Show Notes

In this episode, Dennis is joined via Zoom by singer-songwriter and author Mike Maimone to talk about his new memoir--as well as its companion album--both called Guess What? I Love You, which documents the most extraordinary year of his life. A few years back, Mike met the well-known Hollywood publicist Howard Bragman on Scruff and within a few messages, they both knew it was something real. A whirlwind long-distance romance ensued and soon they were getting a place together in Nashville, where Mike then lived, and talking about their dream wedding. But within a year of that first Scruff message, Howard was diagnosed with an aggressive form of leukemia and passed away soon after. It's quite a journey and Mike writes about all of it in the book. In the interview, Mike talks about the process of writing the book, the times when he feels Howard is still with him and the lessons he feels he was meant to take from the whole whirlwind experience. Other topics include: when he first fell in love with music, the two books Howard gave him early in their courtship (The Ethical Slut and The Rational Guide to Living), Howard's settling a beef with Paula Abdul before he passed, what the cake pops on the book cover mean and why he doesn't love singing "Sweet Caroline" during wedding gigs.

https://www.mikemaimone.com/

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