English Bob, Retires from Retirement with 7 Steps To Mental Freedom

English Bob, Returns As He “Retires from Retirement”

English Bob is one of my dearest friends. We thought he already “packed it in” since he has not been on in a few years, but today he is back with a roar. He is retiring from retirement and has now turned into a Tik Tok and Instagram star. Let’s give him a warm dHarmic Evolution welcome!

English Bob hails from the Northern part of Southeastern Lower Ipswich on West Waffle Street in the UK. He lives a generally quiet life, but also loves creating instructional training videos, sips tea, loves Fencing, Running, eradicating Bigfoot from his and other neighborhoods, and of course, he loves Mama Bob! He has helped me for years with special projects and I‘m so excited to have him back here on the dHarmic Evolution Podcast!

We‘re going to hear his amazing and interesting stories especially about growing pumpkins and see what he has been up to and what he is currently doing. Let‘s all strap up our seatbelts as we go to lower Ipswich today with English Bob!

More about English Bob

Check out what English Bob is up to. He is on Instagram and Tiktok, look for @englishbob5, and don‘t forget to follow and support him. All the links are provided below. Also, if you need a little backstory on English‘s life, take a look at the previous episodes that he has been in. You just simply need to search “English Bob” on the search bar of dharmicevolution.com.

Quotes:

09:50

“Congratulations on your book, 7 Steps to Mental Freedom. This is one of the reasons why I decided to get back in the saddle and help you along your quest to help others who suffer from melancholiaminamia, anemia, anxiety, and depression?”

-English Bob congratulating James for his book.

12:42

“As far as satisfying I‘m as pleased as a pheasant at a grouse convention doing this kind of work.”

-English Bob on growing pumpkins

19:27

“That my dear James, that’s how I came to love, cherish, and farm my dear pumpkins, forevermore… After that experience, I knew I would be a pumpkin farmer most of the days of my life. And I have been pumpkin patching ever since.”

-English Bob talks about his history of growing pumpkins

Timestamps:

04:01 Introducing English Bob

05:00 Welcome English Bob

09:01 What has English Bob been up to?

10:43 What was English‘s life like in the countryside and the farm when he was not retired?

12:25 How did English get into pumpkin growing and has it been satisfying for him?

12:50 The interesting history on how English started growing pumpkins.

17:02 How did English survive the attack as he continues on with his backstory in growing pumpkins.

20:53 English chooses this episode’s outro song as a tribute to, retiring from his retirement.

21:56 Where can people find and connect with English Bob? On tik tok, and “Instant Gram”

23:07 Listen to “Tango On” by James Kevin O‘Connor

 

Spotify Playlist:

This is some cool news that I need to share. We just released our third playlist on Spotify, named Lyra. That means we have a total of 90 amazing artists and songs to listen to. I shared my top five in each list and you can also let me know what yours are by posting it on your comments! Check out the links and share them with your family and friends, too!

 

dHarmic Rising Stars: Aquila

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4loDaYF0OuWRjZeMXvEjK4

 

dHarmic Rising Stars: Orion

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5CnL9tl0xbU4oDh6jtJBZx

 

dHarmic Rising Stars: Lyra

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1ov0OqNMJmPhHrxZjsXthS

 

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Special links and Mentions:

Susan Muranty (DE136)

Billy Corgan

Smashing Pumpkins

 

Connect with English Bob

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/englishbob5/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@englishbob5


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DE222 Depression Fighters with Jacked up Jimmy & English Bob

Depression Fighters with Jacked up Jimmy & English Bob - dHarmic Evolution Podcast

In Episode 222 of the Dharmic Evolution Podcast, James Kevin gives a sneak peek into his new eBook – Depression Fighter’s Manual – with guests English Bob and Jacked Up Jimmy. 

Take a listen for seven helpful strategies (plus a bonus one!) to help yourself or a loved one battle depression and anxiety. · Get up, get out, and get moving!

· Laughter is the best medicine.
· Offer a helping hand.
· Surround yourself with nature.
…..and more!

You won’t want to miss this packed episode of the Dharmic Evolution Podcast! Download the eBook for all of James Kevin’s strategies, and share this very important information with a friend!

Don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review the show to be featured on the website! Thanks for joining us, and be sure to connect with us on social media!
 

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DE214 English Bob and Peter Griffin, Sword fighting in the Studio!

English Bob and Peter Griffin, Sword fighting in the Studio! - dHarmic Evolution Podcast
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In this episode of DE214, The show opens with the track mix of “Gratitude” this is a unique mix and features a nice complement between James’ clean Stratocaster tone, and James Mitchell’s heavier rocked out Les Paul sound, especially in the beginning of the track. It has a very “Petty esque” tone that is luscious to the senses.

In this episode of DE214, The show opens with the track mix of “Gratitude” this is a unique mix and features a nice complement between James’ clean Stratocaster tone, and James Mitchell’s heavier rocked out Les Paul sound, especially in the beginning of the track. It has a very “Petty esque” tone that is luscious to the senses.

The show features the final “Mastered” version of the song “Gratitude” at the close of the show that is also the title track that went on the album of the same name.

In this episode, we discuss:

• James drove on his trip to the entire lower Eastern seaboard, then came back North through Florida’s West Coast and into Nashville for a few days, then off to Morehead Kentucky to visit my friend and extraordinary guitarist George Barker, his wife Kris, and his brother Welton, both George and Welton are alumni of the infamous but most amazing band from the mid 70’s “Tangent”.

• English Bob stops by to visit, in his classic Jalopy, English Bob is a bit nervous and reticent to meet with Peter Griffin again as Peter showed up as a real cartoon on the last visit. James comments on English Bob’s brightened suspenders that were recently treated with Iodine and then Vulcanized. English is using a new service “Yandal Booenpicken” who specializes in Iodine and Vulcanization techniques, giving them a bright and cheery, and effective, yandy, glassy of hangy. 

• There are no siestas in Lower Ipswitch, English sputters like a car as he gets stuck on his magnanimity approach. He then describes Yandal’s second business, that he opens in the afternoon, “Boone Pickens Chickens”.

• Yandals process for best chicken, “He bakes it, he broilers is, he fries it, then he barbecues it. He does all four procedures. Feathers are optional, special orders, don’t upset us, just let us serve you, and be a guest of us” The “ruffle effect”.    

• English Bob’s pocket watch goes off and it’s time for his deep knee bends.

• Peter Griffin arrives and has swords with him, and being a cartoon character he immediately projects a hologram of a freeway right in the studio and almost gets James run over by a truck.

Best Quotes from English Bob:

“Yandal is a groundbreaking Booenpicken chicken man”.                “Oh a tempest in the Titanic”. 

“Well Peter, you see I have been the most famous man alive in lower Ipswitch, when it comes to fencing, yes I can lunge, parret, or engarde”.           

“Take that, you big bellied ballet dancer you”.

“James are you aware that you have a freeway running through your studio at the moment?” 

• On James Kevin’s music:

“It tends to remind me of Howling Wolf stuck in a peach tree overnight.

Best quotes from Peter Griffin:

“Hey how about this, get a load of my flamethrower”            
“Damn the Torpedoes, full stampede and buffalo ahead”.
“English Bob, your quite the swordsman, and I will always Paul Revere this dharmiconalova, as long as I live, and I never thought I would be in a swords contest today when I brought the swords, James Kevin”.

Best quotes from James:

• On calling the sword fight:

“English Bob looks like he has the upper hand so far, I think he is going to slip in his world famous Ubiquitous Larchmont Move any second, (patent pending of course), but I understand that Peter Griffin has a Big Belly Ballet move that may be a close-sleeper”.

“Wow both opponents giving it all that they have, they left nothing on the floor today in this unbelievable swordsmanship, as I’ve never seen before”.

“Gentlemen, I don’t have a hat on, but if I did, it would be off to both of you”.

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DE208 English Bob, Peter Griffin, London Bridge, Uber, and Life as a Cartoon!

English Bob, Peter Griffin, London Bridge, Uber, and Life as a Cartoon! - dHarmic Evolution Podcast
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You are in for a real treat during this episode of the dHarmic Evolution podcast. James Kevin is joined by his good friend English Bob and special guest Peter Griffin from Family Guy. You may recall that Jacked Up Jimmy is on a bowling team with Peter Griffin, who is a fan of James Kevin’s music and podcast, so he stopped by the show.

During the course of the conversation, English Bob revealed that he has never been to London because of the terrifying thought that London Bridge has fallen down or will fall down while he is there. When James Kevin asks if he might consider talking with a therapist about this fear, English says that he doesn’t think they exist in Lower Ipswich, and he doubts even that would work. James Kevin emphasizes that he expects English to be in London for his tour kickoff, and asks if it would help if Dr. Woofenboot came along. Still, English Bob remains adamantly against going to London.

Suddenly, Peter Griffin shows up at the studio door, and while James Kevin is intrigued that he has come as a cartoon, English Bob is (of course) terrified. Peter greets James Kevin and English and says that he is a fan of James Kevin’s music even if Jacked Up Jimmy isn’t. He goes on to say that even though a lot of people are frightened when he shows up places as a cartoon, it has tremendous advantages such as being able to imagine and then become things and being indestructible, and also going out on Halloween as the Waldorf Astoria!

Peter gets overly excited when James Kevin begins to describe his song “Three Miles Wide” and isn’t really able to concentrate on anything else for the rest of the show.

 

For more information about the artists Peter Griffin mentioned, check out the following episodes of the dHarmic Evolution:

DE59 – Millie Manders
DE60 – Ni’Ela Rocks
DE61 – Joy Villa
DE62 – Sarantos
DE64 – Crossroad Y
DE65 – Anthony Everest
DE169 – Joy Villa

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DE205 English Bob tells us how it feels, “Like I’m Home”

English Bob tells us how it feels, “Like I’m Home” - dHarmic Evolution Podcast
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Like I’m Home

On this episode of the dHarmic Evolution podcast, James discusses the ideas that inspired his song “Like I’m Home” on the recent “Gratitude” album and he is joined by English Bob later in the show.

James asks listeners the question “Where do you feel completely at home?” and encourages them to think about the structure, mindset, person, or physical location that makes them feel at home, secure and treated with dignity and respect. James feels most at home in his spiritual walk with Jesus and tries not to get too tethered to things of this world. 

English Bob tries to answer the question, but he first fills listeners in on the latest happenings in Lower Ipswich. He has recently gotten very involved in learning and teaching fencing, even inventing his own move called the Ubiquitous Larchmont move,(patent pending) which he demonstrated in one of his YouTube videos, and he even started some UFC training on the spot as he was being chased by a pack of coyotes. 

Meanwhile, Mama Bob has developed a condition called “don’t mention it” (dementia), so English and Mama Bob have been consulting with Dr. Woofenboot about the best treatments. So far, their midnight escapades have consisted of gathering huckleberries and waiting for wolves, the gangplank prank involving Nessie the Loch Ness Monster, and playing billiards in the garden.   

It seems that the “don’t mention it” has been caused by Mama Bob’s accident last month that caused her to fracture her cranium and receive the zipper effect surgery. English Bob knew that there was an issue when he found Mama Bob in the garden holding a llama in a UFC Kimura hoof lock. Her other symptoms have been an obsession with watching UFC every night and consequently getting into fights of her own at Percy’s Pub. 

English says that despite all of these dark spots, he sees glimmers of hope, and this patience, strength, and faith are the feeling of home to him.

English Bob’s Fencing Instructional Video
New “Gratitude” Album
dHarmic Evolution Community Facebook Page

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DE204 Meeting before the Meeting | A Skype with English Bob & Jacked up Jimmy

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The topic of this episode of the dHarmic Evolution podcast is meetings in corporate America. James shares his own experiences in meetings that seem to have no purpose except wasting time and money. Too often, James says that people abide by the “when in doubt, call a meeting” philosophy, but when you are paying people to stop their normal work in order to attend a pointless meeting that could have been an email, the system is broken. James mentions Jeff Haden, a writer, and editor of Inc. Magazine, who has written on this topic.

Many industries thought leaders like Seth Godin don’t even take meetings anymore because they have found that it is more productive to handle the problem or project in a smaller and more direct setting. In addition to just having fewer meetings in general, James also thinks that people should not be allowed to “think out loud” during a meeting because they should have been fully prepared ahead of time. He also advocates for having meetings at odd times like 9:03 or 11:54 so we don’t neglect the lonely numbers that never get scheduled.
Finally, James plays a recorded Skype call between English Bob and Jacked Up Jimmy in which they discuss James’ European tour. English and Jacked Upstart the call by discussing an upcoming meeting with an unknown purpose and unknown attendees. They decide that they should schedule a meeting before that meeting, so they can determine what the meeting should be about, where it should take place, what they should eat, and who should be invited. After a few minutes of banter resembling Abbott and Costello, hopefully, listeners get the point that more thought should go into calling meetings.

 

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DE203 English Bob stops by for a visit to tell tall tales from Lower Ipswitch in England!

English Bob
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On this episode of the dHarmic Evolution podcast, James is joined by the infamous English Bob, a friend of the equally-infamous Jacked Up Jimmy from a few episodes ago.

English Bob transports listeners into the unparalleled and quirky world of Lower Ipswich much like Lewis Carroll introduced the world to Wonderland.

English Bob’s mastery of the English language will somehow simultaneously be crystal clear and make you scratch your head in confusion. But regardless of your comprehension of his tall tales, you will undoubtedly be entertained and your creativity will be pushed to its limits by the end of our time together.

You won’t believe the turn of events that took Mama Bob from gathering gooseberries in the thicket to being destined for the Guinness Book of World Records. Auntie Griselda certainly has her own theory for the tragically provident incident that prompted the doctors to conduct an operation involving a zipper.

English Bob had to pause his tour with Jacked Up Jimmy to rescue some orphans of a starchy variety and organize an adoption program in the community of Lower Ipswich, which is still recovering from Granny Grabowski’s escapade involving pink stilettos.

If you haven’t already, be sure to check out our videos of English Bob instructing fencing and luring the North American Yeti, both of which for very unique reasons!

English Bob is truly a character, but we could all learn a thing or two from his exceptional wisdom, if even not in the way we expect.

 

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DE66A The Experience | English Bob Visits and the Debut of “Three Miles Wide” & Peter Griffin!

The Experience | English Bob Visits and the Debut of “Three Miles Wide” & Peter Griffin! - dHarmic Evolution Podcast

Guess who dropped by today!

Welcome back to the dHarmic Evolution podcast with me James Kevin O’Connor, singer/songwriter and master storyteller. How’s everyone doing? It’s the last Friday of the month again, and you all know what that means: time for The Experience!

On today’s episode, we have English Bob joining me and we talk about his fear of falling bridges – and basically the reason why he has never, ever – despite his being English and all – stepped foot in London! Woah! Revelations, revelations!

A special guest came knocking on my door too! You wouldn’t believe who it is! English Bob was left in awe in his presence! Couldn’t believe his eyes and totally disrupted everything he ever believed in! Such fun times!

Also, hear it first here: the latest single off my Gratitude album, “Three Miles Wide.” Listen to the back story and what the song is all about too on today’s show!

Songs Featured:

  • Three Miles Wide

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DE48A The Experience #2 New Song “Connected” English Bob, Shark Tank, Bavarian Beans, And Roasted Yak!

The Experience #2 New Song “Connected” English Bob, Shark Tank, Bavarian Beans, And Roasted Yak! - dHarmic Evolution Podcast

The story of the song “Connected” is unveiled in this Months presentation of “The Experience” its the second single from the forthcoming album “Gratitude” from James Kevin O’Connor. English Bob stops by with his brightened suspenders that he had “Ostracised”  He enjoys some surprise Tea, and share tales of Woe!  Harry the Horse keels over and dies, Kelsey the Cow spots a Milliffed Poplot, then, rears up and falls over and breaks her Cranium. Dr Woofenboot comes to the rescue by shooting Kelsey in the hoof to take away the pain! 

English then reveals his famous and highly revered “Ubiquitous Lurchmont Move” (patent pending) he first attacks a Propane Tank, then a barbecue grill, and finally unveils “the move” on a smokestack! James Kevin suggests going on Shark Tank to visit with Mr Wonderful, but English does not have a TV, or Phone!  They then discuss the European Tour, a broken bunion in the Union’s of London!, James Kevin does not like tandem bicycles, so English has taken them off the logistic roster! English Bob’s pocket watch goes off and it sounds like Westminster Abby, signaling English to get home to Moma Bob has been slaving over a hot hearth cooking and enormous Yak with all the trimmings! Listen to the entire story here on DE48A “The Experience”

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