VICTORY LAP DEPT.
Becoming comfortable on stage in high school plays led into performing in Cobra, my cover band, which fed directly into Nihilistics, which prepared me for hosting a talk show on WFMU, which culminated in a long professional radio career at SiriusXM.
It’s hard to believe I’ve interviewed (okay, two I only met – guess which ones) all these people and disappointing to know the audio will likely never be heard again, due to SiriusXM’s utter inability to honor any of its archives beyond Howard Stern’s. I keep stumbling across more names and updated the list yesterday, adding a † designation for all those no longer with us (hard to believe how many).
I guess I did okay for a kid from Lindenhurst, huh?
Aaron Lewis
Aaron Tippin
Abby Elliott
Ace Frehley
Adam Ferrara
Adam Richman
Adam Spiegelman
Adrienne Barbeau
Al Jardine
Al Madrigal
Al Roker
Al Shearer
Alabama
Aleksa Palladino
Alex Orbison
Alex Skolnick
Alexandra Daddario
Alexis Dejoria
Alfre Woodard
Alison Levine
Alter Bridge
Amanda Petrusich
Amanda Warren
Amberley Snyder
Amy Brenneman
Amy Helm
Anastasia Griffith
Anders Parker
Andre Carbine
Andre Williams †
Andrea McCardle
Andrew Lincoln
Andy Babiuk
Andy Daly
Andy Fiori
Andy Erickson
Angaleena Presley
Anna Chlumsky
Annie Nelson
Annie Parisse
Anthony Melchiorri
Anthony Michael Hall
Antoine Sicotte
Aries Spears
Artie Lange
Astro †
Ato Essandoh
Aubrie Sellers
Augusten Burroughs
Barbara Billups †
Barbara K.
Barbara Rosenblatt
Barbet Schroeder
Barry Williams
Bebe Buell
Bello Nock
Ben Kingsley
Ben McKenzie
Ben Mendelsohn
Ben Vereen
Ben Wheatley
Bent-Jorgen Perlmutt
Beth Harrington
Betsy Brandt
Betty Buckley
Big & Rich
Bill Anderson
Bill Engvall
Bill Fries (C.W. McCall) †
Bill Geist
Bill Kirchen
Bill Medley
Bill Nye
Bill Persky
Billy Bob Thornton
Billy Campbell
Billy Currington
Billy Gibbons
Billy Joe Shaver †
Billy Ray Cyrus
Bill Paxton †
B.J. Thomas †
Blackberry Smoke
The Black Lillies
Blues Traveler
Bo Bice
Bob Forrest
Bob Gruen
Bob Saget †
Bobby Brown
Bobby Hart
Bobby Blitz
Bobcat Goldthwait
The BoDeans
Brad Keselowski
Brad Meltzer
Brad Paisley
Brad Tolinski
Brad Williams
Brandee Roderick
Bret Michaels
Brett Berns
Brian Baumgartner
Brian Dennehy †
Brian Johnson
Brian Kilmeade
Brian Posehn
Brian Setzer
Bruce Dickinson
Bruce McCulloch
Bruce Pavitt
Bryan Callen
Buddy Guy
Bun E. Carlos
Buzz Aldrin
The Cactus Blossoms
Cady Huffman
Caitlin Doughty
Caleb Johnson
Carol Alt
Carol Burnett
Carol Kane
Carol Miller
Caroline Rhea
Carrie Preston
Cathy Moriarty
Cee Lo Green
Cesar Millan
Charlaine Harris
Charles Lewis
Charley Pride †
Charlie Cox
Charlie Daniels †
Chazz Palminteri
Cheech & Chong
Cheetah Chrome
Chip Esten
Chip Taylor
Chris Bauer
Chris Butler
Chris Hadfield
Chris Isaak
Chris Knight
Chris Nunez
Chris Robinson
Chris Shiflett
Chris Stapleton
Chris Wallace
Christopher Kennedy Lawford †
Christopher Knight
Chuck Billy
Chuck Hughes
Chuck Klosterman
Cindy Williams †
Clare Bowen
Clayton English
Clem Burke
Cliff Richard
Clint Black
Clint Howard
Clive Standen
Cloris Leachman †
Coco Austin
Colman Domingo
Colt Ford
Commander Cody (George Frayne) †
Corb Lund
Corey Feldman
Corey Mead
Cowboy Jack Clement †
Craig Morgan
Curly Neal †
Curtis Armstrong
C.W. McCall †
Daisy Eagan
Dale Watson
Dallas Moore
Dallas Roberts
Dallas Wayne
Damien Echols
Damon Gameau
Dan Lauria
Dan Penn
Dan St. Germain
Danai Gurira
Dana Nachman
Daniel H. Wilson
Danielle Brooks
Danny Aiello †
Danny “The Count” Koker
Daphne Miller
The Darkness
Darrell Scott
Daryl Brown
Daryl Hannah
Dash Mihok
Dave Attell
Dave Foley
Dave Hill
Dave Kindig
Dave Marsh
Dave Nemo
Dave Stewart
Dave Thomas
David Alan Coe †
David Cross
David Gelb
David Johansen
David Morrissey
David Noyes
David Stein
Dawn Wells †
Dean Cain
Debbie Harry
Deborah Ann Woll
Dee Snider
Deke Dickerson
Denis O’Hare
Denny Tedesco
Derek Trucks
Dermot Mulroney
Dick Zigun
Dierks Bentley
Dion DiMucci
Dita Von Teese
DJ Ashba
D.J. Cotrona
Dolly Parton
DMC
Dominic Chianese
Dominic Cooper
Dominic Monaghan
Dominique Ansel
Don Randi
Don Winslow
Donnie Wahlberg
The Doobie Brothers
Dorothy Shackleford
Doug Seegers
Drew Verza
Drew DeNicola
Drew Pinsky
Drive-By Truckers
Dr. John †
Duane Eddy †
Duff McKagan
Dylan Kwasniewski
Earl Swift
Ed Asner †
Ed Hardy
Edan Lepucki
Eddie Money †
Eddie Spaghetti
Edgar Wright
Eileen Rockefeller
Elayne Boosler
Eli Roth
Eliza Roberts
Elizabeth Cook
Ellin Stein
Emilia Clarke
Emily Mortimer
Eric Roberts
Eric Stromer
Esai Morales
Eugene Mirman
Elizabeth Mitchell
Elizabeth Rodriguez
Emily Ratajkowski
Eric “Roscoe” Ambel
Ernie Hudson
Etta Clark
Eugene Levy
Evan Michelson
Famke Janssen
Finn Murphy
Finn Wittrock
Fisher Stevens
Florence Henderson †
Foghat
Foreigner
Fran Drescher
Frank Bello
Frank Stallone
Franka Potente
Fred Turner
Fred Willard †
Galadrielle Allman
Gareth Murphy
Gary Busey
Gary Cole
Gary Wright †
Garry Tallent
Garth Brooks
Geoffrey Rush
George Barris †
George Hamilton
George Takei
George Thorogood
Gene Simmons
Gillian Anderson
Ginger Alden
Glenn Hughes
Glyn Johns
Graham Nash
Greg Graffin
Greg Kihn
Greg Nicotero
Gregg Allman †
Gretchen Wilson
Gunnar Hansen †
Guy Fieri
Guy Pearce
Hal Linden
Handsome Dick Manitoba
Hank Williams Jr.
Hans Zimmer
Harley Flanagan
Harry Connick, Jr.
Harry Wayne Casey
Harvey Aronson
Heather Cupcakes
Heather Poole
Henry Rollins
Henry Wagons
Henry Winkler
Howard Kaylan
Ian Bagg
Ian Christie
Illeana Douglas
Irwin Gellman
The Illusionists
Insects vs. Robots
Isaiah Washington
Ivan Orkin
Izzy Paskowitz
Jackie Martling
Jake Busey
Jake Johannsen
Jai Courtney
Jaime Pressly
James Burton
James Ellroy
James D. Cooper
James P. Hoffa
James Lipton †
James Michael
James Purefoy
James Toback
Jamey Johnson
Jamie Bell
Jan Gaye
Jane Kaczmarek
Jared Logan
Jason Aldean
Jason Isbell
Jason Silva
Jason Statham
Jay Farrar
J.B. Mauney
J.D. Souther
Jean Chatzky
Jeanne Tripplehorn
Jeff Arnett
Jeff Bridges
Jeff Buting
Jeff Dunham
Jeff Foxworthy
Jeff Tweedy
Jennifer Esposito
Jennifer Nettles
Jeremy Sisto
Jeremy Spencer
Jerry Springer †
Jesse Malin
Jesse Moss
Jesse Schenker
Jesse Ventura
Jett Williams
Jewel
Jill Scott
Jim Breuer
Jim Drury
Jim Florentine
Jim Halsey
Jim Heath
Jim Jarmusch
Jim Lauderdale
Jimbo Mathus
Jimmie Dale Gilmore
Jimmie Johnson
Jimmie “JJ” Walker
Jody Stephens
Joe DeRosa
Joe Madison
Joe Manganiello
Joe Satriani
Joe Walsh
Joel Edgerton
Joel Grey
Joel Kinnaman
Joel Murray
Joel Stein
Joey Logano
John Amos
John Anderson
John Byrne Cooke †
John C. Reilly
John Doe
John Ficarra
John Fogerty
John Fugelsang
John Fullbright
John Hurley
John Kay
John Leguizamo
John Oates
John Popper
John Ratzenberger
John Rich
John Ryan
John Schneider
John Waite
John Walsh
Johnny Cupcakes
Johnny Knoxville
Jon Anderson
Jon Bernthal
Jon Langford
Jon Lovitz
Jon Wiederhorn
Jonathan Banks
Jonathan Jackson
Josh Alan Friedman
Josh McDermitt
Josh Weltman
Judah Friedlander
Judd Apatow
Judith Hill
Juliette Lewis
Justin Halperin
Kacey Musgraves
KaDee Strickland
Kane Hodder
Karen Gillan
Karen Hunter
Kat Von D.
Katherine Turman
Kathleen Madigan
Kathy Cloniger
Kathy Mattea
Katie Daryl
Kay Adams
Kaz
Kellie Pickler
Kelly Lynch
Ken Caillat
Ken Cage
Ken Stern
Kenneth Branagh
Kenneth Johnson
Kenneth Turan
Kevin Costner
Kevin Cronin
Kevin Harvick
Kevin McDonald
Kevin Meaney †
Kevin O’Leary
Kevin Robinson
Kevin Sorbo
Kim Coates
Kim Dickens
Kimberly Williams-Paisley
Kinky Friedman
Kodi Smit-McPhee
Kristian Bush
Kristin Bauer van Straten
Kurt Busch
Kyle Gass
Lady A (formerly Lady Antebellum)
Lainie Kazan
Larry Campbell
Larry Flick
Larry the Cable Guy
Larry Winget
Laura Dern
Lauren Cohan
Lea Thompson
LeAnn Rimes
Leonard Maltin
LeVar Burton
Lee Rocker
Les Claypool
Les Gold
Lewis Black
Lidia Bastianich
Lili Taylor
Linda Blair
Linda Cardellini
Lisa G.
Lisa Kelly
Lisa Lampanelli
Lisa Fischer
Lisa Rinna
Lita Ford
Little Anthony
Little Big Town
Little Steven
Lizz Winstead
L.J. Jenkins
LoCash Cowboys
Lorenzo Lamas
Loretta Swit
Lori Greiner
Lorna Luft
Lorraine Wallace
Lou Diamond Phillips
Louise Harrison
Lucie Arnaz
Lucy Lawless
Luke Bryan
Lukas Nelson
Luke Perry †
Lynn Winstead
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Mandolin Brothers
Marc Abraham
Marc Dolan
Marcia Gay Harden
Marcus Samuelsson
Margo Martindale
Maria Bello
Marilu Henner
Marion Barry †
Margot Bingham
Mark Ecko
Mark Farner
Mark McKinney
Marky Ramone
Marie Osmond
Marty Stuart
Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Mary Karr
Marthe Keller
Martin Truex Jr.
Matt Richtel
Matt Triplett
Matthew Modine
The Mavericks
Meat Loaf †
Megan Massacre
Meghan McCain
Melissa Arnot
Melissa Holbrook Pierson
Melissa Joan Hart
Melissa Leo
Meredith Vieira
Metal Allegiance
Mia Michaels
Micah Nelson
Michael Bennett
Michael Chiklis
Michael Cudlitz
Michael Ian Black
Michael McKean
Michael Moore
Michael Palascak
Michael Showalter
Michael Starr
Michael Streissguth
Michael Symon
Michael Waltrip
Michael Zegen
Mick Foley
Mick Jones
Mickey Munday
Mickey Raphael
Mike Earp
Mike Epps
Mike Lookinland
Mike Love
Mike Mizanin
Mike Rowe
Mike Zohn
Miki Sudo
Miriam Linna
Mitch Fatel
Mo Rocca
Mojo Nixon
Mollie Katzen
Gas Monkey Garage
Montgomery Gentry
Morgan Fairchild
My Darling Clementine
Nadia G.
Nancy Cartwright
Neal Preston
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Nelsan Ellis †
Nicholas Sparks
Nick Berardini
Nick Frost
Nick Kroll
Nick Robinson
Night Ranger
Nikki Sixx
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Noreena Hertz
Norman Reedus
The Oak Ridge Boys
Olivia Mori
Orianthi
Orlando Bloom
Oscar the Grouch
Otis Gibbs
The Outlaws
Papa Roach
Pat Boone
Pat Green
Pat LaFrieda
Pat St. John
Patrick Duffy
Patrick Fabian
Patterson Hood
Patti Stanger
Patton Oswalt
Patty Loveless
Paul Anka
Paul Bearer †
Paul Binder
Paul Dano
Paul Feig
Paul Newman †
Paul Schrader
Paul Sparks
Paul Williams
Paul Stanley
Penelope Ann Miller
Penn Jillette
Peri Gilpin
Pete Dominick
Peter Billingsley
Peter Bogdanovich †
Peter Guralnick
Peter Max
Peter Mehlman
Peter Wolf
Phil Rosenthal
Quentin Tarantino
Rachael Harris
The Radio City Rockettes
Ralph Macchio
Ramblin’ Jack Elliott
Randy Bachman
Randy Blythe
Randy Poe
Ray Evernham
Ray Benson
Ray Liotta †
Ray Parker Jr.
Ray Stevens
Ray Wylie Hubbard
Red Simpson †
Reed Timmer
Reese Cates
Regina King
Renny Harlin
Reverend Horton Heat
Rex Brown
Rich Graff
Rich Kienzle
Rich Robinson
Richard Eagan
Richard Rawlings
Richie Sambora
Rick Bayless
Rick Hall †
Rick Moranis
Rick Springfield
Rick Wakeman
Rickie Lee Jones
Ricky Skaggs
Ricky Schroder
Rob Corddry
Rob Delaney
Rob Huebel
Robin Duke
Rob Halford
Rob Kutner
Rob Riggle
Robert Gordon (Author)
Robert Gordon (Singer)
Robert Irvine
Rob Schneider
Robert Bly †
Robert Duvall
Robert Earl Keen
Robert Ellis
Robert Patrick
Robert Wuhl
Robin Leach †
Robin Lord Taylor
Robin Williams †
Rocco DiSpirito
The Rockettes
Rodney Crowell
Roger Alan Wade
Roger Earl
Roger McGuinn
Ron Perlman
Ron White
Ronnie Spector †
Rory Kennedy
Rose McGowan
Rosie Flores
Rosie O'Donnell
Russell Peters
The Rude Boys
Rude Jude Angelini
Russell Simmons
Rutina Wesley
Rutledge Wood
Ryan Bingham
Ryan Newman
S. Epatha Merkerson
Sal Governale
Sally Kellerman †
Sam Bush
Sam Elliott
Sam Hunter
Sam Moore
Sam Outlaw
Sam Palladio
Sam Waterston
Samantha Bee
Sara Evans
Sarah Bennett
Sarah Paulson
Scott Adsit
Scott Bomar
Scott Ian
Scott Thompson
Scotty McCreery
Sean Astin
Sebastian Bach
Sela Ward
Seth Gold
Seth Herzog
Shannon Tweed
Sharon Jones †
Sharon Lintz
Shawn Ashmore
Sherwood Schwartz †
Sig Hansen
Silent Bob
Simon Pegg
Simon Townshend
Sister Hazel
Slash
Spike Feresten
Stacy Keach
The SteelDrivers
Stefanie Powers
Stephen Dorff
Stephen Moyer
Stephin Merritt
Steve Cropper
Steve Earle
Steve Stang
Steve Guttenberg
Steve Jones
Steve-O
Steve Seabury
Steve Wilkos
Steven Adler
Steven Schirripa
Styx
Sonya Fitzpatrick
Sugar Sullivan
Sully Erna
The Surreal McCoys
Susan Olsen
Susan Tedeschi
Susie Essman
Suzanne Somers †
Swoosie Kurtz
Tanya Tucker
Tara Reid
Taryn Manning
Tate Donovan
Taylor Lautner
Tav Falco
Ted Alexandro
Ted Allen
Ted Braun
Ted Nugent
Teresa Williams
The Band Perry
The Naked Cowboy
Thomas Haden Church
Thomas Jane
Thomas Sadoski
3 Doors Down
Tiffany Boone
Tig Notaro
Tim Blake Nelson
Tim Conway †
Tim Daly
Tim McGraw
Tim Medvetz
Toby Keith †
Todd Snider
Tom Chapin
Tom Jones
Tom Payne
Tom Papa
Tom Riley
Tom Ruprecht
Tom Russell
Tom Sizemore †
Tom Wopat
Tommy Johnson Jr.
Tom Weston-Jones
Tony Hale
Tony Iommi
Tony Orlando
Tony Roberts
Trailer Choir
Travis Fimmel
Travis Tritt
Treat Williams †
Trevor Rabin
Tricia Helfer
T.R. Knight
Trisha Yearwood
Turk Pipkin
Two Foot Fred
Troy Garity
Uggie †
Uzo Aduba
Vicki Lawrence
Victor Bevine
Victor Garber
Victoria Gotti
Vince Gill
Vince Neil
Vincent D'Onofrio
Vincent Gallo
Vinessa Shaw
Vinnie Pastore
Virginia Madsen
Wanda Jackson
Warren Haynes
Warren Hellman †
Wayne Hancock
Wayne Knight
W. Earl Brown
"Weird Al" Yankovic
Whitey Morgan
Willie Geist
Willie Nelson
Wolfgang Puck
Xan Cassavetes
Yamma Brown
Yeardley Smith
Zakk Wylde
Zombie Slayers