Good to be back! Our favorite guest, Pete Neild, joins me to discuss his new e-book (working title Memories of Driving Calypso. It’s an exploration of the songs that backup Pete’s pursuit of happiness. Feel join us on the live chat with questions and comments.
It’s Wednesday, October 8, 2025. This is what John Riley thinks.
Pete Neild shares his passion project documenting the songs and stories of his life. Regular people write autobiographies, but Pete is not a regular person. LOL.
Pete has created a set of YouTube playlists that include hundreds of his video recordings along with accompanying music that sets the mood for special memories in his life. Each video is accompanied by a PDF link of a 1–3-page story that describes in greater detail the meaning of the music and how it is linked to his special memories.
This started out as road trip music when he picked up his custom Corvette from the factory in Bowling Green KY. It has grown to include a wide range of other stories involving Navy, Poway, Maui and much more.
Pete enjoys both driving to these background songs and taking in the full audio experience while floating in his backyard pool.
This is the first time I have ever witnessed someone outlining, documenting, and cross referencing their key moments in their life linked to videos and music encapsulated in YouTube playlists. Have you heard of such a thing?
Thanks Pete!
Here is the link to the YouTube Playlist currently called “DRIVING CALYPSO”, note that the name might change but it will not affect the link to the playlist.
Here is the link to the PDF of the PowerPoint slides music selection slides (all 8 of them):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BKL7_i0SdXSw5CZ7-RY9u87Bmt2SvHnB/view?usp=drive_link
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