The title "5 O'Clock in the Morning" was born from the conversational shorthand that Deanne and I have had from the first time we got together and talked all night. By the time it was 5:00 A.M., we were so tired we couldn't keep walls up and we just spoke from the heart. For about 20 years, whenever we are about to put ourselves in a vulnerable position, we recall that night and say, "5 o'clock in the morning?" And the other acknowledges by repeating, "5 o'clock in the morning."

Last night, Deanne and I, in one of those moments of vulnerability, decided to pull out the mics. Some people find blogs are a good way to share their struggles and help document their goals with an added level of public accountably. That just seems like a lot of typing.

This one's pretty raw, but it's about as honest as it gets.

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Eric gets halfway closer to Matt Naas of Flight 1977 Non-Stop, Matt Naas and the Sing-a-long Singers, and Mellowship Slinky.

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Eric sits down with his Cousin Jay and Uncle John to learn the origin of Steampunk and get a 20 year old weight of his shoulders.

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Eric gets silly with alternative education scholar Jon McCaffrey.

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This episode also contains a sampler of the Flight 1977 Non-Stop podcast. Go check it out!

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Eric tries to make some sense of Realm of the Weird's John Tenney.

 Special thanks to:

Alex
Kathryn
Joel Fragomeni of Joel Radio.

You can also find John Tenney at weirdlectures.com, theoddist.com, iTunes and sometimes Gusoline Alley.

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Eric and Eric continue talking wheelie machines, tanks, "metal" Christmas trees, and bad-ass wheels for kids. 

Check out Eric Gorges's work at Voodoo Choppers and the Detroit Pedal Bike Company.

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Eric Gorges on "Superstition"

Eric hangs out with Eric Gorges of Voodoo Choppers and the Detroit Pedal Bike Company.

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In this episode, Eric and "J" demonstrate their less than encyclopedic knowledge of the origins of Rap, make a heartfelt call for calls, and commit to running through fire together.

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In this very special holiday episode of 5 O'Clock in the Morning, Laura Romito of Taste-Full Tours/Blog teaches Eric all about prepping and carving a turkey, and in the process... saves Thanksgiving.

Here's Laura's blog post "TURKEY, BRINING, and the BEST HOLIDAY OF ALL!, 101".

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Pj Jacokes (courtesy of Jib Namprachan)Eric talks with (and possibly spooks) Pj Jacokes of Go Comedy! Improv Theater.

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Matt Eder and Dave Peckens (courtesy of http://www.flickr.com/photos/mswatty)

Eric sits down with Matt Eder and Dave Peckens from MichiganDads.com.

Thanks to Urbane Space for lending us some space to record. Thanks to @Wattyz for the pic.

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"I am destroying humans. I am going to eat you."

Eric takes you out of the studio (dining room) to Maker Faire and shares some calls from the party line.

Come and be a fly on the wall when friends meet for the first time in nearly 20 years.

Check out Jason's site at mindchip.net.

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Eric continues rapping with Joe (twitter.com/szac) about smoking meat with an iPhone.

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Some links referenced:

http://www.instructables.com/

http://arduino.cc/

More pictures from the episode are posted here in the gallery.

Eric sits down with Joe (twitter.com/szac) and talks about science fair projects for grown-ups.

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Some links referenced:

http://makerfaire.com/

http://makezine.com/

More pictures from the episode are posted here in the gallery.

In a very special 5 O'Clock in the Morning, Eric opens up about his mid-80's coke habit.

This is the one where we meet Deanne and take you on a road trip.

Alex learns about the Canadian education system and waxes on about his buddy, Dragonolgy, prosciutto, his “great” grandmother and hockey

Ben talks about friends, Christmas gifts and a little Star Wars Legos.

Finally.