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Vancouver True Crime
Eastside Blood Alley Tales

Vancouver True Crime

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2023 32:00


Get an exclusive look into the underworld with our upcoming podcast featuring David Vella, a former Mexican Cartel hitman and high-level drug trafficker.On the West Coast of Canada, he stood as one of the biggest names in the world of illicit trade.Join us as we unravel the gripping tales of David's life, where his crew comprised some of the most formidable hitmen, extortionists, and drug traffickers. This is no ordinary story; this is a deep dive into the heart of darkness.Missed our previous encounters with the enigmatic David Vella?Catch up on the suspense-filled interviewsDavid was a high level drug trafficker and hitman for the Mexican Cartel. On the West Coast of Canada, he was one of the biggest drug traffickers.David's crew included some very serious hitmen, extortionists, and drug traffickers.please check out our previous podcasts interviews --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/darkminddetective/message

Death at the Wing
Blood Alley

Death at the Wing

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2023 56:48


Episode 4 | The life of James Dean, a restless man-child desperate to express himself in uptight post-World War II America. The original Rebel Without a Cause, and the prototype for a new kind of American teenager who longed to escape Mayberry. Learn more about the wonderful books, movies, and articles that made this season possible at dotlnotes.blog. Looking to get in touch with us with questions or feedback? Shoot us an email at DeathontheLot@hyperobjectindustries.com. Unlock all episodes of Death on the Lot, ad-free, right now by subscribing to The Binge. Plus, get binge access to brand new stories dropping on the first of every month — that's all episodes, all at once, all ad-free. Just click ‘Subscribe' on the top of the Death on the Lot show page on Apple Podcasts or visit GetTheBinge.com to get access wherever you get your podcasts. A HyperObject Industries & Sony Music Entertainment production. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. Find out more about The Binge and other podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow us @sonypodcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Please Don't Listen
Please Don't Listen Episode 219- Ghost Tour and Hypothetical Haunting

Please Don't Listen

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2022 105:07


Blood Alley, The Headless Nun, Ghost Ships and more! The Boo Crew talks all the ghosts you can gander at in this late Halloween Special. Don't miss it! Send Us Pirate Treasure: pleasedontcast@gmail.com patreon.com/pleasedontcast twitter.com/pleasedontcast

Vancouver True Crime
Vancouver The Beautiful and Ugly, Tales from Blood Alley!

Vancouver True Crime

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2022 59:45


I recently Interviewed David V about his time running buildings on the DTES, Vancouver and Nanaimo. The picture of David (left in the grey shirt ) with the Italian Crew at Collins Bay Institution. David was working for the Mexican Cartel as a high level as a drug trafficker and hitman, He was one of the largest drug traffickers on the West Coast of Canada. David's crew were some very serious heavy hitters of hit men, extortionists and drug traffickers at the highest levels. His stories are truly amazing and terrifying. Collins Bay Institution is a multilevel correctional facility in Kingston, Ontario. The facility was opened in 1930, and is now the oldest operational federal penitentiary in Ontario.

Castle of Spirits True Ghost Stories
Meet the Ghostkeepers - Castle of Spirits True Ghost Stories

Castle of Spirits True Ghost Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2022 53:51


In the inaugural episode of the Castle of Spirits podcast, we follow newly appointed ghostkeepers Vince and Jane as they brave cold drafts and navigate dimly lit corridors on the hunt for things that go bump in the night. Along the way, they stop by the castle library to read a few of their favorite true ghost stories, then slip into spine-chilling chats on weird cemetery encounters, the infamous La Llorona of Mexico, possessed pillows, the ancient Taotao Mo'na spirits of Guam, haunted toy stores, and late-night drives through California's notorious Blood Alley. Links:The Crying Woman (story)A Bed with a Beating (story)Weird Cemetery Encounter (story)Racing the Devil (story)Visit the award-winning Glass Spider Publishing to get your book into the hands of readers worldwide. www.glassspiderpublishing.comDiscover 4,600+ true ghost stories in the Castle of Spirits Librarywww.castleofspirits.com/ghost-storiesSubmit your own true paranormal storywww.castleofspirits.com/submit OR call 801-436-7838.Watch us on YouTube and follow us on Instagram and Facebook @castleofspiritsTheme Music: "Lightless Dawn" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

The Neubert Report
Ive got friends in brewing places pt1 featuring Russell Brewing

The Neubert Report

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2022 82:36


This episode features beer from Russell Brewing starting with Neopoliton Stout followed by Blood Alley.  We sneak in our international series 3 Cord Kolsch by Witches Hot Brewing then back to Russell for East Coast IPA, Lemon Lime Gose, Flood Relief and finally Oatmeal Stout.  Join us weekly for new episode and make sure to follow us on social media for upcoming features.  Stay Crafty!!

Haunted Attraction Network
Zombie Joe's Blood Alley Haunt Begins This Weekend

Haunted Attraction Network

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2022 8:51


Zombie Joe's Underground Theatre Group Kicks-Off Their 30th Season with BLOOD ALLEY HAUNT – this weekend only – and we went on-location to find out more (http://www.zombiejoes.com/). This weekend - Dare to Wind-Your-Way through a Forgotten Passage...Haunted by the Unspeakable Spirits of Its Diabolical Past! Blood Alley is showing March 11-13, 2022, and is only $10 in advance. Featured in this episode: Norman Gidney from Horrorbuzz, Zombie Joe, Jorge Lozano, Charlotte Cocker, and Joe Filippone. Subscribe: https://www.haunt.news/

Haunted Attraction Network
Zombie Joe's Blood Alley Haunt Begins This Weekend

Haunted Attraction Network

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2022 8:43


Zombie Joe's Underground Theatre Group Kicks-Off Their 30th Season with BLOOD ALLEY HAUNT – this weekend only – and we went on-location to find out more (http://www.zombiejoes.com/). This weekend - Dare to Wind-Your-Way through a Forgotten Passage...Haunted by the Unspeakable Spirits of Its Diabolical Past! Blood Alley is showing March 11-13, 2022 and is only $10 in advance. Featured in this episode: Norman Gidney from Horrorbuzz, Zombie Joe, Jorge Lozano, Charlotte Cocker, and Joe Filippone. Subscribe: https://www.haunt.news/

True Crime Conversations
Part Two: The End Of The Razor Wars

True Crime Conversations

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2022 30:07


It's the 7th May, 1929. Nearly two years since gangster Norman Bruhn was gunned down in the inner-city Sydney suburb of Surry Hills. The man who'd tried to interfere with the stronghold Tilly Devine and Kate Leigh had on East Sydney had failed, and paid with his life in the process. But two years on from his death, the streets are still dripping with the blood of razor victims. With or without Norman Bruhn, chaos still reigns on the streets of Darlinghurst. Tilly's brothel empire is raging, and locals still can't get enough of Kate's sly-grog, but there's another organised crime kingpin in town. His name is Phil Jeffs, and in Kings Cross, if you're looking for somewhere to gamble or something to snort, he's your man. He fancies himself as Australia's very own Al Capone. Smartly dressed and well-spoken, he might look the part, but Phil Jeffs isn't to be trusted.  Phil runs the fourth floor of a building on William St, Wooloomooloo, called the 50/50 club. It's a den of debauchery, where police take back-alley payments to turn a blind eye to rife prostitution and drug dealing. It's inside the 50/50 club where he's been cheating his suppliers. The cocaine on the streets of East Sydney is being cut with washing powder, boric acid and other substances. Diluted. It means the likes of Tilly's girls and Kate's standover men are being sold an adulterated product. It means Phil Jeffs is ripping them off.   The rival gangs have found out about Phil's trick and they want blood. So in scenes reminiscent of a Hollywood Western, angry gangsters challenge Phil and his men to settle their dispute on the streets of Kings Cross. They're there to show Phil how they feel, in the only way these mobsters know how to. With violence.  It's just after 10pm in Eaton Avenue, a shadowy street off Bayswater Road. It's no mistake these gangs are gathered here. Eaton Avenue is better known as Blood Alley by locals. A notoriously rough spot where muggings and street brawls are commonplace.  The men on Blood Alley know exactly what they've come for, and it's not just cut-throat razors to fear. Whatever they can get their hands on, boots, clubs, bricks all fly through the air. Many of the men are heavily armed, and for thirty long minutes, gunfire illuminates this dimly-lit patch Kings Cross. Finally, the police arrive. The mobsters disperse and Phill Jeffs escapes by jumping on the back of a car. But the battle of blood alley follows him home. And before Phil Jeffs goes to bed on this chilling May night, gangsters will break into his home and shoot him multiple times, as Razorhurst continues to live up to its name. CREDITS Host: Emma Gillespie Guests: Larry Writer& Leigh Straw Producer: Gia Moylan Audio Producer: Rhiannon Mooney CONTACT US Tell us what you think of the show via email at truecrime@mamamia.com.au   Join our closed Facebook community to discuss this episode. Just search True Crime Conversations on Facebook or follow this link https://bit.ly/tcc-group  If any of the contents in this episode have caused distress, know that there is help available via Lifeline on 13 11 14 or Beyond Blue on 1300 22 4636 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. Just by reading or listening to our content, you're helping to fund girls in schools in some of the most disadvantaged countries in the world - through our partnership with Room to Read. We're currently funding 300 girls in school every day and our aim is to get to 1,000. Find out more about Mamamia at mamamia.com.au  Support the show: https://www.mamamia.com.au/mplus/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cult Talks: Weird Shit
Lake Nyos- Episode 20

Cult Talks: Weird Shit

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2022 55:55


Staying out of the water won't save you.On today's episode, Eric finishes his stories about Les UX by telling us how the group started. Next, Daniel makes his presentation debut talking about a story local to our hometown of Chillicothe, Ohio. And lastly, we go back to Africa to hear about a killer lake. Hold your breath, and let's get weird.https://linktr.ee/Culttalknet

The Charlie Brennan Show with Amy Marxkors
Blood Alley, Lead Pipes in MO – June 19 2021, 9-10am

The Charlie Brennan Show with Amy Marxkors

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2021 34:30


Charlie Brennan and Amy Marxkors open the show taking calls on if beef jerky is good to eat from 2018 and how to fix drain in women's restroom. Bo Matthews joins the show as they discuss blood alley along highway 21. Angela Guyadeen, director of NRDC's Safe Water Initiative Program joins the show talking about Missouri ranking sixth in the nation in lead pipes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Street TV Podcast
Blood Alley gang to 1st generation Hoover Park Family

Street TV Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2021 75:11


In Episode 15 of the Street TV podcast, Alex Alonso interviews London "Zel" Carter (b. 1954 -) who was a member of Blood Alley, an old gang from Los Angeles active during the 1960s and perhaps late 1950s. London came into Blood alley in the late 1960s when they were fading out. But by 1969, he transitioned into a new group, the Hoover Park Family.  Madd Ronald from Rollin 20s also is a part of this interview.  Video portions of this interview (London Carter): https://bit.ly/2MY9a2gEmail Alex Alonso: https://www.streetgangs.com/contact/alexalonsoMailing Address:Street TV1976 S. LaCienega Blvd, #351Los Angeles, CA 90034Web1: http://www.streettv.netWeb 2: http://www.streetgangs.comMerch: http://www.streetgangs.com/storePhone: 323.68one.997nine#streetTV #gangster #StreetGangs #MobPiru #DeathRowRecords #AlexAlonso #AlexAlonsoInterviews 

The Horror Chronicles Podcast
97: Majestic Theatre

The Horror Chronicles Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2020 50:53


What's up Horror Fam? Today we are talking about the Majestic Theatre in Chillicothe, OH. This place has quite the cryptic past, from it's build to it's numerous owners, to the fact it was used as a temporary morgue during the Spanish Influenza epidemic of 1918. There are numerous stories but we just touch on a few. So, take a listen and find out why they call it BLOOD ALLEY. Hope you enjoy and as always ... KEEP IT CREEPY!Tonight's show is brought to you by MANSCAPED. Go over and check them out. Your balls will thank you! https://www.manscaped.com/Contact us at: https://www.facebook.com/thehorrorchroniclespodcast/   https://www.facebook.com/groups/2524868434460676/?source_id=245567162773099   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2GysDofaXYuhGtSrD1XOjg   Find merch at: https://www.teepublic.com/user/the-horror-chronicles   All Music written and performed by: LUNATIC https://www.facebook.com/lunaticmetal/

Freakin' Paranormal
Haunted Holland

Freakin' Paranormal

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2020 69:27


The Sacrificed Nun, The Blue Lady, Blood Alley and much more! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Mountain Brook Baptist Church
Is Anything Too Hard for God?

Mountain Brook Baptist Church

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2020


Sunday Sermon • March 22, 2020 • Doug DortchJeremiah 32:42-44 “Is Anything Too Hard for God?”Series: “Plans for God’s Good Future” Some years ago, I remember traveling from my hometown in West Alabama to get back to where I was living at the time. The route I took from York was US 80, which we chillingly referred to as “Blood Alley” because of the number of fatal accidents that had taken place on that stretch of road over the years. I remember somewhere between Demopolis and Selma, on a lonely stretch of the highway, coming across an unusual road sign, one I had never seen before. It was one of those informational signs you see now on the highway, put up with symbols to convey their messages more easily. But this one sign was befuddling. It was just a question mark. In the middle of the Black Belt section of the state you had a blue sign with a question mark and nothing else. No indication of where the next rest area or welcome center might be located. No explanation of how a traveler making his way through an unfamiliar territory might get answers to his questions. It was just a question mark; that was all. Thinking back on my experience, I see the sign to be something of a parable of where our world is today. We have lots of questions but no one to turn to for any answers. Some of them are “how long” questions. “How long are we going to have to endure this present disruption?” Some of them are “what” questions. “What are we going to do to survive this season of challenge?” Most of our questions are “why” questions, and almost all of them involve God. “Why are we having to go through this time? Why did God allow this coronavirus to cause all of this commotion and trouble?” “Why?” “Why?” “Why?” “Why?” If you think that God is somehow taken aback by all of these questions, think again. The truth of the matter is that God is kind of used to it. He has, after all, been subjected to such queries for quite some time, actually as long as humans have been on this earth, their lungs filled with the breath God breathed into them from their very creation. Our passage this morning contains God’s response to the “why” questions posed to Him by no one less than the king of Jerusalem, Zedekiah, who was feeling feverish over the threat of a seen enemy, not an unseen one – the Babylonians, who were on the verge of the city, laying siege to it in order that they might conquer it, plunder it, and take from it to their far country the best and the brightest. Needless to say, it was not a normal time, and Zedekiah confronted God’s prophet as to why he persisted in preaching messages that were so grim and discouraging when the markets were crashing and businesses were closing and paper products were hard to come by. “Why?” Zedekiah asked Jeremiah. “Why do you preach that God is about to hand this city over to the Babylonians?” “Why?” “Why?” “Why?” Jeremiah answered the king’s question in a rather strange way. He answered it indirectly and symbolically. “You know what God told me, Zedekiah? He told me to buy a field, my cousin’s field in Anathoth. I know, just like you do, Zedekiah, that this is a time when that’s the last thing that anyone in his right mind would ever do, knowing how with the Babylonians breathing down on us, I’d probably never get to build anything on it. But God told me to do it, and so I weighed out seventeen shekels and put all of them on the property. I did it, because when I prayed about the very question you’ve asked me, God in turn asked me a question. ‘Is anything too hard for me, says the LORD?’” “Is anything too hard for the LORD?” Normally, that’s a question that college sophomores pose to one another when they’re sitting together in someone’s dorm room, thinking themselves to be intelligent beyond their years and completely capable of comprehending the deep mysteries of life, mysteries like, “Can God create a rock so big that God couldn’t move it?” What a dumb question. It’s easy to ask something like that when you’re sitting around a dorm room eating Ramen noodles with a silver spoon and don’t have to contend just yet with “the real world.” But it’s another thing to ask about God’s capacity when today is all bleak and tomorrow appears only bleaker. Come to think of it, that’s where some of you are this morning. You’re in a place where questioning God’s capabilities isn’t just a theoretical exercise, it’s an existential one. You’re watching this morning on your computer or your tablet because you can’t be here in person. In fact, you’re really not supposed to be anywhere in person. You’re in exile. Yes, it’s a voluntary exile, but it’s an exile nonetheless. And you’re wondering where all of this is going to lead and why has God allowed all of this to happen. You’re wondering if God is capable of doing anything about this. Jeremiah’s purchase of his cousin’s field was his way of answering the king that in spite of all threats that might come against us, God is very much in control. It was his way of reminding both Zedekiah and us today that our future is forever bright only because it is grounded in a God who is faithful to His promises. In other words, there is only one thing that actually is too hard for the LORD. There is only one thing that God cannot do. God cannot go back on His word. God cannot renege on His promises. It’s just that sometimes God works in a more deliberate and patient way than what we might prefer. Which brings us to our text for the day – “This is what the LORD says: ‘As I have brought all this great calamity on this people, so I will give them all the prosperity I promised them… Fields will be bought for silver, and deeds will be signed, sealed, and witnessed (all around), because I will restore their fortunes,’ declares the LORD.” Jeremiah’s purchase, which seemed absolutely insane at the time, pointed to a coming day when God would show up and show out, and make life return to a sense of normalcy by doing something that only He could do. And God will do the same for us in this present season. God will see us through this time and life will return to normal. When will that happen? I do not know, and anyone who tells you otherwise is not telling you the truth. But what I do know is that God has promised to deliver us from all enemies, even our unseen ones, and He is completely capable of bringing those promises to pass. I say that because of how He signed and sealed the deal in sending Jesus to be the means to our salvation. The cross is our road sign of how Jesus traveled his “blood alley” for us so that our fortunes might be restored and our redemption might be secured. I think of that evening in Gethsemane’s Garden when Jesus felt the weight of sin’s burden and knew the price that it would require of him. He had gone with his disciples to the garden, just east of Jerusalem to pray about the matter, because he had questions. Boy, did Jesus ever have questions. “My Father,” prayed Jesus, “if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me.” Three times he prayed that prayer. But as he prayed, it became clear to Jesus that removing his cup of suffering was something that was too hard for the LORD, because the LORD had made a promise to His people. “Come now, let us reason together…though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow” (Isa. 1:18). “I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions…and remembers your sins no more” (Isa. 43:25). “I have swept away your offenses like a cloud, your sins are like the morning mist…for I have redeemed you” (Isa. 44:22). And Jesus, knowing these promises, put his trust in God’s faithfulness and set his hope on Him. Would you do that this morning? Would you set your hopes on God? Could you find the faith to look past your present distress to the blessed assurance that God is with us in this time of exile and He will see us through to be a better, a brighter, and a more prosperous way? The story is told of a dear saint who had found herself in a difficult season, one in which she was facing significant challenges in every respect – her health, her finances, her relationships. Many of you can probably relate. A friend called in an effort to be helpful. “You’re hurting so much,” the friend said. “I wish I could take it all away.” To which the dear saint answered, “Yes, this is a tough time.” But then the tone of her voice changed when she said to her friend. “You don’t have to take it away; he’s already done so. I’m looking at my hands and there are no nails there. And I’m feeling around my head and there are no thorns there. He had the nails; I have the hope. He had the thorns; I have the hope.” For those who are trying to find their way in these tumultuous times, the cross says it all. You need no other sign to give you direction for these days. It is every bit of the information you really need to make it through this time and beyond. God is in control. God will see you through. God is faithful to His own. Nothing is too hard for Him. Jeremiah 32:42-44

Slop City
151- Blood Alley - Slop City

Slop City

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2019 69:53


Libbie Needs A Colonoscopy 2020. She's scared, as she should be...... BUT she will be okay. As we know, Libbie isn't a TV person.  We should all recommend our favourite TV shows to our bitch: Libbie. Lost, Breaking Bad, Ozark, Girls or Stranger Things.  Libbie's asshole is going to BLOW OUT- let's help her make it comfortable. It's going to be forceful. All Hail Pucina. REVIEW ON APPLE PODCASTS OR WHEREVER YOU LISTEN! Leave a comment, we love them. Subscribe and share your love of Slop City! Instagram: @slopcitypodcast @tinadybal @libbiehiggins_ @rcashcomedy Produced by Randy Cash-Chesney in his dining room.

He Said, She Said Movie Reviews
Zombieland: Double Tap - Movie Review

He Said, She Said Movie Reviews

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2019 8:08


In this episode of He Said, She Said Movie Reviews, your hosts, April and Tim take a look at the movie Zombieland: Double Tap. If you like the first movie, you're going to love this one too. Director: Ruben Fleischer Writers: Dave Callaham & Rhett Reese Staring: Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, Abigail Breslin, Zoey Deutch, Rosario Dawson, Luke Wilson & Thomas Middleditch Runtime: 99 minutes Rated R: for bloody violence, language throughout, some drug and sexual content The featured trailers in this episode include: • Knives Out - Staring: Toni Collette, Chris Evans, Jamie Lee Curtis & Daniel Craig. Release Date: Nov 27, 2019 • The Turning - Staring: Mackenzie Davis, Finn Wolfhard & Brooklynn Prince. Release Date: Jan 24, 2020 If you are interested in reading Tim's zombie novella, Blood Alley, you can find it on Amazon here. https://amzn.to/2MQjjLP  Let us help you make the right movie decision.  If you have not already done so, go out to http://hesaidshesaidmovies.com/subscribe/ and subscribe to our podcast (it's totally free to do) so you'll never miss and episode. If you are in Atlanta and want to see movie, please go visit our home theater The Springs Cinema and Taphouse  http://springscinema.com/ Follow us on Social Media Twitter - @HeSaidSheSaidMo - https://twitter.com/HeSaidSheSaidMo Instagram - HeSaidSheSaidMovies - https://www.instagram.com/hesaidshesaidmovies Facebook - @HeSaidSheSaidReview  - http://fb.me/HeSaidSheSaidReview YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwRoqqJj_HbEpYllzQCtaKg/featured 

Off The Chain
The Satanic Players Society Presents Blood Alley by Author Yvonne Mason

Off The Chain

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2019 34:00


The Satanic Players Society Presents Blood Alley a horror short story written by Author Yvonne Mason https://www.satanicplayerssociety.com/

Impolite Company
03122019 - Impolite Company: Money Laundering and Blood Alley

Impolite Company

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2019 53:13


It's a new studio. New equipment.  Same Chris. Chris gives a solution for the emerging marijuana dispensary industry, where banks are reluctant to open accounts for the new business.  Chris tells you the basics of money laundering.  The real purpose of the puzzles boxes from Hellraiser is way dirtier than you thought.  Patchouli should go away.  And what's up with Blood Alley? It's a brand new Impolite Company!

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70s Trek: Star Trek in the 1970s
Star Trek's Bob Justman - Episode 111

70s Trek: Star Trek in the 1970s

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2018 45:30


He is an unsung hero from The Original Series. Associate producer Bob Justman was a key figure in keeping the production side of Star Trek functioning on time ...and on budget. He came to Star Trek in 1965 and started at the beginning, working on the first pilot, The Cage. Justman stayed until 1968, working on 14 of the 24 shows in the third season. Like Gene Coon, Bob Justman had a real impact on the show while he was there. He was a major player in getting Star Trek off the ground and functioning as a production. On this episode of 70s Trek, co-hosts Bob Turner and Kelly Casto tell you about Associate Producer Bob Justman. Show Notes          Robert "Bob" Harris Justman was born July 13, 1926 in Brooklyn          ⁃        As a boy he really liked Science Fiction          ⁃        His father Joseph Justman was in the produce business. He and his partners did very well.          ⁃        In 1944, Bob signed up for the draft. He didn’t get drafted so he went to the draft board and asked why he wasn’t drafted. They said he wasn’t needed. He told them he wanted to go so they sent him the PE building in LA for a physical. He failed due to his eye sight. He protested so they sent him to Ft MacArthur to get a real physical and made it.          ⁃        While Bob was in the Navy during WW II his father, Joseph, founded the Motion Picture Center studio          ⁃        He rented it to Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz and in 1950 they bought. The studio became part of Desilu Studios.          ⁃        When Bob returned from the navy he worked at the produce firm. He didn’t get paid very well so when his dad asked him to come to LA to work in the motion picture business he decided to leave the produce firm and go to LA.          ⁃        He hung around the studio for a time until his money ran out. He then went to one of the producers and asked for a job. This landed him his first job working on the film “Three Husbands” as a production assistant Justman had quite a career in film and TV as a Production Assistant and Assistant director prior to TOS          ⁃        Production assistant on such films as          ⁃        1951's          ⁃        The Scarf (featuring Celia Lovsky),          ⁃        New Mexico (featuring Jeff Corey and John Hoyt)          ⁃        M (featuring Norman Lloyd and William Schallert)          ⁃        He Ran All the Way (also with Norman Lloyd),          ⁃        1952's          ⁃        Japanese War Bride (with George D. Wallace),          ⁃        Red Planet Mars          ⁃        Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (with Leonard Mudie)          ⁃        1953's          ⁃        The Moon Is Blue - made in 2 version an english version and a german version          ⁃        The Moonlighter.          ⁃        Assistant Director and producer          ⁃        To be an assistant director you had to be in the Director’s Guild. At the time, to get in the Guild you had to be either the son of a member or be nominated by a studio which was only allowed one nomination a year. He didn’t have either but he requested to be accepted anyway. After waiting an agonizing 30 minutes for an answer the president of the Assistant Directors Counsel, Bob Aldrich, went to him, shook his hand and said, “Welcome brother”          ⁃        everyone starts as a 2nd assistant director. It only took Justman about a year to become 1st assistant director which was unheard of          ⁃        After Superman Justman was approached to be 1st assistant director on a series of 3 films called “The Americans” which never saw the light of day          ⁃        As an assistant director, Justman worked with director Bob Aldrich on several projects.          ⁃        They first worked together on the 1952-53 NBC series The Doctor, - This was his first AD job          ⁃        after which they collaborated on such films as Kiss Me Deadly (1955) and          ⁃        Attack (1956, featuring William Smithers).          ⁃        Justman's other films where he was assistant director included;          ⁃        The Big Combo (1955, featuring John Hoyt and Whit Bissell),          ⁃        Blood Alley (1955, starring Paul Fix),          ⁃        While the City Sleeps (1956, with Celia Lovsky)          ⁃        Director - Fritz Lang          ⁃        Noticed Justman looking at his set plans and Lang spent time to explain the plans to him even though Justman was the 2nd AD          ⁃        This was technics that Justman used in the future          ⁃        Lang had issues with John Drew Barrymore          ⁃        Barrymore looked to his wife for direction instead of Lang which did not make him very happy          ⁃        Green Mansions (1959, starring Nehemiah Persoff), and          ⁃        1962's Mutiny on the Bounty (featuring Antoinette Bower, Torin Thatcher and stunts by Paul Baxley).          ⁃        Justman was also an assistant director on television shows such as          ⁃        The Adventures of Superman (1953-58, 78 ep)          ⁃        associate producer for all 78 episodes and          ⁃        assistant director on the classic series during its 1954-55 season.          ⁃        Justman says that George Reeves was a trooper given what he was put thru          ⁃        One time the wire broke and he dropped down to the cement          ⁃        Justman learned early to schedule certain shots very carefully. As an example he tells a story about how Reeves would drink his lunch so when he would do the spring-board jump out the window he sort of missed and hit his knees on the window sill          ⁃        The Thin Man (1958-59, 31 ep)          ⁃        Northwest Passage (1958-59, 13 ep)          ⁃        Philip Marlowe (1959-60, 26 ep)          ⁃        Alcoa Presents One Step Beyond (1959-1961)          ⁃        Produced at the same time as the more well-known The Twilight Zone (1959)          ⁃        Some stars included Cloris Leachman, Warren Beatty, Jack Lord, Christopher Lee, Elizabeth Montgomery, Donald Pleasence, and William Shatner,          ⁃        Dr. Kildare (1961-66, 6 ep)          ⁃        Was asked by the President of MGM TV if Justman new any composers. Justman had heard some of Jerry Goldsmith’s scores and recommended him. As we talked about in Episode XXX This was one of Goldsmith’s breakout opportunities.          ⁃        Justman and Goldsmith have never met          ⁃        The Outer Limits (1963-65, 20 ep)          ⁃        He served as the assistant director for all 20 episodes and a Production Manager in 1964          ⁃        Appeared in the 1964 episode "A Feasibility Study" (directed by Byron Haskin, written by Joseph Stefano, and starring David Opatoshu)          ⁃        Worked with Shatner on “Cold Hands, Warm Heart” (1964)          ⁃        Sally Kellerman, James Dohan          ⁃        Lassie (1965-66, 4 ep)          ⁃        My Friend Flicka (1956-57)          ⁃        While the City SleepsFritz Lang          ⁃        In Oct 1964 Justman met GR at Desilu to talk to him about Associate Producer role for the first TOS pilot “The Cage”. Justman recommended Byron Haskin saying that he (Justman) did not have enough post production experience          ⁃        first to call Gene Roddenberry "The Great Bird of the Galaxy," drawn from a throwaway line from the original series episode "The Man Trap" That takes us to October 1964. Gene Roddenberry was in pre-production for Star Trek’s first pilot, The Cage and he needed an associate producer. An Associate Producer’s job is to do the dirty work on a show. This person makes sure both the production and post-production phases are running smoothly for every episode. They are also responsible for making sure each episode doesn’t run over budget. So with a show as complicated as Star Trek was going to be, Gene needed an experienced hand. He asked James Goldstone who had worked with Gene on The Lieutenant if he had any suggestions. He recommended Bob Justman. Justman met with Gene for about 30 minutes and Gene offered him the job. While Justman really wanted it, he turned down Roddenberry’s offer. He felt Star Trek’s post-production needs would be great, and he was afraid he didn’t have the experience to get the job done. But they also needed an experienced assistant director. Justman was, at the time, working on The Outer Limits. But Desilu’s Executive in Charge of Production, Herb Solow, called and asked if Justman could work for Star Trek temporarily, just 6 weeks. And that was it. The deal was done and Justman came to Star Trek. Now the original position that Justman had interviewed for, associate producer, went to Byron Haskin. He was an experienced producer, but was hard to get along with. And as work started on The Cage, he and Roddenberry butted heads a lot. Rodenberry would want a certain effect on a shot, and Haskin would tell him it couldn’t be done. Period. He gave Gene no alternative ideas. Often times, Justman was in the middle of these disputes trying to nudge Haskin to come up with something Work on The Cage finished, and NBC rejected it. But invited Roddenberry to try again. When Star Trek was offered to do the second pilot, Gene asked Justman back. This time, though, he gave him the job of associate producer. Gene had had enough of Haskin. Because of the budget on the 2nd pilot, when post-production finished on it, so did Justman’s job. This was the summer of 1965. But Desilu had attracted a number of pilot projects that needed produced. So Solow decided to make Justman the associate producer on all of them. This way he could stay at Desilu and be close by if Star Trek was picked up. Some of the work he did included Desilu’s other big show, Mission Impossible. Star Trek was picked up by NBC in March 1966. And Justman’s first task was to move the starship sets from the soundstage where the 2nd pilot was shot, to a new soundstage that would be its home for the series. This was actually a monumental task. Each section had to be removed, crated and put back into place on the new soundstage in exactly the same configuration. The move resulted in some of the sets being redesigned, and reworked for the series. One of those sets was the bridge that got a big make over. As the show started production, it was Justman’s job to make sure all the little details were taken care of. Some of this work included analyzing scripts and establishing production budgets for them, Making sure production on one episode, production and post production on a 2nd were all moving forward simultaneously and on schedule. Any issues for any shows in any of these stages, were Justman’s to work out. Along with his day-to-day duties, Justman also acted in one episode of the series, though he is not creditied for it, He is the voice of a security guard in the episode Conscience of the King. He also found time to come up with a story idea. He came up with the basic story for the episode Tomorrow is Yesterday. In fact, he laid that story out in a memo to Gene on April 12, 1966. When he didn’t hear anything for 8 months, he sent a reminder to Gene about the idea. At that point, the show was hungry for scripts, so Roddenberry approved of the idea and assigned Dorothy Fontana to write the screenplay. But in his second memo, you cans ee a little of Justman’s wit. He wrote at the end, “Please let me hear from you at your earliest convenience, as otherwise I feel I shall be forced to sell this story idea to “Time Tunnel.” ” That’s just one example of Justman’s wit, and it is pretty legendary. He would often let his sarcastic sense of humor and dry wit fly in memos. An example of his humor can actually be seen in the closing credits of the show. For Herb Solow’s credit, Justman intentionally chose a picture of the Balok dummy from the Corbmite Maneuver and positioned Solow’s credit just under the glaring eyes of Balok. Justman later wrote in the Book Inside Star Trek, “I thought it a fitting tribute, as did Herb, who thanked me profusely, thereby depriving me of some heavy-duty gloating. I still have the original credit and display it in my office at home, suitably framed in the cheapest, junkiest frame I could find.” And there’s another incident that speaks to Justman’s humor. The show was shooting a script that was still being written by Roddenberry. The last shot was about to be completed, and if they didn’t get the new pages for the next scene, they would be forced to shut down production. That costs money! So Justman went to Gene’s office. Roddenberry kept writing away, and didn’t acknowledge Justman. Justman waited a few minutes and finally asked, him, “How much longer Gene?” Roddenberry ignored him and kept writing. Justman waited some more. At one point Gene looked up, thinking about something, ignored Justman, and went back to work. Justman later wrote, “He shouldn’t have done that. I climbed up onto his desk and stood there, looking down at him. ‘That’ll teach him to ignore me, I thought.” After a few minutes more, Gene finally ripped the pages free of the typewriter, finished scribbling on them, and without looking at Justman, reached up and handed them to him. Without saying anything, Justman jumped down and went to the set. This became a standard routine through the 1st and 2nd seasons of the show. Whenever Gene was still writing, Justman would jump up on his desk and wait for the pages. But there’s a little addendum to this story. There came a time when Justman tried to get in Gene’s office and the door was locked. He realized that there was an electronic latch on the door that, when Justman entered the outer office, Gene’s secretary would activate. Not to be out done, Justman waited until the secretary left on an errand. Found the switch and unlocked Gene’s door. Then without saying a word, he entered Roddenberry’s office, walked past Gene who was busy writing, and exited through another door at the other end of the office. Justman wrote, “We never discussed it, not even in later years. It was our own private joke and it helped cement an already close friendship.” The 2nd year of Star Trek was by far its best. It’s when all the right people were active in the right positions. Speaking of positions, Justman told Roddenberry at this time that he wanted to move up to a full producer’s position for Star Trek’s third season, and Gene agreed it was probably time. With the letter writing campaign at the end of the 2nd year, Star Trek’s third season was guaranteed. But it wasn’t going to go the way anyone thought it would. NBC first told Roddenberry that Star Trek would be on at 7:30 on Monday. Then it changed the position to Friday at 8:30. But, it finally settled on Fridays at 10pm, a time when Star Trek’s core audience would not be home watching TV. It was this move by NBC that prompted Roddenberry to move out of his producer role and become the Executive Producer of the show. That position is further up the chain of command, and has nothing to do with the day-to-day operations. Roddenberry had, in effect, quit Star Trek. As pre-production for the third season began, the show had no story editor. So Justman jumped in and started reading and analyzing stories and scripts. Then he would forward his thoughts to Gene. Roddenberry never responded and seldom read Justman’s reports. To make matters worse, there was no one to rewrite scripts. Justman urged Roddenberry to hire someone. Gene finally got back to him and said, “Good news Bob, Star Trek’s going to have a new producer this year.” Justman thought gene was about to say, “It’s you.” Instead, Roddenberry said, “Fred Freiberger’s coming in as our new producer…” Hustman was stunned. “Gene, I thought I would be producer.” “You will,” said Roddenberry. “You’ll be a co-producer.” The new studio, Paramount, and NBC wanted an experienced hand at the help of such a complicated show. Justman was viewed as a nuts and bolts guy, and Roddenberry didn’t fight for him. Justman’s attitude toward Star Trek never recovered. In fact the morale of the entire cast and crew began to sink. Star Trek was not a fun place to work anymore. Gene was now gone. Frieberger had to labor to understand the show. And the bulk of the daily chores fell on Justman. He later wrote, “I was alone, struggling against insuperable odds.” Without Roddenberry, the writing process was no longer about good stories. It was now just budget-driven. Justman wrote, “There were no highs and no lows---just a boring in-between…The Star Trek I knew, and was proud to be a part of, was no more.” He expressed his concerns to paramount’s head of TV, Doug Cramer. Cramer asked Justman to stay and promised him his pick of future pilots to work on if he did. Justman said he’s love to do a pilot for Cramer, but he wanted out of his contract. Paramount came back and offered more money, but that wasn’t what Justman wanted. Justman was burned out. That’s when Herb Solow called. He was now the head of MGM Television and he offered Justman a full producers job on the pilot for “Then Came Bronson.” He quit Paramount the next day and, according his own words, became persona non grata at Paramount for the next 18 years. After Star Trek, Justman went on to work on shows like Search and Man from Atlantis. In 1987, he rejoined Gene Roddenberry and others from The Original Series on Star Trek The Next Generation. He served as Supervising Producer for 17 episodes in the first season. In 1996, he and Herb Solow published their book, Inside Star Trek: The Real Story. If you haven’t read this one, it is a very captivating look at what was going on behind the scenes at Star Trek. Bob Justman died of Parkinson’s Disease in 2008.

Sunday Seconds with the Duke - The John Wayne Film Review

Warner Bros released Blood Alley to theaters on October 1, 1955. William A. Wellman, John Wayne directs the film which stars John Wayne, Lauren Bacall, and Paul Fix. The post Blood Alley (1955) appeared first on Movie House Memories.

Uncorked: The Podcast
#21: “The World is Happening for you, not to you,” with Co-Founder of Native Shoes, Scott Hawthorn

Uncorked: The Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2018 21:59


“Putting Salt in Blood Alley was creating something somewhere it wasn’t supposed to be.” And pushing past fear to create and bring something new to the world is exactly what today’s guest on Uncorked is all about – Scott Hawthorn! He’s one of the minds behind Native Shoes and Salt Tasting Room and is a Board Member of the Emily Carr University of Art + Design. He’s on the mic with Steph sharing his daily practice, inspiring the naysayers, and what the future has in store. Learn more about Scott: An oldie but a goodie – https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/2011/01/11/building-blocks-scott-hawthorn/ His favourite poetry, The Invitation by Oriah (his favourite line: “I want to know if you can disappoint another to be true to yourself?”) – http://www.oriahmountaindreamer.com/ His favourite coffee shop, The Birds and the Beets – http://www.birdsandbeets.ca/ He’s on LinkedIn! – https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-hawthorn-984580a/

My Haunt Life
Episode 70 – Box of Dread, The Pyramid, Night Shift, Komnata, Blood Alley, and The Lust Experience: Anointment

My Haunt Life

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2018 141:32


Episode 70 – Box of Dread, The Pyramid, Night Shift, Komnata, Blood Alley, and The Lust Experience: Anointment In this episode, we get excited about the newest Box of Dreads. Mike goes to Escape Room LA to try and uncover the secrets of their newest escape room, The Pyramid. Russell tries a mash up of […] The post Episode 70 – Box of Dread, The Pyramid, Night Shift, Komnata, Blood Alley, and The Lust Experience: Anointment appeared first on My Haunt Life.

My Haunt Life
Episode 52 – Escaping the Bayou War with Mable through Blood Alley

My Haunt Life

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2017 149:19


Red Lantern Escape Rooms “Midnight on the Bayou”, Speakeasy Society’s “Johnny the Living”, Mable’s 6 Feet Under, Box of Dread, Zombie Joe’s “Blood Alley 3”, Vegas, and The Lust Experience In this episode, we recount tales of passed on classmates at Red Lantern Escape Rooms “Midnight on the Bayou”. We return to the war and […] The post Episode 52 – Escaping the Bayou War with Mable through Blood Alley appeared first on My Haunt Life.

Bandana Blues, founded by Beardo, hosted by Spinner

show#31712.20.09John Lennon - Happy Christmas (3:34)Mickey Jupp - No place like home (3:03)Mickey Jupp - From a barstool (3:14)Bobby Kyle - Can't Make Ends Meet (4:16)Eugene Bridges - Take Home Pay (4:42)Nappy Brown - My Jug And I (3:47)Spinner's Section:England by the bandBeatles: birthday (2:42) (White Album, Parlophone, 1968)Van Morisson & Georgie Fame: I will be there (2:30) (How Long Has This Been Going On, Verve, 1995)Snatch It Back: howling tom cat (4:19) (Hot Stuff, Tramp, 1995)Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings: bad to be alone (3:19) (Struttin' Our Stuff, BMG, 1997)Fleetwood Mac: no place to go (3:24) (-, Blue Horizon, 1968)John Dummer Blues Band: big feeling blues (1967) (2:34) (Nine By Nine, Indigo, 1995)Ruby Turner: don't mess up a good thing (3:46) (Guilty, Indigo, 1996)Blues 'n' Trouble: You got me spinnin' (5:00) (Bag Full Of Boogie, Barkin' Mad, 1994)Frankie Miller: love letters (3:00) (Full House, Chrysalis, 1977)Hokie Joint: back where we are going (4:13) (The Way It Is… Sometimes, Cool Buzz, 2008)Duster Bennett: gone Gershwin - summertime (4:35) (Fingertips, Toadstool, 1974 / Castle, 2003)Back to Beardo:Cream-Wheels Of Fire(1968)Politician (4:16)Back Door Slam - Outside Woman Blues (3:27)Bloomfield-Hammond-Dr. John - Ground Hog Blues (3:31)Johnny Hoy - You Better Listen (3:35)David Migden and The Dirty Words - Second Hand Tattoo (3:55)Chris James/Patrick Rynn - Hawaiian Boogie (3:10)Chuck E. Weiss - (2002) Blood Alley (4:45)Clarence Spady - Won't Be This Way Always (3:43)Carlos del Junco Band - I Know Your Wig Is Gone (3:25)Frank "Paris Slim" Goldwasser - Back Door Key (4:18)Jimmy Carpenter - Don't Believe It (7:50)Kid Andersen - I Really Love My Monkey (3:26)Nick Moss & the Flip Tops - Grease Monkey (6:23)Omar & the Howlers - Monkeyland (4:36)The Beatles - Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey (2:24)Does your music make the cut?Contact Beardo at thebeardo@gmail.com and we we'll talk..Meanwhile, Bandana Blues archives at http://beardo1@libsyn.com