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With JT's Achilles already on the mend and with Celtic Nation nursing broken hearts, a blowout of the Knicks at Boston Garden was just what the Dr. ordered. Cap and Guillermo discuss the historic win. Plus, Dr. Jesse Morse discusses Achilles injuries, recovery timelines, and what JT's injury could mean going forward. #DifferentHere #JaysonTatum #JaylenBrown #JrueHoliday #Porzingis #LukeKornet #AlHorford #DerrickWhite #Brunson #KAT #JoshHartCheck out all the latest Celtics coverage from our partners at SportSpyder.com: https://sportspyder.com/nba/boston-celtics/news?pid=20906

The most dominant road team in Celtics history...has big problems winning at Boston Garden. Cap and Guillermo discuss the Celtics' loss to Miami after a 14-1 March. Why do the Celtics lose at home after every successful road trip? Plus, is Jaylen Brown putting award eligibility before playoff health? And we're doing another TICKET GIVEAWAY! #DifferentHere #JoeMazzulla #JDDavison #JaysonTatum #HeatCulture #BamAdebayo #Herro #JaylenBrown #DerrickWhite #LukeKornet #Celtics

The Lakers have been red hot, but they got massacred at the Boston Garden. Now LeBron is hurt and unavailable. We look at hoops' stories at San Diego State, UCSD, USD and in the WCC. Lots of updates on the Padres, Dodgers and Angels... plus Yankees, Braves, Orioles and more. Are you watching all these big NFL free agent signings and trade? We talk Seahawks, Raiders, Giants, Jets, Colts, Vikings, Falcons, Saints, Rams, 49ers, Bills, Browns, Texans, and Patriots. All sorts of updates on national and local sports media, including ESPN, TBS, Fox, San Diego Union Tribune and 97.3 The Fan. Have I put enough topics on the table for you? Got a question or hot take type your question into Facebook, X or YouTube. Here's what Lee Hamilton thinks on Monday, March 10, 2025. 1)...LAKERS ROAD TRIP...A TASTE OF REALITY "LOSE GAME--LOSE LE BRON”   2)...AZTECS-UCSD-USD...BASKETBALL NOTES "MARCH MADNESS STORIES" --------- 3)...PADRES STRUGGLING INTO HOME STRETCH CACTUS LEAGUE "SOME GOOD--LOTS BAD"   4)...DODGERS NOTEBOOK "PITCHING--MANAGER UPDATES"   5)...ANGELS QUESTION MARKS "SEARCHING FOR ANSWERS" ---- 6)...SPRING TRAINING TIDBITS "BAD NEWS"   YANKEES BRAVES ORIOLES ========= (HALFTIME--DIXIELINE LUMBER) ========= 7)...NFL...OFFSEASON DEALS BEGIN "QB DERBY BEGINS"   SEATTLE RAIDERS GIANTS JETS COLTS VIKINGS FALCONS SAINTS -------- 8)...NFL NOTEBOOK...ROSTER MOVES "BIG MONEY & PINK SLIPS"   CHARGERS RAMS 49ERS BILLS BROWNS HOUSTON -------- 9)...LATE BREAKING STORIES "OFF THE SPORTSWIRE"   NHL SDFC FORMULA 1 ------ 10)...THE MEDIA WARS...STORIES BREAKING EVERYWHERE "CONTROVERSY   LAKERS ESPN TBS FOX SPORTS UNION TRIBUNE 97.3-FAN ============== #nfl #JETS #BILLS #PATRIOTS #BROWNS #TEXANS #COLTS #CHARGERS #RAIDERS #GIANTS #SAINTS #49ERS #RAMS #SEAHAWKS #PADRES #jasonheyward #connorjoe #stephenkolek #mattwaldron #kylehart #DODGERS #shoheiohtani #blakesnell #DUSTINMAY #ANGELS #miketrout #artemoreno #joadell #mickeymoniak #yankees #gerritcole #giancarlostanton #juricksonprofar #braves #sandiegostate #aztecs #briandutcher #stevelavin #usd #UCSD #ericolen #bjdavis #MAGOONGWATH #markzeigler #milesheide #joeybosa #gusedwards #khalilmack #derekcarr #justinfields #samdarnold #genosmith #aaronrodgers #joshallen  #MIKEVRABEL #nhl #DUCKS #KINGS #OILERS #canucks #matthewtkachuk #johngibson #bradmarchand #BRUINS #lakers #lebronjames #celtics #lukadoncic #f1 #michaelandretti #sdfc #andersdreyer #sdut #973thefan #espn #foxsports #tbs   Be sure to share this episode with a friend!   ☆☆ STAY CONNECTED ☆☆ For more of Hacksaw's Headlines, The Best 15 Minutes, One Man's Opinion, and Hacksaw's Pro Football Notebook: http://www.leehacksawhamilton.com/   SUBSCRIBE on YouTube for more reactions, upcoming shows and more! ► https://www.youtube.com/c/leehacksawhamiltonsports   FACEBOOK ➡ https://www.facebook.com/leehacksaw.hamilton.9   TWITTER ➡ https://twitter.com/hacksaw1090   TIKTOK ➡ https://www.tiktok.com/@leehacksawhamilton   INSTAGRAM ➡ https://www.instagram.com/leehacksawhamiltonsports/   MUSIC ➡  https://www.purple-planet.com     To get the latest news and information about sports, join Hacksaw's Insider's Group. It's free! https://www.leehacksawhamilton.com/team/ Thank you to our sponsors: Dixieline Lumber and Home Centers https://www.dixieline.com/  

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With Hanna unavailable, Andy & Fish cover two of Boston's mysteries. Did they find a mummified monkey when they demolished the Boston Garden? Why is there a statue of a Viking explorer on the Commonwealth Ave. Mall? Who left these two unsupervised? All this is answered on today's Old Colony Cast! Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society.

For Episode 99 we catch up with our friend and EVMC Hall of Famer, Jim Delaney, Founder/CEO of Activate Sports & Entertainment. Jim, who is a 30-year veteran sports and event marketer, talks to us about his latest adventure becoming what he calls a “digital nomad” – working on projects remotely as he visits venues and lives in different cities for a couple months at a time. We talk about how he processes his life in cycles or waves of every seven years, exploring and challenging himself each time a new chapter is presented. We learn about Jim's time working for teams such as the Seattle Sonics, Washington Bullets/Wizards, and New England Patriots before landing at TD Garden in Boston where he oversaw marketing and PR for ten years. Hear what it was like to strike out on his own, advice he has for those considering it, and ways he constantly looks for the new challenge to keep him engaged. Jim talks about his excitement around AI and the sandbox it could provide for live events and his approach when pursuing new trends. From book recommendations to industry advice to fun stories and perspective, you'll enjoy this wonderfully unique episode that may inspire you to find that next exciting challenge.Jim Delaney: LinkedIn | Email ––––––ADVENTURES IN VENUELANDFollow on Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, or X/TwitterLearn more about Event & Venue Marketing ConferenceMeet our team:Paul Hooper | Co-host, Booking, Branding & MarketingDave Redelberger | Co-host & Guest ResearchMegan Ebeck | Marketing, Design & Digital AdvertisingSamantha Marker | Marketing, Copywriting & PublicityCamille Faulkner | Audio Editing & MixingHave a suggestion for a guest or bonus episode? We'd love to hear it! Send us an email.

We do a chunk up top with just the guys while waiting for Hasan Minhaj to arrive. Recapping the meeting with Larry David and how that didn't go great. The show in the Boston Garden and then we chat all things comedy with Hasan. Watch Hasan's new Netflix special "Off With His Head" Spice up your sex life & get 20% off your 1st order at   https://www.usejoymode.com/DRUNK Subscribe to We Might Be Drunk: https://bit.ly/ SubscribeToWMBD WMBD Merch: https://wemightbedrunkpod.com/ WMBD Clips Page: https://bit.ly/WMBDClips Hasan Minhaj: Netflix Special "Off With His Head" out now! Sam Morril: YouTube Channel: @sammorril Instagram: https://instagram.com/sammorril/?hl=en Tickets/Tour: https://punchup.live/sammorril/tickets Mark Normand: YouTube Channel: @marknormand Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marknormand/?hl=en Tickets/Tour: https://punchup.live/marknormand/tickets We Might Be Drunk is produced by Gotham Production Studios https://www.gothamproductionstudios.com/ @GothamProductionStudios Producer Matt Peters: https://www.instagram.com/mrmatthewpeters/?hl=en   #wemightbedrunk #marknormand #sammorril #podcast #drunkpodcast #comedy #comedian #funny #gothampodcast

We listen to a transfer of Joe Maloney's master mono reel of Led Zeppelin at the legendary Boston Garden, on Sept. 9, 1970. No surprise this is an incredible show with Robert in full power, and Jimmy, Bonzo, and Jonesy just perfectly locked in. I play Immigrant Song>Heartbreaker in all one chunk, and the mini acoustic set of That's the Way and a beautiful performance of the instrumental Bron-Y-Aur (5 years before it appeared on Physical Graffiti) also present in one chunk, to improve flow.

Music News: Pink Floyd and Joni MitchellIn this episode of the Deadhead Cannabis Show, Larry Mishkin reflects on the intersection of music and cannabis in the wake of the recent elections. He delves into the Grateful Dead's legacy, highlighting a notable performance from 1973, and explores the lyrical depth of 'To Lay Me Down.' The conversation also touches on music news, including Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side of the Moon' and Joni Mitchell's recent birthday. The episode concludes with a discussion on recent research indicating that cannabis may serve as a substitute for more dangerous substances. This conversation explores the complex relationship between cannabis use and substance consumption among young adults, the implications of Florida's failed marijuana legalization initiative, and the potential of cannabis as a harm reduction tool for opioid use. It also highlights popular cannabis strains and their effects, alongside a cultural reflection on the Grateful Dead's music. Chapters00:00 Post-Election Reflections: Music and Cannabis08:29 The Grateful Dead's Musical Legacy14:48 Exploring the Lyrics: To Lay Me Down21:59 Music News: Pink Floyd and Joni Mitchell37:06 Weather Report Suite: A Musical Journey43:10 Second Set Highlights: Mississippi Half-Step and Beyond49:36 Marijuana Research: Substitution Effects51:24 Cannabis Use Among Young Adults56:13 Florida's Marijuana Legalization Initiative01:05:01 Cannabis as a Tool for Opioid Harm Reduction01:11:10 Strains of the Week and Cannabis Culture Larry's Notes:Grateful DeadNovember 11, 1973 (51 years ago)Winterland ArenaSan Francisco, CAGrateful Dead Live at Winterland Arena on 1973-11-11 : Free Borrow & Streaming : Internet Archive Happy Veteran's Day  A very famous show from a very famous year.  Many feel 1973 was the peak of the band's post psychedelic era.  Certainly right up there with 1977 as top years for the band, even by November they were still in full stride during a three night run at Winterland, this being the third and final night of the run.  In 2008 the Dead released the box set:  “Winterland 1973: The complete recordings” featuring shows from Nov. 9, 10 and 11, 1973.  This was the Dead's second “complete recordings” release featuring all of the nights of a single run. The first was “Fillmore West, 1969, the Complete Recordings” from Feb. 27, 28 and March 1 and 2 (IMHO the best collection of live music ever released by the band).  The band later released a follow up, Winterland 1977: The Complete Recordings a three night run June 7, 8 and 9, 1977 that is also an outstanding box set. Today's show has a 16 song first set, a six song second set and a three song encore, a true rarity for a Dead show of any era (other than NYE shows). The second set consists of ½ Step, Big River, Dark Star with MLBJ, Eyes of the World, China Doll and Sugar Magnolia and is as well played as any set ever played by the band.  They were on fire for these three days.  A great collection of music and killer three night run for those lucky enough to have snagged a ticket for any or all of the nights. Patrick Carr wrote in the NY Times that: “The Dead had learned how to conceive and perform a music which often induced something closely akin to the psychedelic experience; they were and are experts in the art and science of showing people another world, or a temporary altering (raising) of world consciousness.  It sounds pseudomystical pretentious perhaps, but the fact is that it happens and it is intentional.”  INTRO:                                 Promised Land                (show opener into Bertha/Greatest Story/Sugaree/Black Throated Wind)                                                Track #1                                                0 – 2:10 "Promised Land" is a song lyric written by Chuck Berry to the melody of "Wabash Cannonball", an American folk song. The song was first recorded in this version by Berry in 1964 for his album St. Louis to Liverpool. Released in December 1964, it was Berry's fourth single issued following his prison term for a Mann Act conviction. The record peaked at #41 in the Billboard charts on January 16, 1965. Berry wrote the song while in prison, and borrowed an atlas from the prison library to plot the itinerary. In the lyrics, the singer (who refers to himself as "the poor boy") tells of his journey from Norfolk, Virginia, to the "Promised Land", Los Angeles, California, mentioning various cities in Southern states that he passes through on his journey. Describing himself as a "poor boy," the protagonist boards a Greyhound bus in Norfolk, Virginia that passes Raleigh, N.C., stops in Charlotte, North Carolina, and bypasses Rock Hill, South Carolina. The bus rolls out of Atlanta but breaks down, leaving him stranded in downtown Birmingham, Alabama. He then takes a train "across Mississippi clean" to New Orleans. From there, he goes to Houston, where "the people there who care a bit about me" buy him a silk suit, luggage and a plane ticket to Los Angeles. Upon landing in Los Angeles, he calls Norfolk, Virginia ("Tidewater four, ten-oh-nine") to tell the folks back home he made it to the "promised land." The lyric: "Swing low, sweet chariot, come down easy/Taxi to the terminal zone" refers to the gospel lyric: "Swing low, sweet Chariot, coming for to carry me Home" since both refer to a common destination, "The Promised Land," which in this case is California, reportedly a heaven on earth. Billboard called the song a "true blue Berry rocker with plenty of get up and go," adding that "rinky piano and wailing Berry electric guitar fills all in neatly."[2]Cash Box described it as "a 'pull-out-all-the-stops' rocker that Chuck pounds out solid sales authority" and "a real mover that should head out for hit territory in no time flat."[3] In 2021, it was listed at No. 342 on Rolling Stone's "Top 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Apparently played by the Warlocks and the Grateful Dead in their earliest days, Bob Weir started playing this with the Dead in 1971, and it remained a regular right through to the band's last show ever in 1995.  Among those deeply touched by Chuck's genius were Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead. They often paid homage to Chuck by weaving his songs into their performances, breathing new life into his timeless melodies. "Promised Land," with its relentless drive, became an anthem of journey and aspiration. Their electrifying renditions of "Johnny B. Goode" were not mere covers but jubilant celebrations of a narrative that resonated with the dreamer in all of us. The Grateful Dead's performances of "Around and Around" echoed Chuck's mastery of capturing life's cyclical rhythms—a dance of beginnings and endings, joy and sorrow. And when they took on "Run Rudolph Run," they infused the festive classic with their own psychedelic flair, bridging the gap between tradition and innovation. A moment etched in musical history was when Chuck Berry shared the stage with the Grateful Dead during their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. The air was thick with reverence and electricity—a meeting of titans where the past, present, and future of rock converged in harmonious resonance. Again, in May 1995, Chuck opened for the Grateful Dead in Portland, Oregon. It was a night where legends collided, and the music swirled like a tempest, leaving a lasting impression on all who were fortunate enough to witness it. This version really rocks out.  I especially love Keith's piano which is featured prominently in this clip. Played:  430 timesFirst:  May 28, 1971 at Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA, USALast:  July 9, 1995 at Soldier Field, Chicago, IL, USA  SHOW No. 1:                    To Lay Me Down  (out of Black Throated Wind/into El Paso/Ramble On Rose/Me and Bobby McGee                                                Track #6                                                2:21 – 4:20 David Dodd:  “To Lay Me Down” is one of the magical trio of lyrics composed in a single afternoon in 1970 in London, “over a half-bottle of retsina,” according to Robert Hunter. The other two were “Ripple” and “Brokedown Palace.” Well, first—wouldn't we all like to have a day like that! And, second—what unites these three lyrics, aside from the fact that they were all written on the same day? Hunter wrote, in his foreword to The Complete Annotated Grateful Dead Lyrics:”And I wrote reams of bad songs, bitching about everything under the sun, which I kept to myself: Cast not thy swines before pearls. And once in a while something would sort of pop out of nowhere. The sunny London afternoon I wrote ‘Brokedown Palace,' ‘To Lay Me Down,' and ‘Ripple,' all keepers, was in no way typical, but it remains in my mind as the personal quintessence of the union between writer and Muse, a promising past and bright future prospects melding into one great glowing apocatastasis.” “‘To Lay me Down' was written a while before the others [on the Garcia album], on the same day as the lyrics to ‘Brokedown Palace' and ‘Ripple'—the second day of my first visit to England. I found myself left alone in Alan Trists's flat on Devonshire Terrace in West Kensington, with a supply of very nice thick linen paper, sun shining brightly through the window, a bottle of Greek Retsina wine at my elbow. The songs flowed like molten gold onto the page and stand as written. The images for ‘To Lay Me Down' were inspired at Hampstead Heath (the original title to the song) the day before—lying on the grass and clover on a day of swallowtailed clouds, across from Jack Straw's Castle [a pub, now closed and converted into flats--dd], reunited with the girlfriend of my youth, after a long separation.” Garcia's setting for the words is, like his music for those other two songs, perfect. The three-quarter time (notated as having a nine-eight feel), coupled with the gospel style of the melody and chords, makes for a dreamy, beauty-soaked song. I heard it on the radio today (yes, on the radio, yes, today—and no, not on a Grateful Dead Hour, but just in the course of regular programming), and it struck me that it was a gorgeous vehicle for Garcia's voice. By which I mean: for that strongly emotive, sweet but not sappy, rough but not unschooled instrument that was Garcia's alone. I have started to think that my usual recitation of where a song was first played, where it was last played, and where it was recorded by the band borders on pointless. All that info is readily available. What's interesting about the performance history of “To Lay Me Down” is that it was dropped from the rotation for more than 200 shows three times, and that its final performance, in 1992, came 125 shows after the penultimate one. The reappearance of the song, in the 1980 acoustic shows, came nearly six years after the previous performances in 1974. “Ripple” had a similar pattern, reappearing in those 1980 acoustic sets after 550 performances, or nearly ten years. Of the magical trio from that day of molten gold in West Kensington, “Brokedown Palace” had the most solid place in the Dead's performance rotation, with only one huge gap in its appearances—165 shows between 1977 and 1979. So, in terms of story, what can be discerned? The short version, for me: even if it's just for a day, even if it's just once more, even if it's just one last time—it's worth it. It's golden. It's home. This version is really great to listen to.  Jerry's voice is still so young and strong.  And the group singing works really well.  Jerry's also kills it with his lead guitar jamming. Released on “Garcia” in 1972 Played:  64 timesFirst:  July 30, 1970 at The Matrix, San Francisco, CA, USALast: June 28, 1992 at Deer Creek Music Center, Noblesville, IN, USA MUSIC NEWS:                                                           Music Intro:                       Brain Damage                                                                                    Pink Floyd                                                                                    Pink Floyd - Brain Damage (2023 Remaster)                                                                                    0:00 – 1:47             "Brain Damage" is the ninth track[nb 1] from English rock band Pink Floyd's 1973 album The Dark Side of the Moon.[2][3] It was sung on record by Roger Waters (with harmonies by David Gilmour), who would continue to sing it on his solo tours. Gilmour sang the lead vocal when Pink Floyd performed it live on their 1994 tour (as can be heard on Pulse). The band originally called this track "Lunatic" during live performances and recording sessions. "Brain Damage" was released as a digital single on 19 January 2023 to promote The Dark Side of the Moon 50th Anniversary box set.[4]             The uncredited manic laughter is that of Pink Floyd's then-road manager, Peter Watts.             The Dark Side of the Moon is the eighth studio album by the English rock band Pink Floyd, released on 1 March 1973, by Harvest Records in the UK and Capitol Records in the US. Developed during live performances before recording began, it was conceived as a concept album that would focus on the pressures faced by the band during their arduous lifestyle, and also deal with the mental health problems of the former band member Syd Barrett, who had departed the group in 1968. New material was recorded in two sessions in 1972 and 1973 at EMI Studios (now Abbey Road Studios) in London.             The Dark Side of the Moon is among the most critically acclaimed albums and often features in professional listings of the greatest of all time. It brought Pink Floyd international fame, wealth and plaudits to all four band members. A blockbuster release of the album era, it also propelled record sales throughout the music industry during the 1970s. The Dark Side of the Moon is certified 14x platinum in the United Kingdom, and topped the US Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart, where it has charted for 990 weeks. By 2013, The Dark Side of the Moon had sold over 45 million copies worldwide, making it the band's best-selling release, the best-selling album of the 1970s, and the fourth-best-selling album in history.[3] In 2012, the album was selected for preservation in the United States National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". It was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999. David Gilmour Addresses Synchronicity Theory Between ‘The Dark Side of the Moon' and ‘Wizard of Oz'On Thursday, November 7, 2024, Pink Floyd's David Gilmour appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon amid his extensive run at New York's Madison Square Garden, where he is supporting his latest solo release, Luck and Strange. During the music industry legend's stop by the late-night talk show, he spoke with the program's host, who questioned the theory of synchronicity between TheDark Side of the Moon and The Wizard of Oz, commonly referred to as the Dark Side of the Rainbow.“You said that you think it's your best work since Dark Side of the Moon,” Fallon questioned at the top of the segment, comparing Gilmour's comments regarding his latest release, and the Pink Floyd classic. “When we finished Dark Side, there was a lot of crossfades and stuff between all the tracks. They had all to be done separately and then they all have to be edited in the old days before Pro Tools. When we finally finished, we sat down in the control room at Abbey Road and listened to it all the way through. And, wow. I–I guess all of us–have the feeling that it was something quite amazing–that we got it, and at the same point on this album, I had a very similar feeling, which is why I said that.” Fallon stewed on Luck and Strange during a series of follow-up questions that assisted in painting a portrait of familial involvement during the making of Gilmour's 2024 release–harnessing the conversation to the artist's preferred homebred approach before they segued into the realm of the Emerald City. Fallon landed on the topic of Oz during a bit aimed at busting rumors that have populated throughout the musician's 60-year tenure in the spotlight.“The Pink Floyd album, Dark Side of the Moon, was written to synchronize with the movie Wizard of Oz,” Fallon suggested. Prompting Gilmour's humor-tinged response, “Well, of course it was.” Fallon threw his hands up in response, acting on the comedic angle, before the musician clarified, “No, no. We listened to it, Polly and I, years ago–” Fallon stopped the artist to ask, “There's no planning that out?” Gilmour continued, “No. No, I mean, I only heard about it years later. Somebody said you put the needle on–vinyl that is– and on the third–you know you got the film running somehow–and on the third roar of the MGM lion, you put the needle on for the beginning of Dark Side, and there's these strange synchronicities that happen.” Fallon asked if Gilmour had ever tested the theory, to which he exclaimed, “Yeah!” He went on to admit, “And there are these strange coincidences–I'll call them coincidences.”  Joni Mitchell turns 81 - Joni Mitchell was born on Nov. 7th in 1943, making her 81 this past Thursday. Mitchell began her career in small nightclubs in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, and grew to become one of the most influential singer-songwriters in modern music history. Rising to fame during the 1960s, Mitchell became a key narrator in the folk music movement, alongside others like Bob Dylan. Over the decades, she has released 19 studio albums, including the seminal “Blue,” which was rated the third best album ever made in Rolling Stone's 2020 list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time.” In 2023, Joni Mitchell at Newport was released, a live album of her 2022 performance at the Newport Folk Festival.  More recently she was the featured performer at the Joni Jam at the Gorge in George, WA in June, 2023 3.    Dan “Lebo” Lebowitz to Celebrate 50th Birthday at Sweetwater Music Hall with Members of ALO, Tea Leaf Green and More Sweetwater Music Hall (in Mill Valley, CA) has announced details pertaining to Dan “Lebo” Lebowitz's 50th Birthday Bash. The event is slated to take place on Saturday, November 23, 2024, and functions as a celebratory occasion to honor the jam stalwart and beloved member of the Bay Area music scene's five decade ride.  The six-string virtuoso, known for his work with Animal Liberation Orchestra (ALO), Phil Lesh & Friends, and his own self-titled Friends project, has tapped an all-star group of regional talent to assist during the live show. Appearing on the birthday lineup, in addition to the bandleader are Vicki Randle (percussion, vocals; The Tonight Show Band), Steve Adams (bass; ALO), Trevor Garrod (keys; Tea Leaf Green) and Scott Rager (drums; Tea Leaf Green).  “Possessing a signature tone, the vehicle for his fluid, buttery sound is a flat top acoustic guitar that he has personally sliced and diced into an electric flat top, with a vintage style humbucker pickup. Inherently committed to an improvisational approach, Lebo embodies the realm of melodic and soulful sounds,” the press release includes, drawing on the unique factors which have made Lebo a standout amongst his musical contemporaries. As an added distinction, and play into the birthday angle of event's surprise and celebration, special guest appearances are slated to occur, as referenced via press release and the artist's post on Instagram, where he noted additional inclusions as TBA.   SHOW No. 2:                    Weather Report Suite Prelude  (out of China >Rider/Me & My Uncle/Loose Lucy                                                Track #14                                                3:10 – end                                                   INTO                                                 Weather Report Suite Part I  (out of WRS Prelude/ into WRS Part II (Let It Grow)/Set break  - 16 songs                                                Track #15                                                0:00 – 1:03 David Dodd:  This week, by request, we're looking at “Weather Report Suite,” (Prelude, Part 1, and Part 2). For a short time, the three pieces that comprise the Suite were played as such, but that was relatively short-lived by Grateful Dead standards. The Prelude debuted in November 1972, originally as a separate piece from its eventual companions. The Dead played it, according to DeadBase, four more times in the spring of 1973 before it was first matched up with Weather Report Suite Parts 1 & 2, in September of that year. It was played regularly through October of 1974, and then dropped from the repertoire. The instrumental “Prelude,” composed by Weir, sets the stage for the two pieces to follow. I think it's one of the most beautiful little pieces of music I know—I have never once skipped through it over years of listening. I just let it wash over me and know that its simplicity and beauty are preparing me for the melancholy of Part 1, and the sometimes epic grandeur of Part 2. Part 1 is a song co-written with Eric Andersen, a well-known singer-songwriter who wrote the classic “Thirsty Boots.” He was on the Festival Express Tour (of “Might As Well” fame) across Canada along with the Dead, and I'm guessing that's where Weir and he met and concocted this piece. Happy to be corrected on that by anyone who knows better. Andersen and Weir share the lyric credit, and the music is credited to Weir. Once it appeared in the rotation, in September 1973, it stayed in the repertoire only as long as the Prelude did, dropping entirely in October 1974. The song addresses the seasons, and their changing mirrors the the singer's state of mind as he reflects on the coming of love, and maybe its going, too: a circle of seasons, and the blooming and fading of roses. I particularly like the line “And seasons will end in tumbled rhyme and little change, the wind and rain.” There's something very hopeful buried in the song's melancholy. Is that melancholy just a projection of mine? I think there's something about Weir's singing that gets at that emotion. Loss, and the hope that there might be new love. Weather Report Suite, Part 2 (“Let It Grow”) is a very different beast. It remained steadily in the rotation for the next 21 years after its debut, and the band played it 276 times. Its season of rarity was 1979, when it was played only three times, but otherwise, it was not far from the rotation. It could be stretched into a lengthy jamming tune (clocking at over 15 minutes several times), building to a thundering crescendo. And the “Weather Report” aspect of the song is what was really the most fun many times. Released on Wake of The Flood in 1973. WRS Prelude and Part I:Played:         46 timesFirst:  September 8, 1973 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY, USALast:  October 18, 1974 at Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA, USA SHOW No. 3:                     Mississippi Half Step Uptown Toodeloo  (Second Set Opener/into Big River/Dark Star)                                    Track #17                                    3:17 – 4:55 Released on Wake of the Flood in 1973. Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo was first performed live by the Grateful Dead on July 16, 1972. It was a frequent part of the repertoire through to 1974. From 1976 onward it was played less frequently with usually between 5 and 15 performances each year. It was not played at all in 1983 and 1984. The last performance was in July 1995. In total it was performed around 236 times. The majority of performances from 1978 onward were as the opening song of a show. Huner/Garcia special.  Great story.  Great lyrics:  “what's the point of calling shots, this cue ain't straight in line.  Cue ball is made of Styrofoam and no one's got the time” Always one of my favorite songs to hear in concert.  ½ Step>Franklin's were especially fun as a one two show opener punch. Played:  236 timesFirst:  July 16, 1972 at Dillon Stadium, Hartford, CT, USALast:  July 6, 1995 at the Riverport Amphitheatre in Maryland Heights (St. Louis), MO MJ NEWS:                 INTRO MUSIC:       Willin'                                                Little Feat                                                Little Feat - Willin' sung by Lowell George Live 1977. HQ Video.                                                0:10 – 1:32                                                1977 "Willin'" is a song written by American musician Lowell George, and first recorded with his group Little Feat on their 1971 debut album. The song has since been performed by a variety of artists.          George wrote the song while he was a member of the Mothers of Invention. When George sang an early version of the song for bandleader Frank Zappa, Zappa suggested that the guitarist form his own band rather than continue under Zappa's tutelage.[1] He did just that, and the song was subsequently recorded by Lowell's band Little Feat. The song was included on Little Feat's 1971 self-titled debut album. The band re-recorded the song at a slower tempo to much greater success on their 1972 Sailin' Shoes album. A live version recorded in 1977 appears on their 1978 album Waiting for Columbus. The lyrics are from the point of view of a truck driver who has driven from Tucson to Tucumcari (NM), Tehachapi (CA) to Tonopah (AZ)" and "smuggled some smokes and folks from Mexico"; the song has become a trucker anthem.  And of course, he asks for “weed, whites (speed) and wine” to get him through his drive. 1.      Using Marijuana Is Tied To Lower Consumption Of Alcohol, Opioids And Other Drugs, New Study Reveals 2.     Why Florida's Marijuana Legalization Ballot Initiative Failed Despite Trump Endorsement, Historic Funding And Majority Voter Support 3.     Marijuana Has ‘Great Deal Of Potential' To Treat Opioid Use Disorder, Study Finds, Predicting It'll Become More Common In Treatment 4.     Colorado Springs Voters Approve Two Contradictory Marijuana Ballot Measures To Both Allow And Ban Recreational Sales Strains of the week: Sub Zero - Sub Zero is a potent Indica-dominanthybrid cannabis strain that combines the robust genetics of Afghan, Colombian, and Mexican origins. This marijuana strain offers a complex flavor profile with notes of apple, menthol, chestnut, lime, and berry, providing a unique and refreshing sensory experience. The aroma of Sub Zero is as intriguing as its flavor, characterized by a rich combination of woody, earthy, and citrus notes, thanks to a terpene profile rich in Humulene, Limonene, Linalool, and Carene. These terpenes not only enhance the flavor but also contribute to the strain's therapeutic properties. Apple Fritter - Apple Fritter, also known as “Apple Fritters,” is a rare evenly balanced hybrid strain (50% indica/50% sativa) created through crossing the classic Sour Apple X Animal Cookies strains. Best known for making the High Times' 2016 “World's Strongest Strains” List, this baby brings on a hard-hitting high and super delicious flavor that will have you begging for more after just one taste. Extract:             Dulce Limon – hyrbrid sativa dominant            Pineapple Fizz – slightly indica dominant hybrid strain SHOW No. 4:                    Dark Star  (Mind Left Body Jam)                                                Track #18                                                34:45 – end This is the name given to a 4-chord sequence played as a jam by the Grateful Dead. It is thought by some to be related to the Paul Kantner song "Your Mind Has Left Your Body." The title "Mind Left Body Jam" was originally used by DeadBase. The first Grateful Dead CD to include a version was "Dozin' At The Knick", where the title was "Mud Love Buddy Jam" in a humorous reference to the DeadBase/taper title. But subsequent releases have adopted the "Mind Left Body Jam" title.Here, it comes out of a 36 minute Dark Star that many say is one of the best ever and links it to an excellent Eyes of the World.Fun to feature one of the band's thematic jams every now and then.  The truly improvisational side of the Dead and their live performances.  Played:  9 timesFirst:  October 19, 1973 at Jim Norick Arena, Oklahoma City, OK, USALast:  March 24, 1990 at Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, NY, USA                                                 INTO                                                 Eyes of the World  (into China Doll/Sugar Mag as second set closer)                                                Track #19                                                0:00 – 2:25 David Dodd:  “Eyes of the World” is a Robert Hunter lyric set by Jerry Garcia. It appeared in concert for the first time in that same show on February 9, 1973, at the Maples Pavilion at Stanford University, along with “They Love Each Other,” “China Doll,” “Here Comes Sunshine,” “Loose Lucy,” “Row Jimmy,” and “Wave That Flag.” Its final performance by the Dead was on July 6, 1995, at Riverport Amphitheatre, in Maryland Heights, Missouri, when it opened the second set, and led into “Unbroken Chain.” It was performed 381 times, with 49 of those performances occurring in 1973. It was released on “Wake of the Flood” in November, 1973. (I have begun to notice something I never saw before in the song statistics in Deadbase—the 49 performances in 1973 made me look twice at the song-by-song table of performances broken out by year in DeadBase X, which clearly shows the pattern of new songs being played in heavy rotation when they are first broken out, and then either falling away entirely, or settling into a more steady, less frequent pattern as the years go by. Makes absolute sense!) Sometimes criticized, lyrically, as being a bit too hippy-dippy for its own good, “Eyes of the World” might be heard as conveying a message of hope, viewing human consciousness as having value for the planet as a whole. There are echoes in the song of a wide range of literary and musical influences, from Blaise Pascal to (perhaps) Ken Kesey; from talk of a redeemer to the title of the song itself. In an interview, Hunter made an interesting statement about the “songs of our own,” which appear twice in “Eyes of the World.” He said that he thinks it's possible each of us may have some tune, or song, that we hum or sing to ourselves, nothing particularly amazing or fine, necessarily, that is our own song. Our song.  The song leaves plenty of room for our own interpretation of certain lines and sections. The verse about the redeemer fading away, being followed by a clay-laden wagon. The myriad of images of birds, beeches, flowers, seeds, horses.... One of my all time favorite songs, Dead or otherwise.  A perfect jam tune.  Great lyrics, fun sing along chorus and some of the finest music you will ever hear between the verses.  First really fell for it while at a small show one night my junior year at Michigan in the Michigan Union, a Cleveland based dead cover band call Oroboros.  We were all dancing and this tune just seemed to go on forever, it might have been whatever we were on at the time, but regardless, this tune really caught my attention.  I then did the standard Dead dive to find as many versions of the song as I could on the limited live Dead releases at that time and via show tapes.  Often followed Estimated Prophet in the first part of the second set, china/rider/estimated/eyes or scarlet/fire/estimated/eyes and sometimes even Help/Slip/Frank/Estimated/Eyes.  Regardless of where it appeared, hearing the opening notes was magical because you knew that for the next 10 – 12 minutes Jerry had you in the palm of his hand. This is just a great version, coming out of the Dark Star/Mind Left Body Jam and then continuing on into China Doll (two great Jerry tunes in a row!) and a standout Sugar Mag to close out the second set.  Any '73 Eyes will leave you in awe and this one is one of the best. Played:  382 timesFirst:  February 9, 1973 at Maples Pavilion, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USALast:  July 6, 1995 at Riverport Amphitheatre, Maryland Heights (St. Louis), MO  OUTRO:                               And We Bid You Goodnight  (encore out of Uncle John's Band/Johnny B. Goode) 3 song encore!!                                                Track #25                                                :40 – 3:03 The Grateful Dead performed the song a number of times in the 1968-1970 and 1989-1990 periods but infrequently during the rest of their performing career. On Grateful Dead recordings the title used is either And We Bid You Goodnight or We Bid You Goodnight. The Grateful Dead version of this traditional 'lowering down' funeral song originates from a recording by Joseph Spence and the Pindar Family which was released in 1965. The title used on that recording, as on many others, is I Bid You Good Night. This song appears to share a common ancestry with the song Sleep On Beloved from North East England. I got to see it the first night at Alpine Valley in 1989 (the Dead's last year at Alpine) and it really caught the crowd off guard.  Great reaction from the Deadheads.  Kind of a chills down your spine thing.  I was with One armed Lary and Alex, both had been with us at Deer Creek right before.  Lary stayed for all three nights but Alex had to take off after the first show.  Great times.  Played:  69 timesFirst:  January 26, 1968 at Eagles Auditorium, Seattle, WA, USALast:  September 26, 1991 at Boston Garden, Boston, MA, USA  Thank you for listening.  Join us again next week for more music news, marijuana news and another featured Grateful Dead show. Have a great week, have fun, be safe and as always, enjoy your cannabis responsibly.   .Produced by PodConx Deadhead Cannabis Show - https://podconx.com/podcasts/deadhead-cannabis-showLarry Mishkin - https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkinRob Hunt - https://podconx.com/guests/rob-huntJay Blakesberg - https://podconx.com/guests/jay-blakesbergSound Designed by Jamie Humiston - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-humiston-91718b1b3/Recorded on Squadcast

Send us a textHi everybody and welcome to this week's episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. Today, we welcome back guest Adam Jerugim. Adam previously told about seeing “Harry Hood” on April 18, 1992 at Stanford University, and after today, he seems to be the Attendance Bias resident expert on west coast Phish in the 90s. In today's episode, Adam and I expand our conversation to a full show, and that full show is Phish at the Warfield Theater in San Francisco on May 27, 1994. This was the third of three shows at the Warfield, and it came toward the last week of the 1994 spring tour. On Attendance Bias, we often talk about transitional years and signposts to major musical changes in the Phish evolution but when it comes to late spring and summer of 1994, it's okay to just sit back and show to love to a band at a major peak. This show, while maybe not a tentpole of a peak year, still has superlative versions of David Bowie, Harry Hood, Reba, plus some trademark Phish goofiness and oddity appearances. But we get into all that in a moment.One theme I loved talking about with Adam was Phish's growing popularity on the west coast at this time. While the band would make their debut at Madison Square Garden late in the year and celebrate New Year's Eve at Boston Garden, they were still reasonably in the middle of the pack when it came to the west coast. Selling out three nights at The Warfield seemed to send a signal that things were about to change, big time. Today's show, as classic as it is, still frames the band at a time when they were about to blow up big time up and down the Pacific coast. There's a lot going on.   So let's join Adam to talk about the Bay Bridge, opera singers, and whether shushing is better than wooing as we discuss May 27, 1994 at The Warfield Theater.

Sue and Kendra continued eating their way through the Topsfield Fair with Boston Garden Pizza and Caramel Apples!

Exploring the Grateful Dead's LegacyIn this episode of the Deadhead Cannabis Show, Larry Mishkin takes listeners on a nostalgic journey through the Grateful Dead's music, focusing on a concert from September 30, 1993, at the Boston Garden. He discusses various songs, including 'Here Comes Sunshine' and 'Spoonful,' while also touching on the band's history and the contributions of key figures like Vince Wellnick and Candace Brightman. The episode also delves into current music news, including a review of Lake Street Dive's performance and updates on marijuana legislation in Ukraine and the U.S.Chapters00:00 Welcome to the Deadhead Cannabis Show03:39 Here Comes Sunshine: A Grateful Dead Classic09:47 Spoonful: The Blues Influence14:00 Music News: Rich Girl and Lake Street Dive24:09 Candace Brightman: The Unsung Hero of Lighting38:01 Broken Arrow: Phil Lesh's Moment to Shine42:19 Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds: A Beatles Classic48:26 Marijuana News: Ukraine's Medical Cannabis Legislation54:32 Bipartisan Support for Clean Slate Act01:00:11 Pennsylvania's Push for Marijuana Legalization01:04:25 CBD as a Natural Insecticide01:10:26 Wave to the Wind: A Phil Lesh Tune01:13:18 The Other One: A Grateful Dead Epic Boston GardenSeptember 30, 1993  (31 years ago)Grateful Dead Live at Boston Garden on 1993-09-30 : Free Borrow & Streaming : Internet ArchiveINTRO:                                 Here Comes Sunshine                                                Track #1                                                0:08 – 1:48 Released on Wake of the Flood, October 15, 1973, the first album on the band's own “Grateful Dead Records” label. The song was first performed by the Grateful Dead in February 1973. It was played about 30 times through to February 1974 and then dropped from the repertoire. The song returned to the repertoire in December 1992, at the instigation of Vince Welnick, and was then played a few times each year until 1995. Played:  66 timesFirst:  February 9, 1973 at Maples Pavilion, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USALast:  July 2, 1995 at Deer Creek Music Center, Noblesville, IN, USA But here's the thing:                         Played 32 times in 1973                        Played 1 time in 1974                        Not played again until December 6, 1992 at Compton Terrace in Chandler, AZ  - 18 years                        Then played a “few” more times in 1993, 94 and 95, never more than 11 times in any one year. I finally caught one in 1993 at the Rosemont Horizon in Chicago with good buddies Marc and Alex. My favorite version is Feb. 15, 1973 at the Dane County Coliseum in Madison, WI SHOW No. 1:                     Spoonful                                                Track #2                                                :50 – 2:35 "Spoonful" is a blues song written by Willie Dixon and first recorded in 1960 by Howlin' Wolf. Released in June, 1960 by Chess Records in Chicago.  Called "a stark and haunting work",[1] it is one of Dixon's best known and most interpreted songs.[2]Etta James and Harvey Fuqua had a pop and R&B record chart hit with their duet cover of "Spoonful" in 1961, and it was popularized in the late 1960s by the British rock group Cream. Dixon's "Spoonful" is loosely based on "A Spoonful Blues", a song recorded in 1929 by Charley Patton.[3] Earlier related songs include "All I Want Is a Spoonful" by Papa Charlie Jackson (1925) and "Cocaine Blues" by Luke Jordan (1927).The lyrics relate men's sometimes violent search to satisfy their cravings, with "a spoonful" used mostly as a metaphor for pleasures, which have been interpreted as sex, love, and drugs. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame listed Howlin' Wolf's "Spoonful" as one of the "500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll".[9] It is ranked number 154 on Rolling Stone magazine's 2021 list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time",[10] up from number 221 on its 2004 list. In 2010, the song was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame "Classics of Blues Recordings" category.[12] In a statement by the foundation, it was noted that "Otis Rush has stated that Dixon presented 'Spoonful' to him, but the song didn't suit Rush's tastes and so it ended up with Wolf, and soon thereafter with Etta James".[12] James' recording with Harvey Fuqua as "Etta & Harvey" reached number 12 on Billboard magazine's Hot R&B Sides chart and number 78 on its Hot 100 singles chart.[13] However, Wolf's original "was the one that inspired so many blues and rock bands in the years to come". The British rock group Cream recorded "Spoonful" for their 1966 UK debut album, Fresh Cream. They were part of a trend in the mid-1960s by rock artists to record a Willie Dixon song for their debut albums. Sung by Bob Weir, normally followed Truckin' in the second set.  This version is rare because it is the second song of the show and does not have a lead in.  Ended Here Comes Sunshine, stopped, and then went into this.  When it follows Truckin', just flows right into Spoonful. Played:  52 timesFirst:  October 15, 1981 at Melkweg, Amsterdam, NetherlandsLast:  December 8, 1994 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CA, USA  MUSIC NEWS:                              Lead In Music                                                Rich Girl                                                Lake Street Dive                                                Lake Street Dive: Rich Girl [4K] 2018-05-09 - College Street Music Hall; New Haven, CT (youtube.com)                                                0:00 – 1:13 "Rich Girl" is a song by Daryl Hall & John Oates. It debuted on the Billboard Top 40 on February 5, 1977, at number 38 and on March 26, 1977, it became their first of six number-one singles on the BillboardHot 100. The single originally appeared on the 1976 album Bigger Than Both of Us. At the end of 1977, Billboard ranked it as the 23rd biggest hit of the year. The song was rumored to be about the then-scandalous newspaper heiress Patty Hearst. In fact, the title character in the song is based on a spoiled heir to a fast-food chain who was an ex-boyfriend of Daryl Hall's girlfriend, Sara Allen. "But you can't write, 'You're a rich boy' in a song, so I changed it to a girl," Hall told Rolling Stone. Hall elaborated on the song in an interview with American Songwriter: "Rich Girl" was written about an old boyfriend of Sara [Allen]'s from college that she was still friends with at the time. His name is Victor Walker. He came to our apartment, and he was acting sort of strange. His father was quite rich. I think he was involved with some kind of a fast-food chain. I said, "This guy is out of his mind, but he doesn't have to worry about it because his father's gonna bail him out of any problems he gets in." So I sat down and wrote that chorus. [Sings] "He can rely on the old man's money/he can rely on the old man's money/he's a rich guy." I thought that didn't sound right, so I changed it to "Rich Girl". He knows the song was written about him.  Lake Street Dive at Salt Shed Lake Street Dive is an American multi-genre band that was formed in 2004 at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston.[1] The band's founding members are Rachael Price, Mike "McDuck" Olson, Bridget Kearney, and Mike Calabrese. Keyboardist Akie Bermiss joined the band on tour in 2017 and was first credited on their 2018 album Free Yourself Up; guitarist James Cornelison joined in 2021 after Olson left the band. The band is based in Brooklyn and frequently tours in North America, Australia, and Europe. The group was formed in 2004 as a "free country band"; they intended to play country music in an improvised, avant-garde style.[3] This concept was abandoned in favor of something that "actually sounded good", according to Mike Olson.[4] The band's name was inspired by the Bryant Lake Bowl, a frequent hang out in the band's early years, located on Lake Street in Minneapolis. Great show last Thursday night my wife and I went with good friends JT and Marni and Rick and Ben. Sitting in the back near the top of the bleachers with a killer view of the Chicago Sky line looking west to southeast and right along the north branch of the Chicago River.  Beautiful weather and a great night overall.  My first time seeing the band although good buddies Alex, Andy and Mike had seen the at Redrocks in July and all spoke very highly of the band which is a good enough endorsement for me. I don't know any of their songs, but they were very good and one of their encores was Rich Girl which made me smile because that too is a song from my high school and college days, that's basically 40+ years ago.  Combined with Goose's cover of the 1970's hit “Hollywood Nights” by Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band it was a trip down memory lane. I would recommend seeing this band to any fan of fun music.  They were all clearly having a great time. Katie Pruitt opened and came out to sing a song with LSD. In 2017, Pruitt was awarded the Buddy Holly Prize from the Songwriters Hall of Fame[4] and signed with Round Hill Records.[5] Her EP, OurVinyl Live Session EP was released in March 2018.[6] She was named by Rolling Stone as one of 10 new country artists you need to know[7] and by NPR as one of the 20 artists to watch, highlighting Pruitt as someone who "possesses a soaring, nuanced and expressive voice, and writes with devastating honesty".[8] On September 13, 2019, Pruitt released "Expectations", the title track from her full-length debut. Additional singles from this project were subsequently released: "Loving Her" on October 21, 2019,[9] and "Out of the Blue" on November 15, 2019.[10] On February 21, 2020, Pruitt's debut album, Expectations, was released by Rounder Records.[11][12] She earned a nomination for Emerging Act of the Year at the 2020 Americana Music Honors & Awards.[13] In the same year, she duetted with Canadian singer-songwriter Donovan Woods on "She Waits for Me to Come Back Down", a track from his album Without People.[14] In 2021 the artist was inter alia part of the Newport Folk Festival in July. Recommend her as well.  2.     Move Me Brightly: Grateful Dead Lighting Director Candace Brightman Candace Brightman (born 1944)[1] is an American lighting engineer, known for her longtime association with the Grateful Dead. She is the sister of author Carol Brightman. Brightman grew up in Illinois and studied set design at St John's College, Annapolis, Maryland.[1] She began working as a lighting technician in the Anderson Theater, New York City, and was recruited by Bill Graham to operate lighting at the Fillmore East.[3] In 1970, she operated the house lights at the Chicago Coliseum with Norol Tretiv.[4] She has also worked for Janis Joplin, Joe Cocker and Van Morrison. After serving as house lighting engineer for several Grateful Dead shows, including their 1971 residency at the Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, she was recruited by the band's Jerry Garcia to work for them full-time.[1] She started working regularly for the Dead on their 1972 tour of Europe (which was recorded and released as Europe 72), and remained their in-house lighting engineer for the remainder of their career.[1] One particular challenge that Brightman faced was having to alter lighting setups immediately in response to the Dead's improvisational style. By the band's final tours in the mid-1990s, she was operating a computer-controlled lighting system and managing a team of technicians.[5] Her work inspired Phish's resident lighting engineer Chris Kuroda, who regularly studied techniques in order to keep up with her standards. Brightman continued working in related spin-off projects until 2005.[1][7] She returned to direct the lighting for the Fare Thee Well concerts in 2015, where she used over 500 fixtures. Now facing significant financial and health related issues. 3.    Neil Young and New Band, The Chrome Hearts, Deliver 13-Minute “Down By The River” on Night One at The Capitol Theatre My buddies and I still can't believe Neil with Crazy Horse did not play their Chicago show back in May this year.  Thank god he's ok and still playing but we are bummed out at missing the shared experience opportunity that only comes along when seeing a rock legend like Neil and there aren't many.   SHOW No. 2:                     Broken Arrow                                                Track #5                                                1:10 – 3:00 Written by Robbie Robertson and released on his album Robbie Robertson released on October 27, 1987.  It reached number 29 on the RPM CanCon charts in 1988.[23]Rod Stewart recorded a version of "Broken Arrow" in 1991 for his album Vagabond Heart.[24] Stewart's version of the song was released as a single on August 26, 1991,[25] with an accompanying music video, reaching number 20 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and number two in Canada. This ballad is not to be confused either with Chuck Berry's 1959 single or Buffalo Springfield's 1967 song of the same name, written by Neil Young. "Broken Arrow" was also performed live by the Grateful Dead from 1993 to 1995 with Phil Lesh on vocals.[28] Grateful Dead spinoff groups The Dead, Phil Lesh and Friends, and The Other Ones have also performed the song, each time with Lesh on vocals.[29] Played:  35 timesFirst:  February 23, 1993 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CA, USALast:  July 2, 1995 at Deer Creek Music Center, Noblesville, IN, USA  SHOW No. 3:         Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds                                    Track #9                                    2:46 – 4:13 "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their May, 1967 album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. It was written primarily by John Lennon with assistance from Paul McCartney, and credited to the Lennon–McCartneysongwriting partnership.[2] Lennon's son Julian inspired the song with a nursery school drawing that he called "Lucy – in the sky with diamonds". Shortly before the album's release, speculation arose that the first letter of each of the nouns in the title intentionally spelled "LSD", the initialism commonly used for the hallucinogenic drug lysergic acid diethylamide.[3] Lennon repeatedly denied that he had intended it as a drug song,[3][4] and attributed the song's fantastical imagery to his reading of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland books.[3] The Beatles recorded "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" in March 1967. Adding to the song's ethereal qualities, the musical arrangement includes a Lowrey organ part heavily treated with studio effects, and a drone provided by an Indian tambura. The song has been recognised as a key work in the psychedelic genre. Among its many cover versions, a 1974 recording by Elton John – with a guest appearance by Lennon – was a number 1 hit in the US and Canada. John Lennon said that his inspiration for the song came when his three-year-old son Julian showed him a nursery school drawing that he called "Lucy – in the Sky with Diamonds",[4] depicting his classmate Lucy O'Donnell.[5] Julian later recalled: "I don't know why I called it that or why it stood out from all my other drawings, but I obviously had an affection for Lucy at that age. I used to show Dad everything I'd built or painted at school, and this one sparked off the idea."[5][6][7]Ringo Starr witnessed the moment and said that Julian first uttered the song's title on returning home from nursery school.[4][8][9] Lennon later said, "I thought that's beautiful. I immediately wrote a song about it." According to Lennon, the lyrics were largely derived from the literary style of Lewis Carroll's novel Alice in Wonderland.[3][10] Lennon had read and admired Carroll's works, and the title of Julian's drawing reminded him of the "Which Dreamed It?" chapter of Through the Looking Glass, in which Alice floats in a "boat beneath a sunny sky".[11] Lennon recalled in a 1980 interview: It was Alice in the boat. She is buying an egg and it turns into Humpty-Dumpty. The woman serving in the shop turns into a sheep and the next minute they are rowing in a rowing boat somewhere and I was visualizing that.[3] Paul McCartney remembered of the song's composition, "We did the whole thing like an Alice in Wonderland idea, being in a boat on the river ... Every so often it broke off and you saw Lucy in the sky with diamonds all over the sky. This Lucy was God, the Big Figure, the White Rabbit."[10] He later recalled helping Lennon finish the song at Lennon's Kenwood home, specifically claiming he contributed the "newspaper taxis" and "cellophane flowers" lyrics.[8][12] Lennon's 1968 interview with Rolling Stone magazine confirmed McCartney's contribution.[13] Lucy O'Donnell Vodden, who lived in Surbiton, Surrey, died 28 September 2009 of complications of lupus at the age of 46. Julian had been informed of her illness and renewed their friendship before her death. Rumours of the connection between the title of "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" and the initialism "LSD" began circulating shortly after the release of the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band LP in June 1967.[24][25] McCartney gave two interviews in June admitting to having taken the drug.[26][27] Lennon later said he was surprised at the idea the title was a hidden reference to LSD,[3] countering that the song "wasn't about that at all,"[4] and it "was purely unconscious that it came out to be LSD. Until someone pointed it out, I never even thought of it. I mean, who would ever bother to look at initials of a title? ... It's not an acid song."[3] McCartney confirmed Lennon's claim on several occasions.[8][12] In 1968 he said: When you write a song and you mean it one way, and someone comes up and says something about it that you didn't think of – you can't deny it. Like "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds," people came up and said, cunningly, "Right, I get it. L-S-D," and it was when [news]papers were talking about LSD, but we never thought about it.[10] In a 2004 interview with Uncut magazine, McCartney confirmed it was "pretty obvious" drugs did influence some of the group's compositions at that time, including "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds", though he tempered this statement by adding, "[I]t's easy to overestimate the influence of drugs on the Beatles' music." In 2009 Julian with James Scott Cook and Todd Meagher released "Lucy", a song that is a quasi-follow-up to the Beatles song. The cover of the EP showed four-year-old Julian's original drawing, that now is owned by David Gilmour from Pink Floyd.[59] Lennon's original handwritten lyrics sold at auction in 2011 for $230,000. A lot of fun to see this tune live.  Love that Jerry does the singing even though his voice is very rough and he stumble through some of the lyrics.  It is a Beatles tune, a legendary rock tune, and Jerry sings it like he wrote it at his kitchen table. Phil and Friends with the Quintent cover the tune as well and I believe Warren Haynes does the primary singing on that version.  Warren, Jimmy Herring and Phil really rock that tune like the rock veterans they are. The version is fun because it opens the second set, a place of real prominence even after having played it for six months by this point.  Gotta keep the Deadheads guessing. Played:  19 timesFirst:  March 17, 1993 at Capital Centre, Landover, MD, USALast: June 28, 1995 at The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, MI, USA  MJ NEWS: Ukrainian Officials Approve List Of Medical Marijuana Qualifying Conditions Under Country's New Legalization Law2.      Federal Marijuana And Drug Convictions Would Be Automatically Sealed Under New Bipartisan Senate Bill3.      Pennsylvania Police Arrest An Average Of 32 People For Marijuana Possession Every Day, New Data Shows As Lawmakers Weigh Legalization4.      CBD-Rich Hemp Extract Is An Effective Natural Insecticide Against Mosquitoes, New Research Shows   SHOW No. 4:         Wave To The Wind                                    Track #10                                    5:00 – 6:40 Hunter/Lesh tune that was never released.  In fact, the Dead archives say that there is no studio recording of the song.  Not a great song.  I have no real memory of it other than it shows up in song lists for a couple of shows I attended.  Even this version of the tune is really kind of flat and uninspiring but there are not a lot of Phil tunes to feature and you can only discuss Box of Rain so many times.  Just something different to talk about. Played:  21 timesFirst:  February 22, 1992 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CA, USALast:  December 9, 1993 at Los Angeles Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA, USA  OUTRO:                   The Other One                                    Track #16                                    2:30 – 4:22 "That's It for the Other One" is a song by American band the Grateful Dead. Released on the band's second studio album Anthem of the Sun (released on July 18, 1968) it is made up of four sections—"Cryptical Envelopment", "Quadlibet for Tenderfeet", "The Faster We Go, the Rounder We Get", and "We Leave the Castle". Like other tracks on the album, is a combination of studio and live performances mixed together to create the final product. While the "We Leave the Castle" portion of the song was never performed live by the band, the first three sections were all featured in concert to differing extents. "Cryptical Envelopment", written and sung by Jerry Garcia, was performed from 1967 to 1971, when it was then dropped aside from a select few performances in 1985. "The Faster We Go, the Rounder We Get", written by Bill Kreutzmann and Bob Weir and sung by Weir, became one of the band's most frequently performed songs in concert (usually denoted as simply "The Other One"). One of the few Grateful Dead songs to have lyrics written by Weir, "The Faster We Go, the Rounder We Get" became one of the Dead's most-played songs (being performed a known 586 times[2]) and most popular vehicles for improvisation, with some performances reaching 30+ minutes in length. The song's lyrics reference the influence of the Merry Pranksters and in particular Neal Cassady.[2] Additionally, the line "the heat came 'round and busted me for smilin' on a cloudy day"  - one of my favorite Grateful Dead lyrics  - refers to a time Weir was arrested for throwing a water balloon at a cop from the upstairs of 710 Ashbury, the Dead's communal home during the ‘60's and early ‘70's before the band moved its headquarters, and the band members moved, to Marin County just past the Golden Gate Bridge when driving out of the City. In my experience, almost always a second set tune.  Back in the late ‘60's and early ‘70's either a full That's It For The Other One suite or just The Other One, would be jammed out as long as Dark Star and sometimes longer.  During the Europe '72 tour, Dark Star and the full Other One Suite traded off every show as the second set psychedelic rock long jam piece.  Often preceded by a Phil bass bomb to bring the independent noodling into a full and tight jam with an energy all of its own. The Other One got its name because it was being written at the same time as Alligator, one of the Dead's very first tunes.  When discussing the tunes, there was Alligator and this other one. I always loved the Other One and was lucky enough to see the full That's It For The Other One suite twice in 1985 during its too brief comeback to celebrate the Dead's 20th anniversary. Played:  550 timesFirst:  October 31, 1967 at Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA, USALast:  July 8, 1995 at Soldier Field in Chicago Birthday shout out: Nephew, Jacob Mishkin, star collegiate baseball player, turns 21and all I can say is “no effing way!”  Happy birthday dude! And a Happy and healthy New Year to those celebrating Rosh Hashanah which begins this week. .Produced by PodConx Deadhead Cannabis Show - https://podconx.com/podcasts/deadhead-cannabis-showLarry Mishkin - https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkinRob Hunt - https://podconx.com/guests/rob-huntJay Blakesberg - https://podconx.com/guests/jay-blakesbergSound Designed by Jamie Humiston - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-humiston-91718b1b3/Recorded on Squadcast

In this episode, Kevin Nash and Sean Oliver dive deep into a mix of hot topics and classic Kevin Nash storytelling. From Warren Buffett's latest stock moves and the ups and downs of Citibank, to the real estate market's latest twist—Titan Towers is up for grabs! They also share some behind-the-scenes stories from wrestling's past, including iconic moments at the WWE headquarters and wild days on the road. Kevin and Sean discuss the current state of pro sports, including the shocking attendance numbers at Chicago White Sox games and the highs and lows of Detroit's sports scene. They reminisce about historic venues, like Tiger Stadium and The Palace, and Kevin gives his brutally honest take on why nostalgia doesn't always hold up. The conversation shifts to life's daily frustrations, with Kevin sharing hilarious, yet infuriating, stories from his recent travels and everyday encounters—from bizarre fast food drive-thrus to perplexing customer service at CVS. And if you're looking for TV recommendations (or ones to avoid), Kevin's got a brutally funny review of the Hulu show "Tell Me Lies"—a series that's as confusing as it is captivating. Tune in for another episode filled with laughs, insights, and classic Nash commentary. Don't miss out—hit that subscribe button and join the conversation! Get Blitzed-Save 15% at Get-Blitzed.com by entering the code KLIQ at checkout. Lumen-Take the next step in improving your health, go to lumen.me/KLIQ to get 15% off your Lumen. Blue Chew-Try BlueChew FREE when you use our promo code NASH at checkout--just pay $5 shipping. That's BlueChew.com, promo code NASH to receive your first month FREE Rocket Money-Stop throwing your money away. Cancel unwanted subscriptions – and manage your expenses the easy way – by going to RocketMoney.com/nash. 00:00 Kliq This #114: Tell Me Lies 04:08 Titan Tower for Sale 09:10 MLB Attendance 13:49 HARD KNOCKS 17:38 Dusty Condo 21:01 Traveling to OVW 23:16 Pikeville NEVER had a waffle house 24:46 OVW people 26:04 McDonald's Drive Thorugh 35:31 Online Banking? 40:56 Tell Me Lies 53:58 BREAK GET BLITZED 58:15 Sean's Sid Comment 01:01:56 Fused Vertebrae 01:03:25 Oakland Job numbers 01:04:41 I'm way too high for the Boston Garden revelation 01:06:42 Just wanted to remind you both yer freaking right on and thoroughly awesome both of ya don't let the hater marks/ troll kins tell you other wise 01:07:34 People's amount of friends vs their intelligence 01:10:15 “The Grind” 01:14:51 What HHH sees in Cody Rhodes 01:18:30 Is Logan Paul one of the Boys? 01:20:16 Khan: It's reasonable AEW will be the second-most profitable wrestling company ever 01:22:07 Hemingway's House 01:25:20 BREAK LUMEN 01:28:25 Georgia School Shooting--Gun was gift from dad 01:34:21 Men cooking 01:36:18 FLORIDA Doctor or JERSEY Doctor 01:40:02 BREAK Bluechew 01:41:53 BREAK ROCKET MONEY 01:44:21 ASKNASH 01:44:40 Middle Finger to VKM 01:45:55 Working with Paul White 01:48:41 How come you didn't want to work with The Ultimate Warrior in 1996? 01:49:21 Signing NWO Funkos 01:51:01 Bret on the show? 01:51:51 Shawn as NWO leader 01:52:51 Kareem Abdul Jabar 01:57:18 VKM Doc 02:00:02 Swirlies 02:00:59 OUTRO Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Kevin Nash and Sean Oliver dive deep into a mix of hot topics and classic Kevin Nash storytelling. From Warren Buffett's latest stock moves and the ups and downs of Citibank, to the real estate market's latest twist—Titan Towers is up for grabs! They also share some behind-the-scenes stories from wrestling's past, including iconic moments at the WWE headquarters and wild days on the road. Kevin and Sean discuss the current state of pro sports, including the shocking attendance numbers at Chicago White Sox games and the highs and lows of Detroit's sports scene. They reminisce about historic venues, like Tiger Stadium and The Palace, and Kevin gives his brutally honest take on why nostalgia doesn't always hold up. The conversation shifts to life's daily frustrations, with Kevin sharing hilarious, yet infuriating, stories from his recent travels and everyday encounters—from bizarre fast food drive-thrus to perplexing customer service at CVS. And if you're looking for TV recommendations (or ones to avoid), Kevin's got a brutally funny review of the Hulu show "Tell Me Lies"—a series that's as confusing as it is captivating. Tune in for another episode filled with laughs, insights, and classic Nash commentary. Don't miss out—hit that subscribe button and join the conversation! Get Blitzed-Save 15% at Get-Blitzed.com by entering the code KLIQ at checkout. Lumen-Take the next step in improving your health, go to lumen.me/KLIQ to get 15% off your Lumen. Blue Chew-Try BlueChew FREE when you use our promo code NASH at checkout--just pay $5 shipping. That's BlueChew.com, promo code NASH to receive your first month FREE Rocket Money-Stop throwing your money away. Cancel unwanted subscriptions – and manage your expenses the easy way – by going to RocketMoney.com/nash. 00:00 Kliq This #114: Tell Me Lies 04:08 Titan Tower for Sale 09:10 MLB Attendance 13:49 HARD KNOCKS 17:38 Dusty Condo 21:01 Traveling to OVW 23:16 Pikeville NEVER had a waffle house 24:46 OVW people 26:04 McDonald's Drive Thorugh 35:31 Online Banking? 40:56 Tell Me Lies 53:58 BREAK GET BLITZED 58:15 Sean's Sid Comment 01:01:56 Fused Vertebrae 01:03:25 Oakland Job numbers 01:04:41 I'm way too high for the Boston Garden revelation 01:06:42 Just wanted to remind you both yer freaking right on and thoroughly awesome both of ya don't let the hater marks/ troll kins tell you other wise 01:07:34 People's amount of friends vs their intelligence 01:10:15 “The Grind” 01:14:51 What HHH sees in Cody Rhodes 01:18:30 Is Logan Paul one of the Boys? 01:20:16 Khan: It's reasonable AEW will be the second-most profitable wrestling company ever 01:22:07 Hemingway's House 01:25:20 BREAK LUMEN 01:28:25 Georgia School Shooting--Gun was gift from dad 01:34:21 Men cooking 01:36:18 FLORIDA Doctor or JERSEY Doctor 01:40:02 BREAK Bluechew 01:41:53 BREAK ROCKET MONEY 01:44:21 ASKNASH 01:44:40 Middle Finger to VKM 01:45:55 Working with Paul White 01:48:41 How come you didn't want to work with The Ultimate Warrior in 1996? 01:49:21 Signing NWO Funkos 01:51:01 Bret on the show? 01:51:51 Shawn as NWO leader 01:52:51 Kareem Abdul Jabar 01:57:18 VKM Doc 02:00:02 Swirlies 02:00:59 OUTRO Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of 'Get Back to the Beatles,' hosts Cha-Chi Loprete and David Gallant explore the sartorial impact of The Beatles with special guest Deirdre Kelly, author of 'Fashioning the Beatles: The Looks that Shook the World.' The discussion commemorates the 60th anniversary of The Beatles' appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show and their first performance at the Boston Garden. Kelly shares insights into how The Beatles transformed fashion through deliberate choices and cultural influences, from their early suits to the iconic Sgt. Pepper outfits. The episode also delves into how their style evolved alongside their music, reflecting broader cultural shifts during the 1960s. The hosts and guest highlight memorable moments, the role of LSD in their colorful fashion choices, and The Beatles' lasting influence on modern style.Visit https://deirdrekelly.com/Topics01:33 Special Guest: Deirdre Kelly on Beatles Fashion03:48 Deidre's Journey to Writing the Book06:47 The Beatles' Fashion Influence10:07 The Beatles' Early Fashion Choices16:18 The Evolution of the Beatles' Image27:09 The Beatles and the Boutique Scene31:56 Beatles' Fashion Evolution in the 60s33:23 Iconic Suits and Press Conference Styles34:32 A Hard Day's Night: Behind the Scenes40:18 Sgt. Pepper's Bold Fashion Choices41:21 Vintage Fashion and Military Influence44:31 Psychedelic Colors and LSD Influence53:10 Beatles' Accessories and Gender Fluidity54:54 Modern Influence and Legacy56:45 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

On the 52nd episode of the 24 Inch Podcast (Season 4 Episode 7), Steve Bennett and Dave Rowlands take a deep dive into the WWF house show at the Boston Garden from 08-09-1986. On this night, Hulk Hogan tags with George "the Animal" Steele to take on the Macho Man Randy Savage and Adrian Adonis. At the top, Dave, Paula and Steve are all together for the first time in a while. The gang talks about Dave being in love and upgrading from RC Cola to Pepsi, the 4th of July, and the retirement of John Cena. After the break, the gang give the bio of Buffalo native, Adrian Adonis. Next, a brief (very) recap of the history of the Boston Garden. Last, Dave tells us what the Hulkster was up to in August of 1986. Steve reads the news from August of 1986 while Dave cracks wise and adds his thoughts on a month filled with news from the MLB hall of fame, big releases in music and movies, and a play that opens on Broadway and then closes one news story later. Steve and Dave break down the entire card from the Boston Garden on August 9, 1986, including a match between Sheik/Volkoff and the Hart Foundation, a classic between Ricky Steamboat and Jake Roberts and a stinker from Tito and Cowboy Bob. Finally, Steve and Dave break down the huge main event of Macho Man Randy Savage and Adrian Adonis vs. Hulk Hogan and George "the Animal" Steele Also on this episode, Steve and Dave read listener emails and comments from our facebook page and announce the topic for the 52nd episode of the podcast. Intro: 00:02:39 History of: 00:15:40 The News/Matches: 00:34:41 Plugs/Emails: 01:16:29 For more information follow us on twitter @24InchPodcast Email us: 24InchPodcast@gmail.com Instagram: 24_inch_podcast

Paris Alston is joined by GBH Reporter Esteban Bustillos, who was up VERY late at the Boston Garden to watch the Celtics bring home the a championship and Banner 18.

Actor/Director/Producer/Bandit Daniel Stern was on with Chaz and AJ this morning to talk about his new book. Daniel also reflected on the only audition he ever drove back to attempt a second time, driving with Robert Redford at crazy speeds, and what it's like to walk onto the legendary Boston Garden basketball court.  Image Credit: REUTERS/Kevork Djansezian

In today's episode, after a heated battle with Drake, Kendrick Lamar is doing something for the people. Kendrick Lamar is doing a pop-up concert in Los Angeles on Juneteenth. The Pop Out with Ken and Friends is actually an ode to the “Not Like Us” diss record towards Drake.   South Carolina has introduced a new bill called the South Carolina Prenatal Equal Protection Act of 2023. This bill would classify abortion as a homicide with penalties up to forty years. Also, Kyrie Irving has returned to the Boston Garden to play against the Boston Celtics, and it was not a pleasant welcoming. Irving received numerous boo's and f- you Kyrie chants. All of this and more.   FOLLOW THE SHOW ON ALL SOCIALS:  @Sealessaidit  @Amandaseales  @thesupremeexperience  If You Have A Comment Leave Amanda A Message At 1 855-Amanda-8 That's 1-855-262-6328 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Tonight's episode (200), the gang discusses the Celtics epic game 1 OT winner against the Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals, the Bruins second round exit from the playoffs, as well as the history of the new Boston Garden. Enjoy!

As the last episode ended, I was beginning my return to normal life after the unexpected death of my father. The unanticipated event had turned my entire world upside down. After remaining home for a one-week mourning period, when I returned to normal life, everything was exactly the same as it had been when I left it. Same classes. Same teachers. Same friends. Everything was the same. Except nothing was the same and it would never be again. It's a terrible feeling and everyone who has experienced the early stages of deep grief is painfully aware of it. However, there was one thing that was radically different in my new daily routine, which was that I was now going to synagogue every morning and every night and would be doing it for eleven months. The same held true for my brother, who was eight years older than me. It was a big eight years at that age because while I was in the middle of high school and living the life of a teenager, he was in his last year of law school, had been married for a few years, and his wife was about six weeks away from giving birth to their first child. But even so, we had always done everything together. We even lived in the same room in our house until he moved out for college. So naturally, we started attending the daily service together. Very early in the process, I came to understand that while the ritual of saying the mourner's prayer is ostensibly to honor the dead, in reality, it provides a tremendous benefit for the living survivors. It was an enormous help to me on several key levels, and the most important one for me was that the rabbi of this particular synagogue was truly a spiritual giant. We got to spend an enormous amount of time with him and became extremely close. So, that new way of life began for me in the second week of December of 1965. Let's jump ahead almost six months later to the end of May of 1966. As I've said, we have an enormous amount of resiliency at that age, and even with all the trauma around the death, I was still having a great year at school. My brother, Mike and I had been attending services every morning and night. We never missed a service and we intended to keep it that way, but suddenly something came up that was going to be an insurmountable problem for him. His last year of law school was coming to an end and soon, it would be time for him to take the bar exam. A two-day cram course was being offered that went until nine each evening and he was going to have to miss services for two nights. It was upsetting to him but there was no away around it and it absolutely had to happen. The first night came and I attended the service without him. It really was no big deal and I didn't pay any attention to it. It was a normal night. I ate dinner with my mother, went to the synagogue and said the prayer, came home and did my homework and eventually got washed and went to bed. Then, one of the strangest things that has ever happened to me took place For some reason, I didn't feel tired at all and thought I was going to have some trouble falling asleep. I was just lying there, and the next thing I knew, I suddenly found myself back in the chapel of the synagogue once again. It was a strange sensation because I felt like I had actually gone back in time. The events that had just happened a few hours earlier started happening again. It was like watching an instant replay, but instead of just watching it, I was living through it. Everything happened exactly as it had, just a few hours earlier. Services ended, and I walked out of the chapel. But this time, when I entered the main lobby, I heard a sharp sound. “Psst! Psst!” It was clear to me that whatever that replay had been was over. I knew I was in new territory because nothing like this had happened earlier. The sound came from my left. I looked over at the dark corner near the sanctuary doors and suddenly, my father stepped out of the shadows.  Amazed, I walked right over to him. As I got closer, he gave me a warm smile and I was struck by how great he looked. He was wearing a gray suit with a purple shirt. The collar was opened, and he had a dark, healthy suntan like he had been in the Caribbean or Hawaii for a few months. He also seemed a little younger, with slightly more hair, which was slicked back. In short, he looked tremendous. “Where's Michael?” he asked, as soon as I got close.  “Oh, he couldn't come tonight,” I said. “He has to study for the bar exam. They're having a cram course, and tonight's the first class.” “Oh, right, right. That's good,” he said, sounding like he knew exactly what I was talking about. “He'll pass it. He'll do fine. He's going to become a lawyer, and he'll go right into the firm. Everything's going to work out well for him.” Then he got a little serious. “But, watch out for your sister, though,” he said soberly. “She's not doing so great.” “Sybil?” I wondered.  “What's the matter with Sybil?” I didn't say anything, but as I thought about it, I remembered that she had never shown any emotion after he died. She had been extremely stoic, always stone-faced and never crying or even shedding a tear. Maybe that had something to do with whatever it was he was talking about. “Oh yeah,” I said. “She didn't show any emotion after you d—” I was just about to say the word died, when the impossibility of what was happening hit me like a ton of bricks. Suddenly I remembered the actual truth of the matter – that he was, in fact, dead. I guess I had been so glad to see him, I hadn't realized it at first. But now it all came rushing came back into me. The reason I hadn't seen him for all this time wasn't that he had been away on some tropical island. It was because he had dropped dead on the floor of the Boston Garden six months earlier. He was long since dead and buried. Yet here he was, standing in the synagogue lobby, happy and healthy and talking to me like everything was normal.  “Wait a minute, wait a minute,” I exclaimed. “What are you doing here? You're dead!” “No,” he said, with a slight chuckle. “No, no. That wasn't real.” “What?” I asked.  “It was just a trick,” he replied. “It wasn't real.” “What do you mean, it wasn't real?” I shot back, a little perturbed. “Of course, it was real!” How could he say it wasn't real? It was the worst thing that had ever happened to me. Everything about it was a nightmare. Our family was completely devastated, and since then, we had gone through month after month of relentless pain. I wished to God it wasn't real, but unfortunately, it was as real as it gets.  “You died. You're dead,” I blurted out, even more upset. “It was terrible. There was this big funeral, and everyone was hysterical. It was awful.” An enormous rush of pain welled up inside of me. “It was horrible. You died! We buried you and you're dead!” I was ready to break down in tears. But then, just like old times, he made his familiar gesture and held up his right hand, signaling me to calm down and listen to him. Just seeing him do it made me feel a little better. “It wasn't real,” he said, calmly. “It was just a trick.”  “What are you talking about?” I asked, bewildered. “A trick. You know a stunt, a gimmick.” I still had no idea what he meant, but I didn't say anything.  “Listen to me,” he said, sympathetically. “There is no death. It's just a public-relations stunt God does to get people to think about him. That's all it is. It's not real.” I didn't know what to say. There was absolutely, positively no question about the fact that he had died. It was irrefutable. And yet here he was—alive and well, telling me it was all just a stunt. As confident as ever, he certainly looked like he knew what he was talking about. He looked great. In fact, I'd never seen him look better. “See?” he said, with a smile. “It's all just a trick.” Then he added, “Some trick!”  At that point, my mind went blank. I don't think I could think anymore, and frankly, I didn't care. It was just such a relief to be with him again and listen to him explain something to me. It didn't matter if I understood it or not.       As I looked at him, I realized I had forgotten how much I really missed him. I hadn't seen him for six months. It had been an eternity of constant pain and I had gotten used to it. But now, alive or dead, we were back together again, and the pain was gone. I was happy and felt like my old self again - two long-lost and long-forgotten feelings. He looked at me with a warm smile for a moment. “I see you're wearing my ring,” he said, looking down at my right hand. He used to wear a black star sapphire pinky ring that he got when he went to the Japan Olympics to sign Luke Jackson to the 76ers. My mother gave it to me after he died, and I wore it every day. “Listen,” he said somewhat soberly. “The stone in that ring has a vibration that's bad for your body. I don't want you to wear it anymore.” I didn't say anything. Then his face lit up.  “Hey! I've got an idea,” he said. “Since I never really died, why don't you give it back to me?” Without giving it a second thought, I took the ring off and held it up between the thumb and forefinger of my right hand. He reached up and held it exactly the same way. I thought he was going to take it, but he didn't. Instead, we both stood there, holding the ring between us, like a statue. After a moment, I felt it start to vibrate. Then, like an instrument being tuned to a higher note, something within me quickened. The ring began to glow, getting brighter by degrees until eventually, the whole room was filled with a brilliant light. But it was more than just a light. I could sense a happy presence to it, a warm beauty that was extremely comforting. And it felt familiar to me as well, like I knew it from somewhere - another time and place from long before my memory began.   I felt myself being slowly pulled into it, as though it had its own field of gravity. It got stronger, like the current of a river nearing the ocean, and the light got even brighter. The more light I saw, the lighter I felt, along with a deep sense of happiness and joy. And finally, an all-encompassing love enveloped me, and I lost all contact with space and time. I have no idea how long it lasted, but I finally began to regain awareness of my body. There was a gentle transition, almost like the physical world gelled into reality around me and I found that I was laying in my bed, wearing my pajamas. It took a little more time, but I soon realized it had all been just a dream. Soon, I was completely back in the real world. Obviously, my life was unchanged, and my father was still dead. Naturally, I was disappointed. As fulfilling as the experience had been, I quickly understood that the whole thing had been just a fantasy that my mind had created in my sleep. Even so, it had been a deeply wonderful experience to feel happy again. It was the first time since the night he died, that the heavy burden that I constantly felt was lifted from my heart. For those few moments, I had gotten to be my old self again and realized that I had completely forgotten the way life used to be, before the road had turned, and I had come upon the Vale of Tears. Now you may be thinking, “OK. So what's the big deal? You had a happy dream that your father was still alive. Why is that one of the most amazing things that has ever happened to you?” All I can say is, we'll get into that in the coming episode. For now, keep your eyes, mind, and heart open, and let's get together in the next one.

In the last episode, we looked at two disturbing events that happened to me during the last week of November of 1965. In the first, I was sitting in synagogue with my father and toward the end of the Saturday morning service as the rabbi was announcing the prayer called the Mourner's Kaddish, with a sudden sense of urgency, my father had me swear a solemn oath before God that I would say this prayer for him after he died. Surprised at the completely unexpected request, but taking no serious note of it, I made the vow. Then a few nights later, I had a harrowing nightmare where I was being chased by an invisible killer. I ended up standing before a huge wooden cross that clearly represented death to me. A hooded monk who was standing next to it, telepathically said to me, “You have come upon it.” Then to my extreme dismay, the dream turned into a recurring nightmare, as I had it on the following two nights as well. Now, as you may sense, we are beginning to approach some rather dramatic territory and before we start, I would like to mention a couple of key points, by way of introduction.   First, the events that were about to unfold would alter not only my entire life, but more critically, my most basic understandings about the nature of existence itself.  Foundations were being laid that would lead to the massive inner revolutions I would grow though during the deeply turbulent times that were about to follow. Secondly, the main reason that I am recounting these events is to provide some possible encouragement to anyone who may be facing some hard times and might want to explore the deeper sides of human intelligence and the potential that lies within each one of us.  So here we go. The next part of the story begins on Thursday night, December 2. My father was leaving for Boston the next day for the big 76ers - Celtics showdown in the Boston Garden. It was still early in the season, but the stakes were already enormous. For me, the day had flown by as any standard eleventh grade day normally did.  After dinner, I finished my homework, goofed around a little and finally went to bed, but I never got sleepy.  I was much too agitated. My mind seemed to be spinning around about my social life, my schoolwork, and of course, the gigantic upcoming game with the Celtics. But I knew that none of that was what was keeping me awake. The real reason I couldn't fall asleep was because I was too afraid that I was going to have that horrible nightmare again, and I just couldn't face the prospect of going through it all one more time.  I don't remember getting tired or drifting off to sleep. I was just lying in bed with my eyes closed and the very next thing I knew, I felt a funny sensation in my stomach, like I was in a moving car that had just come over a hill and was on its way down. I opened my eyes and saw my hands resting on the steering wheel of a car. I looked over them at the hood and realized I was driving my father's Cadillac.  I came down the hill on Spring Avenue and turned left onto Heather Road, as I had done a million times before. Our house was on the corner. With slight concern, I noticed that there were a few cars parked in front as I drove by, which was out of the ordinary. I made a right turn into the driveway, pulled up, and got out of the car. I walked around back and came in though the kitchen door. My mother was on the phone with her back to me. She didn't turn around. My father's younger brother was standing in front of the stove with his arms folded across his chest. He kept staring down at the floor, as though I wasn't even there. I went into the main hall, and up the stairs. I turned left at the top and walked up to my sister's room. As usual, her door was closed. I put my right hand on it, and stopped for a moment. Starring at the back of my hand I thought, “Well, this is it.” I pushed the door open. Sybil was standing in the back of the room with a few friends. She looked up at me. “Daddy's dead,” she said. “We don't have a daddy anymore.” “This is terrible,” I thought to myself. “But why are you talking like this? You're twenty years old, and you sound like a four-year-old.” I didn't say anything and walked out of her room, down the hall, and into my room. I sat down on my bed, and suddenly got overwhelmed with an intense anger at God. “Why did you do this?” I thought. “Why in the world did you have to do this?” I closed my eyes and smashed my fist down on the large end table next to my bed. As soon as my fist hit the table, I opened my eyes and felt completely disoriented. I was still in my room, but instead of sitting on my bed, I was lying in it. It took a few moments for me to grasp that I had been asleep and as real as it had seemed, the entire experience had only been a nightmare. Of course, I was relieved. I had just gone through the horrible experience of having my sister tell me that my father had died. And now, thankfully, I realized it had all been just a bad dream. Still, on a deep level, I was profoundly shaken because in truth, there had been nothing dreamlike about it.   I was happy about one thing, though – I hadn't had a repeat of the horrible dream with the killer and the cross. At least that recurring nightmare seemed over.    ***   Now, it was Friday morning, December 3, 1965. I picked up my good friend Marty and drove him to school. But as soon as he got in the car, I felt compelled to tell him all about my dream. I felt like I should tell someone because if it happened to come true, I didn't want to be the only one who knew about it in advance. It seemed like the kind of thing that could drive you nuts if you didn't handle it right. We only talked about the dream for a quick minute as we drove, and then switched to our plans for the upcoming weekend, which was packed with social events. The school day flew by in a flash, and the next thing I knew, it was Friday night. There was a big party and I was going to drive across town, pick up my girlfriend, and bring her with me. It was a half-hour ride each way, and when it came time to leave, I suddenly didn't feel like driving by myself. I called Marty and asked him to come with me. He agreed if we didn't take my Sprite, which was only a two-seater.  He was six-one and didn't want to be cramped-in for that long. The 76ers – Celtic game was going to be on national TV and my mother was getting ready to watch it. My father had flown to Boston with the team.  I asked her if it was OK for me to take her Pontiac. “You better not,” she replied. “Sybil has a bunch of friends coming over, and she may need it.” She turned on the TV and sat down on the couch. “Take the Caddy,” she said, nonchalantly. Without giving it a second thought, I hopped into my father's car and picked up Marty.  About twenty minutes into the ride, I suddenly felt like hearing some music. “Let's listen to the radio,” I said and turned it on. I hit the middle button, but there was no sound at all – just dead silence, which was very strange. That button was always set to our local rock ‘n roll station, and a loud-mouth deejay, a pop song, or some annoying commercial was blaring all the time. But now I heard nothing, and the ongoing silence was absolutely deafening. It lasted long enough that I thought the radio was broken. Then, finally, someone in a solemn voice came on and said - “We have just received a report from the Boston Garden that the owner of the 76ers, Ike Richman, has collapsed at courtside.” It paused. “His condition is unknown.” I quickly turned it off. I didn't want to hear any more. We drove to my girlfriend's house. As soon as we got there, I called home. My sister answered, and she sounded perky and happy, like she was having fun with her friends and everything was fine. “Sybil, what's happening?” I asked. “Oh, nothing,” she replied lightly. “Everything's fine. Listen, Mommy is leaving for New York soon, and she wants to see you before she goes. She's waiting for you, so come right home.” “Sure, I replied. “I'll be right back. “Great,” she said, cheerfully. Then in a slightly different tone, she added, “Come home now, David. Just come right home.”  It was a minor change, but I heard it in a major way.  “This could be anything,” I said to Marty as we drove back. “It could be indigestion. Or maybe he fainted from the lack of air in the place.” I paused, then said the obvious. “Or he could be dead.” Finally, we got to Spring Avenue, came over the hill, and as I started driving down it, I got a funny feeling in my stomach. I looked at my hands resting on the steering wheel and gazed at the hood of my father's car. That moment began one of the strangest experiences of my life. As soon as I felt that odd feeling in my stomach, my dream from the previous night began to come to life, in front of my startled eyes and it was uncanny.  As I lived through it, I knew exactly what was coming next. I turned left onto Heather Road and drove past the cars that were parked in front of the house. I felt they were not a good sign, just like in the dream. It was kind of like having a déjà vu, but very different. Déjà vu means “already seen,” and you feel like somehow, you've already lived through the experience that you're currently having. It's like remembering the present. But it's usually quite vague, and only lasts for an instant. There was nothing vague about the experience I was having. Quite the opposite. It was crystal clear. And it didn't vanish at all. It just went on and on.  As I drove along, one part of my mind was normal, with regular thoughts and feelings. But another part knew exactly what was coming and wanted to change it. As I was about to turn into the driveway, that part said, “Park on the street. Don't turn into the driveway. You know what's coming if you park in the driveway. Don't do it. Do something else!” That seemed logical, so I decided to park on the street. But then I made a deeply disturbing discovery: I had no control at all over what was happening. Even though I had clearly decided to park on the street, I robotically turned into the driveway, shut off the engine and got out of the car. “Don't go in the back door. Go around front,” I told myself as I started walking. “Just go in the front door. Do not go around back. Don't do it!” I thought about whether I had the key to the front door with me, but I knew it didn't matter. I knew I would be going in the back. It was like was watching a movie that had already been shot, but I was now living through it.  And now, not only did I know what was coming, I also knew I couldn't change it. I got to the back door and walked into the kitchen. Sure enough, just like in the dream, my mother was on the phone with her back to me and never noticed me. Neither did my Uncle Ray, who was standing in front of the stove with his arms folded across his chest, looking down at the floor. As I walked out into the hall, I knew it was time to go upstairs and face the news. And I knew it didn't matter what I thought or did. What was coming was coming. I got to the top of the stairs and looked down the hallway at the door to my sister's room. I could see that it was closed and I walked over and put my right hand on the door. I looked at my hand and had the same thought I'd had in the dream. “Well, this is it.” I pushed the door open. My sister was in the exact spot she was in the dream, surrounded by a few friends. She looked up at me and said the exact words from the dream. “Daddy's dead. We don't have a daddy anymore.” And then I had the same thought that I had had in the dream. “This is terrible. But why are you talking like this? You're twenty years old, and you sound like a four-year-old.” I walked out into the hall and down to my room. I sat on my bed and became overwhelmed with the same intense anger at God. “Why did you do this?” I thought in a rage of anger, confusion, and despair. “Why in the world did you have to do this?” And just like in the dream, I smashed my fist down on the end table next to my bed. In my dream, at that point I woke up. This time, when my fist hit the table, the bizarre state of reality I had been in came to an abrupt end and I was snapped back into normal life. Except there was no such thing as normal anymore. Instead of waking up from a nightmare and realizing it had only been a dream, my horrible nightmare was becoming reality. And the  devastating truth of it was unmistakable. This was no dream. This was real life. And my father was dead. Although it may be a bit abrupt, this is an ideal place for us to stop.  So, as always, keep your eyes, mind and heart open and let's get together in the next one.  

It's… ChroNoSo! The North-South Connection Podcast Network takes you down memory lane each month by exploring one match from WWE history. This month on ChroNoSo, the crew dives into WWF from June 1989. They also cover other matches, segments & events from Dusty Rhodes Vignettes, June & July 1989 WWE Superstars, Boston Garden, Nassau Coliseum & More!

Interview with Ellis Paul begins at 1:43.Visit - https://www.ellispaul.com To learn more about the Hall of Fame and upcoming events, go to www.farhof.org. 

It's… ChroNoSo! The North-South Connection Podcast Network takes you down memory lane each month by exploring one match from WWE history.  Picking up where ChroNoSo Daily left off, our contributors are on a quest to cover every important match in WWE PPV and television history. One month. One voice per match. This month on ChroNoSo, the crew dives into WWF Saturday's Night Main Event #21 from May 1989. As a bonus, they also cover a potpourri of other matches, segments & events from Boston Garden Meadowlands, and Superstars from April & May 1989!

This next guest has been a manager in the crazy wonderful world of professional wrestling, but he has also a very interesting book out "When It Was Real". If you want to take a trip back to your childhood, your younger, less-stressful days, then journey with us back into the magical world of professional wrestling during the years 1970 to 1979 … a time "when it was real" … a time before Hulkamania took the world by storm. For "old school"wrestling fans, there was no feeling like walking into Madison Square Garden, Philadelphia Spectrum, Baltimore Civic Center, Boston Garden, and countless smaller arenas in every town in the Northeast cheer on their heroes like Bruno Sammartino & Bob Backlund or to boo folks like Captin Lou Albano. Let's escape into the wrestling time machine & chat with our next guest: Nikita Breznikov! When It Was Real/Nikita Breznikov Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nikita.breznikov Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/When-Was-Real-Nikita-Breznikov-ebook/dp/B07Y2GB73V/ref=sr_1_1?crid=19MNIFS8ZPXKL&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.5309L00fqTMtgBiyENUjFw_YF7wYoAF7gwkVZVf2LAAhHEnI1VzJ104T_UOMRgc8e-pd0w4aT1HkAyHHkuaR4EWSk4fI9JlXQqYucfzswcd-Gu48-txF3Mtx-FGW3Tj9GD4VhHFW8HgrNcKJzBi87uBAkeYZdjkPMS6re6Z-kYI2iRsnXgaSxyNTe_Xpnsoh_VgjF0vrWHjTVHcL5x63DcQqjg_mWTpYfRpOCCnudLk.hum6i2hRYkJjq_SNmdzXGJZX56fWL6Szx3uYeM8VfI0&dib_tag=se&keywords=When+It+Was+Real+book&qid=1709824362&sprefix=when+it+was+real+book%2Caps%2C113&sr=8-1 Crazy Train Radio Facebook: www.facebook.com/realctradio Instagram: @crazytrainradio X/Twitter: @realctradio Website: crazytrainradio.us YouTube: youtube.com/crazytrainradio --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/crazytrainradio/support

The INCREDIBLE BOSTON CELTICS OWNER is revealing his SECRET on today's episode! As a lifelong Boston sports fan, this show is extra special for me! Get ready to tip off for a fascinating conversation with WYC GROUSBECK, the primary partner of the BOSTON CELTICS ownership group. This episode isn't just for the sports enthusiasts; it's for anyone eager to learn about resilience, vision, and the power of pursuing your passions with everything you've got. Join us as we dive deep into a world where sports, business, and personal passion intertwine. Wyc isn't just a figure in the sports world; he's a venture capitalist who transformed his love for the Celtics into a groundbreaking ownership that skyrocketed the franchise's value, a philanthropist making significant impacts, and an innovator in entertainment, co-founding Cincoro Tequila with fellow NBA owners, MICHAEL JORDAN, JEANNIE BUSS and WES EDENS, and bringing his life stories to TV screens with his hit show, "Extended Family." Wyc's journey from dreaming about owning the Celtics to raising championship banners is nothing short of legendary. In this episode, we uncover: The heartfelt story behind the acquisition of the Celtics and how a deep-seated love for the franchise fueled one of the most successful eras in its history. The blend of belief and meticulous preparation it takes to chase and achieve monumental dreams. Insights into how personal challenges, like his son Campbell's blindness, shape the legacy Wyc aims to build, both on and off the court. The drive and determination required to fight for what you believe in and the victories that come with it. The exhilaration of clinching an NBA championship and what it teaches about winning in life. Strategies for taking calculated risks to elevate from good to exceptional. This is a masterclass in high-visibility leadership, demonstrating how to navigate the pressures and responsibilities that come with being at the forefront of an iconic organization. And I'm more confident than ever that we'll see that 18th BANNER hanging in the Boston Garden very soon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the 47th episode and season four premiere of the 24 Inch Podcast, Steve Bennett and Dave Rowlands take a deep dive into the Boston Garden house show from 9-12-1987. On this night, Hulk Hogan wrestles Killer Khan for the WWF Heavyweight Championship. At the top, Steve and Paula are together to kick off the episode with some small talk about Paula's long awaited trip to NY/NJ. After the break, Steve brings on Dave and welcome him to the show. Dave, like usual, has mayhem to report. After our update on all things Hollywood, the guys give the bio of Killer Khan. Also, Steve and Dave talk about the long history of the original Boston Garden. Then, Dave tells us what the Hulkster was up to in September of 1987. Steve reads the news from September of 1987 while Dave cracks wise and adds his thoughts on a month filled with award shows, baseball stuff and international affairs. Steve and Dave break down the entire card from the 09-12-87 event at Boston Garden, including the British Bulldog in singles action, great Hart Foundation match, and a run of jobbers to start the night. Finally, Steve and Dave break down the huge main event of Hulk Hogan vs. Killer Khan for the WWF Heavyweight Championship. Also on this episode, Steve and Dave read listener emails and comments from our facebook page and announce the topic for the 48th episode of the podcast. Intro w/Paula: 00:01:48 History of: 00:08:03 The News/Matches: 00:52:44 Plugs/Emails: 01:46:01 For more information follow us on twitter @24InchPodcast Email us: 24InchPodcast@gmail.com Instagram: 24_inch_podcast

Welcome back to "The Black Wine Guy Experience," where your host MJ Towler takes you on a flavorful journey of wine, life, and laughter. In episode 146, we're joined by the effervescent John Coyle, a man as rich in stories as he is in his knowledge of wine. Today, we're popping the cork on an array of topics; we'll dribble into tales of full-court basketball at Boston Garden and saunter through the vineyards of John's path from the hard streets of Roxbury to the eclectic essence of Venice, California.We'll sip on the bold flavors of John's experiences as he shares his antics at the Harvey Krishna Center, his leap into the world of wine inspired by a past partner's passion for the vineyard's nectar, and his ambitious strides in the entertainment industry. As we swirl our glasses, we'll get intoxicating insights into the hustle of comedy, the tenacity required to fuel a podcast for over 230 episodes, and the grit needed to make it in the competitive arenas of acting, stand-up, and sales.Our glasses will brim with honesty as we touch on the transformative power of genuine connections in an age overshadowed by technology, the need for a balance with our libations, and the comedic drama that can unfold on the stages of New York City's revered Comedy Store. With laughter and reflections on societal shifts, we'll clink to the impact of storytelling in our lives, the cultural tapestry of Boston, and the significance of embracing our roots and rites of passage.Prepare to be entertained and engaged as MJ Towler and John Coyle discuss everything from non-alcoholic beers to the spiritual reverence of Syrah—this is an episode that's as diverse and storied as the guests themselves. So pour yourself a glass, settle in, and let's dive into this riveting episode of The Black Wine Guy Experience. Cheers!A Massive THANK YOU to JOHN COYLE!!!This episode's wines: 2021 Clément & Florian Bertjier “Terre De Silex” 2020 Fabrizio Dionisio Linfa Cortona Syrah For more information about DOTJ Podcast click the link!Follow John on IG!____________________________________________________________Until next time, cheers to the mavericks, philosophers, deep thinkers, and wine drinkers! Subscribe and give The Black Wine Guy Experience a 5-star review on whichever platform you listen to.For insider info from MJ and exclusive content from the show, sign up at Blackwineguy.comFollow MJ @blackwineguyThank you to our sponsor, GrenacheFest. The Second Annual Grenache Festival in Walla Walla, Washington, will be held on November 8th, 2024. It will feature a seated comparative seminar, followed by live music, food, plenty of Grenache wines, and tons of fun.For more information, go to GrenacheFestFollow GrenacheFest on IG GrenacheFest Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this REMIX edition of Something To Wrestle, Conrad give us the very latest on Bruce's recovery from tricep surgery and how he hurt it in the first place. Then he takes us back 30 years to revisit Survivor Series 1993. To say the fall of October 1993 was a tough time for the WWF is an understatement. Vince McMahon and Titan Sports are going to be facing serious charges from the the Federal Government where they would face millions in fines and perhaps lose Titan Towers (and everything in it!).  Hulk Hogan is gone so they get Randy Savage back in the ring but before they do, Savage goes on JR's radio show and calls out Hulk Hogan for lying on the Arsenio Hall Show. Vince has decided to shift gears to a different type of main event attraction to feature Bret Hart and his feud with Jerry Lawler is the hottest in the company... and then Lawler got arrested. Despite business being down, they sold out the Boston Gardens in record time. How?  Bruce explains a new strategy that worked to move tickets and how they had to pivot away from Lawler in the main event. Why was Shawn chosen? Who were the Knights supposed to be? How were the other Hart brothers to work with? What was the original plan before it was Bret-Owen? Plus we discuss sidebars about Ludvig Borga, Ray Combs, and of course the creation of Reo Rodgers. Don't miss the show Bruce has wanted to cover since we started the podcast, Survivor Series 1993! MANSCAPED - Get 20% Off and Free Shipping with the code STW at https://www.manscaped.com/ FANATICS - An easy way to support your favorite podcasts! Shop official WWE gear and apparel by using our special URL: https://shop.wwe.com/en/?SSAID=5036600&_s=afl_impact&irclickid=TGqUDyR%3AaxyPT79QyoThCyA5UkHwy0SnUzlX3s0&irgwc=1&utm_medium=affiliates&utm_source=Impact THE AMAZING KIND - The Amazing Kind, plant-based pain relief balms, creams & gels for muscles & joints and infused oils for mood support and sleep, only at TheAmazingKind.com - Buy now at TheAmazingKind.com and get 20% off all orders with promo code: Wrestle – Your body will thank you! https://theamazingkind.com/ STARRCAST - Be part of the very first international STARRCAST in Australia! Get tickets and information at https://www.starrcast.com/ SAVE WITH CONRAD - Stop throwing your money on rent! Get into a house with NO MONEY DOWN and roughly the same monthly payment at https://nationsgo.com/conrad/ ADVERTISE WITH BRUCE - If your business targets 25-54 year old men, there's no better place to advertise than right here with us on Something to Wrestle You've heard us do ads for some of the same companies for years...why? Because it works! And with our super targeted audience, there's very little waste. Go to https://www.podcastheat.com/advertise now and find out more about advertising with Something to Wrestle. FOLLOW ALL OF OUR SOCIAL MEDIA at https://nationsgo.com/conrad/ On AdFreeShows.com, you get early, ad-free access to more than a dozen of your favorite wrestling podcasts, starting at just $9! And now, you can enjoy the first week...completely FREE! Sign up for a free trial - and get a taste of what Ad Free Shows is all about. Start your free trial today at https://adfreeshows.supercast.com/ Get all of your Something to Wrestle merchandise at https://boxofgimmicks.com/collections/stw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this REMIX edition of Something To Wrestle, Conrad give us the very latest on Bruce's recovery from tricep surgery and how he hurt it in the first place. Then he takes us back 30 years to revisit Survivor Series 1993. To say the fall of October 1993 was a tough time for the WWF is an understatement. Vince McMahon and Titan Sports are going to be facing serious charges from the the Federal Government where they would face millions in fines and perhaps lose Titan Towers (and everything in it!).  Hulk Hogan is gone so they get Randy Savage back in the ring but before they do, Savage goes on JR's radio show and calls out Hulk Hogan for lying on the Arsenio Hall Show. Vince has decided to shift gears to a different type of main event attraction to feature Bret Hart and his feud with Jerry Lawler is the hottest in the company... and then Lawler got arrested. Despite business being down, they sold out the Boston Gardens in record time. How?  Bruce explains a new strategy that worked to move tickets and how they had to pivot away from Lawler in the main event. Why was Shawn chosen? Who were the Knights supposed to be? How were the other Hart brothers to work with? What was the original plan before it was Bret-Owen? Plus we discuss sidebars about Ludvig Borga, Ray Combs, and of course the creation of Reo Rodgers. Don't miss the show Bruce has wanted to cover since we started the podcast, Survivor Series 1993! MANSCAPED - Get 20% Off and Free Shipping with the code STW at https://www.manscaped.com/ FANATICS - An easy way to support your favorite podcasts! Shop official WWE gear and apparel by using our special URL: https://shop.wwe.com/en/?SSAID=5036600&_s=afl_impact&irclickid=TGqUDyR%3AaxyPT79QyoThCyA5UkHwy0SnUzlX3s0&irgwc=1&utm_medium=affiliates&utm_source=Impact THE AMAZING KIND - The Amazing Kind, plant-based pain relief balms, creams & gels for muscles & joints and infused oils for mood support and sleep, only at TheAmazingKind.com - Buy now at TheAmazingKind.com and get 20% off all orders with promo code: Wrestle – Your body will thank you! https://theamazingkind.com/ STARRCAST - Be part of the very first international STARRCAST in Australia! Get tickets and information at https://www.starrcast.com/ SAVE WITH CONRAD - Stop throwing your money on rent! Get into a house with NO MONEY DOWN and roughly the same monthly payment at https://nationsgo.com/conrad/ ADVERTISE WITH BRUCE - If your business targets 25-54 year old men, there's no better place to advertise than right here with us on Something to Wrestle You've heard us do ads for some of the same companies for years...why? Because it works! And with our super targeted audience, there's very little waste. Go to https://www.podcastheat.com/advertise now and find out more about advertising with Something to Wrestle. FOLLOW ALL OF OUR SOCIAL MEDIA at https://nationsgo.com/conrad/ On AdFreeShows.com, you get early, ad-free access to more than a dozen of your favorite wrestling podcasts, starting at just $9! And now, you can enjoy the first week...completely FREE! Sign up for a free trial - and get a taste of what Ad Free Shows is all about. Start your free trial today at https://adfreeshows.supercast.com/ Get all of your Something to Wrestle merchandise at https://boxofgimmicks.com/collections/stw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We began the program by bringing you four news segments with different guests on the stories we think you need to know about!First up, Actor Jonathan Tucker with the “Boston Garden” recreational dispensary.Up next, MA GOP State Committeewoman Amy Carnevale to discuss MA Politics.Then, Natasha Cash who appeared on the Wheel Of Fortune. And finally, Sheila Rondeau, a Marketing Strategist with a look ahead to the Super Bowl commercials – what you can expect - crypto and AI are out, insurance and mayo are in.

Do you want your business to thrive without you?Are you considering launching something new in your 4th quarter?In this episode, my guest, Paige Arnof-Fenn and I dive deep into the world of branding and how that can help you succeed professionally and personally. Our conversation highlights branding as a promise of a consistent experience, vital for making a business stand out. We discuss the significance of both personal and corporate branding, conducting a communications audit and SWOT analysis to understand brand perception and its position in the market. Personal branding is a key theme and is essential for anyone looking to differentiate themselves and establish a strong online presence.Paige Arnof-Fenn shares a bit about how she established her company name and the importance of creating a memorable business name and understanding customer psychology for branding success.Paige Arnof-Fenn is the founder and CEO of Mavens & Moguls, a global branding and digital marketing firm whose clients range from early stage start-up to Fortune 500 companies including Colgate, Virgin, Microsoft and The New York Times Company.  She was formerly VP Marketing at Zipcar and VP Marketing at Inc.com. Prior to that she held the title of SVP Marketing at Launch Media, an Internet start-up that was later sold to Yahoo. Arnof-Fenn has also worked as a special assistant to the chief marketing officer of global marketing at The Coca-Cola Company and held the position of director of the 1996 Olympic Commemorative Coin Program at the Department of Treasury.Arnof-Fenn is a founding Board member of Women Entrepreneurs in Science & Technology and she is the past Board Chair of the Alumni Board of Stanford University.  She was the Appointed Director for Harvard Business School on the Harvard Alumni Association Board, which governs all the schools across the university.  She is also the former Vice President of the Harvard Business School Global Alumni Board and the only woman Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Sports Museum at the Boston Garden, is an advisor to several early stage private companies and non profit organizations and is also a 3 time past president of the Stanford Club of New England which serves alumni in a 5 state region.  She holds an undergraduate degree in economics from Stanford University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.You can connect with Paige here:https://www.linkedin.com/in/paigearnoffenn/https://www.mavensandmoguls.com/To learn more, visit:www.servingstrong.comListen to more episodes on Mission Matters:www.missionmatters.com/author/scott-couchenour

Mark your calendars for April 13, 2024. That's when multi-Grammy Award winning duo bring their 10 #1 hits into the TD Garden in Boston. It's a venue they love to play and as they explain here, Boston is a city they appreciate enormously. We show up, we stream and download. We are Dan + Shay people. And like Kenny Chesney, that's why the duo likes to end their tour here.  Enjoy my chat with Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney, better known around the world as Dan + Shay. And stay until the end when one of them attempts a Boston accent. They are pumped to bring the songs on their new album, Bigger Houses to the Garden. And by the way, they said they'd love to catch a Celtics game. 

It's… ChroNoSo! The North-South Connection Podcast Network takes you down memory lane each month by exploring one match from WWE history. Picking up where ChroNoSo Daily left off, our contributors are on a quest to cover every important match in WWE PPV and television history. One month. One voice per match. This month on ChroNoSo, the crew dives into WWF Saturday Night Main Event #20 from March 1989. As a bonus, they also cover a potpourri of other matches, segments & events from the Boston Garden MSG from March 1989 & the Final Mega Powers Build heading into WrestleMania 5!

Dave Kerpen...Serial Entrepreneur, Global Keynote Speaker, Best Selling Author, VC Investor, Husband, and Father!Dave Kerpen started his journey with nothing, putting himself through college as a vendor selling cracker jacks (not hot dogs or beer) at the Boston Garden and Fenway Park.As an unbelievable salesman and marketer even back then, he was making $1,000 a game.He had a sponsored wedding,  convincing businesses to donate everything from flowers to the venue, and at the end of the day was able to donate $20,000 to charity.In 2006 while teaching Dave, along with the help of his wife Carrie, started Likeable Local, a social media software company serving thousands of small businesses, as well as Likeable Media.They were a great success and were catapulted onto the rest of their career.Fast forward and today Dave and Carrie have their hands in a great number of businesses. Dave is among the most popular writers in LinkedIn's Influencer program, one of the most-read contributors for Inc.com , and has been featured by CNBC, BBC, ABC World News Tonight, the CBS Early Show, the TODAY Show, the New York Times, and more.Dave has close to 700,000 followers on LinkedIn, although for marketing he views TikTok and Instagram as the social media outlets of choice.Asked what he attributes his success to, and one of the keys is to think outside of the box. In other words, if you have a great idea that may be outside of the mainstream you should pursue it. Our conversation touched on many areas including...The entrepreneurial roadmap,Need for process,strategic planning,Team building,Creating a corporate culture,Public relations,Connecting a need with a solutionKeys to venture capital (VC investing)Dave's most recent endeavors include the book 'Normal', Kip.ai, and Apprentice (https://chooseanapprentice.com/).He can be reached at dave@likeable.com___________________________________________________Please subscribe to Do You Ever Wonder using the two links below, and don't be shy about sharing the links with your friends.Subscribe to Do You Ever Wonder on YouTube here:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzmL4Yaump_9Q7tMSChDoUQSubscribe on your favorite streaming platform here: https://areyouwondering.buzzsprout.com/shareDo you have a great story to tell?Are you interested in appearing as a guest on the Do You Ever Wonder podcast? Let Mike Haltman know at mhaltman@hallmarkabstractllc.com.The Do You Ever Wonder podcast is brought to you by New York title insurance provider Hallmark Abstract Service, and hosted by its CEO Mike Haltman._______________________________________________Hallmark Abstract Service...You Buy Real Estate, We Protect It!Questions about the podcast, NY title insurance, or the RE transaction process? Let Hallmark Abstract Service know at (646) 741-6101 or at info@hallmarkabstractllc.com.

It's… ChroNoSo! The North-South Connection Podcast Network takes you down memory lane each month by exploring one match from WWE history. Picking up where ChroNoSo Daily left off, our contributors are on a quest to cover every important match in WWE PPV and television history. One month. One voice per match. This month on ChroNoSo, the crew dives into WWF from January 1989. They also cover a potpourri of other matches, segments & events from Madison. Square Garden, Boston Garden, Wrestling Challenge, and Superstars from February 1989!  

Boston Garden is getting back to a place where opposing teams don't want to spend an evening, let alone two. Sunday the Celtics completed a 5-game home sweep of the only three teams to have regular-season success against them. Cap and Guillermo discuss how the Celtics turned the tables on the Magic to win the season series. Then they turn to the leadership and inspired play of Jaylen Brown before closing with a look at the Celtics' pending 4-game Pacific road trip. #DifferentHere #Celtics #JaylenBrown #JoeMazzulla #JaysonTatum #JrueHoliday #KristapsPorzingis #DerrickWhite #MagicTogether #PaoloBanchero #MoeWagner #JalenSuggs #JonathanIsaac #NBA #StephCurry #Warriors

It's… ChroNoSo! Each month, the North-South Connection Podcast Network takes you down memory lane by exploring one match from WWE history. Picking up where ChroNoSo Daily left off, our contributors are on a quest to cover every important match in WWE PPV and television history. One month. One voice per match. This month on ChroNoSo, the crew dives into WWF Saturday Night's Main Event #19 from January 1989. As an added bonus, they also cover a potpourri of other matches, segments & events from Philadelphia Spectrum, Boston Garden, and Superstars from January 1989!

Barry Katz shares his insights on comedy's past, present, and future. Hear his story. More About Barry Katz: Barry Katz is an Emmy and Grammy nominated TV-film-record producer, talent manager, and podcast host. Katz is universally known for representing iconic artists like Louie Anderson, Ken Jeong, Andy Dick, Hasan Minhaj, and Mike Epps, giving the first quality stage time in New York City and Boston to future stars like Kevin Hart, Ed Helms, Sarah Silverman, Anthony Clark, Dave Attell, Bobcat Goldthwait, Dana Gould, Timothy Olyphant, Denis Leary, and the late Patrice O'Neal, as well as helping launch the careers of some of the most extraordinary comedy artists in the business—including Dave Chappelle, Nick Swardson, Louie CK, Felipe Esparza, Bill Burr, Frank Caliendo, Marc Maron, Whitney Cummings, Bill Bellamy, Judah Friedlander, Wanda Sykes, Bert Kreischer, Jeff Dye, Jim Gaffigan, Dane Cook, Steve Byrne, Jeffrey Ross, Neil Brennan, and former and present SNL stars Darrell Hammond, Jay Mohr, Melissa Villasenor, Jim Breuer, and Tracy Morgan. Throughout his career, Katz has sold 39 out of 40 stand-up comedy specials he produced and has brokered an unprecedented 100 TV development deals, created 3 television shows, and executive produced over 50 different specials, documentaries, reality shows, and scripted series including the YouTube TV produced Telethon for America (with Natalie Portman, Orlando Bloom, Jennifer Lawrence, Pete Davidson, Alicia Keys, Charlize Theron, Ray Romano, Chelsea Handler, and Jane Fonda), NBC's Whitney, Netflix's The Road Trick, FOX's Action, HBO's Tourgasm, Showtime's Jay Mohr: Happy. And A Lot, History Channel's Houdini: Unlocking the Mystery, TBS's Frank TV, Comedy Central's Whitney Cummings: Money Shot, CBS' Welcome to New York (Letterman's first produced sitcom), HBO's Heidi Fleiss: The Would-be Madam of Crystal, the syndicated Bellamy/Tim Meadows/Jon Lovitz/Vivica Fox sitcom Mr. Box Office, and 7 seasons of the Emmy-nominated NBC series Last Comic Standing. Katz started his involvement in the film business when he helped Chappelle and Neal Brennan (who eventually went on to create Chappelle's Show) sell the cult classic Half Baked to Universal Studios and went on to produce several films after that, including Employee of the Month (starring Jessica Simpson and Cook), Good Luck Chuck (starring Jessica Alba), My Best Friend's Girl (starring Kate Hudson and Alec Baldwin), I Killed JFK (about the only living person in history to admit to killing Kennedy), and Misery Loves Comedy (starring Tom Hanks, Amy Schumer, Judd Apatow, and Larry David). Katz was the first manager to work with a comedy artist to use social media to accelerate their career, with Dane Cook. At the height of his popularity, he was able to press a button on his computer and sell out 2 shows in one night at Boston Garden and 2 shows in one night at Madison Square Garden for a total of 75,000 tickets sold in less than a week—which had never been done before. In the recording world, he has produced Grammy nominated, multiple gold, platinum, and double platinum albums, while becoming the only manager/producer to debut a comedy album in Billboard's top 5 national charts–twice. In other facets of the business, Katz was one of the driving forces and co-founders of Comedy Dynamics, which has become one of the largest independent comedy production and distribution companies in the world. Additionally, he was involved in the original sale of the Emmy-nominated Comedy Central Roasts to the network, which has become one of the longest running, most profitable, annual specials franchises in the history of TV. https://www.barrykatz.com/

The Stones organization is rocked to its core when terrorists bomb one of the band's equipment vans in Montreal. The STP squad are relieved to make it out of Canada alive, but they soon discover that their problems are just beginning. The flight to Boston for that night's concert is diverted to Rhode Island due to bad weather. Already late, Mick and Keith get arrested at the airport after a scuffle with a photographer. With 18,000 rowdy fans ready and waiting at the Boston Garden, a riot seems imminent — until they get a hand from a higher power. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jay gets road rage on his way to do mushrooms at a Rob Zombie show and Bobby bombs in a comedy troupe at the Boston Garden!

It's… ChroNoSo! Each month, the North-South Connection Podcast Network takes you down memory lane by exploring one match from WWE history.       Picking up where ChroNoSo Daily left off, our contributors are on a quest to cover every important match in WWE PPV and television history. One month. One voice per match. So strap in for a ride that will no doubt carry us well into the 22nd century, forever alienating us from friends and family!     This month on ChroNoSo… the ChroNoSo Crew dive into Matches from the Spectrum, MSG, The Boston Garden, The Meadowlands, and the Birth of Akeem! 

Reggie Lewis tragically passed away 30 years ago (1993) at the age of just 27. This is an updated re-release of episode 27 with my great mate, Todd Spehr. We recorded our chat ten years ago to mark the 20th anniversary of Lewis' sudden passing.I've added numerous audio clips for greater context, edited our original conversation and improved its sound quality. We discussed the life and times of Reggie - from his days at Dunbar High School, to his tenure at Northeastern University and ultimately, rise from seldom-used NBA rookie to captain of the famed Boston Celtics. Todd mentioned the poem that Reggie's widow, Donna Harris-Lewis, read to the Boston Garden faithful on Reggie Lewis Night in 1995. Audio of that poignant moment also now features.This is a fresh listening experience even for the most-diehard fan clamoring for a new episode – of which, to be sure – many more are planned for release throughout the rest of 2023. Most of the additional audio in this episode was sourced from TV broadcasts aired at the time of Lewis' passing. They were thankfully preserved by Tim Theriault.Support: Buy Adam a coffee | Amazon: USA / Australia | Audible | PayPalListen: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | OvercastFollow: Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | FacebookSubscribe (free): NBA-history newsletter[as an Amazon Associate, Adam earns from qualifying purchases - you'll be supporting his podcast at no extra cost]

All aboard to Beantown as we take the “T” to downtown Boston and visit New England's largest sports and entertainment arena, TD Garden, and chat with Tricia McCorkle, Senior Director of Marketing & Communications. As home to the Boston Celtics and Boston Bruins, the venue lays claim to the most championship banners in the country, but it's much more than a hallowed ground for sports. This year TD Garden will host over 50 concerts, a record for the 27 year old venue which replaced the legendary Boston Garden in 1995. Tricia tells us about one of the newest additions to the district around the venue, The Hub on Causeway, which features 18+ vendors, a hotel, office tower, and the largest grocery store in Boston. We tag along on her career journey, from graduating at Emerson College to her first job in the news room at Channel 5, and how running a PR and marketing team is often similar to working a newsroom floor. Hear about some of the fun promotions and gifts the arena does that celebrate their history and how there's a great synergy between the teams and venue staff. When she doesn't slay the parquet, Tricia dabbles in a fun clothing business she started with her sister, Sunshine & Seaweed, which celebrates a neighborhood and provides a fun creative side project. Listen in on this joyful episode which is chock full of career tips, Boston love, and a hot take on who's the best member of NKOTB. We'll see you in the GAHden!Tricia McCorkle: LinkedIn | EmailTD Garden: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

Tarlin and Mike are back after a couple of months of laying low since our Advice for Ja Morant episode. Tarlin dives right into his takes on "Himmy" Butler's clutch performance versus Grant Williams in the Boston Garden. Note: some of his prep was done with Hoops GPT. When does it make sense to “poke the bear?” How great is Jimmy Buckets as the playoff competitor as the Heat makes a heroic run reminiscent of the 1999 Knicks? We recall a legendary Game of Zones episode featuring Jimmy “22 Jump Street” Butler and give props to Coach Spoelstra and Darvin Ham as we think about how this all connects to culture, coaching, and continuity. Then we say goodbye to Coach Budenholzer, Monte Williams, Nick Nurse, and Doc Rivers and argue for some patience and resolve while building culture before concluding with some rays of hope for the Knicks franchise with MSG rocking due to the culture-building talent of Jalen Brunson. Don't miss our triumphant return to the podwaves as we gear up to start running it back on the regular. Subscribe to Running It Back wherever you get your podcasts. Visit us at RunningItBack.fm for more lessons learned from the world of sports.

In this episode we're talking about—or “riffing on”—a group of classic rock-related books, magazines, and memorabilia that recently arrived at the shop. While not the most monetarily valuable, it's a fun collection to have around, mostly because it takes Ken back to his days as a young rocker in 1970s Boston. He saw The Stones at the Boston Garden, Van Morrison at Harvard Stadium, and—he thinks—Jimi Hendrix at the South Shore Music Circus (if you can confirm that this show happened please email the shop). Somewhat surprisingly, Ken also reveals that he attended Woodstock in 1969, but volunteers only that it was “interesting” and that “the traffic was bad.” Listen to learn more about electric guitars, Tulsa tourism, and the power of nostalgia on this very freewheelin' new #brattlecast.

Join us for an EPIC interview with NBA legends James Worthy, Michael Cooper, and Cedric Maxwell! You won't want to miss these never-before-heard stories from their days in the league! From growing up in North Carolina to the heated rivalry between the Lakers and the Celtics, we've got it all covered! Plus, enjoy our exclusive FanDuel offer at https://FanDuel.com/Boston for $200 in bonus bets! #JamesWorthy #MichaelCooper #CedricMaxwell #Lakers #Celtics #NBA #NBALegends #Basketball #Rivalry #UntoldStories  —

Charlie Cotugno - Seattle's Headshot Specialist Go to www.thejasoncavnessexperience.com for the full episode and other episodes of The Jason Cavness Experience on your favorite platforms. CavnessHR - CavnessHR delivers HR companies with 49 or fewer people with our HR platform and by providing you access to your own HRBP. www.CavnessHR.com Charlie's Bio  Born in Boston, grew up in Weymouth, MA. Graduated H.S. in 1979 and moved to NY to attend Adelphi University just outside of NYC to major in acting. Graduated from Adelphi in 1983 and moved to London. Spent about a year in London working as an actor. Moved back to NYC in 1984 and spent the next five years working as an actor, director, and writer. Also worked as a bass player doing studio work, touring, and working with local musicians. Additionally, worked as an audio engineer. After a life changing event earlier in the year, moved to L.A. in late '89 and continued my career as a working musician, actor, and audio engineer. In late 1994, newly married and with our first child on the way, took a job at Microsoft as a video teleconferencing engineer and spent the next 20 years at Microsoft working in several capacities: engineer, project manager, program manager, service manager, team manager, etc. I had been working on and off as a professional photographer since 1978; my first professional gig was photographing the band Queen at the Boston Garden for a small local music magazine.  I continued photographing bands as well as people throughout the 80s and in 1994 decided I wanted to eventually make photography my primary career within five years. In 1999, the same year I opened my business to work concurrently with my job at Microsoft, my son was diagnosed with autism which put my plans to open my business on hold as we needed the benefits. That proved to be the right choice as, thanks to all the therapies Microsoft afforded us, my son became a normal “pain-in-the-ass” teenager is now, at age twenty-four, considered one of the top up and coming jazz saxophonists on the West Coast.  In 2008, I created a project called “Stories of Autism” which, over the next ten years, documented the lives of families with members on the autism spectrum by creating and exhibiting portraits and stories of each family's experience. The project became a non-profit organization involving over 250 photographers across the country and documenting the lives of over 500 subjects. The images were exhibited across the country as well as in an online gallery. In 2014, I was part of a mass layoff at Microsoft and decided to go full time into my photography business working mostly as a commercial photographer. In the summer of 2019, I was diagnosed with Meniere's Disease which causes intermittent hearing loss, tinnitus, and vertigo. The episodes of vertigo became too unpredictable to work as a commercial photographer with thousands of dollars on the line. Knowing that the unpredictability of the vertigo episodes would be a risk to my business, during the pandemic I began studying the methods of Peter Hurley, considered the best headshot photographer in the world. Then, in January of 2022, I transitioned my commercial photography business into a business focused almost entirely on headshots. Unexpectedly, that year became my most successful ever for my business and I'm looking to continue its growth in 2023.  We talk about the following among a few other subjects Living in London Working as an actor and a musician  His life changing experience Living in NYC vs LA His son Photography Charlie's Social Media  Charlie's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlescotugno/ His website: https://cotugnophoto.com/ Charlie's Twitter: @CotugnoPhoto Charlie's Advice If you're looking to me for that wisdom, you may be looking in the wrong place. I know my limits and limitations.

Isiah Thomas Interview w 'Cornbread' Maxwell - Cedric Maxwell Podcast Part 1. - This episode of the Cedric Maxwell podcast is powered by FanDuel. As the exclusive sports betting partner of CLNS Media Boston Sports Network, you're entitled to a $200 bonus when deposit $5.00. Simply head over to https://FanDuel.com/Boston to claim your offer! - In this exclusive and highly anticipated interview, NBA legend Isiah Thomas sits down with Cedric Maxwell to talk about his life, his career, and everything in between. From his early years in Chicago to his rise to fame as a Detroit Pistons point guard, Thomas offers a candid and insightful look into the world of professional basketball and his place in it. As one of the most decorated players in NBA history, Thomas has a wealth of experience and knowledge to share with fans and aspiring athletes alike. In this tell-all interview, he reveals the secrets to his success, his struggles with injuries and adversity, and his relationships with some of the biggest names in the game. As a two-time NBA champion and 12-time All-Star, Thomas knows what it takes to be a winner both on and off the court. He talks about his dedication to the game, his commitment to his teammates, and the sacrifices he had to make to achieve his dreams. But this interview isn't just about basketball. Thomas also opens up about his personal life, his family, and his faith, revealing a side of himself that many fans have never seen before. He talks about the challenges he faced growing up in a tough Chicago neighborhood, his relationships with his parents and siblings, and the role that his faith has played in his life and career. Throughout the interview, Maxwell and Thomas delve deep into some of the most important moments and themes of Thomas' life, from his rivalry with Michael Jordan to his controversial exclusion from the 1992 Olympic Dream Team. With his trademark candor and humor, Thomas offers a rare glimpse into the mind of a true basketball legend. So whether you're a die-hard Pistons fan, a student of the game, or simply interested in learning more about one of the most fascinating and accomplished athletes of our time, this interview is not to be missed. Join Isiah Thomas and Cedric Maxwell for a conversation that is sure to be insightful, inspiring, and unforgettable. --- TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro/FanDuel 01:10 - Isiah Thomas explains what it's like to be a polarizing character 01:57 - Isiah Thomas Tells the Robert Parish Bill Laimbeer Fight 02:50 - Isiah Thomas and Cornbread Maxwell detail physicality in 1980's NBA + Max's BEEF with Draymond Green 05:00 - Isiah Thomas on Ja Morant suspension + what the Celtics tradition means to Zeke 08:28 - Isiah Thomas tells a Dennis Rodman Story 12:45 - Isiah Thomas tells HILARIOUS Dennis Rodman Story 13:30 - Isiah Thomas talks about his tumultuous New York Knicks era 17:00 - Isiah Thomas discusses the relationships he's built in his 4+ decades with the NBA + "the kiss" with Magic Johnson 19:57 - Isiah Thomas tell the story of being a spectator at Boston Garden & the Fabulous Forum during Celtics - Lakers NBA Finals' of the 1980's (1984, 1985, 1987) 20:40 - Isiah Thomas on Maxwell & ML Carr TRASH TALKING James Worthy 22:00 - Isiah Thomas Tells the Story of Bird to DJ for winning jumper in 1985 23:50 - Isiah Thomas Reveals the Behind the Scenes of Larry Bird stealing the ball in 1987 25:00 - How Bill Russell Helped Isiah Thomas to get over the Bird steal in 1987 28:43 - Part 2 Preview (coming next week) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices