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This week's musical folly - Mercury Dime. A less than cynical song with next to no real value except for its happy vibe! This song features the Electric Shamans, and was mixed/engineered by my son. Enjoy if you find the time.

0073. it ain't easy being a rock and roll star, just ask Rockstar... https://somedudefromdetroit.substack.com/p/rock-star-meets-robbie-krieger JohnReneaudMusic.com

A song from John Reneaud's Orphi Ren music catalog: Orphic Ren - poems by John put to music. Additional vibe can be discovered at : https://www.youtube.com/@johnreneaudmusic

A tale of gained insight from a working class father. https://somedudefromdetroit.substack.com/p/below-the-frost-heave Enjoy.

First song in the Orphic Ren catalog... Some art-rock vibe by John Reneaud. Video edited by the Cosmic Egg Farm. JohnReneaudMusic.com Roses to Oblivion, lyrics by John Reneaud © 2026 A door half open leads the way a soft light with a circus of golden faces turning towards the sun through the thicket, dim shade and the city bricks beside the walls grow roses to oblivion Your soul and heart were young and wild Your soul and heart were young and wild but now the crumbling ston

Willful disobedience, or simply defiance of the rules... https://somedudefromdetroit.substack.com/ JohnReneaudMusic.com

Cool blue jazz vibe off the Moonshine Truck. JohnReneaudMusic.com https://johnreneaudmusic.substack.com/ Also you can always find out more about John @ JohnReneaud.com and read weekly episodes on his Substack - https://somedudefromdetroit.substack.com/ Thank you for your patronage.

Some of the business working the low income hotel in Glendale California. https://somedudefromdetroit.substack.com/p/i-am-leaving-my-job-at-the-low-income

A bit of front porch, back woods blues via the Moonshine Truck catalog. Enjoy. Texas Moonshine. Also available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPTJkxt6jPc JohnReneaudMusic.com

Things at the low income hotel... https://somedudefromdetroit.substack.com/p/nimrod

Almost like John won a trip to the Bahamas... His latest Substack episode. https://somedudefromdetroit.substack.com/p/swallowing-balloons

John's latest tune via The Moonshine Truck JohnReneaudMusic.com

The first song from John's new music catalog titled The Moonshine Truck posts today. Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when published Fallen Off the Planet, lyrics by John Reneaud I've fallen off the planet My feet slipped off the ground I've fallen off the planet My feet slipped off the ground My good woman gone and left me Oh that train is headed heaven bound Well no one seems to want me No one seems to care No one seems to want me Oh, no one seems

A quirky story about being an actor in Detroit... https://somedudefromdetroit.substack.com/p/beauty-pageant-at-the-back-stage

Working Class Caruso is one of John's online catalogs - " Musically, John Reneaud's style generally falls under a cosmic/electric-blues/rock heading. However, the songs on his Working Class Caruso catalog tend to express the softer side of his vocal abilities sometimes in ballad or artful forms." Just added Oh, Beautiful Angel to the mix. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HCHA5ODlxg

Hot days in the desert shooing a music video with my son. Episode on John's Substack : https://somedudefromdetroit.substack.com/p/route-66-w-julien

An adventure in socializing via a maid and houseboy at Somerset Inn in Troy, MI. Episode 0058 from John's Substack. https://somedudefromdetroit.substack.com/p/estelitas-party

What it takes to keep the customers happy at the world famous Dresden in Hollywood. Enjoy the read if you find the time. https://somedudefromdetroit.substack.com/p/terri-at-the-end-of-the-bar

This week's episode. Dealing with likable, yet wanky neighbors in Burbank. https://somedudefromdetroit.substack.com/p/bouncing-balls-off-...

Getting choked out by a bully in Jr. High... Enjoy the read if you find the time... https://somedudefromdetroit.substack.com/p/aggressive...