With Confetti In Our Hair

16/03/2024

We're proud to present Season 9 Episode 7, folks! Have at it.

The Regime's all here for a trip into the Ides of March and all things Roman, starting "In The Coliseum". Now we've all had one that "got away" but in this episode those stories come to light in a mind-bending raucous glory that'll bring you to your knees. With a tribute song to

11/03/2024

Here's Season 9 Episode 6, folks!

Are you hip? Or broken down on the ice? Once again, the Dream Regime gathers and this time out comes cautionary tales full of speed bumps from hell, jewel saws run amuck, falling past windows onto flagstone and a little saggy skin broken elbows, dude. We're talkin wall to wall stories with a bit of

03/12/2023

We are excited folks! We're about to listen to this broadcast of Tom and Iggy on the radio as I type. Enjoy Season 9 Episode 5:

This episode the dream regime shares past dreams of Tom Waits after discovering some exciting news - that on Sunday December 3rd, Tom Waits will co-host a special radio show with Iggy Pop during the latter’s regular BBC Radio 6 Music slot. They will share old stories and spin some of their favorit...

06/11/2023

Here's Season 9 Episode 4, Folks!

Happy Halloween folks! In honor, we pay tribute to all the Ghosts we've crossed paths with, those who've Ghosted us and the afterlife. Spooky, haunting and full of cantankerous spirits this episode also has a little suprise from the set of the Coen Brothers film. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. For al

18/10/2023

Here’s Season 9 Episode 3, folks!

If ya love Pirates, fancy yourself a Rogue, or have secretly dated a Stripper, this episode could be for you. Or more importantly, if you love hearing Keith Richards wax on fondly about Tom Waits, their time collaborating on Rain Dogs or get all giddy living vicariously through the Waits/Brennan 80s

13/07/2023

It’s about time, folks. It is an honor and a privilege to present Season 9 Episode 2…start the party!

This episode we depart from our usual zany leap into the unknown and focus all attention on celebrating the 50th anniversay vinyl release of Tom Waits' first album, called a masterpiece by some, a major entrance onto the musical stage by others, and didn't bother Bob. In appreciation of the new 180g

13/07/2023

Oops, folks…somehow some way we forgot to post Season 8 Episode 12. Now we remembered.

For the die-hard Waits fans, this episode finds the Dream Regime reviewing a Pop Matters article by Alexander Heigl featuring his "15 of the best songs" list that encapsulates Toms’ incredibly varied career. Trying to illustrate his entire catalog of song styles with 15 tunes is a brave ac

01/06/2023

Well folks, it’s finally Season 9. Here’s Episode 1. Enjoy!

To ring in Season 9, the Dream Regime tackles one of Tom's favorite subjects, the Vagabond, and all those who don't fit in to the straight and narrow, like the mysterious 19th century french Leather Man, who circled the same 365 mile northeastern route every year. That's right, it sounds just like a

07/04/2023

Tom would probably appreciate this, folks!

“I was always a prankster...And one time at WBBM, I decided I wanted to play a trick on everybody in the control room. So I caught a common house fly, went to one of the main microphones they used on the air, opened up the housing, put the fly inside, and closed it back up. Then I just sat back and watched them go crazy trying to figure out where the buzzing was coming from. The fly would buzz around inside the mic and then rest for a couple of seconds, and the engineers were going nuts trying to find the cause. Watching them trying to identify the problem just struck me as very funny, and they never did figure it out until I finally told them." -Les Paul In His Own Words

28/03/2023

Didn’t see this one coming, folks! Enjoy Season 8 Episode 11.

What is Reality? Thats the question the celebrated comedy group The Firesign Theater asked and we were fortunate enough to hang out in co-founder Phil Proctor's reality in this episode, totally engulfed in his hilarious and dangerous tales. From his start as a child actor in New York television and

24/12/2022

Howdy Folks! Here's Season 8 Episode 10…finally! Happy Holidays, whatever you and yours celebrate. Feel the love.

Back in the saddle again after the 6 month sabbatical, the Dream Regime celebrates their Resurgence with an unexpected discussion of all things Italian, or most all things, or at least the important ones! Including tales of Thanksgiving in Vienna, country feasts in Umbria, New York theater coming to

21/12/2022

Also just for fun, Folks: Happy Holidays! Enjoy this redoux:

‎Show With Confetti In Our Hair: Celebrating The Artistry & Music Of Tom Waits, Ep Kenny Werner: World Class Pianist / Composer - Feb 13, 2018

20/12/2022

Just for fun, Folks…let’s remember some great works from Tom Waits with this tribute to his skills. As he puts it: “I do a little acting.” Happy Holidays!

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07/12/2022

Howdy Folks! It’s been a minute. Here’s Season 8 Episode 9:

The Dream Regime is back after an unexpected 6 month hiatus with this last recording we did in June of 2022. This time around we tripped fantastic on the familiar topic of unrequited love, sharing stories of our own heart breaks and listening to some appropriate tunes from Tom. With Dead and Lovely,

07/12/2022

Happy Birthday, Tom…we’re glad you were born!

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31/05/2022

Finally, folks…Season 8 Episode 8. Classic!

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This one's for all our die-hard Tom Wait's fans out there with the classic Dream Regime Lineup picking a favorite song from each decade and expounding on the effect Tom has had on our lives. Leaving a place in our hearts and feeling the gratitude to be walking on the same planet as our Muse, Bill al

05/04/2022

Season 8 Episode 7 is here, folks!

https://www.withconfettiinourhair.com/listen/2022/3/29/anxiety-attack-repercussions-scuba-thing-in-my-mouth-and-ice-has-been-discontinued

The dream regime is back at it, this time delving into the bottom of anxiety, fear and the opposites - Trust and the holy now rodeo. Including a few hilarious panic attack tales, a recap of the origins of the podcast and an outstanding cover of "In the Neighborhood" by Peter Gabriel. It's

10/03/2022

Of course we’ve done it again, folks. Enjoy Season 8 Episode 6.

https://www.withconfettiinourhair.com/listen/2022/3/8/nostalgia-meatloaf-the-royal-chair-and-bob-on-the-run

Once again the Dream Regime, now five strong, leaps into another sideways conversation about all things nostalgia and conjures up some classic Tom Waits tunes. With a tribute to the recently deceased MeatLoaf and his cover of "Martha", it's another hour of camaraderie, conviviality and con

24/01/2022

Howdy folks! Enjoy Season 8 Episode 5.

https://www.withconfettiinourhair.com/listen/2022/1/23/sustainable-bacon-bertolt-brecht-caps-for-kids-and-a-round-orb-of-air

The Dream Regime reunites, now five strong, to start the New Year with a robust discussion on resilience, pig farming and the fifth Beatle. With lots of great songs including a cover of 'Trampled Rose' by Robert Plant and Allison Krause. It's a 3 theme song episode folks, which says it all. Feel the

06/01/2022

Here's the latest, folks: Season 8 Episode 4.

https://www.withconfettiinourhair.com/listen/2021/12/29/leprechaun-land-sad-christmas-songs-live-nude-modeling-and-all-toms-in-the-barroom

Spreading a bit of Holiday cheer mixed with sadness, the Dream Regime minus Da Scherm falls backwards into choral versions of some Tom Waits' classics. With a wee side trip into Bob's front annual Leprechaun Land front porch extravaganza, it's a holiday episode even the kids can enjoy. Feel the love

07/11/2021

And we’re back, folks!

Enjoy Season 8 Episode 3:

https://www.withconfettiinourhair.com/listen/2021/11/5/the-kraken-man-can-taphephobia-halloween-santa-and-whistlin-past-the-graveyard

Happy Halloween and dia de los mu***os folks! After a long break the Dream Regime plus Mr. Very Young and Very Cool return to dive back into the love, the laughter, the tragedy and the poignant deliciousness of Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennans' all hallowed eves repertoire. Sharing childhood Trick or

17/09/2021

Season 8 Episode 2: Never forget, Folks.

https://www.withconfettiinourhair.com/listen/2021/9/17/911-whistlin-down-the-wind-with-the-dude-and-the-dame

In honor of the 20th Anniversary, the Dream Regime, minus the Fairy Podmother, plus the Very Young and Very Cool Bob, pay tribute to all the souls who left us that tragic day. Feel the Love, Folks.

10/09/2021

And for those folks who were wondering: Will there ever be another season?

Here’s Season 8 Episode 1. Finally!

https://www.withconfettiinourhair.com/listen/2021/8/21/conundrum-lies-odd-jobs-and-the-coolness-factor

We start Season 8 with the Dream Machine +1 as Bob, our new regular from Chicago and the creator of Waits Waits Don't Tom Me, joins us for a robust discussion about the discombobulated conundrums that surround Tom Waits. We're talking the Trolley Dilemma, Beat Poets, Anthems, Characters in Danger, J

10/09/2021

Hello again folks. Life is happening. Here’s Season 7 Episode 12. Enjoy it as well!

https://www.withconfettiinourhair.com/listen/2021/7/25/totally-tom-4ever-lucinda-the-professor-amp-mary-ann-not-to-mention-9-year-old-hindu-boys

One from the vault during International Women's Day. Full of pirated surprises and unexpected tracks. Enough said. Step right up and feel the Confetti, folks!

10/09/2021

Hey folks…it’s been a minute…again. But here’s Season 7 Episode 11. Enjoy!

https://www.withconfettiinourhair.com/listen/2021/7/4/rockin-tour-hank3-necromancy-and-tuba-majors

Friend of the Podcast from WWDTM, Bob Kearns steps in to fill the big size 10s of Da Scherm who's MIA. Another raucous conversation ensues until Bill surprises the team with a Hank3 song featuring Tom and the classic guest appearance in 1977 on 'Fernwood Tonight'. Feel the love, folks!

15/08/2021

Hey folks!

Hi. My name is Marc. I’m a guitarist who points extremely loud amplifiers directly at his head. Very often. Sometimes as often as 200 nights a year for the past 45 years. Audiologists say this coul…

14/06/2021

Here’s Season 7 Episode 10, folks:

https://www.withconfettiinourhair.com/listen/2021/6/13/quintessential-tom-dal-quint-eastwood-and-schrdingers-cat

After a 3 month long hiatus, the Dream Team emerges rested and ready to tackle all things quintessentially Tom and leap into the work of Salvador Dalí, Pythagorus, Aristotle, Schrödinger's Cat and what it's like to be Big in Japan. In the end, they discover nobody loves Nighthawks at the Diner mor...

14/06/2021

We dropped the ball, folks. Sorry but today after all is something to celebrate. Two notifications of our last two posted episodes. Here’s Season 7 Episode 9. Enjoy!

https://www.withconfettiinourhair.com/listen/2021/3/4/valentines-blue-revenge-sex-black-noodles-and-you-can-keep-your-damn-lawnmower

The Dream Regime celebrates the day of Hearts, Candy and Romance by once again digging into stories of heartbreak and Tom Waits' sad love songs. That's right folks, we're talking Astragalus, Verona, inhaling the world and a black flannel negligee. What else can one hope for? Blind Love!