Look at the sunrise. 

John catches up with the ever positive Lucas “Rico” Corrubia on his incredible history and experiences in all the influential times in entertainment. With the likes of Liza Manelli, Bruce Springstein, Michael Crawford, Van Halen and the incomparable, Frank Sinatra, Rico’s A-List stories goes on and on. John digs deep from Rico’s early life to his life threatening aortic aneurysm that caused the loss of his fingers. Rico shares his thoughts on how lighting, sound and life are all intertwined.

We live in an acoustic space.

Don’t sweat the small stuff.

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Full Episode Breakdown

0:00 - Background 

3:53 - John’s awesome impression of Jens

4:48 - Career as a Sound Engineer - 19 year start -

5:48 - The Story of Bruce Springsteen, Sunshine Inn and Asbury Park

8:08 - What made Sunshine Inn and Asbury Park so special 

8:47 - “Asbury Park was to the 20th Century, what Rome was to the Renaissance”

10:10 - The Cutting Room - The place to go after acts played “The Garden”

10:50 - University of Vermont and their Holographic Lab - The start of 3D Sets

14:17 - Rico’s shift from Washington, DC and working at a children’s hospital

15:30 - The day Rico moved to Atlantic City to be a sound engineer for a gig to pay off school bills and Tom Young

18:08 - Steve Wynn’s influence with Atlantic City acts - Kenny Rogers, Willie Nelson and Boom! THE Frank Sinatra Story!

19:34 -  THE Frank Sinatra Story! 

23:59 - Romanticism of being on the Road and facing realities

28:50 - San Diego, Frank Sinatra and the Gold Microphone Story

31:21 - Hanging with Frank and the elevator exchange

33:01 - “Bum Parts” - Rico’s life threatening  Aortic aneurysm in 1996 and shout out to Dr. Lawrence Cohen

36:00 - What happened to Rico’s hands in 2016 

39:17 - Rico’s philosophy on staying positive

42:57 - Shout out to Naked Prosthetics in Seattle, Washington! Rico gives it a “thumbs up!”

44:57 - Rico’s heart stopped for 32 minutes

46:08 – Rico’s parting thoughts – Seriously take the time to listen to this!