In this powerful episode of Stick Lounge Podcast, we sit down with Lily to hear her story—a journey that began when she was just 12 years old. For years, Lily experienced unexplained symptoms that left her in pain and confusion. Despite countless visits to doctors, she was repeatedly dismissed, told she was “fine,” and made to feel like it was all in her head.

It wasn’t until a series of unexpected events led her to discover endometriosis—a condition that affects millions of women but is often misunderstood and overlooked. Lily finally found someone who listened, validated her experience, and helped her get the care she desperately needed.

Just one month after her procedure, Lily is already feeling better than she has in years. Her story is a testament to resilience, advocacy, and the importance of being heard.

✨ Join us for this heartfelt conversation and help spread awareness. Women deserve to be believed. Endometriosis is real—and it’s time we treat it that way.

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🎃 Special Halloween Episode: "Ghost or Gray?" 👻

On this hauntingly special episode of the Stick Lounge Podcast, we embrace the magic of our favorite season—Halloween! Think crisp autumn air, crunchy leaves underfoot, pumpkin-flavored everything, and of course… a classic ghost story.

But this tale hits close to home. It’s a chilling encounter from Joe’s childhood in Nevada—an experience that still leaves him wondering. Was it a ghost? Something else? Maybe even something not of this world?

Tune in and decide for yourself. We hope you enjoy “Ghost or Gray?”

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Stick Lounge Podcast had the pleasure of sitting down with legendary guitarist Randy Hansen and his longtime manager, Kevin Fillo. This unforgettable interview was a blast! Randy treated us to a personal performance right in the Stick Lounge, gifted former Des Moines Mayor Matt Pina a custom guitar, and shared incredible stories from his life, his tours, and the many fascinating people he’s met along the way.

Randy is not only an extraordinary talent—he’s also just a genuinely great guy. Kevin, one of Randy’s closest childhood friends, reluctantly stepped into the role of manager 42 years ago when Randy was ready to “hang it up.” Decades later, they’re still touring and sharing that original rock-and-roll sound with the world.

It’s inspiring to see that after all this time, Randy and Kevin remain best friends, still doing what they love—and loving every minute of it.

From Randy’s website

“Born December 8, 1954 in Seattle, Washington Randy is a U.S. guitarist, best known for his emulation of Jimi Hendrix. He clearly has a bit of physical resemblance to Hendrix in his facial features, and carries that resemblance further by emulating such signatures of Hendrix's style as playing a guitar with his teeth or behind his back. His music appeared in the 1979 film Apocalypse Now, and his debut album was released in 1980 on Capitol Records.Hansen's high energy guitar work has earned praise from fellow Dutch-American, legendary guitarist, Eddie Van Halen (in Guitar Player magazine), among others. He also was a good friend of the late Stevie Ray Vaughan (writing a song about him called "Texas Twister" from his Old Dogs New Tricks CD). He has toured and played with literally hundreds of famous musicians and groups.

Hansen's Hendrix act first came to prominence with Randy Hansen's Machine Gun (1977–80), with Larry Epperly on bass guitar and Tim Kelliher on drums (Kelliher later did sessions for guitarist Daniel Jones in his band 7th Order, whose session personnel also included British guitarist Martin Pugh and veteran American rock guitarist Geoff Thorpe). All three had previously been in a band called Kid Chrysler and the Cruisers. Hansen's Machine Gun performed on bills with Heart, The Kinks, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and others, and were written up by Rolling Stone and Guitar Player. There are now videos out with Buddy Miles covering Hendrix tunes such as "All Along the Watchtower", with incredible playing by Hansen from 1997.

After his debut album, his emphasis continued to be on original releases emulating the Jimi Hendrix style of composition, in addition to including large numbers of Hendrix compositions in his live shows. He had a brief stint in the 1980s with a band that played a more contemporary style but, failing to gain a record contract of note, quickly returned to his main source of success as a Hendrix imitator. One of the high points of Hansen's career was when he played a short series of concerts with a band that included the original Jimi Hendrix Experience drummer, Mitch Mitchell. In the 1990s and into the 2000s, Hansen has increasingly turned to Europe for his live show tour dates due to greater interest from that market. He headlined a July 26, 2008 bill in Mannheim, Germany, with Love Street (Doors tribute) and Buried Alive Band (Janis Joplin tribute) as openers . He continues also to play locally in Seattle and around the U.S

Hansen has three self-released CDs of original music in print, none of them well-distributed but all available online: Old Dogs New Tricks, Good Intentions and Tower of Love. He continues to live in Seattle. There are some excellent on-line videos of Hansen and Uli Roth doing some Hendrix tunes showing great talent by both artists.”

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