The Gonzo Chronicles

Grunge music came crashing into our culture in the late 80's and early 90's with a raw sound, a rare integrity and honesty that has last for over two decades since it announced its presence with Nirvana. In this episode we talk about what grunge is, how it changed music forever and impacted the culture far beyond the music.  #grunge #grungemusic #Nirvana #Soundgarden #90s #RealityBites #PearlJam #TheMelvins #minimalism

What if the legend was real...from the research of historian and author Robert A. Prather, to the upcoming book The Merlin Deposition.  #KingArthur #Merlin #wizardMerlin #Peredur #Stonehenge

Congress recently wrapped up hearings regarding UFO/UAP sightings by military and listened to whistleblower technology. You'll get the highlights here and the top 10 UAP sightings by military over the past year! #UFO #UAP #UAPTestimony

Rob "The Bruins Guy" Mahoney from Mahoney's House of Horrors podcast stops by to talk about some creepy movies, a short review of Terrifier 3, and we review the classic film Halloween 2 (1981). Mahoney thinks Jamie Lee ruined the franchise. What do you think? Leave some comments below! #Halloween #Halloween2 #Terrifier3 #ArttheClown #GonzoChronicles #DognutMedia 

Every town has a legend, a secret that they want to keep hidden in the dark recesses. Christiansburg, VA has its legend with the Black Sisters, 3 sisters who dressed in black and only came out at night. Hear their sinister story of murder and intimidation.  Also, can a land be cursed? The folks that have experienced Lake Shawnee would swear to it! #BlackSisters #Christiansburg #LakeShawnee #hauntings #Halloween #October #ghoststories

Elizabeth is back with a couple of audio clips to check out. Is the spirit box real? Does it connect with ghosts? Is the Ouija board a portal to dark realms? 

Elizabeth Cooper, fresh back from an African safari, hangs out to talk about the trip, the learning experience, and talk bucket list stuff on this episode of The Gonzo Chronicles.  What's on your bucket list? #Africa #Maldives #solvingamystery #CaffeinatedCooper

I was shocked to find all 5 Twilight films in the top 10 highest grossing vampire movies of all time. After looking through the top 20 I still didn't see the best vampire films on the list anywhere. Here's a few that should have made the list, and my top 5 spy movies of all time.  #AtomicBlonde #spymovies #spynovels #vampiremovies #vampires #LostBoys www.cyrusalderwood.substack.com 

An essay about the fate of the founders of our nations has circulated for decades. But what part of that is true, and what part isn't? Why do we celebrate the signing of the Declaration on July 4th when the signers didn't start signing it until August 2nd? Hmm...let's dive into some interesting history.  Happy birthday America!!!  #July4th #DeclarationofIndependence #history #foundingfathers

Haunted locations, especially the local ones, are fascinating. In this episode Elizabeth Cooper drops by to talk about a local haunt to the Atlanta area, #LakeLanier. I talk about a location that I stumbled upon during my college years in Radford, VA, one of the most haunted locations in the eastern US, #StAlbansSanatorium.  #hauntedlocations #ghosts #Atlanta #RadfordVA #RoadTrip

I've been living on Hard Rock Blvd. this week, so here is the list of top 10 hard rock debut albums of the 80's. What albums make your list? What bands did I miss? Poison, Def Leppard, Dokken?  #hardrock #hairmetal #80smusic #GnR #Ozzy #Metallica #Tesla #MotleyCrue

"This Tender Land" by Krueger was an amazing story with great characters, a strong plot, and powerful themes. I go in depth with this review and talk about "Can't Hurt Me" by David Goggins. Both books are highly recommended.  #Goggins #literature #GreatDepression #StLouis #Minnesota

Motley Crue has a new song out, Dogs of War, and one key ingredient is missing...Mick Marrs!! My critique on the "new" Motley Crue and my top 4 albums and top 10 songs by this iconic band! #MotleyCrue #MickMarrs #hairmetal #hairbands #80s

Some eastern cultures believe in reincarnation. A recent poll shows that 24% of Americans believe in it. Kristi Slaughter from the Kristi Slaughter Show on SuperTalk Radio stops by to discuss this mystery as well and talk about current events and the P. Diddy/Puff Daddy raid by Homeland Security.  Also, do you have a guilty pleasure movie? #movies #PDiddy #reincarnation #mysteries

Jekyll Island is the birthplace of the Federal Reserve. How a meeting in secrecy led to the most powerful central bank in the world. Is there a connection between the power players that established the central bank and their opponents that drowned with the Titanic? This is one fascinating rabbit hole! #CreatureFromJekyllIsland #money #inflation 

In this episode Elizabeth Cooper joins in to discuss current events, her show, and the most impressive man boobs in entertainment. Enjoy!  

A good definition of overrated is to be valued too highly. So, what things are out there that you think are overrated?  Taylor Swift? The Rock? Sports teams like the Dallas Cowboys? LaBron James? (he'll never be Jordan no matter how hard he tries)? I sound off on this and chat about a Barstool Sports bracket.  #overrated #sportstalk #culture #Swift

We've all heard of Skull & Bones, The Illuminati and the Freemasons. Have you heard of the Molly Maguires, or the Protective Order of the Elks? Here are a few you may have never heard of, and they are still around today!! #secretsocieties #freemasons #illuminati #cyrusalderwood

Why do politicians in D.C. continually vote for bad policy that is damning and dangerous to our nation? Congressman Burchett has a few ideas. Also, the latest on the Epstein files released yesterday. Also, 1996...a year in review. #Epstein #LolitaExpress #Clinton #bridery #scandal #blackmail #1996 Deep thoughts and questions by Cyrus Alderwood :)

Happy New Year to all my fellow savages. Just a quick review of the year and a sneak preview into 2024. We're talking books and movies!! #goals #resolutions #2024 #NYE2024

Are they Christmas movies, really? Maybe--so let the debate begin! What makes your top 10? Tell us in the comments. Is Die Hard a Christmas movie? What about Lethal Weapon? #KissKissBangBang #Scrooged #Christmasmovies #Christmas 

One of the most disturbing mysteries in the past few years was the missing persons case of a young lady from Canada that was reported missing during her stay near Skid Row  at L.A.'s Hotel Cecil. Her body was eventually found floating in one of the water tanks on the roof of the building when guests were reporting problems with water pressure, water coming out black and tasting funny. They found her body floating face up in the tank and had to cut the tank open to remove her. To this day no one really knows what happened or how she got there.  Also, what are buying friends and family for Christmas? Elizabeth Cooper joins Cyrus to talk about all of this and more.  #elizabethcooper #caffeinatedcoopershow #CecilHotel #SkidRow #Christmasgiftideas

Rob Mahoney stops by to talk about some of the most underrated movies for us GenX'ers. We're talking #Hollywood and #GenX movies in this episode. Make sure you stop by www.cyrusalderwood.substack.com for the full list of top 10's. #GenX #movies #80s #90s 

Here we are in Halloween month and I'm watching some of the greatest horror flicks that Gen X adores. I recently watched The Lost Boys and thought I'd share some fun behind the scenes facts about this awesome movie. Also, tune in to Father Mahoney's House of Horrors on Rumble and YouTube. We'll be live at 8 pm tonight discussing this film and Halloween 3: Season of the Witch.  www.cyrusalderwood.substack.com #thelostboys #80shorror #GenX

Do you have a few favorites you watch during the month of Halloween?  Salem's Lot, Needful Things, The Shining or Doctor Sleep? #stephenkingmovies www.gonzochronicles.substack.com

Jerry and Tracy from the podcast Hillbilly Horror Stories hang out to talk about some of their favorite haunts, horror movies, and upcoming events. Don't forget to check out the book by Jerry that is available on their website and on Amazon! www.hillbillyhorrorstories.com www.cyrusalderwood.substack.com  #hillbillyhorrorstories #jerryandtracy #WaverlyHills #LexingtonKY #Gatlinburg

The 90's had some huge blockbuster hits like Independence Day, Armageddon, and Forrest Gump. But the decade also had a few movies that captured that time and culture in a unique Gen X sort of way. Let's talk about a few of them: The Faculty, The Craft, Scream, Hackers, Pulp Fiction, Clerks... #thecraftmovie #pulpfiction #clerks #realitybites #empirerecords #pumpupthevolume

MTV used to be a cultural force and Kurt Loder was a big part of that. My take on the legendary dude and a reading from The Case of Johnny Fever. #KurtLoder #MTV #writingpromptchallenge

Why the hell is Hollywood and the music industry so fascinated with the occult and Satan? No pun intended with that question. Let's look at some weird stuff in the world of music and Hollywood. Also, #JasonAldean gets canceled from #CMT. That was a dumb move. #FoxNews donates to the Satanic Temple according to news reports. Also a dumb move.  #GonzoChronicles #countrymusiccanceled #JasonAldean #BlakeShelton #countrymusicgoeswoke

Well folks, actors and writers are on strike. Are you concerned? Also, in this episode Cyrus gives a quick review of 28 Days Haunted on Netflix, talks about cocaine in the White House, and explains why Han Solo is the greatest anti-hero of all time.  #28DaysHaunted #Netflix #hollywoodstrike #antihero #cocaine www.cyrusalderwood.substack.com  

In 1888 Jack the Ripper began his infamous killing spree in London. A few years later H.H. Holmes began his murder spree in Chicago at what is now called The Murder Castle during the time of the World's Fair. Could these two sadistic savage killers be the same man? Tune in to this episode of the Gonzo Chronicles and make sure you hit the subscribe button.  #jacktheripper #hhholmes #murdercastle #Chicago #whitechapel #gonzochronicles #cyrusalderwood #mystery

An Air Force veteran has stepped forward as a whistleblower to claim that the US and its allies have downed spacecraft from other worlds and are reverse engineering the technology in a new unknown arms race.  Is he credible or is this one heck of a psy-op by our government on the population?? It's sad that we have to ask that question, but here were are in 2023.  Also, the worst songs to hear at the proctologists' office.  #badtiming #UFOs #aliens #whistleblower

Tina Turner was an iconic performer that transcended generations. She had a major resurgence in the 80's and beyond with hits like The Best and Better Be Good To Me. A tribute to her career and some shenanigans on this episode of the Gonzo Chronicles. Also: Underrated Albums of the 80's.  #TinaTurner #WouldYouRather 

9 out of 10 psychologists recommend listing to this show. Seriously. So in addition to the top 10 frontmen of all time, you get the added bonus of the Top 10 Mullets of the 80's.  I'm glad to be back. Being sick for nearly a month was torture. Now go to Amazon and by Pot of Gold by Cyrus Alderwood and laugh your ass off. Cheers! #80's #rockbands #frontmen #VanHalen #mullets #CyrusAlderwood #PotofGold #yourmom

Cherie hangs out with us today to talk about the creepy books by author Darcy Coates. Spoiler alert!!! We also talk about our top 10 music playlist for death row inmates! Yeah, it's a sick kind of show today.  #DarcyCoates #deathrow #musicplaylist #manliness

Well, the commies in NY did it. They changed the game and history forever by indicting a former President. Now all of the former ones are fair game. Nasty business and a national disgrace, actually.  Some random thoughts on: Women's NCAA title game controversy, Trump in Chains!, cultural commies, trans stuff at the CMT country music awards, Bud Light now on the receiving end of controversy with their latest commercial. Kid Rock certainly had a response to it, if anyone cares.  Oh, and that Chinese spy balloon, we learned that the commies were spying on all the military installations sending data back in real time. The balloon even did figure 8's over some of them and Biden still wouldn't give the order to shoot that sum'bitch down. Can we assume this administration is compromised? Or maybe just full of cowards.  #CMTAwards #CountryMusicAwards #BudLight #NCAAwomenstitle #Trump

Elizabeth Cooper is back and we play some 90's trivia, discuss some excellent Val Kilmer movies and talk about stiff drinks. However, the audio conversion didn't happen. The file was too big. So go on over to YouTube to check out the show and I promise you'll laugh your ass off. Make sure you subscribe to my channel!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3W8jMkFBOA&t=33s   #ValKilmer #TopGun #Tombstone #TheDoors #90strivia #90s

With so much misinformation in our news, have you ever wondered how much misinformation we were taught in school growing up? Let's just look at a few historical  game changing events that we were never taught about. Oh, and George Washington WASN'T the first President of the United States.  An educated citizenry is a powerful citizenry. Learn stuff they don't want you to know! #GeorgeWashington #history #historybooks #whattheydontteachyou

Chinese spy balloons, UFO's, mass chaos!! And on top of that we have Valentine's Day. So what do we here at the Gonzo Chronicles think of this? Tune in and listen to Elizabeth Cooper and Cyrus Alderwood banter about the topics of the day.  #UFOs #CaffeinatedCooperShow #politics #ValentinesDay

My anger was riled today when I learned that the Chines Commie Party is floating a spy balloon over our nation and the guy in the White House told the military to stand down and let them spy when they should have blown it out of the sky. That raises a lot of questions. Is this guy and his family compromised by the commies?  Also, Tom Brady retired. Who's on your Mt. Rushmore of quarterbacks? Aaron Rodgers has stayed one year too long, time to hang up the cleats on a great career. Some Netflix recommendations coming your way.  #Biden #China #Brady #Netflix #Wednesday

We are living in a strange version of Lord of the Flies. Ah, the sign of the times. How many more classified documents are floating around out there? Also, we're only 90 seconds from midnight according to the Doomsday Clock. Everyone panic, the sky is falling!!! The sarcasm is thick in this episode of The Gonzo Chronicles. #Biden #Pence #Trump #classified #topsecret #doomsdayclock https://cyrusalderwood.substack.com/

76 years ago the severed body of Elizabeth Short, aka The Black Dahlia, was found by a mother and her infant daughter were out on a walk and stumbled upon the horrific crime scene. This case has baffled detectives and fascinated Hollywood ever since. The story of the Black Dahlia in this episode of the Gonzo Chronicles. Elizabeth Cooper from the Caffeinated Cooper Show stops by to go over this case. #BlackDahlia #CaffeinatedCooperShow #mystery #unsolved  

We are nearing the 76th anniversary of the day that young 22 year old Elizabeth Short was found severed in half next to a sidewalk in L.A. in 1947. That case shocked a city and a nation and remains unsolved to this day. Or is it? #BlackDahlia #ElizabethShort #CaffeinatedCooper #LA #unsolvedmystery

What a wild ride 2022 was! Any 2023 predictions? #StarWars #JohnnyDepp #AmberHeard #WillSmith #slapheardaroundtheworld  www.cyrusalderwood.substack.com  Subscribe, it's FREE!

Urban legends are so fun. Let's dive into one about one of the coolest cartoons to come out of the late 90's...Courage The Cowardly Dog?  #skinwalkers #ufos #murdermystery #spies  

Spoiler alert!!! If you haven't seen Andor on #Disney+ then drop what you're doing and go watch it now. This is some of the best Star Wars writing in years. I share my take on this series in this episode of the Gonzo Chronicles.  #StarWars #Andor #CassianAndor #Disney+

What does Madonna have in common with Somalia? Absolutely nothing. But on this day in history U.S. Marines landed in Somalia in 1992. That operation didn't go as planned. Also, have you seen the latest photos Madonna has posted of herself? What the hell has she done?! My take on the vanity and plastic surgery of aging Hollywood personalities.  #Madonna #Somalia #Andor #Disney+ #TheMidnightClub www.cyrusalderwood.substack.com 

I really thought Home Alone would take the top spot. I was surprised how this list shook out. Tune in and see if your favorite Christmas movies made the list.  www.cyrusalderwood.substack.com #Christmas #Christmasmovies #Apple #Twitter #hairmetal

It's a hair metal kind of night! Reviewing some past shows, some future topics on the show, and talking about some of the more recent credible UFO sightings. Do you want to believe? #Fetterman #politics #ufos #uap #UFOCongress #books 

It's National Novel Writing Month. Write something!! #nanowrimo

Steven James, award winning best selling author of 18 books, joins us on the podcast to talk about his latest work, his podcast, and the art of telling a great and worthy story.  #StevenJames #bestseller #books #scifi #fantasy #adventure www.stevenjames.net