665 - Remembering Uncle Dan (with my cousin David Carr)

Dave (at 14 or so), and me, on my way to Asia for the first time.

Our uncle Dan was a huge influence on both of us, albeit in very different ways. For Dave, Dan was a surrogate father figure who helped guide him through adolescence. For me, Dan was more of a kindred spirit, and our friendship mostly happened in the last decade or so of his life. When we combine our memories, we get a more complete understanding of the man. (How did I not know he loved jazz?)

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Intro music “Brightside of the Sun,” by Basin and Range. “Flying Clouds,” by Jorma Kaukonen. Outro: “Smoke Alarm,” by Carsie Blanton.

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My conversation with Dan in 2016 is here. My chat with Dan and my aunt Dot in 2022 is here.

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Some photos mentioned in the pod, including the famous Sex at Dawn photo, Dan a few minutes after getting a cancer diagnosis (overlooking the sea), me with the dumb hat that caused so much misery. With Peggy (my ex), his first wife, his last wife, the Spanish girl he sent me off to charm for him, on the red carpet at The Motherfucker Awards.