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RIP DJ Dick Hugg. Covers by: Johnny Tillotson, The Vogues, Elvis Presley, Marvin Berry & The Starlighters, Ghoti Hook, Human Nature, Craig Duncan & The Appalachian Orchestra Tidal playlist here
Label: MGM 13813 djYear: 1967Condition: M-Price: $16.00From a warehouse find, this is a new, unplayed promo copy, in its original factory sleeve. Sunshine Pop lovers of the world unite! Here's a Greenaway-Cook rarity that will keep your toe tappin' and your mouth smilin'. This was the group's last single on Co & Ce, and unfortunately never made it onto Top 40 playlists. When MGM picked up the Co & Ce catalog, they released this one Vogues single. It would be a year and a half before the group re-emerged on Warner Bros.' Reprise label to score a couple of hits in 1968-69. Note: This copy comes in a vintage MGM Records factory sleeve.
Hvad har Facebook, McDonald's og Vogue tilfælles? Udover at have nogen af de mest succesfulde forretningsmodeller, er de alle stiftet, videreudviklet eller styret af viljestærke, måske endda kyniske mennesker. Men er kynisme en forudsætning for succes? Det diskuterer værterne Sofie (SJ), Otto og Sara, når de undersøger personlighederne Miranda Priestley ('The Devil Wears Prada'), som er baseret på Vogues chefredaktør Anna Wintour, samt Facebooks stifter Mark Zuckerberg ('The Social Network') og McDonalds' franchise-udvikler Ray Kroc ('The Founder').
The big Hollywood blockbusters barely feature a kiss anymore, let alone any amorous affairs.So, why are studios so afraid of this core human experience and where do we need to go to get our vicarious fix?This week's host Wenlei Ma is joined by guest critic, Vogues' Hannah-Rose Yee to talk about sex on film.Plus, with the release of the Pitt/ Clooney vehicle Wolfs on streaming, is the movie star dead?
Meet Jack Schlossberg, a self-described silly goose, John F. Kennedy's only grandson, social media sensation and Vogues' newly appointed political correspondent. So what does this nepo baby from one of the world's most famous political families have to say about politics. In this episode of the Briefing Helen Smith is joined by Entertainment guru and host of LiSTNR's The Streaming Service to unpack the logic behind his viral internet persona. Headlines: Biden reportedly more receptive to stepping down 12.9 million Aussies had data stolen in MediSecure hack Peggy and Molly to get their own cartoon Follow The Briefing:TikTok: @listnrnewsroomInstagram: @listnrnewsroom @thebriefingpodcast YouTube: @LiSTNRnewsroomFacebook: @LiSTNR NewsroomSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
De l'adolescence au premier tube, Brice Depasse nous raconte le Jacques Dutronc d'avant sa rencontre avec Françoise Hardy. Une histoire française, du Paris des années 50 et 60, du square de la Trinité aux couloirs de la firme de Vogues, avec en fil rouge, un attachement viscéral à une bande de copains.
De l'adolescence au premier tube, Brice Depasse nous raconte le Jacques Dutronc d'avant sa rencontre avec Françoise Hardy. Une histoire française, du Paris des années 50 et 60, du square de la Trinité aux couloirs de la firme de Vogues, avec en fil rouge, un attachement viscéral à une bande de copains.
De l'adolescence au premier tube, Brice Depasse nous raconte le Jacques Dutronc d'avant sa rencontre avec Françoise Hardy. Une histoire française, du Paris des années 50 et 60, du square de la Trinité aux couloirs de la firme de Vogues, avec en fil rouge, un attachement viscéral à une bande de copains.
De l'adolescence au premier tube, Brice Depasse nous raconte le Jacques Dutronc d'avant sa rencontre avec Françoise Hardy. Une histoire française, du Paris des années 50 et 60, du square de la Trinité aux couloirs de la firme de Vogues, avec en fil rouge, un attachement viscéral à une bande de copains.
A lot has happened this week. Travis came out on stage in a top hat and carried Taylor into her next set. Many celebrities attended her London shows including Prince William and his two oldest kids. We got to see Kim take on the movie industry and this is the episode where Kourtney gave birth to her baby, Rocky. Many celebrities walked in Vogues fashion show on Sunday night. Sherlock Holmes is being brought back with a 3rd movie. A new documentary about the drama of Taylor Swift's music is out on MAX. George Strait broke the US attendance record with his performance in Texas. One of the housewives of Salt Lake is being sued for an amount of money that I can't even fathom. And of course we talk about Justin Timberlake getting arrested. Lot's to discuss! Thanks for listening!
De l'adolescence au premier tube, Brice Depasse nous raconte le Jacques Dutronc d'avant sa rencontre avec Françoise Hardy. Une histoire française, du Paris des années 50 et 60, du square de la Trinité aux couloirs de la firme de Vogues, avec en fil rouge, un attachement viscéral à une bande de copains.
On this week's Spencer & Vogue: Vogues sexy pyjamas, Otto's counting, Kevin Bridges, bicycle shorts, Spen's hairy bum, world firsts & the best burgers.Remember, if you want to get involved you can:Email us at Spencerandvoguepod@gmail.com OR find us on socials @voguewilliams @spencermatthews AND @spencer_and_vogueListen and subscribe to Spencer and Vogue on Global Player or wherever you get your podcasts. Please review Global's Privacy Policy: https://global.com/legal/privacy-policy/
Big Up: Lil Uzi Vert did some fierce voguing during his performance at Coachella Let Down: The 76ers premiered a statue of Allen Iverson in Philadelphia. Did they get it wrong?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Welcome to the Institute of Black Imagination, where we beam in conversations with iconoclasts from the galaxy of Black genius. I am your host, Dario. Today, we're thrilled to welcome Jawara, a cutting-edge visionary in all things hair, fashion, and beauty. His work graces the pages of British Vogue, American Vogue Italian Vogue, OK, all the Vogues.., i-D Magazine, T Magazine, and W Magazine… all the lettered magazines. Not to mention the runways of Burberry, Gucci, Chanel. You understand what I'm saying. In today's conversation, Jawara discusses the historical challenges within the industry around the styling and care of black women's hair, how the rituals of haircare can allow us a bit of reprieve from an ever-increasing pace of life, some practical styling tips, and how hair indeed can bring you closer to God. Connect with us on Twitter and Instagram @blackimagination, subscribe to our newsletter for updates, and support the show by clicking this support link. and explore more content on blackimagination.com. And now, a beautifully candid conversation with the maestro, Jawara.Key LinksSister Carol- Jamaican musical artistKingston, Jamaica- Capital city and chief port of JamaicaDancehall - genre of Jamaican popular music that originated in the late 1970sFashion Institute of Technology (FIT)- Public college in New York City with focuses on art, business, design, mass communication, and technology connected to the fashion industry.Tyler Mitchell - American photographer, best known for his cover photo of Beyoncé for the cover of Vogue.Micaiah Carter - American photographer/directorWhat to ReadCrowns: My Hair, My Soul, My Freedom: Photographs - Sandro MillerHair Story: Untangling the Roots of Black Hair in America - Ayana ByrdOn Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C.J. Walker - A'Lelia BundlesYou Can't Touch My Hair: And Other Things I Still Have to Explain- Phoebe RobinsonWhat to...
In this episode, the Gods discuss: Afire (Blu-ray) Alanis Obomsawin: A Legacy (DVD) Aporia (Blu-ray) The Apu Trilogy (Pather Panchali, Aparajito, Apu Sansar) (4k UHD Blu-ray) Assignment K (Blu-ray) Bad City (Blu-ray) Blonde Ice (Blu-ray) Blood Feast 2016 4K Ultra HD (4k UHD Blu-ray) Blood Simple (4k UHD Blu-ray) Bone Cold (Blu-ray) The Book of Harth (DVD) A Bullet for Sandoval (Blu-ray) Cause for Alarm (Blu-ray) Chantal Akerman Masterpieces 1968-1878 (Les Rendes-Vous d'Anna; Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles; Le 15/8; Hotel Monterey; La Chambre; L'Enfant Aimé, Ou Je Joue À Êntre Une Femme Mariée; Saute Ma Ville) (DVD) A Creature Was Stirring (Blu-ray) Creepy Crawly (Blu-ray) Crocodile Island (DVD) Darkman [Collector's Edition] + [Limited Edition Steelbook] + Pin + Prism Sticker + 2 Posters + Lobby Cards (Blu-ray) Day Zero (Blu-ray) Diamond Head (Blu-ray) Dreaming Whilst Black - Season 1 (DVD) Eric Rohmer's Tales of the Four Seasons (A Tale of Winter, A Tale of Spring, A Tale of Summer, A Tale of Autumn) (Blu-ray) Eye for an Eye: The Blind Swordsman (Blu-ray) Famous Western Gunfighters: Desert Trail / Ride Ranger Ride / Roll On Texas Moon (1935/1936/1946) The Flying Swordsman (DVD) Footloose 40th Anniversary 4k UHD (4k UHD Blu-ray) Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C.: The Complete Series (Blu-ray) Goodbye Monster (Blu-ray) The Heroic Trio / Executioners (4k UHD Blu-ray) The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (4k UHD Blu-ray) Imagining the Indian (DVD) In The Cut – Unrated Director's Edition (Blu-ray) The Johnstown Flood (DVD) Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths – Part One (4k UHD Blu-ray) Kill Shot (Blu-ray) Lenny (Blu-ray) Life with Father (DVD) Lone Star (4k UHD Blu-ray) Lords of Dogtown - Steelbook (Blu-ray) The Man in Half Moon Street (Blu-ray) Maximum Overdrive (Blu-ray) McBain (Blu-ray) McCabe & Mrs. Miller (4k UHD Blu-ray) Mercy Road (Blu-ray) The Moon (Blu-ray) Mudbound (Blu-ray) Nothing but a Man (Blu-ray) Obsessed (Blu-ray) Our Town (Blu-ray) RAD - Steelbook (Blu-ray) Requiem for a Heavyweight (Blu-ray) Ride On (Blu-ray) Rider on Dead Horse (DVD-R) Rider on the Rain - aka La passager de la pluie (DVD) Robot Monster (Blu-ray) Rookies (DVD) Sharknado: 10th Anniversary (DVD) Special Ops: Lioness Season 1 (Blu-ray) Street Fighter - Steelbook (Blu-ray) Three Days in Malay (Blu-ray) Trade Winds (DVD) Trainspotting (4k UHD Blu-ray) Trolls Band Together Sing-Along Edition (4k UHD Blu-ray) Vogues of 1938 (DVD) Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (Hard As Steel Ultimate Edition) (Blu-ray) Warhorse One (Blu-ray) Willy's Wonderland [Limited Edition Steelbook] (4k UHD Blu-ray) Wolf Pack (Blu-ray) Your Lucky Day (Blu-ray)
This song took a very long road on its journey to Floodlandia. The first time it was played in our band room was more than a dozen years ago on a mellow autumn night when our friends Randy Hamilton and Paul Martin dropped in to jam with us. Neither was a member of The Flood yet — Randy would join the following year and Paul a few years after that — but their song was the hit of the evening. In fact, it was featured later in our weekly podcast.However, “Ready for the Times to Get Better” didn't work its way into our repertoire until now. A couple of weeks ago, Danny Cox happened to start picking the tune between songs on the night's practice list, and that jaunty melody really jingled in our memory. After that, Dan and Randy got together to woodshed a little, working out an arrangement, and then at last week's rehearsal they popped it on the rest of us. With joy, everybody joined in. About the SongArkansas native Allen Reynolds, who grew up in Memphis 85 years ago, already was an established songwriter in the early 1970s when he met the up-and-coming country singer Crystal Gayle.His major credit before that was “Five O'Clock World,” which he wrote in 1965 for The Vogues to take to No. 1.When Reynolds left Memphis for Nashville, he worked with artists like Don Williams and Waylon Jennings, but his most notable collaboration was with Gayle, including work on her hits “Wrong Road Again” and “Somebody Loves You.”When Gayle left Decca in 1975, Reynolds followed her to UA Records where he helped develop her signature soft rock sound.It was during this fertile period in the singer's career that Reynolds wrote “Ready for the Times to Get Better,” which appeared on Crystal, Gayle's third studio album in 1976.Released as a single in January 1978, the song because her fourth No. 1 hit, spending 10 weeks on the Billboard Hot Country charts.Over the years since then, the song has been covered by rock and country artists, including Marshall Chapman, Joe Sun, Cody Jinks and Billy Strings. But hands down, The Flood's favorite version is Doc Watson's cover with David Holt on their 2002 Legacy album. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit 1937flood.substack.com
On today's Bonus ep: Pranking Sandra, Spenny finally gets a Faking It right, Vogue left the dogs behind (again), a neighbourly asshole and sex toys on Deliveroo. Remember, if you want to get involved you can:Email us at Spencerandvoguepod@gmail.com OR find us on socials @voguewilliams @spencermatthews and the new @spencer_and_vogueListen and subscribe to Spencer and Vogue on Global Player or wherever you get your podcasts.Please review Global's Privacy Policy: https://global.com/legal/privacy-policy/
"Thrown like a star in my vast sleepI opened my eyes to take a peekTo find that I was by the sea gazing with tranquility'Twas then when the Hurdy Gurdy ManCame singing songs of loveThen when the Hurdy Gurdy ManCame singing songs of love"Please allow me to be your Hurdy Gurdy Man with 2 Hours of tunes you won't hear anywhere else on the Sunday edition of Whole 'Nuther Thing. Joining us are William Ackerman, Miles Davis, Linda Ronstadt, Ben Sidran,, George Benson, Humble Pie, Jack Bruce, Garland Jeffreys, Gabor Szabo, Peter Frampton, Eric Clapton, The Doors, Mindbenders, Maria Muldaur, Cream, Leslie West, Jethro Tull, Oliver Nelson, Baker Gurvitz Army, Big Brother & The Holding Company, The Vogues, Genesis and Donovan...
Today's guest, the celebrated photographer Albert Watson, OBE, is a man on the move. ¶ This is not a recent development. Watson's professional journey began in Scotland in 1959, where he studied mathematics at night. His day job? Working for the Ministry of Defense plotting courses—speed, altitude, distance, payload—for British missiles pointed towards Cold War Russia. ¶ Watson's affinity for the mathematical gave way to his interest in the arts, when, in school, he dove head-first into ALL of them: drawing, painting, textile design, pottery, silversmithing, and graphic design. ¶ Later, on his 21st birthday his wife bought him a small camera. He became obsessed: ¶ “All I know is that I clicked the shutter, and suddenly, magically, I got negatives back, that I could learn to process myself. And then, even better, I got into a dark room with a piece of white paper under an enlarger, and you put it in some chemistry, and lo and behold, up comes an image. Magic—black magic, I called it. Amazing, insane, beautiful.” ¶ Then came the magazines: Harper's Bazaar, GQ, Mademoiselle, Entertainment Weekly, Details, and Vogue. ALL of the Vogues. And the ad campaigns: Prada, Chanel, Revlon, and Levis. ¶ And yet, after all that, talk to the man about his work, any facet of his career, and the conversation invariably comes back to the print—the math, the chemistry, the graphic design involved—and about the journey the print takes—from camera to magazine, from magazine to gallery and, sometimes, from gallery to museum, as so many of his have. ¶ Our editor-at-large George Gendron talked to Watson about all of it—day rates, social media, and his stunning apartment in TriBeCa.
On this episode of the Manistee Local Podcast I chat with my dear Friend Julia Sullivan Cook. Julia is on the Board of the Historic Vogue Theater of Manistee Mi. and is the administrator of the Manistee Ambassador Facebook page. On this episode we chat all things Vogue. Julia puts her whole heart into the Vogue and it shows through in this podcast. Check the links provided below for the Vogues website, the Manistee Ambassador FB page and see for yourself why I think Julia is a Manistee Local Good Human!. Cheers.
On today's Bonus ep: Not one but TWO specials guests on the pod, Vogues obsessed with Madonna, Spenny forgot a meeting, new words, Spen's new diagnosis, art dealers & earthly lives.Remember, if you want to get involved you can:Email us at Spencerandvoguepod@gmail.com OR find us on socials @voguewilliams @spencermatthews and the new @spencer_and_vogueListen and subscribe to Spencer and Vogue on Global Player or wherever you get your podcasts.Please review Global's Privacy Policy: https://global.com/legal/privacy-policy/
Episode 93 of the This and Much More Podcast features Rollie Vogues and Evelin! We talk about Rollie Vogues turning 31 and what he did for his birthday weekend, our 100th episode event and what to expect, our thoughts on Posted Podcast, updates with our businesses, and more! Hope you guys enjoy the episode! Studio 1017 https://instagram.com/Studio10.17 https://tiktok.com/@studio10.17 ----- Evelin Vogues https://instagram.com/EvelinVogues https://tiktok.com/@evelinvogues Ella Y Mas https://instagram.com/EllayMas https://www.EllayMas.com ----- Rollie Vogues https://instagram.com/RollieVogues https://tiktok.com/@RollieVogues Vogues Studios https://instagram.com/VoguesStudios https://VoguesStudios.com Essen Rugs https://instagram.com/EssenRugs Superior Style https://instagram.com/SuperiorHTX https://www.SuperiorHTX.com Marvelous Club Vintage https://instagram.com/MarvelousClubVintage https://depop.com/MarvelousClubVintage https://whatnot.com/MarvelousClubVintage ----- Alondra https://instagram.com/yunno.fades ----- Robbie Robs https://instagram.com/robbie_robs_ https://instagram.com/robbierobshow ----- Ronnie https://instagram.com/celrani_ ----- Subscribe, like, and comment. We appreciate all the support and love and can't wait to bring you this and much more content! Intro / Outro: https://instagram.com/knightyouafool --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/studio1017/support
Fotbollsfrun Coleen Rooney pryder omslaget av brittiska Vogues septembernummer och Anna avhandlar därför hela Wagatha Christie-historien. Vad är det you might ask? Det visste inte Carin heller, men ingen har sån koll på läktar-fruarna som Anna! Sen tar vi oss i kragen och snackar om And Just Like Thats säsongsavslutning. Topplocket ryker absolut när vi kommer till Aidan. Vi avslutar i vanlig ordning varsin Älska internet. Tack för att ni lyssnar! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Den iranske filminstruktør Saeed Roustayi er blevet idømt seks måneders fængsel af den iranske regering. Det meddelte en iransk menneskerettighedsorganisation i går. Anklagen tager udgangspunkt i filmen 'Leila's Brothers' fra sidste år, som Roustayi selv har instrueret, skrevet og produceret. Vi taler om Roustayi og vilkårene for kunstnere i Iran med Rasmus Brendstrup, programredaktør i Cinemateket og cand.mag. med speciale i iransk filmhistorie. Forsiden af modemagasinet Vogues prestigefyldte septembernummer er noget nær det ypperste, en model kan opnå. I 1990 var det de ikoniske supermodeller Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista og Christy Turlington, der var på forsiden, og i år gør de det igen. Men forsiden får på sociale medier kritik for, at de fire modeller ikke ser en dag ældre ud end i 1990 på grund af billedretouchering. Vi ser på forsiden med Dorrit Bøilerehauge, der, på Aarhus Universitet, netop forsker i modne mennesker i modebilledet. Værter: Chris Pedersen og Karen Secher.
Label: Co & Ce 242Year: 1966Condition: M-Last Price: $20.00. Not currently available for sale.This terrific recording combines the virtues of Sunshine Pop vocal harmony with the driving beat of a Northern Soul dancer. One of my faves... take a listen!
Med superkorta klänningar, otroliga peruker och tajta läderbrallor förvandlade Tina Turner sig själv till en superstjärna. I veckans Stil gläntar vi på dörren till hennes garderob. Den 23 maj i år avled den legendariska artisten Tina Turner, och sedan dess har oräkneliga artiklar och inslag producerats som berättar om hennes fantastiska karriär. Men, även om mycket har skrivits om Tina Turner och hennes liv, så har förvånansvärt lite handlat om hennes scenkläder. För de var väldigt väl valda – av henne själv. Det var korta kjolar och klänningar. Eller, superkorta. De gav inte bara Tina Turner rörelsefrihet, utan hjälpte också till att skapa en persona som utstrålade kraft och energi – och, förstås, sexighet. Men sexighet, har hon berättat, var egentligen inte hennes huvudsakliga mål med sin klädsel. Om det och mycket mer berättar vi i veckans Stil, där vi gör slag i saken och ägnar avsnittet åt Tina Turners garderob.Om den pratar vi med stylisten Wayne Scot Lukas, som under många år arbetade med Tina Turner. Det var på 90-talet han fick chansen att klä henne till ett reklamjobb och magasinsomslag, men det ledde till den åtråvärda positionen som hennes turnéstylist.Utöver sina kläder så gjorde sig Tina Turner känd för sina välsvarvade ben, så pass att hon i intervjuer skämtade om att benen var mer kända än hennes röst. Vi ringer upp Laird Borrelli-Persson, redaktör för amerikanska Vogues arkiv, som tittat närmare på fascinationen för ben, och vi frågar den personliga tränaren Moa Vikström hur man kan tänkas gå tillväga för att uppnå dem.På 1980-talet bytte Tina Turner stil, och ett nytt material gjorde entré: läder. Och hon uppskattade lädret för sina praktiska kvalitéer. "På läderkläder syns inte svett och smuts lika tydligt" berättar Tina Turner i sin självbiografi. Hon började klä sig i läderbrallor och skinnpaj, och använde gärna motorcyklar som rekvisita till skivomslag. För motorcykelförare är klädseln essentiell. Vi träffar Karin Pontén, grundaren till klubben Bike Babes, och som också hon har en nära relation till läder, men som säger att den stora utmaningen för kvinnliga mc-förare är att just hitta bra kläder.
THE FIRST 50 YEARS More than 50 years ago, Lynn Royce Taylor and friend David Musselman formed a duet they named the Gospel Chords. From the start they were singing nearly every week. A mere three years later they had become a quartet and were now nationally performing in churches, fairs, corporate events, TV and radio, and will record a total of 16 vinylLPs over the next 12 years.. The Chords continued for over twelve years. By now, Royce had three young boys and set his singing career aside to finished college and work in business and marketing and raise his young family. One of the highlights in this time, was “Royce, Your Voice in the Morning” radio personality on WKTK 96.7 FM contemporary Christian radio station. In 1991, the Vogues invited him to sing tenor. In the 60s the original four members charted 24 popular hit songs including, “You Are My Special Angel, Turn Around Look at Me, Five O'clock World, and, You're The One,” and were #3 behind the Beatles on the BillboardMusic Charts. Even now, he continues to sing this great oldies Rock 'n Roll in fun shows across America. Royce moved to Nashville, TN and returned to Gospel Quartet music in 2002. Joining the Stamps Quartet, and Elvis' Imperials introduced him to the world of Elvis Presley. this amazing career has paired with the Colorado Symphony, Radio City Music Hall, and Historic Cathedrals in Europe and the UK, as well as 5 world tours with Big Screen Multimedia Show, “Elvis Presley in Concert” sharing the stage with the original cast of Elvis' Las Vegas Hilton show: TCB Band and orchestra. For another eight years, he toured Europe with the TCB Band; James Burton, Glen D. Hardin and Ronnie Tutt. From his Nashville home, he continues to sing a variety of popular and gospel music and take the calling to share the living Word of God and message of love. His mandate is to entertain and inspire around the world. From Paris France to Paris Texas, Manchester England to Manchester Tennessee, Vienna Austria to Vienna Ohio, Royce Taylor is enjoying an Extraordinary / Ordinary Life. Touring the United States and the Europe, either as a solo performer or tenor for top charting hit maker, The Vogues, Royce has found the balance between singing popular Rock 'n Roll and continuing his Christian Music ministry. This is affirmed when a Pastor says, “Five O'clock World” was a favorite song or when someone from an oldies show tells him that the Gospel Music he's shared has touched and spoken into their life. As tenor for the Vogues, Royce regularly performs with stars like, Frankie Avalon, Bill Medley, the Beach Boys, Gary Puckett, and other classic rock 'n roll heroes. You can also see him hanging out with Gospel Music legends at a Bill Gaither Homecoming. You may catch him doing a show at Wembly Arena in London England singing the songs of Elvis Presley. It's quite common to find him singing at a church, sharing the Gospel Music that pilots his life. In all of these situations, he is comfortable and accessible to all.
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 350, in which I interview YouTube star cover artist Anne Reburn, who did the cover of John Lennon/The Beatles' "Real Love" in the It's Real Life radio play adapted from my short alternate history about The Beatles, streaming on Killerwatt Radio. The interview concludes with a mini-concert of three songs by Anne Reburn. Links: It's Real Life radioplay the original "It's Real Life" short story video of this interview with Anne Reburn video of Anne Reburn's cover of "Real Love" Anne Reburn's covers and original music on YouTube "Unbelievable (Inconceivable You)" by The Vogues (written by Paul Levinson, discussed in the interview) video of Paul Levinson interview with Spencer Hannabus, who sang "If I Traveled to the Past" (words by Paul Levinson, music by John Anealio), at the end of the It's Real Life radio play
Hugh Geyer, original lead tenor for The Vogues, on growing up in Turtle Creek and the group's musical legacy
We talk about a tiktoker slams social media for shaming her natural body. A DC employee charged in a shooting death of a 13 year old. A former Georgia police office is accused of concealing a 16 year old girls death. A retired teacher sues MidFlorida Credit Union for racial discrimination. Plus, we have some sports and TV/movie talk Twitter: https://twitter.com/PnLJudgementals TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pnljudgementals Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PnLJudgementals Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the__judgementals Email: pnljudgementals@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
There are high expectations for resale as pointed out by The Guardian. Next-generation customers will seek out pre-owned items that will allow the fashion industry to automatically transform a 100+ year-old linear model into a circular model. This will not happen in a straight path, nor will it happen overnight. Today, we live in the wild west, where it's hard to distinguish the positive forward momentum from the PR plays.The Fast Company article, ‘We buy too many clothes. Can fashion's secondhand boom change that?' really brings this point home. The piece starts by asking the question, despite all the resale news, “why the boom in resale isn't putting a dent in new clothing sales.” This would be like asking, despite all the eCommerce websites in 2002, why hasn't commerce changed? eCommerce has changed commerce, and resale will change new clothing production, but business model change on this scale takes time.What is more relevant is how brands are approaching the change. Fast Company spoke with Patagonia's @Asha Agrawal and Madewell's @Liz Hershfield. Agrawal points out that Patagonia must ensure that its resale platform makes money because this will allow the company to reduce the number of new products it produces while remaining a thriving business. “[Worn Wear is] already a profitable business for us. So now, it's just about scaling this business proposition, which will allow us to cut back on our net new production.”In contrast, Fast Company points out that most resale platforms don't generate revenue for brands, including ThredUp and Recurate, which helped launch resale sites for Mara Hoffman, Steve Madden, and Outerknown. Madewell's Hershfield states, “We weren't looking at profitability, but we want to break even financially. We do this to ensure we're meeting our sustainability goals.”Madewell's Forever (their resale partnership with ThredUP) is indeed good in many ways, including keeping items in use and driving customer expectations for resale. But because Madewell doesn't have a business model to make money on selling pre-owned items, Madewell isn't set up to shift its business away from a linear model. This and many other brand resale programs work in a philanthropy model rather than a business model change.The importance of a profitable business model extends beyond sustainability as more brand items are sold everywhere. EXPRESS Pre Loved, powered by LXR, quietly added 150+ luxury products to its online storefront, including Gucci, Chanel, and Louis Vuitton. EXPRESS makes it easy for their customers to shop across new and pre-owned as part of their marketplace program, including shared cart, which only 25% of brands offer today. All of this works for EXPRESS but not for the brands they now sell. The obvious risk here is that brands who never choose to sell to EXPRESS have zero control on how their items are priced, merchandise, or authenticated.Chloe made news this week by announcing it would digitally label all pieces by 2025, starting with a 20-piece capsule collection this year. As WWD reports, this part isn't new news, as many brands do this today across their full range of products. This is an essential strategy for the authenticity and future value of their products.What was more interesting, was the splashy headlines such as Vogues, Chloé launches ‘instant resale' using digital IDs on Vestiaire Collective. This is a great headline, as it speaks to the potential brands have to monetize the total value of their items. While details of the program are scarce, Vestiaire Collective may be offering immediate payout on these items rather than requiring a buyer. In this case, Vestiaire would take on the risk of the item's condition, pricing, and selling. Given this is a 1-year pilot for a capsule collection of 20 items first available in early April, we are likely talking about a handful of items ever being bought and sold in this way.Digital product IDs are an excellent move for brands. While this is a demonstration project, Chloe's direction to digitize all items by 2025 makes sense. Digital IDs have tremendous potential for brands to authenticate items and own the total value of their items. Digital IDs don't make a resale program. Brands still need to own their brand, and their customers via brand resale. Digital IDs will make that easier.The So WhatTo create more sustainable models brands need to make money selling their pre-owned items. Otherwise brand resale programs will never shift their business away from linear to circular models.Digital IDs are the future but don't change the reality that brands should not depend on anyone else to own their digital authentication keys and the resale models built on those digital IDs.
2023 will mark the 14th year of the highly successful, hit-filled summer package, The Happy Together Tour. The touring sensation that has crisscrossed the nation delighting audiences for over a decade stops at the Findlay Toyota Center in Prescott Valley, AZ on July 12, 2023, with a show full of chart-topping hits from the '60s and '70s - an undeniable 61 Billboard Top 40 smashes. The Tour is once again joined by The Turtles, who also act as musical hosts for the evening. Along with The Turtles will be Little Anthony, Gary Puckett & The Union Gap, The Vogues, Classics... For the written story, read here >> https://www.signalsaz.com/articles/findlay-toyota-center-welcomes-happy-together-tour-to-prescott-valley/Follow the CAST11 Podcast Network on Facebook at: https://Facebook.com/CAST11AZFollow Cast11 Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/cast11_podcast_network
A few technical difficulties occur due to the recent storms in California. Hello once again everyone I'm your host Ray Shasho and welcome to another edition of Interviewing the Legends. Dennis Tufano is the original "voice" of “The Buckinghams”. the Chicago-based group that scored a string of five Top Ten hits in the late-sixties including, the #1 “Kind of A Drag”, “Don't You Care”, “Mercy, Mercy, Mercy”, “Hey Baby, They're Playing Our Song”, “Susan” and “Back In Love Again”. Following his success in the Buckinghams, Dennis was part of the song-writing duo "Tufano and Giammarese" and recorded three albums with Lou Adler's custom label, Ode Records. Back on the road, Dennis joined Olivia Newton-John on her hugely successful tour and was featured, with her on the HBO Special in two dramatically inspired duets. As an actor, Dennis has also worked in film, television, radio and commercials. Please welcome the legendary voice of the Buckinghams DENNIS TUFANO to Interviewing the Legends … FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT DENNIS TUFANO VISIT www.facebook.com/Dennistufanosings Facebook www.dtsings.com Dennis Tufano official website www.tufanofans.com/index.html Fan Site DENNIS TUFANO 2023 Shows Friday, January 20, 2023, 7:00 pm ET Original Hitmakers of Summer Tour Dennis Tufano, Brian Hyland, Chris Montez, Rock and the Rollers Circle Square Cultural Center, Ocala, FL. Tickets: $35-$60; Doors open 6 pm ET 'ROCKY'S ROCKIN CRUISES' ROCKIN IN THE CARRIBEAN February 12 – 19, 2023 Wonder of the Seas EASTERN CARIBBEAN CRUISE Rocky & The Rollers America's Premier Rock and Roll Band Jon “Bowzer” Bauman “Formerly of Sha Na Na – Born to Hand Jive” Johnny Contardo “Formerly of Sha Na Na – Those Magic Changes” Dennis Tufano “original lead singer of The Buckinghams – Kind of a Drag” Jay Siegel's Tokens “The Lion Sleeps Tonight – Portrait of My Love” La La Brooks “original lead singer of The Crystals – He's a Rebel” Brian Hyland “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini” Chris Montez “The More I See You – Let's Dance” Joey Dee “Peppermint Twist -Shout” Peggy March “I Will Follow Him” Port Canaveral, FL | CocoCay, Bahamas| Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas | Basseterre, St. Kitts | Port Canaveral, FL Saturday, February 25, 2023, 8:00 pm PT Best of the '60s Dennis Tufano with Special Guests Cannibal and The Headhunters The Coach House, San Juan Capistrano, CA All ticket purchasers will be entered to win a guitar that will be autographed by the artists in the show. Tickets: $30; Doors open at 6 pm PT Saturday, March 11, 2023, 7 pm ET Rockin' Oldies Dance Party Dennis Tufano, The Vogues, Bobby Wilson, The Trammps The Grand Opera House, Copeland Hall, Wilmington, DE Saturday, April 29, 2023, 7 pm ET Sixties Spectacular Dennis Tufano, Herman's Hermits, Jay and the Americans, 1910 Fruitgum Company Proctor's Theater, Schenectady, NY 'MALT SHOP CRUISE' October 28th-November 4th 2023 The Temptations … Little Anthony …Jay And The Americans …The Lettermen… Al Jardine, Founding Member of The Beach Boys, & His Endless Summer Band… Darlene Love… The Bronx Wanderers… Peter Asher… Dennis Tufano the Original Lead Singer of The Buckinghams… The Vogues… The Skyliners… The Contours… The Elegants …The Reflections… Linda Gail Lewis (sister of Jerry Lee Lewis) … Bobby Wilson And more surprises to come! DISCOGRAPHY with THE BUCKINGHAMS Kind of a Drag (1967, USA Records) Time and Charges (1967, Columbia) Portraits (1967, Columbia) In One Ear and Gone Tomorrow (1968, Columbia) SINGLES 1965 "Sweets for My Sweet" b/w "Beginners Love" 1966 "I'll Go Crazy" b/w "Don't Want to Cry" "I Call Your Name" b/w "Makin' Up and Breakin' Up" "I've Been Wrong Before" b/w "Love Ain't Enough" "Kind of a Drag" b/w "You Make Me Feel So Good" 1967 "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" b/w "I Call Your Name" (first pressings) "Makin' Up and Breakin' Up" (later pressings) "Summertime" b/w "I Don't Want to Cry" "Don't You Care" b/w "Why Don't You Love Me" "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" b/w "You Are Gone" "Hey Baby (They're Playing Our Song)" b/w "And Our Love" (from Time & Charges) "Susan" b/w "Foreign Policy" (from Time & Charges) 1968 "Back In Love Again" b/w "You Misunderstand Me" (Non-album track) In One Ear and Gone Tomorrow "Where Did You Come From" b/w "Song of the Breeze" (from In One Ear and Gone Tomorrow) 1969 "This Is How Much I Love You" b/w "Can't Find the Words" (from In One Ear and Gone Tomorrow) "It's a Beautiful Day (For Lovin')" b/w "Difference of Opinion" 1970 "I Got a Feelin'" b/w "It Took Forever" Support us!
Hello once again everyone I'm your host Ray Shasho and welcome to another edition of Interviewing the Legends. It was the summer of 1964 when Gary Lewis and The Playboys® were discovered by producer Snuff Garret. Before long, with the producer/arranger team of Garrett and Leon Russell behind them, they took their first single, This Diamond Ring straight to number one. After their second hit titled Count Me In went to number two, Gary and the band proved that they would be a continued success. They followed with more Top 10 songs such as Save Your Heart For Me, Everybody Loves A Clown, She's Just My Style, Sure Gonna Miss Her, and many more. In 1965 Gary himself was Cash Box magazine's "Male Vocalist of the Year", winning the honor over other nominees Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra With the reoccurring interest in oldies music, Gary Lewis & The Playboys® are one of the hottest acts around. Gary Lewis, along with the Playboys, continues to tour and entertain fans across the country and abroad. Please welcome singer, musician, founder, and leader of TOP40 music legends Gary Lewis & the Playboys… GARY LEWIS to Interviewing the Legends … FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT GARY LEWIS & THE PLAYBOYS VISIT www.garylewisandtheplayboys.com Official website www.facebook.com/people/Gary-Lewis-and-the-Playboys/100062950732819/ Facebook https://twitter.com/glewisplayboys Twitter GARY LEWIS & THE PLAYBOYS TOUR 2023 March18 2023 Venice, FL BAY INDIES RESORT Community Ballroom at 7:30pm March23 2023 Ocala, FL TOP OF THE WORLD/ CIRCLE SQUARE CULTURAL CENTER March24 2023 St Petersburg, FL 33701 DUKE ENERGY CENTER FOR THE ARTS – MAHAFFEY THEATRE Also featuring: Jay & the Americans, The Cyrkle, The Vogues, Chris Ruggiero April12 2023 The Villages, FL SAVANNAH CENTER Also featuring Rocky & The Rollers April21 2023 129 E. Fremont St., Las Vegas, NV, 89101 GOLDEN NUGGET LAS VEGAS, NV May6 2023 Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania FM KIRBY CENTER Also featuring: Jay & The Americans, The Grass Roots, Jimmy Russo Support us!
Celebrated session hair stylist, Sam McKnight, is the hairdresser's hairdresser. He boasts a legendary career spanning over four decades encompassing catwalk, editorial and advertising campaigns for fashion houses such as Chanel, Fendi, Balmain, Burberry and Tom Ford. A regular contributor to both British and international Vogues, W, Harper's Bazaar, Vanity Fair, i-D and Love, he has over 100 covers to his name from British Vogue alone. McKnight is also a Contributing Beauty Editor at British Vogue. McKnight has collaborated with some of the world's most prominent photographers including Patrick Demarchelier, Mario Testino and Nick Knight. A long-time stylist for the late Princess Diana, McKnight was the creative behind her iconic short, slicked back hairstyle in the now-famous 1990 Demarchelier shoot for British Vogue, a partnership that led to him becoming her personal hair stylist for seven years. One of the original session stylists, McKnight initially trained as a teacher before working as an assistant at a local hairdresser in his native Scotland. Moving to London in the early 1970's, McKnight secured a position at Molton Brown, which at the time was a leading hair salon in London's South Molton Street. He worked on projects for London-based magazines 19 and Honey before landing his first editorial shoot with British Vogue in 1977. While working in London, he was introduced to stylists Liz Tilberis (later editor of British Vogue and Harpers Bazaar US) and Lucinda Chambers (British Vogue), who were instrumental in hiring him for high-profile editorial shoots. McKnight has been bestowed the Lifetime Achievement Award at both the Scottish Fashion Awards and Creative Head Awards 2015. He is hugely respected within the hairdressing community and is often cited as a source of inspiration or named as ‘the hairstylist I would most like to work with' by his peers. On November 2nd 2016, Somerset House launched Hair by Sam McKnight, a major exhibition celebrating McKnight's impressive career. Never before has an exhibition of this kind taken place, looking at hair from a new perspective and celebrating the significant role of session hair styling in both fashion and culture throughout the decades. In tandem, McKnight also released his first book: Hair by Sam McKnight (Rizzoli), a hardback anthology of his magazine covers, editorial shoots and personal insights into working at the heart of the fashion industry. June 2017 saw McKnight launch a brand: Hair by Sam McKnight, in Liberty of London, injecting fashion, glamour and ease into haircare and styling. The collection is the culmination of McKnight's knowledge and experience in the industry, giving women the tools and confidence to style their hair themselves
Hello once again everyone I'm your host Ray Shasho and welcome to another edition of Interviewing the Legends. BIO: It was the summer of 1964 when Gary Lewis and The Playboys® were discovered by producer Snuff Garret. Before long, with the producer/arranger team of Garrett and Leon Russell behind them, they took their first single, This Diamond Ring straight to number one. After their second hit titled Count Me In went to number two, Gary and the band proved that they would be a continued success. They followed with more Top 10 songs such as Save Your Heart For Me, Everybody Loves A Clown, She's Just My Style, Sure Gonna Miss Her, and many more. In 1965 Gary himself was Cash Box magazine's "Male Vocalist of the Year", winning the honor over other nominees Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra With the reoccurring interest in oldies music, Gary Lewis & The Playboys® are one of the hottest acts around. Gary Lewis, along with the Playboys, continues to tour and entertain fans across the country and abroad. Please welcome singer, musician, founder, and leader of TOP40 music legends Gary Lewis & the Playboys… GARY LEWIS to Interviewing the Legends … FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT GARY LEWIS & THE PLAYBOYS VISIT www.garylewisandtheplayboys.com Official website www.facebook.com/people/Gary-Lewis-and-the-Playboys/100062950732819/ Facebook https://twitter.com/glewisplayboys Twitter DISCOGRAPHY Singles Year Single 1965 "This Diamond Ring" "Count Me In" "Doin' the Flake" "Save Your Heart for Me" "Everybody Loves a Clown" "She's Just My Style" 1966 "Sure Gonna Miss Her" "Green Grass" "My Heart's Symphony" "(You Don't Have To) Paint Me a Picture" "Where Will the Words Come From" 1967 "Way Way Out" "The Loser (with a Broken Heart)" "Girls in Love" "Jill" "Has She Got The Nicest Eyes" 1968 "Sealed with a Kiss" "Main Street" 1969 "Rhythm of the Rain" "Hayride" "I Saw Elvis Presley Last Night" 1970 "I'm on the Right Road Now" 1972 "Then Again Maybe" 1975 "One Good Woman" Albums Year Album 1965 This Diamond Ring A Session with Gary Lewis and the Playboys Everybody Loves a Clown She's Just My Style 1966 Hits Again (You Don't Have To) Paint Me a Picture 1967 New Directions Listen! Gary Lewis & The Playboys 1968 Gary Lewis Now! 1969 Rhythm of the Rain/Hayride Close Cover Before Playing Rhythm! I'm on the Right Road Now Compilation albums Year Album 1966 Golden Greats 1968 More Golden Greats 1975 The Very Best of Gary Lewis and the Playboys 1990 The Legendary Masters Series GARY LEWIS & THE PLAYBOYS TOUR 2023 March18 2023 Venice, FL BAY INDIES RESORT Community Ballroom at 7:30pm March23 2023 Ocala, FL TOP OF THE WORLD/ CIRCLE SQUARE CULTURAL CENTER March24 2023 St Petersburg, FL 33701 DUKE ENERGY CENTER FOR THE ARTS – MAHAFFEY THEATRE Also featuring: Jay & the Americans, The Cyrkle, The Vogues, Chris Ruggiero April12 2023 The Villages, FL SAVANNAH CENTER Also featuring Rocky & The Rollers April21 2023 129 E. Fremont St., Las Vegas, NV, 89101 GOLDEN NUGGET LAS VEGAS, NV May6 2023 Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania FM KIRBY CENTER Also featuring: Jay & The Americans, The Grass Roots, Jimmy Russo Support us!
Another hour of sweet, sweet fun! Kid Bubblegum is taking some college classes in how to write bubblegum music! Has bubblegum come to the Ponderosa? What Barry Manilow hit was a cover of a David Cassidy song? A double bubble from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids! Plenty of bubblegum pop from Josie and the Pussycats, Ohio Express, The Partridge Family, Brass Button, Common Ground, Hello, The 1910 Fruitgum Company, David Cassidy, Ricky Wilde, Bobby Sherman, Lorne Greene, The Monkees, The Vogues and Ed “Kookie” Byrnes!
WELL.....unfortunately, Urusha's interweb was falling apart and after almost an hour of trying we had to give up and so you get to hear me and Andy talk about the Random things in the world, laughing it up about music and our fact checkers and, antagonizers.What can I say about our guest but WOW! a beautiful hard working lady, Urusha Pandey is not only a big attraction overseas but is in the recently released US films "Who Is She?" and "The Gathering" and the soon to be released "The Lost Ship". She has appeared in multitudes of fashion shoots Internationally & Domestically here in the US and her popularity continues to grow by the day!! please join in and like follow and subscribe!And of course we couldn't do this as well with out @PJsCoffee of New Orleans and our latest SELLOUT to @Spreaker Prime and @iHeart Radio!!!!
Todd and Tom look at some Pride Month ads.
In a bold move Dan proclaims war is over, so good news for everyone. Gavin is unhappy with the Tories again this week and brings us the story of a heart attack killer. We learn Vogues legal department aren't very bright and that anyone can land a plane. Dan talk about the worlds oldest woman and for some reason we start casting film remakes. This weeks recommendations : N.E.R.D : Tape You Black Milk : Wake Up Orla Gartland : Codependency Rex Orange County : Open A Window Get us here : Email : betherewithbelson@gmail.com Twitter : @therewithbelson Instagram : @betherewithbelson TikTok : @betherewithbelson Help Gavin out here if you can he'll really appreciate it : www.justgiving.com/fundraising/gavin-belson?utm_source=Sharethis&utm_medium=fundraising&utm_content=gavin-belson&utm_campaign=pfp-email&utm_term=11d6029d72504c0981bb7499609c401d.
In an episode first aired on May 2, 2022: DJ Andrew Sandoval explores the vast studio world of songwriter/producer/arranger, Al Capps. Capps was a mainstay of the Los Angeles session scene and worked on as many records as more well-known figures like Hal Blaine, but his talents ranged even further: from vocals, to co-writing hits like "She's Just My Style" and arranging songs for nearly a hundred artists in the 1960's alone.On this episode, Sandoval spins selections from Capps' work with The Gas Company; Gary Lewis & The Playboys; The Bantams; Them; London Phogg; Lesley Gore; Beethoven Soul; Brian Hyland, Don Scardino; Bobby Vee & The Strangers; The Morning Glories; Dino, Desi & Billy; The Lennon Sisters; Peter Courtney; The Surprise Package; The Everly Brothers; The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band; Pat Shannon; Sparks; Jesse Lopez; The Vogues; The First Edition; Frankie Randall; The Doodletown Pipers; The Blackwell Manner; Joey Paige; Bob & Kit; Thomas & Richard Frost; Fargo; The Roosters; Freddy Cannon; Shiny Brothers; Danny Hutton; Tommy Sands; The Committee; The Green Beans; Davy Jones; The Congregation; Belland & Somerville; The Honeys and the Fault Line.
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Andre Leon Talley was a unique and giant figure in fashion. Subsisting on Vogues from a tender age, armed with an Ivy League education, Talley became a chronicler and arbiter of style and culture. And he navigated these two worlds more skilled and informed than most - landing positions at WWD, Ebony, and (most notably) Vogue magazines. As a writer, creative director, mentor, bon vivant, Talley occupied a singular space as a well-versed, towering Black figure prone to fantastical prognostications steeped in erudite references. He knew his stuff and centered his world in one of pomp and circumstance as detailed in his recent memoir, The Chiffon Trenches. But Talley was a complicated figure whose legacy is rife with complexities. He championed many Black talents over decades but categorically ignored others, building his inner circle with white socialites, power brokers, and designers. He indulged in the excesses and riches of luxury but kept rooted in the humility of his faith. And in the end, while willing to expose the ills of the fashion world, one could say Talley was wholly defined by it. In this episode we discuss the many layers to Talley's legacy, challenges being the only one, when your excellence outshines everyone else in the room, and again, why this is a cautionary tale. We would love to hear from you - contact us via @theccoversations.podcast on Instagram and as always, we ask that you support by subscribing and rating (*****) to our podcast x
The first official episode of the This and Much More Podcast featuring co-host Rollie Vogues. He talks about how he started his creative journey, how many businesses he manages, and plays a quick game of would you rather.
We had full intentions of rapid fire answering all of the 73 questions in one episode, but in true Ashtyn and Lacey form that wasn't the case. This week we finished the remainder of Vogues 73 questions - ranging anywhere from what's your spirit animal to what is most inspiring about your life currently. We'll be off next week as Lacey is living her best life in Mexico - so we'll see you in two :)xoxo, Ash & Lace
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BGBS 060: Tim Parr | CADDIS | Own Your Age Aging. Most of us try our best to slow it down. But can you blame us? How do we learn to embrace our age in a society that trains us to want to feel 15 years younger than we are? Tim Parr's company, CADDIS, is challenging those standards and redefining what it is to “age” in contemporary culture. CADDIS has a refreshing take on aging, rallying around the notion that it is absolutely right to be the age that you are, and beyond that, they demand that you own it. Tim definitely knows what he's doing, but don't take it from us. Brands such as Patagonia, L.L. Bean, Filson, Burton, and many more have trusted his methods and guidance on big issues that steer ships over long periods of time. He has also conducted lectures at the Stanford School of Design, the San Francisco Academy of Art, and the California College of Arts. Before CADDIS, it all began with the founding of the iconic bike brand, Swobo. We also can't forget touring with Tim's Bluegrass band throughout the Western US and how learning guitar was an essential influence for CADDIS's messaging today. This episode celebrates the irreverence of 80s Thrasher magazines and emphasizes selling the message more than the product (though this product speaks for itself! I mean, check out the top of these rims). You'll learn lots about building a brand in this episode, but if you forget it all, make sure you remember this: The fun lies in changing people's minds. Quotes [0:02] I think developing some type of talent as you recognize your passions is super important. If you just blindly go after your passions, I think it's a good way to get hurt. [8:45] It felt punk rock. It was like, okay, we're going after a taboo subject matter that freaks the hell out of people. That seems like fun. And we'll create this house called Age and the reading glasses are the door prize. Join our club and here's your badge, which became the glasses. [12:19] The dusted over, unsexy categories? That's where the gold lies. [17:37] I attribute a lot of how I was wired to the early 80s, Thrasher magazine…I viewed that as communication. And it was visual communication in a way that was very new. It was that irreverent part that that didn't really exist before that. It was irreverence meets punk rock meets some form of street culture, fashion, all wrapped up into that magazine. [19:20] I remember going through old W magazines and Vogues and the rest of them when I was like 10 years old and just rapidly flipping through because I didn't care about the content, I cared about some type of communication… At the time I just thought, what were the hidden easter eggs inside this medium, to where I can get knowledge of what's happening? [25:38] I don't know if we go into it trying to be the cool kids. That might be a byproduct of it. Or a semi-intended consequence. I have to just think it just boils down to: it's just more fun. And then when you really kind of peel away the onion on it, it's more profitable. Because there's less people doing it, which makes it a whitespace. [48:12] There's no easy path. It doesn't matter what it is or what gifts you have, they're all hard. Resources Website: caddislife.com Instagram: @caddis_life LinkedIn: Tim Parr Facebook: @caddislife Music Farming Nonprofit: musicfarming.org Podcast Transcript Tim Parr 0:02 I think developing some type of talent as you recognize your passions is super important. If you just blindly go after your your passions, I think it's a good way to get hurt. So for some reason, and it goes back to those, as you recognize it does early 80s, Thrasher magazines and you know, for the for most of my life I've been stewing on what works and what doesn't work when you're talking to people through this particular medium. Marc Gutman 0:37 Podcasting from Boulder, Colorado, this is the Baby Got Backstory Podcast, where we dive into the story behind the story of today's most inspiring storytellers, creators and entrepreneurs. I like big back stories and I cannot lie. I am your host, Marc Gutman, Marc Gutman, and on today's episode of Baby Got Backstory, we're talking about readers. That's right. Those cheap glasses you buy at Walgreens the supermarket when you get older and can't see so good. Well, not exactly those readers. We're talking about cool rock and roll readers. Trust me, you'll love it. And before we change your perception on what readers are and who they are for, here's a gentle reminder. If you like and enjoy the show, please take a minute or two to rate and review us over Apple podcasts or Spotify, Apple and Spotify use these ratings as part of the algorithm that determines ratings on their charts. Does anyone really listen to this and review us over at Apple podcasts and Spotify? Probably not. So let's get on with the show. Today's guest is Tim Parr. Tim has both founded new companies as well as worked for some of the most respected brands in the lifestyle industries, brands such as Patagonia or being filson. Burton, and many more have trusted his methods and guidance on big issues that steer ships over long periods of time. In his conducted lectures at the Stanford School of Design, the San Francisco Academy of Art in the California College of Arts. It all began with the founding of the iconic bike brand Swobo. And then, as Tim puts it, elevated the shoveling Yak manure with Yvon Chouinard, the Patagonia throwing some years as a touring bluegrass musician, and now he has founded CADDIS, the brand that will redefine what it is to age in contemporary culture. CADDIS is a unique brand, because they're making readers cool. They're helping their community to own their age. And this topic is especially resonant with me, as I think about age. I have an ageing father. And that gets me thinking about my own age a lot lately. And the truth is, I've never felt the right age. When I was young, I wanted to be old. And as I get older, as we all do, I want to be younger. I think it's about time that I hear Tim's message and own my age. Maybe it's a message you need to hear as well. Tim power has had quite a journey, always able to follow his passions and start businesses. I am fascinated by Tim's outlook on brand and business and I know you will be too. And this is his story. I am here with Tim Parr, the founder of CADDIS and Tim, let's let's get right into it. What is CADDIS? Tim Parr 3:55 CADDIS is a lifestyle brand that is specifically going after 45 to 65 year olds, which is a market that hasn't seen lifestyle marketing branding, go after them. And go after is the wrong term. I would say rally around is a better way to put it. Marc Gutman 4:16 Yeah. And to clarify a bit CADDIS also, I mean, you specialize at least your flagship product and your I see you're starting to branch out a bit but your flagship product, you're the product you started with readers, which is a very interesting kind of product to start with. Because I think the perception of readers as Walmart and old people and a lot of things, we can talk about that. But what really, I think is cool about this brand and I'd love to talk about it is right away right up front, you kind of you're not selling readers, you're selling this idea of owning your age and it being okay to grow older. And I can tell you personally, that's something that I struggle with. It's something that I have a really hard time with. And I think about a lot. So this idea of age is this is this something That's that's consumed You or been on your mind is as you start to grow older? Tim Parr 5:03 No, not at all. And in fact, it wasn't even prior to us selling anything, I was in the process of raising money. And before we had this clarity on on what we were really doing, which was what you just described, we were in the reader market. So, I mean, as a as a concept, and we were just, you know, we were selling cooler, hipper, and for terrible words to use, but they cut to the chase, reading glasses, you know, with a lifestyle marketing angle. That was the entirety of, of what we were selling. And then it wasn't until prior to that, we weren't selling anything. Up until this point, we were I had, I had six pairs of glasses, and I was trying to raise a little bit of money to get this thing off the ground. So I was in a meeting with someone in San Francisco, at a at a venture capital place, and the person is, you know, going to the gym stood the product, and everything was lining up perfectly. And on the back of our packaging, there's this quote, about aging, and just to own it, and they go, well, what's this, and I had literally just slapped it on there in the 11th hour, subconsciously, it seems like a good idea at the time to call people out about how they think about aging. But But we hadn't really delve into it. I go well, I just kind of think that people should own age. And they told me like, you can't do that. And everyone wants to believe that they're 15 years younger that they are, and this won't work, you can't do that. And meeting was over at that point, because of our position, which wasn't even a position at a time. It was it was some flipping copy that I wrote on the back and had it printed on the packaging. And then by the time I walked from that desk down to the street, it hit me like a ton of bricks. Like oh my god, like that's what we're doing. Like, we're not in the reading glass market. Like there's a whole much larger idea here. It was the first moment where I really found our why in our business, like why should we even matter? Like, why do we exist, and it feels just to cut different frames and put reading glass lenses in. It wasn't enough. And then by the time I hit the street, it was I had it like that this is the business that we're in, we're in the business of owning age, just like Patagonia owns corporate stewardship, or, you know, Casper owns sleep or a way owns travel. Like we're gonna own age. So that's where it that's basically where that's where it came from. Marc Gutman 7:58 Yeah. And it to this point, were you were you searching for that Why? Or like what was going on? Tim Parr 8:03 Yeah, but I didn't know it. Yes. It is on hindsight, because I wasn't like I was in it, but I wasn't fully bought into it. Like, okay, like this is a white space. Like the only product that's on the market is $10 garbage from Walgreens or CVS. We know we can do the design, we know we can do the marketing. We know we don't know. But we have a strong inclination that the market is there. We're not the only ones that feel this way about the product and the experience of buying the product. But it wasn't, it wasn't enough and there hadn't one foot in, and then after that meeting I had both feet in because at that point, it felt punk rock. Like it was like, okay, we're going we're going after a taboo subject matter that freaks the hell out of people. Like that seems like fun. And we'll we'll create this house called age. And the reading glasses are the are the door prize? You know, it's like, join our club. And here's your here's your here's your badge, which became the glasses. Marc Gutman 9:11 And so you said it wasn't working? Like tangibly what wasn't working for you? Like why? What was going on? Tim Parr 9:17 I don't, I didn't, because I didn't need to do it. And these things are hard. Let's be honest, they're really hard. Most of them don't work. You know, it's not my first one. It's like my third or fourth one. So and it was like okay, it was just that So what, you know, okay, so what so so you found a niche to sell more reading glasses, and it wasn't enough. And it again, remind you, I don't have this type of foresight. This is all looking backwards and I can evaluate what was going through me after the fact and I didn't have that that Big Picture, this is why we exist. We're going to own age and we're going to change how people feel about aging in an in this culture. Marc Gutman 10:11 And so you're walking out of that meeting, it hits you and and, you know, help me fill in the gaps if I'm if I'm not retelling the story. it hits you, it's like a lightning bolt. It's punk rock like, this is what we're selling. Like, how did you know that that was the thing to hold on to now and that this was what you were going to the market, you were about to enter? Tim Parr 10:33 Pattern recognition. So it was the thing that when I got that response from that person, who is a venture capitalist, who you know, has a very conservative, you know, point of view about a lot of stuff. And if I could get that reaction out of somebody, I can get a different reaction out of a subculture. So if if that person was so against that idea, if something tells me inside of me, I could tap into a crew, that would be the Yang to that ying. Marc Gutman 11:14 So who was the first person that you ran, and said, I got this and told this? Tim Parr 11:19 I remember, dialing my phone, because I had that we there is after, after I started, I grabbed four or five co founders with me to do the heavy lifting in the early days. So I remember running down the street in San Francisco and dialing each one of them saying, Okay, this is what we're doing now. And it was that it was a 50/50. I don't know. And all right, awesome. Sounds great. So yeah, I remember vividly. Marc Gutman 11:53 And so like why even readers? So you mentioned that this is, you know, you've had multiple experiences in starting businesses. We'll talk a bit about your past. I mean, you've had some great brand building experience in education, like of all the things, you know, and that you could have, you could have done like what, why readers? Tim Parr 12:11 That's exactly it's the, your reaction to it is exactly why you should do it. And so the dusted over unsexy categories. That's where the gold lies. Not the cool sexy categories. does sound kind of redundant, but I knew that's where the fun lies, is to change people's minds about things. So one, it's a product that people need. And it's a it's a, by definition, it is a medical device. So people need it. It's not like we were making another pair of denim jeans, or you know, something that you'd have to justify, you know, picking yet another pair for your closet or something. So there is there was that aspect to it. When I needed him, and I couldn't find anything that worked. So I wanted to create the ones that I wanted. And it just felt right, because everyone thought, you know, like, Who? Who cares about readers. And if you go back to my pass, like I had a stint in cycling, and it was the same thing. It was like we went up against a black lacquer short. So it was almost like it was doing it all over again. I had another foe to go against it, which was the crappy $10 only option at the moment. Marc Gutman 13:42 Yeah, and the way that I'm imagining it, and filling in the gaps of your story is that like you're at Walmart or something, and you're standing there looking at readers, and you're like, these things are messed up. And it's weird, like I you know, like, I don't have a lot of experience with readers. And so it's also confusing, you know, like, when I first became aware of your company, I was like, do I need readers? You know, like, how do they work? And there's like this magnification, there's this kind of like this weird thing around them. They're not, you know, I think I grew up where you you go to the optometrist, and you get glasses or whatever, you know, they tell you, you it's not like really the self diagnostic thing. And to your point, I think, to me, readers just seemed like this thing that you did, because maybe you couldn't afford glasses or like like, like it was like a stopgap or something. But that that's neither here nor there. Was this how it happened? Where you were you you mentioned, you needed readers, readers standing there in front of the display being like this thing. This is this is just messed up. Tim Parr 14:36 Yeah. And I don't wear glasses, normal eyewear until I need reading glasses. So the whole process of corrective eyewear, I had no clue. I didn't know how things get fixed. So I was down in Malibu and I was killing time. So I walk into this optometry shop. I'm like, I got this problem or I can't see and like oh yeah, you reading glasses, pick a frame. And we'll, you know, we'll figure out what you need. And we'll pop them in, we'll send it to you in 10 days or so. All right, I guess that's how it works. And I don't know. But I started looking at the frames I want and there's, you know, between 300-800. And then I had to wait like 10 days and long story short, I ended up getting nothing. And walking out of there just thinking something's broken here. And I asked the guy in the story go like, Is it true? Like, either I'm spending $10 at Walgreens? Or I'm spending $400 here? And is that kind of it? He goes, Oh, no, no, no. So he goes in the back of the store, pulls open a drawer, you know, it optometry store in Malibu, it's just like, you know, like a beautiful merchandise thing. The readers were all crammed into a drawer in the back. And they're like, purple and blue, and like cateye, and you know, they fold 800 different ways. And it goes, Well, you can choose from any of these. And, you know, those are like 40 bucks, or, like, really, like, That's it, I'm going to put these things on my face. And that's the spectrum of choice that I'm looking at. So it was like one of those classic situations where, you know, person needed thing thing didn't exist, go make the thing that you want. So that's, that's basically how it all started, was from that moment, and then did some homework and you know, reading glasses 90% of people in this country will need them at some point over the age of 40. Marc Gutman 16:39 That's a great stat when you're starting a business and looking for a target market. Tim Parr 16:44 Yeah, 90, 90% of people over 40. Marc Gutman 16:49 And that's my that's my case, you know, these are reading glasses. I don't wear them all the time I wear I'm in front of the computer. And exactly to your point. I mean, I felt like I had two options was Walgreens, so the optometrist and end up going to the optometrist. And here I could have been doing things a lot different. And so Tim, what I get is this real sense, though, that, that you have this this quality about you that you look, and notice when things are broken, and where things don't make sense. And so and I could gather that's probably you can you can tell me if it's untrue, but you know, looking at your past experience as well, that kind of holds true that you're a serial entrepreneur. I mean, it was not always the case for you. Like when you were a young, young kid, were you looking around the world and being like this, this is this isn't working, or this is, this is what I want to do. Like, where were you like, as a kid, were you entrepreneur? Tim Parr 17:37 No, but I think I attribute a lot of how I was wired to early 80s, Thrasher magazine. Marc Gutman 17:48 Which I am a massive fan of, you probably aren't a big fan of Baby got Backstory, but I talked about it a lot on the podcast, and it's a whole reason I moved to California after I went to college, because I had fallen in love with the beautiful imagery of Venice Beach, only to realize that none of that was true. You know, it was Venice was it was it was a lot harder. And their kids, those kids who had really hard lives, but I thought it was awesome. And so I'm a big fan, so I can't wait to hear where you're going with this. Tim Parr 18:15 So I viewed that as communication. And it was a it was it was visual communication in a way that was very new. It was that irreverent, you know, part that that didn't really exist. Before that. It was it was it was irreverence meets punk rock meets some form of street culture, fashion, all wrapped up into into that magazine. And I remember, I remember doing that. And with something like let's say, I mean, back in the day, it was like action now or surfer magazine, just flipping through the pages as a teenager or even younger, and registering what was right or what was wrong, just from just from cues. And I think that had a much larger impact on me than just about anything in my life. And I remember my mom used to collect a lot of fashion magazines and I would do the same through those I'm or going through old, old web magazines and Vogue and the rest of them now has like 10 years old or something and just rapidly flipping through because I didn't care about the content and I cared about some type of communication and like I would just I wouldn't know it until I saw it and then I would see it and at the time I could just kill I just thought like okay, well what's what's talking what's cool, what can I what were the hidden hidden almost like easter eggs inside this inside this medium, to where I can I can get knowledge of of what's out. happening. And I put most of how I am from those early days. Marc Gutman 20:07 Do you have a sense of where that came from? And where your parents in the communication were they into That kind of stuff? Tim Parr 20:13 No, it's probably a lack of. I mean, to this day, it's probably why I started companies is so I can talk to people. Marc Gutman 20:21 Yeah. And were you Where did you grow up? Was it Southern California, Northern. And so when you were growing up in Northern California, and you're looking at these magazines, like, what did you think you wanted to do with your life? Like, were you your kind of plans at that point? Tim Parr 20:37 I didn't have any. It was it was to surf and skate. And that was my plans. So my whole existence in high school was surfing and skating. And then when I got to senior year, it was okay, how can I get to live on the beach? And to really do that was UCSB because you are living on the beach. So that's where I ended up going to school so I could serve, you know, and it's just it. It was trying to just find that critical path of the least that I had to do in order to achieve the lifestyle that I really wanted. So I went to UCSB so I could serve, you know, got out of there with a 2.0. And then, you know, just kind of started figuring stuff out after that. But it was it was really that drove everything. Marc Gutman 21:24 Yeah, and were you interested in anything other than surfing at UCSB did you start to think like, hey, like, there might be something else out there? Was it all surf all the time? Tim Parr 21:34 Yeah, it kind of was, you know, living in it after that and lived in a van and, and that was in riding mountain bikes. You know, mountain biking was just coming on the scene and the to complement each other really well. So now I can't really say I thought past the next month. Marc Gutman 21:54 So when would you say you got your first real job? Tim Parr 21:57 I'm still working on it. Marc Gutman 22:02 I like that. That's you, you've mastered that. But it did look like that you had some experience at some other companies prior to starting your own? Tim Parr 22:13 Yeah, I would say the first real job was the company that I started, which was called Swobo. In the in the cycling industry. And before that I was you know, racing bikes. And I was lifeguarding or something, you know, just to make ends meet. But yeah, the first job real job was simply one that I created. Marc Gutman 22:34 And what's the story behind that? Tim Parr 22:37 It was early 90s, mid 90s. It was and the answer to the to what was happening in cycling. So you had at that point suspension fork had come to mountain bikes, which opened up the category immensely. And you had snowboarding's snowboarders in the summertime now hopping on mountain bikes, because there were now fun because of suspension and, and became relevant to a much broader group of people rather than cyclist. So, when that started getting off the ground, the apparel world was still just black lycra shorts and jerseys from Europe, you know, tight like rich jerseys. So we were credited with kind of changing the look of, of mountain biking culture, in a way. And not unlike reading glasses. I mean, the first product that we had, we were we were, besides the traditional one or two, three vendors that had been doing it for last 100 years, we were the ones to bring back first bring back wool jerseys. So we brought back a traditional fabric that no one wanted anymore. And then we paired it with a with a bike messenger kind of punk culture. And we urbanized so cycling before that was pretty tight, a, you know, serious athletics, blah, blah, blah. And what we wanted to do was just take that and change it. So people fixated on the bicycle itself, and the lifestyle around a bicycle that one could have without needing to be an Uber athlete. Marc Gutman 24:22 And then was that business plan the way you just articulated it? Was it that concrete and thought out at the time, or were you just like, Hey, I like cycling. I like mountain biking. Like, I want to do something cool. Like Like, where did it land on that spectrum? I mean, were you really saying like I could make this a disruptive business? Tim Parr 24:40 We didn't use that word back then because I don't think it existed. Because it was early 90s. But yeah, I think there was that mentality because we just watched what snowboarding did to skiing, right? Which was massive, right? It turned to ski on its head. So we saw that there's a similar thing you could do in the streets, specifically, and in urban centers with, with the bicycle and with cycling, like modern cycling. So, yeah, I think it was pretty conscious actually. Marc Gutman 25:21 And so what is it about that idea that that punk rock counterculture idea that, you know, we're gonna come into a category and disrupt it say, hey, like we're the cool kids? Like, what is it about that for you that that's appealing? Tim Parr 25:38 I don't know, if we go into it trying to be the cool kids. That might be a byproduct of it. Or in semi intended consequence. But what is it about that? I have to just think it just boils down to it's just more fun to write. And, and then when you really kind of peel away the onion on it, it's more profitable. Because there's less people doing it, which makes it a whitespace. So if you can, which makes your marketing cost lower, right. So if you're not competing with it with similar messages, there's less noise, therefore you can maximize whatever it is that you are saying. So I mean, that's not anything that I was conscious of at the time. But in hindsight, if you're to look at why would you do that, there's economic reasons for doing it. And there's reasons to do it. Because it's, I just find it way more fun. Marc Gutman 26:46 Then, as you were trading this new brand, it's Swobo I have that right? Kind of like with? Yeah, Tim Parr 26:51 yes. S W O B O Marc Gutman 26:53 Yeah. Swobo? Like, were you getting resistance? Where people not happy with you, you know, that we're the establishment in the category? Oh, yeah. Tim Parr 27:04 Yeah, there are plenty people who are not happy with us. And that's how you rally the people who are happy with you. You know, but, uh, you know, it's a fine line. And I think we had incredible respect for all the right things, and no respect for things that didn't matter. So when if you were, so when we were do the trade show, I would have bank messenger from New York City, you know, let's say 25 years old blue hairs, you know, piercings all over their face, holding up the same piece of clothing as like a 65 year old nostalgics skater or skater, cyclist, they could point to the same thing and go, that's cool. And I and that's always been a goal of mine is is to make the product almost agnostic to the message, make the message be the product, and articulate that better than most. So, so so so that there is old school cyclists that really appreciated what we were doing, and respected the craft of the, of the merino wool and, and the heritage of it and bringing it back and caring about it. And then there is a kids in the streets that were stoked, because it wasn't all, you know, super clean athletes that the sport was about. Marc Gutman 28:33 Yeah. And you said, and I'll paraphrase, because I probably won't get it get it totally right. But it was this idea about make the message, you know, something bigger than the product and articulate it better than most. And that's a pretty, like, advanced sort of idea. You know, I don't think most people just enter the market and think think that way. Now, was that something that was intrinsic to you that that came natural to you? Or did you learn this idea that like, hey, you're really selling something else, something bigger than the actual product? Was that was that something you actually learned or that just come naturally? Tim Parr 29:10 It came naturally. I didn't learn it anywhere. I think it's just instincts Marc Gutman 29:15 Some good instincts. Tim Parr 29:16 Good. Thank you. It sounds like taking it. So you say you take a very true the most traditional piece of cycling apparel you could possibly make, which is the the wool jersey. And then when we first came out, we had a model, this woman with a short crop punky like purple hair. And like that picture was spread everywhere. Every media channel picked it up. I mean, it leads people to ask the question, What's going on here? It's not so straightforward. And that's something that I always am shooting for, is the brand is always on a journey to keep people engaged on a level to where they Asking questions rather than a brand just pushing answers back out. Marc Gutman 30:09 This episode brought to you by Wildstory. Oh, wait, isn't that your company? It is. 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It was my first business. Marc Gutman 31:29 What happens to what happened with that business were to ultimately go, Tim Parr 31:32 I sold it to Santa Cruz bicycles. Marc Gutman 31:35 it was it was not a good was that a good sale for you? Tim Parr 31:38 No, no. No, but you know, it's, it's it's live and learn. You know, I've been asked this a lot, you know, like, would you consider it a success? And what would you do different? And mainly people ask like, well, what would you do different. And I honestly wouldn't do a single thing different. I would have. I mean, it was pain, like to liquidate, you know the brand when you're young and and to take that one right in the chops, dealing with some unsavory invest investors. But come the end of the day, like we had a mission to change the way people thought about the bicycle. And I think we we helped in that in some way, shape or form. So it was a success. We learned a lot. It sucked in many ways at towards the end. But at the same time. I just I know it sounds cliche, but I just when seriously wouldn't change a single thing. Marc Gutman 32:43 And so coming out of that experience you you liquidate did you go work for Santa Cruz or did Tim Parr 32:47 no no's actually, like that same month, I got a call from Patagonia CEO. They're saying we have this surf business that's fledgling and can you come and fix it. Marc Gutman 32:59 And was Yvonne, Yvonne are the CEO at the time. Tim Parr 33:03 He was not his name is Michael crook. And that's who called me. And then Luckily, I did get to work with Avon because Avon was very passionate and wanted this thing to work, it was going to work. So he wanted to make sure that it was somewhat hands on so to this day, I consider myself incredibly lucky to have you know, driven up and down the California coast with him and go out to the ranch to Hollister ranch and just have long conversations with him about all kinds of stuff. Marc Gutman 33:36 So I imagined that had to be an incredibly well maybe not like what you're hoping for for someone to offer you a job if someone's gonna offer you a job after your first business to get the call from Patagonia to come get involved in something you love and care so deeply about surfing. I had to be pretty awesome. Tim Parr 33:53 It was great. It was great again lucky. So I was there a year year and a half and it was turned it around. It was successful. People were happy Yvonne was happy. And then from there started a brand consultancy. Marc Gutman 34:09 So why not stay at Patagonia why why start a brand consultancy? Tim Parr 34:15 Because we were living still up in up in Noe Valley, California, which was a plane flight away from Ventura. So I was literally flying down Monday mornings, and I'd leave the house about 4am to get to the airport for a six o'clock flight. I'd stay down to Ventura till Thursday night, and then fly home Thursday night and do it all over again Monday morning. And so I did that for a year. That was a big part why Marc Gutman 34:46 I'm exhausted just listeningto you talk about it, I can only imagine. I get it and so you decide that you're going to part ways and you you form a brand consultancy. Like how did that go? It was Tim Parr 35:00 Again, I see I feel that was another gift. I mean, anytime people welcome you into their home like that. So that was fun. So I called it par Goldman and burn. And there was no Goldman and there was no burn. But sounds. Yeah, it worked up until I was I was in the boardroom of LL Bean. And I just delivered a project that I'd spent. God knows how long eight months maybe. Can't remember. And it all went well. And I had my business card there picks it up. And the guy looks at he goes, Okay, so where's Goldman and burn? I go, Oh, you know, Oscar Goldman from the $6 million, man. Yeah, I guess. Well, I kind of wish that he was my partner, but he's not really my partner. And then David Burns from the talking heads. I love that guy, too. So I wish he was my partner, but he's not really my partner. Okay, I think it's funny. They didn't think it was funny. Marc Gutman 35:58 They didn't think it was funny? I mean, like, from from the, if you're gonna hire a brand consultancy, it might as well be one that's like, you know, having made a partner's of their boyhood dreams, you know, and Tim Parr 36:10 the logo looked really regal. You know, if the shield if you look really closely, there's like a Shaka inside shield. So that was like the giveaway that maybe something was up. Marc Gutman 36:23 Literally, you had a part with LLBean and as a customer, because Tim Parr 36:26 oh, no, no, no, it was it was over it because I had delivered the goods. And I was done. But it was the only time that that name didn't work. And, you know, I had great and fantastic clients like Kona mountain bikes. To this day, I'm still close friends with and Patagonia and a lot of outdoor industry or sports or surf related, talking about big, you know, big strategic thinking around brands. And I remember having one meeting where it was just painful, as in every consultant has, has these clients. And I just remember walking out thinking I'm done. And I remember reading this quote, which I thought is so brilliant. And it never occurred to me, but the quote was in order to do something different, you can't do things the same. Yeah. So if I don't want to do this anymore, like I need to stop doing this. Like right now. I can just stop and I need to do something different. And that's when I stopped consulting. Marc Gutman 37:31 And it was it was it as cut and dry. Is that did you fire? You know, fire any existing clients? Tim Parr 37:37 well, they were not? Oh, well, I was I was not I ran out a couple of clients. You know, I did tell him that I was kind of closing up shop. And yeah, and then that was that. Marc Gutman 37:49 What was your personal life? Like at this time? Did you have a family did you have? Yeah. And so what was that conversation like? Tim Parr 37:57 Well, it gets better because then I think a month after that, I decided that I was going to learn guitar and start a bluegrass band and tour the United States, the western United States. So my, my wife has a successful dance business in in Northern California. So we were able to I could work for the dance business, doing marketing related things while I was on the road playing music. So it all kind of worked out in a way. So I joined the family business for a while. And played music. Marc Gutman 38:36 Yeah, how did that that musical career go? Tim Parr 38:40 It was super fun. I mean, I didn't really know how to do any of it. So I spent time learning how to learn, which was interesting. And a lot of this with the music was a catalyst for what we're doing now with CADDIS because I had to learn I had to learn how to learn being at the time in my mid 40s, late 40s. And your brain is different. So there's a strategy to learning something difficult, like acoustic guitar, you know, flat picking bluegrass, and, and you don't want to waste time when you're that age. So I did a lot of reading on how to learn and then got a really good teacher. And I was practicing six, seven hours a day and to get up to speed. But a lot of that process is is context for your this whole aging platform of what is now CADDIS. This is actually before CADDIS was even created. So it's all it all kind of leads to where we are today. Marc Gutman 39:51 Yeah, and you mentioned that we we learn differently and their strategies for that. Like are you able to talk at like a high level like, what those are like? Tim Parr 40:00 So, I mean, specifically for music, let's just stick to a sentence. So it's concrete. But I'm sure you can apply it to a lot of different things. You have to really pinpoint what you want to learn, break it up to a bunch of different pieces. Don't spend any more than 15 to 20 minutes on, like, focus on it. And then go just like put it down and go do something else, like completely leave it and then go back and do it all over again. And you have to break everything down in small chunks of material and in time. And there's a consistency to it. Which makes your your learning curve, do this instead of this, which isn't 100% true, because eventually you do this and you plateau. And then you kind of need to find these incremental gains. But in a nutshell, it's and this is complete layman's terms, but it's break things into small chunks. Don't spend, you know, hours and hours kind of dwelling on IT spend like because your mind will wander, like spend 15 2030 minutes in a real deep dive, and then chill out and go do something else. And then come back to it and deep dive again. Marc Gutman 41:17 Well, thanks for sharing, that's awesome. Like, I just assumed we kind of had a normal learning pattern throughout our lives, I didn't realize that we, we learn differently as we as we grow older. Tim Parr 41:27 Yeah, the brain, the brain changes. And one of the best things you can do for your brain as you age is learn music. Because it's one of the few things if you think about it, you're using audio, you're hearing something, you're thinking about something you're acting, there's a physical action to it. And then you have to, you know, recreate there's the hand movement, his left hand, right, and it basically hits every lobe on your brain. Marc Gutman 41:56 Well, you just gave me permission to tell my wife, I'm going to read new guitar for the 10th time in my career. I think I picked it up and set it down too many times. But I love that. And so after the the music career did is that when you started CADDIS? Tim Parr 42:11 Yes. So it was actually during, you know, I thought I could do both. So I'm going to start this company. I'll tour I can work out of the van, you know, with my laptop. All good. That's a bad idea. Let the record show that that's a bad idea. Marc Gutman 42:34 You heard it here first. Why? Why do that you made the comment, I think earlier in our conversation that you probably really didn't have to do this like this, you didn't have to start another company. Sounds like that you had the ability to work for the family business and pursue your dream of playing bluegrass on the road. Like, isn't that enough? Like why? Like, why start a company? You know, at this point in your life and what what you have going on? Tim Parr 43:02 Yeah, it got to a point where I couldn't not do it. Like it was it was irresponsible of me like to do it and not to do it. If I didn't do it. Like it was like, Okay, my circle of friends are my contacts are the people to do this thing. If you don't do this thing. Someone's gonna do it. And it's, it may not be as good. So you have to go do this thing now. Marc Gutman 43:34 And were you starting to circulate this idea and get positive reinforcement? Or was this just bubbling up in the back of your own mind? Tim Parr 43:40 No Yeah, I was getting I was getting a mixed bag. Some people just didn't get it. And some people really got it. And it took a friend of mine. I just came back from playing. You know where it was it was we played the the the telluride Bluegrass Festival. And I remember coming as long as drive home and and I went to dinner a couple days later with a friend of mine. who at the time was, I believe he's the CEO of Nixon watches. And he asked me like, and I've known him forever. And he goes, well, where are you at with this reading glass idea? He didn't told me about it. Oh, yeah. Looking into this and I'm looking into that and, and he just he saw right through the bullshit. He goes, No goes you start that tomorrow. Okay, so then I came home and told my wife what Scott told me and and I, what do you think she's like, Well, what do you think? Oh, all right, let's let's do it. You know, because you got to have everyone on board because as we noted earlier, they're hard and they take a toll on everybody. So kind of got the sign off on it. And away we went, but It was that feeling of, like, you can't not do it. I was gonna say it's just too late, like it got to be too late. Marc Gutman 45:11 And so I love imagining like, you know, Scott just giving you the tough love. And Tim Parr 45:15 Oh, he gave me that the talk, dropping, Marc Gutman 45:18 Dropping truth bombs. And so like, what was the first thing you did after that? Like, how did you get started? Tim Parr 45:24 So I knew I didn't want it well. So I had I brought it up to a certain point. And I don't even know what that point was at this juncture. But then I knew I didn't want to do it alone. And I knew if I was going to do it, I wanted to do it with the best people that I've ever worked with. And so I made a couple of email calls, I think the first one was to Dustin Robertson, who was at bat country calm forever, who I'd known through my suavo days and ran by him. And he just sent me like this email back that says, Okay, let's go. And that was that. And so him and then it kind of trickled to my partner at suavo, which was, you know, 20 years prior, if not longer, getting him on board. A friend, Enoch Harris, those were the three cores. And then those people, new people, and then it grew out to think five people total by tally watch it, but I wasn't going to go it alone. I've done that before. And there's no reason to do it. You need really good, experienced people to get something like this going. Marc Gutman 46:46 Yeah. And that, that leads me I was gonna ask, like, as you're assembling this team, this kind of a tribute band, so to speak of, of players like we actually what are you looking for? Like, what do you what are you thinking? You know, because obviously experience but you know, that's, that's pretty easy. What else are you looking for in these in these people that you're bringing on board to help you achieve this goal? Tim Parr 47:07 Personality types. So I know that these things are rollercoasters. So, you know, people that the shits gonna hit the fan, and, you know, it's all gonna be okay. I mean, most of these people who I started with, I've known for over 25 years. So, you know, we're gonna succeed together or fail together. And both were okay. Marc Gutman 47:36 So now that you've built up catalysts, and it's it's got momentum, it's turning into this brand that stands for more than than just readers. But like, what's hard about it? Like, what don't we know? Like, what's hard about the reader business? Tim Parr 47:50 Oh, you know, it's not the reader business as hard as businesses that are hard. So, I mean, I wouldn't really say that the reader business is hard, because they're all hard, you know, it doesn't matter. I don't care what you're doing. This is something like I've given talks at, at colleges or whatever, and you get a lot of questions, and there's no easy path. It doesn't matter what it is, or what gifts you have, like, they're all hard, especially in I shouldn't say especially, that's biased, I'm biased to think that when you make stuff, like the amount of crap that can go wrong, on any given moment, you know, from shipments being bad to boot, you know, fabrics that bleed into, you know, and, and all kinds of, there's just a myriad of things that can happen. So, I mean, into right now, today, you know, the company is growing really fast. And we're just, you know, we're adding people at a fast rate. And, you know, the hardest thing is seeing it, it's always been the same thing. And we are a remote business. So that's part of the beauty. And the challenge is that we've always been a remote business. So So communication will always be a challenge. You know, how we move ideas around and get projects done. But I mean, in a nutshell, answer your question. I think they're all just hard. And Marc Gutman 49:23 So one of the things that I think is really cool and distinguishable about your brand is on the top of I don't even know what you call the top of the frame here. I'm sure you have. Tim Parr 49:31 I don't know either. Marc Gutman 49:33 Okay, there's not like a fancy name. I was like, he's gonna tell me it's like, Tim Parr 49:37 I'm not saying that there's not a fancy name. I'm telling you. I don't know what it is. Marc Gutman 49:42 But you have things like regular and Goofy over the eyes, imprinted on the frame, I think Yeah, a port and starboard one. Where does that come from? Like, where the whose idea was that and why why do you that? Tim Parr 49:55 Kind of why not? returns on these. So these are the Another Mr. cartoons. So there's what he says is Canada and that he, which is left and right in Spanish. There's port starboard Goofy, regular. It seemed like a good surface. Somehow. Marc Gutman 50:16 Yeah, under utilized. No one else is doing it. It's really, yeah, it's really, really cool. I mean, it's Tim Parr 50:24 Maximize your assets. Marc Gutman 50:28 And so you know, you just showed us the the Mr. cartoon, what's your favorite frame? Is it the Mr. Cartoon? Or is there Tim Parr 50:35 I don't have one. And I always compare this. I listen to Terry Gross, interviewed Keith Richards. And she asked him what his favorite song was. And she just, he just ripped her head off, saying how, ah, Jerry, it's like trying to pick a favorite child. You don't do that then other than that, so I kind of feel the same way. Marc Gutman 50:58 Yeah, well, I agree, kids. And I'll tell you right now I have a favorite. It's not always the same one. It changes from time to time, but at any given time, I do have a favorite one that says they don't lie. Tim Parr 51:11 Okay, you're probably true. me close Miklos? I would say. And this is my favorite Marc Gutman 51:18 Story about Keith Richards makes me think you know, I know that you work with a lot of like really cool influencers and ambassadors that are like aging athletes and surfers and musicians. But who have you seen where your product that you didn't have a relationship with that just really like blew your mind? You're like, I can't believe the day that they're wearing my stuff. Tim Parr 51:42 Man. Lately, there's been a few you know, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Julia Louis, Julianne Moore. Did girl. And I heard that Shepard Fairey has Pete Souza, the White House photographer. So they're just I mean, it's like Katie Couric? Yes, posting about them and doing okay. So like, I don't run in those circles, obviously. So it's, it's cool when you see that and people have, there's a lot of pride around the discovery. And the people that take selfies, you know, and are posting and saying that, like, I support this, you know, and without any prompting from us, I think it's fantastic. It means that the, the communication is leaving, and it's coming back, that it's been received. And to me that's like, I don't care if I die tomorrow, like when people do that with our brand. It's, it's the Holy Grail. Marc Gutman 52:54 And so as you're building this brand, as you're spreading this message, what's next for CADDIS? Where do you want this thing to go? Tim Parr 53:00 What we're gonna do is, is further develop this idea of owning age. So beyond reading glasses, and one of the first things we're doing is we're starting a newsletter that's going to grow into something bigger, but that's called humongous living. And then, from humongous living, we've just started a new nonprofit called music farming.org, which I'm super excited about, because the company from the get go, took 1% of gross revenue. And we and we gave it to music education programs across the United States. That's a soft spot for me personally, what was happening, we're growing so fast that that bucket of cash grew to a size that I couldn't manage. So the idea is, okay, let's pull it out of CADDIS create a separate entity to which other brands can contribute it into and we actually grow this thing where we can start helping people doing the hard work on the, you know, in the trenches, getting instruments, paying teachers, whatever they need, so that we can make make music education, something important again in this country. Marc Gutman 54:26 And that is Tim Parr, founder of CADDIS. As I reflect on our conversation, Tim said something to me that I can't get out of my head. He said, that's where the fun lies in changing people's minds. And I couldn't agree more. I thought Tim's journey was full of gold nuggets about building a brand and building a business. But if you were to take one thing away from this conversation, it's sell the message more than the product is a big thank you. In part and the cat is team. I love this mission you're on to help people own their age. I could probably use a little of that secret sauce myself. We will link to all things Tim Parr, CADDIS, and music farming, the nonprofit Tim discussed in the episode in the show notes. And if you know of a guest who should appear on our show, please drop me a line at podcast@wildstory.com our best guests like Tim, come from referrals from past guests and our listeners. Well, that's the show. Until next time, make sure to visit our website www.wildstory.com where you can subscribe to the show in iTunes, Stitcher or via RSS so you'll never miss an episode I like big stories and I cannot lie. 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