Andy's Treasure Trove San Francisco

Episode 14 - Orson Welles' Trials and Tribulations (a short episode)

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 20:44:06 -0800

Episode 14 is a very short episode. We’re going to hear from Orson Welles as he struggles to record some TV commercials. But first I will announce the winner of the contest for the Apple iPod that was based on the name of Manny Roth’s home-made bread from Episode 12. Remember fartbread?

The Orson Welles recording was sent to me by a listener who got it from a friend. You may laugh, you may cry, but you'll never forget Orson's sonorous intonations about peas, beef and cod.

And now, imagine that you are a fly on the wall of a recording studio where filmmaking genius Orson Welles is recording narration for TV commercials, and not having a very easy time of it...

Episode 13 - Richard Conrad, Classical Singer, on Joan Sutherland, Noel Coward, Marilyn Horne and Adlai Stevenson...

Tue, 9 Aug 2011 13:43:21 -0700

Singer Richard Conrad is interviewed, and he reflects back on a career that got a big boost early on from opera superstar Joan Sutherland and her husband Richard Bonynge when they asked him to record The Age of Bel Canto with them and Marilyn Horne in 1963. During our discussion he’ll talk about those days, and about Gilbert & Sullivan, Noel Coward and many other notables in the music world. Richard also tells us a joke he told to Noel Coward that made Coward fall down laughing, and he tells about a hilarious men’s room encounter with none other than...Adlai Stevenson! I ask you, where else can you get this kind of programming? At the close of the episode, Andy reminds listeners to enter the drawing for a free iPod by calling 415-508-4084 and saying the secret word (found at 18 min., 20 sec. into Episode 12). Happy listening!

Andy's listener call-in phone line --- for comments, questions, contest entries and your audio contributions to the show:
Call 415-508-4084

Keywords and links:
Richard Conrad, Home, Sweet Home, Sir Henry Bishop, William Merrill, Joan Sutherland, Richard Bonynge, Marilyn Horne, The Age of Bel Canto, Hughes Cuenod, Daniel Pinkham, Noel Coward, Tom Lehrer, W.S. Gilbert, Arthur Sullivan, Gilbert and Sullivan, Eleanor Steber, Adlai Stevenson, Vencenzo Bellni, Angiol di Pace (from Beatrice di Tenda), The Major General's Song, The Pirates of Penzance.

Selected Discography of Richard Conrad:
London Records: Baroque and Bel Canto Opera
Westminster-Music Guild: Baroque Sacred Cantatas
Composers Recordings: 20th-century vocal music
Telefunken: Handel Opera
Northeastern Records: 20th-century vocal music
MMO: Porgy and Bess, Can Can, Showboat
Pearl Records: Songs and Ballads by Arthur Sullivan
Newport Classic: Songs of Noel Coward
Naxos: Vanessa
Arsis: The Cask of Amontillado by Daniel Pinkham

Episode 12 - Manny Roth of Cafe Wha?, Music by Candace Roberts

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 16:57:40 -0700

Episode 12 starts with music from the new album Honeymoon for One by Candace Roberts. Then Andy interviews Manny Roth, who ran the famous Cafe Wha? in New York City, presenting up-and-coming entertainers like Bob Dylan, Bill Cosby, Peter, Paul & Mary, Richard Pryor, Jimi Hendrix and many others. Manny tells us about his childhood in Indiana, his stint as a flyer and as a USO show coordinator in WWII, and then about his arrival in Greenwich Village and the start of his cafe and night club empire.

This episode has a contest/drawing, and the prize is a brand new Apple iPod Shuffle (I know I say "Nano" in the show but it's only a Shuffle).

Andy's listener call-in phone line --- for comments, questions, contest entries and your audio contributions to the show:
Call 415-508-4084

Cafe Wha?
Photos by Michael Zucker
Keywords and Links:
Candace Roberts, Honeymoon for One, Manny Roth, Bob Dylan, Peter Paul & Mary, Bill Cosby, Richard Pryor, Jimi Hendrix, Kiev, Russia, Vilna, Poland, Newcastle, Indiana, Chrysler, Indiana University, University of Miami, Army Air Corps, World War Two, WWII, Snoopy, B-17 bomber, USO shows, Wiesbaden Opera House, Kate Smith, Muncie, John Wayne, army/navy goods, American Theater Wing, GI Bill, Lee Strasberg, Will Lee, Thelma Schnee, Bill Kirkland, Jason Robards, Marlon Brando, Greenwich Village, Bleecker Street, Tribeca, The Bowery, Vatican City Religious Bookshop, Cafe Theater Cock and Bull, Tom Zeigler, Le Figaro Cafe, Cafe Wha?, Macdougal Street, Lou Gossett, Godfrey Cambridge, hootenanny, Bobby Zimmerman, Woody Allen, Tiny Tim, Dino Valenti, The Quicksilver Messenger Service, Lenny Bruce, Maxwell Bodenheim, Shane O'Neill, Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, Valerie Solanas, Andy Warhol, Johnny Brent, Lou Reed, the Tonight Show, the Rudy Vallee Show, Johnny Carson, Jerry Seinfeld, Ray Romano, Denis Leary, Bill Hicks, David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen, Van Halen, Michael Zucker, Brandon Roth.

Episode 11 - Terence Davies Interview, Music by David Lisle

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:39:04 -0800

Episode 11 starts with two potential theme songs for Andy's Treasure Trove submitted by listener and friend David Lisle, followed by Andy's interview with British actor, writer and director Terence Davies. Born in 1945 in Liverpool, England, Terence Davies was the youngest of 10 children in a Catholic working-class family who suffered with an abusive father, bullies at school, the abuses of the Catholic Church and his own legendary self-loathing for being gay. After a shut-down adolescence he spent years as an accountant. He got into acting and then writing and filmmaking. His first 3 short films made in the 1980’s entitled Children, Madonna and Child, and Death and Transfiguration later became known as The Terence Davies Trilogy. They were semi-autobiographical glimpses into the harrowing life of torment experienced by Davies in post-WWII Liverpool. In his first feature film, 1988’s Distant Voices, Still Lives, the family again lives in the shadow of a monstrously abusive father, this time played by the great British character actor Pete Postlethwaite, whom Davies says is the only actor to play a member of his family who actually looked like the person they were portraying.

Andy talks to Terence Davies about the 1992 film The Long Day Closes, a beautiful film centering on the favorite time of Davies' childhood between the time his abusive father died and the family could relax a little, and the onset of his own highly fraught adolescence. They talk about several of his favorite cinematic techniques including his re-contextualizing of fragments of soundtracks from other movies, about the lost tradition of public singing in Britain, and of the chronic low self-esteem that haunts this great artist. Also about his new documentary/essay film about Liverpool entitled Of Time and the City, opening on Jan. 21 at Film Forum in NYC following a buzz-generating special screening at the Cannes film festival last year. Terence Davies is also being honored at New York’s Museum of Modern Art this week. In an article in the New York Times yesterday (Jan. 11th), Dennis Lim compared Terence Davies with the English singer Morrissey in that they have both made a beautiful body of work based on misery. Andy spoke to Terence Davies following a chance meeting at the Pacific Film Archive in Berkeley California. See keywords, links and a photo below:

Keywords and Links:
Andy's Treasure Trove online store, www.andystreasuretrove.com, Terence Davies, theme music, theme songs, David Lisle, The Great Hall of 100 Treasure Boxes, Liverpool, England, abusive father, Children, Madonna and Child, Death and Transfiguration, The Terence Davies Trilogy, Distant Voices, Still Lives, Pete Postlethwaite, Postlewaite, The Long Day Closes, The Neon Bible, The House of Mirth, Film Forum, Cannes Film Festival, New York Times, Dennis Lim, Morrissey, Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley, California, Leigh McCormack, autobiographical films and plays, T.S. Eliott's Four Quartets, Brueckner, depression, The Ladykillers, Kind Hearts and Coronets, Meet Me In St. Louis, 20th Century Fox Fanfare, Randy Newman's Uncle Alfred Newman, Nat King Cole, Stardust, cinematic look, technique, testing, light, texture, Anaglypta textured wallpaper, Christopher Hobbs, film editing, timing, A Shropshire Lad, George Butterworth, British Film Institute Fellow, public and private singing in Great Britain, popular music, lyrics, Cole Porter, vulgarization and decline of most artforms in the last 40 years, Rogers and Hart, Hammerstein, Hoagy Carmichael, Great Period of American Songwriting, Lorenz Hart, Of Time And The City, BBC, Listen With Mother, Williamson Square, Berceuse (lullaby) from The Dolly Suite by Gabriel Faure, Alchemy, Magic, Andy's Treasure Trove Listener Call-in Line: 415-508-4084.

A personal note from Andy: My favorite color is NOT mauve, despite the lyrics of David Lisle's wacky theme song for Andy's Treasure Trove on this episode. :o)

Episode 10 - SF Silent Film Festival, Leonard Maltin, Guy Maddin, Theater Pipe Organ Wizzard Clark Wilson, and lots more...

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:24:41 -0800

Episode 10 is dedicated to Andy's favorite film festival in San Francisco, the San Francisco Silent Film Festival. You’ll hear his conversations with noted film critic and TV personality Leonard Maltin of Entertainment Tonight fame. There's a conversation with Suzanne Lloyd, the Granddaughter of cinematic genius Harold Lloyd. Andy chats and chews with Canadian director Guy Maddin, and talks to pipe organ wizards Edward Stout and Clark Wilson. You'll hear live performances of the musical scores from some of the films at the Festival, just as they were intended to be performed back in the late 1920’s when the silent film era was at its zenith. You'll also hear lots of laughter from the 2,000 people at the festival. Add in a couple of impromptu lobby discussions with other festival-goers, and you've got a great podcast episode! Enjoy!

Keywords and links for this episode:
San Francisco Silent Film Festival, Castro Theatre, silent films, live music, Wurlitzer theater pipe organs, Leonard Maltin, Suzanne Lloyd, Harold Lloyd, Guy Maddin, Todd Browning, "The Unknown" , Edward Stout, Clark Wilson, musical scores, "The Kid Brother" , the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra, prosthetic hand, 3-D photography, camera movement, movies on television, Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Turner Classic Movies (TCM), David Packard, Counterculture Era, "Casablanca," , "The Unknown" , Lon Chaney Sr., Winnipeg, San Francisco NoirFest, melodrama, Joan Crawford, Lon Chaney Jr. , "La Roue" , "The Last Laugh" , Abel Gance, "Days of Heaven", ice cream, "Two Timid Souls" , Odile Lavaux, The Baguette Quartette, Patrick Hoctel, Natalja Vekic, Cary Grant, Samuel Beckett, Vera Ellen, Edward Stout, Clark Wilson, "The Patsy" , George Wright, San Francisco Fox Theater, Oakland Paramount Theater, Golden Gate Theater, Grace Cathedral, Dick Taylor, Taylor Family, Mel Novikoff, Stanford Theater, California Theater, San Jose, Grand Lake Theater, cue sheet, lead lines, music cue, ranks of organ pipes, "The Man Who Laughs"

Episode 9 - Barack Obama Campaign Mega Phone Bank, JoAnne Brasil's Astrology Report, and More Music from Janis Ian

Sun, 2 Nov 2008 18:09:33 -0800

Episode 9 begins with a visit to San Francisco’s Mega Phone Bank for the Barack Obama campaign. We speak to the organizers and the volunteers. Then JoAnne Brasil tells us what astrology says about the month of November, and we close with another beautiful song by Janis Ian called Through the Years.

Keywords and links for this episode:
Barack Obama, Diebold, JoAnne Brasil, astrology, John McCain, Joe Biden, Janis Ian.

Episode 8 - John Killacky Talks About His Documentary on Janis Ian, then Music by Janis Ian

Sun, 26 Oct 2008 11:55:20 -0700

Episode #8 begins with the announcement of our very first contest! Then we talk to John Killacky of the San Francisco Foundation about his new documentary concert film Janis Ian, Live From Grand Center, and a lot about Janis Ian herself. We’ll also learn about two other projects of John’s: a film about 541 Broadway in New York, a nexus of postmodern dance history, and John’s new passion for Shetland pony showing and pony cart driving. Then we’ll hear Janis Ian herself singing We’re Married in London, her wry take on marriage inequality, accompanied by her own great guitar playing and much laughter from the live audience. Please scroll down to view the photos of Janis Ian and John Killacky, and to find links to videos of John’s life as a pony handler.

Keywords and links for this episode:
John Killacky, San Francisco Foundation, Janis Ian, “Janis Ian, Live From Grand Center” , “At Seventeen” , “At 17” , “Society’s Child” , “Jesse” , Roberta Flack, Shadow Morton, Leonard Bernstein, “Inside Pop, the Rock Revolution” , “Stars” , Barbara Cook, Cher, “Between the Lines” , Billy Joel, Giorgio Moroder, “Fly Too High” , Stern Grove, Victor Fink, John Mellencamp, “Tattoo” , foundation funding, David Geffen, Laura Nero, St. Louis, Grand Center, The Sheldon Theater, Missouri Film Commission, Anheuser Busch, Nashville, National Educational Telecommunications Association, NETA, PBS, Kent Samuel, Sesame Street, “Ginny the Flying Girl” , “Married in London” , Adrian Ellis, “Jazz at Lincoln Center” , Wynton Marsalis, Tricia Brown Dance Company, 541 Broadway, David Gordon, Valda Setterfield, Lucinda Childs, Douglas Dunn, Joan Jonas, Yvonne Rainer, SoHo, Shetland ponies, YouTube, ponymansf, Fog Ranch, Watsonville, same-sex marriage, Proposition 8.

Episode 7 - Gary Weimberg Talks About His Filmmaking Life, His Encounters with the Rich and Famous, and His Wise Dog

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:14:26 -0700

Episode #7 focuses on Gary Weimberg, the documentary filmmaker who, along with his partner Catherine Ryan, has created many insightful films and television programs, the newest of which is the documentary Soldiers of Conscience, about soldiers grappling with the moral issues of war. Soldiers of Conscience airs on PBS on Oct. 16. But first Gary talks about his encounters with major movie stars, directors and others who have mentored him along his filmmaking path. See photos of Gary and Andy below, under the keywords for this episode.

Keywords and links for this episode:
Gary Weimberg, Luna Productions, BART (Bay Area Regional Transit), Burt Lancaster, Lawrence Olivier, Francis Ford Coppola, Steven Spielberg, American Zoetrope, “Apocalypse Now,” “One From the Heart,” Anne Goursaud, Akira Kurosawa, Jenny Weyman-Cockell, Malcolm Forbes, hot air balloon, Great Sphinx of Giza, Catherine Ryan, “Maria’s Story,” Julie Christie, “The Double Life of Ernesto Gomez Gomez,” “Soldiers of Conscience,”

Episode 6 - The Blue Angels over San Francisco, then Willie Brown Speaking at the Mechanics Institute About His New Book

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:58:06 -0700

Episode #6 starts with a noisy introduction featuring the navy’s Blue Angels screaming over San Francisco, then we go to the Mechanics Institute Library to hear Willie Brown, former mayor of San Francisco and long-time California state legislator, speak about his book: Basic Brown, My Life and Our Times. This episode is about 30 minutes long. Please view the related photos and videos under the keywords, below.

Keywords for this episode:
San Francisco, Fleet Week, aircraft China Clipper, Blue Angels, Willie Brown, Mechanics Institute Library, “Basic Brown, My Life and Times,” Richard Johns, Gladys Hanson, P.J. Corkery, Alice Mayhew, Simon and Schuster, Inc.,

Episode 5 - JoAnne Brasil on Astrology, and Poet Ralph Jack Reading and Playing the Flute.

Sat, 4 Oct 2008 14:48:14 -0700

Episode #5 emphasizes astrology with JoAnne Brasil, writer and astrologer, telling us about the astrological charts of the presidential and vice-presidential candidates, as well as her usual monthly report on what the stars are doing. Then we’ll hear two poems written and read by Ralph Jack (who plays the flute as well). This episode is about 20 minutes long.

Keywords:
Astrology, JoAnne Brasil, John McCain, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Joe Biden, Big Religion, US banking system, mortgage scandal, Cassiopeia, Orion, Big Dipper, Little Dipper, Mercury retrograde, Halloween, Presidential Election, Ralph Jack, “Don’t Let Dogs Yawn,” “Your Day To Lollygag,”

Episode 4 - Tom Powers on Strange Movie Theater Occurences He Has Experienced

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:06:06 -0700

Episode #4, prepared in Santa Cruz, California while Andy is on a “working vacation” there, features an interview with writer, editor and teacher Tom Powers, stories from the Theater Department at Illinois State University and stories about odd things that have happened to Tom in movie theaters far and wide. This episode is about 25 minutes long, and there are some nature photos of Santa Cruz under the keywords, below.

Keywords and links for this episode:
Santa Cruz, California, Tom Powers, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois, Steppenwolf Theater Company, Terry Kinney, Jeff Perry, “Nash Bridges,” John Malkovich, Gary Cole, Laurie Metcalf, Sean Hayes, Alcatraz, text messaging, movie theaters, movie theater stories, Seaview Twin, Pacifica, “Jagged Edge,” Glenn Close, Jeff Bridges, “Something Wild,” Ray Liotto, Ira Rothstein, “Blue Velvet,” York Theater, San Francisco, Dennis Hopper, “Solaris,” Wheeler Auditorium, UC Berkeley, Andre Tarkovsky, movie audiences, “Apocalypse Now,” “Bad Boys,” Martin Lawrence, Will Smith, police, Stan Brakhage, James Broughton, Peter Kubelka, “The Godfather, Part 2,” Alexandria Theater, Kenneth Anger, Golden Gate Bridge, suicide, Castro Theater, “Mildred Pierce,” “Jezebel,” “The Lion in Winter,” “The African Queen,” “C***sucker Blues,” The Rolling Stones, Robert Frank, Rialto Theater, South Pasadena, Tim Robbins, “The Bicycle Thief,” “The Player,” “Swing Town,” “Deep Throat,” “The Man From Laramie,” Anthony Mann, Jimmy Stewart.

Episode 3 - SF Int'l LGBT Film Festival, Barbara Hammer and Harjant Gill, then Karaoke with Jack, Valerie and Frank.

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 13:42:47 -0700

Prepared in Santa Cruz, California while Andy is on a “working vacation” there, Episode #3 starts with a visit to the opening night party of the San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival and an amusing encounter with filmmaker Harjant Gill, then to the Roxie Theater and a chat with Barbara Hammer at the premier of her new film “A Horse Is Not A Metaphor” about her recovery from cancer and how guided imagery of horses helped her recover. Next, we’ll talk to Stephen Kent Jusick about the plight of short experimental films, go on a Karaoke adventure with Jack, Valerie and Frank, and close with some ‘deep thoughts’ about responsibility. This episode is 22 minutes long. Please view the photos and video below, under the keywords for this episode. Enjoy!

Keywords for this episode:
Santa Cruz, California, San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival, Frameline32, Harjant Gill, Washington, DC, “Lot’s Wife,” Barbara Hammer, “A Horse Is Not A Metaphor,” wrinkles, alluvial fans, “Mommie Dearest,” Faye Dunaway, ovarian cancer, guided imagery, horse, Georgia O’Keefe, Stephen Kent Jusick, MIX: The New York Lesbian and Gay Experimental Film/Video Festival, Rotterdam Film Festival, Michael Snow, Michael Wallin, Karaoke, responsibility, Apple.

Episode 2 - Contemporary Jewish Museum, Daniel Libeskind, Rosalyn Swig and others, Music by the Ernest Bloch Bell Ringers

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:50:43 -0700

In Episode #2 we’ll join a media preview tour of San Francisco’s new Contemporary Jewish Museum and spend time with its architect Daniel Libeskind, museum President Rosalyn Swig, Director Connie Wolf, artists Alan Berliner and Trenton Doyle Hancock, and others. We’ll also talk to Liam Passmore about San Francisco’s own literary festival, Litquake, coming up in October, and about the horror of those yearly visitors, the Blue Angels. Then, because they got such a great response after Episode #1, we’ll hear another piece from the Ernest Bloch Bell Ringers, this one entitled “All Things Bright and Beautiful.” This episode is 37 minutes long. See photos and videos below, under the keywords.

Keywords for this episode:
Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco, Daniel Libeskind, Rosalyn (“Sissy”) Swig, Connie Wolf, Liam Passmore, Litquake, Ernest Bloch Bell Ringers, Jewish Community Foundation Building, Jessie Street Power Station, Willis Polk, Alan Berliner, Trenton Doyle Hancock, Mierle Laderman Ukeles, Matthew Richie, Kay Rosen, Ben Rubin, Shirley Shor, Genesis, Pamela Rourke Levy, “Playing God,” Blue Angels, “All Things Bright and Beautiful,”

Episode 1 - Don Bachardy on Christopher Isherwood, a Short Story by Mike Carroll, Astrology by JoAnne Brasil, Music by Ernest Bloch Bell Ringers.

Wed, 3 Sep 2008 11:42:13 -0700

Episode #1 includes an interview with Don Bachardy, noted portrait artist and longtime partner of British author Christopher Isherwood, along with Tina Mascara and Guido Santi, the creators of a new documentary called “Chris and Don, A Love Story” about Bachardy’s and Isherwood’s 30-year relationship. Then we’ll hear a short story written and read by Philadelphia defense attorney Mike Carroll, an astrological forecast for September from JoAnne Brasil, and end the episode with a lovely piece of music---Antonio Vivaldi’s Variations on a Theme performed by the Ernest Bloch Bell Ringers. This episode is 31 min. long. See photos under the keywords below.

Keywords for this episode:
San Francisco, art, culture, Don Bachardy, Christopher Isherwood, “Chris and Don, A Love Story,” Guido Santi, Tina Mascara, James White, “Birdsong,” “The Persian Oven,” “California Exit,” Christopher Isherwood Foundation, Bette Davis, Jerry Brown, Frameline32, San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival, Michael York, Tennessee Williams, Igor Stravinsky, Thomas Mann, Greta Garbo, “The Berlin Stories,” “Cabaret,” David Hockney, Mike Carroll, “The Bench Warrant,” JoAnne Brasil, astrology, Ernest Bloch Bell Ringers, Mendonoma, Antonio Vivaldi, “Variations on a Theme”

Episode 0 (zero) - Clips of Things to Come (the Lengthy Preview Episode)

Tue, 1 Jul 2008 12:18:06 -0700

This is the special “sneak preview” episode, Episode Zero, which contains mini-excerpts from full segments that will be coming up on future episodes of Andy’s Treasure Trove. I hope that you’ll tell your friends about Andy’s Treasure Trove, where culture, art and fun mingle!

Thanks,
Andy Moore

Keywords for this episode:
San Francisco, art, culture, fun, Lisa Geduldig, Charo, comedy, Frameline, Frameline32, Michael Lumpkin, Terence Davies, England, The Long Day Closes, The Neon Bible, House of Mirth, Liverpool, Dawn Logsdon, Lucie Faulkner, New Orleans, independent film, documentary, Faubourg Treme, Hurricane Katrina, Karen Pedersen, San Francisco Columbarium, Steve Fagin, Eloisa Haudenschild, Haudenschild Garage, pizza, JoAnne Brasil, The Wander Theater, Stuart Gaffney, Fenton Johnson, California same-sex marriage, gay, LGBT, Keeping Faith, Barbara Sher, Wishcraft, I Could Do Anything if Only I Knew What It Was, New York, Contemporary Jewish Museum, Daniel Libeskind, Rosalyn (Sissy) Swig, Alan Berliner, nature, mockingbird, crow, The Sea Ranch, harbor seals, Jeanne Jackson, Gualala, fireworks, Sonoma, Mendocino, Mendonoma, Al the Laysan albatross, Independent Coast Observer, Hugh King, Chopper King, the Coffeehouse Movement, Writers’ Guild of America Foundation Library, scripts, film, television, Factor’s Deli, Kyle Jewhurst, quantum physics, flash drives, Griffith Observatory, Griffith Park, carousel, Jim Van Buskirk, Tiara, Palace Hotel, tea, first grade, Ivy League college, graduation, Linda Servis, real estate, CIA, Lauri Amat, vocalizing, Quahogging, Liam Passmore, Litquake, Susan Stryker, Maureen Gosling, Les Blank, Burden of Dreams, Fitzcarraldo, Blossoms of Fire, Juchitan, Oaxaca, matriarchy, Martha Toledo, Brooks Collins, airplane crash 1964, Jay Hall, astrology, Ken Paul Rosenthal, Ralph Jack, Mike Carroll, Camden NJ New Jersey, Fats Waller, Willie Brown, Basic Brown, film festivals, parties.