Podcasts about saloons

Please join me in welcoming one of the most talented comics of a generation, Tom Dreesen, who's appeared on Carson over 60 times, toured with Sinatra for nearly 15 years, was half of the comedy team Tim and Tom (with Tim Reid), and has written a best-selling book, “Still Standing...My Journey from Streets and Saloons to the Stage, and Sinatra,” that talks about it all, including when he found out he was Italian because who he thought was his dad, actually wasn't! There's so much to cover in our interview, including how he started along the Sunset Strip, appearing with comics such as Billy Crystal and Leno, performing with Sammy Davis Jr., and so much more. We're so honored to have Tom join our show and share his many experiences about life and career. Please join us and invite your friends, too. It's a pleasure to have you here, and share one of the greatest entertainment stories of a generation, and particularly about Tom's life as an Italian American, too. You'll find our show on all video and audio platforms of #DeborahKobyltLIVE, #LittleItalyPodcast, & #LittleItalyOfLAPodcast. I'm your host, #DeborahZaraKobylt, and I'm thrilled to have you here with us.

Saloons, Saloonery, and Saloonacy. Humans love a bar. They love to drink. They love to talk. They love to shoot pool, and some of them even love to get thrown out. Today we're mulling the universal appeal of the public room and discussing some good guidelines for behavior therein. Music pick of the week: Robot […]

This week we are discussing The Dead Files “Ghosts of Deadwood” (Season 3 Episode 11) which aired January 10, 2014. We also talked about the Wild West, belief systems, pickled eggs, and what happens when you swing a hammer. So, grab your duster and join us where… The Activity Continues. And remember, never sit with your back to the door. Audio Note: Apologies for the plosives. We were using different mics and forgot to use pop filters. Tried to fix it in post, but I couldn't catch them all. Content Warning: In this episode we mention suicide, death by hanging, so trigger warning for those who need it. Also, while Amy and Steve's swears are bleeped on TV, ours are not. The Activity Continues is a paranormal podcast where soul friends, Amy, Megan, and AP chat about true crime, ghost stories, haunts, dreams, and other paranormal stuff including the TV show, The Dead Files. Our recaps are full of reoccurring jokes about reoccurring tropes. We also occasionally do interviews with people from the paranormal world, with the goal of learning from others. We think you'll really benefit from the things these people have to say. Sometimes we get a little scientific. We enjoy trying to come up with possible explanations for some of the things that the clients experience. But this by no means indicates that we do not believe the clients or are invalidating their experiences. We do believe. This episode was recorded on December 15, 2024 released on January 30, 2025. Chapter Markers00:00:00 Intro00:00:39 Hello!00:02:11 Content Warning & Housekeeping00:03:37 Megan talks about the Universe00:06:11 Overview00:08:15 Segment One – The Setup00:42:56 Segment Two – Diggin' Tru01:09:47 Segment Three – The Reveal01:20:17 Final Thoughts01:22:12 Goodbye - Outro Episode links:The Dead Files Official Podcast: https://shows.acast.com/the-dead-files/episodes/ghosts-of-deadwoodTimeline in Deadwood: https://www.deadwood.com/history/history-timeline/ Maggie Broadwater: https://www.cowgirlmagazine.com/wild-women-of-the-west-madam-belle-haskell-and-the-demise-of-maggie-broadwater/Paranormal Investigation there : https://homespunhaints.com/fairmont-hotel-ghost-tour-review-most-haunted-places-deadwood-sdJerry Bryant Obit: https://lawrencecountyhistory.blogspot.com/2015/01/lchs-past-president-jerry-bryant-dies.htmlVinegar Rowan: https://chrisenss.com/madam-benny-fowlers-open-secret/ Books:An Open Secret: The Story of Deadwood's Most Notorious Bordellos by Chris Enss: https://amzn.to/41IRJHlDeadwood's Al Swearingen: Manifest Evil in the Gem Theatre by Jerry Bryanthttps://amzn.to/41weiyL*Amazon links could generate a small commission to us at no cost to you. Disclaimer:This podcast is in no way affiliated with Warner Brothers, HBOMax, the Travel Channel, Painless TV, or the TV show The Dead Files or any of its cast or crew. We're just fans that love the show and want to build a community of like-minded people who would enjoy hanging out and discussing the episodes and similar content. Credits:Hosted by: Amy Lotsberg, Megan Simmons, and Amy PiersakProduction, Artwork, and Editing: Amy Lotsberg at Collected Sounds Media, LLC. https://www.collectedsounds.com/Theme song. “Ghost Story” and segment music by Cannelle https://melissaoliveri.com Engage!Visit us at: https://www.theactivitycontinues.com/ Leave us a Voicemail: https://www.theactivitycontinues.com/voicemail/ (might be read on the show)Newsletter sign-up: http://eepurl.com/hWnBLLJoin us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theactivitycontinuesWe're on (almost) all the socials too Affiliates/SponsorsPlease see our Store page for all the links for all our current affiliates. https://www.theactivitycontinues.com/store/ Thank you for listening, take care of yourselves. We'll see you in two weeks!If you want to hear us EVERY week, become a Patron, join our Ghosty Fam and get bonus exclusive episodes! https://www.patreon.com/theactivitycontinuesSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/tac/exclusive-content

Do you remember last year when I accidentally released an episode a week early? So all of you that are set to auto download got it in your feeds before I could pull it off?Well, I did it again. So for all of you auto downloaders, you're welcome, this was a little thank you gift.The episode called Brothels, Gambling and Saloons, Oh My! will be out January 30thThis week is a Patreon only release where we post a bonus episode to our Patrons that is maybe a little less Dead Files related and a little more unhinged. You're familiar with our ADHD tangents and this Sideshow is basically that on uppers. The whole episode is just us shooting the shit. So if you would like to hear those episodes, come on over to Patreon and join our ghosty fam. We'd love to see you over there.Here are a couple of clips from recent Sideshow episodes. We hope you enjoy!If you want to hear us EVERY week, become a Patron, join our Ghosty Fam and get bonus exclusive episodes! https://www.patreon.com/theactivitycontinuesSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/tac/exclusive-content

Curious about the rise of low dose cannabis drinks and why younger generations are swapping cocktails for cannabis? In part 2 of our series on alcohol & cannabis, we explore how shifting habits and innovative products are changing how we relax and socialize. You'll hear personal stories from women who enjoy both cannabis and alcohol, and insights on why younger generations are rethinking drinking. Featuring Christine Apple, Vivien Azer and Seng Robertson. If you enjoyed this episode, we recommend Episode 272. Saloons & Suffragettes: The Rise and Fall of Alcohol Prohibition, Part 1 Hosted by Ellen Scanlon Sign up for Ellen's newsletter on Substack at https://dothepot.substack.com/ or at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠dothepot.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Thank you to our sponsors: Cycling Frog - get 20% off your order with code DOTHEPOT Happi - get 20% off your order with code DANCE Follow on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@dothepot⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / FB: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@dothepot⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@dothepot⁠⁠⁠ Show notes:  Listen to How to Do the Pot's Weed & Workouts series Listen to How to Do the Pot's Celebrating Pride series

As more people explore cannabis and reimagine their relationship with alcohol, what can we learn from Prohibition? In part 1 of our new series, Kelly Roberson, Executive Director of the Center for Alcohol Policy, uncovers the fascinating history behind the rise and fall of the ban on alcohol in the U.S. Discover how saloons, women-led movements, and changing cultural norms reshaped drinking habits—and how these lessons are shaping today's shift toward low-dose cannabis. Sign up for Ellen's newsletter on Substack at https://dothepot.substack.com/ or at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠dothepot.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Thank you to our sponsors: Cycling Frog - get 20% off your order with code DOTHEPOT Happi - get 20% off your order with code DANCE Follow on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@dothepot⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / FB: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@dothepot⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@dothepot⁠⁠⁠

Welcome to The Doers Nepal Podcast, Nepal's No.1 Business Podcast. Here, we dive deep into the journeys of trailblazers transforming industries and driving impactful change. In this episode, we are honored to host Shishir Basyal, the CEO of Growthzilla, a visionary company driving innovation through disruptive technologies. Shishir is a technologist and entrepreneur on a mission to redefine how we work, live, and interact with the world around us. Shishir shares insights into how better, cheaper, and more efficient technologies are transforming industries and replacing traditional systems in this engaging conversation. He discusses the rise of AI that not only performs tasks but also understands human intent and the revolutionary potential of technologies like EVs and automation in shaping a sustainable future. Shishir also paints a bold vision of a world where work and money may no longer be essential for survival. From Universal Basic Income (UBI) to the evolution of societal norms, he explores how innovation could lead humanity toward a future of freedom and purpose. Join us for this thought-provoking discussion on the intersection of technology, society, and the future. Whether you're a tech enthusiast or an aspiring innovator, Shishir's ideas inspire you to imagine the possibilities ahead. Get Inspired, Be a Doer.   Host: Anup Ghimire, Marketing and Business Consultant Host's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anup-ghimire-9366aa5a/   Guest: Shishir Basyal, the CEO of Growthzilla Guest's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sbashyal/  

Nestled in Mingo Hollow, six miles west of Middlesboro, Kentucky, the Quarter House was no ordinary saloon. Its unique position on the Tennessee state line allowed patrons to evade the law by simply stepping across a painted line on the floor. Built like a fortress with heavy railroad timbers and a log stockade, it became a notorious hotspot for gambling, fights, and moonshine-fueled chaos. Over a decade, the saloon was linked to the deaths of at least 50 people.  In 1902, a property dispute escalated into a full-blown conflict, culminating in a battle that left several men dead and the saloon in flames.  Join us as we tell the story of the Quarter House saloon, another one of the Stories of Appalachia   Be sure to subscribe to the Stories podcast on your favorite podcast app so you don't miss any of our stories. You can also support our storytelling journey and access exclusive content by becoming a patron of our audio podcast here: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/stories-of-appalachia--5553692/support Thanks for listening!

Folks in Central Louisiana sometimes refer to their beloved section of the state as “CENLA.” There was a time when some wags might have referred to the city of Alexandria and the area around it as “Sinla.” Historian Michael Wynne joins host Errol Laborde, and podcast producer Kelly Massicot, to talk about discoveries from researching his new book, "Flaunting their finery and audaciousness: The Notorious Brothels, Gambling Houses, Opium Dens and Saloons of Alexandria (Central Louisiana)." Wynne has tales to tell about the period from the late 1800's into the World War I era, when some cities had a bawdy reputation that paralleled New Orleans' famous Storyville. This discussion is a surprising slice of life that once ran contrary to its bible belt reputation. But part of the story is why it disappeared.

About this episode:Some new shops are coming up quickly in China. Women-only Saloons, women-only hotel, women-only gym… Seems like the Her Economic in China is growing fast, but in reality how is that? Find out more in today's podcast!Membership preview:Sometimes, you need to be sarcastic to answer some silly questions. On Tuesday October 15th, on MaoMi Chinese+ we will dive into some universal sentences in Chinese of being sarcastic.Don't miss out! Interested in joining the membership? ⬇️Support MaoMi & Get exclusive   to premium content!https://www.buzzsprout.com/1426696/subscribe↗️Transcript and translations are available on https://maomichinese.comInterested in any topics? Leave me a message on: https://maomichinese.com or https://www.instagram.com/maomichinese/?hl=enText me what you think :)Support the show

“And really the ethos of the company has been about placemaking, has been about bringing people together doing projects in areas that have been underserved. And it was really a little bit less about what types of projects they were doing, but it was more about how they were doing it and what they were offering to the community.” We're in great company with Adam Larkey, COO of family-owned Zeppelin Development, an award-winning Colorado-based neighborhood development company behind the sister properties in The Western, a recently restored landmark hotel in the historic district of Ouray and A-Frame Club, a collection of new mid-century modern cabins in Winter Park. Today, The Western serves as a homebase for leisure in the iconic mountain town of Ouray - surrounded by stunning landscapes and world-class outdoor recreation - where restored glamor meets modern luxury. And further north, A-Frame Club's boutique hotel invites guests to savor a genuine escape from everything but what's in front of them - the great outdoors and a craft cocktail. In this episode, Adam sincerely shares his passion for seeing buildings not for their business potential, but for the people they host, and how his role in restoring neighborhoods across Colorado, is not just a privilege, but a responsibility.  Top Takeaways [1:40] Adam shares a laugh over our mutual upbringing in Baltimore, Maryland where we fortunately missed out on the humorous “Ball'more” accent.   [3:00] Adam has always been drawn to life on the water, but what drew him to Denver was instead the views of majestic mountains - especially the juxtaposition of being in shorts about town while seeing snow on the mountain tops.  [4:40] How the family-owned Zeppelin Development has over 50 years of investing in the underserved and restoring the historic character of Denver neighborhoods - from the humble beginnings with an architectural bookstore and cafe to a landmark hotel and market hall.  [9:35] Seeking projects that have a story behind them, being stewards of buildings that have history within them, led Adam and his team to look beyond Denver and out into the mountain towns of Ouray and Winter Park.  [10:30] For those looking to return to the Golden Age of skiing, expect to experience mid-century modern decor and 70's style onesies at the A-Frame Club. [13:00] And for those looking to return to the Wild West, step inside the saloon of The Western, where a “work hard, play hard” mentality now pairs with a state-of-the-art spa.   [30:50] The future is nostalgic yet forward thinking - from a sunken living room lounge to pickleball and tetherball court, from a freshly planted orchard grove to a basement barbershop.  [34:50] Adam's mission in being an “urbanist” is ensuring that there is space for creatives, for artists like himself, to beautify a vibrant city without being priced out of living there - creating a sense of place where history builds on top of itself. Notable Mentions The Source Hotel & Market Hall Hunter S. Thompson  Skylab Architecture Crossbow Handmade Leather Goods Old Bay Seasoning  Winter Park Resort Denver Urban Gardens RiNo Art District The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs Anthony Bourdain John Muir Trail in California Riverside Dinner Series at The Grill at A-Frame Club Visit For Yourself The Western Website | @thewesternouray   A-Frame Club Website | @aframeclub  Use Code GOODCOMPANY for 10% Off Zeppelin Development Website Stay In Good Company Website

In dieser Folge stellen wir die Präsidenten der Ära vor, in der sich der "Wilde Westen" seinem Ende zuneigte, aber sich vielerorts noch einmal richtig aufbäumen sollte. Nach Abschluss der Reconstruction schritt die Zivilisation weiter voran: Das Telefon begann den Telegraphen zu verdrängen, elektrisches Licht erleuchtete Tanzhallen und Saloons, und Fahrräder und Automobile lösten Pferde und Kutschen in den Straßen ab. Doch der Geist des Wilden Westens sollte noch bis ins 20. Jahrhundert erhalten bleiben. Diese Folge bespricht die US-Präsidenten von 1881 bis 1909, in einer Zeit, in der die letzten großen Ereignisse des "Wilden Westens" stattfanden - und in der die "Frontier" endgültig verschwinden sollte. 0:00:00 - Intro und Einleitung 0:03:12 - Präsident 20: James A. Garfield (März 1881 - September 1881) 0:12:05 - Präsident 21: Chester A. Arthur (1881 - 1885) 0:19:34 - Präsident 22: Grover Cleveland (1885 - 1889) 0:31:19 - Präsident 23: Benjamin Harrison (1889 - 1893) 0:48:02 - Präsident 24: Grover Cleveland (1893 - 1897) 0:53:38 - Präsident 25: William McKinley (1897 - 1901) 1:04:31 - Präsident 26: Theodore Roosevelt (1901 - 1909) 1:16:27 - Das Ende des Wilden Westens (?) 1:17:12 - Verabschiedung zur zweiten Staffel und Ausblicke aufs nächste Jahr

The legendary comedian & friend of the show, Tom Dreesen, returned to share more fun stories from his book ‘Still Standing: My Journey from Streets and Saloons to the Stage, and Sinatra'Tom also let us in on some upcoming projects he's a part of as well as more fun stories from his life in show business!Please visit the link to pick up Tom's 5 star reviewed book that takes you through his surreal moments with the likes of Johnny Carson, Frank Sinatra & many more! https://www.amazon.com/Still-Standing-Journey-Streets-Saloons/dp/1642933600To stay up to date on all things related to Tom Dreesen, give him a follow on social media: @TomDreesenComic & make sure to visit his website: https://tomdreesen.comFor more exclusive content, follow the Jim on Base Show on social media (Twitter/Instagram/TikTok): @JimonBaseShow

In this episode, I sit down with Becky Garrison, author of 'Distilling in Washington: A History,' to explore the fascinating history of whiskey distilling in Washington state. We uncover the early days of the industry, its impact on Native American tribes, and how drinking culture evolved over time. From the origins of terms like 'hooch' and 'skid row' to the pivotal role of saloons in state development, we uncover a rich, often overlooked narrative.  Additionally, we dive into prohibition's complex history, including its intersection with women's suffrage, delayed enforcement, and the challenges faced by distilleries and breweries. From smuggling tales to the legacy of gentleman bootlegger Roy Olmsted, we journey through Washington's past, ending with a look at the vibrant culture of modern craft distilling and its unique distillery trail. Join us as we uncover the stories behind the labels and raise a glass to Washington's spirited history. 

In a world where branding has become paramount in the promotion of people and products, certain brands have slipped from our vernacular, or have taken on new roles. Long ago, the saloon was much more than just the domain of cowboys and gunfighters in the Old West. But for some reason, the name disappeared. It's time to delve into the history of the concept and find out...whatever happened to the old time saloon? For more Whiskey Lore Stories, check out the new book The Lost History of Tennessee Whiskey by Drew Hannush. It's available at your favorite online bookseller or at Whiskey-Lore.com/audio

In this Dark Mark Show classic from 2020 Legendary comedian Tom Dreesen joined Mark and Hannah as he talked about his extraordinary life and 51 year comedy career. Tom grew up poor on the southside of Chicago and became part of the first (and last) interracial comedy team Tim and Tom with Tim Reid of WKRP and Sister Sister fame. He talks about then going solo, meeting and befriending David Letterman, going on The Tonight Show for the first time, performing comedy on American Bandstand and Soul Train, how Sammy Davis Jr. made his Las Vegas debut a smash, how being in the right place at the right time got him is longtime spot opening for Frank Sinatra, how special a performer and generous a person Frank was, what it was like to guest host for David Letterman for a night and stories about other famous friends like Joe Pesci, Smokey Robinson, Clint Eastwood, Kevin Costner, Dean Martin, as well as great learning lessons in life and comedy. Get Tom Dreesen's book Still Standing...My Journey From The Streets and Saloons to the Stages and SInatra at Amazon, Barnes and Noble or your local bookstore Get some Dark Mark Show gear Go to www.teepublic.com/user/dms1 for shirts, mugs, phone/laptop covers, masks and more! This show is sponsored by: Eddie by Giddy FDA Class II medical device built to treat erectile dysfunction and performance unpredictability. Eddie is specifically engineered to promote firmer and longer-lasting erections by working with the body's physiology. Get rock hard erections the natural way again. Using promo code DARKMARK20, you can save 20% on your Eddie purchase, and you and your partner will be chanting incantations of ecstasy together faster than you can say “REDRUM.” Go to buyeddie.com/DarkMark for 20% off your purchase using code DARKMARK20 today. Raze Energy Drinks Go to https://bit.ly/2VMoqkk and put in the coupon code DMS for 15% off the best energy drinks. Zero calories. Zero carbs. Zero crash Renagade CBD Go to renagadecbd.com for all of your CBD needs Tactical Soap Smell Great with Pheromone infused products and drive women wild with desire!

On this episode of Our American Stories, while in modern times, we often view prohibition as a failure and even a misstep by fanatics, it's far more complex than that. Travis Spangenburg, Creative and Production Manager for the American Prohibition Museum in Savannah, GA tells the story of this complex time in America's past. Support the show (https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

January 17th, 1920 was the day the United States was suppose to get sober. Prohibition and the Volstead Act were officially official, and things were going to change. Prior to Prohibition things weren't great. Drunken crimes were hitting too close to home, and some thought drying out the country was the answer. What they didn't count on was the crime that came with the pursuit of supplying bootleg liqour to the masses who still wanted to wet their beak. Join us as we get Historically High on Prohibition!

This week Be a Man, John Fiore and Tonzo talk about kids at the bar, Drinking by yourself, Dart people, Broads at the bar, Getting dragged out of the bar, Night shift drinkers, Underage bars, College bars, Vacation bars, Getting shut off, Good bar tenders, Dive bars, Tonzo's sober journey, Gay bars, Saloons, Be A Man bar and grill, Bar flys, and a Be A Man fan asks for advice on bagging olden men SHOP: http://www.Bostonbeaman.com

Hello and welcome to the 39th episode of my trip! Today's episode is the 16th one of our road trip across Canada and the USA. When leaving to backpack the world this year, we always intended to return to our campervan in Vancouver and drive to the East Coast in July. This is the fourth episode of the USA road trip as we make our way through South Dakota, Wyoming and Idaho. We had some recommendations to visit Deadwood and Devil's Tower on our way to Yellowstone so we did! We approached Yellowstone from the East Entrance and stayed at a very rustic campsite near the gate. I describe our magical two days through Yellowstone before finishing the episode in the desert in Oregon at Christmas Valley. Enjoy and be inspired!The places visited - South Dakota, Wyoming, Idaho + Oregon Patreon Shout-OutThanks to Laura Hammond for supporting this podcast, she does so by purchasing a membership every month on my Patreon. You can support too by checking out the details below!Winging It Travel PodcastHost/Creator/Writer/Composer/Editor - James HammondProducer - James HammondPodcast Art Design - Swamp Soup Company - Harry UttonWant to watch my solo episodes? Then head to my YouTube channel below where I add photos and videos from my trip to the weekly solo episodes.Winging It Travel Podcast YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC173L0udkGL15RSkO3vIx5ASupport My Podcast - MembershipsPatreon - https://patreon.com/wingingittravelpodcastBuy Me A Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wingingitSupport My Podcast - Affiliate Links - If you click one of the below to book something then I get a tiny commission which really helps the podcast.Book Hostels With Hostelworld - https://hostelworld.tp.st/fYOrWHy3Booking.com - https://booking.tp.st/bM18anPXBook Experiences With Viator - https://viator.tp.st/VAODlwxmDiscovery Car Hire - https://www.discovercars.com/?a_aid=Jhammo89Book Buses With Busbud - https://busbud.tp.st/n3qpfCf9Travel Insurance with SafetyWing - https://safetywing.com?referenceID=wingingittravelpodcast&utm_source=wingingittravelpodcast&utm_medium=AmbassadorBook Flights With Expedia Canada - https://prf.hn/click/camref:1100lqfY7/creativeref:1100l68075/destination:https://www.expedia.com/Flights?siteid=1&langid=1033Book Hotels with Hotel.com - https://hotels.prf.hn/click/camref:1101lqg8U/creativeref:1011l66932/destination:https://uk.hotels.com/?pos=HCOM_UK&locale=en_GBBook Hotels With Agoda - https://agoda.tp.st/4KSaDxHcBook Hotels With Trivago - https://trivago.tp.st/tWLkGcGeBook Accommodation With Vrbo - https://vrbo.tp.st/Uqx0Afs3Booking Events With Ticketmaster - https://ticketmaster.tp.st/LOyHs1oQContact me - jameshammondtravel@gmail.com or message me on my social media on the links below.Social Media - follow me on:YouTube - Winging It Travel Podcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC173L0udkGL15RSkO3vIx5AInstagram - wingingittravelpodcast - https://www.instagram.com/wingingittravelpodcast/TikTok - wingingittravelpodcast - https://www.tiktok.com/@wingingittravelpodcastFacebook - Winging It Travel Podcast - https://www.facebook.com/jameshammondtravelReview - Please leave a review and rating wherever you get your podcasts! MY SISTER YOUTUBE CHANNEL - The Trendy Coffee PodcastPlease follow and subscribe below.YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgB8CA0tAk3ILcqEZ39a33gPodcast Links - https://linktr.ee/thetrendycoffeepodcastThanks for your support, James!

Round 7 of this AFLW season sees the logjam in the middle of the ladder take shape with some absolute must-watch matches. Adelaide, and Melbourne have the opportunity to pull further away from the chasing pack whilst the Bombers could push for their first opportunity to feature in finals. Gold Coast haven't been in a better position to win a Q-Clash and the Swans are in the box seat to win their fourth game for the season to stay in touch with the top 8.  Subscribe to Credit to the Girls wherever you get your podcasts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Volvo axes Saloons and Estates, Another toll hike likely for Motorists and road deaths highest in 6 years. Al the motoring news with Geraldine Herbert Motoring Editor with the Irish Independent.

The Wild Wild West has taken over people's imagination since Hollywood created its own version of what it was like to live the cowboy life. This included crowded Saloons, bounty hunters, and wearing a lot of leather clothing in extremely hot weather. Of course, Hollywood's version of the West was more fictional than it was real. The day-to-day lives of the real American cowboys were a little less eventful than that. But it was still full of fascinating stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

EPISODE 1526: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Jon Michaud, the author of LAST CALL AT COOGAN'S, about the life and death of one of New York's most beloved saloons JON MICHAUD is the Collection Management Librarian at the Millburn Free Public Library. His debut novel When Tito Loved Clara (Algonquin) was named a best book of the year by The Barnes & Noble Review and was a finalist for the Writer's Center First Novel Prize. Michaud was the head librarian at The New Yorker from 2003-2012 and the head librarian at the Center for Fiction from 2015-2017. His writing has appeared in The New Yorker, The Washington Post, Tin House, LitHub, CrimeReads, and numerous other publications. The recipient of a 2022 fellowship from the New Jersey Council on the Arts, Michaud lives in Maplewood, NJ with his wife and two sons. An American citizen, he was nonetheless the Irish junior javelin champion in 1983. His latest book is LAST CALL AT COOGAN'S: The Life and Death of a Neighborhood Bar (2023) Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jon and Andy got in touch with Becca from The Passenger Seat Podcast feeling there had to be a story to tell. Becca, in her mid twenties, drives a Morris Minor every day and records a podcast from, yep, you've guessed it... The passenger seat.What was it about her parents choice of cars that led her to skip the Corsa's and Kia's that her peers might choose and opt for and oldie instead. A great discussion with reference to 1930s Singer Le Mans sportscars, saloons, Singer Vogue models from the late sixties, Riley Elf, Singer Chamois and Hillman Imp, and of course, Peggy, her own Morris Minor. You can follow Becca's podcast on You Tube  (and the usual platforms) here: The Passenger Seat Podcast - YouTubeThis is the tenth and last episode of season 1. We will be recording new conversations in the meantime, but plan to release Season 2 Episode 1 in July 2023. Hope you enjoy it, and thanks for listening in.Support the showWe'd love you to hear and share your stories, please tag and follow us on social media. www.instagram.com/mydadscar_podcastwww.Facebook.com/mydadscar podcastwww.buymeacoffee.com/mydadscarIf you'd like to support the podcast and are able to, you can ‘buy us a coffee' which will help towards costs of hosting and purchasing equipment to allow us to record guests in person, rather than just on zoom. Get in touch with us direct - MyDadsCarPodcast@gmail.com

The show begins with Tom telling why growing up in poverty was the greatest thing that happened to him. How he decided to pursue of being an entertainer which includes the background from being a drug education presenter to teaming up with Tim Reid to become the first biracial standup comedy team. They even wrote a book! (See show notes). Going from Illinois to LA, sleeping in an abandon car and getting his start with The Comedy Store and going back to Harvey, IL to record his LP: That White Boy's Crazy in front of an all-black audience. The story behind how he met Mickey Rudin the lawyer for Frank Sinatra which led to 14 years of opening for him. Tom tells us a few stories about singing in a car with Frank, Harry Carey and Frank drinking, and a night when he forgot his lyrics on stage.Tom tells us two EXCELLENT life lessons he learned from Sinatra. His work with different charities and his new endeavor The Illinois Fatherhood Initiative. His book: Still Standing- My Journey from Streets & Saloons to the Stage & Sinatra. Which has over 400 five stars on Amazon. His one-man show called- The Man Who Made Sinatra Laugh. Tom Dreesen Links:Website: https://tomdreesen.com/Book Still Standing: https://www.amazon.com/Still-Standing-Journey-Streets-Saloons/dp/1642933600Book Tim and Tom in Comedy: https://www.amazon.com/Still-Standing-Journey-Streets-Saloons/dp/1642933600Video of Tom Dreesen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEcyJOExzOEIllinois Fatherhood Initiative:  https://www.4dads.org/Before the Lights Podcast Links:Purchase the EXTRA 5 Bundles: https://www.beforethelightspod.com/shopBecome a BTL Member: https://www.beforethelightspod.com/supportTHE LIGHT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_cBUd3MLwoejlVpn5Vt9JAHire Tommy to Speak: https://www.beforethelightspod.com/public-speakingjeBuy Tommy a glass of vino here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/beforethelightsSupport the showFollow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beforethelightspodcast/Follow the show on Face Book: https://www.facebook.com/beforethelightspodcast/Follow the show on Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@beforethelightspodcast?lang=enFollow Tommy on Face Book: https://www.facebook.com/tcanale3Rate & Review: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/before-the-lights/id1501245041Email the host: beforethelightspod@gmail.com

Liebe Hörerinnen und Hörer, der rothaarige Cal Kestis reist mit seinem beliebig farbigen Lichtschwert erneut durch die Galaxie, um dem bösen Imperium einen Blaster in die Speichen zu werfen. Während er noch ausholt, fragt er aber sich selbst: Ist es die Mühe eigentlich wert? Kann ich nicht einfach dem ganzen Kram den Rücken kehren und abhauen? So oder so ähnlich lautet die Prämisse von Jedi Survivor, das uns stundenlang durch schaurige Nebenmissionen, übervolle Saloons, spektakuläre Lichtschwertkämpfe und noch einiges mehr gejagt hat. Nach diesem Höllenritt sind nun Jedi Jochen Gebauer und Droide Dom Schott vor das Mikro geeilt, um über ihre doch recht unterschiedlichen Eindrücke zu sprechen. Viel Spaß! Dom & Jochen Timecodes: 00:00 - Einstieg 06:14 - Prämisse 27:15 - Protagonisten & Missionen 53:40 - Open-World 1:15:35 - Gameplay 1:52:25 - Fazit 2:01:42 - Spoiler-Teil

At long last, we are releasing Part 2 of our discussion with the legendary performer and Frank Sinatra's favorite comedian, Tom Dreesen. Be sure to listen to the end to hear Tom's brilliant advice and philosophies on life! Tom has been in show business for over 50 years. He's a stand-up comedian, an actor, writer, and motivational speaker. Tom has made over 500 TV appearances including The Tonight Show more than 60 times! Known as 'the man who made Sinatra laugh,' Tom opened for Frank Sinatra for an incredible twelve years. He's a favorite of David Letterman and even guest hosted for him. A legend from the start, Tom began his career with actor Tim Reid (of WKRP fame) when they formed the groundbreaking inter-racial comedy duo Tim & Tom well ahead of their time in the 1970s. Tom Dreesen is a man filled with infectious gratitude and joy, and you will surely be inspired hearing his heartwarming and powerful stories. This week, Tom talks about his humble childhood, discovering his real father, his determination to overcome a life-threatening illness, and shares wonderful stories about his career in comedy all along the way. And this is only the first of two installations of Mark and Lowell's fascinating and entertaining conversation with Tom.  tomdreesen.comTom's fabulous autobiography is available on Amazon: Still Standing...: My Journey from Streets and Saloons to the Stage, and SinatraAnd check out Tom's book with Tim Reid telling the story of their days touring as the first interracial comedy duo:Tim and Tom: An American Comedy in Black and WhitePlease follow “You Don't Know Schiff” so you don't miss out on any exciting episodes. Click here to subscribe in Apple Podcasts (and please leave us 5 stars and a positive review - your support means the world to us and it helps us get discovered by new listeners). 

Our special guest this week is the legendary stand-up comedian, Tom Dreesen of Sherman Oaks, CA, father of three, grandfather of four and great grandfather two as well as an outspoken advocate for father involvement. This is Part 2 of the interview. Tom has appeared on stage with presidents and show-biz royalty, including most famously, as the long-time opening act for the chairman of the board, Frank Sinatra.Tom's made more than 500 TV appearances often as a guest on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carsonand The Late Show with David Letterman and hosted the show in David's absence. Tom also has a number of acting credits, including the following television series: Columbo, WKRP in Cincinnati and Murder, She Wrote, and in such films as Spaceballs, The Rat Pack and Trouble with the Curve. Starting in 2013 he began appearing around the country in a one man show called "An Evening of Laughter and Memories of Sinatra." He is also the author two books Tim & Tom: An American Comedy in Black and White and more recently a memoir entitled: Still Standing...My Journey from Streets and Saloons to the Stage, and Sinatra.Tom's been a long-time friend of our host David Hirsch and the two got together recently to talk about Tom's life work and about the supreme importance that fathers hold in our society.It's a funny, entertaining and heartwarming conversation told in two parts on The Special Fathers Network Dad to Dad Podcast.In part two, this week, we'll hear about Tom's first appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. And we'll hear how Tom teamed up with the one and only Frank Sinatra. Show Notes - Email – sayfoo39@gmail.comWebsite - www.tomdreesen.com LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-dreesen-2b27b4b/Still Standing: My Journey From Streets & Saloons To The Stage & Sinatra - https://www.amazon.com/Still-Standing-Journey-Streets-Saloons/dp/163758394X/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3F8ZIEZ3X8TF4&keywords=Tom+Dreesen+books&qid=1682078486&sprefix=tom+dreesen+books%2Caps%2C133&sr=8-2Tim & Tom: An American Comedy In Black & White – https://www.amazon.com/Tim-Tom-American-Comedy-Black/dp/0226709000/ref=sr_1_4?crid=3F8ZIEZ3X8TF4&keywords=Tom+Dreesen+books&qid=1682078604&sprefix=tom+dreesen+books%2Caps%2C133&sr=8-4Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_DreesenSpecial Fathers Network - SFN is a dad to dad mentoring program for fathers raising children with special needs. Many of the 500+ SFN Mentor Fathers, who are raising kids with special needs, have said: "I wish there was something like this when we first received our child's diagnosis. I felt so isolated. There was no one within my family, at work, at church or within my friend group who understood or could relate to what I was going through."SFN Mentor Fathers share their experiences with younger dads closer to the beginning of their journey raising a child with the same or similar special needs. The SFN Mentor Fathers do NOT offer legal or medical advice, that is what lawyers and doctors do. They simply share their experiences and how they have made the most of challenging situations.Check out the 21CD YouTube Channel with dozens of videos on topics relevant to dads raising children with special needs - https://www.youtube.com/channe... Please support the SFN. Click here to donate: https://21stcenturydads.org/do...Find out about Horizon Therapeutics – Science and Compassion Working Together To Transform Lives. https://www.horizontherapeutics.com/Special Fathers Network: https://21stcenturydads.org/Discover more about the Dads Honor Ride 2023 - https://21stcenturydads.org/2023-dads-honor-ride/#author, #ca, #charity, #comedian, #comedy, #cubs, #dad, #father, #harvey, #hollywood, #il, #movies, #ms, #race, #sherman-oaks, #sinatra, #tonight-show, #tv

Our special guest this week is the legendary stand-up comedian, Tom Dreesen of Sherman Oaks, CA, father of three and outspoken advocate for father involvement. Tom has appeared on stage with presidents and show-biz royalty, including most famously, as the long-time opening act for the chairman of the board, Frank Sinatra.Tom's made more than 500 TV appearances often as a guest on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and The Late Show with David Letterman and hosted the show in David's absence. Tom also has a number of acting credits, including the following television series: Columbo, WKRP in Cincinnati and Murder, She Wrote, and in such films as Spaceballs, The Rat Pack and Trouble with the Curve. Starting in 2013 he began appearing around the country in a one man show called "An Evening of Laughter and Memories of Sinatra." He is also the author two books Tim & Tom: An American Comedy in Black and White and more recently a memoir entitled: Still Standing...My Journey from Streets and Saloons to the Stage, and Sinatra.Tom's been a long-time friend of our host David Hirsch and the two got together recently to talk about Tom's life work and about the supreme importance that fathers hold in our society.It's a funny, entertaining and heartwarming conversation which we'll hear in two parts on The Special Fathers Network Dad to Dad Podcast.In part one, this week, we'll hear about Tom's early life, in Harvey, IL, including how his uncle was actually his biological father and why he kept that secret for more than 50 years. We also learn about how Tom got his start as a comedian teaming up with Tim Reid for the first (and only) black and white comedy team.Show Notes - Email – sayfoo39@gmail.comLinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-dreesen-2b27b4b/Still Standing: My Journey From Streets & Saloons To The Stage & Sinatra - https://www.amazon.com/Still-Standing-Journey-Streets-Saloons/dp/163758394X/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3F8ZIEZ3X8TF4&keywords=Tom+Dreesen+books&qid=1682078486&sprefix=tom+dreesen+books%2Caps%2C133&sr=8-2Tim & Tom: An American Comedy In Black & White – https://www.amazon.com/Tim-Tom-American-Comedy-Black/dp/0226709000/ref=sr_1_4?crid=3F8ZIEZ3X8TF4&keywords=Tom+Dreesen+books&qid=1682078604&sprefix=tom+dreesen+books%2Caps%2C133&sr=8-4Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_DreesenSpecial Fathers Network - SFN is a dad to dad mentoring program for fathers raising children with special needs. Many of the 500+ SFN Mentor Fathers, who are raising kids with special needs, have said: "I wish there was something like this when we first received our child's diagnosis. I felt so isolated. There was no one within my family, at work, at church or within my friend group who understood or could relate to what I was going through."SFN Mentor Fathers share their experiences with younger dads closer to the beginning of their journey raising a child with the same or similar special needs. The SFN Mentor Fathers do NOT offer legal or medical advice, that is what lawyers and doctors do. They simply share their experiences and how they have made the most of challenging situations.Check out the 21CD YouTube Channel with dozens of videos on topics relevant to dads raising children with special needs - https://www.youtube.com/channe... Please support the SFN. Click here to donate: https://21stcenturydads.org/do...Find out about Horizon Therapeutics – Science and Compassion Working Together To Transform Lives. https://www.horizontherapeutics.com/Special Fathers Network: https://21stcenturydads.org/Discover more about the Dads Honor Ride 2023 - https://21stcenturydads.org/2023-dads-honor-ride/

In this podcast, we will reveal how saloons, over time, became a wide range of entertainment and pleasure facilities that offered gambling and drinking, depicting an image of saloons that early temperance movers would have apprehended. Early saloons in Dodge City were dark and cheaply built and set to take all the money of the early buffalo hunters and cattle drivers. As a result, violence sometimes transpired due to the mix of guns, whiskey, girls, and the isolated life on the prairie. Throughout the podcast, we will discuss how the Dodge City saloon culture developed after the railroad arrived on September 12, 1872. The Dodge City Saloon's story demonstrates how the public opinion of the saloon changed as the world they found themselves in changed. Wild West Podcast is proud to present Early Saloons in Dodge City with our special guest Mr. Keith Wondra the newly appointed curator at Dodge City Museum. Cattle Drives WebsiteLegends of Dodge City WebsiteOrder Books

Michael talks with long-time friend of and opening act for Frank Sinatra, Tom Dreesen, on his book "Still Standing...: My Journey from Streets and Saloons to the Stage, and Sinatra." Original air date 4 December 2020. The book was published on 9 June 2020.

Part II: Tori returns in delight with one of her favorite spirits, a true comedian's comedian and one of the world's most groundbreaking, well-respected, and beloved entertainers. A true pioneer and legend in the entertainment industry with 52 years of comedy, relationships, stories, and wisdom to share. He has made over 500 national TV appearances as a stand-up comedian, including more than 60 appearances on The Tonight Show, and was a favorite guest of David Letterman. For fourteen years, he was the opening act for Frank Sinatra, and performed countless times with artists like Smokey Robinson, Liza Minnelli, Natalie Cole, and Sammy Davis, Jr. He is currently appearing to rave reviews around the country in his one-man show “An Evening Of Laughter and Memories of Sinatra.” In this spirited Part 2 conversation, they talk about the inner workings of show business, how to have balance in life, your ego vs spirit, what brings him pure joy, and so much more! Here's to the man who made Sinatra laugh, and Tori's beloved "Uncle Tom" ... Tom Dreesen.“The day I met him, my life forever changed. The day he passed away, I knew my life would never be the same.” - Tom Dreesen (on his relationship with Frank Sinatra)CREDITS:Guest:  Tom DreesenHost and Producer:  Tori ReidExecutive Producer:  Patrick A. HowellWriters:  Tori Reid and Patrick A. Howell Post Production:  We Edit PodcastsAdd'l Editing:  Cutting Edge Productions Post Production Assistant:  Sydney Rhone Music Supervision:  Another Place in Time Music  Voiceover Artist:  Vïntóry Blake MoorePremier Advertising Sponsor:  Vivreau Water SystemsAdvertising Sponsor:  Hilton Sacramento Arden WestAd Voiceover Artist:  Ginger LevertLogo Photography:  Bobby Holland / MPTV ImagesPhoto credit for Tom Dreesen:  James DevaneyMusic:"Jazz Intimate 6" by Magnus Ringblom“A Warm Welcome” by Martin Landstrom“Ready for New York” by Tiki Tiki“Tropic Swing” by Sarah, the IllstrumentalistVivreau Ad Music - "That's What Left Us Behind" by Christian Andersona Victory & Noble production@ 2022 Victory & Noble LLC  All Rights Reserved.Connect with the Guest:Tom Dreesen Official WebsiteStill Standing: My Journey From Streets and Saloons, to the Stage and Sinatra

We're back, back, back again with more nostalgic goodness for your ears! Join us this week as we look back at Roller Coaster Tycoon (and the pit of doom), Nashville (and country music stardom) and Chicago Fire (and the Chicago TV universe). It's another great episode - tune in now!

This week we are thrilled to welcome the legendary performer Tom Dreesen. Tom has been in show business for over 50 years. He's a stand-up comedian, an actor, writer, and motivational speaker. Tom has made over 500 TV appearances including The Tonight Show more than 60 times! Known as 'the man who made Sinatra laugh,' Tom opened for Frank Sinatra for an incredible twelve years. He's a favorite of David Letterman and even guest hosted for him. A legend from the start, Tom began his career with actor Tim Reid (of WKRP fame) when they formed the groundbreaking inter-racial comedy duo Tim & Tom well ahead of their time in the 1970s. Tom Dreesen is a man filled with infectious gratitude and joy, and you will surely be inspired hearing his heartwarming and powerful stories. This week, Tom talks about his humble childhood, discovering his real father, his determination to overcome a life-threatening illness, and shares wonderful stories about his career in comedy all along the way. And this is only the first of two installations of Mark and Lowell's fascinating and entertaining conversation with Tom.  tomdreesen.comTom's fabulous autobiography is available on Amazon: Still Standing...: My Journey from Streets and Saloons to the Stage, and SinatraAnd check out Tom's book with Tim Reid telling the story of their days touring as the first interracial comedy duo:Tim and Tom: An American Comedy in Black and WhiteBe sure to check out Mark's books!Available November 8, 2022."Why Not: Lessons on Comedy, Courage, and Chutzpah."Click on these links to buy:AmazonBarnes & NobleBooks-A-MillionBookshop.orgRead road stories from some of the best comedians of our generation in Mark's first book  "I Killed: True Stories of the Road from America's Top Comics" available now!Please follow “You Don't Know Schiff” so you don't miss out on any exciting episodes. Click here to subscribe in Apple Podcasts (and please leave us 5 stars and a positive review - your support means the world to us and it helps us get discovered by new listeners):Your hosts:markschiff.comTwitter: @markschiffInstagram: markschiff1 Lowell BenjaminTwitter: @lowellcbenjaminInstagram: @lowellcbenjamin

Become a producer of the show and get your bonuses! Sign up for our Patreon! www.themidnighttrainpodcast.com    We've all heard the story of Jack the Ripper, right? Hell, we did a two-parter on the case not too long ago. You know the story. Some crazy person, running around hacking up people, disemboweling them, and nobody knows who it was. You know, that old chestnut. There were other cases similar to the Jack the Ripper case, like the Vallisca ax murders, the Hinterkaifeck Murders, and quite a few more that we've covered right here on the Midnight Train.    Well, this story is right in line with those unsolved atrocities and… it happened before Jack the Ripper decided to go all willy nilly and mutilate a bunch of poor women.   The Servant Girl Annihilator, also known as the Austin Axe Murderer and the Midnight Assassin (which is my favorite for obvious reasons), was a still, as of yet, unidentified serial killer who preyed upon the city of Austin, Texas, between 1884 and 1885. The murderer's nickname originated with the writer O. Henry. Apparently he had mentioned the murderer in a letter he had written, coining the dipshit murderers name.   The brutal killings in Austin occurred three years before Jack the Ripper terrorized London's East End (and there are some who believe the Servant Girl Annihilator and Jack the Ripper were the same person and we'll touch on that later). Although these murders happened 75 years before the term serial killer was coined, it still sealed Austin's reputation as the first city in America to have a serial killer — and the peice of crap responsible to be known as the first serial murderer in the country. Not exactly someone sane is running to be the first, but someone has to be the first something, right?   First, let's talk about Austin, Texas and a smidge of its history.   As per Wikipedia: Evidence of habitation of the Balcones Escarpment region of Texas can be traced to at least 11,000 years ago. Two of the oldest Paleolithic archeological sites in Texas, the Levi Rock Shelter and Smith Rock Shelter, are located southwest and southeast of present-day Austin respectively. Several hundred years before the arrival of European settlers, the area was inhabited by a variety of nomadic Native American tribes. These indigenous peoples fished and hunted along the creeks, including present-day Barton Springs, which proved to be a reliable campsite. At the time of the first permanent settlement of the area, the Tonkawa tribe was the most common, with the Comanches and Lipan Apaches also frequenting the area. The first European settlers in the present-day Austin were a group of Spanish friars who arrived from East Texas in July 1730. They established three temporary missions, La Purísima Concepción, San Francisco de los Neches and San José de los Nazonis, on a site by the Colorado River, near Barton Springs. The friars found conditions undesirable and relocated to the San Antonio River within a year of their arrival. Following Mexico's Independence from Spain, Anglo-American settlers began to populate Texas and reached present-day Central Texas by the 1830s. The first documented permanent settlement in the area dates to 1837 when the village of Waterloo was founded near the confluence of the Colorado River and Shoal Creek.   Got all that? Good… maybe you can explain it to me later. Just kidding… kind of. The victims   The first unfortunate victim was Mollie Smith, a 25-year-old cook working for the Walter Hall residence on Sixth Street (then named Pecan Street). She was killed on December 30, 1884, in a grisly killing filled with an extreme amount of blood due to the ax wounds to her head, abdomen, chest, legs, and arms. Her body was found outside and placed in the snow next to the family outhouse. She was attacked with an axe in her sleep, dragged into the backyard, raped and murdered. Walter Spencer, 30 yrs. old, also attacked and wounded.   The second poor victim was Eliza Shelly, a young woman who worked as a cook for the family of Dr. Lucian Johnson. Killed a few months after Mollie Smith, Shelly had been brutally murdered on Cypress Street on May 7, 1885, and her head left almost completely split from the blows of an axe. She was the mother of three children.   Because of the killer's apparent weapon of choice — an axe — the murders were first known as the Austin Axe Murders until a well-known resident, William Sydney Porter (that writer guy with the pen name, O. Henry) wrote in a letter to a friend: "Town is fearfully dull, except for the frequent raids of the Servant Girl Annihilators, who make things lively during the dead of night." After his letter became public, locals and reporters began referring to the murderer as the Servant Girl Annihilator.    On May 23, 1885, a third hapless woman, also a young servant person, became the next victim. Her name was Irene Cross and she lived on East Linden Street, just across from Scholz Garten. A reporter on the scene after her vicious attack stated that she looked as if she had been scalped. This victim was killed with a knife, as opposed to the aforementioned ax. Was this attack the work of the Annihilator or a different lunatic?    As summer dwindled down, August brought forth the arrival of a horrendous attack on Clara Dick. Later that month, another servant named Rebecca Ramey was wounded and her 11-year-old daughter Mary was killed.   At this time, the citizens of Austin were scared as shit and began protecting their homes with extra measures. Other cautions, such as increased patrols in neighborhoods, going home before sunset, and 24-hour saloons closing at midnight, we all also put into place. (It's worth noting that despite the legend, Austin's famous moontowers were not constructed during this time. They came later in the 1890s.)   Next victims were 20 year old Gracie Vance and her 25 year old boyfriend Orange Washington. They were sleeping in a shack behind the home of Vance's boss when the couple was brutally attacked with an ax. According to the local paper, Vance's "head was almost beaten into a jelly." Gracie was also dragged into the backyard, raped and murdered. Lucinda Boddy and Patsy Gibson, both only 17 yrs. old, were also attacked and wounded.    Weird note here, up to this point all the victims were African-American, but they were not all servant girls. And many noted that white residents had not been attacked. At least not yet.   The final two murders occurred on Christmas Eve (or possibly December 28th), 1885. First, 41 year old Sue Hancock, the mother of two, described as "one of the most refined ladies in Austin," was found in her backyard (now the Four Seasons Austin) by her husband. She had been dragged there while sleeping and succumbed to her wounds.   Hours later, 17 year old Eula Phillips, "one of the prettiest women in Austin," was found dead in her in-laws backyard (where the Austin Central Library is now located) she was also dragged into the back yard, raped and murdered. Her 24 year old husband, Jimmy Phillips Jr, sustained severe wounds in the attack. Ultimately, both spouses of Sue Hancock and Eula Phillips were accused, but found not guilty of the murders.   After the Christmas Eve murders in 1885, the killings stopped, but the fear was still palpable. At the time of the murders, Austin had been changing from a small frontier town to a cosmopolitan city, but the reputation it acquired because of the crimes put a halt to the city's growth.   The suspects Although approximately 400 men were eventually rounded up by authorities and questioned in the killings, all suspects were released and the murders remain unsolved. However, there are a few names from history that stand out as possible murder suspects.   Nathan Elgin was native of Austin and a young African-American domestic servant who knew the streets of his hometown.    The majority of this next part was taken from the website servantgirlmurders.com   Late one night in February 1886 a saloon in Masontown in east Austin was the scene of a violent and disturbing incident. The surrounding neighborhood was in an uproar because a drunken, raging man had dragged a girl from the saloon to a nearby house where he could be heard beating and cursing her while she screamed for help. The entire neighborhood had come out in the streets and the commotion caught the attention of a nearby police officer. Police officer John Bracken arrived on the scene and the saloon keeper, Dick Rogers and a neighbor, Claibe Hawkins, went with Bracken to stop the man from beating the girl to death.   Rogers and Hawkins went into the house and pulled the man away from the girl and into the front yard. As Rogers and Hawkins grappled with the man, Officer Bracken got out the handcuffs. The man would not be subdued – he threw off Rogers and Hawkins and knocked Bracken off his feet. The man turned on them and brandished a knife. As Bracken tried to recover a shot rang out. Bracken drew his pistol and fired. The shot brought down the raging man. The man's name was Nathan Elgin. There was no explanation for Elgin's rage at the girl, named Julia. Bracken's shot did not kill Elgin instantly but it did leave him paralyzed and mortally wounded; he died the following day. A subsequent autopsy revealed that Bracken's bullet had lodged in Elgin's spine which accounted for the paralysis. The doctors had also noticed another detail – Elgin was missing a toe from his right foot. During the investigations of the crimes the authorities had carefully noted the footprints which were often bloodstained and had made distinct impressions in the soil as the perpetrator carried the weight of the victim. Apart from general measurements of size and shape, footprints in most instances are not especially distinctive and they would not have been much use to the authorities had they not possessed some unusual feature. But the footprints left behind at the Servant Girl Murder crime scenes did share a very distinct feature – one of the footprints had only four toes. The authorities never shared this fact with the press or the general public during the course of 1885. The press frequently complained about the secrecy surrounding the murder inquests and argued that making all the details of the crimes public would facilitate the capture of the responsible parties more quickly. The authorities disagreed and kept certain details of the cases to themselves – details that they hoped would eventually identify the perpetrator and link him to the crime scenes. After Nathan Elgin's death the authorities unexpectedly had the direct physical evidence they had been waiting for – a foot that matched the distinctive footprints of the killer. But the foot belonged to a dead man. What were they to do with that information? What could they do with it? To imagine the state of mind of the authorities at that time one has to understand the heightened state of fear and suspicion that was present in Austin at the beginning of 1886. In the month since the last murders in December 1885, the city's police force had been tripled in size. A curfew had been enacted and private citizens had organized into patrols to guard the neighborhoods after dark. Strangers were forced to identify themselves or be evicted from the city. Saloons and other raucous downtown establishments, usually open twenty-four hours a day, were forced to close at midnight. A new era of law and order had begun. Would there have been any advantage in revealing that perhaps the midnight assassin was dead? And what if Elgin was not the mysterious murderer of servant girls? It was in the authorities' best interest to wait and see if the murders continued. Maybe the authorities believed they had gotten lucky – they couldn't arrest, prosecute of convict Elgin, but perhaps the problem had been solved. But in February 1886 it was still too early to be sure. It is important to remember that at the beginning of 1886, the Christmas Eve murders were not the last murders, simply the latest, and the investigations into the murders continued, notably with detectives still shadowing other suspects. While the authorities were not able to make use of the evidence against Elgin, the defense attorneys for James Phillips and Moses Hancock certainly were. Eula Phillips, wife of James Phillips, and Susan Hancock, wife of Moses Hancock, had both been murdered on December 24, 1885 and both husbands were subsequently charged with murdering their wives. In May 1886, during the trial of James Phillips, defense attorneys introduced into evidence floorboards marked with bloody footprints that had been removed from the Phillips house after the murder. They were compared to the footprints of the defendant, who removed his shoes and had his feet inked and printed in an elaborate demonstration in the courtroom. Even though Phillip's footprints were substantially different in size than the bloody footprints on the floorboards, the jury was unconvinced. The motives of jealousy and drunkenness as argued by the prosecution convinced the jury and they found Phillips guilty of second degree murder. When the case against Moses Hancock was finally brought to trial, the Hancock received some substantial legal help in the form of pro bono representation by John Hancock (no relation) a former U.S. Congressman, one of the state's most prominent political figures and one of Austin's most astute legal practitioners. Also providing assistance for the defense rather than the prosecution, was Sheriff Malcolm Hornsby, who during his testimony, described making a cast of Elgin's foot after his death, the significance of the missing toe, the similarities between Elgin's footprint and the footprints left at the Phillips and Ramey murders, and that fact that there had been no further servant girl murders committed since Elgin's death. Even so, the jury was not completely persuaded and after two days of deliberation, a hung jury was declared and the case was discharged without a verdict. The verdicts in the Phillips and Hancock trials illustrated the consensus on the Servant Girl Murders and the motives behind them – that the murders had been committed by different persons with conventional motives. Was Nathan Elgin the Servant Girl Annihilator? In my opinion, he most likely was based on 1) direct physical evidence linking Elgin to the crimes, 2) testimony of Sheriff Malcolm Hornsby as to Elgin's ostensible guilt, 3) the fact that there were no further Servant Girl Murders after his death, and 4) Elgin fits the criminal profile of such a killer. *** Nathan Elgin – A Criminology The Servant Girl Murders were over 130 years ago and few official records pertaining to them have survived. Likewise, there is little surviving biographical information about Nathan Elgin, however the information that is available strongly correlates to traits associated with a Disorganized/Anger-Retaliatory (D/AR) serial killer profile, and the crime scenes of the Servant Girl Murders correspond exactly to that of anger-retaliatory crime scenes: In the anger-retaliatory rape-murder, the rape is planned and the initial murder involves overkill. It is an anger-venting act that expresses symbolic revenge on a female victim. Nettled by poor relationships with women, the aggressor distills his anguish and contempt into explosive revenge on the victim… the aggressive killer will either direct his anger at that woman or redirect his anger to a substitute woman. Because the latter type of scapegoating retaliation does not eliminate the direct source of hate, it is likely that it will be episodically repeated to relieve internal stresses. Dynamically, the rape-homicide is committed in a stylized violent burst attack for purposes of retaliation, getting even, and revenge on women. The perpetrator tends to choose victims from familiar areas… and may use weapons of opportunity in percussive assaults with fists, blunt objects or a knife. The subject tends to leave a disorganized crime scene, and the improvised murder weapon may be found within 15 feet of the body. The following traits are common to the D/AR serial killer profile and I would argue that they are present in the historical record specifically in connection to Nathan Elgin: childhood abuse or neglect early violent episodes violent fantasy resentment of authority escalation stressors Additionally, Nathan Elgin would have possessed the locational expertise critical to successfully enacting the murders and eluding the authorities, culminating in a distinctive signature killing style – the attack on sleeping female victim using blunt force to the head, carrying the body away from the house into the yard where the victim was then raped. Childhood Abuse Suspicions All of the murderers were subjected to serious emotional abuse during their childhoods. And all of them developed into what psychiatrists label as sexually dysfunctional adults.  From birth to age six or seven, studies have shown, the most important adult figure in a child's life is the mother, and it is in this time period that the child learns what love is. Relationships between our subjects and their mothers were uniformly cool, unloving and neglectful. (4) The disorganized offender grows up in a household where the father's work is often unstable, where childhood discipline is harsh, and where the family is subject to serious strain brought on by alcohol, mental illness, and the like. (5) One of the primary components in the creation of the D/AR serial killer profile is a dysfunctional, abusive relationship within the family and especially between the mother and the subject. The mothers often have psychological disorders or they have been victims of emotional and sexual abuse themselves and are then subsequently abusive with their own children. At best the mothers are emotionally distant and at worst they are physically and psychologically abusive. Nathan Elgin was born in 1866, the fourth of five children in his family. The Elgin family had moved to Austin from Arkansas after the war, to the freedman's community that came to be known as Wheatville. Nathan had three older siblings that had already married, started their own families and evidently lived normal lives while Nathan was still a child growing up in Austin. However the older siblings' mother, Angeline, had been a different woman than Nathan's mother, Susan. (6) There is no record of what happened to Angeline, she presumably died or separated from her husband, Richard Elgin, but after she left, a woman named Susan Pearce appeared in her place to raise Nathan – whether she was his biological mother is unknown. I think this substitution in the maternal line is significant and I would speculate that Susan Pearce was an abusive catalyst in Nathan's emotional development. The 1880 census listed 14-year-old Nathan Elgin as still living with his parents; it noted his ability to read and write, and his occupation as “servant.” He was likely placed into service by his mother. For Nathan, being a domestic servant at that period in time would have entailed working in an environment with Victorian strictures and discipline, submitting to the authority of women, both black and white, carrying out whatever tasks were ordered without argument.  Habitual abuse or humiliation of young Nathan could have been facilitated by such conditions and it is easy to imagine him having suffered abuse in such a position considering the rage directed at this particular class of women only a few years later. Any abuse Nathan experienced as a child without having the physical ability to stop it, would in the meantime have fueled an inner world of revenge fantasy and anger waiting to be unleashed. Not until he was a teenager would he finally gain the physical ability to express that anger, except toward whomever was the source. The source or its memory, the humiliation and shame they had used to define him, would retain the ability to make him feel helpless and impotent. The result, once he had gained maturity, would be not just fantasies of rage, but their physical expression, enacted again and again upon victims who were substitute for its source. Early Violent Episodes – Resentment of Authority – Violent Fantasy These adolescents overcompensated for the aggression in their early lives by repeating the abuse in fantasy – but, this time, with themselves as the aggressors. He is seen as an explosive personality who is impulsive, quick-tempered, and self-centered. In the summer of 1881, Nathan Elgin was arrested for carrying a pistol and getting into a confrontation with another young man near the Governor's mansion, “they cursed each other for some time and aroused the neighborhood.” Such incidents were not particularly remarkable for that time period and the newspaper frequently reported similar skirmishes between young “bloods,” however it does demonstrate that Elgin already had a violent disposition at a young age.   More remarkable was an incident in 1882, when Elgin sent a threatening letter to a deputy sheriff promising to “whip destroy and kill” the deputy the next time they met. The written expression of violent threats and fantasies, especially toward the police or other authorities, is one of the classic serial killer tells. Nathan's letter was described “reckless and bloodthirsty” in the newspaper, a description that would later be more fittingly applied to the murders of 1885.  Locational Expertise Apart from committing the murders in the middle of the night and using the cover of darkness for concealment, an intimate knowledge of the city would have been key to the killer's ability to elude the authorities. Nathan Elgin had locational expertise – he had grown up in Austin as it was being built. As a child in the 1870s he would have seen the wood-framed buildings that lined Congress Avenue and Pecan Street replaced by brick and mortar storefronts. He would have seen the streets graded and the wooded hills cleared for elegant neighborhoods, schools and churches. By 1885 he would have been intimately familiar with how the city worked and moved. He would have known all the shortcuts, the hiding places, which yards had dogs, which doors were left unlocked. He would have known how to go unnoticed and he would have known what was around every corner. Escalation The disorganized killer has no idea of, or interest in, the personalities of the victims. He does not want to know who they are, and many times takes steps to obliterate their personalities by quickly knocking them unconscious or covering their faces or otherwise disfiguring them.  [The victim] will often have horrendous wounds. [The killer] does not move the body or conceal it. The offender is usually somewhat younger than his victims.  In July 1884, there were two instances of women, both African American, being stabbed in the face as they slept. The women survived; the authorities investigated them as separate incidents. In August 1884, an African American woman was struck in the head with a smoothing iron as she slept. These nocturnal attacks, though not fatal, were so idiosyncratic in style that they must have been a fledgling attempt by an anger-retaliatory killer who would later escalate with gruesome results.  In November 1884, police reports mentioned a non-fatal nocturnal assault on a domestic servant as she slept in her bed. This incident never appeared in the newspaper.  A little over a month later, an African American woman named Mollie Smith was struck in the head with an axe as she slept; she was dragged into the backyard and raped. Her body was hacked to pieces by the killer and left at the scene.  Mollie Smith's murder set the pattern for all that followed. Locational Expertise and Escalation and Signature in the Vance/Washington and Hancock/Phillips Murders The disorganized killer doesn't choose victims logically, and so often takes a victim at high risk to himself, one not selected because he or she can be easily controlled…  …the assault continues until the subject is emotionally satisfied  The killer's personal expression takes the form of his unique signature, an imprint left by him at the scene, an imprint the killer is psychologically compelled to leave to satisfy himself sexually. After four murders the killer had become very adept and perhaps overly confident and by the time he entered the cabin of Gracie Vance he was confident enough to attack four persons simultaneously. Gracie Vance was a domestic servant employed by William Dunham and she lived, along with Orange Washington, in a cabin in the rear of his property. When the killer entered Gracie's cabin, instead of finding a solitary sleeping woman, he found three women and one man. Undeterred he proceeded to incapacitate all four as quickly as possible; however, one of the women was only briefly insensible and she went for help while the crime was still in progress. Neighbors were awakened by the disturbance and the police were called. Dunham and the neighbors went to investigate and a man was seen fleeing the scene. They fired their pistols at him as he made his escape in the darkness. As with the other victims, Gracie Vance was found in the backyard; her face had been pulverized with a rock. The suspect had fled in the direction of Wheatville, just to the west — the neighborhood Nathan Elgin had grown up in.  The Christmas Eve murders were in many ways the skeleton key to all the murders in that they demonstrated all the specific facets of the killer's MO and signature — his locational expertise, his ability to improvise and adjust at the scene as well as his emotional escalation which demonstrated the extent to which he would go to enact a very specific sex murder scenario – an attack in the bedroom upon a sleeping victim, then rape and murder in the backyard – even when the completion of that scenario was problematic.  Susan Hancock, unlike the other victims, was white, but other than that, the murder was carried out identically to the previous murders. It is unlikely the killer had the specific intent to select a white victim; rather something about the location, the house, and the fact that there was an axe in the backyard attuned to the killer's preferences. As with the other victims, Susan Hancock was struck in the head with an axe while she slept and then carried into the backyard. Susan's husband was asleep in another room but was awakened by the disturbance. He went into the backyard, saw a figure standing over his wife and threw a brick at him. Even though the perpetrator was armed with an axe he didn't retaliate against Hancock – instead he fled the scene by jumping over a fence into the alley. Hancock then ran to the east side of the house to cut him off but he wasn't there.  Instead of fleeing into the darkness, the perpetrator ran west, back toward Congress Avenue, the city's main thoroughfare. This peculiar evasion demonstrated that the perpetrator was very confident about where he was going — that he expected he could hide in plain sight. It is interesting to note that had Hancock gone west to cut off the fleeing perpetrator he might have been able to stop him, which could have brought a definitive resolution to the murderous events of that year. However, seeing the perpetrator had escaped he went back to his wife and called for help. Heading toward Congress Avenue, the perpetrator cut through the yard of the residence of May Tobin where his sudden appearance out of the darkness startled a young woman and her male companion – in his haste he could have literally run into the young woman. A confrontation occurs – the man threatens and insults him in demeaning and racist terms, perhaps the woman does too. The perpetrator has to retreat again and this would have been too much. The urge to kill had not been satisfied and would only have intensified after a humiliating confrontation. He follows the couple's cab across town to the residence of James Phillips. The cab arrives, the young woman, Eula Phillips, discreetly makes her way into the quiet house. Less than an hour later she is found in the backyard, raped and murdered. The killer could have dispatched Mr. Hancock and completed the crime at the Hancock residence but he did not. Likewise, he could have attempted to kill Eula and her companion in the relative seclusion of May Tobin's premises. Instead, the killer's primary motivation was the realization of a very specific violent sexual murder scenario. I believe a confrontation must have occurred at May Tobin's residence between Eula Phillips, her imperious companion, John Dickinson, and a very volatile Nathan Elgin. The confrontation had to have made him angry enough to pursue her across town — even though he had no idea where they were going or what he would find when he got there. I believe he was so angry that he pursued her at his own peril, when other, easier opportunities for a kill were in closer proximity. The bloody footprints left at the Phillips house would subsequently be affirmatively compared to the footprints of the deceased Elgin.  Austin Daily Statesman 3 June 1887 Stressors …by the very nature of their childhood, serial killers are most likely to lead lives full of stressful events. As children and adolescents they lack self-esteem, are isolated and maladjusted, and are therefore poorly prepared for coping with life as adults.  Historically, the retaliatory killer's marriage will have been ill-fated and he will usually be in some phase of estrangement. …If he has a relationship, there will have generally been a history of long-term spousal abuse, which will not likely have been covered by criminal complaints.  In the study of serial sexual homicides, a “stressor” is defined as an event, interaction or conflict in which the killer is reminded of past humiliations and abuses. To purge his feelings of shame, inadequacy or powerlessness the killer will endeavor to enact a murderous scene in which he is powerful and in total control. In the case of Nathan Elgin, there is a remarkable example of a pre-crime stressor in the instance of his wife, Sallie, giving birth to a child the same night two women were being murdered on Christmas Eve. I believe that this was more than a coincidence and whatever stressors Elgin was susceptible to were triggered by this event. While the birth of a child would not normally seem to be cause for a murderous rampage, in the case of a D/AR profile it very well could. Nathan had married Sallie Wheat in 1882. She was a year older than him. They did not live together. It is not unusual for serial killers to be married, however it is rare in the case of the D/AR killer profile because of their volatile temperament towards women. Sallie could have held the power in the relationship; conversely she could have been subjected to abuse herself. There is an indication that Sallie was aware, at least subsequently, of Nathan's responsibility for the murders – as a means of disassociation she raised Nathan's son under the surname Davis rather than Elgin.  Post Mortem We read a great deal of theorizing about the series of murders in Austin, that all the assassinations were the work of a cunning lunatic — a monomaniac on the subject of murder.  From what I can learn, I don't believe anything of the kind, and it is my deliberate opinion that these murders can not only be unearthed, but when probed to the bottom, it will be found that they were committed by different individuals and that in each case they were prompted by lust, jealousy, or hatred. (27) A Monomaniac On the Subject of Murder would be an apt title for a 19th century dime novel. The quote above by Waco Marshal Luke Moore was closer to the truth than he realized but the ideas he articulated were not exclusive; Nathan Elgin was indeed a monomaniac on the subject of murder and he was motivated by lust, hatred and revenge. In contemporary criminal investigations of serial sexual homicides, law enforcement will have decades of criminal profiles at their disposal which have been painstakingly created as a resource to match types of murders to specific types of offenders. In other words, they know who they're looking for. And the more unusual the murders, the easier it is to focus the investigation toward a specific type of offender. If the Servant Girl Murders were committed in this day and age and the perpetrator had left behind similar evidence, contemporary forensic resources and methods would create a criminal profile and evidence collected could confirm or eliminate potential suspects. The perpetrator would most likely be apprehended very quickly. Serial killers who are apprehended and convicted are later questioned extensively by the authorities and they are usually quiet happy to talk about themselves because they frequently have an inherent superiority complex and are eager to expound upon their mastery and superiority even though they are behind bars. It is interesting to note that the wounded Elgin was not interviewed by reporters, which was unusual – almost everyone involved in a shooting at that period in time had a reporter waiting for them after being attended to by a physician. Nor did the police make any statement regarding Elgin. The inquest of his death was held in secret. Elgin most likely spent his last hours delirious as doctors made a futile attempt at finding and removing the bullet that entered his side and lodged in his spine. If Elgin's murder spree had followed the trajectory of most disorganized serial killers, he would have continued to escalate until his confidence overcame his self-restraint and he would have eventually been caught or killed fleeing the scene. Hypothetically, if he had been arrested for a murder, unless he specifically admitted to it, I doubt the authorities would have connected him to all the murders. Had he been arrested and interrogated I think Elgin would have baffled the police, but they wouldn't have spent much time contemplating him; he would have undoubtedly been indicted, tried and hung in short order. The newspaper account of him would have been a typically villainous caricature from that time period, and people today would still wonder if he was responsible. So now, another suspect and a possible connection to Jack The Ripper.   The next suspect was Maurice (no last name given), a Malaysian cook who worked at the Pearl House in downtown Austin. The Pearl House had connections to a majority of the victims of the Annihilator, therefore this theory took off like a mother fucker..   Allegedly, once Maurice left Austin only 3 weeks after the last murder, bound for New Orleans and ultimately London, the murders ended. And although the killings by Jack the Ripper were arguably more brutal in nature, many believe the Austin and London killers were actually the same person — a murderer that began to escalate his killings. Something that has been studied and noted by psychologists and other people smarter than us. Maurice apparently told acquaintances at the hotel that he was going to work aboard ships as a cook to earn his passage to London for a fresh start. A little known fact: the cook Maurice was actually suspected after the last murder and put under surveillance   According to Reddit author Sciencebzzt:   So many people who follow the Ripper case seem to want him to be a suave, elegant dude. A surgeon or a royal or a tormented upper class freak of some kind. But the facts don't suggest that. People say whoever killed the girls must have been skilled with a blade, that may be true, but the "brutality" suggests they were cut up like animals, skinned and gutted almost. The way a butcher... or a cook... might. Anyway, back to Austin in 1886. Most experts on serial killers will tell you it's unlikely that the murders will just stop, unless the murderer is dead, in prison, or has moved elsewhere. In fact, most will say that the serial killers M.O. usually evolves, and changes... while the main motivation doesn't. This would explain the difference in the Ripper murders 3 years later... and also why they seem to have the same extremely brutal motivations. Jack the Ripper didn't use an axe the way the Servant Girl Annihilator did, however, this may have been because an axe was not a common thing to carry around in 1888 London, the largest city in the world at the time. In 1884 Austin, a town of 10,000 at the westernmost terminus of a railroad line, an axe was likely less conspicuous. The scariest part though... is what happened after 1888. Whoever "he" was, he was obviously a highly driven, aggressive murderer, and he already had success (probably) in leaving Austin and getting away with murder. Well, consider this: After 1888, similar serial murders of women started happening in port towns along major trade routes, like Nicaragua, Tunis, and Jamaica. If the Servant Girl Annihilator and Jack the Ripper were the same man, given the highly aggressive style, brutality and rapid succession of the murders, one quickly after the other... it's likely he killed far, far more girls than we know about, all over the world.   Did Maurice leave to avoid the authorities and escalate his murders or did her simply leave because his reputation was tarnished?    The Jack the ripper murders were allegedly from april 3 1888 to 1891.    The Vallisca ax murders were on June 10th, 1912   New orleans ax murders May 1918 to October 1919   I spent countless hours looking up ship records from 1886 and there is one record of a “Maurice” that went to England from the US. The funny thing is, his name was Maurice Kelly. The Ripper's last known and documented victim was Mary Jane Kelly. It's probably just a coincidence but what if it isn't?   TOP 10 MOVIES BASED ON REAL UNSOLVED MYSTERIES https://www.watchmojo.com/video/id/44882

 "And those who have undergone [life in Alaska] claim that in the making of the world God grew tired, and when He came to the last barrowload, just dumped it anyhow, and that was how Alaska happened to be." - Jack London - Jennie is joined by special guest co-host Dave Johnson to discuss their recent visit to Gold Rush cemetery in Skagway, Alaska. Gold Rush Cemetery is Skagway's oldest and most well-known cemetery   and it is where you will find the Ordinary Extraordinary stories of many of the town's first citizens including it's most infamous resident, Jefferson "Soapy" Smith. Join us for the first in our series on the last frontier and its cemeteries, Alaska! Sources used to research this episode include:Service , National Park . "Gold Rush Cemeteries ." https://www.nps.gov/. 2 Oct. 2019. www.nps.gov/klgo/learn/historyculture/cemeteries.htm. Accessed 10 July 2022.Service , National Park . "Klondike Gold Rush." http://npshistory.com/. 16 Aug. 2021. npshistory.com/publications/klgo/index.htm. Accessed 10 July 2022.Lundberg , Murray . "The Gold Rush Cemetery at Skagway, Alaska ." https://explorenorth.com/. explorenorth.com/cemeteries/skagway-gold_rush_cemetery.html. Accessed 10 July 2022.Lundberg , Murray . "Captain William Moore: Founder of Skagway, Alaska ." https://explorenorth.com/. explorenorth.com/library/bios/moore-william.html. Accessed 10 July 2022. "Skagway History ." https://www.skagway.com/. www.skagway.com/plan-your-trip/about-the-area/history/. Accessed 10 July 2022.Indian Tribes Of Alaska , Tlingit & Haida. "Our History ." http://www.ccthita.org/. www.ccthita.org/about/history/. Accessed 10 July 2022.Dirlam, Sharon. "The last outpost on the way to the Klondike, SKAGWAY is full of the ghosts and spirits of Gold Rush Days--that final, frantic push of desparate souls with impossible dreams. ." https://www.latimes.com/. 30 June 1985. www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-06-30-tr-395-story.html. Accessed 10 July 2022.James, David. "Saloons, Prostitutes, and Temperance in Alaska Territory ." https://alaskamagazine.com/. 31 Mar. 2022. alaskamagazine.com/authentic-alaska/saloons-prostitutes-and-temperance-in-alaska-territory/. Accessed 10 July 2022.Barnard , Charles . "New Gold Rush In Old Skagway ." https://travelclassics.com/. travelclassics.com/travel-classics-archive/new-gold-rush-in-old-skagway/. Accessed 10 July 2022.Tours, M & M. "SKAGWAY STORIES WHO WAS FRANK H. REID? ." https://www.skagwayalaskatours.com/. www.skagwayalaskatours.com/blog/skagway-stories-who-was-frank-h-reid/ . Accessed 10 July 2022.Sleuth , Skagway. "Frank H. Reid ." https://www.skagwaystories.org/. 19 July 2010. www.skagwaystories.org/2010/07/19/frank-h-reid/ . Accessed 10 July 2022.Alexander , Kathy. "Committee of 101 – Protecting Skagway, Alaska ." https://www.legendsofamerica.com/. 1 Apr. 2022. www.legendsofamerica.com/committee-of-101/ . Accessed 10 July 2022.Alexander , Kathy . "Soapy Smith – Bunko Man of the Old West ."  https://www.legendsofamerica.com/. 1 Nov. 2021. www.legendsofamerica.com/we-soapysmith/ . Accessed 10 July 2022.Alexander , Kathy. "Shady Ladies of the Klondike ." https://www.legendsofamerica.com/. 1 July 2021. www.legendsofamerica.com/shady-ladies-klondike/ . Accessed 10 July 2022.Ritter, Harry. Alaska's History The People, Land and Events of the North Country . 1st ed., Alaska Northwest Books, 2020, pp. 62-65.

Der Tiroler Kurt Matzler hat sich beim Race Across America 2022 einen persönlichen Traum erfüllt und das härteste Radrennen der Welt auf Platz 6 gefinisht. Direkt nach seiner Rückkehr aus den USA nimmt sich Kurt Zeit um mit Straps und Flo über das Rennen seines Lebens zu plaudern und erzählt von seiner außergewöhnlichen Strategie, der cleveren Planung, seiner Vorbereitung und dem Härtetest beim Race Around Austria. Außerdem hören wir von Toilettenpausen in amerikanischen Saloons, die mit tosendem Applaus der Gäste gefeiert wurden, die ihre Sitzung sogar unterbrachen, um dem Rennfahrer ihren Platz auf dem heißen Stuhl zu überlassen. Kurt Matzler kam als erfahrener Staffel-Fahrer zum RAAM, nahm bereits vier Mal als Teil des Teams „Rotary RAAMs Polio“ am 5000km langen Rennen teil – das Ziel lautete in erster Linie Spenden für die Ausrottung der Kinderlähmung zu lukrieren. Für den guten Zweck sammelte das Team bereits mehrere Millionen, allein 2022 kamen nochmals 1,2 Millionen Dollar hinzu. Unter den Spendern wird in der heutigen Episode der Zeitfahranzug von Christoph Strassers 1000-Kilometer Weltrekord verlost. Als Solo Teilnehmer war Kurt hingegen ein Rookie, und hat die Herausforderung mit Hilfe seiner eingespielten Crew dennoch mit Bravour gemeistert. Das Sitzfleisch Team gratuliert „herrlich“ und wünscht viel Spaß beim Zuhören! +++++ Unser heutiger Werbepartner AG1 von Athletic Greens: Teste das all-in Paket mit 75 Vitaminen und Mineralstoffen auf veganer, laktose- und zuckerfreier Basis mit Geld-zurück-Garantie, um deine Gesundheit und Leistungsfähigkeit zu unterstützen! Mit unserem Partner Angebot gibt es Goodies oben drauf: www.athleticgreens.com/sitzfleisch

Once Again: Tom Dreesen has been performing for over 50 years, and is one of David Letterman's best friends, going all the way back to their stand up days at The Comedy Store. He is the author of two books: Tim and Tom: An American Comedy in Black and White, and Still Standing...My Journey from Streets and Saloons to the Stage, and Sinatra. In Part 2 of Tom's first appearance on 'The Letterman Podcast,' Tom and Mike talk about all the phases of David Letterman's broadcasting career, from the morning show all the way to Dave's latest venture 'That's My Time With David Letterman.' They discuss Jay Leno, and the impact Dave had on his career, how Dave may well have kept Johnny Carson 'hip,' the flirtation of potentially having a talk show of his own, Letterman's transition from NBC to CBS, performing for the troops overseas, Sinatra, and Tom even regals us with what might be the most legendary Don Rickles story of all time. Tom Dreesen is a comedy legend who has rubbed shoulders with giants, and we at the Letterman Podcast are forever grateful for the generosity of his time, advice, friendship, and of course above all, the entertainment he has brought us for decades. A MUST listen/watch! We are so grateful for the overwhelming support of The Letterman Podcast so far! We have grand asperations for the show and are excited to celebrate Dave & Co and their incredible legacy in the broadcasting world. Please Like our channel, Subscribe here, (and where audio podcasts are found) and share the show. We also have a group on the Facebook where our community is growing as well. May all your favorite bands stay together!

Episode 1 and who better to start with than the larger-than-life man who stepped into a role in the larger-than-life town you've never heard of. Turn of the Century Ogden, Utah. Railroad crossroads to the western United States. A bustling town with a lively downtown centered around 25th Street bursting with Hotels, Saloons, Restaurants, Cafe's, and abutted by Electric Alley where one can find all the vice and crime that's fit to prosper.Into the scene steps James Pender, fresh of his service as a Papoon Scout in the Native Wars where he rode alongside acquaintances and friends the likes of Wild Bill Hickock, Buffalo Bill Cody, California Joe, General G.A. Custer and others. Appointed directly to an Ogden Detective and later Chief of Detectives given his background and pedigree it's a tall ask appointed to a Detective in a city this lively, but turns out, he's got kind of a knack for it. Learn more about the fascinating man you've never heard of.DISCLAIMER - This podcast does NOT represent the Ogden Police Department or it's official stances and opinions. This podcast is simply one person's passion project as someone who is a fan of and respects local history and wants to see legacies preserved. Language quoted at the time may be offensive to some, however it was the language quoted and used by news media outlets for that time period.

Join us for an episode filled with music and travel! Cecy and Jess will be taking you across the world to learn about some beautiful performance venues such as: The Odeon of Herodes Atticus, Wembley Stadium and more! To close off our episode we'll be playing a fun game of “Guess where this song is from!” Be sure to play along and let us know how many you get correct! Social Media: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/talksnsips Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talksnsips/ https://www.instagram.com/cecy.encizo/ https://www.instagram.com/jayfoxx__/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Talks-Sips-105205538366787 Twitter: https://twitter.com/TalksNSips TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@talksnsips?lang=en *For the list of our resource links please visit: talksnsips.com/saloons-for-tunes * --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Tori delights in talking to one of her favorite spirits, a true comedian's comedian and one of the world's most groundbreaking, well-respected, and beloved entertainers. He has made over 500 national TV appearances as a stand-up comedian, including more than 60 appearances on The Tonight Show, and was a favorite guest of David Letterman. For fourteen years he was the opening act for Frank Sinatra, and performed countless times with artists like Smokey Robinson, Liza Minnelli, Natalie Cole, and Sammy Davis, Jr. For the first six years of his career, he shared the stage with Tim Reid as America's first—and only—black and white comedy team. In this spirited conversation, they talk about his magical journey with Frank Sinatra, wisdom gained and what he misses most, his book "Still Standing", the power of laughter, the future of comedy, and so much more! Here's to the man who made Sinatra laugh, and Tori's beloved "Uncle Tom" ... Tom Dreesen. CREDITS:Guest:  Tom DreesenHost and Producer:  Tori ReidExecutive Producer:  Patrick A. HowellWriter:  Patrick A. Howell Post Production:  We Edit PodcastsPost Production Assistant:  Sydney Rhone Voiceover Artist:  Vïntóry Blake MoorePremier Advertising Sponsor:  Vivreau Water SystemsAdvertising Sponsor:  Hilton Sacramento Arden WestAd Voiceover Artist:  Ginger LevertLogo Photography:  Bobby Holland / MPTV ImagesPhoto credit for Tom Dreesen:  UnknownMusic:"Jazz Intimate 6" by Magnus RingblomVivreau Ad Music - "That's What Left Us Behind" by Christian AndersonOutro - Produced by Stereo Mixtrumental a Victory & Noble production@ 2022 Victory & Noble LLC  All Rights Reserved.Connect with the Guest:Tom Dreesen Official WebsiteStill Standing: My Journey From Streets and Saloons, to the Stage and Sinatra

During the its early years, Bismarck was right on the heels of Deadwood in lawlessness, violence and the selling of liquor. But, by the early 1900s, some residents felt it was time to actually enforce prohibition. Saloons that carried on in secret were called “blind pigs,” and their beverages were either illegally produced locally or smuggled in from Canada.

On this episode of Our American Stories, Leon Cooperman shares his life story of growing up in a rough neighborhood of New York City and becoming one of the most successful investors in history. Travis Spangenburg, Creative and Production Manager for the American Prohibition Museum in Savannah, GA tells the story of the prohibition laws in America. Support the show (https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate) Time Codes: 00:00 - The Investing Legend Giving Away ALL His Money 23:00 - Smashing Saloons and Breaking Barriers Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Prompt:  You own the best saloon for a hundred miles.  You're no nonsense and good at your job: the saloon is clean, the barmaids are treated well, and the patrons are happy.  But when an outlaw bursts in with guns blazing, your happy little saloon is at risk.  A brawl breaks out, and you pull your own gun from behind the counter to get everyone to stop.  The outlaw points their gun at you, and you balk.  This isn't just any outlaw; this is the famed bank robber, wanted dead or alive by every sheriff in the west.  More importantly, they're your ex - the first and only person you've ever loved. It is a banner day for Please Be Prompt!  Co-hosts Ryan Rimmele and Joshua Witsaman welcome their very first guest to the podcast - Audrey Worthington! Which means there will be three prompted works to read this week! First is a story of the tragedy of scorned love and the mistake of running away into the frontier. Next is a reminiscence about the complexities of work/life balance in the harshness of the wild west. Lastly we have the next hit country song - a tragic ballad of love and scoundrels.     

 #TomDreesen #Comedian #Author In this episode, The Untied boys get to chat with the legendary Tom Dreesen. They talk about everything from his start in Harvey, IL, his first stage debut, and performing with Frank Sinatra. Tom Dreesen is one of the Great Comedy Legends and we are very thankful that he is taking the time to sit down with us! Our guest this week, Tom Dreesen is a Chicago-born Stand-Up Comedian, Actor, & Motivational Speaker. Tom grew up in the south suburbs of Chicago who got his start in comedy in 1968 when he met Tim Reid while working as an insurance salesman. After that he began to make appearances on Match Game and became a regular on The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson and then began touring with Frank Sinatra as his opening act (however, if you ask Tom, he will say that Frank closed for him). In addition, Tom was part of the strike at The Comedy Store, appeared on Beat The Clock, his 1989 album “That White Boy's Crazy” was recorded in front of an all-black audience in Harvey, IL, and in 1999 a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs, California, Walk of Stars was dedicated to him.  In 2020 he released his book “Still Standing…: My Journey from Streets and Saloons to the Stage, and Sinatra”. With a career as astonishing as Tom's we needed to get him on the podcast.  Follow Tom Dreesen on Social: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100052370922489 (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100052370922489) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tomdreesencomic/ (https://www.instagram.com/tomdreesencomic/) Website: https://tomdreesen.com/ (https://tomdreesen.com/) Book: https://thisisuntied.captivate.fm/still-standing-journey-streets-saloons (https://thisisuntied.captivate.fm/still-standing-journey-streets-saloons) Please like, follow, and subscribe for more content - https://linktr.ee/thisisuntied (https://linktr.ee/thisisuntied) Subscribe to the Podcast: https://thisisuntied.captivate.fm/listen (https://thisisuntied.captivate.fm/listen) Music by The Alex George Experience Sponsored by Forward Progress, LLC & Social Jack™ Want to start a podcast? Sign up using Captivate today! https://www.captivate.fm/signup?ref=thisisuntied (https://www.captivate.fm/signup?ref=thisisuntied)

Join Host, Matt Amar as he speaks with Comedian, Actor, Author and Motivational Spokesperson, Tom Dreesen as he shares his career in show-business spanning over 50 years. A veteran and pioneer of Hollywood's famed, “The Comedy Store," he came to Hollywood with a strong vision and a sound dream of making it onto The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and in show-business. Along the way he would encounter and inspire showbiz legends, David Letterman, Freddie Prinze, Jay Leno, Clint Eastwood, Gary Sinise, Robin Williams, Sammy Davis Jr. and eventually spend 13 years on the road warming up crowds with his bits of comedy routine for the most prolific singer of our time, Frank Sinatra. Get these stories and many more in Tom's Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1642933600/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_HXMSAMVE677KR9PQJ5WK https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Still-Standing/Tom-Dreesen/9781642933604 https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/still-standing-tom-dreesen/1134711735;jsessionid=D69A442C25D3BEFC1BC9D45B1619DAA5.prodny_store01-atgap08?ean=9781642933604&st=AFF&2sid=Simon%20&%20Schuster_7567305_NA&sourceId=AFFSimon%20&%20Schuster https://books.google.com/books/about/Still_Standing.html?id=gx7_ygEACAAJ&source=kp_book_description 0:00 Introduction with Tom Dreesen 2:05 Tom's Childhood 6:56 Dreesen Street 11:15 Meeting Tim Reid 16:42 Tim and Tom Split up. Tom Quits Drinking 19:46 Finding your Calling. Advice to Young Comedians 22:56 Jack Benny & Richard Pryor: Tom's Comic Muses 24:17 Freddie Prinze 28:42 BiPolar Depression and Comedy 30:10 Ego and Showbusiness 33:12 There's an Uncle Frank and Carlos in Every Family 36:24 Laughter is Healing 41:10 Letterman, Leno, Williams @ The Comedy Store 1975 46:19 (ad) Special thanks to Taylor Howard @A.E.I Law 46:49 David Letterman 47:40 Tom Beats the Crap Out of Letterman? 50:11 Letterman's Vulnerability 52:08 Letterman's Late Night Show 53:09 Robin Williams 55:16 Robin Williams Steals Tom's Joke 57:16 Jay Leno's Standup 57:29 Leno & Letterman Controversy 1:01:30 Get your affairs in order Mr. Dreesen 1:01:51 Dr. Andy Lowy Saves Tom's Life 1:03:16 Tom Leads the Comedy Store Strike '79 1:13:08 Steve Lubetkin Kills Himself 1:16:05 Clean Act: Show Business 70's 1:18:03 Female Stand Ups in the 70's 1:18:46 Elayne Boosler Takes Command 1:19:41 Politically Correct, Dave Chappelle 1:22:35 " I Never Saw a Comedian on Stage I Didn't Like" - Tom Dreesen 1:24:30 Staying out of Politics, Johnny Carson 1:26:20 Tom's Career in the 80's 1:27:15 Sammy Davis Jr. 1:29:20 Sammy Davis Jr. "Get off the stage you Uncle Tom" 1:31:42 Tom's First Show With Sammy Davis Jr. 1:35:55 Frank Sinatra's Influence 1:38:40 Celebrity Players Tour, Success: Living the Life You Want 1:41:11 Frank Sinatra: Hell on Wheels 1:45:59 Nights at Sinatra's "Compound", Rear Admiral Alan Shepard 1:47:35 Frank "18-Karat Manic Depresive" Sinatra 1:51:27 Frank Sinatra's Generosity 1:55:25 From Here To Eternity - Sinatra Role 1:58:00 The End of Frank Sinatra's Career 2:00:06 Frank Loses the Lyrics- Last Call 2:04:44 How do you want to be remembered? 2:08:39 Still Standing: My Journey from Streets and Saloons to the Stage, and Sinatra

Not a lot of people can say they worked with Frank Sinatra. Even fewer of those people are still alive. Tom is both, and he's still standing. He's been standing for 50 years. That's not easy. His childhood was also not easy, which makes the perseverance all the more impressive. Have you ever noticed that a lot of comedians had crappy upbringings? Tom has. Still Standing... My Journey from Streets and Saloons to the Stage, and Sinatra - amzn.to/3kWQYShSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Senator Tim Kaine says America 'created' slavery. He has bought into the 1619 lie. Dennis talks to Tom Dreesen, comedian, opening act for Frank Sinatra, frequent guest on Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and Late Night with Dave Letterman. His new book is Still Standing...: My Journey from Streets and Saloons to the Stage, and Sinatra.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.