Ep. 17 IT TAKES A WORRIED MAN w/ Alec Mouhibian (Patreon)

Topics: Greil Marcus' Mystery Train (1975) + Harmonica Frank, Robert Johnson, The Band, Sly & the Family Stone, Randy Newman, and ElvisGuest: Alec Mouhibian (@FilthyArmenian)On this very special episode, yeerk is joined by charismatic Armenian & raconteur, Alec Mouhibian, of Filthy Armenian Adventures and The Back Wall, to discuss the greatest and most essential book of rock criticism ever written, Greil Marcus' MYSTERY TRAIN. Together they meditate on the death of rock n roll and what it means to live in a world without mysteryAlec has a forthcoming interview with Greil Marcus on his own Filthy Armenian Adventures podcast, so make sure you look out for that!And be sure to check out the documentary INVISIBLE REPUBLIC, which Alec co-produced, on the diary of Lika Zakaryan recounting her experiences during the 2020 invasion of Artsakh"It takes a worried manTo sing a worried songIt takes a worried manBut I won't be worried long""I want to be like you areI want to rewrite your nameI want to live in the heart of someoneRide that mystery train."NOTE: There's approximately half an hour missing from the end of this ep that is being sliced off automatically upon being dragged into my editing program- I'm going to get to the bottom of this and will update the file accordingly once I've found a way to restore the missing audio