Jack Wagner

So in this episode, you'll be hearing myself, Theo Schaefer, and Theo Krantz discuss our experience going out to meet Don. I want to thank all of you for being patrons of the show and enabling us to do stuff like this. I also want to thank... Theo and Theo for coming out with me on this strange journey.

This is our experience with Don McKinney, the George Van Tassel archive, hundreds of reel-to-reel tapes, and many, many stray desert cats. This is a short preview of a full Patreon episode. If you want to hear the entire thing, it's available at patreon.com slash otherworld. You're listening to the Otherworld Patreon. By the way, I should just say right away, Don is awesome.

This is our experience with Don McKinney, the George Van Tassel archive, hundreds of reel-to-reel tapes, and many, many stray desert cats. This is a short preview of a full Patreon episode. If you want to hear the entire thing, it's available at patreon.com slash otherworld. You're listening to the Otherworld Patreon. By the way, I should just say right away, Don is awesome.

This is our experience with Don McKinney, the George Van Tassel archive, hundreds of reel-to-reel tapes, and many, many stray desert cats. This is a short preview of a full Patreon episode. If you want to hear the entire thing, it's available at patreon.com slash otherworld. You're listening to the Otherworld Patreon. By the way, I should just say right away, Don is awesome.

First reaction is that Don is super sick. I love meeting a true eccentric, like a real eccentric guy, and he definitely is. He took us around his house. He has many crafts and hobbies that he participates in, and it's very evident in the home. His house is decorated with really ornate woodwork that I think he did, and also leather work.

First reaction is that Don is super sick. I love meeting a true eccentric, like a real eccentric guy, and he definitely is. He took us around his house. He has many crafts and hobbies that he participates in, and it's very evident in the home. His house is decorated with really ornate woodwork that I think he did, and also leather work.

First reaction is that Don is super sick. I love meeting a true eccentric, like a real eccentric guy, and he definitely is. He took us around his house. He has many crafts and hobbies that he participates in, and it's very evident in the home. His house is decorated with really ornate woodwork that I think he did, and also leather work.

He does both of those, kind of carving Celtic designs into leather work, belts, things like that. But he has... like ceiling support beams that he carved in his home.

He does both of those, kind of carving Celtic designs into leather work, belts, things like that. But he has... like ceiling support beams that he carved in his home.

He does both of those, kind of carving Celtic designs into leather work, belts, things like that. But he has... like ceiling support beams that he carved in his home.

It did look like a boat to some extent. And then his, his wife, Dale, who you will eventually meet in the recording is like this amazing painter, but also into spooky stuff. She showed us a photo of a leprechaun. She took, I think it was a painting, a painting of a photo of a leprechaun.

It did look like a boat to some extent. And then his, his wife, Dale, who you will eventually meet in the recording is like this amazing painter, but also into spooky stuff. She showed us a photo of a leprechaun. She took, I think it was a painting, a painting of a photo of a leprechaun.

It did look like a boat to some extent. And then his, his wife, Dale, who you will eventually meet in the recording is like this amazing painter, but also into spooky stuff. She showed us a photo of a leprechaun. She took, I think it was a painting, a painting of a photo of a leprechaun.

Oh yeah, she knew who Eddie Lenahan was. I name-dropped Eddie Lenahan on her, and I think I earned a lot of respect in that moment, which was really cool to be able to name-drop Eddie Lenahan. Yeah, Dale was great. Don's memory is not super strong. All the things that Don couldn't remember, she would remember. So anyway, we recorded most of our interaction there.

Oh yeah, she knew who Eddie Lenahan was. I name-dropped Eddie Lenahan on her, and I think I earned a lot of respect in that moment, which was really cool to be able to name-drop Eddie Lenahan. Yeah, Dale was great. Don's memory is not super strong. All the things that Don couldn't remember, she would remember. So anyway, we recorded most of our interaction there.

Oh yeah, she knew who Eddie Lenahan was. I name-dropped Eddie Lenahan on her, and I think I earned a lot of respect in that moment, which was really cool to be able to name-drop Eddie Lenahan. Yeah, Dale was great. Don's memory is not super strong. All the things that Don couldn't remember, she would remember. So anyway, we recorded most of our interaction there.

Go ahead and listen to that right now. This is us pulling up to the house and meeting Don for the very first time. Hey, how's it going? I'm Jack. Nice to officially meet you. We've been talking.

Go ahead and listen to that right now. This is us pulling up to the house and meeting Don for the very first time. Hey, how's it going? I'm Jack. Nice to officially meet you. We've been talking.

Go ahead and listen to that right now. This is us pulling up to the house and meeting Don for the very first time. Hey, how's it going? I'm Jack. Nice to officially meet you. We've been talking.

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