Podcasts about Beautiful Stranger

We're gonna get people excited with this one (it's us. we're the ones who are getting excited). Back by popular demand, we're talking craft this week--digging deep into the third-act breakup, what it really means, why it's misunderstood, and why it really is essential to romance. Sarah suggests that every romance has one whether people like to admit it or not, Jen is, as always, ready to fight. Strap in! Also! It's that time of year again! Sarah has a new book out in July and is going on tour, and there is a real deal Fated Mates LIVE planned for July 8th in St. Louis, MO! Get tickets to any of these events (Jen will be at a bunch of them, and other pod friends will be popping up along the way) at sarahmaclean.net/tour!If you want more Fated Mates in your life, please join our Patreon, which comes with an extremely busy and fun Discord community! Join other magnificent firebirds to hang out, talk romance, and be cool together in a private group full of excellent people. Learn more at patreon.com.The BooksDreaming of You by Lisa KleypasSomething Wilder and Beautiful Stranger by Christina LaurenHidden Truths by Neva AltajMarrying Winterborne by Lisa KleypasForbidden by Beverly JenkinsThe Duke Who Didn't by Courtney MilanLead by Kylie ScottKiss an Angel by Susan Elizabeth PhillipsHow to End a Love Story by Yulin KangPainted Scars by Neva AltajMacRieve by Kresley ColeNotesWe love Sephora and Ulta, and Sarah has some faves from Dermatology Instagram, like dermangelo and drdrayzday.Sarah's on tour for These Summer Storms in July, and Fated Mates Live will be in St. Louis!! Tickets come with a copy of the book! Sarah recommends the audio of The Hero's 2 Journeys by Michael HaugeIn our discussion, we identified several types of third act break-ups: Going Home Again, Self-Sacrifice, Who am I?, and You Fucked All the Way Up. An SD card, for you youths.SponsorsDani Francis, author of Silver Elite, available in print or ebook, from Amazon,

YEAH BABY! We're returning to our James Bond marathon... not really. It's all things Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me this time around. Can Mike Myers recapture the magic of the spoof classic first movie? Joining him on his shagadelic mission is Madonna and her movie song effort "Beautiful Stranger". There's also time to have a quick chat about Dr Evil and Mini-me's reworking of Just the Two of Us. Ben forces us to chat about Adolescence, Dietrich is freaking out bus passengers and Alex's audio is decent for two episodes in a row?!Find us on Twitter, BlueSky, Instagram & Threads: @TSFTMpodGet your mojo by Liking, sharing and subscribingDid you enjoy the episode? Then please consider leaving a FIVE STAR review wherever you are listening. It means a great deal to us and makes it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Want to support us further? You can do this on Patreon from £1 ($1.50) a month: https://Patreon.com/TSFTM or via our merch store: https://TeePublic.com/user/TSFTMThank you!Timestamps:02:01 - What Have We Been Watching?05:44 - History07:52 - Movie Discussion21:48 - "Beautiful Stranger" Discussion31:47 - "Just the Two of Us" Discussion32:56 - Game Time

Mitch James' eleven year career is set to come to an end. His beginnings were humble, busking on the streets of London and performances at open mic nights that lead to world tours and over a decade of music. James' final single ‘Beautiful Stranger' came out last month and his final album is imminent, with only a few remaining bits of admin to complete before the album's release. He told Mike Hosking that it's been a crazy journey but he's come to the end of his tether with the entertainment industry. “It's a very messed up, and at times evil, industry, that yeah, I think I've got nothing more to prove.” “You're looking at the guitar in the morning and it's not looking as, as beautiful as it used to,” James said. “I felt like I needed to step away to sort of preserve that core love for the music.” LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 1892 a mysterious woman checked into The Hotel Del Coronado. The events over the next few days would lead to tragedy and mysterious circumstances that are yet to be explained. Who was the beautiful stranger and does her ghost still haunt the halls of this historic hotel? Due to the nature of this episode, listener discretion is advised. The subject of discussion in this episode involves suicide. 

She is both the Queen of Pop and the Queen of Reinvention. She is the most successful female solo artist of all-time with more than 300 million records sold. In one word, she is Madonna.  It is safe to say that without Madonna we wouldn't have the likes of Britney Spears, Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Dua Lipa, or insert the name of any up-and-coming pop star that interests you. One could argue that Madonna is the most influential icon of her generation. Emerging from New York City's underground in the early ‘80s, it was as if a bomb went off in the world of pop music with her arrival. Almost immediately, Madonna would change music's landscape with her music, while grabbing headlines with her controversial opinions, outfits and actions.  Madonna ended the ‘90s remaining one of the world's biggest artists with perhaps her best album, Ray of Light, which flirted with electronic music and integrated the teachings of Kabbalah. As the ‘90s came to a close and gave way to the new millennium, Madonna would be the mother of two children and be married to English filmmaker Guy Ritchie. But that didn't slow her down, she was still on top of the world. She won a Grammy for #1 single “Beautiful Stranger,” her contribution to Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, and topped the charts again with her cover of Don McLean's “American Pie.”. Madonna would then follow that up in 2000 with the album Music, which saw her once again reading the zeitgeist and scoring big with an album of kaleidoscopic dance-pop and electronica that saw her return to the top of the Billboard 200 for the first time in 11 years. On top of that, she was cast as a lethal fencing instructor in the James Bond film, Die Another Day, for which she sang the title track.  There was quite simply no stopping her. In April 2003, Madonna released her ninth album, American Life. The lead single was the title track, a pointed, hot take on the emptiness of commercialism, pop culture and American values.  Unfortunately for Madonna, both the song and the album were considered a commercial flop. Despite selling 4 million copies worldwide, American Life was the worst-performing album to that point of her career. For the first time in 20 years, Madonna was facing potential irrelevance. When Madonna began working on her next album, she needed to make a change. She reconnected with producer Mirwais, who had helped produce both American Life and her wildly successful 2000 album, Music. Looking to leave the serious tones of American Life behind her, the two recorded a few tracks together before Madonna realized it wasn't heading in the direction she wanted. It wasn't just about getting away from politics, Madonna wanted to do a complete 180 and have a good time. Like she did in the early days. In an interview with MTV, she said, "I was angry. I had a lot to get off my chest. I made a lot of political statements. But now, I feel that I just want to have fun; I want to dance; I want to feel buoyant. And I want to give other people the same feeling. There's a lot of madness in the world around us, and I want people to be happy." Dance music was nothing new for Madonna. She holds the record for most number one songs on the U.S. Billboard Dance Club Songs chart with 50. But despite their excitement, dance music was experiencing a real slump in America. After undergoing a renaissance in the late ‘90s thanks to electronica, which Madonna was a part of - dance music and club culture had taken a bit of a nose dive when the mid-2000s arrived. Naturally, that didn't faze Madonna. She was soaking up all different eras of dance music - '70s disco, '80s electro-pop, ‘90s electronica and present-day club anthems - and focusing on classics by Donna Summer, the Bee Gees, Kylie Minogue, Depeche Mode, Daft Punk, and of course, ABBA. This is the true story of Madonna's comeback Dance Single 'Hung Up' - with newly unearthed audio from Madonna Herself! Also contains audio from Madonna's 'Confessions on a Promo Tour', and the Making of 'Hung Up'. Also contains audio from Sirius XM's 2009 Interview with ABBA for OutQ

This week, Willow and Phil take a quick look at a quick story: “The Beautiful Stranger” by Shirley Jackson. We throw out a lot of theories as to the actual nature of this story, but the one thing we can agree on? That stranger is beautiful.

When Lottie A. Bernard checks into the Hotel Del Coronado in November of 1892, the staff is mesmerized by the mysterious woman they call “the beautiful stranger.” She appears in the lobby alone, without any luggage, anxiously awaiting the arrival of her brother. A few days later her body is found on the steps leading to the Pacific Ocean, her death ruled a suicide. The mystery only unravels from here as the staff realizes nothing the woman said was true. Who was she? Why was she there? And has she ever truly left? Join us as we explore the real identity of the beautiful stranger, theories about her death, and a hilariously unhinged tangent from Alana.Content Warning: Suicide ideation Tea of the Day: Green Pomegranate Tea Theme Music by Brad FrankSources:Ghostings at the Hotel Del Coronado: Kate Morgan and Isadore Rush by L. Simshttps://hoteldel.com/timeline/kate-morgan-mystery-begins/https://allthatsinteresting.com/kate-morganhttps://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-12-17-me-1486-story.htmlhttps://www.sandiegomagazine.com/things-to-do/i-tried-it-room-3327-at-hotel-del-coronado/article_b01c8240-2a9e-11ec-a649-970bf63c613d.htmlhttps://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/local-history/sd-me-archives-kate-morgan-20171120-story.htmlhttps://www.historicmysteries.com/hotel-del-coronado-beautiful-stranger/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-12-17-me-1486-story.htmlhttps://www.historichotels.org/us/hotels-resorts/hotel-del-coronado/history.phphttps://paranorms.com/kate-morgan-ghost/https://dreamingcasuallypoetry.blogspot.com/2013/11/who-was-beautiful-stranger-part-3.htmlhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/27532454/?terms=Hotel%20del%20coronado&match=1http://iagenweb.org/fremont/bios/morgan_kate_14.htmhttps://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-kate-morgan-1/31434359/https://dreamingcasuallypoetry.blogspot.com/2013/11/who-was-beautiful-stranger-part-3.htmlhttps://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-mar-02-me-then2-story.htmlThe Daily Nonpareil - 29 Oct 2003, Wed · Page 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/962972276/The Sacramento Union - 30 Nov 1892, Wed · Page 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/42204798/San Francisco Chronicle - 06 Dec 1892, Tue · Page 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/27532454/Los Angeles Herald - 09 Dec 1892, Fri · Page 5 https://www.newspapers.com/image/87581929/

Malek Hanna is a Lebanese American award-winning indie pop singer/songwriter from Brooklyn, New York who has performed on and off many stages in NYC and Los Angeles and had the distinct privilege of performing for the Pope at the Vatican as the youngest lead soloist. His talent led him to be featured in Unique & Rare magazine as an “upcoming artist to look out for.” He also sang the national anthem for the LA Lakers at the Staples Center. He has been interviewed and has made appearances on MTV - Middle East, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and the LA Times. On Christmas Eve, 2020, Malek released his single, Beautiful Stranger and is now back on the music scene with his upcoming single "Which Way to Go." He will also be dropping a few more singles leading up to his album, "On the Right Track" scheduled to be released in December of 2023. Save his single here! https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/malekhanna/which-way-to-go

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 904, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: royal female nicknames 1: Prime Minister Tony Blair dubbed her "The People's Princess". Princess Diana. 2: She was "The Untamed Heifer" and "The Virgin Queen". Elizabeth I. 3: Mark Antony called her "The Queen of Queens". Cleopatra. 4: The 19th century's "Widow of Windsor". Queen Victoria. 5: "The Catholic" of 15th century Spain. Queen Isabella. Round 2. Category: wine for dummies 1: Though its name means "black pinot", Pinot noir is a wine of this color. red. 2: Devotees call this wine Zin for short. Zinfandel. 3: This country's wine regions include the Barossa Valley and the Adelaide Hills. Australia. 4: In 1973, after a 50-year battle with the French government, this baron got his Mouton graded first growth. Rothschild. 5: "Quack" open a bottle of this sweet, sparkling wine meant for people who were raised on soda pop. Cold Duck. Round 3. Category: the jep-tones world tour 2006 1: More popular than Regis, the Jeps play their last stadium gig in San Francisco, like this band did on Aug. 29, 1966. The Beatles. 2: After a stint with the Maharishi, the group tries Kaballah with this singer whose hits include "Beautiful Stranger". Madonna. 3: The Jeps cover this group's 1988 Top 10 hit "Welcome To The Jungle", until the inevitable cease-and-desist order. Guns N' Roses. 4: No way! The Jeps' "Potpourri" video isn't the 2005 VMA Viewer's Choice; this band's "American Idiot" is. Green Day. 5: Oops... the 'Tones hire Mensa's Angels as security at this speedway in California, site of a 1969 free concert by the Stones. Altamont. Round 4. Category: where is every "body"? 1: A person who meddles or pries into the affairs of others. Busybody. 2: The process of developing human musculature especially for competitive exhibition. Bodybuilding. 3: To ride the waves to shore without a board. Bodysurfing. 4: One whose interests center on his dwelling place. Homebody. 5: A substance produced in the blood in response to a specific toxin. Antibody. Round 5. Category: macy's parade 1: In '86 parade, the Chipmunks rode a "floloon", a combination of these 2 parade standards. float and a balloon. 2: The 1st time this group of toe-tapping women lined up and high kicked in a Macy's Parade was in 1958. The Rockettes. 3: A train rolled off this 50-year-old game's board and into the parade in 1985. Monopoly. 4: Other than humans, most live animals in the parade nowadays are these. Horses. 5: All floats are built so they can fit through this on the trip from N.J. to N.Y.. Lincoln Tunnel. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia! Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/

We can't tell the story of hip-hop without mentioning Diddy and the record label he started. Bad Boy took off in 1993 after Puff was fired from Uptown Records. He brought TheNotorious B.I.G. with him from Uptown Record, and signed a 50-50 deal with Clive Davis's Arista Records, and it was off to the races.Bad Boy survived the tragic fallout of the East Coast vs. West Coast rivalry, and reached even bigger heights after Biggie's death. Puff began to rise as a solo artist, but did the rest of the artists suffer as a result?Friend of the pod, Zack O'Malley Greenburg, joins me on this episode to cover 30 years of Bad Boy Entertainment. Here's what we hit on:0:35 Sean Combs come-up story5:16 Diddy breaks in with Uptown Records8:22 Starting Bad Boy Records14:11 What sets Diddy apart21:04 How Diddy controlled the narrative23:58 Bad Boy's formula for success 29:00 East Coast vs. West Coast rivalry30:39 Bad Boy's historic 1997-98 run45:42 Bad Boy curse?48:44 Diddy's reputation compared to Cash Money54:50 Best signing? 55:19 Best business move?57:19 Best dark horse move?1:00:19 Missed opportunity?1:08:52 Possibility of biopic?Listen: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | SoundCloud | Stitcher | Overcast | Amazon | Google Podcasts | Pocket Casts | RSSHost: Dan Runcie, @RuncieDan, trapital.coGuests: Zack O'Malley Greenburg, @zogblogThis episode is sponsored by DICE. Learn more about why artists, venues, and promoters love to partner with DICE for their ticketing needs. Visit dice.fmEnjoy this podcast? Rate and review the podcast here! ratethispodcast.com/trapitalTrapital is home for the business of music, media and culture. Learn more by reading Trapital's free memo.TRANSCRIPT[00:00:00] Zack Greenburg: Diddy's ability to sort of walk the line and step back, you know, I think that's what ultimately kept Bad Boy in the position that, you know, that stayed and kept him in the position that he continued to be in.[00:00:09] Dan Runcie Outro Audio: Hey, welcome to the Trapital Podcast. I'm your host and the founder of Trapital, Dan Runcie. This podcast is your place to gain insights from the executives in music, media, entertainment, and more who are taking hip hop culture to the next level.[00:00:35] Dan Runcie Guest Intro: Today's episode is another case study style breakdown, and this time we chose to dive deep on the one, the only Bad Boy Entertainment when it comes to branding and when it comes to marketing. I don't know if there's another record label that has as identifiable as a sound of vibe as bad Boy, you knew what that vibe was.Puff said it himself, they take hits from the eighties, but do it sound so crazy? And that was the formula, and it worked time and time again. What Puff did was smart, it was a modern approach to how Berry Gordy approached the record business with Motown. But then he put his own spin on it, interning with Andre Harrell at Uptown Records, learning from him and then putting his own spin on it even more, making it relevant for the 90s and truly becoming the icon that was synonymous with shiny suits with that Bad Boy flavor.And so much of the success of one of the best MCs ever, the Notorious BIG, some of the most iconic R&B groups at the time, and singers such as Faith Evans, 112 and many more. And plenty of artists that unfortunately also had plenty of challenges and issues when it came to payment, drama, legal disputes and more.And we dive into all of that. I'm joined again by Zack O'Malley Greenburg. He wrote a book called Three Kings, where he dived deep into Diddy, as well as Dr. Dre and Jay-Z in this book, so he's well-versed and shared a bunch of great stories in this one. So let's dive in, really excited for this one. Hope you enjoy it.[00:02:06] Dan Runcie: We are back to talk about the wondrous world that Sean Combs built himself Bad Boy entertainment and joined by the one and only Zach Greenburg. Welcome back[00:02:15] Zack Greenburg: Oh, thanks for having me, Dan.[00:02:17] Dan Runcie: Bad Boy is so fascinating because Puff is someone who has in many ways been this larger than life character even before people knew him externally as that.And he has really stayed true with that throughout his time in hip hop and even before then. And most people know the origin story starting back in his days at Howard. But I think based on the research you've done, I know you have some backstory with some of the lessons and some of the things he did even before that.So walk us back. Who was puff in the early days before the world? Got to know him.[00:02:52] Zack Greenburg: Yeah, I mean, you know, I think the funny part is that, that puffy was always puffy and, you know, it just took a while for a little while for the world to kind of figure it out. But you know, there are these kind of consistent themes when you go back through his youth and you, kind of get a sense of who he was.And, you know, I remember writing my book Three Kings, you know, Diddy being one of these kings, talking to people who grew up around him. He really was that same guy from the very beginning. So even when he was a kid, you know, he spent his very earliest years in Harlem, but then moved to Mount Vernon, kind of a suburban neighborhood.you know, just north of the city limits. And you know, he had not just one paper route, he had multiple paper routes and on every, you know, every route. He had this philosophy of like, he wasn't just gonna take the paper and fling it into the family's yard. He was gonna get up and he was gonna go, you know, open the screen door and put the paper in between the screen door and the main door so that people didn't have to go up and do so like he was, you know, that dedicated, that hardworking from the very beginning. you know, I think another story I learned from his youth, Puffy was like, there was some, Some debate, you know, some kid had a pool party and, Puffy wasn't invited. there may have been some racism at play, we don't know. But anyway, Puffy's solution was to convince his mom to build a pool in their backyard and then start his own pool parties and, you know, I mean, it's like the most puffy move ever, right? So he just ended up finding, you know, wealthier and wealthier backers to build the proverbial pool as the years went on.[00:04:23] Dan Runcie: That is the perfect story to encapsulate him because I feel like I could imagine other people having white parties. He doesn't get invited to the white party, so he's like, all right, bet I'm gonna go start my own white party. And now it's this annual thing, however many years running.[00:04:37] Zack Greenburg: Exactly. I mean, and you know, you know, as you kind of trace his evolution, you know, in between it was the same thing. So, you know, we all know the Howard Days, he was taking the Amtrak up, sometimes hiding in the bathroom, so they didn't have to pay for the tickets. He didn't have any money but, you know, he would go up back up to New York on the weekends, he would plan these parties.He started to build a name for himself. and it was exactly that, you know, so from the pool parties, in Mount Vernon to the parties that he was throwing, you know, his colleges to the White party, you get that through line of Puffy that, you know, kind of continues all the way through, through the Ciroc era, you know, I think, which really makes this sort of art celebration, ethos, you know, all the more credible, right.[00:05:16] Dan Runcie: Right, and you mentioning him taking Amtrak. Of course, that's him going from DC to New York to go to Uptown Records where he pushes and fights to get his unpaid internship. Working with Andre Harrell, who was on the Ascension himself. He had started that record label in the mid to late eighties. He then sees the rise.He's early on, new Jack Swing has so many of the early folks making that sound there. And then Puff comes in, he sees a opportunity to elevate and position that brand because the whole thing that Uptown was about, they were trying to push Ghetto Fabulous. They wanted to show that there was a opportunity for people who grew up with nothing to feel like they had that release.And Andre Harrell, he since passed away a few years ago, but he spoken about this a few times and you can see how Puff at the time adapted a lot of that. He worked with Jodeci. He was so integral with how he styled them and making sure they had the right jackets. And at the time, Jodeci was very much seen as this alternative to Boys to Men, Boys to Men was a bit more buttoned up.They made music that was G-rated that you could play everywhere. And Jodeci definitely leaned into the sex appeal, which is something that we saw continue play through with. Bad Boy records of Bad Boy Entertainment in the future. He did similar with Mary J. Blige, taking her from just being a R&B singer to giving her more of a hip hop Ben, and doing a bit more of that crossover vibe, which is something that we saw again with Bad Boy too.And as Puff continued to show his influence, things started to clash because the intern then becomes VP of A and R, and that VP in A and R starts to butt heads and really challenge Andre Harrell on a number of things.[00:07:06] Zack Greenburg: Yeah. And, you know, I think, you know, like you said, Puff really had an idea of what Uptown could be that was, you know, a little bit different from Andre. But it really worked, right? It was the idea that it was, it had a little bit more of an edge to it. you know, like Jodeci had a little more edge than boys to men.you know, that every artist that was gonna be out on Bad Boy would have like, you know, would have that level of class, but also would have kind of like, you know, kind of like a street smart edge. And so, right, it was like the Tims and the backwards hat, but, you know, maybe you had like a nice jacket.It was that kind of mix. And it was very much like in line with Puffy himself. and I think, you know, it's a theme that you kind of started to see. as kind of, he moved on, you know, whether it was Bad Boy or Roc or whatever it was, the thing was synonymous with Puffy. Puffy was synonymous with the thing. But as he began to later on build these assets, you know, he could sell the businesses in a way that he couldn't sort of sell his own image and likeness necessarily. So, that started with, Uptown for sure, it was Andre's thing, but it started to feel like it was Puffy's thing.And I think there was some thought that, you know, that there sort of couldn't be two kings in the castle. And Andre eventually pushed him out and, you know, that kind of left it, the Diddy, you know, in his early twenties kind of figuring out like, Hey, you know, what am I gonna do next? How am I gonna really start my own thing here?[00:08:22] Dan Runcie: And I have this quote from Andre. This was from a documentary a few years later. He says, when Puff got fired, he was on payroll and his artists were on payroll. He's still recording his artists, but he was able to find the best deal, so we never fired him to hurt him. But he fired him to basically make him rich.I will say that quote is much nicer than certain things that Andre said immediately after that firing, especially in the 90s. But it was cool to see the two of them find opportunities to continue to work together after that. But I think the key thing from his time in Uptown is that he was able to find and work with art is that eventually he started working with on Bad Boy.That's when he first works and discovers Big. That's when he first works and really begins to hone in on that sound. And then he officially launched Bad Boy in 1991, but it really wasn't until 1993. He starts working with Big, he starts working with Craig Mack and then it all leads up to this deal that he ends up signing with Arista records to officially do this joint venture with Arista.Arista, of course, was run by Clive Owen, legendary music executive, and they do their 50 50 split. And as the story goes, Clive was on the fence. At first he wanted to hear more, but then Puff Plays flavor in your ear. Craig Max first single, and he was like, all right, I need to be part of this, whatever it is.So that was the song that took things off and made it happen.[00:09:50] Zack Greenburg: Yeah, I mean, Clive Davis, of course, you know, legendary, record men, you know, discovered Janice Joplin, Whitney Houston, Puffy, like you could say, he discovered all these people. they were, they were kind of there already, and, I sort of suspect they would've had their success even if it were not for Clive Davis.But, you know, that, we could debate that. But, know, Clive Davis certainly had an eye for talent, one way or the other. So, I mean, I think what's really fascinating too is, you know, you got think where Puffy was at that point in his life before he got that deal. He was shopping Bad Boy around right?To a bunch of different labels and it says so much about him and his whole ethos, the way he approached it, and this was another anecdote that I found in my reporting, by one of the founders of The Fader who happened to work at EMI at the time. He was in the room when Puffy brought the Bad Boy deal, to the folks at e Emmi and, you know, so like, just to refresh, here's Puff early twenties, just been fired.Just had his first kid, I think. And also, you know, he'd been a part of, this charity basketball tournament at City College where a bunch of people got, crushed in a stampede. He was ultimately found, you know, not guilty of any kind of criminal charges or anything, but his name was all over the papers.Like there's a lot of negative press around him. He was kind of, you know, almost radioactive at this point, or at least one might have thought that turned out he wasn't. But, so anyway, he goes into this meeting with e Emmi and, you know, Their big thing was, Vanilla Ice. And he sort of goes into this meeting and he's like, that dude's corny.Like, I have no interest in anything having to do with Vanilla Ice. Let me tell you how to run your business. And, you know, so he proceeds to like, give them this vision. And then at the end of it, I mean, and I'll read the quote cause it's just so good. he says, when you guys get in a room with all them suits and you're gonna decide what you're gonna pay Puff, just when you get to a number that you think is gonna make Puff happy, I love how he was referring to himself the third person, right?He says, get crazy on top of that. And then when you're there, I want whipped cream and a cherry on top. and this is the best part, he goes, I don't even want to think about the money. That shouldn't even be an issue. Don't be coming at me with no n-word money. Goodbye. And like that was vintage puff.Like that was billionaire Puffy. Before he was billionaire, before he even had. Like before we had a company. So, you know, I think there's just such a great lesson in there, which is kind of like, you know, the sort of, if you can pull off the, fake it till you make it, if you can have that kind of swagger. And to be fair, not available to everybody and like, you know, don't try this at home, kind of if you don't have it.But man, if you can pull that off, if you have that kind of confidence in yourself, you can accomplish some pretty incredible things. He didn't even, you know, end up going with EMI but I think he made a similar pitch at Arista and, you know, and that ultimately got him the deal, that created Bad Boy and, you know, that was really the engine for so much of, what he ended up achieving as the years went on.[00:12:46] Dan Runcie: That story is one of the reasons why he has lived on to become meed and in many ways become a bit of a gift himself. Whether you look at the Chappelle Show skit where, Dave Chappelle is making fun of making the band, and he has that whole sketch about, I want you to get me some Cambodian milk from a goat, or whatever it is.And it's something that sounds completely absurd, but one, it sounded like a lot of the shit that he would say in that MTV show make in the band. And it sounds exactly like that quote that you just shared from that story. The difference is he did this, whether it was for pure entertainment on a show like making the band or when there was really things at stake, like he was at this point when there wasn't a deal in place, he was recently fired.But regardless of whether he's up or down, trying to get it still the same guy.[00:13:39] Zack Greenburg: Absolutely. You know, and I think it just kind of goes to the point like, did he creates brands. He is the brand. He imbued the brand with his essence. And then the brand becomes that much more valuable, whether it's a brand that he can sell, you know, for some huge gain, or whether it's a brand that is compensating him, you know, handsomely for his association or in some cases both. That's kind of the formula and, you know, not everybody can pull it off because not everybody has a brand that is that clear.[00:14:11] Dan Runcie: And let's dig into this because I think this is one of the things that does set him apart. Denny used to be a club promoter as well. And this is a persona that we've seen oftentimes in music where the club promoter or the party promoter works their way up to then become the executive. You see it now with Scooter Braun, someone who's a billionaire now, or close to it in his own right.And he was a party promoter in Atlanta. You saw with Desiree Perez who now runs Roc Nation. She was a party and a club promoter before as well. And you've seen it plenty of times before and I think there's a few things there. There's a hustle and a relentlessness that you need to have to make that work.You need to create momentum around some of that isn't there. You need to understand and be tapped into what people want to hear and what people wanna do and how people wanna feel entertained and how they wanna leave from something feeling like, damn, I had a good time. We need to go do that again. And that is a lifestyle and what Puff did was aligned himself by building businesses that allowed him to do that. Some of those businesses worked better than others, but I think that is the key through line there. On the flip side, I do think that some of these operators and business leaders can often struggle with the bigger picture because there's so many more elements to building companies outside of the marketing brand promotion and those things, and I think we can get into some of that here because I think we saw some of those dynamics play out with Bad Boy as well.[00:15:39] Zack Greenburg: Yeah, for sure. And you know, I mean, I think one of the things about Bad Boy is it wasn't like this was the first record label to develop an ethos and kind of build a lifestyle around it. And, almost like, assembly line, right? I mean, Puffy was doing that himself at Uptown before he just took that same idea and, Pufified it even more.But, you know, I would kind of almost liken it to Motown. I mean, if you look at, Berry Gordy's role, I mean, you see Berry Gordy, credited as a producer on so many, of those songs and, you know, he wasn't like the only person in the room, producing right? he was putting together the right songwriters, the right musicians, everybody to be in the same place. And he was tying it all together with this kind of Motown ethos. And when, you know, when you had a Motown record coming out, you knew what it was. And I think that's why people in the old days used to be fan people would be fans of like, specific labels, right? They're like, I like the stuff that this label puts out, you know, I trust them. It's almost like, you know, I don't know, you know, Coachella sells out, even before the artists are announced because you know what you're gonna get if you like Coachella and you just trust that that's what's gonna happen. That's what it was like, Motown, that's what it's like with Bad Boy.So I think Diddy really followed that model that he was going to be the person, you know, sort of putting things together, you know, maybe he was going to, do a guest verse here and there. Maybe he was gonna be more involved in the production of this play of this song or another song. but it was really more in the vision and the ethos of the brand, the Bad Boy brand, what that looked like, what success looked like, you know, the Diddy version of success looked like maybe a little different from the Uptown Andre Herrell version. And, you know, it was like, like a little more swagger, like, you know, like a little more edge to it. And he was really able to kind of like, make that tangible. So, you know, I would keep going back to that as like something that sets him apart, you know, following the footsteps of the likes of Berry Gordy and[00:17:34] Dan Runcie: The Motown example is good because they also were able to maximize the most from the broader roster they had from the hits that they had Berry Gordy, of course, was famous for one artist on his record, has a huge deal. Okay, we're gonna get another artist on that record on that label to then do it again.You saw that with Aint' No Mountain High Enough. Marvin Gaye has his version that goes through the roof. Okay, let's get Diana Ross to do her own version, her own spin on it. That becomes a song in its own right. And you saw, did he do this to some extent with remixes? How one artist had the remix that worked out well.Okay, or one artist had the original song that worked out well, okay, let's get the remix now. Let's get the whole Bad Boy crew on this remix to go do their own verse and do this thing. They did that time and time again, and then in the early two thousands he had that album. We invented the remix, and there's plenty of debate on whether or not they actually did invent the remix, but that remix that they did of Flava in Ya Ear with, Craig Mack, and they had Biggie on that one as well. That is one of the more classic iconic remixes that people do go back to. And I think the other way that they're , similar too is some of the disputes that artists have had about pavements and things like that, which we can get into eventually.But that's always been the model. I think there in many ways, you're right, it's more like Motown than it is like uptown.[00:18:58] Zack Greenburg: for sure. And you know, on the Biggie point, I mean, people forget sometimes, but Biggie was originally signed to Uptown and Puffy had to go and get him back, and I think they were able to negotiate his release or his transfer of his deal from Uptown to Bad Boy for something like half a million dollars, which, you know, turned out to be, a pretty good deal all the way around.So, you know, he knew that sometimes he would have to shell out and, you know, he did from time to time. That certainly didn't stop there from being disputes, as time went on. But, you know, I think one of the other fascinating things is sort of this interplay, you know, he really walked this line, of sort of like, you know, the corner in the corner office, right?you know, the boardroom, and the street, and, he played up this sort of like lineage that he had of the Harlem gangster world like his dad, Melvin was an associate of Frank Lucas from, you know, the subject of American gangster. And you know, like his dad was known in Harlem. I think they called him, pretty Melvin.Like he was very flashy, you know, he always had the best suits and, you know, and all that kind of thing. But, you know, he definitely came from that sort of like grand gangster era. you know, Frank Lucas and Nick Barnes and all those guys. I mean, that was sort of Puffs lineage.And he definitely played up and he certainly played up, you know, sort of different sort of, street edge, you know, when things got heated in the Bad Boy Death Row situation. But at the same time, he never really wanted to go too deep into it.And I talked to somebody who sort of grew up around him, and he called him Jimmy Clean Hands, you know, because he didn't really want to get like, like he used the association. When it was sort of convenient, but also he didn't want to get too deeply associated, with that side of things.So, to me it's, a really fascinating tightrope walk, how he pulled it off. And, if he'd gone further, toward that side of things, I don't think that would've ended well for him. And if he hadn't gone quite as far as he might not have had, you know, a certain credibility or an edge that, you know, that contributed to so much of the success of Bad Boy, especially in those days.[00:21:04] Dan Runcie: And he did it at a time in the 90s when it was easier for hip hop stars to be able to control the narrative and push what they wanna push and not have other things cover or not have other things be uncovered, or all these internet rabbit holes. I could imagine him trying to do this 10, 15 years later, and it could be a situation like Rick Ross where all of a sudden there's photos of you as a correctional officer popping up on the internet and people are like, bro, what the hell's going on here?I thought every day you were hustling. I could have seen something like that happening the same way that Diddy, but by the time that plenty of people have had those debates about, oh, well, you know, Diddy was actually a kid that grew up in the suburbs and went to college and X, Y, Z, and there's plenty of ways that you could flip that story, but by the time that even became a discussion point, at least in circles where I heard him growing up, he was already an established star.So there was really nothing else that you could do at that point.[00:21:58] Zack Greenburg: yeah. And I guess he could walk that line because he really did kind of embody both, right? Like he was the son of a, you know, a Harlem gangster. he was born in Harlem. His dad was killed, you know, on I think Central Park West and 108th Street or something, you know, in a dispute a case of I think mistaken identity.I mean, so there were real, you know, tough things that, he was born into. And at the same time, he was also, you know, like the college dropout. Like you know, he went to school, he did his thing like, you know, you could say he was like a proto backpack rapper in some ways, like if you wanted to spin it that way.And he kind of embodied both of these worlds, but I think that really, if he hadn't actually lived both those lives, it would've been harder to sort of embody them simultaneously as he did.[00:22:47] Dan Runcie: And even in him, in his own right, there were many incidents that he had that people felt could have supported this narrative that he wanted to, for better or worse, whether it was the 1990 Club nightclub, the 1999 nightclub shooting after the Nas Hate Me Now Music video, him and his team going into Steve Stout's office and then, you know, assaulting him.And then everything that came up after that, or even as recently as within the past 10 years, the incident at UCLA with the coach yelling at his son. There's been plenty of things that have came up that show, you know, that the relentless, the temperament that could often work against his advantage as well.[00:23:26] Zack Greenburg: Yeah. I mean, you know, didn't he bash Steve Stout over the head with a champagne bottle or something? I mean, you know, but what's that line? We back friends like Puffy and Steve Stout, you know, like it, 50 cent had that line. I think he has a remarkable ability to, you know, to end up being sort of friendly with, people who he had these disputes with in the past.So, you know, whether, Steve Stout or, Shine or whoever, like, he finds, various ways to, sort of bridge divides in the end. I don't know how it turned out with the coach from, was it UCLA, or USC. But I suspect that's fine too. but yeah, he does find a way of patching things up.[00:23:59] Dan Runcie: No, he definitely has and we could talk a little bit more about some of the disputes that came with some of the artists, but I do wanna talk a bit about the business of Bad Boy itself and how it went about things. And one of the things that we saw from successful record labels, of course, Zach and I have done past conversations on Cash money, and Roc-A-Fella, and they'll always find innovative ways to work within their constraints or find ways to make things work even when you don't have all of the resources in the world.And one of the things that Bad Boy did was they really leaned into sampling and sampling hits from the eighties and making them the most successful things they could be. What's that line from that May song Making, taking hits from the eighties make 'em soundso Make it sound so crazy. Yeah.so they have their in-house production as well with hit men who then do most of the production, and they give you that Bad Boy sound that you can identify when you hear it immediately on a song, whether it's a total song or it's a one 12 song.And they were able to do that and that formula worked so well because you had this generation that grew up listening to those songs because their parents heard all those songs as well. These are black music classics and then they were able to repurpose them and because of the time and things weren't quite as oversaturated, it sounded quite authentic in a way where I think even some samples now can feel almost a bit forced because you can be like, okay, they're really trying to work that artist.And who knows? I might be also looking at this now, someone in my thirties as opposed to in the 90s, looking at it as someone that's growing up experiencing this. But still, I do think that there was a bit of like a authenticity and a vibe that they were able to create with each of those sample tracks.And plenty people tried to do it. Of course they didn't invent it. I know that Death Row and NWA, Dr. Dre had done it successfully before Diddy, but Diddy and Bad Boy were definitely able to put their own unique spin on making that as effective as it was.[00:25:57] Zack Greenburg: Yeah, definitely. I think, you know, I mean, I think to your point, but it, like it really opened up this sort of aspect of mainstream hip hop when, you know, maybe there were some radio stations that weren't gonna play some of these songs, but, you know, like a puffy song or a biggie song ordinarily, but, you know, if you have like, Oh, that's David Bowie in the background.Like I'm familiar with this. then, you might be sort of like more inclined to put it on the radio if you were a certain kind of dj, which then might reach a certain kind of listener who didn't, you know, ordinarily listen in hip hop and, you know, and you kind of have this, kind of snowball effect.you know, sure.[00:26:32] Dan Runcie: And then from a personal perspective, I'll be the first to admit the amount of songs that I had heard the first time as Bad Boy Version. And then growing up, you then later hear the original one that they sampled from the eighties or seventies, whatever Disco tracker, soul Tracker was, and you're like, oh, that's what that song was from.It's happened endless times and it continues to still happen.[00:26:54] Zack Greenburg: Yeah. I must confess, I heard I'll be missing you before, I heard I'll be watching you, so, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. you know, so yeah, and I think a lot of that narrative around the sort of peak Bad Boy sampling era, you know, I think it gets unfairly criticized as sort of being uncreative and like, you know, essentially just being cover and, not adding much to it.But, I disagree entirely, and I think that in addition to creating a different song with a different vibe and everything, you know, th those songs did introduce a whole generation of people, to eighties music that, you know, they may not have been alive to have heard, you know, from, you know, let's say I was born 85, some of these songs came out before I was born.So, yeah, I think that does get missed sometimes.[00:27:35] Dan Runcie: Yeah, and I'm in the same boat. I knew Juicy before. I knew the original Juicy Fruit. I knew Mase Bad Boy before I knew Hollywood Swinging, and I could go on and on with all the songs that they were able to help in introduce and connect the dots there. Another thing that I think Bad Boy did at this time that was a continuation of Uptown was how intentional and borderline maniacal Puff was about continuing that image.So, they had the Can't Stop Boat Stop documentary that came out a couple years ago. And the artist from one 12, which was the main male R&B group that Puff had signed to the record label at the time, they said that they were styled, dressed and personified to be an image of Puff themselves, to essentially be Puff as R&B singers, which was really interesting.And then on the more controversial side, which I don't think would ever fly in the same way today, Faith Evans, who was married to Biggie at the time, she was sent by Puff to go to tanning salons cuz she a light-skinned black woman. They sent her to tanning salons so that her skin can be darker because he wanted to be able to sell her as a certain image that would never fly again the same way today.But that's how Puff was. He was so maniacal, even things down to the nail color and things like that for women. He wanted to make sure that people looked a certain way.[00:29:01] Zack Greenburg: Yeah, and I think what's, you know, especially interesting when you, kind of zoom back on the 90s and that, that era of Bad Boys, you know, given the level of control he had over, you know, that level of detail, you know, the whole east coast, west coast thing, the whole Bad Boy Death Row thing obviously got way out of control.and, you know, culminating in, the desert of big and pop and you know, obviously we don't know exactly who was behind each of those things, but it's, you know, still kind of debate to this day. But, the fact is that, you know, got kind of wrapped up in this kind of, know, sort of thing, like the fact that Puffy could bring Bad Boy back from that, and kind of like continue to have the same brand, you know, after everything that went down, you know, I think is another testament to like the identity of the brand, right? I mean, you know, cuz I remember in that period of time hip hop was really under fire from, you know, so, you know, like the Tipper Gores of the world and the parental advisories and all that, and there was this narrative of like, oh, this music is dangerous.And there was a whole period of time, you know, after everything that went down, in the mid to late 90s, like there were questions like, is hip hop? You know, really a viable commercial genre? Are brands really gonna want to be attached to this? you know, because of the violence that happened, you know, really publicly there.And I think, you know, whether you love him or hate him, like, I think he deserves some credit for pulling things back from the brink. you know, regardless of whatever role he played in getting them, to the brink, but he really did kind of pull things back from the brink and show that hip hop could be this, you know, commercial force.you know, that would be like a mainstream success sort of thing. And really pretty quickly, after all this went down,[00:30:39] Dan Runcie: If you go back to winter 96, the height of this beef, you have that infamous vibe cover with Tupac, Dr. Dre Snoop, and Suge Knight. They're there, the Beef and Bad Boy and, Biggie as well. Were on respective vibe covers as well. If you asked people, okay, five, 10 years from now, which of these two record labels will be in the stronger position, you probably would've put your money on Death Row.To be frank, they had the better artists just from like a roster perspective. With those four, the leadership seemed in many ways quite as strong and there were similarities there as well. You had these two relentless, large and life figures. Granted, Suge and Puff are very different in a lot of ways, but that's where you would've taken things.But then two years later, it's a completely different story. Death Row is imploding and bad Boy had the biggest year that any record label has ever had. If you look back at that 1997 to 1998 stretch, and this is after the death of the biggest rapper as well, they end up releasing Biggie's second album, Life After Death, ironically, 16 days after he passed away.And then Puff himself becomes this larger than life icon. He releases his own album, Puffy, P uff Daddy, the Family, No Way Out. And they continue to go on this run. And in many ways, as other heads and other figures in hip hop have faded and necessarily taken their own path, he continued to stay on that.It really is a remarkable journey when you look at each of those steps in it, because I probably would've put my money on Death Row if I didn't know better.[00:32:21] Zack Greenburg: Yeah, Yeah, I mean, it sure felt that way, right? I mean, but if you kinda, if you compare the leadership, if you compare Puffy to Suge, you know, I think that so much of, you know, the back and forth between Bad Boy and Death Row, you know, it was a case of like, these guys were playing a role, right?I mean, they were, it is funny in some of my reporting, people say like, both Puffy and Suge, especially Suge, were sort of, it was like they were acting in their own bad gangster movie. And I think the main difference was, you know, Suge really came to believe it and live it in a way, that Diddy, didn't quite do it you know, as we were saying before, Diddy kind of walked that line.but Suge just kind of got deeper and deeper into it, and that was kind of who he was, you know, all the time. So, you know, that there's not really like, kind of like a way to, back out, you know, to kind of come up for air when you, when you've kind of like gotten that deep into it like Suge did. I think that was the main difference, you know? I mean, I think he became just completely, you know, is like possessed by this image that he created for himself. And he started to live it, you know, all the time and Diddy's ability to sort of walk the line and step back, you know, I think that's what ultimately kept Bad Boy in the position that, you know, that stayed and kept him in the position that he continued to be in.in[00:33:42] Dan Runcie: And everything that went down to that 1995 Source Awards is a perfect example about how they dealt with this whole thing. Suge and Death Row, famously win Best soundtrack for Above the Rim. He goes up, accepts the award, and he makes the infamous line. If you wanna sign with the label, you don't wanna have your executive producer all on the record, all on the video dancing come to Death Row, and then you see.Puff is there just looking, not saying anything, but everyone knows who he's talking about. But then later on the night Puff goes and is on the mic, he doesn't go necessarily take a shot back at Suge, but he just makes some type of more global statement, Hey, we're all in this together. I forget Puff's exact quote, but that's a perfect example of this, right?Of knowing that line cuz as we know, puff had a temper. Puff wasn't afraid to throw down in the moments, right? But he knew that in that stage, in that setting, especially even on his home turf, this was all the West Coast guys coming there because, you know, there was that famous scene of Snoop Dogg standing up being like, East Coast ain't got no love for Dr. Dre and Snoop.That's my horrible Snoop dog voice there. But Puff was cool, calm, collected during all of that, and as you put it, the difference behind the difference between the two of them is more than puff deciding to be all the video and should not be in, the video. The same way it was everything that you explained it more.And that is one of the biggest reasons, I think for that difference. And what helped Bad Boys essentially be even stronger, unfortunately. So after Big's death,[00:35:21] Zack Greenburg: yeah, totally. And you know, I think with Puff, he ultimately. He had that calm, cool, collected side to him that came out, you know, I think at, helpful points, but he was ultimately about, you know, protecting the bag, right? Like Diddy is a business, he is the business. And he, knows that he has to kind of keep that in mind.And I think, you know, Suge on the other hand just kind of like got too deep in his own narrative and couldn't kind of like poke his head up over the clouds and see the view from, you know, 35,000 feet or whatever. So, I think Diddy's business sense, you know, I think ultimately helped keep him, keep him, you know, just above the fray.So, still super remarkable when you look at it. He threw that first white party in 1998. That was really, that was what, like a year, a year after Biggie was killed. And, you know, just to give you an idea of the kind of stuff that was going down. I mean, he bought this house in East Hampton, and he decided that he was gonna throw the most exclusive party people just to give the background.I did some reporting on this too, but like, it apparently if you got invited to the white party and Puffy's White party, you could not get in If you wore like a cream suit, they'd throw you out. If you had, like a blue stripe on your white shirt, they would throw you out.So you had like grown men running home to get like an all white proper shirt to go to these parties. And you know, like pretty quickly you had Martha Stewart and Howard Stern and Donna Koran and like, Donald Trump used to go to these parties, you know, with his daughter everything. So, it was kind of like a who's who of like a certain type of celebrity in the late 90s.And to go from, you know, from the depths of the East coast, West coast thing to that, in like a year. I think it just shows how Puffy's able to kind of flip things around and that's what he was able to do with Bad Boy. He pivoted the whole narrative and suddenly it was about Puff Daddy, the family.It was about, you know, Godzilla soundtrack and, you know, doing the thing with an orchestra and Jimmy Page and whatever. And, you know, singing, he's able to like recreate himself and also these brands like Bad Boy that's created in his image. you know, like in a remarkably quick timeframe, I think.[00:37:38] Dan Runcie: And to share some numbers on this era. This is peak Bad Boy. I would say this whole 97 to 1999 stretch. 1999, they sold 130 million worth of records. And for some context there, that was more than Madonna's Maverick label had that year. And this was, or Madonna, during that whole Ray of Light era, if I'm remembering the timeline, and Beautiful Stranger, if I remember the timeline correctly and more than Def Jam had at its peak that year, and this was, we did the Def Jam pod recently.This was around the same time that Lyor was trying to get X and Jay-Z to release those albums in the same year, and Bad Boy was still doing its thing then they're Puff Daddy and the Family Tour. They went on their own arena tour, they made 15 million that year, and Puff was starting to extend himself in the same way that we saw other moguls do the same.We talked in the Roc-A-Fella episode about, this was the time that Dame Dash had started to have different partnerships in film and district and sports and things like that. We saw Master P as well in the late 90s get his hand involved with a number of things. And one of the things that stuck out from this era is that Sean, is that, did he actually made a partnership with Johnny Cochran at the time, who was his attorney during all of the drama that he had in the late 90s after that nightclub shooting. And they started a management business that was gonna be focused on NBA players. And this just gives you an idea of all of the things that he was interested at the time.So it really is remarkable. And a lot of it came because Diddy himself was putting himself out there. He became the brand, it was him putting it on, and he really became the most successful artist on this label. But around this time, if you start talking to some of the other artists on the label, they start to get a bit frustrated because they feel it's no longer about their development.It is now about Puff building and doing everything for himself.[00:39:36] Zack Greenburg: Yeah, and I think that's when you know, he really starts to have all these brand extensions and, you know, you can see there's actually, I think the first Forbes cover on a hip hop artist was Puffy in 1999. And, it was a celebrity issue. And they had, Puffy and Jerry Seinfeld on the cover together, which always cracks me up.But, you know, Seinfeld's wearing this suit and Puffy's got this like Sean John denim t-shirt on. you know, just like a walking advertisement on the front of this magazine, which is just brilliant. And, you know, so he is got that going. He's like opening restaurants, you know, and like really kind of like realizing that, he could be not only the sort of the straw that stirs the drink and like the producer and whoever behind the scenes, but also the, you know, the main artist.And you know, I can imagine that being another artist on Bad Boy at this point, could start to get a little frustrating.[00:40:28] Dan Runcie: Right. And I think he had a quote around the time he wanted to be David Geffen. He wanted to be bigger than David Geffen. And of course this was Pete Geffen making moves with Dreamworks and everything else. Still being, in many ways, music's prominent mogul. That was due his thing there. And this was around the same time that we have another quote from, Andre Harrell.And I remember if you mentioned earlier, or if I mentioned earlier, there were some other quotes at the time that were less favorable than Diddy, than the ones that Harrell ended up having later. This was one of them. He said, and this was in a New York Times 1999 interview. He, Puff, gotta separate the young man thing from the business thing.If there's an incident where the situation is going in a way that he feels slighted or disrespected, the only way for him to handle it is as if he was a 45 year old IBM, CEO, which is a very interesting way. But he's essentially saying, Hey, you gotta change your act based on where you're going and where things are.And this is, that trending the line that we're talking about that I think that Diddy was eventually able to get to. But there was still some question marks about that and the trajectory in 1999. But to some extent, I think that kind of played to as factor. There was something about, especially some of those celebrities you mentioned, these are some more buttoned up, you know, white celebrities that never really did much on a, anything that was risky.So someone that has the image of Puff at that time, it's like, Ooh, I'm doing this risky thing. It's almost like the person in high school that wants to date the Bad Boy literally called his label bad voice. So they're leading into that whole persona, and I think it worked a bit to his advantage there as well.[00:42:07] Zack Greenburg: Yeah, totally. And you know, another thing people talk about, you know, I think that this time, and a lot of times I think there's a lot of jealousy going around and, you know, Puffy does this, puffy does that. But, know, one of the things that I, that I've always heard is that, Like, yeah, he's the last one at the club and you know, he's always out and, doing whatever, but he's also the, first one in, like, he outworks everybody and you know, he's somehow manages on, you know, like a couple hours of sleep at night or something.I mean, this is another thing you sometimes hear about fantastically successful people. I hear about this, about like Richard Branson and other people too, that they just can operate on four hours of sleep or something like that. And man, you know, I mean, if you think about it, if you have that much confidence and you're that brilliant, and then also you get an extra four hours a day, you know, you get another, was it, 28 hours a week, you get like an extra day every week basically to just like do shit.that's pretty hard to, contend with. I mean, like an extra day, like two extra waking days, to get things done. I mean, that, that's a pretty big advantage.[00:43:13] Dan Runcie: That was a whole 90s mentality from, overall, from people that were successful. Now that I'm thinking about it, cuz of course Richard Branson, that the 90s was a transformational decade for him. You are Bill Clinton, especially when he was president, talk about getting four or five hours of sleep at night, still being able to operate and do his thing.Even folks like Madeline Albright, who worked for him and in his cabinet were doing the same thing. And even someone like Kobe Bryant, there's that memorable. A piece of the Redeem Team documentary that came out on Netflix last year, where the younger guys at the time, LeBron, Bosh, Wade, were all going out to the club.Were all gonna go out for the night because that Olympics was in Beijing and they're coming back from the club and Kobe's on his way to the gym in the morning. And then Kobe spoke about this himself as well. He is like, no, I'm gonna do another practice to wake up earlier than everyone else. So you think about how this compounds over time, and that's what you're saying about how that essentially gives you two, three extra days a week.You do that time and time again, and just how much better you get. Granted the fact that those people can still do that while not requiring that much sleep. I know. I mean, I couldn't do that myself. I need those hours of sleep, but I commend those people that can.[00:44:25] Zack Greenburg: Yeah. I mean, and who knows, you know, from a health perspective, how it affects you, you know, sort of like later in life and whatever. And, you know, do you lose more years of your life on the tail end because you didn't sleep more earlier? I mean, I guess we'll never really know, and it's hard to kind of pull out the factors and really test that. But in any case, you know, it does give a decided advantage, at least in the, present tense. And, he really kind of like worked with that. but you know, I mean, and then just when you thought that he was kind of out of the woods, with the specter of violence, you know, again, 1999, there's the whole thing in the club, a gun goes off, you know, there's this whole like, situation, Diddy and Shine are in the club. There's this dispute, whatever, and you know, who knows what really happened, but at the end of it, Shine went off to go to jail. And, you know, and Diddy ended up, you know, without really any kind of anything other than like, a little bit of reputational hit.So, I think that, you know, he continued to walk that line, right? And there were just these instances kept popping up. But once again, he always managed to sort of, you know, avoid any really serious repercussions and then, you know, go on to some even bigger and better commercial thing, shortly thereafter, you know, which he did eventually with Ciroc and, what have you.But, you know, it didn't really seem to hurt anything with Bad Boy. Although I think around that time, you know, his career as a solo artist started faltering a little bit to be sure[00:45:42] Dan Runcie: And I think this is a good time to talk about the proverbial Bad Boy curse that's been discussed. There are a number of artists that have had their issues with Bad Boys, specifically with Diddy in terms of whether they feel like they were fairly compensated for things. And it's artists like Faith Evans 112, Mark Curry, and the Locks as well as most recently as a couple years ago, Mase famously people that have publicly claimed to try to get what's theirs called out Diddy for not doing certain things.And then on the flip side, you have people that surrounded themselves with Diddy, and Diddy was the one that came out, scott free, and they were the ones that ended up in challenges and some of that Diddy benefited from by associating himself with them, but they didn't necessarily work outta that same way.You of course mentioned Shine, who, his career never really took off after he had that brief moment where that Bad Boy song came out. I think that was in 2000. They had sampled that, the Barrington Levee reggae song and then had him on that. But you had a few instances like that. I look back on one of my favorite songs from The Bad Boy era.let's Get It with G. Dep and Black Rob. And the sad part about that song is that you have G. Dep, the first person that was. Or essentially his lead single, he's saying that he's saying, or he did special delivery as well. G. Dep eventually ended up being locked up for a murder that he had done in the 90s, but then it had some run-ins after that Black Rob unfortunately passed away a few years ago, and I don't think was ever really able to capture that momentum after Whoa. And a few of the other songs he had with Bad Boy had come out. And then of course you had Diddy who, you know, is still thriving doing his thing.And I think that's true as well. You look at an artist like Lone who l kind of had his moment where they were trying to make lone really be a thing, especially with the, I need a girl, part one and part two, but then Loon as well, ends up getting locked up. I think there was a heroin charge or something like that.So all of these folks that were around Diddy in some way ended up having their challenges. Not all of them, but some of them.[00:47:50] Zack Greenburg: For sure. And I think, you know, probably around this time, you know, the sort of like the turn of the millennium was, you know, the moment, when did he kind of realize that he had to, he did have to start figuring out his next step. And if it wasn't gonna be him, as an artist, you know, and it wasn't gonna be somebody else on his roster, it was gonna have to be something else. And so I think this is sort of like when you think about the Bad Boy era, you know, I don't know, I think about it as sort of like early 90s to late to, you know, to really the end of the decade. And although, you know, of course it went on and it continues to stay at different, you know, sort of capacities.It's like that was sort of the prime era. And, I think once the fortunes of the label became too closely intertwined with Diddy's as a solo artist, then when he stopped being such a big deal as a solo artist, the prospects of the of Bad Boy itself were a little bit more limited.[00:48:45] Dan Runcie: Agreed. Question for you. Do you think that, well, lemme take a step back. In the Cash Money episode that we talked about not just the disputes people have had with Birdman and Slim over the years, over disputes, but also the notorious reputation that they've built up. Do you feel like the reputation with Puff is similar in that way?And if it's different, why do you think so?[00:49:09] Zack Greenburg: So you mean Puff like the Cash Money sort of similarly having trouble paying people?[00:49:13] Dan Runcie: Yeah, Yeah, and whether that reputation has stuck with Puff the same way that it's clearly stuck with Bert and Slim.[00:49:21] Zack Greenburg: I think they both have, you know, or rather the three of them, I think it does follow them around, but in different ways. I mean, I think, I think with cash money, there's some element of it that's like, well, you know, I think their response to a lot of it is this stuff began when, you know, the things weren't properly papered up and, you know, nobody really knew how these things worked and blah, blah, blah.And you know, you can sort of agree with that or not, right? Or maybe you could say it is to some extent your responsibility to make sure things are paid up, you know, once you become that successful. but, you know, I think that Puff was sort of like, you know, Bad Boy was, done through Clive through real estate.It was done through a major label, sort of from the beginning. And, you know, I think you could argue actually that that's why Cash Money was ultimately worth more, like, was like a bigger source of the Williams Brothers wealth than Bad Boy ever was, for Diddy. And he had to go, you know, do these other things. But you know, like it wasn't as though there were no lawyers involved. It wasn't as though there wasn't some big record label apparatus. There absolutely was. And you know, so I, think that excuse sort of like, doesn't fly quite as much. it's probably not leveled quite as much with him either, but, you know, but it's definitely there and, it's sort of like, it's hard to look past it in some regards.[00:50:41] Dan Runcie: Yeah. I think that one of the reasons why I think the public image of it is different is because of the businesses that the two are involved in. Bird man's a music man almost in the same way that Clive Davis is a music man. That's what we know him as even in the conversation you had shared last time where you were doing this extensive feature profile with them on Forbes and you were gonna have another follow-up conversation with him that night, and he's like, no, no.Bird Man's still in the studio. He's doing his thing like that's what he wants to do versus Puff has his interest in all these other areas, beverages, spirits, sports, entertainment, now with Revolt or Sean John, or whatever it is. So there's so many more things we know him as, or he's running the New York City marathon, he's trying to launch this thing, and all of those things can broaden your image of him.So if you hear a complaint about the one particular aspect of this business, that's one area of what he's doing, as opposed to us knowing Bird and Slim as. The owners of this record label, and now there's a dispute with the one thing that we know them for.[00:51:49] Zack Greenburg: Yeah. Okay. I see what you mean. So it's sort of like, in a way it's less central like the music is less central to his identity, therefore we hear less about the disputes because we just hear less about the music side overall.[00:52:01] Dan Runcie: Right.[00:52:02] Zack Greenburg: Yeah, that makes a lot of sense. I mean, and then, when you look at what happened to Bad Boy, you know, even just from a corporate perspective, it was a 2005, he sold 50% of it to Warner for 30 million bucks, something like that.So, obviously that, means, you know, by those numbers it was worth 60 million. At the time there was probably just the recorded music side and there was publishing as well, which is separate. I think you did some other publishing deals too, but you know, that number in 2005, I mean, I'm sure that's lower than.Cash money was valued at in 2005. But, you know, he just kind of made the decision to pull some money off the table, right? And I think that says some, something about his priorities too, that he wasn't that focused on the music side of things. So, you know, like, let's make this deal and then move on, to the next thing.And I think a couple years after that was when he launched Ciroc or, you know, came on with Ciroc and launched his Ciroc campaign presence, whatever you wanna call it. you know, partnership thing. So, I think ultimately for Bad Boy, you know, I think it had a peak that was as high as really, you know, any label, in hip hop did.But its fortunes became so wrapped up with Puffy that once, once he moved away from music, it's like, how are you ever really gonna come back from that?[00:53:15] Dan Runcie: Right. It really wasn't a business it was a business, but almost in the same way that a lot of people that are creators now and trying to do things, there's this ongoing discussion or debate they have about whether are you trying to build a business with a roster around you, or is this more so a soul entity?And I think Bad Boy definitely saw both of those things, but you normally seen in the flip side where you start with the lead person being known as the thing, and then they add the roster around them. But Bad Boy was kind of the opposite, where you had this roster and then it becomes the lead person becoming more known for the thing.[00:53:48] Zack Greenburg: And I think it moved away from that assembly line idea, you know, the Motown thing, the Coachella thing, whatever, you know, you're gonna, buy the tickets for, you know, who's there. It just became all about Puff and, you know, I think in a way he realized it was more lucrative that way, right? N o matter how involved he was in however many different pro projects as sort of the, the Berry Gordy, he could make more, you know, for himself being Puff. And in a way, when you look at Ciroc, it's like, you know, it's the same thing, right? Like he's selling the Art of celebration. He's selling his brand of success. He just doesn't have to sign other artists to it, you know? So I see has Ciroc Boys, you know, that's, I mean, it is almost like a record label to some extent, you know, if you like an extension of, Bad Boy. If you think about, you know, the different artists who are kind of like involved on some level, you know, over the years with that brand, it just, you don't have to get involved in like publishing and, you know, licensing and mechanical royalties and all of that fun stuff.[00:54:50] Dan Runcie: Right. And I think with that it's a good chance to talk about some of these categories we have here. So what do you think is the best signing that Bad Boy did?[00:54:59] Zack Greenburg: I think a hundred percent, you gotta go with Biggie, no doubt. I mean, you know, if you're calling the signing $500,000 to get him over from uptown, you know, plus whatever they ended up paying him. I mean, you think about the success of Life after Death and all the other albums and, you know, the albums that, were sort of in the hopper after he died.I mean, I think hard to top that.[00:55:19] Dan Runcie: Agreed. Yeah, No debates there. That was the same one. What do you think is the best business move to come from Bad Boy?[00:55:26] Zack Greenburg: I would, I would argue that, I would argue Sean John because, you know, in creating the Bad Boy image, that was, you know, really bankrolled like all those videos, obviously Bankrolled by Arista, bankrolled by, you know, the, parent company, you know, Puffy created this aura around himself, which was very fashion oriented.And then he was able to parlay that into creating, you know, an actual fashion brand that he owned, or at least, you know, partially owned and himself, which then generated hundreds of billions of dollars. And then he sold and got, you know, whatever it was, a hundred million dollars and he bought it back.but anyway, he did really well for himself. I think with the help of this shine that was kind of like given or enabled at least, by a Bad Boy.[00:56:13] Dan Runcie: Yeah, I think that's a good one. The other thing that I wanna give some love to, that we haven't talked about much yet, but was the Bad Boy Street team and how they went about promoting and pushing their records all over the major cities. A lot of people may think that Bad Boy invented to the street team.I think I still do give loud of records credit for that, but Bad Boy did take things to another level, and this goes back to Puff and his strength as a promoter. This is what Club promoters do. This is how you push and get the word out there. So he's able to replicate himself. He's able to empower the people to feel like they're part of Bad Boy himself and making sure that they're styled in the same way, to be able to help sell that same image that Puff wants to sell himself.And you saw him replicate this as well with Ciroc Boys and things like that. And shout out to Sean Perez, who worked with Puff at Bad Boy and on Ciroc on this same strategy.[00:57:07] Zack Greenburg: Yeah. Although, you know, it was a great one, and a great strategy, but it didn't always work. What's the line? I felt like Bad Boys Street team, I couldn't work. the locks.True.[00:57:19] Dan Runcie: Yeah. Usually worked. But yeah, they just needed to see the vision as they said. what's the best dark horse move? You have a good one for this.[00:57:27] Zack Greenburg: Yeah. Yeah, yeah. Okay. maybe a little controversial. I don't know. I'm gonna go shine. Because if Paul hadn't signed Shine, I mean, I don't know, you know, I'm not a lawyer or anything, but, all I know is that something went down in that

There is a bit of time there Rook has gone on a bit of her own quest. After running into an unlikely person they find a few strange things along the way that might take the group on a new path,   Cast: Corey Lynn, Diggity Diggity Dungeon Disaster Director DJ Maxwell K., Kadath Twice-Drowned; Event Manager Alex, Rook Dust, Sol Sierra W., Arum Chu'Mana Lily K., Aria Chanson; Editor   Email: Opportunityroll.podcast@gmail.com Socials: Patreon | Facebook | Twitter | Youtube | Twitch Sound & music by Syrinscape because Epic Games Need Epic Sound Complete list of credits Click Here

Some old faces are making new appearances in Potter's Bay; some from the hospital and some from...further away.

Hey book besties! Spring is here & nothing gets us more in the mood for this season like some romance reads. In this episode, Anna, Kim & Kristina discuss their current romance reads. These are all non KU books for those of you who don't have Kindle Unlimited! We've got some sports romances from Kristina, some edgier romances from Anna & allllllll the contemporary romances from Kim. This episode is spoiler FREE, so listen away!!  Books Discussed:  Loving on the Edge Series by Roni Loren  Specifically: Books: 3, 4, 6 & 8 The Beautiful Series Book 2: Beautiful Stranger by Christina Lauren  Thank you for listening by Julia Whelan  Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood  Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid Briar U series- Elle Kennedy  Off Campus series- Elle Kennedy  The Deal - Elle Kennedy  Cheat Sheet- Sarah Adams  Right Man, Right Time by Meghan Quinn IG: instagram.com/flightsoffantasypodcast Website: flightsoffantasypodcast.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/flightsoffantasypodcast/support

Jazz Ahead 205 - Speciale 8 marzo 1. Pienso En Tu Mira, Rosalia, El Mal Querer, Columbia Records, 2018 2. Beautiful Stranger, Madonna, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, Mavericks Records, 1999 3. Zero, Linker, Remonta, Pomm_elo, 2016 4. Drone Bomb Me, Anonhi, Hopelessness, Secretly Canadian, 2016 5. Gatas Extraordinarias, Cassia Eller, Com voce...Meu Mundo Ficaria Completo, Universal, 1999 6. Braille, Rico Dalasam, Braille, Hominis Canidae, 2023 7. Unpretty, TLC, FanMail, BMG, 1999 8. Galang, M.I.A., Arular, XL Recordings, 2005 9. Secretly, Skunk Anansie, Post Orgasmic Chill, Boogooyamma, 1999 10. Bitch 2.0, Chadua Rodriguez, Avere 20 anni, Doner Music, 2019 11. So Mi Like It, Spice, 10, V and P Records, 2021 12. Barrio, Mahmood, Barrio, Universal, 2019 13. A Carne, Elza Soares, Do Cóccix até o Pescoço, Tratore, 2002 14. I Gotta Find Peace of Mind, Lauryn Hill, MTV Unplugged N. 2.0, Columbia records, 2022

MLVC does a deep dive on Madonna's song "Skin" from her Ray of Light album. We have a healthy debate about where it ranks amongst the other songs on the album and also give the song a small homage. We discuss the possibility of a new Madonna documentary and chat about Beautiful Stranger and Drowned World/Substitute For Love. So put your hand on my skin and join the party b*tches... Follow MLVC on Instagram: @mlvcpodcast Subscribe to MLVC on our YouTube channel Donate to the podcast: https://venmo.com/mlvcpodcast or on our Crowdfunding page: https://patron.podbean.com/mlvcpodcast Listen to more episodes on Spotify/Apple/Amazon/Google Play or here: https://mlvc.podbean.com/ 

Episode 153 The Lunar Saloon Every Friday from 11P - 1A PST 99.1 FM Long Beach Streaming at KLBP.org Airdate: January 27, 2023 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Big Audio Dynamite II, When The Time Comes, The Globe Minoru Fushimi / Hoodoo Fushimi, J-Dub, Minoru Fushimi / Hoodoo Fushimi Shamall, Caligula 2009, My Dream The Person, MAGIC $ EP - MAGIC $ (Hysteric's Cheap Infinity Mix), Magic $ EP Xenon, Xenon Galaxy (Rogérs club edit), Galaxi Boris Midney, D-D-D-Dance (Vocal), Double Discovery (Expanded Edition) Groove City, Reds, Import Mixes 4 Kahn, Give Me More, Blue Box Sessions Kabinett, Space, Space Transit State, Angst, Gnome Gnowledge Yanik Park, Studio Studio, Household Choirs Thomass Jackson, Midway Atoll, Moon Faze Sun Gaze Whodamanny, Future Talk, The Dance Sucker Looky Looky, Roman Aerobics, Hemlock Hello Gemini, Log In, In Neutral Clive From Accounts, Moon Buggy, Door To The Cosmos - Dancefloor Sampler Tronik Youth, We Are (Punks Jump Up Mix), We Are Furor Exotica, Rotten Minds, Boots and Legs - Family Secrets Compilation 02 RFX, Feel The Heat (RFX Edit), Ephemeral Edits 009 Val-Air, Scuba Diving, Boots and Legs - Family Secrets Compilation 02 Überzone, Moondust, Space Kadet E.P. Thomaas Banks, Necare Diskō (Hymns Remix), Necare Disko COEO, Vertigo, In Rave We Cave (1st Edition) Beesmunt Soundsystem, First Timer (Mosey Remix), Afterglow EP Arash & Quasar, Svoboda, Make Italo Disco Great Again Vol.3 Peaking Lights, I Can Read Your Mind, Sea Of Sand Saturn, Mystik Diskoteka, Fortress Of Suara Kirlian Camera, K-Pax (Fotonovela Remix), Shadow Mission HELD V Andy Fox, Beautiful Stranger (feat. Daria Danatelli), Ritmo! FRNTBZNZZ, My House Under The Overpass, Cool It, Pump The Brakes

This week Jonella's talking about why graveyards are fun and honoring the dead is important, her relationship(?) with Kate Morgan, and teases what's to come in part two of future episodes. KATE MORGAN Date of Birth 23 September 1865 Hamburg, Iowa Date of Death 29 November 1892 Coronado, CA Resting Place Mount Hope Cemetery San Diego, CA SOURCES Podcasts: And That's Why We Drink Episode 299: A Lesson in Filaments & a Future Ghost Prank Dark Memory Episode 17 February 2022 Haunted: Ghosts of the Hotel del Coronado in San Diego, CA Articles/Posts: J'Aime Rubio's Dreaming Casually: Who Was the Beautiful Stranger? Heather Munroe: The Hopeless Death of Kate Morgan Cecilia Rasmussen for The Los Angeles Times: A Historic Ghost Story Wrapped in an Enigma YouTube: Sarah Mayes: The Mystery of Kate Morgan and The Haunting of the Hotel Del Coronado Additional Sources: Ancestry.com Find A Grave Newspapers.com ObitsArchive.com SHOW INFORMATION

On this bonus episode, I am sharing my interview with Benjamin Belloir, director of the new film Beautiful Stranger for the Academy of Death Racers Festival. Beautiful Stranger is a queer short about a man who experiences a sudden break up and decides to try his luck on a dating app despite his hesitations. I was asked to film a Q&A with Benjamin to appear alongside the film's screening. Feel free to either watch the movie first or to listen to the interview here beforehand. To watch Beautiful Stranger and everything else at the AODR Festival, you can purchase a run of engagement ticket for only $5. Watch the AODR Fest trailer HERE. Follow Benjamin Belloir on Instagram. Follow the Academy of Death Racers film festival on Twitter, Instagram and Discord. Check out more great Contra Zoom content on That Shelf! Listen to Contra Zoom on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Play, Overcast, RadioPublic, Breaker, Podcast Addict and more! Please rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Send us a screenshot of your 5 star rating and review to contrazoompod@gmail.com and we will send you free stickers! Thank you Eric and Kevin Smale for the original theme songs, Jimere for the interlude music and Stephanie Prior for designing the logo. Support the show on Ko-fi by sending us a tip! Follow the show on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook and visit our official website. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/contrazoompod/message

Katie was sent to New York by the Tanger Center to see some upcoming plays that are coming to town! She went with other people that work in media including a beautiful lady who made Katie feel very insecure and very nervous.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie was sent to New York by the Tanger Center to see some upcoming plays that are coming to town! She went with other people that work in media including a beautiful lady who made Katie feel very insecure and very nervous.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie was sent to New York by the Tanger Center to see some upcoming plays that are coming to town! She went with other people that work in media including a beautiful lady who made Katie feel very insecure and very nervous.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie was sent to New York by the Tanger Center to see some upcoming plays that are coming to town! She went with other people that work in media including a beautiful lady who made Katie feel very insecure and very nervous.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Hoy en Retrocedemos en el Tiempo con Txetxu Argul Varela, la música de los 70's , 80's , 90's y 00's en vinilo. En este programa escucharemos: LA ISLA BONITA (1987) HOLIDAY (1983) BEAUTIFUL STRANGER (2000) INTO THE GROOVE (1984) AMERICAN LIFE (2003) FROZEN (1998) VOGUE (1990) MATERIAL GIRL (1984) RAY OF LIGHT (1998) HUNG UP (2005) LIKE A PRAYER (1989)

La máscara de plata (The Silver Mask) es un relato de terror del escritor británico Hugh Walpole (1884-1941), publicado originalmente en la antología de 1933: La Noche de Todos los Santos (All Souls' Night), y luego reeditado en numerosas colecciones; entre ellas: Un siglo de historias de terror (A Century Of Horror Stories) y Ejes del miedo (Shafts of Fear). La máscara de plata, uno de los mejores cuentos de Hugh Walpole, relata la historia de Sonia Herries, una mujer fuerte e independiente que se compadece de un joven encantador que ha atravesado tiempos difíciles. ¿Se arrepentirá de haber dejado entrar a este siniestro extraño en su casa? [ver: El cuerpo de la mujer en el Horror] ¡¡¡¡¡¡SPOILERS!!!!!! La máscara de plata de Hugh Walpole es una pequeña obra maestra del género, tanto es así que uno se pregunta cuáles fueron las razones por las que no logró el reconocimiento que indudablemente merece. Es cierto, la ejecución no es tan brillante como el argumento, e incluso este puede ser un poco predecible [al menos desde nuestro punto en el tiempo], pero de todos modos es un relato extraordinario. El argumento de La máscara de plata de Hugh Walpole podría resumirse brutalmente del siguiente modo: una mujer madura decide confiar ciegamente en un apuesto extraño, con consecuencias devastadoras para su vida. Suena como un cliché, y lo sería si no fuera por el profundo subsuelo de simbolismo psicológico que hirve debajo [ver: El cuerpo de la mujer en el Gótico] ¡Pobre Sonia Herries! ¿Pobre? Bueno, ella es una mujer independiente, soltera, de unos cincuenta años, bien posicionada en la alta sociedad, que disfruta de la vida saliendo con amigos y coleccionando objetos de arte. Sin embargo, siente que falta algo más en su vida; un significado más profundo, quizás: [«Sonia Herries era una mujer de su tiempo. Exteriormente era cínica y destructiva, mientras que interiormente era una criatura que anhelaba afecto y aprecio. Tenía el pelo blanco, cincuenta años, era activa, juvenil, podía dormir poco y comer menos; podía bailar, beber cócteles y jugar al bridge hasta el fin de los tiempos. Interiormente no le importaban ni los cócteles ni el bridge. Era sobre todas las cosas maternal y tenía un corazón débil, no sólo en términos espirituales, sino físicos. Cuando sufría, debía tomar sus gotas, acostarse y descansar. No permitía que nadie la viera en ese estado. Como las demás mujeres de su época, tenía el coraje digno de una causa mejor.»] La vida de Sonia Herries se ve invadida fatídicamente por un joven apuesto, un rufián, que sabe exactamente cómo jugar con sus necesidades afectivas. Henry Abbott primero se presenta a Sonia como alguien desesperadamente pobre, con una esposa y un bebé que sufren aún más que él. De mala gana, Sonia lo admite en su casa. Se declara asombrada por los conocimientos de arte que manifiesta el muchacho, quien, a su vez, está maravillado por una payasesca máscara de plata hecha por un maestro artesano. Sonia se dice a sí misma: «Nadie que se preocupara con tanta pasión por las cosas bellas podría ser un completo inútil». Tal vez no, respondemos, pero podría ser una persona vil [ver: El Machismo en el Horror] Más que ejecutar una insidiosa seducción, Henry Abbot literalmente comienza a ocupar espacios de la vida de Sonia, no solo emocionales, sino físicos. Comienza a presentarse en la casa de su víctima con su esposa e hijo, y hasta con sus cómplices, instalándose allí y reduciendo cada vez más el espacio habitable de Sonia, quien en este punto queda completamente aislada de sus amistades y viviendo a duras penas en el ático de la casa. Ella, literalmente, es como una mosca atrapada en una telaraña [ver: La Casa como representación del cuerpo de la mujer] Hugh Walpole es un maestro de la atmósfera y la ambientación, las cuales contrastan poderosamente con la voz del narrador, excepcionalmente tranquila. En este contexto, La máscara de plata es una historia poderosa e inquietante, que funciona perfectamente a nivel superficial [es decir, si consideramos a Sonia Herries solo como un caso de estudio psicológico], pero que adquiere mayor densidad y consistencia en sus aspectos simbólicos. Como caso de diván, Sonia exhibe una total falta de agencia. A pesar de lo que se dice a sí misma que es una mujer fuerte e independiente, en realidad permite que las personas y los eventos la dominen. Sin embargo, de algún modo logra reubicarse emocionalmente en este nuevo panorama, donde comienza a perder control de su vida, y de su espacio vital [ver: Casas como metáfora de la psique en el Horror] La máscara de plata de Hugh Walpole, insisto, es una pequeña obra maestra; y no seríamos injustos si la colocáramos a la misma altura de La lotería (The Lottery), El amante demoníaco (The Daemon Lover) y El hermoso desconocido (The Beautiful Stranger) de Shirley Jackson; o de El empapelado amarillo (The Yellow Wallpaper) de Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Pero creo que lo que más asombra es su extraordinaria similitud con el clásico de Julio Cortázar, Casa tomada, escrito once años después. Por otro lado, Henry Abbot recuerda poderosamente al [talentoso] señor Ripley de Patricia Highsmith. En efecto, La máscara de plata y Casa tomada tienen algunas similitudes notables. En primer lugar, ambas casas pertencen a familias adineradas, están ubicadas en áreas residenciales, y están habitadas por herederos que no han seguido la norma [ver: La Casa como entidad orgánica y consciente en el Gótico]. Sonia Herries [La máscara de plata] es tan solterona como Irene y el narrador [Casa tomada]. Sonia es invadida por un extraño, que poco a poco se va apoderando de las habitaciones de la casa hasta recluirla en el ático. Irene y su hermano también comienzan a abandonar progresivamente las habitaciones de su casa, pero aquí nunca conocemos a los intrusos; solo los escuchamos como ruidos imprecisos y susurros. En ambas historias, los protagonistas parecen resignados ante la apropiación de sus viviendas, casi como algo normal e irremediable en cierto punto. Por supuesto, Casa tomada es superior [sobre todo en la utilización de estos intrusos invisibles], pero La máscara de plata de Hugh Walpole prefigura asombrosamente el argumento de Julio Cortázar, y en sí mismo es un relato brillante por su originalidad. Análisis de: El Espejo Gótico http://elespejogotico.blogspot.com/2022/03/la-mascara-de-plata-hugh-walpole-relato.html Texto del relato extraído de: http://elespejogotico.blogspot.com/2022/03/la-mascara-de-plata-hugh-walpole-relato.html Musicas: - 01. PGM Misterio Autor: Antonio Muñoz Guirado en colaboración con Jim Bryan y Brendan Brown - Cedida en exclusiva para este programa de Relatos de Misterio y Suspense. - 02. Música de Terror Sin Copyright Creepypasta Darkest Child Nota: Este audio no se realiza con fines comerciales ni lucrativos. Es de difusión enteramente gratuita e intenta dar a conocer tanto a los escritores de los relatos y cuentos como a los autores de las músicas. 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This is the ultimate Madonna club mechamix, focusing on the past 30+ years and utilising the newly remastered tracks from the FINALLY ENOUGH LOVE compilation. Are you ready to jump? BPM = 122 – 138 TRACKS:EROTICA (underground club mix)NOTHING FAILS (tracy young's underground radio edit)I DON'T SEARCH I FIND (honey dijon radio mix)CRAVE (tracy young dangerous remix)SECRET (junior's luscious single mix)DON'T CRY FOR ME ARGENTINA (miami mix edit)GIVE IT 2 ME (eddie amador club 5 edit)JUMP (axwell remix edit)BITCH I'M MADONNA (sander kleinenberg video edit)TURN UP THE RADIO (offer nissim remix edit)MUSIC (deep dish dot com radio edit)4 MINUTES (bob sinclar space funk edit)NOTHING REALLY MATTERS (club 69 radio mix)BEDTIME STORY (junior's single mix)HUNG UP (sdp extended vocal edit)I RISE (tracy young's pride intro radio remix)LIVING FOR LOVE (offer nissim promo mix)AMERICAN PIE (richard “humpty” vision radio mix)FROZEN (extended club mix edit)GET TOGETHER (jacques lu cont vocal edit)ME AGAINST THE MUSIC (peter rauhofer radio mix)BEAUTIFUL STRANGER (calderone radio mix)GIVE ME ALL YOUR LUVIN' (party rock remix)HOLLYWOOD (calderone & quayle edit)DIE ANOTHER DAY (deepsky radio edit)RAY OF LIGHT (sasha ultra violet mix edit)WHAT IT FEELS LIKE FOR A GIRL (above and beyond club radio edit) For all your mechamix needs go to: THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE:http://mechanism.podomatic.com THE OFFICIAL FACEBOOK PAGE:https://www.facebook.com/theofficialmechanismpodcast THE OFFICIAL TWITTER PAGE:https://twitter.com/MechPod THE OFFICIAL MIXCLOUD PAGE:www.mixcloud.com/Mechanism_Podcast THE OFFICIAL INSTAGRAM PAGE:https://www.instagram.com/mechanism_podcast/ GOOGLE PODCASTS:http://bit.ly/GoogleMechamix TUNE IN:http://bit.ly/TuneInMechamix APPLE PODCASTS:http://bit.ly/AppleMechamix IHEART RADIO PODCAST:http://bit.ly/IheartMechamix YOUTUBE:https://www.youtube.com/c/THEOFFICIALMECHANISMPODCAST #mechamix

Welcome back for another episode of Spookified!!!  In this episode we are exploring the beautiful and haunted city of San Diego, California!!!  First, we will check out the historic Whaley House which served many different purposes throughout the years, and now hosts a ton of ghosts.  Then later we turn our attention to the iconic Hotel Del Coronado where we share a story about a mysterious guest that apparently has never left.  Sit back, grab your favorite drink, and let's get spooky!Hello Spookified listeners! We want to hear from you! Feel free to contact us if you have any paranormal experiences you'd like to share or want us to feature a haunted location near you. You can reach us at the following: Email us at spookifiedpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @spookifiedpodcast Twitter: @spookifiedpod

Hey Stranger! Today we cover what might be the most underrated Madonna song of all time – Beautiful Stranger for the 1999 film Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me! Very shagadelic. Tune in to see if we induct Madonna into the Mt. Rushmore of movie songs, and who would get the boot! Guest: Michael Doshier from Darlin! The Band! https://www.instagram.com/darlintheband (https://www.instagram.com/darlintheband) https://open.spotify.com/artist/3qVBy9hqGxGyYBzo4PTexz (https://open.spotify.com/artist/3qVBy9hqGxGyYBzo4PTexz) Need more The Song Will Go On in your life? Follow us @thesongwillgoon on Twitter and Instagram, and check out http://www.thesongwillgoon.com/ (www.thesongwillgoon.com).

SUMMER EPISODE: BEAUTIFUL STRANGER (Rated NC-17!)Kenny and Mark succumb to the rising temps and revealing short-shorts with a hot and dirty (and a little messy) romp through Madonna's dazzling contribution to the Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me soundtrack. Topics include the troubled relationship with Andrew Bird and his random encounter with Guy Ritchie, the doomed discography of solo Spice Girls, the influence of the 60s psychedelic band LOVE, Victor Calderone's graduation from Madonna Remix College, the rich legacy of Kevin Aucoin, Mike Myers, a young Kathryn Hahn, a certain tribute at the MTV Music Awards, the recorded reunion of The Bangles, and hanging out with Beatles. Do I make you horny, baby?

41 chansons dance de la diva de la pop des années 80-90 remixées sélectionnées par DJ Lindsay. 1. American Life Vs Dirty - Madonna Vs Christina Aguilera, 2. Like a prayer, 3. 4 minutes - Feat. Justin Timberlake, 4. Medellin, 5. Express yourself, 6. Rappaday - MC Miker G and Deejay Sven, 7. Into the groove, 8. Music, 9. Deeper and deeper, 10. Everybody, 11. Vogue, 12. Die another day, 13. I don't search, 14. Secret, 15. Hung Up, 16. Dress you up, 17. Frozen, 18. Turn up the radio, 19. Give it to me, 20. Music Remix, 21. Living for Love, 22. Celebrate with Madonna, 23. Hollywood, 24. Cherish, 25. Girl gone wild, 26. Into The Groove, 27. Open Your Heart, 28. Express Yourself, 29. Causing A Commotion, 30. Vogue, 31. Like A Prayer, 32. Like A Virgin, 33. Holiday, 34. Lucky Star, 35. Borderline, 36. Deeper And Deeper, 37. Papa Don't Preach, 38. Material Girl, 39. Beautiful Stranger, 40. Ray Of Light, 41. Angel.

旅道具と人 ホウホウのPodcast「HouHou.fm」 エピソード12のゲストは2022年3月5〜6日に開催された球磨川リバイバルトレイルを走った3人、「7trails(@7trailsfun )」メンバーの石川さん（ @rolleinar ）・たいちゃん（ @taisuke468 ）・バーチー（ @momentphotogram ）です。 今回はトレランの回。球磨川リバイバルトレイルを完走された3人にレースの感想や、練習のこと、走り始めたきっかけなどを聞いてみました。普段は走らないホウホウ夫婦が聞く3人の話は驚くことばかり。人は100km以上走るとどうなるのか？本編にてお確かめください。 〜〜〜〜 感想をひとことで言うと？、とにかく眠かった石川さん、道中の気温、練習でマイル走るツワモノ、未知の世界、ペーサーたいちゃん、寝かせた返事、無視するたいちゃん、夕焼けと共にゴール、すぐ抜く石川さん、長かった106km、ロードが長い、7割近くが林道とロード、朝日と共にゴール、普段は何している人たち？、九州初の100マイルレース、悲願のUTMF、ハッピーハイカーズの連載、もともとはただのメタボ、福岡マラソン、20kg以上の減量、一番キツかった場面、ドラマの無い100km、登りの練習は飯盛山、練習は足りていたのか、ポール練、応援の話、あやしい動きをしている2人、地元の応援、豪華なエイド、胃腸トラブル、朝カレー、意外なところに現れる応援、眠気覚ましの奥義ゴリラ、痛み止めは筑豊魂燃やすこと、談合、次は100マイル、ペーサーにはなにもナシ、次回のレースは？、7trails、ランナーのコミュニティ、トレランはじめたきっかけ、ヘレンケラー、坂の魅力、ロングの良さ、データの鬼、装備にかけた金額、寒さのあまり撤退、友納コーヒーとセブンイレブンのあんぱん、薬院のひょうたん、Beautiful Stranger、について話しました。 〜〜〜〜 ▼球磨川リバイバルトレイル http://tracksession.org/krt/ ▼ハッピーハイカーズ｜僕は山を走り始めた http://happyhikers.info/echoes/gotoutmf_01.html ▼ひょうたん https://goo.gl/maps/GzVncsDMS5D8RC498 ▼Beautiful Strangers | Ouray100 Documentary | The North Face Athletes https://youtu.be/nePYMLmRHuA ▼moment coffee https://www.instagram.com/momentcoffee/ 〜〜〜〜

Tales of The Beautiful Stranger and her tragic story set off stories and accounts from people who have witnessed ghosts in the rooms of The Coronado Hotel in California.Have an idea? Email us at hello@adarkmemory.com or through our website https://ADarkMemory.comResearched by Madeline Guerra, and produced by Edwin Covarrubias.

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 296, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: "W"Ords 1: Walk like a duck. Waddle. 2: It can mean to exercise power, or to handle and use a weapon. Wield. 3: To hone or stimulate, like an appetite or one's curiosity. to whet. 4: Ah-one and ah-two, it's the marine snail in the photo looking at you. Whelk. 5: An intense desire to travel, or a best seller by Danielle Steel. Wanderlust. Round 2. Category: When You're "Hot" 1: It's slang for the electric chair. the hot seat. 2: Empty, exaggerated talk is just a lot of this. hot air. 3: A little horse sense will tell you it means eager to race. hot to trot. 4: Hotheads know this phrase for "angry" comes from the blush of red they get around the neck. hot under the collar. 5: Their hit "Give It Away" won this alternative rock band a 1993 Grammy. Red Hot Chili Peppers. Round 3. Category: 4 Years 1: In Julius Caesar's time this month had 30 days once every 4 years. February. 2: In 1960 Abebe Bikila won this Olympic event barefoot; 4 years later he won it again, this time wearing shoes. Marathon. 3: He was the first U.S. president to serve just 4 years. John Adams. 4: His book "Daisy-Head Maysie" was published in 1995, 4 years after his death. Dr. Seuss. 5: Every 4 years the Boy Scouts hold international rallies known as these. Jamborees. Round 4. Category: The European Past 1: July 14, 1789 was the Marquis de Launay's last day as governor of this edifice. the Bastille. 2: While N. European sailors navigated by stars, Mediterraneans like Columbus relied mainly on this instrument. the compass. 3: This 5th emperor built baths with running sea- and sulphur water; he should have used them to put out the fire. Nero. 4: After World War II signs marking the entrance to East Berlin were usually in German and these 3 other languages. English, French and Russian. 5: In 1323 this current part of the Netherlands gained control of Zeeland. Holland. Round 5. Category: The Jep-Tones World Tour 2006 1: More popular than Regis, the Jeps play their last stadium gig in San Francisco, like this band did on Aug. 29, 1966. The Beatles. 2: After a stint with the Maharishi, the group tries Kaballah with this singer whose hits include "Beautiful Stranger". Madonna. 3: The Jeps cover this group's 1988 Top 10 hit "Welcome To The Jungle", until the inevitable cease- and -desist order. Guns N' Roses. 4: No way! The Jeps' "Potpourri" video isn't the 2005 VMA Viewer's Choice; this band's "American Idiot" is. Green Day. 5: Oops... the 'Tones hire Mensa's Angels as security at this speedway in California, site of a 1969 free concert by the Stones. Altamont. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!

0:42 Where I'm Headed 5:58 How Long 11:51 Slide Door 18:17 I Just Wanna Make Love To You->Power Of Soul Tease->Hoochie Coochie Man 26:32 Homesick 32:55 Beautiful Stranger 36:45 Confessions 44:23 Goodbye Carolina 51:04 Welcome ‘Round Here Team UNPLUGGED.

This episode is a continuation of episode one's Recap of A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas. Having cleared the world building, we now dive into the hot juicy tea, having a blast judging the characters whilst fighting our conflicting feelings over Beautiful Stranger. Ultimately, Feyre's boyfriend is just not that into her. Follow us on Tiktok @fictionFixation Visit our Website at fictionfixation.com Fiction fixation is a commentary podcast perfectly suited for lovers of fiction. It's meant to be light entertainment to anyone who has a love of romantic movies and novels (all sub-genres), improv comedy, reading books, binge watching movies, or just listening to two good friends banter and laugh. We aren't interested in reviewing books or rating movies, we just want to banter about the characters and the situations they find themselves in.  

As children we are taught to Never Talk To Strangers. Perhaps this is why as adults we have such a difficult time meeting new people. There is a book of poems by Annalyse Gelman titled “Everyone I Love is a Stranger to Someone.” And I love this sentence, for so many reasons - not the least of which is that most of the people who are important in our lives, whom we love, were once a stranger to us as well.  The people you meet will change your life. But in order to meet those people you need to learn how to talk to strangers. Listen in for my 5 tips for how to talk to strangers and meet the people who will change your life.  Drink of the week: Beautiful Stranger  https://bigorecipes.com/recipe-items/beautiful-stranger (https://bigorecipes.com/recipe-items/beautiful-stranger) If you liked what you heard today, please leave a review and subscribe to the podcast. Also, please remember to share the podcast to help it reach a larger audience. This episode is sponsored by Nickerson, a full-service branding, marketing, and PR and communications agency with team members in Boston, LA, Miami, and NYC. https://nickersoncos.com/ (https://nickersoncos.com/) Julie Brown: Website- ​https://juliebrownbd.com/ (https://juliebrownbd.com/) Instagram- ​https://www.instagram.com/juliebrown_bd/ (https://www.instagram.com/juliebrown_bd/) LinkedIn- ​https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-brown-b6942817/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-brown-b6942817/) Youtube- ​https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIwWVdayM2mYXzR9JNLJ55Q (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIwWVdayM2mYXzR9JNLJ55Q) Facebook- ​https://www.facebook.com/juliebrownbd/ (https://www.facebook.com/juliebrownbd/)

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 229, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Nfl Nicknames 1: "Broadway Joe". Joe Namath. 2: "Mean Joe". Joe Greene. 3: "The Refrigerator". William Perry. 4: "Too Tall". (Ed) Jones. 5: "Sweetness". Walter Payton. Round 2. Category: The Jep-Tones World Tour 2006 1: More popular than Regis, the Jeps play their last stadium gig in San Francisco, like this band did on Aug. 29, 1966. The Beatles. 2: After a stint with the Maharishi, the group tries Kaballah with this singer whose hits include "Beautiful Stranger". Madonna. 3: The Jeps cover this group's 1988 Top 10 hit "Welcome To The Jungle", until the inevitable cease- and -desist order. Guns N' Roses. 4: No way! The Jeps' "Potpourri" video isn't the 2005 VMA Viewer's Choice; this band's "American Idiot" is. Green Day. 5: Oops... the 'Tones hire Mensa's Angels as security at this speedway in California, site of a 1969 free concert by the Stones. Altamont. Round 3. Category: 1961 1: Ratified on March 29, the 23rd Amendment granted this U.S. district the right to vote in pres. elections. Washington, D.C.. 2: She releases the hit songs "Crazy" and "I Fall to Pieces". Patsy Cline. 3: A bunch of Cuban exiles showed up unannounced here on April 17. the Bay of Pigs. 4: In his January 17 farewell address, he warned about the dangers of the "military-industrial complex". Eisenhower. 5: On May 5 he rocketed into space from Cape Canaveral. Alan Shepard. Round 4. Category: The Marrier 1: Tom Hayden, Roger Vadim, Ted Turner. Jane Fonda. 2: Sean Penn, Guy Ritchie. Madonna. 3: Andre Previn, Frank Sinatra. Mia Farrow. 4: Jeremy Thomas, Tom Green. Drew Barrymore. 5: Robert Evans, Steve McQueen. Ali McGraw. Round 5. Category: Yes, I've Eton 1: He hopefully had a ball at Eton before going on to write "Thunderball". (Ian) Fleming. 2: We know he revisited his "Brave New World" in 1958, but we don't know if he attended any Eton reunions. (Aldous) Huxley. 3: Marshall Field III, who had fun times at Eton, merged his Sun and Times papers in this city in 1948. Chicago. 4: James Oglethorpe went to Eton, did other stuff, then founded this colony in America. Georgia. 5: In power in the 1720s and 1730s, this Etonian is considered England's first prime minister. Robert Walpole. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!

Madonna - Beautiful Stranger 沙羅曼蛇 - For Angel

It's official: love is out, heartbreak is in. When Hollywood's teen elite break up, there are only two choices, fight or flight. Anna chooses the latter, and heads east with Sam for some much needed NYC t-l-c. Cammie, on the other hand, comes out of her breakup fists swinging and ready for a new challenge. Will her endeavors in love and business end up in the black, or will there be more than one debt to pay at the end of the book? 

Hablamos con Ion Iraizoz, director y protagonista de Beautiful Stranger, que se representa este miércoles en el escenario La Cava de Olite

Hablamos con Ion Iraizoz, director y protagonista de Beautiful Stranger, que se representa este miércoles en el escenario La Cava de Olite

One day, maybe I'll mind my own business; but not today.

Old friends catch up and discuss Malek's new music single and life in the “covid era”. Malek Hanna is an award winning singer/songwriter, hails from Brooklyn NY and lives in LA. He is currently releasing a music single, Beautiful Stranger that will be released Christmas Eve 2020 on all music streaming platforms. Recently inked a deal with former swedish pop star and writer for Katy Perry, Camela Leierth. He is an activist, singer, actor and producer on the rise. A few of his highlights include: former contestant on the Voice -Arabia, guest singer at the staples center for the LA Lakers, soloist for the Pope at the Vatican. He's been featured and praised in the LA Times, MTV Mid East, and recently started a non profit to provide art aid therapy modalities to marginalized youth suffering from PTSD --------------------- Connect with Courtenay @ https://www.courtenayturner.com --------------------- & follow TruthMatters on socials: https://instagram.com/truthmatters.biz?igshid=1efcm2vig0viq https://twitter.com/truthma14289193?s=21 https://t.me/truth_matters_always FaceBook --------------------- Video edited by Griffo Productions https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8X42LVr4aK5jkp-sGnm3uQ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The lead single from the soundtrack to the second Austin Powers movie - The Spy Who Shagged me. A popular radio hit and a number one in 4 territories. We discuss the song's origin, its video and the other song Madonna recorded at the same time, with Latin singer Ricky Martin

Heartfelt guitar melody and flutes over modern style Hip Hop drums.

Back in 1888 the Hotel del Coronado opened up as the worlds largest resort. Over time the hotel would house guests from all walks of life, from presidents to Marilyn Monroe this resort was use to having some amazing guests. But it wasn't until 1892 when the hotel would house a guest that would be talked about for over a century. On that fateful Thanksgiving day a woman dubbed the Beautiful Stranger checked in for a 5 day stay at the resort, but as it would turn out would never check out. This is a story about the Beautiful Stanger and the legacy that she left behind at the Hotel del Coronado.

It's called the dancefloor and here's what it's for – the sound of essential Madonna hits and remixes from the 1990's.BPM = 84 – 132TRACKS:I'LL REMEMBERI'LL REMEMBER (William orbit remix)TAKE A BOW (saint ken's west coast radio remix)JUSTIFY MY LOVE (hip hop remix)EROTICA (kenlou's b-boy mix)FROZEN (stereo mc's mix)FEVER (ultimix edit two with 12 inch intro)VOGUE (select mix part 2)SECRET (some bizarre remix)RESCUE ME (ultimix)BYE BYE BABY (madonna's night on the club mix)HUMAN NATURE (runway club mix)BEDTIME STORY (lush vocal mix)THIEF OF HEARTS (extended mix)DEEPER AND DEEPER (shep's classic 12 inch mix)EROTICA (underground club mix)SECRET (junior's luscious single mix)FROZEN (William orbit club mix)RAY OF LIGHT (victor calderone club mix)SKY FITS HEAVEN (Calderone future mix)BEAUTIFUL STRANGER (livewater gorgeous club vocal mix)

Galaxy Star is an album by Marcus Tutt

INTRO: Hello Constant listener, quick announcement before we begin. Copper Shock is going to host a Q+A session on facebook on February 17th at 7pm Mountain Standard Time. I’d love to see you there and please feel free to send me any questions you may have. And now, let us begin. (Change) February of 1977 […] The post Beautiful Stranger at the Del Coronado appeared first on Home.

We zijn weer terug met een nieuwe PlatenCast!
 Via Zoom in plaats van samen aan tafel, maar nog steeds met mooie verhalen. In deze aflevering beginnen we energiek, maar uiteindelijk bespreken we veel muziek waar veel pijn, ellende en verdriet in wordt bezongen, en die ook voor ons aan oude liefdes samenhangt. We bespreken we onder andere de invloed van de muziekindustrie op de mentale gezondheid van artiesten zoals Amy Winehouse, waarom country zo geschikt is om misère te bezingen, en neemt Nina D als Gouwe Ouwe een artiest mee die, wat haar betreft, als geen ander verdriet in muziek heeft verwerkt en een hart kan breken en lijmen in een liedje: Eels. 

 Platen die zijn gedraaid:
 1. Madonna - Beautiful Stranger (van het album ‘Beautiful Stranger' Single, uit 1999) 
 2. Carpenter Brut - Maniac (van het album ‘Carpenterbrutlive' , uit 2017) 3. Emmylou Harris - Beneath Still Waters (van het album ‘ Blue Kentucky GIrl' uit 1979) 4. Amy Winehouse - Wake Up Alone (Van het album ‘Back to Black, uit 2006) 5. Eels - P.S. You Rock My World (van het album ‘Electro-shock Blues uit 1998) Handige links: Vriend van de Show - Via Vriend van de Show kun je ons steunen met een donatie, spraakberichten achterlaten, en als Vriend van de show krijg je maandelijks een bonusaflevering! De Platencast op Instagram De Platencast Playlist S2

In this episode I talk to Malek Hanna, singer, songwriter, actor, producer, entrepreneur and one of my oldest friends. Malek and I discuss how to make choices that support your mental health and growth in a year that is pushing everyone to their limits.  2021 is the year of creating.  ​​​Beautiful Stranger by Malek Hanna - DistroKid (https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/malekhanna/beautiful-stranger) Malek's IG (https://www.instagram.com/malek.hanna/)

A mysterious woman comes to stay at the Hotel Del Coronado and winds up dead five days later from an apparent suicide. However, as the investigation unfurls, it becomes apparent she was not who she said she was. Was she a runaway? A conwoman? An assassin? It depends who you ask.  Join me to help unravel the web of lies the beautiful stranger wove on today's episode of Crimes & Witch-Demeanors. Follow Us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crimesandwitchdemeanors Submit your feedback or personal stories to crimesandwitchdemeanors@gmail.com  Episode Transcript: https://crimesandwitchdemeanors.com/2020/12/16/episode-006-the-beautiful-stranger/  Visit the website: https://www.crimesandwitchdemeanors.com  Like Us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/crimesandwitchdemeanors  Podcast illustration by GiAnna Ligammari: https://gialigammari.wixsite.com/portfolio    Sources: A Mystery Cleared Up, the Coronado Girl Suicide Identified. (1892, December 4). 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(2017, May 8). The Beautiful Stranger: Kate Morgan and the Haunting of Hotel Del Coronado. The Occult Museum. http://www.theoccultmuseum.com/beautiful-stranger-kate-morgan-and-the-haunting-of-hotel-del-coronado/   Not Miss Wyllie. (1892, December 7). Grand Rapids Herald, 1.   Ram, A. (n.d.). Inside the Icon: Room 3327. San Diego Magazine. Retrieved December 13, 2020, from https://www.sandiegomagazine.com/neighborhoods/inside-the-icon-room-3327/article_68403330-a9d6-55ef-a0a9-d985a8f1fcd1.html   r/Thetruthishere—Hotel Del Coranado. (n.d.). Reddit. Retrieved December 7, 2020, from https://www.reddit.com/r/Thetruthishere/comments/9m0oaj/hotel_del_coranado/   Rubio, J. (2013a, November 12). DREAMING CASUALLY (Investigative Blog) by J'aime Rubio: Who Was The Beautiful Stranger? Part 1. DREAMING CASUALLY (Investigative Blog) by J'aime Rubio. https://dreamingcasuallypoetry.blogspot.com/2013/11/who-was-beautiful-stranger-part-1.html   Rubio, J. (2013b, November 18). DREAMING CASUALLY (Investigative Blog) by J'aime Rubio: Who Was The Beautiful Stranger? Part 2. DREAMING CASUALLY (Investigative Blog) by J'aime Rubio. https://dreamingcasuallypoetry.blogspot.com/2013/11/who-was-beautiful-stranger-part-2.html   Rubio, J. (2013c, November 20). DREAMING CASUALLY (Investigative Blog) by J'aime Rubio: Who Was The Beautiful Stranger? Part 3. DREAMING CASUALLY (Investigative Blog) by J'aime Rubio. https://dreamingcasuallypoetry.blogspot.com/2013/11/who-was-beautiful-stranger-part-3.html   Rubio, J. (2013d, November 21). DREAMING CASUALLY (Investigative Blog) by J'aime Rubio: Who Was The Beautiful Stranger?- Part 4. DREAMING CASUALLY (Investigative Blog) by J'aime Rubio. https://dreamingcasuallypoetry.blogspot.com/2013/11/who-was-beautiful-stranger-part-4.html   The Del's Kate Morgan Mystery Begins. (n.d.). Hotel Del Coronado. Retrieved December 7, 2020, from https://hoteldel.com/timeline/kate-morgan-mystery-begins/   Who Was Kate Morgan? | Hotel Del Coronado's Famous Ghost Story. (n.d.). Hotel Del Coronado. Retrieved December 7, 2020, from https://hoteldel.com/press/ghostly-goings-hotel-del-coronado/   Who was the dead woman really? - Lottiepedia many questions answered—John T. Cullen, a San Diego author—1892 true crime Hotel del Coronado famous ghost legend. (n.d.). Retrieved December 11, 2020, from https://www.coronadomystery.com/lottiepedia/lottiepedia-kate-morgan.html TRANSCRIPT:    Hello and welcome to Crimes and Witch-Demeanors; I'm your host, Joshua Spellman.  On today's episode we're finally hopping over to the West Coast on our ghoulish tour of the United States and stopping at the Hotel Del Coronado in sunny San Diego, California.    Today's story is bonkers.  When I began investigating it, it seemed fairly straightforward and I thought this was going to be an easy episode…but I was incredibly wrong.  While 98% of the articles and websites about this case make it seem like a simple open and shut cold case, after digging deeper I discovered it was anything but.  And once again, the hotel website was not the most reliable source for this story.   But before we begin I just have some quick housekeeping.  In order to make the podcast more accessible I am posting transcripts of every episode on the official website.  You can find the link to the website and the transcript for this episode in the show notes, or you can simply view the blog at crimesandwitchdemeanors.com    Now I do have to go back and finish transcribing a few episodes…I don't think you realize how much writing I do for these.  This episode alone is about 5,000 words…or 10 pages single spaced.  It might as well be a legal brief…which…let's me transition into my next topic before we get started.  God, I'm smooth as heck.   Did you know there was an intellectual property case in 1917 between Mark Twain's family and an author who published a book claiming that is was written by Twain beyond the grave using a Ouija board?  What in the actual hell?  Trial by Ordeal is a paranormal podcast that covers legal precedents and cases that were informed by the paranormal or strange events.  I love my podcast because it blends archival science with the paranormal in what I like to think is a fresh take but if my take is fresh I don't even know how to describe this.  It's great.  I liked it and I figured you all would as well.  But I'll let you be the judge (ahaz.  But the host Sarah Arena is lovely and I wanted to shout her out because I figured if you liked my podcast you'd like hers.  Us witches gotta stick together!   Okay.  Housekeeping is finished…and speaking of housekeeping oh my god my segways are on fricken point…let's hop over to the Hotel Del Coronado and delve into the mystery of the Beautiful stranger…         It was Thanksgiving Day – November 24th, 1892 when a true Victorian mystery began to unfurl.  It was on this day that Lottie A. Bernard was born a fully mature and elegant woman and who would die only five short days later.    “I understand” a young woman with short dark hair said, exasperated “but my brother has my baggage tickets…we…we were separated on the train.  If you could please hand over my trunks to me, it would be greatly appreciated.”   “Sorry ma'am.  Without them tickets I can't give you your luggage”   “But I cannot be without them!  They hold all of belongings.  I don't know when I'll be able to find my brother again.  So if you could please turn them over…”   “Railway policy, I'm afraid, ma'am,” the ticket man said, a little more sternly “it's out of my control. Nothing to be done about it.” he said with finality, turning to head back into his booth.   “Fine.” the woman breathed, exhaling her frustration like the hiss of a train “but I will be back!  And you'll hear about this!”   The main nodded to her expressionless, urging her to keep on moving.   Aggravated, the woman, with nothing but her handbag, made her way into the city of San Diego.  First, she made a stop at the Hotel Brewster to ask if her brother and his wife had arrived.  The hotel clerk informed her that no such persons were staying at the hotel, nor did they have reservations.   Not finding her brother at the Brewster, the woman made her way to the ferry, and then from there, once landing on Coronado island, she took the little red trolley 1.3 miles to her final destination: the Hotel Del Coronado.  Or, as it was affectionately known to locals…the Del.   It was mid-afternoon as she approached the Del.  It's massive white façade was blinding, even as the sun sat low in the sky.  The Del was the largest resort hotel in the world and it's architectural style was distinct.  Constructed entirely of wood painted white, with a red roofing – it was flanked by two wide and sprawling tower-like annexes, with a more rectangular midsection that was dotted with Victorian spires of its own jutting out here and there.   The woman made her way up the front steps but did not approach the main doors, instead she made her way to a separate entrance off to the side that read “Unaccompanied Ladies” on the lintel.   Making her way into the hotel, those inside where aghast.  A woman?  Traveling unaccompanied?  In the Victorian era?  How very dare she.   The woman made her way up to the small desk, reserved for ladies like herself…those that dare travel without the company of a gentleman or older woman.  “I'd like to book a room, please”   The clerk looked her up and down.  She was dressed at the height of fashion: wearing a large black hat and a solid gold ring with four pearls and a blue stone set in the center.  Possibly a sapphire.  The clerk could see that the woman was attractive, with her pale skin, high cheekbones, and short dark hair.  Even the two small moles on her left cheek somehow seemed elegant.   “Are you traveling alone, miss?” the clerk replied.   “No, no…” the woman started “I…am waiting for my brother he's to join me soon.”   “Alright, miss.  And…” he now noticed she was carrying nothing but her handbag and found it quite peculiar “…do you have any luggage?”   A look of frustration flashed across the young woman's face.  “Yes.  My brother will be bringing it.  You see, we were separated in Orange but we're meeting here, you see, and he has my luggage”   “That is perfectly alright miss” the clerk said, “And the name for the room?”   The woman hesitated for a moment.  “Uhh…Lottie.  Yes, Miss Lottie A. Bernard”   “Thank you Miss Bernard, and where are you from?”   “I'm sorry, it's Mrs.”   “My apologies.  Where are you from, Mrs. Bernard?”   “Detroit”   And it was at this moment that Lottie A. Bernard was born, springing to life like the goddess Athena from Zeus's forehead: fully grown and mature.  But unlike the goddess Athena, Lottie was not immortal.   “Here we are Mrs. Bernard” said a young bellboy by the name of Harry West, “Room 302.  I know it's a source of frustration for you but I for one am glad you didn't have any luggage!  It saves me from hauling your trunks up three flights of stairs!”   Lottie laughed, “Oh, don't you worry my brother, Dr. Anderson will bring them when he arrives.”   “Yes, of course” Harry said, nodding.  Not looking forward to his arrival.   “I do hope he comes soon.  I am ill you see.” Lottie replied somberly.   She looked in good health to Harry.  “Oh I am very sorry”   “Yes, yes, I have neuralgia and a stomach cancer.  My brother is arriving with my medicine and to treat me.”   “Well, in that case, I do hope he comes soon” Harry replied, now feeling remorseful about not wanting him to bring her bags.  “Well, Happy Thanksgiving, ma'am.  Enjoy your night.”   “You too, Harry” Lottie said, handing him a small tip.   Lottie slept soundly that night, and stayed on the hotel grounds the following day.  She spent it mostly in her room, but she spoke to quite a few guests and hotel employees: most often telling of her frustration about the baggage fiasco at the San Diego train station and how she wished her brother would come soon.  She inquired multiple times at the front desk if they had heard word from him.   On the morning of her third day Lottie slowly made her way down to the hotel drug store.  She appeared to be in considerable pain, for which she requested medicine.    “Miss, you should really see a doctor” the chemist told her with concern.    “I am already seeing a doctor.  My brother, Dr, Anderson, is a physician.  He should be here any day now” Lottie responded before leaving.  However, she came back to the store later that afternoon where she made an odd purchase consisting of an empty pint bottle and a sponge.   On the fourth day of her stay Lottie did not leave her room, save to inquire at the front desk about her brother who had still not arrived.   Dawn broke on the fifth and final day.  Lottie awoke and requested that Harry, the bellboy, bring her up a glass of wine from the bar.  For the pain, she said.  Shortly thereafter, she called for Harry again to bring her a whiskey cocktail.  Alcohol seemed to be Lottie's medication of choice since her brother was nowhere to be found.   Once Harry brought her whiskey, she requested that she draw a bath for her.  She hoped the hot water would help soothe her stomach pain.  Down the hall, Harry drew Lottie a bath (as on-suites were not customary at this time – even in such a fine hotel) and brought her a bucket of ice at her request.   “Thank you, Harry” Lottie mumbled weakly as she made her way from the room to the bath holding on the wall for support, “I should be finished in an hour or two”   An hour passed; and then two.  BZZT, BZZT “Yes…yes…please…could you send Harry up to my room at the earliest, thank you, thank you” Lottie said over the phone.   Harry was sent up to the room and he was shocked to find Lottie soaking wet and groaning in pain.  Lottie explained that she had fallen in the tub because she was so weak and had gotten her hair wet.  She went on to mention that she feared her wet hair would worsen her condition and so asked Harry to dry her hair for her.   It wasn't a service the hotel provided but because of her insistence, Harry obliged.  Lottie seemed to drift in and out of sleep throughout the process and would intermittently whimper in pain.  Harry was uncomfortable but he was paid handsomely for his extra services: Lottie tipped him a dollar.  Now, a dollar doesn't seem like much, but in 1892 it was worth a full day's wages.   After leaving Lottie's room, Harry told his supervisor Gomer of his concerns…who had some concerns of his own…namely Lottie's tab that she had been running up.  Lottie was paying for her room daily, but her expense tab (which would customarily be paid at the end of a guest's stay) was starting to rack up.  Because of his concern for her health—mainly her financial health—Gomer decided to visit Lottie in her room.   Gomer found her just as Harry had described: sick in bed and writhing in pain.    “Hello ma'am, I came to check on you, Harry told me you weren't feeling so well and maybe you should call a doctor” Gomer looked at the fireplace, which was unused, “you really should light a fire, miss. There's a rather frightening storm coming tonight.”   “No need for a fire” Lottie said, “and I'm so near death now, all the doctors have given up on me and my condition.  Calling another wouldn't be of used to me…”   “I'm sorry ma'am.  Then there is the issue of your tab…” Gomer said awkwardly   “Telegraph Mr. G. L. Allen in Hamburg, Iowa” Lottie said, “he'll cover any additional expenses”   Lottie did decide to light a fire, though not as Gomer had recommended.  She rang Harry once more and requested matches.  Harry offered to bring a box from the store but Lottie insisted she only needed a few.  Reluctantly, Harry gave Lottie the couple of matches in his pocket.   Lottie took them from his hand and lit one.  She tossed it into the fireplace on top of what appeared to be a stack of papers or letters, burning them to cinders.   That afternoon, slowly, still in pain, Lottie made her way down to the pharmacy once more.  During her conversation with a real estate agent, T.J. Fisher, she expressed that she had to head across the Bay and into San Diego.  Naturally, Fisher advised her not to, not only because of her frail condition, but because the approaching storm could spell trouble for her journey.  Disregarding this, Lottie went on to say that she had to go and identify her items at the train station because of her lost baggage tickets and promptly left.   Lottie began her journey to San Diego around 4 or 5 o'clock, first riding the trolley (where she required the conductor's assistance to board because of her weakened state) and then afterward, she took the ferry across the bay to San Diego.  Lottie first made her way into a store called Ship Chandlery and asked the clerk if he sold revolver cartridges.  He did not.  But he told Lottie where she could purchase some: from Chick's Gun Shop down the road.   Lottie followed the clerk's advice and told the owner of the gun shop that she wished to purchase a revolver and cartridges as a Christmas present for her friend.  The owner of the shop sold her what she requested and even demonstrated the proper use of her new firearm.  With her new purchase in hand, Lottie made her way back to the Del.    After placing her newfound weapon safely in her room, Lottie made her way down to the hotel veranda.  There she stood overlooking the ocean, watching the black storm clouds rolling on the horizon, approaching faster and faster bringing with them a sense of foreboding.  Electric anticipation crackled in the air.  The winds which grew ever stronger, carried the soft scent of Jasmine on its wings but it was tinged by something else…beneath the heady floral notes the unmistakable stench of death and tragedy loomed.  From inside the hotel, Harry watched Lottie on the portico, not knowing that this would be the last time he would see her alive.   Breaking from her reverie, Lottie approached the front desk where Gomer was enraptured in work.  Gomer had spent all evening fulfilling requests from guests to switch their rooms from the seaward side of the hotel to the landward side to buffer themselves from the storm.   “Has there been word from Dr. Anderson?” Lottie inquired.   “No.  No word from your brother…same as always”   “I see…well, thank you…” Lottie said “Goodnight.”   “Goodnight.” Gomer said sharply, annoyed not only by the fact that she had interrupted his work, but also because she still an astronomical tab to pay and he had not heard word from her brother nor the mysterious G.L. Allen he telegrammed earlier that day.   That night the storm lashed against the Hotel del Coronado, slamming it with torrents of rain.  Lightning shot through the sky in spidery veins and the thunder roared like a circus lion.  By dawn, however, the beast had been tamed.  The sun broke through the clouds to filter through the morning mist, it's beams falling gently on the body of Lottie A. Bernard.   An electrician found her sprawled on the veranda steps leading down to the beach.  A revolver in her hand, evidently the cause of her present condition.  The coroner claimed her death a suicide without examining the body—if he had he would have noticed the bullet did not come from her gun.  A circus of an investigation followed, riddled with more twist and turns than a corkscrew.   And that is how Lottie A. Bernard lived and died in just five short days.  The body went on to be identified, misidentified, and identified again…but her true identity is still a source of conflict and mystery well over a century later.  Was she a runaway?  A con-woman?  An assassin?  Depending on who you ask, she was either one of these things or all of them.    Regardless of who she was in life, her restless spirit still haunts the Hotel del Coronado.           And that is the story of the beautiful stranger.  I wrote the narration based off of historical accounts including witness testimony from transcripts of the coroner's inquest and news article.  In fact, her physical description in the beginning?  I just reworded the description the police gave of her body that was published in the Los Angeles Herald.  We have a lot…I mean a lot…to unravel before we can even start to talk about the haunting because this case is just next level confusing.   In typical Victorian fashion the press coverage and the investigation into her death is insane.  So who was Lottie A. Bernard?  It depends who you ask, but I'm going to tell you what the historic record states first before getting into warring theories by some overzealous authors.   Initially, investigators had no reason to believe she was anyone but Lottie A. Bernard.  In fact, $25.00 was wired from G.L. Allen after her death to cover her bill.  However, it soon became apparent that Lottie A. Bernard was nothing but a clever façade.    Deputy Coroner Stetson did not hesitate to rule the death a suicide.  As mentioned earlier he did not perform an autopsy: the wound to her right temple was enough to convince him.  However, it was later discovered the bullet that caused the wound did not match the caliber of the pistol Lottie purchased.  Perhaps Lottie bought the gun to protect herself from someone.   When the police searched room 302 they found quinine pills, handkerchiefs embroidered with the name ‘Lottie' or perhaps ‘Louisa' Anderson, and a pile of burnt letters.  The items that remained intact had strange scrawls on them.  One simply read “Lottie A. Bernard”, another “I don't know any such man” and even an invitation to the Del signed by actresses Louise Leslie Carter and Lillian Russell.   The police sent another telegraph to Mr. Allen in Iowa but did not receive a response.  In the meantime they found a Lottie A. Bernard from Detroit…but she was alive and well.  Now it was clear that Lottie was nothing but an alias.   The police published the aforementioned sketch in the paper, which you can see on the podcast Instagram.  A Mrs. Wyllie from Detroit came forward after seeing the rendering and reading the description and said the corpse in question was her daughter, Lizzie Wyllie.  Lizzie had eloped from Detroit with a married man a few weeks prior.  The description matched her to a T—even right down to the two moles on her left cheek– mystery solved…right?   Well…almost.  There was one issue: Lizzie Wyllie had pierced ears.  The cadaver did not.  Nor did it show any signs that it ever had.  Mrs. Wyllie telegraphed her niece in Pasadena to go and identify the body—but there is no record that she ever did.   Now, after the body was identified, Mr. Allen from Iowa responded to the police's telegraph.  He explained that he knew Anderson Bernard, though he never met his wife, he sent the $25 as an act of charity.   A few days later Mrs. Wyllie received a letter from her daughter.  She was alive and well in Toronto.  With the body now once again unidentified, it was embalmed and placed on display in the window of the undertaker, hoping a passerby might recognize her.  Every day Victorian women came to gawk but no one could identify her.   In Los Angeles, a maid by the name of Katie Logan had been missing since November 23rd.  She had told her boss, Mr. Grant that she needed to sign some documents in San Diego and that she would return before Thanksgiving.  Katie showed no signs of illness the day she left…and Mr. Grant claims she also didn't take any luggage with her.  She left with only her satchel.    She left a trunk behind in the Grant estate in Los Angeles which was then opened.  Their contents revealed that yet again the woman was not Katie Logan, but instead Kate Morgan.  Inside was a lock of hair, old photographs, a tin with the name “Louise Anderson” on it, and a marriage certificate of a Kate Farmer to Thomas E. Morgan.  They were both from Hamburg Iowa.   Kate had been married to Thomas but she left him for his stepbrother…G.L. Allen.  Kate and Allen's relationship was fraught with its own dramas: Allen being a gambler and Kate a con-woman.  Their most common trick was to have Kate flirt with wealthy men on trains.  When the gentleman wanted to…take it to the next level…so to speak…Kate would say she would love to…if they could beat her brother in a game of cards.  The two would then play a rigged game to swindle the lustful gentlemen of their cash.   Allegedly Kate and Allen had gotten in an argument on a train leaving from Orange that led to Kate leaving Allen and taking up a position at the Grant home.  The ‘brother' that Lottie was constantly asking for may have been Allen, but we cannot be certain.  Her stomach pains were likely due to the fact she was pregnant and not cancer.   The coroner called JW Chandler, Kate's grandfather asking what they should do with the body.  He simple sent the money required and said “Bury her and send me the statement”.  No one ever came to identify her as Kate Morgan.    It was noted by one newspaper that the photographs of Kate Morgan from the trunk did not resemble the victim in the slightest.  And where would a maid get such elegant clothes?  Kate Logan dressed plainly.  She was a maid.  Why were the handkerchiefs in the hotel room embroidered with the name Louisa?  What happened to the three trunks at the San Diego station?  They disappeared before they could be opened.   Most articles, blogs, and even the hotel's website do not mention these inconsistencies.  They say that the woman was without a doubt Kate Morgan.  I think the main source of confusion is the trunks.  Most articles seem to indicate the trunk that was opened was from the San Diego train station.  It wasn't.  It was at the Grant home in Los Angeles.  The “evidence” from the trunk didn't have anything to do with the dead woman.  The photographs inside were said not even to resemble her.  No of her family, nor the Grants went to identify her body.   I read a book “Dead Move” by John T. Cullen.  He tries to weave an intricate story that it was indeed Lizzie Wyllie who died and she was part of a large conspiracy involving Kate Morgan, the owner of the hotel Coronado, and James Dole…the founder of the Dole Food Company…and a plot to…overthrow the kingdom of Hawaii…or…something?   I honestly couldn't finish the book.  He seemed so desperate to sell this theory.  At times it even seemed strangely aggressive…and…after coming across his blog page…I'm less inclined to finish his book.   He goes on a diatribe about some other author rambling two paragraphs and it honestly reads like Donald Trump trying to discredit his naysayers.  He even contradicts himself, here is a sampling:   The Wikipedia entry for 'Kate Morgan' has been doctored by a person with a skewed agenda, so that I caution against trusting it. This individual, who pops up at every public forum where I attempt to discuss my results, is a smooth-talking purveyor of fractoids (details, either false or half true) taken out of context for the purpose of swiftboating a targeted researcher and his published results. His motivations are as hazy as his grasp on reality. It's simply in the nature of a story like this to attract the occasional crank, who can be as fanatical as religious zealots in the pursuit of their delusions, and therefore capable of Macchiavellian [sic] means in the service of their ends. A reasonable person will ask: "What on earth is the point? It's just a ghost story, after all, or a true crime story that most people barely know or care about?" In a disturbed mind, an entirely different scale of values may be at play. Hello, little colored pills and capsules, where are you when such persons need you?   He misspelled Machiavellian, by the way..  He even goes on to attack other authors saying:   As with the spurious Alan May book of 1987—which has planted so much misinformation in all sorts of rambling, un-fact-checked websites and ghost books—it is best to take most 'sources' under careful advisement. My own book rests on its own merits, and requires no defense from cranks. I am prepared to defend my thesis at the level of a doctoral monograph, so well-defined are my stated methods.   So…here's my take on that: if your book could stand on its own merits…then let it.  He said himself that a reasonable person would ask “What on earth is the point?” and that “In a disturbed mind, an entirely different scale of values may be at play” and I'm just leaving it there.  Because he scares me.  But if you're interested in the nitty gritty details, give his book a shot.  It's very detailed, for sure, even if there is a lot of conjecture.   However, I do agree with one thing: the beautiful stranger was not Kate Morgan.  I don't know who she is, and we may never.  My fan theory is that she was Sadie McMullen since the description is close and she was said to have ran off to California…but she wasn't released until 1893.  So, there goes that.  Hopefully one day the mystery will be solved…and Mr. Cullen will never listen to this.…the Menger Hotel found my podcast episode on them and I truly regret calling them an upscale Holiday Inn…although people who have stayed there told me that I wasn't wrong in saying so.   So all that aside I hope you stuck around long enough to hear a little bit about the Beautiful Stranger's ghost.  My favourite factoid is that the streetlamp above where her body was found never stays lit for long.  The light almost immediately burns out and electricians can never give a reason as to why.  I like this because an electrician found her body and I feel it goes full circle.   Of course the room is also haunted, and to be honest, it's pretty par for the course as far as paranormal activity goes.  Guests claim that she loves to mess with the electricity: making the television and alarm clock radio to turn on by themselves.  The curtains in the room often move on their own accord despite the windows being closed and there being no draft and extremely cold breezes can also be felt in the middle of summer with no known source.  Maids say that objects in that room, including the doors, move by themselves.    Many presidents have stayed at the Del.  On one such occasion, when H.W. Bush was staying there one of his secret service men had room 3312 and he was scared out of his mind.  He ran down the front desk and begged for his room to be changed.  Whatever happened, it was enough to scare a highly trained agent half to death.   I hope you enjoyed today's episode!  Please, don't forget to subscribe wherever you like to listen…and if you listen on Spotify: if you hit the “Get notified of new episodes” switch you'll get a push notification whenever a new episode drops!   Next week we'll be talking about all the wonderful winter and Yule witches.  Until then, stay warm, stay curious, and most importantly…stay spooky.  God, I need a better sign off.  Bye

Ron is traveling to the Hotel Del Coronado this week to dive more into the lore of the ghost of The Beautiful Stranger, ie, Kate Morgan.

On a slightly calmer but as drunk as always GANG BANG we screech and SING through this week's hot topics and whatever else we want! 2020 Grammy Nominations! Trisha Payta's Sadboy 2005 EP! Sia! Vox Lux! Madonna's Beautiful Stranger! --- Join the GANG BANG on Twitter: David: https://twitter.com/shanty__shanty Zach: https://twitter.com/asukahomo Gang Bang: https://twitter.com/gangbangpod

Its Halloween!! Teddy and I drink These Guys Brewing's Beautiful Stranger, we play "Treehouse Roulette", The Great Debate and much more!

It’s joy month! We’ve got two of our very favorites with us — Christina Lauren is here with us to discuss fan fiction, romance, their romance origin stories, what they love about fic and how fic makes romance better! We talk about about a thousand books and authors, and do a little giggling too, so strap in!We’re putting read alongs on hold for a bit to spend the next few weeks hanging out with some of our favorite people and talking about books and tropes that give us joy, so we hope you’ll join us and keep a pen handy so you can add to your TBR list as needed!Also! please join us for a Fated States phonebanking session with Indivisible.org on Saturday — it’s so fun! We love seeing so many of your amazing faces there, hanging out, and lifting each other up through absolute anxiety! Please join us, fellow Fated Maters, and special guests for Fated States Phonebanking Part 3 this Saturday, October 10th at 3pm Eastern to call Wisconsin! It’s easy, not scary, and there will be prizes!Thank you, as always, for listening! If you are up for leaving a rating or review for the podcast on your podcasting app, we would be very grateful!Fated States!Join us this Saturday, October 10th at 3pm Eastern to call Wisconsin and make sure it turns up blue! It’s easy, not scary, and there will be prizes! Sign up at the link, watch the video, and come hang out!Remember: "Despair is not a strategy."Call Your Senators. Tell them you want "the McConnell Rule" enforced.Donate Donate Donate (if you can). We're thrilled to support "Get Mitch or Die Trying" via ActBlue -- donations to this are immediately split evenly between Senate candidates in electionsText bankPhone bankWrite postcardsVote early by mail if you are planning to vote by mail. Be sure to check that your ballot has all the correct information, and is returned accorting to the instructions (this goes double for people in NYC and Pennsylvania).Vote early in person if your state has early voting.Stay fired up!Show NotesChristina Lauren has a new, delightful holiday romance out this week! Find In a Holidaze at Amazon, B&N, Kobo, Apple or at your local indie.When we recorded, the wildfire situation was particularly grim in California, and it’s still a huge problem facing many Western states. We hope you're all being safe out there.A brief overview of CLo’s story from fandom to bestselling authors. The first of their published books came from Christina's fic "The Office," and was published as Beautiful Bastard. Sarah loves it a lot.Wonder Woman 1984 has been postponed because of COVID, and according to the director the film is best seen in a theater. It is not because Robert Pattinson got COVID (He's back to business now). Sarah loves the preview of the new Batman movie.Our love of Days of Lives couples Jack & Jennifer and Patch & Kayla is eternal and everlasting. (Ps. Jen's favorite scene is not in that video, her search continues.)The Twilight fandom was vast, as we discussed in this episode. And there are important reasons why many folks are drawn to fandom. Last summer, Alexis Daria and Adriana Herrera talked about fanfiction and fandom on Instagram Live, and it's a great watch.Christina and Lauren mentioned “canon” and “AU” and AO3 and livejournal and fandom bootcamp and maybe you want a primer on some fanfic terms.Maybe you also need a primer on a cinnamon roll character.These hugely popular romance writers came up through fanfic: Sally Thorne, Alice Clayton, Nina Bocci, Tara Sue Me, Amanda Weaver, Rebekah Weatherspoon, Helena Hunting, Daisy Prescott, EL James, and Ruth Clampett. Present-tense, stream of consciousness flow, and intense character work are some of the hallmarks of fandom writing, and some of those stylistic choices have influenced mainstream fiction in multiple genres, including romance.Did you miss the community experience of The Submissive? Lucky for you, it's now available as a stand alone novel, and the next books in the series The Dominant and The Training also started as fic.Christina and Lauren and Nina Bocci worked on the Fandom Gives Back fundraiser to benefit Alex’s Lemonade Stand.Jen said she loves Beautiful Player, but honestly no one will be surprised that she got the title wrong and her real favorite is Beautiful Stranger. Just read all of them. You won't be disappointed.The question of who owns these stories and the legalities of fanfic is so interesting, and specifically the history of Fifty Shades of Grey as Fanfic.As promised, a list of CLo recommend fics:Tropic of Virgo by in.a.blue.bathrobe (aka Kira Gold)The Blessing and the Curse by theblackarrow (Sally Thorne)The Best I Ever Had by whatsmynomdeplumeMr. Horrible by algonquinrtCreature of Habit by ezrocksangelThe Art Teacher by spanglemaker9Summer of Salt by lolapopsA Murmur of Fire in the VeinScotch, Gin, and the New Girl by wtvocSarah, Christina, and Lauren will be joined by Kennedy Ryan at an event on Oct 21st for a zoom event at Northshire Books.

To celebrate six months of the podcast and 100,000 downloads, here is the first part of a discussion on the various songs Madonna has written and recorded for movies. Edward discusses songs such as Beautiful Stranger and Sooner or Later with Darren Hayes.

One more month. That is all the time Sheryl has left before she must return to the Summer Court in the Feywild. Her mentor and teacher, Kruxeral, has come to remind her of the promise she must keep to Queen Titania. But could there be another reason he has come to visit her? Sheryl suggests he come watch her perform at the Four Fair Winds that evening. But some of the patrons do not like the way the fey bard weaves magic and song together and they try to interrupt her performance… The Kantas Expanse is a long-running Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition campaign run by the London RPG Community. Want to play tabletop RPGs with an amazing community? Looking for a friendly place to run a game? Whether you're new, or a veteran, we cater for everyone. Join us on Discord (https://invite.gg/lrc), and check out our Meetup Group (https://www.meetup.com/LondonRPGCommunity) for our sessions. Featuring: Gwithian Evans as Kruxeral Cover art done by Laura Tolton. Wish to support my work? Why not buy me a Ko-fi! ☕ (https://ko-fi.com/yousei)

Kate Morgan. The Beautiful Stranger who has been a “guest” at the Hotel del Coronado for the last 128 years. Why was she really at the hotel? Ruled a suicide, but could it have been murder? What really happened to Kate Morgan. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Mystery sucks. This episode is not explicit. Written by Øystein Ulsberg Brager. MADONNA SPECTACLE - Kiba Walker MINDY - Ditrie Marie Bowie NEUROLOGIST - Emma Laslett    Produced by Karin Heimdahl Script consultants Leeanne Stoddart and Remi J. Hovda. Original music by Anthony Luis Sanchez. Sound effects either created by Karin or from freesound.org under the Creative Commons 0 license. Øystein Ulsberg Brager is a freelance theatre director and playwright. He is joint artistic director of Imploding Fictions, and co-creator of the award winning audio fiction podcast The Amelia Project. He currently works as a dramaturg at the Norwegian regional theatre Unge Viken Teater where he also runs a young writers program. Kiba Walker is an American actor, musician, director, writer, and performer based out of Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas. Kiba currently has one album out, titled "XO", that released in May 2016. He runs a music channel called ""KibaKovers"", adapting anime and video game openings into English for a broader audience, as well as regular Top 40 covers. He is also one of the champions of the hit Fort Worth Drag Competition, The 3, as Salem Moon! Ditrie Marie Bowie is a performer and creator based in Vancouver, BC. You can find more of their work at their website. Emma Laslett is a non-binary trans woman (she/they) disability activist, quiz enthusiast, and voice actress from the UK, no matter what the accent might indicate. Links: Øystein Ulsberg Brager oysteinbrager.com Kiba Walker https://www.kibawalkervoices.com/ Ditrie Marie Bowie https://ditriemariebowie.com Emma Laslett http://twitter.com/Waruce Karin Heimdahl https://y2kpod.com Leeanne Stoddart https://www.instagram.com/leeanne_m_s/ Remi J. Hovda https://www.instagram.com/nabiyeongeisha/ Anthony Luis Sanchez https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8mqJY4bOeb4IP285vKj4OA https://www.anthonyluissanchez.com/ TRANSCRIPT MADONNA SPECTACLE One day, as I’m performing my new set, “Beautiful Stranger”, I lose my balance and fall into the auditorium. I make it a joke, but the guy whose glasses I broke doesn’t think it’s funny. Mindy is worried. MINDY You should go see a doctor. MADONNA SPECTACLE My doctor doesn’t know what it is. I don’t like mysteries. He sends me to a neurologist. She knocks on my knee with a hammer, orders a spinal tap and gives me an MRI. NEUROLOGIST While we wait for the results to come back, why don’t you tell me about this stage persona of yours? MADONNA SPECTACLE, TO THE NEUROLOGIST Madonna Spectacle. She doesn’t listen to anyone. It’s like I don’t even control her. She’s got her own mind. NEUROLOGIST Hm. She certainly does. The results are back. Please sit. MADONNA SPECTACLE I stand. She tells me what it is. I am Madonna Spectacle. She is me. Yet, I’m starting to hate her. I want my life back. Credits This episode of Listen, Rinse, Repeat was performed by Kiba Walker as Madonna Spectacle, Ditrie Marie Bowie as Mindy and Emma Laslett as the Neurologist. It was written by Øystein Brager and produced by Karin Heimdahl with original music by Anthony Luis Sanchez.

This is such a fun episode about an amazing hotel in San Diego, California called Hotel Del Coronado. We talked about the famous ghost of Kate Morgan and go into the history of the hotel with some "spook school."Out Real Life Spook is another co working...

Welcome back! Thanks for tuning in! Marcus King on Eric Krasno Plus One. This week's guest on the podcast is Marcus King. In one of the last in-person interviews Eric was able to do before the COVID-19 lockdown, he sat down Marcus, who talked about music memories, performing with his dad at age 13 and the deep musicianship that runs through his family. They talk about life on the road and what life off the road, however temporary, might produce; and, Marcus tells the story about the time he had to perform in front of Eric Clapton. The episode ends with Marcus's song “Beautiful Stranger” off the El Dorado album, which was produced by Dan Auerbach.6pm ET—Keller Williams Live. Check out Keller, live from his cellar, for some tunes and conversation. And if you want more Keller Williams, check out the recent Brokedown Podcast interview with him from last month. 8:30pm ET—HF Pod Live. Once again me and the guys will be chatting about Dinner and a Movie, this time it's the 10/28/16 show from Vegas. We'll talk about this show and have a special guest, Megan, who's going to share her Europe '96 memories with us.ICYMI—Post Malone's Nirvana Tribute. A lot of people have been talking about Post Malone's tribute set to Nirvana, The United Nations Foundation's COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund, benefiting the WHO. They played a bunch of Nirvana tunes. Pretty cool.JamBase Jazz Fest Playlist + Jazz Festing in Place. As you all know, WWOZ has been doing Jazz Festing in Place this past weekend and will do it again, and JamBase has put together a Jazz Fest playlist as well. Hope everyone's enjoying this, and we're excited about the reception we've had for the Festival Circuit announcement thus far. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hop aboard your private train and head over to the Hotel Del Coronado as the Dolls discuss the tragic and mysterious death of the Beautiful Stranger known as Kate Morgan...eh, sometimes. Special thanks to SamHears for our cover art and music! You can check him out here at samhears.wordpress.com Email: Neardeathdolls@gmail.com Instagram: @NearDeathDollsPodcast Twitter: twitter.com/neardeathdolls --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We all had those nights where we were just leaves in the wind, not knowing what to say or what to do and just in reaction to the surrounding environment. Today my friend, I want to teach you how you can bring a beautiful stranger home every night and have an amazing adventure.

Hazel Tart was one of the first queens to secure a weekly show at White Elephant Burlesque's NYC home, Rockbar, and one half of Deep Fried Tart which was the first double feature Wednesday experience. Hazel talks about their last several years of performance, with it blend of drag and burlesque, and their exploration into mental health and gender, in addition to a religious and conservative upbringing that they cut ties with to properly be themselves. In addition to their appearances in New York in drag, Hazel has been seen with WEBurlesque, D20 Burlesque, and Cosplay Burlesque. ... topics: the full fall fantasy, aesthetic, H&M nerd, drag jukebox, early Rockbar beginnings, Take A Bow, gender expression, origin story, body image, being invisible, God said go back to public school, religious bubble, fear of the secular world, a million dollars to take your clothes off and have sex on stage, nerdlesque, the evils of Pokemon and Harry Potter, the cool aunt, falling asleep slowly and all at once, coming out and leaving home, going to New York, children's theatre, when are you gonna do it?, 2018, Hazel taking over, eating orders, anxiety and depression, The Mess Inside, getting help, pronouns, Tart, The Fault in Our Stars, family members who voted for Trump, politicians for sale, producing and fomo, Beautiful Stranger, what's next ... shoutouts: Petra Fried, Lilith LeFae, Princess Bitch, M'Lady Uppercrust, Ivy Winters, Misty Meaner, Mocha Lite, Esmerelda May, Triple Jay, Anja Keister ... recorded: October 14, 2018 in Manhattan ... music: "On a 45" This Way to the Egress (thiswaytotheegress.com); Used with permission - download it on Amazon today: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DY68WX2/ + "Monster Promenade" & "Cool Blast" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com); Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ ... shop our merch: http://weburlesque.com/shop ... support us on patreon: https://patreon.com/weburlesque ... see us live: http://www.weburlesque.com/upcoming-shows ... follow us: @weburlesque @viktordevonne on instagram and twitter; https://www.facebook.com/hazel.tart.75 ... talk to us: https://www.facebook.com/groups/157673948280099

    Season 4 Episode 3 Kate Morgan The Hotel Del Coronado opened in February of 1888. It has hosted famous people from Marilyn Monroe to Ellen Degeneres. But the most famous guest of the Hotel Del is one that been there for almost 130 years.  Kate Morgan checked into the Hotel Del Coronado on Thanksgiving Day 1892, the employees knew almost immediately  there was something different about the Beautiful Stranger, little did they know that she would be still famous so many decades later.   Link to the painting by Dr. Suess. "I dreamed I was a  doorman at the Hotel Del Coronado" https://www.libertypuzzles.com/wooden-jigsaw-puzzles/i-dreamed-i-was-a-doorman-at-the-hotel-del-coronado Pictures of the Crown Room with lighting designed by Frank L Baum   Haunted by History by Craig Owens https://bizarrela.com/store/haunted-by-history-vol-1-soft-cover/   None of the photos on this page belong to Haunting History Podcast. No copyright infringement intended and are only used as enhancements to the story told.    At times when reporting facts regarding a true crime, (and photos) multiple sources  use the same wording. Every effort is made to avoid any copyright infringements and no single work  was intentionally plagiarized when reporting the facts of the crimes.  Below is a  list of resources  used during the research and telling of this story. (partial)  Information https://www.realtygroupssd.com/2018/01/10/the-intriguing-history-of-hotel-del-coronado/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/jordilippemcgraw/2018/02/28/secrets-hotel-del-coronado/#64bf69cd19bc https://www.travelandleisure.com/hotels-resorts/hotel-del-coronado-san-diego-haunted https://hoteldel.com/timeline/like-hot/ https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/local-history/sd-me-archives-kate-morgan-20171120-story.html https://sandiegoghosttech.com/haunted-places-2/2017/11/23/missing-on-thanksgiving-the-mysterious-identity-of-la-grants-house-servant https://hoteldel.com/press/brief-history-hotel-del-coronado/ https://www.voiceofsandiego.org/topics/news/at-the-hotel-del-a-deadly-obsession/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_del_Coronado https://www.historichotels.org/hotels-resorts/hotel-del-coronado/history.php Photos https://www.sandiegomagazine.com/San-Diego-Magazine/October-2015/Inside-the-Icon-Hotel-Del-Coronado-Room-3327/ https://www.travelchannel.com/interests/haunted/articles/americas-most-notorious-hotel-ghosts   Books https://www.amazon.com/Beautiful-Stranger-Ghost-Morgan-Coronado/dp/091625173X https://www.amazon.com/Legend-Kate-Morgan-Search-Coronado/dp/1122265743 and of course Ancestry.com, MyHeritage.com, Newspaperarchives, FamilySearch.org and FindaGrave.com       This presentation is protected by US & International copyright laws. Reproduction & distribution of the presentation without written permission of the sponsor is prohibited.        

An anonymous person donated 2 million dollars to go towards mental health resource access in the NWT - making them a) an amazing person, and b) possibly the first person to achieve a 100% positive comment-rate in a Cabin Radio FB comments section. A remarkable accomplishment! And NACC Executive Director, Marie Coderre, drops by the Cabin to talk Florent Vollant!

Pete Atkin’s collaboration with Clive James led to six ground-breaking LPs in the 1970s, starting with Beware of the Beautiful Stranger. Narrowly avoiding stardom, Pete’s career then took a different direction and he became a radio producer for the BBC. He is perhaps best known for his series This Sceptr’d Isle on BBC Radio 4, which ran to 396 fifteen minute episodes and covered British history from 55 BC to the present. https://www.peteatkin.com

Is it a real image or can it be explained?​ Ron discusses the famous picture of the ghost of Kate Morgan in "The Beautiful Stranger".

Hazel Tart was one of the first queens to secure a weekly show at White Elephant Burlesque's NYC home, Rockbar, and one half of Deep Fried Tart which was the first double feature Wednesday experience. Hazel talks about their last several years of performance, with it blend of drag and burlesque, and their exploration into mental health and gender, in addition to a religious and conservative upbringing that they cut ties with to properly be themselves. In addition to their appearances in New York in drag, Hazel has been seen with WEBurlesque, D20 Burlesque, and Cosplay Burlesque. ... topics: the full fall fantasy, aesthetic, H&M nerd, drag jukebox, early Rockbar beginnings, Take A Bow, gender expression, origin story, body image, being invisible, God said go back to public school, religious bubble, fear of the secular world, a million dollars to take your clothes off and have sex on stage, nerdlesque, the evils of Pokemon and Harry Potter, the cool aunt, falling asleep slowly and all at once, coming out and leaving home, going to New York, children's theatre, when are you gonna do it?, 2018, Hazel taking over, eating orders, anxiety and depression, The Mess Inside, getting help, pronouns, Tart, The Fault in Our Stars, family members who voted for Trump, politicians for sale, producing and fomo, Beautiful Stranger, what's next ... shoutouts: Petra Fried, Lilith LeFae, Princess Bitch, M'Lady Uppercrust, Ivy Winters, Misty Meaner, Mocha Lite, Esmerelda May, Triple Jay, Anja Keister ... recorded: October 14, 2018 in Manhattan ... music: "On a 45" This Way to the Egress (thiswaytotheegress.com); Used with permission - download it on Amazon today: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DY68WX2/ + "Monster Promenade" & "Cool Blast" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com); Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ ... shop our merch: http://weburlesque.com/shop ... support us on patreon: https://patreon.com/weburlesque ... see us live: http://www.weburlesque.com/upcoming-shows ... follow us: @weburlesque @viktordevonne on instagram and twitter; https://www.facebook.com/hazel.tart.75 ... talk to us: https://www.facebook.com/groups/157673948280099

BINGE AND PODCAST: "Perfect Stranger Things or Meposian Rhapsody" (1987) Bob and Tim were once real world roommates with sitcom intentions. They based their episodic antics on such odd couplings as George and Jerry, Chandler and Joey and, the topic of today's episode, Larry and Balki. Its a minimalistic dance of dispassionate joy as they look at how early "Perfect Strangers" influenced their apartment renting behaviors.00:00:00 - PRE-SHOW PRATTLE - Bob and Tim return to the microphones 00:01:04 - TRYING TO CATCH UP / Bob and Tim return to the microphones (again) / “Like A Stranger” 00:04:25 - AN ODD COUPLING - and solving “Murder She wrote” 00:08:44 - PERFECT STRANGERS IN A PERFECT STRANGELAND- who is Bronson Pinchot and where did Mark Lynn Baker come from? 00:13:05 - YOU LOVE LUCY? - because Tim does not 00:15:43 - STRANGERS CURRENCIES - a fondness for Balki and the tragedy of Larry 00:20:04 -APPLYING THE FORMULA - and will Bob’s kids watch this? 00:25:19- VHS-ENCE - recording one moment in time 00:30:07 - THE APPLETON FALLS FAR FROM THE TREE - feeble self loathing with a studio audience 00:35:45 - RENTER’S DELIGHT - an early primer for a roommate’s life 00:40:35 - HAVING GUESTS TO DINNER - and Tim delivers a line poorly 00:45:06 - YOUR BALKI COULD BE MY LIFE - the alternative luster of childish adults 00:54:40 - NOSTALGIA OR BURST - does everything have to hold up? 01:02:30 - CLOSINGS - Contacts, plugs and no catchphrase / “Beautiful Stranger” ​​​​​​​01:05:23 - BONUS FEATURES - Hot tea and on-air etiquette / “Ordinary Guy” Witness the dark origin story that brought these two cousins together with the first season opening credit sequence HERE.Cringe at the rapping talents of Larry, Balki and the whole ABC Wednesday night line-up HERE.Read a bit of the MENTAL FLOSS expose of the series HERE. Seek out further previously unknown show facts in the RANKER article featured HERE.Decide if you are a fan of gag reels HERE.And watch the same episodes Bob and Tim watched streaming exclusively on HULU.com HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE .The use of audio and video clips linked from YOUTUBE are for educational purposes and without the expressed permission of their legal holding companies. All rights remain with with their original distributor.This episode of 20TH CENTURY POPCAST was recorded by ZENCASTR, a high fidelity podcast recording platform that records multiple guests from multiple zip-codes all as if they were in the same room. Log on for studio quality recordings NOW! (exclamation point also provided by ZENCASTR)MUSIC FEATURED IN TODAY’S EPISODE:“Like A Stranger” performed The Psychedelic Furs from the 1984 release MIRROR MOVES. "Beautiful Stranger"" performed by Madonna and featured on the 1999 original motion picture soundtrack to AUSTIN POWERS: THE SPY WHO SHAGGED ME."Ordinary Guy" performed by Michael Delguidice and heard by a surprisingly large audience, each week on the CBS sitcom KEVIN CAN WAIT. The use of these songs are for entertainment purposes and without the expressed permission of the recording artist.Subscribe to 20TH CENTURY POPCAST! on APPLE PODCASTS, STITCHER and ANDROID or stream it at www.20popcast.com.Like, share and reminisce with 20TH CENTURY POPCAST! on FACEBOOK.Contact the show with any questions, suggestions or possible topics at 20popcast@gmail.com, #20popcast on Twitter and the POP TALK section of www.20popcast.com.Follow ROBERT CANNING @rhcanning on TWITTER. Read his web-comic at EXAGGERATEDLIFE.wordpress.com and his music blog at superultramegamix.wordpress.com. Follow TIM BLEVINS @subcultist on TWITTER and as SUBCULTISTon INSTAGRAM.20TH CENTURY POPCAST will return next week with POP ARTIFICE.

An episode filled with sadness, loss, alcoholism, theatrics, blood, gore and a beautiful stranger!

Part 3 of the essential Madonna collection contains hits from the late 90's & into the millennium. For me personally, this is where Madonna had some excellent remixes of her chart topping songs. Victor Calderone, Mac Quayle, Hex Hector, Wayne G, Tracy Young, Thunderpuss & Peter Rauhofer were all producing standout remixes on tracks such as "Beautiful Stranger", "Music", "What It Feels Like For A Girl", "Hollywood", "Don't Tell Me" & my favourite - "Ray Of Light". Part 4 for will visit songs from her later career. Enjoy Anthony 1/ "BEAUTIFUL STRANGER" (Wayne G. Remix) 2/ "RAY OF LIGHT" (Victor Calderone Club Mix) 3/ "WHAT IT FEELS LIKE FOR A GIRL" (Thunderpuss Club Mix) 4/ "MUSIC" (HQ2 Club Mix) 5/ "HOLLYWOOD" (Calderone & Quayle Glam Club Mix) 6/ "DIE ANOTHER DAY" (Calderone & Quayle Afterlife Club Mix) 7/ "LOVE PROFUSION" (The Passengerz Club Profusion Club Mix) 8/ "DON'T TELL ME" (Tracy Young Club Mix) 9/ "NOTHING REALLY MATTERS" (Club 69 Vocal Club Mix)

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Welcome to the annual 2K14 Fall Edition!  I'm talking about bodies movin, non-stop groovin, asses shakin, floors are breakin, queens are freakin, ho's are creepin, divas flowing and did I mention HOT COWBOYS? LOL You'll notice a familiar trend throughout this set as there is one common denominator holding this shit together …Mr. Barry Harris or Mr. Harris one half of the AWESOME Thunderpuss team, but only if you're nasty.  Lately, gurrrlfriend has been on FIRE!  Just make sure to keep him out of the ice-bucket challenge; we don't wanna cool down his streak. Barry takes on the Zedd produced track “Break Free” by Ariana Grande and pumps in some classic Thunderpuss beats while keeping it fresh with an updated sound for today's floors.  Watch out for the amazing piano breakdown; you'll think he mashed it up with some early Mariah but it's pure Ariana.  Equally, he attacked the classic “Stranger in My House” by Tamia and updated the original Thunderpuss mix from back in the day with fresh new beats and another delicious piano breakdown 2/3 of the way in. Barry also pumps up the deep house hit “Hideaway” by Canadian newcomer Keisza.  Using Antoine Clamaran's classic “Dr. Drum” as inspiration, he pulls us in slowly until all hell breaks loose towards the end.  Listening to the original, I would have never thought to match the two songs up but shit if it doesn't work! Joe Gauthreaux is currently riding high with his tweaky “Bye Felicia.”  The whole package comes with a bucket full of stealthy remixes for the floor, but the one that caught my attention the most was by Wayne G.  Listen close folks, there's a solid mashup with Kim English's “Unspeakable Joy” or even Madonna's “Beautiful Stranger” in there just begging to happen.  I'm just sayin. As I write this, Party Favorz girlfriend Erika Jayne is sitting on top the Billboard Club Play charts with her latest “PAINKILLR.”  While it took me a while to get into this song, after a few spins I've been all over it.  Mike Cruz channels his inner Danny Verde and spins the song into a dark, tribal progressive monster that just sucks you in and squeezes tight. As usual, I like to try to close these sets out on a sunny note.  While I realize I've been beating this dead horse since early Summer, I was waiting for the final mixes to drop for this 80s classic.  Specifically, I was waiting for 7th Heaven's version, which did not disappoint.  Kon Kan (an early project of …you guessed it, Barry Harris) had a major hit with “I Beg Your Pardon.”  The song hooks itself around a big synthesized loop, which 7H stayed true to while sampling the early 70s country classic “Rose Garden” by Lynn Anderson.  The only thing these guys left out was the GQ “rock-freak” drop in the middle of the song; likely for licensing reasons.  No problem, your humble host put it back in for ya making this a truly remarkable update for those who fondly remember the original.  And, if you don't, get into it. This is going to be it for September so I can start working on the new premium content version of this site.  I've already hit a few stumbling blocks, but I'm fairly certain I'll figure it out.  I'm also about to start taking some coding courses to get myself up to speed in CSS and Java.  Who knows, maybe I'll make an app ya'll buy one day and retire off of that LOL.  Hope everyone has a fantastic weekend.  I should be back around the beginning of October.  Until then …ENJOY! Album : Fall Edition 2K14 Genre : Circuit, Tribal, House, Progressive Year : 2014 Total Time : 01:41:35 1. Annie Baltic - Low Key (Toy Armada, DJ Grind Club Mix) 2. Ariana Grande - Break Free (The Barry Harris Tribal House Big Anthem) 3. Fantine - Reservation For Two (DJ Laszlo Club Remix) 4. Jennifer Lopez - First Love (Dena Cucci Club Remix) 5. Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart 2K14 (M Torrez & Junior Senna Private Mix) 6. Mary Lambert feat. B.o.B - Secrets (Danny Verde Remix) 7.

Welcome to the annual 2K14 Fall Edition!  I'm talking about bodies movin, non-stop groovin, asses shakin, floors are breakin, queens are freakin, ho's are creepin, divas flowing and did I mention HOT COWBOYS? LOL You'll notice a familiar trend throughout this set as there is one common denominator holding this shit together …Mr. Barry Harris or Mr. Harris one half of the AWESOME Thunderpuss team, but only if you're nasty.  Lately, gurrrlfriend has been on FIRE!  Just make sure to keep him out of the ice-bucket challenge; we don't wanna cool down his streak. Barry takes on the Zedd produced track “Break Free” by Ariana Grande and pumps in some classic Thunderpuss beats while keeping it fresh with an updated sound for today's floors.  Watch out for the amazing piano breakdown; you'll think he mashed it up with some early Mariah but it's pure Ariana.  Equally, he attacked the classic “Stranger in My House” by Tamia and updated the original Thunderpuss mix from back in the day with fresh new beats and another delicious piano breakdown 2/3 of the way in. Barry also pumps up the deep house hit “Hideaway” by Canadian newcomer Keisza.  Using Antoine Clamaran's classic “Dr. Drum” as inspiration, he pulls us in slowly until all hell breaks loose towards the end.  Listening to the original, I would have never thought to match the two songs up but shit if it doesn't work! Joe Gauthreaux is currently riding high with his tweaky “Bye Felicia.”  The whole package comes with a bucket full of stealthy remixes for the floor, but the one that caught my attention the most was by Wayne G.  Listen close folks, there's a solid mashup with Kim English's “Unspeakable Joy” or even Madonna's “Beautiful Stranger” in there just begging to happen.  I'm just sayin. As I write this, Party Favorz girlfriend Erika Jayne is sitting on top the Billboard Club Play charts with her latest “PAINKILLR.”  While it took me a while to get into this song, after a few spins I've been all over it.  Mike Cruz channels his inner Danny Verde and spins the song into a dark, tribal progressive monster that just sucks you in and squeezes tight. As usual, I like to try to close these sets out on a sunny note.  While I realize I've been beating this dead horse since early Summer, I was waiting for the final mixes to drop for this 80s classic.  Specifically, I was waiting for 7th Heaven's version, which did not disappoint.  Kon Kan (an early project of …you guessed it, Barry Harris) had a major hit with “I Beg Your Pardon.”  The song hooks itself around a big synthesized loop, which 7H stayed true to while sampling the early 70s country classic “Rose Garden” by Lynn Anderson.  The only thing these guys left out was the GQ “rock-freak” drop in the middle of the song; likely for licensing reasons.  No problem, your humble host put it back in for ya making this a truly remarkable update for those who fondly remember the original.  And, if you don't, get into it. This is going to be it for September so I can start working on the new premium content version of this site.  I've already hit a few stumbling blocks, but I'm fairly certain I'll figure it out.  I'm also about to start taking some coding courses to get myself up to speed in CSS and Java.  Who knows, maybe I'll make an app ya'll buy one day and retire off of that LOL.  Hope everyone has a fantastic weekend.  I should be back around the beginning of October.  Until then …ENJOY! Album : Fall Edition 2K14 Genre : Circuit, Tribal, House, Progressive Year : 2014 Total Time : 01:41:35 1. Annie Baltic - Low Key (Toy Armada, DJ Grind Club Mix) 2. Ariana Grande - Break Free (The Barry Harris Tribal House Big Anthem) 3. Fantine - Reservation For Two (DJ Laszlo Club Remix) 4. Jennifer Lopez - First Love (Dena Cucci Club Remix) 5. Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart 2K14 (M Torrez & Junior Senna Private Mix) 6. Mary Lambert feat. B.o.B - Secrets (Danny Verde Remix) 7.

NYC Hard Rock Singer Evan Russell Saffer appeared on WMSC 90.3's Japan Nick's Rock and Metal Pandemonium for a fifth appearance/interview. Evan Russell Saffer spoke about recording his new album the Opponent, moving forward with a new lineup, differences in how the Opponent was recorded vs Neon Gas. Beautiful Stranger an acoustic version was performed. Best in Me song was played and Martin the synthesizer discussed the various effects that went into the song as well as what audio programs were used to create it. Working with his new producer Martin. I couldn’t love you anymore than I do now acoustic song was also performed. Evan also gave advice for musicians going about a DIY approach to touring and other things.

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PLAYPOD 12.02 DJ Byron Bonsall (SFO) ----- DJ Byron Bonsall Website: http://www.djbyron.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/DJ-Byron-Bonsall/144964828892578? Growing up in rural Nebraska tends to make one’s musical interest lean a certain way. But even at a young age, Byron knew there was more to music than what he heard on the local country western radio stations. It was in junior high that Byron DJ’d his first dance with his cousin. Even then his eclectic taste in music came out (Star Wars Theme by Meco anyone?). After moving to San Francisco, Byron stated taking in the sights and sounds of such parties as MASS and CLUB UNIVERSE, all having a huge impact on him. Byron has developed the philosophy of keep the crowd moving and make sure they leave with a smile. His mix of equal parts upbeat house, anthems, and progressive sounds (with a splash of disco and trance) has earned him a faithful following. "If you don’t leave with a smile on your face and maybe a little sweaty, I haven’t done my job.” There is nothing better than leaving a club thinking “that was fun!” Byron wants you to think that same way. “Just come in, dance your ass off for a few hours and have a memorable time. Drop off your worries at the door. They'll be waiting for you when you leave. Until then, you belong to me!” ----- Track Listings: 1. Life Saviour - Green Children (7th Heaven Club Mix) 2. Fool For You ft. Wray - Steve More (7th Heaven Club Mix) 3. I Will Follow 2011 - Una Mass (Dulcie Danger Remix) 4. So Alive - Avalon Superstar (Vocal Club Mix) 5. Got To Be Real ft. Shena - Groovesplitters (Soulshaker Club Mix) 6. Finger on the Trigger (Love is in Control) - Deni Hines & The A-Funk Allstars (7th Heaven Club Mix) 7. It Doesn't Matter ft. Shena - Jay C & Oliver Lang (Original Mix) 8. They Say It's Gonna Rain - Hazel Dean (Sleazesisters Remix) 9. The Way I Like ft. Wendy - Diego Donati vs F&A Factory (Original Extended) 10. Keep On Jumpin' - Joey Negro & Z Factor (Luigi Rocca Remix) 11. 3AM Eternal - Serge Devant (Serge's KLF Remix) 12. Last Exit - Simon Jain (Original Mix) 13. Beautiful Stranger ft. Melissa Totten - Wayne G (Wayne G & Andy Allder Atlantis Anthem Mix) 14. Finish Line - Yasmin (Freemasons Pegasus Dub) 15. Be With You - Erasure (Moto Blanco Club Mix) 16. Jealousy - Will Young (The Alias Club Mix) ----- Our Next Event: PLAY T-Dance Up Your Alley Weekend Sunday, July 29, 2012 DJ Craig Gaibler ----- Flirt. Frolic. Dance. A Tradition That Never Gets Old. In July of 2011, PLAY T-Dance celebrated 10 years as one of the Bay Area’s most popular and longest running t-dance events. Since it’s launch in 2001, PLAY T-Dance has become notorious for its unique and engaging themes, abundant hospitality, unrivaled production values and the most uplifting and energetic t-dance music on left coast. Thousands of men (and even some women) have flirted, frolicked and danced to their favorite t-dance tunes, spun by world-class DJ talent including Susan Morabito, Paul Goodyear, Joe Gauthreaux, John LePage, Lydia Prim, David Knapp, Andy Almighty, Ted Eiel, Rob Kaftan, Warren Gluck, Reed McGowan and Pete Savas. Getting dressed up for one of PLAY T-Dances themes is one of thee most anticipated local rituals with popular themes like Glow Party, Sports Gear, Pajama Party, Fire Island, Pig Party, Prison, Camp PLAY Military, and USS PLAY Navy/Sailor. The hospitality at PLAY T-Dance, unsurpassed by any event, includes a huge fruit, candy and gum table, massage therapists, greeters and hosts, as well as mouthwash and sterile hand wash in the bathrooms. Even after 10 years PLAY T-Dance continues to grow in popularity and Past Curfew is committed to taking steps to continue to build on its legacy. In July of 2011, with the help of Two Knights Event, PLAY T-Dance premiered in Seattle with Northwest favorite, John LePage. Look for PLAY T-Dance to return to Seattle soon. In August of 2011 PLAY T-Dance was the official closing party for Lazy Bear Weekend with San Francisco Bay Area favorite DJ Russ Rich. 2012 will be the year of the local up-and-coming DJs featuring some of San Francisco’s and Seattle’s best new talent. Look for dates featuring DJ Steve Sherwood, DJ Craig Gaibler, DJ Russ Rich and DJ Byron Bonsall. ----- flirt. frolic. dance. PLAY T-Dance San Francisco http://www.playtdance.com http://www.facebook.com/playtdance http://pastcurfew.tumblr.com/ http://www.facebook.com/pastcurfew

In December, more Sparkle is always welcome. :-) Song listing: Gabry Ponte feat. Zhana - Skyride Rene Amesz - 70 Wally Lopez - What Are You Doing Chris Montana & Etienne Ozborne - Columbian Chants Rosabel feat.Tamara Wallace - Let Me Be Myself Norman Doray vs Tawiah - Breakaway Tom Flynn - Opera House Richard Dinsdale - Share The Love Andrew Spencer - Hippie Dreams Wayne G & Andy Allder Atlantis feat. Melissa Totten - Beautiful Stranger Deborah Cox - If It Wasn't For Love Lords of House - The Universal Love Monica X - Esta Noche Ralph Falcon - I Need Someone Manuel De La Mare & Luca Monticelli - B2B MK - Burning Trent Cantrelle - I Want a Freak Pink Fluid - So Much Love Gloria Estefan - Hotel Nacional Fly Project - Goodbye Hard-Fi - Good For Nothing Oliver $ - Granulated Soul Brick City - Rumba Magic Mastiksoul & Dada Ft Akon & Paul G - Bang it All Edson Pride & Joelapussy - Dance With Me Tony Moran feat. Jennifer Holiday - Magic Manufactured Superstars feat. Selina Albright - Serious Johnny Buss & Daniel Von B feat. J-Sun vs. Copyright & Imaani - Do You Feel The Story of My Life Plumb - Drifting Happy Listening,

What do you get when you mix one of musics all time greats with one of it's brightest new faces? Beautiful Stranger. The first release from singer/songwriter Priscilla Cruz. Set to the timeless musical catalog of legendary producer J Dilla, Cruz instantly brings you into her unique world. Blending neo-soul sensibilities with progressive textures and a classic touch. Cruz has also enlisted a worthy cast of features that include Balance, Frank Nitt, Phil The Agony, A. Wolf, Dae One, I.V.A.N and Kristo. Though she may be a new voice, it won't be long before we're all familiar with this "Beautiful Stranger". Recorded and mixed by Drew Larsen and Todd Cooper Recorded, mixed and mastered @ Street Symphony Studios, Fremont CA. COA