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2 episodes with Forrest Tucker
2 episodes with Forrest Tucker
UK opens SEC baseball tournament play; (10:00) one SEC school might not be willing to cooperate with the upcoming NIL rules; (18:00) the incredible story of Sunday Silence, Preakness winner on this day in 1989; (39:00) David Sisk of Cats Illustrated and (59:00) Forrest Tucker from WTVQ-TV...
GGACP celebrates Bike to Work Week and National Bike Month by revisiting this memorable interview with veteran actor and environmentalist ED BEGLEY JR. In this episode, Ed talks about the glory days of the Troubadour, the timelessness of “The In-Laws,” the absurdity of Hollywood urban legends and the career of his Oscar-winning dad, Ed Begley. Also, Forrest Tucker takes a nip, Steve Allen checks into St. Eligius, Harry Belafonte shuts down Rodney Dangerfield and Ed hits the rink with Charlie's Angels. PLUS: Wheeler & Woolsey! “Amazon Women on the Moon”! Mr. Warmth lowers the boom! Ed remembers his friend Peter Falk! And the unsolved death of John “Stumpy” Pepys! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fugitivo toda su vida, Forrest Tucker, acaba en la prisión de San Quintín. A pesar de su avanzada edad, se las arregla para diseñar una de las huidas más audaces de todos los tiempos. La revuelta de Sobibor En Sobibor, Polonia, un pequeño grupo de personas, idearon una arriesgada fuga masiva que salvó la vida a muchos y ayudó a dar a conocer la historia del holocausto por todo el mundo.
Forrest Tucker is currently a Sports Reporter and Anchor for WTVQ based out of Lexington, Kentucky. He shoots, writes, and edits short and long form feature stories, and has gained experience in covering College and Professional teams and covering events like March Madness, Triple Crown Horse Racing, PGA Tour, and MLS Cup. He's also covered American soccer through his podcast, "The Cleared Off the Line Podcast" as well as covering the Charleston Battery, and even provided Color Commentating for my beloved Maryland Bobcats. Originally from the Annapolis area, we discussed local soccer in the DMV, and his personal journey in the game. From there, we talk extensively about the United Soccer League, which currently operates in the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th tier of the US pyramid and which recently announced ambitions of joining the 1st tier of the pyramid.
There's been somethin' strange in the neighborhood for longer than you might realize! I bet you didn't even know who to call, or how to call them. Hint: At least once, you call a Gorilla using a talking-self-destructible fish. On this episode, Chelsea, Kelly, and Nate put on their jumpsuits, grab their De-Materializers, and discuss 1975's The Ghost Busters--a television show that may well have changed human history forever. We also dig into the 1986 Filmation cartoon, Ghostbusters, and all its robo-ghost villain, jalopy driving, skelevision-watching glory. There's also a glorious MouthGarf Report, and some spppppppoooky I See What You Did There! Please give us a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts! Give The Ghost Busters (1975) and Ghostbusters (1986) a look... if you dare.Want to ask us a question? Talk to us! Email debutbuddies@gmail.comListen to Kelly and Chelsea's awesome horror movie podcast, Never Show the Monster.Get some sci-fi from Spaceboy Books.Get down with Michael J. O'Connor's music!Next time: First Valentine's Day
EPISODE 66 - “WHEN CLASSIC FILM'S SUPPORTING ACTORS STEAL THE SHOW” - 12/16/2024 There is nothing quite like watching a film when suddenly a supporting character comes in and walks away with the film. (Think THELMA RITTER, S.Z. SAKALL, or GALE SONDERGAARD in almost every one of their films!) This week we are focusing on some of our favorite supporting charters who come in and snatch that scene right about from under the big stars. From JOANNA BARNES' Gloria Upson declaring, “It was just ghastly!” in “Auntie Mame” to the impassioned monologue about love that BEAH RICHARDS delivers to SPENCER TRACY in “Guess Who's Coming To Dinner,” we take a fun look at these powerful performances that we're still talking about today. SHOW NOTES: Sources: The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (1997) by Roger Lewis; But Darling, I'm Your Auntie Mame!: The Amazing History of the World's Favorite Madcap Aunt (1998), by Richard Tyler Jordan; Tennessee Williams & Company: His Essential Screen Actors (2010), by John DiLeo; “Judy Holiday, Winner of Oscar, Does of Cancer,” June 8, 1965, Los Angeles Times; “Mildred Natwick, 89, Actress Who Excelled at Eccentricity,” October 26, 1994, by Peter B. Flint, New York Times; “Steve Franken, Actor in ‘Dobie Gillis,' Dies at 80,” August 29, 2012, by Daniel E. Slotnik, New York Times; “Madeleine Sherwood, 93, Actress on Stage, Film and ‘Flying Nun,' Dies,” April 26, 2016, by Sam Roberts, New York Times; “The Making of ‘TheParty',” January 13, 2017, by FilMagicians, Youtube.com; “Beah Richards, 80, Actress in Stalwart Roles,” September 16, 2000, by Mel Gussow, New York Times; “Joanna Barnes, Actress in ‘The Parent Trap' and its Sequel. Dies at 87,” May 12, 2022, by Richard Sanomir, New York Times; TCM.com; IMDBPro.com; IBDB.com; Wikipedia.com; Roger Ebert.com; Movies Mentioned: Adams's Rib (1949), starring Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Judy Holiday, David Wayne, Hope Emerson, Jean Hagen, and Tom Ewell; Born Yesterday (1950), starring Judy Holiday, Broderick Crawford, & William Holden; Auntie Mame (1958), starring Rosalind Russell, Forrest Tucker, Fred Clark, Roger Smith, Jan Handzlik, Corale Brown, Pippa Scott, Lee Patrick, Willard Waterman, Joanna Barnes, Connie Gilchrist, Patric Knowles, and Yuki Shimudo; Cat On A Hot Tin Roof (1958), starring Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman, Burl Ives, Judith Anderson, Jack Carson, and Madeleine Sherwood; Spartacus (1960), starring Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Charles Laughton, Tony Curtis, & Joanna Barnes; The Parent Trap (1961), starring Haley Mills, Maureen O'Hara, Brian Keith, Joanna Barnes, Charles Ruggles, Ana Merkel, Leo G. Carroll, & Cathleen Nesbitt; The Americanization of Emily (1963), starring Julie Andrews & James Garner; The Time Traveler (1964), starring Preston Foster; Goodbye Charlie (1964), starring Tony Curtis, Debbie Reynolds, Ellen Burstyn, Pat Boone, & Joanna Barnes; Barefoot In The Park (1967), starring Jane Fonda, Robert Redford, Mildred Natwick, Charles Boyer, Herb Edelman, and Mabel Albertson; Don't Make Waves (1967) starring Tony Curtis, Claudia Cardinale, Sharon Tate, and Joanna Barnes; Guess Who's Coming To Dinner (1967), starring Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Sidney Poitier, Katharine Houghton, Beah Richards, Roy E. Glen Sr, Cecil Kellaway, Isabelle Sanford, and Virginia Christine; The Party (1968), starring Peter Sellers, Claudine Longet, Denny Miller, Carol Wayne, Gavin MacLeod, Faye McKenzie, Marge Champion, Steve Frankel, Jean Carson, Corine Cole, J. Edward McKinley, and Herb Ellis; The Parent Trap (1998), starring Lindsay Lohan, Dennis Quaid, Natasha Richardson, Elaine Hendrix, & Lisa Ann Walter. --------------------------------- http://www.airwavemedia.com Please contact sales@advertisecast.com if you would like to advertise on our podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
GGACP turns back the clock to 2020 with this ENCORE presentation of the podcast's 6th anniversary celebration, recorded LIVE at NYC's Cutting Room and featuring special guests Mario Cantone, Marilu Henner, Richard Kind and Paul Shaffer. Also in this episode: Forrest Tucker sinks a putt, Irwin Corey eulogizes Soupy Sales, Burt Reynolds throws Johnny Carson off his game and Gilbert “makes love” to Dolores del Rio. PLUS: “Lonesome” George Gobel! Remembering Tony Randall! Richard praises David Letterman! Marilu fills in for Bob Hope! And a screen legend pays the boys a surprise tribute! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Talking heads on UK-Texas, including UT coach Sark; (11:00) is Eli Manning a Hall of Famer? and possibly more trouble for Raiders owner Tom Brady; (18:00) Cats' Pause GM Darrell Bird on UK hoops/football; (39:00) UK Network's Darren Headrick on men's and women's bkb and a big weekend of college football; (59:00) WTVQ's Forrest Tucker on UK hoops, football and pro soccer in Lexington and a big Longhorns fan tells us like it is...
Brock Vandagriff admits he'll be nervous when Ky takes the field Saturday night; (12:00) two ex-Hilltoppers find work in the NFL; (19:00) John Clay of the Herald-Leader; (39:00) Forrest Tucker of WTVQ-TV; (59:00) Hunter Mitchell of On3 on UK volleyball (1:14:00) and TV baseball announcers' contrasting calls on an incredible defensive play...
Tune in to hear about how Forrest Tucker lived a life of crime starting at the age of 15. His story is so unbelievable there was a movie made about it! Join our BHH Patreon at www.patreon.com/bloodyhappyhour. SUPPORT:Venmo // @BloodyHappyHourCashapp // $BloodyHappyHour LISTEN: Bloody Happy Hour on Apple Podcasts Bloody Happy Hour | Podcast on Spotify FOLLOW US:IG: https://www.instagram.com/bloodyhappyhour/FB: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100067023384473 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Talking in depth with two basketball Wildcat players: Andrew Carr and Ansley Almonor. UK Track and Field Coach Lonnie Green joins to talk about the Kentucky Cross Country and Track program. Kentucky Volleyball coach Craig Skinner comments on the big event coming up in Louisville. Forrest Tucker of WTVQ joins to talk about the US Mens Soccer Team.
“Should she know that I think you've turned into one of the most beastly, bourgeois, babbity little snobs on the Eastern seaboard?” Auntie Mame (1958) Directed by Morton DaCosta and starring Rosalind Russell, Forrest Tucker, Coral Browne, Roger Smith, Peggy Cass and Yuki Shimoda Next Time: To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995)
GGACP celebrates the birthday of actor, film historian, memorabilia collector and “Monster Kid” Bob Burns by revisiting this wide-ranging interview from 2017. In this episode, Bob regales Gilbert and Frank with stories about meeting Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Vincent Price, George Pal and William Castle, among others. Also, Bob mentors Rick Baker, tours with Eddie Munster, brings Lon Chaney Jr. to tears and visits the set of “Plan 9 from Outer Space.” PLUS: “Shock Theater”! Ray “Crash” Corrigan! “Invasion of the Saucer Men”! Tor Johnson goes to the movies! And Bob confirms the “legend” of Forrest Tucker! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
John Calipari is going but who's coming to Kentucky? Also, (9:00) Forrest Tucker of WTVQ on his way back from Fayetteville, Arkansas; (19:00) Darrell Bird of the Cats' Pause on the coaching search and Calipari's legacy; (39:00) Darren Headrick previews UK at Auburn baseball…
We're talking about the animated sequel series this coming Thursday with "Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire" now in theaters. But back in 2021, we talked about the original live-action series from the 70's when "Ghostbusters: Afterlife" came out. Unrelated to the later movie franchise with the same name, this Saturday morning show with Forrest Tucker, Larry Storch, and a #GORILLER was a cult favorite but was cancelled despite having high ratings in 1975-76.
With a love of robbing banks and the love of a good woman, Forrest Tucker pulled off heists with no violence involved. Plenty of arrests ensued, but so did plenty of prison escapes. He was a man with a life so extraordinary, Robert Redford played him in a movie...that put Zaron to sleep.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Join Snaxton & Goose as they continue with their seventh episode of the Sugar & Spice season! Today Goose covers legend, Clarence Darrow, and Snaxton covers notorious bank robber, the Forrest Tucker. Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe!
John returns to the show and we discuss one of our favorite horror movies, The Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas! This 1957 Hammer Film stars Peter Cushing and Forrest Tucker as mountaineers on an expedition to the Himalayas to search for the legendary Yeti, or Abominable Snowman. One of the best cryptid movies ever made, John and I talk about the various aspects that make this one of our most loved movies. #yeti #abominablesnowman #horrormoviepodcast Links! Follow us on Social media! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oddanduntold/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oddanduntold Website: www.oddanduntold.com Email me! : jason@oddanduntold.com Merch Store: https://oddanduntold.creator-spring.com The Abominable Snowman on BluRay: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07WLBQWPP?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details Check out Riversend, the band behind "Moonlight," our awesome intro/outro music! Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/1yIwfeu2cH1kDZaMYxKOUe?si=NIUijnmsQe6LNWOsfZ2jPw Riversend Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Riversendband Riversend Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/riversendband/
Another week and another movie on the Paste Magazine list! This time, the fellas take a run at Mt. Suribachi in 1949's Sands of Iwo Jima! Still reeling from the time they watched The Conqueror, Brendan and Jason cautiously approach this John Wayne classic, discussing everything from the "abundance" of women in this war movie to Wayne's own terrible politics and awful opinions and much, much more! Next week: Viva la revolución! Questions? Comments? Suggestions? You can always shoot us an e-mail at forscreenandcountry@gmail.com Full List: https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies/war-movies/the-100-greatest-war-movies-of-all-time Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forscreenandcountry Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/fsacpod Our logo was designed by the wonderful Mariah Lirette (https://instagram.com/its.mariah.xo) Sands of Iwo Jima stars John Wayne, John Agar, Adele Mara, Forrest Tucker, Wally Cassell, James Brown, Richard Webb and Arthur Franz; directed by Allan Dwan. Is It Streaming? USA: Paramount+, Kanopy and available to rent. Canada: available to rent. UK: available to rent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Soldiers of Cinema - Exploring the Works and Philosophies of filmmaker Werner Herzog
Episode - 070 - The Old Man & the GunHosts: Clark Coffey & Cullen McFaterMost of what follows is true! Join Clark and Cullen as they discuss David Lowery's 2018 film The Old Man & the Gun, the (mostly) true story about bank robber Forrest Tucker who was described as “well, kind of a gentleman”. Cullen discusses his experience attending the premiere of the film, why he feels it's underrated, and Clark remarks on the melancholic nostalgia he felt during the movie.The Old Man & the Gun TrailerDirector: David LoweryStarring: Robert Redford, Sissy Spacek, Casey AffleckSocials:FacebookTwitterInstagram
In this episode, Cev is literally your guide around the mountains of Tibet which is a really poor decision as he gets lost halfway through a sentence. Luckily, or not so luckily, Smokey and Ben are here as well to chat about Nigel Kneale and mythical creatures if we all end up lost. There's also chat about film squishing and Forrest Tucker to boot!“The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev MooreArtwork by Richard WellsAll the links you think you'll need & more!https://linktr.ee/househammerpod
Visit the Hammer House of Franklin-Stein! Chris and Cindy discuss the 1957 Hammer Horror classic The Abominable Snowman, starring Forrest Tucker and genre legend Peter Cushing, on an expedition to the Himalayas to find the mysterious Yeti! Then the Snowman comes to Gotham, when Batman clashes with a frozen foe in Batman #337 by Gerry Conway, Roy Thomas, and Jose Luis Garcia Lopez (Praised Be His Name)! The Dark Knight tracks his enemy to Tibet in the sequel by Conway and Irv Novick, from Detective Comics #522! Subscribe via iTunes. Or Spotify.. This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NETWORK Visit our WEBSITE: http://fireandwaterpodcast.com/ Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fwpodcasts Like our FACEBOOK page - https://www.facebook.com/FWPodcastNetwork Like our FACEBOOK page - https://www.facebook.com/supermatespodcast Use our HASHTAG online: #FWPodcasts Email us at supermatespodcast@gmail.com Clip credits: The Abominable Snowman (1957) directed by Val Guest, music by Humphrey Searle “Batman Theme” from Power Records “Yeti Stomp” from The Backyardigans
My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark
This week, Georgia and Karen tell the stories of June and Jennifer Gibbons, aka "The Silent Twins," and notorious bank robber and escape artist Forrest Tucker.For our sources and show notes, visit www.myfavoritemurder.com/episodes.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
In 1953 Orson Welles met Italian actress Paola Mori. She was twenty-four, beautiful, and had lived for eight months in a concentration camp during World War II. Her father, a colonel in the Italian army under King Victor Emmanuel III, was a member of the anti-Mussolini resistance. They were soon dating. In early 1954, Welles played a small part as Benjamin Franklin in the French/Italian historical drama Royal Affairs in Versailles. Later in the year he was cast by director Herbert Wilcox as the main antagonist in Trouble In the Glen, opposite Margaret Lockwood, Forrest Tucker and Victor McLaglen. It portended things to come, as Harry Alan Towers was still producing a series of Sherlock Holmes radio adventures, starring John Gielgud as Holmes and Ralph Richardson as Watson. On December 21st, 1954, Orson Welles appeared as Holmes villain Professor Moriarity in the last production of the series. The tale was called “The Final Problem.”
the livest dog of all time. The meta is strong with this one. In Robert Redford's last feature film, the actor plays Forrest Tucker, an incorrigible bank robber who was known for being polite and charming as he cleaned out regional banks in several US states. Adam and Aidan talk about the parallel tracks of Redford and Tucker's careers, as well as the way in which director David Lowery dives deep into the mythology of criminality and outlawhs in America. Most importantly, the film features Tom Waits in a supporting role, whose only stipulation for appearing in the film included the opportunity for a Waits-ian monologue. Which he gets. Listen below, or find us on your podmasher of choice.
Cade and Diane are joined by podcast Josh Gammon to discuss two films starring Robert Redford: All is Lost (2013) and The Old Man & the Gun (2018). Watch the video version at: YouTube.com/@CadeThomas/streams Check out Josh's podcast So Many Sequels here: https://somanysequels.com Double Feature Movie Club is a weekly movie review show with a retro vibe. Two movies. Three people. One rambling conversation. Each film is our first time watching them. We often go off-topic. All Is Lost is a 2013 action drama film written and directed by J. C. Chandor. The film stars Robert Redford as a man lost at sea. Redford is the only cast member, and the film has 51 spoken English words. All Is Lost is Chandor's second feature film, following his 2011 debut Margin Call. The Old Man & the Gun is a 2018 American biographical crime film written and directed by David Lowery, about Forrest Tucker, a career criminal and prison escape artist. The script is loosely based on David Grann's 2003 article in The New Yorker titled "The Old Man and the Gun", which was later collected in Grann's 2010 book The Devil and Sherlock Holmes. The film stars Robert Redford, Casey Affleck, Danny Glover, Tika Sumpter, Tom Waits, and Sissy Spacek. Redford, then 82 years old, announced his intent to retire from acting after the completion of the film.
Amigas y Amigos, hoy es noche de Terror en las Calderas y estamos aquí para vivirlo, así que les invitamos a viajar hasta Las Inglaterras al lejano 1958 para revisar esta obra del cine B (Puede que C) conocida en gringolandia como “The Crawling Eye“, pero que originalmente fue bautizada como “The Trollemberg Terror” dirigida por Quentin Lawrence y protagonizada por Forrest Tucker y Jennifer Jayne. Búsquenos en Anchor, Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Ivoox, Amazon Music en audio y Youtube, Facebook, Spotify y AALL TV en video. Compartan y Comenten #thecrawlingeye #cine #podcast #terror #thetrollemberterror #terrorenlascalderas #nitanspoiler #nts
Will Fordyce is back and we talk about the 70s TV show Ghostbusters starring Forrest Tucker and Larry Storch. How is this connected with Dan Aykroyd? Have a listen and find out. How close is the show to the movie? Does it have the same type of humor? Does the humor even hold up today? See what we have to say and see if you agree. Please support the podcast here, or at my Patreon page with the link below. You can find this podcast on Cross The Streams Media platform. Please follow Will on his social media sites. www.patreon.com/scottwhite www.scottyblanco.ccom www.instagram.com/the_dan_aykroyd_podcast www.twitter.com/scottwhite91 www.crossthestreammedia.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/scott-white/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scott-white/support
April 29 - May 5, 1967 This week Ken welcomes director, producer and writer (Evil, Farscape, The New Twilight Zone, V, Seaquest DSV) Rockne S. O'Bannon to the show. Ken and Rockne discuss Ken's long time love of Rockne's work and how often it comes up on the show, 1967, the amazing nature of not aging since 1967, the boom of sci-fi TV in 1966, Film reboots of classic TV shows, quantum entanglement, growing up in LA, Rockne's mother being a Busby Barkley dancer, Rockne's father being a gaffer at Warner Brothers, writing your first pilot script at age 10 for The Boy from U.N.C.L.E., realizing people make television at an early age, Isaac Asimov's essay on how sexy Mr. Spock is, Lawrence Welk swimsuit issue, innovation in animal training, Raven with a Gun, writing for streaming shows and dealing with not needing the convention ad break structure, Sci-Fi Channel movie templates, Laugh-In, Hollywood Teletype, commissioned art, the rise of hippy culture in the mainstream, TV Guide's incredibly detailed listings for everything including reruns and sports, Frankenstein Jr, Space Angel, Clutch Cargo, The Andy Griffith Show, The Dick Van Dyke shows status as the greatest TV sitcom ever, Pistols & Petticoats, Gunsmoke, Tom Skerrit's week, The Avengers, Johnny Carson reruns, Saturday Night Live, TV shows about television, It's About Time, Ed Sullivan, the pre-muppet Muppets, Roger Miller's variety show, FBI, Rockne's Dad taking home TV scripts for him to study, the horror of pay tv, white guys as Native Americans, westerns, Steve Allen's invention of everything, Mr. Terrific, Captain Nice, Buck Henry, Get Smart!, The New Twilight Zone, "Wordplay", "The Shadow Man", Darkroom with James Coburn, Joey Bishop, Don Herbert is Mr. Wizard, TV Close Ups, The National Science Test, The Saint, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Girl from U.N.C.L.E., Red Skelton, The Invaders, pinkies, playing it cool around celebrities, Albert Brooks, Night of the Meek, The Afterhours, Fame is the Name of the Game, Lost in Space, Batman '66, Fringe, Evil, time travel, Time Tunnel, being the new Irwin Allen by mistake, gadgets, I Spy, Wild Wild West, Honey West, Green Hornet, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, F Troop, Larry Storch and Forrest Tucker's chemistry, not wanting to talk to Milton Berle, short lived shows that had an outsized impact on pop culture, the power of villains, vigilantes, Bob & Ray, Tim Conway, "you're very pleased to meet me", Patrick McNee's secrets to life, nudists, Mod Tampons, TV Teletype, and Chuck Connors, as a Cowboy in Africa.
We wrap up the first season of Columbo with a discussion of Blueprint for Murder. Directed by Peter Falk, the episode stars Forrest Tucker as a brash but determined Texas millionaire and Patrick O'Neal as an ambitious architect. Writer Richard Hatem (Under Siege 2: Dark Territory, Titans) joins Mike and Chris to discuss the episode and re-cap the first season.
GGACP celebrates the birthday (November 22) of 6-time guest and friend of the podcast Richard Kind with this ENCORE of his very first appearance from back in 2015. In this episode, Richard discusses the evils of censorship, the joy of onscreen female nudity, the demented genius of Pat McCormick and the early hits (and misses) of Gilbert's stand-up career. Also, Richard auditions for "Cruising," duets with Jose Ferrer, gets "punk'd" by George Clooney and pays his respects to Soupy Sales. PLUS: Conrad Veidt! "The Island of Dr. Moreau"! The many talents of Charles Nelson Reilly! Forrest Tucker plays the back "nine"! Jack Benny lusts after Gina Lollobrigida! And Tony Curtis shares a snack with Captain Stubing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
TVC 585.3: Greg Ehrbar discusses the recent DVD release of Dusty's Trail (Synd., 1973), the short-lived series starring Bob Denver and Forrest Tucker, and created by Sherwood Schwartz, that is best described as "Gilligan's Island Meets Wagon Train." Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They're great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
TVC 584.1: An encore presentation of our September 2014 conversation with Larry Storch, the actor known around the world as Corporal Agarn on the classic comedy series F Troop (ABC, 1965-1967). Among other topics, Larry talked about his early career as a stand-up comedian (and how Lucille Ball gave him his first break), plus he shared some memories of working alongside Tony Curtis, Peter Falk, Don Adams, and, of course, Forrest Tucker. Larry Storch passed away this past Friday, July 8 at the age of ninety-nine. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They're great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May's Jewish Heritage Month continues as GGACP revisits one of their funniest interviews out of 400+ with veteran comedy writer Ron Friedman (“Get Smart,” “The Odd Couple,” “All in the Family,” "Barney Miller") who worked with (and wrote for) everyone from Lucille Ball to Milton Berle to Danny Kaye to Orson Welles -- and has the war stories to show for it. Also, Herve Villechaize packs heat, Sammy Davis meets Charlie's Angels, Ron writes “Murder Can Hurt You!” and Pat McCormick takes a…”dip” in Jonathan Winters' pool. PLUS: Vaughn Meader! Stump and Stumpy! Christmas carols for Jewish people! Forrest Tucker introduces “the General”! And Ron creates Paul Lynde's Uncle Arthur! (Special thanks to Gino Salomone!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A mini series adapted into a 90 minute film... what could go wrong? This week we cover THE TROLLENBERG TERROR (1958) aka THE CRAWLING EYE from director Quentin Lawrence and writer Jimmy Sangster! The film stars Forrest Tucker, Laurence Payne and Jennifer Jayne. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 35:32; Discussion 47:07; Ranking 1:12:44
This week on It Was a Thing on TV we're hitting the California retirement communities with Nipsey Russell as we chase ghosts with a Gorilla. First, Your Number's Up may be a blip on the map of television history, but it holds a place in our hearts. Nipsey Russell hosted it! All the geriatrics in Burbank loved it. Need we say more? Then, one of the more fascinating and entertaining Saturday morning shows in the mid-70s was The Ghost Busters, starring Forrest Tucker and Larry Storch, who worked together in the 60s on F Troop. Unrelated to the movie franchise of the same name, it got a second life in the 80s thanks to that movie, but that's another episode. It was cancelled for a reason we haven't covered thus far on this show, but you'll have to listen to find out. Follow us on social media over @itwasathingontvpodcast on Facebook and @itwasathingontv on Instagram and Twitter.
One of the more fascinating and entertaining Saturday morning shows in the mid-70s was The Ghost Busters, starring Forrest Tucker and Larry Storch, who worked together in the 60s on F Troop. Unrelated to the movie franchise of the same name, it got a second life in the 80s thanks to that movie, but that's another episode. It was cancelled for a reason we haven't covered thus far on this show, but you'll have to listen to find out.
Val Guest and Nigel Kneale return with THE ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN (1957)! Starring Peter Cushing and Forrest Tucker, will this Yeti movie make slogging through all the previous Yeti movies worth it? Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 27:34; Discussion 39:07; Ranking 1:03:14
Hosts Kayleen and Jordan talk about the second episode of NewsRadio, "Inappropriate"! Also discussed: sitcom titles, the Fourth of July, Joey Buttafuoco, male earrings, Forrest Tucker, empty coffee mugs, the architecture of the office, a beardy extra, and dad jokes. Recommendations: Kayleen - The House on the Cerulean Sea, by T. J. Klune Jordan - Lexicon Valley on Slate Podcasts Theme music is "You Say But You Don't Know" by Trouble's Afoot.
In this episode, Liz & Paul discuss season 1, episode 9 of Columbo - Blueprint for Murder - starring Peter Falk, Patrick O'Neal, Janis Paige, Pamela Austin, & Forrest Tucker. Listen in as we discuss champagne fountains, Goldie's golden costumes, California Institute of Technology & more! Join our conversation on Instagram @trenchcoatcigar, on Twitter @trenchcoatcigar or email us at trenchcoatcigar@gmail.com
Should you watch ‘The Old Man and the Gun' from 2018? If this being the last starring role of Robert Redford isn't enough for you then I don't know what would be. Based on the true story of Forrest Tucker and his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public. Also this episode is sponsored by SMOOTHMYBALLS.com. No really. Use promo code POPCORN15 for 15% OFF! The over the hill gang want you to share this episode. Enjoy!
With a career spanning six decades, most of which was spent in / breaking out of prison, you would think that Forrest Tucker would be a name we have heard a lot. You may have seen Robert Redford play Forrest in The Old Man & the Gun, but this is the story that inspired the movie. Jail breaks, petty crime and car chances. What more could you want in a podcast?Buy tickets to our live streamed shows, starting this weekend November 22nd:https://sospresents.com/catalogSupport the show and get rewards like bonus episodes: patreon.com/DoGoOnPodBuy tickets to our previous streamed shows (there are 8 available to watch now! All with exclusive extra sections): https://sospresents.com/authors/dogoonCheck out our web series: https://www.youtube.com/user/stupidoldchannel Submit a topic idea directly to the hat: dogoonpod.com/Submit-a-TopicTwitter: @DoGoOnPodInstagram: @DoGoOnPodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/DoGoOnPod/Email us: dogoonpod@gmail.comCheck out our other podcasts:Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheatPrime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/Listen Now: https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader ThomasREFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2003/01/27/the-old-man-and-the-gunhttps://time.com/5407081/old-man-the-gun-true-story/https://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/old-man-and-the-gun/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-jul-27-mn-59992-story.html
Before Ivan Reitman's GHOSTBUSTERS, Filmation had a live-action series called THE GHOST BUSTERS, starring Forrest Tucker and Larry Storch from F-TROOP, as supernatural investigators with a pet gorilla and a serious case of the sillies! Was the 1975 version of THE GHOST BUSTERS... Canceled Too Soon? William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold are about to find out, as our annual SCARYTOBER event continues! Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork for exclusive content and exciting rewards, like bonus episodes, commentary tracks and much, much more! And visit our TeePublic page to buy shirts, mugs and other exciting merchandise! Follow us on Twitter at @CriticAcclaim, join the official Fan Club on Facebook, follow Bibbs at @WilliamBibbiani and follow Witney at @WitneySeibold, and head on over to www.criticallyacclaimed.net for all their podcasts, reviews and more! And don't forget to email us at letters@criticallyacclaimed.net, so we can read your correspondence and answer your questions in a future episode! And check out our Amazon Wish List to send us more exciting one season wonders that we can review on the show!
This week on the Columbo Files! John and Antonicus (Anthony to his friends) get into 1972's "Blueprint for Murder," the Season 1 finale directed by Peter Falk himself! They discuss the history behind this episode's legendary cast and crew, with Patrick O'Neal, Forrest Tucker, Janis Paige, and Pamela Austin. They discuss how the episode works for them in some regard, but ultimately ends up as a competent but not exactly outstanding episode for them in the Columbo Files' standard three act breakdown.Follow us on Twitter: The Ludic Lounge: @LudicLoungeAntonicus: @RojoLoco44John: @just_john_0891Or feel free to email us: theludiclounge@gmail.com
Gilbert and Frank celebrate the podcast's 6th anniversary and the recent release of their 300th episode by welcoming returning guests MARIO CANTONE, MARILU HENNER, RICHARD KIND and PAUL SHAFFER (as well as several surprise guests!) for an evening of music and laughter at New York City's Cutting Room. Also in this episode: Forrest Tucker sinks a putt, Irwin Corey eulogizes Soupy Sales, Burt Reynolds throws Johnny Carson off his game and Gilbert "makes love" to Dolores del Rio. PLUS: "Lonesome" George Gobel! Remembering Tony Randall! Richard praises David Letterman! Marilu fills in for Bob Hope! And a screen legend pays the boys a surprise tribute! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
País Estados Unidos Dirección David Lowery Guion David Lowery, David Grann (Artículo: David Grann) Música Daniel Hart Fotografía Joe Anderson Reparto Robert Redford, Sissy Spacek, Casey Affleck, Danny Glover, Tika Sumpter, Elisabeth Moss, Tom Waits, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Robert Longstreet, Keith Carradine, Jordan Trovillion, John David Washington, Augustine Frizzell, Barlow Jacobs, Gene Jones, Leah Roberts, Kevin McClatchy, Patrick Newall, Todd Terry, James Siderits, Christine Dye, Toby Halbrooks Sinopsis Narra una historia real, la de Forrest Tucker, un ladrón de bancos que pasó la mayor parte de su vida en la cárcel o intentando escapar de ella. De hecho, logró fugarse en 18 ocasiones y cometió su último atraco en el año 2000 cuando tenía 80 años.
In this episode Brett sits down with Forrest Tucker. Forrest is a journalism student at the University of South Carolina. Reporting on USC athletics, Forrest has constantly developed himself. His notion of breaking down life into integral sections has allowed him to self reflect and heighten his mindset to a new standard.
It's a cold episode of "Monster Attack!," a very cold episode as Jim climbs the Himalayas in search of Yeti examining Val Guest's classic 1957 Hammer film, "The Abominable Snowman." starring Peter Cushing, Forrest Tucker, Maureen Connell, Richard Wattis and Wolfe Morris. An expedition seeking to prove the existence of a large legendary creature runs into trouble. It's man against beast on this week's episode of "Monster Attack!.
Old Man and The Gun is the last film ever to have Robert Redford as its star as he plays Forrest Tucker a notorious bank robber also starring Casey Affleck. Sorry To Bother you is a dark comedy about a telemarketer Cash Green who gets a promotion and it's not all what its set out to be also with Tessa Thompson, Jermaine Fowler and Armie Hammer in supporting roles. I discuss both movies Old Man and the Gun and Sorry to Bother you listen and enjoy!
I'm so glad I could finally welcome Omar G to the TBP guest chair...and that it was to talk about David Lowery's The Old Man And The Gun, a charming joint about a senior bank robber and escape artist, Forrest Tucker, that flew totally under our radar last year. It shouldn't fly under yours, though; it's fun, smart about managing story, and elegantly shot, and an American legend is having the time of his life in his last go-round. And the movie's based on a New Yorker story by the great David Grann... ...as is the documentary we watched for the Cold Case section, Incendiary: The Willingham Case. This too got the scripted treatment, in a Laura Dern vehicle that's already left theaters after it premiered last month, but the doc had a lot of good things to say about the frailty of the forensic science we take for granted, the CYA maneuvering of state governments, and...a defense attorney's attention-whore rooster? Just listen, you'll see. Why Tom Waits should be in everything, why we shouldn't use space heaters for anything, and much more in The Blotter Presents, Episode 101. Get even more true-crime content reviewed: support the pod/site on Patreon, and sign up for the newsletter, Best Evidence! SHOW NOTES The Old Man And The Gun: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-old-man-and-the-gun (Relevant Grann-ule: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2003/01/27/the-old-man-and-the-gun) Incendiary: The Willingham Case // on iTunes (or whatever it's called now), Vimeo, et al. (Relevant Grann-ule: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/09/07/trial-by-fire) Omar's Los Espookys piece on Primetimer: https://www.primetimer.com/features/hbos-los-espookys-is-a-weird-endearing-charmer Special Guest: Omar Gallaga.
Donnie B.: It's really, really fun when you get somebody on the show that has done some really cool things in their life. And when I'm talking to Nancy, I got to tell you, I love her humor. I love her wit. You can tell she's been in the acting scene and working in that customer service world for years. And I just love her spirit and energy, man. So as we dive into this week's episode, I want you to really listen because she dropped some real gems on really, how to be a great person, but it's all under the guise of customer service. I really enjoyed this one. And as always, man, this show is brought to you by Point Blank Safety Services. And I got to tell you, as I continue on and learn more about their company, their business, I spend time with Michael and Stacey over there. I'm just really honored that they are supporting this show for as long as they have and the amount of love they've given us. They are really doing a lot to change the game in Texas. We all know there's a ridiculous amount of construction going on, on a regular basis out here. Freeways are getting shut down, lane changes and everything else. And as those workers are out there, there's frustrations on both sides of the table of, the workers are frustrated because the cars are not slowing down. The drivers are frustrated because the workers are there. Somebody’s got to keep both sides of those safe and Stacey and Michael with Point Blank Safety Services, their company, their officers, their off-duty officers do amazing things keeping everybody safe on there. So do me the favor, guys. Go visit their website at https://www.pointblanksafety.com/. Send them a message. Follow them on social media and say, hi and let them know that you heard it on Success Champions. It would mean the world to me. [Music] Donnie B.: All right, guys. This is going to be a killer episode. I'm so stoked and excited about this one. I'm bringing on Nancy Friedman, man and she has got just an awesome and amazing story. So sit back and enjoy this one. But I'm Donnie. This is Donnie’s Success Champions. Ms. Nancy, welcome to the show, my dear. Nancy F.: I am here and I am excited and I am glad that we got together. Thank you for the opportunity, my friend. Donnie B.: Absolutely. Absolutely. So tell us who the heck you are. Nancy F.: Well, I'm Nancy Friedman, the world's only Telephone Doctor. But I didn't just jump in and be that. So the little background story is a fun one and a good one. And I don't know how far you want me to go. But the bottom line is, I was born in Chicago, Illinois. You are not entitled to the year but I was born there, raised there and did a nice stint there. Married my husband and while he was working, he and my brother got together and said, “We're going to buy a radio station in San Diego.” Well, that sounded like a good idea at the time. And we moved to San Diego and when I got there, Donnie, I was a young bride with a 6-month old baby, didn't know a soul in San Diego. It was a navy town then and very cliquish, if you will. I don't need to tell you. You've been a marine. They stick with their own. So the bottom line is, I got, not clinically depressed, but it was like, I want to go home. I don't like this. How can you not like San Diego? So I thought I was nuts. My husband bought me a book that changed my life and it’s by Dale Carnegie, ‘How to Stop Worrying and Start Living’. And the book is, you can pick any page and start it. You don't have to read it from front to back. So the bottom line is, I opened a page and the chapter was, ‘What is the worst thing that can happen?’ Well, that’s a challenging question to ask somebody. What is the worst thing that can happen? Well, the worst thing that can happen in his eyes and mine too was death. That's the worst thing that can happen. Well, I'm not going to die from being in San Diego. A lot of people lived there and they had fun. So I said, “Okay. I can deal with. What's the next worst thing?” I went through the steps myself and I thought, “Okay.” And shortly after he got me the book, I happened to see a little tiny one-inch ad in the newspaper and it said, ‘Midway Theater for Adults’. What the heck is that? Well, it was a high school who at night, turned theater classes into adult theater. And I said, “Okay, I'll go.” He said, “Why don't you go? You'll meet some people. You’ll meet nerds in this theater, weirdos.” “Okay, I’ll go.” So I went and the first night I was there, they did an improv. Here's your subject and go up on stage and do a little, a minute or two improv. Well, as I get up on the stage, there was enormous laughter. Maybe 35, 40 people in the room. And every comedian will tell you, the minute you hear laughter on the stage, you are addicted. It’s worse than any, yeah. It's worse than any drug. Donnie B.: Podcasters were the same way. Just so you know. Nancy F.: By the way, you cannot see me, but I can see you and your beautiful blue eyes. Donnie B.: Oh, thanks, honey. I appreciate that. I call them my baby blues. They’re my moneymakers. Nancy F.: Yeah, of course. I have them too but you can't see me. Anyway, bottom line, I was addicted and I went through that and we did a couple of shows for the Midway Theater School and then somebody told me, “Well, you know, there's a theater here in San Diego called the Old Globe Theater. Why don't you try out for that?” Well, it was not a professional theater but it was high-tech, high-fun and very, very popular. Anyway, I got the part in San Diego and lo and behold, at the end of the year, they have their awards ceremony and little old Nancy Friedman won the old Globe Atlas Award for Best Comedic Actress. Charlton Heston had presented it to me. So it didn't go to my head. It didn't go to my head. Very little goes to my head as my husband will tell you. But very little egotistically goes to my head. But anyway, I knew I had something. Some people draw. Some people played bridge. Some people played tennis. I played theater and it really filled a niche for me. So when we moved from San Diego from owning that radio station which I also helped run with my husband, the sales and service department, we moved. He bought another radio station with my brother in St. Louis and we moved to St. Louis. And by this time, I was real good at the office helping him set up the sales and service department. And in St. Louis, they had a theater, professional theater. So I had to join Equity. And the bottom line there was my first show in St. Louis was with Gig Young. So I am a professional actress and I've appeared with Gig Young, Dan Dailey, Cesar Romero, Forrest Tucker, Don DeFore, Virginia, the list goes on, because they brought in, they're all dead now, so I can say this, B-actors who were like not through with Hollywood but they didn't have good parts for them. So theaters across the country would bring in those good actors, some of them great actors and put them in a theater and support them with the local talent, if you will. And that's what I did for many, many years throughout the season. You'd have a six, eight-week run and two weeks of rehearsal. So if you did four or five a year, you had a nice healthy life. And I was working and I was raising two kids but I was a very happy camper. So my husband started a company called Weatherline and that was the largest private provider of weather information by phone in the United States. We had over a hundred cities where we installed weather information machinery. We worked with radio stations to do the updating and we sold the sponsorships. I won't say it's a confusing business but nobody really understood it. We always got, “Oh, okay. Well, that's nice.” Nobody understood what we were doing. But having owned a couple of radio stations, it was just in his blood. So bottom line, that was very successful and he brought me in to work with the advertisers and keep them on the Weatherline system. So I became the one-woman renewal department, if you will. And my job was to make sure we never lost a client. Never lose a client was our motto. And so we had the highest retention of clients that Lord, I've ever heard of. Well, not ever heard of, but it was pretty high. 70%, 80% people stayed with us. Why did they stay with us? Because of how they were treated by me. I mean, the sales people go out and they sell and then what happens afterwards is up in the air sometimes. So we created this customer service department for just them and we kept them year after year after year and some of them stayed with us for 30 years. 30, 35 years. So that's an attest to, A, how good we were. Donnie B.: Well, you’re either good on the phone or just really good-looking and charming. It's one of the two. Nancy F.: Well, thank God I'm both. Anyway, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. But bottom line, I had a knack and it is a knack. Not everybody can talk to strangers about and I don't want to say nothing but about things they like and the ability to pop on a phone call and make sure we've asked them for time to talk and to set up those things. We didn't have email when we started at Weatherline. So it was, you did pick up a phone and you were an interruption and you still are an interruption when you’d call somebody. But we didn't, there was no email that say, “Can you talk Thursday at three?” There was no Outlook invite. There was nothing like that. Are you thinking I'm old now? Donnie B.: No, honey. I grew up in the sales game, okay? And I literally grew up in the kicking in doors and cold calling. Nancy F.: Tell me. I love that. Tell me what happened. Let me interview you. Donnie B.: Well, but here's what's interesting about this is, I love the fact that you said not anybody can just pick up the phone and get into the small talk stuff because you're 100% right. And I usually dive into the more technical stuff on the backend of this but we're going because I just love your energy. But most times, when people get on a phone, they're so consumed with how that person on the other end is going to think about them. Are they going to like me? Are they going to embrace what I'm thinking? Are they going to embrace what I'm saying? That they stumble over their words and next thing you know, they become that cheesy salesperson versus just going in and have the conversation. So I love this vibe. I love your approach. This is really, really good. Nancy F.: You're right. It isn't for everybody. And which brings me to a tip that is going to come from left field, Donnie and I apologize. But so many people hire, sometimes, we hire people because they're breathing and that's not healthy. That's just not healthy. As owners and managers, we’re desperate. So my first tip to owners and managers and I'm going off the reservation here for a moment, I apologize. But my first, I love this show and I can go where I want because I'm so ADD. I’ll come back. Okay. Donnie B.: I got you. Nancy F.: My first tip for owners and managers is, have your first interview with somebody on the telephone and all you need to do is say, “Donnie, tell me about yourself.” Well, the first question, if they ask you, “What would you like to know?” That's a loser question. That's a loser question. So if somebody says … as I said, tell me about yourself. How much clearer could I be? So the bottom line is, they don't interview people on the phone. They think that face-to-face is first. No. Face-to-face is second. Especially if you're going to be on the phone. Especially if it's for a phone operation, so to speak. Donnie B.: Nancy, here's what I love about this. For guests coming on my shows, now, I reached out to you because I really wanted to tell your story and be a part of that journey. But for most people, and I get a lot of people that reach out to come on the show, my first question is always, tell me your story. I don't even half the time care what their story is. It's all about how they handle themselves in that response. Nancy F.: Absolutely. Absolutely. And when you interview, you can hear their poor language or their good language. You can hear if they have a smile on their voice. I mean, you get everything you need from a phone interview and people miss that. A very short story. I was pulled in to do a 10-city tour a few years ago. Well, many years ago with one of the largest telecommunications in the country. I'll leave their names out but you can guess who it was. Bottom line, on one of the call centers, I heard some not-so-good calls. And I said, “Tell me about your interviewing process. Tell me how you hire.” And she said, “Well, we do this test and we do that test and we do the disc. We do all that. We do this and the typing and the math.” And I said, “Where's the phone interview?” And deer in the headlights, she said, “What do you mean phone interview? They’re on the phone.” “Yeah, but did you hear their voice before you hired them?” And they hadn't, Donnie. They hadn't heard their voice. So they were getting, “Uh, can I, uh, uh, help, help, help you? Uh, I seen where … I seen,” and the poor language. I don't know that I changed the culture but man, I don't understand how you cannot do that interview. Donnie B.: Well, it's even more important to people how to get into that game now because think about it, is less and less people are talking on phones. You got your social, you got your texting, your private messaging, direct messaging, all of this stuff that they often forget that the younger generations that are being grown up, they don't talk on phones. It's all their thumb work. Nancy F.: Right. Donnie B.: Go ahead. Nancy F.: I'm sorry. Somebody once said to me a few years ago, “Is Telephone Doctor name, is it outdated?” And I said just the other day to somebody, “Show me a company that doesn't have a phone. Show me a person that doesn't have a phone.” And they couldn't. So the phone has not gone away. It's going to be here maybe in a different shape or size or whatever. But it's going to be around for a long time. And I don't care if you use two cans and a string. The bottom line to working on the phone is the smile and there’s the tone of voice. And you know, you talk about millennials, we train a lot of them in the programs. They are sponges, Donnie. They are sponges. They don't want to be stupid. They don't want to be not smart. They want to know things. So when I do a program, I will say that the seasoned people, older than I am, come up and say, “Wow. That was good stuff. I really needed that refresher.” And then the millennials, the 25 to 35 come in and say, “No, I didn't know about that.” Well, of course, I don't want to put their nose in it, but it's not taught in our schools. It's not taught in colleges. It’s not taught in high school. It's not taught in grade school. So Mom and Dad sometimes have to pick up or Nancy Friedman picks up. Donnie B.: Right, right, right. This is interesting because I love what you're doing and it is such a needed talent and skill that I for one believe sales should be taught in school anyways because we need to learn that skillset because if the economy tanks and everything else, you can always find a sales job. Nancy F.: Absolutely. Donnie B.: So it's interesting. How much do you think your acting and that career prepared you for what you're doing now Nancy F.: 100%. 100% without even thinking about it. One of the other questions I ask in an interview is, have you ever had any theater experience? I don't care if it was band or cheerleading or something where you had to entertain people somehow, somewhere, someplace and those that have it, get it. I mean, they get that you're on for two hours or you’re on for the shit length of the show. If you've never done that, there's a slight misstep in, “Oh, I have to smile? Oh, really? But they can't see me.” Yes, they can. They mentally see you. If I did this interview without a smile on my face, you would not be a happy camper. Donnie B.: True. True. Nancy F.: So I'm sitting here like an idiot. No, not like an idiot. Donnie B.: I got that recorded, Nancy. Nancy F.: That's all right. That's all right. But we walked on the airports with a little smile on our face. I'm slightly depressed when I walk through the airports when I see the frowns on people. It's like, “Good Lord, you're healthy. You're walking. You're going someplace. Put a little scat grin on your face.” I don't know. Donnie B.: Absolutely. That's a really cool insider tip because when I was training sales companies across the US, I would constantly tell them, “Hire the athletes for sales role because you want somebody that can compete and understands what it takes to win a game.” And I love the fact that you just threw out there for your phone workers, maybe your inside reps, those type of people you're putting out there. Go find somebody who has the acting skills. And they understand how to entertain a room. That's brilliant because really, I'd never put that out there. Nancy F.: Well, thank you. But it doesn't have to be theater. It doesn't have to be a stage. It could be like a, say, chorus. It could be cheerleading. Watch those young girls on that cheerleading field with those smiles. I mean, some of them got a bad foot. Some of them don't feel like it. Somebody just broke up with their boyfriend. But they're not allowed to show it. Donnie B.: Right, right, right. No, that's really, really, really great advice. Nancy F.: Well, we got a lot of good tips and it's all common sense and I'm very proud of Telephone Doctor’s content. I would put it up against anybody's. Donnie B.: So how did it start? I mean, you go from an actor that's won awards, hung out with some really, really cool names that I actually recognize and well, you know, I'm not a spring chicken anymore. I tell everybody that I'm not getting older. I'm getting seasoned. Nancy F.: That’s my word. Yeah. We’re seasoned. Okay, good. Well … Donnie B.: This isn't gray in my beard. It's chrome, okay? Nancy F.: It’s classy. Don't worry about it. It’s very classy. Sexy. Donnie B.: Thank you. Nancy F.: Oh, you wanted the sexy voice. All right. Let me give you the sexy voice. Donnie B.: Nancy, you and I are going to become best friends. Nancy F.: I hope so. I would love this. Bottom line, let me get to how I became the Telephone Doctor. I was saving accounts at my husband's business and one day, I had to call the insurance agent and it wasn't a very good call. They were not … even on the 1 to 10, they weren’t a 3. That’s how I grade people. So I called back my agent and I said, “Cancel all my policies.” He said, “What happened? I said, “Your people stink. They're so unfriendly. They're unhelpful. They don't smile. They one-word answer. I don't need to be treated like that.” He said, “Oh my gosh.” He says, “When I call your office, I'm treated like a king and I'm not even a customer.” So he got it right away and he said, “Would you come to my office and train my people?” And I said, “All right.” So I went to his office out of love and like I say, the last time I did it out of love, but I went to his office and they had 14, 15, 16 people sitting there drinking coffee and I had a cup of coffee. And finally, I stood up. Michael said, “Okay. Nancy's going to talk with you.” So I stood up and I said, “Well, at our office we say please.” And one woman hit the other and said, “Write that down. That's a good one.” Donnie B.: Oh, Lord. Nancy F.: And I said, “Thank you.” And I said, “Say, you're welcome. Say, have a nice day. Say, oh, wow once in a while.” Something that I know you're on the line and I don't think I spoke 15 minutes, started to walk out the door. The President of the insurance agency stopped me and said, “Thank you very much, Nancy. We really learned some new things.” Man, I came home, had a drink with my husband. I said, “Dick, let me tell you what happened today.” So I told him all about what happened. I said, “I was walking out the door and the President of the insurance agency said, ‘Thank you. We really learned some new things.’ Dick, things that you and I do like breathing in and breathing out, I don't understand.” And Dick looked me right in the eye and said, “Nancy, don't ever be surprised. No one has ever shown them.” Well, I mentioned this same story that I cared to share here with you today to the then general manager of a newspaper in Davenport, Iowa, the Quad-City Times and he was one of our Weatherline clients and he heard what I was doing. He said, “I want you to come up and train my people.” I said, “Well, great. How many do you have?” He said, “300.” I looked at my husband. I said, “Now, look what you got me into.” Donnie B.: Of course because now, it’s his fault. Nancy F.: Yeah, right. Of course. Thank you. That was the typing mistakes on my email if you'd noticed, I put that. But anyway, I went up and the first program was done for the classified department, the sales department because they weren't doing so well. And I did my program and at the end of the program, the editor of the Quad-City Times came up. He said, “You know what, you're very good as you're sure of all the cures.” And he thought for a moment and he snapped his fingers. He said, “I'm going to call you the Doctor. I'm going to call you the Telephone Doctor.” And I came running home to Dick. I said, “Dick, some guy called me the Telephone Doctor. What should we do?” He said, “Let's go get it registered. We're going to have some fun and fun we’ve been having.” Donnie B.: I like Dick. He’s a good dude. Nancy F.: He's a wordsmith. Thank you. Dick is another story. He's the one with the tendon operation. Anyway, about him. He just had an emergency Achilles tendon operation. That's a whole other interview. Okay. Caregiving. Not in my DNA. All right. So bottom line … Donnie B.: You’re the actor. So it makes sense. Nancy F.: Oh, last two weeks. Anyway, no. He's been a good patient. Donnie B.: That’s awesome. Nancy F.: The bottom line is, we got it registered and I did a few little programs around town. Word gets around. We were competing when we started 30 years ago, Donnie. Computers were just coming out. So if I would call up and say, “I’m Nancy Friedman. We've got some tips on how you can treat your customers.” “Oh, no. We just bought a computer.” Well, that's important because there's nobody involved with that except you and your keyboard. So it was a tough row at first but newspapers heard about what I did at the Quad-City Times. And if you're familiar with newspapers at that time, it was a snowball effect. I did about eight or ten, I think it was even more than that, newspapers across the country because they were desperate. You've been in sales. You know how desperate to reach out when somebody can help you. So we've helped a lot of companies. From there, it's been a wonderful ride. It's a small family-owned business. Mother, father, son and daughter. 23 employees in a 10,000-square foot building in St. Louis, Missouri and we are an international customer service training company now. So we help companies communicate better with their customers. Donnie B.: So let’s go back to that first time you’re standing in front of the insurance company. You walk into a room … I'm going to make the assumption that you are somewhat unprepared because you didn't really know what the heck you were going to talk to them about other than that they should be nicer on the phone. Was that an improv moment for you? Nancy F.: You’re very observant. You're very observant because it was like the next day from the phone call to come to my office was the next day and right. There were no notes involved. So Nancy spoke from her heart and when you have a passion about something, you can talk 45 minutes, an hour, you can talk all day about something you know and love. Ask me about NASA, ask me about some other things and it's, “Goodbye. Have a nice day.” But if you want to talk about communication, sales and customer service, we can go deep. We can go deep. And that's what happened. We decided, as a company, we want to go deep. We don't want to be all things to all people. That's how you spread yourself too thin in our opinion. We're not a department store. We're a boutique. Donnie B.: Right. Nancy F.: Big difference. Donnie B.: And I hope people heard that. Because there's a lot of people that are trying to get on stages and they're trying to build platforms and everything else and they're struggling to come up with content and gosh, it comes down to, speak to what you know, speak to what you love and it'll just come. I mean, I'm sure you're the same way, Nancy. You go in front of a room and somebody is just going to put you on a spot and you're going to be able to go without any pretext. And I know I do the same thing when I speak all over the world as well. And it's just funny to me, the people that come up to me and they’re like, “How do you do that?” I'm like, “Do what?” Nancy F.: It's in your DNA. It’s in your DNA. What I'm not able to do and you and I both know people who do this. A friend of mine who speaks. He's like, “I got to ask for a topic and I don't remember what it was. I know nothing about it but I'll Google it and I'll be able to do a program.” And I'm thinking to myself, I could never do that. I could never cheat client. And that's what I call it. If you're not an expert, we can all Google it and we can all look at something but it doesn't come from the heart. It just doesn't come from the heart. You've heard and seen speakers talk about things that they know nothing about. Take the actors on TV when they go to an interview. Jimmy Fallon and whatever else. Who else is on TV? I don't stay up that late. Donnie B.: Me neither. Nancy F.: They talk about things that they shouldn't be talking about and you get a lot of ‘ums’, you get a lot of, ‘I got to think about this’. If they're not an expert in it, let them talk about acting. That's what they know. Donnie B.: No, I absolutely agree with you. It's interesting because there's so many people that want to be and do and accomplish something greater and they are doing these big things but not doing them well because they're not going back to their roots and doing what they know. I mean, that first time you stood in front of that group and spoke, I mean, I'm sure you did well but I can almost guarantee that when you walked away, you immediately went, “I could've done this better.” Nancy F.: Oh, absolutely. Yes. Yes. Or I forgot to tell them or something. So I speak without notes. I don't use PowerPoint and it just … it does … Donnie B.: Oh, I love you even more. Thank you. Nancy F.: I don't. Well, I'm a believer that you cannot do two things well at once. And the keyword there is well. A woman came up to me one time. She goes, “I multitask. I can do two things.” I said, “You missed the whole point, honey. You cannot do two things well at once.” We can all do two things. But one of them is going to … if I were right now typing emails on the side and doing an interview, one thing would suffer. The interview or the emails. So concentration and doing one thing at a time when it's important to you is critical in my opinion. Donnie B.: Yeah. Absolutely. Absolutely. So now, you're this world-class, world-famous Telephone Doctor which is just a brilliant name. Because I love it when a name readily tells you what you're about to get into. Nancy F.: You don't think it's outdated, do you? Donnie B.: No. Here's the thing, is I think technology eventually is going to get to a point where it's just going to become voice. Nancy F.: Voice Doctor. Oh, that’s good. The Voice Doctor. Donnie B.: Yeah. And you know, so there's always going to be verbal communication. How that verbal communication happens is going to change. The dynamics are going to change. Like you and I are talking to our computers right now, you know? But there's always going to be verbal interaction between people. Nancy F.: I love that. I love that. Donnie B.: That's where your niche and your world is going to continue to teach and define because it's more and more needed because as we've talked about, the younger generation is coming up which I love because they're so spontaneous. They’re so brilliant. I love the way their minds work but they didn't learn some of the basic skills that your generation, my generation grew up with. I mean, we grew up in the era of, “Yes, Ma'am. No, Ma'am.” We grew up in the eras of, here's how you answer a phone, here's how you be polite and those type of things. Doing what you're doing is teaching the generations that didn't get that kind of stuff. They grew up fast-finger and their thumbs and girl, I think you’re in one hell of a spot. Nancy F.: Thank you. Thank you. Well, it's funny that you say that. I was speaking a couple of months ago and a young gal came up, beautiful gal, 25 years old, folded arms, very defense. Right before a program, she says, “You're not going to tell us how bad we are, are you?” I said, “Why would I do that?” She said, “Well, the last speaker told us how bad the millennials were.” I said, “Sit down. Just take your notes and listen.” Donnie B.: Shut up and listen. Nancy F.: Yeah. If speakers are going to get up there and say, “Hey, you millennials, you got it wrong,” you're never going to make a friend. I mean, these guys are starved for information. Donnie B.: They are. Nancy F.: They don't know everything. They may not want to admit it, but they don't. My friend of mine was trying to work a remote I had down at the condo and he couldn't get it and I said, “How old are you?” He said, “21.” “Give me the remote. I will show you how to work it.” He couldn't work the remote and it wasn't an old-fashioned remote. He just couldn't figure it out. So they don't know everything. Donnie B.: Yeah. And the fun thing with it is and Dr. Stevie Dawn, a really good friend of mine, she's the one who originally told me this idea and I was doing a lot of sales training and I was struggling. Admittedly, I was struggling to teach some of the younger generation how to do sales because I wasn't changing my training process to meet them where they were at. I was ten steps ahead of them and it took me a while to wrap my head around them and what she told me, she's like, “Look, how old were you when you had your first job?” And I said, “Well, working for the family or someone else?” And she said, “Working for somebody else.” And I said, “14.” She goes, “What you got to remember is people coming out of colleges now, this is their first job they've ever had.” Nancy F.: Probably, yeah. Good point. Donnie B.: “This is the first time they’ve ever been employed.” She said, “What was your first real job?” And I said, “I was a busboy at a catfish restaurant.” And she goes, “During that, I’m betting somebody didn't just hand you a bucket and say pick up things. I'm betting somebody walked you around, showed you how to clear a table, how to clean it off and kind of took you step by step.” And I said, “Yeah. That’s pretty much how it worked.” And she goes, “Well, that's what you got to do with the younger generation coming into the companies is you got to kind of take them not by the hand. I don't want to baby them. It's not what I'm trying to say but you've got to show them step by step.” And that clicked for me. Nancy F.: It does. And it does click for them. And she's right. You're right. These are not bad people and the other thing that I discovered all by myself, every generation was a millennial. Donnie B.: Yes. Nancy F.: They just wear a different name. We have all been through that. My mother passed away but she left me with one of the best sayings in the whole wide world. “Nancy, there's very little new. Just new people doing it.” And boy, does that save me from letting my head get too big or my feet off the ground. I mean, we all think we invented stuff but if you do look it up, somebody in 1842 thought of it already. Donnie B.: Yeah. That is the truth. Nancy F.: And it’s just, you can be part of it but those people that think they invented stuff, very frustrating for me. So I just, I go by the motto, “Very little new. Just new people doing it.” So … Donnie B.: That's awesome. That's awesome. So now, you're teaching people all over the world these skills and are teaching them how to have proper phone etiquette and everything else. Do you typically do that through like classroom training or is it keynote style or do you have teams that now go out and help you do all the training? Nancy F.: Well, let me answer the last question first. There's only one person that goes out and does the training and that's me. We do large and small groups but the bottom line here is … I'm sorry. I don't know what that dinging is. If it's my side. Donnie B.: Yeah, you're good. You're good. Nancy F.: Okay. Thank you. I like good. I like good a lot. My style is, my drug of choice is humor. So every program that we do, we'll have laughter, we'll have interaction, it will be engaging. Whether it's a small group or a large group. An answer to your question, it could be keynote, it could be classroom, it could be workshop, it could be anything, it could be webinar, it could be whatever we want. Disseminating the information is simply a tool. As long as you got the right content, it doesn't matter how you do it. So whatever the client needs and you know, Donnie, the United States does not have a monopoly on poor customer service. It is a universal situation. Donnie B.: Yes. Nancy F.: You go all over and they have the same complaints we do from voicemail to sales problems. We went to the UK a couple of years ago. When we walked in, nobody said anything. When we walked out, nobody said anything. And finally, we walked out of one store and we said, “We're welcome!” And we walked out. Donnie B.: We're welcome. Nancy F.: We’re welcome. Donnie B.: I got to be honest. My wife gets on me for this one. You’re at a store. You’re at somewhere. And I was brought up that if you're in somebody's way, you say, “Oh, I'm sorry. Excuse me.” And then you move out of the way. Nancy F.: Right. Donnie B.: And my wife gets on me all the time because I'll walk up, somebody will kind of give me a dirty look, like, who the hell am I? And they'll eventually move out of the way and I will make sure that everybody around me knows that I say, “Oh, no, no, no. Really, you’re welcome.” She's like, “Honey, you've got to quit doing that.” I'm like, “Come on. It's just common courtesy.” Nancy F.: It is. It’s cute. You never know who you're going to offend. You and I have not similar personalities but we're not afraid to say something and sadly, I have open mouth, insert foot. For example, I was at the grocery store the other day and behind me was a gentleman with just as much liquor as he could put in there. Vodka, gin, everything. And I said, “Boy, you're going to have a …” And I thought to myself, “Don't do this, Nancy. Don't do this, Nancy.” But Nancy didn't listen to her. So I said, “Boy, you're going to have a fun time tonight.” He said, “No, Ma'am. I'm a priest. This is going elsewhere.” So he said, “I don't drink.” So he didn't get offended but … Donnie B.: Now, if it was me, I would have immediately gone into full Sherlock Holmes mode and gone, “Okay. Why is a priest buying that much liquor? If it's going elsewhere, my house is right down the road.” Nancy F.: I mean, I just was glad I was ahead of him and left. I didn't need any more conversation with him. But sometimes, you know when you say something, it's not going to come out 100% the way you wanted it. And I felt it wasn't but if somebody buys that much liquor, there's a story behind it. Donnie B.: But that's also one of the tragedies of the time is, I am a smart aleck by nature. I'm loud. And when I'm in a room, everybody knows I'm there. If you don't know I’m there, give it five seconds. You're going to know I’m there. And it's frustrating to watch how you can't say anything anymore. Nancy F.: Oh, Donnie, if you're still out speaking, you know that as I go around the room, I'll sit on a lap, take a picture and post it. And I've been having a lot of time for years with that. And somebody came to me the other day and said, I call it, “Here, I'm having a fun lap dance with Donnie Smith. Having a fun a lap dance at this program.” And they said, “It's not politically correct.” I said, “You're kidding me. You're kidding me.” He said, “No. Call it something else.” Well, what I said I'd call it was not politically correct either but you can't say lap dance on social media now? No, you can't say lap dance on social media now. So people like you and me and I or whatever the right word is, we’re sometimes stymied because we got good stuff to share that is not going to hurt anybody. Donnie B.: Yeah. And you know, it's getting to the point to where you're not going to be able to say anything. It’s because people are becoming too, I don’t know if sensitive is the right word and I'm going to catch hell for this, I'm sure. But you know, suck it up. Get over it. Nancy F.: Thank you. That's a whole other program, isn't it? I mean … Donnie B.: It is. It really is. Nancy F.: It's what you can and what you can’t say and somebody should make a list because I'm sure it would be laughable. But anyway, I'm enjoying myself. You are a wonderful interviewer and it makes me feel quite at home. You've got quite a story. And of course, my inquisitive nature and I would love to hear more about the Marines. Thank you for serving, number one. Donnie B.: My honor. My honor. Nancy F.: Thank you. So go ahead. You've got good questions. What do you need to know? Now, yes. I'm the world's only Telephone Doctor. Donnie B.: No, I got you. I got you. So you're bringing humor, you’re bringing comedy into the presentations which is not easy for most people. I think I've seen a lot of people try and bring humor and comedy into their speeches and it's forced. Nancy F.: It's a dud. Donnie B.: Yeah, yeah, yeah. So how do you … I mean, I know it's coming from your acting and stuff but how do you intertwine it in? Is it the improv coming out in you? Or is we’d done it so many times over the years, it's a natural flow process? Nancy F.: Nobody's really asked me that. I believe that people that have ability to make people laugh, that's their gene. That's their way of talking to people. You can do it in writing in a blog. You can do it on face-to-face. You can do it on the telephone. It's just something that you enjoy doing and you and I know timing is everything. Donnie B.: Yes. Nancy F.: Timing is everything. So no, do I have a few jokes? Yeah. But I mean, that's not what I do. I don't stand up there and tell jokes. It can be and everybody knows this. From a classroom teacher and teaching Algebra to a huge speaker. I've heard speakers and you have too that get paid a heck of a lot more than I do standing on stage and they don't have it. They don't have the timing. They don't have the ware. They don't have the confidence. So I don't have the answer to that. But you know, you take somebody like Jerry Seinfeld. He's a clean comic. Sometimes, it’s just the look. Donnie B.: Yeah. Yeah. It's interesting. And I'm asking because this is what works for me a lot of times is, the more I end up laughing at myself over something that may have just come out of my mouth, I think it entices the crowd to laugh along with you. Nancy F.: Yeah. Self-deprecation has always been and always will be and it started from Jack Benny. It started a hundred years ago, self-deprecation but it shouldn't get to be too personal. That's what some people like to do. They like to tell their life story and everything. I'm making a lot of fun with my husband on the blog. He's laid up for two weeks with his operation and I said, “The other day, I fed him breakfast and then he wanted lunch. That's a heck of a lot of nerve to want two meals in one day.” But I didn't have to think about that. That just came out. Donnie B.: Right, right, right, right. And I think that's some of the best humor though, is the one that's relatable in real life and makes sense. That's funny. Nancy F.: I believe we both feel the same way on that one. Donnie B.: Yeah. So where do you think this journey is going to take you, hon? You've had one hell of a life of acting to the telephone queen and all of this, where is this all going to take you? Nancy F.: Well, you know who knows that and He’s the only one that does. Some people say, “Nancy, when are you going to retire?” And my answer without missing a beat is, “When they stop asking me.” That's my signal. So right now, I've got a few programs booked into 2020. Has it slowed down? Yes. But that's sort of by choice as well as anything else because there's new people coming around. There was a time when I was doing commercials and I couldn't find the time of day because I was doing so many commercials. But then the wheel turns and the new voice comes along or a new person comes along. So we all get our turn and if you overstay your visit, what do they say? It’s like fish. It starts to smell. I've just been blessed. I can't complain. I won't complain. I'm not a complainer. I'm just happy where I am. My son, David is doing a terrific job in pulling Telephone Doctor up where it should be. Not that I didn't but he's going to move it along and if there won't be a Telephone Doctor, I don't know that … I couldn't tell you if there is. There won't be another Telephone Doctor because that's like saying, “Who's going to be the next Kentucky Fried Chicken guy?” Donnie B.: Right. Nancy F.: I mean, there's only one Kentucky Fried Chicken guy and that's his face. So … Donnie B.: Yup. Yup. So Nancy, I tell you, this has been awesome. I love that I got to be a part of your journey and be a part of sharing your story with the champions that listen to this show. Thanks for doing that. Nancy F.: Well, you have been a pleasure and there's obviously so much now. Like you said, I’m thinking, “Oh, why didn't I say that? Why didn't I tell him this?” So I'm right back to square one. Donnie B.: Right. But here's the thing, is everybody's got a story. Everybody's got a journey. And I love the fact that you've been so raw, so real because that always works best when people hear this story and if there's things that were left on the table and unsaid, all the more reason for people to inquire and learn more about what you're doing and everything. So in that vein, how do people get in touch with you? Nancy F.: Well, thank you. I appreciate that. Nancyfriedman.com is the website and the office number is in Saint Louis, (314) 291-1012. You always repeat a phone number twice and slowly, Donnie. You never just give a phone number once. Especially on a voicemail or cellphone. (314) Saint Louis. That's another little tip is if you're calling outside, put the city. Not everybody knows every area code in the world. So 314 is Saint Louis, 291-1012 and that's the other thing I tell you is say your phone number in two digits rather than four digits. 10-12 is better than 1-0-1-2 because people will say, “Was it 1-0-2-1? What was it?” 10-12. Donnie B.: I didn't even ask. So I lived for three years in Saint Louis. Nancy F.: Did you? Donnie B.: I did. I lived in the O’Fallon area. Nancy F.: Okay, that's good. Donnie B.: Are you guys close to Downtown? Nancy F.: Bridgeton. We're in Bridgeton, a suburb of St. Louis right off 270. Donnie B.: Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Nancy F.: What did you do in Saint Louis? Donnie B.: I worked for a company called Medicine Shoppe International. Nancy F.: No kidding. Donnie B.: Yeah, absolutely. Nancy F.: Wow. Did you know Ray Pippen? Donnie B.: Ray Pippen, that name sounds really, really familiar. Nancy F.: We should do lunch one day. Donnie B.: Okay. Nancy F.: You're in Houston, right? Donnie B.: No. I'm in Fort Worth outside of Dallas. Nancy F.: Oh, Fort Worth, Dallas. That's even better. I got a lot of friends there. Okay. Donnie B.: If you’re in town, let me know. I will meet you anywhere you want to meet. Nancy F.: Bless your heart. You are one super-dooper guy. You have your own success story. I do a little mini, itty-bitty podcast. I would be honored to get your story on. Donnie B.: Absolutely. Let's set that up. Well, Nancy, here's how I wrap up every show and I do stump some people. So get ready for this. You're going to need your improv skills. If you were going to leave the champions who listen to this show, entrepreneurs, business-owners, veterans, people from 78 countries now that are tuning into this show, if you were going to leave them with a quote, a saying, a phrase, a mantra, something they can take with them on their journey especially if they're stacked up against it and going through it, what would be that quote or phrase you would say, “Remember this,”? Nancy F.: “Don’t forget the guy who brought you to the dance.” Donnie B.: God, I love you. You’re so awesome. Nancy F.: That just means a lot to me because in our lives, there's always somebody that we got to go back and say, “Hey, remember 14 years ago when you told me or helped me?” That person will always remember. It's your success that he was or she was part of it. “Don't ever forget the guy who brought you to the dance.” Donnie B.: Yeah. And in that vein, a mentor of mine said, “Donnie, every once in a while, you need to go on whatever social platform you are on and just thank the people that have helped you on your journey because they're the ones still rooting you on.” Nancy F.: Absolutely. Donnie B.: I just thought that was just great advice and I got to tell you, I did that post, I don’t know, a couple of months back and I got a little teary-eyed just saying thanks to some of the people that have helped me on my journey and saw more than I saw myself especially in the younger years. Nancy F.: Everybody likes to see their name in print. Donnie B.: Absolutely. Nancy F.: Except in their obituary. But everybody … Donnie B.: Or maybe on the post office wall. Nancy F.: Right. But the bottom line is, everybody likes to see their name in print. Everybody. Show me somebody who doesn't want to say or hear, “Thank you. I appreciate what you've been in my life.” So we are on the same wavelength. You get a free lunch coming when I get to Dallas or you come to Saint Louis. You've been wonderful. Thank you. Donnie B.: Thank you, Nancy. I really enjoyed this. Nancy F.: Pleasure. [Music] Donnie B.: Man, thanks for staying with me so long on this episode. It was such a great one. I mean, I love it when we can sit there and laugh and joke all the way through and Nancy was just such a fun blessing on this one. Hey, as you're going through your life, I know a lot of times, as I was on my entrepreneur journey, I kept trying to put myself on an island. I really thought I didn't need help. I didn't need advice. So I kept trying to do everything on my own. 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Donnie B.: It's really, really fun when you get somebody on the show that has done some really cool things in their life. And when I'm talking to Nancy, I got to tell you, I love her humor. I love her wit. You can tell she's been in the acting scene and working in that customer service world for years. And I just love her spirit and energy, man. So as we dive into this week's episode, I want you to really listen because she dropped some real gems on really, how to be a great person, but it's all under the guise of customer service. I really enjoyed this one. And as always, man, this show is brought to you by Point Blank Safety Services. And I got to tell you, as I continue on and learn more about their company, their business, I spend time with Michael and Stacey over there. I'm just really honored that they are supporting this show for as long as they have and the amount of love they've given us. They are really doing a lot to change the game in Texas. We all know there's a ridiculous amount of construction going on, on a regular basis out here. Freeways are getting shut down, lane changes and everything else. And as those workers are out there, there's frustrations on both sides of the table of, the workers are frustrated because the cars are not slowing down. The drivers are frustrated because the workers are there. Somebody’s got to keep both sides of those safe and Stacey and Michael with Point Blank Safety Services, their company, their officers, their off-duty officers do amazing things keeping everybody safe on there. So do me the favor, guys. Go visit their website at https://www.pointblanksafety.com/. Send them a message. Follow them on social media and say, hi and let them know that you heard it on Success Champions. It would mean the world to me. [Music] Donnie B.: All right, guys. This is going to be a killer episode. I'm so stoked and excited about this one. I'm bringing on Nancy Friedman, man and she has got just an awesome and amazing story. So sit back and enjoy this one. But I'm Donnie. This is Donnie’s Success Champions. Ms. Nancy, welcome to the show, my dear. Nancy F.: I am here and I am excited and I am glad that we got together. Thank you for the opportunity, my friend. Donnie B.: Absolutely. Absolutely. So tell us who the heck you are. Nancy F.: Well, I'm Nancy Friedman, the world's only Telephone Doctor. But I didn't just jump in and be that. So the little background story is a fun one and a good one. And I don't know how far you want me to go. But the bottom line is, I was born in Chicago, Illinois. You are not entitled to the year but I was born there, raised there and did a nice stint there. Married my husband and while he was working, he and my brother got together and said, “We're going to buy a radio station in San Diego.” Well, that sounded like a good idea at the time. And we moved to San Diego and when I got there, Donnie, I was a young bride with a 6-month old baby, didn't know a soul in San Diego. It was a navy town then and very cliquish, if you will. I don't need to tell you. You've been a marine. They stick with their own. So the bottom line is, I got, not clinically depressed, but it was like, I want to go home. I don't like this. How can you not like San Diego? So I thought I was nuts. My husband bought me a book that changed my life and it’s by Dale Carnegie, ‘How to Stop Worrying and Start Living’. And the book is, you can pick any page and start it. You don't have to read it from front to back. So the bottom line is, I opened a page and the chapter was, ‘What is the worst thing that can happen?’ Well, that’s a challenging question to ask somebody. What is the worst thing that can happen? Well, the worst thing that can happen in his eyes and mine too was death. That's the worst thing that can happen. Well, I'm not going to die from being in San Diego. A lot of people lived there and they had fun. So I said, “Okay. I can deal with. What's the next worst thing?” I went through the steps myself and I thought, “Okay.” And shortly after he got me the book, I happened to see a little tiny one-inch ad in the newspaper and it said, ‘Midway Theater for Adults’. What the heck is that? Well, it was a high school who at night, turned theater classes into adult theater. And I said, “Okay, I'll go.” He said, “Why don't you go? You'll meet some people. You’ll meet nerds in this theater, weirdos.” “Okay, I’ll go.” So I went and the first night I was there, they did an improv. Here's your subject and go up on stage and do a little, a minute or two improv. Well, as I get up on the stage, there was enormous laughter. Maybe 35, 40 people in the room. And every comedian will tell you, the minute you hear laughter on the stage, you are addicted. It’s worse than any, yeah. It's worse than any drug. Donnie B.: Podcasters were the same way. Just so you know. Nancy F.: By the way, you cannot see me, but I can see you and your beautiful blue eyes. Donnie B.: Oh, thanks, honey. I appreciate that. I call them my baby blues. They’re my moneymakers. Nancy F.: Yeah, of course. I have them too but you can't see me. Anyway, bottom line, I was addicted and I went through that and we did a couple of shows for the Midway Theater School and then somebody told me, “Well, you know, there's a theater here in San Diego called the Old Globe Theater. Why don't you try out for that?” Well, it was not a professional theater but it was high-tech, high-fun and very, very popular. Anyway, I got the part in San Diego and lo and behold, at the end of the year, they have their awards ceremony and little old Nancy Friedman won the old Globe Atlas Award for Best Comedic Actress. Charlton Heston had presented it to me. So it didn't go to my head. It didn't go to my head. Very little goes to my head as my husband will tell you. But very little egotistically goes to my head. But anyway, I knew I had something. Some people draw. Some people played bridge. Some people played tennis. I played theater and it really filled a niche for me. So when we moved from San Diego from owning that radio station which I also helped run with my husband, the sales and service department, we moved. He bought another radio station with my brother in St. Louis and we moved to St. Louis. And by this time, I was real good at the office helping him set up the sales and service department. And in St. Louis, they had a theater, professional theater. So I had to join Equity. And the bottom line there was my first show in St. Louis was with Gig Young. So I am a professional actress and I've appeared with Gig Young, Dan Dailey, Cesar Romero, Forrest Tucker, Don DeFore, Virginia, the list goes on, because they brought in, they're all dead now, so I can say this, B-actors who were like not through with Hollywood but they didn't have good parts for them. So theaters across the country would bring in those good actors, some of them great actors and put them in a theater and support them with the local talent, if you will. And that's what I did for many, many years throughout the season. You'd have a six, eight-week run and two weeks of rehearsal. So if you did four or five a year, you had a nice healthy life. And I was working and I was raising two kids but I was a very happy camper. So my husband started a company called Weatherline and that was the largest private provider of weather information by phone in the United States. We had over a hundred cities where we installed weather information machinery. We worked with radio stations to do the updating and we sold the sponsorships. I won't say it's a confusing business but nobody really understood it. We always got, “Oh, okay. Well, that's nice.” Nobody understood what we were doing. But having owned a couple of radio stations, it was just in his blood. So bottom line, that was very successful and he brought me in to work with the advertisers and keep them on the Weatherline system. So I became the one-woman renewal department, if you will. And my job was to make sure we never lost a client. Never lose a client was our motto. And so we had the highest retention of clients that Lord, I've ever heard of. Well, not ever heard of, but it was pretty high. 70%, 80% people stayed with us. Why did they stay with us? Because of how they were treated by me. I mean, the sales people go out and they sell and then what happens afterwards is up in the air sometimes. So we created this customer service department for just them and we kept them year after year after year and some of them stayed with us for 30 years. 30, 35 years. So that's an attest to, A, how good we were. Donnie B.: Well, you’re either good on the phone or just really good-looking and charming. It's one of the two. Nancy F.: Well, thank God I'm both. Anyway, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. But bottom line, I had a knack and it is a knack. Not everybody can talk to strangers about and I don't want to say nothing but about things they like and the ability to pop on a phone call and make sure we've asked them for time to talk and to set up those things. We didn't have email when we started at Weatherline. So it was, you did pick up a phone and you were an interruption and you still are an interruption when you’d call somebody. But we didn't, there was no email that say, “Can you talk Thursday at three?” There was no Outlook invite. There was nothing like that. Are you thinking I'm old now? Donnie B.: No, honey. I grew up in the sales game, okay? And I literally grew up in the kicking in doors and cold calling. Nancy F.: Tell me. I love that. Tell me what happened. Let me interview you. Donnie B.: Well, but here's what's interesting about this is, I love the fact that you said not anybody can just pick up the phone and get into the small talk stuff because you're 100% right. And I usually dive into the more technical stuff on the backend of this but we're going because I just love your energy. But most times, when people get on a phone, they're so consumed with how that person on the other end is going to think about them. Are they going to like me? Are they going to embrace what I'm thinking? Are they going to embrace what I'm saying? That they stumble over their words and next thing you know, they become that cheesy salesperson versus just going in and have the conversation. So I love this vibe. I love your approach. This is really, really good. Nancy F.: You're right. It isn't for everybody. And which brings me to a tip that is going to come from left field, Donnie and I apologize. But so many people hire, sometimes, we hire people because they're breathing and that's not healthy. That's just not healthy. As owners and managers, we’re desperate. So my first tip to owners and managers and I'm going off the reservation here for a moment, I apologize. But my first, I love this show and I can go where I want because I'm so ADD. I’ll come back. Okay. Donnie B.: I got you. Nancy F.: My first tip for owners and managers is, have your first interview with somebody on the telephone and all you need to do is say, “Donnie, tell me about yourself.” Well, the first question, if they ask you, “What would you like to know?” That's a loser question. That's a loser question. So if somebody says … as I said, tell me about yourself. How much clearer could I be? So the bottom line is, they don't interview people on the phone. They think that face-to-face is first. No. Face-to-face is second. Especially if you're going to be on the phone. Especially if it's for a phone operation, so to speak. Donnie B.: Nancy, here's what I love about this. For guests coming on my shows, now, I reached out to you because I really wanted to tell your story and be a part of that journey. But for most people, and I get a lot of people that reach out to come on the show, my first question is always, tell me your story. I don't even half the time care what their story is. It's all about how they handle themselves in that response. Nancy F.: Absolutely. Absolutely. And when you interview, you can hear their poor language or their good language. You can hear if they have a smile on their voice. I mean, you get everything you need from a phone interview and people miss that. A very short story. I was pulled in to do a 10-city tour a few years ago. Well, many years ago with one of the largest telecommunications in the country. I'll leave their names out but you can guess who it was. Bottom line, on one of the call centers, I heard some not-so-good calls. And I said, “Tell me about your interviewing process. Tell me how you hire.” And she said, “Well, we do this test and we do that test and we do the disc. We do all that. We do this and the typing and the math.” And I said, “Where's the phone interview?” And deer in the headlights, she said, “What do you mean phone interview? They’re on the phone.” “Yeah, but did you hear their voice before you hired them?” And they hadn't, Donnie. They hadn't heard their voice. So they were getting, “Uh, can I, uh, uh, help, help, help you? Uh, I seen where … I seen,” and the poor language. I don't know that I changed the culture but man, I don't understand how you cannot do that interview. Donnie B.: Well, it's even more important to people how to get into that game now because think about it, is less and less people are talking on phones. You got your social, you got your texting, your private messaging, direct messaging, all of this stuff that they often forget that the younger generations that are being grown up, they don't talk on phones. It's all their thumb work. Nancy F.: Right. Donnie B.: Go ahead. Nancy F.: I'm sorry. Somebody once said to me a few years ago, “Is Telephone Doctor name, is it outdated?” And I said just the other day to somebody, “Show me a company that doesn't have a phone. Show me a person that doesn't have a phone.” And they couldn't. So the phone has not gone away. It's going to be here maybe in a different shape or size or whatever. But it's going to be around for a long time. And I don't care if you use two cans and a string. The bottom line to working on the phone is the smile and there’s the tone of voice. And you know, you talk about millennials, we train a lot of them in the programs. They are sponges, Donnie. They are sponges. They don't want to be stupid. They don't want to be not smart. They want to know things. So when I do a program, I will say that the seasoned people, older than I am, come up and say, “Wow. That was good stuff. I really needed that refresher.” And then the millennials, the 25 to 35 come in and say, “No, I didn't know about that.” Well, of course, I don't want to put their nose in it, but it's not taught in our schools. It's not taught in colleges. It’s not taught in high school. It's not taught in grade school. So Mom and Dad sometimes have to pick up or Nancy Friedman picks up. Donnie B.: Right, right, right. This is interesting because I love what you're doing and it is such a needed talent and skill that I for one believe sales should be taught in school anyways because we need to learn that skillset because if the economy tanks and everything else, you can always find a sales job. Nancy F.: Absolutely. Donnie B.: So it's interesting. How much do you think your acting and that career prepared you for what you're doing now Nancy F.: 100%. 100% without even thinking about it. One of the other questions I ask in an interview is, have you ever had any theater experience? I don't care if it was band or cheerleading or something where you had to entertain people somehow, somewhere, someplace and those that have it, get it. I mean, they get that you're on for two hours or you’re on for the shit length of the show. If you've never done that, there's a slight misstep in, “Oh, I have to smile? Oh, really? But they can't see me.” Yes, they can. They mentally see you. If I did this interview without a smile on my face, you would not be a happy camper. Donnie B.: True. True. Nancy F.: So I'm sitting here like an idiot. No, not like an idiot. Donnie B.: I got that recorded, Nancy. Nancy F.: That's all right. That's all right. But we walked on the airports with a little smile on our face. I'm slightly depressed when I walk through the airports when I see the frowns on people. It's like, “Good Lord, you're healthy. You're walking. You're going someplace. Put a little scat grin on your face.” I don't know. Donnie B.: Absolutely. That's a really cool insider tip because when I was training sales companies across the US, I would constantly tell them, “Hire the athletes for sales role because you want somebody that can compete and understands what it takes to win a game.” And I love the fact that you just threw out there for your phone workers, maybe your inside reps, those type of people you're putting out there. Go find somebody who has the acting skills. And they understand how to entertain a room. That's brilliant because really, I'd never put that out there. Nancy F.: Well, thank you. But it doesn't have to be theater. It doesn't have to be a stage. It could be like a, say, chorus. It could be cheerleading. Watch those young girls on that cheerleading field with those smiles. I mean, some of them got a bad foot. Some of them don't feel like it. Somebody just broke up with their boyfriend. But they're not allowed to show it. Donnie B.: Right, right, right. No, that's really, really, really great advice. Nancy F.: Well, we got a lot of good tips and it's all common sense and I'm very proud of Telephone Doctor’s content. I would put it up against anybody's. Donnie B.: So how did it start? I mean, you go from an actor that's won awards, hung out with some really, really cool names that I actually recognize and well, you know, I'm not a spring chicken anymore. I tell everybody that I'm not getting older. I'm getting seasoned. Nancy F.: That’s my word. Yeah. We’re seasoned. Okay, good. Well … Donnie B.: This isn't gray in my beard. It's chrome, okay? Nancy F.: It’s classy. Don't worry about it. It’s very classy. Sexy. Donnie B.: Thank you. Nancy F.: Oh, you wanted the sexy voice. All right. Let me give you the sexy voice. Donnie B.: Nancy, you and I are going to become best friends. Nancy F.: I hope so. I would love this. Bottom line, let me get to how I became the Telephone Doctor. I was saving accounts at my husband's business and one day, I had to call the insurance agent and it wasn't a very good call. They were not … even on the 1 to 10, they weren’t a 3. That’s how I grade people. So I called back my agent and I said, “Cancel all my policies.” He said, “What happened? I said, “Your people stink. They're so unfriendly. They're unhelpful. They don't smile. They one-word answer. I don't need to be treated like that.” He said, “Oh my gosh.” He says, “When I call your office, I'm treated like a king and I'm not even a customer.” So he got it right away and he said, “Would you come to my office and train my people?” And I said, “All right.” So I went to his office out of love and like I say, the last time I did it out of love, but I went to his office and they had 14, 15, 16 people sitting there drinking coffee and I had a cup of coffee. And finally, I stood up. Michael said, “Okay. Nancy's going to talk with you.” So I stood up and I said, “Well, at our office we say please.” And one woman hit the other and said, “Write that down. That's a good one.” Donnie B.: Oh, Lord. Nancy F.: And I said, “Thank you.” And I said, “Say, you're welcome. Say, have a nice day. Say, oh, wow once in a while.” Something that I know you're on the line and I don't think I spoke 15 minutes, started to walk out the door. The President of the insurance agency stopped me and said, “Thank you very much, Nancy. We really learned some new things.” Man, I came home, had a drink with my husband. I said, “Dick, let me tell you what happened today.” So I told him all about what happened. I said, “I was walking out the door and the President of the insurance agency said, ‘Thank you. We really learned some new things.’ Dick, things that you and I do like breathing in and breathing out, I don't understand.” And Dick looked me right in the eye and said, “Nancy, don't ever be surprised. No one has ever shown them.” Well, I mentioned this same story that I cared to share here with you today to the then general manager of a newspaper in Davenport, Iowa, the Quad-City Times and he was one of our Weatherline clients and he heard what I was doing. He said, “I want you to come up and train my people.” I said, “Well, great. How many do you have?” He said, “300.” I looked at my husband. I said, “Now, look what you got me into.” Donnie B.: Of course because now, it’s his fault. Nancy F.: Yeah, right. Of course. Thank you. That was the typing mistakes on my email if you'd noticed, I put that. But anyway, I went up and the first program was done for the classified department, the sales department because they weren't doing so well. And I did my program and at the end of the program, the editor of the Quad-City Times came up. He said, “You know what, you're very good as you're sure of all the cures.” And he thought for a moment and he snapped his fingers. He said, “I'm going to call you the Doctor. I'm going to call you the Telephone Doctor.” And I came running home to Dick. I said, “Dick, some guy called me the Telephone Doctor. What should we do?” He said, “Let's go get it registered. We're going to have some fun and fun we’ve been having.” Donnie B.: I like Dick. He’s a good dude. Nancy F.: He's a wordsmith. Thank you. Dick is another story. He's the one with the tendon operation. Anyway, about him. He just had an emergency Achilles tendon operation. That's a whole other interview. Okay. Caregiving. Not in my DNA. All right. So bottom line … Donnie B.: You’re the actor. So it makes sense. Nancy F.: Oh, last two weeks. Anyway, no. He's been a good patient. Donnie B.: That’s awesome. Nancy F.: The bottom line is, we got it registered and I did a few little programs around town. Word gets around. We were competing when we started 30 years ago, Donnie. Computers were just coming out. So if I would call up and say, “I’m Nancy Friedman. We've got some tips on how you can treat your customers.” “Oh, no. We just bought a computer.” Well, that's important because there's nobody involved with that except you and your keyboard. So it was a tough row at first but newspapers heard about what I did at the Quad-City Times. And if you're familiar with newspapers at that time, it was a snowball effect. I did about eight or ten, I think it was even more than that, newspapers across the country because they were desperate. You've been in sales. You know how desperate to reach out when somebody can help you. So we've helped a lot of companies. From there, it's been a wonderful ride. It's a small family-owned business. Mother, father, son and daughter. 23 employees in a 10,000-square foot building in St. Louis, Missouri and we are an international customer service training company now. So we help companies communicate better with their customers. Donnie B.: So let’s go back to that first time you’re standing in front of the insurance company. You walk into a room … I'm going to make the assumption that you are somewhat unprepared because you didn't really know what the heck you were going to talk to them about other than that they should be nicer on the phone. Was that an improv moment for you? Nancy F.: You’re very observant. You're very observant because it was like the next day from the phone call to come to my office was the next day and right. There were no notes involved. So Nancy spoke from her heart and when you have a passion about something, you can talk 45 minutes, an hour, you can talk all day about something you know and love. Ask me about NASA, ask me about some other things and it's, “Goodbye. Have a nice day.” But if you want to talk about communication, sales and customer service, we can go deep. We can go deep. And that's what happened. We decided, as a company, we want to go deep. We don't want to be all things to all people. That's how you spread yourself too thin in our opinion. We're not a department store. We're a boutique. Donnie B.: Right. Nancy F.: Big difference. Donnie B.: And I hope people heard that. Because there's a lot of people that are trying to get on stages and they're trying to build platforms and everything else and they're struggling to come up with content and gosh, it comes down to, speak to what you know, speak to what you love and it'll just come. I mean, I'm sure you're the same way, Nancy. You go in front of a room and somebody is just going to put you on a spot and you're going to be able to go without any pretext. And I know I do the same thing when I speak all over the world as well. And it's just funny to me, the people that come up to me and they’re like, “How do you do that?” I'm like, “Do what?” Nancy F.: It's in your DNA. It’s in your DNA. What I'm not able to do and you and I both know people who do this. A friend of mine who speaks. He's like, “I got to ask for a topic and I don't remember what it was. I know nothing about it but I'll Google it and I'll be able to do a program.” And I'm thinking to myself, I could never do that. I could never cheat client. And that's what I call it. If you're not an expert, we can all Google it and we can all look at something but it doesn't come from the heart. It just doesn't come from the heart. You've heard and seen speakers talk about things that they know nothing about. Take the actors on TV when they go to an interview. Jimmy Fallon and whatever else. Who else is on TV? I don't stay up that late. Donnie B.: Me neither. Nancy F.: They talk about things that they shouldn't be talking about and you get a lot of ‘ums’, you get a lot of, ‘I got to think about this’. If they're not an expert in it, let them talk about acting. That's what they know. Donnie B.: No, I absolutely agree with you. It's interesting because there's so many people that want to be and do and accomplish something greater and they are doing these big things but not doing them well because they're not going back to their roots and doing what they know. I mean, that first time you stood in front of that group and spoke, I mean, I'm sure you did well but I can almost guarantee that when you walked away, you immediately went, “I could've done this better.” Nancy F.: Oh, absolutely. Yes. Yes. Or I forgot to tell them or something. So I speak without notes. I don't use PowerPoint and it just … it does … Donnie B.: Oh, I love you even more. Thank you. Nancy F.: I don't. Well, I'm a believer that you cannot do two things well at once. And the keyword there is well. A woman came up to me one time. She goes, “I multitask. I can do two things.” I said, “You missed the whole point, honey. You cannot do two things well at once.” We can all do two things. But one of them is going to … if I were right now typing emails on the side and doing an interview, one thing would suffer. The interview or the emails. So concentration and doing one thing at a time when it's important to you is critical in my opinion. Donnie B.: Yeah. Absolutely. Absolutely. So now, you're this world-class, world-famous Telephone Doctor which is just a brilliant name. Because I love it when a name readily tells you what you're about to get into. Nancy F.: You don't think it's outdated, do you? Donnie B.: No. Here's the thing, is I think technology eventually is going to get to a point where it's just going to become voice. Nancy F.: Voice Doctor. Oh, that’s good. The Voice Doctor. Donnie B.: Yeah. And you know, so there's always going to be verbal communication. How that verbal communication happens is going to change. The dynamics are going to change. Like you and I are talking to our computers right now, you know? But there's always going to be verbal interaction between people. Nancy F.: I love that. I love that. Donnie B.: That's where your niche and your world is going to continue to teach and define because it's more and more needed because as we've talked about, the younger generation is coming up which I love because they're so spontaneous. They’re so brilliant. I love the way their minds work but they didn't learn some of the basic skills that your generation, my generation grew up with. I mean, we grew up in the era of, “Yes, Ma'am. No, Ma'am.” We grew up in the eras of, here's how you answer a phone, here's how you be polite and those type of things. Doing what you're doing is teaching the generations that didn't get that kind of stuff. They grew up fast-finger and their thumbs and girl, I think you’re in one hell of a spot. Nancy F.: Thank you. Thank you. Well, it's funny that you say that. I was speaking a couple of months ago and a young gal came up, beautiful gal, 25 years old, folded arms, very defense. Right before a program, she says, “You're not going to tell us how bad we are, are you?” I said, “Why would I do that?” She said, “Well, the last speaker told us how bad the millennials were.” I said, “Sit down. Just take your notes and listen.” Donnie B.: Shut up and listen. Nancy F.: Yeah. If speakers are going to get up there and say, “Hey, you millennials, you got it wrong,” you're never going to make a friend. I mean, these guys are starved for information. Donnie B.: They are. Nancy F.: They don't know everything. They may not want to admit it, but they don't. My friend of mine was trying to work a remote I had down at the condo and he couldn't get it and I said, “How old are you?” He said, “21.” “Give me the remote. I will show you how to work it.” He couldn't work the remote and it wasn't an old-fashioned remote. He just couldn't figure it out. So they don't know everything. Donnie B.: Yeah. And the fun thing with it is and Dr. Stevie Dawn, a really good friend of mine, she's the one who originally told me this idea and I was doing a lot of sales training and I was struggling. Admittedly, I was struggling to teach some of the younger generation how to do sales because I wasn't changing my training process to meet them where they were at. I was ten steps ahead of them and it took me a while to wrap my head around them and what she told me, she's like, “Look, how old were you when you had your first job?” And I said, “Well, working for the family or someone else?” And she said, “Working for somebody else.” And I said, “14.” She goes, “What you got to remember is people coming out of colleges now, this is their first job they've ever had.” Nancy F.: Probably, yeah. Good point. Donnie B.: “This is the first time they’ve ever been employed.” She said, “What was your first real job?” And I said, “I was a busboy at a catfish restaurant.” And she goes, “During that, I’m betting somebody didn't just hand you a bucket and say pick up things. I'm betting somebody walked you around, showed you how to clear a table, how to clean it off and kind of took you step by step.” And I said, “Yeah. That’s pretty much how it worked.” And she goes, “Well, that's what you got to do with the younger generation coming into the companies is you got to kind of take them not by the hand. I don't want to baby them. It's not what I'm trying to say but you've got to show them step by step.” And that clicked for me. Nancy F.: It does. And it does click for them. And she's right. You're right. These are not bad people and the other thing that I discovered all by myself, every generation was a millennial. Donnie B.: Yes. Nancy F.: They just wear a different name. We have all been through that. My mother passed away but she left me with one of the best sayings in the whole wide world. “Nancy, there's very little new. Just new people doing it.” And boy, does that save me from letting my head get too big or my feet off the ground. I mean, we all think we invented stuff but if you do look it up, somebody in 1842 thought of it already. Donnie B.: Yeah. That is the truth. Nancy F.: And it’s just, you can be part of it but those people that think they invented stuff, very frustrating for me. So I just, I go by the motto, “Very little new. Just new people doing it.” So … Donnie B.: That's awesome. That's awesome. So now, you're teaching people all over the world these skills and are teaching them how to have proper phone etiquette and everything else. Do you typically do that through like classroom training or is it keynote style or do you have teams that now go out and help you do all the training? Nancy F.: Well, let me answer the last question first. There's only one person that goes out and does the training and that's me. We do large and small groups but the bottom line here is … I'm sorry. I don't know what that dinging is. If it's my side. Donnie B.: Yeah, you're good. You're good. Nancy F.: Okay. Thank you. I like good. I like good a lot. My style is, my drug of choice is humor. So every program that we do, we'll have laughter, we'll have interaction, it will be engaging. Whether it's a small group or a large group. An answer to your question, it could be keynote, it could be classroom, it could be workshop, it could be anything, it could be webinar, it could be whatever we want. Disseminating the information is simply a tool. As long as you got the right content, it doesn't matter how you do it. So whatever the client needs and you know, Donnie, the United States does not have a monopoly on poor customer service. It is a universal situation. Donnie B.: Yes. Nancy F.: You go all over and they have the same complaints we do from voicemail to sales problems. We went to the UK a couple of years ago. When we walked in, nobody said anything. When we walked out, nobody said anything. And finally, we walked out of one store and we said, “We're welcome!” And we walked out. Donnie B.: We're welcome. Nancy F.: We’re welcome. Donnie B.: I got to be honest. My wife gets on me for this one. You’re at a store. You’re at somewhere. And I was brought up that if you're in somebody's way, you say, “Oh, I'm sorry. Excuse me.” And then you move out of the way. Nancy F.: Right. Donnie B.: And my wife gets on me all the time because I'll walk up, somebody will kind of give me a dirty look, like, who the hell am I? And they'll eventually move out of the way and I will make sure that everybody around me knows that I say, “Oh, no, no, no. Really, you’re welcome.” She's like, “Honey, you've got to quit doing that.” I'm like, “Come on. It's just common courtesy.” Nancy F.: It is. It’s cute. You never know who you're going to offend. You and I have not similar personalities but we're not afraid to say something and sadly, I have open mouth, insert foot. For example, I was at the grocery store the other day and behind me was a gentleman with just as much liquor as he could put in there. Vodka, gin, everything. And I said, “Boy, you're going to have a …” And I thought to myself, “Don't do this, Nancy. Don't do this, Nancy.” But Nancy didn't listen to her. So I said, “Boy, you're going to have a fun time tonight.” He said, “No, Ma'am. I'm a priest. This is going elsewhere.” So he said, “I don't drink.” So he didn't get offended but … Donnie B.: Now, if it was me, I would have immediately gone into full Sherlock Holmes mode and gone, “Okay. Why is a priest buying that much liquor? If it's going elsewhere, my house is right down the road.” Nancy F.: I mean, I just was glad I was ahead of him and left. I didn't need any more conversation with him. But sometimes, you know when you say something, it's not going to come out 100% the way you wanted it. And I felt it wasn't but if somebody buys that much liquor, there's a story behind it. Donnie B.: But that's also one of the tragedies of the time is, I am a smart aleck by nature. I'm loud. And when I'm in a room, everybody knows I'm there. If you don't know I’m there, give it five seconds. You're going to know I’m there. And it's frustrating to watch how you can't say anything anymore. Nancy F.: Oh, Donnie, if you're still out speaking, you know that as I go around the room, I'll sit on a lap, take a picture and post it. And I've been having a lot of time for years with that. And somebody came to me the other day and said, I call it, “Here, I'm having a fun lap dance with Donnie Smith. Having a fun a lap dance at this program.” And they said, “It's not politically correct.” I said, “You're kidding me. You're kidding me.” He said, “No. Call it something else.” Well, what I said I'd call it was not politically correct either but you can't say lap dance on social media now? No, you can't say lap dance on social media now. So people like you and me and I or whatever the right word is, we’re sometimes stymied because we got good stuff to share that is not going to hurt anybody. Donnie B.: Yeah. And you know, it's getting to the point to where you're not going to be able to say anything. It’s because people are becoming too, I don’t know if sensitive is the right word and I'm going to catch hell for this, I'm sure. But you know, suck it up. Get over it. Nancy F.: Thank you. That's a whole other program, isn't it? I mean … Donnie B.: It is. It really is. Nancy F.: It's what you can and what you can’t say and somebody should make a list because I'm sure it would be laughable. But anyway, I'm enjoying myself. You are a wonderful interviewer and it makes me feel quite at home. You've got quite a story. And of course, my inquisitive nature and I would love to hear more about the Marines. Thank you for serving, number one. Donnie B.: My honor. My honor. Nancy F.: Thank you. So go ahead. You've got good questions. What do you need to know? Now, yes. I'm the world's only Telephone Doctor. Donnie B.: No, I got you. I got you. So you're bringing humor, you’re bringing comedy into the presentations which is not easy for most people. I think I've seen a lot of people try and bring humor and comedy into their speeches and it's forced. Nancy F.: It's a dud. Donnie B.: Yeah, yeah, yeah. So how do you … I mean, I know it's coming from your acting and stuff but how do you intertwine it in? Is it the improv coming out in you? Or is we’d done it so many times over the years, it's a natural flow process? Nancy F.: Nobody's really asked me that. I believe that people that have ability to make people laugh, that's their gene. That's their way of talking to people. You can do it in writing in a blog. You can do it on face-to-face. You can do it on the telephone. It's just something that you enjoy doing and you and I know timing is everything. Donnie B.: Yes. Nancy F.: Timing is everything. So no, do I have a few jokes? Yeah. But I mean, that's not what I do. I don't stand up there and tell jokes. It can be and everybody knows this. From a classroom teacher and teaching Algebra to a huge speaker. I've heard speakers and you have too that get paid a heck of a lot more than I do standing on stage and they don't have it. They don't have the timing. They don't have the ware. They don't have the confidence. So I don't have the answer to that. But you know, you take somebody like Jerry Seinfeld. He's a clean comic. Sometimes, it’s just the look. Donnie B.: Yeah. Yeah. It's interesting. And I'm asking because this is what works for me a lot of times is, the more I end up laughing at myself over something that may have just come out of my mouth, I think it entices the crowd to laugh along with you. Nancy F.: Yeah. Self-deprecation has always been and always will be and it started from Jack Benny. It started a hundred years ago, self-deprecation but it shouldn't get to be too personal. That's what some people like to do. They like to tell their life story and everything. I'm making a lot of fun with my husband on the blog. He's laid up for two weeks with his operation and I said, “The other day, I fed him breakfast and then he wanted lunch. That's a heck of a lot of nerve to want two meals in one day.” But I didn't have to think about that. That just came out. Donnie B.: Right, right, right, right. And I think that's some of the best humor though, is the one that's relatable in real life and makes sense. That's funny. Nancy F.: I believe we both feel the same way on that one. Donnie B.: Yeah. So where do you think this journey is going to take you, hon? You've had one hell of a life of acting to the telephone queen and all of this, where is this all going to take you? Nancy F.: Well, you know who knows that and He’s the only one that does. Some people say, “Nancy, when are you going to retire?” And my answer without missing a beat is, “When they stop asking me.” That's my signal. So right now, I've got a few programs booked into 2020. Has it slowed down? Yes. But that's sort of by choice as well as anything else because there's new people coming around. There was a time when I was doing commercials and I couldn't find the time of day because I was doing so many commercials. But then the wheel turns and the new voice comes along or a new person comes along. So we all get our turn and if you overstay your visit, what do they say? It’s like fish. It starts to smell. I've just been blessed. I can't complain. I won't complain. I'm not a complainer. I'm just happy where I am. My son, David is doing a terrific job in pulling Telephone Doctor up where it should be. Not that I didn't but he's going to move it along and if there won't be a Telephone Doctor, I don't know that … I couldn't tell you if there is. There won't be another Telephone Doctor because that's like saying, “Who's going to be the next Kentucky Fried Chicken guy?” Donnie B.: Right. Nancy F.: I mean, there's only one Kentucky Fried Chicken guy and that's his face. So … Donnie B.: Yup. Yup. So Nancy, I tell you, this has been awesome. I love that I got to be a part of your journey and be a part of sharing your story with the champions that listen to this show. Thanks for doing that. Nancy F.: Well, you have been a pleasure and there's obviously so much now. Like you said, I’m thinking, “Oh, why didn't I say that? Why didn't I tell him this?” So I'm right back to square one. Donnie B.: Right. But here's the thing, is everybody's got a story. Everybody's got a journey. And I love the fact that you've been so raw, so real because that always works best when people hear this story and if there's things that were left on the table and unsaid, all the more reason for people to inquire and learn more about what you're doing and everything. So in that vein, how do people get in touch with you? Nancy F.: Well, thank you. I appreciate that. Nancyfriedman.com is the website and the office number is in Saint Louis, (314) 291-1012. You always repeat a phone number twice and slowly, Donnie. You never just give a phone number once. Especially on a voicemail or cellphone. (314) Saint Louis. That's another little tip is if you're calling outside, put the city. Not everybody knows every area code in the world. So 314 is Saint Louis, 291-1012 and that's the other thing I tell you is say your phone number in two digits rather than four digits. 10-12 is better than 1-0-1-2 because people will say, “Was it 1-0-2-1? What was it?” 10-12. Donnie B.: I didn't even ask. So I lived for three years in Saint Louis. Nancy F.: Did you? Donnie B.: I did. I lived in the O’Fallon area. Nancy F.: Okay, that's good. Donnie B.: Are you guys close to Downtown? Nancy F.: Bridgeton. We're in Bridgeton, a suburb of St. Louis right off 270. Donnie B.: Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Nancy F.: What did you do in Saint Louis? Donnie B.: I worked for a company called Medicine Shoppe International. Nancy F.: No kidding. Donnie B.: Yeah, absolutely. Nancy F.: Wow. Did you know Ray Pippen? Donnie B.: Ray Pippen, that name sounds really, really familiar. Nancy F.: We should do lunch one day. Donnie B.: Okay. Nancy F.: You're in Houston, right? Donnie B.: No. I'm in Fort Worth outside of Dallas. Nancy F.: Oh, Fort Worth, Dallas. That's even better. I got a lot of friends there. Okay. Donnie B.: If you’re in town, let me know. I will meet you anywhere you want to meet. Nancy F.: Bless your heart. You are one super-dooper guy. You have your own success story. I do a little mini, itty-bitty podcast. I would be honored to get your story on. Donnie B.: Absolutely. Let's set that up. Well, Nancy, here's how I wrap up every show and I do stump some people. So get ready for this. You're going to need your improv skills. If you were going to leave the champions who listen to this show, entrepreneurs, business-owners, veterans, people from 78 countries now that are tuning into this show, if you were going to leave them with a quote, a saying, a phrase, a mantra, something they can take with them on their journey especially if they're stacked up against it and going through it, what would be that quote or phrase you would say, “Remember this,”? Nancy F.: “Don’t forget the guy who brought you to the dance.” Donnie B.: God, I love you. You’re so awesome. Nancy F.: That just means a lot to me because in our lives, there's always somebody that we got to go back and say, “Hey, remember 14 years ago when you told me or helped me?” That person will always remember. It's your success that he was or she was part of it. “Don't ever forget the guy who brought you to the dance.” Donnie B.: Yeah. And in that vein, a mentor of mine said, “Donnie, every once in a while, you need to go on whatever social platform you are on and just thank the people that have helped you on your journey because they're the ones still rooting you on.” Nancy F.: Absolutely. Donnie B.: I just thought that was just great advice and I got to tell you, I did that post, I don’t know, a couple of months back and I got a little teary-eyed just saying thanks to some of the people that have helped me on my journey and saw more than I saw myself especially in the younger years. Nancy F.: Everybody likes to see their name in print. Donnie B.: Absolutely. Nancy F.: Except in their obituary. But everybody … Donnie B.: Or maybe on the post office wall. Nancy F.: Right. But the bottom line is, everybody likes to see their name in print. Everybody. Show me somebody who doesn't want to say or hear, “Thank you. I appreciate what you've been in my life.” So we are on the same wavelength. You get a free lunch coming when I get to Dallas or you come to Saint Louis. You've been wonderful. Thank you. Donnie B.: Thank you, Nancy. I really enjoyed this. Nancy F.: Pleasure. [Music] Donnie B.: Man, thanks for staying with me so long on this episode. It was such a great one. I mean, I love it when we can sit there and laugh and joke all the way through and Nancy was just such a fun blessing on this one. Hey, as you're going through your life, I know a lot of times, as I was on my entrepreneur journey, I kept trying to put myself on an island. I really thought I didn't need help. I didn't need advice. So I kept trying to do everything on my own. 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Jim revisits a childhood sci-fi with 1958's "The Strange World of Planet X," aka "Cosmic Monsters," Forrest Tucker,Gaby Andre', Martin Benson, Alex Mango and Wyndham Goldie. A scientist's quest to harness a powerful magnetic force unleashes a horror on a nearby village and could result in the extinction of mankind. And a strange man could hold the key to man's survival. Find out what happens on this episode of "Monster Attack!"
The Old Man and the Gun (2018) Based on the true story of Forrest Tucker and his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public.
The Old Man and the Gun (2018) Based on the true story of Forrest Tucker and his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public.
Steve Buckhantz on one of the biggest scoops in Washington football history~ "I broke it and it was before it was supposed to come out. But it did and it was a fabulous day for us, for all of us because it was just so filled with adrenaline." Steve Buckhantz, TV Play by Play Announcer for Washington Wizards in-studio interview Andy Ockershausen: This is Andy Ockershausen, and this is Our Town. Janice said to me one day, "Andy, you're a has been, but maybe you could get back into action by doing a podcast." And I said to her, "What is a podcast?" That was it, seriously Steve. Two years ago, and she put me on the road to recovery. Janice is a- Janice Iacona Ockershausen: So do you want to introduce Steve so people know who you're talking to? Andy Ockershausen: I'm sorry. Buckhantz needs no introduction. I thought everybody knew he was here. I told everybody he was. Steve Buckhantz: If it were TV they'd know, but radio has no pictures. Andy Ockershausen: Steve Buckhantz is such a absolute icon, and that's a terrible say for a man this young, but it was a time there was Glen Brenner, and there was Gordon Peterson, and there were names everywhere. They're all gone now. Thank God we still have Buckhantz, and we have Buckhantz and the world champion, I hope, Wizards some day. Steve Buckhantz: That's nice of you. That's nice of you, Andy. I go back in DC to 1984 is when I came back here, but I'm born and raised here as you know. Steve Buckhantz: Washington-Lee High School Alumnus Andy Ockershausen: Washington-Lee High School. Steve Buckhantz: Washington-Lee High School. Born at Columbia Hospital for Women, which is no longer. Andy Ockershausen: Aha, so was I. Steve Buckhantz: Yeah. A lot of people were. It's incredible isn't it? Andy Ockershausen: Had one of my sons born at Columbia. Steve Buckhantz: Yup, they- Andy Ockershausen: It was for women at one time, but then it turned into general. Steve Buckhantz: Yeah, that's what they called it, and they tore that down after I was born I think. I don't think they wanted to make the same mistake twice. Andy Ockershausen: The weather department bought that building and tore it down and built a new one. But Steve- Steve Buckhantz: Yeah. Raised in Arlington and W&L High School, a very famous high school, which they're getting ready to change the name of, but a very famous high school that- Andy Ockershausen: They're dropping Lee? Other Well-Known Washington-Lee High School Alumni Steve Buckhantz: Well, they're not dropping it. They're getting rid of the whole Washington-Lee, and I don't know what the new name will be, but at any rate you had Warren Beatty and Shirley MacLaine grew up in Arlington and went to that high school. Sandra Bullock was nine years after me. Janice Iacona Ockershausen: Ken Hunter. Steve Buckhantz: Ken Hunter, yes. Forrest Tucker from F Troop, great sports athletes like Jake Scott who was a super bowl MVP went to W&L. Eric Sievers, John Lippold was a kicker. Reggie Harrison was great running back. Andy Ockershausen: God, Steve, you've got them all. Steve Buckhantz: John Hummer who was a great basketball player here, he and his brother Ed at Princeton, and John went on to play for the Buffalo Braves. Andy Ockershausen: I'm gonna one up you with a guy that you don't know, but his name was Myron Gerber. His father was, they started Drug Fair. How about that? Steve Buckhantz: Oh really? How about that? Andy Ockershausen: He was Washington-Lee, he went to Naval Academy. Steve Buckhantz: Stanley McChrystal. Andy Ockershausen: A Jew in the navy. He was the first one, I'm serious.
Anna and Hen talk about The Old Man & The Gun, a heist film from director David Lowery that stars Robert Redford as a twinkly-eyed, charming bank robber. Why does the lovable rogue's popularity endure? Why do certain rogues beguile us so? And why has Hen taken to suggestive homoeroticism quite so passionately? Join us as we talk about the films that invite us to catch a thief... and give him a big hug.The BFI podcast is...BFI Southbank Programmer Anna BogutskayaBFI Digital editor Henry BarnesProducer Peter SaleMore leads:• The true story of seasoned bank robber Forrest Tucker (via the New Yorker): https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2003/01/27/the-old-man-and-the-gun• The Old Man & The Gun trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdLQb9zN9OE• See?! All of the best action films have "powerfully homoerotic undertones", says The Telegraph: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/the-filter/point-break-all-the-best-action-films-have-powerful-homoerotic-u/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Warner Bros. released Chisum to theaters on July 29, 1970. Andrew V. McLaglen directs the film which stars John Wayne, Forrest Tucker, and Christopher George. The post Chisum (1970) appeared first on Movie House Memories.
Jim examines a film that has caught some criticism, but is a cult favorite among many - 1958's "The Crawling Eye," starring Forrest Tucker, Janet Munro, Laurence Payne, Jennifer Jayne, Stewart Saunders and Warren Mitchell. Strange deaths in Switzerland draw the attention of UN investigator Alan Brooks (Tucker) leading to a startling discovery Find out more on this episode of "Monster Attack!"
The Old Man and The Gun (Comedy, Crime, Drama) Based on the true story of Forrest Tucker and his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public.Director: David LoweryWriters: David Lowery, David Grann (based on the New Yorker article by)Stars: Robert Redford, Casey Affleck, Sissy Spacek - (IMDb) Movies First RSS feed: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/BIT7197946000 Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/moviesfirst (mobile friendly). Subscribe, rate and review Movies First at all good podcatcher apps, including Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), Stitcher, PocketCasts, CastBox.FM, Podbean, Acast, Spreaker etc.For more, follow Movies First on Facebook, Twitter and Google+:Facebook - @moviesfirsttwitter - @MoviesFirstGoogle+ - https://plus.google.com/u/1/b/116201551232774363704/108207704769091029605 YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCatJQHaVabIvzCLqO16XvSQ If you're enjoying Movies First, please share and tell your friends. Your support would be appreciated...thank you.#movies #cinema #entertainment #podcast #reviews #moviesfirst #robertredford Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Coming Attractions/News: Bird BoxVox Lux New Movies Hunter Killer - An untested American submarine captain teams with U.S. Navy Seals to rescue the Russian president, who has been kidnapped by a rogue general. Mid90s - Follows Stevie, a thirteen-year-old in 90s-era LA who spends his summer navigating between his troubled home life and a group of new friends that he meets at a Motor Avenue skate shop. The Old Man and the Gun - Based on the true story of Forrest Tucker and his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public. Undisputed Classic Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - While Frodo and Sam edge closer to Mordor with the help of the shifty Gollum, the divided fellowship makes a stand against Sauron's new ally, Saruman, and his hordes of Isengard. Top Five - Movies about the 90’s 1988 Feds - Ellie DeWitt and Janis Zuckermann are admitted to the very strict FBI Training Academy. They get a hard course in which they learn to deal with guns and recognize crimes. Platoon Leader - A young officer, just out of West Point is sent to Vietnam, where the men don't respect him until he gets wounded and returns to be a wiser soldier and a better commander. Cherry 2000 - In 2017, a successful businessman travels to the ends of the earth to find that the perfect woman is always under his nose. He hires a sexy renegade tracker to find an exact duplicate of his android wife. Next Week: Bohemian Rhapsody, Nobody’s Fool, The Nutcracker and the Four Realms. Our Undisputed Classic is Ray, and our Top Five is Concert Films
(Recorded October 14, 2018) This episode, Aaron from Nerds, Kova and Spoiler Steve recap and review a bunch of movies!1. Intro and feedback (01:01)2. Box Office Numbers (12:07)3. Bad Times at the El Royale (19:21)4. Halloween (1978) (57:12)5. First Man (01:29:35)6. The Old Man and the Gun (02:03:33)Send us emails and feedback to sceneitcast@gmail.com. Like us on facebook.com/sceneitcast and follow us on instagram and twitter @sceneitcast Bad Times at the El Royale - Seven strangers, each with a secret to bury, meet at Lake Tahoe's El Royale, a rundown hotel with a dark past. Over the course of one fateful night, everyone will have a last shot at redemption - before everything goes to hell.Halloween - Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield to kill again.First Man - A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.The Old Man & the Gun - Based on the true story of Forrest Tucker and his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public.
In Robert Redford's supposed final film, he plays Forrest Tucker in The Old Man & the Gun, who chooses a life of crime based on a true story. Is this a worthy farewell to Redford's career? Find out what we thought this week as well as some reviews of Strange Wilderness, Into the Wild, The Invitation, and more! We get a little depressing this week and choose actors we would selfishly bring back to life for one more performance. As always, make sure to leave a review on iTunes and let us know what you think, and don't forget to connect with us on social media. Enjoy! 7;30 Strange Wilderness mini-review 31:00 Into the Wild mini-review 38:30 Look for Eric mini-review 46:30 The Invitation mini-review 49:00 The Old Man & the Gun group review 1:19:00 Actors We Would Bring Back For One More Film
Joanna Langfield's Early Fall Movie Preview. Life Itself Tea With the Dames Dames Eileen Atkins, Judi Dench, Joan Plowright and Maggie Smith have let the cameras in on a friendship that goes back more than half a century. The four acting greats discuss their careers and reminisce about their humble beginnings in the theatre. The Old Man and the Gun. Based on the true story of Forrest Tucker and his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public. A Star is Born. A musician helps a young singer and actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.
Michael and Pax continue their love affair with Lee Van Cleef by talking about this Spaghetti-inspired, American-made thriller co-starring Warren Oates, Forrest Tucker, Kerwin Mathews, Mariette Hartley, and Marie Gomez. And in "Whatchoo Been Westernin'?": DC Comics' Jonah Hex/Yosemite Sam Special and the Billy the Kid episode of Brad Meltzer's Decoded.
The Season One finale, “Blueprint for Murder,” stars Patrick O’Neal as an architect whose big upcoming project is placed in jeopardy due to a minor funding issue. What issue? Well, a Texas tycoon’s (Forrest Tucker) young second wife has agreed to devote a huge chunk of the galoot’s fortune to the project and he’ll have […]
Actor, film historian, memorabilia collector and self-described "Monster Kid" Bob Burns regales Gilbert and Frank with stories about meeting Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Vincent Price, George Pal and William Castle, among others. Also, Bob mentors Rick Baker, tours with Eddie Munster, brings Lon Chaney Jr. to tears, and visits the set of "Plan 9 from Outer Space." PLUS: "Shock Theater"! Ray "Crash" Corrigan! "Invasion of the Saucer Men"! Tor Johnson goes to the movies! And Bob confirms the "legend" of Forrest Tucker! This episode is brought to you by ZipRecruiter (www.ziprecruiter.com/GILBERT). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Man and alien unite to combat the most insidious peril the universe has ever known! This week at The B-Movie Clubhouse the gang talks about a U.K. film from 1958 called The Strange World of Planet X. The film was directed by Gilbert Gunn and stars Forrest Tucker, Gaby Andre. Join B-movie Cast Fans Page […]
Sitcom and movie actor (and unabashed "Amazing Colossal Podcast" fan) Richard Kind drops by Gilbert's apartment to check out GG's memorabilia collection and to join Gilbert and Frank for a spirited discussion of the evils of censorship, the joy of onscreen female nudity and the twisted genius of Pat McCormick. Also, Richard auditions for "Cruising," duets with Jose Ferrer, gets "punk'd" by George Clooney and pays his respects to Soupy Sales. PLUS: Conrad Veidt! Professor Irwin Corey! Forrest Tucker plays the back "nine"! Jack Benny lusts after Gina Lollobrigida! And Tony Curtis dines with Captain Stubing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A Tribute To Gregory Peck - The Yearling From 01-06-47 The Yearling is a 1946 film which tells the story of a boy who adopts a fawn as a pet. It stars Gregory Peck, Jane Wyman, Claude Jarman Jr., Chill Wills and Forrest Tucker. The movie was adapted by Paul Osborn and John Lee Mahin (uncredited) from the novel by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. It was adapted by Clarence Brown. It won Academy Awards for Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Color and Best Cinematography, Color and was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Gregory Peck), Best Actress in a Leading Role (Jane Wyman), Best Director, Best Film Editing and Best Picture.
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