MADPOD Kathy Valentine The Go Go's Interview

I received in the mail, 2 Silver Telly Awards for the Documentary "Looking to the River". Silver is the top award, only 5% of winners receive a silver.
Telly awards are an international award for media, television, video.

At their peak in the 1970s, Cheech and Chong represented the mainstream = embodiment of the attitudes and lifestyles of the underground drug = culture.  Much as W.C. Fields shot to fame by making = alcohol the focus of his act, the duo of Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong emerged from a cloud of pot smoke, simultaneously = championing and lampooning the stoner community which became the team's = most ardent supporters; although derided by critics and dismissed by the = general populace, the team's stature as counterculture heroes was = unquestioned, and for both aging hippies and dazed-and-confused teens, = their comedy defined an era.=20

The team began to take shape in the late 1960s when, after entering = show business as a guitarist in Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers, Chong= established City Works, a wild improvisational troupe later joined by Richard "Cheech" Marin.  When City Works dissolved, Cheech and = Chong continued as a duo, formulating a musical comedy act.  The = music proved short-lived, however, when audiences began reacting favorably = to the team's spacy pothead raps; after establishing their comic persona, = the duo rarely deviated from the course =97 for record after record and = film after film, they remained blissed-out stoners, their humor locked in = the druggy stasis of the doper mentality.  Tommy Chong looks back on = his career with Shadoe Steele while on tour in Stamford Connecticut.
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MADPOD: Ratt's Stephen Pearcy joins Shadoe from Los Angeles.
You remember "Round and Round".
MADPOD #152 Stephen Pearcy RATT Interview
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MADPOD: Ratt's Stephen Pearcy joins Shadoe from Los Angeles.
You remember "Round and Round".
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Fat boy, Dempsey Doodle is not a poodle, bubba boy finally lost some weight. He's down to a cool 117!

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Following their meeting at a wedding at which the two were hired to = perform, Seattle natives George Merrill and Shannon = Rubicam formed the pop group Boy Meets Girl.  Their eponymous = 1985 debut featured the single "Oh Girl," but it was the duo's penning of = two hits for Whitney Houston that established them as songwriter= s.  "How Will I Know" topped the pop and R&B charts, while "I = Wanna Dance With Somebody [Who Loves Me]" won the Grammy for Song of the = Year.  Returning to Boy Meets Girl, Merrill and Rubicam issued Reel Life in 1988.  "Waiting for a Star to Fall" = reached the top 5 in the US and went #1 in Europe; "Bring Down the Moon," = its follow-up single, also charted.  Boy Meets Girl also recorded the = 1991 album New Dream, but it was shelved before release.&n= bsp; Merrill and Rubicam worked mostly as songwriters throughout the = 1990s, scoring hits for the UK dance-pop groups OTT and Girlthing. = Then in 2003 they revived Boy Meets Girl with the self-released Wonderground. A quiet, charming album, it dealt with their past as = soft rock hitmakers, the dissolution of their marriage, and the state of = life in the present.  In 2005 the duo released fully remastered = versions of Boy Meets Girl's recordings, including the never-released '91 = album New Dream.  George and Shannon join Shadoe from = their respective homes in San Francisco and Los Angeles. 

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What would you do if the GoDaddy Girl gave you her phone number?
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PodShow Adds Four Fan-Favorite Podcasts to PodShow Podcast Network;
MadPod Shows Hit Home With PodShow Audience

SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 03/28/2006 -- PodShow, Inc., the premier brand in podcasting, today announced that MadPod.com, the creators of the MadPod, PetsOnBoard, Dummycast and Techy2 podcasts, have joined the PodShow Podcast Network, bringing new, entertaining, informative and humorous podcasts to the premier network of independently produced audio and video content. MadPod, the flagship show from this production group, has interviewed over 50 celebrities in nearly 140 episodes, including candid on-the-street interviews from the biggest stars in music, television and film.

"In my career in TV and radio, I have seen some of the most interesting and entertaining portions of celebrity interviews end up on the cutting room floor," said Adam Curry, Co founder and President, Podshow, Inc. "MadPod takes what can't or won't be used and let's us all in on the secret. It's a great way to know more about what makes celebrities tick -- and it makes for one of the funniest and most entertaining shows on our network."

The MadPod show hosts and producers have been honored by numerous broadcast industry bodies for award-winning productions, and the MadPod podcasts are consistently recognized by listener polls and peer reviews as some of the most innovative and highly produced podcasts.

"Having experienced success in creating groundbreaking radio and television programming, I am excited to be involved with a company that will enable me to take my creative spirit to the next level... no filtering... no format restrictions," said J.A. Donnelly, MadPod, Producer and Host. "PodShow is providing the technical support that I need to deliver the highest quality content, as well as the network power to help me build and my audience and monetize my properties."

Recent additions to the PodShow Podcast Network now enjoy promotion and feature placement across a network of millions of listeners in PodShow's leading directories, communities and listener destinations -- PodShow.com, Podcast Alley, indiePodder.org, Podsafe Music Network, Sirius Satellite Radio Channel 102 and PodFinder for iTunes. Additionally, these shows are delivered from PodShowPDN, the first, truly high-performance content delivery network meeting the specific needs of podcasting.

About MadPod

MadPod.com, hosted and produced by James A. Donnelly, www.moonvideo.com, features a weekly celebrity Interview from Musicologist Shadoe Steele. MadPod is a global podcasting phenomenon, having subscribers in nearly eighty countries. MadPod.com produces a variety of podcasts, including: PetsOnBoard.com (www.petsonboard.com), originally created in 1996, is one of the first online pet adoption web sites, Dummycast.com, video podcast (www.dummycast.com) and Techy2.com (www.techy2.com). MadPod producer JA Donnelly has worked on dozens of television productions and is a member of The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) and The American Society for Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). Donnelly recently added two 2005 Telly Awards to career honors that include 2 Emmys, 1 Iris Award, 11 Addy Awards.

About PodShow, Inc.

The PodShow Podcast Network is the premier network in podcasting, assembling the leading communities in podcasting, as well as a host of the most popular personalities and podcasts in podcasting. PodShow also offers professional production and directory services to major media companies and traditional businesses. PodShowPDN is the first high-performance content delivery network meeting the specific needs of podcasting, delivering a comprehensive creation, production, delivery and monetization solution for independent podcasters and mainstream media companies. PodShow makes podcasts more accessible to a growing legion of listeners, provides resources for podcast producers, and enables marketers to take part in the podcast explosion. The company has greatly simplified the podcasting experience for artists, producers and listeners alike. PodShow is a privately held company, backed by leading venture capital firms Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Sequoia Capital and Sherpalo Ventures. For more, visit: http://www.podshow.com, and for all queries visit: http://www.podshow.com/contactus.html.

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