastes. I wonder if you do the same, if your music tastes change, like in the summer, let's say. I'll give you an example Summertime I might be listening to, let's say, sublime or Stones or the vintage Jay Giles band, kind of wild, I'll even throw in some Smash Mouth. When it changes like wintery time suddenly I'm listening to acoustic Jethro Tull, robin Trower, pink Floyd, I know some things like that. Maybe some traffic Little Spark, hot Heel Boys Love that. One Got a truck behind me. Lots of vehicles on the road. Hold on now, hold on. So with that in mind, we're going to go back to you in the studio, pat Alrighty, and perhaps you can share a little Robin Trower. Back to you, buddy. I love it. Thank you so much.

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Bridge of Sighs album. Second album by solo album by Robin Trower, released in 74. After he left Procol Harum. Second album, a commercial breakthrough. Bridge of Sighs. Two Rolling Stones that's what this is right. Two Rolling Stones, day of the Eagle, a little bit of sympathy Became live concert staples.

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I was ditching time Just about seeing me. I'm going through the same old and this cat he still suffers the same old. Just keeps bringing me some real bad news. Take us, get the honey give us, can I not?

Speaker 1:

I don't want to get in trouble just for playing some of this cool music. James DeWaar on the lead vocals very underrated Bassist as well Reg Isidore on the drums and Robin on the guitar I'm going to stretch this so you get to hear his guitar. It is so awesome on this song. This was the second Trower record to feature cover art by Funky Paul Olsen. First time was 1973.

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The album twice removed from yesterday. By the way, early printings of this original album had the front image upside down A little bit more greenish in color. All right, went to number seven in the US. All right, you gotta check out this Robin Trower guitar, one of the greatest in my opinion. There you go. Just a little taste so bluesy and hard rock, though, oh, the vocals are out of this world, man, I love it. Produced by Matthew Fisher, formerly Robin's bandmate and vocal harem, and by acclaimed Beatles engineer, jeff Emmerich, the album Sound Engineer. Alright, this is a little Robin. I want to wish you a very happy Thursday. Hey, keep your fingers crossed. Pull out your lucky four-leaf clover. Wish me luck today. Let those clouds draw in, man. See you on the radio, thank you.

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