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Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2024 33:40

This week on the pod I'm thrilled to be joined by Rebecca Clay Cole motherfuckers! We talk about her Pavement origin story, to joining the band on key, and breaking down song number 29!Transcript:Track 2:[0:00] Previously on the Pavement Top 50.Track 1:[0:02] At track 30, we have Spit on a Stranger. What the hell do you make of this song, Devin? I'm really glad I got this song because I love this song. And the thing about this song is that there's a real tension within the song that truly appeals to me. because I believe that musically and in the verses, this is the most romantic song that Pavement has ever recorded.Track 2:[0:31] Hey, this is Westy from the Rock and Roll Band, Pavement, and you're listening to The Countdown.Track 3:[0:39] Hey, it's JD here, back for another episode of our Top 50 Countdown for Seminole Indie Rock Band, Pavement. Week over week, we're going to count down the 50 essential Pavement tracks that you selected with your very own top 20 ballads. I then tabulated the results using an abacus and all my fingers on my left hand, except for my thumb. Fuck you, thumb. How will your favorite songs fare in the rankings? Well, you'll need to tune in to find out. So there's that.Track 2:[1:06] This week, we're joined by Pavement superfan, well, not Pavement superfan, Pavement superstar, Rebecca fucking Clay Cole. Rebecca, how the hell are you?Track 4:[1:17] Hello, I actually, I'm a fan. I don't know if I'm a super fan, because I've met some super fans. And I don't know if I have the level of technical knowledge. But I'm a fan and in the band. So nice to meet you.Track 3:[1:30] Nice to meet you as well. You definitely have the technical knowledge. I saw you guys play on the 22 reunion tour eight times, I think. And it was tremendous. I had so much fun. I was at the Fonda show. I saw two shows in Toronto and then like six shows in London.Track 4:[1:48] Oh, great.Track 3:[1:49] Or not London, but UK.Track 4:[1:51] Cool.Track 3:[1:52] So very, a lot of fun.Track 4:[1:54] A good range of shows there.Track 3:[1:55] Yeah, I think so. I was pleased. I wanted to go to Iceland really bad, but that didn't fall on the cards.Track 4:[2:02] Well, maybe we'll be in Iceland again someday.Track 3:[2:04] That would be cool.Track 4:[2:05] Join us if that happens.Track 3:[2:07] I will do that. So let's get right to the punch here and talk about, this is sort of funny to be talking about something, Sort of funny to be talking with somebody in the band about their Pavement Origins story, but obviously you came late to the band, and we'll talk about that. I really want to know what it's like to join a band that's an established band, but hasn't been on the road in a while. I want to know that as well, but I really want to know your Pavement Origins story.Track 4:[2:36] My Pavement Origins story. Well, I think the first time I was aware of Pavement was when they were opening for Sonic Youth. It was maybe Sonic Youth Mudhoney Pavement at Red Rocks.Track 3:[2:52] Oh, really?Track 4:[2:53] They were the first band to play and I had never heard of them. I hadn't heard of much because at this point I think I was six months in Denver. And before that I'd lived like on a farm and on an island. So I had no cultural touchstones at all for a teenager. I was really, I wouldn't say ignorant, but I just sort of formed my own musical education. I'd never been to a punk show. There were no punk shows in the Virgin Islands, you know, or in the farm in Kentucky. So all of that is to say some friends took me to Red Rocks to see this show. And Pavement was the first band. So that was my first introduction to Pavement.Track 3:[3:29] And what did you think?Track 4:[3:31] I did not understand it. I didn't understand it at all. But Gary was in fine form, and I remember not spending a lot of time behind his kit. And I just was confused what the performance was. I didn't understand it. I didn't have the language to understand it at the time.Track 3:[3:49] That's phenomenal. And Red Rocks, to boot. I've never been, but it's supposed to be just a fantastic venue, right?Track 4:[3:59] Maybe Pavement can play it again with me.Track 3:[4:02] Oh, that's awesome.Track 4:[4:04] I'll just plant that seed out there to the universe.Track 3:[4:06] Yeah.Track 4:[4:07] We'd like it to grow.Track 3:[4:08] So where did it go from there? Did you... At what point did you click? Did it go, oh, yeah, I get this?Track 4:[4:17] You know, not much later. Maybe a year or two later, I was... I found myself joined into an indie band. And this was 90... 94 maybe okay um 93 94 95 for sure um and so pavement was of course i should maybe it's not and of course but it was just like a touchstone you know it was like they were one of the coolest bands doing it and someone that everyone in my scene looked up to very very greatly and so i saw them touring wawi zawi they had my friends the apples and stereo opening for them for a section of that tour and so I got to see that show with Apple's opening which was great um so yeah I would say Wowie Zowie was that era where I like I definitely remember thrifting for my first set of stage clothes for the Minders like listening to that cassette going to the thrift store with my friend Tammy oh.Track 3:[5:12] That's a cool memory.Track 4:[5:13] Getting ready for our first gig yeah.Track 3:[5:15] That's so cool what What was the name.Track 4:[5:17] Of the band? The Minders.Track 3:[5:19] The Minders. Is there anything out there that people can find?Track 4:[5:24] Yeah. Check it out.Track 3:[5:26] Yeah, I will definitely check that out. Yeah. So from there, we fast forward a number of years, and it's now 2021, I'm guessing, when you got the call, or was it early in 2022?Track 4:[5:43] I actually, Steven had asked me in 2020, 19.Track 3:[5:50] Oh, right. Because they were going to go on the road in 2020.Track 4:[5:54] Because the Jicks were at Primavera, I think.Track 3:[5:59] Okay.Track 4:[5:59] If I'm not mistaken. This is how I remember it in my time. I'm friends with Joanna. She played briefly in The Minders. And we're just really close in addition to that. And the rest of the Jicks. I'm friends with all the Jicks. But anyway, Stephen had asked me about 2020 and not to tell anyone. And so I hadn't. And so then somehow, because they were in Barcelona, he must have mentioned that I was doing it or that it was happening or someone in Barcelona. I don't know. But I got a lot of angry texts from the jigs like, why didn't you tell us?Track 3:[6:30] Oh, man.Track 4:[6:31] It's like, well, I was asked not to say anything to anyone. It was really hard. I'm glad someone knows now.Track 3:[6:37] You're a person of your word. That's great.Track 4:[6:39] In this one case, I was, yeah. Usually I'm that terrible gossip. it so.Track 3:[6:45] That happens and then obviously covet happens so that doesn't that doesn't you know pan out but 2022 comes around and you guys all assemble in portland to um to jam and to rehearse like a shitload of songs.Track 4:[7:04] What was what.Track 3:[7:06] Was that like for you how much prep work did you have to do going into that.Track 4:[7:11] Um I took it pretty seriously and I did a lot of prep work I pretty much took the three months before those rehearsals were just me rehearsing for rehearsals and I set up my my rig basically the same rig I use live I set up a version of that in my living room, with a mixer and an amp and like you know tried all sorts of different keyboard configurations and tried to figure out what I wanted to use live. And then from there, sort of figuring out, you know, there was programming a lot of sounds. It was important for me to learn the catalog in such a way that, that my goal was like if steven just played any riff like kind of randomly started noodling it that i would be able to know like the song its title where to find it in my notes like does it have keyboard and do i have that part ready to go or percussion or vocals or anything so that was sort of the level i wanted to be prepared for practice the first full band rehearsal which i I think, actually, I think I met my goal. I took, I had extensive notes.Track 3:[8:16] You posted them on social, right?Track 4:[8:18] I think Bob posted that picture first.Track 3:[8:21] Yeah, yeah.Track 4:[8:22] I was surprised you wanted to, like, but yeah. Those were the distilled notes. I mean, like, some songs have pages and pages where I've just painstakingly, like, transcribed, you know, using music notation, like, how the part looks on the sheet so I could read it and understand it that way. Other notes are a little more esoteric and squiggly. So yeah, that was the prep, three months of that. And I got, of course, by the end thought I wasn't ready at all. And then I showed up to practice and realized I was pretty ready.Track 3:[9:00] So you walk into the room. I'm sorry to keep painting these pictures. But you walk into the room, and this is an established group of people. Although they haven't seen each other in 10 years probably or close to or some of them haven't seen each other. How difficult is that to insert yourself or be inserted in something that is already established like that?Track 4:[9:25] And something I love. Not just like something that it's established for me in that way.Track 3:[9:32] Yeah.Track 4:[9:33] It was sort of heavy actually. I made it heavy in the preparation I guess. Like, I was nervous. I was very nervous about, uh... I mean, it sounds silly to say now that I've spent some years with them, but I was just hoping everyone would like me. Not like personally, necessarily, but what I'm bringing to the songs. Was everyone in the band equally on board with having a keyboard player? Am I stepping on any parts? At first, I was concerned, does Bob still want to play some keyboard lines?Track 3:[10:06] Oh, yeah.Track 4:[10:07] I wasn't quite sure how it had all come to be. And so I just, I, I, I walked in to not timidly, but just like trying to get a read before I really started asserting myself. But I, but then I forget my filter only lasts for a little bit. And then it's like within an hour or two, I think it was fine.Track 3:[10:27] Oh, that's so cool to hear. Yeah.Track 4:[10:29] I forget to be nervous. And then I'm just myself for better or for worse.Track 3:[10:33] No, that's great. great so from there we go to LA and we go to the Fonda show which I gotta tell you that show like kicked all sorts of ass that was so good you guys played so long and such a varied like we didn't know going into it that the set list was going to be as varied as it was um you know we We knew that you guys had practiced a lot of songs, but it just, it was surreal. What was it like for you?Track 4:[11:06] Surreal.Track 3:[11:07] Surreal as well.Track 4:[11:08] I mean, we'd done all, we'd done the rehearsal in Portland and, you know, the team, you know, for musical building, but also for me, some team building, like who are these guys exactly? And like, and then we did some practice in LA on a soundstage before the Fonda as well. And I was nervous. It wasn't even like I was nervous. I was just unsure. I was really unsure what to expect. I now had practiced with them for like eight days, and I had watched so much YouTube of them live. But I hadn't been on stage to feel, like I wasn't sure what I was going to feel on stage, if that makes sense, like how it was actually going to feel to perform the music.Track 4:[11:48] And like rehearsal and performance are two different energies. Strategies, just wasn't sure what I was going to get from the five guys as far as all that went.Track 4:[11:56] And I also was really unsure what I was going to get from the crowd. It's like, I was like, yeah, I have eight days of practice with them. Like, I feel pretty good that they like my contribution. But now the question is, like, does anyone else like the contribution? Is it going to work?Track 4:[12:12] Will it be unfavorably compared? I had a lot a lot of that swirling in my head i was and it was uh yeah i wouldn't say nerves both under and overstates the situation it wasn't like i was shaking in my boots but it felt heavier than that it was like too heavy to be shaken in my boots but then steven did this really cool thing and maybe he could tell i was nervous i i will also say i don't think i was the only one with jitters i think they also hadn't played out in over a decade together so a lot of those questions maybe they're asking themselves as well um but steven rallied us really classic but and maybe like a little maybe it seemed pat to say it now but at the time it felt really good but he was just reminded us all that we practiced hard and it was going to be fun um and it's the strangest thing jd because as we walked on stage all of that tension left and that's really gifts that's been the hugest gift for me of playing in this band I got it on the first show and it's no fear it was just like this is fun these guys are fun the energy is fun and that is how it feels on stage to play with them I learned that night the reason the tension goes away is because it's about something.Track 4:[13:34] More important than And like, did you execute your part properly?Track 3:[13:37] Right.Track 4:[13:38] You know, it's like, are you in the right head and heart space? And they probably don't use these words for it. This is how I'm describing it. You know, to make the music matter, there has to be a feeling there. And they all excel at that. It turns out I had nothing to be worried about. Pure joy being on stage with those guys.Track 3:[13:54] Okay, I'm curious about your favorite songs to play. What are some that you had a lot of fun with?Track 4:[14:02] I mean, they're all so fun. And I'm not just saying that, I mean.Track 3:[14:06] No, that's cool.Track 4:[14:07] They're all pretty fun to play. Even when I'm just shaking a tambourine half of one chorus or something of a song, it's like, I can't believe I get to play the tambourine on this part. They didn't just invite me up. They're paying me to come up here and play this tambourine part.Track 3:[14:26] That's so cool.Track 4:[14:27] It's just like, what a dream gig.Track 3:[14:29] Yeah. I love how you did Trigger Cut, like how you did the sha-la-la-la-las in Trigger Cut.Track 4:[14:35] Oh, yeah. So cool. That's so fun. That's really fun. And that is a fun one to play. Like, obviously, like, anything that finds just me and Bob, like, in a tambourine party is fun. Like, any, you know, the more tambourines, the better. It's always good. It's always fun. That's just, there's never a night where I look up and see Bob playing tambourine and don't immediately get completely lifted.Track 3:[14:57] Oh, that's so cool.Track 4:[14:59] So anything where I'm doing that is fun. Working out something like Embassy Row was kind of fun because we, like, practiced the beginning part and, you know, then it rocks at the end. It's sort of like seeing those songs kind of work out in practice and then singing.Track 2:[15:13] Yeah, yeah, I get that. So what do you think? Should we get into the track, song 29?Track 4:[15:24] Let's do it. So it ranks 29 of 50?Track 2:[15:27] That's right, yeah. We'll be back on the other side with Rebecca Clay Cole. Hey, this is Bob Mastandovich from Pavement. Thanks for listening, and now on with a countdown. 29!Track 3:[21:05] There it is, the sixth song from Bright in the Corners on the Top 50 Countdown, also the sixth song on the record. This week, we're talking about song 29, the fantastic, the jammy type Slowly. Rebecca, what is your relationship with this song?Track 4:[21:21] Oh, I love this song so much. I mean, it wasn't on my first wave of songs to study, even though I knew we were going to play it. But it wasn't like, you know, there are other songs I felt like I had to nail more. So this was towards the end. I said, OK, let me get into this type slowly jam. And putting on the hat of Stephen playing that piano part and like figuring out where he put his hands and why for that song on that recording was like. I feel like a little peek behind the curtain there to the mind of the man.Track 3:[22:02] Wow.Track 4:[22:03] Because I play the piano most. That's my primary instrument. And so thinking about how he was approaching the piano on that song was cool. And I scored every note out. There's a score that I've written of everything he does. Because everything he did was so cool. And I wanted to be sure to capture not all of it verbatim, just understanding where he was coming from with all of those parts. So by the time we played it live, I had that sort of intimate relationship with it where I had been in my headphones on an edible and just flying high and really getting into the, was that a 32nd note rest or a 16th note rest? Really too over-processed on that probably, but in a fun way for me because that's how my brain works. And so by the time we put it live and I got to sort of use some of that and throw some of that out, it just kind of became a song in the set I always liked to see. I always like to see Types Lully in the set.Track 3:[23:09] That's fantastic. I like to see it as well. Bright in the Corners is one of my favorites. So I'm glad to see it's represented a lot on this top 50 list. And there's definitely more to come from Bright in the Corners. What do you think in terms of this ranking do you think it's properly rated overrated underrated like you seemed surprised when you said 29 out of 50 a and I don't know what that what that surprise meant.Track 4:[23:39] Yeah, I guess I don't know either, because I don't know what's 50 to 30.Track 3:[23:46] Right.Track 4:[23:46] So that's one of the things. So I don't know what came behind it. I can probably guess half of what's ahead, at least. But I don't know. To me, I think of it as a live track.Track 3:[24:00] Oh, OK.Track 4:[24:01] A song that was built for live. And I don't know if it was. but it just takes it takes so much life on on the stage um that it's almost like one of those songs that was made to do that when.Track 3:[24:18] You guys got it prepared to go on the road did you know you were going to do the jams in it or was that sort of like organic on the road the.Track 4:[24:29] Jams are organic they had jammed that song before so it wasn't a surprise at all that they'd be jamming and And the song as it is on the record is a bit of a jam. I mean, I did count it out measure for measure for the purpose of my scholastic exercise, but I knew we weren't going to deliver that just like that on stage. If I had to get out the sheet music to make sure I could make sense of it, I mean, no, you know, it's not worth that. So I knew there would be jams and the jams changed. Changed you know it was it's the for me type slowly is the most me i get to be on stage with pavement oh wow because i'm not yeah well it's a jam and so and there's a lot of freedom in the jam for me on the piano because the part was free to write it was very free freely written kind of thing and in and out play when i want don't play when i want stop playing the piano and just shake something else for a while or play one note and whatever I do kind of seems to work I don't even think Stephen has me in his monitor so it's not like but in my mind maybe he does but in my mind it's like you know the guitars and me and then I'm and sometimes I'm with the rhythm I'm kind of I get to jump into everyone's show on that song like I'll be with Mark for a couple minutes.Track 4:[25:51] Then I'll jump over and watch Steve West and then it's like what's Bob doing and then oh yeah yeah, Stephen's doing something cool. Let me pop over. Let me get my attention back over to the guitar and see what's going on. And Spiral will come over and jam. So for me in the set, that's like my most, I'm not really thinking about it as a pavement song, monolithic and unchangeable. I think about it as like a pavement song in the now that's still being kind of designed.Track 3:[26:17] Oh, that's a really cool way to look at it. Live music is, there's a singer that I've heard say that a song isn't finished until you play it live. You know, like you've got it written and performed, but until you take it on the stage, it sort of hasn't fully gestated.Track 4:[26:38] I think that might be true. Yeah. A song like this might never gestate. It might never be done. It's just a grower.Track 3:[26:47] Yeah, that's a good way to think of it.Track 4:[26:49] You know, it's always going to evolve live. Like, I'm sure the next time we play it, there'll be something that's not. Everyone takes different positions. musicians and yeah and then sometimes steve west will think it's time to end type slowly, and it's not or sometimes we're like we could totally end it like why hasn't it ended or and sometimes i'm the one out there like i'm still playing and it's like oh crap we're already to the next verse and i'm still oh the clouds like it just is so loose like that i love it you could never do it the same way twice which is probably why i love it so much that's.Track 3:[27:23] Very pavement as well Wow. It seems very pavement. Yeah.Track 4:[27:27] On brand.Track 3:[27:28] Is there anything else you want to say about Type Slowly?Track 4:[27:35] Um, no, there's nothing I really want to say about Type Slowly. I was wondering if you were going to ask me about Slowly Typed.Track 3:[27:42] Oh, I didn't even know. I didn't.Track 4:[27:45] But you didn't. So no, we don't, we don't have to talk about Slowly Typed.Track 3:[27:48] Well, now that you've opened the door. I would like to hear your thoughts.Track 4:[27:52] I mean, my only thought about Slowly Typed is that it shows the way that the scaffold that song hangs on now into that live jam that it's played on, I think, is how it was meant to be. Or how it does its boast power. The Slowly Typed version is, not going to ever be a nine minute epic live jam okay maybe i mean maybe i don't know maybe i'll throw that challenge out for the next round of shows but yeah um so i just think that's sort of an interesting thing to think about like i actually looked when i was doing all my homework for this tour i thought okay let me go see like if there's any like live slowly typed nine minute jams i can find on YouTube. And I couldn't find any, only the type slowly jams.Track 3:[28:40] It's, it's wild how YouTube has changed things, right? Like, I mean, the fact that you can just go and like, look at these shows to, to do your notations and to do the things that you want to do very neat that you didn't have to sort of fly by the seat of your pants.Track 4:[28:54] I mean, it felt like I was flying by the seat of my pants. But no doubt it was helpful. Like, because you listen to something on record, and it's like okay that's on record a record that was recorded 30 years ago and this band has probably played it live 500 times since then so they don't remember their body memory of the song is probably not like the recording version it's like some live version somewhere that i need to go find and there were a couple other songs not type slowly where i was sort of playing it true to the record and it would be like don't do that i'm like but it's like exactly this is exactly the parts too much or it's you know and i'm like and then i realized it's just oh yeah right because it hasn't been there for 30 years. So it's good to go back and look at the live versions of things to just sort of watch, kind of like what you just said about how a song, it doesn't really go until it's performed for an audience. But if you've performed that song for 30 years, it might have traveled somewhat from the recorded version.Track 3:[29:51] Yeah, I would guess so, now that you've said it. It wasn't something I considered before, but now that you've said it, It's like, yeah, that seems pretty clear.Track 4:[30:02] Yeah, I found that to be on a lot of songs. So YouTube was a really great resource. I would just be like listening to something. I'm like, there's no way Bob played this live on the keyboard. But I know he played the keyboard. So then I'd go back and watch the live version and watch what he was doing on keyboard and split the difference between Stephen's part recorded and Bob's part live.Track 3:[30:21] Oh, okay.Track 4:[30:21] But use that YouTube as a, it was a great resource for me. And it still is. I learn a lot of songs in general. So it's usually a little goldmine of knowledge.Track 3:[30:30] Are you always are you always finding yourself noodling and learning stuff yes yeah yeah i can't.Track 4:[30:39] Really not think about it.Track 3:[30:41] Just listening to you talk so far it's like yeah you seem to have that very analytical you know sort of uh view of things right um like to to to do this which is yeah i think.Track 4:[30:55] I'm more analytical than a lot of uh musicians or at least my creative flow is in an analytical way I like math, I like charts I like spreadsheets, and that just really helps me get into my own flows of things even when I was trying to figure out I went over to a friend of mine's studio when I first started learning these pavement songs and I was just like help, I don't even know where to start, there's like maybe a hundred songs, I just didn't even I'm like how do I even and start it.Track 3:[31:29] Yeah.Track 4:[31:30] And he was like, make a spreadsheet. That's what you do. And I totally did that. I made a spreadsheet with the album, the song. Does it have piano? Does it have percussion? Does it need me to go find some kind of synthesizer sound? I don't know what. Just like I made a spreadsheet, and that's how I, yeah, I'm pretty analytical. Yes.Track 3:[31:50] That's a pavement first, I would think, a spreadsheet.Track 4:[31:55] Well, for the music, maybe. Maybe. Maybe there's... No, I bet there's got to be a set list spreadsheet.Track 3:[32:01] Oh, okay.Track 4:[32:03] That's a lot to keep track of. Yeah.Track 3:[32:05] Maybe not.Track 4:[32:05] Maybe Bob does it all from his heart and head. But maybe if I were him, I would... But then again, I'm the one that loves the spreadsheets.Track 3:[32:14] Right. Yeah. Well, Rebecca, it's been dynamite talking to you. You know, especially seeing as it's tough to... It's been tough to hear from you these last couple of years, like to read in magazines or stuff like that. I haven't, you know, I haven't seen a tremendous amount of pavement information with you included. So this is really special to me. I'm really thankful that you decided to stop by and do this.Track 4:[32:44] Yeah, thanks for asking. It's fun to talk about it because it's just like a really fun experience that I've gotten to have. And I'm like the luckiest music fan on earth, I think, in certain ways.Track 3:[32:54] Oh, that's a great way to wrap it. That is great. Thank you so much.Track 4:[32:59] Thank you. Good luck with the rest of the countdown.Track 3:[33:01] All right. Wash your hands. Wash your goddamn hands.Track 2:[33:05] Thanks for listening to Meeting Malcolmists, a pavement podcast where we count down the top 50 pavement tracks as selected by you. If you've got questions or concerns, please shoot me an email. JD at Meeting Malcolmists dot com. 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MMT50 - 238

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2024 34:18

jD is back and he's joined by Daniel from Chicago to discuss his Pavement origin story and dissect track number 38. Transcript: [0:00] Hey, it's JD here, and I just wanted to throw something down, somewhat of a challenge to all you musically inclined folks out there.We are going to be doing a pod list again this year, and a pod list is simply a podcast playlist.It's a pod list. The previous four pod lists have consisted of talented members of our Pavement community submitting songs that they have covered from the Pavement oeuvre.Pavement adjacent songs are also welcome. So you could do PSOI, you could do Jicks, you could do Malcolm is Solo.Anything is fair game, truly. So get your band together or grab an acoustic guitar and just play your fucking guts out.From there, submit the song to me by email and we'll go from there.So please submit those songs, jd at meetingmalkmus.com, or even better, use wetransfer.com if it's a big WAV file. And WAV files are what I prefer.That will work out just magnificently. That's what she said.Podlist 5 coming July 8th. So get those songs in and be a part of something special. Thanks so much.Now, on with the show.Track 3:[1:24] Previously on the pavement top 50.Track 2:[1:27] What do you have to say dan from rochester about playbook oh man so um first of all when i i listened to this a lot this week and there's three versions so i did some some deepdiving into comparing the different like studio versions that are out there but the first thing that surprised me was the length is relatively short it's slightly less than three and a half minutesand to me that song always felt like very epic.Track 3:[1:58] Hey, this is Westy from the Rock and Roll Band, Pavement, and you're listening to The Countdown.Track 4:[2:05] Hey, it's J.D. here, back for another episode of our Top 50 Countdown for the seminal indie rock band, Pavement.Week over week, we're going to count down the 50 essential Pavement tracks that you selected with your very own Top 20 ballots.I then tabulated the results using an abacus and a six-pack.[2:24] Okay, there were only four left, but I was thirsty. see how will your favorite pavement song fare in the ranking you'll need to tune in to find out so there's that this week we're joinedby pavement superfan daniel daniel how are you doing motherfucker uh doing good how are you i am excellent today it's a bright and sunny day out i did a 10k walk it's uh just fantastic itis a good day it's like i'm in chicago and it's uh 50 degrees and so that's like summer so yeah right to have that in february is like just another another planet it's amazing yeah so let's getright into this let's talk about your pavement origin story daniel from chicago i am from a town in the south called montgomery alabama Okay.And I'm also 45, late Gen Xer.Discovering music in the early 90s, you really had to try to search out cool stuff, and especially in a shitty town like Montgomery, Alabama. Alabama.[3:42] There were like only one record store that was independent and you kind of had to like know a person to get there. And.[3:52] So that's a big part of my origin story is I am from a shitty place.And the more I get to know pavement, I realize that Stockton is a lot like Montgomery.It's strip malls and crime and not a lot to do, not a lot of real culture.So I see that connection now.When I was a teenager, I was into classic rock like Neil Young and Bob Dylan and Steve Miller Band, I guess, was my intro to what my dad showed me about rock and roll.But I started 10th grade and I noticed a guy had the iconic pavement sunny side up shirt. Right.And I said, this guy knows something. He kind of shined with this aura.And at the time, I didn't know much about indie rock or alternative rock.But I knew a lot about film.I was into Tarantino, and that led me to John Woo and other independent film.[5:17] I knew a lot about beat literature, like Kerouac and Ginsberg, Burroughs.So we met, and he helped me with the pavement and the Sonic Youth. We traded CDs.I traded VHS, independent film, with him.And we eventually started a shitty noise band in his garage.Oh, that is so cool. Yeah. Yeah. And we talked about Pavement and Sonic Youth, Daydream Nation.At the time, I think Crooked Rain was the big one, and Wowie was pretty big on our playlist.List um but i'm really thankful for that meeting and his taste was just um beyond anything of people from montgomery so i that's my story and i i continue to love pavement my entire lifehas been my favorite band and i felt very special uh having them as a part of my life and i i'm not sure who it was that said.[6:38] I think it might be Mark Arm from Mudhunt Honey said, when you listen to Pavement, you feel smarter.And I feel like I'm in on some kind of secret.Yeah. And I feel enlightened when I listen to Stephen Moutmiss and his poetry and his lyrics.I feel smarter. And coming from a place of like education was not valued and no culture, it meant a lot for me to like have pavement as this kind of avant-garde art band that led me todifferent bigger cities and bigger ideas.Is so so what was take take me through your experience daniel take me through that so you saw him wearing the sunny side up shirt what was the first spin like like what did you spin firstif you remember i remember and and what was going on in your head when you heard it i got crooked crooked rain crooked rain first and i remember the disc and people these days missout on the artwork of the disc right it's got that layer of like kind of red and maroon art.[8:01] And i spun it and i was like first off i've never heard uh a vocalist sound like this before right and i was like is he singing or is he like speaking um and they're in the liner notesthere's a picture of like a singer but i always thought it was that that was mouth mess or that was spiral stairs i wasn't sure but it turns out it's like just a random collage um i wasn't sure ifthe the singer was playing guitar or was just like singing.Wow. Like something from a different world completely. And unlike any music.[8:46] That i've uh ever encountered even since it's um now i can kind of associate what not miss was doing with like lou reed yes big time uh but at the time it was just like what is thisvocalist doing and then there were parts of the guitar playing it was like kind of dissonant guitar and i was like is are these guitars even in tune like it sounds like noise in some parts but somelodic and others and so melodic and others and that's their secret yeah um.[9:25] And then i started listening to the lyrics um the first song that comes to mind i wrote on my uh we used to have book covers of paper to cover the book i wrote the entire uh lyrics forstop breathing this is like the most poetic I don't know what he's talking about but I was also I went to it like an art high school and I was in creative writing and I would do my best to tryto emulate in my poetry what mountainous was doing with like his prose or his lyrics right Right, okay.So he was talking about, I think, stuff around a father-son relationship in that song, and I had struggles with my dad, and as we all probably do.Sure. And I was like, abstractly, he's talking about stuff that is really hitting home.And so there were some songs I didn't get at first, like...[10:39] But yeah we'll talk about some of that stuff later sure okay yeah um so that was your first experience with them and crooked rain what a great jumping off point and just to followup on you know like who's playing what and what are they doing it wasn't like you could tune into mtv at the time and see a great deal of pavement you know and and sort of match it uplike you could with with other bands.You know, in this case, they were so rarefied.It would be tough to get your hands on, you know, live footage or anything like that. So that leads me to my next question.When did you see them live? Did you see them live?First, my first concert by them was.[11:28] It must have been early my first semester at auburn university i went uh started uh 97, i went to birmingham alabama at a place called the nick i think that's what it is and so it musthave been september or october of 1997 and it was a like maybe uh, 100, 200 person venue. It was a very small venue.And me and my two friends from Auburn, we got there nerdy, super early and waited at the rail of the front row.[12:18] And it turns out that we were right across from Spiral Stairs guitar setup.Okay. And it was in support of Right in the Corners.So, amazing show.I think at the time, what they were doing was they were playing about 15 songs with an encore of three songs. And they played Credence.Sinister Purpose was their cover that they played.And they they had their set list on paper plates which i thought was very diy and cool and spiral at the end of the set uh he picked up his paper plate threw it like a frisbee and i caught it soi had the the set list i don't have it anymore but oh damn one time it was in my dorm it was in a collection as i moved around the country of course of course but i wish i had had thatamazing moment.Probably, I would say it's probably my third or fourth concert ever. Um, and.[13:35] I went to REM and Radiohead in support of Monster. That was my first.So it's in good company.Yeah, I bet. So how did you find like-minded people in uni?Was it easy or did you have to seek them out like you did in high school?Or how did you find your compatriots to go to that show with?This is so funny. uh the first day of english class the teacher asked what what what do we like and get to know you ice icebreaker questions and me and this guy cleave we both put thesame bands we really liked pavement number one lemon heads number two rem number three we we wrote those identically, and it's it's like this uh serendipitous kind of thing happenedwith us and we became, very close friends and at the time he was like really into pink floyd and i said hey man you got to get really back into pavements better than pink floyd so weobsess over our mutual love of malchmas and uh pavement so that that's how that connection happened but other times in my life i've never really found someone who says pavement's myfavorite band and maybe you're my probably my.[15:04] Like third person i they always seem to be like a french band no one is like so obsessed like i am or possibly you are.And that's okay with me. Like, this is something, it's very special kind of in this time where everything feels like homogenized.I'm glad that this is a special thing for a few of us.Yeah, I think so too. We can unite in that, unite in our solodom.In our solitude. dude. Um, What's your go-to record these days?[15:51] Well, it's grown. It's changed over time. Of course. As it should, probably.I think the most bang for your buck and artistic expression of what they represent is Wowie Zowie.Sure. Yeah, I can get behind that. It is their version of the White Album in that it is so many different genre attempts.And it feels loose it feels fun um it's thematically all over the place yeah and, i just it just feels like a real expression of what they were going for as a band yeah i i i'm not sure if it's likethe best album but for me i think it feels like pavement and what they wanted um and the the go-to for me i hope it makes your list is uh grave architecture okay i find that to bequintessential uh a pavement song but yeah Yeah, it's just so all over the place and wacky that I love it.What do you say we take a quick break and we come back on the other side of track number 38?Sounds good. All right, cool.Track 3:[17:18] Hey, this is Bob Mustanovich from Pavement. Thanks for listening.And now on with a countdown.Track 2:[17:26] 38.Track 4:[20:04] Alright, track 38 is Date with Ikea, the first spiral jam on the countdown.It's the fifth from Pavement's fourth record, Bright in the Corners, after Blue Hawaiian at 50, Embassy Row at 44, Old to Begin at 43, and Starlings of the Slipstream at 40.Without further ado, number 38, Date with Ikea.Daniel from Chicago.Hey. Talk to me about your experience with this song.Well, it was the first Pavement album that I was able to buy on its release date.So it has a special place.It was released, I think it's April 17th, 1997.97 and i good went to my local mall and walked in and bought this album and, it's a banger it's a really fucking good album and 100% it's it it rocks and this song is a rocker and you feellike there's some shimmering layered guitar going on yeah Yeah. Um.[21:30] I'm not sure what the song's about. It feels like... Tough to discern.At the time, I didn't know what Ikea was.Now I know. I think it's a Norwegian furniture store, wholesale furniture.[21:50] So now I think I know what the meaning of the song is.Because I've had a date with Ikea. I bought a house, and I've had to go to Ikea to celebrate needing furniture.And I remember going to Ikea going, oh, this is what the song is about.Maybe domestication.Maybe it's a union.I like domestication. Yeah. But the lyrics are about a relationship strife.The actress is always breaking things. That made me think something's going wrong in the relationship or he's annoyed with his partner.Not sure. But Spiral's songs have always had their own feel to them.And this feels like a quintessential uh spiral stairs song not what what else does it sound like in those years maybe uh like super chunk like no pocky for kitty, i don't know if you know ofany other bands that might sound like but.[23:08] No, because it's tough, because his cuts sort of stand alone on a pavement record, because they're so radically different than the stuff that SM does, right?I think that's what I'm trying to get at, yeah.[23:24] But lyrically, you can go down the same bottomless pit with both of their lyrics.I think Malk tends to be, he's got the turn of phrase, right?He's got the gift for a turn of phrase in a way that Spiral doesn't necessarily have the same horsepower at this stage in the game.If you listen to PSOI, like that first record, All This Sounds Gas, man, is he firing on all cylinders on that record.I think so. So that is prime beef.And I love it. Uh, his two outings on brighten the corners are both, you know, I think they're both a great jumping off point for what you need to get from, from spiral. That's just my take.I think you're right. Uh, the idea that it can be on the same album and feel so different.[24:25] Right. And I'm okay with that. Sort of their secret weapon in a way, right i think so i there and i'm in a lot of ways i'm not sure uh spirals influence on what mountainous does that'skind of a mystery i i believe it showed up more on probably slanted and yeah the early stuff yeah the eps off the top i think they were much more collaborative collaborative but i'm likingwhat i hear this this is a rocker this feels like it's got the.[25:04] Almost like a classic rock feel to it of maybe tom petty in there and the heartbreakers, but um got the sing-along chorus here's the a weird thing about uh the spiral Spiral stuff.When I would go to the shows, the crowd would cheer so much for Spiral.It was almost like we were rooting for this underdog.[25:40] And when spiral was playing his, uh, cuts like mountainous, what it seemed like he didn't know what he was supposed to be doing.He would not, he wouldn't have a guitar part to it. He, he would just kind of like Panama. I'm playing guitar.And, but I noticed how much the crowd would get behind, uh, like spirals chance to shine.Shine so you happen to see any dates on the most recent tour in 2022 i did i saw one of the chicago okay i found that steve was much more uh on board with the spiral stuff if if for lack ofa better term if he wasn't on board in the earlier years and i don't know that i'm i'm prescribing that on him.I shouldn't, but I sort of am.And I just feel like they were much more cohesive, like band-wise, this time out.I saw the same thing, and I think I read in interviews where Mountmess before had seemed kind of apprehensive to put his ball in the pavement court, per se.He was very much on board with being a band that was reuniting and good vibes in general yeah but at the time i think what you notice about uh.[27:07] Bright in the corners is oh he's starting to get his own voice mountainous right and it's, it has to feel um daunting to have other people in the band wanting to collaborate whenyou're you're like really finding your groove.So with Wowie, there's, I think, maybe one spiral cut, Brighton two, but then with Terror zero, you're starting to see, Mount Missus realizing that I have something to say and I want it tobe the singular vision.[27:53] That's just my take. I add a lot of meaning and interpretation that might not be there.No, that's what we do with our favorite bands, right?They add, they give us that to sort of interpret. But I feel like.[28:09] Mount miss really was hitting his groove and maybe spiral was hitting his groove as well and they just it was a sign that they needed to take some time off hey listen i don't want tomake this comparison too apt but it's interesting to me that having watched the beatles documentary george is shut out of that song and then he immediately rips off all things must passwhich which is a double record, which just shows like how he had all these songs in the bag.And it's like, how did John and how did John and Paul not include any of his stuff on Let It Be?And then, you know, 40 years later or 30 years later, you have Terror Twilight, which I think is sorely lacking a spiral song.Like, I think that there's part of that record that, that, you know, because a lot of people, it's their number five.And I think it's their number five, because it doesn't sound like a pavement record, necessarily.It sounds lush and rich, production-wise.I continue to call it a beta test for Steve's first solo record.[29:27] It's just interesting to me that it's lacking this something, and I think that something is a Spiral Gem. you might be on to something with that.And, and I'm, I'm, I'm, while I'm glad they both had a great solo careers, um, it is, it's sort of missing something.Yeah. So where do you think in terms of the ranking, this comes in at 38, what do you think, uh, is it properly rated?Is it overrated? Is it underrated? Uh.[30:02] I'm a little, I've been thinking about this. I think it might be overrated.If you would have asked me in 1997, I would have said it should be up there in the 30s.I don't think this has aged for me as well as it should have. I don't know.[30:25] Nowadays, I listen to Brighton and I go, what's the song three on there?Oh, he had to ask me that.I'm cool and underqualified is who I am. I don't have that stuff at my fingertips. No, I've got this.So if you listen to Transport is Arranged. Okay.Going right into Old to Begin. Yeah. Those...It kind of is in between transport and old to begin.And I feel like those are like way stronger songs.Like, and also those are songs where Malcolm is really starting to have his own voice.And it's like very unique rock.And I think those songs, since I heard old to begin, it's like 44 or 43.I I think it's I think those two songs Transport and Old to Begin, are better than Date with Ikea so for some reason I'm feeling like.[31:40] The lack of cohesion of this album, give it a shot, listen to it without Date With Ikea.It's a different album, and it's an interesting choice by the engineers and the producers to put Date in between those two.I think it should be ranked lower. I'm sorry, JD. No, that's okay.That's why I asked the question.[32:08] Hopefully uh transport somewhere in the top 50 i think that's such a a fucking rocker and it's so heavy at the end um but yeah i would put date and probably in my uh, a little bitlower would it crack the top 50 still i don't think so i if i'm going to be completely honest it's going to be in the lower 50 maybe 60s or 70s okay wow you heard it here here first folks stilllove it chicago still love it though it's one of his children but he just disparaged it uh daniel do you have anything that you would like to plug at all is there anything that you're known foron the internet or oh let me tell you i am a therapist here in chicago and i uh as you can see by my uh many plaques on the wall i'm trained to do uh psychotherapy Therapy in the westernsuburbs of Chicago.If you know anyone that wants therapy or wants to try it out for the first time, I specialize in anxiety, depression, addiction, and men's issues.Oh, boy. I ticked a few of those boxes.[33:26] My greatest hits right there. Yeah. Well, it's been great talking to you, and I really appreciate you taking the time to do this. So thanks for that.Thank you for having me on. It's my pleasure.Wash your goddamn hands.Track 3:[33:43] Thanks for listening to Meeting Malcomus, a pavement podcast where we count down the top 50 pavement tracks as selected by you.If you've got questions or concerns, please shoot me an email.JD at meetingmalcomus.com.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/meeting-malkmus-a-pavement-podcast/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Sateli 3 - Pavement (02) Wowee Zowee (95) y Brighten The Corners - 18/03/24

Sateli 3

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2024 60:00

Sintonía: "Flux = Rad" - Pavement"Black Out", "Grounded", "Grave Architecture", "AT & T" y "Half A Canyon", extraídas del tercer álbum del grupo californiano titulado "Wowee Zowee" (Matador Records, 1995)"Stereo", "Shady Lane/J Vs. S", "Transport Is Arranged", "Date w/Ikea", "Old To Begin", "Type Slowly" y "Embassy Row", extraídas del 4º LP titulado "Brighten The Corners" (Domino, 1997)Todas las músicas compuestas e interpretadas por Pavement (Stephen Malkmus).Escuchar audio

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MMT50 - 242

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2024 27:34

On the podcast this week jD is in conversation with Pavement super-fan Alan. Listen in as they discuss his Pavement origin story and analyze song number 42 on the countdown.Transcript:Track 1:[0:00] Previously on the Pavement Top 50.Track 2:[0:02] All right, that was the fifth track from Bright in the Corners, Old to Begin.It's our third song from Bright in the Corners on the countdown so far.Of course, number 50 was Blue Hawaiian. And just last week, we listened to Embassy Row at number 44.So here we are with Old to Begin. In Josh and Pittsburgh, what do you think of this as track number 43?I love it. I love it. It was in my top 20. Oh, wow. Okay. Yeah.I was kind of sitting at my desk at work thinking about where I rank these songs and set you back, set you back, set you back. Just kept ringing in my head.It's not, you know, it's probably lower down in my 20, but it's in my 20.Track 3:[0:52] Hey, this is Westy from the Rock and Roll Band Pavement, and you're listening to The Countdown.Hey.Track 1:[1:01] It's J.D. here, back for another episode of our Top 50 Countdown for Seminole Indie Rock Band Pavement. Week over week.Track 4:[1:08] We're going to countdown the 50 essential pavement tracks that you selected with your very own Top 20 ballads.Track 1:[1:14] I tabulated the results using an advanced abacus and my toes, and all that's left is for us to reveal this week's track.How will your favorite song fare in the ranking? You'll need to tune in.Track 4:[1:26] Or whatever the podcast equivalent of tuning in is.Track 1:[1:30] To find out. This week we're joined by Pavement superfan.Track 4:[1:33] Alan.Track 1:[1:34] So there's that. Alan! Hello. How are you doing, motherfucker?I'm very good, motherfucker.It's a bit cold here. Yeah, brother. Yeah, man. It's good to have you here.Thank you. It's lovely to be here.Where where are we talking to you from right now so i i am a glaswegian i'm a scotsman but i, uprooted to finland uh eight years ago so we live on the west coast of finland so kind of likein in the glasgow of of finland i would say the glasgow of finland glasgow finland yeah man so it's a very cool very cool place then because glasgow is very fucking cool Yeah, this is very,very cool just now, literally, because it's minus 25.So what is the closest city?Next biggest one here is probably Vasa. Okay. Population size.My Scandinavian geography isn't what it should be, but... We're about...[2:34] Three and a half hours on the train from helsinki so oh okay we we are we're quite quite probably about two thirds of the way up if you if you drive for another three hours thenyou're starting to hit like the arctic circle okay wow yeah that's that's wild that is so wild yeah well let's talk about pavement absolutely talk to me about your experience with payment oryour pavement origin and story yeah so i was one of the people that first heard pavement uh on the john peel show on radio one would have been um i don't know if you know who johnpeel is he was like a seminal he's a really really important dj in the uk um he just had the most eclectic eccentric taste of music so it'd be a bit of heavy dub reggae one minute some youknow post-industrial the next and And then he basically would just.Track 4:[3:32] He would put anything on and he just.Track 1:[3:35] He was a massive pavement fan as well.Track 4:[3:37] So I would have heard him on his show. I had a great friend called Mark Porchani, who was, in those days, he was an avid cassette taper of all the radio shows.I believe that he still has his archive stretching back then.Track 1:[3:52] So he might be someone that would be good for you to speak to.Holy shit. Yeah, man. That would be cool to get digitized. Yeah.Track 4:[3:59] Man.Track 1:[3:59] Well I can we can speak after this but I'll I'll yeah I think he would be someone really fascinating for you to speak to as well anyway digressing so yeah so I would have heardPavement on John Peele but then I missed their I think it was 92 they toured Slatted and Enchanted, and they played at Strathclyde Uni Strathclyde University in Glasgow, but I missedthat gig by a couple of days oh man yeah man yep same thing happened to Nirvana when they played the QMU in Glasgow I missed it I bought the single, three days after they playedyeah, good luck but I mean I got to see Pavement on all the other tours after that you did?Yeah yeah so oh you're a turbo fan man awesome man yeah yeah so Crooked Rain, and then yeah Breaking the Corners and.Track 4:[4:55] Hi what do you think it is about the uk that that really um they adopted pavement in a way in a way that the rest of the world just didn't you know like they were popular in the us ofcourse and popular in canada but it seems like the uk and scotland like it's much bigger than that yeah it's it's exactly that it's almost the same way people are about like the rocky horrorshow.[5:25] So i'm i'm a huge fan of the rocky horror show huge fan of pavement and it's kind of like it for a long time like in the mid 90s it was certainly it was like a barometer you know touse of okay these people seem kind of cool do you like pavement yes awesome you know so it's like like not not being like you know cool and elitist but just kind of okay these are peoplewho are obviously switched on they're probably into the same kind of literature and other bands that we would like so then it's just i think they were just such a are they still are they're justan amazing stepping stone into so much other you know literature and and architecture and psychology just the the subject matter of the songs once you actually delve through the lyricsit's yeah it puts you on a lot of different nice paths i would say yeah but i think especially like so i'm from glasgow so as you've experienced a glasgow audience we're very vocal and wereally we really attach ourselves you know it's the cities you know there's a lot of uh emotion there a lot of it's centered towards football teams but it's also bands we really really love ourbands.I'd say the next kind of Samoan city is probably like Manchester or Liverpool where it's the same kind of vibe as Glasgow.Track 1:[6:45] Wow. I visited both on my UK tour when I followed Pavan.I didn't tour, but I followed their tour. I went to Manchester.I was only there for like 30 hours, so I didn't get to see much, but I saw a show.So that was cool. What was your favorite tour that you saw them on?Track 4:[7:06] It would have been Brighton and the Corners because they played at the Glasgow School of Art.Track 1:[7:16] Okay. So I was studying just around the corner from it at the time.Track 4:[7:20] So I went up to the art school and I knew the guy called Simon Fox.Track 1:[7:27] Who was the entertainment officer there.Track 4:[7:29] So he was the one responsible for booking all the bands for that year.And I said to him you know like I'm obviously a massive fan is it possible to maybe see the guys before the sound check you know just just to say hi and stuff and he was like well wecan't do that but because we knew each other as well so he was like, do you want to come to the after show and I was like yeah, so yeah so yeah so there was a bunch of us went and Ithink it was five of us that went there and then And watched an amazing gig, a really, really great gig.And then we went to the after show afterwards and got hung up with them.I had a chat with Malcolmus for about two hours and just such, such engaging people.Track 1:[8:16] You know.Track 4:[8:16] And like met the whole band. Yeah.Track 1:[8:20] I had on like an old.Track 4:[8:21] It was a t-shirt that it turns out that Mark Ibold designed it.Track 1:[8:29] So I got it on the I got it on the Crooked Rain tour so it's like this kind of cross stitch thing, and then at the gig at the art school like, I bowed I was like can I buy that t-shirt off youbecause we don't have any left and I was like nah I love this man but they were just I mean I think they spent, easily five six hours just chilling with the fans in the after show and justbeing just really really nice guys and, And you nailed Malcomus down for that long. Yeah, yeah, man.Nicely done. I think I really annoyed, I don't know if you know.Track 4:[9:06] There's a really kind of very important band from Glasgow called The Pastels.Track 1:[9:11] So they were both on Geographic Domino at the same time.Track 4:[9:17] Okay.Track 1:[9:17] Yeah, Domino. So Pastels were the support band.Track 4:[9:20] Oh, okay. For that gig. And then Stephen.Track 1:[9:24] The singer, so he was talking to Malcomus and I came down the stairs was in Spotted Malcomus and I think I kind of interrupted him being a bit of a fanboy and I think Stephen gota little bit annoyed at me Stephen Pastel got a little bit annoyed at me but you know I think I've, we've made up since then I'm sure so well I mean.Track 3:[9:45] Man yeah so what was it about that show other than meeting the band or was that was that why that was the the show is it because you met the man, no i mean i think i bumped intohim again after other gigs as well and like, i just think it was uh it was that i think that that was peak i think that was just it was like they were just completely riding the zeitgeist and yeahthey were they were on their absolute a game you know and just yeah i just i just felt like they could have you know i can, thrown out a can down a set of stairs and it would still theywould still have got something really musical from it and you know just create some wonderful piece of music so what's your record which which is your record the one that you cleave tothe most right, tough call right sophie's choice yeah totally man but the track that i always go back to is here, like yeah but actually that's just my go-to and i was actually i was playing i'vegot two kids i've got a nine-year-old and a seven-year-old and uh i was playing it and my daughter was like is that your band and i was like no no this is uncle steven and his band it's uhit's not us but we would maybe aspire to being a tenth of that or even 1% of that.Track 4:[11:09] I think that's I think it's the same for a lot of people who've got so much attachment to that track but it's the same as any song really I mean it's for me having grown up you knowthat was my kind of teenage formative years.[11:26] Late teenage formative years in the early 20s and, just so many memories memories on you know when i bought that record or you know any of the records and you knowremembering being at different friends at their house and sticking vinyl on and listening to it for the first time and people there was a a guy uh i think his name was dawson he was acomplete metalhead uh he was a friend of a friend and he was like what is this you know and i was like oh this is paving this is a new record and he was he was hooked you know fromfirst listen yeah man we we just put it on.Track 1:[12:01] I think it was.Track 4:[12:02] Um, it was crooked rain put on and just, you know, play that four or five times in a row.Track 1:[12:08] And he was, he was like, this is awesome stuff. And then from that, that's a fucking record.Track 4:[12:12] Yeah.Track 1:[12:12] Yeah. I mean, that's fine.Track 4:[12:14] It's that they are just such a good, great gateway band.Track 1:[12:17] You know?Track 4:[12:18] I think they're like now I would say, the band that I'm probably equally as passionate about after them would be the Super Furry Animals Oh cool.Track 1:[12:31] I'm doing a podcast about them next week. Awesome man Awesome.Yeah It'll be out in the fall, that podcast will be out in the fall but I'm doing it next week It's like anyone who's never heard them before they're so lucky because they've got such a,beautiful back catalogue you know such a wealth of material there as well well we'll have to talk about them when we get off the get off the podcast yeah definitely because i would like toget your take what do you say we get to the main course and we we listen to track number 42 no no no all right just like all right we'll come right back after this break with more from alanand we'll talk Talk about track 42.Track 5:[13:23] Hey, this is Bob Mustanovich from Pavement. Thanks for listening.And now on with a countdown.Track 2:[13:31] 42.Track 6:[13:34] Hey, do you need a reason? Is there a separate season?Track 1:[16:37] Okay, track number 42, Easily Fooled, comes from the Rattled by Da Rush EP, and it's the third track on that EP, and it later appeared on the Sorted Sentinel edition of WowieZowie Reissue, along with its EP bandmate, False Scorpion, and it was track number 22 on that second disc of the Sorted Sentinels collection, the reissue.So Alan yeah my man what do you think of Easily Fooled love it love it love it love it it's on like I said to you off off air it's, probably one of my favourite tracks alongside here yeah it'sjust such an amazing track love the, the meandering nature of it just really.[17:26] Acerbic lyrics and yeah like it's awesome awesome track to jam along to, yeah I bet I bet it would yeah because it is very, jammy isn't it yeah absolutely and it's it's one of thoseones most of their stuff the more you listen it's like a lovely painting it's like an an aural painting it's the more you listen to it there's a new layer there's like a little little piano in the leftspeaker then there's a little guitar scrape in the right and you don't really notice maybe the first couple of listens and you hear these lovely, almost I think it's Malcomus kind of doing somekind of faux, mick jagger kind of high you know like vocal harmonizing rooms it's just it's just all these love you can just imagine them in the studio you know like or you know anothertrack another track another track you know and it's rare for them right yeah well yeah i think yeah apart from when like stanovich putting on they don't seem like studio builders to methey seem like one one take wonders you know yeah yeah i think it depends on the record so the fact that he's singing backup vocals with himself is wild.I love it. That whole single EP.[18:40] Awesome awesome yeah it has my it has my favorite line as well but yeah uh it takes centuries to build in seconds to fall oh just lovely lovely poetry yeah so yeah it is there'sthere's some real lovely uh and i love the rhythm yeah i love the rhythm of his lyrics i don't need a time i don't need an internal cuter yeah right like and the timekeeper part strikes mebecause the song starts with just bass guitar and vocal and then in the like third line of the song the drums come in yeah and it lifts the song like it just lifts it even more yeah that's just thestunning i think you can also hear in like the the latter parts of it it's like it's almost like like it's the kind of genesis for folk jam as well.Track 4:[19:39] Especially some of the vocal deliveries and some of the guitar phrase and the drums.It's like, I only noticed it like last night when I was listening to it.I was like, fuck, that sounds a lot like, I think it's more about the bit of, in folk jam when he starts talking about Irish folk tales scare the shit out of me.Track 1:[19:57] It's that.Track 4:[19:58] Those kind of phrases, you can hear like the, almost as if it's like a quick sketch and that then developed into that track.Track 1:[20:08] That's a...Yep, sorry, everyone froze there, sorry. No, it's okay. It's part of doing this with people from all over the world, right? Yeah.The United Family of Pavement. Yeah. Yeah, like I say, it's so nice to talk to somebody, because I did the whole first part, the whole first season of the show by myself.So it's so cool to hear people's pavement stories and what they think of these songs. Yeah.Track 3:[20:41] Where do you think um what do you think about where it falls easily fooled number 42 it's your favorite song so i'm guessing you wish it were a bit higher top top three and it's topthree for you oh fuck yeah i would say grounded grounded here and easily fooled would be very very tough top three place for me wow so you must be a bit disappointed that it's 42 no it'sif someone here if someone's introduced to it that they've never heard of before then that's what matters it's pavement doesn't matter where it goes they're all fucking number one so youknow, yeah man there is no, bad pavement track even Westing by Musket and Sexton there's a lot of difficult pieces on that but even then there's no bad track on that either no I agree Iagree.Track 1:[21:38] Those first EPs are very different.I like more melodic stuff, but you get that. You get Box Elder right away.Which is fantastic. So dude, you're in a band. Yeah, yeah. Hi.I'm going to do a Pavement pod list again this year. Yep.Where I get people to cover Pavement songs songs and send them in and then i release i release it yeah as awesome as a podcast yeah that's going to come out in july so get cracking onthat.Track 4:[22:23] I'm trying i i'll need i'll need to get in touch with andrew graham and then pass if he doesn't know about you already then i'll connect you guys up um but i think he's he's he's afascinating guy he's got such a yeah again a very um broad musical taste as well like you know he's a thanks i find that pavement fans usually do have pretty broad musical taste yeah yeahyou know they're they're more accepting and they're more open to listen to new and different things yeah yeah but i think i mean i think it's lovely now seeing them because i went to thethe the reunion um yeah gigs on 2010 and that's like it was just amazing to see this new at least one new generation coming up you know and you're going fuck you know like as as cultishas they were the first time around it's great to see them kind of getting their juice you know and like actually you know, making a bit of money off it you know and like just agreed 100 likei hope this is fun in their retirement absolutely man but i don't know if you know the story but well one of the rumors of why why they did the whole reunion concerts, was apparentlyBob.[23:47] Stanovich was like a fucking degenerate gambler and he got in deep to the wrong people for a lot of money and then he approached the guys and went the only way we can makefast cash is if you know these concerts, and he went fuck it we'll do like five to begin with and that'll cover it and then we'll see how it goes and then just snowballed from that holy shityeah but again you don't know if he's, obviously he's a bit of a character so I mean that was it came from his mouth in an interview so you know you don't know if he's the king of bullshitor not so, that's rad yeah man, anything else you want to add about Easily Fooled?Track 1:[24:31] If you've not heard it before go and listen to it and if you've heard it before go and listen to it five more times and just absorb absorb absorb yeah and just and read read the lyrics it'si mean read the lyrics on their own and their own merit and then and you know really listen to them and the kind of cadence and the delivery and and the track when they're when it'splaying yeah Yeah.Lovely, lovely messages. And yeah, it's been great talking to you. Yeah, you too.Uh, that's all I got for you this week.So without further ado, stay cool and wash your goddamn hands.Track 3:[25:12] Absolutely, man. Hey.Track 1:[25:14] As we say here.Track 3:[25:15] Thanks for listening to meeting Malcolm. This a pavement podcast where we count down the top 50 pavement tracks as selected by you. If you've got questions or concerns, pleaseshoot me an email. JD at MeetingMathemist.com.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/meeting-malkmus-a-pavement-podcast/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Little Known Facts with Ilana Levine

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This week jD is joined by Pavement super-fan Josh in Pittsburgh to discuss his Pavement origin story and dissect song number 43 on the countdown.Transcript:Track 1:[0:00] Previously on the Pavement Top 50.Track 2:[0:02] Okay, so the number 44 track, you've just heard it.It's Embassy Row, the second song from Bright in the Corners after Blue Hawaiian at number 50 on the countdown.Scott, what do you think of Embassy Row at number 44?Embassy Row, I do love. The things I like about it is it kind of lulls you in with this.I feel Marcus kind of does quite a lot with his lyrics and his melodies.They're kind of like nursery rhymes, the way they flow. floor and the structure of the set is quite kind of nice.Track 3:[0:34] Hey this is Westy from the Rock and Roll Band Pavement and you're listening to The Countdown.Hey it's JD here back for another episode of our Top 50 Countdown for Seminole Indie Rock Band Pavement.Track 6:[0:50] Week over week we're going to count down the 50 essential pavement tracks that you selected with your very own top 20 ballots.I then tabulated the results using an abacus and strangely a change counter.And all that's left for us to reveal is this week's track.How will your favorite song fare in the ranking? You'll need to tune in or whatever the podcast equivalent of tuning in is every week to find out. So there's that.This week we're joined by Pavement superfan Josh in Pittsburgh.Josh, how are you doing, motherfucker?I'm pretty good, JD. How are you doing? i'm great thanks for asking so uh what's the weather like in pittsburgh right now cold it's been below freezing it's been snowy and icy it's a bit of areprieve today is it's only going to be about 32 but then we're supposed to get another like two to four inches in and around the city here in the next couple days oh my gosh we've beenvery fortunate here in toronto it's cold cold as hell but no snow so far like really there's been a couple inches but it's like like not staying on the ground.Track 3:[1:56] Yeah.Track 6:[1:56] It's just not as much snow as it feels like we had when we were kids. No, definitely not.It feels like there was like walls of snow when I've traveled my sidewalk. Yeah.That might be my height. I don't know.So let's not beat around the bush here. Let's talk about pavement.Let's hear your pavement origin story.Well, it starts with Malcolm's self-titled In Earnest. I'll work back a little bit.Track 1:[2:30] Sure.Track 6:[2:32] Well, I'm 46. I'm a full-blown child of the 90s.I think i was 13 to 23 in that decade so super formative years yeah um hugely into beastie boys and nirvana and primus all things less claypool all that and um definitely was hearingpavement probably beavis and butthead was maybe my first exposure uh you know cut your hair and i think i remember in college we're like maybe around 98 99 i went down to the localrecord store in burlington vermont and i got um some tapes because i i had unearthed an old walkman and i got like slick rick the artist storytelling and something else and i got crookedrain crooked rain on tape i was like you know i need to i need to get back into this pavement thing a little more and see what's going on and gold sounds became quite an anthem for mei'm um i was a huge fish I'm a big Phish fan, the band Phish.And I was in Pittsburgh, of course, because I live here, when they played here one summer, and they covered Gold Sounds by Pavement. They did?And I was just like, you know, worlds colliding in the perfect way.Yeah, Phish has covered quite a few indie bands. Trey's got a big indie thing.Malcolmus was at a Phish show recently with Jake.Track 1:[3:53] Oh.Track 6:[3:54] Wow. Up in Seattle. I know the Jicks drummer. He took him, he's a big Dead and Fish fan, and he took Malcolm to do a show, I think.[4:02] So, um, you know, they were definitely on the radar, but they weren't like penultimate for me yet. And then, um, I moved out to California after college.It was 2000 and, uh, I was feeling pretty distant from everything back home on the East coast where I'd lived and grown up.There was some family stuff going on. I started to feel isolated.I don't think nine 11 had happened yet, yet but it was just that that whole time in life and um i was feeling kind of just depressed and detached a little bit and then i saw um malchmus onletterman doing uh jenny and the s dog oh shit and i was like oh my god this is so good i was like that's not pavement what's he doing, and he's you know letterman's like he's got a newalbum out and it's great go check it out and i I think I went to Tower Records on Sports Arena Boulevard in San Diego the very next day and got the album.And it really helped me quite a lot because here I am, this total slacker out in California, no clue what I'm doing.[5:12] My network's not around me anymore. And I'm like, look at this This guy, Malkmus, you know, the slacker gentleman of our generation here is out here still doing his thing and hesounds great and he looks great.He's like, you know, I can just, I can keep being me.I can find my way back. I don't have to like, uh.[5:34] Make some grand sweeping change in life i can just you know be the aging slacker as well and you know from there i wore that album out self-titled i wore it out me too dug backinto the the pavement catalog full bore uh what was the second jicks album um uh pig lip pig lip wore it out in fact the pig lib with the japanese bonus tracks might be might be it's rightthere at the top of my uh the entire malcolm's pavement catalog that pig lib with japanese bonus tracks maybe my number one go-to yeah but yeah i mean he just he speaks to me i get it ilove it like i said he's the uh he's sort of our gentleman slacker representation for our generation i feel like totally he's the crown prince of indie rock yeah right right for sure or what didcourtney call him courtney called him the clown prince yeah courtney love called him the clown prince of indie rock i think which is fine i mean if anybody's a clown with their makeupand her antics so did you get a chance to see them on the 2010 like i'm guessing you didn't see them earlier on did you see them on the 2010 i never saw pavement until this reunion tour ihad to go to new york city with a buddy in 2010 2010, and he was an acquaintance. He was the only other Pavement fan I knew.[7:03] He was just another guy I would see at my local bar hang all the time.You were still in California at the time?[7:08] I was back in Pittsburgh by now. I was back in Pittsburgh by 06.[7:12] I was like, dude, Pavement, I'm just going to be in New York.Let's go. He's like, yeah, I'll go.But we just weren't close enough friends to formulate the plan and see it through.I should have just gone on my own or something. But no, I didn't see that 2010 tour.Where did you see them in 2022 then? I saw them in Detroit.No, they didn't play in Pittsburgh. Pavement didn't play in Pittsburgh.I saw Pavement in Detroit and then in D.C.Oh, cool. Where did they play in D.C.?Um some old theater i can't remember the name of it right now because it was a great show it was one of the uh you know his whole um uva crew his whole virginia contingent was thereoh wow so i think he really you know laid it on a little bit and you could feel something a little special i I think there was a couple of the more rare songs from the tour, if I remember,from that, database that somebody put together of all the songs that they played.Track 1:[8:15] Yeah.Track 6:[8:15] That was pretty slick. I drove out there myself. I went to Detroit with my wife. I went to DC solo.Oh, yeah. I was right in the front row. Got one of these from Bob.Track 3:[8:26] Oh.Track 6:[8:26] Shit. He's holding up a ping pong ball right now. Oh, yeah. Yeah, one of the autographed ping pong balls.Yeah, I bought a ticket myself for the second row.And serendipitously there was nobody in the seat right in front of me in the front row so you were in the front row as soon as they walked out i hopped over my seat i was right in the frontrow right in front of uh mark and rocking out burying my head in the speakers just eating it up oh that's great and i kind of hung around afterwards just kind of coming down before i gotin my car i drove all the way back to pittsburgh myself after dc how big a drive is that four hours, but so i was hanging around just kind of coming down a little bit and um, There's thisdownstairs lounge. I went and got some water, went to the bathroom and they cleared everybody out of this lounge real suddenly.And I go upstairs and you see this whole crew of people with pavement intermingled.And I was like, oh, that's his, that's his like friends and family, Virginia crew right there or something.Very neat. Yeah. You didn't, you didn't elbow your way in.I was like, I wonder if I could just sneak into that line and get back down in the lounge.And they'd be like, wait, who are you? I was like, I'm about the right age.I could probably just mix right in. They'd be like, which one are you again?Track 1:[9:42] Yeah.Track 6:[9:43] Oh, I was a major in history. Yeah, Josh from Lit, remember?What's your record? Which is the record that you go to the most often? For Pavement? Yeah.Track 1:[9:59] Yeah um you know i've got these playlists on my apple music that is just one's malt miss and it's everything he's ever done one's like malk only one's pavement only so most of thetime i just hit shuffle and let it go i'm one of those the same thing, unapologetic fans that i can't like everybody's like what's your least favorite album like what What are you talkingabout?Track 6:[10:23] Yeah. But, you know, it changes. Wowie Zowie's always near the top.Crooked Rain's always near the top. But it's really hard to say my go-to.Yeah. It's a Sophie's Choice for sure. Yeah.Track 1:[10:39] Yeah.Track 6:[10:39] I feel like they're 1 and 1A at the very least.For me, it's Bright in the Corner and Watery Domestic. Oh, well, the Watery Domestic EP is hands down.Track 5:[10:53] The best collection of songs that they you know right a little four song ep that's i mean if if we're counting that then that's the go-to that's my number one pavement recording from1990 to 92 they were so prolific yeah and so much of it was great and then they follow that up with crooked rain and it's like just what an embarrassment of wealth i know slanted and theyjust they came out swinging yeah absolutely so should we flip the script today and talk about our featured song of the week which is track number 43 let's do it let's do it okay so we'll takea quick break and we'll talk to you on the other side sounds good hey this is bob mustanovich from pavement thanks for listening and now on with a countdown 43.Track 6:[15:10] All right, that was the fifth track from Bright in the Corners, Old to Begin.It's our third song from Bright in the Corners on the countdown so far.Of course, number 50 was Blue Hawaiian.And just last week, we listened to Embassy Row at number 44.So here we are with Old to Begin, Josh in Pittsburgh.What do you think of this as track number 43?I love it. i love it it was in my uh top 20 oh wow okay yeah i was kind of sitting at my uh desk at work thinking about where i rank these songs and set you back set you back set you backjust kept ringing in my head it's not a you know it's probably lower down in my 20 but it's in my 20 for sure it's um it's great it's got kind of all of those pavement elements to it it does thesort of loud quiet loud thing really.[16:14] Well um i'm a bit of a gearhead i think you can hear probably i want to say the crowther hot cake was one of their go-to overdrive pedals but there was um um something else ithink it's called the j drive which is another drive pedal that malchus had used in pavement era early jicks maybe um you can really hear the guitars crunching yeah um and then that last30 seconds.[16:43] I you know that's that classic while we buy the ticket and take the ride kind of pavement stuff where they just devolve into that you know symphonic chaos chaos malcolm is doingthat perfectly affected kind of uh vocal whine and grind that he kind of can peel out there um that's so shrill and punky right yeah absolutely and yet the lyrics he's singing are like la la layou know so it's like this uh this um strange dichotomy of sounds going going on you know yeah it's good i mean you know juxtaposition i guess that's uh attention element yeah youknow that's good stuff uh the lyrics yeah the lyrics are um, You know, I think the easy go-to there is that it's sort of a, maybe not quite a love song, but a dedication, you know, relationship,aging, all that sort of stuff.But I've kind of always had this thought that you could view this song, if you wanted to, maybe as a relationship and a critique that Malcolm X has with art and culture.Track 1:[18:07] Oh.Track 6:[18:08] Expand on this. Well, you know, sort of metaphorically and even straightforwardly, the lyrics definitely have a lot of art sort of bent in reference to them.Sure, I can see that. Summary acts, narrative age.Track 2:[18:27] You know.Track 6:[18:28] Fixture set in 1966. I kind of have always had this low-key thought that maybe he's sort of lamenting, because I mean, we know that he loves art and culture, literature, theater,worked in the museum.You know, we know that he's quite a literate dude, definitely knows what's happening, I think, in the art and culture worlds at all times.And we also know that he's the kind of guy that is easily bored and dismissive of things that he maybe thinks are a little derivative or that sort of thing.And if you kind of think about that when you listen to these lyrics, you can kind of maybe, skew it that he's bored with theater and art, that it's in a rut, that it's stuck in some old ways thatit's, you know.Track 3:[19:22] Um.Track 6:[19:23] I don't need your summary acts to give into the narrative age.Like he doesn't want somebody just cramming the things down his throat.He, you know, he wants people to approach art differently.Track 1:[19:36] And, you know.Track 6:[19:37] Overlay their own ideas, map their own feelings and thoughts onto something that's, I don't think he likes when an artist hands it to you on a platter, certainly with his lyrics.I think he leaves a lot sort of open to interpretation by keeping it intentionally vague and distorted.So I've kind of always had this thought in the back of my mind that, you know.Track 2:[20:00] Maybe he's complaining about some art and culture going on at the time that it's just it's stuck in a rut it's too straightforward in your face, you're watching them reinvent the wheelyeah right right um and you know set your back set old to begin like you know somebody presents some new play or some new piece and it's already it's been done it's old to begin we'veseen this we have this somebody needs to move art forward forward this is good yeah that's sort of been something i always thought that's a little, outside of the going ideas about old tobegin yeah when you get to that last part and it certainly feels a little more on the nose with uh you know all those things that can get you bored with a you know a physical lovingrelationship with a partner um latent cause menopause cause.Track 6:[20:56] Stress, credit card debt, all that sort of stuff that he talks about.But even still, I mean, if you're an aging artist and you're approaching middle life and, you know, maybe you feel that you've lost that youthful exuberance and desire to dig in and find andcreate something new, you know, what slows anybody down from anything they love, be it a person, in be it their output in life it's you know it's all this getting old crap that we have todeal with.[21:28] I'm staring 50 in the in the barrel right now july i turned 50 so yeah i get it i get that yeah, yeah that's real because to me his lyrics are tough to tough to rifle through this song isprobably the most um like forward straightforward in in a sense like not not using your theory just looking at the lyrics straight ahead there's a lot of references to age age and that sort ofthing you know we hear about menopause we hear about set in 1966 we hear of course old to begin um you know a senior a senile genius uh we don't get a lot of that in malcolm is songslike i i don't find like where there's a lot of consistency with the lyrics so i can see See how you can take a surface look or go deeper like you did, and you're likely to be satisfied in eithercase, whereas a lot of times his lyrics aren't, without sounding negative, aren't necessarily satisfying because you're left scratching your head.You know what I mean? Yeah, absolutely. Absolutely.[22:53] And, you know, I do also look at the song very much on its surface because, you know, as I was saying in my little back history there.Track 1:[23:04] I was kind of dealing with getting older and.Track 6:[23:08] You know, leaving sort of the college life and East Coast life behind when I was out West and kind of unsure about what I was going to do or supposed to do. So, you know, like Isaid, his really his whole vibe really helped me kind of reconcile with all that.So I do love the lyrics on their surface, too, for that, because.Yeah, I mean, he's he's dealing with the same thing. You're almost 50. I'm 46 now.Like, I got back pain. I was laid up with back pain a couple of weeks ago for about a day and a half. I got credit card stress, you know.So it is comforting to take the lyrics very much on their surface.Yeah. But then he's also talking about, I think, a love life, if you take them like that.Track 3:[23:53] Yeah.Track 6:[23:53] I think so. And, you know...Track 3:[23:58] You want to have a partner to grow old with that helps you feel good you know that you can kind of uh buoy each other and keep each other afloat and moving ahead and you knowif you get, dissatisfied or disenfranchised with your partner like i think maybe on its surface is some of the stuff being talked about here that can be really a lot to contend with uh what'sone of those lyrics in there find your identical twin or you know that's another thing that's one of those things that line right there i can never decide if he's saying finding an identical twinor find an unidentical twin yeah it does sound like.[24:45] The the the way it rolls off the tongue uh it does sound like unidentical twin the way the way it is time we drifted apart find an unidentical twin is that saying like we're too similarand being too similar is not satisfying you drift apart you want to find somebody less like you somebody different or you know are they drifting apart because one of them's old to beginand he wants something more and maybe he wants to find somebody more like him find an identical twin you know it's uh it's it's just one of those things again with um i and i think heintentionally leaves things a little like the vocal tracks are a little low in the mix or intentionally mumbled or garbled so that you reach a little more you find whatever meaning you needyeah you hear it the way you need to hear it yeah yeah i think it's a that is a great song one of my favorites all my gear in my house is named after a piece of pavement a pavement song somy backup drive is called old to begin oh perfect yeah my uh, my fantasy football team is named the stockton hex oh nice.[26:01] How are you doing uh or how did how yeah i guess okay i've got i'm kind of uh obsessed with fantasy football i got a couple different teams they're all named stockton hex and theyall have the rooster from watery domestic as my team logo oh that's brilliant you know i do well enough i keep entertained i don't uh i win a little money here and there oh you're playingfor scratch i like it yeah but yeah i i have the same sort of tendencies to name a lot of playlists and and and items and things for you know song and music references fish pavement beastieboys yeah cool yeah well Well.Track 6:[26:40] I'm going to guess that my next question, I already know the answer to my next question, really, because you had this song inside your top 20.So my next question is, do you think the song is properly rated?And I'm guessing you would say no, because at 43, it's well beyond the top 20. Yeah.I do. That's fine. It is properly rated. I'm glad it made the top 50.You said you got over a hundred songs submitted.Track 1:[27:06] Yeah.Track 3:[27:07] Yeah.Track 6:[27:08] You know, to tell you the truth, I compiled my list, JD. I never actually sent it to you.I'm such a quintessential slacker that I, uh, I worked on it and worked on it and it was sitting on my desktop at work.And I was like, uh, you know, I never did send that thing in, which, uh, makes me feel, you know, maybe, uh, maybe I could have of bumped uh old to begin up a slot or two um one ofmy personal favorite deep tracks greenlander i wonder if it uh if it appeared at least in your 100 or so i've got a i gotta pay my three bucks and get back into the um uh bonus feed so i canlisten to 50 through 100 i think i heard you mention you're doing those yeah it starts this friday yeah um you know i feel like i should have got my list in there to do a little service to acouple of my deeper cuts personally but yeah i think as far as the general fan base i think probably old to begin is fairly rated i you know i know uh you're a brighton guy i love all thealbums almost equally but i think probably brighton is near the bottom of most pavement fans list if you ask like it yeah and so for any, any brighton song to make it in the 50 you got tofeel pretty good for them yeah i think so Well, yeah, and quite a few made it in.Track 1:[28:27] Yeah.Track 6:[28:28] Well, there's definitely a few bangers on there. Yeah, agreed.Track 1:[28:33] Well.Track 6:[28:34] Is there any place that people can track you down or that you would want to be tracked down on the internet or anything like that?I just live in Pittsburgh. I work my job. I raise my family.So if I come to town, I'll take me for a Formanti Brothers? Yeah, absolutely.[28:52] Yeah, you know what? But if I was going to stump for anything, I had tickets for the Trad Tech Tour that got canceled due to COVID. Oh, me too.And if anybody's going to log in anywhere and search for anything or leave a message, let's all try to hit up Malkness and Sweeney and those guys and tell them to get it back together andget out there and give us that Trad Tech Tour, man.I want to hear those two guys shredding the guitar together.That's a strong record. That's a really strong record. Yeah. Yeah.I had tickets too. I forget where, I think probably Cleveland and maybe Detroit.You know, I try to hit them if they come to Pittsburgh, great.And if they hit any of those sort of rust belt cities within my reach, I hit them up. So if traditional techniques tours around or if pavement comes around again, we'll try to...[29:42] Hit them up together. If you come to Pittsburgh, yeah, we'll go to Permanente's.Ah, love it. I love the ballpark there.I'm a baseball guy and you have a gorgeous ballpark. You got my email.Anytime you're going to be in Pittsburgh for anything, drop me a line. Will do. Awesome.Well, it was great talking to you today. Yeah, you too. All right, brother.I guess here comes the outro. Oh, one last thing since the outro is probably coming up. I don't know if this is the same for everybody else, but I don't hear carrot rope the same anymore.Oh, really? I hear you. you. I hear your voice.This has been Meeting Malcomus, a pavement podcast. I hear it every time.Oh, I'm sorry I ruined the song. No, it's great. I love it. I love it.All right, brother. Talk to you soon.Track 3:[30:25] Yeah, you too.Track 6:[30:26] JD. Thanks a lot, man. Take care and wash your goddamn hands.Track 3:[30:29] Yeah, wash your goddamn hands. Thanks for listening to Meeting Malcomus, a pavement podcast Podcast, where we count down the top 50 pavement tracks as selected by you.If you've got questions or concerns, please shoot me an email, jd at meetingmalkmus.com.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/meeting-malkmus-a-pavement-podcast/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Episode 348 - Deirdre Connolly

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2023 47:26

Deirdre Connolly is the Executive Producer of Bravo's Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen. In 2009, she helped to launch late-night's first live, interactive talk show alongside host Andy Cohen. Under Deirdre's leadership, WWHL has become a late night and pop culture phenomenon, hosting guests such as Hillary Clinton, Oprah, Lady GaGa, Mindy Kaling, Jimmy Fallon, Mariah Carey and Jennifer Lawrence. The show has produced over 2400 episodes and was recently renewed through 2023. Deirdre also works in development at Embassy Row producing pilots and series including Bravo's groundbreaking Fashion Queens. Prior to her role at Watch What Happens Live and Embassy Row, Deirdre was a producer at MTV's Total Request Live, which led her to temporarily relocate to London to launch TRL for MTV UK. As a prominent female leader in late-night, Deirdre has been featured in LA Times, The Washington Post, Boston College Magazine, Glamour and as a panelist for both Variety and NYWIFT. Deirdre's success is a direct reflection of her passion and commitment to those around her and a love of making great television. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Just a Good Conversation: David Bergman

Just a Good Conversation

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2023 144:57

David Bergman is a New York based music and sports photographer. He has been Bon Jovi's official tour photographer since 2010, documenting the band on stage and on the road in more than 30 countries on 6 continents. Bergman has also toured with Barenaked Ladies, Lilith Fair, and Gloria Estefan, and worked with celebrity clients including Drew Carey, Avril Lavigne, and Joss Stone. With 13 Sports Illustrated covers to his credit including his image of New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees raising his son over his head after winning the Super Bowl, Bergman has covered numerous Olympics, World Series', Super Bowls, NBA Championships, and Stanley Cup Finals. Noted as a pioneer of the GigaPan technique for making incredibly high-resolution images, his world-famous GigaPan of President Obama's first inaugural speech was viewed by over 30 million people. He has made similar images for commercial clients including Canon, Tishman Speyer, and MLB.com. As a former Miami Herald staff photographer, Bergman covered news and sporting events all over the world before moving to Manhattan in 2001. He has since produced still and video projects for clients including FremantleMedia, Embassy Row, EMI, and SONY Music and has been published in Rolling Stone, Time, Newsweek, People, Entertainment Weekly, Blender, Kerrang, USA Today, and The New York Times. An engaging and passionate public speaker, Bergman has given photo workshops and seminars for Canon, Apple, Adorama, Best Buy, and Columbia University among others. He is also the host of AdoramaTV's web series, “Two Minute Tips with David Bergman," was a charter member of Apple's prestigious Aperture Advisory Board, is on the design board for Think Tank Photo, and is an AdoramaPix Ambassador. http://www.davidbergman.net/ Checkout out his workshop http://shootfromthepit.com https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-qMYKWRd20PAWpNrBomCUzJh5NxgFpds Instagram: @davidbergman Twitter: @davidbergman Facebook: DavidBergmanPhoto --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matt-brown57/support

(MINI) Embassy Row

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2022 25:58

Canden and Dan are back with a short episode about Embassy Row, a uniquely DC place in Washington DC. Find out more about Embassy Row: https://freetoursbyfoot.com/embassy-row/ Comments or Questions? Or have an idea for future episodes - #pitchtothepod? Email us tourguidetellall@gmail.com Support Tour Guide Tell All: • Want to send a one off donation to support the podcast team? We have a venmo @tourguide-tellall • Check out our STORE for Tour Guide Tell All podcast paraphernalia from tote bags to stickers - https://tour-guide-tell-all.myshopify.com/ • Become a Patron for bonus episodes and early release: https://www.patreon.com/tourguidetellall You're Listening To: Canden Arciniega and Dan King Produced & Edited by: Canden Arciniega Intro/Outro Music: Well-Seasoned from Audio Hero

Michael Davies - Executive Producer of Jeopardy!

The HPScast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2022 29:23

We're back with Season 6 of the HPScast. To kick it off, Colbert sits down with Michael Davies, who was recently named the Executive Producer of Jeopardy!. We talk about how he plans to honor the legacy of the iconic game show brand while still pushing it forward and keeping it fresh. We also hear stories from Michael's early television days and how he helped reshape American television by introducing popular British game shows like Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. And he discusses his lifelong passion for soccer, which he's turned into the successful podcast and digital brand Men in Blazers – and how he's using his sports coverage to inform his approach to game shows.Learn more about Michael Davies and his production company, Embassy Row, here. Watch Slow Horses, Colbert's Best Idea for this week, here. Or listen to our earlier interview with Michael's Men in Blazers co-host, Roger Bennett, here.

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EITM: Embassy Row 6/24/22

Elliot In The Morning

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2022 6:34

As in British English, a noisy argument or fight.

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Liz Culley - Exec Director of Entertainment and FYC Partnerships at Conde Nast

30 Minutes with Spyglass Lending

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2022 33:10

Liz Culley has been in the entertainment and digital advertising industry for over 13 years. Currently the Executive Director of Entertainment and FYC Partnerships at Condè Nast, she leads all studio partnerships and Vanity Fair's FYC strategy. A seasoned producer and host, she is also the co-host of the successful Embassy Row produced podcast, "Scissoring Isn't a Thing" and has been featured in Out Magazine, People, E! and Teen Vogue. On Tuesdays, she is the co-host of the popular radio show "The Taylor Strecker Show" and is launching a new podcast, "Cool, Cool, Cool" in June. #podcast #lgbtqia #video #losangeles #Tennis #entrepreneur #interviews #california #californialove #CaliforniaRealEstate #realestate #LosAngelesRealEstate

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Reclaiming Authenticity With Varian Johnson

First Draft with Sarah Enni

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2021 73:34

First Draft Episode #336: Varian Johnson Varian Johnson, award-winning author of The Parker Inheritance, Twins, The Great Greene Heist, joins us to talk about his most recent middle-grade, Playing the Cards You're Dealt. The presenting sponsor for this episode is Sips By, a multi-brand, personalized monthly tea subscription box. Use offer code "draftsips” for 50% off your first Sips By box! Links to Topics Mentioned In This Episode: Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, Then Again Maybe I Won't, and Iggie's House by Judy Blume Motown and Didi by Walter Dean Myers Virginia Hamilton, author of The People Could Fly: Black American Folktales, Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush, and more Sara Crowe, Varian's literary agent at Pippin Properties Andrew Karre, Executive editor at Dutton Books for Young Readers Cheryl Klein, editorial director at Lee & Low and formerly at Scholastic, and author of The Magic Words: Writing Great Books for Children and Young Adults The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin Holes by Louis Sachar Ally Carter, New York Times bestselling author of the Gallagher Girls series, the Heist Society series, the Embassy Row series, Not If I Save You First, Dear Ally: How Do You Write a Book?, and a new middle grade series that kicks off with Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor. (Hear her First Draft interview here) Kate Messner, author of Over and Under the Snow, All the Answers, Capture the Flag, and many (MANY) more The Vermont College of Fine Arts MFA program Sharon Darrow, author of Trash, The Painters of Lexieville and more Rita Williams-Garcia, author of One Crazy Summer, Clayton Byrd Goes Underground, Like Sisters on the Homefront, and more Tim Wynne-Jones, author of Blink & Caution, The Uninvited, and more Nick Thomas, Varian's editor at Scholastic, currently senior editor at Levine Querido Shannon Wright, illustrator of Twins Jenne Abramowitz, executive editor at Scholastic What Were the Negro Leagues? by Varian Johnson Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia

Washington, D.C. | Gravelly Point Park, Embassy Row & Teddy Roosevelt Park

We Travel There with Lee Huffman

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2021 33:17

We're in Washington, D.C., with Mike Ferraco of YourTravelMentors.com. In this episode, Mike and I talk about plane spotting at Gravelly Point Park, dining on Embassy Row, and exploring Teddy Roosevelt Island. The show notes will be available at https://WeTravelThere.com/dc I love to travel, but I hate waiting. CLEAR uses biometrics to verify your identity to skip airport security lines. With this limited-time offer for listeners, you can try CLEAR free for 2 months, when you sign up at wetravelthere.com/clear.

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World Core With Roseanne A. Brown

First Draft with Sarah Enni

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2021 83:47

First Draft Episode #330: Roseanne A. Brown Roseanne A. Brown is the New York Times bestselling author of YA fantasy novels A Song of Wraiths and Ruin and its sequel, A Psalm of Storms and Silence. The presenting sponsor for this episode is Sips By, a multi-brand, personalized monthly tea subscription box. Use offer code "firstdraft” for 50% off your first Sips By box! Links to Topics Mentioned In This Episode: Animorphs by K. A. Applegate The Gallagher Girls series by Ally Carter, New York Times bestselling author of the Gallagher Girls series, the Heist Society series, the Embassy Row series, Not If I Save You First, Dear Ally: How Do You Write a Book?, and a new middle grade series that kicks off with Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor. (listen to her FIrst Draft interview here) All American Girl, The Princess Diaries and Avalon High by Meg Cabot The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielson A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket Sabaa Tahir, #1 New York Times bestselling An Ember in the Ashes series. (Hear her First Draft interviews here and here) Entangled Publishing Pitch Wars The Grimrose Girls by Laura Pohl Quressa Robnson, literary agent at Nelson Literary Agency Kristin Daly Rens at Balzer + Bray

Episode 1: New Beginnings

No F*cks Given with Sean Avery

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2021 29:43

Sean is back with his new partners at Embassy Row to fight the good fight.

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Daryn Carp and Liz Culley of Scissoring Isn't A Thing

The Pod Broads: A Podcast About Women in Podcasting

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2021 64:43

This week, Alexandra interviews Daryn Carp (Andy Cohen's longtime assistant and the host of People's "Reality Check" and the true crime podcast Shaken and Disturbed) and Liz Culley (Entertainment Sales Executive at Condé Nast) about their podcast Scissoring Isn't A Thing, by Embassy Row. They talk about their work journeys into podcasting, the power of no, cancel culture, and how to navigate asking -- and receiving -- tough questions. Follow Daryn:Twitter: https://twitter.com/Carpedaryn Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carpedaryn/?hl=en Follow Liz: Twitter: https://twitter.com/listentoliz Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/listentoliz/?hl=en Follow Scissoring Isn't A Thing:Twitter: https://twitter.com/siatpodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/siatpodcast/?hl=enSwell code: podbroads (use on https://www.swellpodcasting.com/)Follow POD.DRALAND for more:Website: https://www.poddraland.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pod.draland/?hl=enTwitter: https://twitter.com/poddralandFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/pod.draland/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@poddraland?lang=enSubscribe to the newsletter for updates on this show and more: https://www.poddraland.com/subscribe-1Share about the episode on your social media and hashtag the following to connect with other listeners:#ThePodBroads#PoddralandLeave a review on Podchaser:https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-pod-broads-a-podcast-about-1588942Original music by Kerry Blu:Website kblumusic.orgInstagram https://www.instagram.com/kblumusic/?hl=enCover Art by Elsa Bermudezhttps://elsabermudez.carbonmade.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oddaht/choice.crd.codonations4abortion.com

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The Players Club Debut & the Return of Clemson Football WR Justyn Ross to College Football

The Players Club Podcast with Darien Rencher

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2021 21:15

In this premiere episode of The Players Club, Darien is joined by Pre Season All American and Clemson teammate Justyn Ross to discuss his incredible comeback story and getting ready for all that lies ahead for week one in the college football season. Follow The Players Club: Watch the full video of the podcast on YouTube. Host: @d_rench Instagram: @theplayersclubpod Twitter: @playersclub_pod This show is an Embassy Row & MOGL Production. Executive Produced by Bryan Terry Produced by Anamarie Johnson & Alexa Macchia Edited by Leslie King

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Zeb Noland on Going from Graduate Assistant to Starting Quarterback for South Carolina

The Players Club Podcast with Darien Rencher

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2021 27:56

In Episode 2 of The Players Club: '21, Darien Rencher deals with a tough week one loss and meets the man behind the headline as Zeb Noland joins us to share his improbable journey to becoming the starting quarterback at South Carolina. Follow The Players Club: Watch the full video of the podcast on YouTube. Host: @d_rench Instagram: @theplayersclubpod Twitter: @playersclub_pod This show is an Embassy Row & MOGL Production. Executive Produced by Bryan Terry Produced by Anamarie Johnson & Alexa Macchia Edited by Leslie King

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Rewriting The Dominican Beauty Narrative

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Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2021 44:55

Like many Dominican women, Lulu Cordero grew up hearing terms like “pelo malo” which means “bad hair” in Spanish and refers to curly or afro-textured hair. She got her hair relaxed and blown out straight at the Dominican salon every week. It was a place that was safe and familiar but also harmful in many ways with it's constant and intentional attempt at erasing Blackness while upholding whiteness. In a culture that takes so much pride in beauty and in physical presentation, Cordero wanted to find a way to honor her heritage while still being able to embrace her Blackness and natural beauty. Lulu has since launched Bomba Curls, which is a comprehensive curl care line popping up at huge retailers. She is also actively working to change the perception around curly hair in Dominican culture while celebrating natural beauty and proving that true change really goes beyond the shampoo or conditioner bottle. The podcast is a production of Embassy Row. Hosts: Melissa Magsaysay and Nyakio Greico Producer: Alexa Macchia Editor: Charlotte Councill Additional Production Support: Anamarie Johnson

Building Buttah with Dorion Renaud

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Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2021 59:32

A few years ago, model, actor, singer and rising beauty mogul, Dorion Renaud found himself on an endless quest for skincare products that addressed the specific needs of his skin and came up empty. When he discovered raw, organic, natural shea butter, his journey into the beauty industry began, inspiring him to create Buttah Skin. Buttah has gained a super loyal following who love the unisex line of shea based products, but it's also the representation of men and women of color in his marketing and social media that resonates with an underserved audience in personal care products, helping more people to feel seen and prioritized. The podcast is a production of Embassy Row. Hosts: Melissa Magsaysay and Nyakio Greico Producer: Alexa Macchia Editor: Charlotte Councill Additional Production Support: Anamarie Johnson

Beauty with Breakout Artist Maeta

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2021 36:11

Easily one of our favorite burgeoning artists and beauty muses, R&B artist Maeta is taking the music world by storm one soulful song at a time. Influenced by Kid Cudi, Alicia Keys, Beyoncé and SZA and with style reminiscent of a one Mariah Carey, this RocNation artist is on her way to influencing through her gorgeous sound and signature look, not to mention her love of beauty. The podcast is a production of Embassy Row. Hosts: Melissa Magsaysay and Nyakio Greico Producer: Alexa Macchia Editor: Charlotte Councill Additional Production Support: Anamarie Johnson

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Skin + Tones: Treating Melanin Rich Skin with Dr. Carlos A. Charles, MD

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2021 59:34

The population in the US is on track to have a majority of people of color by 2045. Today, there are still glaring inequities in dermatology where communities of color are not being fully served from research to access and education. We sat down with one of the top dermatologists in the country to understand the situation and what is being done to address it. Dr. Carlos Charles is the Founder and Medical Director of Derma di Colore in New York City. He is a board certified dermatologist and Clinical Instructor of Dermatology at Weill Medical College of Cornell University. His practice Derma di Colore, is a comprehensive dermatology practice that addresses the treatment of dermatologic problems of all skin types with an interest in the treatment of darker skin tones. In all of his spare time, he also created 4, 5, 6, a skincare line made for melanin rich skin which launched last year. He is a go-to expert for beauty editors and major publications and a wealth of knowledge on treating darker skin tones and of course, the latest scientific breakthroughs and advancements in dermatology today. The podcast is a production of Embassy Row. Hosts: Melissa Magsaysay and Nyakio Greico Producer: Alexa Macchia Editor: Charlotte Councill Additional Production Support: Anamarie Johnson

Television is Dead

NYC is Dead

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2021 56:14

Is television dead in NYC? With COVID causing major issues for studios and production companies & the need for content greater than ever before, we set talk to industry experts about the television industry in New York City. First, we talk to Michael Davies, President of Embassy Row, hugely successful producer, host of the podcast and TV show, Men in Blazers and..... OUR BOSS about his career and how his company adjusted to producing television in the pandemic. Then, we talk to writer and comedian, Josh Gondelman, about his experience working on Desus and Mero during COVID and how their production shifted. This episode is sponsored by B&H! Do you want to make your own TV show? You can! Just go to https://www.bhphotovideo.com. They have all the equipment to get you started.

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Common Ground: Jerrod Blandino on Living with Purpose and Paying it Forward.

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2021 49:17

Many brands have a “face”, but no brand quite like Too Faced. It's co-founder and chief creative officer Jerrod Blandino lives, breathes, eats and creates all things Too Faced and the energy between the brand and his own personal way of doing, well, just about anything, pulses through every product, phrase and social media post Jerrod makes. Speaking of “eats”, Jerrod has recently fused his exuberant creativity into food, becoming a prolific baking host on his IGTV show, Bake Up with Jerrod. Inclusive from inception, Too Faced has resonated over the past 2 decades for the way it democratizes beauty with joy and humor. The podcast is a production of Embassy Row. Hosts: Melissa Magsaysay and Nyakio Greico Producer: Alexa Macchia Editor: Charlotte Councill Additional Production Support: Anamarie Johnson

Genevieve Padalecki: Actress, Creator, and Urban Homesteader

Having It All & Other Lies

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2021 50:24

Sara talks to Genevieve Padalecki, Actress, Creator, and Urban Homesteader, about launching Townn, a community for people looking to rethink the way we live and grow together, and how sustainability is not only important for the environment but for ourselves, realizing her tendency towards perfectionism was preventing her from moving forward, the importance of setting time aside for ourselves and rebranding the word ‘selfish'. The podcast is a production of Embassy Row. Host: Sara Riff Producer: Alexa Macchia Editor: Charlotte Councill Additional Production Support: Anamarie Johnson

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115: Los Desaparecidos

Hidden History

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2021 19:45

Episode 115: Throughout the Cold War, the United States, through the CIA, funded, supplied, and protected a vast continental network of right-wing death squads that spanned South America. This genocidal collaboration between the CIA and six US-backed dictatorships was known as Operation Condor. In its wake, it left 80,000 dead, and 400,000 more disappeared into secret prisons. Learn about the life and legacy of Operation Condor in this week's episode.Twitter: Link Patreon: LinkShirts and more: LinkSources and Further ReadingReviewed Work: State Violence and Genocide in Latin America: The Cold War Years (Paywall): LinkArgentina and “Los Desaparecidos”: LinkKissinger backed dirty war against left in Argentina: LinkThe Chicago Boys in Chile: Economic Freedom's Awful Toll: LinkMy Case Against Pinochet: LinkTerror on Embassy Row, Revisited: Link‘This was not an accident. This was a bomb.': LinkThe Regime of Alfredo Stroessner (Paywall): LinkHow Paraguay's 'Archive of Terror' put Operation Condor in focus: Link

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Tracey Cunningham: Celebrity Hair Colorist & Author

Having It All & Other Lies

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2021 44:34

Sara talks to celebrity (and her own) Hair Colorist Tracey Cunningham about how she went from being Bette Midler's nanny to the most sought after hair colorist in the industry, her best selling book “True Color” and why getting highlights can feel like turning on a lightbulb for your soul. The podcast is a production of Embassy Row. Host: Sara Riff Producer: Alexa Macchia Editor: Charlotte Councill Additional Production Support: Anamarie Johnson

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Washington, DC. -- Three Locals Share Favorite Things About Their Historic U.S. Capital City

Places I Remember with Lea Lane

Play Episode Play 60 sec Highlight Listen Later Jun 29, 2021 30:18 Transcription Available

Liz Georges, and Joan and Julia Haskins, all long-time D.C. residents, share secret places and special D.C. moments. Lea asked each of them to share their five favorite things about Washington, and each, their favorite memory.-- After Lea offers a brief history of the city (did you know that George Washington, who founded it, never got to live there?) the ladies offered their personal choices of what to see and do, and what they appreciate most about their hometown.-- Favorites included familiar choices such as the free museums, Embassy Row and Kennedy Center. But also surprises such as Go-Go music-- "the answer to when you're feeling down," The Funk Parade, the staircase from the movie The Exorcist, and Mambo Sauce!-- After some free-wheeling discussion, Liz, Joan and Julia offered their favorite memories (and one includes a famous cabinet member)._____Liz Georges is a former attorney and currently leads the communications strategy for The Nature Conservancy's climate policy work in the United States. _____Joan Haskins is a writer and a children's yoga teacher in the D.C. public schools. (But she insists that her best and favorite gig was raising her daughter, Julia.)_____Julia Haskins is a writer, editor, and communications professional.____Podcast host Lea Lane blogs at forbes.com, has traveled to over 100 countries, written nine books, including Places I Remember, and contributed to many guidebooks. She's @lealane on Twitter; PlacesIRememberLeaLane on Instagram; on Facebook, it's Places I Remember by Lea Lane. Website: placesirememberlealane.com. Please follow, rate and review this weekly travel podcast!

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Makeup Artist Jared Lipscomb (@jaredlips) from the Embassy Row podcast Back on Air on Vanderpump Rules, RHOC shakeup, the Kardashians, the Free Britney movement and so much more. Plus, a tribute to Kelly Dodd, Braunwyn and the other one!

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2021 112:14

Thursday!!! One more day until that sweet sweet weekend but before we get to that i need to introduce you to a new friend Jared Lipscomb (@jaredlips) from the Embassy Row podcast Back on Air. Not only does he have a great podcast but he is an incredible makeup artist who has worked for so many of the greats including Vanderpump Rules and RHOC. He shares so many stories with us. Plus, we get to go into his battle with leukemia and this dude is really inspiring. Also, we go deep on the Free Britney movement, the Kardashian beauty standards and what kind of makeup will help me look less dead! Wecalso talk about the non profit organization Be The Match (@bethematch) which is a registry that can help cure blood cancer, sickle cell and other blood diseases by simple donations from people like you and me. I know I'm going to do it! Also, I give my tribute to the fallen housewives of OC and the return of Heather Dubrow!!! I'm proud to announce our first sponsor is Better Help. Pleas find out more at betterhelp.com/SOBAD for 10% off your first month. I take mental health very seriously so beyond proud they are on board. Please check them out! Remember to subscribe and join me Monday thru Thursday for interviews with podcasters and reality starts, show recaps, Garth and Justin, Bill and Becky Bailey and so much more!! Plus, tell your friends. I, honestly, think there is something for everyone in these pods. The more the merrier! ALSO GO CHECK OUT THE PATREON patreon.com/sobaditsgood. Support what we are doing here. THANK YOUUUUUUU!!!!! If you're enjoying the insane amount of blood, sweat and literal tears of this pod consider telling a friend or rating us 5 stars on iTunes! Special shoutout to Maritza Lopez (Insta: @maritza.gif) for all of her insanely hard work creating these beautiful pieces of art on my instagram and patreon page!! Time Stamps are below. Use them. They are your friend. This pod isn't meant to be digested all at once! Contact me on Insta if you need me to send them to you if you can't find them! 1;34-Intro/Show Notes/RHOC casting shakeup!!! 34:04-Jared Lipscomb! Twitter: @ryanbailey25 Instagram: @sobaditsgoodwithryanbailey, @ryanbailey25 Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Liz Culley from the pods Scissoring Isn't A Thing and The Taylor Strecker Show on Housewives, wasting the pandemic, and, literally, EVERYTHING!

Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2021 79:43

THURSDAY! Ok, i think we are back on track! I cant' wait for you to hear today's guest! Not only is she an excellent podcaster but she turned out to be a great person to boot! You may know here from Embassy Row's Scissoring Isn't A Thing podcast or the Tuesday co host of The Taylor Strecker Show! Her Insta is @listentoliz! I love this kind of convo where we just go everywhere and have a lot of fun. Hope you guys do too! Talk to you on Friday! Remember to subscribe and join me Monday thru Thursday for interviews with podcasters and reality starts, show recaps, Garth and Justin, Bill and Becky Bailey and so much more!! Plus, tell your friends. I, honestly, think there is something for everyone in these pods. The more the merrier! ALSO GO CHECK OUT THE PATREON patreon.com/sobaditsgood. Support what we are doing here. THANK YOUUUUUUU!!!!! If you’re enjoying the insane amount of blood, sweat and literal tears of this pod consider telling a friend or rating us 5 stars on iTunes! Special shoutout to Maritza Lopez (Insta: @maritza.gif) for all of her insanely hard work creating these beautiful pieces of art on my instagram and patreon page!! Twitter: @ryanbailey25 Instagram: @sobaditsgoodwithryanbailey, @ryanbailey25 Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

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Liz Culley from the pods Scissoring Isn't A Thing and The Taylor Strecker Show on Housewives, wasting the pandemic, and, literally, EVERYTHING!

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Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2021 79:43

THURSDAY! Ok, i think we are back on track! I cant' wait for you to hear today's guest! Not only is she an excellent podcaster but she turned out to be a great person to boot! You may know here from Embassy Row's Scissoring Isn't A Thing podcast or the Tuesday co host of The Taylor Strecker Show! Her Insta is @listentoliz! I love this kind of convo where we just go everywhere and have a lot of fun. Hope you guys do too! Talk to you on Friday!Remember to subscribe and join me Monday thru Thursday for interviews with podcasters and reality starts, show recaps, Garth and Justin, Bill and Becky Bailey and so much more!! Plus, tell your friends. I, honestly, think there is something for everyone in these pods. The more the merrier! ALSO GO CHECK OUT THE PATREON patreon.com/sobaditsgood. Support what we are doing here. THANK YOUUUUUUU!!!!!If you’re enjoying the insane amount of blood, sweat and literal tears of this pod consider telling a friend or rating us 5 stars on iTunes! Special shoutout to Maritza Lopez (Insta: @maritza.gif) for all of her insanely hard work creating these beautiful pieces of art on my instagram and patreon page!! Twitter: @ryanbailey25Instagram: @sobaditsgoodwithryanbailey, @ryanbailey25

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127. Signs of an Untrustworthy Narrator

Out of the Ordinary

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2021 43:27

Today's Out of the Ordinary Book: All Fall Down by Ally Carter Book 1 in the Embassy Row series How the Books We Read Help Us Better Understand the Lives we Lead: Lisa-Jo is suspicious of her own point of view and here is why Christie asks what YA spy novels have to say about real, ordinary, grown up lives They dip into Lisa-Jo's former life as a diplomat Why we learn more from fiction than self help books What this novel might teach you about yourself and your beliefs even if you never read it Click here to join the conversations we have with listeners every week around the podcast. _______ Sponsor appreciation: We're so grateful to partner with show sponsors that keep making our work possible. Click here to go to GreenChef.com/ordinary90 and use code ordinary90 to get $90 off including free shipping! Click here to join over 1 million people taking charge of their mental health through the online counseling offered by BetterHelp. Get 10% off your first month by visiting www.betterhelp.com/ordinary Click here to sign up for your own digital Paper&String care package curated by Christie, Lisa-Jo and friends.

36. History's Most Brazen Assassination (ft. Alan McPherson)

History's Most

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2021 92:09

In this episode, we are joined by Professor Alan McPherson to discuss the assassination of Orlando Letelier: the topic of his book Ghosts of Sheridan Circle: How a Washington Assassination Brought Pinochet's Terror State to Justice. In September 1976, former Chilean ambassador and human rights advocate Orlando Letelier was killed in a car bombing on Embassy Row in Washington DC. The assassination, carried out by the Chilean Secret Police, was the last state-sponsored terrorist attack that took place on American soil. In this episode, we discuss the planning of the assassination, the people involved, and the massive repercussions for the Pinochet regime that came in its aftermath. A huge thanks to Alan for coming on the show! Find his book Ghosts of Sheridan Circle: How a Washington Assassination Brought Pinochet's Terror State to Justice here: https://uncpress.org/book/9781469653501/ghosts-of-sheridan-circle/ Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/historysmost Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/729271677922830 Thank you to our Executive Producers: Tom McCool, Justus Ebel, Jeremy Marcoux, and Tony Turrin, to all our Patrons, and to all our listeners. Artwork: Photograph of Orlando Letelier, Museum of Memory and Human Rights licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0

Sasha Morfaw (@thebravobreakdown) on RHOA, RHOD, RHONY, RHOBH RHONJ, SUMMER HOUSE, WWHL, and so much more!! Plus, Bethenny's new show and Mark Wahlberg's daily schedule!

She's a Woman with Miz Cracker

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2021 98:24

THURSDAY!! First off im sorry for those of you listening on apple podcasts that couldnt get the Lindsay Hubbard from Summer House interview. Hopefully they have fixed it because it's a real fun one that i think you guys will dig. But regardless this train keeps moving. We have one of the most spot on talented people out there on the show today. She is an expert at Bravo but we also get to talk a little bit about the life of being an LA actor and about her upcoming show for Embassy Row which we are all very excited about! The one and only Sasha Morfaw or as you might know here The Bravo Breakdown (@thebravobreakdown) on Instagram joining us today! Oh and of course we talk about all the Bravo shows OF COURSE. Plus, i talk about Bethenny Frankel's new HBO Max show and Mark Wahlberg!Remember to subscribe and join me Monday thru Thursday for interviews with podcasters and reality starts, show recaps, Garth and Justin, Bill and Becky Bailey and so much more!! Plus, tell your friends. I, honestly, think there is something for everyone in these pods. The more the merrier! ALSO GO CHECK OUT THE PATREON patreon.com/sobaditsgood. Support what we are doing here. THANK YOUUUUUUU!!!!!If you’re enjoying the insane amount of blood, sweat and literal tears of this pod consider telling a friend or rating us 5 stars on iTunes! Special shoutout to Maritza Lopez (Insta: @maritza.gif) for all of her insanely hard work creating these beautiful pieces of art on my instagram and patreon page!! Time Stamps are below. Use them. They are your friend. This pod isn’t meant to be digested all at once! Contact me on Insta if you need me to send them to you if you can’t find them!2:18-Intro/Show Notes/Apple Podcasts War/Mark Wahlberg/Bethenny Frankel's new show on HBO Max!38:15-SASHA MORFAW THE BRAVO BREAKDOWN!!Twitter: @ryanbailey25Instagram: @sobaditsgoodwithryanbailey, @ryanbailey25

Liz Culley & Daryn Carp: Is Scissoring a Thing?

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2021 61:00

Liz Culley and Daryn Carp host an amazing podcast called “Scissoring Isn’t a Thing,” Embassy Row's first LGBTQ+ culture podcast. Liz Culley is a seasoned producer, on-air talent, writer and business executive. She has starred in dozens of print and commercial ads, has written multiple digital first shows for ABC, hosted the X Games and created and starred in the hit Youtube show "Getting Nailed." As a former NBC Page, Daryn Carp came right out of the program to assist Andy Cohen at Bravo, where she created the web series,“@sk Andy." At the start of 2014, Andy and Daryn left Bravo to start a new production company, Most Talkative. Since leaving, Daryn has become a correspondent for Bravotv.com where she hosts numerous web series. Check out Scissoring Isn't a Thing https://www.scissoringisntathing.com/ Follow Miz Cracker: @miz_cracker Check out our podcast Instagram: @shesawomanpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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MM084 - Embassy Row

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2020 30:05

jD is back. Wait, isn't that enough?Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/meeting-malkmus-a-pavement-podcast/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Alice Pike Barney

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2020 38:47

“So she and Oscar Wilde, her new friend, spend a day at the beach and they get to talking and sharing and Alice reveals how much she used to love art, the art studies she did as a young woman, and how she misses it."Tour Guide Tell All digs into the scandalous life of Alice Pike Barney, one of the Gilded ladies of Embassy Row. Learn about her unconventional lifestyle, her wild daughters, her Sheridan Circle mansion, and why we love to talk about this New Woman on our Dark Side of Dupont Circle Tour. Comments or Questions? Or have an idea for future episodes - #pitchtothepod? Email us tourguidetellall@gmail.comSupport Tour Guide Tell All:Want to send a one off donation to support the podcast team? We have a Venmo @tourguide-tellallCheck out our STORE for Tour Guide Tell All podcast paraphernalia from tote bags to stickers - https://tour-guide-tell-all.myshopify.com/Become a Patron for bonus episodes and early release: https://www.patreon.com/tourguidetellallIf you’re interested in more information, we find these sources helpful:Dark Side of Dupont Circle Tour - DC By FootEmbassy Row Self Guided Tour - DC By FootAlice Pike Barney - Smithsonian American Art MuseumAlice Pike Barney - Brooklyn MuseumNatalie Barney (The Dinner Party) - Brooklyn Museum"The Private and Public Stages of Alice Pike Barney" - The Washington PostAlice Pike Barney Studio House - Smithsonian Archives"The House is Queer" - The Gilded Age in America"A Natalie Barney Garland" - The Paris ReviewNatalie Clifford Barney - Ohio History CenterYou’re Listening To: Rebecca Fachner & Becca GrawlThe Person Responsible for it Sounding Good: Dan KingTechnical & Admin Work Done During Naptime: Canden Arciniega Intro/Outro Music: Well-Seasoned from Audio Hero

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Celebrity Access Interviews

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2020 10:21

About “Kal Penn Approves This Message” - Airs Tuesdays on Freeform, Available on Hulu Next DayHosted by Kal Penn, the show is a smart, irreverent unscripted comedy series that explores issues relevant to Millennial and GenZ voters. Each episode will consist of comedic field pieces as well as a sit-down interview with Kal and a featured guest. With topics ranging from voting basics to voter empowerment, the economy to climate change, the series will break down key issues young voters are passionate about and arm them with the tools they need to make an impact and vote. “Kal Penn Approves This Message” is created by Kal Penn and Romen Borsellino, who also serve as executive producers with Dan Spilo and Stuart Miller, as well as Michael Davies and Julia Cassidy for Embassy Row.

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Washington DC | Embassy Row, Cherry Blossoms & National Mall

We Travel There with Lee Huffman

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2020 29:00

We're in Washington, D.C., with Jamie Larounis of TheForwardCabin.com. Jamies and I talk about how to attend parties on Embassy Row, fragrant Cherry Blossoms in the spring, and exploring the National Mall. Show notes are at WeTravelThere.com/dc I love to travel, but I hate waiting. CLEAR uses biometrics to verify your identity to skip airport security lines. With this limited-time offer for listeners, you can try CLEAR free for 2 months, when you sign up at wetravelthere.com/clear.

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Bonus: Your Home is an Embassy (Part 3) - My Home, God's Embassy

Barbara Rainey's Top 10 Interviews

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2020 28:01

Click Here to Listen to the other parts in the seriesYour Home is an Embassy (Part 1) - On Mission, Your Assignment as a CoupleYour Home is an Embassy (Part 2) - World Avoiders or World Changers?Your Home is an Embassy (Part 3) - My Home, God's EmbassyYour Home is an Embassy (Part 4) - A Christian's MissionYour Home is an Embassy (Part 5) - A Home For HospitalityFamilyLife Today® Radio Transcript References to conferences, resources, or other special promotions may be obsolete. My Home, God's Embassy Guest: Barbara Rainey From the series: Your Home Is an Embassy (Day 3 of 5)Air date: August 24, 2016 Bob: If you are a citizen of your homeland, it's easy to forget that the Bible describes you differently. The Bible says you're a stranger and an alien. Here's Barbara Rainey.Barbara: For the most part, we've forgotten that this isn't our home. It is a little bit of a paradox to live in this land, and yet to be mindful that this isn't our home. I don't think we think about that enough. I think our roots have gone down too deep into the soil of this land, and we've forgotten that we really belong to another place, another time, and another King—that's whom we serve.Bob: This is FamilyLife Today for Wednesday, August 24th. Our host is the President of FamilyLife®, Dennis Rainey, and I'm Bob Lepine. If this world is not our home / if we're just passing through, how does that affect how we ought to live? We're going to spend time thinking about that today with Barbara Rainey. Stay with us. 1:00 And welcome to FamilyLife Today. Thanks for joining us. Dennis: Bob, what's your favorite candy bar? [Laughter] Bob: Really? This is how you want to start? Dennis: I want to start because we were talking about this before we came on the air. You asked Barbara— Bob: She brought what looks—it looks—can we admit it? It looks like a candy bar. Barbara: It does look like a candy bar. Bob: She brought what looks like a candy bar. Dennis: But it's a protein bar. Bob: It's a protein bar. Dennis: It's—you know, it is cardboard covered with some kind of nutrient. [Laughter] I don't know what it is. Bob: No; no! It's a candy bar with protein added. [Laughter] That's what it is. Barbara: That's probably right! Bob: That's exactly what it is. Dennis: But you asked her something I didn't know the answer to. You asked her: “What was her favorite candy bar?” I've been married to her for coming up on 44 years, and I don't know what her favorite candy bar is. I think the reason is—I don't think I've seen her eat any. [Laughter] Bob: You know, I asked, “If I were going down to the vending machine to get a candy bar, which one would you want?” You had to stop and think— Barbara: Yes. Bob: —because it's been a while. 2:00 Barbara: It's been a long time. In fact, I didn't have an answer; so you rattled off about five or six names. I went: “Oh, yes! I used to like Milky Way®.” Bob: And then Reese's® came up; and you were like: “Oh, yes! I like those.” Barbara: Yes; I could eat a Reese's. Bob: So you still will indulge occasionally. Barbara: I still have a sweet tooth. Bob: Alright. Dennis: So, yours, Bob? Bob: Mine would be the 72 percent dark chocolate made by the Izard Chocolate Company in downtown Little Rock. Barbara: Oh, my goodness! Bob: Yes! I want the pure bar. Barbara: Okay; yes. It's very good. Bob: My friend Nathaniel Izard makes them. Dennis: I didn't ask what you'd like to have intravenously. [Laughter] Bob: Mary Ann brings them home. He also has a wonderful chocolate-covered caramel that's very good. I like the gourmet. If I'm going— Barbara: That sounds really yummy. Bob: Now, see? All of a sudden here— Barbara: Yes; that sounds really yummy. Dennis: Yes, it does. I like Toblerone, which is made in [Switzerland]. Bob: Those are very nice. Dennis: That's pretty good. Let's just do a little straw poll with our listeners and find out what their favorite candy bar is. Go online to FamilyLifeToday.com— Bob: We've got the quiz up there. Dennis: We've got the quiz, but it would be fun to see what wins. 3:00 The reason we were doing that—we were talking about going overseas/international. Barbara talked about how she nearly starved to death on a Josh McDowell mission trip to Russia. Barbara: Yes. Dennis: You said that the food you were fed every day—a little boxed lunch—what was in it? Barbara: Well, we were on the buses, day after day, going to visit orphanages and different places. It was a wonderful, wonderful trip; but the hotel that we stayed in always packed us a little sack lunch to take on the bus. The lunch consisted of a Subway-type sandwich, a very paper-thin slice of meat that you could read through, a very thin—one very thin—tomato, and a very thin piece of lettuce. There was virtually no nutrition in it. It was really thin! [Laughter] Bob: But they gave you a candy bar! Barbara: They gave us a candy bar called the Lion Bar. It was a very good candy bar. We all ate our candy bar every day for lunch. Dennis: Well, when you're starving to death, anything will taste good! Barbara: That's how we got full. [Laughter] Bob: It does taste better. 4:00 I'm sure listeners wonder exactly what the theme of today's program is. Barbara: It's candy! [Laughter] Bob: I have to admit—when you told me you wanted to talk about diplomatic relations with Barbara in the middle of the presidential election cycle, I thought, “This should be interesting.” Dennis: Diplomatic relations with Barbara. Now, there are a lot of ways to take that. [Laughter] Bob: That's true; that's true. Dennis: You didn't even think about that! [Laughter] Bob: Let me—you wanted to talk with Barbara about the issue of diplomatic relations. How's that? Dennis: That is more accurate. We've been talking about—just as a couple—how Paul exhorts us, over in the book of 2 Corinthians, Chapter 5—he exhorts us to be ambassadors for Christ. Barbara got me off on this. It's really caused me to start thinking differently about my identity / who I am on a daily basis. It wasn't that I didn't think about this before, but she saw a video of a person in a foreign country that kind of prompted this with her. 5:00 Bob, I think our listeners are going to be encouraged by what we talk about here. Bob: What was the video you saw? Barbara: Well, I found a video, maybe five-minutes long / maybe, six-minutes long, about this individual who lived in an Eastern European country, described as a very atheistic country. This individual had a plaque on the outside of the entrance to their home—the plaque said, “Embassy of the King of Heaven.” The story goes about how this person lived in this Communist country and has lived through multiple regime changes. Yet, one constant has remained the same; that is that the country in which this person lives is not really his home. This person really belongs to the kingdom of heaven. Bob: So the home that this person lives in—we've been calling it “this person” because we've been asked not to talk about the name, or the identity, or even the gender of the person. Barbara: Correct; correct. 6:00 Bob: Although, if our listeners want to go see the video, we've got a link to it on our website at FamilyLifeToday.com. Barbara: That's correct. Bob: We'll call him a man. This man lives in a home that, from his perspective—that is different soil than the country—that when he walks out of his front door, he walks into a different place. Barbara: —into a foreign country because he believes that his home belongs to the kingdom of heaven. He even says on the video: “My home represents the King that I serve; and so I want my home to reflect the King. I have things on my wall / the way I conduct myself all represents my King.” The video shows him going to the market—buying things / bringing things back—so that he can entertain guests. Some of them have called for an appointment to visit with him. He considers himself an ambassador—these people have called and want to come and talk. There are others who see the sign on his front door / next to his front door and just knock. 7:00 He says the Holy Spirit brings these people. People come and want to talk about troubles in their lives; or things that they're going through; or they want to know, “Who is this King of heaven that you serve and that you belong to?” Bob: So you saw the video, and it just got you thinking differently about your own life? Barbara: Well, I saw the video; and it just was so powerful to watch this person and to hear this person, who is an elderly person, who has lived almost 80 years of life. I was just inspired by the story because I realized that's true for all of us, who are believers in Christ: “I am an ambassador.” All three of us are ambassadors. Our children are ambassadors. That means the home that I live in / the home that we live in should be an embassy of the King. Therefore: “How can I”--especially me, as a woman—“How can I make my home—which I'm always conscious of and aware of / I'm always trying to improve our home— 8:00 —how do I make our home represent the King / the King that I belong to?”—because my home is not really the property that we live on / my home is really in heaven. We're here temporarily, and God has us here about His plan and about His purposes. So: “How can I be more connected with what He wants me to do? And how can my home be more of a representative of Him, the King?” Dennis: And I think this conversation, Bob, has never been more relevant for our country. I'm hearing a ton of fear. There are all of these culture wars that are taking place in our country right now. I think followers of Christ have to go back and go: “How do I live in the midst of this?! How am I supposed to behave? Who am I?” You know, Bob, we interviewed a pastor from Simi Valley, California, who wrote a book called Messy Grace. His name is Caleb Kaltenbach, and it's going to be aired later on in September. 9:00 He made a statement in the interview—it really hit me. I've been chewing on this all summer—he said: “Christians today have to realize we are no longer the home team. We are the visiting team.” So, if we're the visiting team, then we need to figure out: “How do you behave on a visitor's court? And how do you relate to people around these messy issues and do so in a way that's winsome / that leaves the aroma of Christ? And—this is very important for you, parents / listen up!—how do you train your kids to do this at school?— Barbara: Yes. Dennis: —“and as they go to the university?—and as they grow up to establish their own homes?” I'm telling you—it is game time! And we're on the visitors' court. We better do this job well because I think, right now, the winds of the culture have really completely shifted. We're no longer flowing with the winds—we're going against the winds / going against the tide— 10:00 —we're on the visitors' court—however you wish to say it. We need to know who we are; that is, ambassadors for Christ. We need to know why we're here. We are here to represent Him. We need to be on mission, and we need to be training our kids to be on mission as well. That's why this conversation with Barbara is so important—to be thinking of our home as an embassy in a foreign land. Bob: Barbara, you may know the old song: “This world is not my home. I'm just a passin' through,” that people used to sing in church. It's really a picture of where we are. We are—I think it was Peter who said—“strangers and aliens”— Barbara: Yes. Dennis: Yes. Bob: —in this world. Dennis: Right. Barbara: Yes. Bob: This is not our homeland; and yet, we are citizens of the United States—we are bound by the laws / we need to be good citizens as we live in this country—but there's a higher allegiance; right? Barbara: There is a higher allegiance. I think, for the most part, we've forgotten that this isn't our home. 11:00 It is a little bit of a paradox to live in this land and yet to be mindful that this isn't our home. But it's a good reminder. I think that would be a great hymn for us to start singing in church again because I don't think we think about that enough. I think our roots have gone down too deep into the soil of this land; and we've forgotten that we really belong to another place, another time, and another King—and that's whom we serve. Dennis: Yes; and if our country is kind of unstable—and there's a lot of fear in the country, and your roots are in that soil—it is going to reveal where you truly think your homeland is. I think, again: “Are you first and foremost an American, or are you first and foremost a follower of Jesus Christ?—a child of the King and, therefore, an ambassador of the King of kings and the Lord of lords.” Bob: Let's not assume that everybody knows exactly what an embassy is. I mean, we've heard that word. I've been to Washington, DC, and been down Embassy Row— Barbara: Embassy Row; yes. Bob: —which is a series of houses / nice houses— Barbara: Yes. 12:00 Bob: —with different signs out front of those houses from different nations. Explain what an embassy is. Barbara: One of the things that you would find interesting—anybody who visits an embassy / if you went down Embassy Row—the houses are all slightly different / they're not the same. They have a sign outside that's different. Usually, there's a flag representing that country; but if you walk in the front door of that embassy, you're going to be greeted with sights, and sounds, and probably even smells from that home country. If you went into the American Embassy in Africa—in some African nation—or the American Embassy in Beijing, it would not look like China when you walked in the door / it would not look like Uganda when you walked in the door. When you walk in the door of the American Embassy, you see framed pictures of our national heroes—George Washington and Abraham Lincoln would be on the wall. You would see the American flag. The embassies have kitchens. You would probably smell American food cooking. There would be air-conditioning / carpeting—it would feel like being home in America. 13:00 The embassy is a piece of that country on foreign soil. For instance, the soil that the American Embassy sits on—in whatever country we have an embassy—that soil literally belongs to the United States. Bob: The people on that soil are governed by US law. Barbara: Correct. Bob: If they commit a crime, it's adjudicated in US courts. Barbara: That's correct. Bob: It's just like they're in a part of America. Barbara: Right. Bob: It just happens to be a square—half mile or whatever it is—in China. Barbara: Yes. For instance, if you're in another country—we were traveling, say, in China—and we had some kind of problem / some kind of trouble—we, because we're American citizens, would go to the American Embassy for help. The staff of the American Embassy is there to help American citizens, who are traveling, or working, or serving in that country. 14:00 They're also there to engage with local citizens, too, because there are people who come to the American Embassy to get a visa to travel to the United States. They serve lots of different purposes. Dennis: You know, one thing that you all mentioned—as you're going down Embassy Row, you see these flags. As you get closer to the embassy, there are these plaques / the signage on the front door or near the front door of the embassy that identifies the building as being an American embassy. You've actually created a plaque that could be screwed into the wall in the front of the home, much like this person we talked about has in front of their home. Barbara: Yes; yes. Well, after watching this video, and seeing that this person had a plaque on the outside of their home, I thought: “I want a plaque on the outside of my house. I want the UPS guy, or the neighbor who comes over, or someone who just drives by to see that: “In this house, we belong to the King of heaven. We belong to another country.” 15:00 I decided I wanted one of those plaques. I didn't know where to get one; so we had one made. [Laughter] Dennis: And it's got a crown—it's got a crown. Barbara: Yes. It says, “Embassy of the King” and it has a crown on it because we belong to the King. It is metal, and it can be permanently installed on the exterior of your house if you want to do that. Bob: Has this been permanently installed on the exterior of your house? Barbara: Not yet, because I haven't had it long enough. [Laughter] Dennis: I can promise you— Barbara: But it will be! Dennis: —as the handyman of the house, it will! I can imagine coming home—that as I come home / you come home from work—as we go in our front door, we might just reach out and touch that. You know, when you see something that's metal like this, if it's in a museum, people touch it. You can see it's kind of worn down a bit after hundreds/ thousands of people have touched it. This is not brass; this is stainless steel. 16:00 But I think just to touch it—much like a player going out of the locker room—I think it would be good for us just to maybe remind our children and us, as we leave home / as we come back home: “This is an embassy of the King, and I am an ambassador.” Barbara: And not only that—I just imagine what that would be like because, when we all leave home, as you were talking earlier, we're going into enemy territory. I think we forget—when we go out on a day-to-day basis—that we're on the business of the King. I think we are so prone to get caught up in my “to do” list, or the things I've got to check off, or all the errands I have to run, or whatever it might be that we forget that we have been called to live for the King. So, when we leave our front door every day, or get in our car to go to school, or get on the bus, or whatever, I think it's very easy to forget that “I've been called today to live for the King and for His business and not my own.” Bob: You mentioned that you had this stainless steel plaque made for your home. We should mention you had a few extra made— Barbara: Yes; a few extra. [Laughter] 17:00 Bob: —so we could offer these to listeners who might want one. In addition to the plaques, you've had banners and signage that you've printed. Barbara: Yes, we made two other versions. We made the one that can be permanently mounted on the outside of your home; but for people—who live in apartments, or you may be in a rental house, or you don't know if you're going to be where you are for very long—you might want something that would be easier to take with you. We have a banner, and we also have a framed plaque—both of which say something about this being an embassy. Bob: And I'll just say that our listeners can go to our website, FamilyLifeToday.com, to see what you've created / what's available because they may want to put one of these on their front door, on the inside of the home, or hang the banner somewhere— Barbara: Yes. Bob: —just to serve as the reminder that you've talked about Dennis—that: “This is whom I serve. This is where I'm from. I'm here on assignment.” Dennis: I was thinking, as we were talking here, Bob—I'll ask you: “What Old Testament passage does this signage and having these banners hanging—what does this remind you of?” 18:00 Bob: Okay; so it's the last chapter of Joshua; right?—Joshua 24:15? Dennis: Well, I'm not sure there is the right answer. Bob: But that's the one you had open in your Bible; right? [Laughter] Dennis: It's not; it's not. Bob: Really?! Barbara: You saw the verse! Bob: Oh, I thought for sure you were going straight to Joshua 24:15! Dennis: No, that's not it. That's “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” Bob: That's what I figured you were going for; yes. Dennis: Barbara? Barbara: No; I don't know for sure what you're thinking about. Dennis: Wife of my youth! Barbara: I know—gosh! What did I miss? Dennis: Wife of my youth! [Laughter] Bob: Deuteronomy 6—he's thinking the doorposts; right? Dennis: Oh, yes; I am! Barbara: Oh; okay! Dennis: I was going, “Of all people to forget this!” That's one of your charter verses! Barbara: Well, it is; I guess I was just thinking, “Where do they talk about a banner?” I was thinking, “Banner—where does it talk about a banner?” Bob: Well, it's in Song of Solomon 2, but I don't think it applies! [Laughter] Barbara: I know! That's why I was a little confused. [Laughter] Dennis: Bob's in Song of Solomon—we're never going to recover this broadcast. Deuteronomy 6: “Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might. 19:00 “And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children. You shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.” Then verse 8: “You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes; you shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.” I think God, in establishing the nation of Israel, was trying to remind them—much like Tony Mitchell's [Christian Alliance for Orphans] dad: “Here's who you are. Now, don't forget: ‘I'm your God. You're My people. You're to represent Me.'” We're going to have some stuff hanging on the front of the house to signify that we're not just another family. We are a family that knows Yahweh, the King of kings / the Lord of lords. 20:00 And I think—again, just back to where we are today in our culture—I just think, in the midst of a lot of fear / in the midst of a lot of controversy, believers need to know who they are and whose they are. They need to be representing Him with excellence, and they need to be training their children to do the same. You've come up, also, with a little booklet that has got a number of devotionals to go through with your kids. Barbara: Yes; we've got four discussions, for lack of a better word, that you can do with your kids—a couple of stories to read and then some things to talk about that will help you communicate to your kids: “What does it mean to be an ambassador? What does it mean to represent Christ?” It just gives you an opportunity, as a family, to talk about: “How can we make our home be a better embassy? How can we better represent Christ?” I think they're good discussions for parents to have with their kids. Bob: Well, and the questions are available in a free e-book edition if folks are interested in having those conversations. I think they're good conversations to have. Go to FamilyLifeToday.com and download the free e-booklet that's got the four discussions there for you. 21:00 And while you're on the website, check out the resources Barbara has designed so that you can remind yourself and declare to others that your home is an embassy of the King. There's the plaque / the banner—there is a canvas that's available. The discussion questions are available as a devotional booklet that you can order from us as well. Go to FamilyLifeToday.com for all of the information about what's available. You can order from us online. Again, our website is FamilyLifeToday.com; or call if you have any questions or you'd like to order by phone—1-800-FL-TODAY—that's 1-800-358-6329 / 1-800-“F” as in family, “L” as in life, and then the word, “TODAY.” Now, I'm just curious how many of you listening think anniversaries are a big deal. If you listen to FamilyLife Today, you know we think anniversaries are a big deal. 22:00 This year, we've been sharing some of our listeners' special anniversaries. Today, we've got two listeners we would like to wish a “Happy anniversary!” to: Eric and Maureen Sipperley, who live in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Today is their 31st anniversary. “Congratulations!” to the Sipperleys. Jim and Kris Stanek—who live in Renton, Washington—today is their 14th wedding anniversary. They listen to FamilyLife Today on KGNW in Seattle. We just want to say to both the Sipperleys and the Staneks: “Happy anniversary! I hope you have a great celebration today!” Just know—every year is a milestone. Every year is a marker of faithfulness and covenant-keeping love. That's a big deal in this culture. Our goal, here at FamilyLife, is that more couples would celebrate more anniversaries, year after year, and that they'd be even better every year. 23:00 We want to provide the kind of practical biblical help and hope that you need, as a couple, so that your marriage and your family can be all that God intends for it to be. All of the work that we do here is made possible because of the generosity of folks, like you, who support the ministry of FamilyLife Today. We are hoping this month to catch up. We're a little behind where we were at this time last year in terms of the number of listeners who have gotten in touch with us to make a donation. We're asking those of you, who have been listening regularly this year but who just haven't gone online or called and made a donation, “Would you consider doing that today?” You can do it online at FamilyLifeToday.com; or you can call 1-800-“F” as in family, “L” as in life, and then the word, “TODAY,”—donate over the phone. Or you can mail a donation to FamilyLife Today at PO Box 7111, Little Rock, AR; our zip code is 72223. 24:00 By the way, if your donation is $100 or more, feel free to request the three-set Bible study for couples that we put together—our Art of Marriage Connect Studies. These are designed for small group studies or for a husband and wife to do together. These three Bible studies are our thank-you gift to you, thanking you for your generous support of this ministry. And be sure to be back with us again tomorrow. Barbara Rainey will be here again. We'll continue our conversation about how we can live as ambassadors for Christ in this culture. I hope you can be here with us for that. I want to thank our engineer today, Keith Lynch, along with our entire broadcast production team. On behalf of our host, Dennis Rainey, I'm Bob Lepine. We'll see you back tomorrow for another edition of FamilyLife Today. FamilyLife Today is a production of FamilyLife of Little Rock, Arkansas. Help for today. Hope for tomorrow. Copyright © FamilyLife. All rights reserved. www.FamilyLife.com

Two Bombings at Embassy Row

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Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2020 30:59

“The two stories I’m going to tell you, they both involve a bombing and they take placegeographically about a block and a half apart, but that is where their similarities end, the storieshave nothing else in common, they take place 50 years apart with 2 completely different sets ofactors, motivators.”All about the bombings this week! Tour Guide Tell All brings you two smaller stories with onebig theme: a bombing! Join us as we discuss two unrelated but incredibly interesting bombingsin Washington DC, both with political motivations, and some very surprising results.Support Tour Guide Tell All:Want to send a one off donation to support the podcast team? We have a venmo @tourguide-tellallCheck out our STORE for Tour Guide Tell All podcast paraphenelia from tote bags to stickers - https://tour-guide-tell-all.myshopify.com/Become a Patron for bonus episodes and early release: https://www.patreon.com/tourguidetellallIf you have an questions about the episode, want to suggest a future episode or just say hello,please send us an email tourguidetellall@gmail.comWaPo article about Letelier bombing:https://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/national/2016/09/20/this-was-not-an-accident-this-was-a-bomb/State Department files about Letelier bombing: https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/chile/2019-09-20/letelier-moffitt-assassination-state-department-officials-pushed-pinochets-ousterNY Times obit for Pinochet:https://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/11/world/americas/11pinochet.htmlFBI article about the Palmer bombing incl. photos of the house:https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/palmer-raidsA Mitchell Palmer https://www.mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/1273/a-mitchell-palmerYou’re Listening To: Rebecca FachnerThe Person Responsible For it Sound Good & Technical / Admin Work Done During Toddler Naptime: Canden ArciniegaIntro/Outro Music: Well-Seasoned from Audio Hero

"The Blowfish is blowin by the cops" with Dean Edwards

Small Ball with Sherrod Small

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2020 52:17

"The Blowfish is blowin by the cops" with Dean Edwards by Embassy Row

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Episode 4: Bisexuality

Cool Girls

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2020 55:15

Boss lady Liz Culley (co-host of podcast "Scissoring Isn't a Thing"; weekly host for "The Taylor Strecker Show") joins Tess and Katie on this episode of Cool Girls as they discuss navigating being a newlywed during Covid-19, internalized homophobia, and stigmas around bisexuality. Follow Liz @listentoliz and check out her amazing LGBTQ+ Culture podcast from Embassy Row @siatpodcast.

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Popcorn Origin Stories With Ally Carter

First Draft with Sarah Enni

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2020 87:41

First Draft Episode #258: Ally Carter Ally Carter, New York Times bestselling author of the Gallagher Girls series, the Heist Society series, the Embassy Row series, Not If I Save You First, Dear Ally: How Do You Write a Book?, and a new middle grade series that kicks off with Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor. Today’s episode is brought to you by Hank Green’s A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor, out July 7, the sequel and conclusion to Green’s debut novel, the New York Times bestselling An Absolutely Remarkable Thing. Links and Topics Mentioned In This Episode Screenplay by Syd Field The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton The Romance Writers of America (RWA) Ally’s agent is Kristin Nelson of the Nelson Literary Agency (who appeared on the Bonus Episode of Track Changes about Publishing During the Time of COVID) The Earth, My Butt, and Other Round Things by Carolyn Mackler Sarah Rees Brennan, author of Unspoken, The Demon’s Lexicon, and more Gordon Korman, author of Schooled, Ungifted, Swindle, and more Meg Cabot, author of The Princess Diaries, Size 12 is Not Fat, Shadowland, and more Leigh Bardugo, author of Shadow and Bone, Six of Crows, and Ninth House (listen to her First Draft interviews here, here, and here) Holly Black, author of The Cruel Prince, Tithe: A Modern Fairytale, The Coldest Girl in Coldtown, The Spiderwick Chronicles, and more (listen to her First Draft interview here) Janet Evanovich, author of the One For the Money series Rick Riordan, author of Percy Jackson and The Heroes of Olympus series, The Kane Chronicles, and more Karen McManus, author of One of Us Is Lying Sarah MacLean, author of A Rogue by Any Other Name, Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake, and more (also host of the podcast Fated Mates) I want to hear from you! Have a question about writing or creativity for Sarah Enni or her guests to answer? To leave a voicemail, call (818) 533-1998. Subscribe To First Draft with Sarah Enni Every Tuesday, I speak to storytellers like Veronica Roth, author of Divergent; Linda Holmes, author and host of NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast; Jonny Sun, internet superstar, illustrator of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Gmorning, Gnight! and author and illustrator of Everyone’s an Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too; Michael Dante DiMartino, co-creator of Avatar: The Last Airbender; John August, screenwriter of Big Fish, Charlie’s Angels, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; or Rhett Miller, musician and frontman for The Old 97s. Together, we take deep dives on their careers and creative works. Don’t miss an episode! Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. It’s free!

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America Is Filled With Idol Worship and False Gods

Foundational Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2020 46:28

Discouragement and despair are horrible taskmasters. They wear at your soul. The Psalmist David wrote: “For the enemy has persecuted my soul. He has crushed my life to the ground. He has made me dwell in darkness like those who have long been dead. Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me and my heart within me is distressed” (Psalm 143:3-4 NKJV). That must be how the prophet Elijah was feeling as he fled from Jezebel. The events on the days before had been an amazing display of God’s presence and power. Yet, they had also been exhausting. In his weariness and with the threats from the queen to take his life ringing in ears the man of God felt totally alone and ready to give up. What had led to such discouragement and despair in this servant of the Lord, this great man of God? His nation was totally backslidden and under the leadership of a weak and immoral man. Israel had turned their back on the Living God and was worshiping the idols, Baal and Asherah, the Canaanite female deity. Ahab was a pouting, selfish, and weak leader who allowed his wife to be the dominant influence. The people living in Israel were in a moral free-fall because of the influence of the male and female prostitution surrounding the worship of Baal and Asherah. The economy of the nation was in a landslide resulting from three years of severe drought. These matters weighed heavy on the heart of the man of God when he heard the voice of the Lord calling him to go to the king and to call the nation to account. “How long will you falter between two opinions,” the prophet called to the king and the people? “If the Lord is God, follow Him,” the man of God continued, “But if Baal, follow him.” It was a direct confrontation between the idols made by human hands and Almighty God who made mankind and all things that exist. Would Israel continue worshiping the false deities who had eyes but could not see; had a mouth but could not speak; had a body but no heart of love, mercy and grace; had hands but could not heal or save? Would they repent and turn to the living God, creator of all things, and sustainer of all things; whose eyes “run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him?” Read my post: America Has Embraced These Three Ancient Idols God openly demonstrated His presence and His power by sending fire from heaven and consuming the sacrifice and the altar that had been prepared by His servant. The people cried out and killed the false prophets of Baal and Asherah. Rain was restored to the land. But, Jezebel hardened heart; stood firm in her idolatry and immorality; and threatened to kill the prophet of the Lord God. Fleeing for his very life; weary in body and soul from the great tasks of recent days, Elijah was hiding in a cave on the Mountain of God feeling absolutely alone. Do you see the parallels with our nation today? We have turned our back on God Almighty who founded this nation. He has been thrown out of as many public arenas as possible, while we have opened the door to the false god of Islam and the idols of other nations. Children in our public schools are required to learn portions of the Koran, Bhagavad Gita, and the Tripitaka or Three Baskets of Buddhism but cannot wear a shirt with John 3:16. They will have days where they wear the garments of Islam and even learn the prayers but they cannot speak the name Jesus Christ, sing Christmas Carols or pray to the Living God. America is filled with idol worship and false gods. The Hindu goddess, Kali, goddess of destruction and death was displayed for days on the Empire State Building in New York City in August of 2015. A replica of the arch way leading to a temple of Baal was erected in a park outside of New York City Hall in September 2016. A statue of the goddess Athena Parthenos (goddess virgin), sculpted from 1982-1990 and covered in pure gold in 2002, now stands in a replica of the Parthenon of Athens in Nashville, Tennessee. Saraswati, goddess of wisdom and learning, was erected on Embassy Row, Massachusetts Ave., in Washington DC, to bless our nation’s capital. There are idols erected in the cities Atlanta, St. Paul, and Portland, Oregon, just to mention a few. Turning our back on the living God and the influx of idolatry has sent our nation into a moral free-fall just as it did the nation of Israel. Women walking naked on the streets of New York City covered with body paint 70,000 people attending the Burning Man orgy that happens for eight days in Black Rock Desert, Nevada, every Labor Day The open display of homosexual, lesbian and transgender sexuality The pandemic addiction of men and women to pornography and watching sexual acts in movies and on television These all shout the moral decay of a nation who has turned their back on Almighty God. Combine that with the human sacrifice of sixty million American babies and the growing acceptance of same-sex marriage in the evangelical and Pentecostal communities amplifies the resounding moral decay of nation that is on a collision course with judgment. Like Israel, our nation is suffering economic disaster. We have weak and pandering leadership. The spirit of Jezebel has been released across our land, threatening the true preachers of God. Is there yet a servant of Lord in the United States of America who will stand with iron-ribbed courage from the Holy Spirit and proclaim without compromise the Word of the Lord, “How long will you falter between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him.” America must have an authentic call to repentance and returning to the Living God. We must have a genuine call to turn from the immoral practices and the love for entertaining ourselves with those things God has clearly said He hates. We must also have a return to the authentic moving of the Holy Spirit and power: Enough with having a form of godliness and no power Enough with relegating the working of the Holy Spirit to a backroom or small groups Enough with being afraid of the open display and manifestation of the Holy Spirit and power. God knew a backslidden, immoral nation being led by an Ahab and Jezebel must have a prophet who boldly proclaimed the Word of God without compromise but also brought the power of the Holy Spirit and the working or miracles, signs and wonders. That is what America and the world needed at the turn of the 20th century to prepare her for the ravages World War I and World War II. God sent the mighty out pouring of the Holy Spirit that gave birth to the Pentecostal movement. The only thing that will confront the spirit of Baal and Asherah that has gripped America; the only thing that will turn the moral landslide and love for the spirit of darkness; the only way to deal with the spirit of apostasy in a backslidden church is a mighty outpouring of the Holy Spirit. Is there yet a servant of the Lord in the land? Men of God it is time to fast and pray for a fresh anointing of the Lord. It is time to enter the pulpit with more than a sermon series, but with a bold and uncompromising Word from the Lord. It is time to lead the church in presenting themselves to Lord as a living sacrifice, until the Holy Spirit comes like a might wind and the fire of God falls and consumes the sacrifice. It is time for the power of God to come back into the House of the Lord. It is time for the church to go forth in the power of the Holy Spirit and turn the community upside down. Will persecution come, yes! Will Jezebel raise her ugly head and threaten to imprison and even kill the men of God, yes! Will many who claim to be Christian criticize and resist, yes! But, the spiritual and natural drought in the land will be lifted. The Living Water will flow. The greatest revival in our generation will be realized! Do not allow the spirits of discouragement and despair to prevail. There are yet many servants of the Lord who have not compromised or bowed the knee to idols! These men of God are rising up. Join them in seeking the Lord. There is a small cloud on the spiritual horizon about the size of man’s hand. Rain is on its way! More Articles Like This One: It Is Not a Political Problem - Part One It Is Not a Political Problem - A Double Tragedy This Is What Will Change Our Culture How the Church Should Respond When the Foundations Are Shaken Will You Miss God's Visitation? Is There Yet a Servant Of the Lord? Why the Term "Forever President" Is a Dangerous Trend The Danger In Destroying Our Monuments How America Has Rejected God, Not Man What Makes America Great

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