In this episode of 20 Year Timeout, I reconnect with Anthony Fuller, an athlete, risk analyst, musician, and the son of a jazz legend whose life and friendships shaped generations of music.

Anthony and I had not truly connected since high school. In this real time reunion, the conversation moves freely across memory, identity, creativity, and personal growth. We talk about growing up in Worcester, elite sports, music legacy, financial careers, fatherhood, generational trauma, and the questions that shape who we become over time.

Anthony shares remarkable stories about his father’s athletic discipline, life on the jazz circuit, and growing up in a multigenerational, multicultural household influenced by some of the greatest musicians of all time. From football and academics to risk management, mentorship, and creative healing through music, this conversation is thoughtful, wide ranging, and deeply human.

This episode captures what 20 Year Timeout is all about: rediscovering people from the past and learning who they are now.

Topics include

• Growing up in Worcester and early identity
• Being raised by a jazz musician
• Sports, discipline, and confidence
• Creativity, music, and performance
• Risk management and financial careers
• Mentorship, education, and fatherhood
• Curiosity, trauma, and personal reinvention

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20 Year Timeout is a podcast where I reconnect with people I have not spoken to in over twenty years to see what time has done to our stories.

Hosted by Rich Marks the Spot.
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In this episode of 20 Year Timeout, I reconnect with Billy, my very first best friend from kindergarten.

We had not seen or spoken to each other in over thirty years, yet the conversation picks up as if no time has passed at all. What begins with childhood memories quickly expands into a wide ranging and curious discussion about life, fatherhood, identity, and how our minds work.

We revisit Mortal Kombat battles, Nintendo, prank calls, and early internet mischief, then move into deeper territory including Billy’s journey from police academy to psychology, his work helping people through addiction and recovery, and how martial arts, spirituality, and personal growth shape confidence and purpose.

The conversation is thoughtful, funny, reflective, and occasionally surreal, touching on topics like artificial intelligence, memory techniques, dreams, and the way curiosity evolves as we grow older.

This episode is about friendship, time, and the strange comfort of reconnecting with someone who knew you before you knew yourself.

Topics include

• Childhood friendships and early memories
• Mortal Kombat, Nintendo, and growing up online
• Fatherhood and raising kids in the digital age
• From police academy to psychology
• Martial arts, mindset, and confidence
• AI, memory, dreams, and spirituality

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20 Year Timeout is a podcast where I reconnect with people I have not spoken to in over twenty years to see what time has done to our stories.

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In this episode of 20 Year Timeout, I reconnect with Michael Harnois, a Worcester native, full time musician, and longtime friend from our Catholic school days.

After decades apart, we sit down to catch up on life, creativity, music, and parenthood. The conversation moves from childhood memories and recess games to forming a Taylor Swift tribute band, playing album tribute shows, and navigating creativity while raising kids in a digital world.

We talk about growing up on AOL, chat rooms, and Nintendo, how community and humor still matter, and why making music looks different but still feels essential. Along the way, we revisit old snack food rap songs, including the legendary 3D Doritos, and reflect on how our creative paths have evolved over time.

This episode is funny, nostalgic, and thoughtful, with honest reflections on friendship, music, and staying creative as life changes.

Topics include

• Growing up in Catholic school in Worcester
• Joining a Taylor Swift tribute band
• Album tribute shows and learning pop production
• Parenting and creativity after thirty
• AOL, chat rooms, Nintendo, and early internet culture
• Community, connection, and humor

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20 Year Timeout is a podcast where I reconnect with people I have not spoken to in over twenty years to see what time has done to our stories.

Hosted by Rich Marks the Spot.
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In this episode of 20 Year Timeout, I reconnect with Father Jonathan Slavinskas, also known as “The Priest,” for the first time in over twenty years.

We sit down on the porch of St. Bernard’s Church in Worcester, Massachusetts, for an honest, unfiltered conversation about where life has taken us since we last spoke. What starts as a nostalgic reunion quickly turns into a thoughtful discussion about faith, purpose, health, service, and personal growth.

We reflect on growing up Catholic in Worcester, the path to the priesthood in a modern world, community leadership, addiction recovery, mental health, and what it means to help others while continuing to work on yourself. The conversation is funny, grounded, deeply personal, and full of unexpected moments.

This episode is about what happens when you unpause the past and allow space for reflection, growth, and reconnection.

Topics include

• Growing up Catholic in Worcester
• Becoming a priest in the modern world
• Faith in the age of technology
• Mental health, addiction, and healing
• Community service and personal purpose

Recorded at St. Bernard’s Church on Lincoln Street in Worcester, Massachusetts.

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20 Year Timeout is a podcast where I reconnect with people I have not spoken to in over twenty years to see what time has done to our stories.

Hosted by Rich Marks the Spot.
Watch episodes and find more at https://www.youtube.com/@richmarksthespot

This is the very first episode of 20 Year Timeout, a podcast where I reconnect with people I have not seen or spoken to in over twenty years.

Old friends. Old bandmates. Former roommates. People who mattered at one point and quietly drifted out of frame.

In this episode, I sit down with Christopher Parks, also known as The Boss. This is the first time we have talked face to face in more than two decades.

We rewind to our teenage years growing up in Worcester, Massachusetts. From guitar lessons and talent shows to recording demos in an attic and sneaking into shows, we relive the chaos, creativity, and ambition of who we were and reflect on where life has taken us since.

This conversation is nostalgic, funny, raw, and unexpectedly reflective. It sets the tone for what this podcast is all about.

Topics include

• Growing up in Worcester in the early 2000s
• Teaching each other guitar and throwing each other in lockers
• The talent show that changed everything
• Meeting Korn and chasing music dreams
• Wild stories from Foxwoods and the origin of The Boss
• Mental health, creativity, and finding meaning in failure

Chapters
00:00 Reuniting After Twenty Years
02:00 Guitar Lessons and Getting Thrown in Lockers
06:00 Catholic School Talent Show Goes Off
12:00 Music Lessons, First Guitars, and Fruity Loops
18:00 Meeting Korn and Eighth Grade Stardom
25:00 Making Beats on Pirated Software
32:00 Teaching Guitar, Writing Lyrics, Staying Passionate
39:00 Homeschooling, Life Detours, and The Boss Persona
46:00 Reality TV, Fame, and Doing It Our Way
54:00 Wildest Story from Foxwoods
1:04:00 Creative Hobbies, Growth, and Mental Health
1:13:00 Shoutouts, Missed Connections, and the Kids We Were
1:19:00 Timelines and Lifetimes Original Poem
1:21:00 Outro Did We Live With Purpose

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What happened to the people we used to know?

20 Year Timeout is a podcast hosted by Rich Marks the Spot where real conversations begin after time has passed. Each episode is an unscripted reunion with someone from Rich’s past. Sometimes it has been 20 years. Sometimes it has been much less.

Old friends, bandmates, former coworkers, near strangers. No scripts. No agenda. Just honest conversations about life, creativity, culture, and how time reshapes who we are.

If you have ever wondered what reconnecting might reveal about someone else or about yourself, this is your invitation to press unpause.

New episodes available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.

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20 Year Timeout is a podcast where I reconnect with people I have not spoken to in over twenty years to see what time has done to our stories.

Listen & Watch Here:
https://open.spotify.com/show/7Aa3P0QSufFWzgbUSOtUTB

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/20-year-timeout/id1862794471

https://www.youtube.com/@richmarksthespot