Los Angeles actor/writer, Tim Coyne, takes a road trip through his past to the present. Running time 45:38
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I knew that there was something special about you.It sounds like your gift is to communicate with people and bring folks together.You gone through a lot, to get where you are today.I’m glad that you didn’t let the hard times sap up your spirits.You seem to grown and learned from your hardships.As an actor/performer it is important to tap into that deepest level of your personal identity,to find that place that is uncorruptable,hopeful and strong.There is no such thing as failure,failure is what makes us human.And helps one have a clearer vision,only known by those who tasted failure.Some of us are so afraid of failure and disapointment we avoid the risk altogether.I’m a struggling black actor from Boston ma.Roxbury in particular,its been struggle.I remeber Wcoz it’s now a hip hop Jaming 94.5.Keep up the good work.Break a leg,looking forward to the next show.
Great stuff as always – I’ve been waiting for more Coyne back-story!
hey Tim, its was wonderful to hear your story in the last podcast, I think it hit home for a lot of us. The last song was beautiful. Anthony is right, Your an inspiration and hope for the rest of us in the same boat. You certainly have played a big part in my life, so thank you! As long as Tim Coyne is going strong we all have hope, so don’t give up the dream bro. Thanks for doing what you do. Like I said before , this is your year! rock n’ roll.
Tim
Nice to hear from you again.
(Subaru Brat: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/120/287699547_9e266cb41f.jpg )
Hey guys. Thanks so much.
Anthony – I hear you man. Nice to meet a fellow Mass-hole that remembers WCOZ. Keep it going man. Hope to meet you at somepoint.
Andrew – Thanks. Yeah. Finally talked about some stuff I haven’t talked about yet. Thanks for sticking with me.
Kalel – Great to hear from you. Hope to catch up soon.
D – Dude. You brought me back. Great pic!!!!
what can I say? you’re breaking our hearts. You have a voice, and that’s rare. Not only that, but you are actually doing something – you are creating art as a gifted storyteller.
Hey Tim,I hope I don’t come off to hokey or preachy. Found your show by accident,and its been inspirational.It would be a honor to meet you someday.
Nice job man, way to open up. It was a fantastic episode that I think many people can relate to on some level or another. I know I certainly can.
As for your mum’s vacuum call – a great one! There’s nothing worse than having to shell out a couple of hundred bucks for a freakin’ vacuum.
Keep the faith in yourself dude. Remember that success can be measured in many ways. Our connecting has already been proof of that.
Peace
Dave
Anthony, Dave, and Abbe – Thanks so much.
Tim,
been a while. Your storytelling rhythm is so smooth, convincing and full of “feel”. Gotta have the “feel”. For me highlights were “specificity” and the vaccum. Keep it up. Oh, and get new representation and have them get you on House
sab
Yo Sebastian. Thanks buddy. Great to hear from you.
I used to visit my cousins every summer when I was a kid. One day my uncle piled us into his Subaru Brat and then headed us into the dirt roads and hills somewhere out in San Diego County. Who knows, maybe we were crossing the border into Mexico…
It was a thrilling ride, sitting in those rear-facing seats, which seemed so plastic and frail to me. They screamed “dangerous” to my mind, even so young. They portended ejection: I was in an Air Force fighter plane, ready to be ejected at the first sign of trouble. So scary and oh so much fun.
Harold. Yeah. There’s no way those seats were safe. I’m surprised I didn’t kill any of my friends in that thing. Ahhhh. The Brat.
Tim,
I’m inthe middle of my third listen to “The Mirage”. Excellent episode! A lot to internalize.
First let me do a “fact check”, hardly important, but a correction. I believe the used “Brat” did not come with the back seats in the “payload” back section. I went to Burlington Auto Parts in Lunenberg and found a pair of the seats and brought them to you and somehow they got installed. The danger of those eluded us all at the time, no seatbelts or were there?…..don’t remember. Those made the old “suicide knob” look tame.
You were great in “Secret Garden”, stayed at a bed and breakfast and slept or didn’t sleep on a rock hard mattress rather than ride back that night, as well as others I went to see, “Hello Dolly” and was it “Damn Yankees” in Newton?
Anyway, I certainly learned a lot about your teenage years that I couldn’t have been aware of due to my reluctant and unhappy departure from the family and having my “own place” away from my family. It sucked. One was what was called back then a “rental share”. I applied for one place that would have made me a caretaker for a multi-paraplegic for a cut in rent. Good thing I didn’t have a sharp object on me after leaving that interview.
And what about the “Cotuit Kettlers”? I went to see you down the Cape too. A movie with Drew Barrymore was eventually made based on that Cape Cod league. I was hoping you might have gotten a gig as a techical advisor in that or even a role.
As you say, the dream is long gone for me although 1967 should have brought me a major country hit but too many people fucked it up….the Label, MGM, production mixes, infighting at the label, promotion and more. (You’re Driving Me To) “Someone Elses Arms” had everything for a country hit. I don’t look back deluded on this viewpoint. It just DID!
You shouldn’t give up though. Persevere or as my aunt used to say in her coined word,
“sticktoitiveness” will prevail.
TTFN
DAD
PS. Glad to hear you have a car.
Tim,
Another great episode. Dude, you’re f’n talented, keep it up. You’ve got to be one of the best storytellers out there. Can’t wait to hear the next one.
Thanks Dad. Talk soon.
Thanks so much John. Great to hear from you.
Hey Tim,
What’s up with your live show? We’ve tried to make a reservation, like the site says is required, but the M Bar tells us its not. It’s just first come. And they’re telling you will perform at 10, while the website says 8. The site is a little confused anyway, because they’re speaking about thuesday the 8th. And we think it’s thuesday the 6th or thursday the 8th…
So… We’d really like to see you live! We have listened to you in Holland and we are now here in LA for a 3 week vacation. But, what date, day and time will you perform? Hope you can help us out. Thx a lot and looking forward meeting you?!
Angelo en Floor
thought the same exact thing about the Roman Coke.
LASER BEAM RAYS!
ROMAN COKES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ROMAN!!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah. I’m a little slow in the uptake.
Good to hear from you Graham.
Tim
Awesome stuff man. So real, so relevant, I can’t wait to listen to more!
Thanks so much Harvey.
Great meeting you in Kingston;)
Tim