Casper Allen talks having a child, scamming fans and friends and sobriety.

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Visiting with old friends. Last week, Hayden was in the office in Nashville (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZWWhP6I6HA). This week, it is our old pal Casper Allen. It has been awhile since we saw him (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuWZ8rtnuP8&list=PLs_EQs5RN521COVaf2gUIthi6FkZj3HE3). A lot of troubled times between then and now. For those that don't know, he went on a spree of crime, doing drugs and not fulfilling hundreds of merch orders from fans. Then, he caught a case for some nefarious activity. Then he had a child. Well, usually a story like this doesn't end well, but in Casper's case it seems to be going better than average. He recently fulfilled hundreds of merch orders from weary fans, started touring again, got clean and is still in love with his baby daughter.

There was a time there where all of Casper's videos were delisted from our Youtube. He would tell people he wanted to fight me, presumably not on Marvel vs Capcom 2 either. I'm glad things have changed, because Casper is one of my favorite people in the world. He is the biggest mouth in the South, can talk to you for hours about any obscure musical topic loaded into his mainframe. I love having him in my life, in my headphones and on this YouTube channel. I believe he can do anything he puts his mind to, including this music thing, and he is going to be a great father. Love you buddy.

If you want all of Casper's recordings on VHS, we can do that.
https://gemsonvhs.myshopify.com/products/vhs-field-recordings-w-casper-allen

Catch all the Casper Allen stuff here;
https://casperallen.square.site/

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00:00 Movie selection
00:44 "77/64/83"
04:10 making amends
05:25 "F*****g & Fighting"
09:08 navigating sobriety as a touring musician
10:34 "Rice & Beans"
14:14 legal cases and advice for the kids