Podcast appearances and mentions of Jimmie Walker

Beloved Roots star John Amos took a deep and bitter regret to the grave with him – he never got over being cruelly fired from the hit sitcom Good Times, sources said. A former college football player who'd had tryouts with the Denver Broncos and Kansas City Chiefs, Amos' TV career rocketed when he was cast as WJM-TV weatherman Gordy Howard on The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Said an insider: "But he and Esther weren't happy with the show, didn't think of it as being realistic and grew upset when Jimmie Walker's character became clownish and bigger than their roles." Good Times, Bad Times, Our Times, "The fact is that Esther's criticism, and also that of John and others – some of it very pointed and personal – seriously damaged my appeal in the Black community."Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Let's welcome to the Georgia Songbirds family Matt Lee, Casey Johnson. 2 members of the band Night Owl Country Band. Matt and Casey came on the show and we had such a fun conversation about their countdown Who's Who, podcasting, music, Jimmie Walker, Wrestling and so much more. They also host a countdown and award show and you can submit your music at nightowlcb1@yahoo.com Pull up a seat and listen to some tunes, stories, opportunities and more. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegeorgiasongbirds/message

James Carter Walker Jr. (born June 25, 1947) is an American actor and comedian. He portrayed James Evans Jr. ("J.J."), the older son of Florida and James Evans Sr., on the CBS television series Good Times, which ran from 1974 to 1979, and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in 1975 and 1976 for his role. While on the show, Walker's character used the catchphrase "Dyn-o-mite!" which he also used in his mid–1970s TV commercial for a Panasonic line of cassette and 8-track tape players and a 2021-2023 Medicare commercial. He also starred in Let's Do It Again with John Amos, and The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened with James Earl Jones. Walker continues to tour the country with his stand-up comedy routine.[1][2] PICTURE: By GabboT - https://www.flickr.com/photos/tonyshek/17905101900/in/album-72157653028500619/, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=40791236 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thequeensnewyorker/message

Here's an actual e-mail from The Untitled Beatles Podcast to M.P.L., sent on The Fifth of November, 2023: Hi Sir Paul or Freda! We are the Untitled Beatles Podcast, America's foremost discussion of profound, focused Beatles scholarship. With the holidays around the corner (AMERICAN ONES, LIKE CHRISTMAS! USA! USA! USA!) we wanted to represent all Beatles and Macca fans with this wish list for 2024: First off, please, absolutely do not deliver long-delayed remasters of “London Town” and “Back To The Egg”. Who needs' em! The most “recent” ones from 1993, with their harsh compression and lack of any meaningful bonus tracks, have held up JUST GREAT. But, please do make us buy “Band On The Run” again! Only this time, change things up. Maybe put the songs in a different order? Take away all of the beautiful arrangements that are baked into this album's legacy? Just one thing: please, do not include “Helen Wheels”. Feel me, holmes? We at the UBP - the home of Producer Casey's exclusive re-mix of your old band's most famous single, “The Movie Medley”, as you're well aware from your cruel lawsuit - guarantee that even the most skeptical fan will find this to be a stunning reissue we never knew we needed. Your skilled team can give this album an intimacy and rawness that somehow elevates the these already great songs. What do you think? Are you in? And while we have a minute with you Sir Paul, or Freda:

Show Notes Episode 435: From the Home Office In Howard Beach Queens Part Three of Winter Series 2024 “Late Nite With Dave Bledsoe” This week Host Dave Bledsoe gets into a blazing row with the network on whether or not he can submit bar tabs on his expense account, claiming them as a “vital research expense”. (Jeremy laughed him out of the office.) On the show this week we talk about the man who was hand picked to succeed Johnny Carson only to get screwed by The Chin, David Letterman. Along the way we discover Dave's middle name (It is just as embarrassing as any of us could have hoped for!) Then we dive right into the backstory of Indiana's Favorite Son, David Letterman. (No state claims Dave Bledsoe) We follow him on his move to Los Angeles where he was discovered by Jimmy Walker, who thought he was DYNOMITE! (Sadly, we are the originators of that joke.) Then we see Letterman launch his career on television with a little help from the Starland Vocal Band. (This only sounds like we are making it up). Finally we see Dave behind the desk of Late Night where his legacy truly begins. Our Sponsor this week is a classic Sponsor from our early days the Mark Tweaky Tibbman YOU WILL NEVER SLEEP AGAIN MAN podcast! He's off the meth and high on podcasting.  We open with Letterman's first time on Carson and close with The New Love Generation getting some in the afternoon. Show Theme: Hypnostate Prelude to Common Sense The Show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheHell_Podcast The Show on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whatthehellpodcast/ The Show on Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjxP5ywpZ-O7qu_MFkLXQUQ Our Website: www.whatthehellpodcast.com Give us your money on Patreon  https://www.patreon.com/Whatthehellpodcast The Show Line: 347 687 9601 Closing Music: https://youtu.be/HrhKNLGoE5U?si=Lw367CmNctfGi-Pl We are a proud member of the Seltzer Kings Podcast Network! http://seltzerkings.com/ Citations Needed: Station History A short history of WBST and Indiana Public Radio https://indianapublicradio.org/about/stationhistory/ DAVID LETTERMAN: PLAYBOY INTERVIEW https://web.archive.org/web/20090415130808/http://www.playboy.com/articles/david-letterman-interview/index.html How I Discovered Jay Leno and David Letterman Recollections from Jimmie Walker's writers' room. https://slate.com/culture/2012/07/jimmie-walker-how-i-discovered-jay-leno-and-david-letterman.html David Letterman Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Letterman How David Letterman Reinvented TV https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/how-david-letter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

At he height of the sit-com Good Times' popularity, Jimmie "JJ" Walker was the biggest star on television.But really, that is only one part of his story...as we found out this morning...until our phone system shit the bed right in the middle of the interview....

In 1995 they made a movie based on the novelty song Monster Mash starring Candace Cameron, Mink Stole, Jimmie Walker, Double Threat regular John Kassir (the voice of the Crypt Keeper), and Monster Mash songwriter Bobby "Boris" Pickett. It also included several original songs, loosely choreographed dance numbers, and topical jokes about Soon-Yi, Madonna, Dr. Kevorkian, and Hillary Clinton. Tom and Julie watch clips from Monster Mash: The Movie until they can't stand it anymore. Plus Body Count, Senator Al D'Amato, Telemarketers, Stop Making Sense, Gimme Shelter, David Byrne flipping pancakes, breakfast at Kelsey Grammer's house, where is Melmac, Julie's Carol Channing impression, and more! WATCH MONSTER MASH: THE MOVIE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vY_qZdAqIM WHAT IS JOHN KASSIR'S FAVORITE KIND OF PIZZA: THE DOCUMENTARY Available on Patreon later this week https://www.patreon.com/DoubleThreatPod Available on YouTube next week https://www.youtube.com/@doublethreatpod SUPPORT DOUBLE THREAT ON PATREON Weekly Bonus Episodes, Monthly Livestreams, Video Episodes, and More! https://www.patreon.com/DoubleThreatPod WATCH VIDEO CLIPS OF DOUBLE THREAT https://www.youtube.com/@doublethreatpod JOIN THE DOUBLE THREAT FAN GROUPS *Discord https://discord.com/invite/PrcwsbuaJx *Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/doublethreatfriends *Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/doublethreatfriends DOUBLE THREAT MERCH https://www.teepublic.com/stores/double-threat TOTALLY EFFED UP T-SHIRTS https://www.teepublic.com/user/dttfu SEND SUBMISSIONS TO DoubleThreatPod@gmail.com FOLLOW DOUBLE THREAT https://twitter.com/doublethreatpod https://www.instagram.com/doublethreatpod DOUBLE THREAT IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/double-threat Theme song by Mike Krol Artwork by Michael Kupperman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hey Humor Consumers, TWO ANNOUNCEMENTS:  ANNOUNCEMENT #1:  Starting April 1st @ 6:30pm (no foolin'!!), I'm coming back on LIVE doing daily prayers in my Tracy's Prayer Team Facebook Group. Join me! Bring your friends! Set your alarm for 6:30pm! Join the group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1805689483024808/   ANNOUNCEMENT #2: Local Frankfort, IL and surrounding area Peeps…I'm so excited to be opening for one of my childhood favorites Mr. Jimmie Walker! Saturday, April 8 CD & ME Tickets are available now. https://www.cdandme.co/comedy-night p.s. I just went on the CD&Me website and they have added some fun aspects to the April 8 event including food and drink specials, a 70s themed photo booth and 70s trivia with prizes. If you are within a few hour drive of this event, DON'T MISS IT. It is going to be pure fun. ;0)   Now back to the podcast Jared the Subway Sinner Jared from Subway: Catching a Monster is a documentary about the horrific events that led up to Jared Fogle's arrest and incarceration. In this episode: Who is Jared? What's the story? (What happened?) Calling it what it is....pure evil. Today's Inspiration: Ephesians 6:12 "For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms." Thank You to our amazing sponsors: Humor Contributors: Joan, Darlene, Courtney, Ron, Jeanine, Karren, Kenny, Carla, Nancy, and new sponsors Gayle and Ursula!! Because of your generous support, we are saving up for new microphones (that will be awesome) and down the road maybe an editor and some advertising. Fun.  Click the link below to support us with a $5 per month contribution and you will become part of our growing community. ***PLEASE NOTE:*** If you are receiving these show notes via email, scroll down to the bottom and hit play to hear the audio of the Life Happens Laugh Anyway podcast episode. Tracy and Cathrine P.S. The goal of the Life Happens Laugh Anyway podcast is to present our audience with a relevant topic weekly in an entertaining way followed by some spiritual encouragement. #lifehappenslaughanyway #tracydegraaf ***MORE ABOUT TRACY DEGRAAF COMEDY*** Hi Friends, Tracy here. My husband and I survived raising 5 boys and there were so many funny stories along the way. Now is my time to "show and tell."

Hey Humor Consumers, TWO ANNOUNCEMENTS:  Starting April 1st @ 6:30pm (no foolin'!!), I'm coming back on LIVE doing daily prayers in my Tracy's Prayer Team Facebook Group. Join me! Bring your friends! Set your alarm for 6:30pm! Join the group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1805689483024808/   Local Frankfort, IL and surrounding area Peeps…I'm so excited to be opening for one of my childhood favorites Mr. Jimmie Walker! Saturday, April 8 CD & ME Tickets are available now. https://www.cdandme.co/comedy-night Now back to the podcast on Home Trends for 2023: We talk about what's out, what's in and what to do about it. Trends are so funny.  In our discussion, we mention our friend Denise Lough. Denise is a professional designer who can help you with all of your design needs. She can be found at her website. Denise works at Evilena's Red Dresser furniture, home decor and womens clothing consignment store in Frankfort, IL. Today's Inspiration: Proverbs 24:3-4 By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established; through knowledge its rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures. Thank You to our amazing sponsors: Humor Contributors: Joan, Darlene, Courtney, Ron, Jeanine, Karren, Kenny, Carla, Nancy, and new sponsors Gayle and Ursula!! Because of your generous support, we are saving up for new microphones (that will be awesome) and down the road maybe an editor and some advertising. Fun.  Click the link below to support us with a $5 per month contribution and you will become part of our growing community. ***PLEASE NOTE:*** If you are receiving these show notes via email, scroll down to the bottom and hit play to hear the audio of the Life Happens Laugh Anyway podcast episode. Tracy and Cathrine P.S. The goal of the Life Happens Laugh Anyway podcast is to present our audience with a relevant topic weekly in an entertaining way followed by some spiritual encouragement. #lifehappenslaughanyway #tracydegraaf ***MORE ABOUT TRACY DEGRAAF COMEDY*** Hi Friends, Tracy here. My husband and I survived raising 5 boys and there were so many funny stories along the way. Now is my time to "show and tell."

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On this episode of Our American Stories, just days before his death, on January 8, 1988, 40-year-old “Pistol” Pete Maravich spoke to guests who gathered near the poolside of Jimmie Walker's house—an NBA All-Star. Support the show (https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Meet Jimmie Walker, who turned an "explosive" catch phrase into comedy gold back in the 1970s. When Jimmie was hired to play the son of Esther Rolle and John Amos on Norman Lear's Good Times he was intended to be a a supporting actor who would periodically lighten the mood. Instead, driven by his infectious enthusiasm, he became THE breakout star (much to the consternation of Amos and Rolle). Jimmie still is a road warrior over 40 years into a career that began with a bit of "Dyn-o-mite"! As always, look for extra cuts below and thanks for sharing our shows! Want more Jimmie Walker? Before landing the Good Times gig, Jimmie was an up and coming standup. This short set from NBC's Midnight Special (remember that?) is a good taste of Jimmie's early standup style. https://youtu.be/KBV70C0skC8 Jimmie Walker's breakout role was as J.J. on the groundbreaking Good Times sitcom. The show was the first to feature a two parent African American household and Jimmie's infectious style (and way with the word "Dyn-o-mite" stole the show. https://youtu.be/HlbygyToHXc Jimmie Walker continues to be a road dawg, touring top comedy clubs around the nation. This recent set from the Gotham Comedy Club shows he hasn't lost his audience connection. https://youtu.be/rbi3YQCsyFM

Today we have a NNS/DBG/NNS from September 10th, 1993. We get a little pre-game Norm, game-time Norm and then post-game Norm. Titled: Words to Live By Mike Epstein is producing. It all begins with a Jack Harte traffic report and then on to the callers. Chauncy who nominates Norm for some special recognition. Rich from W Roxbury Lorriane in Boston who seconds the nomination. Please grab a pen and paper as the call includes a list of doily embroidery phrases. Email us at normnathanvos@gmail.comn with pictures of those completed projects. My favorite is the advice Norm was given by his alcoholic Uncle. Jack in Somerville with compliments and a favor to ask. Beth in MI who accuses another caller, Weldon, of telling fibs! Heading to 3am we hear the top hour news sounder and then cut to Big Bill Watson introducing Jack in Traffic. Then the Accux forecast with Dave Ryan followed by Norm with the Temp, Lottery, Sports and Intro with full Show Open that leads us to the DBG and that special theme song in its entirety! It’s one of games where Norm delves into the upcoming week for more dates. The Players: Joe in Brockton Joanne from Fairmont, W. VA Rich from W. Roxbury Lorraine in Jamaica Plain Mike Epstein and Jack Harte The Bdays: Brian De Palma Tom Landry 9/13 Jacqueline Bissett Nell Carter Mel Torme On to Side B to finish out that first half of the game before we break for the bottom hour news. Bill Watson, Jack Harte and Dave Ryan do their thing before we return to the game! Moving on to 9/16 Lauren Bacall Ed Begley Jr. Peter Falk And then it’s Back to 9/13 for Claudette Colbert Before news time we take a call from Paula in Dracut She asks about Norm’s dogs. She is also heading to video a wedding and that starts a conversation that carries over after the top of the hour. All the usual suspects are back for news and then we finish up with Paula and close with Kevin from Roxbury who continues the talk about video recordings of everything. Norm gives great examples as it’s EXACTLY what’s going on now! Do we tape too much of ourselves? Wow…this was prophetic. It’s definitely a problem. I’ll save that discussion for my other channel, Tony Nesbitt’s Vault of Annoyances. Other things: Norm impresses again with his impressions. Norm inquiring if there are any younger women who prefer older men. Real older men. Jimmie Walker and Johnny Walker. And Norm name drops the photographer from his wedding. We are fully loaded with commercial content! The rich, chocolaty taste of after school Ovaltine. WBZ NewsRadio sales spot with Norman Sigorsky of Woodworkers Warehouse and advertising on Monday Night Quarterback Dunkin Donuts Baby Gold Bond with Gwendolyn Jones of Ft. Lauderdale FL Kid Company Promo Not one. Not two. But a Threequel of very serious commercials for Silver City Ford Hyundai Coachmen and Dodge Toyota bolstered by the legal powerhouse of Odotto, Cascadden and Hoke! They’re going to have “on-site disposal agents.” Bill Marlowe for Floramo’s! Triple Action Gold Bond Medicated Powder with Michael Cook from Grand Praire, TX and his heat rash The screechy Bessy Duprie for Classic Ovaltine WBZ TV Promo Baby Gold Bond w/Louise Fallon of Brooklyn, NY and her red, irritated baby Hazel Dew is thankful for her new-found self-confidence because of Marezine The dry and flaky James Rife of Riverdale, IL for Gold Bond The

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Larry Jacobson joins me and Luigi from the Married with Children podcast to discuss opening remarks; Gerard Mulligan, his daughter becoming a TV writer; how jokes can backfire; comedy influences; listening to classic comedy movie dialogue; W.C Fields; Grouch Marx; Woody Allen; Jack Benny; Richard Pryor; starting standup; having Paul Rodriguez tell you you're a better writer than comedian; selling jokes to George Wallace, Wil Shriner; Jay Leno; Jay brings a packet of Larry's to Dave; Larry is hired on a trial basis; first Dave joke kills; PA who writes down Larry's jokes adds his to the list; inventing the "Hookers in Time Square . . ." formula; appearing as Bobby Rahal; death of Tom Carvel; monologue originally called "opening remarks" and were 2 to 3 jokes; Larry overstays in the Late Night guest hotel; Larry re-meets his wife in 1983 and gets married in 1991; being a UCLA ball boy for the 1970-71 NBA championship team; going to the Letterman dressing room to meet Bob Hope, Richard Pryor, and Don Rickles; writing the "I didn't know toast had bones joke" for Rodney Dangerfield; Wil Shriner's 50th birthday party; working for Jimmie Walker and Rodney Dangerfield; moving around NYC; writing for the NBC Bookmobile sketches; "Dial the most Immature person in the Donner party"; being asked to play Bobby Rahal at a convention; the great writing staff; "Biff Henderson's Whatever Happened to?"; "Anton Figg guesses the expiration date"; Jimmy the Greek's Heart Attack Saga; Dave's pre-game pep talk for writer's going on air; Dave calls hacky jokes "Bob & Dolores"; writing two bits for Carson - Carson faxes in a joke (1990) and brings Dave a Publishers Clearing House check (1991); Larry writes a "blue" joke for Wil Shriner that gets them in hot water with Johnny Carson; Garry Shandling; Milford Plaza episode; the show in the office episode; how lucky he felt to be on Letterman at that time with that writing staff; writer's assistants go to have major careers; Larry writes Dave a joke when he hosts the Emmys; Dave pranks staff; playing softball in Central Park and Yankee Stadium; Dave was still accessible; Dave introduces Larry to Tommy Lasorda; Larry goes to Indy 500 with Dave's tickets but Dave can't make it; Dave's wedding gift; Martha Raye joke almost gets a lawsuit; Jack Rollins, Bill Wendell, and Peter Lassally; 1995 Oscars; great guests; working for Jay Leno for 17 years; Jay was at his wedding, both parents funerals, and daughters bat mitzvah; Jay is one of the nicest guys; Larry gets to tell a joke about Passion of the Christ on Leno; Jay Leno's "No Power" Episode; Larry brings New Books to Jay; writing for Gilbert Gottfried & Fred Willard; getting Zac Effron & Vanessa Hudgens to wish his daughter Happy Bat Mitzvah; Jay Leno intros daughters Bat Mitzvah tape; Crew shocks Larry on last day of Tonight Show; Dave's there when mother is sick; Larry realized stand up was not as good as writing; how fortunate his career was

On even the most ordinary days, teachers can impact the lives of their students in extraordinary ways. I learned that on one morning in 1979, as a third grader and one of the few Black kids at Weaver Elementary School in Maplewood. That day, I was swarmed at the coat rack by a cluster of hyped-up, freckled and rosy-faced classmates who greeted me by yelling, “Your dad is here! Your dad's gonna be our teacher today! Is that your dad?” The year was already a disaster. A small few of my tiny classmates were calling me the n-word more than they called me by my actual name, prompting me to respond with my fists. In fact, my teacher had sent me to the principal's office several times and called my parents to complain about my behavior — including one time for punching kids who had a fascination with touching my short afro and would follow up by saying, “Ewww, you have grease in your hair!” Sometimes, my teacher's in-class punishment for some errant students was placing our desks in the corner facing the wall, surrounded by a foldable wooden partition that felt like a little pop-up jail for budding juvenile delinquents. Much worse, was the belt whipping that followed at home. Like many parents from the ‘70s and ‘80s, my folks considered the belt to be the highest expression of love and protection that a Black parent could show. They believed it was a way to scare me — as a third grader and a Black male — into learning how to self-govern my behavior to keep myself away from street violence, the drug trade or gangs, or deadly encounters with the police. My mother worried that bad reports from teachers was the beginning of what we now call the “school to prison pipeline.” Considering the statistical reality that Black students across America are more likely than their white peers to be suspended, expelled or arrested for the same kind of conduct, I now know that, in fearing that possibility, she wasn't entirely wrong.  When my classmates greeted me, I was immediately overcome with worry, thinking that my father came to the school to do what my mother often promised she'd do if I didn't straighten up: Give me an ol' fashioned, American Southern Baptist belt whipping in front of all of my white classmates. I bravely took off my red snowmobile suit and silver moon boots and walked into the room. And then, there he was, my so-called “dad,” looking down at all our innocent faces. Thankfully, he carried a welcoming grin and a kindly introduction. “Hello boys and girls, my name is Mr. Bridgeman. Mrs. Blumer is out, and I will be substituting for her today.” Indeed, he was Black, and he was rather tall compared to all of us, but he wasn't my dad. In fact, he looked nothing like Lee Hawkins Sr. But his paternal spirit immediately filled me with a sense of wonder and a brand-new feeling of security. Without him saying a word, I felt a higher standard of expectation and sensed a loving, but no-nonsense accountability that my father inspired at home. Maybe Mr. Bridgeman would understand that this Black boy's errant behavior had more to do with boredom and with there being a loss of challenge than there was with any kind of instinctual criminal disposition. Maybe — just maybe — if I were to punch a kid for touching my hair, this guy would understand why and talk to the kid and tell him to stop, instead of just sending me to the principal's office and just saying I hit somebody. On some of the days when Mrs. Blumer called home, Dad explained things from his point-of-view to try to reason with me. “I don't care what name they call you, boy. If you keep fighting these white kids, you're always gonna be the one to get in trouble,” he said. “Don't you know that when these white teachers see those kids, they're seeing the faces of their own kids, and their nieces and nephews? When they see you, they don't see anything but a trouble-making Black boy. That's all they see.” I never wanted to believe him, but when Mr. Bridgeman introduced himself to the class that day, I guess I'd just hoped that, if only for a second, the opposite would be true. Not that I wanted preferential treatment or anything like that. I just wanted a day where I could feel less alone in that classroom. I wanted a clean slate, with no labels or assumptions. I wanted to rid myself of that feeling that was gradually building up in my brain, that maybe I was just “that bad Black kid” who would inevitably end up in prison one day. And I knew I would finally get a break from the stuffy air in between the walls of that wooden partition. Even more, maybe my white classmates would get to learn firsthand that not every Black man wearing a shirt and tie had to be my dad. That day, all those wishes came true. It was just another day to Mr. Bridgeman, but it was a turning point for me. I stood up straighter, listened more intently, talked less, and read out of my workbook louder — with more clarity and certainty than ever before. It felt a lot like the Sunday School at my family's church, Mount Olivet Baptist Church, in the heart of St. Paul's Black neighborhood. My teacher there, Deaconess Verda Williams, never once felt the need to threaten to whip me or to give me the trademark “look.” With her, there was never any talk about prison because she never feared that I would end up in one, because I never disappointed her — and that's probably due to the fact that she never made me feel like I was a disappointment. The same goes with Mr. Bridgeman. He gave me the basic respect that all the other children got. And because of that alone, I wanted to make him just as proud as he made me that day. To this day, I hope that I did. After that day, Mr. Bridgeman never came back. In fact, for the rest of my educational career, I never had another Black teacher or professor, male or female. For years, I wished that I could thank Weaver Elementary and Mr. Bridgeman for giving me at least one day with a Black teacher. Representation matters As the years passed, I became a journalist, working at two newspapers before landing at the Wall Street Journal, where I was a reporter for 19 years before joining American Public Media as a special correspondent last month. From my research, I've learned that Black men make up only two percent of the country's teaching force in the modern day, but the presence of Black teachers in the classroom is shown to improve outcomes for students. A 2017 study by the Institute of Labor Economics found that low-income Black students who have a Black teacher — man or woman — for at least one year in elementary school are less likely to drop out of high school and more likely to consider college. Still, only seven percent of teachers nationwide are Black. Off and on through the years, I have often thought about how cool it would be to finally find Mr. Bridgeman. I believe devoutly in the power of expressing gratitude to the people who give to us and impact us. Before my father died in 2019, I got to thank him for being an omnipresent, extraordinarily loving and principled dad. And weeks before Deaconess Williams passed in 2015, I talked to her on the phone and even spoke at her funeral. But maybe the chance of finding long lost Mr. Bridgeman, just for a chance to send him a card, a pair of cufflinks or even just buy him a cup of coffee, was forever gone. Still, I recently posted a message on Facebook asking my Minnesota friends to ask around and see if anybody knew of a Black man by the name “Mr. Bridgeman” who would have been a substitute teacher at Weaver Elementary in 1979. Droves of my friends, of all races and walks of life, reposted the message and did everything they could to try and help me find him. What's fascinating is that many of the approximately thirty classmates I had in Mrs. Blumer's class are now my Facebook friends, and I consider some to be family. Several wrote that they were excited to see the post, but none of them remembered Mr. Bridgeman. Though nevertheless, in a true display of how small Minnesota's Black community can be, it only took a few days to get some promising responses from a few long-time family friends. They each told me that my Mr. Bridgeman was probably one of the two 80-something-year-old Bridgeman brothers — John or Harold — who had lived in the Twin Cities for decades. John, they said, was a teacher for his entire career, and had died in 2015, while Harold taught off and on while putting himself through law school and later became a psychotherapist. I prayed that my Mr. Bridgeman would still be out there somewhere, and eventually, his daughter and a few others from the community eventually reached out and gave me his contact. I called Mr. Harold Bridgeman, and we had a nice one-hour interview and chat, in which he told me that he remembered me, and that to him, it was “a pretty normal day,” except for him having to explain to the kids that he wasn't my dad. But the deeper significance of that reconnection was the fact that I was able to find out more about Mr. Bridgeman, including how he ended up teaching, particularly in Minnesota. He explained that as a student at Indiana's Ball State University in the 1950s, his white academic advisor told him to forget about his interest in studying business, because a corporation would never hire a Black man. Education, the advisor told him, was a safer bet, because at least he could teach at a predominantly Black school. He also told me about how he'd worked in a factory for two years to save up money for school, and that since most white landlords would not rent to a Black student on campus, he had to rent at a rooming house several miles off of campus from an older Black woman — who cooked him one meal a day. Most often, that one meal was his only meal. Nicole Neri for MPR News Journalist Lee Hawkins speaks with Jonathan Palmer, Executive Director of Hallie Q. Brown Community Center, about the history of the center April 13. But most importantly, I got to thank him, and ask if he would be open to meeting me in person. He agreed and asked if we could meet at the Hallie Q. Brown Community Center in St. Paul. That, coincidentally, is where I attended preschool before my family moved to Maplewood — a place where we were taught about Black History icons every day. Meeting Mr. Bridgeman, again Don't see the video? Click here. When Mr. Bridgeman and I finally got the chance to meet in mid-April, he looked a lot younger than 83. We became fast friends, quickly easing into a conversation about how it was that he became our teacher that day, and then into a wide-ranging conversation about his life as a Black man, a few generations older than me, in America. I'm happy that I got the chance to meet and finally thank Mr. Bridgeman. Even though that one day didn't mean much of anything to him, it meant — in that troubling period of my life — everything to me. He helped me see what class could be like outside of that wooden partition, and showed me that I — or any other student for that matter — didn't belong there. And he came at just the right time. Because being underestimated as one of the few Black kids thrusted me into so much of a racial identity crisis that I had begun to personify the stereotype of the J.J. Evans class clown, a younger version of the character portrayed by Jimmie Walker on the 70s show “Good Times.” That disappeared upon the sight of Mr. Bridgeman.  It really is true: Teachers, especially Black teachers, can impact the world, one student at a time. Meeting Mr. Bridgeman, again Nicole Neri for MPR News Journalist Lee Hawkins meets with his former substitute teacher, Harold Bridgeman at Hallie Q. Brown Community Center. Nicole Neri for MPR News Bridgeman was the only Black teacher Hawkins ever had growing up, and he left a lasting impression on Hawkins. Nicole Neri for MPR News Journalist Lee Hawkins takes a selfie with his former substitute teacher, Harold Bridgeman. Nicole Neri for MPR News Journalist Lee Hawkins and Harold Bridgeman walk through Hallie Q. Brown Community Center, talking about the history of the center. Nicole Neri for MPR News Journalist Lee Hawkins meets with his former substitute teacher, Harold Bridgeman. Lee Hawkins is a special correspondent for American Public Media. Full series North Star Journey What should we cover next? Pass the Mic

Comedian Andy Forrester comes through to talk about his improv career before stand up, his dry bar comedy special(which is currently on YouTube) his comedy work with Jimmie Walker from Good Times, the late Gilbert Gottfried and Shaun Jones, and comedy as a whole in today's world. IG: @comicbiga

WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley wishes David Letterman a happy 80th birthday with this flashback to his 2017 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center. You'll also hear from Letterman's longtime announcer Alan Kalter and comedy colleagues like Jimmy Kimmel, John Mulaney, Martin Short and Jimmie Walker.

On this episode of Our American Stories, Duncan Scott tells us his story of pranking the New Mexico State Legislature. Just days before his death, on January 8, 1988, 40-year-old “Pistol” Pete Maravich spoke to guests who gathered near the poolside of Jimmie Walker's house—an NBA All-Star. Support the show (https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate) Time Codes: 00:00 - A State Legislator's Pointy Hat Prank Bill 10:00 - Pistol Pete Maravich Shares His Life Story… Just Days Before His Death Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jussie Smollett sentenced, Casey Kasem's garage sale, MLB is back, Lars Ulrich toilet, Maz checks in from the alley, Tiger Woods HOF, a new Bonerline, and Jerry Jones' love child.March Sadness: Michigan basketball chokes and loses to Indiana.MLB is back as an agreement between owners and players is done. BranDon has petitioned Johnny Sins for Fantasy Baseball help.Jussie Smollett Sentencing: Jussie was late again. Celebrities come to his defense. His Grandma even takes the stand for him.Casey Kasem's widow is selling all his crap and some of hers too.In the case of Alexandra Davis... Jerry Jones, you ARE the father.Sam Woods helps induct Tiger Woods into the Golf Hall of Fame after inducting him into the Sam Woods' Father Hall of Fame. Tiger burst into tears when he mentioned his mother... Kultida.Kim Kardashian has career advice for all women on International Women's Day. People did not react positively. The most followed turds on social media.Astronaut Mark Vande Hei is caught between an international Space quarrel. Jeff Bezos space suit needed more room in the crotch area.Elon Musk has welcomed another child onto Earth.Somebody found an old boat in the water off Antarctica.Amy Schumer is making a comeback for some reason and she wants none of the canceled comics to ever work again. Here is a half hour video of her stealing jokes.Jimmie Walker has the best bookshelf.What happened to Dane Cook's face? What happened to Dane Cook's 2,700,000 Twitter followers?BranDon brings you a new unsponsored Bonerline.Trudi loved The Power of the Dog.Check out this Lars Ulrich toilet. We almost spoke with the artist... but Drew "couldn't hear him".Pat Sajak is the shock host and under fire for saying what we were all thinking.Tom Mazawey joins us from his bowling league to request Juwan Howard be blown out for Phil Martelli, explain the new MLB rule changes, Woodward Sport's interview with Tom Izzo, Kirk Gibson's appearance at Lady Jane's, and roll a turkey during the call.Reality Madness: American Idol's Caleb Kennedy facing a felony DUI. A Masked Singer's head fell off.Kid Rock's Bad Reputation is drops March 21st.Reminder: Spring Forward.Walter the Boof Announcer is doing March Madness bracket with show drops.BranDon is responsible for our latest 1-star review. Social media is dumb but we're on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter (Drew and Mike Show, Marc Fellhauer, Trudi Daniels and BranDon).

A supersonic airborne disaster. In order to survive a flight headed for the Moscow Olympics, passengers of the Concorde must endure aerial acrobatics to dodge missiles and survive a device that decompresses the plane. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/generalhorndogpodcastshow/support

Head back to ‘‘The Far Out 70's' on the Dave Plier Show! Featuring conversations with Christopher Knight of ‘The Brady Bunch', Henry Winkler of ‘Happy Days', Jimmie Walker from ‘Good Times', Suzanne Somers of ‘Three's Company', Alan Alda of ‘M*A*S*H', Rob Reiner of ‘All in the Family', plus a bonus conversation with Rock & Roll […]

Last year we did Hulk Hogan commercials and this year we're covering the Nature Boy Ric Flair in the various commercials he's done over the years. We talk about weird spots he's done like promoting car insurance to promoting Nature Boy bites to promoting scratch-off lottery tickets. Ric has done it all including wrestling a Russian Bear and we're gonna talk about them in this episode! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!   1. 1986 Great American Bash VHS Commercial - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YS7uV4o2Id0 2. TBS “TBYES” Commercial with Ric Flair and Jimmie Walker - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1it5jEWx738 3. Ric Flair TBS NWA Main Event Commercial - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmRqbSHUhtU 4. WCW Galoob Action Figures Commercial - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9cMeBsgVsM 5. North Carolina Lottery Ric Flair Scratch Off Commercial - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OnB_jalI4U 6. North Carolina Lottery Ric Flair Scratch Off “Wooooo II” Commercial - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOPyOUxvUz8 7. Fuel in a Bottle Commercial - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuV08PGFmFU 8. US Auto Sales - Papa Flair's Used Cars - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkRJdDZtJQI 9. Snickers Make It Happen with Ric Flair Commercial - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dZuzuhsjOs 10. Cumberland Farms Cold Brew - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYQXsjm-HD0 11. Nature Boy Bites - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMv4chKY6E4 12. WCW Clash of the Champions XXIII Promo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDzyIfFa6Ps 13. TickPick No Extra Flair - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5Vyh6GWfrc 14. Jake's Fireworks - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0Go9_6Zcp4 15. Ric Flair vs. Bear (EA Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KS9jSQmc3yY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00piCzD9WIU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62i0nhOTZ6E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSF9ozpwnuo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTcVKmQprrc 16. Sabra Hummus Super Bowl LIV Commercial - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9NTkInOe3Y 17. CarShield - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNawmH0a5hk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ga6x3JzAb60 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVtWTEYoXaM 18. WWE Colonel Rumble - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1T1sJOcgCM 19. Four Horsemen Vitamins - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SISHqfcrQdk

On this episode of #theopentabspodcast we take it WAY back to 1975 to cover a classic. Let's Do It Again was released in 1975 and was the fourth film directed by the legendary Sidney Poitier. Starring Sidney Poitier, Bill Cosby, John Amos, Denise Nicholas, Lee Chamberlain, Jimmie Walker, Calvin Lockhart and a host of others. Recent events have tarnished the image of the film but we urge you to revisit it and focus on the countless other great stars and moments. This movie still holds up very well and has an important role in movie history. Yes, we discuss the elephant in the room, but there's so much more and so much more great work done by some amazing performers to let us lose this classic! Either way, let us know what you think. Give us a listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Anchor.fm, or watch us on youtube. Subscribe to our podcasts instagram account at @theopentabspodcast . We also have a great discussion about rival monkey gangs in Thailand....trust me, you want to hear it. We are #theopentabspodcast.

The comedy world suffered a huge loss this week with the passing of the legendary, Paul Mooney. If you didn't know his name, you've likely heard work....from writing for shows like Good Times, Sanford and Son and Chappelle's Show....to writing for comics like the iconic Richard Pryor...appearing in movies like "Bamboozled" and his own stand up career. And few knew him better than another legend of comedy, Jimmie Walker. And we knew that he was the one person we needed to talk to properly pay tribute to one of the more important voices in comedy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Comedian and podcast host Pat Oates hung out with us to talk about carving a new digital niche during the pandemic and how that will translate to his time on stage now that the world is opening up again. Pat tells his worst retail job story, explains Gilbert Gottfried in a way you've never heard, and threatens to burn all of Jimmie Walker's swag. Pay Pat for good content at Patreon.com/patoates and subscribe to the Pat Oates Youtube Channel. (If you only have time for one of those things, do the money one.)Follow the hosts!Allan FeeTwitterInstagramNarong VaInstagramJosh FlagnerTwitterInstagram

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Jimmie Walker lll. Tulsa native, alumni of Nathan Hale High School, played college ball at Southeastern Oklahoma State University. Currently the head girls basketball coach at Tulsa Central High School. Been an Asst coach at the college level on the men’s side, head and Asst coach at the high school level with boys and girls, Founder OK Playmaker Express summer basketball organization, etc!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCakGUm31WFmh8UFbqNlYWUA?view_as=subscriberSupport the show (https://paypal.me/SpeakUppod?locale.x=en_US)

It's time to identify the altered TV show themes our resident composer has created when he confused his major and his minor keys up. After that, it's time to browse some very silly pieces of very real pop culture merch—and pay all the respect to the vociferous fans of a certain animated series. Our talented combatants Elenore, Mark, and Ilan have a bit of a fishy start, but all's well that ends well... and the ending? Well, we'll leave that to y'all to discover. Speaking about endings, don't forget to stick around at the tail end for the At-Home Version riddle for your chance to name a score break! Support Us On Patreon

It's time to identify the altered TV show themes our resident composer has created when he confused his major and his minor keys up. After that, it's time to browse some very silly pieces of very real pop culture merch — and pay all the respect to the vociferous fans of a certain animated series. Our talented combatants Elenore, Mark, and Ilan have a bit of a fishy start, but all's well that ends well... and the ending? Well, we'll leave that to y'all to discover. Speaking about endings, don't forget to stick around at the tail end for the At-Home Version riddle for your chance to name a score break! NOTES ⚠️ Inline notes below may be truncated due to podcast feed character limits. Full notes are always on the episode page. ☎️ Believe it not or, George isn't at home...

It's time to identify the altered TV show themes our resident composer has created when he confused his major and his minor keys up. After that, it's time to browse some very silly pieces of very real pop culture merch—and pay all the respect to the vociferous fans of a certain animated series. Our talented combatants Elenore, Mark, and Ilan have a bit of a fishy start, but all's well that ends well... and the ending? Well, we'll leave that to y'all to discover. Speaking about endings, don't forget to stick around at the tail end for the At-Home Version riddle for your chance to name a score break!Support Us On Patreon

Join us this week as we have a chat with the great Jimmie Walker. We discuss his time in the Navy, Truck Driving, and his adventures in Love. Jimmie Walker - https://twitter.com/JimmieRWalkerJ1 Kristine's Womens Quality Summit https://womensequalitysummit.app.virtualsummits.com/ Promo Spots by: Without Boundaries https://anchor.fm/withoutboundaries/episodes/Without-Boundaries-eetq7g That Song From That Movie Podcast https://anchor.fm/tsftm Film on the Rocks https://soundcloud.com/fotrpodcast www.krisandkristineshow.com Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE, rate and review, we love those five star reviews! Thanks for tuning in and until next time…keep moving forward! Twitter:https://twitter.com/k2showsandiego Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thek2showsandiego/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/k2showsandiego Support us on Patreon at: www.patreon.com/thekrisandkristineshow Email us at: krisandkristinepodcast@gmail.com The Kris and Kristine Show Podcast is recorded in Audacity https://www.audacityteam.org/ Post-production editing is completed using Levelator which can be found at: http://www.conversationsnetwork.org/levelator Remote podcasts and interviews are completed using Cleanfeed which can be found at: https://cleanfeed.net/

This week I took a long look at an Alberta company that has it's hands in the production and retail side of things as Chad Hason, Director of Marketing with Stigma Grow stopped by the studio. We discussed how to market a product in such a regulated industry as well as how things and what things are done at Stigma Grow through their production facility and retail store, both located in Red Deer, Alberta. We also discussed what is next for Stigma Grow and in the cannabis industry as well. David Wylie of the oz brought the big news in cannabis as we discussed the US Military allowing CBD use, a new big player in the BC Bud game, Democrats with a huge buzz kill in the States and cannabis branding. Chris Ianson of Nova Cannabis Jasper Ave in Edmonton is our Educator and on What's That Strain?!?!? we explored San Fernando Valley from Simply Bare Organic in pre roll form and they are dynamite as Jimmie Walker from Good Times used to say. Malka Labell of the Green Generation Co brought the latest in The Business of Cannabis where an illicit cannabis online website managed to make it's way onto a press release from a Canadian Wire Service. We also discussed why education and advertisement by the Canadian Government would go a long way. Our Cannabis Question is about what song you would want playing as you get set to get high...your cannabis walk up song. You can find full episodes and more at www.Cannabis101Podcast.caEnjoy! Subscribe! Review!

Join us as we discuss funk, early disco, quiet storm, TV themes, World Team Tennis, Jimmie Walker, CanCon diss tracks, rhinestone cowboys, ghost horses, and more!

Have you ever heard the behind-the-scenes trivia of the actors versus producers battle of the CBS 1970's hit “Good Times”? No, then listen up. But first, do you remember what series “Good Times” was a spin off from? Esther Role was the no-nonsense maid from Bea Arthur's hit show “Maude”. Audiences liked her so much that they gave her a spin off. Created by Eric Monte and Michael Evans (the original Lionel on “All In The Family and The Jeffersons) the show hit the airwaves in 1974 on CBS. It was one of the first TV shows that featured the struggles of a lower income african american family in which the mother and father were strong and upheld good values for their kids. The show wasn't afraid of taking chances with controversial topics like race and unemployment. Apparently, as the show progressed John Amos and Esther Role were fighting to keep the show's reputation of pushing-the-limits in tact. But as Jimmie Walker's character of JJ began to take-off the plots began turning more toward his goofy character and away from those social issue based episodes. As a result John Amos left after 2 seasons and Esther Role left after 3. The show's last episode aired on August 1st 1979 but it still rings as a groundbreaking show from the 1970's that still has legs today. You can still see it on TV Land to this day ( www.tvland.com ) ….and don't forget to look for Janet Jackson's adorable Penny. Check out my interview with john Amos.

For those expecting us to talk about "Supertrain", don't worry, that's coming next week. But between flying to see relatives, catching a sinus infection on the flight over and catching up on work in general, the delay was unavoidable. To make it up to you, I would like to present something from my personal archives; a Rando conversation I had with Jimmie "JJ" Walker from "Good Times" c2008--To date, the ONLY famous person I have ever interivewed. There's about 3 minutes worth of backstory, followed by about 18 minutes worth of awkwardness. Enjoy/endure!

Hey Cannonanas! Face it, the combination of Dom Deluise, Jimmie Walker, and Deep Roy in a monkey suit all in Africa seems like it would be a recipe for hilarity! Nicholas and AJ may or may not agree with that. You'll just have to find out in this episode where we watched "Going Bananas"! No matter what you think about this movie, we hope you enjoy our episode! Email us with your favorite monkey in a movie at creatingcannon@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter and Instagram and Facebook @CreatingCannon! And Subscribe to us on YouTube!

El estilo vocal único de Al Jarreau es uno de los tesoros más preciados del mundo. Sus innovadoras expresiones musicales lo han convertido en uno de los artistas más emocionantes y aclamados por la crítica de nuestro tiempo con siete premios Grammy®, numerosos premios internacionales de música y reconocimientos populares en todo el mundo. No es sorprendente que haya perfeccionado su técnica para semejante arte. Después de todo, él ha estado cantando desde la edad de cuatro años, en armonía con sus hermanos y actuando en solitario en una variedad de eventos locales en su ciudad natal de Milwaukee, Wisconsin. La música, sin embargo, no siempre fue la fuerza principal en su vida. Se destacó en los deportes y fue un estudiante por encima del promedio en la escuela secundaria y la universidad. Al inscribirse en el respetado Ripon College en Wisconsin, Jarreau continuó cantando por diversión, actuando localmente con un grupo llamado Los Índigos durante los fines de semana y días festivos, y se graduó con una licenciatura en psicología. Después de trasladarse a la Universidad de Iowa para obtener su Maestría en Rehabilitación Vocacional, Jarreau posteriormente se mudó a San Francisco para comenzar una carrera en consejería de rehabilitación. En San Francisco, los dones musicales naturales de Al comenzaron a dar forma a su futuro. Se encontró tocando en un pequeño club de jazz con un trío encabezado por George Duke, y para finales de los 60, sabía sin duda alguna que cantaría su vida. Al mudarse a Los Ángeles, comenzó su aprendizaje en lugares nocturnos tan famosos como Dino's, the Troubadour y Bitter End West. Poco después, también se mudó a la ciudad de Nueva York, donde obtuvo una exposición televisiva de la red nacional con Johnny Carson, Merv Griffin, David Frost y Mike Douglas. Al se asoció con el guitarrista Julio Martínez para "deletrear" los cómics prometedores John Belushi, Bette Midler, Robert Klein, David Brenner, Jimmie Walker y otros en el famoso local de comedia, The Improv. En 1975, después de un período prolongado en el Bla Bla Cafe en Los Ángeles, fue visto por los cazatalentos Warner Bros. Records y firmó un contrato de grabación. Su álbum de debut para el sello, We Got By, fue lanzado con un aclamado reconocimiento por unanimidad. Fue una recepción que se extendió por todo el continente y el Atlántico cuando Jarreau recibió un Grammy alemán como Mejor Nuevo Solista Internacional ese mismo año. Un segundo Grammy alemán se abrió camino con el lanzamiento de su álbum de seguimiento, El gran avance de la carrera de Al llegó en 1977 cuando Warner Brothers Records lanzó Look to the Rainbow, su doble álbum en vivo, que fue sacado de su primera gira mundial de ese mismo año, y le valió al vocalista su primer Grammy® por Mejor interpretación de jazz. Su cuarto álbum, All Fly Home, fue lanzado en 1978 para más reconocimientos y un segundo Grammy por Mejor Jazz Vocalista. Le siguieron una serie de ofertas innovadoras y originales, que incluyen This Time, de 1980, y Breakin 'Away, que vendió millones de dólares, lo que le brindó una audiencia más amplia y dos Grammy más con premios al Mejor Vocalista Pop Masculino y Mejor Vocalista de Jazz Masculino. En 1983 Jarreau fue liberado, seguido de cerca al año siguiente por High Crime. Ambos álbumes generaron una serie de éxitos de R&B y pop, y lo consolidaron como una internacional superestrella . Al Jarreau Live en Londres, grabado ante una multitud de SRO en el Wembley Arena en 1985, continuó consolidando la reputación de Jarreau como maestro de clase mundial tanto en el estudio como en el escenario. Tras el álbum en vivo, Jarreau se asoció con el productor Nile Rodgers para L Is For Lover, que trajo algunos estilos y sonidos nuevos al repertorio del cantante. Sin apenas tiempo para respirar, se lanzó a la grabación del álbum Heart's Horizon, que contenía el gran éxito de R&B # 2, "So Good", ganó otra nominación al GRAMMY®, esta vez por Mejor Álbum de R&B. Después de recorrer el mundo durante casi dos años, regresó al estudio, esta vez con Narada Michael Walden, para crear el sonido que lo lanzaría a su tercera década de creación musical. El resultado fue el Cielo y la Tierra de 1992, por el que recibió su quinto GRAMMY® por Mejor interpretación vocal de R&B. Con esto, se convirtió en uno de los raros artistas que ganó GRAMMY'S® en las tres categorías de jazz, pop y R&B.

What's your dream? If there's something you've always dreamed of doing but you thought it was too late, this is the show for you. Meet people who never gave up on their dreams, and now their realities are far exceeding their wildest fantasies.

Topics: Urban Literature, Donald Goines and Iceberg Slim, Natalie Cole, Richard Pryor, Cooley High, The Jeffersons. (Bonus Artist: Luck Pacheco)   1975   A. General News   B. Gerald Ford is President   C. Apr - Vietnam War: The Fall of Saigon: The Vietnam War ends as Communist forces take Saigon, resulting in mass evacuations of Americans and South Vietnamese. As the capital is taken, South Vietnam surrenders unconditionally.   D. Jul - Stanley Foreman takes the photo "Fire Escape Collapse."   E. Sep - Ford survives 2 assassination attempts. Lynette Fromme, a follower of jailed cult leader Charles Manson, and Sara Jane Moore, a leftists sympathizer, are the only two women that have attempted to assassinate an American president; both of their attempts were on Gerald Ford and both took place in California within three weeks of one another.   F. Nov - Former California Governor Ronald Reagan enters the race for the Republican presidential nomination, challenging incumbent President Gerald Ford.   G. Dec - United States Congress passes the Metric Conversion Act which declares, but does not mandate, that the metric system is "the preferred system of weights and measures for United States trade and commerce".   H. Misc Tech: Kodak developed "The Digital Camera" / Motorolla obtains patent for the first portable mobile phone / Bill Gates and Paul Allen develop a BASIC programming language for the Altair 8800 computer, trademark the name "Microsoft" (for microcomputer software), and the personal computer wave begins.   I. The ring-tab beer (and soda) can design was discontinued in 1975, after injuries were caused by people swallowing the metal tabs.    J. Open Comments:   K. 1975 Min.wage = $2.10hr (+.10) / $84wk / $4,200k yrly - 2018 = $19,950yrly   L. Avg. Income per year $14,100   M. Avg. House Price - $11,787   N. Avg. Cost of new house -  $39,300   O. Avg. Cost new car - $4,250   P. Unemployment 9.2% vs Black unemployment 15.5%   Q. Open Comments:   1.    Top Pop Singles   2.    1 - "Love Will Keep Us Together", Captain & Tennille   3.    2 - "Rhinestone Cowboy", Glen Campbell   4.    3 - "Philadelphia Freedom", Elton John   5.    Grammy Award winners   6.    RotY: "Love Will Keep Us Together", Captain & Tennille   7.    AotY: Still Crazy After All These Years, Paul Simon   8.    SotY: "Send In the Clowns", Judy Collins   9.    New Artist: Natalie Cole   10.    Top Grossing Films   11.    1 - Jaws   12.    2 - The Rocky Horror Picture Show   13.    3 - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest   14.    Top TV Shows   15.    1 - All in the Family (first tv series to be #1, 5yrs in a row)   16.    2 - Rich Man, Poor Man (7-week mini-series)   17.    3 - Laverne & Shirley   18.    TV Debuts   19.    Jan - The Jefferson’s, a spinoff of All in the Family, on CBS (1975–85)   20.    Sep - Welcome Back, Kotter on ABC (1975–79)   21.    Black Snapshots:   22.    Jan - The Wiz opens on Broadway   23.    Jan - The creation of the Church Committee was approved. Later that year, the media begins reporting that the FBI & CIA spied on citizens, many of them high profile African Americans; MLK, Malcom X, Black Panther leadership, etc. Senator Frank Church stated on NBC's "Meet the Press": "...If this government ever became a tyrant, if a dictator ever took charge in this country, the technological capacity that the intelligence community has given the government could enable it to impose total tyranny, and there would be no way to fight back because the most careful effort to combine together in resistance to the government, no matter how privately it was done, is within the reach of the government to know. Such is the capability of this technology."   24.    Feb - Elijah Muhammad, the religious leader of the Nation of Islam dies. He was a mentor to Malcolm X, Louis Farrakhan and Muhammad Ali, as well as his own son and successor, Wallace D. Mohammed, a.k.a., Warith D. Mohammed. Because of his personal studies and thinking, Warith led the majority of the original NOI to mainstream, traditional Sunni Islam by 1978. However, splinter groups resisting these changes formed, particularly under Louis Farrakhan, who in 1981 would revive the name Nation of Islam and claim direct continuity from the pre-1976 NOI.   25.    Apr - In the pilot episode of Starsky and Hutch, Richard Ward plays an African-American supervisor of white American employees for the first time on TV.   26.    July - Arthur Ashe wins Wimbledon   27.    August - James Benton Parsons (64 yrs. old), the first African American to serve as a life tenured federal judge: Becomes the "Chief" Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. (Basically Chicago). Born in Kansas City, Missouri, raised in Decatur, Illinois. He was named "class orator" for Stephen Decatur High School class of 1929. He was on the basketball team, in the school band and orchestra. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Millikin University in 1934.   28.    September – WGPR-TV, channel 62 in Detroit, becomes the first television station in the U.S. to be owned and operated by blacks.   29.    September – The Muhammad Ali–Joe Frazier title fight from the Philippines (the "Thrilla in Manila") is sent via satellite to the U. S. and shown on HBO   30.    September - Roxie Roker, mother to artist Lenny Kravitz, played Helen Willis on 'The Jefferson’s'. She was part of the first interracial couple to appear on regular primetime television.   31.    October - The premiere episode of Saturday Night Live is broadcast on NBC with OG cast member Garret Morris (Mr. Mason from Cooley High) and Billy Preston and Janis Ian the first musical guests.   32.    ###The Social Scene: Urban Literature / Fiction / Art   33.    Donald Goines, the ‘Godfather of Urban Fiction.’ (36yrs old): Criminal, drug addict, Author. From 1969 -1974 he published 16 novels that helped establish the genre.   34.    Urban fiction working definition: Works of art set in urban America dealing with drugs, violence, and sex, involving African    35.    American or Latino characters. The genre is also known as Street Fiction, Gangsta Lit, Ghetto Lit, or Hip-Hop Fiction.   36.    Goines was born in Detroit, Michigan. His parents were a middle-class African-American couple that ran a laundry business. At 15 Goines lied about his age to join the Air Force, where he fought in the Korean War. During his stint in the armed forces, Goines developed an addiction to heroin that continued after his discharge from the military in the mid-1950s. To support his addiction, Goines turned to crime, this included pimping, and theft. He began writing while serving a sentence in Michigan's Jackson Penitentiary. Goines initially attempted to write westerns but decided to write urban fiction after reading Iceberg Slim's autobiography Pimp: The Story of My Life.   37.    Goines continued to write novels at an accelerated pace to support his drug addictions, sixteen books in five years, with some books taking only a month to complete. His series about Kenyatta (under the name Al C. Clark) describes a black revolutionary, who campaigns against exploitation and evils of inner-city life. On October 21, 1974, Goines and his common-law wife were discovered dead in their Detroit apartment. The police had received an anonymous phone call and responded, discovering Goines in the living room of the apartment and his common-law wife Shirley Sailor's body in the kitchen.   38.    Goines books are still popular, especially in the prison system. His books have gone on to sell millions of copies and have never been out of print, making him one of the most successful African-American authors in history.   39.    His books have been utilized in several prison literacy programs and his novel "Dopefiend" (1971) has been taught in a Rutgers University class.   40.    Other popular titles: Whoreson (1972), Black Gangster (1972), Street Players (1973), White Man's Justice, Black Man's Grief (1973), and Black Girl Lost (1974)   41.    ***Question: has anyone read his books?   42.    Donald's work was deeply influenced by Iceberg Slim.   43.    In 1961, after serving 10 months of solitary confinement in a Cook County jail, Robert Maupin (a.k.a. Slim) decided he was too old for a life of pimping and was unable to compete with younger, more ruthless pimps. In an interview with the Washington Post, he said he retired "because I was old. I did not want to be teased, tormented and brutalized by young whores."   44.    In 1967, he published two books; A memoir, "Pimp: The Story of My Life" and the novel "Trick Baby"   45.    ***Question: has anyone read his books?   46.    Iceberg and Donald's work made a HUGE impact on the youth growing up in the 70's and 80's.   47.    "Pimp" inspired the screenplay for the 1973 film "The Mack", starring Max Julien and Richard Pryor.   48.    Various other entertainers were also influenced by Goines and Slim: Dave Chappelle, Eddie Murphy, Chris Rock, Katt Williams,    49.    Eddie Griffin, Ice-T, Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, 2Pac, Ludacris, Nas, and Jay-Z, just to name a few.   50.    Iceberg and Donald also proved that a commercial "Black" book market did exist.   51.    A new "post" Hip-Hop revival of contemporary urban fiction happened at the end of the 1990s, as demand for novels authentically conveying the urban experience increased, and new business models enabled fledgling writers to more easily bring a manuscript to market and to libraries.   52.    One of the first writers in this new cycle of urban fiction was Omar Tyree, who published the novel Flyy Girl.    53.    The genre gained significant momentum in 1999 with Sister Souljah's bestseller The Coldest Winter Ever. Teri Woods's True to the Game was also published in 1999.The publishing of these three novels created a momentum of readership for urban fiction and carried that wave for years. All three books are considered classics in the renaissance of the genre.   54.    Major writers of contemporary urban fiction include Wahida Clark, Vickie Stringer, Nikki Turner, Kole Black, K'wan, Toy Styles, Kwame Teague, and the writing duo Meesha Mink & De'Nesha Diamond.   55.    ***Question: has anyone read any of these books?   56.    The reach of urban fiction into a large youth readership is undeniable today, particularly among adolescent girls.   57.    Critics and supporters are pleased that Black youth are reading. But some have mixed feelings about promoting literacy by any means necessary. “To some extent, there is an exposure to a part of urban culture that has rarely been explored in a way that it is now…which can be a starting point for civic dialogues,” offers Tracey Michae’l Lewis, who teaches writing and literature at Community College of Philadelphia and Philadelphia University. “Unfortunately, we have to ask ourselves, ‘What is this costing us?’”   58.    Scholars have differing opinions on Urban Fiction. Some believe that it is low reading, like a trashy book, that is not of high quality. Those who believe this think that prisoners and adolescent should be reading more elevated works.   59.    On the other hand, are scholars who say that African Americans appear to be reading street lit to find themselves and escape themselves at the same time. Some readers just enjoy losing themselves in portrayals of lavish lifestyles, racy sex and ride-or-die dramas of the streets, while others enjoy the genre for its reflective qualities.   60.    [Contributing source: Debating Black “Street Lit,” New Urban Fiction May 31, 2008 / Joe / African Americans, book review, urban]   61.    ***Question: Is urban art (books/films/music) really and truly a problem?   62.    ###The Music Scene   63.    6 - "Shining Star", Earth, Wind & Fire   64.    13 - "Lovin' You", Minnie Riperton   65.    14 - "Kung Fu Fighting", Carl Douglas   66.    18 - "He Don't Love You (Like I Love You)", Tony Orlando and Dawn   67.    20 - "Pick Up the Pieces", Average White Band   68.    21 - "The Hustle", Van McCoy & the Soul City Symphony   69.    22 - "Lady Marmalade", Labelle   70.    23 - "Why Can't We Be Friends", War   71.    24 - "Love Won't Let Me Wait", Major Harris   72.    25 - "Boogie On Reggae Woman", Stevie Wonder   73.    27 - "Fight the Power", The Isley Brothers   74.    30 - "Fire", Ohio Players   75.    ***Vote:    76.    Jan: Fire, The Ohio Players   77.    Feb: Kung Fu Fighting and Other Great Love Songs, Carl Douglas   78.    Feb:  New and Improved, The Spinners   79.    Feb: Do It ('Til You're Satisfied), B.T. Express   80.    Mar: AWB, Average White Band   81.    Mar: Al Green Explores Your Mind, Al Green   82.    Apr: Perfect Angel, Minnie Ripperton   83.    Apr: That's the Way of the World, Earth, Wind & Fire   84.    May: A Song for You, The Temptations   85.    May: To Be True, Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes   86.    May: Mister Magic, Grover Washington, Jr.   87.    May: Sun Goddess, Ramsey Lewis   88.    May: Just Another Way to Say I Love You, Barry White   89.    Jun: Survival, The O'Jays   90.    Jul: Disco Baby, Van McCoy & the Soul City Symphony   91.    Aug: The Heat Is On, The Isley Brothers   92.    Aug: Chocolate Chip, Isaac Hayes   93.    Aug: Cut the Cake, Average White Band   94.    Aug: Why Can't We Be Friends?, War   95.    Sep: Non-Stop, B.T. Express   96.    Sep: Honey, The Ohio Players   97.    Oct: ...Is It Something I Said?, Richard Pryor   98.    Nov: Al Green Is Love, Al Green   99.    Nov: KC and the Sunshine Band, KC and the Sunshine Band   100.    Nov: Inseparable, Natalie Cole   101.    Nov: Save Me, Silver Convention   102.    Dec: Let's Do It Again, The Staple Singers   103.    Dec: Feels So Good, Grover Washington, Jr.   104.    Dec: Family Reunion, The O'Jays   105.    ***Vote:    106.    ###Key Artist: Natalie Maria Cole (25yrs old): singer-songwriter, actor, author, daughter of crooner Nat King Cole, nicknamed, "Sweetie"   107.    Short-story: Born and raised in Los Angeles. Grew up immersed in the music scene of her parents. Even though she didn't plan on a singing career, she took a summer job singing with a band in 1972. Albums soon followed, as well as two Grammy Awards for her debut album, Inseparable (1975). After a bout with addiction, Cole returned in the 1990s with Unforgettable... with Love, featuring renditions of songs previously sung by her father. Cole died in 2015 at the age of 65.   108.    Early Career: She met the writing and producing team of Chuck Jackson and Marvin Yancy in 1975. The duo helped Cole land a deal with Capitol Records and, later that year, create the album Inseparable. With hit songs such as "This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)," the album exploded onto the music scene, earning the young starlet her first two Grammy Awards—for best new artist and best female R&B performance.   109.    Cole's career took flight: she turned out four gold and two platinum records / in 1979, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame / Cole hit a lull in her career in the early 1980s due to her struggle with drug addiction / in 1991, she released Unforgettable... with Love. and won a Grammy for album of the year / in 2008, "Still Unforgettable" won another Grammy for best traditional pop vocal album.   110.    Personal Life and Death: The death of her father, when she was 15 yrs. old, greatly affected her and put a strain on Cole's relationship with her mother. In her 2000 autobiography, Angel on my Shoulder, Cole exposed her depression and heavy drug use throughout her career. She began using in college. She overcame her addiction in 1983. In 2008, Cole was diagnosed with hepatitis C, a disease of the liver. She passed 7 from congestive heart failure on December 31, 2015.   111.    Legacy: "Cole wasn’t the next Aretha. She was the simply the MOST versatile vocalist of the soul-pop era" - Written by Keith Murphy (@murphdogg29) BET 1/2016  112.    Cole could do Chaka’s “Tell Me Something Good.”. But could Chaka do “Our Love.”? Cole could do Gladys Knight & the Pips’ “Midnight Train to Georgia.” But could Gladys do “Good Morning Heartache,’? Cole could do Whitney Houston’s “How Will I Know.” But could Houston do “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” or “Something Got A Hold On Me”?   113.    Audio Clips   114.    ***Question: Silver spoon or deserved?   115.    ###Key Artist: Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor III (35yrs old): Actor, Comedian, Screenwriter (1940–2005)   116.    Born and raised in Peoria, Illinois, he became one of the most influential comedians in the history of comedy. Few comics today will talk about their own careers without mentioning the inspiration they received from Pryor. A talented yet controversial man, most people either love him unconditionally or hate him passionately.    117.    Early Life: For much of his youth, Pryor was left in his grandmother's care and lived in the brothel she ran. He also experienced sexual abuse as a child, according to his official website. To step away from the grim reality of his life, Pryor found solace in going to the movies. Expelled from school at age 14, Pryor ended up working a string of jobs until he joined the military in 1958. He served in the army for only two years, as he was discharged for fighting with another soldier.   118.    Early Career: Returning home, he found work as a stand-up comic throughout the Midwest, playing African-American clubs in such cities as East St. Louis and Pittsburgh. In 1963, Pryor moved to New York City. The following year, he made his television debut on the variety show On Broadway Tonight. Guest appearances followed on such programs as The Merv Griffin Show and The Ed Sullivan Show. At the time, his act was modeled after two African-American comedians he admired, Bill Cosby and Dick Gregory.   119.    In 1960, while playing in Las Vegas at the Flamingo Hotel, he had a panic attack and walked off stage. He wanted to give voice to the winos, pimps, dealers, and other characters in his head. He retreated to Berkeley, California, where he met a variety of counterculture figures, including Black Panther leader Huey P. Newton.   120.    Mainstream Success: In the early 1970s, Pryor scored several successes as an actor and comedian. He earned positive reviews for his supporting role in the Billie Holiday biopic Lady Sings the Blues (1972), starring Diana Ross. In 1973, he netted his first Emmy Award nomination (outstanding writing achievement in comedy, variety) for his work on The Lily Tomlin Show. The following year, Pryor took home his first Emmy (best writing in comedy, variety) for another collaboration with Lily Tomlin: the comedy special Lily (1973). Pryor also wrote for such shows as The Flip Wilson Show and Sanford and Son, which starred comedian Redd Foxx. Continuing to thrive professionally, Pryor co-starred with Max Julien in the film "The Mack" 91973) and worked with Mel Brooks on the screenplay for the western spoof Blazing Saddles (1974). His own work was also attracting a lot of attention. Despite its X-rated content, his third comedy albums sold extremely well and won the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Recordings in 1974, 1975, and 1976.   121.    Fans of all racial backgrounds were captivated by Pryor's comedy, which consisted of situational and character-driven humor in place of straightforward jokes. He poked fun at the white establishment and explored the racial divide. By the late 1970s, Pryor had a thriving career as a stand-up comic and movie actor.   122.    Audio Clips   123.    Troubled Personal Life: Pryor had a long history of substance abuse and stormy relationships. He got into legal trouble in the early 1970s for failing to file tax returns. / In 1978, Pryor had another run-in with the law after he shot his estranged wife's car. / Pryor’s health began to suffer, and he endured his first heart attack in 1978 / In June 1980, after several days of freebasing cocaine, he lit himself on fire in a suicide attempt /    124.    Later Years: In 1986, Pryor was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, a disease that affects the central nervous system. By the early 1990s, the once-kinetic Pryor was confined to a wheelchair. The comedian wrote the autobiography Pryor Convictions: And Other Life Sentences with Todd Gold, earning critical acclaim upon its release in 1995. In 2001, Pryor remarried Jennifer Lee. He spent his final years with her at his California home. Outside of performing, Pryor was an advocate for animal rights and opposed animal testing. He established Pryor's Planet, a charity for animals.   125.    Death and Legacy: On December 10, 2005, Pryor died of a heart attack at a Los Angeles area hospital. In addition to providing audiences with both hilarious and moving performances, he paved the way for African-American comedians like Eddie Murphy and Chris Rock to make their mark. "Pryor started it all. He made the blueprint for the progressive thinking of black comedians, unlocking that irreverent style," comedian and filmmaker Keenen Ivory Wayans explained to The New York Times.   126.    ***Question: Given his EXTEMELY troubled personal life, does he deserve praise, pity, or pilloried (ridiculed publicly)?   127.    ###Vote for Key Artist:   128.    ###The Movie Scene    129.    Dolemite: Played by Rudy Ray Moore, who co-wrote the film. Moore had developed the alter-ego as a stand-up comedian and released several comedy albums using this persona. The film has attained cult status. Plot: Dolemite is a pimp and nightclub owner who is serving 20 years in prison after being set up by a rival, Willie Green. One day, his friend and fellow pimp Queen Bee helps him get out of jail, and plots with him to get revenge on Green.   130.    Mahogany: A romantic drama directed by Berry Gordy and produced by Motown Productions.  Mahogany stars Diana Ross as Tracy Chambers, a struggling fashion design student who rises to become a popular fashion designer in Rome. Fresh from the success of Lady Sings the Blues, this film served as Ross' follow-up feature film.   131.    Let's Do It Again is an action crime comedy directed by and starring Sidney Poitier and co-starring Bill Cosby and Jimmie Walker. The film, directed by Poitier, is about blue-collar workers who decide to rig a boxing match to raise money for their fraternal lodge. The song of the same name by The Staple Singers was featured as the opening and ending theme of the movie, and as a result, the two have become commonly associated with each other.  This was the second film pairing of Poitier and Cosby following Uptown Saturday Night, and followed by A Piece of the Action (1977). Of the three, Let's Do It Again has been the most successful both critically and commercially. [FYI...Calvin Lockhart was Biggie Smalls and Jimmie Walker as Bootney Farnsworth]   132.    ###Key Movie: Cooley High: [My Favorite movie of all-time!]   133.    Summary: "...But "Cooley High" was no exploitation film. Unlike the other black stories being told on screen in the early '70s, this one wasn't about crime, racism, drugs, vengeance, or black-power heroes and heroines who stuck it to the Man. It was just about teens doing what teens do -- hanging out, going to school, going to parties, hooking up, cruising the streets, and dreaming of the future. Yes, there was petty crime and some tragic violence, but they weren't the focus of the story. It was just a slice of life, both specific and universal. As a result, "Cooley High" marked the beginning of the shift in African-American cinema away from blaxploitation toward more diverse stories of black life, although it would take another 20 years for that transition to be fully realized." - 'Cooley High' Is the Most Influential Movie You've Never Seen, by Gary Susman, moviefone.com   134.    Audio Clips   135.    In film, coming of age is a genre of teen films. Coming-of-age films focus on the psychological and moral growth or transition of a protagonist from youth to adulthood. Personal growth and change are an important characteristic of this genre, which relies on dialogue and emotional responses, rather than action. The main character is typically male, around mid-teen and the story is often told in the form of a flashback.   136.    Films in this subgenre include Bambi (1942), Oliver! (1967), American Graffiti (1973), Breaking Away (1979), The Last American Virgin (1982), The Breakfast Club (1985), Stand by Me (1986), Almost Famous (2000), the Harry Potter series (2001–2011), and Moonlight (2016)   137.    ***Question: The movie dealt with friendships, loyalty, betrayal, forgiveness, and regrets. Do you have any personal stories to tell that deal with these issues?   138.    ###The TV Scene: The Jefferson’s   139.    Sample review: Parents need to know that this classic '70s/'80s sitcom -- which follows an African-American couple who move to an upper-class Manhattan apartment in a primarily Caucasian neighborhood -- combines strong racial stereotypes with some positive representations of African Americans and interracial relationships. George Jefferson is stubborn, mean-spirited, and bigoted, and the show uses strong words like "damn" and racial epithets like "honky." The show is generally mild by today's standards, but George's inappropriate behavior and language may send iffy messages to younger viewers.   140.    For many black Americans, the news of actor Sherman Hemsley’s death represents a two-fold loss of both an incredible talent and the captivating character that was George Jefferson. By portraying the outspoken and incredibly honest Mr. Jefferson, who was never too shy to speak candidly about race relations in the seventies, Hemsley and his cast mates had a major effect on American television through the hit sitcom “The Jefferson’s.”    141.    As the longest-running series with a predominantly African American cast, the show was one of the first to portray a successful black family, paving the way for future sitcoms like “The Cosby Show” and “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.” It was also the first series to prominently feature an interracial couple with the characters Helen and Tom Willis, using its makeup of colorful personalities to create humorous commentary about race in the United States at the time.    142.    Making its debut in 1975, the show mimicked its parent series “All In The Family,” but instead focused on a black household. George Jefferson displayed his distrust of white people and shared his views on race in America with a fervor that rivaled Archie Bunker’s comical, yet stinging, opinions about minorities. The show explored issues rarely discussed on television, and the characters’ frequent use of racially charged terms like “nigger” and “honky” placed the series in a class all its own. Although George and his wife Louise “Weezy” Jefferson’s sudden success catapulted them into a predominantly white world, they represented the epitome of black culture. Even the show’s popular theme song was reminiscent of the gospel tunes often heard in black churches.    143.    “The Jeffersons” use of confrontational humor and candid commentary that helped ease the discussion of topics like race and class on American television (and beyond) is the cornerstone of the show’s legacy. Its characters opened doors for future black actors, and its success proved that African American sitcoms did, in fact, resonate with general audiences.    144.    ***Open Comments:   145.    Legacy: We also recognized the familiar in George's willingness to put on airs if it meant seizing an advantage against a rival or gaining one from a potential patron, backing down only when it became clear that his honor or family's well-being was at risk. It was easy to mistake George's hustle as symptoms of a gratuitous and crass materialism, but, his endless striving, the relentless quest to impress the Wittendales of the world or to get into a posh tennis club, even though he had no clue or interest in the sport, was always about survival. Money, in George's mind, represented the best defense against discrimination. "Let me tell you something about people," George tells his old adversary Archie Bunker at a cocktail party. "That bartender's willing to work for me because if you got enough green in your pocket, then black becomes his favorite color." - What 'The Jeffersons' Taught Me About Being an American. SHERVIN MALEKZADEH  AUG 7, 2012   146.    "...And the previous, say, eight years or so were characterized by efforts to sort of break down institutional racism in America from the Civil Rights Act to desegregation in schools. And so, you had this whole level of black folks who were just being held back by institutional racism, and once those bonds started to break, they could build businesses. They could get great jobs, and they could move into the middle class and upper middle class in a way that they hadn't been able to do before. And "The Jeffersons" in its own way, even though it was also a very typical sitcom, very broad, it also talked about those elements. You know, George had to deal with his friends from the old neighborhood. They would come to visit and embarrass him because he was trying to impress the new wealthy people that he lived with in his new high-rise. And, you know, there was always that tension, and I think some black folks were going through that in their own lives. They could recognize a bit of that in what George Jefferson was doing. - Heard on All Things Considered, NPR   147.    ***Question: Was the show too unrealistic/out of reach?   148.    ***Vote: 1975 biggest legacy?

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Topics: Black Women vis-a-vis White Women in the feminist community, Funk Music, Claudine (film), Good Times (TV show). (Bonus Artist: hidingtobefound)   1974   ...fyi "Claudine" is free on Youtube: https://youtu.be/tJUiV9Pnwps   General News   Richard Nixon STILL President. but not for long.   Vietnam War: Wrapping up active combat.   Feb - Newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst kidnapped. 2 months later she participates in a bank robbery.   Apr - Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves breaks Babe Ruth's home run record   Jul - Watergate scandal: The House Judiciary Committee adopts 3 articles of impeachment, charging President Nixon with obstruction of justice, failure to uphold laws, and refusal to produce subpoenaed material.   Aug - Richard Nixon resigns as President of the United States. President Gerald Ford is sworn in. Ford later pardons Nixon for any crimes Nixon may have committed while in office.   Sep - Stuntman Evel Knievel fails in his attempt to rocket across the Snake River Canyon in Idaho.   Oct -The Rumble in the Jungle. Muhammad Ali knocks out George Foreman to regain the Heavyweight title, which had been stripped from him 7 years earlier.   1974 minimum wage = $2hr/$80wk/$4kyrly - 2018 = $10.50/$420/$21k   Avg. House Price = $9,942    Avg. Annual Income = $13,9k   Avg. Monthly Rent = $185   Gallon of Gas = 42c    Dozen Eggs = 45c   9% unemployment vs Black unemployment 15%   Open Comments:   Top Pop Singles:   "The Way We Were", Barbra Streisand   "Seasons in the Sun", Terry Jacks   "Love's Theme", Love Unlimited Orchestra   Grammy Awards for 1974   ROY: Olivia Newton-John, "I Honestly Love You"   AOY: Stevie Wonder, Fulfillingness' First Finale   SOY: "The Way We Were", Barbra Streisand   New Artist: Marvin Hamlisch   Top Grossing Movies   Blazing Saddles   The Towering Inferno   The Trial of Billy Jack   Top TV Shows   All in the Family   Sanford and Son   Chico and the Man   Debut Shows   Feb - Good Times (a spinoff of Maude) (1974–79)   Sep - That's My Mama (1974–1975)   Open Comments:   Black Snapshots   Gail Cobb (@24yrs), Black Washington D.C. police officer: The first U.S. woman police officer killed in the line of duty.   Maya Angelou: Gather Together in My Name, the second of seven autobiographies.   James Baldwin: If Beale Street Could Talk, a love story set in Harlem in the early 1970's.   Reader's Digest publishes the first excerpts from Roots in May and June. They said it was an epic work, "destined to become a classic of American literature."   Univ. of Penn publishes a study concluding IQ tests are biased towards whites   Cicely Tyson 2 Emmys for The Autobiography of Miss Jane.   Richard Pryor Emmy for Lily Tomlins TV special   Open Comments:   Social Scene: Sisters Gonna Work It Out   Social Scene: Women's issues   Sept: President Gerald Ford meets with women's groups and it was the first time a president of NOW had been invited to the White House.   Apr - The first industry-wide race and sex discrimination settlement, steel companies settled with the Labor Department for approximately $56 million.   May - AT&T signed a $30 million consent decree with the EEOC for back pay to victims of sex discrimination. Companies agreed to equalize starting salaries for men and women and guarantee that both sexes would receive equal pay in promotions. It provided May - Bank of America agrees to pay $10 million in compensatory salary increases to its women employees.   Jul - Eleven women were ordained as the first female priests of the Episcopal Church.   Mar - Helen Thomas named White House reporter for UPI. It was the first time a woman had held such a position.   Apr. - Julia Phillips wins Oscar for "The Sting.", the first by a woman movie producer.   Aug - The Fair Housing Act of 1968 extended to prohibit discrimination based on sex.   Oct - The Equal Credit Opportunity Act prohibits discrimination in consumer credit practices based on sex. (Lindy Boggs added the provision without informing fellow committee members)   The Big Backlash Begins   Jan - The "March for Life", an annual rally protesting both the practice and legality of abortion was organized for the first time.    Open Comments:   Four Sisters put there foot down and make the world turn   Washington: Before Barack there was Barbara   Barbara Charline Jordan (@ 38yrs), lawyer, educator, politician, and Civil Rights leader.   Born and raised in Houston   Democrat and the first African American elected to the Texas Senate.   After Reconstruction, the first Southern African-American woman elected to the HOR   Best known for her eloquent opening statement at the House Judiciary Committee hearings during the impeachment process against Richard Nixon   Also, the first African-American and the first woman to deliver a keynote address at a Democratic National Convention in 1976.   Her sexual orientation has never been determined, but some sources list her as a lesbian.   Bill Clinton said that he wanted to nominate Jordan for the SCOTUS, but by the time he could, she had health problems.   Died at the age of 59 due to complications from pneumonia in 1996.   [Audio Clip]   The sophisticated Songstress   Roberta Cleopatra Flack (@37 yrs.), Singer-songwriter, musician.   Known for her #1 singles "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", "Killing Me Softly with His Song" and "Feel Like Makin' Love", and for "Where Is the Love" and "The Closer I Get to You", two of her many duets with Donny Hathaway.   She was the first, and remains the only, solo artist to win the Grammy Award for ROY on two consecutive years   The "Black B**ch" (Her words)   Diahann Carroll (@39yrs): Actress, singer and model   Known for performances in some of the earliest major studio films to feature black casts, Carmen Jones (1954) and Porgy and Bess (1959)   Julia (1968) broke ground for being one of the first shows on TV to star a black woman in a non-stereotypical role.   Also played Dominique Deveraux in the TV show Dynasty.   [Audio Clip]   The Anti-Mammy Machine   Esther Rolle (@54yrs): Actress.   Born and raised in Pompano Beach, Florida   Best known for her role as Florida Evans   She was the tenth of 18 children.   Iron-willed and PROUD   Her father insisted she promise to never become a servant or maid in real life.   [Audio Clip]   Open Comments:   Question: These four women broke down barriers, without the help of the National Organization of Women. Are white women reliable allies for black women?   Conclusion: The more things change the more they seem to stay the same.   Music Scene:   Top "Black" pop singles   3 - "Love's Theme", Love Unlimited Orchestra   5 - "Dancing Machine", The Jackson 5   7 - "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)", MFSB   11 - "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)", Aretha Franklin   12 - "Jungle Boogie", Kool & the Gang   14 - "You Make Me Feel Brand New", The Stylistics   15 - "Show and Tell", Al Wilson   19 - "Sideshow", Blue Magic   30 - "Boogie Down", Eddie Kendricks   34 - "Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me", Gladys Knight & the Pips   35 - "Feel Like Makin' Love", Roberta Flack   36 - "Just Don't Want to Be Lonely", The Main Ingredient   37 - "Nothing from Nothing", Billy Preston   38 - "Rock Your Baby", George McCrae   Vote:   Top Albums   Jan Imagination, Gladys Knight & the Pips   Feb Stone Gon', Barry White   Feb Ship Ahoy, The O'Jays   Feb Livin' for You, Al Green   Mar Love Is the Message, MFSB   Apr Boogie Down, Eddie Kendricks   May The Payback, James Brown   May Let Me in Your Life, Aretha Franklin   May Open Our Eyes, Earth, Wind & Fire   Jun Mighty Love, The Spinners   Jun War Live, War   Jul Body Heat, Quincy Jones   Jul Claudine, Soundtrack / Gladys Knight & the Pips   Aug Skin Tight, The Ohio Players   Aug Marvin Gaye, Live!, Marvin Gaye   Sep That Nigger's Crazy, Richard Pryor   Oct Fulfillingness' First Finale, Stevie Wonder   Nov Live It Up, The Isley Brothers   Nov Can't Get Enough, Barry White   Dec I Feel a Song, Gladys Knight & the Pips   Vote:   Key Artist   George Edward Clinton (@33yrs), The Prime Minister of Funk, a.k.a. Dr. Funkenstein, a.k.a, Star Child: Singer, songwriter, bandleader, and record producer.    Born in Kannapolis, NC, he grew up in Plainfield, New Jersey. Clinton became interested in doo wop during the early ’50s. Basing his group on Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers, Clinton formed The Parliaments in 1955, rehearsing in the back room of a Plainfield barbershop where he straightened hair. The Parliaments released only two singles during the next ten years, but frequent trips to Detroit during the mid-’60s – where Clinton began working as a songwriter and producer – eventually paid off their investment. The Parliaments finally had a hit with the 1967 single “(I Wanna) Testify”. But his label ran out of money and George refused to record any new material. When the label was bought out by Atlantic, Clinton decided to abandon the Parliaments name rather than record for the major label and record the same band under a new name: Funkadelic. (In 1970 he regained the rights to The Parliaments name) Inspired by Motown ‘s assembly line of sound, He gradually put together a collective of over 50 musicians and recorded during the ’70s both as Parliament and Funkadelic. While Funkadelic pursued band-format psychedelic rock, Parliament engaged in a funk free-for-all, blending influences from the godfathers (James Brown and Sly Stone) with freaky costumes and themes inspired by ’60s acid culture and science fiction. He is regarded, along with James Brown and Sly Stone, as one of the foremost innovators of funk music. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997, alongside 15 other members of Parliament-Funkadelic.   Key Artist   Kool & the Gang, "Best Band Ever!?!?"   Formed in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1964 by brothers Robert "Kool" Bell and Ronald Bell. They have explored many musical styles: jazz, soul, funk, rock, and pop music. After three albums, the band had commercial success with Wild and Peaceful (1973) which contained the US top ten singles "Jungle Boogie" and "Hollywood Swinging". They reached a commercial peak between 1979 and 1986 following their partnership with Brazilian musician Eumir Deodato and the addition of singer James "J.T." Taylor to the line-up. Their most successful albums of this period include Ladies' Night (1979), Celebrate! (1980), and Emergency (1984), and the hit singles "Ladies' Night", "Celebration", "Get Down on It", "Joanna", and "Cherish". The band continues to perform to this day.   Open Comments:   Question: What makes a track funky?   Movie Scene - Royal Black Hollywood Strikes Back   Both movies were deliberate attempts to counter the Blaxploitation movement.   Claudine - "The Poverty Technician" (Plot)   The film tells the story of Claudine Price (Diahann Carroll), a single Black Harlem mother, living on welfare with six children, who finds love with a garbage collector, Rupert Marshall (James Earl Jones), whom she calls "Roop". The pair's relationship becomes complicated because of several factors. Among these are that the couple do not want to marry because they would not be able to support the children without welfare, and that the kids themselves, particularly eldest son Charles (Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs), are apprehensive of Rupert, and believe that he will leave their mother just like her previous husbands had. Claudine and Rupert meet while both are at work. Rupert asks Claudine out on a date with him and Claudine accepts. When Rupert becomes invited inside Claudine's apartment, the children are rude and vulgar towards Rupert. This is also the first time the audience meets the children and sees the inside of Claudine's slum-like apartment. Later, in the film, the audience finds out that Claudine receives financial aid from the government through the welfare program. Throughout the film, Miss Kabak, the social worker, visits Claudine at her home and asks her if she is employed and if she is dating anyone. Claudine always denies Miss Kabak the truth and lies to her about being unemployed and single. If Claudine tells the truth and says that she is employed, the amount of financial aid she receives from the welfare program would decrease or she could also no longer receive any more financial aid. If Claudine dates anyone and receives gifts from her boyfriend, the social worker must deduct any money or gifts Claudine is receiving from whomever she is dating. Just before he is to announce his engagement to Claudine to the kids, Rupert is served papers for a court order relating to underpayment of child support of his own children; his work wages are garnished to pay the difference. Rupert becomes so upset about this that he disappears for a couple of days and loses contact with everyone. He moves out of his apartment, does not show up to work, and does not show up to the Father's Day celebration the children had prepared for him. Charles eventually finds him drunk at a bar and angrily confronts him. Charles is angry at Rupert because he left his mother without any explanation. Out of the anger Charles felt for Rupert, he engages in a physical fight with him. After the incident at the bar, Rupert eventually shows up outside of Claudine's apartment and speaks to her. After some time, the couple talk things over and make up. After several hardships and debating over whether they should marry because of financial issues relating to welfare, the couple decide to marry. They hold a wedding ceremony, but it is interrupted when Charles runs inside the apartment in the middle of the ceremony while the police are chasing after him. The couple and the rest of the children run after Charles, leave the ceremony, and board the police wagon. The film ends on a cheery note with the entire family, along with Rupert, walking happily hand in hand through the neighborhood.   Question: Should welfare be (a) reformed or (b) avoided? What would a or b look like?   Conclusion: Regardless of the message, Gladys' music was on hit (3rd #1 R&B LP) and Diahann Carroll was great, she was nominated for Best Actress at the Academy Awards in 1975.   Uptown Saturday Night - "The Good Guys (Sidney & Bill) Get Over" (Plot)   While enjoying themselves at Madame Zenobia's club on Saturday Night, Steve Jackson (Poitier) and Wardell Franklin (Cosby) are held up by robbers who raid the club, taking Steve's wallet as a result. Upon realizing that a winning lottery ticket worth $50,000 is in the wallet, they set out to find the crooks themselves. Determined to retrieve the ticket, they search for it using the help of gangster Geechie Dan Beauford (Belafonte), who wants to defeat his rival Silky Slim (Lockhart). Using their wit, perseverance, and fearlessness, Steve and Wardell devise a plan to get the ticket using the help of both gangsters, in the hopes that it will pay off for them.   Question: Is this truly anti-Blaxploitation or just another version?   Television Scene - A Tale of 2 Black Families   That's My Mama, "Warm and Fuzzy" (1 season, 1974-75) (Plot)   Set in a middle-class African American neighborhood in Washington, D.C., the program revolved around the character Clifton Curtis (played by Clifton Davis), a man in his mid-20s who worked as a barber at Oscar's Barber Shop, the family barber shop he had inherited from his late father. While Clifton enjoyed being a bachelor, his loving, but tart-tongued and opinionated mother Eloise "Mama" Curtis, played by Theresa Merritt, wanted him to settle down and find a nice wife. Additional characters – such as Clifton's two best friends—Earl, played by Teddy Wilson, an easy-going mailman and Junior, played by Ted Lange, a suave and good-humored ladies' man—came and went over the course of a typical day at Oscar's Barber Shop. Other characters included Tracy, Clifton's little sister, played by Lynne Moody and later by Joan Pringle and her husband, Leonard, played by Lisle Wilson, as well as local seniors Josh and Wildcat, played by DeForest Covan and Jester Hairston. Clifton Davis and Hairston would work together again years later in the hit sitcom, Amen.   Conclusion: Never a ratings success.   Good Times, "Classic" (6 seasons, 1974-1979) (Plot)   Florida and James Evans live in a Chicago housing project and have three children: James Jr., also known as "J.J."; Thelma; and Michael, called "the militant midget" by his father due to his passionate activism. When the series begins, J.J. is seventeen years old, Thelma is sixteen, and Michael is eleven. Their exuberant neighbor, and Florida's best friend, is Willona Woods, a recent divorcée who works at a boutique. Their building superintendent is Nathan Bookman. The characters originated on the sitcom Maude. Episodes deal with the characters' attempts to overcome poverty. GT was intended to be a good show for Esther Rolle and John Amos. Both expected the show to deal with serious topics in a comedic way while providing positive characters. However, J.J. became the breakout character.  As a result, the writers focused more on J.J.'s comedic antics instead of serious issues. Through seasons two and three, Rolle and Amos grew increasingly disillusioned with the direction of the show. Rolle was vocal about it: "He's 18 and he doesn't work. He can't read or write. He doesn't think. The show didn't start out to be that...Little by little—with the help of the artist, I suppose, because they couldn't do that to me—they have made J.J. more stupid and enlarged the role. Negative images have been slipped in on us through the character of the oldest child." Jimmie Walker was the only cast member to not show at Rolle's funeral. Amos also spoke out: "The writers would prefer to put a chicken hat on J.J. and have him prance around saying "DY-NO-MITE", and that way they could waste a few minutes and not have to write meaningful dialogue." Amos was ultimately fired after just 3 seasons.   [Audio Clip]   Open Comments:   Question: Did/do you know anyone in real life like J.J.?   Conclusion: They didn't recast James Evans, they just killed him off and Esther was playing a single mom after all. She quit after season 4.   Vote, Biggest Impact for 1974:  

After Sean face-plants into a one-of-a-kind alien armor prototype, he teams up with Luke Skywalker to bring down David Gale's Chronos Corporation and its army of Ninja Turtles. As a mostly faithful anime adaption, Screaming Mad George and Steve Wang deliver the goods for this beast-beatin' romp of amazing practical effects. Behold as Jimmie Walker transforms into Jar Jar Binks before your very eyes—and then gets his ass kicked. Also, Mark Hamill turns into a cockroach. The Zoanoid shit has finally hit the fan, so grab your plastic lunchbox filled with bio-booster armor because we are about to transform with The Guyver. DYN-O-MITE!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/moviedumpster)

After Sean face-plants into a one-of-a-kind alien armor prototype, he teams up with Luke Skywalker to bring down David Gale’s Chronos Corporation and its army of Ninja Turtles. As a mostly faithful anime adaption, Screaming Mad George and Steve Wang deliver the goods for this beast-beatin’ romp of amazing practical effects. Behold as Jimmie Walker … Continue reading "1.22 The Guyver" The post 1.22 The Guyver appeared first on Movie Dumpster.

HiT explains why Sarah Silverman changed her tune on PC culture, recommends a slacker dramedy with a twist and talks to comic legend Jimmie Walker about avoiding Trump Derangement Syndrome.

Why did Bette Midler speak "ill" of the late Joe Jackson?  What was the real reason that Christina Aguilera left "The Voice?"  Why did Jimmie Walker say it wasn't always "Good Times" on the hit '70 sitcom?  How did Nicki Minaj help her fans with their financial burdens?  And why is actress Ellen Barkin calling on the youth to take over Hollywood?  Tune in to That's Entertainment! Your #1 source for entertainment news and pop culture, with host Tammy Jones Gibbs, today at 1:00 pm ET on www.blogtalkradio.com/tammyjones-gibbs. Call in to listen LIVE at 347-637-2656. Like us on FB - www.facebook.com/thatsentertainment.radio Follow on Twitter - thatsentertain1 Follow Tammy on Twitter - stiletto14 Follow Tammy on Instagram: tjonesgibbs

The zingers fly when Dean Martin gathers a cavalcade of stars and celebrities to roast Peter Marshall, host of "Hollywood Squares," including Vincent Price, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Rip Taylor, Orson Welles, and Paul Lynde! Plus, the mysterious case of Jimmie Walker.

The team that set the standard for the Hollywood athlete/icon now has it’s own national television series. After much speculation, the Rams have become the 11th NFL team to star on HBO’s Hard Knocks. Joshua Neuman is joined by The Hollywood Reporter’s Eriq Gardner to explore what this moment means for Rams fans and put the news into a larger historical context that includes a cavalcade of showbiz stars including: Norman Fell, Linda Carter, “J.J.” Jimmie Walker, Judy Landers, Joan Rivers, Willie Tyler & Lester, Chuck Connors, and the recently deceased, Ken Howard.

BYRON ALLEN is a multiple Emmy winning 35-year entertainment veteran, who began his career as a stand-up. At 14 years old, he got his first break when stand-up Jimmie Walker saw his stand-up act and was so impressed that he invited him to join his comedy writing team alongside promising young comedians Jay Leno and David Letterman. By the age of 18, Allen made his television debut on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson--after originally turning it down a year earlier so he could finish high school and attend USC—and was the youngest comedian ever to have performed on the show. His first job hosting a TV show was that same year on Real People, which he co-hosted for 5 years on NBC, after the producers saw him on Carson.  Presently, he is the Founder, Chairman and CEO of Entertainment Studios, which he started from his dining room table in 1993, with no capital and no investors, while working to launch his first television show, Entertainers with Byron Allen.  20 years later, he now oversees production of original programming, advertising sales, and distribution for his company, which at any given time airs between 27 to 32 TV series on the air, making it the largest independent producer/distributor of first-run syndicated programming for broadcast television globally. In 2009, Allen became the first television entrepreneur to own and launch a portfolio of six 24-hour HD television networks simultaneously, including Pets.TV, Comedy.TV, Recipe.TV, Cars.TV, ES.TV, and MyDestination.TV.Among the company’s top programs are Emmy-winning Cars.TV, Emmy nominated America's Court with Judge Ross and We the People With Gloria Allred, Comics Unleashed, Comedy.TV, and The Young Icons. Recently his company made its first foray into scripted programming, producing two weekly primetime sitcoms--The First Family (starring John Witherspoon and Gladys Knight) and Mr. Box Office (starring Bill Bellamy, Jon Lovitz, and Vivica Fox).

PODCAST NOTE: Users can add The Golf Insiders podcast to their iPhone as an app now. Click here and go to the bottom of the device's screen to create the "Quick Launch" icon for the Golf Insiders. Once you've done this it will add The Golf Insiders podcast as an App to your home screen. This episode of the Golf Insiders is sponsored by the CS2/Ian Poulter Putting Training Aid.   The Golf Insiders returns for its 6th season with Holly G and Rich Bianco in the studio talking about Bay Hill for the Arnold Palmer Invitational. News of late is that Tiger Woods pulled out of the tournament still suffering from back issues. His status for the Masters is still up in the air. Holly and Rich were at the news conference at Bay Hill earlier today and have a few audio clips from the King. Arnold Palmer talks about the golf course and its condition at Bay Hill. The greens will be running fast around 12-13 on the Stimp meter. He says the fairways are in great condition after 36 events.  Arnold also spoke about Tiger not being able to play in his tournament. Tiger called Mr Palmer and relayed his regrets for not being able to play but it was what his doctor advised. He thinks Tiger needs to take some time off. He feels that if he was in the same position that he would have done the same. Arnold also discussed the possibility of Tiger breaking Jack Nicklaus' major championship record. Arnold feels the fact that there is not a player out there now that instills fear in golfers on the Pro Tour that would cause them to back off.  He thinks it lessens the possibilities of that happening. These young guys are tough and strong and are coming on. Players have to be physically and mentally fit. Bob Harig, ESPN.com, calls in from the press center at Bay Hill and talks to Holly and Rich about Tiger Woods and his health. Bob speculates what may be wrong with Tiger since Tiger has not been that forthcoming about the specifics of the injury. Bob also compares the back injury to Freddie Couples who has played with back injuries for 20 years or so. Bob and Holly talk about Justin Rose comming off his shoulder problem and what his chances at Bay Hill this week. They also discuss Patrick Reed's comments that he is equal in talent to the Top 5 pros on the PGA Tour. Todd Lewis, the Golf Channel, calls in to talk to Holly and Rich about Bay Hill and all things golf. Todd brings up the point if Tiger is able to play at Augusta, where is his game at? He has only made a number of starts this season and has had to withdraw due to injuries at some of the events.  Where is his confidence? Rich asks Todd about Tiger's golf swing and is it the right one for him since it seems to be beating his body down. Todd feels that Reed might be one of the guys to beat this week the way he has been playing, striking the ball and putting. Jimmie Walker has also won a few times this year.  Jeff Babineau, Golfweek Editor, calls in from Bay Hill to wrap up the show.  Jeff talks about the course and how it sets up for the tournament. Holly and Jeff discuss the chances of players like Bubba Watson, Rickie Fowler and Graham McDowell and other players who have played well at the Arnold Palmer in the past.

Mark Miller is a writer and humorist. He created stand-up comedy material for Roseanne, Rodney Dangerfield, Joan Rivers, Jimmie Walker, Gallagher, Jay Leno, Garry Shandling, Jim Carrey, Dana Carvey and... if you're not impressed already then you need to take a long look at yourself in a mirror and evaluate your life. He joined us last year to share a personal story of Samson and his other hair... down there. Get ready for our next live show, coming to Los Angeles April 11. Storytellers include Jen Kirkman (Chelsea Lately), Adam Shapiro (1600 Penn), Ron Morehouse (The Amazing Spider-Man) & Jackie Kashian (Conan)! Visit Donttellmymother.com for tickets! Our theme song was written and performed by Steve O'Reilly with lead vocals by Karen Rockower Glass.

Al Caz started his stand up career in Philadelphia, the city he was born and raised in. After honing his act for a few years he moved to New York City and started working in Greenwich Village with acts like Dave Chappelle, Ray Romano, and Chris Rock. “Following those guys strengthened me.” By the mid 90's Al established himself as a premier comedy writer for some of the biggest names in the business including Jay Leno, David Letterman, Bill Maher, Craig Killbourne, Saturday Night Live, Jimmie Walker, Yakov Smirnoff, and Richard Jeni. He's also been a “punch up” ghost writer on several movie scripts. He has appeared on television on A & E evening at the Improv, Rascals Comedy hour, and Comcast comedy spotlight. After over a decade of being on the road and working every venue including a moving train doing comedy car by car to working in Las Vegas, Al has carved a niche in the comedy business by concentrating on writing material for a specific group doing roasts for corporations and private individuals, a skill he learned while being a member at the famed Friars club in New York. His act is a unique blend of observations, family life, current events, and quick wit incorporated with audience participation that will leave you wanting more. Al is also a real estate agent who has crafted a one man show for the business titled “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Settlement.” http://www.comedystop.com) My site www.acnewhouse.com is for both real estate and comedy, there is a clip of the act on that siteI Al will be at the Tropicana Atlantic city Dec 7-14th (http://www.comedystop.com)