Today’s podcast is about a unique dinner Hammad experienced during the 2008 Berlin Film Festival and the car crash that followed. Here is the Oscar-nominated short film, “Little Terrorist.” As always, we thank you for lending us your ears and eyes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KW2QU-qH4QU&feature=youtu.be
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Sibling Rivalry and How it Inspired Me
Here’s how a wonderfully unexpected sibling rivalry inspired me in ways I could have never imagined. Thank you for lending me your eyes and ears.
Read MoreOne Memorable Massage!
Today’s podcast chronicles Hammad’s most unusual visit to a massage parlor. Here’s a little insight on how the city of Austin embraces “Keep Austin Weird.” As always, we thank you for lending us your ears and eyes.
Read MoreWelcome to Jamaica!
Today’s podcast chronicles Jonathan’s mission trip to Buff Bay, Jamaica. Here’s a wonderful version of Bob Marley’s “No Woman, No Cry.” We’ve also attached a few videos from Buff Bay, Jamaica. As always, we thank you for lending us your ears and eyes!
Read MoreJudging My First Film Festival- Flickerfest in Sydney, Australia
Today’s podcast takes us back to January, 1997, when Hammad judged his fist film festival; Flickerfest on Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia. Thank you for lending us your ears and eyes. Here are some very cool, inventive and fun promotional trailers from Flickerfest in years past.
Read MoreJust My Imagination!
Today’s podcast discusses how your imagination is vital to your survival. Thank you for lending me your ears and eyes. Keep imagining!
Read MoreMusic Therapy!
Here’s a bit of insight into the soundtrack of our lives. Here are some of the songs that defined key moments of our lives.
Read MoreVideo Games!
Today’s podcast chronicles Hammad’s love-hate relationship with video games. Here are some of our most memorable retro video games. Thanks again for lending us your ears and eyes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYXVtQYzOxg
Read MoreTop 10 List of Things I Can’t Do!
Welcome to the 31st edition of “Limping on Cloud 9.” 31 is my favorite number, so I wanted to do something special. So, today we’re discussing 10 things I simply can’t do! As always, thank you for lending me your eyes and ears! Here are some links to some pretty […]
Read MoreEmbracing Life Experience and Never Giving Up!
Today’s podcast is centered around embracing life experience and never giving up, no matter how the outlook may seem. Here is the Justin Turner walk-off home run in Game 2 of the NLCS. And below is my family’s reaction just after Justin Turner’s home run. Just click on the link […]
Read MoreFirst Watch and the Second Class Citizen
First Watch and the Second Class Citizen chronicles a time when the misguided manager of an breakfast oriented diner in St. Louis reminded me why I live in California. Thank you for lending me your ears and eyes. Here’s a commercial about the restaurant chain the incident occurred.
Read MoreThere Must Be Some Misunderstanding
This edition discusses misunderstandings that Hammad and Jonathan have been wrangled into throughout the years. Here are some videos. We thank you for lending us your eyes!
Read MoreDream Job!
Hear about my dream job of being a judge for the 2006 U.S. Finals Hawaiian Tropic Beauty Pageant. I’ve also attached a short video of Hawaiian Tropic models shooting in Hawaii.
Read MoreA Great Adventure: Disabled Guys + Theme Parks = Amazing Memories!
This podcast chronicles Hammad and Jonathan’s adventures at theme parks. As always, we thank you for lending us your ears and eyes. Here are a few roller coaster ride experience videos, including “Untamed,” the ride Jonathan rode. Here are a few clips of the U.S. High Diving Show at Six […]
Read MoreRendezvous With Billy Joel, George Brett, Asia and the Dunkin Donuts Guy
This episode chronicles some of Hammad and Jonathan’s most memorable celebrity rendezvous. Here are some cool videos from the people we met in unique ways. As always, thank you for lending us your ears and eyes.
Read More59 Seconds of Cloud 9 – A Childhood Visualization Materializes (Julian Lennon)
Visualizing a friendship with Julian Lennon creates a path to reality.
Read MorePakistani Weddings, The St. Louis City Museum, and my Voice Twin!
This podcast chronicles Hammad’s recent trip to St. Louis to attend a Pakistani Wedding. Here’s an example of a wonderfully over-the-top Pakistani wedding. Here are a few clips from the City Museum in St. Louis. As always, we thank you for lending us your ears and eyes.
Read MoreWhy I’ll Never Be an Aristocrat
This episode reminds us why we can never “go back home again…” Here is a scene from “Risky Business,” which further embedded my never-dying love of Porsche deep into my soul.Thank you for lending me your ears and eyes.
Read More59 Seconds of Cloud 9 – Life Changing Moment at a Landmark Concert
Attending the Knebworth Festival in England on June 30, 1990, was a life-changing experience, which had nothing to do with the concert itself.
Read MoreThe Writer’s Journey
Here’s a look inside to how John and I go through the writing process. Here are some truths about writers. As always, I thank you for lending me your ears and eyes.
Read More59 Seconds of Cloud 9 – The Day of the Hurdles….
Everyone has hurdles in life. Some of mine were actual hurdles….
Read MoreBeing Kind to Strangers
I enjoyed some remarkable experiences, just by being kind to strangers. Here’s what can happen when you spread kindness. Thank you for lending me your ears and eyes.
Read MoreHow a Beanie in a Snowdrift at Recess in Kindergarten Created My Life’s Path
Here’s how finding a beanie at recess in kindergarten created my life’s path. Thank you kindly forfending me your ears and eyes.
Read MoreThe Little Cheese
This podcast shares how working at Chuck E. Cheese’s went from being a fun work experience, to a memorable life experience. As always, I thank you for lending me your eyes and ears. Here are some wonderful Chuck E. Cheese videos.
Read MoreLimping Into the Halftime Show at the John Wooden Classic
This podcast takes us back to a time when Hammad Zaidi served as the halftime show at the John Wooden Classic in Anaheim, California. As always, I thank you for leending me your ears and eyes.
Read MoreA Friend’s Life-Altering Crash Turns Positive
This is how I had a small part in my friend John from the Yukon overcoming a life-threatening obstacle. Thank You kindly for lending me your ears and eyes. Here are a few cool clips from Dawson City, Yukon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwmwrzEI1Zs
Read More“Dan on Wheels” and Racing Away From Buster
This podcast chronicles how I “got faster” as a kid attending the Crippled Children’s Center. Thank you kindly for lending me your ears and eyes. Here’s the hospital at which I met “Dan on Wheels.”
Read More59 Seconds of Cloud 9 – The Legend Sitting Next to Me (Walt Hazzard)
This clip chronicles the magical manner in which I befriended my Childhood Icon, Walt Hazzard.
Read MoreDeath Becomes Her
This podcast chronicles witnessing the death of a woman on Christmas Eve. Here are some videos that chronicle similar instances. Thank you for lending us your eyes.
Read MoreMy Transgender Friends
Here is how I met my Transgender friends. As always, we thank you for lending us your ears and eyes,.
Read More59 Seconds of Cloud 9 – Throwing Fears into the Fire on New Years Eve
Experience an unusual New Year’s Eve with Adam Goldberg and Nicky Katt.
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