I wanted to write this regarding a friend and a great inspiration to me who has recently passed on. His name is Rod Rodriguez and he was a host on a para-political and alternative news podcast called "Nervous Teeth" that was hosted by Gareth Davies. Though the show was much more than that on the surface. It wasn't just the topics or news that caught my attention, initially it was the people on the show talking on these subjects and Rod brought a certain element to it with his character and personality that was unmatched. I felt I could relate to him in many ways and the things he would talk about were the issues that I myself was going through or questioning and in fact still am. So many times I would hear other shows that were similar in nature and the people talking on the broadcasts I could never relate with and they just didn't motivate me to question anything at all In fact most of the shows sounded cookie cutter and commercialized or "typical".
Nervous Teeth changed everything for me when I heard it. It was different and I could relate to the hosts, Gareth and Rod. They were down to Earth and when you listened to them talking you just felt like you were there listening to a couple of friends talking and it was such a casual way to lead into these heavy controversial topics. Rod I felt appealed to whole other level of audience. Perhaps people like myself who aren't always so serious and like to have a sense of humor about life. I won't sugarcoat it, I thought he was funny as hell! Yet was engaging to listen to when he spoke about more serious topics but always had a humours spin on them. I really liked how he questioned the system and reality. The more I listened the more I began to wake up and question reality myself. He inspired me to keep digging and to keep an open mind.
I won't go into the details here, but along the way Nervous Teeth ended production and I lost touch with Gareth and Rod. A few years have passed since Nervous Teeth and at some point Gareth took his online blog "Mind Set Central" which dealt with many of the same topics and issues and turned it into an extension of Nervous Teeth in many ways and is now called "The Mind Set" Podcast which you can find at www.MindsetCentral.com and it is hosted by Gareth Davies. Other co-hosts have joined the show over some time and the show has evolved into what it is now. I personally feel the podcast is an evolution of what was or used to be Nervous Teeth.
Gareth recently gave me an opportunity to be apart of Mind Set Central crew and the podcast. What an honor an that is and I am thankful for what Rod contributed previously because that has motivated me as a co-host on Mind Set Central to perhaps inspire and enlighten others lives as Rod did for me. I can honestly say that without hearing him on Nervous Teeth that I highly doubt it that I would be into podcasting right now and talking about these topics that we do on Mind Set Central. I want to do my best to show my appreciation by helping to carry on his legacy in my own way but knowing that he is an instrumental part of who I am today in regards to podcasting and in the way I question and view reality. Gareth has turned out to be a great lifelong friend for me and inspiration as well and I am thankful to he is apart of my life now. When I look back and reflect on when I listen to Nervous Teeth initially little did I know I'd be here today writing this and contributing to the same cause that is Mind Set Central. It truly shows me that I am on this path for a reason and who we meet and who touches us plays a big part in what we become.
Rod I hope is at peace now and now has some answers to the questions that has always burdened him. I'm sure even in the afterlife he is questioning and joking about things just in another reality, his soul carries on and I don't think he realized how many lives he touched here in this world but I know for sure that he touched mine. Rod rest in peace, I'll never forget you friend. Wherever you are give em' hell!
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