Rev up the engine, feel the ground shake.

From the bias to the beachers, it's the loud ride we take.

Meet Dave Carter, a veteran of the fight. Swap dog tags for a mic chasing stories in the night.

Once an 18 wheel are rolling down those long roads.

Now he's spinning tales like a rock star unloading from Louisiana swamps to the distant tours of duty.

He's got a cranky humor with a touch are all beauty steering through the memories both the dark and bright with laughter as his compass he'll guide you through the night on the dave carter show where the stories flow from battlefields to highways it's a wild rodeo with a heart full of courage and a grin on his face.

He'll take you on a journey through time and space.

I am Dave Carter, and it's a pleasure, as always, to welcome you to the show.

Great to have you folks here with me.

Great to have you listening in.

Have you ever heard or seen a

prominent person or even read a book by a prominent author and felt such a connection or a kinship

of sorts that you absolutely must meet this person? And for no other reason than to simply

thank them for their wonderful influence on your life. Our guest today has felt very much like that,

and the result has been a life-changing course of action for him,

and wonderfully edifying for us as well.

Mr. Lawrence Perlman is with us today,

and we'll have a conversation with him coming right up.

The Dave Carter Show.

That gorgeous music that you're hearing is incredibly distinctive.

I mean, the music itself is from Franz List's transcription of some works by Robert Schumann. But as Leslie Nielsen said in the movie

Airplane, that's not important right now. What is important is that, A, that exquisite music is being

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