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Retired Kansas City Police Intelligence Unit detective Gary Jenkins sits down with former criminal and prison minister Bill Corum for one of the most unusual conversations ever featured on Gangland Wire. Bill Corum recounts his journey from car theft and prison escapes in the early 1960s to his deep involvement in Kansas City's criminal underworld in the 1970s and early 1980s. He describes his work around pornography, prostitution, stolen property, cocaine trafficking, and his connections to notorious Kansas City underworld figures. Gary and Bill discuss legendary Kansas City mob fence Sol Landi and his murder by assassins sent by the mob, the River Quay era, Junior Bradley, corrupt influences in local politics and the courts, and the explosive cocaine culture that swept through Kansas City during the 1980s. Bill also shares stories involving Weld Wheels founder Kenny Weld, cocaine trafficking operations, and the dangerous atmosphere surrounding organized crime in Kansas City. The conversation dives into: Bill's prison escape and stolen car career The prostitution business in Independence, Missouri Mob-connected fences and stolen property rings Cocaine trafficking in Kansas City during the early 1980s The murder of Saul Landy River Quay nightlife and mob influence Corrupt officials and criminal networks Kansas City organized crime personalities Prison life and criminal culture Bill Corum's dramatic religious conversion in 1983 His decades-long prison ministry work across America Bill also explains how he transformed his life after addiction, violence, and years in the criminal world, eventually dedicating his life to prison outreach and ministry programs throughout the United States. You can learn more about Bill Corum and his book at either The Ultimate Pardon or Bill Corum Official Website If you're interested in true crime, mafia history, and real law enforcement stories, this is an episode you don't want to miss. Subscribe for more mafia history and true crime stories every week. Hit me up on Venmo for a cup of coffee or a shot and a beer @ganglandwire Click here to “buy me a cup of coffee” Subscribe to the website for weekly notifications about updates and other Mob information. To go to the store or make a donation or rent Ballot Theft: Burglary, Murder, Coverup, click here To rent ‘Brothers against Brothers’ or ‘Gangland Wire,’ the documentaries click here. To purchase one of my books, click here. [00:00:00] hey, all you wiretappers. Gary Jenkins here, retired Kansas City police detective in the intelligence unit. Turned podcaster and author and documentary filmmaker. If you want to see any of my stuff, go to my website and look in the show notes or look in the I think the donate page. Of course, if you’re in the donate page, you might want to hit the donate button. We always use a little, can use a little support. And I have a guy that I’d heard of and I’d seen on YouTube and I have mu- we have mutual friends, but I had never actually met him. And I, so I g- I… Some people he knows asked me to be on their show. And so I was on their show, and Bill was on that show at the same time. So we started talking. We had lunch and we had all these… We were running in the same circles, but separate circles that then overlapped every once in a while. He was on one side of the law and I was on the other. So Bill Corum. Welcome, Bill. Thank you, Gary. Thank you so much. And we were running in opposite… We were running real close- … but I was careful. When [00:01:00] I got out of prison, it- You were. When I got out of prison in 1964, I had two goals. Yeah. Never go back, and never get caught. And I started breaking the law the day I got out of prison, and I broke the law for almost 19 years and didn’t get caught. I got caught a couple times at little things, and I got… I hired a high-powered criminal attorney that came out of Alex Peebles’ office who’s now a judge. I won’t even mention his name. He’s now a judge. I think I told you who it was. But and Alex got me out of a couple deals way back when. But little things. And I was still, doing everything. And I went for almost 19 years and didn’t get caught. Unlike many of my friends, I’ve been in prison ministry for 40 years now, and I run around with a lot of guys that did a lot of time. 25 years, 40 years. Li- they had double life without parole, now they’re out But I never got caught. Yeah. And I was speaking at a women’s prison just recently, and I was talking to the women, and I was telling that story, and I said, “I got out and I [00:02:00] went for 19 years.” She said, “You must have been awful smart.” I said I wa- I wasn’t too smart or I wouldn’t have been doing that stuff.” But I did know ways and one thing was ’cause I didn’t talk to people. I didn’t have a lot of… Kinda like the trench coat robbers. They robbed banks for 15 years- Yeah … and never got caught because they didn’t email, text, phone calls, none of that. Yeah. They would, they would- And they moved away too. Oh, yeah. Kinda moved away from their home territory, so they- Yeah y- they weren’t having their buddies come up to them say, “Hey, what are you doing? Where you been?” “I haven’t seen you for a while.” And then they turn around and tell some cop that they know, “Hey, I can’t remember the guy’s name now. Billy Kirkpatrick. Billy Kirkpatrick. He’s been out of town. He just got back.” And, you know- Yeah … then they put… Suddenly they get this notice about these bank robbers somewhere else. They… He didn’t do that. He stayed- … out of town. So Bill, let’s- No, that was me. Go ahead. Go, let’s go back and start you from the beginning. Introduce to who you are to my guys, ’cause they don’t know you. I didn’t know you, ’cause you were such a low profile in this world. You said you got out of prison. Why don’t we [00:03:00] start with that? Where, what were you in the joint for originally? I was originally in there for Dyer Act, which is, in the feds, that’s interstate transportation- Yeah of stolen motor vehicles. I was in the Marine Corps. I went AWOL. I got caught. I went back. I got back AWOL again. I went back. They put me on restrictions, said I couldn’t leave the base. I was at that point in my life where nobody could tell me what to do. And so I’s “I’m leaving the base,” and I left and I think I stole 10, 12 cars while I was out. And then I got put in the… When I got back the next time, they put me in the brig, and I escaped from the brig. And and I stole a car off the base back in tho- in the ’60s, early ’60s, ’62, 3. People left their keys in their car. Yeah. And I went out. I was in the parachute locker painting. When the guard came in to check on me, I hit him in the back of the head with a full bucket of paint, a full gallon of paint, and I went out the window and I got a car, and I actually had a guy with me. He said, “I’m going with you.” And so we got in the car, and when we got to [00:04:00] the gate, I said, “Now, if that guard steps out at the gate, I’m running over him.” And he’s “No, don’t do…” I said “Just shut up. I’m running over him.” And I got to the gate, and the guard stepped out and saluted me. And I’m like, “What in the world?” I drove into town, run out of gas, Gary. Got out and stole… I don’t know how I remember this. I stole a ’62 maroon Bonneville. And when I was walking away from the car, my buddy looked back and started laughing. I said, “What are you laughing about?” He said, “I see why they saluted us. That car had a colonel sticker on the bumper.” So then I stole that car, that Bonneville, drove into Mississippi. Because I always ask guys in prisons, “How many of you know when you escape from prison you need some different clothes?” Yeah. So I drove into a little town called Leland, Mississippi, and I was breaking in a clothing store to get me some clothes. It was 11:00 at night, and I looked down, I was climbing up on some boxes to get to the roof to go in the skylight, ’cause they had analog alarms, they were easy to beat. [00:05:00] And I looked down and I saw a flashlight coming down the alley. So I dropped down, ran the other way, and I turned the corner and ran into the biggest, fattest Mississippi sheriff you ever seen. And he had a gun, he had a gun about this long. And he stuck it right here, and he goes, “Where are you going, boy?” And I said, “With you, sir.” That’s what I said. And that was the end of the Marine Corps. So now I’ve taken a car across the state line, and the feds step in. And I went to… I got a six-year sentence. I got what they call a zip six. And back then, before ’86, now in ’86 they passed it to 85%. Yeah. But prior to 80- prior to ’86, you could get out of the feds at one-third of your sentence. And so I got this six-year sentence. I got out in two years, and when I got out, I said, “I’m never getting caught again. I’m never going back to prison.” And I went for ni- and I just started right then. And everything from then on was like, I got involved with pornography. I was promoting [00:06:00] pornography and prostitution. There’s a story in my book about me being a… I was a bodyguard and a chauffeur for a lady that had a cat house over in Independence. You know where Inglewood was in Independence? And guys- You know where- … In- Independence is a suburb of Kansas City, but it’s like whole, decently large city for a suburb- Yeah … but it’s connected to it. Yeah. That’s where Harry Truman was from- That’s right … and retired back to. Yeah. So y- you were over there probably on the east side of Independence. Inglewood’s kinda closer to Kansas City, over there- Yes … by Dogpatch, in what we call Dogpatch. That’s- The- … kinda totally lawless area. And so there was a guy there that I was friends with that had a record store. He was the first guy in Kan- his name was Tony Marino. He’s in my book. He’s dead now. He was the first guy ever in Kansas City to sell paraphernalia in a record store. And he was making 25,000 a month- Wow … back in the… Yeah, when it started. That was a lot of money. And he, right next to him was a [00:07:00] store, it’s still there. I go by it all the time, ’cause we eat at the Englewood Cafe all the time. It’s the only one on that little s- first strip there that’s got steps going up. And a lady up there had a cathouse for 12 years, prostitutes. And her main customers were executives from Ford Motor Company- … from General Motors, and from Hallmark Cards. And the reason, Gary, was because she knew if she had executives, they weren’t gonna talk. Yeah. And she had beautiful women. She didn’t have ladies like up on Main and Troost and Prospect. Yeah. The- these women had all their teeth, and they were- … and they were good-looking. Yeah. And so the first guy, a- actually, who got me the job was Sal Rello, that o- that owned he owned that deluxe deli down on 430, where the Erotic City is now. Oh, yeah. He owned that- Yeah … he owned that bar. Heard about him, yeah. And I told him for years, I said, “You need to open an adult bookstore here,” because Gary, he was the only bar in Kansas City, the only bar [00:08:00] in Kansas City that was open on Election Day. You know why? ‘Cause he was in the county. He was in the county. He wasn’t in- Wasn’t in the city, yeah … he wasn’t in the city. And he was open on Election Day. And I told him, I said, “Man, if you’d open an adult bookstore, you could make a lot of money.” He never did, of course. Yeah. And then they put Erotic City in there, and it went good for a few years and stuff, yeah. But so he’s the one that told me about her. I went to interview with her, and she said, “I just have one question. Do you carry a gun?” I said, “No, ma’am, I carry two guns.” And she said, “You’re hired.” And so G- Gary, I picked her up every day on the Plaza. She lived in a $2,000 a month apartment on the Plaza in 1976. Yeah. That was a lot of money. That’s five today. And, yeah, and I took her to get her facial every Tuesday. I took her to the beauty shop every Thursday, and read about her in my book. She was 80 years old. The name of that chapter in my book is 80-Year-Old Hooker. She was 80, 80 years old, and she [00:09:00] ran it like a business. I had, I, she opened at 9:00 in the morning and closed at 5:00 at night, and ran it just five days a week, just like a business. And I wouldn’t be surprised she didn’t pay taxes. She was legit, man. Yeah. And I knew you can’t operate something like that for 12 years in Independence, Missouri, and not have the police know about it. No, they knew about it. Oh, yeah. It’s that upper echelon, they were, they just steered people away from each other. Oh, yeah. Don’t worry about that. Oh, yeah. That’s right. So that was- So Bill, y- you, you moved from that- Into the drug business now, how did you, how’d you even get started in that? Where like 1960s, ’60, by the late ’60s, drugs are starting to, become more popular and there becomes a real market for it that’s among- Yeah a much larger constituency than ever before. So now, how did you- I re- … move into that? I, oh, I really, for years and years, Gary, years, I didn’t have a partner [00:10:00] because I knew if I had to run, I didn’t want somebody… I didn’t know if my partner would tell on me, so I did everything by myself. I did one thing one time and I had to have a partner, and I stole a computer out of a crane at General Motors down in Leeds. And I, and my fence, the chapter in my book, They Killed My Fence, that was Saul Andy. Yeah. And when Saul got killed, like they killed my fence, because anything I took to Saul, he’d buy it. Didn’t matter if it was guns or it didn’t matter what it was. And I didn’t never keep anything except cash. If I had money, I’d keep it, but I’d never keep anything. I didn’t keep diamond rings or… I got rid of all that stuff, ’cause I never wanted anything to be able to identify me and tie me to a crime. And Saul, when he got killed, of course, then I started dealing with another guy. But Saul was taking all that and selling it to Junior Bradley, most of it, the stuff that Junior- And, and- … would be interested in. And guys- But, J- Junior Bradley, I gotta explain who Junior Bradley was. Junior Bradley was the mob fence in Kansas City. He was probably the biggest fence in Kansas City I got a [00:11:00] feeling. He, and what he started doing was trading Dilaudid especially for stolen property, and he had a little deli right across from police headquarters and City Hall, and everybody knew Junior. Everybody loved Junior. Everybody liked Junior. He’s always doing favors for people. If you went in the penitentiary, you’d go talk to Junior and say, “Okay, what, what’s gonna happen when I get here? Can you help me out?” And he’ll say, “I’ll make some calls.” Or I, we had, we overheard him on a wiretap once saying- a, a father called him and said, my son’s got to report up here to Leavenworth to the camp.” He said, “Okay, I’ll take care of it. I’ll be somebody there to meet him there.” And I’ve had many other reports but Junior was the main mob fence. So go ahead- Yeah … and we’ll talk what you were dealing with- Yeah Junior Bradley. Yeah be- let’s back up. So you asked me about how I got into drugs. So all those years when I was married, I didn’t drink and I didn’t do drugs. I thought if you did dope, you were a d- I thought that’s why they call it dope, ’cause you were a dope if you did it. Yeah. So I didn’t do it, and I didn’t drink because I knew I had to always be able to think and make [00:12:00] decisions and… ‘Cause I cheated on my wife every day for 10 years, and I did crime every day for 10 years, and she never knew it till I wrote this book. And I gave her the first book actually. And so- When I got divorced and started smoking pot and doing stuff, hanging out with those people, and I started smoking weed, then the first time I bought an ounce of weed it was 40 bucks. And I’m like, “Okay, how much is how much is more if you buy more? You can buy a half pound for this or you can buy…” So I said then I’ll… Give me a half a pound and I’m gonna sell,” yeah. So I started buying pounds and selling ounces, and man, all of a sudden I’m, now I’m smoking free and I’m making some money. Yeah. And then I started sell- And by the time I ended, even when I was selling cocaine, I was selling 100 pounds of pot a week. I had one guy that would buy 100 pounds of pot from me every week. Yeah. And I’d just take him 100 pounds and he’d just bring my… Every day he’d stop by my house [00:13:00] with sacks of money, and that was, the way I got started in the drug world then. And everything. It was from pot, it was, meth. We called it crank back then, not meth. And then I never did get real addicted to crank, but I got real addicted to cocaine. And of course, I was doing a drug class the other day. I teach a drug class, my wife and I, addictions class at our church. And I said, when I started, I was only gonna sell it and not do it.” And because one guy said I was only gonna do it and never sell it.” And I said, “No, not me. I was gonna sell it and never do it.” But that didn’t last very long. And once you start doing it you’re in there, and, Yeah, really … and then, when I got arrested September 5th of ’82 the guy that I beat up I put 100 stitches in the back of his head with a ball bat, and it was in an active enforcement really. But he turned states. He’s the one, when Kenny… You remember Kenny Weld? I remember the name. Was you still on the force when Kenny got busted in ’83? [00:14:00] Yeah. ’80- Yeah, I would’ve been. Okay. So- I have some vague memory, I don’t remember the, all the details. At the time it was the biggest drug bust, it was the biggest just drug bust in, I know in Kansas City, maybe. They caught him out there in Blue Springs with 29 pounds of cocaine, and we were selling- Yeah … cocaine to the people that were selling cocaine to Kenny. And so the guy that I beat up gave a 20-page, which is like reading a book, 20 typewritten pages. Yeah. 20 typewritten pages, and he named every name involved in the circle that he knew, and that implicated us as being some of the leading cocaine dealers in Kansas City. Yeah. Now, when I go speak in churches and a pastor gets up and says, “Folks, today we’ve got the biggest cocaine dealer that ever lived.” I get up and say, “You know what? I don’t mean to correct your pastor.” But I was implicated as being one of the leading cocaine- I was not the leading cocaine dealer. There was a lot of people bigger than me. But that’s that’s how it all started and [00:15:00] of course my case, I never did… the drugs never came in. The lawyers that I had, because when I got busted it was on a Sunday, and that’s part of my story. I always ask inmates, “How many of you have been arrested on a weekend?” And every hand goes up. Yeah. And I say, and then I say, “What happens when you get arrested on a weekend?” They all yell, “Nothing.” ‘Cause you’re not going anywhere till Monday morning, at the very least. I got arrested 2:00 Sunday afternoon. By that time, Gary, I had three goals. When I was about 30, I got nicknamed by one of the key mafia figures Crazy Bill, ’cause I did some crazy things. Like I ran through a bar. You know where the old Club Royal was on Main? Oh yeah. There was a bar right ac- I’ve drunk there many times. Okay. There was a bar across the street that I had a girlfriend working in, and we got in a fight, and I was gonna cut the bar in half with a chainsaw. And I had my buddy drop me at the back parking lot. I fired the chainsaw up, I opened the door, and when the door… When I stepped inside, the door [00:16:00] closed with the closer, and the dar- the bar was totally dark. It was not a bar where you could even buy a bag of potato chips. It was strictly alcohol. And when you get- Yeah … in a bar like that, they’re dark. And that door shut, and I thought, “I’m gonna bend over and start cutting this bar, and somebody just shoot me in the back.” So I just wa- I just walked through the bar with the chainsaw running and went out the front door, and Kenny picked me up in the front, and off we went. And so because of that, I got nicknamed Crazy Bill. Yeah. By 30 years old, I had three goals: money, power, and influence. Now, I told you as we were selling a lot of cocaine. So I stayed in $500 a night hotels. I ride in limousines. I bought $20,000 worth of cocaine for a one-night party. So I had money, and I had enough power to make a phone call and have somebody killed, so I had power. And I had enough influence that when I got arrested Sunday afternoon, now I love telling this to a police officer. I was on a show in Texas with a cop, and we called it the Con and the Cop. [00:17:00] But I love telling this story. I got arrested September 5th. 2:00, 2:00 PM is when they booked us into the jail, and I made a phone call back to Kansas City to somebody who was in politics, and I said, “You know who to call.” And that person called the judge we were selling cocaine to. And I ask this question in prisons, “How many of you know when you’re selling cocaine to a judge, he don’t want you in jail?” And I walked out of that jail, Gary, at 1:30 Monday morning. Wow. I got arrest- less than 12 hours after I got arrested on a weekend. And when I walked out of that jail, I said, “Bill Corum, you’ve arrived. You got money.” “You got power, and you got influence.” But the one thing I didn’t have was peace. Yeah. I didn’t have any peace, man. No peace. Yeah. If I was in a restaurant eating and a cop walked in, I’d put money on the table and go out the door. If I saw a UPS driver, I got nervous ’cause he had a uniform on. I didn’t have any peace. And then after I became a Christian, I was reading in the Bible [00:18:00] one day, and it said, “A wicked man runs when no one’s chasing him.” And I went, “Oh my gosh, I left a lot of steak dinners sitting on the table.” And wasn’t anybody chasing you. Nobody. That cop didn’t even know I was in there. He probably didn’t even know who I was. Really? He just come in… He just came in there to eat, and I thought he was after me. So Bill, I always like to go into the, the nuts and bolts of some of these things. And we kinda left one thing hanging, is the Saul Landy story. Now guys, Saul Landy was a big sports bettor. And Saul Landy had a, wasn’t it a metal- Square Deal Junk- Square Deal Junkyard. Square… He had a junkyard. Square Deal. He bought a lot of scrap metal and dealt in scrap metal, but he also would buy most anything from, from- Yeah … thieves, from boosters- Yeah … and burglars and people like that. That’s where Bill met him. But he’s a huge sports gambler, and they thought he might testify against our boss, Nick Civella, because he had been allowed to bet down at The Trap, down with Frankie Tusa, who was the underling [00:19:00] that handled all the sports gambling for Nick Civella. Isn’t that right? Isn’t that the way that went down? Oh, yeah, and Bobby Maroon was running The Trap at the time. And- yeah … so do you remember the guy that, that paid for his murder? Remember that guy, Johnny Franks, Johnny Frank Avella? That’s what they said, yep. Yeah. Yep. He had, he had- That’s what they said. He had some connections. But he got… But Johnny Franks got the order from somebody else. Yeah. Yeah … the bug, the buck stopped with Johnny Franks now, didn’t it? Yes. ‘Cause he hired another guy, who then he hired a Black guy, which was- That’s right … truly unusual. Who then- That’s right … hired a couple of young Black street kids and that was even more unusual, and they killed this Saul Landy and his wife. So they keep a f- And then they sang and then they sang like The Temptations. Exactly, yeah. That, and that’s that w- some claim that Johnny Franks did that just on his own, trying to impress Nick Civella. Some people say that somebody else told him to do it. I don’t… It never, he never talked, so it never came about. Yeah. [00:20:00] Did you ever hear anything about that? I never heard anything except what you just said, that he- Okay … he never talked, and Nick, Nick never got convicted. He never- Yeah … but here’s the thing that, what you said. The guys that they hired to do it, because back in those days as y- you’d go to… i’d go to the electric chair before somebody, before I’d tell on somebody. Yeah. I’m not gonna tell on anybody. Go ahead and put me in the gas chamber, I’m not telling on nobody. But those guys would, they’d sing like The Temptations. They weren’t gonna, they- Yeah … they wouldn’t- Those street kids If they offered them a day in jail, they wouldn’t take it. If you’ll tell us, we won’t, we’re only gonna put you in jail for a week if you’ll tell. Yeah. They wouldn’t tell. So how did that work with you and Saul Landy? You weren’t a sports bettor you didn’t have anything to do with that. You were a thief. Yeah, and I don’t know- And- I honestly, you know what? Gary, I don’t remember who even told me to go to Saul with stolen merchandise, ’cause I was hitting a lot of construction jobs back then. [00:21:00] Ah. I worked construction, and I was in the union, and I was stealing off these jobs all the time. Big- Ah, yeah … big amounts of stuff. Like they’d start a brand-new job, and they’d have all brand-new tools, and I’d go over there and take everything they had. And then I’d take it all to Saul. And matter of fact, one time I did a job over in, it was a eight-story high-rise over in Kansas City, Kansas, down around Argentine, in the Argentine area. And I was on the job, I was working on the job, and we just started. And we had all this trailer, a whole trailer load of tools. And I went over and got all the tools, and the last thing I took out was the cutting torch. I cut the lock off the door, ’cause I had a key to get in. And so when I got to work the next morning, I had everything in my truck. I had a tonneau cover over my truck and had all these tools in the back of my truck, and parked in the parking lot. I got there and I called Johnny Myers, who was running the job, and Johnny’s been dead for years. I said, “Hey, Johnny, somebody hit our job last night.” He’s “What?” I said, “Yeah, they cut the lock off. They got everything.” [00:22:00] And he said call the police and I’ll be out there in just a few minutes.” And so the cops come, couple detectives and he was telling what they, what was going on. I’m standing there listening to the whole thing. And there was a generator, a big generator, and I was real strong back then, Gary. I was 6’3″ and weighed 275 and I carried this generator down the steps and this… and Johnny said, or the cop said that, how much that generator weigh?” And he told him, and he said it had to be at least two guys, if not three. But no, no one guy could carry that down them steps.” And Johnny turned around and he said, “Except Superman,” ’cause that’s what they called me on the job. And they laughed, and he laughed, and I laughed. Yeah. And then that night after I got off work, I took it all down to Square Deal and sold it all to Saul. Yeah. Interesting. So- All right. Thanks so much … and I did that stuff all, yeah, I did that stuff all the time. But I honestly do not remember who introduced me to Saul Landy. Yeah. But I know that for years and years we were buddies. And when I first met him, I used a, I had an alias that I always went by. I had two a- two aliases. One of them was a guy I [00:23:00] was in prison with that was from East St. Louis, and I knew everything about him, ’cause we were real good friends. I knew his middle name, I knew his mom and dad’s name. I knew everything about him, so I’d use his name. So if anybody ever asked me a question, I knew. The other guy was a cousin of mine that I hadn’t seen for y- I used his name, ’cause I knew everything about him. So what, the, when I first met my wife, we went to a dance one night. We weren’t married yet, and we were walking up the steps, and this guy walking down said, “Hey, Jim. How you doing, Jim?” And I said, “Good.” We got in, sat down. My wife looked at me and she said, “I thought your name was Bill.” I s- said, “It is. It is Bill.” I said, “He probably just had me mixed up with somebody else.” ‘Cause there was a lot of people in the inner circles, yeah. So when I met Saul Andy, something inside of me told me to… Because I met Saul, and I told him my name was Jim Gardner. Yeah. And he’s we did a couple deals, and then something inside of me told me to b- be honest with Saul. And so I sat him down one day, I said, “I wanna tell you something. I use that name as an alias. My [00:24:00] real name is Bill Corum,” and da. And I was so glad I did, because later I would be in the River Key in a restaurant or a bar with Saul, and some of the guys were in there, and I thought if I’d have used the… If he’d introduced me as Jim Gardner- Yeah … and then later they find out who I am, I might not be here. Yeah. You know what I mean? You might- So I- They might think you’re undercover cop or a- Exactly. Exactly. So I just- Informant or something, yeah … it, a- and that, I think that’s in my book. I told that story because I just, I felt like being upfront with him, and I, because I trusted him, yeah. I actually, in, in the book I think I said if Nick Civella trusted him, I thought I could trust him. Yeah. But a- apparently, apparently- Bet he didn’t trust him all that much … no. Yeah. Because right there, out there on Pennsylvania, or let’s see, where’d they… They lived right off 75th, right behind the what was that restaurant on 75th? The Italian place? Yeah … I starts with a G, I think. Yeah, I know. Just north of Ward Parkway Shopping Center. Yeah. Yeah. I know the neighborhood, yeah. Oh, Cat- was it Cat? [00:25:00] No. C- it doesn’t matter. But he lived right down that str- he lived on Washington. Yeah. Right there. Yeah. About 77th or 8th and Washington, in Washington, yeah. I remember that. Yeah. But that’s how I met Saul. And what, and guys, what those guys did that night, they tried to make it look like a home invasion robbery, but ended up killing him and his w- and I think they raped his wife too. But, They didn’t kill her. They left her alive they, they left her alive. But- Yeah … they really m- tried to make it look like a home invasion robbery, not a hit, which was, at least they were that smart. They just weren’t- Yeah … couldn’t keep their mouth shut, and they couldn’t, weren’t smart enough to not tell their friends, so they got caught. Good, good thing there wasn’t no Facebook back then, Gary. Yeah, it’s crazy. It’s crazy. Crazy world you live in, so- these kids- Bill … yeah. What happened? What happened? You had all this going. You had money, power, influence. Yeah, I- You caught a cocaine case. Now the thing about that cocaine case, that you said, I thought you said Wells. It’s Kenny Weld, isn’t it? The race car driver? W-E-L-D. Kenny Weld. W-E-L-D. Yeah. He was a race [00:26:00] car driver at that time. I, I- Kinda well-known, and he had a whole set of… He had a big company that sold wheels … Weld Wheels … fancy wheels. He was really doing well, and then he got involved with a b- huge, big cocaine thing. I didn’t know, remember you were part of that, but I remember that. A multi-million dollar- Yeah … wheel business. Yeah. I still am a big… I was a dirt track guy. I grew up on dirt. Yeah. I love dirt. I actually took his brother, Greg, who actually owned the company, I took Greg to his first… the first race that Greg ever raced in, I drove him to the races. And then Kenny and I and Greg, and they won the Knoxville Nationals. Greg raced in the Indianapolis 500 four times. Yeah. They were a big name in the country, the Welds. And making millions of dollars, Gary. Even back then, they were making millions of dollars. Yeah. And then Kenny got caught up in the cocaine and started messing with it, and next thing you know… he was making a lot of money in the cocaine too, but- Yeah … he got caught with 29 pounds, which was a large amount. But that statement that guy [00:27:00] made on me, ’cause I always felt guilty because Kenny got busted because the statement that he made, he named Kenny Weld in that statement, and it wasn’t long after that they arrested Kenny. But I’m sure they were already watching him, for sure. But then I, and I don’t know, Kenny got eight year, Kenny got 25 years. He went to Sandstone first up in Minnesota. Yeah. And he only did 52 months, so I’m not sure, because back then a third would’ve been eight, eight and a half years or something, right? Yeah. And he only did 52 months, so I don’t know how that, maybe it was money or whatever. I don’t know. Yeah. But he turned his life around in prison, but then what’s the sad deal, when I turned my life around, I tried to get in touch with Kenny Weld, and he wouldn’t talk to me. He- Yeah … he was avoid- I think he was afraid that I was gonna come after him because the guy I beat up was the guy that was… We were all involved in the cocaine world together. Joker John, I don’t know if you knew who Joker John Agrusa was. I [00:28:00] don’t remember that n- I don’t remember that name now. Was he- They had a bar out on, they had a bar on, out on 23rd Street. No, I don’t, I don’t- Joker John’s. John, his last name was Agrusa. He had a brother- Agrusa, yeah … named Nick Agrus. New- Nick Agrusa’s brother. Yeah, I co- do kinda remember that. He went down- Yeah … with that whole thing. See, I was- That was ’83. I was I was off into something else during those years. Okay. No- That was early in the coke, crack cocaine thing … no, John, w- after I beat up Pink Mike, John Agrusa left town. He moved to Arizona, ’cause he was scared of me. A l- a lot of people- ’cause I was crazy. I did some crazy things, and people were scared. And so when I got arrested on that deal, he left town. He went to Arizona. And then Kenny got busted, Kenny Weld. And the, some of the people in that… My dad read that 20-page statement, and my dad said… And my dad was an old guy. He was born in 1909, but he read that statement, and he said, “This guy’s worth, life ain’t worth a nickel, is it?” And I [00:29:00] said, “No.” ‘Cause the guy that wrote the statement. Then I got arrest- you knew Jim Smart was a judge? Yeah, I remember the name. I didn’t know him. Okay. Jim… back then, Jim was a lawyer, and then later became appellate court judge. Yeah. And he’s retired now, but a real good friend of mine. So when I, that happened, I got… My case ended in May of ’84. Started September 5th of ’82, and ended in May of ’84. And in June of ’85, 13 months later, I got sued by the guy I beat up. Me and the other couple guy. One of the guys that was with me is dead, Charlie Elmer. I don’t know if you ever heard that name, but he was a- No, don’t know that name … cocaine dealer. But anyway I was just gonna forget about it, and I showed that to my dad, that indict- or not indictment, the notice that I need to appear in court. Statement. Yeah. Yeah, and my dad s- no, not the statement, when he sued me. [00:30:00] Oh, the oh, okay. Then they filed charges. Yeah, the counter-suit. And I showed it to my dad one day and I wasn’t even gonna go. I said, “Oh, God will take care of it.” And my dad read it, and he’s “Bill, you gotta get a lawyer.” Yeah. You’re being charged, and so I went and got a lawyer, and I got Jim Smart. And and Jim tried to go and do a deposition on that guy, on Pink Mike. Could never find him. Ah. And I di- I don’t know, I honestly don’t know. I know I didn’t have nothing to do with… But nobody’s ever been able to find him. But I’m suspecting, ’cause my dad said when he read that 20 pa- he said his life isn’t worth a nickel. Because he named judge in there, a judge in there. He named Kenny Weld in there. He named a lot of other big-name guys, and he’s disappeared, so nobody know. I haven’t seen him since the day in court in 1982. So who knows where he’s at. Yeah. If he’s around. I don’t know. But- Interesting. What did you finally cop? Did you have a full trial, or did you go ahead and cop a plea in the end? That’s interesting you’d [00:31:00] ask because when we first, when we got out of jail at 1:30 Monday morning, the 3rd of the 6th of September, he wal- the lawyer came and walked us out with, we… we had left, we were staying in the Embassy Suites downtown. You know where that was at? Oh, yeah. It was 500 bucks a night, and we had left two s- two s- brief- briefcases there with one had cocaine in it uncut, and the other one had about $60,000 in it. And so we went down. We actually called… he’s dead now, so I can tell you who it was. Jerry Schanzer that owned Napoleon Bakery. And Jerry was a big… i’m surprised that you didn’t, you talk about bookmakers. Jerry was a big bookmaker. Yeah. Exactly. And Schanzer- I remember him, yeah … Schanzer owned Mother’s down on 18th and Baltimore. Not Mother’s. Granny’s. Granny’s, yeah. He owned Granny’s at 18th and Baltimore. Yeah, a lot of mob guys used- And then he- … to go down there and eat. Oh, every time I went in there I saw [00:32:00] somebody. Yeah. And then later he opened up one over in Mission shopping center there on Mission Road. And then they then they ended up opening up Napoleon, him and his brother Larry. And then they’re both dead now. But we, this is how much we trusted Jerry. We told Jerry, “Go…” We called Jerry from the jail and said, “Go down to the Embassy and get our, get a briefcase.” And Jerry went down and he drove halfway to Warrensburg and ha- something told him to open it- Oh, wow … and he opened the one, he opened the one that had the cocaine in it. Oh, shit. And he called us and said, “I got the wrong briefcase.” And it… No, he said, “I can’t come and get you with this.” And so he went back to the Embassy and got the right one. Came down, and we made bond that night. Then the next morning was… Okay, that was we got busted on Sunday the 5th. Monday we got out. The lawyer [00:33:00] said, Mike, I don’t know if you ever knew Mike and what was his dad’s name? The Fi- it was Fitzgerald and Fitzgerald was the name of the firm in, down in Warrensburg. Warensburg, yeah. I don’t know them. Yeah. And Mike and Charlie Fitzgerald. So ’cause I called People’s Office and said, “Hey, this happened.” And they said, “Stick with those guys. Those guys are the best in the county. They know the county. They know the prosecutor, the judges and everything. Stick with them.” So we went in. He told us, “Don’t come in tomorrow morning,” ’cause it was 1:30 in the morning Monday morning. He said, “Come and see me Wednesday.” Yeah. And so we went… no, he said, “Come and see me Tuesday,” ’cause that was 1:30 in the morning. And we walked in there that morning and he said, “Come and see me tomorrow morning, Tuesday morning.” And bring me $10,000 apiece. And I wish I had a video of it, because it can be on America’s Funniest Home Videos. I walked into his office with a white bank bag and dumped out $30,000 on his desk in cash, and he opened [00:34:00] his drawer like this and scooped it into the drawer. And I said, “Mike, there’s a lot more where that came from.” He said, “Bill, I can’t. It’s… I gotta do everything legitimately.” Yeah. And I said, “Okay.” So the first meeting, his dad was in there and he was in there, and the three of us, and he said, “Guys, Dad and I have talked, and you guys might wanna think about getting separate attorneys.” And I said, “For what?” He said, “Because if one of you take a plea.” Yeah. I almost jumped over the desk. I said, “There’ll be no plea. There will be no plea. We’re not guilty. We’re not gonna admit we’re guilty. They can send us to the electric chair. We didn’t do it.” Now, Gary, they took us out of the house at 2:00 on Sunday afternoon in broad daylight. First, they s- we sent the guy out the back. He was totally naked when we got there. He was laying in bed. He’d been doing Dilaudids and Quaaludes all night, and he was [00:35:00] blood from the crown of his head to the soles of his feet. His whole back was red. We walked him out the door in- totally naked in front of the whole world and told him, “Go out there and tell them there’s nobody else in the house.” We were so jacked up. And here’s the thing, I have to tell you this. All those years that I got away with stuff is because I was smart, and now I’m snow blind. There was a song years ago by Styx called Snow Blind- Yeah … and it’s about cocaine. It’s about… And I’d been up for 86 hours when we went down to Holden. I had not- Okay … closed my eyes for 86 hours, so I was in m- I wasn’t in my right mind. Anyway, that was… So when we we said, “No plea bargain. There’ll be no plea bargains.” And for seven months… No, I’m sorry, for four months. That was October, November, December, January, February, March, April. No, seven months. For seven months. For seven months [00:36:00] we went to court multiple times. The whole police department, I don’t know if we can- I guess we’ll say it, because it’s done. It’s history. But I had a, I had two grocery sacks, the old brown grocery sacks on the couch that I’d inventoried. I had $62,000 in cash. I had… Because it was in envelopes, and I- they were $10,000. I was throwing them in there. 62,000 in cash, about four pounds of pot, three gallon Ziploc bags full of precious jewels. Er emeralds, rubies, and stuff like that. Some hash- a 12-gauge shotgun. I think that was all. Maybe maybe it… Whatever. When they, when… The first time we ever went to court and my partner had, the one that’s dead, Charlie, he had a leather Gucci bag that we always had with us, and it had four or five grams of cocaine in it. He took his diamond rings off, put them in there. His watch, he had a Rolex [00:37:00] watch he put in there, and about 3,000 in cash. That was in the car. That was never mentioned in court. No guns were ever mentioned in court. No guns were ever mentioned in court. I had a brand new, I had a brand new fif- not- model 59 nine millimeter. That was never mentioned in court. That 12-gauge shotgun was never mentioned in court. They said that they found a couple envelopes of cash, and they found a gram. Now, there was about, I think there was about probably a half a, maybe eight, eight grams or no more than that. It was ounces. Four or five ounces of cocaine. Oh, yeah. They said they found one, they said they found one gram of a, approximately one gram of a substance believed to be cocaine. Yeah. And my lawyer said… And they said they’d send it to Jeff City for analysis. And my lawyer said, “And what were the analysis of that?” They said they haven’t come [00:38:00] back yet. This is two months after they arrested us. They did- And they found approximately one gram, and there was ounces of cocaine in there. They found a couple envelopes with approximately $2,000 in cash. There was $62,000. The car I was driving, so when I got arrested, I had the keys in my pocket. So when they booked us into jail, when we walked out at 1:30 Monday morning, they gave us back our property. I had the keys in my pocket. So the car’s… Now, this is a brand new ’80, this was a ’82. This was an ’81 Trans Am. The car’s in Holden. The police chi- And they said they were gonna confiscate the car because it had Kansas tags on it, that they wanted to go through the car da. The police chief changed the ignition and was driving that car for his personal car. It cost my buddy, because it was a friend of mine, T- Ronnie M- Ron McGee, it was his car. It cost him $10,000 and an attorney to get his car back from them. So bottom line, every time we [00:39:00] went to court, several ti- my lawyer would say, “I’d like to call Officer Gary Jenkins up.” Gary Jenkins is not on the force anymore. He moved to Arizona.” “I’d like to call so-and-so up next time we go in.” He’s not here anymore. He moved to wherever.” So all the money and all the guns and all the drugs, they split it up and no, nobody ever… So the thing was so dirty. So what happens is we’d been going to court for that seven months, And then I become a Christian. I walk into his offi- and we’re adamant, we’re not plea bargain. We don’t want separate lawyers. We want you two guys to represent us. We’re gonna beat this thing. And, oh, and I told, because when that guy gave that 20-page statement after he got out of the hospital, this was a month later or something, he called us all in. We went in. He sh- hands each one of us 20-page statement. He said, “Guys, let me tell you something. I’m defending you on an assault with intent to kill charge. I’m gonna get that reduced, but if you get busted [00:40:00] dealing cocaine, you’ve got to stop dealing cocaine, ’cause if you get busted dealing cocaine while I’m on this case, it’s gonna complicate the case.” Yeah. “You gotta stop.” And I said, “Mike, I don’t tell you how to practice law, and you don’t tell me how to make money. You just keep doing what you do, and I’ll keep doing what I do, and I’ll keep bringing you money.” And he never said another word. Three or four months later, I become a Christian. I walk into his office by myself. And when I walked in the door, he said, “What happened to you?” If you look at that book on the picture of my, on the back of my book, that was four months before I became a Christian. And the Bible says the eyes are the windows of the soul. I had a very dark soul. Yeah, I can see. I had a very dark soul. Yeah. And so he goes, “What happened to you?” And I said, “What do you mean?” And he said, “You don’t look the same.” And I said, “I’m not the same.” And I told him what happened. And he said… And I said, “We’ve got a problem.” And he goes, “What’s our [00:41:00] problem, Bill?” I said, “I can’t lie anymore.” He said, “You’re right. We’ve got a problem.” ‘Cause we’d been lying for seven months. We told… He knew the story. He said, “I just need to know this. I’ll defend you guys. I’ll beat this case, but I need to know.” So we told… And at this point now, seven months later, he said, “There’s no way out of this thing. You guys are going to prison.” He said, “I can help you figure out a way to get to the good prison, but you’re going to prison.” So when I go in that day and he goes, “What’s wrong? What what happened?” And I told him, and he said, “You don’t look the same.” I said, “I’m not the same.” I said, “We got a problem.” He goes, “What?” I said, “We can’t lie. I can’t lie anymore.” And he said I’ve got an idea.” And I said, “What?” He said if I enter a plea bargain, I think we can do this.” And he said, “You guys won’t go to prison.” And he said, “Talk to Mike and Charlie and see what they say.” So I called them. We went down, met with him. And this time they looked at me and said, “What do you think we should do, Bill?” [00:42:00] I said, “I think we ought to take the plea bargain.” We got five years’ probation and a $5,000 fine. Now, the crazy thing- that was on the assault. Yeah, they- That was on the assault. But you still got a cocaine case out here pending with the feds. No. No. No. That, if, that, that- 20-page statement that implicated me was never, he never got it out of his office. It never went out of Fitzgerald’s office. So it, he didn’t tell it to… He told it to whoever he told it to, but to the police, and the police were all crooks anyway . Yeah. So I don’t know who he told. I just know that our lawyer said if this cocaine thing comes up, it’s gonna complicate our case. It never came up. Oh. And so maybe it was the mercy of God, I don’t know. Because it was a 20-page typewritten statement naming judges, Kenny Weld, all these guys, and all these people started falling after that. And so anyway, we ended up getting a $5,000 fine and five-year probation. Now, the crazy thing, if you read my book, Charlie and Mike both went, they got called and they [00:43:00] went and reported. I never got a call. 13 months later, I had a nephew getting married up in in Wisconsin, and I wanted to go to that wedding, and I knew I couldn’t leave without permission, but I didn’t have anybody to ask permission from. And when that guy sued me, G- Gary, when that guy sued me and I went and got the lawyer that I told you I went and got, I said, “By the way…” He said, “I wanna take this case.” I said, “Great.” I said, “By the way, I got arrested September 5th of ’82. The case ended in May. I was placed on five-year probation, a $5,000 fine. I’ve never heard from anybody. What do you think I sh- should do?” He said, “Bill, you need to write a letter.” And I put the letter in the book. I wrote a letter and said da. I’d like to be supervised. Please contact me.” 13 months, and they, within two days they were knocking on my front door. And that’s when I started reporting. And Kay King was my first pr- [00:44:00] probation officer, and she asked me all the whole story, and I had sat with her for two hours and told her the whole story. She asked me how many drugs I did, what I did. I said, “I’ve done everything there is, from, marijuana to heroin to… I’ve done it all.” And I did massive amounts of everything. And I was drinking two quarts of whiskey at the end every day. And people are like, “You can’t drink two quarts of whiskey.” I said, “You never did cocaine, did you?” ‘Cause when you’re doing, ’cause when you’re doing cocaine, you can’t get drunk. And so anyway that… And I asked her when I left her office, I said, “So does my probation start now, or does it start back then?” She said, “No, Bill, it starts today.” Oh, really? I said- Wow. I said, “For 13 months I’ve been going to churches and schools and telling people how bad drugs are and how bad alcohol is and how bad this is.” And I said, “I’ve not had a traffic ticket. I haven’t had a traffic ticket.” The only ticket I’ve got in the last 43 years, I had a bad car wreck where I got T-boned at 70 miles an [00:45:00] hour. I pulled out in front of a guy. It was my fault. And that’s the only ticket I’ve had in 43 years. I haven’t been stopped by the police. And she said, “I’m sorry, Bill, it starts today.” Guess what? I did the whole five year. I went from then, I got off in ’89 or something, I th- it was almost five years I did. My partners, they only did a year and a half, and they let them off. And they were still dealing cocaine. They were still dealing. They were still dealing. Matter of fact, one of them’s brother his mama died, and the funeral was at Passantino Brothers over there on the avenue. And I went to the funeral, and I was sorry, and we were hugging. And me and him sat down and were talking, and he had a little leather Gucci bag. And he said, “Hey, I’m go- now listen.” He said, “I’m going to the bathroom. You wanna go with me?” I said, “No, brother.” Yeah. And I got up and left. He wanted to go do some cocaine. Damn. And that was years after, he’d been… Anyway. Yeah. But I’m glad I had to do the whole five years because I got to speak [00:46:00] in some… She called me once and said, “I got a friend that teaches a criminal justice class at a college, and they’ve had detectives and they’ve had police officers, they’ve had lawyers, they’ve had parole officers, but they’ve never had a criminal. Would you come and speak?” And I said, “I’d be glad to.” And I f- and then I called the professor and I said, “I’ve been asked to come.” And he said, “Yeah, we’re looking forward.” And I said I have to tell you one thing. I cannot come in there and speak and not tell your class that my life was radically changed April 15th, 1983, when I came into encounter with God through his son, Jesus Christ.” He said, “That’s okay.” And I went and told them, so I was glad I got to stay on parole for five years. So- So Bill what are you doing now? I know you- I’m just- you’ve got a prison ministry. Do you speak- Yeah … at prisons and, and- That’s all I do, Garrett. 40 years just- How does one get into that? Do you have an agent that booked you into different prisons- No … or how does that work? No. No. I started going in 1986 with [00:47:00] a guy named Bill Glass, who was a NFL player. Played for the Cleveland Browns. He was an All-Pro. Actually started… He got, he retired from football in 1968, so that’s how old he was. Started the ministry in ’72, and was the biggest prison ministry in the nation, had 30,000 volunteers. And I started going in as just a volunteer, and then he asked me to be a platform speaker, and I was a platform speaker for him for 30 years. And went to, I’ve been in over 500 different prisons in my life, and I do prisons almost every day, a prison or a jail almost every day. We’re getting ready to do, this will be our 17th car show up at Crossroads in Cameron, and this will be the biggest car show ever in a US prison, in history. Last year was the biggest. We had 80 cars last year, but this year we’re planning on- by car sh- car show, what do you mean? Like guys bring their classic cars up and…? And drive them in on the prison yard. Oh, wow. And the inmates get to come out, walk around and look at them. And last year we had 80 cars and bikes. [00:48:00] This year we’re gonna have 250 motorcycles and cars. Wow. And we’re gonna feed 2,000 people. We’ve got… W- we’re gonna have 2,000 meals that day for the inmates and the staff, all the staff. So that’s what I’ve been doing for all these years, and will keep doing it as long as I can, wow. But as far as… I was gonna ask you about old Joey Rags. I knew Joe Ragusa. Did you ever deal with that guy? Did you? Not directly. I followed him a lot and almo- we almost caught him too, in a hit one time. And then they saw us and they had boogied on out. But I know one story- That would have been a- … about him. He was, He needed to go… I heard this later. He needed to go to a meeting downtown, down to City Market with the other mob guys, ’cause, he was right next to Charlie Martina, and he went on several hits with these guys during the Spiro-Savella war. So he’s out at the plumbing place where he was working, so he… Guy comes in- Where was he at? Was he at St. John Plumbing? I don’t remember the name of it. It was over there by N- Jackson, Ninth and Jackson, or Truman and Jackson, somewhere over there [00:49:00] on the east side. I can’t remember the name of it now. And so he need… said… told this guy, he said, “Hey,” he said, “I need to go down to the market.” He said, “Can you give me a ride down there?” And the guy said you got your car here.” He said no, you give me a ride.” So he gets in, lays down in the back seat. So the guy takes him down there, then he gets out. No, he was a real deal. Boy, that old market was something, wasn’t it? Yeah. That old City Market. Oh, man. Yeah, heard mob guys out there. Yeah they had a pretty big… Hey, what about, I was gonna ask you about a couple guys that were big heroin kingpins, Sam Haley and Aaron Gant. Was you involved when they were really big in Kansas City? Y- I was a young policeman, ’72, ’73, ’74, and Aaron Gant and Sam Haley were like the big ducks. And they had this war going between the two little heroin organizations. And Gant was, he was in with some guys, and Aaron Gant called him Junebug. He was in with the God, there was a whole family, the Denmans. He was in with [00:50:00] these guys. And so they… And Sam Haley was… I never did understand the difference, but they had two different organizations and they hated each other is my understanding. Oh, they did. Yeah. How about Ramseys? Did you know who the Ramseys were? I don’t see. The Ramsey brothers? I remember that na- Huh? I know that name. I think one of those crime families that, that stole- they were- … money in the neighborhood and- They were the- … everyone else … they were killers, all of them. Yeah. I think there was eight boys, and at one time seven or eight of them were in Missouri for murder. And I was seeing… I was in Potosi. And Rambo, R- Roy Rambo Ramsey they called him, and he’s the one that they got a… Remember when the la- what’d they call them that you put on the roof of your car? Oh, Landau top. Landau top, yeah. Yeah. That wasn’t the word I’m looking for, though. Whatever it was, th- you could have them tops put on. Yeah. They got one put on in a poster shop over on Prospect. Oh. And [00:51:00] when they called and said, “Your car’s ready,” they went up there and killed everybody in the shop and took their car and left. And then they went out to Belton or Grandview, and there was an old couple that had a bunch of old coins and stuff, and they knew one of the people. They knew one of the brothers, and I think it was Roy. And they went out there and knocked on the door, and of course, they let them in. They told their girlfriend to stay in the car, and they went in and they shot them They were 65 and 66 years old. The little old lady was 65 and the old man was… They shot each one of them three times, and just for a few dollars worth of coins, man. They were murderers. They were killers. But I was up in Potosi and Roy asked me, he said, “Would you go see my dad?” And I was… I said… He said, “He’s in a nursing home.” And Gary, his father, was a hardworking man, had never committed a crime in his life, and he was in this nursing home. And I went and saw him and prayed for him and stuff. But here are these… He [00:52:00] had these eight sons that were murderers. They were killers. And the old man was in a nursing home dying. And, Roy asked me if I’d go see him, so I went and saw him, prayed for him. But yeah, they were something else, them guys. Interesting. You you mentioned Sam Haley. There w- we had, here just in your area, was a guy named Michael Cantu, who used to be a fire captain. Had… Was a, a big time cocaine dealer. During those years, he got into- Yeah … cocaine. He and his brother Joe and Joe Maggio, and they had a cocaine deal going, and he got back out. He had a body shop over on Independence Avenue, and two Black guys came in and executed him, basically. Left the employee there. There wasn’t anything to steal, and executed him. And the drawings, one of them we… There was a lot of speculation it looked like Sam Haley. So I think he was- Might’ve been … I think he was supplying Black dealers with cocaine I believe. I saw him meeting with some guys once that that- Yeah, they were- … I didn’t know who they were, but they all looked like Black cocaine dealers they were killers, all them guys. Haley and Gant and those guys. Did you, I asked you about, Yeah, heavy idea. [00:53:00] I- here’s a question. I just got an inquiry from one of Gant’s relatives of… They were wanting to know more about Aaron Gant getting killed. See, he got out of the joint. He went to Missouri State Penitentiary, I think it was for drugs. Yep. And he went to a club that night, and somebody walked in, was walked in, shot him, and walked out right away. Another Black dude. So this relative was asking me if I knew any more about it. I didn’t know any more about it. You remember that deal at all? I don’t remember that. Okay. I di- I actually, I was thinking that Aaron Gant and Sam Haley had been dead for years, but, that was- this was years ago. This was quite a while ago. Okay. This was probably- Yeah, I thought he might have died in prison or something, ’cause I knew they both had a lot of time. They did a lot of- Yeah … time in Missouri. Yeah. Yeah, they did. So did you- But they were kingpins. Their names are really well-known, feared names on the East Side in Kansas City. Oh, yeah. Really feared names. Absolutely. Did you ever go around Vic Fontana’s place when he opened up Fanny’s? Oh, yeah. I went in and out of several. He had several different places. He had Fanny’s. [00:54:00] He had one down on the Southwest Trafficway a little bit after your time, I think oh, God, I forgot the name of it. But yeah, the, all the mob guys went into his joints. He was mob friendly. Yeah. I was really s- I met him when he had when he had the one up on Main next to Butch’s, next to Mother’s. Oh, yeah. Yeah. He had that place yeah what was, Walter Midy. Must have been Walter Midy’s. Walter Midy. Yeah, that’s where I met Vic. And then I actually plumbed that Fanny’s when he opened up Fa
This week, our "Best Breakout Album" series continues with the 1976 hit album by Boz Scaggs, "Silk Degrees." Like our other artists so far in this topic, it took quite a while for Boz to break out; but he finally did with this smooth-sounding album. With hits like "It's Over," "What Can I Say?," "Lido Shuffle," and "Lowdown," "Silk Degrees" received a Grammy nomination for Best Album of 1976 and is still a best-selling LP/CD/Downloads, etc. to this day. Next week, Frank and I look at the 1977 Breakout Album, "The Grand Illusion" by Styx. Enjoy!
Regular people trapped inside Greek myths. Visit thisamericanlife.org/lifepartners to sign up for our premium subscription.Prologue: When a mysterious, ripped-open package arrives on Pablo's doorstep, he takes it as a sign. (4 minutes)Act One: Pablo flies closer to the sun. (14 minutes)Act Two: In Greek mythology, there's Hades, where everyone goes when they die. You have to cross the river Styx to get there, and there's a gate with this three-headed dog. He's guarding the entrance and he's supposed to make sure only actual dead people enter. This story is about a real person in America who stood at those very gates. Which is not the easiest job it turns out, at least not right now. (24 minutes)Act Three: A mortal gets the assignment of a lifetime — to go interview an actual god who is living on earth, traveling under the name of Lionel Messi. (11 minutes)Transcripts are available at thisamericanlife.orgThis American Life privacy policy.Learn more about sponsor message choices.
Quand on entend la phrase de Jésus : « Passons sur l'autre rive » (Marc 4, 35), on pense presque toujours aux services funèbres, comme s'il s'agissait du grand voyage après la mort. Et si c'était un contresens historique total ? Dans ce court épisode, nous déconstruisons cette idée reçue en plongeant dans les manuels scolaires du Ier siècle. À l'époque de la rédaction des Évangiles, les enfants apprenaient à lire dans deux livres fondamentaux : la Torah et… l'Odyssée d'Homère (les célèbres rhapsodies Ν à Σ). En traversant la tempête pour débarquer au milieu des tombeaux, Jésus ne propose pas un voyage pour les morts. Il s'adresse à des disciples bien vivants et bouscule les mythes de son époque (Charon, le Styx, Ulysse). Son message est un twist radical : la vie éternelle n'est pas pour après votre enterrement. C'est une qualité de vie augmentée, une force pour traverser nos peurs et nos chaos intérieurs ici et maintenant, au cœur du présent. Alors, qu'attendons-nous pour passer sur l'autre rive ?
SUMMER MUSIC SERIES - 1 of 3 - EP 111 For the summer we are bringing back our all out music podcast covering Music News, Music Books, New Music / Artists and Releases along with our Give It A Listen Segment! Rob is joined today with special (in the studio) Guest Co-Host today - MELANIE THEIL Melanie is well versed in music history and has been a Radio Host for over 30 years starting with WNTI (Hackettstown) as a development director and currently the host every Monday morning (7 am - 9 am EST) on WESS with her show "Freeform Cafe" as the Dawnbird. The podcast starts with some background on Melanie's early years with her father's "home studio", a recent radio list of songs, and how she got the name "dawnbird". Rob and Melanie have some mutual music friends having both grown up in New Jersey. Here are some artists they cover on they mention on this podcast: The rolling stones, Ozzy, Kiss, AC / DC, The Smithereens, The Toadies, Tori Amos, Samantha Fish, Styx, George Thorogood, The Clash, Yes, Joe Bonamassa and more! They end the podcast with "Give it a Listen" and play Samantha Fish's newest single "Don't Say It" off her upcoming LIVE album "Paper Doll (Live) ********* KNOW GOOD MUSIC can be found on Podbean (host site), Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Iheart Radio, Pandora, YouTube and almost anywhere you listen to podcasts. Links to more sources at Link Tree - www.linktr.ee/knowgoodmusic Visit our YouTube Channel where you can see video segments from all of our interviews. Just search "know good music" Please follow / subscribe & review Follow our Instagram & Facebook pages for info on upcoming podcasts and sometimes extra content Email Rob at: knowgoodmusicpodcast@gmail.com Know Good Music T-Shirts, Drink Coasters and Embroidered dad hats and winter hats now available. Email Rob for all the info. ********** COPYRIGHT CLAIM: Samantha Fish's "Don't Say It" used with permission from Peter Noble (at Noble PR)
Nova Minerals Limited CEO Christopher Gerteisen joined Steve Darling from Proactive to provide an update on the company's planned 2026 field season and advancing antimony development initiatives at its flagship Estelle Gold and Critical Minerals Project in Alaska. The company is moving toward the Feasibility Study stage while simultaneously progressing pilot-scale antimony production targeted for late 2026 to early 2027. Gerteisen explained that Nova Minerals is preparing for one of the largest exploration and development campaigns in the company's history, with activities focused on resource definition drilling at the RPM deposit, continued advancement of the Stibium and Styx antimony prospects, and ongoing permitting and environmental work designed to support future mine development. The 2026 programs are fully funded, with more than US$60 million available through existing cash reserves and funding support from the Department of War (DoW). Management noted that the strong financial position provides flexibility to accelerate development and exploration activities as required throughout the field season. A major component of the 2026 campaign will be an extensive drilling program totaling up to 10,000 metres across the Estelle Project. Up to three diamond core drill rigs are expected to operate simultaneously, focusing on high-priority infill and expansion drilling at the RPM gold deposit while also continuing targeted drilling initiated last year at the Stibium antimony prospect. The Stibium work is specifically aimed at advancing exposed stibnite vein systems and improving resource delineation. The drilling campaign will be supported by a broad regional exploration program that includes geological mapping, reconnaissance sampling, soil grid surveys, and excavation of exposed stibnite-bearing ore veins. Key target areas include RPM, West Wing, Stibium, Portage Pass, and Styx, where additional bulk sampling activities are planned to further evaluate antimony mineralization. Operations are expected to run continuously for at least three months during the Alaskan summer season, taking advantage of nearly 24-hour daylight conditions to maximize drilling productivity seven days a week. Gerteisen emphasized that the program remains flexible and may be adjusted as new geological observations and drill core results become available throughout the campaign. #proactiveinvestors #novamineralslimited #nasdq #nva #asx #nva #mining #estellegoldproject #antimony #EstelleProject #Antimony #CriticalMinerals #GoldExploration #AlaskaMining #Stibium #StyxProspect #ResourceDevelopment #FeasibilityStudy #DrillingProgram #MineralExploration #AntimonyProduction #CriticalMetals #ExplorationUpdate
It's time for the STYX SENATE to vote because the girlies here at Styx and Bones have launched the war of 1,000 ships……Are we tired of Athena, Medusa and Poseidon - Ovid's Version?Are we over the Zeus slander? We're reviewing the L takes from discourse online and proposing a Demnatio Memoriae from the Senate - because here at Styx and Bones we look at the facts, not our feelings. SENATE, how say you?! Grab your gavels because it's time to VOTE.____________________________________________Chapters: Styx and Bones Started the Trojan War: (0:00)Demnatio Memorie of Poseidon, Athena and Medusa: (16:49)Zeus Enters the Colosseum Battle: (23:18)Ovid Enters the Colosseum Battle: (29:53)How the Ancients REALLY Viewed Their Gods: (39:44)
Welcome to the Backlog Busters, Season 9 - Episode 21. Mathman, Hootz, and Blazeknight discuss the upcoming Summer Games Done Quick schedule, seeing Styx and Cheap Trick in concert, acquiring an art table, and reading Dungeon Crawler Carl books. At the end of the episode we dish out top secret tips for Daedalian Opus (GameBoy) and Total Recall (NES) and highlight new releases on Steam. We also played some games...Hootz - Super Mario Bros. Wonder DLC, Dungeon Clawler, Blue Prince, Donkey Kong Bananza, Xenoblade ChroniclesMike - Mario Kart World, Fire Emblem Fates: BirthrightRyan - Forza Horizon 6, Pinball SpireIf you were a patron, you would hear all the stuff we talk about before and after the theme music. You never what you'll hear!If you would like to have more of the Backlog Busters in your life, head on over to the socials and follow these fine folks:Blue SkyBacklog BustersMathman1024BlazeKnightSkinnyMattAlso, don't forget to join the Discord and be part of the fun.Patreon link -->patreon.com/BacklogBustersSkinnyMatt's Extra Life page --> here
In 1997, during Styx's tour, Lawrence Gowan's band performed as a supporting act for Styx at Montreal's Molson Center and Quebec City's Colisee. Tommty Shaw admired his talent and vibrant stage charisma and called him in May 1999 asking him to tour with them for 53 dates, temporarily replacing their lead singer, Dennis DeYoung who had fallen ill. Lawrence permaentaly replaced the lead singer after the tour. Styx had long been plagued by differences in artistic inclination. DeYoung's absence created an opportunity for a more premanent restructuring of Styx. Lawrence subsequently became the band's permanent vocalist. This year, Styx' current tour includes Cheap Trick and later this summer, the "Windy Cities" tour begins with Chicago and Styx. As always for our show notes, please visit our website: www.rockandrollconfessional.rocks Also we ask that you rate and subscribe the podcast where ever you can.
Is Lawrence Gowan more famous as a solo artist than from being a member of Styx in Canada?
An interview with James "J.Y." Young of Styx one month before their 2026 performance in Eau Claire, WI, at Summer Jam. He chats about the band performing live nowadays, Wisconsin, the Chicago Bears, and how the band's music has stayed popular for so long.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We're giving away tickets to Styx & Cheap Trick at Pinewood Bowl on Ticket Thursday. Plus Robin & Dave of the Grow Lincoln team update us on the Lincoln restaurant and business community. And we get you ready for No. 1 Nebraska softball in Super Regionals against Oklahoma State!
Ce numéro commence à l'heure zéro : "In The Court Of Crimson King", par KING CRIMSON, 1969, LE disque considéré par beaucoup comme étant l'acte de naissance du rock progressif avec son rock aux influences musiques multiples : du classique au jazz, au psychédélique ou l'expérimental. Certes la voie avait été préparée par d'autres acteurs depuis 1966/67, notamment par les Moody blues, que je cite car c'est à leur producteur Tony Clark qu'ont fait appel les sujets de ce roi cramoisi pour finalement le remercier et produire eux-mêmes cet album, chose encore très marginale à l'époque. Extrait de cet album pour lequel Robert Fripp et ses amis ont omis de créditer votre serviteur qui a prêté sa bouille sur la pochette ! (vous comprenez pourquoi je fais de la radio et pas de la télé !!) Quelques années plus tard, la vague punk, new wave et la direction de plus en plus commerciale et de moins en moins artistique des majors aura raison des apprentis sorciers de ce courant musical. Heureusement, le néo-prog est arrivé à la rescousse dès le début des années 80 ! Si MARILLION n'est pas le 1er groupe à relever le défi (Pendragon était né juste avant mais leur 1er album est paru après "Script For A Jester's Tear"), le groupe vocalement représenté alors par Fish était alors le vaisseau amiral de ce rock progressif nouveau. Mais pour le représenter, j'ai choisi un titre issu de la discographie période Steve Hogarth qui fêtait son 70ème anniversaire la semaine dernière (bien qu'il ait oublié de m'inviter !). Extrait de "Brave" en 1994. Petit rappel, le groupe passera par la France en fin d'année avec Lazuli en 1ère partie mais attention, c'est presque partout complet ! Retour sur le rock opéra de FOREIGN : "The Symphonie Of The Wandering Jew". Souvenez vous, le 9 avril dernier (le podcast est bien sur toujours disponible sure cette plateforme) , je vous présentais le single "Activated", extrait de cet album initialement paru en 2014 mais dont deux titres ont été réenregistrés et ainsi publiés cette année par son créateur Ivan Jacquin (également aux commandes de Psychanoïa et Raging Project). Le 2ème single, "By The Sea", à l'instar d' "Activated", est réinterprété par Amanda Somerville, une voix qui compte dans le monde du métal symphonique, je laisse vos cages à miel vous l'assurer ! Décidément ce premier semestre 2026 aura été riche (enfin plutôt dépensier ! ) pour les fans de YES… Dès le début d'année, le groupe aujourd'hui mené par Steve Howe à publié une réédition de "Yes Symphonic Live", puis du monumental "Tales From Topographic Oceans" (1973) avec notamment son remixage par Steven Wilson et autres performances alternatives et en live. Il y a quelques semaines est ressorti "From A Page", un disque particulièrement intéressant dans la discographie yessienne ! A l'origine, il s'agit d'un EP regroupant quelques titres écrits principalement par Oliver Wakeman, héritant des claviers de son célèbre papa Rick, ce dernier présent dans la grande période du groupe et notamment "Tales..." Ces titres de "From A Page" ont été écrits entre 2008 et 2011, période de réactivation de Yes, sans son chanteur d'origine Jon Anderson en "arrêt maladie"... mais avec la voix du canadien Benoit David. Puis ont refait surface les deux membres des Buggles, Trevor Horn et Geoff Downes (ce dernier étant depuis le claviériste officiel de Yes). Ce duo avait intégré la formation pour l' unique album "Drama" en 1980. Un titre, "Fly From Here" avait alors été ébauché et mis de côté. Alors en 2011, fort de ces retrouvailles, Wakeman, le fils est invité à laisser sa place à Downes et c'est donc avec cette équipe de "Drama" que le groupe va publier l'album "Fly From Here". Et puis 2015 est marquée par le décès du bassiste Chris Squire (seul membre a avoir joué sur tous les albums depuis son origine). Oliver Wakeman va alors proposer à ses anciens collègues de publier le matériel enregistré avec lui, ce qui sera validé par Yes et le mini album "From A Page" sera publié avec une édition bonus proposant un live de l'époque (enregistré à Lyon). Cette nouvelle version de "From A Page" est intéressante car outre les titres déjà présents sur la 1er version de 2019 (mais ici remasterisés), l'album propose aussi des titres de travail de cette époque 2008/2011 retravaillés ultérieurement par l' équipe de "Fly From Here" voire carrément inédite pour deux d'entre eux. Résultat, cette nouvelle édition de "From A Page" est plus cohérente et complete que la 1ère version et offre des versions alternatives aux titres entendus la 1ère fois sur "Fly From Here" avec un mixage que je trouve plus favorable ou en tout cas mieux équilibré avec les claviers. En comparaison, ceux tenus par Downes figurant sur "Fly From Here" paraissent plus en retrait. A vous de vous faire votre opinion mais cet album "From A Page", même s'il est plus orienté rock-pop qu'un "Close To The Edge" (on n'est pas à la même époque ! ) reste pour moi un excellent opus ! Extrait dans cette émission avec l'un des deux inédits de cette réédition, un titre à plusieurs voix dont celle de son compositeur Chris Squire en lead, émotion garantie … Et ne rangez pas trop vite votre monnaie, prochaine sortie officielle de Yes dans trois semaines avec cette fois un "vrai" nouvel album qui aura pour titre "Aurora". Direction la Nouvelle-Zélande pour découvrir (en tout cas pour moi) une artiste atypique : ALDOUS HARDING. Je la découvre avec déjà son 5ème album "Train On The Island". A l'origine musicienne plutôt folk, j'ai trouvé plus que cela dans sa musique. Aldous Harding dépasse ce genre pour des compositions et des sons plus alternatifs avec parfois des influences psychédélique. J'ai pu lire qu'il y avait une certaine filiation avec un certain Sy Barrett, et ce n'est pas faux ! On retrouve sur cet album (j'avoue ne pas encore avoir écouté les précédents) une interprétation oscillant entre minimalime et fantasque. Extrait dans ce numéro et découverte d'une artiste, qui certes ne fait pas à proprement parler de rock progressif mais sa musique s'intègre parfaitement dans notre univers ! A découvrir pourquoi pas sur scène, par exemple le 12 juin, salle Pleyel à Paris ? Un p'tit tour du côté du rock progressif italien avec MARY NEWSLETTER, formation débarquée dans le rock prog au début des 90's. Malgré un nom mystérieusement anglo-saxon, le groupe joue bien en version originale. Un extrait de leur album "Del Perduto Corragio" et un son assez atypique, mélange de ce rock progressif particulièrement lyrique comme il se doit de l'autre côté des Alpes mais avec un apport psyché/expérimental tel que pouvait l'être un Pink Floyd pré-Dark Side Of The Moon, le tout très bien produit. Du bon son pour nos oreilles gourmandes ! Si "Cunégonde" nous rend visite régulièrement tout au long de la saison, j'ai ce soir mis de côté ce nouvel album d' ANGE pour un voyage dans le temps, plus précisément en 1974, et dans un univers moyenâgeux et fantasmagorique avec un extrait de l'excellent "Au Delà Du Délire". Un album qui ne rappellera pas forcément de bons souvenirs scéniques à son auteur Christian Décamps qui s'était littéralement explosé un talon lors des répétitions de la tournée consécutive à la sortie de ce disque, l'obligeant à chanter sur un fauteuil roulant lors des premières représentations. Connaissez-vous DENNIS ATLAS ? Personnellement pas jusqu'à présent malgré un 4ème album solo à son actif et son entrée comme claviériste et choriste dans le gigantesque monde du groupe Toto depuis 2024. Ce californien a été bien éduqué puisque nourrit de Styx ou Queen par exemple, nous propose donc cet excellent opus "Principle" qui vient tout juste de sortir du four. Une bonne part à déguster dans ce numéro. A l'instar de Toto, l'histoire de DEEP PURPLE est parfois ardue à suivre, puisqu'en 1971 à la sortie de "Fireball" il y avait déjà eu quelques modifications depuis la naissance de la formation en 1968. Ils en étaient déjà à leur 5ème album et malgré toutes les difficultés, le groupe est toujours actif avec un nouvel album attendu le 3 juillet prochain : " Splat !". Ce sera leur 23ème forfait en studio et l'occasion de profiter de leur passage dans la région à deux reprises : le 18 juin au Hellfest et le 13 novembre au Zenith de Nantes ! En attendant, retour sur "Fireball". En matière d'instabilités de formations, l'émission se termine avec un champion du genre puisque GONG ne compte plus aucun membre de la formation d'origine suite au décès de son créateur Daevid Allen en 2015 (il avait fondé Gong en 1967 à Paris où il était exilé). Mais surtout les membres restants ne collaborent au projet que depuis quelques années (aucun ne l'a connu au 20ème siècle), on peut s'interroger plus que pour d'autre cas similaires (Yes) de la légitimité du nom, alors que des branches dissidentes ont par le passé œuvré sous d'autres noms mais avec tout de même des membres d'origine ou presque … Cela dit, je ne suis pas là pour débattre de l'usage du nom de Gong, mais vous proposer un extrait de son nouvel album "Bright Spirit", rassurant sur le respect de l'héritage des aînés, une galette fort recommandable ! Thierry Joigny AMAROK, chaque jeudi, à 20h
Rock Talk Studio: Reviewing Rock 'n' Roll Books and Documentaries
A new book, Raised on Radio, looks at a controversial time in rock: 1976–1986, when Journey, Boston, REO Speedwagon, Pat Benatar, Def Leppard, Heart, and Toto ruled the airwaves. Many of the artists contribute to this oral history, and this episode looks not only at why the book is worth your time and money, but also asks: If critics pretty much dismissed most of these bands, why has their music prevailed?Support the showemail Big Rick at:info@rocktalkstudio.com
Welcome back to Styx and Bones court we're today we are defending our great King - Poseidon! The emperors of Styx and Bones are done with Poseidon slander that stems from our lovely friend Ovid and his retelling of a myth in Metamorphoses.We'll be presenting evidence as to why Poseidon should be free of all charges. What do you think? Let us know!Chapters: FREE POSEIDON, courts in session: (0:00)Has the Ovid hate gone too far?: (40:31)Medusa a goddess or monster?: (43:43)Greek Gods and Aura Maxxing: (57:05)
Todd Sucherman, longtime drummer for the band Styx, world-class session musician, educator, and one of the most respected drummers in the world, joins me on this episode. Named #1 Rock Drummer in the World by Modern Drummer Magazine, #1 Live Drummer by Modern Drummer readers, and Best Rock Drummer by MusicRadar, Todd has spent decades performing at the highest level alongside some of music's biggest names. This conversation goes far beyond music. It's about preparation, discipline, culture, relationships, and the lifelong pursuit of improvement.
In this episode, Invasive Fish that Walk on Land (w/ Noah Bressman), the crew gets fishy with Dr. Noah Bressman, assistant professor of physiology at Salisbury University in Maryland. There's so much to discuss! From fishing to fishkeeping, to invasive species, to cool art, Noah's life is all about fish! Did you know that there's multiple factors that will influence why a fish decides where to go when it leaves the water? For some fish it's smell or taste, others will rely on visual cues, and that's only scratching the surface! Did you know that Noah invented a word for the way neotropical armored catfish move? Hear about that and more on this week's riveting episode. Be sure to check our Dr. Bressman's art shop on RedBubble and get yourself a very cool shirt or a sticker!This podcast is brought to you by the deepsea lizardfish, Bathysaurus ferox. Named for its flat, elongated head shape and slim body, the deepsea lizardfish unlocks new fears for anyone who sees them. Why? Why don't you google one of these living nightmares and see for yourself? Maybe its lifeless black eyes. Or its pale ghoulish features. Or maybe even that giant smiling mouth, lined with hordes of sharp teeth. Either way, just know that millions of these fish lurk along the bottom of deep oceans, ready to take you across the river Styx when the time comes. Cheers to you, deepsea lizardfish!Thanks for listening to Gettin' Fishy With It! You can find our new website at www.gettinfishywithit.com. You can find us on Bluesky at @gettinfishypod.bsky.social and on Instagram @gettingfishypod. You can also find us on Facebook and LinkedIn. If you want to drop us an email, you can send your complaints (or questions!) to gettingfishypod@gmail.com.Our theme music is “Best Time” by FASSOUNDS. Our audio is edited by Amber Park Chiodini. Amber has her own podcast all about movies, called So What Happens Next?We very much appreciate you taking the time to listen to our seventy-sixth episode! Please help out the podcast by subscribing on your podcast platform of choice. If you could leave us a review, that would be super helpful!If you would like to support the show, you can sign up as a paid member on our Substack, or you can buy us a coffee!Thanks and we'll “sea” you again in two weeks!
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Release the Kraken! This week on the 80s Flick Flashback Podcast, Tim Williams and guest co-host Chris McMichen journey back to 1981 to revisit the ultimate mythological masterpiece: Clash of the Titans.Before digital pixels took over, Ray Harryhausen's legendary stop-motion magic brought the gods of Olympus and the monsters of the Styx to life. We're diving deep into our earliest childhood memories of the Kraken, the terrifying (and surprisingly effective) Medusa sequence, and the mechanical owl that everyone—love him or hate him—remembers: Bubo.From the gravitas of Laurence Olivier to the groundbreaking practical effects that defined an era, we explore why this blend of Greek mythology and Hollywood royalty remains a timeless cult classic. We'll also talk about the vintage toy line, the film's massive box office impact, and where it lands on our Rewatchability and Nostalgia Meter today.Chapters00:00 Introduction to Clash of the Titans06:04 Rewatching and Nostalgia11:52 Cast and Characters16:54 Impact and Legacy23:07 Notable Performances and Behind the Scenes28:09 The Enforcer of Many Roles34:13 Trivia and Original Storyline39:20 The Clash of the Titans Sequel45:36 Rewatchability and Nostalgia Meter
“This is the 80's before the 80's was the 80's…” Released April 18, 1980, HEAVEN AND HELL, the 9th studio album by BLACK SABBATH (and the first to feature Ronnie James Dio on vocals), marks a simultaneous sonic departure and rebirth for the Godfathers of Metal. While some would argue that it sounds more like RJD's solo output and NOTHING like the Sabbath of the 70's, HEAVEN AND HELL is more than just “the next Sabbath album”. Featuring fantastical & medieval lyrical themes coupled with a revitalized songwriting style and renewed vigor, HEAVEN AND HELL is a brilliant example of how a band in desperate need of a “heavy metal makeover” can completely reinvent their sound and expand their artistic palette to accommodate a brand-new chapter for a brand-new decade. If you've got questions, we've got answers! Check out our newest segment, “ASK THE METALHEAD”. Find out who might just be “the Yoda of metal”, discover which song absolutely must be played on misty mornings, and realize that “the anxiety of being around family” can only be rivaled by the disturbingly high readings captured on the “goddamnometer” when you JOIN US from The Bunkerpoon Center for Metal Excellence as we celebrate 46 years of the BLACK SABBATH Mark II lineup with HEAVEN AND HELL. Visit www.metalnerdery.com/podcast for more on this episode Help Support Metal Nerdery https://www.patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast Leave us a Voicemail to be played on a future episode: 980-666-8182 Metal Nerdery Tees and Hoodies – metalnerdery.com/merch and kindly leave us a review and/or rating on your favorite Podcast app Follow us on the Socials: Facebook - Instagram - TikTok Email: metalnerdery@gmail.com Can't be LOUD Enough Playlist on Spotify Metal Nerdery Munchies on YouTube @metalnerderypodcast Show Notes: (00:01): “It's a good time we have here in The Bunkerpoon…”/ ***WARNING: #listenerdiscretionisadvised *** / “There was a lot of that on the boat…”/ #MrBlack / “The butterbean?” / ***WELCOME BACK TO THE METAL NERDERY PODCAST!!!*** / “It's the anxiety of being around family…don't do regular Matt…dial it down...”/ “What's the name of your…DON'T worry about it.” (04:46): ***PATREON US at patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast *** / ***SOCIAL MEDIA US at #metalnerderypodcast on #Facebook #YouTube #Instagram and #TikTok & VOICEMAIL US at 980-666-8182!!!*** / #Mammoth THE END (The End – 2025) / “You know who my dad is? GFY…”/ “It was Dave…'Merica Dave…” / (1-boat) / (2-pizza)/ “This guy was the perfect, freakin', bloke…he was from Yorkshire…”/ “We were discussing the ‘cunt' word…”/ “Fun fact about that one…”/ Fun vagina facts / #StevenTylerFace / ASK THE METALHEAD/ “What was your favorite ‘gateway' band?”/ “What's the most ‘non-metal' artist you secretly love?” (20:00): #TheDocket METAL NERDERY PODCAST PRESENTS: BLACK SABBATH – HEAVEN AND HELL / #RecordStoreDay #HousewolfRecords / “As of the date of the recording of this podcast…it's the 46th anniversary of Heaven and Hell / Released April 18, 1980 / #Era / “Mob Rules sounds more like Dio…”/ “Did you guys watch the Dio docufilm?” #DreamersNeverDie / “I swear that I saw the promo video for Die Young as a kid…”/ “This sounds, sonically, NOTHING like the Sabbath of the 70's…”/ Produced by Martin Birch/ NEON KNIGHTS / “I always think of the Live Evil version of this whenever I hear it…” “They could not have picked a better replacement for Ozzy…”/ “Something about that man's voice with that band…they just go together.” (28:55): CHILDREN OF THE SEA / “Misty mornings…whenever there's a misty morning, it's this song…”/ “Sounds like baby Dio…”/ “It's almost kinda got power metal vibes a little bit…”/ “I would've rather have gone to metal school than middle school…”/ “Talk about beefy bass…”/ “Here's a question…dude, you always just assume I'm gonna go for the worst…”/ “In fairness…they're the ones that put out…”/ #StinkySlimy / “See? See? See?”/ LADY EVIL / “Did you hear that?”/ “Is that Yoda? It's like Grover on backing vocals…”/ “Fuck you in the ass, I may…”/ #LOL / “Yoda it did sound like…” (35:35): HEAVEN AND HELL / “There's Yoda again…”/ “Wait, Yoda was kinda short, wasn't he?”/ “So is Dio the Yoda of metal?”/ “This is the 80's before the 80's was the 80's…”/ “It's like Sabbath got a makeover…”/ “It's like a spooky Renaissance Festival, idn't it?”/ “Those are some of the best lyrics in metal history…”/ “Send the hate mail…and the high mileage butthole pics…”/ “Remember our discussion a few weeks ago re: side 2 vs side 1…”/ “Side 2 is all deep cuts…” (42:06): “There's a line from this that I had on my wedding cake…” / “Dude, I kept a count on the notes…”/ (11 thus far) / “You can't say that…”/ WISHING WELL / “Side 2 might be happier than Side 1…”/ “You need a tambourine right there…”/ “Time is a never-ending journey, love is a never-ending smile…”/ “I blame Styx…and Journey…and rocks…”/ “It's like the #algorithm of the day…”/ “I never made it to side 2 of this album…”/ DIE YOUNG / “I think this was the promotional video I saw…with the wizard sleeves…”/ “Very proggy…it's almost like a different band…”/ “Something about Dio and Black Sabbath just go together…”/ Geoff Nichols on keyboards / “Tommy Lee plays keyboards with his dick…that's why he's so good at it…” (52:44): “The next one kinda sounds like maybe some leftover Rainbow riffs…”/ WALK AWAY / “Lord, she's handsome…”/ “Ladies can be handsome…”/ #Xena / “Look at the jaw on that girl…”/ “She got a bulge…”/ “What if…that's their song warning people about the transvestites?”/ “You've seen handsome women…”/ “As long as the water park is still open…or the water slide…as long as the hot pocket still works…”/ #JoanJett / “I'm 11…and you're showing me this on MTV…”/ LONELY IS THE WORD / “I think I like this song the best on Side 2…”/ “This is why I kinda fucking hate legal shit…that's the kinda shit that makes me just hate-fuck everything in the world…”/ #HeavenAndHell / THANK YOU FOR JOINING US!!! #untilthenext #outroreel
Asclepius is an S tier god here at the Styx and Bones podcast and we're diving into his wild myth and his sanctuary at Epidaurus. This myth basically was one where Zeus could have just talked to someone to sent an email to his son Apollo and his son Asclepius but it's Zeus being Zeus. We're in for a wild ride and then we're showing the sanctuary to Asclepius at Epidaurus and we're showing why he was so important in the ancient world.Chapters:Greek Mythology Retelling Fatigue: (0:00)The WILD Myth of Asclepius: (12:58)Asclepius at Epidaurus: (36:32)
Wayne riffs on the compilation album from Styx entitled “Greatest Hits, part 2” from June of 1996 (Light Up / Mademoiselle / A.D. 1928 / Rockin' the Paradise). STAFF PICKS: Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand by Primitive Radio Gods — Bruce Pepper by Butthole Surfers — Rob. All I Know by Screaming Trees — Lynch ENTERTAINMENT TRACK: Main Title Theme from the motion picture “Mission Impossible." **(NOTE: What the Riff?!? does not own the rights to any of these songs and we neither sell, nor profit from them. We share them so you can learn about them and purchase them for your own collections.)
We've been poking through our stack of old Dynamite magazines again, and we fished out a good one. This issue is from 1982, and the cover features Aileen Quinn, star of Annie. Inside we learn that Annie auditions were held in Boston! We should have slipped into a curly red wig and tried out. Also: Weird sherbet recipes! The Mayor at the Baseball Hall of Fame! The Dynamite Duo at summer camp! A futuristic flying monkey known as the Flunkey! How to eat a taco! The secret history of the popsicle! Darth Vader's birthday! Facts of Life underwear! Styx vs. Air Supply! An angry Star Trek fan! Dynamite Bummers! And lots more early 80s silliness. Dynamite was the best. It hasn't been published since the early 90s, but we're still trying to renew our subscription. The Flopcast website! The ESO Network! The Flopcast on Facebook! The Flopcast on Instagram! The Flopcast on Bluesky! The Flopcast on Mastadon! Please rate and review The Flopcast on Apple Podcasts! Email: info@flopcast.net Our music is by The Sponge Awareness Foundation! This week's promo: BatChums!
Send us Fan MailHere in Episode 267 of the No Name Music Cast, it is Tim's turn to pick the topic and he chooses to talk about songs associated with the colour green!We cover Tom Jones, Styx and Jason Aldean to name only a few.We also cover Chorlton and the Wheelies, Dangermouse, St Patrick's Day and Judas Priest.And once again the big discussion about the Hokey Cokey comes up on the show!Support the showEmail the show: nonamemusiccast@gmail.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/nonamemusiccastpodcast/https://nonamemusiccast.com/
The old guys are back with Classic Rock, AOR, and Metal Trivia from your hosts in Delaware and California. Bits: "Rapid Fire", "Six N 30", and "Intellectual Poetry". This episode was recorded on April 6, 2026, the day before Dan's big trip to Las Vegas. Please like, subscribe, and share this Podcast to every Quality Human you know and the other non-Quality Humans that you know as well. Thank You!Hard Rocking Trivia Show Free Spotify Playlists:Hard Rock & Classic Metal (1970-1971)https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7vh7VODZ9qBuvMibmCdL5U?si=gVao89ayTOiGf8UUBVZGQAHard Rock & Classic Metal (1972)https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1WFrtgu4PSr2V3qgCBlxyq?si=QdlYFOhJSeKqLmV9D9-XGAHard Rock & Classic Metal (1973)https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5yShyeA2wjz4LXbPPTFnEc?si=EG1HuLokSbeIhsWaJHCNUwHard Rock & Classic Metal (1974)https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0EItGPWcuX8Bp9RYmYBxex?si=Ph_vRyvLQJaq0WqNpsC7GgHard Rock & Classic Metal (1975)https://open.spotify.com/playlist/47MiCbqHu52sg2a5Wq2GJj?si=cPhMwulzQY6MdGft2yKtHQHard Rock & Classic Metal (1976)https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0AsPagPgufK6wQVfSHVgKZ?si=ry0ToJqTRlKw6wzdJUgrkwHard Rock & Classic Metal (1977)https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7B1FOoFGODi2WLDDbF3V2w?si=b6jbEpJaSTatk8dsg_Y1IQHard Rock & Classic Metal (1978)https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2MQQqyYSNNhltjUPDefAxE?si=V8_9r6DiSvqmUfNlOe9eHgHard Rock & Classic Metal (1979)https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4jozEA8GjWvXFKBevkGdjH?si=9b1ZNg9YRxSaQ1xD-v2KTQHard Rock & Classic Metal (1980)https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5JNv7S1oAX8GdQ1Jnazrti?si=Mzsk7yzdRLK52ZkjV4J5Yg
This week on The Metro, Rev. Jeff Ivins brings you some soft rock hits from the 1980s with the following artists: Styx, Elvis Costello & The Attractions, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Kim Carnes, The Police, Elton John, Berlin, Spandau Ballet, Olivia Newton-John, George Michael, Foreigner, Paul Young, and ending with U2.
In this episode of Car Con Carne, James heads to downtown Joliet to step inside a three-story vault of local musical history. He sits down with founder Ron Romero to explore how a "germ of an idea" from 2012 evolved into the Illinois Rock & Roll Museum on Route 66. Why you should listen: The "Underdog" Location: Discover why this massive project planted its roots in Joliet rather than Chicago, and how it's helping revitalize the "crossroads of Mid-America." Redefining the Hall of Fame: Learn about the museum's "all music is connected" philosophy—from Mavis Staples to Naked Raygun—and how they are using a community Wiki to honor every band in Illinois history. Preserving the Future: It's not just a collection of gear. Get a sneak peek at the museum's lower-level recording studios and classrooms designed to train the next generation of roadies, engineers, and rock stars. The Gear: Hear the stories behind artifacts from REO Speedwagon, Cheap Trick, Styx, and the legendary Chicago Blues scene. Don't miss: James will be spinning a 100% Illinois-minted set at Gallery Cabaret in Bucktown on Wednesday, April 22, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. ### Car Con Carne is sponsored by Exploding House Printing. Exploding House Printing is here for all of your screen printing, embroidery and other merchandising needs. They're local, and they focus on small businesses, bands, brands, and everything in between. And Jonathan, the guy behind Exploding House, has you covered. Beyond his technical expertise, he delivers production efficiency and cost awareness to offer boutique print shop quality at much lower, large print shop prices. Check out their work on Instagram at (at)explodinghouse, or check out their site at exploding house printing dot com for a quote, or to see a list of some of their clients.
Good Sunday to you, And Happy Easter.Today's missive comes to you from Namibia, where I am giving a talk on gold at the Cirrus Investor Conference next week. I'm right out in the Styx at the minute and internet is patchy so I'm keeping this brief. Here's the view from my window, if you don't believe me.Coming to AmericaMeanwhile, just as I was setting off, the US copies of the Secret History of Gold arrived. So watch the unboxing.What do you think of the cover?I've been delighted at the response to the book in the UK. The reviews on Amazon have been excellent, averaging 4.8 stars, which is good. The audiobook has done just as well. In fact, I get 4.9 for performance. How about that?People have bought multiple copies whether as gifts or to gold-pill difficult relatives. Both my agent and my publisher are pleased with sales. So everything tickety boo.But the US is the Big Test and next month the book comes out there, published by Pegasus. Which means American readers can finally get your copy.I'‘m obviously super excited, and come May you'll probably find me on multiple podcasts promoting the merchandise. Here are some links. Get your copy of The Secret History of Gold * in the US * in the UK * and everywhere else.Until next time, DominicAs always, if you live in a third world country such as the UK, I urge you to own gold or silver. The pound will be further devalued, as will the euro and dollar. The bullion dealer I recommend is The Pure Gold Company. They deliver to the UK, the US, Canada and Europe. More here.PS Finally, here is this week's commentary, in case you missed it. It includes my thoughts on top pick, Metals Exploration (MTL.L) , following its construction update. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.theflyingfrisby.com/subscribe
After years of hearing his co-hosts rave about Styx, Joe Boclair finally made it to see them live at the Germania Insurance Amphitheater in Austin—the one built right into the Circuit of the Americas Formula One racetrack. He even bought a Mr. Roboto shirt as a playful nod to Paul Zotter, Ken Gregory, and Tom Corkran. (His wife Sarah came along too, naturally.) The triple bill featured Don Felder running through Eagles classics like "Hotel California" and "Life in the Fast Lane," followed by the Kevin Cronin Band—yes, that's REO Speedwagon minus the REO Speedwagon name, possibly due to some contractual drama. Despite being in his seventies, Cronin's vocals were impressively strong. The crowd was unusually diverse for a prog rock show, featuring some unforgettable characters including one older gentleman sporting punk-rock style with blue-pink spiky hair and Batman tattoos. Then Styx took the stage. **Larry Gowan's theatrical keyboard theatrics** in his sparkly purple coat were mesmerizing, while Tommy Shaw remained refreshingly laid-back, content to let others shine while delivering impressive vocals. J.Y. held down center stage with his sharp metallic green Stratocaster. Tommy's performance on "Man in the Wilderness" exceeded all expectations—until lightning struck nearby and forced an evacuation during "Castle Walls." X: @progpala BlueSky: @progpala.bsky.social Instagram: www.instagram.com/progressivepalaver/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/ProgPala YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCw_Xxit3…cJ_7Z__w/featured Theme music provided by: Dave DeWhitt
Agradece a este podcast tantas horas de entretenimiento y disfruta de episodios exclusivos como éste. ¡Apóyale en iVoox! Regresa Subterranea Outtakes con ese marcado estilo ecléctico, con cuatro propuestas tan variadas como interesantes, desde los noruegos OAK hasta los estadounidenses STYX, pasando por los británicos The Book of Revelations y Retreat from Moscow. No dejes de disfrutar de la mejor música del mundo. Edición: David Pintos www.subterranea.eu www.davidpintos.com Escucha este episodio completo y accede a todo el contenido exclusivo de Subterranea Podcast. Descubre antes que nadie los nuevos episodios, y participa en la comunidad exclusiva de oyentes en https://go.ivoox.com/sq/17710
durée : 00:58:28 - Mauvais genres - par : François Angelier - Une somme sur le "Body Horror" et une nouvelle collection, "Styx", chez Outrefleuve sonnent le grand retour de l'horreur imprimée et filmée. - réalisation : Laurent Paulré - invités : Fleur Hopkins-Loféron Historienne des images, spécialiste des imaginaires scientifiques/de science-fiction ; Laurent Queyssi Auteur, scénariste et traducteur
durée : 00:58:28 - Mauvais genres - par : François Angelier - Une somme sur le "Body Horror" et une nouvelle collection, "Styx", chez Outrefleuve sonnent le grand retour de l'horreur imprimée et filmée. - réalisation : Laurent Paulré - invités : Fleur Hopkins-Loféron Historienne des images, spécialiste des imaginaires scientifiques/de science-fiction ; Laurent Queyssi Auteur, scénariste et traducteur
Ralph swings at JFG and hits himself, Scarlett doesn't know what a gunt is, a Ralph-Scarlett blowjob tape is allegedly in the edit bay, Chantal gets remonetized and does the unspeakable on Kick, Styx has a stroke, Clavicular meets his biggest fan, Twitter will let you block Indians, down syndrome drag queens, and a second Duggar falls.
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we take a closer look at Cornerstone, the 1979 Styx album that showed just how far the band could stretch its sound. From soaring rockers to polished pop and emotional ballads, Cornerstone captures Styx at a key moment in their evolution. We break down the songs, the performances, and the album's place in the band's career while asking what makes it stand out in their catalog. Support the showBrowse the 33/24 Archives: Check out the backroom!Follow us:InstagramFacebookWatch us on YouTube!
The ten count is a staple of pro wrestling matches: A wrestler has until the count of ten to get back in the ring or get up off the mat, or else they will lose the match. It's a way to add some more drama and suspense to a match, though it seems count outs don't happen nearly as often as they used to back in the day. On this episode, Andrew and returning guest Fred Morlan (The Good, The Bad & The Hungee) start the ten count, playing songs sequentially with the numbers one, two, three, etc. in the title, all the way up to ten. Artists played include Ben Folds Five, Sneaker Pimps, Rufus Thomas, Southern Culture on the Skids, Babymetal, Styx, Jenny Lewis, and many more. Get back in the ring and beat the count so you can listen to this episode!Theme song: ""Hemispheres"" by Silent PartnerBluesky: @MusicoftheMat / @justandrew / @FlagrantStatsListen to Fred's radio show: https://medialex.us/shows/marconis-bad-dream/All VOW podcasts, articles, previews, and reviews: VoicesofWrestling.comJoin the VOW Discord to discuss Music of the Mat and other shows/topics: VoicesofWrestling.com/DiscordDonate to Music of the Mat and other VOW podcasts: VoicesofWrestling.com/DonateOur Sponsors:* Support our sponsor BetterHelp: https://www.betterhelp.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
The Eagles are playing 87 shows in a row at Val Verde's Big Ball, and one lucky Hawk listener has won front row seats to every single one of them. Unfortunately, that listener is Big Scotty.Tom Scharpling (The Best Show) returns as Geoff Garlock's longtime nemesis - a man who hates the Eagles, doesn't want the prize, is under the influence of too many magic stones and not enough lotion, and has been working with his mentor Abe on becoming a better person. Or at least a funnier one.Also on this week's broadcast:Traffic with Art Spart. Paul McCartney's drone-operated Wings promotion Jet has crashed into Hog Street again. Fourth time this week. Burt's Funeral Flowers has thoughts.Big Scotty's Soapbox. Someone has announced tour dates. Big Scotty is furious. It turns out he is thinking of Styx.Celebrity Impressions. Big Scotty wins by knowing the Cypress Creek Cutter's famous catchphrase: "Stealing's wrong."The Vanderpump Initiative. A growing prize pot - currently $50 Jersey Mike's, $50 Amazon — redeemable only if an original cast member of Vanderpump Rules comes to The Best Show. Tuesdays, 3pm PT / 6pm ET. No new ones. Original pump only.Doobie Brothers Blackwater Water Park. Opening weekend. The 27 deaths last season are fake news. All new season.Listen. Subscribe. Join the Rock Battalion at https://1089thehawk.com. Keep the RV running at https://patreon.com/1089thehawk. Stay above ground. Do not bring a motorcycle into the Big Ball. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
As we enter in the spring, we enter into the season of Dionysus, Maenads and mystery cults!Today the girls are chit chatting and embodying the energy of Dionysus, is he an Olympian and more!Chapters:(0:00) Styx Senate Updates, Damnatio Memori Begins!(4:33 )Is Dionysus an Olympian?(12:38) We're in our Dionysus Era!(45:14) Dionysus and Hekate at Lagina, More Styx Senate
On Episode 442 of Airey Bros Radio, we went belly-to-belly with Washington State University Wrestling Head Coach Phil Burnett, the leader behind one of the fastest-rising programs in the NCWA.Coach Burnett shares his unconventional path into wrestling and coaching, how he helped build WSU Wrestling into a Varsity Club national contender, and why the program's foundation is built on the ABCs: Attitude, Belief, and Commitment. From living hours away from campus and coaching out of a camper, to raising major travel and operating funds, Burnett gives an honest look at what it takes to build a sustainable college wrestling program from the ground up.This episode also dives into the reality of NCWA wrestling, the value it offers recruits and families, the importance of academics at Washington State, and how WSU is producing not just wrestlers, but future leaders, teachers, coaches, and professionals.Whether you're a wrestling recruit, parent, coach, or fan of college wrestling, this conversation offers a powerful look into the opportunities available outside the traditional NCAA path.Topics covered in this episode:Washington State Wrestling and the rise of WSU as an NCWA powerhouseCoach Phil Burnett's wrestling and coaching origin storyBuilding a Varsity Club program at a major universityThe ABCs of WSU Wrestling: Attitude, Belief, CommitmentRecruiting for NCWA wrestling and educating families on the opportunityAcademic success, leadership development, and life after wrestlingThe reality of fundraising, travel budgets, and program buildingWomen's wrestling in the NCWA and folkstyle opportunitiesThe future of Cougar Wrestling and the Northwest ConferenceIf you enjoy episodes spotlighting college wrestling, NCWA wrestling, recruiting, student-athlete development, and under-the-radar programs doing big things, this is one you don't want to miss.Subscribe to Airey Bros Radio on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts for more interviews with coaches and programs across wrestling, cross country, and track & field.Show Notes / Timestamps0:00 Intro setup and Washington State wrestling preview0:26 ABR live show intro1:15 Introducing Coach Phil Burnett and Washington State's 2025 success2:19 Coach Burnett plugs WSU Wrestling, academics, and program support3:41 Where to follow Washington State Wrestling4:25 How Phil Burnett came onto ABR's radar through the NCWA network6:05 The stigma around “club” wrestling and what Varsity Club really means at WSU7:24 Raising $150K–$200K annually and building the program through camps, alumni, and community8:37 Student leadership structure within WSU Wrestling10:08 Coach Burnett's ninth season and how the program has evolved since 201611:21 Why major universities need wrestling opportunities12:34 Academic excellence at Washington State Wrestling13:23 Phil Burnett's wrestling origin story13:46 Starting wrestling to become a better football player14:33 Baseball dreams, semi-pro ball, and getting into coaching at 22 years old16:10 Returning to wrestling through youth development and mentoring17:29 The value of being a multi-sport athlete18:29 Living five hours from campus and coaching out of a motor home19:58 The sacrifices and realities of building a program from the ground up21:19 Why stories like this matter in college sports22:35 Family involvement and coaching support system23:38 High school wrestling culture in Washington State24:30 Recruiting momentum and the young talent entering WSU Wrestling25:08 The Northwest Conference and the growth of NCWA wrestling in the region26:54 Season update: injuries, postseason outlook, and athletes to watch28:04 Returning national champion Erin Kramer and WSU's All-American tradition29:28 Why NCWA wrestling keeps getting more competitive29:49 Tough scheduling, national competition, and building a postseason-ready team30:44 Educating recruits and families about the value of NCWA wrestling31:24 Academics first: engineering, nursing, business, and more at WSU32:25 Helping athletes leave as better people, not just better wrestlers33:11 Coach Burnett's recruiting process and why families are reaching out34:16 Selling families on staying close to home while still getting elite competition35:48 Legacy recruits and why the NCWA experience is the real deal36:19 The travel demands of qualifying and competing at nationals37:01 Hosting the conference championships at Beasley Coliseum37:30 Building a conference and seeing other programs rise38:10 Internships, resumes, and career preparation beyond wrestling39:32 “All in and friends forever” — the relationship side of coaching39:53 Watching athletes succeed in careers after wrestling40:20 Fundraising, alumni support, and keeping the program moving42:16 Does the pressure of raising money weigh on a coach?43:08 Shoutout to Susan Burnett and the support staff behind the scenes43:39 Andrea Yamamoto's impact on the women's side44:22 Growth of women's wrestling in the NCWA and top-eight All-American status44:46 Why women's folkstyle wrestling in the NCWA matters46:06 The WSU golf outing fundraiser and community support47:44 ABR talks sponsoring a hole at the golf tournament48:52 Could WSU Wrestling ever become NCAA Division I?49:21 Why Varsity Club works and why WSU supports the model50:30 Giving high-level wrestlers a place to keep competing without sacrificing academics51:46 “They still love the sport, but they can't afford to be married to it anymore”52:56 Producing future wrestling coaches, teachers, and leaders55:20 Final Four begins55:27 Coffee habits and favorite local stop56:11 Daily rituals, practice habits, and the ABCs of WSU Wrestling57:19 Phil Burnett's music taste: Led Zeppelin, Styx, AC/DC, Fleetwood Mac57:51 Fishing, family, and his favorite offseason escape58:58 Coach Burnett's rack of ribs and life outside wrestling59:52 Exploring Washington by RV1:00:30 Sasquatch question to close things out1:01:02 Final thank-yous and where to watch the interview1:02:11 Closing remarks and postseason well wishes for WSU Wrestling
This week, we've got the touch. We've got the power. There's no easy way out, but we won't stop believin'! Oh yeah, it's time once again for some of that amazingly inspirational AOR arena rock montage music! This time around, it has a St. Patty's Day spin to it. Be all you can be, feel the burn, and drink some green beer! This episode is rooted in all 3 categories of lost, forgotten, and should have beens. These bands all provide fist pumpingly perfect sounds of AOR / Arena Rock gold from the late 70s to now. Their music pairs perfectly with action and teen coming-of-age movies and was a big part of our youth! We hope we turn you on to something new! Songs this week include: Orion The Hunter – “Stand Up” from Orion The Hunter (1984) Giuffria – “Line Of Fire” from Giuffria (1984) Midnite City – “Girls Gone Wild” from In At The Deep End (2023) GTR – “Here I Wait” from GTR (1986) New England – “Don't Ever Want To Lose Ya” from New England (1979) Streetheart – “Too Hot To Stop” from Dancing With Danger (1983) Big Red Fire Truck – “No Easy Way Out” from Tokyo Karaoke Bar (2026) Please subscribe everywhere that you listen to podcasts! Visit us: https://inobscuria.com/ https://www.facebook.com/InObscuria https://x.com/inobscuria https://www.instagram.com/inobscuria/ Buy cool stuff with our logo on it: InObscuria Store Check out Robert's amazing fire sculptures and metal workings here: http://flamewerx.com/ If you'd like to check out Kevin's band THE SWEAR, take a listen on all streaming services or pick up a digital copy of their latest release here: https://theswear.bandcamp.com/ If you want to hear Robert and Kevin's band from the late 90s – early 00s BIG JACK PNEUMATIC, check it out here: https://bigjackpnuematic.bandcamp.com/
We're back with another infamous Hekate episode and we're taking a look at Hekate as the Nursemaid and evidence that leads to the point that she overthrows Kronos?!We're covering why it matters when looking at mythology to stake a claim about a god or goddess - do we have a site that back this? Do we have art/sculpture or other writers writing about the same thing? We can't just make a claim because we want to - we need to have it backed and for todays episode... we sure do!Chapters:Topic intro: 0:00Hekate The Nursemaid: 3:53Evidence that Hekate helped trick Kronos: 22:00Why looking at sites and evidence matters when staking a claim about Hekate: 31:10
In another of our Much Maligned Album series, Mike and Jeremy dive into Styx 1983 studio album, Kilroy Was Here. Was it truly the reason for the band's 80's breakup? Are there some hidden gems? Why is Mr. Roboto an earworm 43 years later? Check out the episode to find out!
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The Turkey Tom situation has not necessarily developed in the BPD girls's favor, 13 years of CWCki Forums, Rosa Parks in Minecraft, Phase Connect, Kaminari Clara, Nikki beats Styx around, Amos Yee awaits deportation, Elijah Schaffer and Sarah Stock lose their mind, and Ethan Ralph fell in love with the porn star.
Styx' Tommy Shaw, Lawrence Gowan, and Terry Gowan join Eddie Trunk to discuss their Vegas residency at the Venetian where they're performing the Pieces of Eight album in its entirety. The conversation ranges from their health routines and supplements (with a focus on the mushroom 'lion's mane'), to the creation of their new album 'Circling From Above,' and their upcoming Rockin in Paradise event in Miramar Beach. They also share candid thoughts about AI's impact on music creation, memorable touring experiences with bands like Deep Purple, and how they maintain their vocal harmonies without using backing tracks. Catch Eddie Trunk every M-F from 3:00-5:00pm ET on Trunk Nation on SiriusXM Faction Talk Channel 103.And don't forget to follow Eddie on X and Instagram!Follow the link to get your free 3-month trial of SiriusXM: http://siriusxm.com/eddietrunk Find all episodes of Trunk Nation: https://siriusxm.com/trunknation Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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This edition of the DBG Times covers a wide range of rock and metal history, along with notable Rockstar Deathdays honoring Phil Lynott, Neil Peart, Steve Clark, Eddie Clarke, Sylvain Sylvain, and John Sykes. Looking back 10 years to 2016, the show revisits releases from Black Sabbath and Megadeth, including Sabbath's final studio-era material and Megadeth's well-received return to a heavier, more classic sound. From 2001, we highlight Turn 21 by The Donnas, an album that helped solidify their identity and garner more recognition. Going back 30 years to 1996, the discussion includes albums from Accept and Mr. Big, reflecting a challenging era as traditional hard rock and metal faced shifting trends. At 35 years (1991), we touch on notable releases by David Lee Roth, Drivin' N Cryin', and Motörhead, showcasing the variety of sounds coming out of the early '90s. Looking at 1986, we revisit Seventh Star by Black Sabbath and the long-delayed debut of White Lion, two releases with very different paths and outcomes. From 1981, the episode covers peak-era albums by 38 Special, April Wine, and Styx, all enjoying major commercial success during this period. Jumping back 50 years to 1976, we discuss releases from Bad Company and Grand Funk Railroad, each facing internal and external challenges at different points in their careers. Wrapping up the historical portion at 55 years (1971), we explore early albums from ZZ Top, Mountain, Lucifer's Friend, and Dust, capturing the formative years of heavy rock and metal. The episode also includes a rundown of new rock and metal releases, featuring recent albums from Alter Bridge, Bullet, Kreator, Gluecifer, Helix, and a final studio release tied to the farewell era of Megadeth. We hope you enjoy our look back through the month of January in this edition of the DBG Times and SHARE with a friend. Decibel Geek is a proud member of the Pantheon Podcast family. Contact Us! Rate, Review, and Subscribe in iTunes Join the Facebook Fan Page Follow on Twitter Follow on Instagram E-mail Us Subscribe to our Youtube channel! Support Us! Buy a T-Shirt! Donate to the show! Stream Us! Stitcher Radio Spreaker TuneIn Become a VIP Subscriber! Click HERE for more info! Comment Below Direct Download Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices