Episode 60 has been in the works for some time. For more than a decade in the early 2000s, Thom Bulman was a staple of our local music scene. Having played in tons of bands including One Year Nothing, Verona, They Sleep They Dream, Sakes Alive, and Youngbloods, I knew Thom was someone I'd want to have on here eventually. I quickly realized through connecting with him on social media that Thom has gone on to create a very unique and cool business for himself. Not only that, but while preparing for this, it occurred to me that Thom played in a lot more bands than I initially thought he did. He also spent a lot more time on the road than I realized he had before we did the interview. We talk about the dozen or so bands that Thom played in here, as well as him starting the Rochester Scenester (Scenster) message board. It's pretty cool to see that he had a sense of humor about the spelling mistake all these years later. That message board ended up becoming one of the last significant places to promote local music on the internet before social media took over everything. After Thom stopped playing in local bands he began tattooing pretty seriously and even ended up on Season 9 of INK Master. Thom built up quite the profile by doing a lot of pop culture tattoos (tattoons). Since the pandemic started, Thom has become pretty prolific in the shoe community with his "Bull Airs" brand. Thom has been making pop culture themed shoes and all of them look phenomenal. It really feels like every time I log onto my Instagram, Thom has recreated my childhood with another amazing pair of shoes. I will include some links below so you can check out some of his current work. I don't have many regrets when I post an episode, but I do wish I had spent more time talking with Thom about Bull Airs. I will try to get him back on in the future, maybe even for a live episode. 

https://www.bullairs.com/

https://www.bulmantattoons.com/

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