Semi-Random Walks #2: Actor/Entrepreneur David H. Lawrence XVII

I was really psyched to interview the actor and radio personality David H. Lawrence XVII. That’s right: the 17th! Listen to the podcast to find out that came to pass. (Make sure you browse his Wikipedia page too.)

And check out all these film and TV credits! What’s even cooler is he didn’t even pursue acting professionally until he was in his forties. And when he did, he didn’t just show up in Hollywood. He had a systematic plan that practically guaranteed success.

You’ll also hear about his Rehearsal mobile app. Why he created it, how we built it, and what he did to boost sales over 4000% after struggling initially. And I just realized he also teaches voiceover. We didn’t even get to that in the interview.

Follow David on Twitter at @dhlawrencexvii

Also in this episode

I do a short tribute to drummer Ronald Shannon Jackson. Check out this obituary by Modern Drummer magazine referencing a letter I wrote to him 23 years ago.

My all time favorite Ronald Shannon Jackson recording is the album Strange Meeting from Power Tools, which unfortunately appears to be out of print. (I used to own both vinyl and CD versions of it, but a few years ago I donated most of my recordings to the library. Now I’m pissed because those are probably collector items now.)

Below is a video of the group playing live in Germany (if you’ve only got a couple minutes, skip ahead to about 3:30 where they start to shred). You might also like this Fresh Air review of some posthumously released material of Jackson’s.

(This is not the SRW episode. Scroll down a little further for that)

This is Semi-Random Walks #3. David looks fierce, no?

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