Show Open 04.27.24 - Iconic Rock Photographer David Alexander joins us top of the show to talk taking the picture for the Eagles album cover 'Hotel California' "I was on a cherry picker on Sunset Boulevard, 60 feet above ground, and it was rush hour!"


For decades, David Alexander has taken pictures for some of the most iconic album covers of all-time like Hotel California and movie posters like: The Blues Brothers
His new book is called,
PICTURES OF TIME: Seeing Time …  in the Ordinary World

-How did he capture the Eagles Hotel California album cover shot of the Beverly Hills Hotel
-His new book shows life as it is
-David went to law school, graduated, and went into photography
-Working with Aretha on her album cover
-Working with the Blues Brothers on their iconic Movie Poster 

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Attorney Rich Lenkov - partner at Downey and Lenkov Law Firm breaks down the Trump Trial

-It's a big deal for a former President of the United States to be on trial
-Jury selection only took four days
-Opening statements 
-How long does he think the trial will last 
 

Photo Courtesy: NBC News 

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BROOKE HANEY, is editor of The Intimacy Coordinator's Guidebook: Specialties for Stage and Screen 


-How does one become intimacy coordinator
-Are they always on television and movie sets
-What's it like on set with actors
-Rough sex scenes 
 

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1 in 5 people got cold feet on their wedding day!

The poll of Americans who married between 2021 and 2024 finds that 20 percent got cold feet before their big day and nearly called the whole thing off. 
When it came down to it, over half of the respondents said they spent less than $10,000 on their wedding, with only one in five people spending more than $30,000

Photo Courtesy: Vocal Media 

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Burt Kearns wrote 'Marlon Brando: Hollywood Rebel'

-1973 he wins the Oscar for the Godfather ... doesn't show up!  Sends a woman dressed as a Native American to accept it 
-The studio did not want him for the Godfather
-Was he a good father to his 11 children 
-He was bisexual and didn't care what people thought 
-His friendship with Michael Jackson 
-When Michael Jackson's hair caught on fire in the Pepsi commercial, Brando's son Miko was the one who put out the fire 

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People are relying on credit to cover living expenses.  Groceries.  Car expenses.  Clothes.  

-Credit card balances surged past the ONE trillion dollar mark in the fourth quarter of 2023. The increase in credit card debt signals that many Americans are struggling to pay for basic needs. 

-35% of Americans said they have maxed out their credit cards the last 3 years.

-Of those who had maxed out their credit cards, 85% said they were pushed to use their cards to the limit because of price increases from inflation. 

Photo Courtesy: Forbes

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For Pete's Sake 04.20.24 - Three of the Most Important Stories of the week 

-Woman accidentally sends evite to ALL her contacts
-Harrison Ford pierced his ear because of Jimmy Buffet
-The most stressful time of the morning is ... 

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Comedian Tom Dreesen is taking his show to Chicago's Den Theatre
Tom Talks:

-Meeting Frank Sinatra and how he opened for him for 14 years
-Staying out all night with Frank Sinatra 
-Working with Sammy Davis Jr and how talented he was 
-How meeting 95 year old George Burns changed his working perspective
-What is 'From Harvey to Hollywood'

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Show Open 04.20.24 - Spring has sprung ... happy people; Pete is 'Matthew Modine-ing' for Vegas; This is the absolute worst time to grocery shop

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For Pete's Sake 04.20.24 - Three of the Most Important Stories of the week 

-Gen Z doesn't have table manners
-103 year old arrested driving at 1am with an expired license 
-Red, Yellow, Green... and White?

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