HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!



In the Crescent City resided a woman that many loved, some feared and all respected. Marie Laveau helped many during hard times with her voodoo practices.



CREDITS:



Cover photo is not my own. I found it on Wikimedia Commons:



St. Louis Cemetery #1, New Orleans. Tomb of Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau. Visitors with certain beliefs make "X"s on the tomb in the belief that this will give them supernatural help, despite that this is discouraged by the keepers of the historic cemetery.



Infrogmation



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StLouisCem1LaveauPlaqueXs.jpg



Intro song courtesy of Bobby Mackey



This episode is dedicated to Princess = the Great Pyrenees, and Goldie = the Orange Tabby Cat, who traveled the Rainbow Bridge together.



Story Blocks :



Southern Discomfort



Louisiana Bayou



July Morning Blues



Louisiana Swamp



Louisiana 1800s (Mountain Dulcimer)



PIXABAY :



Bring Out Your Dead - funeral procession sadness grief mourning hiphop



Witches Cauldron



OPENING/CLOSING POEMS : 



ChatGPT



Tessa’s own recordings:



Baby Laughter



READ BOOK INSERTS :



“Spirits of New Orleans” by Kala Ambrose



“New Orleans Ghosts” by Victor Klein 






S5 Ep250: Living the High Priestess Life with Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau

Paranormal investigator and author Tessa Mauro shares her supernatural and paranormal encounters, experiences, investigations, EVPs and much more. Many special guest appearances, including First Responders, Authors, Mediums, TV personalities etc.

(Cover Photos for each episode was either taken by Tessa herself, provided by guests featured for that particular episode or Tessa found the image on Wikimedia Commons = further specific info can be found in the notes of each episode.)

Please note that episodes may include explicit content, talking about sensitive subjects, at times, such as death including: *suicide *murder *cannibalism *execution , sexual assault etc.

Every episode has been researched, written, recorded and edited by Tessa Mauro.

Society & Culture

Personal Journals

History

Philosophy

Places & Travel

Religion & Spirituality

Other

Spirituality

Christianity

Buddhism

Hinduism

Judaism

Islam

True crime

This week we venture over to Oklahoma and check out the several Ghost Towns, almost ghost towns and totally not ghost towns.Featured towns: Afton , Bridgeport , Catoosa , Clinton, Depew, Foss , mcalester,  Miami, picher , narcissa , texola, Tulsa, Warwick



CREDITS & LINKS



OPENING MUSIC:



Courtesy of Bobby Mackey



COVER PHOTO:



TOP IMAGE



Title: Big Blue Whale, Route 66, Catoosa, Oklahoma

Physical description: 1 photograph : digital, TIFF file, color.

Notes: Title, date, and subjects provided by the photographer.; Gift and purchase; Carol M. Highsmith; 2009; (DLC/PP-2010:031).; Credit line: Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.; Forms part of: Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.; The Blue Whale of Catoosa is a waterfront structure, located just east of the town of Catoosa, Oklahoma, and it has become one of the most recognizable attractions on old Route 66. Hugh Davis built the Blue Whale in the early 1970s as a surprise anniversary gift to his wife Zelta, who collected whale figurines. The Blue Whale and its pond became a favorite swimming hole for both locals and travelers along Route 66 alike.



Carol M. Highsmith



Public domain



BOTTOM IMAGES FROM LEFT TO RIGHT (1-4)



1 - The ghost town of Texola, Oklahoma



Gorup de Besanez



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2- Mural in Tulsa, Oklahoma



Gorup de Besanez



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3 - Old truck



The ghost town of Texola, Oklahoma



Gorup de Besanez



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Texola, Oklahoma 07.jpg Copy



4 - RT 66 In Clinton, OK



Wallace Parry



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PIXABAY:



https://pixabay.com/music/indie-pop-american-youth-200545/



https://pixabay.com/music/indie-pop-morning-light-203178/



https://pixabay.com/music/corporate-road-trip-hopeful-loop-200974/



https://pixabay.com/music/build-up-scenes-ghost-town-ballad-198998/



https://pixabay.com/music/acoustic-group-we-travel-together-174400/



https://pixabay.com/music/beats-western-journey-167030/



https://pixabay.com/music/beats-happy-life-story-emotional-beat-191637/



https://pixabay.com/music/beats-ghost-town-134068/



https://pixabay.com/music/beats-creepy-mood-141972/



https://pixabay.com/music/traditional-country-the-wheels-on-the-bus-rockabilly-style-instrumental-186682/



https://pixabay.com/music/mystery-dramatic-atmosphere-with-piano-and-violin-143149/



https://pixabay.com/music/alternative-mexican-ghost-town-146146/



https://pixabay.com/music/main-title-western-background-music-146726/


S6 Ep271: Historic Route 66 Ghost Towns. Part 4: Oklahoma

In part three of this historic Route 66 series, we hit up Arizona and check out several Ghost Towns, almost ghost towns and totally not ghost towns. The Phenomenal locations: Adamana, Bellemont, Canyon Diablo, Chloride, Goldrod, Hackberry and Joplin



CREDITS & LINKS



OPENING MUSIC:



Courtesy of Bobby Mackey 



COVER PICTURE:



TOP LEFT:

Found on Wikimedia Commons-



1931 Studebaker sedan commemorating U.S. Route 66, a decommissioned transcontinental highway, where it passed through Petrified Forest National Park in northeastern Arizona, United States



Finetooth



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TOP RIGHT:

Route 66 emblem on Route 66 at Seligman (AZ, USA)



Roland Arhelger



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BOTTOM LEFT:

The U.S. Route 66 in Arizona.



High Contrast



Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 de



U.S. Route 66 in Arizona - fuel station.jpg



BOTTOM RIGHT:

Title: Old jail cell, Route 66, Arizona

Physical description: 1 photograph : digital, TIFF file, infrared.

Notes: Gift and purchase; Carol M. Highsmith; 2009; (DLC/PP-2010:031).; Credit line: Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.; Forms part of: Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.; Title, date, and subjects provided by the photographer.



Carol M. Highsmith



Public domain



PIXABAY:



https://pixabay.com/music/beats-beat-tape-ghost-town-140843/



https://pixabay.com/music/trap-retro-future-groove-ghost-town-195901/



https://pixabay.com/music/modern-country-western-165285/



https://pixabay.com/music/build-up-scenes-ghost-town-ballad-198998/



https://pixabay.com/music/modern-country-western-duel-165284/



https://pixabay.com/music/modern-country-western-acoustic-guitar-149685/


S6 Ep270: Historic Route 66 Ghost Towns (& Not-So Ghost Towns). Part 3: Arizona

In this part 2 series of Historic Route 66 Ghost Towns, almost ghost towns and totally not ghost towns. We check out three different states - New Mexico, Kansas and Missouri.



New Mexico locations: Anaconda, Cuervo, Glenrio, Golden, Madrid, Montoya & Newkirk



Kansas: Galena



Missouri: Arlington, Clementine, Hooker & Joplin



CREDITS & LINKS



OPENING MUSIC:



Courtesy of the amazing Bobby Mackey



COVER PHOTO:



Not my own images.



Wikimedia Commons : 



TOP LEFT:



Historic highway marker for U.S. Route 66 in New Mexico.



Original template by SPUI, modifications by Imzadi1979 to conform to New Mexico's signing plans



Public domain



TOP MIDDLE:



Historic Route 66 in Kansas



Gorup de Besanez



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TOP RIGHT:



Carved Route 66 Sign - Devils Elbow - Missouri - USA



Adam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada



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BOTTOM LEFT:



Route 66, now frontage road running parallel to along north side of Interstate 40, at Cuervo, New Mexico. Camera is facing generally eastward.



Ammodramus



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BOTTOM MIDDLE:



Main Street in Galena KS looking south from 4th Street. Old alignment of Route 66.



Abe Ezekowitz



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BOTTOM RIGHT:



Historic Route 66 in Joplin, Missouri



Gorup de Besanez



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PIXABAY:



https://pixabay.com/music/modern-country-western-165285/



https://pixabay.com/music/ghost-town-ballad-198998/



https://pixabay.com/music/beats-ghost-town-134068/


S6 Ep269: Historic Route 66 Ghost Towns (& Not-So-Ghost Towns). Part 2: New Mexico, Kansas & Missouri

This week we hop into our ride and cruise the Historic Route 66 and check out some Ghost Towns, almost ghost towns and totally not ghost towns. In Part 1 of this series, we stop in California and check out the following locations:



Bagdad, Calico, Chambless, Essex, Ludlow, Newberry Springs and Siberia.



CREDITS & LINKS



OPENING SONG:



Courtesy of the amazing country legend, my friend, Bobby Mackey



COVER PHOTO:



Found on WikiMedia Commons



TOP IMAGE:



The abandoned Dry Creek service/gasoline station on National Old Trails Road (formerly U.S. Route 66) in Newberry Springs, California. A faded painted sign on the building front that appears to read “Italian and American Dishes” can be seen in the photograph. Originally built in 1951 as a diner ("Tony's Café") with railroad ties and plastered with stucco, it expanded into one of the Whiting Brothers' many roadside service stations (#45) until its closure after Route 66 was bypassed by Interstate 40.



Amin Eshaiker



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BOTTOM LEFT IMAGE:



The original Ludlow Cafe located on National Old Trails Road (formerly known as U.S. Route 66) in Ludlow, California. The cafe opened in the 1940s and closed after Route 66 was bypassed by the newly built Interstate 40. The building was demolished in 2015.



Thomas Shahan



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BOTTOM RIGHT IMAGE:



Hist. Route 66 near Amboy, California, USA



Dietmar Rabich



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PIXABAY:



https://pixabay.com/music/mystery-mysterious-celesta-114064/



https://pixabay.com/music/electronic-scary-spooky-creepy-horror-ambient-dark-piano-cinematic-115052/



https://pixabay.com/music/beats-bewitched-121509/



https://pixabay.com/music/mystery-music-box-for-suspenseful-scenes-166461/



https://pixabay.com/music/modern-country-western-165285/



https://pixabay.com/music/build-up-scenes-ghost-town-ballad-198998/



https://pixabay.com/music/video-games-ghost-town-166358/



https://pixabay.com/music/modern-country-western-duel-165284/



https://pixabay.com/music/beats-ghost-money-city-173819/



https://pixabay.com/music/alternative-mexican-ghost-town-146146/



https://pixabay.com/music/modern-country-western-acoustic-guitar-149685/








S6 Ep268: Historic Route 66 Ghost Towns (& Not-So Ghost Towns). Part 1 : California

Today we explore Virginia City, Nevada...stopping at several phenomenal locations along the way.. including the Yellow Jacket Mine - a location were some unlucky miners remain to this very day, forever entombed - The Silver Terrace Cemeteries (Not all, as there are 11 of them) The Gold Hill Hotel, and deadly events - The Yellow Jacket Mining Disaster - which left at least 25 men dead - and the Great Fire of 1875.



CREDITS & LINKS



OPENING SONG:



Courtesy of country legend, Bobby Mackey



COVER PHOTO:



Found on Wikimedia Commons -



Silver Terrace Cemetery Virginia City NV



Noah_Loverbear



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Silver Terrace Cemetery Virginia City NV - panoramio.jpg



Recommended read:  https://www.historynet.com/yellow-jacket-mine-fire/



PIXABAY:



https://pixabay.com/music/mystery-scary-dark-trailer-146541/



https://pixabay.com/music/electronic-scary-spooky-creepy-horror-ambient-dark-piano-cinematic-115052/



https://pixabay.com/music/pulses-in-the-embrace-of-darkness-197925/



https://pixabay.com/music/scary-childrens-tunes-slow-calm-smooth-scary-music-halloween-horror-creepy-spooky-118584/



https://pixabay.com/music/video-games-frontline-heroes-tribute-first-responders-instrumental-upbeat-pop-142471/



https://pixabay.com/music/ambient-caves-of-dawn-10376/



https://pixabay.com/music/scary-childrens-tunes-dark-ambient-horror-cinematic-halloween-atmosphere-scary-118585/



https://pixabay.com/music/mystery-mysterious-and-mystic-116127/


S6 Ep267: Lying Here Eternally in Virginia City. A Glance Into the Silver Terrace Cemeteries, The Great Fire of 1875 & the Yellow Jacket Mining Disaster

S5 Ep250: Living the High Priestess Life with Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau

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