I’m not writing this to toot my own horn. It’s just that not a day goes by without my inbox being filled with raves for the Joel Bernstein podcast. I’m going to print a bunch below, but I must say it’s a surprise. I mean Sammy Hagar blew up my inbox, but he’s a star and honest and likable. Yet I post so many podcasts to crickets. I guess this is a lesson that it’s all about feel. I connected with Joel, it’s like I knew him even though we’d never met. His stories were everything to me. And listeners could feel that, it’s palpable. You see we share common history, through these records. It can only be captured when listening to the music or speaking with a member of the tribe. And what is said may not mean much to many, but to us it’s everything. Joel had to go see Joni when she was unknown. And he became friends with her, and as a result a whole career ensued. But unlike so many successful people in the music business, he was not aggressive, he was not a natural business person, he was just like you and me, not exactly Zelig, but he was involved in one experience after another. He may not have as much money as the financiers, but in many ways his life is richer.<\/p>\n
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Great interview bob. Joel was brilliant and has an amazing\u00a0memory. . Once he had Joni, Neil and graham, he was a permanent\u00a0family member and always will\u00a0be. Also he was a pleasure to\u00a0have around.<\/p>\n
John Hartmann<\/p>\n
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This was one of your best! Great stuff from Joel and that story at the end was fire.<\/p>\n
Tom Clark<\/p>\n
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I’m a Lefsetz Completist.\u00a0 This was one of the very best episodes of the podcast ever; it was consistently surprising and revelatory and you didn’t frontload anything…so each insane development (guitar tech for PRINCE? WHAT?) unfolded in this kind of Zelig-like flow where it made it’s own kind of sense…as Joel says in the episode: none of these things were a result of him going and making it happen; they were a combination of kismet and his own talents and sixth sense for how to handle himself in some heavy rooms.\u00a0 And I like how you left in you getting a biographical detail wrong; that felt authentic and worthwhile somehow.\u00a0 I had never heard of Joel Bernstein before this episode, but it turns out I’ve encountered his work one way or another my whole life without realizing it. Fantastic episode.\u00a0 His humility and openness made for the best kind of interview and kudos to you for calibrating your\u00a0part perfectly and letting your own enthusiasm show through at the end.<\/p>\n
Jason Cilo<\/p>\n
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Hi Bob, just wanted to say what an awesome interview with Joel !! I knew of him from his photography and archival work with CSN but had no idea he was an in demand guitar tech ! Would love to have heard more about his time with Prince \u00a0\u2026 his storytelling was riveting. And of course the last story, are u sh*tting me !!! The way he said his Dads name and introduction was killer \u2026 and your enthusiasm was infectious!<\/p>\n
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Cheers<\/p>\n
Craig Eagleson<\/p>\n
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I\u2019ve been listening to Your podcasts & reading Your newsletter for Years & Years.<\/p>\n
First time I\u2019ve written you, but just had to because I enjoyed the Joel podcast more than anything else, so far. Not sure why it had such an impact, but I really, really enjoyed it, & thought I should let You know.<\/p>\n
Thanks for All You Do!<\/p>\n
Mark Niederhauser<\/p>\n
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You are correct, his stories are amazing.<\/p>\n
I learned plenty in your chat, and thought I knew a lot.<\/p>\n
I consequently made some updates.<\/p>\n