"Hell’s Kitchen" got down to a final two last night and viewers can actually start believing that the cream has risen to the top. Unfortunately, the show is still a competition and somebody has to go. Joining me this morning is Andrea, the 13th contestant to whom Chef Gordon Ramsay has uttered the fateful words:... Continue Reading →
Hell’s Kitchen Season 5 Exit Interview: Lacey! PODCAST INTERVIEW
If you’ve been watching “Hell’s Kitchen” this season, you had to be scratching your head over the way Chef Lacey managed to avoid elimination week after week. No disrepect to the young lady, but she appeared out of her element from the beginning, both in terms of her cooking skills and her energy level.... Continue Reading →
Beyoncé, Idris Elba are Obsessed by producer Will Packer! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Will Packer, film producer, Obsessed Beyonce Knowles and Ali Larter star in producer Will Packer’s new movie, Obsessed. I don’t know about you, but after learning those two are in it, I don’t really need to hear much more to know I’m going to see it. But if I’m in the minority, let... Continue Reading →
Writer goes inside secret world of college cheerleaders! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Kate Torgovnick, author, Cheer!: Inside the Secret World of College Cheerleaders In the words of the forgotten musical group Max Demian: Rah-rah-ree, kick ‘em in the knee! Rah-rah-ras, kick ‘em in the… other knee! That’s the only cheer I ever learned, so excuse me if the world of cheerleading is a little outside... Continue Reading →
Plop! Plop! Really weird, it’s the work of Basil Wolverton! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Monte Wolverton, author, The Wolverton Bible Cartoonist Basil Wolverton was known for his grotesque drawings, fantastically odd creatures, spaghetti-like hair, smoothly sculpted caricatures and insanely detailed crosshatching. His career in the golden age of comic books lasted from 1938 until 1952, after which his illustrations and caricatures extended into such publications as... Continue Reading →
No longer a punchline, no longer Stuttering John Melendez! PODCAST INTERVIEW
John Melendez has one of the most interesting careers in show business. During his 15 years as "Stuttering John," a punchline on Howard Stern’s radio show, he was the cast member you loved to hate, not for the stuttering but for the way he managed to piss off everyone around him. Still, you couldn’t... Continue Reading →
On Chuck, Scott Krinsky brings up the rear! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Scott Krinsky, actor, "Chuck" You couldn’t fill a half-hour sitcom with every moment of screen time Scott Krinsky’s character “Jeff Barnes” has earned in nearly two seasons of NBC’s “Chuck.” But you know what? That’s okay. Because every time Jeff is in the camera frame—almost always with his partner Lester, played by... Continue Reading →
Party with Gene Simmons of KISS in a lost moment from 1985! PHONE INTERVIEW
I met Gene Simmons once. His band, KISS, was touring without the makeup for the first time and we were backstage before a show at the Lakeland Civic Center. Simmons was an imposing figure, even making casual conversation, but we didn’t talk long. Pretty soon, the late concert promoter John Stoll of Fantasma... Continue Reading →
Career counselor admits Life’s A Bitch, Work’s A Bitch! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Andrea Kay, author, Life's a Bitch and Then You Change Careers: 9 Steps to Get You Out of Your Funk & on to Your Future It sucks to be unemployed right now and, strangely, it’s not much more comforting to be employed, is it? This seems like an opportune time to talk... Continue Reading →
Lynyrd Skynyrd keyboard player Billy Powell interview from 1983! PHONE INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Billy Powell, keyboard player, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Rossington-Collins Band, Allen Collins Band I remember the day I interviewed the Allen Collins Band. It was May 5, 1983, and it was memorable for many reasons. First, of course, was that I got to speak with Billy Powell, Randall Hall and Leon Wilkeson, former members... Continue Reading →