written recorded and produced by Abadawn

we salute you. get on board.
you'll never regret.
don't worry. we salute you.

it is the year of 1961 
the race has begun
the war is not done

looking to planets for uncharted land
i am your man, i have no plans

i pass all the tests
and can handle the stress
mankind is blessed 
to have me progress

name of the flag and invisible lines
separate an imaginary divide

raise it up to half mast
you could be our false flag
societal sacrifices
monkeys on the launch pad

i do not think this is working correct
believe me i checked, tried to connect
the buttons been pressed, the message is sent
awaiting a yes, hello come in.

wait for response but nobody calls
watching oxygen levels dissolve
drifting away in a slow motion fall
one small step for neanderthal

broadcast fading the space we're invading
is making me feel like i'm in isolation
stuck in a vessel of human creation
we are not gods but we try for relation

open the hatch there's no turning back
no one will answer so i can't relax
close to collision a deadly impact soon
feeding the vacuum, major we salute you.



Cosmonaut

“A great leader takes leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go, but ought to be.” - Rosalynn Carter

Todd Henry’s Herding Tigers connects the dots between concepts and practical application for leaders of creative teams. (Fact: If you are leading problem solvers, you are leading a creative team.)

A major problem new leaders face is that they are often hired for their skills as doers and not for their skills as leaders. This means there is an additional skill set necessary for them to be successful. 

Keys to success:

> Give your team stability and challenge them
> Make sure your actions demonstrate to your team that you have their back 
> Stop doing the work, shift from creator to leader
> Focus your team’s attention, give them the resources they need and keep them motivated (Focus, Function, Fire)
> Accept short-term failure as part of the learning curve when striving for long-term success
> Teach principles to gain influence 
> Never excuse failure, use it as an opportunity to learn

Find me on Twitter and Instagram @MrJacobEspi
For a full list of resources check out www.JacobEspinoza.com

Herding Tigers

“Our contract with life is a contract that is brokered with fragility, and with sadness, and with anxiety. And if we’re going to authentically and meaningfully be in this world, we cannot focus on one dimension of life and expect that focusing on that dimension is going to then give us a well-rounded life.”

Susan David's book Emotional Agility breaks down the importance of accepting the wide range of emotions we feel as part of the human experience, and the importance of understanding how to engage with them correctly instead of attempting to control them. 

We need to move away from emotional rigidity and towards emotional agility.

She breaks Emotional Agility into four steps,

1. Showing Up (Taking a moment to feel our emotions and look at them with curiosity)
2. Stepping Out (Step away from our emotions and label them as something we are feeling instead of using them as a definition)
3. Walking Your Why (Take a moment to define your values)
4. Moving On (Making changes in your habits that align your time and actions with your values)

For more visit www.JacobEspinoza.com.

Emotional Agility

East Glisan Pizza Lounge, Ready Player One, the YouTube shooter, all the shows and movies, heated debates, business proposals and sexy time. All that and more. Links:

East Glisan Pizza Lounge: http://www.eastglisan.com/

Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/triplebpodcast

Episode 78 - Ready Player One, East Glisan Pizza Lounge (4 - 7 - 18)

First, we went all the way to the outer reaches to a small land called Aloha, OR to check out this little shop called Tapper's Retro Games & Toys where the owner, Mark, refurbishes and sells old gaming consoles and accessories, as well as old games, toys & collectible items. 

Next, we headed over to Multnomah Village to check out this little spot called Tastebud serving up inventive and inspired wood fired pizza, as well as an assortment of "oven roasted entrees, sides and desserts" (that comes straight from their website).

On this episode we're talking Solo: A Star Wars Story, Lost In Space, Andre The Giant, Verne Troyer & Austin Powers, Mom & Dad (aka Nic Cage losing his shit), Avengers, X-Men, Legion, Westworld, Here And Now, Unsolved (Pac & Biggie), betta fish, goddam apartment kids, and tons more. Links:

Tastebud: http://www.tastebudpdx.com

Tapper's: http://tappersretrogames.business.site/

Hands On Portland: https://www.handsonportland.org/

Vintage Toy & Collectible Show: https://www.facebook.com/events/139245873557156/

Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/triplebpodcast

Episode 79 - Tastebud & Tapper's (4 - 21 - 18)

This is our official Avengers: Infinity War SPOILERS review. It is also the episode where we tell you to call 669 247-0069 if you want to win a pair of tickets to Insomnium June 4th at the Hawthorne Theater. 

We also talk a lot about Solo: A Star Wars Story on this episode. But that's not all, no. Far from it. We're talking about Cobra Kai, A Quiet Place, Kalief Browder, Rachel Dolezal, Kanye West (just kidding, not him), The Week Of, Atlanta, Legion, Westworld, A Dangerous Book For Boys (which apparently confused the piss out of Chase), Venom (and Tom Hardy), Star Wars Resistance, 13 Reasons Why season 2, Transformers Power of The Primes, Gringo (McAfee) and a ton of other stuff. Links:

Insomnium @ Hawthorne Theater: https://www.facebook.com/events/776291122554080/

Von Doom: https://www.facebook.com/vondoomband/

Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/triplebpodcast

Episode 80 - Infinity War + Insomnium Tix (5 - 6 - 18)

**DEADPOOL SPOILERS REVIEW STARTS AT 33:30 AND ENDS AT 1:01:00**

This episode is all about the Royal Wedding and Kanye! 

Just kidding. It's not about those things at all. 

It's about Deadpool 2 though . And it's about Pizzicato. It's also about Solo: A Star Wars Story and about the idea of Lando being a pansexual character. It's also about Blade Runner and a show on Netflix called Safe. And it's about Fahrenheit 541 and Rob Schneider. It's also about the shooting at Santa Fe High School and it's about people taking pictures of their butts covered in glitter. And it's about Chase being at a wedding and how he handled that whole situation. So those are most of the things that it's about. There's more too but you'll have to listen to find out. Links:

Pizzacato: http://www.pizzicatopizza.com/

Von Doom: https://www.facebook.com/vondoomband/

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/triplebpodcast

Episode 81 - Deadpool 2 + Pizzicato (5 - 20 - 18)

Two things about this episode: First, there is an extensive SPOILERS review of Solo: A Star Wars Story that starts at 19:25 and ends at 55:48. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.

Second, we went and had pizza over at Lovely's Fifty Fifty on North Mississippi Ave, and our thorough review of that establishment starts shortly after our review of Solo.

We're also talking about all the stuff we've been watching and some stuff we think maybe you'd be interested in watching and even some of the things we are interested in watching but haven't yet. All that and some exciting announcements and more. Links:

Lovely's Fifty Fifty: https://lovelysfiftyfifty.wordpress.com/

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/triplebpodcast/memberships

Big Box Toys & Collectibles: http://www.bigboxtc.com/

Episode 82 - Solo + Lovely's Fifty Fifty (6 - 3 - 18)

This is a very special episode. We finally got around to checking out Pyro Pizza, a long-standing food cart at the Cartopia pod on world famous Hawthorne Blvd in SE Portland with some of the best authentic wood-fired pizza in town. 

We're talking a lot of TV and movies, from GLOW season 2, Kiss Me First, Luke Cage season 2, Screenland, Liquid Science and Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, to A Quiet Place, Lady Bird, Baywatch, and Legacy of A White Tail Deer Hunter. And lots more.

We've also got a little controversy, when a mural of rapper Tekashi69 by Venice, CA artist Muck Rock has some of the locals in a bit of a stir.

And lastly, on a slightly more serious note, we're talking about the "must watch" comedy special "Nanette" by Tasmanian comedian Hannah Goldsby available now on Netflix.

Plus Chase went camping.

All that and more on this week's episode of the Triple B Podcast! Links:

https://www.instagram.com/charmswon/

http://www.patreon.com/triplebpodcast

http://www.bigboxtc.com

http://www.zebdak.com

Episode 85 - Nanette (7 - 14 - 18)

Produced by Nonstop Da Hitman

Featuring Dame's young teammates Gary Trent Jr. and Nassir Little

Dame D.O.L.L.A. -  Live From The Bubble (featuring Gary Trent Jr. and Nassir Little)

This track is from the album Deadication and is available for purchase on CD Baby here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/abadawn2

Pointlessness

ABADAWN