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A SHORT BIOGRAPHY OF DALE SEEVER
Raised in the wilds of Pennsylvania, podcasting sensation Dale Seever began making home recordings as soon as he got his hands on his father’s portable reel to reel. His original programming at the time included I Found This in My Yard; Teen Health Beat; and Polyester for Young People. During a middle school production of Brigadoon (he played an unnamed wool peddler) Dale got a bite from Ole Mr. Acting Bug (and a bit of rash from all that wool) and his career as a performer took off. What he lacked in talent, he made up for in stage presence, and tenacity, which led to several hosting gigs around chowder houses in greater New England. A major corporate event brought him to Tempe, AZ, where he met his wife, the acclaimed “Desert Chanteuse”, Ginny P. Lovethorn.
With Ginny, Dale put together a successful song and storytelling evening that toured throughout the many fine senior communities in the Southwest. Often working for traded lumps of turquoise, the two young lovers earned a strong, if forgetful fan-base for what would later evolve into the cabaret act, The Man/Woman Show.
Seizing the moment, in a fit of “we can do this and it’s still better than having the discussion about my not wanting to have children” the two traveled west to the City by the Bay to pursue their dream of bringing people together through song and uncomfortable moments. The Man/Woman Show took SF by storm, lighting up evenings at the Make Out Room, Cafe Du Nord, and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. The world was theirs, and yet something was holding them back.
Turns out that conversation about children should probably not have been put off, and after a trial separation, Ginny and Dale parted ways for good, ending their marriage of 11 years. Heartbroken but not defeated, Dale loaded all his belongings into his 1989 Chrysler LeBaron (Lil’ Barry) and headed to Hollywood to chase his dream on his own terms. In Los Angeles he took all the necessary steps to stardom, wearing faded jeans, going to rooftop pool parties, working for a catering company in the Valley, and paying for classes at the Upright Citizens Brigade.
After four years and 300 levels of improv, Dale got a job offer in NY. Like so much in his professional (and personal) life, it didn’t work out, but as he was sitting at the lone Manhattan location of Baja Fresh, he was handed a flyer for a musical. Long story short, he ended up working for the company that distributes these kinds of promotional materials. Meeting so many interesting people and inspired by the energy and fumes of the potent Gowanus, Dale launched Dale Radio, in 2009.
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Going Deeper with Dale
Several years later, after reconciling with Ginny and deciding to move on completely, Dale found himself on a lamb ranch outside the Craters of the Moon National Monument in Sun Valley Idaho. As the sun dipped low behind the strange and unfamiliar landscape, a woman with long gray hair, radiant and glowing as if constructed out of solid light approached him and told him she was an energy healer. Intrigued, and long-harboring a secret energy practice of his own, he married her. The two moved in together and Dale spent most of his retirement savings on opening up a healing arts center along the Gowanus.
Dale studied with numerous gurus via webinars and online mediation courses offered by a variety of people in loose-fitting clothing. Through his training, and after a particularly strong mushroom-laced brownie given to him in New Orleans, Dale developed an ability to open portals that allow him to travel through time and space. This had made travel exponentially easier, though he wishes he hadn’t already paid for TSA Pre-Check. Most of the time he uses this ability to travel to a place of regrets and revelations, a place he calls, the Deep Night.
Dale rebranded Dale Radio as Deep Night with Dale to allow him to explore more completely the dark art of comedy and his passion for self-healing. Dale welcomes talented individuals from across the country to sit with him in the Deep Night studios or to appear live in a special conjuring event held every other month at The Slipper Room in New York City. If you feel a sudden chill, or have the urge to put on a turtleneck, that probably means that Dale is nearby. Check local listings for a portal opening near you.
