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The Prisoner is considered by many one of the most insightful and profound television series in entertainment history.Led by the writing, direction and acting of Patrick McGoohan, #ThePrisoner deeply and allegorically explored several themes including #individuality, government control, #surveillance, manipulation, rebellion, conformity, sense of self and personal resilience. The shows were intriguing and entertaining on several levels, thus we are looking back at this classic series on The Outhouse Lounge with:Jane Merrow -- Actress. She played Allison on "The Schizoid Man" episode of The Prisoner. In addition to her long list of credits, Jane is working on a new film titled "ANDY," focusing on Artificial IntelligenceTony Shaffer - Former Intelligence Officer/Special Ops, NY Times Best Selling Author and perhaps a Real Life Danger Man and Number SixDictor Von Doomcock - Noted Supervillain, Future Ruler of Earth who broadcasts from the Center of the Earth on his Youtube Channel:  @overlorddvdsbrother2063  https://www.youtube.com/@OverlordDVD During our Outhouse Lounge The Prisoner Session, we discuss several aspects of the series including: ·         Patrick McGoohan's acting prowess, his creation of the show·         Why did Number 6 resign? ·         Jane Merrow's experience working with McGoohan behind the scenes of "The Schizoid Man" episode ·         Jane Merrow's Alison character and a look into "The Schizoid Man" ·         Why Patrick McGoohan has called The Prisoner an Allegory ·         The creation of Rover and the unfortunate demise of the original one. ·         Underlying themes within The Prisoner ·         Who is Number 1? ·         What is The Village? ·         Information: The chess games between Number 6 and the Number 2s ·         Individuality and conformity ·         Thoughts about "Fall Out" and the series ending scenes.  We also talk about Jane's "ANDY" film and thoughts on the future benefits and dangers of #artificialintelligence. #AI  Check out our sponsor: https://www.getrxmedsnow.com Thank you for watching (or listening) -- what are your thoughts on The Prisoner?  Comment, share and spread the word.   Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OuthouseLounge Follow Chris on Twitter at @ChrisCordani1 Our website; outhouselounge.com

Remembering a 2016 song from Book of Love titled "All Girl Band," We at the Outhouse Lounge invited some of the great female rockers who influenced rock, punk and new wave artists of the future while they performed at a time those genres were men's clubs. Host Chris Cordani talks with a panel of ultra-cool and influential women from the music industry in the Lounge:Nancy Quatro Glass: Lead Singer, Co-Founder, Cradle; Managed several bands in the Rock worldNikki Corvette: Lead Singer, Founder, Nikki and the CorvettesDonna Destri: Solo Artist, New Wave Pioneer, former singer with BlondieCaron Maso Murray: Co-Lead and Co-Founder, The Little Girls(Apologies for the sound - there was a glitch which has since been handled) We talk about how these extremely talented ladies embarked into the normally male-dominated-at-the-time harder corners of their respective genres, who influenced them, how they were treated by male counterparts (the bad and the good), Today, looking at what's left of the rock and alternative music landscape and the long-believed thought of the entertainment industry being a "great equalizer," it might be hard to believe for younger fans there was a time male artists refused to share a stage or bill with women or when female artists were shoved in musical pigeon holes and not thought of as hard rockers. Perhaps if it were not for the likes of Cradle, Bertha, Fanny, The Pleasure Seekers, The Runaways, Suzi Quatro, Nancy, Nikki, Donna and Caron leading the way, we would have missed out on some spectacularly talented all-female solo artists and bands. Nikki, Donna, Caron and Nancy share their experiences, thoughts and discuss how differently (or not so differently in many ways) women are treated in the music business.Also joining us in the lounge are: Tony Shaffer - Host, The Hard Truth, former US Intelligence OfficerElizabeth Breckenkamp: Co-Host, Co-Producer, The Hard Truth Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OuthouseLoungeFollow Chris on Twitter at @ChrisCordani1Our website; outhouselounge.com

We kick off Season 2 of The Outhouse Lounge with the first in a series of Relaxing Roundtable Discussions: In light of the relatively recent allegations from a Pentagon whistleblower revealing a secret long-time-spanning reverse engineering program of recovered #alien vessels as well as the collection of biological material, we at the Lounge invited a panel to hash out what governments are hiding from us about aliens, whether we have been visited and whether aliens may be among us now from several angles - including national security.Joining us on the lounge are: LTC Tony Shaffer: Former Special Ops/Intelligence Officer; Host of The Hard TruthCherie Currie - Musician, The Runaways, Solo Artist, Actress, Chainsaw ArtistJack Hues - Musician, Wang Chung, The Quintet, Solo ArtistSusan Olsen - Actress, Former Talk Radio Host, KABC (Los Angeles)Jeremy Kennedy - Co-Hose Dancing With Ourselves PodcastElizabeth Breckenkamp - Actress, Co-Host, The Hard Truth #UFOs #UAPs #UFO #UAPThank you for joining us. What do you think? Feel free to leave a comment, ,we will be doing a Part 2 and will address some of your questionsFollow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OuthouseLoungeFollow Chris on Twitter at @ChrisCordani1Our website; outhouselounge.com

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and Joyous Everything to all of you. Welcome to the Outhouse Lounge #Christmas special.Joining me in the Lounge to talk about cool #holiday #music with:Dawn Parry: Creator of the Legacy Chart; Presenter at 3-6-5 Radio LTC Tony Shaffer: Host, The Hard Truth, President of Project Sentinel, Retired Special Ops, Newsmax ContributorNancy Quatro Glass: Former Lead Singer, Cradle (among other bands)Elizabeth Breckenkamp: Voice Actress, Co-Host of The Hard TruthJeremey Kennedy: Co-Host, Dancing With Ourselves Totally Rad 80s Podcast Visit our website: https://www.outhouselounge.com The Legacy Chart: https://zeitgeistbroadcasting.com/shows/the-legacy-chart/ Dancing With Ourselves Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@dancingwithourselves The Hard Truth with Tony Shaffer/Project Sentinel on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ProjectSentinel1 Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OuthouseLounge Follow Chris on Twitter at @ChrisCordani1 Our website; outhouselounge.com

Jennie Matthias (The Belle Stars) and Mat Sargent (Chelsea, Sham 69) teamed up to form Sargent Bellestar. Jennie and Mat join Chris Cordani in the Outhouse Lounge to talk about their first album: Nothing Stays the Same, for which they have released two videos so far ("Help Me" and "Non-Believer). While Jennie and Mat have worked together over several years, the lockdowns spawned the idea to put together their own aptly-named band.We talk about the tracks, the videos, how music can be a force for good, censorship, action at UK protests and the Food For All charity (for which they both work hard). #music #SargentBellestar #TheBelleStars #newwave #Punk #charity #politics #raggae #UK #britishmusic #FoodForAll ollow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OuthouseLoungeFollow Chris on Twitter at @ChrisCordani1Our website; outhouselounge.com

Actress Mariann Aalda joins Chris Cordani in the Outhouse Lounge Mariann, who has appeared in several movies and programs, is perhaps best known for playing Elizabeth, Red Foxx's Daughter on The Royal Family and DiDi Bannister-Stoner on The Edge of Night. We talk about her career and re-invention, "Didi's" place in TV history, a cool Redd Foxx story, ageism in Hollywood, how she helps others become "Age Disruptors" like her. Mariann also gives Chris some pointers.Mariann's website; https://www.mariannaaldainherprime.com/Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OuthouseLounge Follow Chris on Twitter at @ChrisCordani1Our website; outhouselounge.com

Sarah Jane Morris joins the Outhouse Lounge to talk about her new album, Sisterhood, which features 10 biographical songs about female performers who influenced her own career.Sarah and host Chris Cordani talk about the album and some of these artists:Kate BushBessie SmithJanis JoplinMiriam MakebaBillie Holliday and more We also talk about Sarah's eclectic career from being discovered by Dave Stewart and Annie Lennox, singing with The Communards. The Republic, fronting a 25-piece band, writing a Miners' Anthem and spanning various world music genresFollow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OuthouseLounge Follow Chris on Twitter at @ChrisCordani1 Our website; outhouselounge.com

Peter "Sneaky Pete" Flierl of the internationally-acclaimed Rock-n-Soul band Plan B Australia joins host Chris Cordani in The Outhouse Lounge. ]Plan B, named after the classic Dexy's Midnight Runners song, has a new album which quite defines the band's nature: "HELLO, DEAR STRANGER" Peter talks about the album, the band's origin and its travels around the world -- even into far-reaching areas of Thailand, Vietnam and Mongolia.

Nancy Quatro Glass joins host Chris Cordani on the Outhouse Lounge. Nancy, from the extremely talented Quatro music family, was the lead singer for Cradle, the sisters' newer incarnation of The Pleasure Seekers, with which Nancy played and sang a bit before the switch. We discuss Nancy's time with the band, the people she shared the stage with -- and the iconic rockers who jammed in their Detroit home's garage. We also delve into Nancy's time managing bands and her work on a documentary about her brother, Mike Quatro, who was a great musician and talent manager in his own right. Nancy also tells the Lounge some interesting stories from the rock world, including a high-speed chase in Detroit with Ted Nugent) and offers her thoughts on the industry today. #NancyQuatro #thepleasureseekers #cradle #womenofrock #rock #music#musicians #singers #guitarist #60s #60srock #retro #retrorock #rockmusic #interview #documantary #70s Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OuthouseLounge Follow Chris on Twitter at @ChrisCordani1 Our website; outhouselounge.com

Josie Cotton joins Chris in the Outhouse Lounge as we talk about her new album, Day of the Gun right after shooting the video for the title track. We also dive into the record company she started, Kitten Robot Records and its stellar talent. Josie and host Chris Cordani also get into the singer/songwriter/producer/entrepreneur's musical stylings, lyrical inspirations, what the music industry needs today and the inner workings of Josie's creative mind. Sit back, enjoy your time with us in the Outhouse Lounge, where we relax and talk about s... Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OuthouseLounge Follow Chris on Twitter at @ChrisCordani1 Our website; outhouselounge.com

Summer is coming and it's time to break out the hot summer jams, so I invited some friends to talk about them: Taco - Singer and Entertainer extraordinaire who released the track "Hot Summer Jams" in 2022.James Arena - Writer of several books on dance music - including HOT SUMMER JAMS (He also contributed to Taco's song)LTC Tony Shaffer - Host of The Hard Truth, News Commentator, President of Project Sentinel and frequent guest on the LoungeElizabeth Brekenkamp - Co-Host, The Hard Truth, Voice Actress and future frequent guest on the LoungeWe do play a bit of Taco's Hot Summer Jams (he gave us expressed permission) and talk about some of the great summer songs from the early rock era on to today. What tunes do you like to listen to while on the beach, sipping a martini in the yard or perhaps blast on the radio while driving full speed with the windows down? Feel free to add a comment #Taco #music #HotSummerJams #summer #rock #disco #books #newwave #soul #oldiesmusic #coolstuff #summerjam #drivingsongs Music Featured: "Hot Summer Jams" Artist: Taco Written by: Taco, James Arena Publishers: Taco, James Arena, Aviator Entertainment Released by Aviator Entertainment James Arena's Hot Summer Jams Book: https://www.amazon.com/Hot-Summer-Jams-Songs-Through-ebook/dp/B09X1X5WLK Taco's Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnR0jk4WqYHxUDrKWYznQUA The Hard Truth with Tony Shaffer: https://www.americaoutloud.com/the-hard-truth/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OuthouseLounge Follow Chris on Twitter at @ChrisCordani1 Our website; outhouselounge.com

At times, many of us enjoy partaking in classic television from the earliest days to the turn of the century. It is, however, quite obvious many of the classic programs - had their premises been pitched today - would either never have been greenlit of would have been severely watered down to meet today's rather bland and easily-offended tastes. Television programming is an in-your-face example of the overall devolution of pop culture, filled with executives wither terrified of offending basement-dwelling angry social media posters with an attention-seeking haircut, fake glasses lots of cats and/or a basket of hot pockets piled up nest to their computers as well as people who seem to think they are on some sort of social "mission" in favor of quality. This probably will not change; we will most likely see a continued downward spiral led by the American entertainment industry.For this episode, We at the Outhouse Lounge have assembled a crack team of stellar Pop Culture commentators who remember when comedies were funny, dramas were intriguing, characters were compelling and cop shows featured more guts (and action) without worries over checking boxes and melting snowflakes.Joining host Chris Cordani in the Outhouse Lounge: Overlord Dicktor Van Doomcock: Supervillian and Pop Culture Commentator @OverlordDVD LTC Tony Shaffer: President, Project Sentinel,Famed Whistleblower and Commentator Susan Olsen: Actress, Former Radio Talk Host and CommentatorThank you for joining us. Please subscribe to our channel and find our Lounge Friends here:Watch Doomcock on: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeCJB88u93eq91U0rlJsW-A Watch Thought to Action and The Hard Truth with Tony Shaffer https://www.youtube.com/@ProjectSentinel1Susan Olsen's on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/susan.olsen.52459 Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OuthouseLounge Follow Chris on Twitter at @ChrisCordani1 Our website; outhouselounge.com

Digeridoo Player and Creator Pitz Quattrone joins Chris Cordani in The Outhouse Lounge Pitz has been an entertainer, musician, sportscaster and an all-around renaissance man throughout his career. One day, during a very rough period in his life, he discovered his fascination for the ancient Aboriginal instrument, the digeridoo. From then on, he learned to play, learned to make them and took his new-found talents around the world, where he plays and entertains. He also teaches the digeridoo throughout his travels. There is quite a bit that goes into playing the digeridoo and Pitz shows us how. Pitz also tells us about his other performance personas Enjoy the conversation in the Outhouse Lounge, where we relax and talk about s**t.podcasts #podcast #music #diggeridoo #culture #entertainment #musicalinstrument #musicalinstruments #unusual Check out Pitz's website: https://pitzquattrone.com/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OuthouseLounge Follow Chris on Twitter at @ChrisCordani1 Our website; outhouselounge.com

Larry Hankin, has over 150 movies and television shows to his credit. Perhaps you know him as "Mr. Heckles" from Friends, "Charley Butts" from Escape From Alcatraz, "Kokolovitch" from Armed and Dangerous, "Kramer" from the Seinfeld pilot-within-a-show "Jerry" or any of his other many roles. Larry Hankin talks about his life and career in his new book, That Guy: A Cautionary Tale." Larry stops into the Outhouse Lounge to talk with host Chris Cordani about:His early life in show biz as a stand-up comedianHow he escaped a life-threatening situation involving a former room mateA controversy involving The Lovin' Spoonful and the Local AuthoritiesSome of his iconic charactersWhy a large amount of footage of his Kokolovitch character from Armed and Dangerous was censored from the movie.How Hankin approaches auditions (perhaps a good way to approach any job interview)His book A series of videos and stories written by Hankin about a character he created and developed over the years The inspiration for Mr. Heckles#podcast #LarryHankin #friends #mrheckles #acting #interview #actor #characteractor #book Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OuthouseLounge Follow Chris on Twitter at @ChrisCordani1 Our website; outhouselounge.com

He was a professional wrestler, a preacher and a nighttime real-life superhero: Rev. Chris Whaley joins Chris Cordani in the Outhouse Lounge In the ring, Whaley was known as "The Masked Saint," also the title of his book and a movie based on his story -- trained by The Undertaker -- before receiving the calling to become a gentleman minister. The crime in his church's town was pretty high and the good reverend felt he needed to do something about it, so he became something of a Holy Avenger, a Modern-Day Paladin, to clean up the streets in the manner needed.Chris tells his story during our conversation, which would be the focus of his book, The Masked Saint, and the movie of the same name. We also talk a bit about wrestling, super heroes, defending others and the making of the movie.Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OuthouseLounge Follow Chris on Twitter at @ChrisCordani1Our website; outhouselounge.com

While there were a few journalists who were able to speak with Bernie Madoff while the financial shyster was in prison, one man - radio host Jim Campbell - was privy to more personal information including the convicted financial felon's private journals while going in-depth with Madoff during several phone conversations. Jim Campbell - who wrote a book about Madoff, his personal writings and their telephone discussions -- joins Chris Cordani in The Outhouse Lounge.Jim, whose book was turned into a Netfilx series, talks with Chris about: How Madoff was able to get his victims to entrust him - even with results which were too good to be trueHow Madoff evaded the SEC several timesMadoff's transition from the man who built NASDAQ into a powerhouse to a legit financial guru to a Ponzi scheme engineer.Highlights from Madoff's personal journalsWhat ever Mets fan figured about how damaging the Wilpons' Madoff-made loss really was to the team and its payrollFollow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OuthouseLoungeFollow Chris on Twitter at @ChrisCordani1Our website; outhouselounge.com

On a special edition of The Outhouse Lounge, comic actor and voiceover legend Eddie Deezen talks with host Chris Cordani. While Deezen tells us stories from throughout his career, Eddie also let's us know how he is doing after a couple of years off the proverbial grid.Eddie also talks about: Who was the best comic talent Eddie ever worked with?How he developed some of his most interesting characters. His Morgan Fairchild story from the set of Mob BossThe similarities between Menlo Schwartzer (Surf II) and Mandark (Dexter's Laboratory) he Beatles - Eddie is a big Beatles guyEddie's favorite The Twilight Zone episodes The time he met Jerry LewisSome of Hollywood's "Good Guys"The birth of The Mandark LaughRelax and Enjoy while Eddie and I talk about s**t in The Outhouse LoungeFollow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OuthouseLoungeFollow Chris on Twitter at @ChrisCordani1Our website; outhouselounge.com

Marilyn Monroe's death was ruled a suicide, but many close to her say she was murdered. She knew quite a lot about very powerful people and was said to have been ready to blow the whistle on many of them shortly before her untimely death. Joining this in The Outhouse Lounge this week is biographer and NY Times Best Selling Author Jay Margolis, whose new book, "My Maril," with a very close friend of the movie icon, Terry Karger, brings to light a Marilyn Monroe nobody knew when she was away from the cameras and glitz of Hollywood.Neither Jay nor Terry believe the star killed herself; we discuss the circumstances surrounding Monroe's death, how she was killed, by who and how Robert F. Kennedy was involved in the conspiracy. We also delve into how Robert F. Kennedy really died with Jay Margolis, author of several books about them including "My Maril" and two upcoming pieces on #RFK. Margolis explains how Sirhan Sirhan's weapon never hit the potential Presidential candidate and who may have been the real perpetrator of the assassination. #book #murder #MarilynMonroe #RFK #assassination #narrative Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OuthouseLoungeFollow Chris on Twitter at @ChrisCordani1 Our website; outhouselounge.com

It has often been called the "Cousin Oliver Syndrome" -- television shows about families where producers and writers felt the overwhelming need to add another little kid to the family after the original youngest became, well, too old. While I kind of liked Cousin Oliver, he wasn't the first: remember the neighbor kid on the Partridge Family? Dodie on My Three Sons (and, technically, Ernie)? Soon, the practice became insufferable and the go-to strategy for lazy sit-come writers. We saw new little kids on Dif'rent Strokes, What's Happening, The Cosby Show as well as Married, With Children and new babies on Growing Pains, The Family Ties and even Modern Family. It didn't stop with sitcoms, cartoons did it too: Were you all not annoyed by Scrappy Doo? With me to rant about all of this are the good guys from Retro 80s podcast Dancing With Ourselves. Join us for the fun, tell us what you think - what did we miss?Find them wherever you get your podcastsAlso, please subscribe to our channel. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OuthouseLounge Follow Chris on Twitter at @ChrisCordani1Our website; outhouselounge.com

Jennie Matthias joins Chris on this edition of The Outhouse Lounge.The former Belle Stars frontwoman discusses her newest solo music, how many songs about important topics can remain relevant for decades - as does/will her hit "Peeping Tom," how Jennie was inspired her to give back to others through charity efforts she created and her very important work as the first-ever Ambassador for the PRS Members Fund.Please subscribe to our YouTube Channel to keep up to date with what's happening on The Outhouse Lounge Enjoy Jennie's YouTube Channel: @redtreasure1 Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OuthouseLoungeFollow Chris on Twitter at @ChrisCordani1 Our website; outhouselounge.com