About this episode

The twins discuss their experiences in Myrtle Beach and Hollywood, touching on music, personal anecdotes, and various notable figures.

The twins were freezing their asses off in Myrtle Beach. That's not right. They return with a trip down the usual rabbit holes - their lives at the Magic Hotel (now Magic Castle Hotel) in Hollywood, shady characters, tweakers, rockers and celebrities and much more - including books, Myrtle Beach, music and a musical gem from the archive. SHOW NOTES: 0:00 - "Only a Fool" By Chris Yale / Performed by Rogue Alley 4:25 - Greetings / Roger's missing gig bag / About the song / KISS 6:43 - Freezing in "Sunny" Myrtle Beach / Roger's "Don't Be a Dick" hat / Step away from the acid flashbacks / Around the world and back into your head / Seeing sounds 9:17 - Tom Arnold on Episode 83 / HGTC Addiction and Recovery Lecture Series / Planet Hollywood Myrtle Beach / Hollywood Wax Museum / Madame Tussaud / Madame Blavatsky / Theosophy / Joe Maher 12:32 - Exteriors of Hollywood / The memory versus the place / "Cosmic AI" 14:02 - Golden Harmony Singers / LACC / Wes Abbott / Chris' cinema classes / Dr. Richards / Dr. Tom Stempel / Frau Dr. Ulrich / Chris' documentary / Luis Buñuel (not Jacques) 16:03 - Magic Hotel (now Magic Castle Hotel ) / Dad's hotel management style / Reservation nightmares /…

People in this episode

Hosts: Chris Yale, Roger Yale

Topics covered

• Myrtle Beach
• Hollywood
• music
• celebrity encounters
• personal stories
• rock culture

Keywords

• Myrtle Beach
• Hollywood
• music
• Chris Yale
• Roger Yale
• celebrity
• rockers
• tweakers
• Magic Hotel

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Magic Castle Hotel, Hollywood Wax Museum, Madame Tussaud, HGTC Addiction and Recovery Lecture Series, Golden Harmony Singers, LACC, Dr. Richards, Dr. Tom Stempel, Frau Dr. Ulrich

Books & works: Only a Fool, Cosmic AI, Magic Hotel

Places: Myrtle Beach, Hollywood

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