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In this Margin Notes episode of the #amwriting podcast, host Jennie Nash talks with book coach and author Stuart Wakefield about approaching marketing as a creative project by making joyful “artifacts” that expand a story world rather than simply asking readers to buy a book. Wakefield shares his creative background, a past period when his creative practice stopped, and how he now immerses himself in projects tied to his latest novel, All Hands on Dick, set in 1956 aboard the cruise ship SS Celestial. Stuart describes the book's comedic, queer, mid-century influences and its characters, explains creating items like a 3D-printed ocean liner and a hand-cut 10-inch vinyl record featuring AI-assisted big band songs, and discusses building an animated music video. Nash also previews upcoming episodes with Wakefield on using the Blueprint method to develop a series, as he launches his trilogy A Gay Odysea.#AmWriting is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Connect with Stuart* Visit his book coaching site* Read his books* Watch his music videoTranscriptJennie: [00:00:00] Hi, I'm Jennie Nash, and you're listening to the #amwriting podcast, the place where we help writers of all kinds play big in your writing life, love the process, and stick with it long enough to finish what matters most. Hi, everyone. This is Margin Notes, the part of the podcast where we're talking about the big decisions writers face in their work or creative lives.I'm here today to talk with Stuart Wakefield about making marketing a creative project. And you've heard from Stuart before. He has coached on the podcast, and we'll link to that episode in the show notes. He also will be in episodes to come, which we'll talk about in a moment, and Stuart is a fascinating individual who's had a long career in all kinds of things, including TV writing, playwriting, a long stint in IT.What? [00:01:00] And, and now Stuart works with me at Author Accelerator, and he runs his own book coaching business at thebookcoach.co. Welcome, Stuart.Stuart: Thank you for having me, Jennie. I'm really excited to talk to you today.Jennie: I'm excited too. This is such a, such a interesting topic. So the reason this came up is that Stuart launched a new book, which he'll tell you about in a moment, which is part of a series, which he'll tell you about in a moment, and I started seeing out on social media just all this really fun content that he was producing.And obviously then I would get to talk to him at work, and I- he just would have so much joy, and then he would say, “Oh, let me show you this other thing.” And when I talk about fun content, I'm talking about, like, music videos, cartoons, animated [00:02:00] little shorts. He wrote a song. He, he's writing a music video. He 3D printed a ship.He printed a vinyl record. I mean, it's bonkers. And so I just wanted to dig into this about what are you doing, and why is it creating so much joy, and what can we learn from it? So that's what we're here to talk about.Stuart: Oh, oh, oh. Right. Okay. So, so in, in my creative practice, I have always enjoyed... You know, I started acting when I was five, um, so I've always been in kind of around the theater, even when my kind of IT career and project management career was all kind of going on.So I've always enjoyed that. I, um, started a, a- A degree in fashion design. Um, after a year at art college, I, you know, carried on acting and then had a break in 2003. Uh, if I'm really honest with you, I had a breakdown and- Yeah ... m- [00:03:00] my creative practice just stopped. And about six years later in 2009, I started writing.And you know, I've always been a creative person, and I've always been a storyteller, and I tend, but I tend to do it in a very short, concise way. So the shortest piece of fiction I've sold was 50 words.Jennie: That's short.Stuart: Right. Okay. So I, um- Have had like a, a side art project. It's called The Queer Historian of Emotional Truths.Um, and there is a website that sits with that, and the idea is that the queer historian has found artifacts, um, and he is curating those and sharing those on the website, and they might be voicemails, they might be found photos, found objects. And when I got my... So I really love that kind of very small to- storytelling, those, those really poignant moments, [00:04:00] as opposed to great big, long stories.Um, I recently s- sold a story to Divine Femins- Feminine Publishing as well, um, which is again, it's cozy sci-fi, but it's very much the small kind of human moments.Jennie: Right.Stuart: And I found that after writing this book, I became so invested in the world that I wanted to do small art projects that kind of lived within that world.So that's where this has come from. I, I don't see it as marketing. I see it as telling those smaller stories within that wider world that really convey the joy that not only have I got from writing that, that work, but I think lives on after the reader closes and reads that last, that last page and then closes the book.Jennie: Well, this is why it's so exciting and inspiring to me, because so often when writers talk about marketing or think about marketing, they're thinking [00:05:00] about, “Buy my book. Buy my book. Buy my book,” and that's not at all where you're coming from. I suspect... Well, with this current project, it's, it's brand new, but I suspect that that's where it's gonna go, right?That it's impossible to imagine sh- that you're gonna share all these creative acts and artifacts and not get people... I was gonna say on board, but that's gonna be like- The, it's a- ItStuart: is set follow... It's set on board a, a ocean liner. Right. So on, on board is great.Jennie: Right? Like the, how could those two things not happen?That, I guess what I'm getting at is I, I often think that the results people want don't usually come from the path that they think is gonna get them there. Right. The results come from doing the work you love, writing the story you want, and in your case, making this a creative project. Do you- Yes ... do you think that's [00:06:00] true?Stuart: Yeah. You know, very much so, and I was discussing this with a marketing book coach, uh, Rebecca Grogan.Jennie: Mm-hmm.Stuart: Highly recommend her to any romance writer. So that's beckythebookcoach.com, and, you know, we got talking about creative projects and how much I don't really like marketing. I always thought it was a very British thing not to like marketing, but the more and more US writers I, I meet and fellow coaches, again, you know, marketing can feel like something unsavory.Jennie: RightStuart: And what I really want to do is show people these cool things I've made and invite them very much into the world. Because what I do in any of my creative writing projects, I have objects that represent what I'm writing on my desk. So, um, I have a book that's set in 1907, so I got [00:07:00] artifacts from, from that time.I have a book that's set, well hopefully coming out in a few months, which is, uh, set in Madrid in 1958, and one of the characters works in a print shop. So I have wooden blocks, wooden printing blocks that spell out this character's names. So-Jennie: Oh,Stuart: that'sJennie: so cool.Stuart: So as I switch from project to project, I bring those things and put those onto my desk, and I just find it helps me get into that head space-Jennie: YeahStuart: and that emotional connection.Jennie: Yeah.Stuart: So because I still have a, a very strong emotional connection to what it is that I've just published, and I know there are two more books coming, I really wanted to sit and kind of immerse myself in that world. And the first object I created was this 3D printed ocean liner, because that has what has been sitting on my desk while I've been writing this first book.Jennie: So when you say you 3D printed it, how did you go about [00:08:00] that?Stuart: Okay, so I-Jennie: Oh, and, and let's just describe, since people can't see it. It's, it's about like eight inches, 10 inches? Uh, yeah, yeah. So- And it's... Is it made of plastic?Stuart: Yeah. So it's 3D printed, uh, so it's kind of a, a resinous kind of plastic that's- Yeahjust melted as it comes through the head. And yeah, so I found, uh, a model online, and then I... My comput- my computer modeling is not great. It's one of the few things that I'd see that I don't really, you know, have a skill at. So I contacted a friend and said, you know, “Can you modify this for me? Um, can you change the name on the side of the ship?”‘Cause the model that was already there, um, had a different name. And yeah, you know, we, we worked on the look and the feel, and then when we were ready, we found someone else to, to actually print it up. So for me, it's just a lovely object, and I know I'm going to be able to take it to book fairs. There's one coming up at the end of September- So I have little [00:09:00] wooden life rings, we have ship's rope, I have a reception bell.Um, so all of these artifacts, again, when s- if somebody comes to my stand at the book fair, they will be walking into the world of the SS Celestial.Jennie: That's so fun. Okay, so let's, let's talk about the, this, the ship and what happens on the ship and the story and the whole thing, ‘cause it's just too much fun.So it's, um, set in 1956 on a cruise ship. The name of the book is called All Hands on Dick, and it is currently out. So why don't you tell us about first All Hands on Dick, and then the series that it, um, begins?Stuart: Okay. So All Hands on Dick follows cruise director Dick Dockery, and Dick is one of those people that puts the passengers' needs before his own.So, and he is very good at his job But on the voyage from New York to Bermuda, [00:10:00] a slightly seedy kind of underground guy with a reputation called Van Valentine boards the ship. And Van very quickly identifies that what Dick is doing, that he's fulfilling everybody's needs but his own. So throughout a...It's very much a comedy of manners. So throughout that and some farcical moments and lots of beautiful sub-stories, um, Dick eventually learns that being needed is not the same as being loved.Jennie: Very, very, uh, profound message in a very fun setting. So some of the other characters, tell us about some of these other characters.Stuart: Okay. So we have, uh, newlyweds, uh, Buck and Kitty Devereaux. And Buck seems very nervous in his marriage, so one of the kind of mysteries is what is Buck hiding? And then eventually we start to learn that actually Kitty might be hiding some- something as well. We have [00:11:00] Aurelia Cashmere, who is a sort of a, a grande dame, I guess.She, she's first class. Um, she has come on board with a secret that she's going to reveal something when they get to Bermuda. We have, uh, Tony's sidekick, uh, Bunny Marlowe. We have a steward who seems to know everything called Tony Two Towels. We have a light-fingered magician called Pip Larkin. Um, and- ThisJennie: is just so great.And you s-Stuart: And then lounge singer... Sorry, then we have a l- a lounge singer called Rex Devereaux. Uh, and he has a on-off affair with his piano player, Joey Lamplight.Jennie: Okay. So you shared with me that, um, you loved The Love Boat, the, the TV show, right? Oh,Stuart: it's one of my... It, it's just fantastic. And I, I tell you what happened, I love the movie An Affair to Remember-Jennie: Mm-hmmStuart: with Deborah Kerr and Cary Grant. [00:12:00] And you know, I was... My mom loved kind of ‘40s, ‘50s movies. So she kind of introduced me to those when I was growing up, ‘cause I was born in the early ‘70s. So you know, sh- I was kind of weaned on, on movies by watching those. And I loved watching The Love Boat, and more recently...I say recently, it's a few years old now, but the movie Down with Love, uh, with Renee Zellweger.Jennie: Yeah.Stuart: And I watched that and it reminded me of the Doris Day, Rock Hudson kind of sex comedies.Jennie: Yeah.Stuart: So the vision for All Hands on Dick and the series that it fits into, um, very much came from those, those influences, and the love of, of the, all of those things.Jennie: Well, and it has that, and has that feel. So we'll talk about the whole series in a minute, but some of the other things that you made artifacts that you made, uh, well, there was a song and then there was a record, [00:13:00] and then there was a music video. So how much time have you spent making all these things?Stuart: I, I, I think, I think that wh- what, what happened was, I, I, I'd finished the book and I w- I was, I, something had happened.I think, I think an old Drifters song came up on my, um, Irene's, uh, list, and I'd been listening to... We have a, a TV, um, advert that's on in the UK that, uh, has the song, um, Beyond the Sea.Jennie: Oh, sure, sure.Stuart: It's Bobby... Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah. And I was, “Oh, okay.” So I knew that Rex, the lounge singer, one of his storylines is that there's a song that he can't sing.Jennie: Oh.Stuart: It is too emotional for him, and he's desperately trying to get his career back on track and, but there's this one song that he just cannot sing, but it's one of the most powerful songs that could potentially bring his [00:14:00] career back. And I'd been thinking about songs and, you know, again, my mom was just a very, very funny wom- woman and, you know, we would make songs up together.And I wrote some jokey lyrics, uh, called, for a big band number sung by Bunny, called Everybody Needs Dick. And, and, you know, uh, you, the lyrics are, are, you know, a bit silly here and there, but, uh, I just had fun with it.Jennie: Yeah.Stuart: You know? So none of this was planned. Um, now I know some people are gonna be really anti-AI, and I, I totally get that, but this was for my personal consumption.So I put those lyrics into an, a, an AI and said like, “Can you write a big band, you know, backing track to go with this?” Just as an experiment, and what came out just really took me by surprise. So-Jennie: It's amazing. I mean, it sounds like a fully produced Andrews Sister song.Stuart: Yes, yes. Love The [00:15:00] Andrews Sisters.Yeah. And then I got thinking about Rex's song, and I thought, “What kind of avoidant thing would Rex sing?” So I wrote some lyrics for that and, um, again, put it into the same AI, AI, and it came out with a couple of versions, and one of them immediately made me start to cry. Oh, no. And I thought, “Okay, if I have an emotional connection to this song, then I need to do something with these tracks.”So I'd been kind of living in the world of the SS Celestial, which is the, the ship that the story is set on, and got to thinking about kind of souvenirs and, and would the ship sell souvenirs, and what kind of things might they sell? And I thought, “Okay, if I'm gonna have an object that's all my own, then as my kind of reward for finishing the book,” I thought, “wouldn't it be great to have a vinyl record?”So then I get into researching how much music can you get on, you know, a seven-inch, a 10-inch, [00:16:00] 12-inch record. Settled on a 10-inch record because, um, Rex's song is six minutes. It won't sit on the seven-inch. Then I had to do my research. You know, were 10-inch singles available in the US in the 1950s? Turns out they still were.Um, then I got to designing the record covers and the labels. I found a company in, uh, the, in London who handcraft. So rather than press a record, they hand-cut it.Jennie: Oh,Stuart: wow. Um, found a company to do that. And yeah, you know, a week later I had in my hands a, a, a 10-inch record, and that is just for my personal consumption, but, you know, I will share that on,um, you know,uh, social media. I will play parts of the record on social media. And yeah, that's where I kind of got to in there, and I just wanted to share with people like, “Oh, look, I made this cool thing.”Jennie: Yeah, yeah.Stuart: And-Jennie: I mean, it's so cool, and [00:17:00] when... We'll share, hopefully, uh, uh, cover a picture of the, um, m- the, uh, record so, in the show notes so people can see.But when, when you share it and talk about it, again, you're just filled with so much joy, like a kid. Yeah. Like, “Look at this.” Yeah. “Look at what I made.” And that has to feel really good, right?Stuart: It, it really, really does. And, and, you know, my family, immediate and wider, are going through some really difficult times at the moment.We started kind of March last year, and, um, I won a, a, a grant from the Arts Council here in the UK to, to really help me kind of zone in on my playwriting.Jennie: Right.Stuart: And a full-length play that I've written is, it's very dark, and it deals with some very dark kind of, uh, themes and issues. And a friend of mine had said to me, she said, “There's something wrong with you.There's, [00:18:00] there's, like, this little light that has gone out.”Jennie: Oh.Stuart: And she said, “I think you should get back to writing comedy.” Um, when I wrote for TV, that was comedy. Um, my last full-length novel, you know, had lots of comedic stuff going on. Um, and she's like, “Why don't you, you consider going back to comedy?”She'd read a lot of my writing when I was doing my master's degree, and she said, “I, I really think you need that, that kind of lift.” So when I was thinking about what to write, I was like, “Okay, I need to do something that, that just really sits with me.” I'm not... You know, writing a novel is a big commitment, and you need to be around people that you kind of really love.Jennie: Yeah.Stuart: And I wanted these people to- So many queer stories I think are written from a place of trauma.Jennie: Mm-hmm.Stuart: And I really wanted a group of people who had relatively low stakes threat, but [00:19:00] could really live and breathe in their environment and find joy. And that's exactly as passengers are disembarking at the end of this, this book, that's, you know, there is hope and there is joyJennie: And I imagine that's what you want your reader to feel.Stuart: Um, uh, a- absolutely. I've absolutely written it for people who, you know, to take on a take on a cruise- Right ... or read on the beach. And, you know, I think it's fair to say that, you know, politically and, um, literally the world is on fire, right?Jennie: Yeah.Stuart: Yeah. You know, we're seeing huge fires all over, you know, we're seeing political, just appalling political stuff.And I, and I just thought I, I need this story and I need these people, and I think other people out there need just some fun and some joy and some lightness.Jennie: So tell me about, um, right before we r- started [00:20:00] recording, you said you were almost finished with the music video. Tell me about that.Stuart: Right. Okay. So, uh, Everybody Needs Dick is a huge, joyous, big band number, and I was creating a little short animation to go on, um, social media, and also I wanted the challenge of learning something new from an IT point of view.Jennie: Mm-hmm.Stuart: And it kind of grew, ‘cause I was putting some music to the, the reel on Inst- on Instagram, and I just thought, “Hmm, this could... Like, I really like the results of what I've been able to animate here. Like, maybe this could be something bigger.” And I used to work for Turner Broadcasting Systems, which is now, like, part of Warner Brothers Discovery.Was there for about three years working mainly on the Cartoon network side, and I did some work with the animators of The Amazing World of Gumball, which is a very [00:21:00] popular show, um, in the US, and I kind of thought, like, maybe there's something in this. Maybe I could put all of the Everybody Needs Dick story into, like, an MGM musical number.Jennie: Right.Stuart: And like, so again, it, it captures the look and the feel and the tone of the joy of the book as well. So I'm 40 seconds away from finishing. It takes about an hour to get 14 kind of decent seconds. And I... But I'm, I'm exhausted, but what's keeping me going is watching it over and over again and feeling emotional, feeling that emotional connection to the relationships that are developing, even just through the video i- itself.Jennie: Right. AndStuart: what- So again, for me, it's just immersive.Jennie: What, um... When you approach Something like that, and you, you know, obviously we're all, uh, learning, if any of us listening use AI for [00:22:00] various things, we're all learning as we go d- because it's so new. How do you approach the technology side of it? Like, in addition to the creative part, you have to figure things out, right?Figure out how to do it.Stuart: Yeah. I mean, you know, I spend a lot of time engineering prompts for all different sorts of things. So for my own writing, um, I have a prompt that runs through my chapters and looks at all of the nasty habits that I have.Jennie: Yeah.Stuart: And I was talking to another coach the other day, and I was like, “Let me, let me just do a quick word count.”And that search, that, um, AI prompt, is 9,510 words.Jennie: Wow.Stuart: So I might have spent a long time working on that, that prompt, but it really helps me sit back, look at my chapters, really understand what's working and what's not working, and then from my past mistakes and patterns of writing, it helps me see those and that I've fallen back into to some of those [00:23:00] habits.Jennie: Yeah.Stuart: So, you know, I, I like to think I'm relatively good. Um, but again, some of the graphics that I was using on Instagram were... They were by real people.Jennie: Yeah.Stuart: And I thought, “Well, that's not really the kind of look I'm after. I'm kind of after that... For the, for the video, I'm after that mid-century American illustrated look that is somewhere between J.C.Leyendecker's illustrations of the sort of ‘20s, and the illustrations that you would expect to see in an American magazine in the mid-'50s.”Outro: Right.Stuart: So I worked and worked and worked, you know, with an AI tool on getting the look right, and then locking that look in. Then I was able to take the images from Instagram and say, “Okay, what would those character models look like if they were in dr- had been drawn in this style?”So again, we worked through those looks, um, you know, how smooth their skin was, what the kind of folds in their clothes should look like. [00:24:00] You know, we did a lot of work on that, and then it was really down to the things that I kind of learned at Warner Brothers and watching the extras on DVDs about storyboarding, um, the animations, and then really teaching myself the best way to use, um, the AI that I was using to get the best kind of effects out of it.And I- So it sound- You know... Hmm.Jennie: It, it sort of sounds like play.Stuart: It is. It really is. And I, you know, I, I love learning. I loved learning to be a book coach. I'm always doing some kind of course, whether it be creative or, you know, to do with writing. And, you know, I like a challenge, and teaching- Yeah ... me this new technology, I mean, I'm 54, and, you know, there's always that risk that the kids are gonna com- going to kind of overtake you.Jennie: Sure. Uh,Stuart: but I'm very curious about the world. You know, I l- I like my K-pop. I'm very excited today ‘cause Hatsize, you know, new EP is out. Um, I've had many a conversation with a 13-year-old who's just shocked that I know anything about K-pop- ... [00:25:00] let alone I'm kind of into different bands. So, you know, I'm interested in, in pop culture and learning new technologies and, you know, it has been a huge, huge challenge for me to do this.But again, it's playing in this world, and I've also noticed as I'm doing these other creative projects, because I'm still mentally in the world, some of the stories for the later books are, are coming to me.Jennie: Yeah. Yeah. So let's talk about the series. At what point did you decide that All Hands on Dick was going to be a series?Stuart: Pretty much from the beginning. I-Jennie: Okay ...Stuart: I, I... So the series is called A Gay Odyssey, and that's- AndJennie: it's, I have to spell it. It's- Yeah ... O-D-Y-S-E-A.Stuart: Yes. So it- it's A Gay Odyssey, and I call it, like, a naughty cal adventure. So- So, you know, I, I very much saw this as the ship as a [00:26:00] container.Jennie: Mm-hmm.Stuart: Okay? Quite literally.Right. But also like a story engine.Jennie: Right.Stuart: So I thought this is, this is a world in miniature, and I wanted to have one overarching love story that covers all three books. But like The Love Boat, I wanted that episodic nature to it as well, because I knew I wanted to bring in different characters and different crew.So A Gay Odyssey is, it's a trilogy of mid-century American queer romantic novels that also examine, uh, the life we live as performance as well as the life we live in private.Jennie: Mm-hmm. So that's where the, the lounge singer and the piano player, the literal- Yeah ... performers and the magician, as well as the just regular people who are performing different roles and things.Ab-Stuart: a- absolutely. You know, Buck is, is performing kind of the dutiful husband, and that's clearly not what's going [00:27:00] under, on under the surface. And, you know, Kitty is very much wanting to go out, you know, understand what's w- I want to say in quotes, “wrong with him.”Jennie: Right.Stuart: And yet Kitty starts to believe that actually she might not entirely be the person she thinks she is.So again, it's, some of it's around self-discovery, um, and some of it is just how you move in the world when the world is telling you you shouldn't be who you are. I mean, it's coming off the back of the Lavender Scare- Mm-hmm ... in the US, um, that Eisenhower signed in 1953 where queerJennie: people-Stuart: I'm not familiar withJennie: that.Stuart: Oh, okay. So I think it was Order 105410or s- or, or something. But Eisenhower signed it, signed it in 1953, and it basically meant that nobody, no gay man or lesbian could work in a federal job.Jennie: Oh, I, I was not aware of that.Stuart: So, you know, thousands and thousands of people were put [00:28:00] out of employment in the US. Wow. So it's coming off the back of that Lavender Scare, um, and it was very much treated like they were a security risk.Jennie: Wow. Um, I'm not gonna get really deep into the series because you and I are gonna do a deep dive on, uh, series development. Um, and for our listeners, Stuart is obviously, um, I would say one of the world's foremost experts on my blueprint method. H- how's that for a title?Stuart: That's very kind of you.Jennie: Um, he teaches it, he coaches it, he holds the high bar for certification that we have at Author Accelerator around the blueprint and other things.But one of the things that he has really done is, is to do a very deep dive on understanding how to use the blueprint [00:29:00] to develop a series, and how you think about one book, how you think about the whole series, the, the order of things, the, the way this tool can be used in this way, and his work on this is, uh, blew me away truly.So I've asked Stuart to come back onto the podcast, and we're going to do a series of two, uh, podcasts, where in one we're gonna talk about the overview of how to use the blueprint to develop a series, and it can be any genre, uh, any- Mm-hmm ... fictional genre, and then we're gonna do a second podcast on ... Now I can't remember what it was, but I think it wasOh, the story engine, and you, and you referenced that with, for your series, the, the ship and, and this container and how to develop a story engine. [00:30:00] And this will also all lead to a special offer to work directly with Stuart on a series, so, um, using the blueprint. So all of that, I'm making all these big promises.I hope they all come true.Stuart: They will. They will.Jennie: Um, all of this is just, uh, laying the groundwork for, for folks who are interested in designing, developing, building a series, and, um, doing it with somebody who has this incredible creative and playful mind, and you can get a sense of the way Stuart thinks and, and works and, um, of the things that he makes.Uh, can you tell us, Stuart, w- if people wanna read All Hands on Deck right now, where can they go? If people wanna find you, and how on earth can they see and hear all this cool stuff you've made? Tell us all the things.Stuart: Okay. [00:31:00] So, uh, in terms of, obviously you can find me at thebookcoach.co. On Instagram, I'm Mr.S Wakefield. Um, so that's where you'll be able to see where I share the cool things that I've made. Um, and then in terms of buying, I mean, all good bookstores. I've already had some, some podcast listeners of mine send me pictures of them holding their, uh, books in, you know, American bookstores, which is fantastic to see.Uh, so yeah, you know, everywhere that you can buy a book. It's not just Amazon, boo, hiss. Um, you know, you should be able to get it in all, all, you know, good, good bookstores.Jennie: Excellent. So, uh, say your, say that Instagram again, just so people can hear.Stuart: Uh, it's Mr. S Wakefield.Jennie: Okay, great. Well, um, we have much more to talk about, and we, and we will be talking about, but this was just so fun to hear your process and this, um, this sense of marketing as a [00:32:00] creative project.And it'll be really fun to follow along and check in with you in our next episodes about where all of this stands as well.Stuart: Great. Thank you.Jennie: Thanks for joining us, Stuart.Stuart: Okay. Take care, Jennie. Bye.Jennie: And for our listeners, thanks for listening. Now let's get back to work and finish what matters mostOutro: The hashtag amwriting podcast is produced by Andrew Perilla. Our intro music, aptly titled Unemployed Monday, was written and played by Max Cohen. Andrew and Max were paid for their time and their creative output because everyone deserves to be paid for their [00:33:00] work This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit amwriting.substack.com/subscribe

**Kev White & The #White #House #Show Replay On traxfm.org. This Week Kev Gave Us Boogie, Dance & Pop Classics, (& Tunes You Have Not Heard In Years), Featuring Trax By Pet Shop Boys, Debbie Gibson, Jonathan Butler, Pat & Mick, Hindley Street Country Club, Aztec Camera, Matt Bianco, R&J Stone, Ella Fitzgerald, The Doobie Brothers, Darts, Dolly Parton, (RIP 19th January 1946 - 25th August 2026), The Drifters, Tony Christie & More #originalpirates #danceclassics #70smusic #glamrock #80smusic #party #boogie #disco Catch Kev White's The White House Show Every Thursday From 7PM UK Time The Station: traxfm.org Listen Live Here Via The Trax FM Player: chat.traxfm.org/player/index.html Mixcloud Live: https://www.mixcloud.com/live/trax/ Free Trax FM Android App: https://sbee.link/pwaby4jhng The Trax FM Facebook Page : https://sbee.link/k9pugbrx7e Trax FM Live On Hear This: https://sbee.link/jgn7d34tpm Tunerr: https://sbee.link/f9cwjdx48g Radio Garden: Trax FM Link: https://sbee.link/y9eb4vrujh OnLine Radio Box: https://sbee.link/ej6hnr7x94 Radio Deck: https://sbee.link/6ekfcmugxv https://sbee.link/3t86qau4kn: https://sbee.link/b67upjhwaq Stream Radio : https://sbee.link/q9rwvkyhcu Live Online Radio: https://sbee.link/djeax6u4tr **

Wonder if British people just think Seger used to be tall and broke. Covers by: The Drifters, Bob Rivers, Barbara Blue, Don Rigsby & David Thom Tidal playlist here

** PLEASE SUBSCRIBE ** Featured in Jam Fans Forum Episode 16: This is the show in which expert panelists provide their top picks in various funk music categories. This time around, we are going to keep it hot, just be ourselves and not talk out the sides of our necks as the sensational funk and soul group Cameo is the star of this show! We're facing the giddy but daunting challenge of selecting their five all-time best songs to serve up a well-represented top 20. The goal is objectivity, but as with all the Jam Fan shows, some subjectivity is inevitable. Joining host Scott "DR GX" Goldfine are three esteemed Jam Fans: Radio personality, music historian, TV One Unsung contributor, author, actor and event host Marcus Chapman; soul & funk music historian and producer of the Soul School Television series, Calvin Lincoln; and funkologist, musician, composer, one-time bass player for the Drifters and frontman for the P-Funk Connection, Marchris Perkins. Thank you to the entire panel for participating, and for keeping the funk alive!  Panelists' Picks Ground Rules: - Pick your 5 best Cameo songs - Cameo must be the credited artist; no solo works or collaborations - Panelists may only pick one song from any album.  Panelists reveal their picks one at a time, explain why and allow others to react. - Picks are not shared ahead of time, so everyone experiences the reveals together. - Panelists compile alternates in case someone else names the same pick first. Thus, we will end up with 20 picks in total! - Picks may be shared in random or non-chronological order.  - Picks may be based more on personal preference than historical context. Go to https://wp.me/p77e8T-3Pq to listen to and buy this episode's 20 top Cameo songs.  Be sure to like, comment, share and subscribe – and let us know other categories you would like to see covered. Also, share your own choices for the 5 Cameo Songs of All Time. RECORDED MAY 2026 LEGAL NOTICE: All video and audio content protected by copyright. Any use of this material is strictly prohibited without expressed consent from original content producer and owner Scott Goldfine, dba FUNKNSTUFF. For inquiries, email info@funknstuff.net. Get your copy of "Everything Is on the One: The First Guide of Funk" today! https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1541256603/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1541256603&linkCode=as2&tag=funknstuff-20&linkId=b6c7558ddc7f8fc9fe440c5d9f3c400

The Daily Quiz - Music Today's Questions: Question 1: Which band includes 'Mark Knopfler'? Question 2: Marvin Lee Aday Is The Real Name Of Which Well Known Singer? Question 3: What song did Tag Team have a hit with in 1993? Question 4: Whose Operas Include Tanhauser and Tristan Und Isolde? Question 5: In the hit song sung by The Drifters, where are they "on a blanket with my baby"? Question 6: Which song, originally recorded by Tears for Fears, was later covered by Gary Jules and Michael Andrews? Question 7: Which of the following brass instruments is the largest in physical size? Question 8: Which English rock band released the song 'A Hard Day's Night'? Question 9: Which artist won the Grammy's Record of the Year award in 1995 for the song 'Kiss From A Rose'? This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on the Queer News podcast, fIn politics, trans troops continue fighting for their right to serve in the military and Iowa teachers receive a settlement after being suspended for a drag show. In sports, Cleveland announces a new WNBA team and transphobes have entered the WNBA chat. And last but not least, In culture and entertainment, the thrive fund has opened grant applications for gender-affirming care and you might meet the criteria. Let's get into it! Want to support this podcast?

Preached 8-9-26 Rev. Elbert McGowan, Jr. Galatians 1:1-9

Pastor Alan R. Knapp discusses the topic of "Doers NOT Drifters" in his series entitled "Hebrews 2020: We See Jesus (2X)" This is Increment 18 and it focuses on the following verses: Hebrews 4:2, 12:1-2

Send us Fan MailWe discuss Yacine Salmi's background in VR game development, dive into the details of Salmi Games' upcoming title Drifters: Blackout Crew, and explore the process of porting to the Steam Frame.Here's the full topic list, in order:Yacine's background1. Getting started in game development & VR2. Being candid in the UploadVR guest column and dev diariesDrifters: Blackout Crew3. What is Drifters: Blackout Crew4. The artstyle in Sweet Surrender and Drifters5. Why go the sci-fi route6. Lessons learned from previous games7. Will Drifters: Blackout Crew come to PS VR2?Working With the Steam Frame8. The process of porting to Steam Frame9. The possibility of Drifters coming to standalone Steam FrameWrapping It Up10. What Yacine is playing and detaching personal gaming from work11. The worst and best parts of being a game developer

Películas aterradoras, graciosas, gore, innovadoras, progres y sobre todo con mucho corazón… cualquier tipo de pelis son válidas en nuestro programa, y por eso os las traemos. Las recomendaciones: Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie Leviticus Saccharine Colony La Sociedad de los Talentos Muertos Macabre Música: Astrowind, Stellardrone, Meavy Boy, Timecrawler 82, Jim Hall, The Drifters, Julien Hauspie Temazo: Pinpillinpusies - Erre ¡A disfrutar!

Send us Fan MailIt's Colby's favorite time of the year... SHARKS!!!!!Today were talking about:The world has drowned.Not in sorrow… but in saltwater and poor decisions.Humanity clings to scraps of civilization, while above them & no, within them a new empire rises. Not of kings. Not of gods. But of sharks… that may or may not be psychic.Empire of the Sharks (2017) is a meditation on power, control, and what happens when you give ocean predators the political structure of a failing HOA.Drifters become rebels.Water becomes law.And somewhere, somehow… a shark is in charge.

Esta semana sí que llegamos a tiempo y cargaditos de películas de este año, y aún más importante…¡el regreso de los Deadites! Las recomendaciones: Soy Frankeldar Mother of Flies Sweet Sweetback Baadassssss Song Posesión Infernal En Llamas Kafir: The Spirit Gate Madhouse Música: Astrowind, Stellardrone, Meavy Boy, Timecrawler 82, Try-Tachyon, Jim Hall, The Drifters, Julien Hauspie Temazo: Anthrax - Madhouse ¡A disfrutar!

Send us Fan MailOn this Episode Tom and Bert continue "The Spotlight Series" on entertainment influencers thru the decades!There are Stories to tell and the Guys will cover and discuss the beginnings and the careers of some of the greatest influencers throughout ALL of the entertainment industry.Today's Podcast will cover another musical influencer.Back in the 1950's and early 1960's when Rock and Roll was just in its infancy there was a famous NYC location that housed some of the best up and coming talent in the Music Industry.These people were songwriters, publishers, arrangers, producers and Record Label A&R personnel along with aspiring artists.The location off Broadway in Manhattan was called The "Brill Building" and featured many music legends in the making. On today's Podcast we introduce you to one of the best ever singer songwriters of all time........Welcome Carole King!Carole was an accomplished writer along with Gerry Goffin her partner and spouse at the time and they were responsible for countless Pop hits that made many a Music Star. Listen in as we cover and discuss the "Brill Building" denizens and their impact then move on to Carole King and her outstanding solo artist career. CHAPTERS:(1:36)Intro and the History of the Brill Building Team(17:40) List of the many hits that came from this songwriting machine!(21:03)The Story of "The Drifters" classic hit "Save the Last Dance for Me" featuring Ben E King on lead and written by the great Doc Pomus(26:02) Introducing Carole King and her amazing career accomplishments and then it's a wrap!Enjoy the Show!You can email us at reeldealzmoviesandmusic@gmail.com or visit our Facebook page, Reel Dealz Podcast: Movies & Music Thru The Decades to leave comments and/or TEXT us at 843-855-1704 as well

Entre episodio y episodio de The Rookie, hemos podido ver unas pocas pelis de género de terror interesantes de las que hablar… Programa grabado: volvemos a ver a Nathan Fillion. Las recomendaciones: Deep Water Cuando despierta la noche Alas Roban Iron Lung Still wakes the deep Dr Rictus Música: Astrowind, Stellardrone, Meavy Boy, Timecrawler 82, Jim Hall, The Drifters, Julien Hauspie Temazo: (Melissa) Auf der Maur - Followed the Waves ¡A disfrutar!

Welcome to PTBN Pop's Video Jukebox Song of The Day! Every weekday will be featuring a live watch of a great and memorable music video. This week, since we are now officially in the summer season, all the songs will be about this time of year. On today's episode, Steve Riddle is watching, “Under The Boardwalk” by The Drifters from 1964.   The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSddD6w5SKc

In this episode, CBVR host  GamesWithTea  chats with Yacine Salmi, founder and CEO of Salmi Games, about the development of their brand new VR game Drifters: Blackout Crew as well as discussing Sweet Surrender. The chat leads into the challenges and opportunities in the VR industry, and explores the future of VR hardware and software.-Meta Quest Affiliate: 10% off all Quest Games Here - https://tinyurl.com/39mxmkcv - or use code CBVR on the Meta store for a discountAll links, including Discord: https://linktr.ee/crossbuttonvr-Chapters00:00 Introduction and guest introduction02:08 Announcing Drifters: The new space extraction shooter04:20 Reflections on the development and post-mortem of Sweet Surrender07:14 What makes Drifters unique in VR09:31 Inspiration behind creating an extraction shooter in VR11:29 Differences between Sweet Surrender and Drifters14:05 The importance of game content updates and longevity15:59 Art style choices and technical limitations18:44 Support for multiple platforms and future plans20:50 Lessons from past development and community engagement24:29 Art style consistency and technical decisions31:14 Platform support and upcoming releases35:07 The VR market's current state and industry challenges48:29 The potential impact of Steam VR Frame on the industry56:05 The importance of native VR development and community feedback57:55 Closing thoughts and future outlook

We're spotlighting Wasteland Weekend tribe Skofield's Drifters and their high caliber story-telling in Wasteland City. If you find yourself in the festival's theme area, there's a high chance that you'll run into the Drifter's (or other tribes) engaging in some improvised scenes, sometimes a quick business transaction, and sometimes an all-out war in the streets. The Drifter's are no stangers to improvised larping, having a background in Ren Fairs, and they share some of the guidelines they use to make sure things run relatively smoothely and everyone has a good time. The Drifters are also July's patch of the month sponsor, with a patch designed by Coli Unger, so make sure you're signed up and you'll get one in a few weeks.   Buy a map: TheApocalypsePost.square.site Join our Patreon and Patch of the Month: Patreon.com/theapocalypsepost The Apocalypse Post Main Website: TheApocalypsePost.com The Drifters' Page: https://www.facebook.com/SkofieldsDrifters Wastelander Central: https://www.facebook.com/groups/WastelanderCentral Wasteland LARP and Lore: https://www.facebook.com/groups/WWLarpAndLore Tribe Missions: https://www.facebook.com/groups/787379087988212/

Por desgracia, en este nuevo episodio no venimos con las mejores noticias sobre el futuro próximo del podcast, pero sí que venimos cargaditos de recomendaciones interesantes… Las recomendaciones: Scary Movie 6 Carl El Mazmorrero Pasajero Nocturno Backrooms Cute Devil Tank Girl Música: Astrowind, Stellardrone, Pulse Emitter, Timecrawler 82, Jim Hall, Rest You Sleeping Giant, The Drifters, Julien Hauspie Temazo: Emile Mosseri & Hand Habits - Bird In The Hand ¡A disfrutar!

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Send us Fan MailFirst up on this QUEER VOICES, contributor Ethan Michelle Ganz interviews the Pride 365 Grand Marshal for 2026, representing the ALLIES. Mandy Giles: She is the founder of Parents of Trans Youth, whose advocacy equips families with tools to support and affirm their transgender children.Then Brett Cullum dives into some Theater Voices. First up, Labraska Washington, who is currently at the HOBBY CENTER playing one of the DRIFTERS in Theatre Under the Stars' BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL. They are having an OUT AT TUTS performance on Thursday, May 28, at 7:30 pm.  Finally, Brett chats with Alley Resident Company Member Dylan Godwin about his role in DEAR ALIEN, a show running at the Alley where he plays a sassy gay advice columnist out to save the world from itself. Parents of Trans Youth: https://www.parentsoftransyouth.com/BEAUTIFUL: https://www.tuts.org/beautiful-the-carole-king-musical-2026/DEAR ALIEN: https://www.alleytheatre.org/plays/dear-alienQueer Voices airs in Houston Texas on 90.1FM KPFT and is heard as a podcast here.  Queer Voices hopes to entertain as well as illuminate LGBTQ issues in Houston and beyond.  Check out our socials at:https://www.facebook.com/QueerVoicesKPFT/ andhttps://www.instagram.com/queervoices90.1kpft/

Episode 451| The Summer Slide Podcast Description Summer doesn't “cause” cancellations—lost routines do. When school ends, schedules get weird fast: families travel, sports calendars explode, bedtimes drift, and parents get overwhelmed. Then attendance slips… and most of the time, students don't quit in a dramatic way. They just miss a week, miss another week, and quietly drift out. In Episode 451, Duane Brumitt and Shihan Allie Alberigo break down the Summer Slide and share a simple, repeatable retention playbook you can run every year—without discounting your program, without begging people to stay, and without burning yourself out. Key Takeaways Summer isn't the problem. Chaos is. The “summer slide” is really the pile-up of travel, sports, late nights, and less structure. “Breaks equal quits.” Even a short break can turn into a permanent dropout because the habit gets broken. Most cancellations don't come from anger—they come from drifting. A missed week becomes two, and the student falls out of rhythm. Not every student needs the same plan. You'll typically see three categories: Travelers (gone for trips, sometimes for weeks) Sports kids (schedule conflicts and weekend tournaments) Drifters (no major conflict—just fading motivation) Set clear summer standards. Consider adjusting attendance targets so families can win during summer instead of feeling like they're failing. Make “maintenance mode” acceptable. Sometimes one class a week is the difference between staying connected and disappearing. Incentives can keep momentum. A simple “Summer of Fun” ticket system rewards attendance and participation. Communication beats chasing. Use early warning signs to catch students before they fall off. Action Steps for School Owners Define your 3 summer buckets (and label them). Decide what you'll do for travelers, sports kids, and drifters. The key is having a plan before you need it. Set summer attendance expectations that are realistic. If your normal target is 8 classes/month, consider a summer target like 6. Make it clear: the goal is to keep the routine alive, not to be perfect. Review your testing cycle and adjust if needed. If your testing cycle lands in peak summer chaos, consider shifting it. Duane shares how adjusting cycles can reduce end-of-May “we're taking the summer off” cancellations. Create a summer-friendly makeup policy (and actually explain it). Many families don't realize they have options. Consider summer flexibility like: More makeup opportunities Cross-attending other class days “Unlimited makeups within 30 days” (if it fits your model) Run one simple summer challenge or contest. Example: “Summer of Fun” tickets—one ticket per class. Add bonus tickets for things like: Bringing a buddy Participating in theme days Weekly prize + monthly prize + end-of-summer grand prize keeps it exciting. Use early warning signs to trigger action.Watch for: Missing a week (or even two classes) Parents stop walking students in / stop engaging Uniforms and gear “disappear” (kids show up unprepared) Students look lost on basics “We're just really busy with summer stuff” becomes the default answer Reframe the sports conflict. Don't position martial arts as “versus” sports. Position it as the foundation that makes them better at sports (balance, coordination, resilience, mental toughness). Protect owner sanity with a simple system. Don't build a summer plan that requires you to be frantic. Set standards, communicate clearly, and run a few repeatable activities. Then track what worked so next year is easier. Additional Resources Mentioned Spark membership software (including tools like MIA tracking and client flagging/star features) Perfect attendance systems (Allie references a full system she's built) Event Journal (a simple way to document what worked, what didn't, and what to change next year) Stephen Oliver's approach to fast follow-up when students miss classes (calling after a missed class, not weeks later) If summer has been a retention killer for you in the past, use this episode as your reminder: keep it simple, keep it proactive, and don't let routines break.

¡Llegamos al episodio 100 con uno de los mejores que hemos hecho, 6 películas que nos han parecido realmente fascinantes y que creemos que deberíais ver! Las recomendaciones: Faces of Death Touch me La Momia de Lee Cronin (Lee Cronin's The Mummy) Obsession Monstruo Aachi & Ssipak Musica: Astrowind, Stellardrone, Try-tachion, Jim Hall, The Drifters, Julien Hauspie Temazo: N3b - Ghost ¡A disfrutar!

Como hemos estado un tiempo algo perdidos y tenemos mucho de lo que queremos hablar, esta semana traemos 7 películas, la gran mayoría de ellas de este año: Las recomendaciones: All you need is kill Embestida Janur Ireng Hokum The Blade Mutronics (The Guyver) Musica: Astrowind, Timecrawler 82, Meavy Boy, Jim Hall, The Drifters, Julien Hauspie Temazo: La Armada - Cadáveres ¡A disfrutar!

The Spiral touches on Drifters, Classical Theatre, the Mech Spectrum, and perhaps the final Spring Anime 2026 Season Premier reviews.Akane-BanashiSnowball EarthRooster Fighter

In this episode of Nashville Restaurant Radio, Brandon sits down with Josef Gutzmirtl, a longtime Nashville operator with more than three decades in the restaurant business. Josef shares the journey behind building and sustaining beloved neighborhood staples like Boston Commons, Beyond the Edge, and Drifters BBQ through economic shifts, natural disasters, staffing shortages, and the ever-changing Nashville dining scene.The conversation dives deep into what independent operators are facing right now — rising food costs, labor challenges, property taxes, shrinking margins, and the pressure of staying relevant in a city growing at lightning speed. Joseph offers an honest look at the realities behind running neighborhood restaurants and why consistency, community, and perseverance matter more than ever.This episode is a reminder that local restaurants don't survive by accident. They survive because operators continue showing up every single day, long after the glamour wears off.Topics Covered:- Josef's 34-year restaurant journey- The story behind Beyond the Edge, Boston Commons, and Drifters BBQ- How Nashville's growth has impacted local operators- Food cost inflation and margin pressure- Staffing and labor challenges- Property taxes and operational stress- Tornado and pandemic recovery- Building neighborhood restaurants that last- Why consistency matters more than trendsFollow Nashville Restaurant Radio for more conversations with the people shaping Nashville's hospitality community. @nashville_restaurant_radio @naranashville

We had a great time chatting to Connor for this week's episode. I feel like you have to really make waves in the Trad world for us to know that much about you and Connor has done just that. After sending what was potentially the hardest ever trad pitch Connor went around the world to try the other contenders for the title, and in so doing, discovered that yes, it's probably the hardest ever trad pitch. We chat about the incredible year he's had but also about trad climbing in general. Some of the ethics questions and also we chat about trad climbers and wonder why they are the way that they are (we love you really).If you're enjoying the podcast and would like to support us, please do consider checking out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=70353823Support the show

HERE WE GO MY SHOW FOR 23-APRIL-2026 WITH A MIXED BAG OF OLD CLASSICS INCLUDING ( MELISA MORGAN, SONNY CHARLES, GENE GANDLER, HOWARD JOHNSON, LOOSE ENDS, DIANA BROWN, JENNY BURTON) AND MANY MORE ALSO SOME TOP NEW TRACKS FROM (   DENNIS COLLINS, LUKAS SETTO,JULIAN JONAH  )  ALSO HAVE THE CONNOISSEURS CORNER ( THIS WEEK WE HAVE KIRK WHALLUM AND ERIC DARIUS) AND WE HAVE THE BACK TO BACK CLASSICS BY A CLASSIC ARTIST (THIS WEEK WE HAVE CHAKA KHAN ) THEN WE HAVE THREE TRACKS DUG OUT FROM THE GARAGE INCLUDING FONTELA BASS, THE DRIFTERS, BEN E KING)  AND MUCH MUCH MORE SIT BACK WITH A GLASS OF SOMETHING AND ENJOY OR DOWNLOAD FOR LATER.

Como hemos estado un tiempo algo perdidos y tenemos mucho de lo que queremos hablar, esta semana traemos 7 películas, la gran mayoría de ellas de este año: Las recomendaciones: Deform Collection Ghost Train Te van a matar Noche de bodas 2 Endemoniados (Demonwarp) Undertone Send Help! (¡Enviad ayuda!) Musica: Astrowind, Timecrawler 82, Stellardone, Jim Hall, The Drifters, Julien Hauspie Temazo: Madina Lake - House of Cards ¡A disfrutar!

Así sonaba el pop en abril de 1966. Entrega mensual de la serie dedicada a recordar singles que alcanzaron su puesto más alto en el Billboard Hot 100 hace 60 años.Playlist;(sintonía) HERB ALPERT and THE TIJUANA BRASS “Spanish flea” (top 27)THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS “(You’re my) Soul and inspiration” (top 1)THE YOUNG RASCALS “Good lovin’” (top 1)CHER “Bang Bang (my baby shot me down)” (top 2)THE LOVIN’ SPOONFUL “Daydream” (top 2)THE OUTSIDERS “Time won’t let me” (top 5)MITCH RYDER and THE PLAYBOYS “Little Latin Lupe Lu” (top 17)JOHNNY RIVERS “Secret agent man” (top 3)THE KNICKERBOCKERS “One track mind” (top 46)THE ANIMALS “Inside looking out” (top 34)OTIS REDDING “Satisfaction” (top 31)THE TEMPTATIONS “Get ready” (top 29)LOU CHRISTIE “Outside the gates of heaven” (top 45)THE JAZZ CRUSDADERS “Uptight (everything's alright)” (top 95)THE IMPRESSIONS “Too slow” (top 91)THE DRIFTERS “Memories are made of this” (top 48)SOLOMON BURKE “I feel a sin comin on” (top 97)BRIAN WILSON “Caroline, no” (top 32)Escuchar audio

Tyler and David discuss movies about drifters as well as Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, Jimmy talks about a Miami concours that was drowned out by a storm, a "Million Dollar Camper" that failed to sell at auction and the un-awaited return of Stancypants. Plus, Japanese drifters arrested in sting operation and the F.A.T. Ice Race.

Welcome to another episode of How Did I Get Here? From The Vault! Today, we go back to episode 1428 on September 20, 2024 with Vicki Peterson (Bangles, Continental Drifters) and Sean Kelly discussing Sean's book, White Noise & Lightning: The Continental Drifters Story about legendary band Continental Drifters. We talk about the Drifter's operatic story, where they are now, the band's connections to Austin, and much more.  Below are my original notes from the show. Musician and author of White Noise & Lightning: The Continental Drifters Story, Sean Kelley and Continental Drifter and Guitar player of The Bangles, Vicki Peterson are my guests for episode 1428. White Noise & Lightning: The Continental Drifters Story follows ten disparate musicians from humble beginnings at a dive bar residency in Los Angeles through lineup changes, addiction, marriages, divorces, and industry letdowns. The Continental Drifters, composed of members of The Bangles, The Cowsills, The Dream Syndicate, The dB's, and more, found each because they'd been burned by the music industry and sought refuge in a freewheeling environment where they could experiment without constraint. When everything fell apart in New Orleans a decade later, they ended up with so much more. White Noise & Lightning: The Continental Drifters Story Drops next Friday, Sept. 27 along with We're All Drifters: A Tribute To The Continental Drifters, a 2 CD tribute album featuring Marshall Crenshaw, Kim Richey, Rosie Flores and more. Find the book HERE. We have a great conversation about the book, the journey of the Continental Drifters and more. I had a blast getting to know Vicki and Sean. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down! Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, X, Facebook, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere you pod. Go to johnny-goudie.com for all things Johnny.   If you feel so inclined. Venmo: venmo.com/John-Goudie-1  Paypal: paypal.me/johnnygoudie  

This morning Pastor Blake will be starting a new series titled "CONTEND". Today he will be focusing on "Drifters and Contenders".

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East Rock Celebration   Meetings with Pastor Jared and Beth and wow, God is doing some amazing things not just on their campus, but in their community because of the faithfulness and obedience of the people at COTN.  So lets take a moment and celebrate them and all that God is doing and moving within the Elkton Community.   Now If only we […]

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https://www.bible.com/events/49564669 Church of the Nazarene – East Rockingham Campus  Relationships Righted Part 3  The wanderer…  We are continuing our teaching series called Relationships Righted. Over the next few weeks we will seek to apply biblical relationship building skills to a variety of our everyday relationships.  In the Gospel of Matthew, a religious expert approached Jesus and wanted to know what […]

East Rock Celebration Last week East Rock Celebrated 5 years since they launched their Campus in Elkton. Over 100 people stayed to fellowship and celebrate.   What a great team they have there with Pastor Jarod Link, Beth Suhr, Pasto

For this new show-within-a-show, Craig and Andrew will travel to Neo-Tokyo to meet Akira, created by Katsuhiro Otomo. We're going to read this classic manga across six episodes, then close out with an extra episode on the groundbreaking 1988 film adaptation.This is a preview of a series we'll be running exclusively for our Patreon supporters over the next few months; we won't release them on the main feed until the entire series has run. If you want to listen to them as they're released, see patreon.com/overduepod for more! Episode 1 is already up!In this episode, you'll hear us discuss our own experience with manga and anime, Otomo's background, and the story of how Akira came to be published in the US.The episode schedule:Vol. 1 - TetsuoVol. 2 - Akira 1Vol. 3 - Akira 2Vol. 4 - Kei 1Vol. 5 - Kei 2Vol. 6 - KanedaBonus - Akira (1988)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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In Episode 365 of Jay Movie Talk, I continue January's Loners, Drifters, & Outsiders series with a dive into Drive. One of the most polarizing and influential films of the 2010s.This episode explores the Driver as a modern loner: a man defined by silence, routine, and strict personal code. I talk about how the film uses restraint, minimal dialogue, and sudden violence to tell its story, and why Drive continues to spark debate over whether it's style over substance or something far more layered.i break down the film's direction, performances, and atmosphere, including:*Ryan Gosling's internalized, minimalist performance*Nicolas Winding Refn's controlled visual style*The role of silence and routine in character development*The shocking use of violence and moral consequences *Cliff Martinez's iconic score and its impact on the film's identity.Whether you love this movie or bounced off it, there's a conversation to be had. and that's exactly what this episode is about.

To get live links to the music we play and resources we offer, visit www.WOSPodcast.comThis show includes the following songs:Jenna Oxbury - Devils Boyband FOLLOW ON SPOTIFYChloe Hoecker - Apple Juice FOLLOW ON SPOTIFYNatasha Remi - Mirror FOLLOW ON SPOTIFYHollee Berry - Rescue Me FOLLOW ON SPOTIFYEva Under Fire - Awakening FOLLOW ON SPOTIFYSarah Harralson - House Divided FOLLOW ON SPOTIFYRuckus Road - Girl Grit Over Glory FOLLOW ON SPOTIFYTeni Rane - Meet Me In Stockholm (live in studio) FOLLOW ON SPOTIFYKensie Breen - Missing the View FOLLOW ON SPOTIFYFaunea - Never Like That FOLLOW ON SPOTIFYCaroline Kenyon - Good Enough FOLLOW ON SPOTIFYVanna Blue - Back And Forth FOLLOW ON SPOTIFYLaura Suarez - My Land Too FOLLOW ON SPOTIFYBillie Jo Porter - Spring Cleaning FOLLOW ON SPOTIFYThe Longshore Drifters - Bad Reception FOLLOW ON SPOTIFYFor Music Biz Resources Visit www.FEMusician.com and www.ProfitableMusician.comVisit our Sponsor Susie Maddocks at susiemaddocks.comVisit our Sponsor Michelle McIntosh at open.spotify.com/artist/7Chvc6lb6L3tCvl6UtOy4Z?si=IjCLrZmIQWOqWfVzx9xh6QVisit our Sponsor Laura Suarez at laurasuarez.comVisit our Sponsor 39 Streams of Income at profitablemusician.com/incomeVisit www.wosradio.com for more details and to submit music to our review board for consideration.Visit our resources for Indie Artists: https://www.wosradio.com/resourcesBecome more Profitable in just 3 minutes per day. http://profitablemusician.com/join

In Episode 364 of Jay Movie Talk, I continue January's Loners, Drifters & Outsiders series with The Place Beyond the Pines. A haunting, ambitious story about fathers, sons, and the weight of legacy.This episode explores how the film uses a bold, multi-generational structure to examine masculinity, desperation, privilege, and the consequences of choices that echo far beyond one lifetime. From Luke Glanton's quiet self-destruction to Avery Cross's moral compromise, the movie refuses easy answers and challenges the audience to sit with discomfort.I talk about the film's structure, performances, and themes, including: *Ryan Gosling's portrayal of a modern drifter searching for purpose.*Bradley Cooper's evolution from idealism to ambition.*Fatherhood, inherited trauma, and cycles that are hard to break.*Masculinity without guidance or emotional tools*Why does this movie hit harder with ageAlso, I talk about why The Place Beyond the Pines continues to grow in reputation over time, why some viewers might struggle with its narrative gamble, and why it fits perfectly within January's reflective tone.If you've seen the film, drop your thoughts on which storyline hit you the hardest, and whether you think the cycle was ever truly breakable.

January kicks off with a defining entry in cinema history: Taxi DriverIn Episode 363 of Jay Movie Talk. I begin the Loners, Drifters, & Outsiders series by revisiting Martin Scorsese's haunting character study of isolation, alienation, and violence in post-Vietnam America. Fifty years later, Taxi Driver remains as unsettling, provocative, and conversation-worthy as ever.This episode dives deep into Travis Bickle as a character, the dangers of romanticizing loneliness, and how the film places us inside a fractured mindset rather than asking us to admire it. I discuss Scorsese's raw direction, Robert De Niro's career-defining performance, and why the film's ending still sparks debate decades later.I also explore how Taxi Driver has influenced modern cinema, why this archetype keeps resurfacing, and whether the film feels even more relevant today than it did in the 1970s .This isn't an easy watch, but it's an essential one. And it sets the tone for everything coming this month.

What's up, dudes? Motown! The sound defined the ‘60s, the acts brought joy to everyone. Ken Kessler from Sounds of Christmas and I dive into the wonderfully odd “Motown Merry Christmas!” From the Temptations to Smokey Robinson, this one celebrates Christmas the Motown way…with several non-Motown acts?!Hosted by Miami Vice's Philip Michael Thomas, the special begins with a version of “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas.” The Temptations then sell it hard with a rendition of “White Christmas” à la The Drifters. After the Pointer Sisters nail “Santa Claus is Comin' to Town,” Santa Redd Foxx and elf Marsha Warfield provide some comedy. Following that, Ronnie Spector and Darlene Love sing a Christmas medley with awkward transitions between each song. They kill it so hard, though! Great stuff!Desiree Coleman, Smokey Robinson, and Natalie Cole wow the audience with soulful carols. Of course, the Temptations sing “Silent Night.” There's more comedy bits with Foxx and Warfield, then Run DMC and Stephanie Mills get turns to provide holiday music. Carrie McDowell, Ronnie, Darlene, and the whole crew sing us out!Tubbs? Check. Roz? Of course. Fred Sanford? Only if he can be Santa! So spin your records, put on your tux, and jive to this episode on “Motown Merry Christmas!”Sounds of ChristmasFB: @SOCMusicTwitter: @SOCMusicIG: @socmusicGive us a buzz! Send a text, dudes!Check us out on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Totally Rad Christmas Mall & Arcade, Teepublic.com, or TotallyRadChristmas.com! Later, dudes!

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Air Week: December 15-21, 2025 R&B Christmas Go ahead, grab a glass of ‘nog, sit back and relax and dig on some great vintage Rhythm & Blues Christmas tunes. This entire “Juke In The Back” is loaded with fantabulous Christmas records from the late 1940s and 1950s. It's the yuletide soul that came before rock n' roll. From the all-time classics by Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters and The Orioles to some rarer Christmas plattahs from Amos Milburn, JB Summers and The Five Keys. So get all lit up like a Christmas Tree and groove to the Cool Yule with Matt The Cat.  LISTEN BELOW

LOOK OUT! It's only Films To Be Buried With! A REWIND CLASSIC! Join your host Brett Goldstein as he talks life, death, love and the universe with the fabulous comic, actor and podcaster JESSICA KNAPPETT! Just a brief Rewind diversion while schedules align but rest assured, any and all Rewinds are certified gold so you will not be disappointed. Thank you folks - original writeup below (and bear in mind this in the tremors of the pandemic just after things were slowly opening up again: ––––––––––––––––––––––––– ...This is a live episode so you can expect all the real life atmosphere of people interacting and being next to each other in the same place, which is a lovely novelty for sure. A fantastic one though, with a really nice vibe throughout and all sorts of fun and games to be had including being pregnant, living in LA, signs of the end as hipsters start arming up, making and working on Drifters, the soon-to-be hit game 'I Don't Spy', human kindness and the worst week of cinema going ever. Lovely stuff! Enjoy - you shall! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Video and extra audio available on Brett's Patreon! IMDB INSTAGRAM ONLINE AVOIDANCE DRIFTERS PERFECT DAY podcast –––––––––– ⁠⁠BRETT • X⁠⁠ ⁠⁠BRETT • INSTAGRAM⁠⁠ ⁠⁠THE SECOND BEST NIGHT OF YOUR LIFE⁠⁠ ⁠⁠TED LASSO⁠⁠ ⁠⁠SHRINKING⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ALL OF YOU⁠⁠ ⁠⁠SOULMATES⁠⁠ ⁠⁠SUPERBOB (Brett's 2015 feature film) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bobby Patterson and the Mustangs - "Soul Is Our Music (edit)" [opening theme (short version)] The Penguins - "Big Bobo's Party Train" [“Earth Angel,” No. 1 R&B/No. 8 Pop, 1954] The Shirelles - "Last Minute Miracle" [“Dedicated to the One I Love,” No. 83 Pop, 1959; No. 3 R&B/No. 2 Pop, 1960 (reissue)] The Marcels - "Your Red Wagon" [“Blue Moon,” No. 1 R&B/No. 1 Pop, 1961] The Olympics - "The Same Old Thing" [“Western Movies,” No. 7 R&B/No. 8 Pop, 1958] The Stereos - "I Can't Stop These Tears" [“I Really Love You,” No. 15 R&B/No. 29 Pop, 1961] The El Dorados - "The Knock Knee" [“At My Front Door,” No. 1 R&B/No. 17 Pop, 1955] The Falcons - "I'm a Fool I Must Love You" [“You're So Fine,” No. 2 R&B/No. 17 Pop, 1959] Music behind DJ: King Curtis - "Wiggle Wobble" - Instant Soul: The Legendary King Curtis Bill Pinkney and the Original Drifters - "I Do the Jerk" [Money Honey” (as The Drifters), No. 1 R&B, 1953] The Flamingos - "The Boogaloo Party" [“I Only Have Eyes for You,” No. 3 R&B/No. 11 Pop, 1959] The Larks - "The Skate" [“Heaven and Paradise” (as Don Julian and the Meadowlarks), 1954] The Charts - "Desiree" [“Deserie,” No. 3 R&B/No. 88 Pop, 1957] Lee Andrews and the Hearts - "Can't Do Without You" [“Long Lonely Nights,” No. 11 R&B/No. 45 Pop, 1957] The Chantels - "You're Welcome to My Heart" [“Maybe,” No. 2 R&B/No. 15 Pop, 1957] The Hollywood Flames - "I'm Coming Home" ["Buzz-Buzz-Buzz," No. 5 R&B/No. 11 Pop, 1957] Music behind DJ: King Curtis - "Wiggle Wobble" - Instant Soul: The Legendary King Curtis The Clovers - "For Days" ["One Mint Julep,” No. 2 R&B, 1952] The Platters - "Don't Hear, Speak, See No Evil" [“Only You,” No. 1 R&B/No. 5 Pop, 1955] The Bobbettes - "Having Fun" [“Mr. Lee, No. 1 R&B/No. 6 Pop, 1957] The Cadillacs - "Let's Get Together" [“Speedoo,” No. 3 R&B/No. 17 Pop, 1955] The Jive Five with Eugene Pitt - "A Bench in the Park" [“My True Story,” No. 1 R&B/No. 3 Pop, 1961] The Coasters - "Crazy Baby" [“Yakety Yak,” No. 1 R&B/No. 1 Pop, 1958] The Five Keys - "Hey Girl" [“The Glory of Love,” No. 1 R&B, 1951] The Dells - "The Glory of Love" [“Oh What a Nite,” No. 4 R&B, 1956] Music behind DJ: King Curtis - "Wiggle Wobble" - Instant Soul: The Legendary King Curtis https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/157300

All week we're revisiting archival interviews with key figures in early rock and roll, rockabilly and R&B. Soul singer Ben E. King began his career in the ‘50s with The Drifters but it was the '61 hit "Stand by Me" that sealed his musical legacy. He spoke to Fresh Air in 1988. We also listen back to a 1991 interview with lyricist Jerry Leiber and composer Mike Stoller, who wrote and produced music for King. Plus, we'll revisit Terry Gross' 1993 interview with Jerry Wexler, the hitmaker who coined the term "rhythm and blues."Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy