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On today's episode of "That's Life" Lois Richter spends some time with Chris Dewees, a local gyotaku artist. From the intricacies of fish printing to his poetry about the election, this interview will keep you listening! The beginning of the show is spent discussing the detailed nature of fish printing -- you, too, can fish print after a good listen. Then, the conversation ebbs and flows between his many ventures throughout his fish printing career as well as the history of fish printing, which is humorously referred to as a "new form of art." One exchange sums up the fun in this show when Lois asks about Chris printing an octopus, "How do you print something so squishy?" And Chris responds immediately, "Carefully!"

Chris also has a new book coming out this spring called “About Gyotaku — Japanese Fish Printing”. Ask at the local bookstore for it.

And here we are again hearing Mark Twain's "Roughing It." We're out West during the Silver Rush with Twain before he was famous. A lot of fun.

Peter Holden is a San Francisco based pop/acoustic/rock musician who’s performed in California, Arizona, Texas, Georgia, and Connecticut to name a few states. His debut EP The Athens & Other Stories came out in June of 2013. The album is available on virtually every download site online. A second EP simply titled EP#2 will be released for digital download soon. Peter’s sound is reminiscent of Matchbox Twenty, the Goo Goo Dolls, Jimmy Eat World, and the Gin Blossoms.  Peter grew up all over the country traveling with his military father and family. Every place Peter lived became a part in his music. Whether it’s the soon too be released “Anywhere California” or “Wasted Youth” from The Athens & Other Stories, give Peter a listen and you’ll no doubt have his songs in your head for days.