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Alex is a Composition undergraduate student at the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University. You can find his music on Sound Cloud and YouTube:



https://soundcloud.com/alex-rotundo

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEXvE5Fn7m77hKMnB-6xMLg

On this episode I catch up with the extraordinary yet humble Tony Lymon. He is a polyglot of talents and interests who grew up in one of the poorest areas in the USA. I was so fortunate to know Tony and become his friend during college. I was a huge fan during his Jam-Rock phase with King Konga. This is a long one but there are so many gems to learn from Tony. We talk about race and classism. We also go in deep on high school band and its critical role in education. Tony's non traditional path to completing his education is also enlightening.  To reward those who listen to the entire podcast Tony gave me permission to add a track from King Konga's album Something Good! 

Check out the 2020 Virtual Reunion Performance of King Konga Here!

Tony Lyom is the former Assistant Director of Bands at Petal High School in Petal, Mississippi and currently is the co-music arranger/show designer for the Petal High School marching band. Tony is the director show designer for the Petal Indoor Percussion Theatre, a national WGI Percussion Scholastic World Finalist. He has twice been awarded the Outstanding Junior High Director of the Southeast Mississippi Band Directors Association and the 2008 Mississippi Bandmasters Association AE McClain Outstanding Young Band Director Award. Tony was also the Founder and Director of Eminence Indoor Percussion Ensemble, a regional and national WGI Open Class finalist and championship ensemble.

Tony holds a Bachelors degree in Music Education from the University of Southern Mississippi and a Certification in 3D Architectural Rendering from The 3D Training Institute of New York. He was a member and principal percussionist in the world renowned Southern Miss Wind Ensemble and Southern Miss Symphony Orchestra. While at Southern Miss, Tony was the percussion arranger for the Pride of Mississippi Marching Band and USM indoor percussion ensemble. Tony was also a member of the World Champion Star of Indiana Drum and Bugle Corps (Bloomington, IN) from 1991-1993. In his three years of DCI experience, he won the DCI-Midwest Solo Timpani Champion and the 1994 Percussive Arts Society International Solo Timpani Award. Tony's original marimba composition "Of Thoughts and Thinking" has become a standard in percussion literature. The piece was most recently recorded by German percussion artist Cornelia Monkse on the CD "Marimba 2" and was featured in the French documentary film "Le Ciel."

After college, Tony pursued a professional performance career for eight years with the pop/rock band King Konga . While with King Konga, Tony toured the world selling out venues in nationwide. The group did a post September 11th USO tour for the US Military in Hawaii and South East Asia. The four-piece band gained critical acclaim reaching #81 on the AC Hot 100 Pop Charts with "Something Good." With a rare accomplishment by an independent band, King Konga captured the eyes and ears of many major record labels and the band went on to perform at Woodstock '99. Tony has also performed with The Mississippi Symphony, Mobile Opera, Hattiesburg Civic Light Opera and The Meistersingers Orchestral/Choral Ensemble.

Tony recently wrapped up a season as the sound designer for The Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps in 2018 and currently serves as Creative Designer for Pacific Crest Drum and Bugle Corps. He is the owner of Eidetic Creative, a multimedia creative designs solution business. He currently resides  in Petal, Mississippi with his wife Emily and 13 year-old daughter Colette.

On this episode, I am excited to introduce you to Lekeshia Jarrett, M.D. She  is an amazing person and we focus on her background and evolution as both a mother and family medicine physician.

She is the cornerstone of a power couple with her husband Christopher Jarrett. Chris has a cameo but really deserves an episode of his own.

Here is a link to the book she recommended Heavy by Kiese Laymon.

Dr. Lekeshia Jarrett received her Bachelor of Science in Biology at Xavier University of Louisiana. She earned her Doctor of Medicine at the University of Mississippi School of Medicine, and she completed her internship and residency in Family Practice and Community Medicine at the University of South Alabama. She is board certified in family medicine.

Dr. Christopher Jarrett received his Doctor of Medicine from the University of Mississippi School of Medicine. He completed an Orthopaedic Surgery Internship and Residency at the University of South Alabama Medical Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. He completed an Adult Reconstruction Fellowship at Ranawat Orthopaedic Center, Lenox Hill Hospital in New York. Dr. Jarrett is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery with a specialty focus in Hips and Knees as well as General Orthopaedic Conditions.

We overcame zoom and internet gremlins to produce a conversation on how she uses a combination of humor, friendship, medical advice and compassion to overcome injury, aging and now the pandemic.  I really appreciate Nikki taking the time to join the podcast. There is a lot to learn from her, enjoy!

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Nikki's article on Aging for Ultrarunner Magazine

Bridger Ridge Run

Hardrock 100

Finding Traction

Nikki Kimball is one of the most competitive and successful Ultra-Endurance Athletes in the history of Road and Mountain-Trail-Ultramarathon racing:


2nd place, Hardrock 100, 2018
2nd place, HURT 100m, 2017
2nd place, Big Horn 100m, 2016
1st place, Marathon Des Sables, 2014
Western States 100 Champion 2004, 2006, 2007
Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc 108 Mile,Champion, 2007
Member of United States 100K Team 2001-2006; 8th overall and 1st American at World Cup 2003, Tainan, Taiwan; 7th at World Cup 2005; scoring member of gold medal 100K team at World Cup 2005
50-Mile Trail National Champion 2003, 2004, 2005
50-Mile Road National Champion 2005
1st place, American River 50-Mile, 2003
2nd Place, National 100K Championships, 2001

This is the first of 2 podcast episodes featuring the legendary Nikki Kimball, this is a recording of her 2016 Keynote Presentation for the Central California Psychiatric Society Annual Meeting.

Nikki is one of the most competitive and successful Ultra-Endurance Athletes in this history of Road and Mountain-Trail-Ultramarathon racing:

2nd place, Hardrock 100, 2018

2nd place, HURT 100m, 2017

2nd place, Big Horn 100m, 2016

1st place, Marathon Des Sables, 2014

Western States 100 Champion 2004, 2006, 2007

Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc 108 Mile,Champion, 2007

Member of United States 100K Team 2001-2006; 8th overall and 1st American at World Cup 2003, Tainan, Taiwan; 7th at World Cup 2005; scoring member of gold medal 100K team at World Cup 2005

50-Mile Trail National Champion 2003, 2004, 2005

50-Mile Road National Champion 2005

1st place, American River 50-Mile, 2003

2nd Place, National 100K Championships, 2001

Susan Clinard is an award-winning artist who exhibits extensively.  She is an artist in residence at the Eli Whitney Museum. Susan has taught at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Palette and Chisel Academy of Fine Arts. She has received substantial public commissions, and her sculptures can be found in many private collections worldwide. She has been the awardee of the 2019 MH Hammerschlag Award, and the 2018 Art by the Northeast Award for Sculpture.

Check out her website and artwork HERE

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