Podcast appearances and mentions of Allan Carr

The 1989 Oscars went so poorly not only did it kill the career of producer Allan Carr-- it killed HIM. Join hosts Kyle Ploof, Ben Kissel and Alejandro Dowling and tune in to an all new episode today!Send us a message!Support the showDeath in Entertainment is hosted by Kyle Ploof, Alejandro Dowling and Ben Kissel.New episodes every week!https://linktr.ee/deathinentertainment

What do Lily Tomlin, Snow White, and Kenny Ortega have in common? They were all part of the 61st Academy Awards, a broadcast now remembered as the worst of all time, and masterminded by Allan Carr (lover of spectacle and producer of Grease). But awards season correspondent and New Yorker staff writer Michael Schulman is here to argue that the tackiest, most disastrous Oscars of all time might just be... unfairly maligned. And to tell us what's bringing you joy and excitement right now, send us a voice memo (three minutes or shorter) at sloppyandalive (at) gmail (dot) com. We can't wait to hear from you.Michael's book Oscar Warshttps://www.harpercollins.com/products/oscar-wars-michael-schulman?variant=41063519387682Michael's New Yorker pagehttps://www.newyorker.com/contributors/michael-schulmanthe video of the opening numberhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mronRVvdmwthe video of Pee-wee and RoboCophttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETFHeMSIMGc&t=63sAnd the book Michael mentioned about Allan Carr, Party Animals, is herehttps://www.dacapopress.com/titles/robert-hofler/party-animals/9780306818943/Support You're Wrong About:Bonus Episodes on PatreonBuy cute merchWhere else to find us:Sarah's other show, You Are GoodLinks:https://www.harpercollins.com/products/oscar-wars-michael-schulman?variant=41063519387682https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/michael-schulmanhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mronRVvdmwhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETFHeMSIMGc&t=63shttps://www.dacapopress.com/titles/robert-hofler/party-animals/9780306818943/http://patreon.com/yourewrongabouthttps://www.teepublic.com/stores/youre-wrong-abouthttps://www.paypal.com/paypalme/yourewrongaboutpodhttps://www.podpage.com/you-are-goodSupport the show

Arlene Phillips is a choregrapher who has been at the top of her game for most of her 81 years. She has worked on the choreography for numerous adverts, musicals, film and videos.She has two daughters: Alana who she had early in her career when she was just about to go to Hollywood to make a film with the Village People called 'Can't stop the Music', and then she had her second daughter Abi when she was 47, when she actually thought her symptoms meant she was entering the menopause.We spoke at Arlene's house, and she told me how she lost her mum at the age of 15, and that her career path feels like a series of Alice in Wonderland moments that were magically presented to her.She also described how back in the 1979, the Hollywood film producer Allan Carr (iconic producer of Grease) greeted the news of her - his choreographer - becoming unexpectedly pregnant, with the offer of a nanny, a PA, a Winnebago on the film set, and a birthing guru called JIm! To say I'm envious is an understatement!Spinning Plates is presented by Sophie Ellis-Bextor, produced by Claire Jones and post-production by Richard Jones. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Commodore buys Amiga Jack Tramiel declares war on  competition Nintendo announces US NES launch plans These stories and many more on this episode of the VGNRTM! This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in August 1984.  As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events. Alex Smith of They Create Worlds is our cohost.  Check out his podcast here: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/ and order his book here: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/book Get us on your mobile device: Android:  https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly92aWRlb2dhbWVuZXdzcm9vbXRpbWVtYWNoaW5lLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz iOS:      https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/video-game-newsroom-time-machine And if you like what we are doing here at the podcast, don't forget to like us on your podcasting app of choice, YouTube, and/or support us on patreon! https://www.patreon.com/VGNRTM Send comments on Mastodon @videogamenewsroomtimemachine@oldbytes.space Or twitter @videogamenewsr2 Or Instagram https://www.instagram.com/vgnrtm Or videogamenewsroomtimemachine@gmail.com Links: If you don't see all the links, find them here:     https://www.patreon.com/posts/121143199 7 Minutes in Heaven: Sabrewulf Video Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/121098237     https://www.mobygames.com/game/14732/sabre-wulf/ Corrections: July 1984 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/july-1994-116535754 Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Pong     https://gamehistory.org/atari-2600-tarzan/     https://www.giantbomb.com/photon-the-ultimate-game-on-planet-earth/3030-39589/     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acorn_Electron     https://archive.org/details/book_video_games/page/n77/mode/2up      1974:         Atari sells Japanese manufacturing to Namco     https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1974/CB-1974-08-24.pdf   pg. 49 Basketball a hit     Cashbox august 3 1974       https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1974/CB-1974-08-04.pdf  pg. 43 Clean Sweep 1 player     https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1974/CB-1974-08-10.pdf  pg. 50 Track 10 adds oil slick     https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1974/CB-1974-08-17.pdf  pg. 46           https://flyers.arcade-museum.com/videogames/show/2351 Gene Lipken joins Atari     https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1974/CB-1974-08-24.pdf   pg. 49 Medal Games are spreading     Game Machine August 10, 1974 pg. 7      Cali SC rules in favor of pinball     Cashbox Aug 10 1974     https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1974/CB-1974-08-10.pdf  pg. 48 Coinop on the Price is Right     Cashbox august 3 1974       https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1974/CB-1974-08-04.pdf  pg. 43     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Price_Is_Right 13 year olds simulate life on computer     Two Youths Turn Computers on to 'Life', Hardford Courant, 11 Aug 1974, Page 3     http://www.rearden.com/people.php 1984: Silicon Valley proves resilient     Gloom in the Valley . . . But a Silver Lining, Too, U.S. News & World Report, August 20, 1984, Section: Pg. 38, Byline: By JOANNE DAVIDSON Warner second quarter losses are massive     Warner Communications reports huge loss, United Press International, August 2, 1984, Thursday, BC cycle Jack slashes prices     Atari's Tramiel Gets Tough With Price Cuts, ADWEEK, August 13, 1984, Eastern Edition,Byline: By Gail Belsky     Computer Entertainer Vol. 3 Number 5 pg. 1      https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-3-5/page/n13/mode/2up?view=theater Commodore to buy Amiga     Commodore Deal With Amiga Set,The New York Times, August 17, 1984, Friday, Late City Final Edition, Section: Section D; Page 3, Column 6; Financial Desk Atari sues Amiga     ATARI HEAD SUES ALLY THAT DEFECTED TO RIVAL, The New York Times, August 21, 1984, Tuesday, Late City Final Edition, Section: Section D; Page 1, Column 1; Financial Desk, Byline: By DAVID E. SANGER         https://www.tech-insider.org/personal-computers/research/1984/0822.html      Atari to introduce 16 and 32 bit systems     Atari To Sell More-Powerful Computers, The Associated Press, August 27, 1984, Monday, AM cycle, Section: Business News, Byline: By STEVE WILSTEIN, Jack declares war on competition         Computer Entertainer Vol. 3 Number 5 pg. 1        https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-3-5/page/n13/mode/2up?view=theater      Jack can't collect     Tramiel Reported Seeking $50 Million in Lieu of Atari Debts, The Associated Press, August 31, 1984, Friday, PM cycle, Section: Business News Imagine Megagames up for auction         https://archive.org/details/Computer_Video_Games_Issue_034_1984-08_EMAP_Publishing_GB/page/n23/mode/2up Coleco unveils new marketing ploy     Coleco will offer scholarships to some computer purchasers, United Press International, August 22, 1984, Wednesday, BC cycle, Section: Financial            Advertising;At Coleco, The Adam Is Reborn, The New York Times, August 13, 1984, Monday, Late City Final Edition, Section: Section D; Page 8, Column 3; Financial Desk, Byline: By Pamela G. Hollie         https://youtu.be/tklBAzg_cgw?si=rDW-RNgtAqd_7QHl VCRs and Action Figures muscle video games out of retail     The Video Revolution, Newsweek, August 6, 1984 UNITED STATES EDITION, Section: BUSINESS; Pg. 50          Media Room, The Associated Press, August 12, 1984, Sunday, BC cycle Video killed the Video Game Star     FROM PAC-MAN TO GI JOE, Forbes, August 13, 1984, Section: MONEY AND INVESTMENTS; The Columnists; Psychology & Investing; Pg. 138, Byline: By Srully Blotnick;     Toys sales boom, United Press International, August 21, 1984, Tuesday, BC cycle, Section: Financial     Playthings, August 1984. Video Game tie-ins come of age     Allan Carr keeps bubbling to the top in a heady world, The San Diego Union-Tribune,August 12, 1984 Sunday, Section: ENTERTAINMENT; Pg. E-2, Byline: David Elliott, Movie Critic         https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloak_%26_Dagger_%28video_game%29        https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087065/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2     https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088395/?ref_=nm_flmg_knf_t_4     ACTIVISION; To develop and market software based on Ghostbusters motion picture, Business Wire, August 28, 1984, Tuesday     Gregory Fischbach Part 1 - Activision - Acclaim - https://www.patreon.com/posts/46578120     https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-08-09/mode/1up?view=theater        https://www.mobygames.com/company/6665/dktronics/     https://archive.org/details/OnlineTodayV03N08/page/n9/mode/2up        https://www.mobygames.com/game/40828/paul-mccartneys-give-my-regards-to-broad-street/     Jay Balakrishnan - HESWare, Radical, Dynamics, Solid State Software - https://www.patreon.com/posts/jay-balakrishnan-103071267 Nintendo sees coinop sales plummet     Nintendo anticipates greater sales, profit, The Japan Economic Journal, August 28, 1984, Section: SECURITIES; Pg. 16 Atari sells distributorship     Replay, August 1984, pg. 3      Coin-op computers a bust     Campus coin-op computers crash; Good product ahead of its time, United Press International, August 29, 1984, Wednesday, BC cycle, Section: Financial, Byline: By J.B. BLOSSER 3rd parties scrap releases     Computer Entertainer Vol. 3 Number 5 pg. 11 IBM tries to save the PCJr     I.B.M. RAISES DIVIDEND, OFFERS A FREE KEYBOARD, The New York Times, August 1, 1984, Wednesday, Late City , Final Edition, Section: Section D; Page 1, Column 1; Financial Desk, Byline: By STUART DIAMOND      https://www.ebay.com/itm/335702730148         https://archive.org/details/pcjr-magazine-1984-volume-1/PCjr%20Magazine%20-%20198410%20-%20Volume%201%20Number%209/page/58/mode/2up?view=theater&q=512     https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-3-5/page/n14/mode/1up?view=theater     https://www.atarimagazines.com/compute/issue59/review_lotus_123.php         MICROPRO; Greets enhanced PCjr with WordStar, Business Wire, August 13, 1984, Monday IBM announces AT     I.B.M.'S. NEW POWERHOUSE A T ;TWICE AS FAST AS OLD PC'S, The New York Times, August 15, 1984, Wednesday, Late City Final Edition, Section: Section D; Page 1, Column 3; Financial Desk, Byline: By DAVID E. SANGER     https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1984-08/page/n9/mode/2up        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivetti_M24     SHORTAGE OF SEMICONDUCTORS EASES, The New York Times, August 27, 1984, Monday, Late City Final Edition, Section: Section D; Page 1, Column 3; Financial Desk, Byline: By DAVID E. SANGER     https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1984-08/page/n11/mode/2up IBM and EC reach agreement     WEEK IN BUSINESS;BEST WEEK EVER ON WALL STREET, The New York Times, August 5, 1984, Sunday, Late City , Final Edition, Section: Section 3; Page 14, Column 3; Financial Desk, Byline: By Nathaniel C. Nash IBM announces new business strategy for Europe     I.B.M.'S NEW ROLE IN EUROPE, The New York Times, August 13, 1984, Monday, Late City Final Edition, Section: Section D; Page 1, Column 4; Financial Desk, Byline: By DAVID E. SANGER      MSX to miss XMAS     https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-08-02/mode/1up?view=theater        https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-08-02/page/n2/mode/1up?view=theater     https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-08-09/page/n3/mode/1up?view=theater Amstrad pricing very competitive     https://archive.org/details/cvg-magazine-034/page/n125/mode/1up?view=theater         https://archive.org/details/cvg-magazine-034/page/n119/mode/1up?view=theater Sinclair launches Speccy bundle     https://archive.org/details/home-computer-weekly-magazine-new/HomeComputerWeekly-074/     https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-08-02/mode/1up?view=theater     https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/20540/ZX-Spectrum/Spectrum_Six_Pack_ZX-Spectrum_48K_version      Sinclair plans stock flotation     https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-08-09/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater Sinclair wants to get into chip manufacturing     https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-08-16/page/n3/mode/2up        https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-08-23/page/n2/mode/1up?view=theater    Sinclair earnings miss expectations         https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-08-23/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater Dragon goes to Espana!     Spanish take over failed Dragon computer maker, Financial Times (London,England), August 15, 1984, Wednesday, Section: SECTION I; Pg. 12, Byline: BY CHARLES BATCHELOR IN LONDON     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_32/64#Product_history     https://www.amazon.es/Cinco-Duros-HISTORIA-VIDEOJUEGO-ESPA%C3%91A/dp/8410031469     https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2017/02/17/515850029/episode-755-the-phone-at-the-end-of-the-world Macintosh software still scarce     https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1984-08/page/n243/mode/2up     Michael Dornbrook Part 1 - Infocom - https://www.patreon.com/posts/44335732 MIDI comes to micros     https://archive.org/details/cvg-magazine-034/page/n125/mode/1up?view=theater         https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-08-16/mode/2up Pioneer launchees interactive laser disc     https://archive.org/details/computer-entertainer-3-5/page/n13/mode/2up?view=theater        https://archive.org/details/Creative_Computing_1984-08/page/n11/mode/2up Byte profiles 6502 successor     https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1984-08/page/n129/mode/2up      Great space race budget breaks records     https://archive.org/details/home-computer-weekly-magazine-new/HomeComputerWeekly-077/     https://www.mobygames.com/game/190868/the-great-space-race/ Lord British given credit for Questron     https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_4.4/page/n30/mode/1up?view=theater     Joel Billings - SSI - https://www.patreon.com/posts/36827469 US games flood UK     https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-08-23/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Gold Virgin goes for quality     https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-08-30/mode/1up?view=theater Domark launches with big contest     https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-08-30/page/n4/mode/1up?view=theater     https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-08-30/page/n26/mode/1up?view=theater Sexy Games get activists in a tissy     https://archive.org/details/home-computer-weekly-magazine-new/HomeComputerWeekly-076/mode/2up Computer adoption in schools still slow     Stumbling into the computer age, Forbes, August 13, 1984, Section: INDUSTRIES; Pg. 35, Byline: By Kathleen R. Wiegner Computers find their purpose     Road Warrior' rides again, Computerworld, August 13, 1984, Section: EDITORIAL; LECHT ON SCIENCE; Pg. 47, Byline: By Charles P. Lecht      NABU gets software subsidiary     "Sets Up Software Subsidiary; WHEELER SAYS HE MISSES 'BULLY PULPIT' BUT ENJOYS PRIVATE INDUSTRY, Communications Daily, August 20, 1984, Monday, Section: Vol. 4, No. 162; Pg. 5" Tech support goes online     Telephone hot lines for software problems, Financial Times (London,England), August 29, 1984, Wednesday, Section: SECTION I; Technology; Professional Personal Computing; Pg. 5, Byline: PHILIP MANCHESTER WH Smith profits surge on computer sales     RESULTS DUE NEXT WEEK, Financial Times (London,England), August 18, 1984, Saturday, Section: SECTION I; UK Companies; Pg. 17 Radio Shack loses ground     TANDY'S SHIFTING SALES STRATEGY, The New York Times, August 19, 1984, Sunday, Late City Final Edition, Section: Section 3; Page 1, Column 3; Financial Desk, Length: 2350 words, Byline: By PETER W. BARNES Drug Store Chain sues Mattel     Drug Chain Sues Mattel For Alleged Discrimination Against Retailer, The Associated Press, August 3, 1984, Friday, BC cycle,        No Headline In Original, United Press International, August 3, 1984, Friday, BC cycle, Section: Financial, Length: 188 words, Dateline: SYRACUSE, N.Y. Data Age sues Mr. T     HE PITIES THE FOOL, United Press International, August 20, 1984, Monday, BC cycle, Section: Domestic News, Byline: By FRANK SANELLO, United Press International Pirates go pro     https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-08-30/mode/1up?view=theater         https://www.olx.pt/d/anuncio/jogos-spectrum-verso-portuguesa-de-coleccionador-da-microbaite-etc-IDICESX.html      TVs adapt to the new media landscape     HOME VIDEO; TV SETS: NEW FUNCTIONS, NEW FORMS, The New York Times, August 12, 1984, Sunday, Late City Final Edition, Section: Section 2; Page 24, Column 1; Arts and Leisure Desk, Byline: By HANS FANTEL Executives get high-tech     The all-electronic Executive, Financial Times (London,England), August 4, 1984, Saturday, Section: SECTION I; The Information Revolution; Pg. 12, Byline: By Alan Cane Touch screen system used for tourists     Touch computer for tourists boon to advertisers, promoters, United Press International, August 19, 1984, Sunday, BC cycle, Section: Financial, Byline: By JOHN J. SANKO Army introduces joystick controlled rocket     Technology Today: Fiber-optic guided missiles -- ultimate video game, United Press International, August 20, 1984, Monday, BC cycle, Section: Domestic News, Byline: By WILLIAM HARWOOD, Gaming Jesus shall bare the mark     No Headline In Original, United Press International, August 9, 1984, Thursday, AM cycle, Section: Domestic News Compu-Cruise to set sail     https://archive.org/details/HomeComputerMagazine_Vol4_03_1984_Aug/page/n25/mode/2up Recommended Links: The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/ Gaming Alexandria: https://www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/ They Create Worlds: https://tcwpodcast.podbean.com/ Digital Antiquarian: https://www.filfre.net/ The Arcade Blogger: https://arcadeblogger.com/ Retro Asylum: http://retroasylum.com/category/all-posts/ Retro Game Squad: http://retrogamesquad.libsyn.com/ Playthrough Podcast: https://playthroughpod.com/ Retromags.com: https://www.retromags.com/ Games That Weren't - https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/ Sound Effects by Ethan Johnson of History of How We Play. 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Allan Carr ist tot, der Marlboro-Cowboy auch und uns ist auch schon ganz schlecht. Rauchen ist out. Junge Leute essen bewusst und achten auf die Work-Life-Balance. Schlechte Zeiten für autoaggressive Hobbys. Aber davon lässt sich eine Industrie, die jahrzehntelang die Nebenwirkung "Sterben" verschleiert hat, nicht aufhalten. "Machen wir doch Pfirsicharoma rein und verkaufen es an Kinder!" Kann nicht klappen? Warum leider doch und was man dagegen tun kann, erfahrt Ihr in dieser Folge.

On this season finale episode of Oscars Playback, experts and editors Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen head back to 1989 to celebrate the worst Oscars ever. Produced by Allan Carr, the '89 Oscars are remembered not for the "Rain Man" wins in Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor, but for Snow White singing "Proud Mary" with Rob Lowe. But was the response to this terrible opening number overblown, particularly when compared to other terrible opening numbers throughout the decade? Joyce and Chris discuss that and 1988 in Film, when "Beetlejuice," "Die Hard," "Twins," "Who Framed Roger Rabbit," and other classics were first released. Finally, Joyce and Chris conclude this year's '80s edition of Oscars Playback by ranking the decade's Best Picture winners. Stay tuned next week for an encore presentation of Oscars Playback 1990, which Joyce and Chris first recorded in 2022. Joyce and Chris will be back to the Oscars Playback playground in 2025 with a trip into the 1970s. Email us at slugfests@goldderby.com. Like what you hear? Leave a review wherever you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Julie answers YOUR questions about meeting Tom, Chappell Roan, death row meals, and more! Plus Barbra Streisand, Allan Carr, Brat Summer, and JD Vance! SUPPORT DOUBLE THREAT ON PATREON  Weekly Bonus Episodes, Monthly Livestreams, Video Episodes, and More! https://www.patreon.com/DoubleThreatPod   WATCH VIDEO CLIPS OF DOUBLE THREAT  https://www.youtube.com/@doublethreatpod   JOIN THE DOUBLE THREAT FAN GROUPS  *Discord https://discord.com/invite/PrcwsbuaJx  *Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/doublethreatfriends  *Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/doublethreatfriends   DOUBLE THREAT MERCH https://www.teepublic.com/stores/double-threat   TOTALLY EFFED UP T-SHIRTS  https://www.teepublic.com/user/dttfu   SEND SUBMISSIONS TO  DoubleThreatPod@gmail.com   FOLLOW DOUBLE THREAT  https://twitter.com/doublethreatpod  https://www.instagram.com/doublethreatpod   DOUBLE THREAT IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/double-threat   Theme song by Mike Krol  Artwork by Michael Kupperman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 488 – Hello Truth   Today we have Christine. She is 58 and lives in Ontario. She took her last drink on December 29th, 2022.   Recovery Elevator is going to Vietnam January 9th-20th, 2025. Registration for our newest alcohol-free travel trip opens July 1st. We have room for 25 passengers on this journey. We have AF workshops, a home stay and a service project planned, plus you'll be traveling with others who have already ditched the booze.   Better Help:  www.betterhelp.com/elevator - 10% off your first month. #sponsored   [02:56] Thoughts from Paul:   Paul shares with us some articles reminding us of what we already know: alcohol is shit. Society is waking up to the fact that no amount of alcohol is good for you.   In 2023, GQ had an article titled The Year We realize Any Alcohol Is Bad For You.   The World Health Organization, who once supported the stance that one to two drinks per day is beneficial, is now doing an about face.  Their headline was No Level of Alcohol Consumption is Safe For Your Health.   The New York times also had an article further showing that the truth is emerging: Even A Little Alcohol Can Harm Your Health.   Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction shares Canada's Guidance on Alcohol and Heath.   NBC News shares their take on the fact that drinking moderately is not healthier than abstaining   If you want to join the discussion, go to the Recovery Elevator Instagram page and let us know what your thoughts are on today's intro. Or write to your local politician and let them know that alcohol is shit.   Exact Nature: https://exactnature.com/RE20   [10:08] Kris introduces Christine:   Christine is 58 years old and has two adult children, two cats, and is divorced. Christine is a massage therapist and enjoys participating in theater and reading in her spare time.   Christine said that she knew there was alcoholism in her family, and her parents didn't drink. She knew it was something that people needed to be careful with.   While at university, she saw her older brother participating in the party scene and believed that drinking was just part of the experience. She started drinking and says that it was like a release valve for her and helped her with her awkwardness.   After marrying her husband, Christine says drinking wasn't part of their life for a long time. The occasional bottle of wine turned into more alcohol towards the end of the marriage.  Upon splitting up and moving to a new community, Christine found a music scene and easy friends there to frequently spend time drinking with.   Christine feels she was leading a double life and not many people knew the extent of her drinking. Her brother noticed and was concerned. Christine started having regret for her drinking and attempted moderation for a while.   Eventually she picked up Allan Carr's book at the bookstore and began taking notes. Toward the end of 2019 she was able to quit for a period of time until the pandemic struck.   Since she was not working and unable to care for her parents as she had been doing, she used the time to drink and felt entitled to the break. After being able to go out again, she started feeling the shame and despair set in. She began to realize she wasn't going out for the music and friends, but for the drinks. After getting sick for two weeks and being unable to drink, something told Christine to take this opportunity to keep going.   Christine found podcasts, YouTube testimonials, and began reading quit lit again feeling called to sobriety. She joined and became active in Café RE. Keeping a list in her phone of her whys and why nots which helped her a lot.   Christine's parting piece of guidance: we shouldn't be asking ourselves if it's bad enough to quit, we should be asking if it's good enough to keep.   Chrstine's plan in sobriety going forward: seeking in-person connections.     Café RE – promo code OPPORTUNITY waives set up fee. RE merch Recovery Elevator YouTube Sobriety Tracker iTunes      Recovery Elevator Go big, because eventually we'll all go home. I love you guys.

Seth Michael Donsky is one of the International Screenwriters' Association's top 25 writers to watch in 2024. He is a 2023 recipient of the ISA's Diversity Initiative award and on the ISA's distinguished development slate. His feature screenplay Stardusk, about the life of transgender Andy Warhol Superstar Candy Darling is in pre-production with the Oscar-award winning producer Bruce Cohen. He is also adapting Kate Bornstein's A Queer and Pleasant Danger (Beacon Press) and Lauren Roedy Vaughn's OCD, The Dude and Me (Penguin Group) (Dial Press) for the screen. A Queer and Pleasant Danger advanced in consideration for the Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting and The Sundance Lab. His feature screenplay Grit N' Glitter, the story of Allan Carr producing La Cage aux Folles (musical) on Broadway during the HIV/AIDS in the United States was one of five finalists for the Enderby Entertainment Award in the 2018 Austin Film Festival for screenplays with a unique voice and distinct vision. The finalists were selected by Rick Dugdale, Donald Petrie and Daniel Petrie, Jr. of Enderby Entertainment. It also placed in the Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting. He holds an MFA in Film from Columbia University School of the Arts where he twice received the Dean's Fellowship, Columbia School of the Arts highest merit-based recognition. He wrote and directed the short film Loopy as his thesis film for graduation from Columbia. His feature film debut Twisted (1996 film), which he wrote and directed, was produced towards the tail end of the New Queer Cinema. https://www.instagram.com/seth_michael_donsky/ https://x.com/donsquixote Connect with your host Kaia all Alexander: https://entertainmentbusinessleague.com/ https://twitter.com/thisiskaia  Produced by Stuart W. Volkow P.G.A. Get career training and a free ebook “How to Pitch Anything in 1 Min.” at www.EntertainmentBusinessLeague.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June's bustin' out all over, and we're bustin' out one last classic episode before we get back to some new episodes coming later this month. And since June is Pride Month and the month of the Tony Awards, we're serving up a "two birds, one stone" situation by reairing an episode that falls squarely in both categories: La Cage aux Folles!~~~In honor of pride month, this week is a special episode focused on the franchise that began life as a landmark French boulevard stage comedy, and was then adapted into acclaimed films and musical. And even though the love story at the center of the story was between two men, it has captured the hearts of audiences from all sexual orientations. It also answers the age old question: what happens when you put the composer of Hello Dolly!, the director of West Side Story, and Edna Turnlad in a room together? The answer: Broadway magic.Rob teaches Ray about the history of Jean Poiret's play La Cage Aux Folles and its many adaptations; how competing producers (including ThWAT favorite Allan Carr) fought to secure the chance to both film and musicalize La Cage; Jerry Herman's hummable, Tony-winning score and the anthem it provided the gay rights movement; Nathan Lane's breakout movie performance; and all the ways in which this property has been and continues to be celebrated by audiences across the world.If you like what we are doing, please support us on Patreon.TEAMRay HebelRobert W. SchneiderMark SchroederBilly RecceDaniel SchwartzbergGabe CrawfordNatalie DeSaviaARTICLESEPISODE CLIPSMike Wallace The Homosexuals 1967 - YouTubeLa Cage Aux Folles (1979) movie review - Sneak Previews with Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel - YouTubeEpiphany - George Hearn (1982) - YouTubeLa Cage aux Folles 2 TrailerLa Cage aux Folles 3 Trailer"Color and Light" from Sunday in the Park with GeorgeColumbo Pilot Episode - “Prescription Murder” costarring Gene Barry - Clips - YouTubeI Am What I Am - YouTubeSong on the Sand (La Da Da Da) - YouTube

Tom and Julie revisit the unforgettable 1989 Oscars with guest EILEEN BOWMAN who played Snow White in the opening musical number! Eileen tells Tom and Julie the thrilling behind-the-scenes Hollywood story of how the 1989 Oscars came together and how she got cast as Snow White. Riding in the back of a limo with her eyes covered! Hiding in a closet at the Shrine Auditorium! Backstage encounters with Glenn Close, Olivia Newton-John, and Lucille Ball! An early morning visit from a threatening lawyer! Plus everything you want to know about Rob Lowe, Marvin Hamlisch, and of course producer Allan Carr, whose career was ruined by the negative publicity that the 1989 Oscars initially received. Also Eileen updates us on her life as a San Diego theater legend! CLIPS FROM THIS EPISODE: *1989 Oscars Opening https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mronRVvdmw SUPPORT DOUBLE THREAT ON PATREON  Video Episodes, Weekly Bonus Episodes, Monthly Livestreams, and More! https://www.patreon.com/DoubleThreatPod   WATCH VIDEO CLIPS OF DOUBLE THREAT  https://www.youtube.com/@doublethreatpod   JOIN THE DOUBLE THREAT FAN GROUPS  *Discord https://discord.com/invite/PrcwsbuaJx  *Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/doublethreatfriends  *Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/doublethreatfriends   DOUBLE THREAT MERCH https://www.teepublic.com/stores/double-threat   TOTALLY EFFED UP T-SHIRTS  https://www.teepublic.com/user/dttfu   SEND SUBMISSIONS TO  DoubleThreatPod@gmail.com   FOLLOW DOUBLE THREAT  https://twitter.com/doublethreatpod  https://www.instagram.com/doublethreatpod   DOUBLE THREAT IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/double-threat   Theme song by Mike Krol  Artwork by Michael Kupperman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our girl for all seasons Eureka O'Hara joins me to talk the mirth, magic and mayhem of the undercover feminist cult classic GREASE 2! We get into what a T-Bird could mean these days, the majesty of Michelle Pfeiffer, shooting dance numbers before the songs are ready, the chaotic grandiosity of producer & impresario Allan Carr, the impact of RSO & Robert Stigwood on our culture, fan theories about Grease's Sandy - and our own theories about Frenchie, John Travolta, Maxwell Caulfield's brief moment of Hollywood Heat, Cool Rider and much much more. Support this show & get hott bonus content at the Craig & Friends Patreon For more EUREKA Craig & Friends Instagram & Twitter

Debía ser un espectáculo que atrajera las miradas del público, tan esquivas en años anteriores. Pero el show diseñado por Allan Carr, hasta entonces un exitoso productor en Hollywood, desató las más airadas respuestas de las propias estrellas de la pantalla grande y sepultó su propia carrera en la industria. Todo eso, a pesar que algunas de sus innovaciones se mantienen como marca de los premios Oscar.

Tell me more, tell me more! Today we are joined by Didi Conn. You Might Know Her From Grease, Grease 2, You Light Up My Life, Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure, The Magic Show, Frida, Benson, and Shining Time Station. We spoke with THEE Didi Conn about her iconic performance in the Grease films as Frenchie, the legacy of the franchise carrying on with Grease Live! and Joan Blondell's shoes, and our age-old question about psoriasis as heart disease. Plus, how Toy Story stole from Raggedy Ann & Andy, standing by for Mercedes Ruehl on Broadway, her horrific experience with Joseph Brooks, and the beauty of the musical The Magic Show. This one was a total thing of dreams. Follow us on social media: @youmightknowherfrom || @damianbellino || @rodemanne Discussed this week: Jacob Elordi is hot to everyone. And Barry Keoghan has the ugly sexy thing down We loved Cailly Spaeny and Lily Gladstone and Erika Alexander Golden Globes were a mess this year Da'Vine Joy Randolph is so good and we are hoping for an Oscar nomination for The Holdovers (don't jinx it) Da'Vine episode of YMKHF Carol Channing and Pearl Bailey special Aloha (2015)  was indeed directed by Cameron Crowe, not Alexander Payne Tracy Morgan took Eddie Murphy's advice for The Last O.G. and hired Da'Vine Love Chris Klein in Election  Our Oscar nominated guests on YMKHF: Kathleen Turner (Ep #9), Shohreh Aghdashloo (Ep#72), JoBeth Williams (#99),  and Lesley Ann Warren (Ep #78) Lily Gladstone is nonbinary Yalitza Aparicio from Roma garnered all kinds of acclaim, and where is she now? Tantoo Cardinal is so good In the Stephen Schwartz musical, The Magic Show starring Doug Henning  Starred in the movie, Joseph Brooks You Light Up My Life Joseph Brooks who “wrote” and directed it was a horrible man,. He met a grisly end Her son is autistic and is currently living in The Center for Discovery Autismspeaks.org Played Denise, Benson's new secretary on Benson Didi Conn introduced herself to David Shire as his crush, Charlotte Rampling, who wrote the music for Farewell My Lovely Was the voice of Raggedy Ann in the 1977 Richard Williams animated movie, Raggedy Ann and Andy: A Musical Adventure Joe Raposo wrote all the music for the movie and he had written a lot of music for Sesame Street and The Electric Company (including the “C is for Cookie” and the Sesame Street song) Was a standby and then replacement for Mercedes Ruehl in Lost in Yonkers (1991) with Irene Worth and Kevin Spacey Fonz and the Happy Days Gang cartoon  Stacey Jones in Shining Time Station, which she says was horrible for her career Conductors: Ringo Starr, George Carlin, Alec Baldwin The tv show was funded by Amtrak and MTH Electric Trains Thomas movie was filmed on The Isle of Man Of course played Frenchie in the 1978 classic, Grease (director: Randal Kleiser, choreographer: Pat Birch, producer: Allan Carr)  Kelly Ward (Putzie) was dance captain for Pat Birch Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies has been wiped from Paramount+ Tegrin's ad: “The heartbreak of psoriasis” Was there film in the camera for Frenchie's number in Grease 2? Skating with the Stars judge was a dick (start at 3:27) Was Alice Ghostley's Mrs Murdoch gay (watch the dancing)  Was waitress in Frida and had Across the Universe (friends with Julie Taymor and worked with her on the stage play, The Green Bird) Lifted out the door on Cagney and Lacey (s6e12). Who had more upper body strength? Both! CGI'd pink ladies guy head on body in Rise of the Pink Ladies Dr Pepper theme song: “I'm a Pepper, You're a Pepper” In My Life one of the worst Broadway shows I've ever seen (it was a huge flop) and he has Tourette's not autism Our interview with Talia Balsam (ep #12)  introduced us to You Light Up My Life David Shire (Didi's husband) wrote the Oscar-nominated song for Norma Rae Barry Pearl holds all the Grease secrets   

Liz Glazer (@lizglazer) loves a self help guy named Allan Carr (who seems to use the THINK SYSTEM™ (the music man) and I get to learn the history and uses of the old school ski simulator workout machine _ NORDIC TRACK! You will love. DONATE to your local foodbank in lieu of TDF this month! All the money you send to me will go to LA Foodbank and I'll get all the credit! Feedingamerica.org or google “your town” and “foodbank.” Let's take a couple weeks a year and be helpers. I'll take your money again in Jan but for now…let's do this. THERE IS NEW MERCH: BEANIES for winter. www.JackieKashianStore.com is the direct. www.jackiekashian.com and www.dorkforest.com have so many other things.  Extra TDF / standup and a storytelling album are available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/   Lots of stuff here: https://www.youtube.com/@JackieKashianInc And it's @jackiekashian on all the social mediaz. Audio and Video by Patrick Brady Music is by Mike Ruekberg Website design by Vilmos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

He just blew in from the Windy City! You need big shoulders in the city of Chicago, well we've got just the guy . John catches up with Steven Watt a.k.a. Watty, a.k.a. Stevie Boy and his adequate shoulders live from Illinois, shooting from the hip on his Chicago Marathon experience. Steven headed to Chicago looking to secure his 5th star of the 6 World Marathon Majors. It wasn't the quite the journey Steven had planned. His 2023, beset by injury, forcing him to suss out and plan how he may have to walk parts or even all of the Chicago course. So what do you do? You could suck it up and do just that, pick up the medal and your 5th star, it's the same medal if you walk, run, shuffle or crawl afterall! Or...you could continue to maintain your fitness even if you can't run the miles you would in a standard marathon training block. How do you do that? You swim, you cycle, you join the gym, you change your mindset, you become stronger, resilient and focused. Guess what Stevie Boy chose to do? This post marathon catch-up took place two days after what tuned out to be an almost perfectly executed 26.2 miles given the circumstances building up to Steven's ChirCarGo adventure. It's a warts and all breakdown (cos that's how we roll at YHRF) of the travel, sleep, race build-up, the run, the finish, the highs, the lows. the buddies and the aftermath, it's just what you'd expect from Stevie Boy and JC. The food...well, we're waiting on a separate update on that spectacle and watch out for our spin off Young Hearts Eat Free Podcast starting soon ;-), you'll be able to check out our socials for the culinary delights of What Watty ate in ChirCarGo! Steven was joined by Paul Stoddart and Allan Carr for his Chicago trip, Allan continues to raise funds for the Kano Foundation and his fundraising link remains open here https://justgiving.com/page/allan-carr-1691697784846?fbclid=IwAR3AwHGpjCXy6Bls63lpdlv4nbkIlGNlMIMQYxSZZ8nh1-y9n85h72VO104 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/youngheartsrunfree/message

Here we, here we, here we f*ckin' ChicaGO!!! Boarding passes ready? Welcome on board our virtual flight to Illinois as we find out all about Steven's up n coming weekender to Chicago as he chases a medal in the Windy City. John leads our pre-race conversation as we find out about Steven's unconventional training block in a year that's been beset by tales of injuries for one half of your YHRF hosting team. We hear about adaptability and keeping discipline to ensure the marathon start line remained possible. A mindset shift is clear as Steven reflects on the year thus far and sets a different kind of target for Sunday 8 October. Plan A went out the window many weeks ago, but what about plan's B, C and D? John finds out not only about his current thoughts and hopes for the run but also the rest of the (long) weekend-plans, including how he's had help from YHRF family in planning the non-running actvities the city has to offer.....you knew it would turn to scran quick right, but this quick? With a whistlestop run through his itinerary plus an intro to Steven's travel pals including a v.important info regarding a fund-raiser one of them is undertaking (see link at bottom) . We finish up in customary fashion, dialect dictionary and song of the week. Good luck to Steven, his pals, all YHRF listeners and everyone else taking part in or helping out at the 2023 Chicago Marathon. All eyes are now on the tracker......Steven's race number? 9309 Give generously to Allan Carr as he raises money for the Kano Foundation here https://www.justgiving.com/page/allan-carr-1691697784846?fbclid=IwAR1FypBqtYZ8f0A5WpVbO3wXUAQPonJ6_IZ3gwctMlso924zfg_hKLqANg4 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/youngheartsrunfree/message

In honor of pride month, this week is a special episode focused on the franchise that began life as a landmark French boulevard stage comedy, and was then adapted into acclaimed films and musical. And even though the love story at the center of the story was between two men, it has captured the hearts of audiences from all sexual orientations. It also answers the age old question: what happens when you put the composer of Hello Dolly!, the director of West Side Story, and Edna Turnlad in a room together? The answer: Broadway magic.Rob teaches Ray about the history of Jean Poiret's play La Cage Aux Folles and its many adaptations; how competing producers (including ThWAT favorite Allan Carr) fought to secure the chance to both film and musicalize La Cage; Jerry Herman's hummable, Tony-winning score and the anthem it provided the gay rights movement; Nathan Lane's breakout movie performance; and all the ways in which this property has been and continues to be celebrated by audiences across the world.If you like what we are doing, please support us on Patreon.TEAMRay HebelRobert W. SchneiderMark SchroederBilly RecceDaniel SchwartzbergGabe CrawfordNatalie DeSaviaARTICLESEPISODE CLIPSMike Wallace The Homosexuals 1967 - YouTubeLa Cage Aux Folles (1979) movie review - Sneak Previews with Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel - YouTubeEpiphany - George Hearn (1982) - YouTubeLa Cage aux Folles 2 TrailerLa Cage aux Folles 3 Trailer"Color and Light" from Sunday in the Park with GeorgeColumbo Pilot Episode - “Prescription Murder” costarring Gene Barry - Clips - YouTubeI Am What I Am - YouTubeSong on the Sand (La Da Da Da) - YouTubeI Am What I Am - Official Gay Anthem For The World - Gloria Gaynor - YouTubeThe Best of Times - YouTube

Book Vs. Movie: La Cage Aux Folles & The BirdcageThe Original Film and Broadway Musical Vs. the 1996 FilmThe “Month of Musicals” continues with the 1996 film The Birdcage, which took its influence from the play turned into Broadway musical La Cage Aux Folles. The original 1973 french play takes place in Saint-Tropez, where a gay couple meets an ultra-conservative family member. It was a huge hit in Paris, playing for over a year in 1973, and was made into a film in 1978. Originally written by Jean Poiret, the original played in Paris for over 1800 performances with Poiret and Michell Serrault as the leads Georges and Albin, aka “Zaza.” The 1978 film had Italian actor Ugo Tognazzi as the lead playing Renato Baldi to Serrault's Albin. It played to art houses across America. Poiret wanted to film the American version of the film, so he refused to sell the rights to the play but had no problem selling it as a musical. Grease producer Allan Carr helped bring the project to Broadway as a musical, with Harvey Fierstein writing the book. Jerry Herman (Hello Dolly & Mame) was a revered lyricist and songwriter who provided the music. Director Arthur Laurents helped to make the 1983 production a massive success, with the song “I Am What I Am” becoming a gay anthem. It's important to remember what the culture was like in 1984, and having a gay married couple running a drag nightclub being the protagonists was a huge deal in the Queer community. The idea that 40 years later, we have to fight ugly stereotypes about gay people and drag culture is dispiriting, but we are allies who will sing the work's praises. AND point out the hypocrisy happening in the news cycles today. The original production won the 1984 Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Book, Best Original Score, and in 2004, Best Revival of a Musical. (And in 2010 as well!) No less than comedy powerhouses Elaine May and Mike Nichols wrote and directed the 1996 filmed nonmusical adaptation, which stars Robin Williams and Nathan Lane as Arman and Albert Goldman. They run the most popular club in Miami and live with their housekeeper Agador (Hank Azaria). Their son Val (ugh--this character is the one bad spot in an otherwise joyous film) wants to marry his college girlfriend. Still, her parents are conservatives who fear his senate run will be badly affected by being associated with “that lifestyle.” (Some of this is dated and distressingly familiar.)Which did we like better between the previous versions of the story and the 1996 film? In this ep the Margos discuss:The backstory of La Cage Aux FollesThe era of the 80s and how gay people were played in pop cultureThe work of Nichols & MayThe cast of the 1996 Movie: Robin Williams (Armand,) Nathan Lane (Albert,) Gene Hackman (Senator Kevin Keeley,) Dianne Weist (Louise Keeley,) Dan Futterman (Val Goldman,) Calista Flockhart (Barbara Keeley,) Hank Aazaria (Agador Spartacus,) and Christine Baranski as Katharine Archer.The cast of the original Broadway show: George Hearn (Albin,) Gene Barry (Georges,) and John Weiner as Jean Michel.Clips used:Albert rehearses with ArmandThe Birdcage 1996 trailer George Hearn 1984 Tony Awards Awards “I Am What I Am”Albert rehearses with his “love goddess.”“Mrs. Coleman” shows upMusic: The Goldman Girls We Are Family Book Vs. Movie is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. Find more podcasts you will love Frolic.Media/podcasts. Join our Patreon page to help support the show! https://www.patreon.com/bookversusmovie Book Vs. Movie podcast https://www.facebook.com/bookversusmovie/Twitter @bookversusmovie www.bookversusmovie.comEmail us at bookversusmoviepodcast@gmail.com Margo D. @BrooklynMargo www.brooklynfitchick.com brooklynfitchick@gmail.comMargo P. @ShesNachoMama https://coloniabook.weebly.com/ Our logo was designed by Madeleine Gainey/Studio 39 Marketing Follow on Instagram @Studio39Marketing & @musicalmadeleine

Book Vs. Movie: La Cage Aux Folles & The BirdcageThe Original Film and Broadway Musical Vs. the 1996 FilmThe “Month of Musicals” continues with the 1996 film The Birdcage, which took its influence from the play turned into Broadway musical La Cage Aux Folles. The original 1973 french play takes place in Saint-Tropez, where a gay couple meets an ultra-conservative family member. It was a huge hit in Paris, playing for over a year in 1973, and was made into a film in 1978. Originally written by Jean Poiret, the original played in Paris for over 1800 performances with Poiret and Michell Serrault as the leads Georges and Albin, aka “Zaza.” The 1978 film had Italian actor Ugo Tognazzi as the lead playing Renato Baldi to Serrault's Albin. It played to art houses across America. Poiret wanted to film the American version of the film, so he refused to sell the rights to the play but had no problem selling it as a musical. Grease producer Allan Carr helped bring the project to Broadway as a musical, with Harvey Fierstein writing the book. Jerry Herman (Hello Dolly & Mame) was a revered lyricist and songwriter who provided the music. Director Arthur Laurents helped to make the 1983 production a massive success, with the song “I Am What I Am” becoming a gay anthem. It's important to remember what the culture was like in 1984, and having a gay married couple running a drag nightclub being the protagonists was a huge deal in the Queer community. The idea that 40 years later, we have to fight ugly stereotypes about gay people and drag culture is dispiriting, but we are allies who will sing the work's praises. AND point out the hypocrisy happening in the news cycles today. The original production won the 1984 Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Book, Best Original Score, and in 2004, Best Revival of a Musical. (And in 2010 as well!) No less than comedy powerhouses Elaine May and Mike Nichols wrote and directed the 1996 filmed nonmusical adaptation, which stars Robin Williams and Nathan Lane as Arman and Albert Goldman. They run the most popular club in Miami and live with their housekeeper Agador (Hank Azaria). Their son Val (ugh--this character is the one bad spot in an otherwise joyous film) wants to marry his college girlfriend. Still, her parents are conservatives who fear his senate run will be badly affected by being associated with “that lifestyle.” (Some of this is dated and distressingly familiar.)Which did we like better between the previous versions of the story and the 1996 film? In this ep the Margos discuss:The backstory of La Cage Aux FollesThe era of the 80s and how gay people were played in pop cultureThe work of Nichols & MayThe cast of the 1996 Movie: Robin Williams (Armand,) Nathan Lane (Albert,) Gene Hackman (Senator Kevin Keeley,) Dianne Weist (Louise Keeley,) Dan Futterman (Val Goldman,) Calista Flockhart (Barbara Keeley,) Hank Aazaria (Agador Spartacus,) and Christine Baranski as Katharine Archer.The cast of the original Broadway show: George Hearn (Albin,) Gene Barry (Georges,) and John Weiner as Jean Michel.Clips used:Albert rehearses with ArmandThe Birdcage 1996 trailer George Hearn 1984 Tony Awards Awards “I Am What I Am”Albert rehearses with his “love goddess.”“Mrs. Coleman” shows upMusic: The Goldman Girls We Are Family Book Vs. Movie is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. Find more podcasts you will love Frolic.Media/podcasts. Join our Patreon page to help support the show! https://www.patreon.com/bookversusmovie Book Vs. Movie podcast https://www.facebook.com/bookversusmovie/Twitter @bookversusmovie www.bookversusmovie.comEmail us at bookversusmoviepodcast@gmail.com Margo D. @BrooklynMargo www.brooklynfitchick.com brooklynfitchick@gmail.comMargo P. @ShesNachoMama https://coloniabook.weebly.com/ Our logo was designed by Madeleine Gainey/Studio 39 Marketing Follow on Instagram @Studio39Marketing & @musicalmadeleine

18.7 million watched the show, up 12% from last year. What was the highest viewership the Oscars ever had?  EEAAO was the first movie to win 5 above the title Oscar; Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor,  Best Original Script, and Best Editing.  It's the third movie in history to have won three acting awards but the only one to have also picked up Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay, “A Streetcar Named Desire” (it lost best pic to An American In Paris) and “Network” (which lost Best Pic to Rocky) Should Oscars come first in Awards season? Biggest surprise? What actors have appeared in 3 Best Picture nominees in one year?  Weird moments; Kimmell being like ‘Speilburg, your mom was whore, huh?' ‘You smoked a lot of hashish when you made ET.” “Seth Rogan and Steven Speilburg are the Joe and Hunter Biden of Hollywood.”   A24 won 9 awards; 7 for EEAAO and 2 for The Whale, Best Makeup And Hairstyling, and Best Actor. How does the A24-ifcation of Hollywood compare to other sea changes in decades past? New Hollywood, 90's indie craze. What Damian's Been Watching: Poker Face, TLOU Finale, Mandolorian episode 3, Ted Lasso S3 Premiere, Close, Holy Spider What Damian's Been Reading: Oscar Wars by Michael Schulman. Frank Capra was much less progressive than his movies would make him seem, he was against unionizing and was for the blacklist. Gregory Peck, however, was extremely progressive, being one of the very few big-name actors to be publicly and unabashedly against the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1947. The 1989 Oscar fiasco was fascinating, never heard of Allan Carr before.   What Derick's Been Watching: Poker Face, Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre, Ted Lasso, Skinamarink, Shazam: Fury of the Gods What Dion's Been Watching: Last Of Us, Ted Lasso, Shrinking, BCS rewatch, Rick and Morty. Letterboxd Assignments: Damian- My Heart Can't Beat Unless You Tell It To Read Damian's Blog at Medium.com Check out Damian's Letterboxd Check out Derick's Letterboxd , his podcast Underrated and check out his socials here. Write into the show at CanISaySomethingPodcast@gmail.com and @bisickle on Twitter. Subscribe on Stitcher, Google Podcasts, and Spotify. Rate and review it on Apple Podcasts. Tell a friend, family member, or stranger. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/damian-j-sherman/support

Roll out the red carpet and grab a tub of Redenbacher's, because it's time to go to the movies. The Academy Awards are one of the most anticipated cinema celebrations in the world, so naturally, when the show seemed like it was losing its pizzazz, the producers need to find a way to spice things up again. And what better way to do that than to add in lavish production numbers, incongruous sketches, and appearances from some of the greatest stars of yesterday and tomorrow? Rob teaches Ray about the infamous 1989 Oscars, and its impact on the format the ceremony now follows; how Allen Carr's outrageous vision for a star-studded night of glitz and glamour became an overproduced nightmare; why the House of Mouse wasn't too pleased with Mr. Carr's opening number; and how the perception of this particular Oscars not only cratered Carr's career, but might have some redeeming qualities when viewed in the light of recent awards show flops and failures.If you like what we are doing, please support us on Patreon.TEAMRay HebelRobert W. SchneiderMark SchroederBilly RecceDaniel SchwartzbergGabe CrawfordNatalie DeSaviaARTICLESEPISODE CLIPSBruce Vilanch on "The 1989 Oscars" with Rob Lowe and Snow White The 11 minutes that ruined Hollywood producer Allan Carr's career forever Billy Crystal's Opening Monologue: 1990 Oscars The Stars of Tomorrow: 1989 OscarsRob Lowe Recounts Bombing at the 1989 OscarsDustin Hoffman's Oscar Acceptance Speech 1989ADDITIONAL MUSIC & SOUND EFFECTS"Happy Bee," "No Spam Polka," and "Teddy Bear Waltz"• Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)• Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0• http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Additional Sound Effects from Final Cut Pro, iLife, and Logic Pro

Lighting designer and owner of Images by Lighting Ray Thompson is here today to talk about storytelling with lighting for events and designing lighting for lux weddings. He has over 30 years of experience and an amazing passion for creative design. He also pioneered the modern event lighting industry. His company has created the lighting for events at major corporations like Adobe, Taco Bell, Gillette, NFL Super Bowl and many more. He has also been involved in premieres and events for major movies and entertainers like HBO, DreamWorks Pictures, Disney/Buena Vista, Elton John and more. In this episode, Ray shares how he got started and was able to transition his passion into a career and an award-winning company. He also talks about the evolution of lighting, changes in technology, tools smaller designers can use to create amazing lighting, how he finds inspiration and more.   Show Highlights: [00:15] Ray Thompson is one of the true icons in the industry for what he does with lighting design. [00:34] Lighting is critical to telling a story no matter what you're doing. [00:49] Many years ago, Ray began lecturing and educating people about lighting and what can be done with lighting and where events were going. [01:28] When Ray was a kid, he was always good with science and math. His dad owned a vending machine company, and Ray had access to the broken machines, so he would create lighting installations in his bedroom. [01:59] He would even sequence lights to music. He wasn't sure how to make a career out of this, so he went into electrical engineering. [02:55] He moved to LA and was an electrical engineer for Hughes Aircraft. [03:11] While working at Hughes Aircraft, Ray had created some lighting sculptures in his apartment, which a well-known event professional saw and he tells the story of how that led to building a clientele. [04:01] Ray shares how one of his first big breaks came from Allan Carr. [05:26] Once props and scenery became decorations for parties, lighting also became a natural element. [06:19] Lighting is a dance from the moment you enter an event. Light creates an experience and storyline through color, texture, and intensity. [07:47] Ray is very spiritual. He loves color and the study of chakra and color on your being. [11:36] Ray directs the events, and lights can be used to create total theater for events. [14:33] We discuss Ray's concept of the relation between lighting and “the choreography of emotion.” [16:31] Ray likes to be involved early on in the design process and discusses why. [16:56] We learn the behind the scenes process behind a project from proposal to end design.   [22:41] Messaging for brands like Tesla involves a unique lighting design approach for a product reveal. [23:38] Ray tells the story behind designing the lighting for the wedding for a king in Dubai. [27:09] We get to hear about lighting projects such as the Governor's Ball for the Emmys, the Oscars Green Room, the Super Bowl, and studio and movie premieres. [31:00] He has worked with very high-end entertainers from Elton John to Katy Perry. [32:19] Ray shares his secrets for production efficiency and profitability that he's learned over the years. [35:11] Ray shares how lighting technology has evolved since he began in the industry. [38:49] LED screens will get cheaper and cheaper for video walls. [39:24] Ray reveals the best way for industry professionals to work with lighting designers. [40:22] Battery packed pin spots and battery packed uplights are great cost-effective and simple ways for planners and designers to notch things up a level. [41:07] Going to concerts is inspiration and relaxation for Ray. He also gets inspired by the very creative producers that he works with. [42:42] Andy thought the video screens and the lighting at the Ed Sheeran concert were amazing. [43:42] Ray loves what he does.   LINKS & RESOURCES: The Wedding Biz The Wedding Biz The Wedding Biz on Instagram The Wedding Biz on Facebook   Images By Lighting Images by Lighting Images by Lighting on Instagram Images by Lighting on Facebook @images_lighting on Twitter   Mentioned By Ray Freedom Par by Chauvet FUEL Lighting Systems Alan Carr   Colin Cowie & His Interview On The Wedding Biz: Colin Cowie Lifestyle Colin Cowie: Part 1 Creating Groundbreaking Luxury Experiences Colin Cowie: Part 2 Creating Groundbreaking Luxury Experiences   David Beahm & His Interview On The Wedding Biz: David Beahm David Beahm: Risk & Synchronicity   This episode is sponsored by Kushner Entertainment www.kushnerentertainment.com.

In a world where exchange students live in fallout shelters and innuendo doesn't exist Michael Carringotn will go to any length to become a T-Bone! The guys (Ben, Bracken, Brant, and Nate) review this follow up to the most successful musical in Hollywood history. Is this film Exceptionally Bad or just Bad? This movie stars Michelle Pfeiffer, Maxwell Caulfield, Lorna Luft, Maureen Teefy, Alison Price, Pamela Adlon, Adrian Zmed, Peter Frechette, Christopher McDonald, Leif Green, Didi Conn, Eve Arden, Sid Caesar, Dody Goodman, Tab Hunter, Dick Patterson, Connie Stevens, and Eddie Deezen. Follow us on Instagram @ExceptionallyBad and Twitter @XceptionallyBad or email us at theguys@exceptionallybad.com or check out our website at exceptionallybad.com Grease 2 (1982) was Directed by Patricia Birch, Produced by Allan Carr, Neil A. Machlis, Bill Oakes, and Robert Stigwood, and Written by Ken Finkleman, Jim Jacobs (characters), and Warren Casey (characters). --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Couch Potato Theater: GREASE 2 (1982) 40th Anniversary! Welcome to Couch Potato Theater here on the Fandom Podcast Network. On Couch Potato Theater we celebrate our favorite movies! On this episode of Couch Potato Theater, we celebrate the 40th Anniversary of 'Grease 2' (1982). Watch the video version of this show on the Fandom Podcast Network YouTube channel https://youtu.be/Va1H-sP-pTU Grease 2 is a 1982 American musical romantic comedy film and the sequel to the 1978 film Grease. Originally titled More Grease, the film was produced by Allan Carr and Robert Stigwood, and directed and choreographed by Patricia Birch, who also choreographed the first film and the Broadway musical. It takes place two years after the original film's high school graduation at Rydell High School, set in1961–1962 school year, with an almost entirely new cast, led by actors Maxwell Caulfield and Michelle Pfeiffer in her first starring role. Grease 2 was a critical and commercial disaster on its release – but it's since become a cult classic!   Fandom Podcast Network Contact Information - The FANDOM PODCAST NETWORK YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/FandomPodcastNetwork - Fandom Podcast Network audio podcast master feed: http://fpnet.podbean.com/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Fandompodcastnetwork - Email: fandompodcastnetwork@gmail.com - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fandompodcastnetwork/ - Twitter: @fanpodnetwork / https://twitter.com/fanpodnetwork Couch Potato Theater Host & Guest Contact Info: - Kevin Reitzel on Twitter & Instagram: @spartan_phoenix - Erin Reitzel-Gill on Instagram: @eringill666 - Jennifer Waalk on Instagram: @ChefStomp91 - Lacee Aderhold on Twitter: @LaceePants / Instagram: @thelaceepants   - Tee Public Fandom Podcast Network Store:  https://www.teepublic.com/stores/fandom-podcast-network

The incredibly charming American musician Janie Rothfield is a great traditional fiddler, banjo player, educator, composer, and so much fun to talk to! This episode features quite a bit of music on both fiddle and banjo. The conversation delved into the best ways to teach music, learn tunes, play with ease, accompany dancers and most importantly find connection with others through music! We talked about her childhood, learning violin in one of the first Suzuki classes in the United States with Louise Behrend, figure skating, learning the banjo, moving to Scotland, playing at music festivals, and why she started her unique “Janie's Jumpstart Weekend Camps”. Janie records and tours with many bands and teaches both fiddle and clawhammer banjo.  This episode is available as a video, and the transcript will later be published to my website as well: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/janie-rothfield-traditional-american-fiddler-banjo-player-composer-and-educator I've also included timestamps below. Janie's website:  https://janierothfield.com/     photo credit: Clara Williams Buy me a coffee? Please help this podcast keep going! https://ko-fi.com/leahroseman Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (01:36) New Jordon on fiddle by Uncle Norm Edmonds (04:04) groove and rhythmic drive and variety (05:34) Suzuki lessons, Louise Behrand (09:09) Janie's Jumpstart Weekend camps, how they got started (11:08) pivoting during pandemic (12:38) Contra dances (15:30) Allan Carr (17:01) Janie's childhood figure skating, dancing (18:56) early career, balancing parenting, Little Missy with Shona Carr (21:35) Hen's Teeth duo with Nathan Bontrager, and the Idumea string quartet with Ewan McDonald and Becka Wolfe (26:21) meeting Allan in Scotland (27:24) how Janie teaches music (33:11) different influences in old-time music (34:50) festivals Clifftop and Fire in the Mountain (36:28) how to memorize tunes (38:53) cross-tuning, variety in interpretation with Candy Girl (45:15) old-time history Jimmy McConn, Paul David Smith, Owen “Snake” Chapman and a simple approach to learning (46:53) history of enslaved blues fiddlers, wondering about the connection with old-time dances during the time of slavery, Julie Lyonn Lieberman research, Béla Fleck (48:26) Shetland rhythms, different fiddling traditions, story of Albany radio station being heard in Shetland and influencing the music of Peerie Willie Johnson 50:15 benefit of playing for dancers, Alexis Chartrand 51:55 Janie's sister musician Suzy Thompson, folk influences from their mother 52:59 learning the banjo 54:27 Johnny Don't Come Home Drunk on banjo 57:33 difference with bluegrass and old-time, story about Blaine Sprouse 01:01:12 Candy Girl on the banjo 01:03:34 learning the guitar, Allan Carr's approach 01:04:27 Brendan Power harmonica player 01:07:55 fiddlesticks, Colin Currie Nicole Lizée, foot percussion 01:11:38 Jane's tune “Harry Garrison” on fiddle 01:15:04 discussion about Jane's outgoing and upbeat personality and how it's impacted her career and music, her advice for inviting collaborations 01:22:37 Jane's tune “The Mist” --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leah-roseman/message

One important vision I have for this podcast is to share diverse experiences of addiction and recovery. How people write about it, yes, but even more importantly, the nitty gritty of how they made sense of their own addiction and found their way to recovery. Today's guest, Holly Whitaker, is a fierce, passionate, and incisive writer who has charted an adventurous path out of eating disorders and addiction.Holly is perhaps best known for her 2019 book, Quit Like a Woman, and she also got a lot of attention around that time for a controversial New York Times opinion piece called "The Patriarchy of Alcoholics Anonymous." We talk about her own experience of addiction and recovery, how 12-step recovery saved her life at first, but then how she charted a course to a different pathway. We discuss the complicated matter of distinguishing between the program of AA and the institutions around AA—and, what it was like to write openly about all this. Beyond that, it's a wide-ranging and really energizing talk: anorexia and bulimia and their relationship to addiction in her experience. How striving after money and status, or craving after partnership and connection, can be related to addiction. Her changing perspective on what recovery means to her—from control and just stopping, to something more. The good and the bad of “self-improvement”, and the urgent need for and a vision for holistic recovery. I am grateful for the way she shares her experience so openly, and I hope it is useful to you.Holly Whitaker is the author of the New York Times bestselling book, Quit Like a Woman: The Radical Choice to Not Drink in a Culture Obsessed with Alcohol. Her work has been featured in Vogue, New York Times, Time, The Wall Street Journal, Fortune, and many others. Holly focuses on the intersections of systems, culture, and individual experience and identity through the lens of addiction and recovery. She was also founder and CEO of Tempest (formerly Hip Sobriety), a virtual platform that offered education, community, and support services. She has a newsletter here and a podcast called Quitted. Learn more at her website, and find her on Instagram.In this episode: - Neil Gaiman on writing: “The moment that you feel that just possibly you're walking down the street naked, exposing too much of your heart and your mind and what exists on the inside, showing too much of yourself, that's the moment you may be starting to get it right.”- Two classic pieces came to my mind about the topic of AA vs the institutions around AA: William White and Ernest Kurtz on “The Varieties of AA and Recovery Experience” and Ernest Kurtz on ““Whatever Happened to Twelve Step Programs?”- Allan Carr's “Easyway” books, e.g., Quit Drinking Without Willpower - Internal Family Systems therapy- press release about TempestSign up for my newsletter and immediately receive my free guide to the many pathways to recovery, as well as regular updates on new interviews, material, and other writings.

THE DON Season 2: Maverick, Top Gun, Don's Greatest Hits, And The Addictions That Killed Him”   In Episode 3, we go into Don's last days as a Paramount executive. His obession with making a third Godfather film puts him in direct conflict with the Vatican mob. Don's partying gets him in trouble at the company retreat. And his producer on "Grease", Allan Carr,  goes all in on his epic Village People movie, “Can't Stop the Music”… With Allen wallowing in despair over the colossal failure of Can't Stop The Music , there is nobody to help  Don on another runaway train wreck, Grease 2.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to 'Don't You Want Me?' - a podcast series taking a lighthearted look at the most relatable, intriguing and dysfunctional relationships in film.  In this episode, we're hopelessly devoted to 1978's not-so shy and retiring musical GREASE, directed by Randal Kleiser. With a screenplay by Bronte Woodard and Allan Carr and based on the stage show written by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey, this oiled-up extravaganza and is still one of the highest-grossing movie musicals ever made and remains embedded in popular culture like the milkshake stain you can't get out of your jeans. Tonight we'll be splashing around with Sandy and Danny, before heading to the drive-in with Kenickie and Rizzo. Are the two central relationships in this movie electrifying, or are we throwing our lives away on a dream that won't come true? Follow Don't You Want Me on Twitter @DYWMpodcast, Instagram @dywmpodcast and Facebook @DYWMpodcast  Recorded in March 2022. Edited by Rich Nelson Additional material written by Catrin Lowe  Theme music by Paul Abbott (on Twitter @Pablovich) Design by NOAKE (on Instagram @n_o_a_k_e) Rich can be found on Twitter @Fantana275 Cat can be found on Twitter @KittyCostanza ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For regular updates on future episodes of the podcast, guest appearances and events, subscribe to our monthly newsletter here https://www.getrevue.co/profile/dywmpodcast 

Movie review number 24# is here. It's a late 70's dive for sure, though not on purpose. I think I wanna get through this quick cause this reviewer is gettin hungry, plus I've had a lot of black coffee soooooo let er rip. First we have a French film from rad director Agnes Varda called (One sings the other doesn't 1977) fairly decent description, please listen for much more. Next we have (Bobby Deerfield 1977) Well thought of as Al's weakest 70's film. Click start to see what we think, also with Pacino damn the bar is high. Flying forward we gots (Fedora 1978) here William Holden has some free time to travel and…….. solve a mystery. Next up is the mighty (F.I.S.T. 1978) Where V ruins our 4 year streak of not mentioning the dreaded Red Hot Chili Peppers! Opinions about the dreaded RHC peppers may not reflect those the whole crew. Also the rad Mom from a Christmas story is here in this movie about Not Jimmy Hoffa and the Teamsters. Onward film soldiers to (Fast Company 1979) this one has cars n beer and Saxon, you'll love it. Finally we end with ( Return of the Seacaucus 7 1979) where director John Sayles, follows some yuppie hopefuls around with a camera. Maybe they're cooler than that, I'll have to listen along with you. But wait, special bonus review of (the Fabulous Allan Carr 2017) how does it fit in? It's time to find out. As always thanks for listening, and we hope you enjoy the offering.

Allan Carr's easy way to stop smoking: https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Allen-Carr-ebook/dp/B012YRMG76 Author Zadie Smith: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zadie_Smith Downton Abbey (forgot to say that I literally screamed when I found out about the brand new movie!!!!!) : https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1606375/ Dark Academia: https://aesthetics.fandom.com/wiki/Dark_Academia Mona Lisa Smile: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mona_Lisa_Smile The Rest is History: https://play.acast.com/s/the-rest-is-history-podcast/thecia Beautiful world, where are you: https://www.amazon.de/dp/B08SQJ7HDL/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 Deborah Levy's new book that I liked: https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Deborah-Levy-ebook/dp/B08CZHWSN7 Two Rachel Cusk books that I loved: Saving Agnes: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/ 522424.Saving_Agnes Second Place: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54785558-second-place?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=lDfCHgBT1W&rank=1 Follow me on IG @vanta_blackmore

Paul & Amy know 1978's retro musical sensation Grease is the word! They praise Stockard Channing's fiercely independent performance as Rizzo, compare the film to contemporary period piece American Graffiti, and explore the early career of “Plastic Bubble”-boy John Travolta. Plus: revisiting an infamous awards disaster masterminded by Grease producer Allan Carr. Next week Unspooled continues our series on musicals with Chicago! You can join the conversation for this series on the Unspooled Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/unspooledpodcast, and on Paul's Discord at https://discord.gg/ZwtygZGTa6. Learn more about the show at unspooledpod.com, follow us on Twitter @unspooled and Instagram @unspooledpod, and don't forget to rate, review & subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher and Spotify. You can also listen to our Stitcher Premium game show Screen Test right now at https://www.stitcher.com/show/unspooled-screen-test, and apply to be a contestant at unspooledpod@gmail.com!

TVC 559.5: Emmy Award-winning art director and set decorator Ray Klausen shares a few stories about his career as the set designer of more than 400 productions for television, Broadway, and Las Vegas showrooms, including working with such stars as Carol Burnett, Lynda Carter, and Bernadette Peters, and producers Allan Carr and Dick Clark. Ray's memoirs, Behind the Scenes: From Hollywood to Broadway, is a history of theatre and variety television in its heyday that also pays tribute to the many teachers who made a difference in Ray's life. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They're great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DATE: August 15, 2021 SHOW: Prelude to Positivity Producer: Tommy Geraci HOST: Tommy Geraci GUEST: Doug Probst (Shawn Mayotte) Mini Bio: Tommy Geraci: As an entertainment, social media and pop culture expert whose clients include celebrities, television shows, film producers and mainstream media,Tommy Geraci has provided social media coverage for the BAFTAS, Britannias, Emmys, Oscars, Golden Globes, Erase MS, and more. He has worked on the red carpet for movie premiers, including Transformers, White Rabbit, and the One Direction Movie as well as the BAFTAS, Erase MS, and the Golden Globes. Tommy also provided social media coverage for the convention circuit, including EyeCon and DragonCon. In addition, he writes for Addicted Magazine. Tommy's blog, Teeco71.com, highlights his interviews with celebrities, indie filmmakers and musicians, and the events he attends. He is Associate Producer on the Emmy nominated season 3 of Eastsiders and Season 4, Executive Producer for 2nd Hour's What I See ( David Hernandez and Effie Passero), Producer on the film Sins Unveiled and Aris Ziagos' Music video for Love, as well as the documentary Growing Up in Hollywood. In 2012 he received a nomination for a Shorty Award for both Blogging and PR. Doug Probst (Shawn Mayotte): I chronicle my reality, from living in a house of horrors until age 12, then entering a county system as an impressionable, prepubescent white boy, and exiting a cynically enraged egomaniac with no self-esteem and poor social skills. How could I have acquired social skills? I was taught to believe my only marketable skills were my sexuality, my anger, and my musical ability — in that order. I was diagnosed with PTSD during my first year on the streets by a Newport Beach psychiatrist. At 17, I was released to the streets and immediately began a male escort service; with me being the number-one escort. I also started two other careers at once, one considered illegitimate and one considered legitimate. I was modeling for an industry that was pornographic (photos for magazines), and I was also being hired to play music. In those days, I could keep the two separated; I could earn money in distinctly different businesses without ever worrying that somehow the two would collide, and I'd be found out. In fact, I lived in “my world” and I only entered “your world” when I had to. A world-renowned photographer renamed me Shawn Mayotte in 1983, and thus began my nude modeling career. I was also a personal escort (sex worker) to many rich and famous movie & television moguls and actors including Robert Reed, David Geffen, Dack Rambo, Sandy Gallin, Allan Carr, and numerous others. LINKS: Tommy Doug SOCIAL MEDIA: Tommy: Twitter Instagram Facebook Linktree YouTube Clubhouse Doug: Instagram Website Twitter Facebook

País Estados Unidos Dirección Randal Kleiser Guion Bronte Woodard, Allan Carr. Musical: Jim Jacobs, Warren Casey Música Michael Gibson Fotografía Bill Butler Reparto John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing, Jeff Conaway, Barry Pearl, Michael Tucci, Kelly Ward, Didi Conn, Jamie Donnelly, Dinah Manoff, Eve Arden, Frankie Avalon, Joan Blondell, Edd Byrnes, Lorenzo Lamas, Sid Caesar Sinopsis Verano de 1959. Sandy (Olivia Newton John) y Danny (John Travolta) han pasado un romántico y maravilloso verano juntos, pero, cuando las vacaciones se acaban, sus caminos se separan. Inesperadamente, vuelven a verse en el instituto Rydell, pero la actitud de Danny ya no es la misma: ya no es el chico encantador y atento que encandiló a Sandy; ahora es engreído e insensible.

FREE 'Confident Introvert' book chapter: https://www.moneyselfmade.com/how-to-make-friends-as-an-adult/ Links and Resources from the Show: Buy 'Confident Introvert' on Amazon: https://amzn.to/35pd8qs FREE GIFT: https://thestephaniemichelle.com/freebie The Easy Way Method by Allan Carr: https://amzn.to/3vloQ00 ‘You're The Placebo' by Joe Dispenza: https://amzn.to/3iGNK7F Marisa Pier: https://amzn.to/3vmrRNr 'How to Fail at Everything and Still Win Big' by Scott Adams: https://amzn.to/35kTOe2 Networking Resources: LunchClub Bumble Biz Shapr   Figuring out how to make friends as an adult can feel daunting. It can even make you kinda nostalgic about how easy it was to make friends as a kid.   One second you spot someone on the swing set, and the next you're splitting a juice box and playing hide and go seek. So why does trying to figure out how to make friends as an adult feel so awkward sometimes? Whether you soak up the energy of a room, or feel the need to recoil for some down time after a big social event, almost everyone struggles with the awkward reality that is…professional networking (dun, dun, DUN). Even if you're a socially anxious extrovert, gregarious introvert, or somewhere in between as an ambivert, you will certainly learn something from this free chapter of ‘The Confident Introvert‘ on how to actual enjoy making friends as an adult.   Here's how to make building friendships as an adult feel as easy and fun as it was your school days: 1. Find and Own Your Voice If you're not yet convinced of your own confidence, it can show up in the sound of your voice. Do you ever initially speak in a whisper without meaning to? Does your voice trail off before your sentence is finished? Do you find yourself making statements that sound more like questions? This is called rising intonation, or uptalk, and it can make you sound less credible than you actually are. Practice speaking from your diaphragm with breath exercises, and build up your strength by enunciating consonant sounds such as “Puh-Tik-Uh” before an event in the privacy of your own home. Also, be sure to stay hydrated so your vocal cords are able to carry a full-bodied, engaging sound. 2. The Sweetest Sound: Repeat Their Name   Always lead by embellishing your “hello,” with the person's name. Hearing “Hello, Tom,” feels better (assuming their name is Tom!) than a blanket, one-size-fits-all greeting. A study from the US National Library of Medicine found that participants experienced more brain activity and engagement when they heard their name repeated in conversation. 3. Take Pause: Hold on the Hug Not everyone you meet will be a hugger. For example, in France and Japan, hugging isn't a standard greeting and rarely done in public. In France, a kiss on each cheek is acceptable, whereas in Japan, a handshake will do. America can be hug-friendly but is also a melting pot of cultures. So it is safe to greet for the first time with a “hello” and a handshake, and after your conversation, you can ask, “Are you a hugger?” before initiating the gesture. 4. Should You Relate or Dominate? When first meeting someone it's easy to dive into work and business talk, focusing on what gender sociologist Deborah Tannen calls “report” when what would serve us better is first establishing “rapport.” Report is necessary for business goals and alignment, while rapport—developing familiarity—is necessary for relationship building. To begin a conversation, you can ask how someone's week has gone, how their holiday was, or if they have anything exciting coming up. 6. Are You Toasting with Water or Vodka? Some industries and cultures find it acceptable to bond and build rapport over alcohol while others don't. It's really up to you to gauge your comfort level and not exceed a drink or two, or whatever amount will leave you relaxed but not intoxicated in a professional setting when making a first impression. Also keep in mind that some people don't drink alcohol at all for personal reasons. If this is the case, a coffee or tea shop will be a more comfortable choice since your meeting mate may feel less comfortable if there aren't mocktails readily available at the bar. I recommend getting comfortable networking without the social lubricant of alcohol in order for true confidence to be honed and shine through. Subscribe on iTunes: http://apple.co/3iHA4ac ✩ s o c i a l ✩ ✓ Join the group ➵ Facebook.com/groups/moneyselfmade ✓ Instagram ➵ Instagram.com/GetMoneySelfMade ✓ Tweet at us ➵ twitter.com/moneyselfm ✉ C O N T A C T (business inquiries) ➵ hello (at) moneyselfmade.com

Pierce was called to Los Angeles by Don's former drug dealer, Royce Newton, just hours after Don's death. Royce is concerned that it was his cocaine that killed Don and he wants Pierce to find out the truth as to what might have killed him. Pierce sneaks into Don's estate looking for clues. His search leads him to Allan Carr's house- the producer of "Grease”— Don was the executive on the film in his early days at Paramount. Here Pierce learns that Don was influenced by gay culture and that Don had boasted of a homosexual relationship. Pierce also learns that one of the extras in Don's disasterous flop- Grease 2- was under the care of one of Don's Dr. Feelgood physicans. Perhaps she might provide some clues into Don's death. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

DATE: April 1, 2021 SHOW: Prelude to Positivity Producer: Tommy Geraci HOST: Tommy Geraci GUEST: Doug Probst (Shawn Mayotte) Mini Bio: Tommy Geraci: As an entertainment, social media and pop culture expert whose clients include celebrities, television shows, film producers and mainstream media,Tommy Geraci has provided social media coverage for the BAFTAS, Britannias, Emmys, Oscars, Golden Globes, Erase MS, and more. He has worked on the red carpet for movie premiers, including Transformers, White Rabbit, and the One Direction Movie as well as the BAFTAS, Erase MS, and the Golden Globes. Tommy also provided social media coverage for the convention circuit, including EyeCon and DragonCon. In addition, he writes for Addicted Magazine. Tommy's blog, Teeco71.com, highlights his interviews with celebrities, indie filmmakers and musicians, and the events he attends. He is Associate Producer on the Emmy nominated season 3 of Eastsiders and Season 4, Executive Producer for 2nd Hour's What I See ( David Hernandez and Effie Passero), Producer on the film Sins Unveiled and Aris Ziagos' Music video for Love, as well as the documentary Growing Up in Hollywood. In 2012 he received a nomination for a Shorty Award for both Blogging and PR. Doug Probst (Shawn Mayotte): I chronicle my reality, from living in a house of horrors until age 12, then entering a county system as an impressionable, prepubescent white boy, and exiting a cynically enraged egomaniac with no self-esteem and poor social skills. How could I have acquired social skills? I was taught to believe my only marketable skills were my sexuality, my anger, and my musical ability — in that order. I was diagnosed with PTSD during my first year on the streets by a Newport Beach psychiatrist. At 17, I was released to the streets and immediately began a male escort service; with me being the number-one escort. I also started two other careers at once, one considered illegitimate and one considered legitimate. I was modeling for an industry that was pornographic (photos for magazines), and I was also being hired to play music. In those days, I could keep the two separated; I could earn money in distinctly different businesses without ever worrying that somehow the two would collide, and I’d be found out. In fact, I lived in “my world” and I only entered “your world” when I had to. A world-renowned photographer renamed me Shawn Mayotte in 1983, and thus began my nude modeling career. I was also a personal escort (sex worker) to many rich and famous movie & television moguls and actors including Robert Reed, David Geffen, Dack Rambo, Sandy Gallin, Allan Carr, and numerous others. LINKS: Tommy Doug SOCIAL MEDIA: Tommy: Twitter Instagram Facebook Linktree YouTube Clubhouse Doug: Instagram Website Twitter Facebook

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My journey with alcohol and why I’m cancelling that b*tch!Please bare with my repeating myself...& the bad audio :(What we’re covering:- signs of alcoholism- when it’s time to lax on the liquor - sobriety doesn’t need a reasonenjoy! I’d love to hear some feedback, as well as your personal relationship with drinking. Thanks for listening to mine! Books mentioned:QUIT LIKE A WOMAN(Multiple drinking books by) ALLAN CARR

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are Janie Rothfield, Allan Carr, and Bill Wellington of the Beverly Street String Band! We recorded this a few weeks ago over Skype and I recorded my musical parts afterwards. Tunes and songs in this episode: Breakin’ Up Christmas Jordan Is a Hard Road to Travel Porter’s Reel Theo’s Waltz Goodbye Miss Liza Jane Bonus track: Jake Phelps’ Durang’s Hornpipe Follow Beverly Street String Band on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Beverley-Street-String-band-106149347975441/ Subscribe to Beverly Street String Band on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfreTJuiJyQU5dNGcIlsx6g Visit Janie Rothfield’s new website: https://janierothfield.com/ Learn more about Bill Wellington’s Radio Woof: https://www.radiowoof.com/ Sign up for my workshops with the Old Town School of Folk Music: February 21: Anticipated Notes and Ghost Strokes: https://www.oldtownschool.org/classes/detail/?courseid=6812 February 28: Slides from Every Angle: https://www.oldtownschool.org/classes/detail/?courseid=6813 Support Get Up in the Cool on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/getupinthecool Buy Get Up in the Cool merch like t-shirts, phone cases, and masks! https://teespring.com/new-get-up-in-the-cool-swag Sign up at https://www.pitchforkbanjo.com/ for my clawhammer instructional series! Check out Cameron’s other podcast, Think Outside the Box Set: https://boxset.fireside.fm/

This week, Nadia and Steve talk to actor Drew Droege (@drewdroege) about the specific topic of the infamous 1989 opening number for the Academy Awards broadcast (featuring a singing Rob Lowe and Snow White in an awkward 11-minute musical...thing), along with other notable weird, wild, and stupid moments from Oscars history. Why does everyone give Marisa Tomei shit for winning? What color was Allan Carr's pool? But how do we REALLY feel about Anne Hathaway? Let's do this again some time!

Jacques tells Joe about his woes of trying to renew his driver’s license and how an unpaid ticket from 1989 comes back to haunt him! ALSO: camping sucks, Once Upon a Time In Hollywood was okay, George Romero and Allan Carr documentaries, and Pink Lady and Jeff Altman! PLUS: This Week in Awful, sport, video games, TV picks, Parenting Tip and MORE! Closing Song: “To Do List” by Dan Cray – https://dancray.net Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carnivalpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/carnivalpodcast

SHOWS: Moose Murders, La Cage Aux Folles, Falsettos He was there when Eve Arden was hired then fired/left Moose Murders. He watched the unsolved mystery unfold that was Robert Stack in La Cage Aux Folles. He worked with Neil Simon, Nathan Lane, Doug Henning, Tyne Daly, Arthur Laurents, Linda Lavin, Arthur Penn, and so many more. He is casting director Stuart Howard and he has over thirty Broadway credits! Stuart pulls back the curtain on his career to discuss how he became one of the most successful casting directors working on Broadway, what it was like having actors audition for the infamously shy Woody Allen, and why Carol Channing and Mary Martin might not have been a great pairing in Legends! Also, Stuart shines the spotlight on Elliott Gould, Allan Carr, and Kathleen Turner! Become a sponsor of Behind The Curtain and get early access to interviews, private playlists, and advance knowledge of future guests so you can ask the legends your own questions. Go to: http://bit.ly/2i7nWC4

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are Shona Carr and Jane Rothfield of Little Missy! We recorded this in their cabin at the Kauai Old Time Gathering back in November. Tunes in this episode: New Jordan Grey Owl Two Ravens (Traditional lyrics adapted by Allan Carr, tune by Rick Lee) Harry Garrison (Jane Rothfield original) Simple Love (Shona Carr original) Bonus track: Foxy and Buddy (Jane Rothfield original) Jane Rothfield’s website: http://www.janerothfield.com/ Janie’s Jumpstart’s website: http://www.janiesjumpstart.com/ And Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Jane-Rothfield-185383944951693/ The Buck Stops Here will be available soon on Spotify! Like and follow them on FB: https://www.facebook.com/thebuckstopshereband/ You’ve Been a Friend to Me now available on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/1Fe3koVT3ZzJvOIHRePYKM?si=iDqoLkQqScerCYFPhlms3g Like and follow Little Missy on FB: https://www.facebook.com/Little-Missy-Mother-Daughter-American-Roots-Music-Duo-1425251904434545/ Follow Shona Carr on Instagram: @Shona_V Donate to The First Annual Queer and Trans Old Time Music Gathering: https://www.gofundme.com/f/1st-annual-queer-and-trans-oldtime-music-gathering Find out more here: https://www.qtotmg.com/ Kauai Old Time Gathering: https://www.kauaioldtime.com/ Support Get Up in the Cool on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/getupinthecool

Lighting designer and owner of Images by Lighting Ray Thompson is here today to talk about storytelling with lighting for events and designing lighting for lux weddings. He has over 30 years of experience and an amazing passion for creative design. He also pioneered the modern event lighting industry. His company has created the lighting for events at major corporations like Adobe, Taco Bell, Gillette, NFL Super Bowl and many more. He has also been involved in premieres and events for major movies and entertainers like HBO, DreamWorks Pictures, Disney/Buena Vista, Elton John and more. In this episode, Ray shares how he got started and was able to transition his passion into a career and an award-winning company. He also talks about the evolution of lighting, changes in technology, tools smaller designers can use to create amazing lighting, how he finds inspiration and more. Show Highlights: [00:15] Ray Thompson is one of the true icons in the industry for what he does with lighting design. [00:34] Lighting is critical to telling a story no matter what you're doing. [00:49] Many years ago, Ray began lecturing and educating people about lighting and what can be done with lighting and where events were going. [01:28] When Ray was a kid, he was always good with science and math. His dad owned a vending machine company, and Ray had access to the broken machines, so he would create lighting installations in his bedroom. [01:59] He would even sequence lights to music. He wasn't sure how to make a career out of this, so he went into electrical engineering. [02:55] He moved to LA and was an electrical engineer for Hughes Aircraft. [03:11] While working at Hughes Aircraft, Ray had created some lighting sculptures in his apartment, which a well-known event professional saw and he tells the story of how that led to building a clientele. [04:01] Ray shares how one of his first big breaks came from Allan Carr. [05:26] Once props and scenery became decorations for parties, lighting also became a natural element. [06:19] Lighting is a dance from the moment you enter an event. Light creates an experience and storyline through color, texture, and intensity. [07:47] Ray is very spiritual. He loves color and the study of chakra and color on your being. [11:36] Ray directs the events, and lights can be used to create total theater for events. [14:33] We discuss Ray’s concept of the relation between lighting and “the choreography of emotion.” [16:31] Ray likes to be involved early on in the design process and discusses why. [16:56] We learn the behind the scenes process behind a project from proposal to end design.   [22:41] Messaging for brands like Tesla involves a unique lighting design approach for a product reveal. [23:38] Ray tells the story behind designing the lighting for the wedding for a king in Dubai. [27:09] We get to hear about lighting projects such as the Governor's Ball for the Emmys, the Oscars Green Room, the Super Bowl, and studio and movie premieres. [31:00] He has worked with very high-end entertainers from Elton John to Katy Perry. [32:19] Ray shares his secrets for production efficiency and profitability that he’s learned over the years. [35:11] Ray shares how lighting technology has evolved since he began in the industry. [38:49] LED screens will get cheaper and cheaper for video walls. [39:24] Ray reveals the best way for industry professionals to work with lighting designers. [40:22] Battery packed pin spots and battery packed uplights are great cost-effective and simple ways for planners and designers to notch things up a level. [41:07] Going to concerts is inspiration and relaxation for Ray. He also gets inspired by the very creative producers that he works with. [42:42] Andy thought the video screens and the lighting at the Ed Sheeran concert were amazing. [43:42] Ray loves what he does. This video needs to be added to the notes. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/l8xwuqffuii8i16/AADzB_5lPGC7YZB9zQe2nW5la/ray%20movie%201.MOV?dl=0 This episode is sponsored by Kushner Entertainment www.kushnerentertainment.com. LINKS & RESOURCES The Wedding Biz The Wedding Biz The Wedding Biz on Instagram The Wedding Biz on Facebook Images By Lighting Images by Lighting Images by Lighting on Instagram Images by Lighting on Facebook @images_lighting on Twitter Mentioned By Ray Freedom Par by Chauvet FUEL Lighting Systems Alan Carr Colin Cowie & His Interview On The Wedding Biz: Colin Cowie Lifestyle Colin Cowie: Part 1 Creating Groundbreaking Luxury Experiences Colin Cowie: Part 2 Creating Groundbreaking Luxury Experiences David Beahm & His Interview On The Wedding Biz: David Beahm David Beahm: Risk & Synchronicity

In this episode, I share much more about my decision to stop drinking alcohol. This includes my addiction to alcohol, how I struggled to stop drinking and the steps I took to finally quit. This is episode two of the Busy Mum Balanced Life podcast. Hey, this is Mim Jenkinson and you are listening to the Busy Mum Balanced Life podcast. Welcome back and today I thought I would talk about something quite personal. I have shared about this on my blog and my social channels and you can feel free to go and check them out. But I thought I would have a bit of a chat with you about something I've changed in my life recently and that change was becoming sober. So stopping drinking, no more booze, no more wine, and having someone who's been quite the "Social drinker" for 20 plus years, many, many years, it was a huge change for me. And I thought I would just have a chat today about why I made the decision to no longer drink alcohol, why I've done it and how I've done it. And perhaps a bit about, how that has changed things for me. And the reason I shared in the first place was because it was such a big change for me and something that I couldn't imagine actually doing or even wanting to do, to be honest for quite a while. But the more I started sharing what I was doing and why I was doing it, the more messages and emails and comments I received. And I have no idea that I was not the only one who was struggling with this, with this addiction to alcohol or addiction to the habit of drinking alcohol or the reasons why I, and so many of you, we're going through this kind of habitual or addiction stage and want them to come out of it and not knowing how. But the amount, the sheer amount of comments and messages I've had, I went to the hundreds and I've been quite blown away. And on one hand it makes me feel good and validated that I'm not the only one who is experiencing these things. But also it shocked me too because, I did think I was one of the only ones that I had so much shame about how much I was drinking. The fact that I couldn't cut it down and the reasons why I was drinking a lot, it makes me feel better that I'm not on my own in that it has opened my eyes to the fact that this is a big issue for many, many people, many moms. So yes, I thought I would share why I made the decision. So I've been drinking for a very long time. I started drinking alcoholic at quite an early age and then as I got to kind of 14, 15, 16, I first started drinking socially with friends and it wasn't a huge amount back in that time, but there were a few times definitely in my kind of teenage life where I drank too much. I mean, I shouldn't have been drinking at all. Clearly it wasn't legal. I'm from the UK, it wasn't people there, and I know isn't it the most, most countries. And so, it kind of was one of those social things that we did. And I'm sure many of you can relate to this. It was just something you did as a kid. You know, we didn't really do that hang in around on street corners drinking thing. But I did, you know, when we went to friend's houses and parties and their parents weren't there. Yeah, I remember we'd be taking alcohol of somebody who is old enough to, or tall enough and looked old enough to get alcohol from the shop would be tasked with that job. And that was often me actually because I was tall and always looked a bit older than I am. I remember having taken great pride in being the one who got served, which, yeah, not cool, not cool now I'm a mum. I hate to think about my kids doing that attribute, but anyway. So over the years, I went through periods of drinking a lot to not drinking much. And I've always had quite the grip on how much I was drinking. There's only been a few times in my life that I've been really out of control. However, they've been really significant to me. And perhaps I'll share more about those situations in the future. But generally I have drank quite consistently for quite a number of years, but more recently about, that's about three years ago and I think it was around the time I was diagnosed with cancer and after chemo it became a bit of a coping mechanism for me. And not just because of cancer, but also because of just the anxieties of getting older and dealing with a busy family and two kids and just being really busy, and finding it very difficult to wind down and relax and trying to manage the demons of having gone through a cancer diagnosis. And just not really finding healthy ways that really tackled all of those different anxieties and emotions. And I just found myself turning to alcohol and then it became a habit. So 7:00 PM almost every night would be the time that I would really look forward to in the afternoon because it meant that I could open the wine, relax in front of Netflix and even just turning the cap of the wine bottle was probably enough most of the time to make me instantly feel relaxed. And I haven't found anything else that made me feel that way and it became a huge habit for me. In fact I would look forward to it. So I didn't know whether this was a sign of alcoholism or not. I still actually don't know now, but it got to the point where kind of 3:00, 4:00 PM every day, I start to look forward to wine time. So whether it had been a hard day and I needed something to take my mind off it or a stressful day or a really good day and I wanted to celebrate or just a boring day and I wanted something to make it a bit more fun. I had a reason for drinking nearly every day pretty much every day. And what started with one or two glasses of wine quickly, up-scaled to a bottle or even more some nights and I just could not stop. This went on for, I actually thought it was only a few months, but having thought about it more over the past few weeks, it's been awhile. It's been a while since I've been drinking that frequently and in that quantity and I'm really ashamed to say that out loud. And I gave myself a real good beating up every morning when I would wake up, and even though I wasn't getting much of a hanger, because I was getting used to how much I was drinking, I'd feel so bad that I had fallen into the track again and why couldn't I stop? Why couldn't I have a night off, or three nights off, or a month off, or why couldn't I cut down? And I just couldn't, I just couldn't find a way to stop or to break the habit or to cut down. And, I spoke to my partner about it and he is, kind of been through similar amount to me. However, he has a lot more, I'm going to call it willpower, but he had a lot more control over stopping. So if I'd said to him, "Let's not drink tonight," he would have been fine not to. But I couldn't, I just could not stop. And even now I can't decide yet whether I was addicted to the alcohol or the habit or both. I do it was certainly the habit. I've just formed this habit of 7:00 PM kids in bed, open the wine, watch Netflix. That was me, that was my habit. That was my daily habit. And it was most days, it was at least five days out of every seven. So yeah, and then like I said, I just felt so much shame the next day that I've done it again, you know, I've done it again, and then it'd get to 3:00, 4:00 PM that day and I would think to myself, I'm not going to drink tonight. I don't need to, it's a Tuesday. I'll have an early night. But then something really good or really bad might happen at work or in life or again, like I say, nothing might happen, but it would be enough to make me think, "Oh, it's fine. I feel fine. I haven't got a hangover. I've been able to do a day of work and look after my kids. Everything's fine." And it started again. So let's talk about how I broke the habit and I had no intention whatsoever of quitting drinking. I spoke to my husband, I spoke to my friends, my psychologist who I see and have always been really clear that I don't want to be a teetotaler. I don't want to not drink, I enjoy drinking. I love the taste, I love how it makes me feel, I love being social. I love all of everything to do with drinking except the habit that I was in and I wanted to reduce the amount, I wanted to just cut down and I didn't know how. So I've been quite into eBooks and audiobooks over the past year or so, and I searched for "how to cut down drinking". It was something like that. Now, the very first book that came up was Allen Carr's, How to Stop Drinking for Women and I laughed at that because it just spoke to me. It just spoke to me how to stop drinking for women and I thought, is this a sign that this drastic, dramatic book has come up on the top of the search? Is it the universe telling me that I don't need to cut down, but I need to actually stop drinking altogether? And like I say, it completely went against the whole, I don't want to be a teetotaler that's boring. I want to just be able to cut down and drink every now and again or less. But I read the description of the book and it just fascinated me and perhaps I'll do a full book review and if you want me to please let me know. But I had an open mind and decided to read the book, well, listen to the book on audible. And I was open to it working and me actually quitting drinking because I figured that if I quit solely, the book is telling me the reason I would quit is because I want to, not because I felt deprived or it being forced upon me, but I would actually finish the book and never want to drink again. So I thought, well, if I feel that passionately about not wanting to drink again, then that's not a bad outcome, is it? So, you know, best case maybe I wouldn't ever drink again and worst case hopefully I would cut down and it would be enough for me to be able to break the habits somehow through Allan Carr's teachings, which I didn't actually know how at that point he was going to attempt to teach me to stop drinking, again ever. So I had this open mind when I listened to the book that yeah, best case I would quit drinking. Worst case it would be why I originally intended, which was the cut down and break the habit. So I started reading the book and as I say, I will do a full review if that's what you want because I, you know, I did the book, I read the book, obviously kind of read it over about a two week period and I purposefully didn't tell anybody I was reading it, tell anybody I didn't want anyone else's influence or opinion. And in the back of my mind I thought it might not work. And I certainly didn't want to set myself up as I've done so many times in my life to announce that I'm quitting something or starting something and then it not happening. So I didn't tell anyone, but I read the book and you actually continue to drink as normal as you have been throughout the book if you want to, unless you've already stopped already started cutting down, he basically says it's up to you. But I continued to drink as I was doing. So still drinking quite heavily as I read it and then towards the end of the book, it's gearing you up to taking your last drink. And actually the night before I finished the book, I had my last drink. So I did quit drinking before I finished. I remember it not tasting very good, it was cheap wine, but it didn't taste good. And I remember putting the glass down thinking, that could potentially be my last drink ever. And it was, so I've finished the book and felt so liberated, liberated from alcohol, liberated from the habit. But also quite scared because although I felt liberated and felt this elation physically and mentally, I think, certainly mentally anyway, I still had this craving for the habit that I was still quite used to. So whilst I didn't even want to drink anymore and I have no desire to have alcohol, I still had this desire and this craving and this mourning for the habit that I was in. So it did kind of tell me that, that was something I still would probably struggle with for a bit. So today I'm actually 29 days sober, 29 days as a teetotaler and I can tell you that I no longer have those cravings and I did have the cravings for the habit, not for alcohol. But cravings for the habit for at least the first two weeks, I've actually ... And you just put it like mourning, like I say, like mourning for my old life of picking up the wine and sitting down and feeling instantly relaxed. And when the alcohol kind of starts to take hold, that sense of feeling a bit of a buzz and your body and your mind relaxing or these are the things that I've been telling myself was happening as I was drinking, and in many ways they were. I was getting that dopamine hit from the alcohol loaned from the expectation of the alcohol mainly. So, that was something that was a real struggle. And for the first few nights, I just went to bed early because I've, you know, I never drunk alcohol in my room in bed. And I knew that by having an early night I had an opportunity to hopefully get a good night's sleep. I'm an insomniac, that's a conversation for another day. But then of course I wasn't going to drink alcohol so it just took me a little while to get used to keeping my Netflix routine. Because I love watching shows on Netflix, it is one of the ways I do relax in the evening, but not pairing that with a glass or four of wine. And I would wake up feeling really good and love that feeling of not having had booze and not having any hangover, and not having that guilt or anxiety of why did I do it again? And it was really empowering to feel like that. And it had been a very, very, very long time since I had that feeling of I've done something really well for my self and for my health. So, that was a great feeling. Just going back to the insomnia, that is something that I'm still struggling with. Although it is, I think getting better. So I've always had insomnia, I've always really struggled to get to sleep and drinking wine definitely helped me get to sleep and now I realize that the sleep I was having wasn't good sleep. And now even though I'm struggling some nights to get to sleep, I am falling into a much, much, much deeper sleep and I'm waking up feeling so much more relaxed and refreshed and energized and ready for the day. And even only 29 days in that's a massive change for me. And I'm feeling really good. Like I'm really so proud of myself for having done it and I don't feel deprived and I have no interest inclination to have even a sip of wine. I have been in a couple of social settings in the past 29 days where alcohol is been there. I've seen other people drinking and I've had no temptation whatsoever to have even a sip, even a sip of wine. I've got no interest in it and it's only 29 days. I'm sure there'll be struggles and challenges to combat, but I feel really empowered to be able to face them. And the benefits certainly outweigh the cons. And like I was saying before, one of the biggest shocks for me, it's not even so much the changes that I've made to myself, it's the fact that I'm not alone in this. And so many of us, particularly I think the mums who I know, it's something that is a real struggle for them. And this is another reason why I wanted to share my story, the couple of books and articles about sobriety since, and I'm so amazed and inspired by the women who've overcome years and years of true alcoholism, but I figured to sharing my story and showing you that a normal, average mum next door, such as myself can put her hands up and say, this is a struggle I had. It's really impacted my life in a very negative way and these are the steps I've taken to change it. I hope it doesn't come across as preachy, that's the last thing I ever want to do. But I have found that just by sharing my story in that way, so many people, as I say, have messaged me and got in touch to say, "Oh my gosh, me too." And, I can't recommend the book enough. I will do a review I think, it just worked for me, it just clicked. I had a very open mind to reading everything, well, listening to the book in detail and paying really close attention to it, not rushing it, really taking everything in and going back to a few sections that I felt I had perhaps not really given my full attention to make sure that I did. I listened to all the instructions of the book gifs. The biggest instruction is just to keep an open mind and to have a really positive attitude when you're listening or reading. And I did that and I feel that really worked for me. I didn't doubt anything the book said to me, I put my faith in everything and I trusted and believed every word that Allen said. And I did that because I just wanted to give it my full attention and the best shot of it actually working for me. So I purposefully didn't doubt or question even when some things he said, my instinct in the beginning would have been to fight against. For example, and you might not agree with me, but one of the messages he talks about is the taste of alcohol and so many people I've spoken to since I quit have said to me, "But I like the taste, I like the taste of wine. It's not about getting drunk, it's about the taste." And I 100% would have said that myself a month ago. I've said it myself so many times, you know, "Oh I love the taste of a glass of wine, and you can really tell a difference between a good bottle and a bad bottle. And I love the cold beer in summer and the taste and how refreshing it is." I've said all these things myself and you're probably listening to this potentially thinking, "Oh yeah, that's the reason I drink. Or certainly one of them." And I will hold my hands up now and say for me, that's crap. I didn't like the taste and the book talks you through how when you take your first drink back in the day of however old you were, it tastes like crap, doesn't it? Like tastes poison. It tastes chemically and poisony and strong. And spirits particularly, I used to struggle with even to in recent times. But you could become accustomed to it and you really force yourself to go through this period of not enjoying it. You know, you work hard until you actually decide that you can tolerate it. And then eventually you convince yourself that you do like the taste and you work hard to do that. The book talks you through why, but it's to, you know, whether it's about self-acceptance or because you want to have these benefits that these TV ads and magazine ads are screaming at you, that wine is relaxing and alcohol makes you feel good and it's so social. And look at this group of people enjoying a bottle of wine together. And look, you'll have a much better relationship with your family and friends and your husband and so on. And so, I can definitely say hands up. I did not enjoy the taste of alcohol when I first enjoyed it. I didn't enjoy the taste of broccoli either and push through that. So, there's an argument both ways, but yeah, it's one of the things that I had a really open mind to. But the reaction to people has been really unusual. And I think I'll talk about this in another episode, because it's really surprised me. Apart from the fact I was shocked that people were so supportive and so empathetic and sympathetic with me, there's been another side to the reactions as well, which is a bit negative. But you know, I do completely understand why people are saying to me the things that they're saying, but yeah, let's talk about this in another episode. So that's just in a nutshell the reason why I decided to quit alcohol and how I did it in and a few of the benefits I'm feeling now. And at this point, I think I can say that with all the confidence in the world. I am a sober person, I'm teetotal, I don't drink. It's amazing and thank God because I am free now of the alcohol traps that I was definitely in. So I'm an open book. Please feel free to ask me any questions, if any of this has resonated with you please get in touch and let me know if you want to have a chat about the book, or how I did it, or the benefits, or whether there'd been any side effects. Please feel free to ask me any questions because I've definitely like to be able to help out if I can. So that's my story and thank you so much for listening and we'll talk about perhaps people's reactions to me telling them that I quit alcohol next time. So stay tuned. Please do subscribe and I hope to speak to you again very soon.

After last night's episode about the 2019 Academy Awards nominees, which included the first-ever inclusion of a superhero movie as Best Picture (Black Panther, which is up for 7 Oscars in total), here's a reminder that the televised broadcast is going to go without a host for the first time in 30 years. There's a very good reason for that - the last time the Academy Awards were host-less was in 1989, and the show was such a complete disaster that literally ended some careers. So, here's hoping that this year's broadcast goes much better. Original episode description, from January 9, 2018: Kevin Hart won't be hosting the Academy Awards, and it looks at though the awards show will proceed without a host at all this year. This will mark the first Oscars since 1989 in which, instead of a host, the show instead features what Variety calls "starry skits," and the last time that happened it completely destroyed the career of both producer Allan Carr, and promising young actress Eileen Bowman. To see Bowman starring, along with Rob Lowe, Merv Griffin and others, in the most undignified, tasteless "starry skit" ever, the cringe lives on, on YouTube: https://youtu.be/9mronRVvdmw And you can read poor Eileen Bowman's account of the surreal event here: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscars-rob-lowes-snow-white-422225 Here's hoping for some much more tasteful skits this year, and that we can find some stars to perform in them without a troubling social media past - or who, unlike Kevin Hart, either apologize or defend their old tweets. Anything other than Hart's pathetic attempt at portraying himself as the victim of his own words and actions. Thanks for checking out tonight's episode - make sure to subscribe to the show, and to leave ratings and reviews! Come visit the show's Facebook page (facebook.com/mattsagerpodcast) to stay up to date as the podcast continues to grow. And be sure to check out my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/mattsager Plus, you can now get Matt Sager Podcast Merch! Show your love for the MSP with T-shirts, hoodies, mugs, and stickers! https://www.wehavemerch.com/collections/the-matt-sager-podcast --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mattsager/support

In episode 307, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian Candice Thompson to discuss the Bezos divorce, the government shutdown continuing and the Trump Administrations lack of understanding about it, Steve King's idiotic comments about white nationalism, the prediction that the US will drop to the third biggest economy, Facebook no longer being the best place to work, the Oscars deciding to go host-less, Taco Bell cleaning up their act, and more! FOOTNOTES: 1. THE INNER BEZOS 2. Why the Bezos Divorce Is So Riveting 3. Jeff Bezos, Newly Divorcing, Now Seeing Lauren Sanchez-Whitesell 4. Who Is Lauren Sanchez? All About the News Anchor Dating Billionaire Jeff Bezos 5. Trump walks out of shutdown negotiations after Democrats reject wall money, calls meeting ‘total waste of time’ 6. The 'doomsday' scenario: Here's what happens if the shutdown drags on 7. Before Trump, Steve King Set the Agenda for the Wall and Anti-Immigrant Politics 8. United States will drop to become the world's THIRD biggest economy behind China and India by 2030, new financial rankings suggest 9. Projected GDP Ranking (2018-2023) 10. Facebook employees are reportedly outraged at exec appearing at Kavanaugh hearing 11. Facebook is no longer the 'Best Place to Work,' according to new Glassdoor survey 12. After Kevin Hart Debacle, Oscars Forge Ahead Hostless 13. A Hostless Oscars? The Last Time the Academy Tried That, Things Got Ugly 14. Oscars Team Scrambling to Reunite 'Avengers' on Telecast (Exclusive) 15. WATCH: The 11 minutes that ruined Hollywood producer Allan Carr's career forever 16. Taco Bell to test vegetarian menu this year 17. WATCH: Kaina - Cry Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Kevin Hart won't be hosting the Academy Awards, and it looks at though the awards show will proceed without a host at all this year. This will mark the first Oscars since 1989 in which, instead of a host, the show instead features what Variety calls "starry skits," and the last time that happened it completely destroyed the career of both producer Allan Carr, and promising young actress Eileen Bowman. To see Bowman starring, along with Rob Lowe, Merv Griffin and others, in the most undignified, tasteless "starry skit" ever, the cringe lives on, on YouTube: https://youtu.be/9mronRVvdmw And you can read poor Eileen Bowman's account of the surreal event here: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscars-rob-lowes-snow-white-422225 Here's hoping for some much more tasteful skits this year, and that we can find some stars to perform in them without a troubling social media past - or who, unlike Kevin Hart, either apologize or defend their old tweets. Anything other than Hart's pathetic attempt at portraying himself as the victim of his own words and actions. Thanks for checking out tonight's episode - make sure to subscribe to the show, and to leave ratings and reviews! Come visit the show's Facebook page (facebook.com/mattsagerpodcast) to stay up to date as the podcast continues to grow. And be sure to check out my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/mattsager Plus, you can now get Matt Sager Podcast Merch! Show your love for the MSP with T-shirts, hoodies, mugs, and stickers! https://www.wehavemerch.com/collections/the-matt-sager-podcast --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mattsager/support

“Grease” is the word this week, as Alex and Daisha chat about the movie everyone knows and loves, Grease, from 1978! Join the Broadway Babies as they dive into this teen drama that is either loved, or dismissed as problematic. Topics for the week are: performing gender in the film, Grease as satire, viewing a 1978 film with a 2018 lens, and OF COURSE, we chat about Grease’s take on nostalgia. We hope you enjoy!  Songs: “Grease,” performed by Frankie Valli* “Greased Lightnin,’” by John Travolta, Jeff Conaway and T-Birds “Beauty School Dropout,” by Frankie Avalon “There Are Worse Things I Could Do,” by Stockard Channing “You’re the One That I Want,” by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John** “We Go Together,” by cast of “Grease” Music and lyrics by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey *By Barry Gibb **By John Farrar Distributed by RSO Records Show Notes ScreenPrism has a really insightful video about how this movie demonstrates the teenage performance of gender. Director Randal Kleiser did a “Notes on a Scene” session with Vanity Fair about shooting the carnival and “You’re the One that I Want.” Another piece by Vanity Fair about how "Grease" beat the odds to become the biggest movie-musical of the 20th century...and the story of its eccentric producer, Allan Carr.   There are no words about this *cringe* music video reunion of Travolta and OLN… On the other hand, what's basically this “Summer Nights” recreation from “Glee” isn’t that...bad? The trailer for Disney's "Teen Beach Movie" — up to you to decide to watch it or not.  

Ready to pop 'n' lock? Want to yell 10-4 into the mic? Love some disco? Then you're going to dig this! For the latest GBW we've decided to each list five our of favourite fad movies. Films that cashed in on pop culture's whims before they completely lost interest in the topic. We start off by talking about what we've been watching including a regional horror film we both (mostly) enjoyed, a horrible film based on a DC comics character, some shirtless swim team dudes and leeches, a documentary about producer Allan Carr, and so much more! Thanks for listening! Be sure to head to iTunes to subscribe and drop us a five star rating/review - every little bit helps! Links to all our web stuff at www.gbwpodcast.com

This week we feel a tingle in our spines as we welcome Jeffrey Schwarz, the award-winning filmmaker behind such documentaries as "I Am Divine," "The Fabulous Life of Allan Carr," and "Vito." Among other things, Jeffrey discusses the performative nature of queer identity, William Castle's greatest gimmicks, and how Sesame Street can help us embrace our inner "monster."

We're noted from time to time on this show that many gay men hold a special place for horror in their hearts. But that's only a fraction of the story with this week's guest. Jeffrey Schwarz has made a lifelong study of film, starting with an early job editing the documentary The Celluloid Closet, right up to today with a new documentary about flamboyant producer Allan Carr. As a weird young gay man, he found kindred spirits in people who, like him, reveled in intensity and excess. And now as a filmmaker, he's reaching out a hand to invite others to join him.

Director Jeffrey Schwarz on his NEW documentary The Fabulous Allan Carr. The film chronicles the surreal career of movie producer Allan Carr who produced one of the biggest movie musicals of all time Grease starring John Travolta while also becoming a main fixture of the Hollywood party scene in the 1970s and 1980s. The film also explores Carr's struggles with his body image and sexuality, his media persona, Carr's innovations in movie marketing, and an investigation into his infamous production of the 1989 Academy Awards ceremony. Learn more about upcoming screenings and the release of The Fabulous Allan Carr allancarrmovie.com Follow their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/allancarrmovie/?ref=page_internal Follow us on Twitter @JogRoad Follow us on Instagram @jogroadproductions Subscribe to Jog Road Productions and Road to Cinema on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/jogroadproductions Like us on Facebook http://jogroadproductions.com/roadtocinemablog/

Documentary filmmaker Jeffrey Schwarz returns to the podcast to discuss is new film "The Fabulous Allan Carr" about the legendary, larger-than-life producer of Grease, Can't Stop the Music, the Broadway musical La Cage Aux Folles and the 1989 Oscars where Rob Lowe sang "Proud Mary" with Snow White. Jeffrey talks about what drew him to Carr as a film subject, Allan's crazy, drug-fueled parties, his passion for making and remaking stars like Marlo Thomas and Ann-Margaret, how Allan helped "The Deer Hunter" win Best Picture, Allan's mega-success with "Grease" and how he hogged the credit for its success. Jeffrey also discusses Allan's struggle with his weight and penchant for wearing caftans. Jeffrey also answers Dennis's burning question: Why on earth was Bounty lady Nancy Walker chosen to direct "Can't Stop the Music" when she had never directed a movie before? Jeffrey talks about the tricky process of landing interviews, Maxwell Caulfield's off-the-chart hotness, the opening of "La Cage Aux Folles" on Broadway at the dawn of the AIDS crisis and the qualities of each of his doc subjects that he tried to incorporate into his own life. Other topics include: the voicemail he got from a "Can't Stop the Music" star, why he learned to type at 9, being on John Water's Christmas card list, connecting with HBO and Sheila Nevins, winning a Emmy and "What flannel would Jack Wrangler wear?" http://www.allancarrmovie.com/ http://www.jeffrey-schwarz.com/  

On this special episode of The Projection Booth, Mike talks with Jeffrey Schwarz about his latest documentary, The Fabulous Allan Carr (2017) which follows the life and career of producer and caftan enthusiast Allan Carr. We discuss his triumphs like Grease and La Cage aux Folles as well as Grease 2 and Can't Stop the Music.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Special Guests: Jeffrey Schwarz On this special episode of The Projection Booth, Mike talks with Jeffrey Schwarz about his latest documentary, The Fabulous Allan Carr (2017) which follows the life and career of producer and caftan enthusiast Allan Carr. We discuss his triumphs like Grease and La Cage aux Folles as well as Grease 2 and Can't Stop the Music. Visit the official The Fabulous Allan Carr websiteBe sure to like The Fabulous Allan Carr on FacebookFollow @allancarrmovie on TwitterBuy Party Animals: A Hollywood Tale of Sex, Drugs, and Rock 'n' Roll Starring the Fabulous Allan Carr by Robert HoflerBuy The Guttenberg Bible: A Memoir by Steve Guttenberg 

Andrew Horn returns as Roifield has headed off to Canada. Andrew Horn caused a heart attack as he repeated comments I had made in another forum about the anaerobic digester and the rest of Berrow Farm - I covered all of this in umra and I agree it was important. Andrew also raised the paternity test - I went back to the recording to prove that Dr Locke had indeed taken the DNA sample. What the programme needs is an archivist who knows what is going on and checks the continuity. There was no "DNA Tester" as credited it WAS Dr Locke. Allan Carr, sorry R Brown, did a first time call in. He liked last week's Archers with three heartwarming couples interacting. The Brian / Jenny conversation was particularly liked. Andrew found David annoying this week for being sulky. For Andrew and / or Lucy's benefit historically Jennifer was a trained teacher well before she became pregnant with Adam - she went to West Midlands Training College in Walsall. It is now part of Birmingham University. Lucy reveals... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In William Castle's Homcidal, "Jean Arless" stars as Emily, a murderess who may herself be a victim of abuse. We're joined by Jeffrey Schwarz, director of Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story, to discuss the film.

Your hosts Jason DeFillippo & MXV discuss the 1978 film 'Grease' Director: Randal Kleiser. Writers: Jim Jacobs, Warren Casey, Bronte Woodard, Allan Carr. Stars: John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John & Stockard Channing.