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What can I say about Geoffrey Mark? He is a writer, actor, jazz singer, radio host, show biz historian,  voiceover artist and keeper of my secrets – he does everything! AND – he has had an interesting life.  During this podcast, Geoff talks about his beginning in show business, how he met the love of his life (Joel) in a class, his time in Arkansas (the Klan harassed him constantly), his writing and philosophy on life. Geoff sings “There you go” from Annie Get Your Gun, which is his tribute to Joel. Geoff talks about his best-selling books: The Lucy Book and Ethel Merman: The Biggest Star on Broadway, as well as the Family Affair Cookbook. His newest book is Ella: A biography of the Legendary Ella Fitzgerald. Geoff is also the producer of Nigel: Come Back to me.

Geoff is a walking encyclopedia of television history.

He also talks about his 32 years of sobriety. Very, very happy for him <3

One of the scariest moments of Geoff’s life was seeing John Lennon’s assassination. Geoff was getting off the New York subway, and saw a figure (John Lennon), ran up to his best friend’s apartment, and John Lennon was gone.

I met Geoff when I was 8 or 9, and am so happy I reconnected with him. Just love him to pieces J

I had the pleasure of chatting with Don Baldaramos recently. He has done everything! We spoke about his work with Jose Ferrar on Masterpiece Theatre – he said he had his hands around Ferrar’s neck !!! Not a lot of people can say that.

Don has worked on everything – from Suburbicon with Matt Damon to Sci Fi to voiceovers, and has just finished the movie “Monstrous.” Can’t wait for it to be released.

Don’s training is amazing. He studied at San Jose State and the Royal Academy in London, concentrating on theatre.

He does an amazing monologue from King Lear – it’s on youtube. Check it out

His plans for the future – more voiceovers!

Don can be found on instagram, twitter and youtube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2JwUP8qMxA

You will like what you hear

The voice and soul of an angel, from pure and earthy to passionate and soulful, Nashville-based recording artist Sheri Pedigo’s musical style is a breathtaking mix of Karen Carpenter and Tina Turner (her favorite singer), which has led fans to call Sheri an “Angel with Soul.”

Sheri has shared the stage with various music icons, including Billy Davis and Marilyn McCoo, co-writing with Stephen Housden from the Little River Bank and co-writing and producing with Narada Michael Walden and Dyan Cannon.

While on a trip to Switzerland, by chance Sheri met Gotthard’s lead singer, Steve Lee and co-wrote music on the Need to Believe album.

During this podcast, Sheri also talks about her move back to Nashville to take care of her father, her recent trip to Los Angeles, and her friendship with Johnny Cash.

Sheri also teaches voice (via zoom), and can be reached at [email protected].

Her website is http://sheripedigo.com and one of her youtube videos is: https://youtu.be/6xnLWSbstto

What can I say about Thom Michael Mulligan? Well – a lot!! Thom’s mother was a stage actress, and brought him to an audition – he got the part in a play called “Street Scene.” When he was ten he discovered hockey. Beside the usual biography (below), Thom is an avid hockey player and coach (coaching is on hold for the moment), During this podcast, we cover all subjects, ranging from toilet paper hoarding during quarantine, working during COVID, how he and a friend founded the New Hope Film Festival, and how hosting the LANFA Awards in 2019 opened doors.

We talk about several films, including Callous, which is available on Amazon, Sweet Taste of Souls, a psycho-thriller and Nighthunter, a film he just finished.  He has co-written many productions, including The Witching Hour.  

 He also gives sound advice to anyone who wants to get into acting, whether it’s a hobby or as a profession.

His biography (from IMDb) reads as follows:

Thom Michael Mulligan is an American actor and producer known for his extensive acting work on the stage and in the film world. He is also a multi award winning producer of the feature film "Callous, which garnered "Best Feature" film awards at numerous film festivals throughout the country.

What can I say about the man who has done everything, except being a rock star and president? I don’t know where to start.  I had the pleasure of interviewing Patrick Kilpatrick recently. We spoke about his start as an ad agency writer, journalist, creative director and on-air reporter for 11- time Emmy winning "What's Happening America", Patrick worked for nearly every major magazine and ad agency in New York - TIME Inc., Playboy, Rolling Stone and Sports Illustrated to Interview, Life Magazine, Cycling, Sailing, Popular Photography, Modern Bride, Cosmopolitan, The New York Times, Luxe Magazine, Quest '78, Popular Mechanics and Psychology Today, etc.

He is one of the finest screen and television character actors, playing against a spectrum of action heroes. We spoke about working on Erasure together (I was an extra – can’t miss me, I’m in basic black !!!). He shared that while working on Erasure, he filmed another movie on the weekends. He has appeared on over 200 films and television shows as lead actor, producer, screen writer, director, and global entertainment teacher- from "Minority Report" with Tom Cruise to "Dark Angel" with Jessica Alba, from the largest production in Public Broadcasting history to the Los Angeles Theater Center with John Goodman and Academy Award winning British director Tony Richardson in Shakespeare's "Anthony and Cleopatra". He has appeared in over 75 hit TV shows such as "24", "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman" and all "CSI".

In one 18-month period Patrick did five major studio films, two independents and 27 television guest star spots on 18 different shows..

Patrick has taught acting, auditioning, directing, producing and film distribution, Men in the Movies, Star Trek and Stage Combat at the University of Wisconsin (Whitewater) and Hampton Sydney College in Virginia and at the Texas Theater Center in Dallas/Fort Worth. Kilpatrick has prepared full film school curriculum for the governments of Brazil and Nigeria while privately and group entertainment coaching in Los Angeles and via Skype.

Patrick is finishing up his 2nd biography – the first one was a best seller.

As I said – he’s done just about everything!

I had the pleasure of speaking with Skye Delamey recently and was amazed at how versatile she is. Skye is a master vocalist (4 octaves), singer/songwriter, piano player, actress, pin up girl and author. Skye also sells out all shows at the Whiskey when she plays there.

During our interview, I learned that Skye not only went to UCLA, she also went to Loyola Marymount and Stella Adler, and has had an array of impressive acting coaches.  

As a recording artist, Skye has worked with Michael Blum (Producer), James Lugo, Phil Brown, Bobby Moore, Ry Welch, Skip Saylor and David Longoria, among others.

Skye’s 4th album will be released this year, with two new songs – Party Stoppers Suck and Raquel. Can’t wait for the album to drop! Her music is a available on Itunes, Apple Music and Amazon.

She has been a contributing writer to Music Connection Magazine and Songstress Songwriting.

AND – what else can I say? Believe it or not, there is more! Skye is also endorsed by MAC Cosmetics, West Tone (ear plugs), Daisy Rock, among others.

Her music videos are on her website (www.skyedelamey.com), and under the Tour tab, you can see her when she will be streaming and upcoming events. She has merchandise and a branded store.

Check out the website and her youtube channel, follow her in twitter and instagram. You will like what you hear.

I had the pleasure of speaking with esteemed actor and minister, Mel Novak. I knew he was a talented actor – I did not know he was a prison and skid row minister.

Mel was set to be an athlete, however, fate had other plans for him, and he has had over 28 surgeries and he is a cancer survivor. He is divorced, and raised his two daughters alone.

As an actor, Mel made his film debut in two 1970’s films – Truck Turner (with Isaac Hayes) and Black Belt Jones (with Jim Kelly). He then went on the work with Yul Brynner and Sybil Danning. Mel has worked on more than 64 films, and in 2021 he has at least 4 films on the horizon.

Mel was the hitman “Stick” in the 1978 film Game of Death with Bruce Lee. How many times does anyone get to be the Bruce Lee hitman? After that, he worked with Chuck Norris on two films.

More importantly, Mel talked about his calling as a prison minister and working on skid row. He says he several huge trash bags (no he is not throwing them out) of letters from prisoners, letting him know how he changed their lives. I’ve posted his Wikipedia link below.

Mel is so interesting – cannot wait to do episode two!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Novak

I had the pleasure of speaking with David Velo Stewart again. David tells us about his exciting new app, Trill Vision.  The Trill Vision app will be available on IOS, coming to Android in March 2021 and its free. I’m very excited about the Trill Vision app. One of the cool features is - Friday nights, there is a Virtual Interaction Cinema via the app. People actually dress up. It’s a night out without leaving your home.

All I can say is – Listen to David’s description, then download the app, and enjoy.

What can I say about Brad Gosse? I’m not sure how I discovered his TikTok videos, but am so happy I did. He is warped, in a good way. Brad talks about how he started his career in online marketing and is a self-taught “Growth Hacker”. He started as an online marketer, and things have just taken off from there.

He is a happily divorced comedian, an online marketing genius and content creator.

His books – one banned by Amazon – had an unusual start. His first book, “Why Daddy Hits Mommy” started out as a bad book cover, had a bazillion hits on TikTok, people wanted the book and the rest is history.

Brad started Vector Toons, which is a Shutterstock type site for cartoon clip art.

He started his speaking career in 2010 and had addressed crowds at WordCamp, conferences in the adult entertainment industry, digital media and The Underground Online Seminar

Brad has also introduced me to omegle dot com, a site that randomly pairs you with people from all over the world. 

Pour a glass of wine, sit down and check out his TikTok and YouTube channel.  Take a look at the very cool clips on vectortoons.com

I had the pleasure of interviewing one of the funnies guys in the comedy circuit – my favorite cousin and favorite person all around – Greg Vaccariello! Greg talks about his start in New York, how he got into the entertainment industry, from the open mikes in New York, to moving first to Los Angeles, then Las Vegas, and working the Las Vegas clubs and eventually working the cruise ship circuit. Greg has performed in some of the well known comedy clubs in Las Vegas, including the Tropicana and  the Comedy Store, among others.

Greg is also a seasoned actor, having appeared in King of Queens, Law and Order SVU, Criminal Intent, Hope and Faith, Ed and various commercials, including the Mob Museum in Las Vegas.

During this podcast, Greg offers advice to up and coming actors and comedians. Most importantly, take classes, and get into the club scene.

He can be found on YouTube as Greg Vaccariello, and Twitter and Instagram and Huge Big Shot (#hugebigshot), and his website – gregvac.com.

About 12 years ago, Greg was on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno as the translator between the Prime Minister of Italy and then President George Bush. Its hilarious!!!!

Take a listen and follow him on social media!