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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1123, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Colors Of The Rainbow 1: This genre of country music is fittingly Kentucky's state music. bluegrass. 2: Sad or gloomy. blue. 3: In the 1996 and 2000 presidential elections, Ralph Nader ran as a member of this party. the Green Party. 4: In a sad mood. blue. 5: IBM is known informally as Big this. Blue. Round 2. Category: She Blinded Me With Science 1: Dorothy Hodgkin's Nobel Prize in Chemistry was for her work on this vitamin, whose deficiency causes pernicious anemia. B12. 2: Alice Ball was 23 and a college instructor in Hawaii in 1915 when she developed the first successful treatment for this, also known as Hansen's disease. leprosy. 3: Pioneering computer programmer Grace Murray Hopper coined this term for a mysterious computer problem. bug. 4: Nobel laureate Gertrude Elion helped develop drugs to treat herpes, gout and this, cancer of the bone marrow. leukemia. 5: In 1963 Maria Goeppert Mayer received a Nobel Prize in Physics for her "shell model" of this part of an atom. Nucleus. Round 3. Category: Guardians 1: U.S. Coast Guard units based in Cleveland, Ohio are known as the "Guardians of" these bodies of water. the Great Lakes. 2: 4-letter term for a person, usually a minor, legally placed in the charge of a guardian. a ward. 3: "Keeping it safe" is the motto of this red-bereted group founded by Curtis Sliwa. the Guardian Angels. 4: The scarlet and gold dress uniforms of these guardians of the Tower of London date back to 1552. the Beefeaters (or Yeoman Warders). 5: In Arthurian legend this wounded monarch is the guardian of the Holy Grail. the Fisher King. Round 4. Category: Unfinished Operas 1: This composer finished just 3 scenes of "Olav Trygvason"; they're sometimes performed as a cantata. Edvard Grieg. 2: Make an exodus from the theatre after seeing Schoenberg's incomplete opera about this man and his brother Aaron. Moses. 3: Biondello hides inside a mechanical goose in Mozart's unfinished opera "The Goose of" this Egyptian city. Cairo. 4: Let's wax philosophical and wonder why Rousseau left only fragments of his opera about Daphnis and her. Chloe. 5: Smetana's "Viola", with just 365 bars of music, is based on this play. Twelfth Night. Round 5. Category: Songs 1: Having this title problem, Barry Manilow sings, "I can't laugh and I can't sing, I'm finding it hard to do anything". "Can't Smile Without You". 2: 1930s song to which the Marcels added the following over 25 years later:"Bom ba ba bom ba bom ba bom bom ba ba bom ba ba bom ba ba dang a dang dang / Ba ba ding a dong ding". "Blue Moon". 3: 2 of the 3 Top 10 Fats Domino songs with "Walk" in the title. "I'm Walkin'", "I Want to Walk You Home", and/or "Walking to New Orleans". 4: "Under the Sea" from this Disney animated feature won the 1989 Oscar for Best Song. The Little Mermaid. 5: He's told to "mind the music and the step, and with the girls be handy". Yankee Doodle Dandy. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/ AI Voices used

Season 6 - Episode 42

Season 6 - Episode 41Welcome back my lovelies....the podcast continues and It's Episode 41...and Linda's just brimming with stories. Join us as we chat about the hilarity of mistaken pomp, like my tale of an award night gone awry, complete with a fashion mishap that'll tickle your funny bones – who knew a gherkin could be such a conversation starter?But it's not all laughs; we delve into the dark corners of "Spiteful and Frightful" from Fate and Fortune, where the mysterious becomes menacing. Then, we're off to King's Hall, Ilkley, for a chat with Darren Bulmore and Vicki. They're sharing chilling accounts that'll have you peeking over your shoulder.Linda and I don our psychic solving hats, tackling your earthly dilemmas. Jealousy? Put it aside; we've got spectral stories to tell! And speaking of, you won't want to miss the eerie tales from our live show at the 100 Club. It's just a snippet of what's haunting those hallowed halls. Come see us at the 100 club, patreons usually get a discount. www.patreon.com/clintonbaptisteRob Burton's next, with a tale that's as spooky as it is perplexing – a vision of a hanging figure that's left a barrack full of squaddies scratching their heads. Was it a ghost or a trick of the shadows? We're on the case.And for the finale, we're honoured by the Beefeaters of the Tower of London. Oh, the stories they've got... it's enough to fill the annals of the spirit world!So, settle in, pour a cuppa, and let the spectral shenanigans wash over you. It's going to be a podcast to remember – or one that the ghosts won't let you forget!Stay spooky, my friendsClint.xCredits:Kathrine BoyleDarren Bulmore and Vicki from the King's Hall, Ilkley.The 100 Club, London and the people that attended 26th NovROB BURTONThe Beefeaters at the Tower of London• Podcast produced by Laurie Peters from Peters-Fox.• Outro music by GLOWE accompaniment from Archie Levy.• Share your own spooky stories at clinton@clintonbaptiste.com• Find more Clinton Baptiste merchandise at https://ko-fi.com/clintonbaptiste/shop• TOUR DATES : www.clintonbaptiste.com Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aquesta setmana al Males Vibracions, Rubén a un programa conservador sense frens, ens portarà per la nit de reis camells, cavalls, pistoles, moltes bandes de Texas, garage-rock primigeni, psicodèlia, freakbeat i versions almenys curioses. Llistat: Iggy Pop – I’m a Conservative; The Bad Seeds – I’m a King Bee; The Outlaws – Fun, Fame and Fortune; The Illusions – Gloria; The Esquires – Judgement Day; The Outcasts – I’m in Pittsburg and it’s raining; The Exotics – I Was Alone; Knights Bridge – Make Me Some Love; The Beefeaters – Don’t Hurt Me; The Movin’ Morfomen – Try It; The Shades – Ginger Bread Man; Tidal Waves – Action (Speaks Louder Than Words); The Unrelated Segments – Story Of My Life; SJ And The Crossroads – Funny Woman; The Apollos – Dirty Water; The District Six – 7 And 7 Is; The Others – Oh Yeah; Jefferson Lee – Book Of Love; The Snobs – Ding Dong; Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich - He's a Raver; Hydro Pyro – Hydro Pyro; Bo & Peep – The Raising Of Brighton Surf.

As the founder of Bike Shed Motorcycle Club, Dutch van Someren spends many of his days greeting customers at the BSMC in London or Los Angeles when not riding his Triumph Thruxton RS. In this episode recorded in the green room of Bike Shed Los Angeles, Dutch talks about the Bike Shed Moto Show, creating the club, and how he and his wife Vikki attended the coronation of King Charles III on behalf of the England motorcycle community. Episode Links:Instagram:  @DutchBSMCWebsite: BikeShedMoto.comTriumph News: All-New Triumph TF 250-X Motocross Bike Free MSF eCourse: TriumphRider.comEvents Schedule: TriumphOnTour.comFor The Ride theme song by Sam PaceFor The Ride podcast produced by Hisonni Johnson

Linda's back, fresh from chaperoning school kids to The Globe for a dose of Shakespeare. Ah, the Bard! Speaking of which, I too was a Shakespearean thespian back in the day. Truly, a man of many talents I am—despite my brother's relentless jibes during my childhood acting career.From the vault of "Chat it's Fate" magazine, we delve into a bone-chilling story called "Sister Act." Imagine having a deceased sibling trying to take you down from the other side—unsettling, to say the least.Andrew Monument pinged us with an intriguing account of an unexplainable event. Naturally, we ring him up to get the nitty-gritty details. You won't want to miss this!We've got more sage advice from the pages of "Chat it's Fate," courtesy of psychic expert Michel Jones. Whether it's matters of the heart or the great unknown, Michel's got the answers.Oh, but there's more! We have a live recording from the legendary 100 Club, where we chat with the general public and, believe it or not, some Beefeaters from the Tower of London about their ghostly encounters. A royal treat, indeed!For those who can't get enough of Sandrea Mosses and her compelling stories, we've got you covered. She's sharing more tales of the unexplainable that will have you questioning everything you thought you knew.And finally, meet Eddie Midgley, whom I had the pleasure of encountering at the Brooks Club in Accrington. He recounts a haunting tale from the 1960s, involving his uncle, a tragic mining accident, and a grandfather in denial. It's a family affair like no other, loaded with spectral appearances that will send shivers down your spine.Credits:Kathrine BoyleEddie MidgleyAndrew Monument• Podcast produced by Laurie Peters from Peters-Fox.• Outro music by GLOWE.Share your own spooky stories at clinton@clintonbaptiste.comFind more Clinton Baptiste merchandise at https://ko-fi.com/clintonbaptiste/shopwww.clintonbaptiste.com Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Paul Wood delves into the complex background of the Middle East and asks if Iran might have been behind the Hamas attacks on Israel, and what might come next (01:11), James Heale ponders the great Tory tax debate by asking what is the point of the Tories if they don't lower taxes (13:04) and Robin Ashenden on how he plans to introduce his half Russian daughter to the delights of red buses, Beefeaters and a proper full English (18:36). Produced and presented by Linden Kemkaran

This week Paul Wood delves into the complex background of the Middle East and asks if Iran might have been behind the Hamas attacks on Israel, and what might come next (01:11), James Heale ponders the great Tory tax debate by asking what is the point of the Tories if they don't lower taxes (13:04) and Robin Ashenden on how he plans to introduce his half Russian daughter to the delights of red buses, Beefeaters and a proper full English (18:36). Produced and presented by Linden Kemkaran

Nights is off to London tonight - The Tower of London to be exact. Rob Fuller is the New Chief Yeoman Warder at The Tower of London, and he joins us Nights to talk about his role as a Yeoman - or a "beefeater" as they're more commonly known.

Welcome to the first episode of Bad Manors, a podcast about the UK's most interesting buildings and all the scandals that go on behind the scenes. And what better place to start than my old gaff, The Tower of London? In this episode I'm talking to the current Queen of the Castle, Megan Clawson and comparing notes on crazy tourists, pesky ravens, and how to spot your Beefeaters from your King's Guards. We'll also be answering your questions about what it's actually like to live in a 900 year-old castle. Spoiler alert: it's bonkers! LinksCheck out Megan's book, Falling Hard for the Royal Guard here (it's NOT a romance novel about her dad!)Here's what The Last Post should actually sound like!Follow Bad Manors on InstagramFollow Tom on Instagram and TikTokFollow Megan on Instagram and TikTok Credits Produced by Atomized Studios for iHeartRadioHost: Tom HoughtonProducers: Willem Olenski, Rebecca Rappaport & Chris AttawayExecutive Producers: Faye Stewart & Zad RogersProduction Manager: Kaitlin ParamorProduction Coordinator: Bella SaliniContactFor any podcast enquires please contact: willem.olenski@atomizedstudios.tvSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Köttätande rosor och brinnande hitmakare. När Ulf Henningsson och Åke Eriksson för tredje gången besöker Köpenhamn blir det allt från tysk surf till högkulturell rock. De träffar vi på storheter som Savage Rose, Hitmakers, Burnin' Red Ivanhoe och Beefeaters, med stjärnor som Peter Thorup och Annisette. Det mesta, förvånande nog, under överinseende av schlagerkungen Johnny Reimar. På bilden: Beefeaters från Köpenhamn.

PROGRESS Wrestling Presents "They Think Its All Over" on Sunday November 27th. Tickets at ProgressWrestling.comAnthony Ogogo talks about his PROGRESS run, his current AEW status, Twitter banter and wanting BEEFEATERS for his entrance. Ogogo also chooses his three favourite wrestling matches. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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This week the ox stops being fancy food for fancy people and becomes workaday food for city people and sailors alike. But it also became manly party food all at the same time.I explain why its ox, not cow - but will be cow again.Here's Bugs Bunny in the Bull Fighting Ring - nostalgia or new? Just watch it. It's all fun.https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7yzp40Not up on yourColonial History of New Spain? Here's a cheat sheet on Coronado - https://www.desertusa.com/desert-trails/coronado-expedition-cibola.htmlAnd one on Oñate (just wikipedia, but hey I have deadlines here) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_de_O%C3%B1ateAnd the Boat Stuck reference was to the Ever Forward getting stuck in the Chesapeake in March 2022 (for 5 weeks!). This of course was the sister ship to the notorious Ever Given (or the Evergreen Shipping Lines) that got stuck in the Suez Canal in March 2021. Leading me to be #Team "Beware the Tides of March". https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/03/ever-forward-chesapeake-bay-boat-shipping-supply-chain.htmlBut the Beefsteak makes it first appearance as do Beefeaters, Paddington Bear & the first appearance of Barbecue.Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor TurtleShow Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood@gmail.com Twitter: @THoAFoodInstagram: @THoAFood

In their most nonsensical move yet, Mike and Matt are releasing episode 101 before 99 and 100! Don't worry. They're coming soon. Hear about Matt's big news, silly British Royalty Rules, ages of classic sitcom characters at the time of their shows, nonsensicals and different facts from around the world. GO WATCH EPISODE 100 UNEDITIED AND RAW HERE: https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Flinktr.ee%2FMikeandMatt%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR2AC_Sc5RRg1HbLjwGT_ppv49YyTM1Q-HVZDFz_rSM07o8QOui5jRPGs5E&h=AT15nO6M7fT6sDuDcrbzAK6YVIVHheRJUXAQeS_ZWrZNS-Xbpi9Chr0Blo4uPmhWlJOuHlJ0ZAEbA0xoNwbupQRZjnDwhR1i-a8FT5NQzDsEnzGzsXk5rLRbkvl9fBpfw6MxIYIUpx7n2PhoGUM

One of the best-known landmarks in England, The Tower of London is famed for the Crown Jewels, the Beefeaters, and the Ravens that have stood guard for centuries. It's also famous as being a prison, where torture and execution took place. Left in it's wake is a cast of celebrity ghosts, including Guy Fawkes, Anne Boleyn, a grizzly bear, and something called the Nameless Thing. Let's together look at the history and hauntings, and ask just How Haunted is the Tower of London? Support How Haunted? by subscribing and leaving a review. You can become a Patreon for £3 a month, and get yourself early access to episodes, and exclusive episodes where Rob will conduct ghost hunts and you'll hear the audio from the night. The first of these episodes is live right now, and features Rob and the team at Chillingham Castle in 2015. To sign up visit https://patreon.com/HowHauntedPod Perhaps you'd rather buy me a coffee to make a one off donation to support the pod, you can do that at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/HowHauntedPod Find out more about the pod at https://www.how-haunted.com and you can email Rob at Rob@how-haunted.com   Background music included in this episode includes: Horror Story https://youtu.be/VebaguxUJWE   Music in this episode includes: Darren Curtis – Lurking Evil: https://youtu.be/3i0aVnpeppw     " HORROR PIANO MUSIC " composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek" Music link : https://youtu.be/xbjuAGgk5lU SUBSCRIBE us on YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/DQQmmCl8crQ Follow on Facebook: https://bit.ly/33RWRtP Follow on Instagram: https://bit.ly/2ImU2JV

Over a decade ago, two friends from Essex decided to break off from work and drive down to the Alps. Neither knew much about cycling but the plan was to watch the Tour de France dressed in peaked caps and cravats. Probably best not to ask why. By 2014 when the race came to Yorkshire, they'd moved on to full Beefeater outfits - red jackets, black hats, white gloves, matching shades. They love dancing to europop at the side of the road, and in 2019 they were voted the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) fans of the year. Miles Warde joins the Beefeaters as they load up their shopping trolleys at the bottom of Alpe d'Huez for one of the toughest and hottest stages of this year's race. They are pushing up to Bend 20 where they'll reclaim a little space from a German called Herbert who has been looking after their beer, then set up their generators and loudspeakers and dance for six hours. Unlike other bends on the Alpe - Dutch Corner, Norwegian Corner, Cymru Corner - Beefeater Bend is completely non-national. Everyone is welcome, and everyone comes because everyone loves europop in the blistering sun. "The nicest programme I've made." Miles Warde

Hello, hello, Après les conversations, les reportages et Galère ton Voyage, je suis trop contente de vous proposer un nouveau format court sur le podcast !  Le TOP 5 des activités à faire dans une destination.  Pour cette première, je m'y colle, parce que j'avais trop envie d'être juste avec vous.  J'ai choisi... Londres, une ville que j'aime beaucoup, où je suis déjà allée plusieurs fois, seule, avec Népoux et en famille. C'est la destination qu'avait choisie mon 12 ans pour son voyage des 10 ans en 2020… voilà voilà… autant vous dire que j'ai eu le temps de peaufiner le voyage depuis !  En plus les festivités du jubilé de platine de la Reine ont commencé hier. Perfect timing isn't it.  Cet épisode est le premier d'une série, enfin si cela vous plait. Pour me le dire, n'hésitez pas à mettre une jolie note 5 étoiles ou à m'écrire un petit commentaire sur Apple Podcast.   Ou à le partager autour de vous !   Dans cet extrait, je vous révèle mes incontournables 3 et 4 ! ------------

(Producer's note: Kudos to our listener Gary from Atlanta who discovered a tech glitch in the previous upload of this episode. This is a fixed version. Thanks Gary, you are a super IFFer and super listener! -- Cheers, Philip) Build A Better Virus Trap? What the IF we could eradicate ALL VIRUSES from the planet? How would we do it? Can we create super NANO BOTS to protect us? Would you want nano bots inside you? (Philip says, “yes, please!”) A special episode in which we imagine a wonderful future, where the Queen of England gets well soon, and has a super awesome bejeweled box she can stay in, surrounded by Beefeaters wearing HAZMAT suits, and of course their silly hats. Imagine! Gaby guides us on a tour-de-force of sci and sci-fi towards a hopeful future where disease is relegated to past, forever. Also, Matt gets chased by Llamas…. What the… Yep! So suit up, strap in, and give a listen. Gaby's Sci-Fi Story! Gaby's newest sci-fi horror story, “Hotel Ygg” has just been published on Grim & Gilded. It's a wicked short story where “Hotel California” (sing along if you know the words) meets “There Will Come Soft Rains”. Enjoy it now at https://www.grimandgilded.com/gm-paniccia --- Got an IF of your own? Want to have us consider your idea for a show topic? Send YOUR IF to us! Email us at feedback@whattheif.com and let us know what's in your imagination. No idea is too small, or too big! --- Want to support the show? Check out our membership rewards at Patreon.com/Whattheif And you can review the show on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app! itunes.apple.com/podcast/id1250517051?mt=2&ls=1 Don't miss an episode! Subscribe at WhatTheIF.com Keep On IFFin', Philip, Matt & Gaby

Build A Better Virus Trap? What the IF we could eradicate ALL VIRUSES from the planet? How would we do it? Can we create super NANO BOTS to protect us? Would you want nano bots inside you? (Philip says, “yes, please!”) A special episode in which we imagine a wonderful future, where the Queen of England gets well soon, and has a super awesome bejeweled box she can stay in, surrounded by Beefeaters wearing HAZMAT suits, and of course their silly hats. Imagine! Gaby guides us on a tour-de-force of sci and sci-fi towards a hopeful future where disease is relegated to past, forever. Also, Matt gets chased by Llamas…. What the… Yep! So suit up, strap in, and give a listen. Gaby's Sci-Fi Story! Gaby's newest sci-fi horror story, “Hotel Ygg” has just been published on Grim & Gilded. It's a wicked short story where “Hotel California” (sing along if you know the words) meets “There Will Come Soft Rains”. Enjoy it now at https://www.grimandgilded.com/gm-paniccia --- Got an IF of your own? Want to have us consider your idea for a show topic? Send YOUR IF to us! Email us at feedback@whattheif.com and let us know what's in your imagination. No idea is too small, or too big! --- Want to support the show? Check out our membership rewards at Patreon.com/Whattheif And you can review the show on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app! itunes.apple.com/podcast/id1250517051?mt=2&ls=1 Don't miss an episode! Subscribe at WhatTheIF.com Keep On IFFin', Philip, Matt & Gaby

Welcome to the 116th Episode of the Ministry of Dice – the UK based, bi-weekly best in Dice Masters podcast chat. We're continuing to hype or the 2022 Dice Masters new releases by offering some more coverage of the Dark Phoenix saga set. Today's topic – which cards are the “gold rush”? The Dark Phoenix Saga cards that, as soon as folks are cracking open their packs, teams are going to be made with? From the 90 or so Dark Phoenix Saga spoilers so far, we pick 5 each we think will be some early picks for players to get brewing with. Then it's a classic Ministry of Dice debate topic. After pouring over the Dark Phoenix Saga spoilers over, and over, and over (they've been around a long time) Chris has been weighing up the pros & cons of having so many repeat game texts and brings the discussion topic to the podcast to get Andy's take on the subject. If you've got some thoughts on this get in touch – there's definitely some benefits & drawbacks as we see it! All this… and find out why Chris hasn't got his new car yet … Incidentally – the weapon carried by Beefeaters is called a “partisan”. I did look it up. #LittleKnownFact If you enjoyed the podcast, then we'd love you forever if you could take a minute to go and give us a 5 star rating and maybe a short review. It really helps us get the word out to new listeners and is encouraging to Andy. Show Notes & Other Stuff BWXFest3 information can be found here: https://breathweaponx.wordpress.com/bwx-fest-3/ Two Team Takedown information can be found here: https://www.dm-north.com/two-team-takedown-the-return/ Interested in the MoDTube videos we mention? Live games, commentary, exclusive spoilers, reviews, comic book lore, and other daft stuff that comes to Chris' mind (even Dice Masters Music Videos!) Jump straight on over & subscribe to the channel here: www.youtube.com/channel/UC37-yiK-…ub_confirmation=1 Check out the most complete collection of Dark Phoenix Saga spoilers on the internet in our gallery here: https://britrollersix.com/dice-masters-dark-phoenix-saga-spoilers/ To join our Discord head to this link here https://discord.gg/ceEcPz8T32 Go to our Facebook page here https://www.facebook.com/TheMinistryofDice Wanna see I play live Dice Masters on Stream? Then find us here https://www.twitch.tv/modxtra Check out the new MoDXtra: Games & Collectibles for even more content on tabletop gaming, statues/miniatures, and comic books. Find it here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrpaqX_21ZjjGmnXA3oPnyA Legal Bits N' Bobs The Dice transition sound effect was sourced from freesound.org. The account it was downloaded from is “dermotte” and is shared under the following license: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Our tremendous ‘Rule Britannia' intro & ‘God Save the Queen' outro is used with permission from Richard Campbell and are short extracts from his “England Rock Anthems” track. We think Richard's work is exceptional (You should see his Frankenstein Rock Opera). So, visit Richard's website here for more of his music: www.richardcampbellmusic.co.uk/ This episode first appeared on www.BritRollerSix.com

Your votes in the 'Goodies Best Series Opener' battle bracket are analysed by Jeffers and Steve, who dish out the delicious insights and exploits! The series openers include: Beefeaters, Scotland, The New Office, Camelot, The Movies, Almighty Cod, Alternative Roots, Politics ... and Robot. Tune in for your poll results on the best bits of Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie Goodies-ness!

Episode 75 features Beefeater Gin, a London Dry style produced in London. Bottled in 750ml at 44% ABV, or 88 proof, for the US market, it retails for $20. Enjoy this episode with a classic Beefeater Gin Martini, or served with tonic. Beefeater's official website: https://www.beefeatergin.com/en-US (https://www.beefeatergin.com/) Brief Historical Timeline: 1820 - Chelsea Distillery is founded by the Taylor family 1863 - James Burrough purchases the distillery 1876 - Beefeater Gin is first introduced 1895 - The nine botanicals used in Beefeater are recorded in a company recipe book 1908 - Production moves to a new distillery in Lambeth, a part of London 1958 - Distillery moves again, to a site in Kennington, a part of London 1987 - The Burrough family sells Beefeater to brewing giant Whitbread 1995 - Desmond Payne becomes Master Distiller for Beefeater 2005 - Pernod Ricard acquires Beefeater 2014 - A visitor center opens at the distillery 2019 - Sales peak at 3.4 million 9-liter equivalent cases Key Cocktails: Beefeater mixes very well, try it in a favorite gin cocktail. Suggested serves include Gin & Tonic with 1 part gin to 3 parts tonic. References: https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20151023-the-secret-life-of-beefeaters (BBC Article on Beefeaters, the Yeoman of the Guard) https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2018/05/beefeater-a-brand-history/ (The Spirits Business Article on Beefeater) https://www.masterofmalt.com/blog/post/the-history-of-beefeater-gin.aspx (Master of Malt Article on Beefeater) https://vinepair.com/articles/ntk-beefeater-gin-guide/ (Vinepair.com Beefeater Overview) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beefeater_Gin (Wikipedia Article on Beefeater) https://www.statista.com/statistics/308833/beefeater-gin-global-sales-volume/ (Statista.com Sales Figures) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtcYspo8wK8 (YouTube Video on How It's Made) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgtQzyCrPAA (YouTube Video Behind The Scenes at Beefeater) Contact Information: Official show website is: https://www.liquorandliqueurconnoisseur.com/ (www.liquorandliqueurconnoisseur.com) Join my mailing list: http://eepurl.com/hfyhHf (http://eepurl.com/hfyhHf) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/liquorandliqueurconnoisseur (https://www.facebook.com/liquorandliqueurconnoisseur) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/LiquorandLiqueurConnoisseur/ (https://www.instagram.com/LiquorandLiqueurConnoisseur/) Twitter: @LLConnoisseur

Episode one hundred and twenty-eight of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at "Mr. Tambourine Man" by the Byrds, and the start of LA folk-rock. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transcript of the episode. Patreon backers also have a ten-minute bonus episode available, on "I Got You Babe" by Sonny and Cher. Tilt Araiza has assisted invaluably by doing a first-pass edit, and will hopefully be doing so from now on. Check out Tilt's irregular podcasts at http://www.podnose.com/jaffa-cakes-for-proust and http://sitcomclub.com/ Erratum The version of this originally uploaded got the date of the Dylan tour filmed for Don't Look Back wrong. I edited out the half-sentence in question when this was pointed out to me very shortly after uploading. Resources As usual, I've created a Mixcloud streaming playlist with full versions of all the songs in the episode (with the exception of the early Gene Clark demo snippet, which I've not been able to find a longer version of). For information on Dylan and the song, I've mostly used these books: Bob Dylan: All The Songs by Phillipe Margotin and Jean-Michel Guesdon is a song-by-song look at every song Dylan ever wrote, as is Revolution in the Air, by Clinton Heylin. Heylin also wrote the most comprehensive and accurate biography of Dylan, Behind the Shades. I've also used Robert Shelton's No Direction Home, which is less accurate, but which is written by someone who knew Dylan. While for the Byrds, I relied mostly on Timeless Flight Revisited by Johnny Rogan, with some information from Chris Hillman's autobiography. This three-CD set is a reasonable way of getting most of the Byrds' important recordings, while this contains the pre-Byrds recordings the group members did with Jim Dickson. Patreon This podcast is brought to you by the generosity of my backers on Patreon. Why not join them? Transcript Today we're going to take a look at one of the pivotal recordings in folk-rock music, a track which, though it was not by any means the first folk-rock record, came to define the subgenre in the minds of the listening public, and which by bringing together the disparate threads of influence from Bob Dylan, the Searchers, the Beatles, and the Beach Boys, manages to be arguably the record that defines early 1965. We're going to look at "Mr. Tambourine Man" by the Byrds: [Excerpt: The Byrds, "Mr. Tambourine Man"] Folk-rock as a genre was something that was bound to happen sooner rather than later. We've already seen how many of the British R&B bands that were becoming popular in the US were influenced by folk music, with records like "House of the Rising Sun" taking traditional folk songs and repurposing them for a rock idiom. And as soon as British bands started to have a big influence on American music, that would have to inspire a reassessment by American musicians of their own folk music. Because of course, while the British bands were inspired by rock and roll, they were all also coming from a skiffle tradition which saw Woody Guthrie, Lead Belly, Big Bill Broonzy, and the rest as being the people to emulate, and that would show up in their music. Most of the British bands came from the bluesier end of the folk tradition -- with the exception of the Liverpool bands, who pretty much all liked their Black music on the poppy side and their roots music to be more in a country vein -- but they were still all playing music which showed the clear influence of country and folk as well as blues. And that influence was particularly obvious to those American musicians who were suddenly interested in becoming rock and roll stars, but who had previously been folkies. Musicians like Gene Clark. Gene Clark was born in Missouri, and had formed a rock and roll group in his teens called Joe Meyers and the Sharks. According to many biographies, the Sharks put out a record of Clark's song "Blue Ribbons", but as far as I've been able to tell, this was Clark embellishing things a great deal -- the only evidence of this song that anyone has been able to find is a home recording from this time, of which a few seconds were used in a documentary on Clark: [Excerpt: Gene Clark, "Blue Ribbons"] After his period in the Sharks, Clark became a folk singer, starting out in a group called the Surf Riders. But in August 1963 he was spotted by the New Christy Minstrels, a fourteen-piece ultra-commercial folk group who had just released a big hit single, "Green Green", with a lead sung by one of their members, Barry McGuire: [Excerpt: The New Christy Minstrels, "Green Green"] Clark was hired to replace a departing member, and joined the group, who as well as McGuire at that time also included Larry Ramos, who would later go on to join The Association and sing joint lead on their big hit "Never My Love": [Excerpt: The Association, "Never My Love"] Clark was only in the New Christy Minstrels for a few months, but he appeared on several of their albums -- they recorded four albums during the months he was with the group, but there's some debate as to whether he appeared on all of them, as he may have missed some recording sessions when he had a cold. Clark didn't get much opportunity to sing lead on the records, but he was more prominent in live performances, and can be seen and heard in the many TV appearances the group did in late 1963: [Excerpt: The New Christy Minstrels, "Julianne"] But Clark was not a good fit for the group -- he didn't put himself forward very much, which meant he didn't get many lead vocals, which meant in turn that he seemed not to be pulling his weight. But the thing that really changed his mind came in late 1963, on tour in Canada, when he heard this: [Excerpt: The Beatles, "She Loves You"] Clark knew instantly that that was the kind of music he wanted to be making, and when "I Want to Hold Your Hand" came out in the US soon afterwards, it was the impetus that Clark needed in order to quit the group and move to California. There he visited the Troubadour club in Los Angeles, and saw another performer who had been in an ultra-commercial folk group until he had been bitten by the Beatle bug -- Roger McGuinn. One note here -- Roger McGuinn at this point used his birth name, but he changed it for religious reasons in 1967.  I've been unable to find out his views on his old name -- whether he considers it closer to a trans person's deadname which would be disrespectful to mention, or to something like Reg Dwight becoming Elton John or David Jones becoming David Bowie. As I presume everyone listening to this has access to a search engine and can find out his birth name if at all interested, I'll be using "Roger McGuinn" throughout this episode, and any other episodes that deal with him, at least until I find out for certain how he feels about the use of that name. McGuinn had grown up in Chicago, and become obsessed with the guitar after seeing Elvis on TV in 1956, but as rockabilly had waned in popularity he had moved into folk music, taking lessons from Frank Hamilton, a musician who had played in a group with Ramblin' Jack Elliot, and who would later go on to join a 1960s lineup of the Weavers. Hamilton taught McGuinn Lead Belly and Woody Guthrie songs, and taught him how to play the banjo. Hamilton also gave McGuinn an enthusiasm for the twelve-string guitar, an instrument that had been popular among folk musicians like Lead Belly, but which had largely fallen out of fashion. McGuinn became a regular in the audience at the Gate of Horn, a folk club owned by Albert Grossman, who would later become Bob Dylan's manager, and watched performers like Odetta and Josh White. He also built up his own small repertoire of songs by people like Ewan MacColl, which he would perform at coffee shops. At one of those coffee shops he was seen by a member of the Limeliters, one of the many Kingston Trio-alike groups that had come up during the folk boom. The Limeliters were after a guitarist to back them, and offered McGuinn the job. He turned it down at first, as he was still in school, but as it turned out the job was still open when he graduated, and so young McGuinn found himself straight out of school playing the Hollywood Bowl on a bill including Eartha Kitt. McGuinn only played with the Limeliters for six weeks, but in that short time he ended up playing on a top five album, as he was with them at the Ash Grove when they recorded their live album Tonight in Person: [Excerpt: The Limeliters, "Madeira, M'Dear"] After being sacked by the Limeliters, McGuinn spent a short while playing the clubs around LA, before being hired by another commercial folk group, the Chad Mitchell Trio, who like the Limeliters before them needed an accompanist. McGuinn wasn't particularly happy working with the trio, who in his telling regarded themselves as the stars and McGuinn very much as the hired help. He also didn't respect them as musicians, and thought they were little to do with folk music as he understood the term. Despite this, McGuinn stayed with the Chad Mitchell Trio for two and a half years, and played on two albums with them -- Mighty Day on Campus, and Live at the Bitter End: [Excerpt: The Chad Mitchell Trio, "The John Birch Society" ] McGuinn stuck it out with the Chad Mitchell trio until his twentieth birthday, and he was just about to accept an offer to join the New Christy Minstrels himself when he got a better one. Bobby Darin was in the audience at a Chad Mitchell Trio show, and approached McGuinn afterwards. Darin had started out in the music business as a songwriter, working with his friend Don Kirshner, but had had some success in the late fifties and early sixties as one of the interchangeable teen idol Bobbies who would appear on American Bandstand, with records like "Dream Lover" and "Splish Splash": [Excerpt: Bobby Darin, "Splish Splash"] But Darin had always been more musically adventurous than most of his contemporaries, and with his hit version of "Mack the Knife" he had successfully moved into the adult cabaret market. And like other singers breaking into that market, like Sam Cooke, he had decided to incorporate folk music into his act. He would do his big-band set, then there would be a fifteen-minute set of folk songs, backed just by guitar and stand-up bass. Darin wanted McGuinn to be his guitarist and backing vocalist for these folk sets, and offered to double what the Chad Mitchell Trio was paying him. Darin wasn't just impressed with McGuinn's musicianship -- he also liked his showmanship, which came mostly from McGuinn being bored and mildly disgusted with the music he was playing on stage. He would pull faces behind the Chad Mitchell Trio's back, the audience would laugh, and the trio would think the laughter was for them. For a while, McGuinn was happy playing with Darin, who he later talked about as being a mentor. But then Darin had some vocal problems and had to take some time off the road. However, he didn't drop McGuinn altogether -- rather, he gave him a job in the Brill Building, writing songs for Darin's publishing company. One of the songs he wrote there was "Beach Ball", co-written with Frank Gari. A knock-off of "Da Doo Ron Ron", retooled as a beach party song, the recording released as by the City Surfers apparently features McGuinn, Gari, Darin on drums and Terry Melcher on piano: [Excerpt: The City Surfers, "Beach Ball"] That wasn't a hit, but a cover version by Jimmy Hannan was a local hit in Melbourne, Australia: [Excerpt: Jimmy Hannan “Beach Ball”] That record is mostly notable for its backing vocalists, three brothers who would soon go on to become famous as the Bee Gees. Darin soon advised McGuinn that if he really wanted to become successful, he should become a rock and roll singer, and so McGuinn left Darin's employ and struck out as a solo performer, playing folk songs with a rock backbeat around Greenwich Village, before joining a Beatles tribute act playing clubs around New York. He was given further encouragement by Dion DiMucci, another late-fifties singer who like Darin was trying to make the transition to playing for adult crowds. DiMucci had been lead singer of Dion and the Belmonts, but had had more success as a solo act with records like "The Wanderer": [Excerpt: Dion, "The Wanderer"] Dion was insistent that McGuinn had something -- that he wasn't just imitating the Beatles, as he thought, but that he was doing something a little more original. Encouraged by Dion, McGuinn made his way west to LA, where he was playing the Troubadour supporting Roger Miller, when Gene Clark walked in. Clark saw McGuinn as a kindred spirit -- another folkie who'd had his musical world revolutionised by the Beatles -- and suggested that the two become a duo, performing in the style of Peter and Gordon, the British duo who'd recently had a big hit with "World Without Love", a song written for them by Paul McCartney: [Excerpt: Peter and Gordon, "World Without Love"] The duo act didn't last long though, because they were soon joined by a third singer, David Crosby. Crosby had grown up in LA -- his father, Floyd Crosby, was an award-winning cinematographer, who had won an Oscar for his work on Tabu: A Story of the South Seas, and a Golden Globe for High Noon, but is now best known for his wonderfully lurid work on a whole series of films starring Vincent Price, including The Pit and the Pendulum, House of Usher, Tales of Terror, and Comedy of Terrors. Like many children of privilege, David had been a spoiled child, and he had taken to burglary for kicks, and had impregnated a schoolfriend and then run off rather than take responsibility for the child. Travelling across the US as a way to escape the consequences of his actions, he had spent some time hanging out with musicians like Fred Neil, Paul Kantner, and Travis Edmondson, the latter of whom had recorded a version of Crosby's first song, "Cross the Plains": [Excerpt: Travis Edmondson, "Cross the Plains"] Edmondson had also introduced Crosby to cannabis, and Crosby soon took to smoking everything he could, even once smoking aspirin to see if he could get high from that. When he'd run out of money, Crosby, like Clark and McGuinn, had joined an ultra-commercial folk group. In Crosby's case it was Les Baxter's Balladeers, put together by the bandleader who was better known for his exotica recordings. While Crosby was in the Balladeers, they were recorded for an album called "Jack Linkletter Presents A Folk Festival", a compilation of live recordings hosted by the host of Hootenanny: [Excerpt: Les Baxter's Balladeers, "Ride Up"] It's possible that Crosby got the job with Baxter through his father's connections -- Baxter did the music for many films made by Roger Corman, the producer and director of those Vincent Price films. Either way, Crosby didn't last long in the Balladeers. After he left the group, he started performing solo sets, playing folk music but with a jazz tinge to it -- Crosby was already interested in pushing the boundaries of what chords and melodies could be used in folk. Crosby didn't go down particularly well with the folk-club crowds, but he did impress one man. Jim Dickson had got into the music industry more or less by accident -- he had seen the comedian Lord Buckley, a white man who did satirical routines in a hipsterish argot that owed more than a little to Black slang, and had been impressed by him. He had recorded Buckley with his own money, and had put out Buckley's first album Hipsters, Flipsters and Finger Poppin' Daddies, Knock Me Your Lobes on his own label, before selling the rights of the album to Elektra records: [Excerpt: Lord Buckley, "Friends, Romans, Countrymen"] Dickson had gone on to become a freelance producer, often getting his records put out by Elektra, making both jazz records with people like Red Mitchell: [Excerpt: Red Mitchell, "Jim's Blues"] And country, folk, and bluegrass records, with people like the Dillards, whose first few albums he produced: [Excerpt: The Dillards, "Duelling Banjos"] Dickson had also recently started up a publishing company, Tickson Music, with a partner, and the first song they had published had been written by a friend of Crosby's, Dino Valenti, with whom at one point Crosby had shared a houseboat: [Excerpt: Dino Valenti, "Get Together"] Unfortunately for Dickson, before that song became a big hit for the Youngbloods, he had had to sell the rights to it, to the Kingston Trio's managers, as Valenti had been arrested and needed bail money, and it was the only way to raise the funds required. Dickson liked Crosby's performance, and became his manager. Dickson had access to a recording studio, and started recording Crosby singing traditional songs and songs to which Dickson owned the copyright -- at this point Crosby wasn't writing much, and so Dickson got him to record material like "Get Together": [Excerpt: David Crosby, "Get Together"] Unfortunately for Crosby, Dickson's initial idea, to get him signed to Warner Brothers records as a solo artist using those recordings, didn't work out. But Gene Clark had seen Crosby perform live and thought he was impressive. He told McGuinn about him, and the three men soon hit it off -- they were able to sing three-part harmony together as soon as they met. ( This is one characteristic of Crosby that acquaintances often note -- he's a natural harmony singer, and is able to fit his voice into pre-existing groups of other singers very easily, and make it sound natural). Crosby introduced the pair to Dickson, who had a brainwave. These were folkies, but they didn't really sing like folkies -- they'd grown up on rock and roll, and they were all listening to the Beatles now. There was a gap in the market, between the Beatles and Peter, Paul, and Mary, for something with harmonies, a soft sound, and a social conscience, but a rock and roll beat. Something that was intelligent, but still fun, and which could appeal to the screaming teenage girls and to the college kids who were listening to Dylan. In Crosby, McGuinn, and Clark, Dickson thought he had found the people who could do just that. The group named themselves The Jet Set -- a name thought up by McGuinn, who loved flying and everything about the air, and which they also thought gave them a certain sophistication -- and their first demo recording, with all three of them on twelve-string guitars, shows the direction they were going in. "The Only Girl I Adore", written by McGuinn and Clark, has what I can only assume is the group trying for Liverpool accents and failing miserably, and call and response and "yeah yeah" vocals that are clearly meant to evoke the Beatles. It actually does a remarkably good job of evoking some of Paul McCartney's melodic style -- but the rhythm guitar is pure Don Everly: [Excerpt: The Jet Set, "The Only Girl I Adore"] The Jet Set jettisoned their folk instruments for good after watching A Hard Day's Night -- Roger McGuinn traded in his banjo and got an electric twelve-string Rickenbacker just like the one that George Harrison played, and they went all-in on the British Invasion sound, copying the Beatles but also the Searchers, whose jangly sound was perfect for the Rickenbacker, and who had the same kind of solid harmony sound the Jet Set were going for. Of course, if you're going to try to sound like the Beatles and the Searchers, you need a drummer, and McGuinn and Crosby were both acquainted with a young man who had been born Michael Dick, but who had understandably changed his name to Michael Clarke. He was only eighteen, and wasn't a particularly good drummer, but he did have one huge advantage, which is that he looked exactly like Brian Jones. So the Jet Set now had a full lineup -- Roger McGuinn on lead guitar, Gene Clark on rhythm guitar, David Crosby was learning bass, and Michael Clarke on drums. But that wasn't the lineup on their first recordings. Crosby was finding it difficult to learn the bass, and Michael Clarke wasn't yet very proficient on drums, so for what became their first record Dickson decided to bring in a professional rhythm section, hiring two of the Wrecking Crew, bass player Ray Pohlman and drummer Earl Palmer, to back the three singers, with McGuinn and Gene Clark on guitars: [Excerpt: The Beefeaters, "Please Let Me Love You"] That was put out on a one-single deal with Elektra Records, and Jim Dickson made the deal under the condition that it couldn't be released under the group's real name -- he wanted to test what kind of potential they had without spoiling their reputation. So instead of being put out as by the Jet Set, it was put out as by the Beefeaters -- the kind of fake British name that a lot of American bands were using at the time, to try and make themselves seem like they might be British. The record did nothing, but nobody was expecting it to do much, so they weren't particularly bothered. And anyway, there was another problem to deal with. David Crosby had been finding it difficult to play bass and sing -- this was one reason that he only sang, and didn't play, on the Beefeaters single. His bass playing was wooden and rigid, and he wasn't getting better. So it was decided that Crosby would just sing, and not play anything at all. As a result, the group needed a new bass player, and Dickson knew someone who he thought would fit the bill, despite him not being a bass player. Chris Hillman had become a professional musician in his teens, playing mandolin in a bluegrass group called the Scottsville Squirrel Barkers, who made one album of bluegrass standards for sale through supermarkets: [Excerpt: The Scottsville Squirrel Barkers, "Shady Grove"] Hillman had moved on to a group called the Golden State Boys, which featured two brothers, Vern and Rex Gosdin. The Golden State Boys had been signed to a management contract by Dickson, who had renamed the group the Hillmen after their mandolin player -- Hillman was very much in the background in the group, and Dickson believed that he would be given a little more confidence if he was pushed to the front. The Hillmen had recorded one album, which wasn't released until many years later, and which had featured Hillman singing lead on the Bob Dylan song "When the Ship Comes In": [Excerpt: The Hillmen, "When the Ship Comes In"] Hillman had gone on from there to join a bluegrass group managed by Randy Sparks, the same person who was in charge of the New Christy Minstrels, and who specialised in putting out ultra-commercialised versions of roots music for pop audiences. But Dickson knew that Hillman didn't like playing with that group, and would be interested in doing something very different, so even though Hillman didn't play bass, Dickson invited him to join the group. There was almost another lineup change at this point, as well. McGuinn and Gene Clark were getting sick of David Crosby's attitude -- Crosby was the most technically knowledgeable musician in the group, but was at this point not much of a songwriter. He was not at all shy about pointing out what he considered flaws in the songs that McGuinn and Clark were writing, but he wasn't producing anything better himself. Eventually McGuinn and Clark decided to kick Crosby out of the group altogether, but they reconsidered when Dickson told them that if Crosby went he was going too. As far as Dickson was concerned, the group needed Crosby's vocals, and that was an end of the matter. Crosby was back in the group, and all was forgotten. But there was another problem related to Crosby, as the Jet Set found out when they played their first gig, an unannounced spot at the Troubadour. The group had perfected their image, with their Beatles suits and pose of studied cool, but Crosby had never performed without an instrument before. He spent the gig prancing around the stage, trying to act like a rock star, wiggling his bottom in what he thought was a suggestive manner. It wasn't, and the audience found it hilarious. Crosby, who took himself very seriously at this point in time, felt humiliated, and decided that he needed to get an instrument to play. Obviously he couldn't go back to playing bass, so he did the only thing that seemed possible -- he started undermining Gene Clark's confidence as a player, telling him he was playing behind the beat. Clark -- who was actually a perfectly reasonable rhythm player -- was non-confrontational by nature and believed Crosby's criticisms. Soon he *was* playing behind the beat, because his confidence had been shaken. Crosby took over the rhythm guitar role, and from that point on it would be Gene Clark, not David Crosby, who would have to go on stage without an instrument. The Jet Set were still not getting very many gigs, but they were constantly in the studio, working on material. The most notable song they recorded in this period is "You Showed Me", a song written by Gene Clark and McGuinn, which would not see release at the time but which would later become a hit for both the Turtles and the Lightning Seeds: [Excerpt: The Jet Set, "You Showed Me"] Clark in particular was flourishing as a songwriter, and becoming a genuine talent. But Jim Dickson thought that the song that had the best chance of being the Jet Set's breakout hit wasn't one that they were writing themselves, but one that he'd heard Bob Dylan perform in concert, but which Dylan had not yet released himself. In 1964, Dylan was writing far more material than he could reasonably record, even given the fact that his albums at this point often took little more time to record than to listen to. One song he'd written but not yet put out on an album was "Mr. Tambourine Man". Dylan had written the song in April 1964, and started performing it live as early as May, when he was on a UK tour that would later be memorialised in D.A. Pennebaker's film Don't Look Back. That performance was later released in 2014 for copyright extension purposes on vinyl, in a limited run of a hundred copies. I *believe* this recording is from that: [Excerpt: Bob Dylan, "Mr. Tambourine Man (live Royal Festival Hall 1964)"] Jim Dickson remembered the song after seeing Dylan perform it live, and started pushing Witmark Music, Dylan's publishers, to send him a demo of the song. Dylan had recorded several demos, and the one that Witmark sent over was a version that was recorded with Ramblin' Jack Elliot singing harmony, recorded for Dylan's album Another Side of Bob Dylan, but left off the album as Elliot had been off key at points: [Excerpt: Bob Dylan and Ramblin' Jack Elliot, "Mr. Tambourine Man" (from Bootleg Series vol 7)] There have been all sorts of hypotheses about what "Mr. Tambourine Man" is really about. Robert Shelton, for example, suspects the song is inspired by Thomas de Quincey's Confessions of an Opium Eater. de Quincey uses a term for opium, "the dark idol", which is supposedly a translation of the Latin phrase "mater tenebrarum", which actually means "mother of darkness" (or mother of death or mother of gloom). Shelton believes that Dylan probably liked the sound of "mater tenebrarum" and turned it into "Mister Tambourine Man". Others have tried to find links to the Pied Piper of Hamelin, or claimed that Mr. Tambourine Man is actually Jesus. Dylan, on the other hand, had a much more prosaic explanation -- that Mr. Tambourine Man was a friend of his named Bruce Langhorne, who was prominent in the Greenwich Village folk scene. As well as being a guitarist, Langhorne was also a percussionist, and played a large Turkish frame drum, several feet in diameter, which looked and sounded quite like a massively oversized tambourine. Dylan got that image in his head and wrote a song about it. Sometimes a tambourine is just a tambourine. (Also, in a neat little coincidence, Dylan has acknowledged that he took the phrase “jingle jangle” from a routine by Jim Dickson's old client, Lord Buckley.) Dickson was convinced that "Mr. Tambourine Man" would be a massive hit, but the group didn't like it. Gene Clark, who was at this point the group's only lead singer, didn't think it fit his voice or had anything in common with the songs he was writing. Roger McGuinn was nervous about doing a Dylan song, because he'd played at the same Greenwich Village clubs as Dylan when both were starting out -- he had felt a rivalry with Dylan then, and wasn't entirely comfortable with inviting comparisons with someone who had grown so much as an artist while McGuinn was still very much at the beginning of his career. And David Crosby simply didn't think that such a long, wordy, song had a chance of being a hit. So Dickson started to manipulate the group. First, since Clark didn't like singing the song, he gave the lead to McGuinn. The song now had one champion in the band, and McGuinn was also a good choice as he had a hypothesis that there was a space for a vocal sound that split the difference between John Lennon and Bob Dylan, and was trying to make himself sound like that -- not realising that Lennon himself was busily working on making his voice more Dylanesque at the same time. But that still wasn't enough -- even after Dickson worked with the group to cut the song down so it was only two choruses and one verse, and so came in under two minutes, rather than the five minutes that Dylan's original version lasted, Crosby in particular was still agitating that the group should just drop the song. So Dickson decided to bring in Dylan himself. Dickson was acquainted with Dylan, and told him that he was managing a Beatles-style group who were doing one of Dylan's songs, and invited him to come along to a rehearsal. Dylan came, partly out of politeness, but also because Dylan was as aware as anyone of the commercial realities of the music business. Dylan was making most of his money at this point as a songwriter, from having other people perform his songs, and he was well aware that the Beatles had changed what hit records sounded like. If the kids were listening to beat groups instead of to Peter, Paul, and Mary, then Dylan's continued commercial success relied on him getting beat groups to perform his songs. So he agreed to come and hear Jim Dickson's beat group, and see what he thought of what they were doing with his song. Of course, once the group realised that Dylan was going to be coming to listen to them, they decided that they had better actually work on their arrangement of the song. They came up with something that featured McGuinn's Searchers-style twelve-string playing, the group's trademark harmonies, and a rather incongruous-sounding marching beat: [Excerpt: The Jet Set, "Mr. Tambourine Man (early version)"] Dylan heard their performance, and was impressed, telling them "You can DANCE to it!" Dylan went on a charm offensive with the group, winning all of them round except Crosby -- but even Crosby stopped arguing the point, realising he'd lost. "Mr. Tambourine Man" was now a regular part of their repertoire. But they still didn't have a record deal, until one came from an unexpected direction. The group were playing their demos to a local promoter, Benny Shapiro, when Shapiro's teenage daughter came in to the room, excited because the music sounded so much like the Beatles. Shapiro later joked about this to the great jazz trumpet player Miles Davis, and Davis told his record label about this new group, and suddenly they were being signed to Columbia Records. "Mr. Tambourine Man" was going to be their first single, but before that they had to do something about the group's name, as Columbia pointed out that there was already a British group called the Jet Set. The group discussed this over Thanksgiving turkey, and the fact that they were eating a bird reminded Gene Clark of a song by the group's friend Dino Valenti, "Birdses": [Excerpt: Dino Valenti, "Birdses"] Clark suggested "The Birdses", but the group agreed it wasn't quite right -- though McGuinn, who was obsessed with aviation, did like the idea of a name that was associated with flight. Dickson's business partner Eddie Tickner suggested that they just call themselves "The Birds", but the group saw a problem with that, too -- "bird" being English slang for "girl", they worried that if they called themselves that people might think they were gay. So how about messing with the vowels, the same way the Beatles had changed the spelling of their name? They thought about Burds with a "u" and Berds with an "e", before McGuinn hit on Byrds with a y, which appealed to him because of Admiral Byrd, an explorer and pioneering aviator. They all agreed that the name was perfect -- it began with a "b", just like Beatles and Beach Boys, it was a pun like the Beatles, and it signified flight, which was important to McGuinn. As the group entered 1965, another major event happened in McGuinn's life -- the one that would lead to him changing his name. A while earlier, McGuinn had met a friend in Greenwich Village and had offered him a joint. The friend had refused, saying that he had something better than dope. McGuinn was intrigued to try this "something better" and went along with his friend to what turned out to be a religious meeting, of the new religious movement Subud, a group which believes, among other things, that there are seven levels of existence from gross matter to pure spirit, and which often encourages members to change their names. McGuinn was someone who was very much looking for meaning in his life -- around this time he also became a devotee of the self-help writer Norman Vincent Peale thanks to his mother sending him a copy of Peale's book on positive thinking -- and so he agreed to give the organisation a go. Subud involves a form of meditation called the laithan, and on his third attempt at doing this meditation, McGuinn had experienced what he believed was contact with God -- an intense hallucinatory experience which changed his life forever. McGuinn was initiated into Subud ten days before going into the studio to record "Mr. Tambourine Man", and according to his self-description, whatever Bob Dylan thought the song was about, he was singing to God when he sang it -- in earlier interviews he said he was singing to Allah, but now he's a born-again Christian he tends to use "God". The group had been assigned by CBS to Terry Melcher, mostly because he was the only staff producer they had on the West Coast who had any idea at all about rock and roll music, and Melcher immediately started to mould the group into his idea of what a pop group should be. For their first single, Melcher decided that he wasn't going to use the group, other than McGuinn, for anything other than vocals. Michael Clarke in particular was still a very shaky drummer (and would never be the best on his instrument) while Hillman and Crosby were adequate but not anything special on bass and guitar. Melcher knew that the group's sound depended on McGuinn's electric twelve-string sound, so he kept that, but other than that the Byrds' only contribution to the A-side was McGuinn, Crosby, and Clark on vocals. Everything else was supplied by members of the Wrecking Crew -- Jerry Cole on guitar, Larry Knechtel on bass, Leon Russell on electric piano, and Hal Blaine on drums: [Excerpt: The Byrds, "Mr. Tambourine Man"] Indeed, not everyone who performed at the session is even clearly audible on the recording. Both Gene Clark and Leon Russell were actually mixed out by Melcher -- both of them are audible, Clark more than Russell, but only because of leakage onto other people's microphones. The final arrangement was a mix of influences. McGuinn's twelve-string sound was clearly inspired by the Searchers, and the part he's playing is allegedly influenced by Bach, though I've never seen any noticeable resemblance to anything Bach ever wrote. The overall sound was an attempt to sound like the Beatles, while Melcher always said that the arrangement and feel of the track was inspired by "Don't Worry Baby" by the Beach Boys. This is particularly noticeable in the bass part -- compare the part on the Beach Boys record: [Excerpt: The Beach Boys, "Don't Worry Baby (instrumental mix with backing vocals)"] to the tag on the Byrds record: [Excerpt: The Byrds, "Mr. Tambourine Man"] Five days before the Byrds recorded their single, Bob Dylan had finally recorded his own version of the song, with the tambourine man himself, Bruce Langhorne, playing guitar, and it was released three weeks before the Byrds' version, as an album track on Dylan's Bringing it All Back Home: [Excerpt: Bob Dylan, "Mr. Tambourine Man"] Dylan's album would become one of the most important of his career, as we'll discuss in a couple of weeks, when we next look at Dylan. But it also provided an additional publicity boost for the Byrds, and as a result their record quickly went to number one in both the UK and America, becoming the first record of a Dylan song to go to number one on any chart. Dylan's place in the new pop order was now secured; the Byrds had shown that American artists could compete with the British Invasion on its own terms -- that the new wave of guitar bands still had a place for Americans; and folk-rock was soon identified as the next big commercial trend. And over the next few weeks we'll see how all those things played out throughout the mid sixties.

Welcome back to Seasoned Sessions! This week we're talking about the death of Olisa Odukwe, the Bristol University student who went missing last week, The cop who killed Rayshard Brooks being reinstated, Will Smith opening up about his lockdown body, and more. Oh, and check out our video for this episode over on BuzzFeed UK's YouTube channel! You can get in touch with us at seasonedsessions@buzzfeed.com, @adaenechi, or @its_hanifahh. Have a great week!

In the latest episode, Jen and Kristin head across the pond to jolly old England, pip pip, Cheerios, old chaps, to check out the Tower of London and all the fun and murder that happened in and around it. We talk about the menagerie that used to be kept at the Tower; the many, many, too many people killed there; Guy Fawkes’ Gun Powder plot and how Jen can’t say “effigy;” the little Lost Princes; and much more. And, of course, ghosts: Does Anne Boleyn walk around carrying her head? Is there a giant bear waiting to scare the bejesus out of tourists? Listen and find out. SOURCES: The Story of the Tower of London, from Historic Royal Palaces https://www.hrp.org.uk/tower-of-london/history-and-stories/the-story-of-the-tower-of-london/#gs.tsn3g6 Anne Boleyn, Beefeaters, Guy Fawkes and the princes: a brief history of the Tower of London, from History Extra https://www.historyextra.com/period/victorian/anne-boleyn-guy-fawkes-and-the-princes-a-brief-history-of-the-tower-of-london/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/macabretraveler/support

Since 2009 a group of friends from the UK have been lighting up the Tour de France and other cycling races with their 'Beefeater Bend' - throwing a party for cycling fans along the roadside. They shot to global fame in 2019 when their Links Rechts video from the Alps went viral overnight attracting national and global press attention. They've won the UCI fans award, preformed on stage at the World Championships and even have a kit collaboration with Stolen Goat and their own merchandise range for which they sell to raise money for charity. What a bunch of guys! Have a listen to their journey and enjoy the stories along the way.

U.S. cases surpass 4.5 million. U.S deaths near 153,000 as CDC forecasts about 20,000 more deaths in three weeks. CDC Director: In public’s “best interest” for schools to reopen. Trump ramps up effort to sow doubt in 2020 vote, warns of “greatest election disaster in history.” Extra federal unemployment benefits expire tonight while White House and Pelosi trade jabs. Governor issues state of emergency as hurricane barrels toward Florida; State reports fourth straight day of record virus deaths. California see first coronavirus teen death. Massive increase in mail-in ballots leaves New York race still undecided. Lockdown in Bahamas eased as hurricane approaches. Despite infection, Brazilian President visits south of country. European economy posts worst plunge on record due to coronavirus and shutdowns. Tower of London’s Beefeaters face layoffs for first time in 500 years as virus cuts tourism. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Trump wants to send in the troops, New Peter Strzok memo clears the president, Biden dodges more questions, Tucker Carlson calls out New York Times, Baseball Players kneeling during National Anthem, Pizza on a stick, More hate mail for The Kimmer, Beefeaters face job cuts for first time in history and other powwow’s on today’s Kimmer-castSupport the show (http://Patreon.com/KimmerShow)

What does it say that we forgot about Mothers' Day? Probably that time doesn't exist anymore, and you can't go anywhere, because this week's theme is COVID CLOSURES! Amie gets her trademark amount of vitamin C and alcohol while discussing several haunted retail locations all over America, and Tami gets cheeky with some Beefeaters at The Tower of London. The ghosts this week can't catch a break as they are constantly stabbed by bayonets, ignored, or even fat-shamed! It's enough to make you want to jump down a whale of a well. And if you want to see Tami's Zoom play, check out this link to purchase tickets, all proceeds going to two great charities: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSftRgz8JKR3MbmGVWlEs7ySlrCge_fgsdS3Kjb5vfbe3-hFng/viewform . We're Social!: www.bansheesandbooze.com www.instagram.com/bansheesandbooze www.twitter.com/bansheesnbooze . Theme Music: Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ . Artwork: Laura de Mooij www.instagram.com/disneybabydoll/

SOMETHING BIG IS HAPPENING I PRIME PEOPLE: LONDON BEEFEATERSIn this episode, we linked up with a friend who has won two titles on a national stage and is planning on doing the same for London Ontario. If you’re not familiar with them, you need to buckle and take a ride with us to see how this beautiful mind plans to do it. The next bandwagon is coming so don't sleep on this episode!On top of that, give them a follow and be sure to show them some love for all the knowledge they dropped in this episode! The London Beefeater Football Club Inc. is a non-profit organization sponsoring junior football in the London area for players aged 18-22 as of December 31st of the current year.In 1975 a group of volunteers had a dream about bringing high-quality junior football to London and the current executive continues with that tradition in mind.Their motto, "Committed to Excellence", encapsulates their vision to promote character development through football excellence and quality programs. It is their mission to develop, throughout our organization, the skills necessary for success in football and in life.The London Beefeater Football Club values:"Respect" of self, others and property"Honesty" and "Truthfulness""Integrity" that is commitment, pride and work ethic"Accountability""Inclusiveness" and "Tolerance" of ideas and people"Adaptability" and the need to grow through changeThe London Beefeaters participate in the Ontario Football Conference (OFC), a division of the Canadian Junior Football League that consists of the Prairie Football Conference and the British Columbia Football Conference as well as the OFC. Each year the three conferences compete for the Canadian Bowl, one of only three national football championships in Canada. The others are the CFL's Grey Cup and the USports' Vanier Cup.The London Beefeater Football Club is operated by a Board of Directors and relies on the work of many volunteers to develop a quality football program for London and the surrounding area.BEEFEATER FOOTBALL'A quality football program for young men in London and the surrounding area.'FOLLOW THE LONDON BEEFEATERS:Website: http://www.londonbeefeaters.org/IG: http://bit.ly/33UugCvFacebook: http://bit.ly/33N3v37FOLLOW PRIMETWITTER: http://bit.ly/2AqAwUPINSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2AmMNJTFACEBOOK: https://bit.ly/2MFBXn1LINKEDIN: http://bit.ly/2AoQ0IZWEBSITE: https://primebrokerage.ca/

London Beefeaters head coach Jesse Maddox is in his first season and looking to get the 5-3 Beefeaters to the top of the OFC. Two part podcast, Tuesday Beefeaters head coach and Wednesday Regina Thunder's Scott Macauley

Something sinister was happening at Radio 1 today. Greg, Jordan, Adele, Maya, Scott and Grimmy were all summoned to the studio, only for some of them to be whisked away to The Tower of London. Treachery was in the air as they awaited their fate.

This week's episode in recorded live in THE TOWER OF LONDON because our guest Tom Houghton lives there. Seriously, just ask him.  He's a stand-up comedian, officially known as The Honourable Tom Houghton (@HonourableTom) whose Dad has been knighted... twice. We talk about The Tower of London, living in The Queen's House, trying to order take-out when you live across a moat and two battle gates, Queen's Guard vs Beefeaters, the noble Turducken, going through kidnapping training and having no chance of impressing your Dad.  Catch him live in London at 2Northdown December 6th - he's a very popular lad so buy tickets now! He's @HonourableTom on Instagram & Twitter, he's also on Facebook. If you enjoyed the episode, please give us a like on Facebook, review on iTunes, a follow on Spotify/iTunes/Podbean or get around the not Honourable Daniel Muggleton (@danmuggleton) on Twitter/Instagram.  Also here's the Wikipedia for Muggletonianism if you fancy giving it a read, created by my ancestors in the UK: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muggletonianism 

Dougems and his blazer are back, and you know what that means – the show is going to be AWESOME – give it up for the Power of the Blazer. Lots going on: taking a trip to Mars, hiking the moon, Apes Vs the Rose Bowl, tap dancing babies, being a baby in University, exploding lungs, a man, a lawn chair, helium and some colorful balloons – and no it's not UP!, hot rods, slim jims, Rolaids, ravens and the tower of London, spoiler etiquette, road trips, and an a long solved mystery re: PodGal's awesome bladder control.  PodGuy has a life hack: spin a round, every now and then….. Hosts: PodGuy and PodGal  Guests: Dougems and The Blazer. Drinks:  Tofino Brewing - Dawn Patrol Coffee Porter               Off the Rail Brewing - Into The Black Stout Need a new tie, a quality yet affordable tie?  Check out www.wearedapperties.com and use the promo code 'podcouple' to get free shipping.  We have ours and LOVE them. Want a Pod Couple T-shirt? Check out our website and place an order. PodGal is a huge fan of the super soft ones! Hosts: PodGuy and PodGal Twitter: @thepodcouple Email: thepodcouple@hotmail.com Facebook:  www.facebook.com/ThePodCouple Instagram: @thepodcouple Website: www.thepodcouple.ca  T-Shirts for Sale Patreon: Coming VERY soon! Books: Presidential 21 on Smashwords Have a great day - hope it just got a little bit better!

In which the Idiots discuss Charles Dickens's epic tale of love and sacrifice in the French Revolution "A Tale of Two Cities" - reveal the mystical secrets of the Beefeaters - take sides in the upcoming class war -and we DO NOT take a trip to Opposite Land. With returning guest philanthropist and Subway sandwich artist Serge Pistache and Special Guest Expert Lenny London, one of the Her Majesty's Beefeaters.

It’s the final episode of 2016 for Wisenheimer: The Podcast! Leslie Mitchell, Jeff De Leon, and Brent Tubbs take you on an uncensored trip across the pond to see some Beefeaters, then visit a Wells Fargo. Be sure to follow, friend, and like Wisenheimer on Facebook at Facebook.com/WeAreWisenheimer, Instagram at @WeAreWisenheimer, Twitter at @WisenheimerQC, and visit our website at http://WeAreWisenheimer.com Rock out the rest of 2016 with Wicked Liz and The Bellyswirls - the official house band of Wisenheimer: The Podcast! Download all their music on both iTunes and CDBaby.com! Be sure to follow them online at Facebook.com/WickedLizandtheBellyswirls or on their website at http://Wicked-Liz.com!

The Byrds, sabías que ellos antes se llamaban "The Beefeaters".Cambiaron una letra ¡y listo!

The Byrds, sabías que ellos antes se llamaban "The Beefeaters".Cambiaron una letra ¡y listo!

In this episode we find out more about a very distinguished group of soldiers – informally known as “Beefeaters” and famous for their ceremonial duties their uniforms are unchanged from Tudor Times. Although their uniforms are similar, we find out that Yeoman Warders and Yeoman of the Guard have very different roles.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’re not afraid to visit the same very specific topic twice, dear listener, so having marked the 50th anniversary of the formation of The Rolling Stones back in PMB074, on this week’s show we mark the 50th anniversary of the … Continue reading →

You can't spell Spring without "G" "I", or "N" so our friend "Bad Wolf" helped our Supreme Ayatollah sort through some Gins... meanwhile, we happened to get some Zombie talk in, which seemed appropriate considering how long it's been since there was a new episode. People probably thought we were dead! Our contenders include Pride and Clarke's London Dry Gin, Beefeaters, Bombay, Bombay Sapphire, New Amsterdam, and Self proclaimed "best gin in the world" Brokers! We put them to the test and give you the results! Enjoy!