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As you will learn, our guest this time, Walden Hughes, is blind and has a speech issue. However, as you also will discover none of this has stopped Walden from doing what he wants and likes. I would not say Walden is driven. Instead, I would describe Walden as a man of vision who works calmly to accomplish whatever task he wishes to undertake. Walden grew up in Southern California including attending and graduating from the University of California at Irvine. Walden also received his Master's degree from UCI. Walden's professional life has been in the financial arena where he has proven quite successful. However, Walden also had other plans for his life. He has had a love of vintage radio programs since he was a child. For him, however, it wasn't enough to listen to programs. He found ways to meet hundreds of people who were involved in radio and early television. His interviews air regularly on www.yesterdayusa.net which he now directs. Walden is one of those people who works to make life better for others through the various entertainment projects he undertakes and helps manage. I hope you find Walden's life attitude stimulating and inspiring. About the Guest: With deep roots in U.S. history and a lifelong passion for nostalgic entertainment, Walden Hughes has built an impressive career as an entertainment consultant, producer, and historian of old-time radio. Since beginning his collection in 1976, he has amassed over 50,000 shows and has gone on to produce live events, conventions, and radio recreations across the country, interviewing over 200 celebrities along the way. A graduate of UC Irvine with both a BA in Economics and Political Science and an MBA in Accounting/Finance, he also spent a decade in the investment field before fully embracing his love of entertainment history. His leadership includes serving as Lions Club President, President of Radio Enthusiasts of Puget Sound, and long-time board member of SPERDVAC, earning numerous honors such as the Eagle Scout rank, Herb Ellis Award, and the Dick Beals Award. Today, he continues to preserve and celebrate the legacy of radio and entertainment through Yesterday USA and beyond. Ways to connect with Walden: SPERDVAC: https://m.facebook.com/sperdvacconvention/ Yesterday USA: https://www.facebook.com/share/16jHW7NdCZ/?mibextid=wwXIfr REPS: https://www.facebook.com/share/197TW27jRi/?mibextid=wwXIfr About the Host: Michael Hingson is a New York Times best-selling author, international lecturer, and Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe. Michael, blind since birth, survived the 9/11 attacks with the help of his guide dog Roselle. This story is the subject of his best-selling book, Thunder Dog. Michael gives over 100 presentations around the world each year speaking to influential groups such as Exxon Mobile, AT&T, Federal Express, Scripps College, Rutgers University, Children's Hospital, and the American Red Cross just to name a few. He is Ambassador for the National Braille Literacy Campaign for the National Federation of the Blind and also serves as Ambassador for the American Humane Association's 2012 Hero Dog Awards. https://michaelhingson.com https://www.facebook.com/michael.hingson.author.speaker/ https://twitter.com/mhingson https://www.youtube.com/user/mhingson https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelhingson/ accessiBe Links https://accessibe.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/accessiBe https://www.linkedin.com/company/accessibe/mycompany/ https://www.facebook.com/accessibe/ Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! 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The podcast where inclusion, diversity and the unexpected meet. Hi, I'm Michael Hingson, Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe and the author of the number one New York Times bestselling book, Thunder dog, the story of a blind man, his guide dog and the triumph of trust. Thanks for joining me on my podcast as we explore our own blinding fears of inclusion unacceptance and our resistance to change. We will discover the idea that no matter the situation, or the people we encounter, our own fears, and prejudices often are our strongest barriers to moving forward. The unstoppable mindset podcast is sponsored by accessiBe, that's a c c e s s i capital B e. Visit www.accessibe.com to learn how you can make your website accessible for persons with disabilities. And to help make the internet fully inclusive by the year 2025. Glad you dropped by we're happy to meet you and to have you here with us.   Michael Hingson ** 01:20 Well, hi everyone, and welcome to another episode of unstoppable mindset, where inclusion, diversity and the unexpected meet. We're going to deal with all of that today. We have a guest who I've known for a while. I didn't know I knew him as long as I did, but yeah, but we'll get to that. His name is Walden Hughes, and he is, among other things, the person who is the driving force now behind a website yesterday USA that plays 24 hours a day old radio shows. What I didn't know until he told me once is that he happened to listen to my show back on K UCI in Irvine when I was doing the Radio Hall of Fame between 1969 and 1976 but I only learned that relatively recently, and I didn't actually meet Walden until a few years ago, when we moved down to Victorville and we we started connecting more, and I started listening more to yesterday, USA. We'll talk about some of that. But as you can tell, we're talking, once again, about radio and vintage radio programs, old radio programs from the 30s, 40s and 50s, like we did a few weeks ago with Carl Amari. We're going to have some other people on. Walden is helping us get some other people onto unstoppable mindset, like, in a few weeks, we're going to introduce and talk with Zuzu. Now, who knows who Zuzu is? I know Walden knows, but I'll bet most of you don't. Here's a clue. Whenever a bell rings, an angel gets his wingsu was the little girl on. It's a Wonderful Life. The movie played by Carol from Yeah, and she the star was Carolyn Grimes, and we've met Carolyn. Well, we'll get to all that. I've talked enough. Walden, welcome to unstoppable mindset. We're glad you're   Walden Hughes ** 03:19 here. Hello, Michael boy, I mean, you, you had John Roy on years ago, and now you finally got to me that's pretty amazing.   Michael Hingson ** 03:25 Well, you know, we should have done it earlier, but that's okay, but, but you know what they say, the best is always saved for last.   Walden Hughes ** 03:34 Hey. Well, you know, considering you've been amazing with this show on Friday night for the last year. So here yesterday, USA, so we you and I definitely know our ins and outs. So this should be an easy our place talk.   Michael Hingson ** 03:47 Yes. Is this the time to tell people that Walden has the record of having 42 tootsie rolls in his mouth at once?   Walden Hughes ** 03:52 That's what they say. I think we could do more, though, you know. But yeah, yeah. Well, we won't ask, miss, yeah, we won't ask you to do that here. Why not?   Michael Hingson ** 04:03 Yeah, we want you to be able to talk. Well, I'm really glad you're here. Tell us a little about the early Walden growing up and all that.   Walden Hughes ** 04:12 I'm my mom and dad are from Nebraska, so I have a lot of Midwestern Nebraska ties. They moved out here for jobs in 65 and I was born in 1966 and I was the first baby to ever survive the world Pierre syndrome, which means I was born with a cleft palate, being extremely near sighted and and a cup and a recession. So I was the first baby through my mom and dad debt by $10,000 in 17 days, and it was a struggle for my folks. You know, in those early days, without insurance, without any. Thing like that. You know, people really didn't think about medical insurance and things like that in those days, that was not an issue. So, um, so I've always had extremely loving family. Then I went through five retina detachments, and starting when I was seven years old, up to I was nine, and I finally woke up one morning seeing white half circle so the retina detached. Sometime in the middle of the night, went to the most famous eye doctor the world at times, Dr Robert macchermer, who was the one who invented the cataract surgery and everything. Later, he wound up being the head of Duke Medical that was down in Florida, and they took one last ditch effort to save my sight, but it was a 2% chance, and it didn't work out. So they went blind in November 75 and went into school for people who may or may not know California pretty aggressive in terms of education, and so when I wear hearing aids, so I parted a hard of hearing class. Newport school. Mesa took care of the kids who were hard of hearing and the blind children went up to Garden Grove. So when I walked my site, went up to Garden Grove. And so that was my dedication. I was always a driven person. So and I also had a family that supported me everything I ever did. They didn't it just they were ultimately supporting me in education, all sorts of stuff. So I wound up in the Boy Scout Program. Wound up being an Eagle Scout like you, wound up being visual honoring the OA. And this was always side of kids. I was sort of the organizer all decided kid, and there was Walden that was right, I was that way in my entire life, which is interesting that the most kids are all hanging out. We were sighted and and even the school district, which was pretty amazing to think about it, Newport, they told my mom and dad, hey, when Wong ready to come back to his home school district, we'll cover the bill. We'll do it. And so my freshman year, after my freshman year in high school, we thought, yeah, it's time to come back. And so the Newport school, Mesa picked up the tab, and so did very well. Went up, applied to seven colleges, Harvard, a Yale Stanford turned me down, but everybody else took me   Michael Hingson ** 07:53 so, but you went to the best school anyway.   Walden Hughes ** 07:57 So I mean, either like Michael Troy went to UCI and I graduated in three years and two quarters with a degree in economics, a degree in politics, a minor in management, and then I went to work as a financial planner with American Express and then a stockbroker. I always wanted to go back get my MBA. So I got my MBA at UCI, and I graduated with my MBA in accounting and finance in 1995 so that's sort of the academic part Wow of my life.   Michael Hingson ** 08:32 How did your parents handle when it was first discovered that you were blind? So that would have been in what 75 how do they handle that?   Walden Hughes ** 08:42 They handle it really well. I think my dad was wonderful. My dad was the one that took, took me my birth, to all the doctor appointments, you know, such a traumatic thing for my mom. So my dad took that responsibility. My mom just clean house. But they, they My dad always thought if I were going to make it through life, it was going to be between my ears. It could be my brain and I, I was gifted and academically in terms of my analytical abilities are really off the chart. They tested me like in 160 and that mean I could take a very complicated scenario, break it down and give you a quick answer how to solve it within seconds. And that that that paid off. So no, I think, and they they had complete and so they put in the time.   Michael Hingson ** 09:47 What kind of work did your dad do? My dad   Walden Hughes ** 09:51 wound up being a real estate agent, okay, and so that gave him flexibility time. My mom wound up working for the Irvine camp. Attorney, which is the big agriculture at that time, now, apartments and commercial real estate here in oil County and so. So with their support and with the emphasis on education, and so they helped me great. They helped my brother a great deal. So I think in my case, having two really actively involved parents paid off, you know, in terms of, they knew where to support me and they knew the one to give me my give me my head, you know, because I would a classic example of this. After I graduated from college at UCI, I was looking for work, and mom said, my mom's saying, oh, keep go to rehab. Talk to them. They're both to help you out, give it. I really wasn't interested, so I sat down and met with them and had several interviews, and they said we're not going to fund you because either A, you're gonna be so successful on your own you pay for your own stuff, or B, you'll completely fail. So when I, and that's when they flat out, told me at rehab, so I I had more more luck in the private sector finding work than I did ever in the public sector, which was interesting.   Michael Hingson ** 11:39 I know that when I was in high school, and they it's still around today, of course, they had a program called SSI through the Department of Social Security, and then that there, there was also another program aid of the potentially self supporting blind, and we applied for those. And when I went to UC Irvine, I had met, actually, in 1964 a gentleman while I was up getting my guide dog. He was getting a guide dog. His name was Howard Mackey, and when I went to college, my parents also explored me getting some services and assistance from the Department of Rehabilitation, and I was accepted, and then Howard Mackey ended up becoming my counselor. And the neat thing about it was he was extremely supportive and really helped in finding transcribers to put physics books in braille, paid for whatever the state did it at the time, readers and other things like that that I needed provided equipment. It was really cool. He was extremely supportive, which I was very grateful for. But yeah, I can understand sometimes the rehabilitation world can be a little bit wonky. Of course, you went into it some 18 to 20 years later than that. I, in a sense, started it because I started in 6869 Yeah. And I think over time, just the state got cheaper, everything got cheaper. And of course, now it's really a lot different than it used to be, and it's a lot more challenging to get services from a lot of the agencies. And of course, in our current administration, a lot of things are being cut, and nobody knows exactly what's going to happen. And that's pretty   Walden Hughes ** 13:30 scary, actually. When I went to UCI, the school picked it up the pic, the school picked up my transcribing. They picked up my readers and all that. So interesting. How?   Michael Hingson ** 13:39 But did they let you hire your own readers and so on? Or do they do that?   Walden Hughes ** 13:43 They just put out the word, and people came up and and they paid them. So they just, they were just looking for volunteer, looking for people on the campus to do all the work. And, yeah, in fact, in fact, I had one gal who read pretty much all my years. She was waiting to get a job in the museum. And the job she wanted, you basically had to die to get it open. And so she for a full time employee with the read, can I be taking 20 units a quarter? Yeah. So I was, I was cranking it out. And in those days, everybody, you were lucky they I was lucky to get the material a week or two before midterm. Yeah, so I would speed up the tape and do a couple all nighters just to get through, because I really didn't want to delay, delay by examinations. I wanted to get it, get it through. But, uh, but, you know, but also, I guess I was going four times just throughout the quarter, set them into the summer. Okay, I wanted to get it done. Yeah, so that's, that's how I   Michael Hingson ** 14:50 did it. I didn't do summer school, but I did 16 to 20 units a quarter as well, and kept readers pretty busy and was never questioned. And even though we have some pretty hefty reader bills, but it it worked, no and and I hired my own readers, we put out the word, but I hired my own readers. And now I think that's really important. If a school pays for the readers, but lets you hire the readers, that's good, because I think that people need to learn how to hire and fire and how to learn what's necessary and how to get the things that they need. And if the agency or the school does it all and they don't learn how to do it, that's a problem.   Walden Hughes ** 15:36 If fashioning is just a sidebar issue, computer really became a big part. And with my hearing loss, TSI was really, yeah, telesensory, the one Incorporated, right? And they were upscale, everybody. It was, you know, $2,500 a pop. And for my hearing, it was the was for the card, the actual card that fits into the slot that would read, oh, okay, okay, right. And eventually they went with software with me, a lot cheaper, yes, and so, so my folks paid for that in the early days, the mid 80s, the computers and the software and a lot of that were trial and error terms of there was not any customer support from the from the computer company that were making special products like that, you were pretty much left on your own to figure it out. Yeah, and so time I went to graduate in 1990 we figured, in the business world, financial planning, I'm gonna need a whole complete setup at work, and we're gonna cost me 20 grand, yeah, and of course, when we have saying, We biking it, we're gonna finance it. What happened was, and this has helped with the scouting program. I knew the vice president of the local bank. And in those days, if it was, if it was still a small bank, he just went, he gave me a personal loan, hmm, and he, I didn't have to get any code centers or anything. No, we're gonna be the first one to finance you. You get your own computer set up. And so they, they, they financed it for me, and then also Boyle kicked in for 7500 but that was, that's how I was able to swing my first really complicated $20,000 units in 1990   Michael Hingson ** 17:33 the Braille Institute had a program. I don't know whether they still do or not they, they had a program where they would pay for, I don't know whether the top was 7500 I know they paid for half the cost of technology, but that may have been the upper limit. I know I used the program to get in when we moved, when we moved to New Jersey. I was able to get one of the, at that time, $15,000 Kurzweil Reading machines that was in 1996 and Braille Institute paid for half that. So it was pretty cool. But you mentioned TSI, which is telesensory Systems, Inc, for those who who wouldn't know that telesensory was a very innovative company that developed a lot of technologies that blind and low vision people use. For example, they developed something called the optic on which was a box that had a place where you could put a finger, and then there was attached to it a camera that you could run over a printed page, and it would display in the box a vibrating image of each character as the camera scanned across the page. It wasn't a really fast reading program. I think there were a few people who could read up to 80 words a minute, but it was still originally one of the first ways that blind people had access to print.   Walden Hughes ** 18:59 And the first guinea pig for the program. Can I just walk my site in 75 and they, they wanted me to be on there. I was really the first one that the school supply the optic on and has special training, because they knew I knew what site looked like for everybody, what Mike's describing. It was dB, the electronic waves, but it'd be in regular print letters, not, not broil waters, right? What   Michael Hingson ** 19:25 you felt were actually images of the print letters, yeah.   Walden Hughes ** 19:30 And the thing got me about it, my hand tingled after a while,   Michael Hingson ** 19:35 yeah, mine   Walden Hughes ** 19:36 to last forever,   Michael Hingson ** 19:38 you know. So it was, it wasn't something that you could use for incredibly long periods of time. Again, I think a few people could. But basically, print letters are made to be seen, not felt, and so that also limited the speed. Of course, technology is a whole lot different today, and the optic on has has faded away. And as Walden said, the card that would. Used to plug into computer slots that would verbalize whatever came across the screen has now given way to software and a whole lot more that makes it a lot more usable. But still, there's a lot of advances to be made. But yeah, we we both well, and another thing that TSI did was they made probably the first real talking calculator, the view, plus, remember   Walden Hughes ** 20:25 that? Yep, I know a good sound quality.   Michael Hingson ** 20:28 Though it was good sound quality. It was $395 and it was really a four function calculator. It wasn't scientific or anything like that, but it still was the first calculator that gave us an opportunity to have something that would at least at a simple level, compete with what sighted people did. And yes, you could plug your phone so they couldn't so sighted people, if you were taking a test, couldn't hear what what the calculator was saying. But at that time, calculators weren't really allowed in the classroom anyway, so   Walden Hughes ** 21:00 my downside was, time I bought the equipment was during the DOS mode, and just like that, window came over, and that pretty much made all my equipment obsolete, yeah, fairly quickly, because I love my boil display. That was terrific for for when you learn with computers. If you're blind, you didn't really get a feel what the screen looked like everybody. And with a Braille display, which mine was half the screen underneath my keyboard, I could get a visual feel how things laid out on the computer. It was easier for me to communicate with somebody. I knew what they were talking   Michael Hingson ** 21:42 about, yeah. And of course, it's gotten so much better over time. But yeah, I remember good old MS DOS. I still love to play some of the old MS DOS games, like adventure and all that, though, and Zork and some of those fun games.   Walden Hughes ** 21:57 But my understanding dos is still there. It's just windows on top of it, basically,   Michael Hingson ** 22:02 if you open a command prompt in Windows that actually takes you to dos. So dos is still there. It is attached to the whole system. And sometimes you can go in and enter commands through dos to get things done a little bit easier than you might be able to with the normal graphic user interface, right? Well, so you, you got your master's degree in 1995 and so you then continue to work in the financial world, or what did   Walden Hughes ** 22:35 it for 10 years, but five years earlier? Well, maybe I should back it up this way. After I lost my site in 1976 I really gravitated to the radio, and my generation fell in love with talk radio, so I and we were really blessed here in the LA market with really terrific hosts at KBC, and it wasn't all the same thing over and over and beating the drum. And so listening to Ray Breen, Michael Jackson, IRA for still kill Hemingway, that was a great opportunity for somebody who was 10 years old.   Michael Hingson ** 23:18 Really, they were all different shows. And yes, I remember once we were listening to, I think it was Michael Jackson. It was on Sunday night, and we heard this guy talking about submarines, and it just attracted Karen's and my attention. And it turns out what it was was Tom Clancy talking about Hunt for Red October. Wow. And that's where we first heard about it, and then went and found the book.   Walden Hughes ** 23:45 But So I grew up in the talk radio, and then that, and I fell in love with country music at the time on koec, and then Jim Healy and sports, yep, and then, and then we were blessed in the LA market have a lot of old time radio played, and it was host like Mike was here at K UCI, John Roy, eventually over KPCC, Bob line. And so my relatives said you should listen to this marathon KPFK, which was a Pacific did an all day marathon. I fell in love with that. Jay Lacher, then one night, after I walked my site, I tuned in. Ray bream took the night off, and Bill balance had frankly sit in. And the first thing they played was Jack Armstrong, and this is where Jack, Jack and Billy get caught up in a snow storm and a bone down the hill. And Brett Morrison came in during the one o'clock two o'clock hour to talk about the shadow. And so my dad took me to, oh, I'm trying to think of the name of the record. Or if they gave away licorice, licorice at the at the record store tower, yeah, not Tower Records. Um, anyway, so we bought two eight track tapes in 1976 the shadow and Superman, and I started my long life of collecting and so. So here we up to 1990 after collecting for 15 years. Going to spill back conventional meetings. I knew Ray bream was going to have kitty Cowan at the guest. Kitty Cowan was a big band singer of the 40s who later the fifth little things mean a lot. And I figured nobody was going to act about her days on the Danny Kaye radio show. And so I called in. They realized I had the stuff. I had the radio shows, they took me off the air, and Kitty's husband, but grand off called me the next day, and we struck up a friendship. And so they were really connected in Hollywood, and so they opened so many doors for me. Mike I Katie's best friend with Nancy Lacher, SR bud with the one of the most powerful agents in town, the game show hosting, who could come up with a TV ideas, but did not know how to run a organization. So that was Chuck Paris, hmm, and Gong Show, yeah, so I wound up, they wound up giving me, hire me to find the old TV shows, the music, all that stuff around the country. And so I started to do that for the Sinatra family, everybody else. So I would, while we do the financial planning, my internet consulting thing really took off. So that wound up being more fun and trying to sell disability insurance, yeah. So one wound up doing that until the internet took over. So that would that. So my whole life would really reshape through kitty Carolyn and Ben granoff through that. So I really connected in the Hollywood industry from that point on, starting 1990 so that that really opened up, that really sure reshaped my entire life, just because of that   Michael Hingson ** 27:28 and you've done over the years, one of the other things that you started to do was to interview a lot of these people, a lot of the radio stars, The radio actors   Walden Hughes ** 27:39 and music and TV, music,   Michael Hingson ** 27:44 yeah.   Walden Hughes ** 27:45 And I think when Bill Bragg asked me to interview kitty Carol, and I did that in 2000 and Bill said, Well, could you do more? And so one of Kitty friends, but test Russell. Test was Gene Autry Girl Friday. He she ran kmpc for him. And I think everybody in the music industry owed her a favor. I mean, I had Joe Stafford to Pat Boone to everybody you could think of from the from that big band, 3040s, and 60s on the show. Let's go   Michael Hingson ** 28:24 back. Let's go back. Tell us about Bill Bragg.   Walden Hughes ** 28:29 Bill Bragg was an interesting character all by himself. Born in 1946 he was a TV camera man for CBS in Dallas. He was also a local music jockey, nothing, nothing, big, big claims of fame boys working for channel two. And then he in Dallas, he was at a press conference with LBJ, and LBJ got done speaking, and the camera crew decided that they were going to pack up and go to lunch. And Bill thought it'd be fun to mark what camera, what microphone the President used for his address, and the guys were in a rush door in the box, let's go have lunch. So Bill lost track, and that bothered him. So he started the largest communication Museum in 1979 and he collected and was donated. And so he had the biggest museum. He had a film exchanger. So in those early days of cable TVs, you know, we had a lot of TV stations specializing in programming, and there were channels, I think this was called a nostalgic channel, wanted to run old TV shows and films. They had the film, but they didn't. Have the equipment. And they got hold of Bill. He said, Okay, I'll do it for you. But what you're going to give me is games. Bill was a wheel and dealer, yeah. And Charlie said, We'll give you your own satellite channel. And I was talking to Bill friend later, John women in those days, in the 1983 when Bill got it, the value of those satellite channels was a million dollars a year, and he got it for free. And Bill would try and figure out, What in the world I'm going to do with this, and that's when he decided to start playing with old time radio, because really nobody was playing that on a national basis. You had different people playing it on a local basis, but not really on a national basis. So Bill was sort of the first one before I play old time radio. I became aware of him because of bur back, so I was trying to get the service on my cable TV company. Was unsuccessful.   Michael Hingson ** 30:58 So what he did is he broadcast through the satellite channel, and then different television stations or companies could if they chose to pick up the feed and broadcast it. Did, they broadcast it on a TV channel or   Walden Hughes ** 31:13 on radio public asset channel. Okay, so remember note day a lot of public it would have the bulletin boards with the local news of right community, and lot of them would play Bill can't   Michael Hingson ** 31:28 play Bill's channel because the only because what they were doing was showing everything on the screen, which didn't help us. But right they would show things on the screen, and they would play music or something in the background. So Bill's programs were a natural thing to play,   Walden Hughes ** 31:44 yeah, and so Bill wound up on a stout then he wound up being the audio shop Troyer for WGN, which was a nice break and so. And then Bill got it to be played in 2000 nursing homes and hospitals, and then local AMFM stations would pick us up. They were looking for overnight programming, so local throughout the country would pick it up. And so Bill, Bill was a go getter. He was a great engineer, and knew how to build things on the cheap. He was not a businessman, you know, he couldn't take it to the next level, but, but at least he was able to come up with a way to run a station, 24 hours a day. It was all the tapes were sent down to Nash, down to Tennessee, to be uploaded to play into the system. Eventually, he built a studio and everything in Dallas. And so,   Michael Hingson ** 32:38 of course, what what Weldon is saying is that that everything was on tape, whether it was cassette or reel to reel, well, reel to reel, and they would play the tapes through a tape machine, a player or recorder, and put it out on the satellite channels, which was how they had to do it. And that's how we did it at kuci, we had tape, and I would record on Sunday nights, all the shows that we were going to play on a given night on a reel of tape. We would take it in and we would play it.   Walden Hughes ** 33:13 And so that's how it's done in the 80s. Eventually built bill, built a studio, and then started to do a live show once a week. Eventually, they grew up to four days a week. And so here is about 1999 or so, and they were playing Musa from kitty cat, and did not know who she was. I would quickly, I would quickly give a couple background from AIM hang up. I didn't really they had no idea who I was yet. I didn't talk about what I would do and things like that. I was just supplying information. And eventually, after two years, they asked me to bring kitty on the show, which I did, and then I started to book guests on a regular basis for them, and then eventually, the guy who I enjoyed all time radio shows listening to Frank Percy 1976 built decided that I should be his producer, and so I wound up producing the Friday Night Live show with Frankie, and eventually we got it up and running, 2002 So Frank and I did it together for 16 years and so that so Bill built a studio in Texas, mailed it all to my House. My dad didn't have any engineering ability. So he and my bill got on the phone and built me a whole studio in six hours, and I was up and running with my own studio here in my bedroom, in 2002 and so overhead, I'm in my bedroom ever since Michael, you know, there you go.   Michael Hingson ** 34:58 Well and to tell people about. Frank Bresee Frank, probably the biggest claim to fame is that he had a program called the golden days of radio, and it was mainly something that was aired in the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service on the radio, where he would every show play excerpts of different radio programs and so on. And one of the neat things that's fascinating for Frank was that because he was doing so much with armed forces, and doing that, he had access to all of the libraries around the world that the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service had, so he could go in and oftentimes get shows and get things that no one else really had because they were only available in at least initially, in these military libraries. But he would put them on the air, and did a great job with it for many, many years. Yeah, Frank   Walden Hughes ** 35:53 was an interesting character, a pure entrepreneur. He invented a game called pass out, which was a drinking game, board game, and he for 20 years, he spent six months in Europe, six months in United States. And he was making so much money in Europe, he would rent out castles and lived in them, and he would and he would spend months at a time in Germany, which was the main headquarter of art, and just sit there in the archives and make copies of things he wanted to play on his show, yeah. And so that's how he built that. And then he he started collecting transcriptions when he would to 10 he was a radio actor, and so he had one of the largest collection, collection, and he his house, his family house was in Hancock Park, which was the, it was Beverly Hills before Beverly Hills, basically, what did he play on radio? Well, when he was, he was he was deceptive. He was the backup little beaver. When someone Tommy, writer, yeah, when, when Tommy Cook had another project, it was Frank be was a substitute. And so that was a short coin of fame. He did bit parts on other shows, but, but that's what he did as a kid. Eventually, I think Frank came from a very wealthy family. He wound up owning the first radio station when he was 19 years old on Catalina Island in 1949 and then he wound up being a record producer. He worked with Walter Winchell, created albums on without about Al Jolson worked on Eddie Cantor and Jimmy Durante and anyway, Frank, Frank had a career with game with creating board games, doing radio and having an advertising company. Frank was responsible for giving all the game shows, the prices for TV and the way he would do it, he would call an advertise, he would call a company. He said, you want your product. Beyond on this section, go to say, yes, okay, give us, give us the product, and give me 150 bucks. And so Frank would keep the cash, and he would give the project to the TV shows,   Michael Hingson ** 38:17 Dicker and Dicker of Beverly Hills. I remember that on so many shows   Walden Hughes ** 38:23 so So Frank was a wheeling dealer, and he loved radio. That was his passion project. He probably made less money doing that, but he just loved doing it, and he was just hit his second house. The family house was 8400 square feet, and so it was pretty much a storage unit for Frank hobbies, right? And we and he had 30,000 transcriptions in one time. But when he was Europe, he had a couple of floods, so he lost about 10 to 20,000 of them. Okay? Folks did not know how to keep them dry, but he had his professional studio built. And so I would book guests. I arranged for art link writer to come over, and other people, Catherine Crosby, to come over, and Frank would do the interviews. And so I was a big job for me to keep the Friday night show going and get Frankie's guess boy shows. I would have been. He died,   Michael Hingson ** 39:22 and he was a really good interviewer. Yeah, I remember especially he did an interview that we in, that you played on yesterday USA. And I was listening to it with Mel Blanc, which is, which is very fascinating. But he was a great interviewer. I think it was 1969 that he started the golden days of radio, starting 49 actually, or 49 not 69 Yeah, 49 that was directly local, on,   Walden Hughes ** 39:49 on Carolina, and K, I, G, l, which was a station I think heard out in the valley, pretty much, yeah, we could pick it up. And then, and then he started with on. Forces around 65   Michael Hingson ** 40:02 that's what I was thinking of. I thought it was 69 but,   Walden Hughes ** 40:06 and well, he was, on those days there were armed forces Europe picked them up. And also, there was also the international Armed Forces served around the far eastern network, right? Yeah. And so by 67 he was pretty much full on 400 stations throughout the whole world. And I that's probably how you guys picked him up, you know, through that capability.   Michael Hingson ** 40:30 Well, that's where I first heard of him and and the only thing for me was I like to hear whole shows, and he played excerpts so much that was a little frustrating. But he was such a neat guy, you couldn't help but love all the history that he brought to it   Walden Hughes ** 40:46 and and then he would produce live Christmas shows with with the radio. He would interview the guest he, you know, so he had access to people that nobody generally had, you know. He worked for Bob Hope, right? So he was able to get to Jack Benny and Bing Crosby and yes, people like that, Groucho Marx. So he was, he had connections that were beyond the average Old Time Radio buff. He was truly a great guy to help the hobby out, and loved radio very much.   Michael Hingson ** 41:21 Well, going back to Bill Bragg a little bit, so he had the satellite channel, and then, of course, we got the internet, which opened so many things for for Frank or Frank for, well, for everybody but for Bill. And he started the program yesterday, usa.net, on the radio through the internet,   Walden Hughes ** 41:44 which he was the first one in 1996 right? There's a great story about that. There was a company called broadcast.com I bet you remember that company, Mike. Anyway, it was founded by a guy who loved college basketball, and he was a big Hoosier fan, and he was living in Texas, and so he would generally call long distance to his buddy, and they would put up the radio. He could went to the basketball games. And eventually he decided, well, maybe I could come up and stream it on my computer, and all these equipment breaking down, eventually he came up with the idea of, well, if I had a satellite dish, I could pick up the feed and put and stream it on the computer, that way people could hear it right. And he hired bill to do that, and he offered bill a full time job installing satellites and working Bill turned them down, and the guy wound up being Mark Cuban. Yeah, and Mark Cuban gave every every employee, when he sold broadcast.com to Yahoo, a million dollar bonus. So Bill missed out on that, but, but in exchange, Mike Cuban gave him broadcast.com While USA channel for free. So Bill never had to pay in the early days, until about 2002 so when Yahoo decided to get out of the streaming business for a while, then that's when we had to find and we found life 365 eventually, and we were paying pretty good. We're paying a really good rate with like 265 Bill was used to paying free, and we were paying, I think, under $100 and I knew guys later a couple years, were paying over $500 a month. And we were, we were, but there was such a willing deal able to get those things for really dope less   Michael Hingson ** 43:45 money, yeah. Now I remember being in New Jersey and I started hearing ads for an internet radio station. This was in the very late 90s, maybe even into 2000 W, A, B, y. It was a company, a show that a station that played a lot of old songs from the 50s and 60s and so on. And it was, it was, if you tuned on to it, you could listen. And after four or five hours, things would start to repeat, and then eventually it disappeared. But I started looking around, and I don't even remember how I found it, but one day I heard about this radio station, www, dot yesterday, usa.net. Right, yep.net.com,   Walden Hughes ** 44:31 yep, and yeah. And   Michael Hingson ** 44:33 I said, Well, oh, I think I actually heard an ad for it on W, A, B, y, when it was still around. Anyway, I went to it, and they were playing old radio shows, and they had a number of people who would come on and play shows. Everyone had an hour and a half show, and every two weeks you would have to send in a new show. But they. They played old radio shows, 24 hours a day and seven days a week, except they also had some live talk shows. And I remember listening one day and heard Bill Bragg talking about the fact that he was going to have his standard Friday night show with Walden Hughes, it would start at nine o'clock. I had no idea who Walden was at the time. And the problem is, nine o'clock was on the in Pacific Time, and it was, I think, Midnight in New Jersey time, as I recall the way it went anyway, it was way too late for me to be up. And so I never did hear Walden on yesterday USA, or I may have actually listened. Just stayed up to listen to one and fell asleep, but the show, the whole innovative process of playing radio all the time on the internet, was intriguing and just opened so many opportunities, I think. And of course, the internet brought all that around. And now there are any number of stations that stream all the time. And Bill Bragg passed away. What in 2016   Walden Hughes ** 46:15 2018   Michael Hingson ** 46:18 1819 2019 Yeah. And Walden now is the person who directs, operates, and is the manager of yesterday USA. And so when I go ahead,   Walden Hughes ** 46:30 it's fascinating. In the height of the station, there was 15,000 internet radio stations out there in 2000 they did a survey yesterday, USA was number three in the world, behind the BBC and CNN, which I thought was a pretty nice number to be concerned. We had no budget to promote, right? And the last time I saw the numbers been a couple years, we were number 44 in the world, which I don't think of, 15,000 radio stations. Not bad. No, not at all. You know, really not bad. But now there is more talk than there used to be, because Walden and the gasmans, who we had on years ago on this podcast, but   Michael Hingson ** 47:16 have interviewed a lot of people, and continue to interview people. And of course, so many people are passing on that. We're trying to talk to people as much as we can, as they can, and all of us now, because I've started to come a little bit and become a little bit involved in yesterday USA. And as Walden said on Friday night at 730 Pacific Time, see it's earlier, we we do a talk show. Bob Lyons, who did a lot of radio out here, and for 50 years, had a program called Don't touch that dial. And John and Larry and Walden and I get on the air and we talk about, Gosh, any number of different things. We've talked about Braille, we've talked about sometimes, everything but radio. But we talk about a lot of different things, which is, which is a lot of fun.   Walden Hughes ** 48:04 And I think it probably is, you know, in the old days, it would pretty much no entertainment, and Bill telling some stories and things like that. But with me, I always had a focus in interviews, but it's so much more fun to do radio as a co host. And that's when Patricia and I connected back in the 2007 I knew was in 2005 she's my co host. And Patricia didn't grow up with whole town radio. She became a fan after she found yesterday, USA into 2000 but she's a very articulate person, and so through the shows, what she and I did on Saturday night, the audience grab it and just we should talk about everything, and I just generate calls. I mean, when she and I were doing eight hours a night, we would average about 18 calls a night, which was pretty amazing, but we would cover the gamut, and I think a really good talk show host had to know a little bit about a lot of things. Yes, he got it. You got to be flexible. And Patricia and I compliment each other that way, that we're able to cover history and politics and music and just everything. And so when I do a show with her, you never know what direction we go with where. When I'm with John Roy, it's more radio centric. So it depends on what night a week people tune in, is what you're going to   Michael Hingson ** 49:40 get. And Walden has Patricia on now Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, but we know why she's really on there, because she likes hearing Perry Como song Patricia that starts out every show Walden plays that he's in love with Patricia. One of these days, there's still the possibility. But anyway, we. We, he, we love it when he, he has Patricia on, and it's every week. So, so it is really cool. And they do, they talk about everything under the sun, which is so fascinating. Tell us about Johnny and Helen Holmes.   Walden Hughes ** 50:15 Ah, well, it's an interesting story. I I say the second biggest old time radio station in the country, after yesterday USA. It's about half the size in terms of audience basis. Radio once more, and you can find them at Radio once more.com and they do a good job. No else with probably yesterday USA branch offers own internet radio station, and he found he would go to the east coast to the nostalgic convention, and he connected with Johnny and Helen. Holmes and Johnny and Helen are people who love to attend nostalgic convention and get autographs and things. And they became really friends. So Neil convinced them, why don't you come on? Just come on radio once more. And so after a while, they do the presentation the coffee shop. Neil convinced them to take it, take it to the air, and they started to have their own show, and I was aware of them, and I produced the spirback convention, 2017 in Las Vegas. So Johnny helm came to the convention, and Johnny wanted to say hi to me. I said, I know who you are. I think he was for by that that I knew who he was, but I invited Johnny and Helen to come on with Patricia and I one night to talk about their coffee shop presentation and their show on Radio once more. And we just bonded very quickly and easy to bond with Johnny. They really are really fabulous people. He's really a generous guy, and so over the last six, seven years, we have developed a great friendship on you, and almost have created a whole subculture by itself, playing trivia with them. Every time they come on,   Michael Hingson ** 52:17 they do a lot of trivia stuff, and Johnny produces it very well. He really does a great job. And he'll put sound bites and clips and music, and it's gotten me such a major production with Johnny and Helen. And people look forward to it. I sometimes count the interaction people hanging out in the chat room, on the phone, email, about 18 to 20 people will get and get an answer question, was it amazing that that many people will be interested in trivia like that? But and, and Johnny also collects, well, I guess in Helen collect a lot of old television shows as well. Yep. So we won't hold it against him too much, but, but he does television and, well, I like old TV shows too, you bet. Well, so you know, you are, obviously, are doing a lot of different things. You mentioned spurred vac oop. They're after you. We'll wait. We'll wait till the phone die. You mentioned, well, I'll just ask this while that's going on. You mentioned spurred back. Tell us a little bit about what spurred vac is and what they've been doing and what they bring to radio.   Walden Hughes ** 53:23 Sprint vac started in 1974 it's the largest full time radio group in the country, called the society to preserve and encourage radio drama, variety and comedy. John Roy Gasman were two of the main driving force behind the club. It reached up to a membership of 1800 people, and they've honored over 500 people who worked in the golden days of radio and to speak at their meeting, come to the special conventions. And so I attended some dinners at the Brown Derby, which was a great thrill. I started attending their conventions, and it was just, it was wonderful. So I so I really got to meet a lot of the old time radio personality and become friends with Janet Waldo and June for a and people like that. And so I eventually got on the board. I eventually became one young, somewhat retired. I wound up being the activity person to book guests, and started producing conventions. And so that became a major part of my life, just producing those things for spur back and in other places, and I first started to do that for reps. Was it the Old Time Radio Group in Seattle in 2007 so they were actually the first convention I produced.   Michael Hingson ** 54:54 And rep says radio enthusiasts of Puget Sound,   Walden Hughes ** 54:57 right? Reps online.org, G and so I would produce new convention. I was helping super vac, and I also helping the Friends of all time radio back in New Jersey and so. And it probably helped my contact, which is 300 pages long, so, and I would book it. I would also contact celebrities via the mail, and my batting average was 20% which I thought were pretty good. I got Margaret. I got Margaret Truman. She called me, said, Walden, I got your order, and I forgot that I did the show with Jimmy Stewart. I'd be happy to come on talk about my memory. You know, she talked about Fred Allen on the big show, and how, how Mike Wallace had a temper, had a temper. She was a co host. Was among weekdays, which with the weekday version of monitor. Monitor was weekend and weekday, we see NBC. And so she was just fabulous, you know, so and I would get people like that 20% bad average, which was incredible. So I met, that's how it's up to two, my guess was, so I, I was sort of go to guy, find celebrities and booking them and and so in that help yesterday, USA helped the different conventions. And so it and so you're so you're booking the panels, and then you're coming up with ideas for radio recreations. And so I produce 37 of them, ranging from one day to four days. And I get counted, over the last 18 years, I've produced 226 audio theater plays with it. A lot at least, have an idea of how those things   Michael Hingson ** 56:55 work. So right now, speaking of recreations, and we're both involved in radio enthusiasts of Puget Sound, and for the last couple of years, I've participated in this. Walden has done radio recreations, and twice a year up in the Washington State area, where we bring in both some some amateurs and some professionals like Carolyn Grimes Zuzu and so many others who come in and we actually recreate old radio shows, both before a live audience, and we broadcast them on yesterday USA and other people like Margaret O'Brien who won   Walden Hughes ** 57:46 Gigi Powell coming this year. Phil Proctor. David Osmond from fire sign theater. Chuck Dougherty from Sergeant Preston. John Provo from Timmy from Lassie, Bill Johnson, who does a one man show on Bob Hope. Bill Ratner from GI Joe. Bill Owen, the who might have had he is the author of The Big broadcast, Ivan Troy who Bobby Benson, Tommy cook from the life O'Reilly Gigi parole, a movie actress of the 50s, as you mentioned, Carolyn grime, Beverly Washburn and others, and it's just the radio folks are really down to earth, really nice people, and you get to break bread with them, talk to them and reminisce about what was it like doing that radio show, this movie, or that TV show, and then They still got it, and they can perform on stage,   Michael Hingson ** 58:43 and they love to talk about it, and they love to interact with people who treat them as people. And so yeah, it is a lot of fun to be able to do it. In fact, I was on Carolyn Grimes podcast, which will be coming out at some point in the next little while, and Carolyn is going to be on unstoppable mindset. So keep an eye out for that. Bill Owens program is coming out soon. Bill and I did a conversation for unstoppable mindset, and we're going to be doing Bill Johnson will be coming on, and other people will be coming on. Walden has been very helpful at finding some of these folks who are willing to come on and talk about what they did, and to help us celebrate this medium that is just as much a part of history as anything in America and is just as worth listening to as it ever was. There is more to life than television, no matter what they think.   Walden Hughes ** 59:40 And also, we do a Christmas thing too. And hopefully Mike, if his speaking engagement allow him, will be with us up at Christmas saying, Well, I will. I'm planning on it. We're gonna do, It's a Wonderful Life. Keith Scott, coming over from Australia, who's a he's the rich little of Australia. And we'll do, It's a Wonderful Life. We'll do. The Christmas Carol, milk on 34th Street film again, Molly Jack Benny will have a great time.   Michael Hingson ** 1:00:07 These are all going to be recreations using the the original scripts from the shows, and that's what makes them fun. And for those of us who don't read print, we do have our scripts in Braille, absolutely so that's kind of fun. Well, Walden, this has been absolutely wonderful. We're going to have to do it some more. Maybe we need to get you, John and Larry all together on that. That might be kind of fun. But I really, I don't think we need a host if you that. No, no, we just, you know, just go on. But this has been really fun. I really enjoy it. If people want to reach out to you, how do they do that?   Walden Hughes ** 1:00:45 Oh, I think they can call my studio number 714-545-2071, I'm in California, or they can email me at Walden shoes at yesterday, usa.com, W, A, l, D, E, N, H, U, C, H, E, S at, y, E, S T, E, R, D, A, y, u, s a.com, I'm the president of radio enthusiast sound, that's reps online.org or on the board of Sper back, which is S, P, E, R, D, V, A, c.com, so while waiting shakes me down, when   Michael Hingson ** 1:01:25 will the showcase actually occur up in Bellevue in Washington?   Walden Hughes ** 1:01:30 That will be September 18, 19 20/21, and then our Christmas one is will be Friday, December five, and Saturday, December the sixth. And then we're also going back and spir back, and I bet we'll see you there. We're going to go back to the Troy Blossom Festival next April, 23 to 26 and we'll know, are we set up to do that now? Yep, looks like that gonna happen? Yeah? Oh, good, yeah. So kick out the phone with Nicholas here a few days ago. So everything's gonna go for that, so that will be good.   Michael Hingson ** 1:02:03 Yeah, we will do that. That's cool. Well, thank you for being here, and I want to thank you all for listening. I hope you had fun. This is a little different than a lot of the episodes that we've done, but it's, I think, important and enlightening to hear about this medium into to meet people from it. So thank you for listening wherever you are. We hope that you'll give us a five star review of unstoppable mindset wherever you're listening or watching. Please do that. We'd love to hear from you. You can reach me at Michael H, I m, I C, H, A, E, L, H, I at accessibe, A, C, C, E, S, S, i, b, e.com, and you can also go to our podcast page if you don't find podcasts any other way. Michael hingson.com/podcast, that's m, I C, H, A, E, L, H, I N, G, s, O, n.com/podcast, singular. So thanks again for being here and for listening to the show, and Walden, once again, I want to thank you for being here. This has been great.   Walden Hughes ** 1:03:01 Thank you, Michael,   Michael Hingson ** 1:03:07 You have been listening to the Unstoppable Mindset podcast. Thanks for dropping by. I hope that you'll join us again next week, and in future weeks for upcoming episodes. To subscribe to our podcast and to learn about upcoming episodes, please visit www dot Michael hingson.com slash podcast. Michael Hingson is spelled m i c h a e l h i n g s o n. While you're on the site., please use the form there to recommend people who we ought to interview in upcoming editions of the show. And also, we ask you and urge you to invite your friends to join us in the future. If you know of any one or any organization needing a speaker for an event, please email me at speaker at Michael hingson.com. I appreciate it very much. To learn more about the concept of blinded by fear, please visit www dot Michael hingson.com forward slash blinded by fear and while you're there, feel free to pick up a copy of my free eBook entitled blinded by fear. The unstoppable mindset podcast is provided by access cast an initiative of accessiBe and is sponsored by accessiBe. Please visit www.accessibe.com . AccessiBe is spelled a c c e s s i b e. There you can learn all about how you can make your website inclusive for all persons with disabilities and how you can help make the internet fully inclusive by 2025. Thanks again for Listening. Please come back and visit us again next week.

We need a crash cart, stat! Our doctors diagnose the damage after the Mets trucking. Ben says the patient is a goner, Matthew thinks Ben's an idiot, only time will tell who's right. Oh, and Lou Seal gets upstaged by the Crazy Crab.Our new cocktail podcast, The Perfect Sip, is on hiatus but new episodes are in production. (Yeah, it's taking a long time ... life, you know?) If you haven't listened yet, you can catch up here: https://the-perfect-sip.captivate.fm/listen.Speaking of cocktails, today Ben is drinking Strawberry Fields Forever while Matthew is drinking a Brown Derby. Recipes below.Strawberry Fields Forever2 oz Strawberry Infused Vodka1/2 oz Simple Syrup3-4 oz Club Soda1 Strawberry for GarnishTo make the strawberry infused vodka, take a large heap of strawberry tops (leaves and all) or whole strawberries and add to 12 oz of vodka and allow to infuse overnight. Then add vodka and simple syrup to a highball glass with ice. Top with club soda and garnish with strawberry.Brown Derby2 oz high-rye bourbon (like Old Forester, Four Roses Single Barrel, or Woodford Reserve)1 oz fresh pink grapefruit juice¾ oz rich honey syrup (2:1 honey to water)1 dash orange bitters (optional, but highly recommended)Grapefruit twist or expressed oils for garnishCombine all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake hard for 12–15 seconds. Fine strain into a chilled coupe. Express a grapefruit twist over the top and drop it in.#doitforginny

Don sets the stage for a flashback in the Brown Derby where two waiters argue over who has to take care of Jack Benny. While Jack and Mary wait for…

Step into a California beach house in the heart of Disney Springs at Summer House on the Lake, where coastal ambiance meets exceptionally fresh cuisine. The moment you enter this stunning 12,000 square foot restaurant, you're transported from the bustling crowds to a serene retreat with soaring windows, wicker furniture, and a magnificent live tree reaching toward a central skylight.Our family discovered why this newcomer has quickly become one of Disney Springs' most talked-about dining destinations. The Prime Beef Meatballs appetizer had everyone—especially our youngest—scraping the plate for every last bit of the flavorful marinara sauce. Each of our main courses showcased Summer House's commitment to seasonal, fresh ingredients: the Silver Corvina (Florida's fish of the moment) delivered delicate flavor with perfect preparation, while the Wagyu Steak Frites impressed with its generous portion and perfect execution. Even the classic cheese pizza earned the coveted "best I've ever had" designation from our pizza-loving son and the Buena Vista Cobb salad with added salmon offers a fresh, filling option that rivals the Brown Derby's famous salad.What sets Summer House apart isn't just the exceptional food—it's the atmosphere that somehow manages to be simultaneously sophisticated and relaxed. Unlike other Disney restaurants that might leave you needing a nap afterward, we left feeling perfectly satisfied without being uncomfortably full. The restaurant works beautifully whether you're dining with family, enjoying a date night, or even grabbing a solo meal at the bar (where weekday happy hours feature $10 martinis between 3-6pm).Don't miss the cookie bar on your way out, where freshly baked treats await whether you dined in or are just passing by. After experiencing several Disney Springs restaurants, we confidently rank Summer House on the Lake as our second favorite, just behind The Boathouse. Next time you're seeking a peaceful respite from theme park energy with genuinely delicious food, make this coastal-inspired gem your destination.Please Check Out Our Links Below:  Our Sponsor:www.travelplannererica.com Email Us:circleofparks@gmail.com Our Website:www.circleofparks.com Facebook:www.facebook.com/circleofparks Instagram:www.instagram.com/circleofparks X:www.x.com/circleofparks Ad Music:Carefree Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Music promoted on https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Send us a textSupport the show

Today as part of our February tribute to actor Jimmy Stewart on radio, we're presenting a funny episode of The Jack Benny Program. Stewart appeared several times on The Benny Show, both his radio and TV program. This is his first appearance on the show. Jack corners him at The Brown Derby restaurant in an attempt to get him to appear in one of his films. Visit our website: https://goodolddaysofradio.com/ Subscribe to our Facebook Group for news, discussions, and the latest podcast: https://www.facebook.com/groups/881779245938297 Our theme music is "Why Am I So Romantic?" from Animal Crackers: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KHJKAKS/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_MK8MVCY4DVBAM8ZK39WD

We're back with another installment of our “Four Meals for Four People for $40” series, and this time, we're heading to Disney's Hollywood Studios! From Woody's Lunchbox to Docking Bay 7, we've mapped out delicious and budget-friendly meals that prove you don't have to break the bank to enjoy great food at Disney.Along the way, we're sharing cost-saving dining tips, fun facts about Hollywood Studios dining locations, and even a bonus table-service meal for four under $80! Plus, did you know you can start your morning at Hollywood Studios with a mimosa from Fairfax Fare or that the original Cobb Salad was invented at The Brown Derby?Join us as we explore some of the best affordable dining options in the park, share our picks, and help you plan your next Hollywood Studios food adventure!MEI-Travel – Expertise. Ease. Value.No matter where you want to go, our trusted partner MEI-Travel, will handle the planning so you can focus on the memories. They offer free vacation planning services and have nearly 20 years of experience creating memorable vacations. Visit MEI-Travel for a fee-free, no-obligation quote today!Follow Us on Social MediaFacebook GroupFacebook: @MainStMagicTwitter: @MainStMagicTikTok: @MSMPodcastInstagram: @MainStMagicVisit Us Onlinewww.MainStMagic.comwww.MainStreetShirts.comGet Dining Alerts!Find last-minute and hard-to-find Disney dining reservations with MouseDining.com! Get text and email alerts when popular theme park dining reservations open up. Get last-minute seating! Get the next table! Set your alerts now! Get the next reservation!Visit our Partnerswww.MSMFriends.comThanks to TFresh Productions for our theme song

Jean Philippe partage son expérience lors d'une récente visite au Walt Disney World Resort pour un congrès. On jase des hôtels Coronado Springs, Contemporary Resort et Boardwalk Inn et des restaurants Steakhouse 71, Beaches and Cream, Brown Derby, Artist Point et Space 220.

We're making a temporary pivot to being a grapefruit podcast today, all in the pursuit of perfecting the bourbon-based Brown Derby cocktail. Joining us to deliver this historical citrus masterclass is Eben Klemm, a longtime hospitality pro who currently works as VP of Beverage and Service for Left Lane Hospitality. Listen on (or read below) to learn Eben's Brown Derby recipe — and don't forget to like, review, and subscribe!Eben Klemm's Brown Derby Recipe Ingredients - 1 ½ ounces bourbon - ¾ ounce honey syrup (2:1) - ¾ ounce fresh yellow grapefruit juice (strained) - 1 drop Echinacea extract Directions 1. Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice. 2. Shake until well chilled. 3. Single strain into a chilled martini glass. 4. Garnish with grapefruit twist.

Are spring rolls really worth the wait at Magic Kingdom? We kick off with some spicy takes on the crowd-favorite snacks and why they've dropped in our Disney snack rankings. With overwhelming crowds pushing Magic Kingdom to the bottom of our park preferences, we explore the traditions and experiences that still tug at our hearts. Our candid opinions are sure to spark debates among Disney enthusiasts who each have their unique park favorites.Next, we embark on a culinary adventure at the Polynesian Resort, where 'Ohana's dining experience gets a mixed review. From rushed service to the hit-or-miss menu, we savor the ambiance and the famous bread pudding while weighing the sugary delight that is Tonga Toast. Our conversation also takes a nostalgic turn as we reflect on Epcot's evolution, cherished memories of its past glory, and the mixed fan reactions to the Harmonious show. We conclude by sharing our personal picks for Disney resorts and rides, comparing thematic consistency and the nostalgic charms of Space Mountain. With a sprinkle of controversy over ride retheming and the allure of Disney Springs, we capture the subjective essence of Disney experiences. Whether it's debating the value of dining at the Brown Derby or the whimsical charm of Wilderness Lodge during the holidays, our thoughts promise to entertain and provoke. Join us as we navigate these magical, yet sometimes contentious, Disney waters!Send us a textSupport the show

Send us a textLet us introduce you to the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Deluxe resorts at Disney World. Should they be a bucket list stay or skip it altogether? While we chat we'll sip a high-falutin' Grapefruit Cake Martini from the Brown Derby at Hollywood StudiosHere's who we are and what is in store for you

Send us a textUsing old acting-school chops to conquer the dance-away instincts ingrained by her family, Wanda phones at last for the directions to St. Jude's. But the flickering world at Sunset and Vine floods her with ancestral memory--from golden visits to the Hollywood Ranch Market, to the high-rise vistas behind casting couches where she'd fought her way free, to The Brown Derby, The Smoke House, the warm safety of Coffee Dan's. And is that Tab Hunter as Jesus in the revolving glass? Catherine Hein's former life took her from 20 years in the entertainment industry to two years in a homeless women's shelter. That's where Wanda, the reigning spirit of this epic two-volume novel of early ‘60s Hollywood, was born.Host Alan Rifkin's novels, essays and short stories of Los Angeles have been published widely. Learn more about him at www.alanrifkin.com.Intro music is from the song "Slow," performed by Sally Dworsky. Written by Sally Dworsky and Chris Hickey. Available on iTunes, Spotify, Apple Music and all other streaming platforms. Closing credit music for Season 3 is performed by Ben Rifkin. Podcast art by Ryan Longnecker.Double publishing news!!  Season Two's novel, Sunland by Charlie Haas, is being released in print by Beck & Branch with a new title, The Current Fantasy ("Heart, soul, art, and the promise of Giant Vegetables... perhaps the last great untold chapter of the California Story." —Don Wallace).  Visit: https://www.beckandbranch.com/the-current-fantasy. Season One's novel, The Drift That Follows Will Be Gradual by Alan Rifkin, has just been released by Open Books (“A delectable tour de force through our fractured culture—witty, wise, memorable, and touching.”—Richard Bausch). Purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Drift-That-Follows-Will-Gradual/dp/1948598795?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

Welcome to a special Independence Day edition of **Remy's Roundtable**! On today's episode, we celebrate our nation's independence and explore what it means to be a true American. Remy kicks things off with the latest updates from the world of theme parks, keeping you in the loop with all the excitement. Then, join Mike for a mouthwatering journey through Disney's Hollywood Studios at The Brown Derby, a restaurant that sparked some interesting memories for Remy and Chris. Nicole takes us on a musical adventure through Magic Kingdom's past, sharing stories and insights into the iconic tunes that have defined our adventures. Finally, Remy wraps up the evening with a nostalgic look at This Day in Disney History, highlighting the moments that have shaped the magic we know and love. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the show as we celebrate America and the magic of Disney together!

Ever wondered what makes Hollywood Studios a foodie's paradise? Discover the hidden gems of the park's culinary landscape in our latest episode of Circle of Parks! We'll start by teasing your taste buds with the iconic Cobb Salad at Hollywood Brown Derby. This dish, originally crafted by Robert Cobb, is more than just a salad—it's a piece of history. The blend of roasted turkey, bacon, egg, tomatoes, blue cheese, and avocado is a must-try, especially when paired with chicken or shrimp. We'll dive into the ambiance of the Brown Derby and compare it to other dining spots within the park, giving you the lowdown on where to eat and why.Journey with us to Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, where the food and drink options are out of this world. From the Polystarch Puff Bread to the Tanu Swirl Crunchies, you'll hear about limited-time treats and the best boozy versions of blue and green milk, enhanced with Bacardi rum or Corazon Blanco tequila. At Oga's Cantina, unique beverages like the Fuzzy Tauntaun and Bloody Rancor await. We'll also share our personal experiences and preferences, adding a dash of fun to your trip planning. Whether you're into alcoholic concoctions or non-alcoholic delights like the Hyperdrive and Carbon Freeze, we've got the scoop on what to sip while soaking in the Star Wars atmosphere.Our food adventure doesn't stop there. We'll recount our spontaneous reservation at Oga's Cantina in Disneyland and stroll through Pixar Plaza to savor Jack-Jack's Num-Num Cookie and the famed Wookie Cookie at Backlot Express. Plus, we'll unlock the secrets of lesser-known yet highly recommended eats like the Meatball Sub at Pizza Rizzo and snacks at Katsaka's Kettle. Don't miss our take on the revamped menu at ABC Commissary and unique desserts like the meatball-looking chocolate cupcake at Mama Melrose. From hidden gems to fan favorites, our recommendations promise to make your next visit to Hollywood Studios an unforgettable culinary experience!Please Check Out Our Links Below: Our Sponsor:www.mainstreettravelco.com Email Us:circleofparks@gmail.com Our Website:www.circleofparks.com Facebook:www.facebook.com/circleofparks Instagram:www.instagram.com/circleofparks X:www.x.com/circleofparks Products we use: Our equipmentMicrophones: https://amzn.to/3T61oD5 Recorder: https://amzn.to/3Ibl4iuBluetooth Adapter: https://amzn.to/4a2MIufMicrophone Stand: https://amzn.to/3wrOrdSGoPro: https://amzn.to/3uT6RUlCable Organization: https://amzn.to/49oQAFUhttps://amzn.to/4bKe7CJhttps://amzn.to/3T5T1HEHeadphones: https://amzn.to/42S5FgG   Our Favorite Disney Books:Buying Disney's World: https://amzn.to/3T6z57AThe Disney Story: https://amzn.to/3T8j0hHThe Wonders of Walt Disney World: https://amzn.to/3wrLVErSend us a Text Message.Support the Show.

On this week's Watchcast we scrutinize the ridiculous 1987 movie version of TV's driest cop show, Dragnet! And in the process Vinny and Alex try their best to figure out why the heck this movie, of all movies, holds so much real estate in their brains. CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 88: Dragnet (1987) (00:00:37) - Intro. (00:02:07) - Goofball Hanks vs. Dramatic Hanks. (00:05:45) - Talking about old Dragnet. (00:11:22) - Did any of us know the show at all? And where does this movie fit in the lineage of cop comedies? (00:18:43) - Some (limited) production notes. (00:22:06) - Our (mostly) all-star cast. (00:29:09) - The chapter you've all been waiting for. (00:38:29) - Why don't they make Dragnets anymore. (00:42:04) - Break! (00:42:25) - We're back, let's set some pornos on fire and get Tom Hanks in here. (00:49:59) - The nature of P.A.G.A.N. (00:54:59) - The interrogation of Emil Muzz. (00:57:47) - Grab your goat leggings, it's party time. (01:06:56) - How do you top a P.A.G.A.N. party? You don't. (01:11:44) - Grandma Mundy and the Brown Derby. (01:16:59) - Pep to the rescue, and trying to piece together this evil plot. (01:25:04) - Party at the Bait mansion. (01:31:55) - To the airport! (01:36:16) - A reverend arrested is a virgin saved. (01:38:38) - Final thoughts. (01:44:19) - Our film for next week: Mission: Impossible! (01:47:54) - Outro.

Join Trent and Jeni, as they embark on a Disney World voyage filled with fun and surprises. The journey encompasses visits to sprawling resorts, exciting attractions, a wide array of dining options, and unexpected events such as getting drenched and a chance encounter with actor, Ross Lynch. They share their experiences and invaluable insights on navigating ride queues, budgeting, making travel arrangements, and dealing with unforeseen challenges. Their advice and enthusiasm serve as an excellent guide for anyone planning a Disney vacation. More information about the podcast can be found at disneydnapodcast.com Contact us: https://www.disneydnapodcast.com/contact/ Please also connect with us here: Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/disneydnapodcast Like and Subscribe over at our YouTube channel! 00:00 Introduction and Podcast Overview 00:20 Discussing the Upcoming Trip 01:19 Trip Details and Planning 02:56 Accommodation and Travel Experiences 06:07 Arrival and First Day at Disney World 07:43 Exploring the Parks and Attractions 09:45 Dining Experiences and Challenges 12:14 Continuing the Adventure: More Attractions and Experiences 13:54 Navigating the Parks and Making Memories 16:09 More Fun and Excitement at Disney World 18:26 Wrapping Up the Day and Final Thoughts 20:59 Looking Forward to the Next Disney Adventure 37:19 Revisiting Magic Kingdom and Epcot 37:47 Exploring the Resort and Shopping 38:44 Adventures in Epcot and Skyway Experience 39:52 Guardians of the Galaxy Ride and AP Magnet Collection 40:58 Visiting Spaceship Earth and Preparing for Guardians 43:20 Switching Parks and Exploring the Countries 48:51 Dining at Le Cellier Steakhouse and Exploring Disney Springs 51:21 Experiencing Magic Kingdom and Haunted Mansion 56:31 Resort Hopping and First Night at Saratoga Springs 01:14:10 Rope Dropping Animal Kingdom and Breakfast at Starbucks 01:15:32 Unforgettable Safari and Everest Experience 01:16:22 Lunch at Yak and Yeti Quick Service 01:18:37 Laundry Misadventures at Saratoga Springs 01:22:04 Exploring Epcot and Moana Walkthrough 01:28:13 Last Day at Magic Kingdom 01:31:28 Dining Experience at Brown Derby 01:41:58 Heading Home: Airport and Celebrity Encounter

Embark on an enchanting run with us as we chat with the Tutu Guys, Thom and Adam, whose love for runDisney events and penchant for whimsical race attire have made them legends among the running community. This episode isn't just about the miles logged or the costumes donned; it's a heartfelt reflection on the transformative power of friendship, fitness, and, of course, a little Disney magic. From the history of the Princess Half Marathon weekend to the personal transformations fueled by sports nutrition and a commitment to better health, our conversation with these inspiring runners will leave you lacing up your sneakers with a new sense of purpose. They'll share how their 'Tutu Guys' brand came to be, born out of a chance encounter outside the Brown Derby, and how they've since evolved into ambassadors of joy, encouraging everyone from seasoned marathoners to first-timers to join in the fun.Finally, we reach the heart of why we run—community, charity, and personal challenges that inspire us to push beyond our limits. Hear about the profound impact of supporting causes like Girls on the Run and the National Down Syndrome Society, and how the simple act of donning a tutu can lift spirits and motivate fellow runners. We close with touching anecdotes of runners overcoming incredible odds and invite you to join the conversation, whether by sharing your own story or by embracing your inner "Tutu Guy" in your next race. And as a special treat, we delve into the delicious world of mushrooms, sharing recipes and nutrition facts that might just inspire your next post-race meal.Support the showLet Registered Dietitian Carissa Galloway lead you through a science-backed plan to transform the way you think about your diet.Visit www.GallowayCourse.com and use the code PODCAST at checkout for a great discount!Become a 321 Go! supporter. Help us continue to create! HEREFollow us!@321GoPodcast@carissa_gway@pelkman19Email us 321GoPodcast@gmail.comOrder Carissa's New Book - Run Walk EatImprove sleep, boost recovery and perform at your best with PILLAR's range of magnesium recovery supplements. Use code 321GO at www.theFeed.com to get 15% off your first purchase, for North American listeners, and if you are outside the states you can find it at www.pillarperformance.shop Let Sara Akers with RunsOnMagic plan your next runDisney weekend! IG @runsonmagic or you can go to www.RUNSONMAGIC.com or email her runsonmagictravel@gmail.com Use Promo Code 321GO when you request your vacation quote for a chance to win a $200 Disney Gift Card or booking credit!...

It's fancy restaurant versus also fancy restaurant! As we descend further toward deciding which Hollywood tribute land is the best, we have to talk about signature restaurants. Which is better? The Hollywood Brown Derby has a neon sign and is a replica of a real place. The Carthay Circle Restaurant is a food place crammed into what should be a replica of a theater. It's going to be closer than you think. Check in with your pals who labored extensively (one of them) over this decision. We apologize just a but, but the real show doesn't start until 30 minutes in. So skip there if you don't want to listen to mail. I am not sure if anybody reads these because I know I rarely do. Have a swell February, folks. Music by JR Trimpe: https://trimpe.org/ His music was in football games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A top 5 Jack Benny episode of me! Jack Benny Podcast 1949-01-09 (677) Guest Jimmy Stewart - Lunch at the Brown Derby

Ever laugh so hard you spilled your popcorn? Buckle up as we take you behind the scenes of the comedy world with our guest Angel Isaac. This player in the comedy game has worked with big names like Gabriel Iglesias and Charlie Murphy, and brings to life stories of comedy shows he has organized in Lorraine. All while partnering up with Spectrum Catering to deliver memorable events at the Antlers Ballroom. As we share the highs and lows of the comedy scene, we also navigate personal stories of being extras in films, brushing elbows with celebrities, and our daughter's budding film career.Switching gears from laughter to love, we delve into the impact of relationships on a comedian's career. Highlighting the journey of a hometown friend who made it big in comedy after leaving his romantic ties behind, we discuss the importance of a supportive partner in this unpredictable industry. As we compare the rawness of New York comedians with their LA counterparts, we uncover how relationships can be either a stepping stone or a stumbling block in the world of comedy. The conversation doesn't stop at comedy. We also discuss potential business ventures, property ownership challenges, the thrill of valuable collections, and the rising popularity of stand-up comedy at casinos. From tales of low serial number bills and silver certificates to plans for a comedy club at the old Brown Derby in Lorraine, we keep the laughs rolling while shedding light on serious topics. Whether you're a comedy fan, a film buff, an entrepreneur, or simply love a good story, this episode is sure to keep you hooked until the end! Support the showWe want everyone to enjoy the show and really appreciate your feed back

Dale Earnhardt Jr. and special co-host Kelley Earnhardt Miller are joined by Johnny Morris, the founder and CEO of longtime racing sponsor and sporting goods empire Bass Pro Shops. The interview illustrates how Johnny rose from humble beginnings in the Ozarks of Missouri to creating a brand that not only revolutionized the outdoors industry but the consumer experience as a whole. Johnny recalls the family legend of first selling fishing lures out of his father's Brown Derby liquor store in Springfield. Soon after, he developed his first catalog which helped the business rapidly grow. He then realized he needed a destination store to help attract his customers to Missouri, and the first Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World was born.The interview also covers how Johnny became involved with NASCAR after first being exposed to auto racing at the Springfield Fairgrounds. A chance meeting with Richard Childress and Dale Earnhardt at Charlotte Motor Speedway led to a collaboration between Bass Pro Shops and Richard Childress Racing. The merchandise produced to support the deal generated millions of dollars in revenue, which was donated to conservation efforts. Johnny explains that conservation is a major pillar of the Bass Pro Shops brand, and how passing along the outdoors tradition to future generations is essential for the prosperity of nature. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dale Earnhardt Jr. and special co-host Kelley Earnhardt Miller are joined by Johnny Morris, the founder and CEO of longtime racing sponsor and sporting goods empire Bass Pro Shops. The interview illustrates how Johnny rose from humble beginnings in the Ozarks of Missouri to creating a brand that not only revolutionized the outdoors industry but the consumer experience as a whole. Johnny recalls the family legend of first selling fishing lures out of his father's Brown Derby liquor store in Springfield. Soon after, he developed his first catalog which helped the business rapidly grow. He then realized he needed a destination store to help attract his customers to Missouri, and the first Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World was born. The interview also covers how Johnny became involved with NASCAR after first being exposed to auto racing at the Springfield Fairgrounds. A chance meeting with Richard Childress and Dale Earnhardt at Charlotte Motor Speedway led to a collaboration between Bass Pro Shops and Richard Childress Racing. The merchandise produced to support the deal generated millions of dollars in revenue, which was donated to conservation efforts. Johnny explains that conservation is a major pillar of the Bass Pro Shops brand, and how passing along the outdoors tradition to future generations is essential for the prosperity of nature. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today we are headed to Delaware to speak with Listener Daniel about his trip with his college-aged sister and parents to Walt Disney World! They did a split-stay between Disney's Coronado Springs Resort (in the Tower) and Disney's Boardwalk Villas and we get a nice review of each! We also hear about the Caring for Giants Tour at Animal Kingdom Park! We discuss great meals like Sanaa, Brown Derby, Garden Grill, Steakhouse '71, & more! Also, we discuss theme park strategies, such as Genie Plus usage and how Park Hopping can really help your energy! We hope you enjoy today's podcast!  Please visit our website at www.beourguestpodcast.com.  Thank you so much for your support of our podcast! Become a Patron of the show at www.Patreon.com/BeOurGuestPodcast.  Also, please follow the show on Twitter @BeOurGuestMike and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/beourguestpodcast.   Thanks to our friends at The Magic For Less Travel for sponsoring today's podcast!

We're talking about a renovation beyond the Hollywood Studios arch and imagining endless possibilities in Star Wars Launch Bay, Voyage of the Little Mermaid, Disney Junior Dance Party, the area behind Toy Story Mania, and giving The Brown Derby a new theming. We have two brand new segments on the show this week; Dislife First Takes, where we introduce the stories that will have you talking, and Disney's College of Knowledge, our Trivia question of the week. To answer, DM Marc & Greg @Dislifepodcast on Instagram to enter for a prize from the show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dislife-podcast/support

Hello everyone and welcome to the WDW Mainstreet podcast. Pull up your stool with John and Doug as they discuss all of the latest news going on in Walt Disney World and in their worlds. So, the Sixers lose in the playoffs yet again and Doug lost a bet to our good friend Tommy Lee. What was the bet? How much ranting does Doug do? Star Wars hotel closing, and the guys are not surprised. The guys cover a couple of updated menus and are very happy with both of them. New lunch menu at Brown Derby, special pricing at some Disney resorts, no lake Nona complex plus so much more from around Walt Disney World. Grab yourself a cold one, sit back, relax and enjoy the show!

Today's episode has the gang back in Hollywood as they talk about the simple but elegant Brown Derby cocktail! This episode has some fun history and tidbits, as well as some good ole tomfoolery. Cheers!Links:RecipeReference Articlelinktr.ee/cocktail.time.machine

We're talking about a renovation beyond the Hollywood Studios arch and imagining endless possibilities in Star Wars Launch Bay, Voyage of the Little Mermaid, Disney Junior Dance Party, the area behind Toy Story Mania, and giving The Brown Derby a new theming. We have two brand new segments on the show this week; Dislife First Takes, where we introduce the stories that will have you talking, and Disney's College of Knowledge, our Trivia question of the week. To answer, DM Marc & Greg @Dislifepodcast on Instagram to enter for a prize from the show.

Happy 2023! We made it and the last 3 years can eat it! We are moving into 2023 with the fierceness of a 19yr old Swedish climate activist, watch out! In this very special episode, we are graced by the presence of the hysterical hosts of the Share History podcast, Natalie and Cass.  In this episode, we are drinking a deliciously simple bourbon based cocktail called the Brown Derby that features grapefruit juice and honey syrup. This strong drinkable concoction's popularity matches the era of SHARED HISTORY's scandal.

November 19, 1976 - Helen Mae Adolph, Wendy, Steve Fitzgerald talk on this one. Blake Portie was a brand new baby in the family and they talk about him. Helen Mae talks about Paul Morgan, owner of the Brown Derby where my parents met, murdered with a truck and about some woman who killed the wrong man. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jason-scarabin/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jason-scarabin/support

Named after an iconic Los Angeles eatery, the Brown Derby is a light and refreshing combination of bourbon, grapefruit and honey. In the time it takes to sing "Hooray for Hollywood!" Dan reveals all about the drink's origin, proper preparation and historical significance. And there's a joke. There's always a joke. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 623, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: The Davis Cup 1: Kim Carnes sang about her eyes. Bette Davis. 2: In 1861 he resigned from the U.S. Senate. Jefferson Davis. 3: He's moved his Raiders all over California. Al Davis. 4: In 1978 this cartoonist introduced his character Garfield to the world. Jim Davis. 5: This black activist ran for vice president on the 1980 Communist Party ticket. Angela Davis. Round 2. Category: Salad 1: The name of this salad comes from the Dutch for "cabbage salad". coleslaw. 2: The ever-popular salad made from this elbow-shaped pasta often contains celery, olives and chopped pimiento. Macaroni salad. 3: There's a kitchen honcho in the name of this classic salad with egg, cheese and meat. a chef salad. 4: This salad of tomatoes and mozzarella gets its name from an island near the Bay of Naples. caprese. 5: This salad with chopped turkey, bacon, tomatoes and hard-boiled eggs is named for the owner of the Brown Derby. a Cobb salad. Round 3. Category: Movie Locations 1: 1972:Brando prefers anonymity in "Last Tango in blank ". Paris. 2: 2002:Renee Zellweger and Catherine Zeta-Jones get away with murder in " blank ". Chicago. 3: 2004:Don Cheadle managed "Hotel blank ". Rwanda. 4: L.A.'s Biltmore played the Sedgewick Hotel, where guests got slimed in this 1984 comedy. Ghostbusters. 5: 1985:Jeff Daniels steps out of "The Purple Rose of blank ". Cairo. Round 4. Category: "Sea" Ya 1: The First Daughter. Chelsea Clinton. 2: This company's V.O. whisky had a gold and black ribbon signifying the horse racing colors of its founder. Seagram's. 3: This city's annual Seafair features various water sports and a hydroplane race on Lake Washington. Seattle. 4: This fish of the genus Hippocampus has the ability to change its color to conform to its background. Seahorse. 5: In this Bobby Darin tune, "My lover stands on golden sands and watches the ships that go sailing". "Beyond the Sea". Round 5. Category: Which U.s. Cabinet Department? 1: The Food Safety and Inspection Service. the Department of Agriculture. 2: The Federal Railroad Administration. Transportation. 3: The National Park Service. Department of Interior. 4: The U.S. Parole Commission. the Justice Department. 5: The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Department of Health and Human Services. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia! Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/

We are excited to head down to Atlanta, Georgia today to speak with Listener Courtney about her stay at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort and then her extended cruise on the Disney Wish in September! This was the cruise that was extended due to Hurricane Ian! Hear first about "cramming" 4 parks and all of the adventures into two short days, having nice meals at places like Satuli Canteen and Brown Derby, and then we discuss her Disney Wish cruise! We talk embarkation, sail away, dining experiences, kids' clubs, adult areas, bars & lounges, shows, staterooms, and why sailing with friends is such a treat! We hope you enjoy today's podcast!  Please visit our website at www.beourguestpodcast.com.  Thank you so much for your support of our podcast! Become a Patron of the show at www.Patreon.com/BeOurGuestPodcast.  Also, please follow the show on Twitter @BeOurGuestMike and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/beourguestpodcast.   Thanks to our friends at The Magic For Less Travel for sponsoring today's podcast!

We discuss the things we hate doing after we have returned from a Disney vacation. Plus, we discuss the recent menu changes at The Hollywood Brown Derby at Walt Disney World. What things do you hate doing? What are your thoughts on the new Brown Derby menu? Let us know at show@magicourway.com. Your opinions are always welcome in our show. Seriously, every opinion is welcome.

Today we are excited to head to Seattle, Washington to speak with friend of the show Don about his trip to Walt Disney World last December! First, we discuss his history with the Disney Parks, including a great first experience at Disneyland as a kid! Then, we discuss how he used great technology tools to plan this trip with multiple groups, staying at the Walt Disney World Dolphin, meals at places like Space: 220, Brown Derby, Skipper's Canteen, and more! We also discuss an awesome way to thank special Cast Members during your stay! We hope you enjoy today's podcast!  Please visit our website at www.beourguestpodcast.com.  Thank you so much for your support of our podcast! Become a Patron of the show at www.Patreon.com/BeOurGuestPodcast.  Also, please follow the show on Twitter @BeOurGuestMike and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/beourguestpodcast.   Thanks to our friends at The Magic For Less Travel for sponsoring today's podcast!

On episode 465, Wendy Fox reviews my trip report with me including my resorts, detailed food reviews, stories and Geek Meet details. Featuring Questions from listeners Andy Hoffman, Amy Rhodes, Leigh Leary, Johnny Jamerson, Brandy Walsh, Brooke Everette, Nancy Patterson and Cousin Heather Airport transportation 2 bedroom suites Riviera and BLT Connections Eatery, Tokyo Dining,  Columbia Harbor House, Crystal Palace, Woody's Lunchbox, Brown Derby lounge, Cape May Cafe, Boma, Grand Floridian Cafe breakfast, Rose and Crown fireworks party,  Festival booths, Contempo, Skipper Canteen, Ronto Roasters breakfast, colored kettle corn and cold brew, plant based lobster roll, Captain Cooks salad, Cinderellas Royal Table, Magical moments, first time experiences, Geek Meets, struck by the great unpleasantness Did I find a hat? Things I'd do different Stories – Popcorn bucket hunt and lost something again Fox family tradition – Favorite memory Reach Momma and Auntie Judy for trip planning – TravelinTiaras@gmail.com Contribute to the show at www.patreon.com/geekinonwdw Show tshirts available at our Teepublic store Email me at curt.stone@GeekinOnWDW.com

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I'm Josh Cooperman and this is Convo By Design with the second part of a conversation that aired on June 20th, 2022. It aired a day in advance of a Beverly Hills City Council meeting that was determining a Certificate of Ineligibility and ultimately, the future of this property located on one of the most famous residential streets in the world. And depending on which side of the issue you reside, it did or did not end well.  I'm not going to rehash the issue because that has already been done. If interested, you can find the episode in the podcast feed or go to the show notes and click on the link to listen. This episode is pretty much the last chapter until I ultimately report back with what will be built after this Carleton Burgess designed house is torn down. I'm also not going to relitigate this issue, it has already been done. Everything that needed to be said, was said in a marathon council meeting. I am going to play some excerpts of note but first, I want you to know that I see value on both sides of this issue. I believe in property owners rights. If you spend the money to buy something, and you follow the rules and you do it with transparency, you should have the right to do what you wish. At the same time, I believe in preservation because it is culturally important. If you look at Beverly Hills alone,  so many properties of note by legendary architects have been torn down and it's not because there was not a buyer for the properties. To the contrary. Many of these stories are not known until the process for saving them makes the news and by then, it's too late. Falcon Lair, PickFair, Garden of Allah, the Brown Derby. It's not just Beverly Hills. But here's the thing. Beverly Hills failed miserably in this case identifying, labeling and securing the architectural treasures within their city. City Council, with the exception of Mr. Mirisch seemed more interested in the minutia, meeting Mr. Baker and seeming just interested enough as to avoid any political blowback. A side note not related to the historical issue. Beverly Hills will be allowing the demolition of a 10,000 square foot home as the majority if not all building materials make their way to a landfill. The environmental impact of this is significant and again, is it In the best interest of the community? Is this a part of your Sustainability Plan? 1001 North Roxbury Drive is NOT a tear down and was not a property that someone would just buy for the dirt to rebuild a dream home. This property has been lovingly maintained, has a significant history in Hollywood lore.  Jack Benny, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnez, supposedly Esther Williams swan that pool back in the day. The property has been published in shelter publications. In the process of trying to assure that this property was NOT listed as a significant property, well respected shelter publications and websites were deemed nothing more that shills for paid stories to promote those who did the work. As we dig in a bit, you are going to hear segments from the City Council Meeting of June 21, 2022. You are going to hear segments from over 3 hours of testimony and debate. First, Mayor Bosse and City Planner Ryan Gohlich explain how this got here in the first place. As you listen, note that this only happened because the property was sold, and the new owners applied for a Certificate of Ineligibility to begin the process of (potentially) destroying this home.  Benjamin Hanelin of Latham & Watkins now explains, in detail and masterfully lays the groundwork, a roadmap really, for obtaining a Certificate of Ineligibility. Before I play this for you, I think it is important for you to know, I don't really care if this home is torn down or not because I don't live in Beverly Hills, don't drive by this home on my way to work or dropping the kids off at school,  don't walk my dog by this home, don't see it in any way and because of that, this doesn't affect my life and so it does not materially affect...

On episode 462, we review the highlights of their favorite foods from this huge Geek Meet Disney World trip. This Geek Meet Disney World Roundtable features Samantha Kuhn, Rebecca Rudin, Scott Daves, Karen Daves, Toni-Anne Zarcone, Daniel Ginger, Jen Moynihan Wynn, Andy Hoffman, Bubba Mack, Amanda Lamb and Selena Roell. Guest hosts – Wendy Fox and Auntie Judy Food and Restaurants mentioned include Jaleo, Skipper Canteen, Decadent Corn on the Cob, Boma breakfast, Nomad Lounge, Steakhouse 71, Jiko, Le Cellier, Yak & Yeti, Polite Pig, Brown Derby, San Angel Inn, Food booths, Veggie lobster roll, Gideon's cookies, Spice Road Table. Reach Momma and Auntie Judy for trip planning – TravelinTiaras@gmail.com Contribute to the show at www.patreon.com/geekinonwdw Show tshirts available at our Teepublic store Email me at curt.stone@GeekinOnWDW.com

So much news to cover in the world of Disney and Universal Studios and the We Like Theme Parks crew have all the details and commentary for your Disnerdy ears! What are we talking about?!Disney stops selling Dream Keys!Super Nintendo Land is coming to Hollywood soon!Stone Cold Steve Austin calls his signature a fake at the Brown Derby!Halloween Horror Nights Speculation maps! And Minnie Vans are back!!!All your Disnerdy news is hot and ready for your mouse ears right here on We Like Theme Parks!!#disneyvlog #disneyparks #welikethemeparks #Disneyworld #disneyland #disneycreator #disneyvlog #disnerdynetwork #youtuber #podcaster

Firsthand account right here! Honoluluʻs Chinatown was hopping with great players at Two Jacks, the Swing Club, and Brown Derby, where Louis Armstrong performed. In this interview, drummer Harold Chang talks about how military bands changed the scene, and how Hawaiian swing evolved. Pua Almeida, Richard Kauhi, Sonny Kamaka, Martin Denny, Chang played with the greats as part of Hawaiʻiʻs pumping music scene after WWII. Harold Chang is primarily known for his role in the Arthur Lyman Group. Their first album, Taboo, made the Billboard national Top Ten in 1959. They recorded dozens of albums and won three gold records. Their brand of jazz inflected Exotica had a heyday through the 1960ʻs, when "tikis" and "tiki bars" sprang up all over the world. By the 1970ʻs, folk and rock entered the picture and Exotica slid into disco-inflected crossovers. An exotica revival was reported in the 1990ʻs, and pockets of aficionados bide their time. For us, the social history is the juiciest part here. Weʻre getting an eye opening picture of the post-World War II entertainment scene in our Honolulu. Mahalo, again to todayʻs musicians, all Hawaiʻi based, as usual. In the Don Tiki band, Hae Jung and Sherry Shaoling, mahalo for delivering those crisply seductive vocals. Thanks so much, for what you do, Roger Bong of Aloha got Soul!!! Debbie Yeoh, mahalo for tactical support! If anyone out there knows the name of a woman who produced a video called Swingtime in Honolulu for PBS, Harold would like to know. We were looking at her reference materials doing this interview. You can email me at noe@noetanigawa.com. Also, if you know about Richard Kauhiʻs life and career, especially on the U.S. continent, drop me a line! Song List HOT LIKE LAVA. Don Tiki. Hot Like Lava, vinyl revival, 2021. https://www.dontiki.com/ OCCASIONAL MAN. Don Tiki. The Forbidden Sounds of Don Tiki, 1997. https://music.apple.com/us/album/an-occasional-man/60933730?i=60933600 SWINGTIME IN HONOLULU. Alika Lyman. Leis of Jazz Volume 2, 2014. https://ags.disco.ac/share-new/70763827/contact/605604?signature=Coi_NOxT1rUBTGqLG9yCWgL6ckI%3APqvEk9LY CLOSE YOUR EYES into POLYAMORE. Don Tiki. The Forbidden Sounds of Don Tiki, 1997. https://open.spotify.com/track/10vYI0q9GzohaNcJ8TRlB4?autoplay=true WAIPIʻO. Arthur Lyman. Island Vibes, 1980. 2021 reissue https://arthurlyman.bandcamp.com/ ITCHY PALMS. Don Tiki. The Forbidden Sounds of Don Tiki, 1997. https://www.dontiki.com/about-don-tiki/ MANU OʻO/YELLOW BIRD Arthur Lyman. Island Vibes, 1980. https://arthurlyman.bandcamp.com/track/medley-manu-o-o-yellow-bird Mahalo!! Look for another episode in two weeks! ❤

In this week's episode, Chris talks about the 5 best quick-service restaurants at Disney that we haven't tried, and Kelli reviews The Hollywood Brown Derby at Disney's Hollywood Studios.Listen to us on your favorite podcast platform or at these links:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/supercalifragilistic-awesome-disney-podcast/id1519529786IHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-supercalifragilistic-aweso-68324055/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7aEKXzO7tTCqZfnvJnzAPC For show notes, transcript, and more details from this episode, please visit: https://scfadp.com/season-5/disney-news-4-24-top-5-quick-service-restaurants-we-havent-tried-and-a-review-of-the-hollywood-brown-derby/SCFADP on Twitter: https://twitter.com/scfadpSCFADP on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scfadp/SCFADP on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SuperCaliFragilisticAwesomeDisneyPodcastSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/scfadp)All music for this episode is available through a creative commons license. The background music for the News segment was created by Kevin Macleod: Fuzzball Parade by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5044-fuzzball-paradeLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ For more things DISNEY (and Disney food reviews), check out our website: https://scfadp.com Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram at @SCFADP!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/scfadp)

Welcome to March 29th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate the Silver State and a Golden Cake. Nevada is well known for its casinos and tourist attractions, but it's also home to something not nearly as lively. Ghost towns. Because of its mining history, the state has over 600 of them. One of the most interesting is Berlin, Nevada. Not only will you find the remains of a mining community, with abandoned buildings and a cemetery, but also something much much older. The remains of Ichthyosaurs, aquatic dinosaurs that lived in the oceans covering the state 225 million years ago. The fossils are on display in the museum at the state park. On National Nevada Day, we celebrate the Silver State and its long standing history.   The recipe for chiffon cake was a closely guarded secret for decades. While angel food cake was already popular in the 1920s, Henry Baker believed it could be better. The insurance salesman turned caterer worked feverishly on his combination of ingredients. Then in 1927 he stumbled on the perfect method for creating a rich but airy cake. Sure that he had struck gold, Henry offered his services to the Brown Derby restaurant in Los Angeles. This place catered to the Hollywood elite and for the next 20 years, Henry's claim to fame was being the only person to bake this proprietary recipe. Finally, in 1947 he sold it to General Mills for an undisclosed amount. On National Lemon Chiffon Cake Day celebrate a golden bite of baking history that's too good to keep all to yourself. I'm Anna Devere and I'm Marlo Anderson. Thanks for joining us as we Celebrate Every Day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SHOUT OUTS  Thanks to all our patrons and everyone in the Runcation Nation for all your support and encouragement.  Because of you, we have been able to keep the show going over the last two years, and now that the races are returning, we look forward to meeting up with you, too! For anyone who would like a shoutout on the show, please don't forget to send them to us.  We do our best to collect shoutouts throughout the week, but please send them our way!  Please send them to info@runeatdrink.net or call 941-677-2733! Thank you to Joanne Blatchley, Associate Producer of our show.   Thank you to Josh Ozbirn, Executive Producer of the podcast, too!  We couldn't do it without you. If you'd like more of the Run Eat Drink Podcast, including bonus content and early access to episodes, become a patron!  Go to www.patreon.com/runeatdrinkpodcast to find out more. RUN RunDisney races can be overwhelming for a first-time participant.  Today, we share tips for a magical race experience from our Runcation Nation!   Here are links to products Kristin and Meg mentioned in their tips.  (It is an Amazon Affiliate link for the show.  It costs nothing extra to order through it.  Still the same Amazon site and cost.  You help support the show, too.) HOPESHINE Arm Cooling Sleeves:  https://amzn.to/3qE1wuW  OOFOS OOriginal Sandal - Lightweight Recovery Footwear https://amzn.to/36uYyC4  EAT Time for soup, salad, and sides at  Hollywood Brown Derby!   Hollywood Brown Derby is famous for its Cobb Salad.  Yes, we had that, but we also had incredible soup and sides.  We talked about them while we enjoyed them in the restaurant.  We share our reactions on the show this week with you.  (It makes us want to go back as soon as possible!) DRINK  Hollywood Brown Derby has an extensive cocktail list.  We had the Derby cocktail and shared our thoughts as we sampled it for the first time during our meal.  You know how we love bourbon.  We also wanted to try the Grapefruit Cake Martini, too.  We had it later from the drink stand outside, and it was so good!!  THAT'S A WRAP! Thank you for listening!  We are looking forward to YEAR NUMBER 5 of the podcast because of your support!  Don't forget to follow us and tell us where to find you next on our website, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.  Also, check out our store on the website and get some swag, thanks to Pure Creative Apparel.  Thanks to PodcastMusic.com for providing the music for this episode, too!

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Soundscapes: Sunset Boulevard Follow along with the show notes below! Want More Here With The Magic? Visit The Website: https://herewiththemagic.com Watch Here: https://www.youtube.com/HereWithTheMagic Connect on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/herewiththemagic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/herewiththemagic/ ---------- (3:45) The Roaring 20s in America was characterized by an age of glamour, affluence, and entertainment. While many Americans were celebrating a return to post-war normalcy and living outside their means, a young Walt Disney packed his belongings and the little money he had and headed for Hollywood. Despite warnings from his father, Walt was inspired by a life in Tinseltown and determined to make his mark on the industry. He arrived to Hollywood in 1923 with just forty dollars, some cartoon sketches, and the audacious hope that rallies a childlike spirit. Over the course of the following decades, and long after his death, his legacy remains one of the most profound and incredible in American history. His films are beloved in the hearts and homes of people around the world and his theme parks, which span continents and language barriers, are visited by millions of guests, year-round. He could have never known, as he stepped off the train and into the warm California sunshine, that he would grow to become one the most cherished advocates for joy and happiness to ever live. He could have never known that the sketch of a genial little mouse nestled in his briefcase would spring to life and inspire smiles and laughter for generations. That is the Magic of Hollywoodland - that a person from humble beginnings with scrappy ideas can become a star, a cultural icon in their own right. This place captures all the charm and dazzling ambition of its golden age, just as Walt knew it. Touches of imagination enhance its vibrancy, its jazzy swing, its ability to stay rooted resolutely in this postwar era of prosperity. (6:16) Hear the jazzy music beginning to swell? It's inviting us to step into the story of one of the most beloved and famous streets in America…welcome to Sunset Boulevard. (8:00) Resplendent with sunny sidewalks and towering palm trees, eye-catching shops and decadent treats, Sunset Boulevard is a darling retreat into an era of emerging starlets, big band music, and truly magnificent fashions. Here, telephones are mounted on walls with rotary dials and vinyl records crackle and jump on their players. Whimsical soda shops are usually riddled with any number of prospective film stars, perched expectedly on round leather barstools and sipping malts with due diligence and slightly queasy expressions. (11:12) Today, we have donned our oxfords or our saddle shoes and stepped back in time to the 1940s, and so immersive are our surroundings, the buildings with their art deco architecture of the late 1920s and 30s, that at any moment we might expect to see Lucille Ball peering into boutiques on the hunt for movie stars, or perhaps Frank Sinatra tilting his fedora slightly lower as he walks past us, in an effort to avoid detection. (12:00) At the time of Walt's earlier successes, the theater district of Los Angeles was abuzz with excitement and whirring with new ideas and production. Here on Sunset Boulevard, we are treated to a generous preview of what it might have been like to hobnob with actors and attend extravagant premieres. The Beverly Sunset Theater at the top of the street boasts a flashing marquee, and a gleaming 1941 gold Cadillac seems to have pulled up right across the street to chauffeur some of Hollywood's elite to the event. (13:26) In fact, all along Sunset Boulevard there are a collection of unique and ornate theaters, each showcasing different coming attractions and “now showing” advertisements. They are inspired by the genuine articles, counterparts which were once popular locations for film premieres during the heyday of Hollywood. Even Carthay Circle theater can be located as we make our way to the next block of Sunset. Here, we find threads of reminiscence for the theater which once hosted the premiere for Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, one of the highlight's of Walt Disney's career and the first feature-length animated film in history. (15:00) All around us, nods to an American love of moviegoing and a growing fascination with stardom are apparent. From the sprawling Sunset Ranch Market, where Robert Taylor once signed an orange for an avid fan (much to Ricky Ricardo's dismay), to the Hollywood Scoops ice cream shop where it is rumored Lana Turner was discovered drinking an ice cream soda until she got a brain freeze, making it rather difficult for her to recall the name of the producer who recommended her for his next picture. Remnants of the lives and luxuries of those burgeoning movie stars are everywhere, making us feel swept up in the giddy romance of it all. The Andrews Sisters croon at us as we meander, and Glenn Miller's lively orchestra keeps time with the whimsical mood. All up and down the Boulevard, trolley cars and quaint park benches make invite us to spend a moment or a while sightseeing and taking in the views. (16:16) For those of us looking to have an authentic Hollywood experience, trolley tours and sidewalk sightseeing simply won't suffice. A sun-worn billboard at the end of Sunset, partially obscured by branches, advertises “fashionable dining” and “modern accommodations” at the renowned Hollywood Tower Hotel. (18:51) Staying right in the middle of the glitz and glitter of this bustling young movie town sounds like a riveting invitation, so we make our way to the end of the street, and into the gardens in the Hollywood Tower Hotel courtyard. Cracked stone fountains and overgrown foliage give an air of neglect to what were obviously once elegant, well-tended grounds. Echoes of big band music and haunting vocals reverberate through the trellises creeping with vines, each note sounding as though they were being performed from inside a cavern. (22:22) The eerie feeling of desertion is elevated to a disconcerting level upon entry into the grand lobby. A vast, high-ceilinged room, ornate at one time and now coated in an impenetrable layer of cobwebs and dust, there is no doubt in our minds that this place is surely abandoned, no longer accommodating guests…right? The echoes of trumpets and brass are still more pronounced here in the dimly lit atrium, still littered with suitcases and hatboxes from guests who had apparently checked in and either failed to remember their belongings upon departure or...and this thought is more alarming still…never checked out. (23:20) And yet, this place only appears to be long-since forsaken, as a mysterious bellhop calls us out of our reverie and over an equally lusterless library which obviously has not seen a book removed from its shelves in many years. Suddenly, everything goes dark and we are pulled firmly and possibly irreversibly from the warm nostalgia of young Hollywood and into another dimension…a dimension of sound, a dimension of sight, a dimension of mind. Back to a stormy night in 1939 when five people stepped into an elevator in this very hotel and never stepped out… (25:26) We have embodied their story, taken on its narrative as our own as we find ourselves traveling through lightning struck corridors and falling down, down, down…into the past, into the darkness, into…the gift shop? (27:00) And just as quickly as storms roll in, we are back on the sun-soaked sidewalks of Sunset Boulevard and the glorious glamour of 1940s Hollywood, nothing sinister in sight. Perhaps we ought to treat ourselves to an ice cream sundae, or simply a leisurely stroll to the Brown Derby to see if we can spot some movie stars out to lunch? The world is your oyster in Hollywood; anyone can be anything. We can be a crooner, or a comic, a famous star or a shrewd producer. Or, we can simply be Here, beneath the gently swaying palms and the vivid marquees, quietly observing a piece of history glittering with opportunity. A place where, nearly a hundred years ago, a man stepped off a train and into the sunlight with just forty dollars, a vivd imagination, and a fantastic dream he was determined would come true. Hollywood is a place of mystery and Magic, of grit and grandeur, and the story told Here embodies it all in one joyful celebration of audacious, impervious hope. Whatever brings you Here, whatever dream you carry with you, it's sure to be an adventure. Ready for your close-up? Lights, camera…action!

Welcome back folks to the Geezer Gus Presents™  Old Time Radio Series ! I'm so thrilled you tuned in again !Today's oldie episode is from the popular radio comedy  "The Jack Benny Show."The Jack Benny Program starring Jack Benny made it's debut in 1932 and ran until 1955 and is generally regarded as a high-water mark in 20th-century American comedy.This classic episode first aired in 1949, and is titled  "Lunch At Brown Derby with Jimmy Stewart." The Jack Benny Show is brought to you by BoomerFlix.com .At BoomerFlix  you can watch hundreds of classic television shows and classic movies too.If you're like watching all the classic TV shows and rarely seen movies of all types, then BoomerFlix.com is really for you.So give BoomerFlix.com a visit, and start watching all the great shows and movies again.If you can, you can help Geezer Gus keep this podcast up and running, by becoming a Patreon supporter at the support link below. It would truly help.  Thanks a million. Now,  enjoy this episode of The Jack Benny Show titled  "Lunch At Brown Derby with Jimmy Stewart." Don't forget to visit GeezerGus.com too! I want to say Thank You to Patreon supporters for helping to keep Geezer Gus Presents™ online. Your support is truly appreciated ! Like this episode ? Buy Geezer Gus a cup of coffee at the support link below. Thanks !https://buymeacoffee.com/ClassicRadioSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/UncleErichPresents)

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Sara Paxton shares how her connections to Hollywood  began with her Mexican immigrant mother, grandmother, and grandfather -- who worked his way from busboy to maître d at the famed Brown Derby restaurant.RelatedLearn more about the Bush Institute's work on immigration reform at www.bushcenterorg/immigration.

This week we talk about some special meet and greets,  how Frozen 2 changes things at the parks and a brand new ride that's coming! Plus we talk to Steph about Mickey Mouse cupcakes,  autograph hunting and clothing tips you need before you set off! Attractions/Resorts/Services featured:  Tomorrowland, International Drive, Wet n Wild, Universal, Old Key West, Tower of Terror, Disney Springs,  Epcot, The Brown Derby, Hollywood Studios, Mickey & Minnies Runaway Mine Train, Magic Kingdom,  Sci Fi Diner, Cinderellas Royal Table, Mickey's Christmas Party,  Happily Ever After, Festival of the Holidays.

This week we talk about limited time restaurant items, the Skyliner incident and Mousercise!  Plus we talk to Charlotte about secret free parking, the best actual day of the year to be at Disney and Rice Krispie treats!   Attractions/Resorts/Services featured:  Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, Fantasyland,  Toy Story Land,  Hollywood Studios, Main Street, Galaxy's Edge, Millennium Falcon, Mission Space, Flight of Passage,  Kissimmee, Lucaya Village, Epcot, Monsieur Paul, Sci Fi Diner, Gaylord Palms, The Brown Derby, Skyliner, Coral Reef restaurant, NASA, Universal, Clearwater, The Grand Floridian,  Monorail, Tomorrowland, The People Mover, Disney Cruise, Castaway Quay. Canada Pavilion, Eat to the Beat, Hagrid's Ride.

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