#16 - I DID THIS FIRST! (11-18-20 - Audio Version)

<p>This week I get a little personal with you guys. Everyone knows that yes, I did a Public Access show in Manhattan and then it became an MTV show. No matter what else I do in my career, it’s going to be a thing people want to talk with me about which is totally cool. It’s a crazy thing.</p><p>In this episode, I share a little bit of detail of HOW it actually happened. You’ll see the first time I appeared on MTV, which was as a <strong>“WEEK IN ROCK” </strong>MTV News story.</p><p>Also, a bit about how SQUiRT TV on MTV ended. It wasn’t cancelled! A path to sobriety began by NOT doing a second season which not only changed my life, but saved my life.</p><p>What was an unhappy ending at seventeen years-old, turned into a bit of redemption when in 2005, I managed to sell a show back to MTV about how I used to have a show on MTV. You’ll see a bit of that pilot, one I knew was NEVER going to series, but was a lot of fun to make and provided me a sense of closure on that chapter of my life.</p><p>I will share the full pilot for “Ten Years Later” on the Patreon for our BONUS PODCAST subscribers in December! My wife watched it today for the first time and she thought I should definitely share it with all of you.</p><p>Also, what’s the deal with the phone number I had on the bottom of the screen on old “SQUiRT TV” Public Access episodes. You’ll hear some of the original voicemails I would get and play at the end of each week’s episode. They’re hilarious.</p><p>I had a really fun week and was thrilled to be a guest on VCR Party Live! with the guys from Found Footage Festival. You can watch it for free on YouTube here: <a href="https://youtu.be/JI2cIH210F0" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/JI2cIH210F0</a></p><p>However, I encourage you to join the Found Footage Festival Patreon page if you can, where they have posted the 90 minute version! <a href="http://www.patreon.com/foundfootagefestival">http://www.patreon.com/foundfootagefestival</a></p><p>There will also be DEVO! If you missed the big DEVO fa