You can spend all your time making money.
You can spend all your love making time.
If it all fell to pieces tomorrow, would you still be mine?
Count me as very surprised, and a bit saddened, when earlier this week my inbox pinged with notification that the latest episode of Clint Schumacher's Eminent Domain Podcast had dropped. And instead of it being a session with a lawyer, legal scholar, appraiser, property owner, right of way agent, or other fascinating guest, I learned the Episode 128 was to be the final edition. Or as Clint puts it, the "Farewell Episode."
For the past several years, I got used to twice a month receiving notification that Clint had posted a new episode. I'd click though to the bumper music and that familiar intro:
Welcome to the Eminent Domain Podcast with your host Clint Schumacher of Dawson & Sodd LLP. This is the discussion forum for the eminent domain community. Join us as we seek insight from industry thought leaders and experts. We'll follow the latest news in the eminent domain world: cases, projects, laws, and policies through the voices of the people who are shaping how we apply the Fifth Amendment!
I knew that I was in for a half-hour or more of dirt law goodness. (Thankfully, Clint is leaving up the full 128 episode catalog, so we can continue to access it.)
And, of course, a bit of levity: Clint's "cross examination" feature -- where he asked the guest some "fun and quick-hitting questions that are designed to let our listeners get to know the guest a little bit better." Things like "if you could leave any message on a billboard for 30 days, what would it be?," or "if you could bring back one fashion trend, what would it be?" or "what books or podcasts do you recommend?" I always liked that part of the program.
As much as I am going to miss the Eminent Domain Podcast being a regular feature on my calendar, I understand the kind of day-in-and-day-out effort that producing the podcast took. Time, energy, and putting your heart into it. Finding and booking guests, preparing for interviews, editing and making the guests sound really, really good (I can attest to this personally, thank you Clint). And when one episode was ready, doing it all over again. All for no monetary reward, and while continuing to carry on a robust courtroom calendar representing clients. Let me say one final time how much I appreciated Clint doing this for all of us who find this stuff fascinating.
Be sure to listen to this final episode. It's Clint going solo -- no guest -- and offering his thanks and saying his goodbyes. Generous and gracious as always, Clint runs down some statistics, does a bit of reminiscing, and shares a "behind the music" never-told-before story. A little reminder of what we're going to miss.
All alone at the end of the evening.
when the bright lights have faded to blue.
I was thinking about a woman who might have
loved me, and I never knew.
You know I've always been a dreamer,
spent my life running round.
And it's so hard to change,
can't seem to settle down.
But the dreams I've seen lately
keep on turning out and burning out
and turning out the same.
So put me on a highway,
and show me a sign.
And take it to the limit one more time.
You can spend all your time making money.
You can spend all your love making time.
If it all fell to pieces tomorrow,
would you still be mine?
When you're looking for your freedom,
and nobody seems to care.
And you can't find the door,
(can't find it anywhere).
When there's nothing to believe in.
Still you're coming back,
you're running back,
you're coming back for more.
So put me on a highway,
and show me a sign
And take it to the limit one more time.
