Bob Forrest's Don't Die Podcast

Super music and recovery sit down with Paul Roessler keyboards on way too many records to mention. We start with very early Darby crash stories and move forward in a somewhat uncharacteristic of us, orderly fashion. All of the punk history you want is in here. Big message? Have fun, make music, live life and don’t die because dying isn't that cool anymore.

Just Bob and Mike on this one folks. We talk kids, millennials, gen z, getting old, helicopter parenting, Thelonious Monster’s history, be street smart.

Recorded in Laguna at Bob's palatial studio apartment we talk Dr. Jeffrey Flores the man that finally coaxed Bob into the dental chair. Of course we talk about addicts and their lack of dental care. We also talk about Jeff's plan on treatment and level of compassion needed in practice today. 

Lauryn Evarts Bosstick author of The Skinny Confidential Lifestyle Guide and co host of The Skinny Confidential Podcast sits down with Bob and Alexis Haines of Pretty Wild and podcast "Recovering from Reality" in this special episode of Don’t Die. The impact of social media, some Peppers stories, family, addiction, control issues, generational changes, the Kardashian influence, keeping your kids off social media and human elements coming back into popularity. 

Bob, Chuk, and Mike are joined by Keith Morris longtime friend and former member of Black Flag, The Circle Jerks and current member of the awesome punk band OFF! Lets just say we cover almost everything in this hour and a half episode. 

Bob, Chuk and Mike talk social media, Purdue gets sued, taking pain meds sober, hep c and smoking, Bobs nicotine gum addiction, 12 step changing and Heroin Anonymous   email us at our new email address! heyman@bobforrestsdontdiepodcast.com  

Chuk and Mike welcome Bob back from his trip to Wisconsin and talk glue and amyl huffing, Bobs 78” disco persona, mods, punks, Mike declares himself a “heroinologist” Lou Reed, Fishbone, Social Distortion, Lil Peep, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Bob Dylan, Aerosmith, David Bowie, are they’re sober albums as good as they’re albums high? top bands and influences, Michael Jackson, kids and co-sleeping,

Bob Forrest and the wonderful Bob Howland on this one. Bob is the person in charge of admissions at Alo House Recovery Centers. They talk about the importance of getting help at the right time, the approach used at Alo House, medications do's and don't and their own personal addiction stories.

Bob is the keynote speaker in Madison Wisconsin at the 2019 Opioid Forum. This a clinical, personal life story told with passion and straight talk. The death rate is going down but buyer beware, addicts love their dope. It's a fascinating talk. 

Bob and Mike talk with Frenchy the former drug dealer from “Bob and the Monster” and band mate, his story and the state of recovery now, the national anthem debacle, the Bush death threat debacle, Europe tour stories, Frenchies daughters and parenthood.

The emotional toll of working in recovery, dealing with the task of documentation, Purdue bankrupt, Bobs moms death, being thoughtful, rockstar responsibility, Bob’s “adventures in drunken stupidity” and pooping your pants, Thelonious Monster and the weirdest band ever The Weirdos

Bob, Chuk and Mike talk about the theme song, music, the death rate and how it’s going down, songwriting and separating the artist from the art, Ted Nugent, Morrisey, Clint Eastwood and life.

Bob, Chuk and Mike Talking about the crazy world we live in, racsim,  politically correct censorship, ignorance, Bernie, doctors, frivolous lawsuits, Bobs dog and a twisted ending involving cooking freebase in  comparison to politics.

Much talk about new plans, out with the old, a bright tomorrow and positive changes in rehabs, 12 step has gotten distorted, Bob’s time hanging out with Leonard Cohen, Drug talk, Music talk great local bands. 

Bob talks with Evan Haines, the founder of Alo Recovery House with  Neil from Don't Die Sacramento co Hosting for Chuk Davis. Lots of clinical love and talk about the future of treatment and the current state of. the origins of Alo and lots insight from both Neil and Evan.

Talks about Alo Silverlake, Bobs history at Millie's cafe, patients getting jobs and assimilating into the working world, social media effects, Clairemont, weed, Bobs teeth in detail (UGH), Dsuvia the latest greatest end all opioid. 

Music! Music! Music! Joe Strummer, Oasis, The Counting Crows, Keith Morris, The Beatles, The Chili Peppers, The Germs, Blue Oyster Cult, Neil Young, The Low and Sweet Orchestra, The Grateful Dead, John Cale, Walter Lure 

Bob, Chuk and Mike start off the new year with a very funny intro about bad information off the internet, clinical talk at meeting, changes in 12 step groups, teaching addicts that in life bad things are going to happen, family life and Bobs new dog.

The Don’t Die crew travels to the OC to talk with recovery legend, long time friend of Bob and Chuks boss, “The Cleaner”  Warren Boyd. This is a history lesson and a really fun romp into the early days of drug treatment.

This Christmas holiday episode is Bob giving a talk at Alo House in Santa Monica. He tells his history, talks Christmas in rehab, having a game plan at Christmas, the need to stop blaming, loving people and being a real person, honesty and suicide.