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Today's episode will be a great resource for those of you involved in the military. Heather and Nate sit down to discuss their experience through two deployments and one short tour over the last 10 years and how it affected their relationship and what they did to prepare each time. The couple tackles the controversial topic of whether or not they think getting married to your partner before a deployment is necessary or not. They share some tips on how you can create financial security for your loved ones back home, other emergency preparedness things to check off your pre-deployment checklist, and how a mindset shift can make the time go by more smoothly.Highlights:00:00 10 years, 2 deployments, and 1 short tour06:00 Do you need to get married before deployment?07:45 Updating your beneficiaries and other preparedness10:00 Our deployment experience as an engaged couple14:00 TDYs are HARD16:45 Shout out Royal Hawaiian!18:10 Communicating how you're feeling is key20:00 Ask those who have experienceLet's ConnectConnect with us HEREPodcast IG: chirpinwithchipTikTok: heather.demersWebsiteLINKS/CODES/DISCOUNTSFor business inquiries: heatherdemers@trend-mgmt.comFor all our favorite products:LTK is linked HEREShopMy is linked HEREThis episode was brought to you by the Pivot Ball Change Network.
Some days in life you may find yourself at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel on Waikiki Beach. Those are defined as “good days.” While experiencing one of those good days, I thought “why not try and do a “live” podcast using just my phone and the shaky hotel wifi, centered on the history and ghost stories associated with the hotel?” It sounded like a great idea to me - listen in to see if it actually worked!ContactKinkella Teaches Archaeology (Youtube)Blog: Kinkella Teaches Archaeology ArchPodNetAPN Website: https://www.archpodnet.comAPN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnetAPN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnetAPN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnetTee Public StoreAffiliatesMotion
Some days in life you may find yourself at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel on Waikiki Beach. Those are defined as “good days.” While experiencing one of those good days, I thought “why not try and do a “live” podcast using just my phone and the shaky hotel wifi, centered on the history and ghost stories associated with the hotel?” It sounded like a great idea to me - listen in to see if it actually worked!ContactKinkella Teaches Archaeology (Youtube)Blog: Kinkella Teaches Archaeology ArchPodNetAPN Website: https://www.archpodnet.comAPN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnetAPN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnetAPN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnetTee Public StoreAffiliatesMotion
Send us a textHad the pleasure of speaking with Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (GLOW) star "Royal Hawaiian" April Hom! On episode 136, we discussed growing up in Los Angeles, auditioning for GLOW, training, being an advocate for special causes, and more.You can find more about April here:https://www.facebook.com/april.h.enriquez.7https://x.com/GLOWROYALHAWNhttps://www.instagram.com/royalhawaiian25/https://www.tiktok.com/@glowroyalhawaiianAre you a pro wrestler and have done community service and/or charity work? E-mail the podcast at wrestlingwithheart@yahoo.com and tell us if you would be interested in being interviewed.Follow us on:Facebook: Wrestling with Heart with Stanley KarrX: @wwhwskInstagram: @wrestlingwithheartThreads: @wrestlingwithheartHear Wrestling with Heart on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...Hear Wrestling with Heart on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/46cviL5...Hear Wrestling with Heart on iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-wr...Hear Wrestling with Heart on Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/search/Wr...Donate to my Patreon and subscribe to my content here: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=84502525Support the show
Today we chat with artist and carver Vic Hernandez at his art ranch in Pinion Hills, California! Vic is most notably known for his large, detailed tiki carvings, having carved the tikis and moldings in the recently remodeled Royal Hawaiian in Laguna Beach. Learn about his upbringing and background in art, his art inspirations, the future tiki bar projects he's working on, and how you too can get some of his amazing art! On Social Media: @_vics_art_ Watch the vlog we recorded: https://youtu.be/gEWvGP5x-lQ?si=Uk6qlTiQibjDEja7 To follow our adventures, subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/polynesianpop For exclusive content subscribe to our Patreon at http://www.patreon.com/polynesianpop
Strong windy conditions with scattered showers today and tomorrow, on the backside of the cold front that finished passing thru the islands overnight. A lot of events happening this weekend -- Chinese New Year events in Chinatown -- Punahou Carnival -- a cannabis expo at Blaisdell -- and Hawaiian culture events at Windward Mall and Royal Hawaiian to mark Mahina Olelo Hawaii See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This week, we're sharing an Unpacked episode that explores one of Hawai'i's most iconic beaches: Waikīkī. AFAR senior deputy editor Jennifer Flowers—who heads up all our hotel content—has a deep familiarity with the beach. Her mother is from Hawai'i, and her parents (both in the hospitality industry) actually met while working in a hotel. She played on Waikīkī as a kid, but she's always seen it as a kinda shiny, glitzy place—a place that seems a little, well, inauthentic. So on a recent trip to O'ahu, she met with four different locals who helped her see a new side of Waikīkī. Meet this week's guests Jennifer Flowers, AFAR senior deputy editor Misty Thompson Tufono, executive vice president of Tihati Productions Dylan Ching, vice president of operations for TS Restaurants, which includes Duke's Waikīkī Aunty Luana Maitland, director of cultural experiences at the Outrigger Reef Waikīkī Beach Resort Bonga Perkins, world-champion longboard surfer Resources Read this episode's show notes, including a full transcript of the episode. Read Jenn's story about the cultural experiences she had on Waikīkī. Check out the Royal Hawaiian and its luau, run by Tihati Productions. Explore the menu at Duke's Waikīkī. Discover the cultural center at the Outrigger Reef Waikīkī Beach Resort. Watch Bonga surf! (And check out his surfboards.)
AFAR senior deputy editor Jennifer Flowers—who heads up all our hotel content—has a deep familiarity with Waikīkī, the two-mile stretch of sand known for its hotels, waves, and tourists. Her mother is from Hawai'i, and her parents (both in the hospitality industry) actually met while working in a hotel. She played on Waikīkī as a kid, but for years, she's seen it as a kinda shiny, glitzy place—a place that seems a little, well, inauthentic. So on a recent trip to O'ahu, she met with four different locals who helped her see a new side of Waikīkī. Meet this week's guests Jennifer Flowers, AFAR senior deputy editor Misty Thompson Tufono, executive vice president of Tihati Productions Dylan Ching, vice president of operations for TS Restaurants, which includes Duke's Waikīkī Aunty Luana Maitland, director of cultural experiences at the Outrigger Reef Waikīkī Beach Resort Bonga Perkins, world-champion longboard surfer Resources Read this episode's show notes, including a full transcript of the episode. Read Jenn's story about the cultural experiences she had on Waikīkī. Check out the Royal Hawaiian and its luau, run by Tihati Productions. Explore the menu at Duke's Waikīkī. Discover the cultural center at the Outrigger Reef Waikīkī Beach Resort. Watch Bonga surf! (And check out his surfboards.)
"Laguna Tropical Surf" Variety Show featuring all these specials:Ryan “The Weather Girl” Crandall Ava August “Beauty Queen” Surfin Sundays 25th Anniversary June 25th HB Pier 11 to 6pmFete de la Musique Saturday June 17th, Noon to 4.ERIC HENDERSON/ PHIL GOUGH ORCHESTRE SURREAL June 18 7:30 Artist Theater Tickets at EventBriteBrandy Faber The waiting period for the 57th Annual Brooks St. Surfing Classic opened last Saturday June 3rd, unfortunately a bombing swell wasn't on tap to get the Classic in the water on the first day of the waiting period! This year's contest T-Shirt was designed by Larry Stewart inspired by his Bull series of paintings. If you aren't familiar with Stewart's work, give him a look as he's really been making a name for himself in the art world and we couldn't be more stoked for him! He can be found at @larrydiditt. Surfing ceramist, @rjlaguna, created the trophies again this year and not sure if they were inspired by the re-opening of the Royal Hawaiian but they are tiki themed and will look great hanging on the winners wall! Thanks to our sponsors for making the contest happen once again this year: @distant_local, @volcom, @visslasurf, @salty_crew, @roark, @surfnsport82, @theshoplaguna, @lagunabeercompany, Brandy Faber Luxury Homes, @purplecorduroy and @yourdesignbro! "No Sleep Till Brooks St.!" Brandy Faber Brooks St. Surfing Classic Contest Director
The Grand Opening of Royal Hawaiian in Laguna Beach is happening today!! First opened in 1947 by the Philippines-born Francis Cabang and his partner Harold "Hal" Hanna, The Royal Hawaiian has been an important hangout for decades. It's now in Laguna Beach. Listen to what you can expect!
Watch us GLOW. We are thrilled to sit down with the original GLOW girl Royal Hawaiian for this episode. Royal Hawaiian talks with us and tells us how she went to a pilot tryout and it turned out it was a tryout for GLOW Wrestling. She also tells us how she developed her character over her career. Did you know that Royal Hawaiian wasn't her only character she portrayed in GLOW? Tune in and listen to hear who else she played in GLOW Wrestling! -- JOIN US IN THE YOUTUBE LIVE CHAT EVERY WEEK: Mark your calendars because you can directly message Mickie James, Lisa Marie Varon and SoCal Val each and every week on Wednesdays at 5pm ET in the live chat room on YouTube as each episode premieres. Also, we've added a cool new feature to the live chat! You now have the ability to "tip" the show and hosts during the chat by clicking the dollar sign icon at the bottom of the chat!! --- Not only can you watch the half-hour version of our show live on YouTube every week, you can catch the full episode by joining as a member of our YouTube channel at https://www.tinyurl.com/joingawtv Different tiers of membership unlock even more rewards and exclusive content, including bonus footage, private chats with the hosts and other perks! Support the hosts and reap the benefits by signing up with the JOIN button on our channel! -- Grab some GAW gear!!! You can check out our official merch RIGHT HERE on YouTube in the store displayed on this page below videos, or see all of our items by clicking the "store" tab above. Of course, you can always go directly to https://gawtv-store.creator-spring.com/ for your official GAW TV apparel, accessories and swag. And finally...we want to hear from you on social media! Get in on the conversation by using our official hashtag: #GAWTV FOLLOW US: ——— www.GAWTV.com ——— Mickie James Twitter.com/MickieJames Instagram.com/TheMickieJames Official merchandise store: www.MickieJames.com -- Valerie Wyndham Twitter.com/SoCalValerie Instagram.com/OfficialSoCalVal Official merchandise store: www.ValerieWyndham.net/store (and follow @SoCalValStore on Twitter and Instagram!) -- Lisa Marie Varon Twitter.com/RealLisaMarie Instagram.com/RealLisaMarie Official merchandise store: www.lisamarievaron.bigcartel.com GAW TV Credits: “This Is The Word of GAW” (Official GAW TV Theme Music) Voice: Sean Gasaway Music by Brandon Green, Sean Gasaway, and Mickie James Permission and license granted by Green Shell Music, Gasaway Music & Rhapsody Roxxx (ASCAP / BMI)
Lore of the Waikiki Beach Boys is well known – those legendary Hawaiian watermen like Duke Kahanamoku and Rabbit Kekai who regulated the turf of one surfing's most fabled beaches. But where were the wahine ?Today we're in conversation with original Waikiki Wahine Beach Boy Laola Lake, champion outrigger paddler, surfer and ocean safety advocate. Laola grew up in the ocean front cottages of the Royal Hawaiian hotel, where her mother worked, and received her Waikiki Beach Boy license in 1970. She helped found the Hawaii women's Surfing Hui, which was part of opening the door to the formation of women's professional surfing.Laola lives and plays on the island of Kauai with her family. In 2020, on the eve of turning 70, she became the first female president of the Kauai Lifeguard Association. She shares about riding redwood boards, the origins of her passion for water safety, parenting regrets (her daughter is Sanoe Lake, of Blue Crush notoriety), and finding a way to stay in the water, no matter your age or ability. ....Listen with Lauren L. Hill & Dave RastovichSound Engineer: Ben Alexander Soundtrack: Shannon Sol Carroll Additional music by Wave Brain - Dave, Neal Purchase Jr. and Christian Barker Join the conversation: @Waterpeoplepodcast Waterpeoplepodcast.comGet monthly musings and behind the scenes content from the podcast by subscribing to our newsletter. You'll get water-centric reading and listening recommendations, questions worth asking, and ways to take action for the wellbeing of Planet Ocean delivered straight to your inbox.
Welcome to episode 72 of Holly Jolly X'masu! In this episode, I'll be talking about the Royal Hawaiian Boys' album, “Hawaiian Time Vol. 3: Christmas In Hawaii.” I'm in a rush to get this out so I won't have much to say here. My 2022 was awful. I gave a friend this analogy: Years ago, we saw Lebron James play in the high school championships, right before he joined the NBA. It was literally like watching a top NBA star playing against high school kids. In terms of awfulness, that's how 2022 was in comparison to 2020 and '21 for me. This year's keeping the trend going, so I'm a little behind schedule. That said, I hope you enjoyed learning about the Royal Hawaiian Boys and Poss Miyazaki. There's plenty of Hawiian-style Japanese Christmas music out there, so you'll be hearing more like it eventually. Join me back here next week for Riichi Maki's “New Sounds Of Christmas.” I had to overcome all sorts of obstacles to finally get a copy, but the end result was worth it, and I'm sure you'll enjoy hearing it. As always, any feedback on this episode would be appreciated. If have any suggestions, or if you'd like to recommend a song or album for a future episode, drop me a line and let me know. Remember, I've added a button to my Ko-fi page. If you'd like to support me one cup of coffee at a time, a donation is only $3. I've also opened a Redbubble store. I only have a couple designs up, but keep an eye on it as I'll be trying to add more. Half of any proceeds or donations received will be donated to support the people of Ukraine, while the rest will be used to purchase new Japanese Christmas music to review for future episodes. You can also find me on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. And if you get a chance, leave me a review on iTunes. Thanks!
Now the Executive Chef of the HFWF. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Colin Hazama. The Hawai‘i Food & Wine Festival has announced the appointment of Chef Colin Hazama as its new Executive Chef. HFWF was founded by two notable Hawai‘i chefs—Chef Roy Yamaguchi & Chef Alan Wong—to promote Hawai‘i's local culinary talent and agricultural bounty. Born and raised in Hawai‘i, Colin Hazama has cooked in fine dining from San Francisco to Hawaii, as well as leading Waikiki's landmark Royal Hawaiian hotel. A James Beard nominee for Rising Star Chef in 2010, he was named in PBN's Forty Under 40 in 2015 and awarded the 2018 Chef/Restaurateur of the Year by the HLTA. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6mAjbhHpq-LyAm9pcuN3zJ Please visit our ThinkTech website at https://thinktechhawaii.com and see our Think Tech Advisories at https://thinktechadvisories.blogspot.com.
We learn all about how Tiki came to Hawaii and the Royal Hawaiian cocktail! Follow Pod Tiki on YouTube for episodes of Inside The Mug. Chat with us on Instagram @pod_tiki Need high quality glass straws? Enter PODTIKI on surfsidesips.com for 20% off your order.
Rampage Productions Proudly Presents One of the LONGEST running Professional Wrestling Podcasts on ALL of the interwebs with people that REALLY know wrestling asking the TOUGH questions, with your hosts "Sadistic" Sean David, "Khoatic" Katie, "The Sultan of Slither" SYN, & The old man that will ALWAYS be with us in spirit 2022 Central Illinois Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame & ICONS of The Illinois Valley Inductee "The Dean of Wrestling" Steve Cain. Together we have a combined over 50 years of Professional Wrestling Experience. We are the leaders of the evolution of the professional wrestling radio revolution, we are ERN! TONIGHT on Wrestling Authority Radio its LADIES NIGHT: The ORIGINAL Girls of GLOW RETURN as we will be joined by The Royal Hawaiian, Roxy Astor, Gremlina, & Sunny The California Girl! This will be the first time we have done a Ladies Night since the unfortunate passing of The Dean, and we couldn't think of a better way to bring Ladies Night back! We have lots to discuss with them including the next upcoming GLOW Cruise! This will also be Syn's first introduction to the girls of GLOW, so we assure you he will ask questions that have yet to be asked. We will also have the girls retell some of their legendary stories for our new listeners. We also will ask Roxy to tell the story of her one time on WAR for our Christmas Special with Kenny The Starmaker Bolin. This will be a great night of telling stories, exchanging ideas, and talking about the importance and impact of GLOW! The GIRLS were originally slated to be working an event in Palm Springs next week but the date has been rescheduled to Sept 16th, which means our own "Sadistic" Sean David will be in attendance for this huge event at Oscars in Downtown Palm Springs California! We welcome our listeners to join us using our listener line at 515-602-9678 *ALL CALLERS SUBJECT TO SCREENING*
Young Living Global Headquarters sits on Sandalwood Drive. The native Sandalwood trees in Hawaii provide valuable oil, but must be handled responsibly. Justin Lee with Háloa ‘Áina joins the podcast today to give perspective on the reforestation effort and the ethical treatment of the dryland.
Hi guys, Welcome to 2022 and our season 5 for us now!!! We are so excited about this year as we have dedicated to giving you more shows and more amazing cocktails. We will also be including more interviews from bartenders and tiki experts. This episode has tons of information and cool facts but an amazing colorful cocktail that you got try. We will be covering the Royal Hawaiian cocktail and details about the hotel as well in Hawaii. First off, the cocktail is got a Canadian product which is amazing considering this is an international cocktail and so makes me proud to see we are on the international platform on a tiki level. It has a great combination of pineapple juice, orgeat (almond), lime juice and Empress gin (which is a purple colorful floral gin that is not so booze forward). This cocktail definitely tastes tropical and looks colorful as well. Break out your crushed ice bag as you will need it for this cocktail or in Paola's case go to your fridge and grab some crushed ice. Recipe came from Jeff Beachbum Berry “Remixed book and The Royal Hawaiian Cocktail was originally called the Princess Kaiulani in the early 1920's but was renamed in the 1950s. Recipe to this cocktail and many more: https://tikicentralcanada.ca/recipes/ So we go over some cool facts about the hotel itself like that it cost $4 million to build in 1927 (which in today's dollars is $15,325,495) . It was also known as the “Pink Palace of the Pacific” which was a Portuguese influence on its architectural design. It also was the location for the famous Webley Edwards' then-famous radio program Hawaii Calls, featuring the Singing Surfriders and the Waikiki Maidens, and up to 3,000 tourists at a time would pack the courtyard to watch the show. Mark will give us more information on Edwards who was the first report Pearl harbor attack back during WWII which the hotel was home to US navy officers as well. On "Did you Know?" segment: we talk about Captain James Cook who had 3 voyages around the world. On January 18th, 1778, Captain James Cook arrives in Hawaii. He was an explorer that navigated the Pacific Ocean and mapped out New Zealand. He also mapped out Newfoundland which those maps are still used today by naval ships. His first voyage was to help determine the distance from the Earth to the sun during an eclipse of Venus on the sun. Don't ask me how that is done as its all science. I must have missed that class. Anyways, he went on his second voyage and landed in Australia and third was Hawaii. He has come controversial stories behind his death as the tribes killed him on his second trip to Hawaii. Links to the show: Webley Edwards' Hawaii calls show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMXBWLZngFg&t=252s Hawaii calls: exotic instrumentals (1961) Webley Edwards exotica: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uhe0SnC5To&t=92s Hawaii calls greatest hits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OLhG3q4uDc&list=OLAK5uy_n4NQZtaIybiWIdlLRHAS0hOebIVAGLZzk Cocktail links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXaoo-5qGDM and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFPTowpKgoI Royal Hawaiian hotel video walk thru: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eHJbBtn3DY History of Captain James Cook: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVUJkcy5dq8 Cocktail recipe page: https://www.reservebar.com/blogs/all-cocktail-recipes/empress-1908-royal-hawaiian
It's been quite the start to 2022 for a local chef! Colin Hazama joins us on 'Muthaship' this week! He made us all proud in his recent debut on a cooking competition on Discovery Plus! Hazama moved up the ladder starting as a dish washer and prep cook to becoming the youngest executive chef at the Royal Hawaiian. Hazama now has his own business called C4 Table which combines fresh, locally grown produce with a mix of comfort and upscale cuisine we know and love. Hazama, who is also a husband and father of two, shares how he navigated new challenges presented by the pandemic and offers advice to aspiring chefs on the best way to get cooking! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This week we bring in a couple special guests for the panel original GLOW girls The Royal Hawaiian April Hom and Colonel Ninotchka Lori Palmer we discuss all the latest news and rumors this week in wrestling from Paul "Triple H" Levesque heart issue to the AEW on TNT All Out PPV and our reactions to Thea Trinidad not being able to wrestle in her hometown to honor her father. Tune in for more wrestling news and rumors on our website www.thoughtscountanywhere.com #thoughtscountanywhere #wwe #aew #nxt Can't watch the SHOW, take us on the GO! Download the "Go Live Vegas", Radio free App! Available for phones & tablets from the Apple App store https://tinyurl.com/4dee87cn AND Google PlayStore https://tinyurl.com/ju4nbe5w enjoy!
An interview with Micah Suderman--one of Hawaii's industry wunderkinds--who started working in the trenches and has risen to Director of Food & Beverage at the iconic Royal Hawaiian and Sheraton Waikiki hotels, as well as owning Zia's Restaurant with his wife in Kaneohe on Oahu. Truly a remarkable journey! We ask him to share his passion driven belief on true hospitality and his long love affair he has with wine and food!
Sipping on a new twist on an island cocktail, we go back to Victorian era Hawaii. Bekah recounts the life and times of Queen Liliuokalani while Shelley describes the last days of Jane Stanford. Drinking: The Royal Hawaiian 1.5 oz. Empress 1908 Gin 1 oz. pineapple juice .5 oz. fresh lemon juice .5 oz. orgeat syrup Pineapple slice Shake all ingredients except gin with ice. Strain into collins glass with crushed ice. Layer gin on top. Garnish with pineapple slice.
This week we have a G.L.O.W. Reunion special with 4 legends from the original show hear stories from the time during the show and how the show has affected their lives to this day check out our website for more upcoming guests as well as wrestling news and giveaways and much more #wwe #aew #glow #wrestling #impact #roh #njpw #bloodandguts #nxt
This week we talk with original G.L.O.W. girl The Royal Hawaiian April Hom we talk her time in GLOW has well as what she thinks of the current product and much more. We also talk all the big news and rumors of the week.
We're broadcasting from world-famous Waikiki on the beach at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel. We're sipping Mai Tais and learning a little history with Micah Suderman, Food and Beverage Director at the resort. Chef Will Chen joins us to talk about simplifying your holiday meals while giving us some super inside secrets to ordering Thai food. Maile Sengoura, of Maile's Thai Bistro fame, brings lunch and explains why Flash is weaker than Director Lauren Murata, who downs volcano fire hot sauce like it's water. All this, and a postcard view from the beach in this episode of Hawaii's Maleko and Flash show. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/maleko-and-flash/support
The last time I had these two on, they hijacked me. I welcome Lady Oyanka and the longest reigning GLOW champion The Royal Hawaiian. It's gonna be fun for sure
Rhonda talks to the original GLOW girls including Hollywood, Tulsa, Thunderbolt, Jungle Woman and The Royal Hawaiian.
Get Exclusive Pop Culture Show video interviews, video content and bonus video exclusively from our Instagram. Sign up for our Pop Cult and be the first to get show announcements, free stuff and insider information only available to cult members.Speaker 1 (00:00):Welcome to the Pop Culture Show with Barnes, Leslie and Cubby. Barnes (00:04):The not so world-famous Pop Culture Show is back. Barnes, Leslie and Cubby. Barnes (00:09):Hey, I saw Jimmy by the way. Leslie (00:11):Jimmy Baron? Barnes (00:12):Walking the streets, yeah. Cubby (00:14):And he wants his job back. Barnes (00:15):No. Cubby (00:16):Oh. Barnes (00:16):He didn't say anything. He was coming. I guess on Saturdays he doesn't drive. And so, I saw him walking in the neighborhood from synagogue, I'm assuming. I rolled my window down and he was with some other people. He said, "Oh," typical Jimmy, "It's Barnes from Barnes, Leslie and Cubby." Leslie (00:34):He's listening. Barnes (00:35):And everyone just laughed. Leslie (00:36):He's listening to our podcast. Barnes (00:37):Yeah, this is very funny. Cubby (00:37):What's up, Jimmy? Barnes (00:38):Please rate, review and subscribe. Today on the show Butch Walker will be on. One of my absolute favs. Cubby (00:46):Now I totally know who he is by the way, but you guys... Leslie (00:50):Unbelievable. Barnes (00:51):I would think you know who he is. Cubby (00:52):No, I totally know. But you guys have talked to him many times, right? Leslie (00:55):Yeah. Barnes (00:55):Yeah, he's like family almost. Cubby (00:57):Right. Leslie (00:58):Cannot wait to talk to him about the epic show I saw him perform him in last year. Barnes (01:02):That dude, he puts out albums almost as much as we put out a podcast episode. [crosstalk 00:01:08]. He's unbelievable- Leslie (01:08):... fan base. His fan base is rapid. Barnes (01:11):Here we go. (singing) sell that, Butch. That's Marvelous Three. Cubby, I don't know if you ever played that in your stuff. Cubby (01:19):Early 2000s, I believe, right? Barnes (01:20):You did? Cubby (01:20):Yeah. Barnes (01:20):oh, awesome. Leslie (01:21):Good. Cubby (01:22):[crosstalk 00:01:22] 1990s or in 2000s. And then, of course, I know all about, I was reading up about Fallout Boy and producing and Green Day. Barnes (01:29):Like everybody you can imagine he has produced. Performed with Taylor Swift at the Grammy's. When was that? Recently. In the last couple of years. I don't know how far back was that? Leslie (01:38):I'd say he's... Barnes (01:40):They all run together in my head. Leslie (01:42):Yeah, he's one of one of those producers though that seamlessly can go from genre to genre. It's unbelievable. Barnes (01:46):So Butch is coming up. Pick us up on the iHeartRadio app. Now we're on Pandora. Where else, Cubby? Cubby (01:51):Teslas. Barnes (01:52):Teslas, yes. We're on Teslas. And Amazon Alexa. And of course in Turks and Caicos. How was your week, guys? Cubby (01:58):Good. Good. I mean, I'm trying to think of a highlight. Up here in New York it's just been very hot. We're watching this tropical storm/hurricane possibly come up the coast this week. And then, hanging with the baby, man. The baby turned six months old. Leslie (02:13):Cubby, I mean, your Instagram story, your Facebook story about your little shot machine is hysterical. Barnes (02:22):Earlier and earlier you're starting. Cubby (02:23):Well, I do a shot, as I told you guys last week, at 5:00 every day and sometimes it leads into more after that. But yeah, you know, Friday it was like, "You know what? It was a long week. Let's just kick things off early. 4:05, boom. Let's do a shot." Barnes (02:36):I called it a spot check on Thursday at 5:15. He was already on his second shot. I mean, it's just hysterical. [crosstalk 00:02:43]. Cubby (02:42):... Well, do you guys have happy hour at home? I mean, do you maybe have a glass of wine, Leslie? Or Barnes, a beer? Leslie (02:47):Not every day. Barnes (02:47):Yeah, I'm a vodka guy, you know that. I'm not a beer guy. But yeah, my wife will usually kick off happy hour. 5:00-ish, but we don't have an official machine. Leslie (02:56):He's got the machine in his kitchen. Cubby (02:59):It will complete your kitchen, man. Barnes (03:00):It's usually dinnertime. Cubby (03:02):Yeah. Leslie (03:02):And by the way, we're talking Jagermeister, which is so gross. Sorry. Cubby (03:05):Well, I have a love-hate with it. I have a love-hate with it. Barnes (03:10):I saw they responded to the tweet they were tagged in. They must have loved that. Cubby (03:14):Yeah, can we shout out Jagermeister USA? Barnes (03:16):We just did. Leslie just said, "I hate Jagermeister." You want to get that quote for the social media this week. "Hey, I hate Jagermeister," Leslie Pram. Cubby (03:24):That's Leslie Pram. Leslie (03:25):I didn't say I hated it, I said it was gross. Barnes (03:26):Right. Cubby (03:27):Well, you know what happened? I think I told you this story but about 25 years ago I got really sick of it, and then you know when you get sick off a certain drink you don't want to drink it ever again? Barnes (03:35):No. Cubby (03:36):And then I didn't touch it for 10 years. And then I told you, my wife lived in Germany for 11 years so she brought some back. And I'm like, "I haven't had this a while. I'll give it a second chance." And I've been doing it every day since 2016. Leslie (03:48):They need to be paying you. You need to be on the Jagermeister payroll. Cubby (03:51):I need to call a special number, I think. I might have to call another number. Barnes (03:54):Yeah. Cubby (03:56):To get some help. Barnes (03:58):I had a fun week. Remember that avail check you kept joking about? They booked me, so I booked that show. I can tell you which show it is now but I can't tell you what I'm playing. It's called Saints and Sinners. Cubby (04:07):I like the name. Leslie (04:08):I've heard of that. Wait a second, what is Saints and Sinners? [crosstalk 00:04:10]. Barnes (04:10):It's on Bounce, the Bounce Network. Leslie (04:14):What do you play? Barnes (04:14):I can't tell you. Leslie (04:15):Are you a saint or a sinner? Barnes (04:17):They contract all of this, you can't divulge story ahead of time. Leslie (04:23):Barnes, I'm sorry. I don't see you in the saint category. Cubby (04:25):No, I don't either. Barnes (04:27):No. I would be on probably the sinners side. Cubby (04:29):Yeah. Barnes (04:30):Anyway. Leslie (04:30):That's what I see. Barnes (04:31):We're filming in September. We start filming on the 10th. Cubby (04:33):What about you, Leslie? What did you all week? Leslie (04:34):Okay, I have not had my haircut since February because of coronavirus. I got two inches cut off. I don't know if you can tell Barnes (04:40):I saw you posting with your mask on. Cubby (04:43):Oh, I did see that. Yes, you do, yeah, yeah. Leslie (04:44):My hairdresser, Jimmy Wilmer. Plug bell. Anyway, yeah, got that done. Barnes (04:49):Fram, you can never tell if your hair is shorter because you wear black shirts every day. So you have black hair and black shirts, I can't really get the contrast. Leslie (04:55):Kind of blends together. Cubby (04:56):Did they do a blowout? You know we talked about blowouts, and my wife didn't get a blowout because they won't do blowouts here in Jersey because of spreading the corona. Leslie (05:03):Yeah. Cubby (05:03):Did you they do a blowout there? Leslie (05:04):Yeah, we did. But we were socially distanced and we were wearing our masks. And we were the only two people in the building. So it was safe. Cubby (05:13):Good. Barnes (05:14):This week I had to renew my concealed weapon license. Every five years you have to do it. Leslie (05:20):Was that annoying? Barnes (05:22):Can you have that in New Jersey, Cubby? Cubby (05:23):You know, I haven't read into it. But I assume. Barnes (05:26):I don't know. Some states, I guess, are different. But you want to talk about a fricking freak show. I had to go down, usually it's no big deal. You walk in and it's like a marriage license. You just walk in, you fill out the paperwork and you're done. There were hundreds of people. Barnes (05:40):So I go bopping at 9:30 thinking, "Oh, it'll just be a few minutes." You have a paperwork. It was a renewal, so it wasn't going to be the whole shebang. You have to fill out the application again but no fingerprints this time. Barnes (05:50):Oh my god, there were hundreds of people. The line was all day. So I just left. The sheriff guy was like, "Look, come back tomorrow at 7:00. Check in." So I had to go check in at 7:00, get on this list and then at 8:30 they opened the doors. And it's like a ballroom full of people every day. Cubby (06:06):Oh my god... Barnes (06:07):Getting their permits. That's how out of- Leslie (06:09):Whacked. Barnes (06:09):... control it is in Atlanta. Cubby (06:11):Were people bringing lawn chairs and stuff? Leslie (06:13):Yeah... Barnes (06:13):No. It was like a ballroom, literally, inside the government building. People with masks, you have to have masks. They take your temperature when you walk in. And they have one person processing the licenses. Leslie (06:25):How long did it take you, how long were there? Barnes (06:27):I was number seven in line and it took me an hour-and-a-half. Then you have to go downtown- Leslie (06:31):Wow. Barnes (06:31):... to bring your paperwork, your affidavit, to get your background check. Cubby (06:35):Dude, I would have shot myself after all that. Barnes (06:36):Right. You don't even need a permit. Cubby (06:39):It's like DMV times 100, right? Leslie (06:42):Wow. Barnes (06:42):That was my fun week. Barnes (06:43):Shall we jump into celebrity sleaze? Butch Walker, still coming up, just a few. Leslie (06:49):I'm sure you've been following this but the saga of the Ellen DeGeneres show. Barnes (06:53):Oh... Leslie (06:54):Now a couple of actors are coming out. Brad Garrett, Lea Thomspon. Brad Garrett said I think on Twitter, "Sorry, but it comes from the top. The Ellen Show. No more than one who were treated horribly by her. Common knowledge." Leslie (07:09):I guess Thursday she finally spoke up. She said, "Hey everybody, it's Ellen. On day one of our show, I told everyone on our first meeting that The Ellen DeGeneres Show would be a place of happiness. No one would ever raise their voice and everyone would be treated with respect." Leslie (07:24):And then she went on to say, "I'm sorry for that. Anyone who knows me knows it's the opposite of what I believe and what I hoped for our show." She almost acted like she was surprised but they're saying a lot of ex-producers engaged in rampant sexual misconduct and harassment. But a lot of people are coming out saying you weren't allowed to look her in the eye, you weren't allowed to talk with her, that she wasn't a very nice person. And now the show is under investigation. Barnes (07:49):Who was that, that tweeted all that? Leslie (07:51):Brad Garrett. Barnes (07:52):Hey, Cubby? Cubby (07:53):Yeah. Barnes (07:54):I was at the Royal Hawaiian, filming in Hawaii. Cubby (07:58):All right. Barnes (07:58):Guess who was sitting next to me at the bar? Cubby (08:01):Ellen DeGeneres. Barnes (08:02):Brad Garrett. Cubby (08:02):Brad Garrett. You always have to get one in, don't you? Leslie (08:06):You have to get one. Barnes (08:08):He's tall. He's like 6'6". Leslie (08:10):Oh, man... Barnes (08:10):Guy's huge. But I spoke to someone yesterday in Hollywood, a very reliable source who says it was one bazillion percent true. Cubby (08:20):I believe it. That she's a bitch? Barnes (08:22):Yeah. Cubby (08:22):Pardon my mouth. Sorry. But yeah... Barnes (08:24):They said, "Look, there's some people that worked on her show who are starting Facebook threads," and they're tough. Cubby (08:30):Right. Barnes (08:31):"Yes, you did do that." I mean, she's the antithesis of what she markets herself to be. Leslie (08:36):The happy show, where everyone's dancing and happy. It's really sad to hear, quite honestly. Cubby (08:40):She is the show everyday, be kind to one another. Barnes (08:42):It's a big scam. Cubby (08:43):Like, right? Scam. Barnes (08:45):Well, what's going to happen? Leslie (08:46):I'm assuming more stories will come out. I don't know, the show's under investigation. Who knows? Cubby (08:50):What does mean? Internal investigation, I think. Leslie (08:52):Yeah, maybe they'll cancel the show? I don't know. Cubby (08:54):Wow... Leslie (08:55):A lot of repercussions. Cubby (08:57):She'll walk away one rich woman anyway. Doesn't matter. Barnes (08:59):Yeah, she's already set for life. Cubby (09:01):Yeah, yeah. Barnes (09:01):But who knew that she was that miserable? Cubby (09:03):Right. Leslie (09:04):Now, Barnes, I know that you watched the Jeffrey Epstein saga, right, on Netflix? Barnes (09:08):I did. Leslie (09:09):Well, one of the women who was exposed, Virginia Giuffre, she's been talking with attorneys. She's now naming names. I don't know if you've seen any of this but she was disposed the other day and she's talking about how Ghislaine Maxwell used her as a sex slave. She's mentioning that the attorney conducting the interview says that she mentions several names, including Prince Andrew, who obviously was in the documentary. Former New Mexico governor Bill Richardson. And this is suspicious, an individual described as "another prince" and another individual described as "the large hotel chain owner". Not sure who that is. Leslie (09:49):She did say that she was surprised seeing Bill Clinton there. And one time she remembers asking Jeffrey Epstein about why Bill Clinton was there. He kind of laughed it off and said, "Yeah, he owes me a favor." Cubby (10:00):Wow. Barnes (10:01):He keeps trying to run from that story and everybody that was within feet of that Island said, "Yeah, he was here." Leslie (10:07):Numerous times. He was on the flight log numerous times. Cubby (10:10):This story is just going to keep getting worse. We haven't reached the end of this at all. Leslie (10:14):No, not at all. Cubby (10:16):No. Leslie (10:16):Hey, another big surprise, Beyonce. Oh yeah, she just released her visual album, Black Is King, inspired by the Lion King, on Disney Plus. Disney Plus getting some great stuff lately. Cubby (10:29):Yeah. Leslie (10:29):But already millions of views, as you can imagine, for Beyonce. Barnes (10:34):Wasn't that a surprise again? Leslie (10:35):It was another surprise, yeah. Barnes (10:36):She's the queen of that. She is, she started all the whole surprise thing, didn't she? Leslie (10:40):She really did. Cubby (10:41):Yeah. Now more and more people do it. Why do you think that is though? Does it stimulate more sales if you do it that way? Barnes (10:47):Talk. People talk. People are like, "Oh my god, So-and-So- Cubby (10:51):Social media- Barnes (10:51):... "put something,"... Yeah. Leslie (10:52):Yeah, because you know the Taylor Swift, I mean, the albums are out of control. And I can see why. I have been listening to that over and over again. Leslie (11:01):I don't know if you saw the Emmy nominations but Netflix on fire. Are you ready for this? 160 Emmy nominations just for Netflix and all their shows. Cubby (11:12):Crazy. Just unbelievable how... Barnes (11:13):They're killing it. Cubby (11:13):Yeah. Leslie (11:14):Oh by the way, I want to mention that Tiger King was nominated for six Emmys. Barnes (11:19):Really? Leslie (11:20):Including Outstanding Documentary... Cubby (11:22):And that's why I think, it's just an outstanding documentary, really. I mean... Barnes (11:26):Yeah, it is. It's a murder story. Cubby (11:28):Right. It was well done. Leslie (11:29):Yeah, I've never watched Watchmen, but they got 26 nominations. The Marvelous Miss Maisel got 20. Ozark, 18. Succession, 18. And then Eddie Murphy got his first Emmy nod in 21 years because he hosted Saturday Night Live. So I think that was kind of cool. Barnes (11:47):You talked about the Taylor Swift record. Did you see she's already come back with a new version of, what was the song? Cardigan? Leslie (11:55):Yeah, she has. I've seen all the videos. I've been listening to everything. Barnes (11:59):It's been, like, two minutes and now she's already got this out. Barnes (12:07):(singing) Barnes (12:08):What do they call this, the campfire mix? Leslie (12:10):Oh... Yeah, I think I told you on the phone, Barnes, that I love the Bon Iver Exile song. Barnes (12:19):I thought it was Bon Iver. Leslie (12:19):Bon Iver. Barnes (12:19):Is that how you say it? Leslie (12:20):Yeah. Barnes (12:21):I [crosstalk 00:12:22]. Leslie (12:21):... real name is Justin Vernon, I'm a big fan of his. Barnes (12:23):Oh... Leslie (12:24):So wait a second... Barnes (12:25):I like him. Leslie (12:25):You guys realize that she revealed the name of Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively's child in her song Betty? Barnes (12:30):This is funny. Cubby (12:30):Yeah. Barnes (12:32):I like Taylor Swift. I wish we could get her on here. You know anyone? Leslie (12:36):She's friends with Blake and... Barnes (12:36):Well, Butch Walker? Cubby (12:38):There you go. Barnes (12:38):Let's get... Come on. I think she's got an amazing voice and she's an astute businesswoman. Leslie (12:44):A great songwriter too. Yeah, she put that song Betty out, and the Swifties, they listen to every single lyric. They realized that she had revealed the name of Blake and Ryan Reynolds' baby. Barnes (12:55):I love this. It's like a little story. Leslie (12:57):Yeah. Cubby (12:58):Yeah, but Taylor is the queen of people probing and reading into things. She loves to just put out secrets in her songs, you have to figure things out. Like you need a decoder ring. Leslie (13:10):You do. Cubby (13:10):For all her music. Barnes (13:11):Listen to her little clues. So this is the song Betty, and here's the first one. So Inez and James are their twins, right? Leslie (13:18):Yes. Barnes (13:19):So here's the mention of Inez... (singing) Barnes (13:28):So then here's James... (singing) Barnes (13:38):And then of course... (singing) Barnes (13:46):So how are we supposed to deduce that this song Betty, we're supposed to know that Inez and James were the kids' names- Leslie (13:54):No, the Swifties knew that. Barnes (13:54):I'm asking like, "How was that decoded?" Who said, "Oh Betty, wait a minute. I hear James and Inez in there,"? Leslie (14:00):Because every time Taylor drops a record that's what her fans do. It's pretty incredible. Cubby (14:04):They get to work really is what they do. Leslie (14:06):They get to work, yeah. Barnes (14:07):I love her voice. Leslie (14:08):The VMAs were announced as well. Arianna Grande and Lady Gaga led the nominations. Leslie (14:15):Barnes, I know you're way into this, about this reboot for the Sopranos. Have you heard about this? Barnes (14:20):Oh, have I heard- Leslie (14:21):David Chase- Barnes (14:22):... about it? Leslie (14:22):... is returning to Jersey with the Many Saints of Newark, featuring a prequel to the Sopranos. Barnes (14:31):So it'll be a prequel? Leslie (14:32):Yeah, because I guess Tony Soprano's going to be played by, which is kind of eerie but cool, James Gandolfini's son. Barnes (14:39):Son, yeah. Leslie (14:39):Michael Gandolfini. Barnes (14:42):I heard from somebody on production just recently that worked on that show in the early days. And they were telling me that all those dudes, what do you call them in Jersey? Like the hangers-on? Cubby (14:52):Well, I mean, it's considered offensive. Guidos. Barnes (14:55):I don't know, so whatever. All the guys that were around tony, these were all these Mafia friends that they were approached and said, "Find them jobs." And even, the producers were like, "They're not actors." And they're like, "Find them a job." So all those, a lot of those guys not all of them, but a lot of those guys were given those roles on The Sopranos. Cubby (15:19):And that's why it was so real. Barnes (15:21):Yeah. Cubby (15:22):What do you guys think happened at the end? Don't Stop Believin's playing. We're at the diner. Leslie (15:27):So much controversy about the ending. I thought it was brilliant. Barnes (15:30):It's so weird. Cubby (15:32):I thought it was brilliant. I mean, I knew this was 13, 14 years old but I still love to hear peoples' take on what they think happened. Leslie (15:36):What, do you think that they all got killed or that they just lived on? Cubby (15:40):I think somebody took out Tony. That's what I think. Leslie (15:44):You do? Cubby (15:44):Yeah. Barnes? Barnes (15:46):I'm with you on that. How many years has it been? The finale was 10 years or more. Cubby (15:54):It was '07. No, it was 13 years. I want to say '07 or '08. Leslie (15:56):Yeah. Barnes (15:56):Yeah, a long time ago. My memory goes back about a week. Leslie (15:59):So this is a movie reboot. Who knows if it's going to be a TV show. They keep asking- Barnes (16:03):Oh, a movie? Leslie (16:04):... Yeah, they keep asking- Barnes (16:05):Oh, I thought you were saying it was- Leslie (16:06):... David Chase and he's like, "Oh, never say never," but how knows? Barnes (16:08):Wow. Leslie (16:08):And speaking of reboot, I guess Ratchet, a prequel to One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is going to happen, starring Sarah Paulsen as Nurse Ratchet. Premiering September 18th on Netflix. Cubby (16:21):Do you have all the streaming services? I know we've talked about this before. Do you have, how many do you have, Leslie? You have Netflix, you have Disney Plus and all that? Leslie (16:29):I have that, I have Disney Plus, I have HBO Max, Showtime. Prime, which I never really look at anymore, Amazon Prime. Barnes (16:37):Yeah, but it comes with your membership. Leslie (16:39):Yeah, that's true, yep. Cubby (16:40):I'm still thinking about cutting the cord, and Barnes told me YouTube TV was great. Barnes (16:43):I love it. Cubby (16:43):I'm thinking about that. Barnes (16:45):Still. [crosstalk 00:16:45] they just raised their price 10 bucks, but still it's worth it. Cubby (16:48):Right. Leslie (16:49):And there's so much more but I think we should talk about Drew Barrymore. This is really cute. She's getting her own talk show. But this is how she promoted her talk show. It was Drew interviewing her seven-year-old self when her seven-year-old Drew Barrymore was interviewed by Johnny Carson. So cute. Barnes (17:09):Was it on The Tonight Show. Leslie (17:10):Yeah, Carson. Cubby (17:11):Yeah. Barnes (17:12):Her image was kind of shattered with me. I don't think you were with us. I think it was Jimmy and [Medge 00:17:19]. We went to a party in Canada. We were up there for the film fest. Remember that? Leslie (17:24):Yeah, I was up there with you. Barnes (17:25):[crosstalk 00:17:25] with Quentin Tarantino? And we went to this private party and Drew Barrymore was there. And she was anything but her persona. Cubby (17:33):What do you mean? Like she didn't seem friendly? Barnes (17:35):No. Maybe she had a bad night? Cubby (17:38):Right. Barnes (17:38):Who knows? I mean, at this point, this was probably 20 years ago, so she was, what, in her thirties? But I wanted to write it off as maybe it was a bad night. Nothing that happened to me, this is from an observer from a very small party where she was... Either she was agitated about something. I think that might have been during her Tom Green days. [crosstalk 00:17:56]. Leslie (17:55):Oh, I forgot about the Tom Green era. Cubby (17:57):I did too. Barnes (17:58):Yeah, but here's this clip. It's just 30 seconds. And you said it was The Tonight Show? Leslie (18:02):Yes, it was the The Tonight Show in 1982. Barnes (18:06):So this is Drew now sitting in Johnny's desk and they did a split screen and it's seamless, kind of like that Nike ad that's out right now. You can't tell that it's not for real-for real, and it's Drew interviewing herself. Drew Barrymore (18:18):Please welcome Drew Barrymore. Drew Barrymore (18:19):I've been waiting all my life to meet you. Drew Barrymore (18:22):It's been a wild ride. Can you believe I have two daughters around your age? Drew Barrymore (18:26):Kind of scary. Drew Barrymore (18:27):I have so much to fill you in on. Want to hear about our new daytime show? Drew Barrymore (18:32):I'd love to. Drew Barrymore (18:32):We're going to spend an hour, every day, celebrating life. Drew Barrymore (18:36):Oh... Drew Barrymore (18:36):I'm so excited I could scream. Want to do it with me? Drew Barrymore (18:40):Guys, ready?... Barnes (18:45):Love that. Cubby (18:46):Do you know I watch the old Johnny Carsons all the time? It's on every night, 10:00, on Antennae TV. 10:00 Eastern. Leslie (18:52):Talk about comedic timing. He was brilliant. Barnes (18:54):Yeah. Cubby (18:54):He's my favorite. Johnny Carson, what a legend. Leslie (18:58):That's your sleaze for this week, although we could go on for another hour. Barnes (19:03):Couple of new music items I wanted to hit you with. I don't know if you heard any of these; Billie Eilish with something brand new? Leslie (19:07):Yes, I like her. Leslie (19:08):(singing) Barnes (19:08):It's called My Future. (singing) Barnes (19:08):That kid is so smart. Leslie (19:30):Can I tell you, I met her last year? Barnes (19:32):Really? Leslie (19:32):She did a private show at Third Man Records, which is Jack White- Barnes (19:37):Wow. Leslie (19:37):... in the little Blue Room. Couple of hundred people, met her after. She was smiling, just really lovely. Because you think she's going to be very dark and moody. No, she was so sweet. And I was captivated by the show, completely captivated. Barnes (19:50):She seems very sweet. Her interview with, I forget if it was Fallon or someone, they went to her house and in her bedroom, hanging out. She makes all of her songs- Leslie (19:59):Yeah, with her brother. Barnes (19:59):... they make everything right there in the bedroom. Leslie (20:00):Yeah. Barnes (20:01):Bedroom pop, but she's not pop. But I think she's brilliant. Barnes (20:04):Dan + Shay, you familiar with those guys? Leslie (20:06):Yeah. Barnes (20:07):They're kind of a country crossover. This is their new one called I Should Probably Go To Bed. (singing) Barnes (20:25):Great voice. Leslie (20:26):Yeah, Shay has an incredible voice. You know they have that big hit? Cubby, I'm sure you played it, with Justin Bieber. Cubby (20:33):Yeah, we played it, yeah, sure did. Leslie (20:33):10,000 Hours. Cubby (20:33):Mm-hmm (affirmative). Leslie (20:33):Such nice guys. Cubby (20:37):But just something I want to say here, a little observation. Every tune we've played from every artist is so... I'm not trying to poo-poo on it, but it's all just chill. Have you noticed? Every song is like- Barnes (20:47):I think it's the state of peoples' minds right now. Cubby (20:49):... everything's just like... You didn't play one thing with a beat. Barnes (20:53):No. Well, that's just this week. Cubby (20:55):Well, it's true, it's one week. But yeah, everything's very chill, man. Barnes (20:58):Can we budget some drums, please? Cubby's pissed. Cubby (21:01):Yeah, give me some beats, man. Barnes (21:02):All right. Leslie (21:02):That song though is just in my head. Cubby (21:05):I was reading this on a website called SWNS Digital. And they say Americans are using music to stay connected during quarantine. Now, kind of sucks for us. We do a podcast and we talk for non-stop, like an hour. So I don't know if this is good or bad, but 79% of Americans credit music with helping them stay connected while social distancing. Hip hop is the genre that lifted peoples' spirits the most, 50%. Followed by rock at 46%, and pop, 45%. And the top songs making people quarantine dance, and this is the two songs that have shown up in all the playlists that people are making, Whitney Houston's I Want To Dance with Somebody, and Michael Jackson's Billie Jean are your most commonly chosen songs on all these quarantine playlists. Cubby (21:52):But yeah, credit music for helping people stay connected and happy. And I got to tell you, I don't know about you guys, if there's music on you feel instantly better. Maybe, I don't know, because of us, we're in the music because but if I'm in the kitchen and something's missing, hey... I won't say her name because it'll go off. Barnes (22:10):Yeah, everyone's room. Cubby (22:11):Yeah, but don't you guys think music is... Leslie (22:14):Yes. Cubby (22:14):Is the soul, you know? Leslie (22:15):I've been streaming a lot more music. And I think maybe because I'm at home, even though I'm working from home, I have more time and I am streaming a lot of music, and a lot of different music too. Barnes (22:24):It just puts your mood in a different place. When I sit down at the computer to work, unless I'm editing where there's sound I need to hear, I put music on. Cubby (22:30):And what about cleaning? Barnes (22:30):Yeah. Cubby (22:31):Do you know, if I put music on I will clean. I'll do a good hour of cleaning. Barnes (22:35):Well, podcasts though are taking over in that. They're talking about 70% of people who are doing chores are listening to podcasts. Cubby (22:41):Which I hope, yeah, it's good for us. Because I will admit, when I saw this I was like, "Oh wow, 79% of people say music is what is keeping them connected during a quarantine." I'm thinking, "Oh god, what does that mean for podcast." But podcast numbers are up. Barnes (22:55):All right, let's get Butch Walker on. Before he comes on, he's in the green room right now, listen. Have you heard this remix, not remix but version of this song that he did? Barnes (23:05):(singing) He did this two years ago. Cubby (23:11):So good. Barnes (23:12):That's pretty fast. Cubby (23:12):Yeah. (singing) Barnes (23:14):I love this version. (singing) Cubby (23:25):That's so cool. Barnes (23:28):All right, ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the multi-talented, this guy does it all, every possible way. The guy is just the king. He is Butch Walker. What's going on, Butch? Butch Walker (23:38):Well, hello there. Barnes (23:40):How are you? Butch Walker (23:40):Man, I'm doing good. I'm just sitting in my dark, dirty basement. Which I'm not lying, I wish I had video for you to see, but it's the most disgusting basement I've ever seen. But I had to have a place to set up my recording rig while I'm getting my studio built. Barnes (23:58):That's hysterical. We were just playing Better Now. I just played the cover, which I love that version. Butch Walker (24:03):Oh, thanks. Barnes (24:04):And I love the video, just seeing you play all the instruments and sing at the same time. You're bragging, is what you're doing, Butch. Butch Walker (24:12):Totally. Not even humble. Not a bit, dude. Barnes (24:16):You covered that so early though. You covered that before, it wasn't even a hit yet, was it? Butch Walker (24:21):It was brand new, I think. Barnes (24:23):Yeah. Butch Walker (24:23):Every once in a while there's a pop song I just really can't stop singing, and that was one of them. When I'd hear it, I'd be like, "God, I hate that I love this song," or, "I love that I hate it." I don't know what it is. I just loved it. But I think it's a great song and it was really fun, sometimes I get a little bit free bits of time in the studio and I try and just occupy those with doing a random cover here and there. So really fun. Barnes (24:48):And you finished it off perfectly with the art work on the single when you had the tattoos around your eyes and stuff. I thought that was just, it was the full package, paying homage to Post Malone. Butch Walker (24:58):Totally, man. Well, so good to see and hear you guys. I can see you guys right now but I know you can't see me. Leslie (25:07):We've been talking a lot about you and obviously your career, which is just off the chart. And I have to say this about Butch Walker, the producer. I don't know of any other producer that has seamlessly worked every single genre. And also working from superstars to really brand new independent cool artists. Who else can do that? I mean, from working from everyone from Green Day and the Wallflowers to, I was just talking to Elizabeth Cook who you just produced. And she's like, "There's nobody else better." Butch Walker (25:40):Oh, Elizabeth. Oh, well... Leslie (25:42):Do you listen to just about everything? When you're deciding who you're going to work with, I'm sure that the music has to mean something to you, but what goes into that decision making for you when you want to work or produce someone? Butch Walker (25:57):I grew up listening to every kind of music. When you're young and living in rural Georgia whatever was on the radio I listened to. And so, my sisters had an eclectic bag of records, so I was listening to everything from, at the time, this would be what was fashionable at the time, was funk and disco and metal and punk and pop. And so, nothing was off-limits. And my mom, who listened to Al Green and CCR and loved Elvis. I mean, there was just so much of it, that I'd never had a filter for what I thought I was supposed to listen to and not listen to, which I loved. Butch Walker (26:33):And I tried to just always keep that with me in my back pocket when I'm working with people in the studio or when I'm looking at something to produce. I just think there's good music in every genre and so I'm attracted to whatever strikes me as good or appealing or interesting. And a lot of times, it's who it is. Like if I meet with the person and I really fall in love with their personality and think that they've got a lot to offer and they're talented, that's part of it, because life is too short to be in the studio making records with assholes. Leslie (27:06):Exactly. Butch Walker (27:08):So you know, it's always good to just be making records with good positive fun people that work hard and want to make great art. And there's no rules to me. Cubby (27:20):Really nice to meet you. Butch Walker (27:21):You too. Cubby (27:22):I've heard great things about you from Leslie and Barnes. And here's my question: You mentioned all these great artists you've worked with. Who have you not met that you were really digging, like you're digging their sound and you would love to work with? Butch Walker (27:36):That's a good question. Cubby (27:37):Like we were just talking about Billie Eilish on our show here. Butch Walker (27:39):Oh, that would be one. Cubby (27:40):Really? Butch Walker (27:41):I think she's fascinating. I think she's amazing. She's her own, she's an independent woman. She's badass. She does her own thing. Everything about her is exactly why she's huge right now. Barnes (27:53):You'd have to primarily Finneas out of the room before I think that would happen. Butch Walker (27:56):Yeah, I know, but that's what's so great about it. I know, it's a brother-sister thing, and that's what's great about it, is they made all that in their bedroom despite anybody telling them how to do it or what do it, which I thought was amazing. And those are the records that come along and make me so excited when they break the mold. Butch Walker (28:11):Like when Macklemore got big, because nobody, he ended up not signing to anybody because he just made the record himself with Ryan Lewis, and it was the biggest thing ever. And it was basically bucking the system. Butch Walker (28:26):I mean, I don't know, I always try, I love the DIY thing myself. I mean, I came from, as Leslie will attest to, I made a record in my living room in my underwear. And she started playing it and next thing you know, I had a top five hit on the radio that was done in a bedroom with two microphones. And that started me on the path to where I am, and I never forget that by the way, that that's what put to where I am today. Butch Walker (28:59):So when I see a kid like Billie and even Finneas, super talented, just sitting in a bedroom making completely experimental amazing pop music, that is so rad, man. That is the coolest. Butch Walker (29:16):So yes, that would be one of many, but it's kind of like going into Costco and walking out with nothing. You asked me a question, Cubby, that I can't even remember right off the top of my head, now that you've asked me. But I'll wake up in the middle of the night with 17 answers. Cubby (29:31):No, it's all good. Barnes (29:32):Butch, you're such a prolific songwriter. It seems like, to me, that you can't get up and walk to the refrigerator without coming up with a song. And then, you record it and then you have time to do everybody else's records. But you're the king of these kind of anthem hooks. I mean, one of my favorites off the new album is your grand hit call Fuck It (singing). Butch Walker (29:56):Nice. (singing). Barnes (30:00):Like to me, you got up one day and you're like, "Yeah, fuck it. Oh you know what? Turn on the gear. Let's go." Cubby (30:04):Right. Butch Walker (30:05):It was funny. Barnes (30:06):I love it. Butch Walker (30:06):Oh thank you, I'm glad you like it. That was one of the last songs I did for the record because it was like I had the whole song and didn't have the chorus. And I think the chorus I was saying something weird, like (singing), whatever, it sounded way too like eighties Aerosmith. But I was like... And then I finally said, "Oh, it totally works in that phrasing to say fuck it." And it fit with what I was talking about in the album too, which we can obviously get into or not. But that was my homage to early Toto I think in that song. I wanted- Cubby (30:46):And clearly no intentions to get that as a single. Butch Walker (30:48):No, sir. Beep, beep. Cubby (30:51):Right. Butch Walker (30:53):It would be funny if every time you hit it, it beeped. But yeah, I love big hooks. Those are fun. Leslie (31:01):And speaking of, honestly, American Love Story and the theme of this, you have been writing this record over the last few years but now, during pandemic and social injustice and everything else, I mean, you went there, which is great, and you talk about growing up in the South in a lot of interviews. I grew up in Alabama. Leslie (31:19):But you know we have this systematic racism everywhere, but this is an album unlike a lot of your records. What has been the more inspirational thing for you putting this out there? Butch Walker (31:32):Well, okay, that's a good question because I did the record over two years ago. Leslie (31:36):Right. Butch Walker (31:37):And I just sat on it. And I think that a lot of that was because I didn't know what to do with it, I didn't know if it would be a record that I could go do a conventional tour on, because I didn't think it would be fair to just go out and there and pepper in one or two songs from the record into my set of 30 years of music. And it'd be taken out of context because a lot of the lyrics on the record are sung from the firsthand perspective of very questionable protagonists. So there's some really dodgy shit been said lyrically. And that's because if you take it out of context people will be like, "What the hell did he just say?" I didn't want to cause that. Butch Walker (32:13):So I felt like it was something that was its own thing. So we kind of said, "Look, we would dub it in a rock opera, obviously is something you listen to from beginning to end. It tells a story." That being said, it needs to be its own show. It needed to its own concert or whatever, where you're placed front to back. But then you've got that whole thing of like, "Well, do I go out on a normal tour and then play a whole entire record that's new, that nobody's familiar with front to back?" Nobody wants that. Or maybe they do but I'm always trying to at least think of the fans in mind when I go tour because I'm blessed to still have an incredible, I like to think rabid, fan base. Leslie (32:51):You do. Butch Walker (32:52):That when they come to the shows, we're all one and we get into the show together. So I didn't want to disconnect from them for 45 minutes straight in one setting. So I sat on it, and I didn't do anything with it for two years. Butch Walker (33:08):And then pandemic, pandemonium 2020 happened and we were locked down and no one was putting out records, no one was touring. And I think that was synonymous with each other because they need to tour to put a record out and vice versa. And then it just felt like over the course of three years sadly the subject matter had not dated itself. It was still, it was worse than ever. Butch Walker (33:35):When it had somewhat been dormant and not been talked about or addressed as much in the media or on the streets, but more behind closed doors over the last however many years. And so, it just kind of came to a head over the last few years. Barnes (33:51):But you're taking these, they're all first person. If you haven't listened to the record, do it. Listen to the whole thing. He's taking on these different characters as he sings about these issues. Were you fearing alienation, politics wise? And I don't want to get political at all. Butch Walker (34:07):That's fine, that's fine. Barnes (34:07):I'm just saying when you put something out like that, do you fear that... Your fans are your fans. Butch Walker (34:13):Yes. Barnes (34:13):And what if some of them have drastic opinions on that type of thing? Wasn't that a risk? Butch Walker (34:17):Yeah, and they did, and they do. I realize I don't live in a bubble, for what it's worth. I grew up in the South, I grew up in this. A lot of these stories are true. And it's fictional characters based on real shit. And so, living all over the country and going back and forth to the South to the West coast all the time and touring a lot, I've gotten to see, I want to say I've gotten to see a lot in the last 30 years of doing this. And I had a lot to say about it. Butch Walker (34:52):But of course I knew there would be some blowback because sadly everything is politicized now. Everything. Barnes (34:59):Yeah, everything. Butch Walker (35:00):You're not going to just do this record and think that people aren't going to get offended by it. I mean, they got offended in the seventies when Randy Newman put out Good Old Boys, which he was singing about Leslie's home state, and my mom's home state by the way. And so, but he was singing from first-person perspective as well. And it was very like, "What the hell, man," you know? Butch Walker (35:25):But I kind of just looked at it as if I don't say it, if I don't say something about it, then what's the point? It's not art. Some of my favorite music was spawned during times of protest and strife and whatever. I mean, there's just so much amazing important music out there. Not that I'm trying to say mine is, but I'm just saying it inspired me to make the record. And so why would I not put it out there just because of what a couple of trolls online are going to say? Butch Walker (35:53):And that's fine, because I've said it a million times, that if somebody's got a problem with me calling out bigotry and racism then they're not my people and I want to show them the door anyway. Leslie (36:03):Amen. Butch Walker (36:03):And that's fine. And I don't give a shit if I lose... Jason Isbell said a great thing, he's like, "If I lose half my fans at least I get to keep all of my soul." Barnes (36:12):Ha. Butch Walker (36:13):And it's a beautiful thing, and only someone that prolific with words can say that. And I use it quite often because it's true. And luckily, I'd say the reaction though amazingly has been super positive. For the most part, it's been very positive. If you want to base it on Instagram followers, it didn't go down, they went up. And so, I'll take that as this must not have offended a lot of them. Maybe [crosstalk 00:36:48]. Barnes (36:48):Why did you get off of Twitter? Butch Walker (36:50):Well, and speaking of, that was just a breeding ground for just trouble, and for trolling and for hatred. That's the same reason I'm not on my Facebook account. All my socials are pretty much handled by management. When I'm in charge of doing the wording and doing the posting and copying to other social platforms and stuff, it's easy to get wrapped up and get emotional about all these heavy topics right now. And you're just going to end up... And what was sad is seeing how many that, "I've been following you for years and I can't believe you would say this and say that," and it's like, "How have you not known me that well after all this time?" Barnes (37:35):No surprise people. Butch Walker (37:35):Yeah, it's like all of a sudden everyone's completely shocked and appalled that an artist has a different opinion as them. And it's like, that's just the way it's going to be. Butch Walker (37:46):But with Twitter, I just got sick of it. And I was like, "I have 650,000 followers and I'm done." I hit delete and I was out. And also, I just wanted to stop letting it consume me because that shit's a drug and it consumes everybody. I see it. I see it all the day long. Everybody's buried in their phones, posting selfies and pictures of themselves and talking about other things a lot. And I have to do to promote, just like anybody else does, on, say, Instagram or whatever. But, man, I got to say at the end of the day you wake you sometimes and you go, "God, this is so stupid." Leslie (38:25):It's funny that you say that you were mentioning Jason Isbell and I follow Tom Morello and people like that. And when fans get on there and go, "Shut up and sing," I'm like- Butch Walker (38:34):Oh, Jesus Christ. Leslie (38:35):... "What are you talking about? That is ridiculous." So I totally get why you're off of it. I know that I have friends that are totally off Facebook because of the negativity. Butch Walker (38:43):Yeah. Barnes (38:44):People are looser on Twitter. They just say crap- Leslie (38:46):Oh, it's awful. Barnes (38:46):... and they just feel like they can hide. Cubby (38:47):You know, YouTube is bad too. Have you ever read the comments on YouTube? Butch Walker (38:50):Well, yeah. YouTube, to me, they were the original offender, for sure, of trolls, trolls farms. Cubby (38:59):YouTube is a great outlet, don't get me wrong. Butch Walker (39:01):Yeah. Cubby (39:01):But don't read the comments. The first comment will be like, "This song is great," and then 400 people after that will be like, "No, it isn't because this, this, this." Leslie (39:06):Right. Butch Walker (39:07):Oh yeah, yeah. Barnes (39:07):People just love to hate. Yeah. I mean, not everybody but this group of vile troll of people, they just love to hate, and they're going to hate no matter what it is. Butch Walker (39:17):And we grew up in a generation where, for the first half of our life, the Internet didn't exist and people didn't have a voice. Now everybody has a voice and everybody can say whatever the hell they want behind a keyboard with anonymity, that means no repercussions. Butch Walker (39:34):And so, coming up, making music in any kind of art, acting, movies, whatever, people were more reckless, there's was no governor on it, so to speak, because you weren't worried about what people were going to say because really there was no outlet for people to give you their opinion. You had music critics and you had film critics and that was only, like, 10 people, you know? And they didn't really speak for the common listener and the common movie watcher or whatever. Butch Walker (40:13):So now, everyone's a critic and I think they love that. It's a drug to them that they can actually be heard. And that's the other thing too, is on Twitter it was easier for me to engage. It was easier for me to bite back and as you know, I'm kind of a redneck so I bark very hard back. If somebody barks at me, I bark harder. And that's just not productive because that's what they love. They love that they actually... These are people that have been ignored their whole life and all of a sudden they can say something that will trigger you, and then all of a sudden you're engaging and it's a rush for them. They get butterflies in their stomach probably when they're reading and go like, "Oh my god, I actually got to this person. That's amazing. I matter," you know? So I just said, "Fuck all of y'all." Cubby (40:56):And wrote a song, Fuck. Butch Walker (40:57):Yeah, yeah, yeah. Leslie (40:58):I saw that interview you did with our friend Matt Penfield about your all-time favorite albums. We have some of the similar favorite albums, like Elvis Costello My Aim Is True, and Springsteen, Born to Run, Tom Petty. I have been dying to ask you though, because I know how much you love Queen. Butch Walker (41:14):Oh yeah. Leslie (41:14):What did you think of Bohemian Rhapsody, the movie? Butch Walker (41:17):You know what? I was pleasantly surprised because I'm always fearful of seeing music biopics, because even just watching the ones that were made for TV, which were always horrendous growing up, and as a producer and a person who knows my way around my studio and gear, it would drive me crazy to see them in the studio singing into the wrong end of the damn microphone, or something, in a scene. And I'd just be like, "No, the continuity's terrible. This is all wrong. That would never happen." Butch Walker (41:45):But you got to realize that a lot of people, a music lover is just going to watch it and not look for that stuff. So sadly, that ruined me a little bit. But I loved it. I loved it. I thought it was... And I took my son, who loves Queen as well. And by the way, I had nothing to do with that. He discovered it on his own. He's 13. Leslie (42:06):That's awesome. Butch Walker (42:07):And he loves musicals, he loves theater. He's a total theater actor. He's really good. And so, he loves the songs that are obviously way more like cinematic. So Queen, he loves. And so I took him to see it and I was just so pleasantly surprised with it. Obviously Rami Malek was so incredible. Leslie (42:29):So good. Butch Walker (42:29):He was uncanny. Cubby (42:30):So good. Butch Walker (42:31):And I mean, without that, what are you going to do? I couldn't even imagine it been Sacha Baron Cohen, who I love. But I could not have imagined him being Freddie Mercury. Even though he does everything to me great. But Rami Malek was just incredible. I couldn't believe it. And it was so fun to see that. It was all worth it just for the last 20 minutes of the Live Aid show. Leslie (42:53):Absolutely. Butch Walker (42:54):I mean, Jesus, they nailed every aspect of it when you watch it side-by-side. It's so incredible . Barnes (43:01):Butch, I want to ask you a question that not a lot of people can answer. And it's something that I think about, just comes through my brain. And when this happened, I thought about it because knowing you, what is it like to lose almost everything that you have? And I'm talking about the California fires. I can't imagine. Like, I just got chills just saying that. Leslie (43:24):Yes. Barnes (43:24):I can't imagine what that must be like. And it's been years, I know. But still, what is that like? Butch Walker (43:31):Well, you never think it's going to happen to you. And obviously, it's not death but it is some sort of a death. It's not as heavy weighted as a physical person passing. Barnes (43:46):Right. Butch Walker (43:46):But it is a dying of memories and things that you'll never get back that were close to you and were family heirlooms and vintage guitar collection. Barnes (44:00):Ah... Butch Walker (44:00):And my first guitar as a kid that my uncle gave me to learn on, and all these little things. Not to mention, my girl's, like her dad's war medals and burial flag and things like that. I mean, heavy, heavy stuff. Butch Walker (44:18):But after a couple of weeks of grieving and grieving pretty hard, and then having to do all the math and all the accounting of everything gone, that you really come out from going, "You know what? It's all just stuff," and you can literally move on. You can move on. Butch Walker (44:39):And there was a beauty in the load been so lightened that it was like, "Okay, where do we want to go? We can move and live anywhere. We can go anywhere." Barnes (44:49):Wow. Butch Walker (44:50):"We could go live on a farm in Italy if we wanted to. We only have two suitcases to our name." Barnes (44:54):Were you not home when the whole thing started? Butch Walker (44:56):No. Barnes (44:56):So you couldn't salvage anything? Butch Walker (44:58):No. Yeah, it was New York, I was playing two acoustic shows and had my family with me, and my son was only six months old at the time. And so, I came back with literally those two acoustic guitars and two suitcases and that was all we had. Barnes (45:14):How did you find out it was happening? Butch Walker (45:16):My friend Ryan, who is from Atlanta who lives in California now and who actually me with my charity now, he's an incredible human, but he used to come my old band Marvelous Three shows. He would stand outside and wait for me to come out after my shows and talk my head off. And he was just this really hyper, funny kid. Butch Walker (45:36):And I remember he hit me up one time, on a side note here, he hit me up one time online and said, "Hey, I'm thinking about moving to LA to try my hand at being a comedian or an actor." And I said, "Well, you'll be regretting it if you don't, so you should just go. Doesn't matter if it doesn't work out, you should try. You're young." Butch Walker (45:54):Ends up later, I run into him at the grocery store out in Malibu one day. And I was like, "What are you doing?" He said, "Well, I came out here. But it turns out I got a scholarship to Pepperdine University." Barnes (46:05):Wow. Butch Walker (46:05):And so, he rides motorcycles so we started becoming motorcycle buddies and riding all over the place. He's the one who, that morning, I had neighbors that were hitting me up at 5:00 AM West Coast time, and I was in New York, and was walking my son in Union Square. I started getting phone calls and stuff saying, "Dude, are you home? You got to get out. You got to get out," because the hillside was on fire where my house was. And I said, "No, I'm in New York. I mean, I don't know what's going on," but obviously there's a lot of close calls out there and a lot of scares. Butch Walker (46:41):So I did kind of take it with a grain of salt after been out there for only a year that there had been a couple of close calls with the weather. So I hit Ryan up and I said, "Hey man, just in case, will you just go to the house and grab some personals and stuff, just in case and maybe some guitars and some war medals and things like that?" So he dropped everything and went there, and then he called me. And I remember he called me and he was coughing and choking and out of breath. And I was sitting in Union Square at a coffee shop with my kid in a stroller. And he was like, "Man, I tried to get in there. There was a barricade on your street. The cops have blocked it off. I ran over the barricade in my truck." Barnes (47:22):Geez... Butch Walker (47:22):"And went to the house and I was trying to get up there but the smoke was too crazy," and blah-blah-blah. And he goes, "Man, I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry." And I was like, "What are you sorry about?" And he goes, "Man, your house, it's just gone. Everything's gone." Barnes (47:33):Oh... Cubby (47:34):Gosh... Butch Walker (47:36):Yeah, and I broke down right there at this coffee shop. And I was like, "God, how am I going to go back to the hotel and tell everybody about this?" And that was the- Barnes (47:46):What a heavy load. Butch Walker (47:47):... longest, longest walk of my life back to the hotel room. Barnes (47:51):Wow. Butch Walker (47:52):It was crazy. It was just a big shock. But anyway, that was the beginning of a beautiful relationship with my buddy Ryan, who is, to this day now, has his White Heart organization that helps amputees, wounded veterans and raises a bunch of money. And now he's working for my pancreatic cancer charity, which is in honor of my late father Big Butch. So it's good, we have a good relationship now. Leslie (48:19):Thank you for that- Barnes (48:19):Man, I'm sorry that happened to you. Leslie (48:22):... thank you for recounting that story. Barnes (48:22):That's heavy. Leslie (48:23):Because I know that's painful. Butch Walker (48:24):No, it's weird. It's been so long, I got to the point where I would just make jokes about it now about, "Oh yeah, I had that guitar. It burned." You know? And I would just make jokes about it. Barnes (48:34):Right. Butch Walker (48:34):But when I tell the story I still get choked up, you know? Leslie (48:36):No, man, we're getting choked up hearing you tell the story. Barnes (48:38):Yeah. Butch Walker (48:39):It's a heavy load, you know, it was heavy thing. Barnes (48:41):Thanks for sharing that. Butch Walker (48:42):But also okay, but you know what? Like you say, it is just stuff. Leslie (48:43):Right, right. Butch Walker (48:46):And I realized, that how important more than anything of having people in your life and having friends was so much more important than having two of everything, and having watches or guitars or motorcycles, or anything like that. None of that stuff mattered if you have no friends and you have no people that love you and have no people that would come to your beck and call. Butch Walker (49:05):And, man, I was overwhelmed with people just coming and saying, "Dude, do you need to borrow," I mean, I had Brendan O'Brien and Michael [Byenhorn 00:49:14] and Jack Joseph Puig and these huge- Leslie (49:17):Wow. Butch Walker (49:17):... producers all coming to me and going like, "Dude, I couldn't imagine if that happened to me. If you need any of my gear, if you need to borrow anything, it's yours. You can have it as long as you want." Butch Walker (49:25):Had people showing up with clothes and stuff, and I was like, "Man, I don't even have... I'm okay financially at that point. I actually don't need this stuff but I can't believe people would reach out to do that." Although I did take some of the clothes because I was wearing the same pants that I came home. Cubby (49:42):God... Butch Walker (49:42):I only took one pair of jeans with me to New York, and I wore those until I couldn't wear them anymore. So it was nice to have, shows you have important family and friends are. Leslie (49:53):Absolutely. Butch Walker (49:54):Yes. Cubby (49:54):Well, Butch, on a much lighter note, let's talk about right now as we speak, I know you're in a dark basement. You're probably in your studio with your studio gear all around you. Are you currently producing something right now? What are you doing right now? Butch Walker (50:05):Yeah, it's been surprisingly very active this year. I've done a lot of records this year. And even during lockdown I've been finishing up on a few records that were needing to get done that I worked on before. Everybody had to stay out of the studio. So I mean, I was lucky enough to get the new Green Day record out before all the lockdown happened. And it went to number one and I couldn't have been happier about that because that was a labor of love, working on that record with those guys. Butch Walker (50:37):And then, after that I had a couple of other records here in the pipeline that I've done, which I guess I could go ahead and let the cat out of the bag on the ones I'm working on because they're not going to be out for a minute now that we're in a pandemic but they are coming out. Barnes (50:53):Scoop. Butch Walker (50:54):So I just finished a record for Jewel. Barnes (50:56):Oh... Butch Walker (50:56):Which is an amazing record. Nothing like she's ever done before. Leslie (51:00):Love Jewel. Barnes (51:01):She's former top fiver. Butch Walker (51:03):She's incredible. Still should be. Barnes (51:07):Yeah, she's gorgeous. Butch Walker (51:08):Yours. And then just did a new record for the Wallflowers. Leslie (51:12):Oh, that's awesome. Butch Walker (51:13):Which is incredible as well. I'm super proud of that one. Finishing up a Matt Nathanson record which is very good. Love that guy and love this record. Barnes (51:22):Hold on, back up to Wallflowers. Butch Walker (51:24):Yeah, yeah, yeah. Barnes (51:26):There's such a unique sound that they have. What are you doing to them? Don't mess with that. Butch Walker (51:29):Nope. Barnes (51:30):Don't mess with that. Butch Walker (51:30):No, dude, you think Jacob would let me? Barnes (51:34):True. Butch Walker (51:35):He's one of the rare instances, and he and I have been friends for years. And you know, it's funny, that dates back to our first time meeting each other, Leslie, was at the Christmas show that I came in last minute with Marvelous Three to take the place of Vertical Horizon for the Christmas show. Leslie (51:50):Yeah. Butch Walker (51:50):When they canceled last minute. Leslie (51:53):I remember that. Butch Walker (51:53):And it was us and the Wallflowers on the bill. And we played, and the Wallflowers, of course, they were scheduled to headline. I remember Jacob, that was the first time that I met him because when we got offstage he came up to me and he goes, "You mean we have to go on now after that?" Because we were whatever, we were so crazy and hyper and put on a high-energy show. Barnes (52:16):And he's so chill. Butch Walker (52:17):He's so chill. Barnes (52:18):He is so chill... Butch Walker (52:18):But you know what? He lets the songs do the talking. Barnes (52:21):Yeah. Butch Walker (52:21):And I learned a lesson from that too, of like, "I need to try to aspire to write songs as good as this guy can write." And I'm telling you, he still writes them just as good. Barnes (52:30):He's so good. I love them. Butch Walker (52:32):We've all become close, all of our families have become super close, vacation together throughout the years, that he finally asked me, and I never pushed it because I was like, "One day, that dude needs to ask me to make a damn record for him, and I'm never going to,"... I don't push it on people, you know? Barnes (52:47):You're like, "Hey, I produce, by the way." Butch Walker (52:49):Yeah, no, and he knows. But he always has said, he's like, "You know, we could never work together professionally because you just would not want to be my friend anymore." And so, he finally said, "I want you to make a new Wallflowers record." I said, "Let's go." Leslie (53:01):Of course. Yeah, I love the Weezer record you did too. Butch Walker (53:05):Oh, man, we had a fun time doing that too. Leslie (53:08):It's funny, I think I remember texting this to you several years ago, but we did a Crossroads at CMT with Fallout Boy. Butch Walker (53:15):Oh yeah. Leslie (53:15):And talking to those guys about you. And they were like, "Yeah, we were kind of punks and Butch set us straight," but they basically said when you do a record with Butch Walker, you're suddenly cooler. Butch Walker (53:27):That's funny to me, but I mean, I love hearing that obviously. But it's certainly... I don't know if that's true. I think we just had such an chemistry between me and Pat and Pete, and they had such an interesting Elton John-Bernie Taupin thing going where all the lyrics were written by the bass player who doesn't sing a lick, and all the songs are written and composed by the singer who doesn't write lyrics. But, man, what a combination. So super fun to work with and I love those guys so much. Barnes (53:59):Can you please just mix our podcast so we can put on there mixed by Butch Walker? Butch Walker (54:04):Sure. Barnes (54:04):I'm going to send you the files. Butch Walker (54:06):Sure. Barnes (54:07):And then all of a sudden Rolling Stone's going to say, "From Taylor Swift to the Pop Culture Show, Butch Walker." I think that'd be so funny. Leslie (54:13):You know, Butch, I was telling Barnes about last year at the Pilgrimage Festival, which one of my favorite festivals. It was the last time I got to see you live. But your live show is in the top five for me of all live shows. Butch Walker (54:26):Oh... Leslie (54:26):And we all go see a lot of- Barnes (54:28):So much energy. Leslie (54:29):... it's unbelievable. You're up there, for me, with Soundgarden and Rage Against The Machine, but the energy... But a lot of people go to concerts and it's like a social event but when they go see Butch Walker, your fans are with you from beginning to end. And you look out into the crowd and it's people of all ages. What is happening in your mind when you are onstage? Because you go somewhere else. Butch Walker (54:51):I do. And thank you for the kind words. I mean, I just love playing and performing and getting out all of my aggressions and sadness and madness and everything that happens throughout the day. All the bullshit. You get 30 minutes to two-and-a-half hours depending on what I'm doing, headlining or opening, to just get it all out. And it's therapy.
Tiki is more than just rum. Botanical spirits (especially gin) played a role in some of the early classics from Trader Vic like his version of the Sling and the Royal Hawaiian. Later in the return of tiki, aquavit (a Scandianavian botanical spirit whose main profiles are caraway and dill) came into the picture with drinks like the Norwegian Paralysis from Smuggler's Cove. Allen Katz, founder of NY Distilling Co (maker of Dorother Parker Gin and Svöl Aquavit) will take us through applications and ideas around these spirits in tiki cocktails. Sponsored by Svöl Aquavit Dulce Nunes You'll need: 2 oz SVÖL SWEDISH-STYLE AQUAVIT 0.75 oz fresh lime juice 0.5 oz lemon verbena syrup (make ahead; see below) 0.5 oz creme of coconut 1 oz chilled Prosecco Shake first 4 ingredients over ice. Add Prosecco. Strain into a collins glass with fresh ice. To make lemon verbena syrup: Simmer 1 cup Demerara sugar with 1 cup water until sugar is dissolved. Add 1 tbsp lemon verbena. Let stand 40 minutes. Transfer to a quart container, cover, and refrigerate. You can buy the product through the link if you don't have it at your local shop.
First, we would like to offer a HUGE thank you to our friend April "Royal Hawaiian" Hom who came up with the concept for tonight's show. Two weeks ago the country of Japan as well as the wrestling world was set on its collective ear when Hana Kimura, a popular wrestler with Japan's Stardom promotion who also starred in the Japanese Netflix reality show Terrace House commited suicide as a result of cyberbullying. She was only 22 years old. In the aftermath of her death both parties in Japan's Diet legislature are hard at work crafting an anti cyberbullying bill to try and stop these tragedies from happening again. This really hit one of April's good friends, the head of the Minnesota Wrestling Hall Of Fame, Carol Castle. Carol's son, a firefighter, committed suicide. Now Carol already had a suicide prevention program aimed at first responders, but the Hana Kimura case got her to realize wrestlers go through depression and even bullying. Through the Minnesota Wrestling Hall Of Fame,https://minnesotawrestlinghalloffame.com/wrestling-for-life/ she had created the Life Coin program. Carol will explain what the Life Coin program is and how it can help potentially save someone's life. We will also welcome back Cheryl "Lightning" Rusa and for their first appearances with us, Camen Wickert, who under the name Envy was one half of Soul Patrol and also appeared on POWW as Lady Soul & Essence. We were supposed be joined by Ku'uipo Siler, who was Little Feather on GLOW, whose father committed suicide, but as of now she is headed to the hospital for the birth of her first grandchild. Congratulations. We will try to make sure we add some light moments but we want to make sure this very important subject is not only addressed, but if anyone needs any help, we urge you to call in.
In this episode, the Amateurs explore the wonders of Polynesia from the comfort of their own barstools. Enjoy two tiki drinks and a peek into the history of Tiki cocktail culture.
Otto returns to the podcasts, but this time he brings the pineapple crushing Royal Hawaiian (April Hom) with him. Listen as Otto fills us in on whats been happening with him since we last had him on and as we offer you a different look to Royal Hawaiian than what has been captured on previous podcasts she has done. Topics range anywhere from the effect GLOW had on on the wrestling industry in the 80s, to the involvement the originals had with the Netflix series, to how she came about managing Otto and what her beef is with Pineapple Pete. Get an Unprofessional look at this tandem and be sure to give them a like, follow and share.
This episode features special guest the Royal Hawaiian from GLOW. The 1980's saw an explosive interest in professional wrestling. While the World Wrestling Federation became the top promotion worldwide, there were a number of independent territorial promotions that were also popular. One that rose to prominence was GLOW -an all female promotion that aired in syndicated markets nationally. The Royal Hawaiian was one of the original Glow Girls and was the second to hold the GLOW Crown -the promotion's equivalent of the world championship. Moreover, she held the crown longer than any other competitor and was the first heel champ. Today, there is a cult following and interest from widespread niche audiences across the internet and social media. Netflix has series that chronicles the promotion. On this episode, we don't cover the GLOW promotion in it's entirety, but we do learn about how it came to be and the process where the roster was established. We also talk about current events surrounding The Royal Hawaiian and we are also joined by Otto Von Clutch - an emerging professional wrestler she manages. Instagrams: The Royal Hawaiian Otto Von Clutch Center of the Ring Podcast Referee Jonny T Facebook: The Royal Hawaiian Center of the Ring dot com
Today's episode has not one guest, but two!! I welcome Lady Oyanka, as well as former GLOW girl The Royal Hawaiian. It's gonna be a fun show for sure.
Otto Von Clutch joins us in what may be the most Unprofessional interview we have ever conducted. Hear about his training with Knokx Pro Wrestling Academy, his manager, the original Royal Hawaiian from the original G.L.O.W. Otto also discusses his thoughts on being an extra, his upcoming schedule, the most DEVASTATING move in wrestling and some Unprofessional exclusives. This is a show you do not want to miss.
WrestleHorror With Donnie Hoover and “Meathook” Jim Millspaugh
In this episode WrestleHorror hosts, Donnie Hoover and "Meathook" Jim Millspaugh talks again with Royal Hawaiian, one of the original GLOW Girls from The Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling. Here she talks about her upcoming appearance at the 2020 Arnold SportsWorld Kids & Teens Expo and a lot of other stuff she has going on. Copyright 2019 - WrestleHorror Podcast
WrestleHorror With Donnie Hoover and “Meathook” Jim Millspaugh
In this episode WrestleHorror hosts, Donnie Hoover, "Meathook" Jim Millspaugh, and John Orlando sit down with Jeanne Basone, better known as Hollywood from GLOW - Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling about her days as one of the original GLOW girls, her time in wrestling and what she's doing now. She also discusses some horror and ghost stories, as well as, her upcoming appearances, one being where Hollywood and The Royal Hawaiian joining New Ohio Wrestling for the 2020 Arnold SportsWorld Kids & Teens Expo. Copyright 2019 - WrestleHorror Podcast
WrestleHorror With Donnie Hoover and “Meathook” Jim Millspaugh
On this episode WrestleHorror hosts, Donnie Hoover, "Meathook" Jim Millspaugh, and Kris Millspaugh talks with one of the original GLOW Girls, The Royal Hawaiian. Listen in as the WrestleHorror team and The Royal Hawaiian discuss wrestling, GLOW, her career, Netflix's version of GLOW and Meathook Jim's secret crush on of the original Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling. Copyright 2019 - WrestleHorror Podcast
WrestleHorror With Donnie Hoover and “Meathook” Jim Millspaugh
On this episode WrestleHorror hosts, Donnie Hoover, "Meathook" Jim Millspaugh, and Kris Millspaugh talks with one of the original GLOW Girls, The Royal Hawaiian. Listen in as the WrestleHorror team and The Royal Hawaiian discuss wrestling, GLOW, her career, Netflix's version of GLOW and Meathook Jim's secret crush on of the original Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling. Copyright 2019 - WrestleHorror Podcast
The Pink Palace of the Pacific. The Royal Hawaiian might be the most important hotel in Waikiki's history and even Hawaii's history. It established the tone & image of what people think of Hawaii today. Matson Navigation Co. used the Royal Hawaiian as a marketing scheme to curate the image of laid back people, calm joyful music, palm trees swaying, crashing waves, lots of bright flowers and all around beautiful nature all combining it with the rich Hawaiian culture and history. Tony Hawk's Underground: #5 Hawaii (Sick Difficulty)https://bit.ly/2k0XLAyHistoric Hawaii Foundationhttps://historichawaii.org/Like what you hear? Please share the episode with 1 friend!Check us out on Social media: https://linktr.ee/TRBBPTwitter: https://twitter.com/trbbpodInstagram: https://instagram.com/trbbpod
In this episode the WIQ 101 Guys talk to original GLOW Girl, Royal Hawaiian. We take a dive into her career and how she became apart of the legendary GLOW Girls. She tells us about her time actually training the other girls and how she became the Royal Hawaiian. We talk the GLOW Cruise, GLOW on Netflix, her career beyond the ring and tons more.
Oh Yes, it's ladies night! GLOW Girls Hollywood and Royal Hawaiian join us to talk about what's happening in the world of the GLOW Girls! We take a look ahead to 80's Wrestling Con 2! And, as always, we take your calls LIVE on the air!
Wrestling Inc. Managing Editor Nick Hausman is back to host the latest episode of the WINCLY! Our WINCLY podcast will now be released each Tuesday-Thursday afternoon going forward. Subscribe to Wrestling Inc Audio on iTunes to get each episode as soon as it's released. Today's WINCLY episode includes: - Justin LaBar joining Nick to break down the news of the past twenty-four hours.. Including Jim Ross officially signing with AEW, backstage news on WWE's post-WrestleMania plans for the women's titles, The Usos getting their WrestleMania 35 match, WWE's picks for this year's WrestleMania Kick-Off Show, backstage news regarding Lars Sullivan's status, who will shut up Elias at WrestleMania? and more. - Nick's interview with GLOW originals Hollywood, Lightening and Royal Hawaiian. Which includes the GLOW women discussing how they feel about the renewed interest in GLOW thirty years after it's debut, the accuracy of the GLOW - Netflix series, how Vince McMahon felt about GLOW, resentment they encountered from independent wrestlers, their role in the women's revolution in pro wrestling, Lightening's memories of working with Jim Carey on Man On The Moon and more. - Nick's interview with pro wrestling personality Frank The Clown. Which includes featuring Frank discussing how he deals with weird fan messages towards his girlfriend Noelle Foley, his transition into being a pro wrestling manager, advice Mick Foley has given him, whether he's open to doing a deathmatch, participating in the Baphomet Battle Royal, his work with Freelance Wrestling and more. - Nick's interview with MLW Champion "Filthy" Tom Lawlor
Tony Romo accepts sponsor invite to Byron Nelson; US Ryder Cup Captain Steve Stricker's most UNBELIEVABLE accomplishments; Is J.B. Holmes' slow play intentional? Joe breaks down his visit to Royal Hawaiian. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
He's the talk of the town with his ambitious plans to re-open Hotel Laguna, re-imagine the Holiday Inn and Royal Hawaiian, and quite miraculously re-open the movie theater. Meet Mo Honarkar.
In this episode, host Deidrene Joyce is joined by Wade Lee, managing member of Háloa Áina, a Hawaiian education and forestry organization and Young Living’s partner in the Kona Sandalwood Reforestation Project. Tune in as Wade, a former biologist and university professor, walks us through the biology and history of Royal Hawaiian […]
Aloha! Here is a short video I recorded while in Hawaii of the Royal Hawaiian Concert Band performing the song “Kuhio Bay“. This was on the lawn, under an enormous tree, in front of the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
In this episode, the guys are talking about their thoughts on ALL IN! The matches, the storylines and the things WWE couldn't do on PPV! They also dive into HBK/Undertaker on RAW, Brie Botch Mode, AOP's new mouthpiece, and AJ Styles new milestone! Joining them are a few of the original ladies of G.L.O.W. including Hollywood, The Royal Hawaiian and Lightning! They talk to us about how they got their start, the hit Netflix series, relationships, women's wrestling today and more! www.AnotherWrestlingPodcast.com Subscribe to us on #iTuneshttp://apple.co/1zbRShw Subscribe to us on #Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/show/6OEBZGTjF5UwR82GUEROx9 Subscribe to us on #Podbeanhttp://anotherwrestlingpodcast.podbean.com Subscribe to us on #iHeartRadiohttps://www.iheart.com/…/another-wrestling-podcast-28944023/ Subscribe to us on #Youtubehttp://www.youtube.com/anotherwrestlingpod Follow us on #TuneInhttp://tunein.com/radio/Another-Wrestling-Podcast-p717689 Subscribe to us on #GooglePlayhttp://bit.ly/29ccCig Subscribe to us on #Stitcher http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/another-wrestling-podcast Subscribe to us on #PlayerFMhttps://player.fm/series/another-wrestling-podcast Buy a Shirt! #ProWrestlingTeesprowrestlingtees.com/anotherwrestlingpodcast Like us on #Facebookhttps://facebook.com/anotherwrestlingpodcast Follow us on #Twitterhttps://twitter.com/AWrestlingPod Follow us on #Instagramhttps://instagram.com/AnotherWrestlingPodcast
Hawaii Posts episode #007 for the week of 8/17-23/2018 In this episode hear the Hawaii state song and learn of it's origins in celebration of Hawaii's 59th Statehood Day We also listen to some Birthday and Opening ceremonies down at the Duke Statue in Waikiki as part of the kick off of the annual Dukes Ocean Fest Statehood Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī is the current state song of the State of Hawaii. Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī was one of the national anthems of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi and also was the National Anthem of the Republic of Hawaii Kamehameha V, wanted a gift of music for his people and asked Kaiser Wilhelm I of Germany to send a bandmaster to Hawaiʻi. Henri Berger arrived June 5, 1872, and organized the Royal Hawaiian band who perfomed June 11,1872, after 5 days of practice The words were written in 1874 by King David Kalākaua https://youtu.be/oJu5JvZSoCw Hawaii’s Statehood Day commemorates Hawaii’s admission as a state on August 21, 1959. In 1898 the United States annexed Hawaii, which was declared as a “necessary” navy base for the conduct of the Spanish-American War. During World War II, Oahu served as the command post for the US operations in the Pacific. After the war, two-thirds of the residents favored statehood. A primary election took place in Hawaii on June 27, 1959 President Eisenhower signed a proclamation on August 21, 1959, declaring Hawaii to be the 50th state Happy Statehood Hawaii 59 years Weather We have sunny skies and light tradewinds with afternoon thunderstorms trough sunday Mostly sunny through monday til thursday with developing chances of showers by late weds. Hurricane John is gone but now we have a category 2 SSE of the island named LANE The current tracking model has it going south of the islands through the week. which could change as it might work a little North west. It may bring additional showers for Hilo and Maui. If it becomes a threat then i will provide a hawaii post hurricane update next week. Sun & Moon sunrise 6:10 - 6:12 sunset 7:00 - 6:55 within the week the days shorten by 7 1/2 minutes still allowing an average of 12hr 45min of daylight Moon is a Waxing Cresent up til friday night when it reaches half moon phase Hawaiian Night Sky Visible planets after sunset: Venus sets at 9:18 am Jupiter sets at 11:18 Saturn sets at 2:25 am Mars setting at 4:17am The Perseid meteor shower is still active in the night sky. Surf North flat to a half foot smooth and clean great for ocean recreation South 1-2 light winds mostly off shore look out for a future bump generated by Hurricane Lane mid week East 1-2 clean morning followed by fair to choppy afternoons West 0-1 good offshores all week. EVENTS 8/17-23/2018 BIG ISLAND West Hawai'i County Band in Concert OCCURS ON: FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 2018, 6:30PM - 7:30PM The West Hawai'i County Band will present an hour of band music selected from the band's extensive repertoire including jazz tunes, marches, film music, classical and traditional Hawaiian music. The band is comprised of over 20 local musicians from all walks of life. The West Hawai’i County Band Hula Arts At Kilauea: Na Mea Hula Demonstrations OCCURS ON: SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 2018, 11:00AM - 1:00PM Held in conjunction with monthly Na Mea hula kahiko performances, join Kumu hula Kaho`Hokele Crabbe with Halauolaokalani on the lanai of the Volcano Art Gallery as they share with you “Nā Mea Hula” (all things hula). Come and learn a hula, use various hula implements and try your hand at lei making Obon Dance & Festival - Hakalau Jodo Mission OCCURS ON: SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 2018, 7:00PM - 10:00PM The summer Obon season perpetuates the Buddhist tradition of honoring the spirit of those passed on celebrated with special services and festivals. The festival includes food booths, taiko drummers and other colorful sights and sounds, bon dances that have become a cultural touchstone for all in MAUI Makawao Third Friday Town Party OCCURS BETWEEN: FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 2018 - FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2018, 6:00PM - 9:00PM Maui Friday Town Parties happen every Aloha Friday! Spearheaded by the Maui County Office of Economic Development, each party highlights one of Maui’s historic small towns and along with their unique, local businesses. Whether it’s an eccentric art show in Lahaina or a paniolo party in Makawa Maui Calls 2018: In Celebration of Hula OCCURS ON: SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 2018, 6:00PM - 10:00PM Saturday, August 18, 2018; Yokouchi Pavilion and A&B Amphitheater; 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm Maui Arts & Cultural Center's signature fundraising gala begins with a fresh flower lei greeting and Hawaiian music serenade. Guests mix and mingle as they sample delectable creations by chefs from around maui Kauai Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar & Ukulele Concert - Honoring Raymond Kane OCCURS ON: FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 2018, 4:00PM - 6:00PM Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar & Ukulele Concert -Sea Turtle Serenade OCCURS ON: SUNDAY, AUGUST 19, 2018, 3:00PM - 5:00PM Award winning traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar & ukulele concert featuring songs & stories telling its history. Gift Drawing. Family Friendly. Tickets $25 ($20 Ages 13-19 & 50+; $10 Ages 6-12). Audience rating 18+ yrs is 99.3% "Excellent, Highlight of our trip!" at the Hanalei Community Center OAHU Made In Hawaii Festival OCCURS ON: FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 2018 First Hawaiian Bank presents Made in Hawaii Festival 2018 a 3-day showcase of local products, cooking demonstrations and entertainment, August 17-19, 2018. the 24th annual Made in Hawaii Festival, coming to the Neal S. Blaisdell Exhibition Hall and Arena on Statehood Day Weekend Heiva i Honolulu OCCURS ON: SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 2018, 9:00AM - 9:00PM HEIVA I HONOLULU, produced by Tahiti Nui International, is Hawaii’s biggest and best Tahitian dance competition. On Saturday, August 18, 2018, the Hawaii Convention Center will be full of hundreds of soloists and premier Tahitian performances representing Hawaii, North America and Asia. Willie K OCCURS ON: TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2018, 6:30PM - 11:00PM Willie K will be performing at Blue Note Hawaii with 2 shows at 6:30 pm & 9:00 pm. Willie K is a Maui based performer whose performances span genres and age, playing anything from blues, to jazz, to traditional Hawaiian music. Doors open at 5:00pm and 8:30pm Ron Artis II OCCURS ON: THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 2018, 6:30PM - 11:00PM Ron Artis II will be performing at Blue Note Hawaii with 2 shows nightly at 6:30 & 9 PM. To say that Ron Artis II plays music from his heart and soul would be a bit of understatement. With his style ranging from rock, blues, jazz to rap, R&B and soul, the young musician has made his mark on the Moon Walk & Dinner Buffet OCCURS ON: SUNDAY, AUGUST 19, 2018, 6:00PM - 10:00PM Waimea Valley’s Moon Walk is back for its 35th year. On the full moon come down to Waimea Valley after dark to experience it like never before. For these special nights the Proud Peacock will reopen with a dinner buffet of fresh local ingredients by Ke Nui Kitchen. Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Festival "Waikiki Style" (36th Annual) Festival to feature some of the top artists in the Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Genre performing for 6 solid hours on the beautiful grounds of the Waikiki Aquarium. Festival will also feature local arts and crafts, snacks, soft drinks and other favorite local foods. A minimum of 15 artists will Duke's Oceanfest 2018: Waikiki's Premier Ocean Sports Festival OCCURS BETWEEN: SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 2018 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 26, 2018 The annual Duke's OceanFest features a variety of ocean sports that were close to Duke Kahanamoku's heart, including Longboard Surfing, Paddleboard Racing, Swimming, Tandem Surfing, Surf Polo, Beach Volleyball, and Stand-Up Paddling. The festival celebrates Duke Kahanamoku's life, his legacy Duke Kahanamoku Aug 24, '06 Opening Ceremonies https://youtu.be/T0alPXtG1Uw
Tonight we continue our series of interviews with the ladies who were involved in the cult TV favorite GLOW, Gorgeous Ladies Of Wrestling. First, we want to thank our new friend who set this up, April Horn Enriquez, known to GLOW fans as Royal Hawaiian. Along with April we will have the following (not listed in order of appearance) Marie "Zelda" Moore-Before The Dudleys came on the scene with their glasses with tape and before Lanny Poffo was The Genius, there was Zelda. Billed as being from Brooklyn with an IQ of over 160, the braniac, who was not the biggest girl in the ring, relied on her intelliigence (and in the case of Godiva, some hair removing spray) to attempt, not always successfully, to defeat her opponents. April "Royal Hawaiian" Enriquez-One of the notorious Bad Girls, Royal Hawaiian was the antihesis of the beloved Mountain Fiji. In fact it was using one of the oldest tricks in the book that allowed her to defeat Tammy Jones to win the GLOW crown. Sharon Willinsky Johnston & Donna Willinsky-"Chaninsaw & Spike-The Heavy Metal Sisters"-This is an exclusive, as the sisters have not done an inteview together since the orignal GLOW documentary that sparked interest in the original show and lead to the development of the Netflix series. The sisters did double duty as they also portrayed the hilarious team of Phyllis & Arlene-The Housewives. As Chainsaw & Spike they were brought to the ring very much like a scene from "Silence Of The Lambs" and were notorious for using flaming ropes, nooses and old fashioned biting. As The Housewives, the sisters came to the ring in curlers and face cream like they had just woke up and brought every variety of household item to the ring. Get ready!
On a much needed trip to Laguna Beach, Sunshine Tiki and a dozen friends in tow re-visited the Royal Hawaiian. We had checked out the tiki classic after it reopened in 2015. On that visit there was a lot to be desired. But, after seeing all the work that Bamboo Ben had put into the place and with his strong recommendation we gave RH another go. Without giving much away, we had a great time. Listen to the podcast to hear our experience recorded during our visit.
Ryan Lee is the District Manager of his family's La'au'Ala Royal Hawaiian sandalwood farm. The history of sandalwood will SHOCK you when you hear it tomorrow. There is a long history in Hawaii that many people are not aware of because of its historical popularity in the Eastern countries. When most people think of sandalwood, they thing India. Really, sandalwood is native to Hawaii. The sandalwood you have available from you is VERY special. It is Royal Hawaiian sandalwood, only available from the La'au'Ala family farm. On this call, you will learn: The history of the Sandalwood and why Royal Hawaiian is the MOST desirable How it's grown so it gives the best, most health beneficial oil Why this family farm chose to work with YLEO exclusively even though many offers were on the table What exactly is his family tradition and history to make this historic reforestation effort a reality?