Hurricane Helene upended life as we know it in WNC.  This was recorded about a week afterwards.

PayPal:    info@mothergroveavl.org  Venmo@mothergrove--goddesstemple

9-22-24 Wyrd Mountain Gals The Stupid Stuff   Episode Airs Sunday 9-22-24    7pm  EST

Alicia is ready for the country to settle down.  She & Byron have a calmer than usual conversation hitting on alot of their normal topics--real estate, politics ("what is wrong with this country?"), being a kid, death, old memories, the veil, and the like.  You can tell Samhain is already having an effect on them...

Thanks to all who listen, comment and share our wyrd little podcast among those who can handle it.

***No trigger warning***  (hard to believe)

Buncombe County Public Library System:  https://www.buncombecounty.org/governing/depts/library/default.aspx

Hypnic jerks — also called sleep starts — are sudden, involuntary muscle contractions you may experience as you are falling asleep. Hypnic is short for hypnagogic, a word that describes the transition between wakefulness to sleep, which is when these jerks occur.

Revelation 3:20 (King James Version)  Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

Quote:   "We're going backwards to the stupid stuff" ~BB

#WyrdMountainGals #ItsAJokePeople #MayoWars2024 #ByronBallard #DigitalWitchery #polyphasicsleep

It's Not Standard Original Episode Aired Sunday, 1-8-23    7pm EST Recap:  Sunday 7-21-24      7pm EST

The gals are feisty, oh so feisty.  We find out that Byron doesn't care much about....barbeque AND Chili (gasp).  Byron talks about her upcoming trip to Scotland and we learn that her upcoming festival calendar is even busier than last year.  

Byron's favorites:  Onions, garlic, peppers, cabbage all sauteed together with alot of black pepper ground up in it

Firm tofu toss with peanut butter and then toss in steamed broccoli.  sometimes i chop up onion in that too.

Get a brie.  Put a dollop of some kind of jam with it & put it in the oven till it gets soft.  

Nabor's Drive In - https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g48984-d1820906-Reviews-NA_BERS_Drive_In-Bryson_City_North_Carolina.html

Barbecue Inn in Asheville Shuts Doors for Last Time After 50 Years - https://bbqjew.com/2011/07/10/barbecue-inn-in-asheville-shuts/

Road Trip Coffee - https://holyspiritmonasterygifts.com/monks-mountain-coffee-ground/

The Great Retirement - https://blog.adeccousa.com/2022-hiring-trend-great-retirement/

Asheville water problems: What happened and the numbers involved - https://wlos.com/news/local/asheville-water-problems-what-happened-and-the-numbers-involved

Teledoc - https://www.teladoc.com/start/?utm_medium=sem&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=sem_google_th_enr_us_fm_web-mobile_brand_bob_gen_ecpc_event3&utm_content=search_tdh_gen_brand-generic_text_na_na_na_na_liv-hp&utm_term=teledoc_e_12009158636_115657028803_kwd-48904327307&pk_source=google&pk_medium=sem&pk_campaign=sem_google_th_enr_us_fm_web-mobile_brand_bob_gen_ecpc_event3&gclid=CjwKCAiAqt-dBhBcEiwATw-ggJRge7ETIpA-4SJayGiV31p8XiUnueRbsG10AjIWY2rTJloTWElkPxoCg-MQAvD_BwE

Quote:  Critical thinking will save your life.  Use your own brain ~ A

Everything you wanted to know about WWE weapons - https://www.sportskeeda.com/wwe/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-wwe-weapons/7

Chief Wahoo McDaniel - https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Wrestling/ChiefWahooMcDaniel

Coates Produce - https://coatesproduce.com/CornmealsGritsSoups_c_15.html

Chicken in a Biskit - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_a_Biskit

Hickory Farms - https://www.hickoryfarms.com/search?q=charcuterie&lang=default

Euromarket of Asheville - https://www.facebook.com/EuromarketofAsheville/about/?ref=page_internal

The Swiss Colony - https://www.swisscolony.com/

Gypsy Queen - https://gypsyqueencuisine.com/ or  https://www.facebook.com/pages/Gypsy%20Queen%20Cuisine/466490740411873/

The Madness - https://www.themadnessavl.com/

Asheville is "Foodtopia" - https://www.exploreasheville.com/foodtopia/

Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest - https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/nfsnc/recarea/?recid=48920

Random Street Views - https://randomstreetview.com/

#WyrdMountainGals  #ByronBallard #Appalachia #Asheville #DigitalWitchery

The Shadow - Naked and Carrying a Rifle  Episode Airs Sunday 10-30-22    7pm EST

This week finds the gals in a lighthearted mood (for once!), and the talk moves at a good pace.   Alicia declares her appreciation for a "dark turn of mind".   Byron is writing a journal again.  They talk about running naked, bet you'd never guess which gal admitted to streaking...

We hope you enjoy this episode.  Thanks for listening & thanks for sharing!

*WARNING  Crude subject matter spoken about

*NOTE  Gomez wants to know...how do you W Y R D?

Quote:  I'm telling all the stories, but I ain't naming no names ~BB

Steve Buscemi - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000114/

Miracle Workers - ps://www.imdb.com/title/tt7529770/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_3

YouTubeTV - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube_TV

Tombstone - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tombstone_(film)

Val Kilmer - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Val_Kilmer

The Beastmaster - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beastmaster

Lenticular Clouds - https://www.weather.gov/abq/features_acsl

Old Time Radio Sound Effects Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jbNpGQnTQI

After the Rapture Pet Care - https://aftertherapturepetcare.com/

Hatfield–McCoy feud - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatfield%E2%80%93McCoy_feud

Raëlian beliefs and practices - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra%C3%ABlian_beliefs_and_practices

Asheville Topless Rally - https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2019/08/21/asheville-topless-rally-returns-downtown/2063518001/

A Feast With the Dead: How to Hold a Pagan Dumb Supper for Samhain - https://www.learnreligions.com/feast-with-the-dead-2562707

2001: A Space Odyssey (film) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001:_A_Space_Odyssey_(film)

Lunar Samhain and Solar Samhain - https://www.celticdruidtemple.com/lunar-and-solar-samhain.html

Mills River Brewing - https://www.facebook.com/millsriverbrewingco

The Shadow - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shadow

#WyrdMountainGals #ByronBallard #Samhain #TraditionsAreImportant

Thoughts on Death & Dying Part 2 Sunday, 10-23-22 7pm EST

The gals have a long, rambling conversation & yes (of course) the subject of death comes up.  They share stories & opinions on a range of topics & memories - sleep, food, music, & the like.   It seems like they are just glad to have the time to sit & talk.  

This episode is longer than usual (1.10 hours!), so grab a cup of whatever you drink & join us :-)

**TRIGGER WARNING** explicit references to death throughout the episode. 

Quote:  "I am very good at napping.  I need to do more of it..." ~ BB

Howard Hanger to retire after 30 years - https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2019/07/29/asheville-jubilee-community-founder-howard-hanger-retires/1693503001/

Madonna - Material Girl (Official Video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6p-lDYPR2P8

Food around the corner - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGwA7zmbryY

Make Me a Pallet on Your Floor - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scyljjlCQRs

11 Reasons Why Nobody Does Death Like the South - https://www.southernliving.com/culture/southern-funeral-tradition

The Southern Tradition of Funeral Processions - https://funerallaw.typepad.com/blog/2014/03/the-southern-tradition-of-funeral-processions.html

Reading of the Names - 2022 https://www.facebook.com/byron.ballard.37/videos/1190871611464459/

#WyrdMountainGals #ByronBallard #Samhain #Death #DigitalWitchery

Thoughts on Death & Dying - Part 1 Episode Airs Sunday 10-16-22  7pm EST

It's another porch visit...well, sort of.  The gals are both on porches, and they're both pretty laid back.  There's a little chitchat about Shakespere & Savings Bonds & the like, then they move on to the subject of Death.  This episode is shorter than usual, & the plan is to talk some more about it on the next episode.   We hope you enjoy it & also the vintage ghost stories from the past.

**TRIGGER WARNING**Frank discussion on death.  

#WyrdMountainGals #ByronBallard #DigitalWitchery #Shakespere #SavingsBonds #Dolly #death

A sad little nerd that nobody liked too much.  He looks like he got picked on ~ BB on EA Poe

Byron Is Getting In The Mood... Episode Airs Sunday 10-09-22   7pm EST

Quote:  I'm looking for no tricks....only treats!: BB

Byron & Alicia are chatting away on the porch on a beautiful October afternoon.  Talk turns to milk trucks & milk you had to shake.  They decide fat free half n half is ethically & morally wrong. Then the butterwagon shows up & right off the bat Alicia wonders if she's getting ready to die... Their minds have moved over to seasonal things & they talk about it for a bit...you know, death & the like.  The porch is bright & comfy as the talk flows.  

We hope you enjoy this episode. :-)  It's a little over an hour because it was so dang pretty outside they didn't want to stop!

Jolene by Dolly Parton - https://youtu.be/L0eeSoU35wM

Loretta Lynn - You Ain't Woman Enough to Take My Man - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_wwP8UZR1o

Glen Campbell -  Glen Campbell's last song - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7T5tSymfvys

Slim Whitman - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slim_Whitman

Alan Jackson - Alan Jackson Postpones Shows Due To Health Issues Related To Chronic Neurological Condition - https://www.southernliving.com/news/alan-jackson-postpones-concerts-pittsburgh-atlantic-city

Garth Brooks - https://www.facebook.com/GarthBrooks/

They're Coming to Take me Away by by Napoleon XIV - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Fn36l_z3WY

Rings* by Cymarron, 1971 Vinyl 45RPM - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59q-8_N4hL4

*This version of the song was not mentioned in the podcast & doesn't have the same name or band performing it, but it does have the same lyrics.  

Ring Ring Telephone Ring - Billy Mata and the Texas Tradition - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfFHbqq639M

Three Tmes A Lady - The Commodores - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qTPVS1uiQ0

If I Die Young - The Band Perry - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NJqUN9TClM

I Don`t Like Mondays - Boomtown Rats (Lyrics) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6I9qVsXnSQ

About "I Don't Like Mondays" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Don%27t_Like_Mondays

Elton John - Ballad of Danny Bailey (Yellow Brick Road) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2y3EMjrjIqk

5 Monster Waves Caught On Camera - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nydwk87iEuM

Are these the largest Waves ever surfed? | Nazare 2020: The Beast Awakens - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJc4Ir78KdE Florida Warns Alligators, Snakes and Bears Will Emerge During Hurricane Ian - https://www.newsweek.com/florida-warns-alligators-snakes-bears-hurricane-ian-1747090

Are you being overrun by acorns this year? It could be what is called a "mast" year. - https://www.wcnc.com/article/weather/acorns-bumper-crop/275-a905df04-b6e1-42e0-b159-6032ddc554c8

Encountering a rare ghost bird - https://fb.watch/g1lzyvpJNC/

Invasive, Non-Native Exotic Species List - North Carolina - https://ncwildflower.org/invasive-exotic-species-list/

828 Pizza - https://828pizzeria.com/

Misophonia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misophonia

Watching You - Rodney Atkins - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myJZZeV-2Y8

WNCW - https://www.wncw.org/

Mama Gina - The Empress Down Rattlesnake Road - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylblYyxrKu8

Trigger Warnings - multiple references to death, pet death, also dangerous situations (giant waves, etc) 

#WyrdMountainGals #ByronBallard #DigitalWitchery

Episode Airs Sunday 10-2-22   7pm EST Scammers, Spammers, And The Sound a Groundhog Makes

Alicia is highly offended & pissed off.  Byron on the other hand, well...she's highly offended & pissed off too.. There's a quick rant, then they move on. Subjects include:  

Tim Blake Nelson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Blake_Nelson

Paul Hardcastle ("19" extenden version) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZCPrnmI4d4

Murray Head - One Night In Bangkok "From CHESS" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgc_LRjlbTU

Chess (musical) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_(musical)

Crocs - https://www.crocs.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-crocs_us-Site/default/Search-Show?q=boots

Ivory Soap Comes Clean On Floating - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ivory-soap-comes-clean-on-floating/

Earth Shoes - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_shoe#:~:text=The%20Earth%20Shoe%20(also%20known,and%20shoe%20designer%20Anna%20Kals%C3%B8.

HIPAA - Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_Insurance_Portability_and_Accountability_Act

Searching Effectively Boolean Operators - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eV2s0Yc8RCc

Spending time outside lowers blood pressure - Business Insider - https://www.businessinsider.com/why-spending-more-time-outside-is-healthy-2017-7#spending-time-outside-lowers-blood-pressure-7

Lynx conversation - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1701510810060887/permalink/3285053281706624/

What does a fox mating call sound like? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blvBBdvCgN8

Groundhog Sounds  - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DgbBUU_8cI

Quote - I've gotta have me a bendy sole

We hope you enjoy this episode & THANK YOU for the shares, comments, & conversation!

#WyrdMountainGals #ByronBallard #Noprivacy #DigitalWitchery

It Doesn't Look Like Soft Porn to Grandma Episode Airs Sunday, 9-25-22   7pm EST The gals recorded this episode on the porch on the day of the fall equinox, & you can hear the satisfaction in their voices now that the summer heat is mostly gone.  Byron sounds positively mellow & laid back.  (Wait a minute...what? Does she have a fever?)   The conversation flows easily, touching on many topics--> old pets, newspaper clippings, food, storing recipes, weather signs, & that tine 2 gals stole something from the porch. 

We hope you enjoy this episode! Thank you SO MUCH for sharing :-) 

Quote:  It's more fun to think that you've got Satanists in the neighborhood - BB

The Betty Crocker Recipe Card Library - https://www.thekitchn.com/retro-find-the-1971-betty-croc-149673

Brandied Fruit - https://www.food.com/recipe/friendship-brandy-fruit-starter-203832

Master Nut Cracker - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTgvgqFfEvA

Satanist - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satanism

'Storm of the Century' blasted Western North Carolina - https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2018/03/12/25-years-ago-storm-century-blasted-wnc/416449002/

What is Food Insecurity? - https://hungerandhealth.feedingamerica.org/understand-food-insecurity/

Pecan Spinwheels - https://www.truegether.com/listing.html?id=USER.94383c52-d1a8-4d0a-9968-04125f0d9ee9&gclid=Cj0KCQjw1bqZBhDXARIsANTjCPLfqI8XwqAxNXIAQIuKHjHKK05S7SGxGdDHhZ0woaB1PzgcLngymHEaAtAfEALw_wcB

#WyrdMoubntainGals #ByronBallard #ProtectiveMagic #WeatherSigns #DigitalWitchery

It Ain't Gonna Hurt You... Episode Airs Sunday 9-18-22   7pm EST

The gals set off on a vocal jaunt that takes them all the way from bugs in food to violence on tv, Asheville freak shows. bigfoot & more.  They both behaved (What?) for this episode, there was nothing too graphic, unless you think bugs in food is too much. 

We hope you enjoy!

Bugs, rodent hair and poop: How much is legally allowed in the food you eat every day? - https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/04/health/insect-rodent-filth-in-food-wellness#:~:text=A%20new%20'report%20card'%20on,more%20fragments%20of%20rodent%20dung.

Impression Advertising - https://www.iheartadbuilder.com/blog/what-impression#:~:text=In%20radio%2C%20an%20impression%20simply,one%20impression%20equals%20one%20listen).

Children’s health widely affected by TV, computers, video games - https://www.healio.com/news/endocrinology/20120325/children-s-health-widely-affected-by-tv-computers-video-games

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. 2006;160. - https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=Archives+of+Pediatrics+and+Adolescent+Medicine.+2006%3B160.&hl=en&as_sdt=0&as_vis=1&oi=scholart

Game of Thrones - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Game_of_Thrones_(disambiguation)

50 Shades of Grey -  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifty_Shades_of_Grey

Little Irvy the Frozen Whale - https://www.weirduniverse.net/blog/comments/little_irvy_the_frozen_whale

Quote: You can see anything by the side of the road - Byron 

Sub Station II - https://www.substationii.com/about-us/

Asheville Bigfoot story - https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2017/08/07/man-videos-purported-bigfoot-henderson-county/31230361/

The Psychology Behind Why We Love (or Hate) Horror - https://hbr.org/2021/10/the-psychology-behind-why-we-love-or-hate-horror#:~:text=One%20reason%20we%20consume%20horror,form%20of%20excitement%20or%20joy)

Tilt a Whirl - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilt-A-Whirl

The Himalaya - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfZai6shI6w

Food Glorious Food - Oliver! - Food, Glorious Food - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEQDllvuy1I

#WyrdMountainGals #ByronBallard #50Shades #GameOfThrones #DigitalWitchery

Wyrd Mountain Gals Fantastic Peaches, Marvelous Tomatoes, & Crow Funerals Episode Airs Sunday 9-11-22    7pm EST

The "fragile blossom of Southern womanhood" aka Byron, has been twisting her behind & twerking to Earth Wind & Fire.  Alicia finds a photo for her obituary. Discussion topics include,  pillowcase embroidery, finding community on the porch, & how humans will be judged in 20000 years.  Byron knitted throughout the recording (she's getting ready for Yule).  They talk about their next roadtrip & the first Wyrdling live chat coming this Tuesday.  We find out that Alicia & the Manions are finally getting their band back together after 10+ years for a one night only trip to funland.   We were pretty chatty, so we sure hope you enjoy this longer than usual episode.  Grab something to drink & listen along!  

We greatly appreciate your interactions with us, comments, suggestions, shares, & the excellent casserole recipes!

Quotea: "We lived a more decorative life then" - Byron Ballard "I feel like I'm doing it again...for the first time" - Alicia

Gary Puckett & The Union Gap - Young Girl - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJFVPxBpezk

Earth, Wind & Fire - September - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs069dndIYk

George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic - https://georgeclinton.com/

Atomic Dog - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuyS9M8T03A

David Simchock Photography - https://www.facebook.com/david.simchock.photography

Lucille - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucille_(guitar)

Gaia's Wisdom Bookstore (Oak Ridge, TN) - https://www.facebook.com/GaiasWisdomOakRidge

Waze - https://www.waze.com/

Carole King - JazzMan - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szcD2pAjd_8

Chicago - Saturday in the Park - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLiMy4NaSKc

Three Dog Night - Joy To The World - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVcpKjXYa5c

Linda Ronstadt - When Will I Be Loved - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iBgTqz_-vY

The Who - Squeeze Box - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4n02PD18cFs

Bill Withers - Use Me - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuYDKzky4z0

Blondie - Heart Of Glass - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGU_4-5RaxU

Mother's Finest - Baby Love - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aC7_LAklaHo

Supremes - Baby Love - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAWSiWtUK2s

How To Store Onions Using Pantyhose - https://brooklynfarmgirl.com/how-to-store-onions-using-pantyhose/

Dr. Blosser's Medical Cigarettes - https://1000oaksbarrel.com/signs-4-the-times/specialty-signs/4-collectors/dr.-blossers-medical-cigarettes/

The Beatles - Blackbird - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Man4Xw8Xypo

Caw vs. Croak: Inside the Calls of Crows and Ravens - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZ5iippq3rA

What Happens During a Crow Funeral? - https://www.joincake.com/blog/crow-funeral/#:~:text=As%20it%20turns%20out%2C%20humans,dangerous%20places%20and%20avoid%20them.

You've Heard of a Murder of Crows. How About a Crow Funeral? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixYVFZnNl6s

#WyrdMountainGals #ByronBallard #Appalachia #Crows

La Dolce Vita - The Wyrd Mountain Gals Show Episode Airs Sunday 9-4-22   7pm EST

The gals get together & discuss their "1st annual WMG roadtrip" & the wonderful/tacky things for sale there. They both noticed that the vibe changed when they reached the Reservation.  They discuss traffic tickets, pie recipes, cruising Patton Avenue, "chiefin", the state of local music since covid, & their upcoming schedules.  Byron has decided to live "la dolce vita" & shares 3 pieces of good news.  We hope you enjoy this episode.  

note-Alicia finally got a good tomatoe (actually several of them)

Patton Ave Cruising - https://ashvegas.com/what-happened-to-the-patton-avenue-cruisers/

Tomorrow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PzL8aL6jtI

Micky Dolenz sues FBI for files on the band, its members - https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2022/08/31/monkees-micky-dolenz-lawsuit-fbi-files/7948301001/

#WyrdMountainGals #ByronBallard #Roadtripping #GhostTownInTheSky #Cherokee #DigitalWitchery

Wyrd Mountain Gals - 

Where Is Freddie Mercury When You Need Him?   Episode Airs Sunday, 08-28-22    7pm EST

Alicia has a problem with AI art. She thins we're at a dangerous place to be.  They talk a bit about virtual reality, good ways to die, and the like.  You know, the usual stuff you talk about when you're sitting on the porch. We get Byron's cobbler recipe and advice for peeling peaches before it's over and.....SQUIRREL!

*TRIGGER WARNING - We tend to talk alot about death, and this episode is no exception.  

Quote - Is it on TicTok?

Bursitis - https://www.webmd.com/pain-management/arthritis-bursitis

Three Stooges Hello Hello Hello - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeEoYz6kfDw

The Fly - https://www.imdb.com/video/vi2809267993/?ref_=tt_vi_i_1

Shock Theater - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shock_Theater

From Hell It Came - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050414/

The Fly (1986) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091064/

Dracula (1931) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021814/

The Blob - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-heIT3L9Qg

Summary - The Twilight Zone - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-gzDDswt7k

H. P. Lovecraft - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._P._Lovecraft

Stephen King - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_King

Pet Sematary by Stephen King - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pet_Sematary

The Dark Tower (series) by Stephen King - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Tower_(series)

DALL-E - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DALL-E

Scene: Blue Pill or Red Pill - The Matrix (2/9) Movie CLIP (1999) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE7PKRjrid4

Wall.E - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0910970/

American Bandstand - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Bandstand

Soul Train Line Dance to Jungle Boogie (1973) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lODBVM802H8

They're Coming to Take me Away - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Fn36l_z3WY

H.R. Pufnstuf - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063907/

Star Trek - Today is a Good Day to Die - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQDGK0EDTqc

Little Big Man - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065988/

Winter's Bone - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1399683/

Soncatcher - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songcatcher

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation | Squirrel Scene - https://www.google.com/search?q=national+lampoon+squirrel&rlz=1C1CHBD_enUS985US985&oq=national+lampoon+squirrel&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i512j0i22i30l7j0i390.5464j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

55 Profitable Companies That Avoided All Federal Income Taxes in 2020 - https://itep.org/55-profitable-corporations-zero-corporate-tax/

ITEP - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institute_on_Taxation_and_Economic_Policy

Redheads and anesthesia: Analyzing the differences in pain perception - https://www.rdhmag.com/patient-care/article/14223142/redheads-and-anesthesia-analyzing-the-differences-in-pain-perception

Fact or fiction: Do redheads feel more pain? - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/fact-or-fiction-do-redheads-feel-more-pain

The Abandoned History of Ghost Town In The Sky | Expedition Extinct - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3J3qskaiYY

Nabors Drive-in - https://restaurantguru.com/Nabers-Drive-In-Bryson-City

#WyrdMountainGals #ByronBallard #FreddieMercury #RoadTrip #FreddieMercury

071424 Wyrd Mountain Gals Byron's Dilemma Sunday July 14 2024   7pm

The gals have a last chat before Byron's trip out of the country and Alicia asks all manner of questions about it. What train are you riding?  What's your favorite pub? Why is the sky blue?  The conversation moves fast, with hardly any bitching about politics...

The Scottie:  https://www.thescottie.co.uk/

Uncle Roger:  https://www.mrnigelng.com/

Drew Lynch:  https://drewlynch.com/

#WyrdMountainGals #ByronBallard #TravelMercies #DigitalWitchery

Wyrd Mountain Gals Farmer on the Road Episode airs Sunday 8-21-22  7pm EST

It's All Media, Marketing, or Manipulation....

Byron is back in Cakalaky and her "brain is just fried".  Could it be the half bushel of corn, the drunken strawberry jam, or the elderberry tincture causing it? They discuss the virtues of truck camping. Alicia is declared the "Queen of Memes" by the Farmer on the Road.. We hope you enjoy this short episode!

TRUCK CAMPING 101: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW - https://shetravels.co/truck-camping/

Byron calls out a local real estate firm for promoting houses built on the side of a mountain.   

Nesting Doll Realty - https://www.nestingdollsrealty.com/

River Arts District - https://www.riverartsdistrict.com/

Wrong Way River Lodge & Cabins https://www.facebook.com/wrongwaycampground

9-11-2001 Alicia trying to figure out what was going on... https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1507850930882&type=3

*Elvis and Politics … The King Kept His Thoughts to Himself - http://www.elvis-history-blog.com/elvis-politics.html *Couldn't find the original interview we were talking about during the podcast

*WyrdMountainGals *ByronBallard #DigitalWitchery

From Darkness to Light Episode Airs 8-14-22  7pm EST

The gals have got alot on their minds this week.  They decide to "talk it out" on the recording & invite you to go down the rabbit hole with them.  Things start out a little dark, but lighten up considderably by the end.  We get a few tidbits about Byron's latest roadtrip, talk of mushrooms & full moons & the like weave in and out of this episode.  We hope you enjoy it!

Quote: "like a pizza pie on a string...in a tornado"

"Come on in boys, the water is fine"..... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBjWHBHlvAs

The story of the first Women’s Rights Convention held in Seneca Falls, NY on July 19-20,1848 - https://www.nps.gov/wori/index.htm

Fred Rogers: Look for the Helpers - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LGHtc_D328

Supermoon: a phenomenon when the moon is full within 24 hours of being at its closest point to the Earth in its orbit

Indigo Mushrooms (Lactarius indigo) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lactarius_indigo

Ribald - 1: marked by coarseness or lewdness : CRUDE, OFFENSIVE ribald language ribald humor 2: characterized by or using coarse, indecent humor a ribald memoir/song

#WyrdMountainGals #ByronBallard #WyrdGals #DigitalWitchery

The Cootie Catcher is a Divination Tool Episode Airs Sunday 8-7-22   7pm EST

There's no telling where the gals are or how they got there.  A lighthearted (in spite of the sometimes dark subjects) chat weaving in and out of times past and times present.  Opinions were expressed, hope it doesn't chap your buttocks!

Trigger warning - best move on if you are the sensitive type.  Why not try a lighter episode?  Here's a link:  https://wyrdmountaingals.podbean.com/e/leftovvers-are-the-best/

How to make a Cootie Catcher or Paper Fortune Teller, Step by Step - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHT3N-pXVTY

The origin of "Red Rover" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Rover

The origin of "Ring Around the Rosie" - https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2014/07/ring-around-the-rosie-metafolklore-rhyme-and-reason/

The origin of "Rock a Bye Baby" - https://historydaily.org/rock-a-bye-baby-the-origin-stories/7

The Home and the Family in Historical Perspective - TAMARA K. HAREVEN - Published By: The Johns Hopkins University Press

Veterans have been camping out on the Capitol steps after GOP blocks burn pit bill - https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/veterans-started-camping-capitol-steps-gop-blocks-burn-pit-bill-rcna40981

Biden speaks via FaceTime with, sends pizza to veterans protesting for burn pit bill - https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/3581197-biden-speaks-via-facetime-with-sends-pizza-to-veterans-protesting-for-burn-pit-bill/

Zelmaa Forbes - Sweet Taters and Tubers - https://www.facebook.com/zelma.forbes

Misty Scaggs - East Kentucky Mutual Aid - https://m.facebook.com/groups/2557126217948530/permalink/2840420249619124/

Age of Aquarius - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_Aquarius

#WyrdMountainGals #ByronBallard #CootieCatchers #Appalachian #DigitalWitchery

Part 2 - We Create Our Own Monsters Episode Airs Sunday 7-31-22   7pm EST

A continuation of last week's conversation finds the gals musing on a variety of topics from prescription drug side effects to Vintage roadsigns.  Alicia asks lots of questions about Byron's last trip and they both agree that it's HOT outside.  Listed below are this week's links.  We hope you enjoy!

Ropinirole - https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a698013.html Zofran - https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a601209.html WNC Farmers Market - https://www.facebook.com/WncFarmersMarket/ Coates Produce - https://coatesproduce.com/ Abandoned Store Left in 1963 | Everything is Still Inside | Time Capsule | - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xi3eeSZFfCw Mexicali Corn - https://healthyschoolrecipes.com/recipes/mexicali-corn-usda/ Packed 135 year old Abandoned House in North Carolina w/ Tons of Old Cars - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JVRNjF0GF8&t=700s Incredible Packed 149 year old Derelict House in North Carolina - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZYy6pRr_0o Hanging With Pedro At The World Famous South of the Border, SC - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-q6TkRgFyY World Famous South of the Border - https://www.sobpedro.com/ See Rock City - https://www.seerockcity.com/ Harrison Mayes Religious Sign in Andrews, NC - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEtHBK_qWLE Another vintage roadsign - https://www.flickr.com/photos/woodmania/201934408 Cristus Gardens - https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/14410 Taken from life: The unsettling art of death photography - https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-36389581

#WyrdMountainGals #ByronBallard #ropinirole #zofran #SeeRockCity #DigitalWitchery

We Create Our Own Monsters - Part 1 Epiode Airs July 24, 2022  7pm EST

A short but lively conversation ensues.  Byron is back, CatDog is acting out & injures Alicia...but it's not all the cat's fault... Byron tells a few talse from recent travels & they both gripe (a little) about issues of the day.  We hope you enjoy the podcast :-)

Quote:  "Charcoal briquettes all the way"

My Cat Hates You - www.mycathatesyou.com

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Wyrd Mountain Gals Where Did All The Ramps Go? Part 2 Airs Sunday 7-17-22  7pm EST Where Did All The Ramps Go?

The heat is getting to Byron.  Her doc was astounded by her cholesterol (in a good way!) at her annual wellness appointment.  Alicia gets mad about the state of foraging in Appalachia.  Byron joins her declaring "I'm done with the (crow!) cultural strip mining!

Quote - "Anytine anybody thinks they're safe, that's exactly the time the universe decides to challenge them with something"  ~Byron Ballard

Quote - "We're all gonna reap what they've sown"

Deaf cast challenges musical theater norms in production of ‘The Music Man’: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/deaf-actor-challenges-musical-theater-norms-by-starring-in-the-music-man

‘The Producers’ ends its Broadway run https://www.today.com/popculture/producers-ends-its-broadway-run-wbna18263208

Wallace Shawn - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallace_Shawn1995 Play was- Death Defying Acts: Central Park West  Variety Arts Theatre, Off-Broadway  featuring Wallace Shawn, Linda Lavin and others

"A lawyer with a fully developed talent for obfuscation is suddenly put into the position of defending his most important client (himself). The charge: burying a hypothetical lawn mower. An angry hooker, who describes herself as a "para-professional," pours out her heart to the suicide counselor, a man new on the job, answering the telephone at a Manhattan hot-line center. Meanwhile, over on Central Park West, two civilized, upwardly mobile couples straighten out their Byzantine extramarital relationships, not through cool analysis but with a snub-nosed gun.

"Deliciously overwrought basket cases all." NY Times review 1995

Denton Farm Park - https://dentonfarmpark.com

Rent Dolly's Tour Bus here - https://www.dollywood.com/resort/accommodations/dolly-tour-bus-experience/

Jaws - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073195/

The Responder - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11899030/..

Martin Freeman - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0293509/?ref_=tt_cl_t_1

Stranger Things - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4574334/

CERN's Large Hadron Collider fires up for third time to unlock more secrets of the universe - https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/05/europe/cern-hadron-collider-third-run-scn/index.html

#AppalachianGoodbye #WyrdMountainGals #ByronBallard #StayWyrdYall #foragers

Wyrd Mountain Gals Where Did All The Ramps Go? Part 1 Airs Sunday 7-10-22  7pm EST Part 2 Airs Sunday 7-17-22  7pm EST Where Did All The Ramps Go?

The heat is getting to Byron.  Her doc was astounded by her cholesterol (in a good way!) at her annual wellness appointment.  Alicia gets mad about the state of foraging in Appalachia.  Byron joins her declaring "I'm done with the (crow!) cultural strip mining!

Quote - "Anytine anybody thinks they're safe, that's exactly the time the universe decides to challenge them with something"  ~Byron Ballard

Quote - "We're all gonna reap what they've sown"

Deaf cast challenges musical theater norms in production of ‘The Music Man’: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/deaf-actor-challenges-musical-theater-norms-by-starring-in-the-music-man

‘The Producers’ ends its Broadway run https://www.today.com/popculture/producers-ends-its-broadway-run-wbna18263208

Wallace Shawn - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallace_Shawn1995 Play was- Death Defying Acts: Central Park West  Variety Arts Theatre, Off-Broadway  featuring Wallace Shawn, Linda Lavin and others

"A lawyer with a fully developed talent for obfuscation is suddenly put into the position of defending his most important client (himself). The charge: burying a hypothetical lawn mower. An angry hooker, who describes herself as a "para-professional," pours out her heart to the suicide counselor, a man new on the job, answering the telephone at a Manhattan hot-line center. Meanwhile, over on Central Park West, two civilized, upwardly mobile couples straighten out their Byzantine extramarital relationships, not through cool analysis but with a snub-nosed gun.

"Deliciously overwrought basket cases all." NY Times review 1995

Denton Farm Park - https://dentonfarmpark.com

Rent Dolly's Tour Bus here - https://www.dollywood.com/resort/accommodations/dolly-tour-bus-experience/

Jaws - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073195/

The Responder - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11899030/..

Martin Freeman - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0293509/?ref_=tt_cl_t_1

Stranger Things - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4574334/

CERN's Large Hadron Collider fires up for third time to unlock more secrets of the universe - https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/05/europe/cern-hadron-collider-third-run-scn/index.html

#WyrdMountainGals #AppalachianGoodbye #ByronBallard #StayWyrdYall

The Redneck Spectrum Episode Airs Sunday July 3, 2022  7pm EST

Byron is back home from Wisteria, and the gals proceed to have a lively chat about all the things.  All the things.  Alicia is challenged to define the word "redneck" & Byron comes up with a brillian new idea.  The question is, will it work on Facebook?  

*Note-the gals kept this episode upbeat.  We all need a little time off from the world, even if it's just for a few minutes.

Appalachian Beer Spa and Massage Lounge https://appalachianvinospa.com/

Qupte:  "Sometimes it would be easier to not be who I am" Another Quote:  "Petunias are the classic flower for the outdoor toilet"

Appalachian Beer Spa & Massage Lounge https://appalachianvinospa.com/

Disc Assessment  https://www.123test.com/disc-personality-test/

Elton John - Ballad of Danny Bailey (Yellow Brick Road https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2y3EMjrjIqk

The Starwood Festival 2022 - https://www.starwoodfestival.com/

Here's a link to an article by vice.com attempting to define 'What It Means to Be a 'Redneck' or a 'Hillbilly' https://www.vice.com/en/article/9bgen5/what-it-means-to-be-a-redneck-or-a-hillbilly-ang

Here's a link to a google search for "what it means to be a redneck".  It's interesting to note the many definitions, each of them slightly different https://www.google.com/search?q=what+it+means+to+be+a+redneck&rlz=1C1CHBD_enUS985US985&oq=what+it+means+to+be+a+redneck&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i10i22i30i455j0i15i22i30j0i390l3j69i60.10787j1j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

#WyrdMountainGals #WyrdMountain #ByronBallard #RedneckSpectrum @Wisteria2022 #WisteriaFestival2022 #DigitalWitchery

Episode Airs Sunday 6-26-22  7pm EST Times We Were Made For

Byron's tent finally gave way after 3 storms pounded it down - what now? The gals chat about vintage music and the like...until the conversation takes a turn to what's really on their mind & in their hearts.  

TRIGGER WARNING NOTE:  Please move on to a lighter episode if you need/want to keep things upbeat for yourself.  To paraphrase the Yardman..."this is NOT the show for you".  

Here's a link to a lighter episode:  Leftovers (are the best) - In the search box on the taskbar, type control panel, and then choose it from the list of results

Quote:  "Sometimes I have to learn something 3 or 4 times"

Appalachian Summer Solstice 2022:  https://www.wisteria.org/summer-solstice/

Chicken in a Biskit & Easy Cheese (Snack Edition) - https://youtu.be/xoXqMsbuxME

Summer Solstice at Wisteria

Far Away Eyes (Remastered) - The Rolling Stones:  https://youtu.be/1n-2vgbk6w4

If I Die Young-The Band Perry-LYRICS - https://youtu.be/Aw8W6hYGZ0E

I will Always Love You by Dolly Parton play along with scrolling guitar chords - https://youtu.be/g3o1ygn5u-c

Elvie Shane - My Boy (Official Audio) - https://youtu.be/OFmzWysiEgM

The Tower Time Documents, Uncut  by Byron Ballard:  https://www.myvillagewitch.com/the-tower-time-documents-uncut/

#WyrdMountainGals #Witchery #ByronBallard #TowerTime #NoRoeNoPeace

Wyrd Mountain Gals - Biblical Weather and Byron's New Shoes... Episode Airs Sunday 6-19*-22  7pm EST

The gals wax loquacious in this unhurried episode, telling tales of being on the road & being involved in local music projects.  Along the way they mention food, drink, & a few songs.  We hope you enjoy!

Manifold Destiny - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manifold_Destiny_(cookbook)

Electric lunchbox- https://bellema.us/shop/catalogue/electric-lunch-box-for-car-and-home-work-office-12v-24v110v-55w-portable-food-warmer-heater-lunch-box-for-men-adults-with-food-grade-stainless-steel-container-15l-1-fork-1-spoon-blue_112/

House Falls Into River - https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/17/us/yellowstone-river-house-flooding/index.html

House collapses INTO THE OCEAN on Outer Banks in Rodanthe, NC - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhz35U0bvow

More about the song:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami_2017_(Seen_the_Lights_Go_Out_on_Broadway)

135 year old Abandoned House in North Carolina - https://youtu.be/_JVRNjF0GF8

The Language and Life Project - https://languageandlife.org/ or talkingnc.com

Wisteria - https://www.wisteria.org/summer-solstice/

Billy Joel - Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway) (Official Audio) https://youtu.be/coYwBvysy3Q

Chicago 17 (full album) https://youtu.be/98bB3GWUTA8

Angel From Montgomery - Bonnie Raitt version https://youtu.be/toJ3ZYWRh24

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Wyrd Mountain Gals Show "The Longest Day And The Longest Conversation To Go With It"  Part 2 Episode Airs Sunday 7-7-24   7PM

In this episode (2nd of 2 parts) The gals talk about how they miss the discounts Biltmore House used to give to local residents.  They talked about their old jobs there & we hear a few stories about their time working at the historic mansion and it's grounds.  Then they move on to food, but not just any food......wild, old-time food.

*TRIGGER Warning      There's surely something in the podcast to offend, traumatize, or just piss you off.

Quick-Release Multi Cherry Pitter - https://www.oxo.com/quick-release-multi-cherry-pitter.html

Dr. Lawrence Afrin:   https://drtaniadempsey.com/lawrence-afrin/

Willie Nelson Health Concerns:  https://parade.com/news/fans-concerned-willie-nelsons-health-update-concert-cancellation-jun-2024

Petrichor is the term coined by Australian scientists in 1964 to describe the unique, earthy smell associated with rain. It is caused by the water from the rain, along with certain compounds like ozone, geosmin, and plant oils. and in soil.

CAROL BURNETT - A Woman of Character ~ PBS - American Masters:  https://youtu.be/MLbtZ3d9w6o?si=4HiqiRMzWHx83xUk

Asheville Gets High on Mushroom Tourism:  https://www.theassemblync.com/culture/food/asheville-mushroom-tourism/

Stonehenge covered in powder paint by Just Stop Oil:  https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cw44mdee0zzo

#WyrdMountainGals #ByronBallard #SummerSolstice2024 #MCAS #Digital Witchery #itshot!

Episode Airs Sunday 6-12-22  7pm EST "An Army of Byron Ballards"

"When you don't know what to do, you stick to the plan you already made" "half the superstitions we grew up with are crap, and the other half are absolutely accurate, and it's up to you to figure out which one is which"

Byron is going to become an "enemy snuggler".  It's not as cuddly as it sounds.  We don't recommend you listen to this raw episode if you need soft & peaceful right now.  Lots of triggers & raw emotions here....

*Trigger warning - violence & death

Dunblane massacre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunblane_massacre

Funeralizing: Death Practices of Appalachia https://www.nolangroupmedia.com/beattyville_enterprise/funeralizing-death-practices-of-appalachia-by-rebecca-d-elswick/article_6f2472a4-a89e-11e9-89db-5f3c7fabf074.html

Why Are the Mirrors Covered in a House of Mourning? https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/2969340/jewish/Why-Are-the-Mirrors-Covered-in-a-House-of-Mourning.htm

fet·ish* 1.   a form of sexual desire in which gratification is linked to an abnormal degree to a particular object, item of clothing, part of the body, etc. 2.   an inanimate object worshiped for its supposed magical powers or because it is considered to be inhabited by a spirit. *dictionary.com

In the Mountains: The Scots-Irish heritage in Appalachia https://www.lmc.edu/about/news-center/articles/2022/in-the-mountains-the-scots-irish-heritage-in-appalachia.htm

Maternal line DNA test: https://www.familytreedna.com/products/mt-dna?utm_agid=137947201428&creative=558964079505&device=t&placement=&intent=&gclid=Cj0KCQjw-pCVBhCFARIsAGMxhAcFwNHUwJz3wlSNUD3CvAVXOECNiTv59uHlZN2-68RkIqXGMIYicawaAhMBEALw_wcB

Another Maternal line DNA test: https://www.crigenetics.com/index-jun10-var?utm_term=cri%20genetics&utm_campaign=Search_Brand_All&utm_source=google&utm_medium=search&hsa_acc=7650603239&hsa_cam=1496074733&hsa_grp=59397436924&hsa_ad=543067289209&hsa_src=g&hsa_tgt=aud-643403498858:kwd-367894226116&hsa_kw=cri%20genetics&hsa_mt=e&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_ver=3&gclid=Cj0KCQjw-pCVBhCFARIsAGMxhAcDSv2uv_e_Frtj5WY-oyq5ryoSzjE2H5B3SqLiQaoe34QIOmLqVW4aAvp2EALw_wcB

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What Is Normal When You're Wyrd? Episode Airs Sunday, 6-5-22  7pm EST

Byron is travelling again.  She called from PUF & the gals settle in for a good long talk (49 mins).  They talk camping while growing older, comfort products, & Byron's life on the road again.  Alicia wants the inside scoop on Pagan festivals & the questions fly.  Somber words of the Uvalde massacre weave in & out of the conversation.  

We hope you enjoy this episode!  

Quote-"people think it's like Burning Man with a private list"

Pagan Unity Festival https://paganunityfestival.org/

RAINBOW FAMILY 'COMES HOME' TO PLACE WHERE TIME STANDS STILL  (1987) https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1987-07-04-8702260310-story.html

Midsummer Celebration at Our Haven http://midsummer.ourhaven.info/2018/vendors.php

1987 - 500 Members of the Rainbow Family Gather in Western North Carolina https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGFeMqKl1jc

Appalachian Summer Solstice 2022 https://www.wisteria.org/summer-solstice/

Starwood 2022 https://www.starwoodfestival.com/

#WyrdMountainGals #ByronBallard #DigitalWitchery #FestivalLife

We hope you enjoy this recap from a year ago!

Blame It On The Moon Episode Airs Sunday May 29 2022 @ 7pm EST

The gals are glad they don't have to get up at "ass o-clock" in the morning to get the woodstove ready for cooking breakfast.  Talk is back & forth-playground antics, bears & their smell, blue clay in Wedgewood, local hurricanes, and more.  They decided to blame most everything on the moon....

Article About Cherokee Clay & The English https://cherokeeimages.com/wp/%E1%8F%A3%E1%8E%B3%E1%8E%A9-%E1%8E%A6%E1%8F%93%E1%8F%86%E1%8E%B5-%E1%8E%A0%E1%8E%B4-%E1%8E%A9%E1%8E%B5%E1%8F%8F-cherokee-clay-english/

Question:  what do you call the person who tunes a piano?  The gals don't know...

REO Speedwagon - You Can Tune A Piano But You Can't Tune A Fish https://youtu.be/nEidbkibsiE

Katy Melua - Blame It On The Moon https://youtu.be/zkbwNAGh9J8

Samantha Fish - Blame It On The Moon https://youtu.be/mJdtwCyN37M

#WyrdMountainGals #WyrdMtnGals #TheMoon! #Podcast #ByronBallard

Bits and Pieces - We Are The Loom Episode Airs Sunday, May 22    7pm EST

The gals have been wandering back to a different time, pointing out how the cultural norms of the day influenced their speech.  Many colloquialisms of area/time were used in this episode.  Both of them tell some family secrets.  We hope you enjoy this episode!

Quote:  We grew up with all that cussing!

Trigger Warning--Depression, cultural cussing appropriation, mental illness.

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The CatDog Chronicles Episode Airs Sunday, May 15  7pm EST

Spring has sprung.  The gals are off & running on this quick conversation that includes lots of references & a few stories.  We hope you enjoy!

Quote - It doesn't hurt you to have some discipline....

Little Richard - Keep A-Knockin' https://youtu.be/FJ6SstTS4YY

Arlo Guthrie - Alice's Restaurant https://youtu.be/m57gzA2JCcM

Angie Aparo - The American https://youtu.be/eGBPfCHwh_0

Pagan Unity Festival 2022 https://paganunityfestival.org/

Men in Black (1997) - Men In Black Headquarters Scene https://youtu.be/q3OTEdZkBaQ

Baz Luhrmann’s ELVIS - Official Trailer https://youtu.be/wBDLRvjHVOY

Mama Gina LaMotte https://www.mamaginamusic.com/

Brian G. Henke https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100043052874844

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Mellow Confessions Episode Airs Sunday, May 8  7pm EST

This conversation is a smooth mellow ride into a different a slower pace of life.  For just a few minutes, the gals have an old-fashioned conversation about "homely things".  

As they speak about bee equipment & the like, we learn a few things about them..

Alicia never goes to convenience stores & doesn't use the atm.  Byron is still balancing her checkbook the old-fashioned way & has never used her crockpot, even though she's had it for over 30 years..

There are stories and laughter--& very little complaining. We hope this episode leaves you smiling!

Quote: "I ain't putting nothing on the damn cloud"...

You Deserve a Break Today https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqRH8wEsaVQ

Brian G Henke - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100043052874844

Pssst...how many confessions can you count?  Let us know?  That's all we're saying.  ;-)

#WyrdMountainGals #NotAContestNoSirree #ByronBallard #DigitalWitchery

Guns, Politics, Southern Culture....and Minnie Pearl   Episode Airs Sunday, May 1st  7pm EST

Byron puts on her thinking cap.  She is scheming but she's not talking.....yet.  Both gals are just...mad about the growth of their hometown.  Their Appalachian upbringing starts showing when the conversation turns to guns & hunting.

NSFW!!!  Trigger Warning!! Don't listen if you get offended or traumatized or are just a sensitive wilting flower in general.  This episode has lots of plain talk & violence/guns are discussed.    You have no business here if witchy women speaking their minds might bother you.  You might want to take a pass or listen to a gentler episode--if you can find one.

NCDOR  North Carolina Department of Revenue - Taxpayer Bill of Rights https://www.ncdor.gov/taxes-forms/north-carolina-taxpayers-bill-rights

Brother Wolf Resale Store https://www.bwar.org/re-tail-store/

Free online learning sponsored by Goodwill Industries https://www.bwar.org/re-tail-store/

Jimmy Kimmel interviews Randy Rainbow https://youtu.be/Q9Tb0gu3rWw

Darren Knight aka Southern Momma https://comediandarrenknight.com/

Trae Crowder - The Liberal Redneck https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTHsQd-vRXK1bp4vpifl6yA

The Liberal Redneck - Singin' Plane Christians and Ilhan Omar https://youtu.be/fUU94eNRP_0

Liberal Redneck Manifesto https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Liberal-Redneck-Manifesto/Trae-Crowder/9781501160400

Little Maddy Gets cheap (really cheap) rent.. https://www.blueridgenow.com/story/news/politics/2020/12/08/cawthorn-choses-hendersonville-for-district-office-leases-space-in-historic-courthouse/43261845/

Irene Ryan aka "Granny" on The Beverly Hillbillies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irene_Ryan

Sarah Ophelia Colley Cannon aka Minnie Pearl https://www.google.com/search?q=minnie+pearl&rlz=1C1CHBD_enUS985US985&oq=minnie+pearl&aqs=chrome..69i57j46i131i433i512j46i512j0i20i263i512j0i512l6.6613j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

#WyrdMountainGals #ByronBallard #BeverlyHillbillies #MinniePearl #DigitalWitchery

Dogwood Winter is Here Episode Airs Sunday 4-24  7pm EST

Byron & Alicia talk about psychopomp & spiritwork & dried beans & all sorts of things.   It's dogwood winter in WNC-cold at night & cool in the daytime.  CatDog is on the porch.  Byron's garden is mostly planted.  Byron wants a fiberglass bear.  Byron also declares that Earth Day pisses her off every year.  

Quote:  "They're awful human beings--groundhogs" Quote:  "Everything feels raw"  

Asheville HempFest https://wlos.com/news/local/asheville-hemp-fest-permit-pending-ahead-of-four-day-festival-apd-asheville-police-department-april-20-through-23

Bearfootin in Hendersonville https://www.hendersonvillenc.gov/events/bearfootin-art-walk

Gillian Welch - Dark Turn of Mind https://youtu.be/57ms9XDjs64

The Hazy History of '420' https://www.history.com/news/the-hazy-history-of-420

#WyrdMountain #WyrdMountainGals #ByronBallard #DigitalWitchery

We hope you enjoy this replay of an  older episode with lots of stories.  

Stories from WNC. The gals entertain with stories of animals & kin, fast cars & campfires...

Recommended books: Bury Me Standing

Hillbilly Women: Struggle and Survival in Southern Appalachia by Skye Mooyd

 Tea--Earl Grey

Somebody Should Be Doing What They Should Be Doing Episode Airs Sunday, 4-10   7pm EST

**SO MANY TRIGGERS**  This one is pretty rough.  Just don't listen. Go on away if you are triggered by well...pretty much anything**

(As the Yardman would say...this is NOT the show for you!)

It's time for the Dieties to come out & do their job!  At least that's Byron's opinion is concerning Covid during this long-distance conversation.  She's angry (about lots of things) & it's showing.  In the midst of her rant, she comes up with a brilliant idea to fix it... Meanwhile, Alicia tries to distract her wtih mental images of Puton's physique.  Needless to say, Byron will not be distracted in her fury, as it feeds the creative juices flowing through her mind, & she soon comes up with yet another brilliant idea (this time for a book).  

Quote:  "I'm either gonna cook for you or I'm gonna kill you...& it's your choice as to what you get"

Cytokine Storm - https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMra2026131#:~:text=Cytokine%20storm%20and%20cytokine%20release,autoimmune%20conditions%2C%20and%20monogenic%20disorders.

Cytokine Storm as it Relates to Covid - https://www.webmd.com/lung/coronavirus#:~:text=Many%20COVID%2D19%20complications,and%20damage%20your%20organs.

No music or food was discussed.  Wow.

#WyrdMountainGals #ByronBallard #DigitalWitchery #dumbassery

Wyrd Mountain Gals Show "The Longest Day And The Longest Conversation To Go With It"  Part 1 Episode Airs Sunday 6-30-24   7PM

This episode (1st of 2 parts) finds Byron lamenting that her cucumbers are done.  Done.  Yep, D-O-N-E.   It's all because of the infernal heat that's been in the region lately, & they go on to discuss the impact of unusual weather patterns on human behavior, with Alicia comparing the current summer rush to her busy times in the hotel industry.   After that it's on to this thing, then that thing, then the other thing!  Over an hour and a half of content before they finally rein it in.  Here are some links from the 1st episode.  We hope you enjoy!

Willie Nelson Health Concerns:  https://parade.com/news/fans-concerned-willie-nelsons-health-update-concert-cancellation-jun-2024

Petrichor is the term coined by Australian scientists in 1964 to describe the unique, earthy smell associated with rain. It is caused by the water from the rain, along with certain compounds like ozone, geosmin, and plant oils. and in soil.

CAROL BURNETT - A Woman of Character ~ PBS - American Masters:  https://youtu.be/MLbtZ3d9w6o?si=4HiqiRMzWHx83xUk

Asheville Gets High on Mushroom Tourism:  https://www.theassemblync.com/culture/food/asheville-mushroom-tourism/

Stonehenge covered in powder paint by Just Stop Oil:  https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cw44mdee0zzo

#WyrdMountainGals #ByronBallard #SummerSolstice2024 #Digital Witchery #itshot!

CatDog the Weather Cat

Spring has sprung & the door is open at the cottage on Wyrd Mountain-you can hear the windchimes...

Byron & Alicia are in fine form & ready to gripe..  The gals lament builders & the "titty tatty" houses they're putting up all around Asheville.  Then Alicia goes off on "Elitist Witchery".  No food was mentioned...

"The proof of the pudding is in the eating"

"Don't let the unfriend button hit you where the good lord split you"

Emily Bell - https://earth-magick.com/artists/emily-bell-of-wild-appalachian-brooms/

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Episode Airs Sunday, 3-27-22 at 7pm EST Must Be Spring - Byron Is Singing Again 

Byron's been traveling...and singing.  During the conversation she creates a bluegrass song (about Catdog) on the fly... The conversation moves along at a good clip, covering a range of topics from vintage local Weathermen to helping each other out.  Alicia talks about her group of friends & watching them pass along help (in the form of money) to each other.  They reminisced about local & vintage fundraisers:  bake sales, spaghetti suppers, fish frys, ramps & catfish, boar meat barbeque, womanless weddings...etc.

Alicia is back on the Bio-toilet kick again...  

Bob Caldwell - http://flyfishmagazine.blogspot.com/2007/05/weather-man-quits-to-open-fly-fishing.html

When "Womanless Weddings" were Trendy - https://www.npr.org/sections/npr-history-dept/2015/06/16/413633022/when-womanless-weddings-were-trendy

Womanless Weddings - https://www.digitalnc.org/blog/womanless-weddings/

Unto These Hills:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unto_These_Hills

Unto These Hills - https://visitcherokeenc.com/play/attractions/unto-these-hills-outdoor-drama/

Montford Park Players - https://www.montfordparkplayers.org/

#WyrdMountainGals #ByronBallard

A Mountain of Clothes on the Dining Room Table Episode airs Sunday 3-20-22 @7pm EST

Byron bought a new camp chair. and it took DAYS for her to get packed up for this round of travel.  Alicia is back from her quick trip & is lamenting about how she's lost the art of packing.  THey are feeling kind of spunky & record the entire first part of the podcast while thay were simultaneously recording on Facebook Live, making for a strange kind of digital weaving in and out of coherent conversation.  Talk eventually gets around to the subject of food...

Recipe:  Chocolate Carrot Cake:  https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/chocolate-carrot-cake/ 

Ricky Nelson: Traveling Man - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0janfcZ8LUw

The Commodores: Easy Like Sunday Morning - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saaLW0jiiUE

#WyrdMountainGals #ByronBallard #FacebookLive #DigitalWitchery

Signing Everybody's Yearbook Episode Airs Sunday March 13  7pm EST

Byron is relaxed but ready to fight.... Guess it's a good thing she's getting ready to start traveling again. The gals had a quick conversation (quick for them anyway) 

Angie Aparo https://www.google.com/search?q=angie+aparo&rlz=1C1CHBD_enUS985US985&oq=angie&aqs=chrome.0.69i59j46i67i433j46i67i131i199i433i465j46i67i433j46i20i263i433i512j46i67i433j69i60l2.4527j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

Athens Music Scene https://www.redandblack.com/culture/will-athens-lose-its-groove-famed-music-scene-clings-to-identity-in-the-face-of/article_5401958e-1be1-11ec-af92-d7621cc02c3f.html

Doc Watson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doc_Watson

Tammy's in Love - Debbie Reynolds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ew-5rO8b67I

He's Got the Whole World In His Hands https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDBJNQiugnM

Request from the Gals--show us some of the good you do out there in the world

Advice:  Live big, love much, see you on the other side...

#WyrdMountainGals #Wyrd #ByronbBallard #DigitalWitchery

Listening to the Murder - Sleeping on the Porch Episode Airs Sunday 3-6-22 7pm EST

The gals are hanging out at the cottage & talking about all sorts of things.  They almost get out of hand a coupe of times, but stop just shy of saying something they might regret.  We hope you enjoy this episode...

Andrews Airport:  https://airnav.com/airport/KRHP

Spontaneous Human Combustion - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spontaneous_human_combustion

https://www.britannica.com/event/assassination-of-John-F-Kennedy/Conspiracy-theories

Stevie Nicks - https://www.etonline.com/stevie-nicks-history-with-witchcraft-rhiannon-to-ahs-apocalypse-110434 https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2022-03-02/russia-ukraine-invasion-vladimir-putin-stevie-nicks

Prayer to St Michael "Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil; May God rebuke him, we humbly pray; And do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan and all evil spirits who wander through the world for the ruin of souls. Amen."

Pysanka - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pysanka#:~:text=A%20pysanka%20(Ukrainian%3A%20%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BA%D0%B0%2C,written%20(inscribed)%20with%20beeswax.

https://destinations.com.ua/travel/authentic-ukraine/45-motanka-traditional-ukrainian-doll

https://www.google.com/search?q=scrapple&rlz=1C1CHBD_enUS985US985&oq=scrapple&aqs=chrome..69i57j46i433i512j0i20i263i512j0i512j46i512j0i457i512j0i512l4.4529j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

#WyrdMountainGals #PrayersforUkraine #ByronBallard

A recapped episode in which Byron declares that today's country music singers haven't suffered enough...

We hope you enjoy this look back to a time that seems so far away....but it was only 2 years ago. 

#Prepandemicallyinnocent

#WyrdMountainGals #HankWilliams #LostHighway #DigitalWitchery

You ARE the Altar - Part 2 Episode Airs Sunday Feb 20 @ 7pm EST

Alicia's in a pickle in one of her FB groups.  The gals talk about her situation & it leads to talk about what Appalachian folk magic really is.  Byron realizes dowsing can be done by using her hands.

Other topics include:  blood magic kids games that have historical beginnings do pendulums respond to personal physiology? 

Quote:  "Sometimes you need to stop reading & start practicing"

Question--have you ever done anything (as a kid) that would be considered totally inappropriate today?  

Another quote:  "We let the perfect be the enemy of the pretty good"

Chief Pontiac on the Hill https://wlos.com/news/local/goodbye-chief-pontiac-iconic-statue-removed-from-harrys-on-the-hill

828 Pizza https://www.828pizzeria.com/

#WyrdMountainGals #FolkMagic #ByronBallard #DigitalWitchery 

You ARE the Altar - Part 1

Wyrd Mountain Gals Episode Airs 02-13-22 7pm EST

The gals delve into some important subjects:  grounding, shielding, dreams, forming habits, etc.  Various stories are told...

Quote-"you look out, those bears will steal your damn car"

"It can take anywhere from 18 to 254 days for a person to form a new habit and an average of 66 days for a new behavior to become automatic.Oct 24, 2019" https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/set-boundaries

#WyrdMountainGals #ByronBallard #DigitalWitchery

Groundhogs Aren't Good Prognosticators 

Byron doesnt think groundhogs are good weather predicters.  Alicia's studying biphasic sleeping. They discuss going out (fully vaccinated & masked) & manage to string together everything but the subject they were going to talk about in this unhurried episodel

Voice to text https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speech_recognition

bi·pha·sic /bīˈfāzik/ Learn to pronounce having two phases. "the patient's biphasic recovery curve" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biphasic_and_polyphasic_sleep

Book Signs, Cures and Witchery - Gerald C. Milnes https://youtu.be/NwaUcSRsQPQ https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/1801582.Signs_Cures_and_Witchery

Gillian Welch & Dave Rawlings https://youtu.be/WR1BUVFToSE

Old Crow Medicine Show https://youtu.be/ug7IgB8MfWE

Doc Watson https://youtu.be/Z7iMBBmFlrs

Alicia's Tshirts:

c:DOS C:DOS/RUN RUN/DOS/RUN

Nobody Reads My Blog

I am your webmaster Submit

#WyrdMountainGals #ByronBallard #AppalachianPodcast #DigitalWitchery

The Wyrd Mountain Gal Show with Byron and Alicia Death, Disgust, & Blu Emu Episode Airs Sunday 1-30-22 7pm EST

When asked how she's doing, Byron replied "I'm just about getting by with prayer & wine'.  Did you know she will eat Velveeta before paying $500 lb for fine Stilton....although she does like a good Stilton...  They start out reminiscing about old Asheville, the black business district, the restaurants, & the music & meander through a few more topics before demonstrating the fabled  Appalachian Goodbye".  

***Trigger Warning-many gross subjects here, also, lots of death, adult subjects, porno, etc.  The usual madness for some, but if you're squeamish or catch the vapors easily you should not listen to any of it!  Seriously, you'd be much better off somewhere else.***

The Death Midwife - https://deathmidwife.org/classes-1-1

Free Planet Radio:  Chris Rosser, Eliot Wadopian (deceased) and River Guerguerian.. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdvR1-_hS0IdsWWlK6iYeuPRLAU3MpVze

The Who - My Generation https://youtu.be/qN5zw04WxCc Beatles - When I'm 64   https://youtu.be/OTgbWmaxu5s If I Only Had a Brain - Video and Lyrics - https://youtu.be/wg66kwRnOpw Chicago - Dialogue (Pt. I & Pt. II)   https://youtu.be/aJWXkdRO2Sc

"Do not tempt the Lord thy God"  https://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/6-16.htm

Swollen testicles reference - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicki_Minaj#COVID-19_vaccine_tweets

2 Girls 1 cup - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2_Girls_1_Cup

#WyrdMountainGals #LeaveWhileYouCan #ByronBallard #BlueEmu #DigitalWitchery

The Wyrd Mountain Gals Show "The Looooongest Hottest Funnest Solstice" Show Airs Sunday, 6-23-24    7pm est

Episode Length:  1:06    

Byron is in heaven on earth (so to speak).  She's at Wisteria-one of her favorite places.  Alicia is knee-deep in her own hoopla.  Their conversation covers multiple topics.

*****TRIGGER WARNING*****  Lots of talk of a dreadful future ruled by robotic ai overlords..  

If you are a "nervous" type of person, try this episode instead:   https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-kz84f-145123c

Eliza:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ELIZA

Wisteria:  https://www.wisteria.org/

United Plant Savers:  https://unitedplantsavers.org/

Root Cause Farm:  https://www.rootcausefarm.org/

Here's the AI summary of our conversation.  Oy....

Here's the AI Summary of our conversation.  What do you think?

Casual Chat Amidst Challenges

Alicia and Byron had a casual conversation while they were working on a task together. Byron shared that she was based in Southern Ohio and was instructing Alicia on how to move some items. They also discussed the challenging Wi-Fi connection due to their locations in valleys. Despite the tough situation, Byron managed to maintain a positive attitude, which Alicia couldn't help but notice.

Foraging Experiences and Environmental Concerns

Byron and Alicia talked about their experiences with foraging and the impact of human activities on the environment. Alicia shared her childhood memory of using a walking stick to prevent snakes and other animals from attacking her while foraging. They also discussed a recent news article about a couple who moved to the countryside to start a business foraging wild ingredients for cocktails. Alicia expressed her concern about the depletion of natural resources due to over-harvesting and urged people to be more responsible in utilizing these resources. Byron agreed with Alicia's perspective and proposed to discuss it further.

Discussing AI, Land Use, and Nature

Byron and Alicia discussed various topics including their recent travels, their experiences with AI in customer service, and the importance of responsible land use. Byron shared her belief in the healing power of nature and her admiration for the United Plant Savers' efforts in preserving land for future generations. They both highlighted the negative impacts of overpopulation and the importance of respecting the natural world. Alicia and Byron also discussed some of the challenges they've encountered with AI in customer service, with Alicia expressing frustration about having to navigate AI systems to reach desired services.

Future Technology and Society Debate

Alicia and Byron discussed their differing views on the future of technology and its impact on society. Alicia expressed her initial enthusiasm for AI and robotics but later voiced concerns over its potential over-reliance and the need for improved integration. She also highlighted the importance of self-sufficiency and producing for use rather than profit. Byron, on the other hand, expressed discomfort with the increasing industrialization and large-scale agriculture, favoring traditional, more sustainable methods. Both agreed on the potential negative impact of technology on children, privacy, and the distraction from important activities.

Summer Solstice Celebrations and Family Backgrounds

Alicia and Byron discussed their plans for the summer solstice, with both deciding to organize their own celebration. They talked about the importance of this day in their culture and how it was a good opportunity to appreciate nature. Alicia shared her plans to plant seeds and honor her loved ones, while Byron mentioned a group gathering with women. They also discussed their family backgrounds, with Alicia sharing her family's storytelling tradition and Byron talking about her Southern American roots. Both reflected on the impact of technology on their communication and language, and how they have adapted to it.

Managing Human Population and Innovative Solutions

Byron and Alicia discussed the challenges of managing the growing human population. Alicia proposed mass sterilization and the creation of bio-machines as potential solutions, but both acknowledged the moral and practical difficulties with these ideas. They agreed that finding a solution would require innovative thinking. Alicia also referenced her latest book and a character in it who was similar to a species from the Twilight series, highlighting the topic's sensitivity.

Alicia and Byron's Favorite Spots and Experiences

Alicia and Byron took a break from their usual discussion topics and shared their fondest locations, including Hickory Grove and Katrina's property by the river. They highlighted the personal and sacred significance of these spots for them. They also discussed their recent experiences, emphasizing the importance of being present and enjoying the company of loved ones. Lastly, Alicia introduced a new feature on YouTube and shared an observation about a video she watched that incorrectly classified Western North Carolina as Tennessee, reflecting the potential for learning through online resources.

Alicia and Byron's Tech Talk and Camping Stories

Alicia and Byron discussed their experiences with technology, specifically YouTube and Facebook. Alicia expressed her belief that YouTube is becoming more prominent and may eventually surpass other social media platforms. They also discussed the advantages of Google's platform over Facebook, such as its capability to handle various file types and translations. The conversation then shifted to food and camping, with Byron sharing her recent experience of working at a festival with an abundance of pizza. Alicia shared her excitement about an upcoming band show and her recent sighting of a black vulture.

Band Updates and Workplace Support

Alicia announced the addition of Steve Gomez and Natalie Selby to the band, with Gomez playing keyboards and percussion and Selby on drums. Alicia also shared plans for a "porch jam" event and a family-friendly show she will be hosting. The pair also discussed future collaborations, including with Judy R.

#WyrdMountainGals

#ByronBallard #Podcast #Appalachia #AI #Pagan #Solstice2024 #DigitalWitchery

Rewind - Mushrooms and Onion Sets - The Gross Episode Episode Airs Sunday, - 1-23-21 7pm EST - Byron & Alicia wax loquacious about the weather & the old way of forecasting by the signs.     They're gals in good form in this 1 hour episode. They've come up with a new term--"intuitive" podcasting, Byron discovers Clabber Girl baking soda & Alicia is gaga for the upcoming mushroom season.

They both want to know about the rudest/most insulting thing someone ever said to their listeners & start it off by sharing their own stories..

Did you know-->"It smells like early spring, which starts Feb 1st and it doesnt look like chicks and bunnies".

Trigger Warning-some gross things, a weird mention of squirrel genitalia & paddling in school is discussed.....but honestly....if you listen to us regularly you're probably used to it by now....   #WyrdMountainGals #MoreOnionSets #Spring2022 #Mushrooms2022 #Mugwort #Paddled #MushroomGirl #DigitalWitchery

It Happens to All of Us Episode Airs Sunday 1-16-22  7pm EST

The gals remark on the somber subject of grief & grieving.  

23rd psalm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psalm_23

DOLLY PARTON - AMAZING GRACE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4-MyGsLl9A

Tennessee Ernie Ford - Rock Of Ages (Live)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLGzgNtQHnc

Byron wants to find a group of keening women for her funeral Keening: The Irish Funeral Song  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIETK47YN0M

Alicia wants 2 songs played when she dies:  Elton John  Skyline Pigeon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRFGgr4XIos

Old Crow Medicine Show   We're All In This Together   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TXNSipWUiE

Hallowed Homecoming - https://www.facebook.com/events/prince-william-forest-park/2018-hallowed-homecoming-a-samhain-retreat/1641958825896751/

What is a Facebook Legacy account?  https://www.facebook.com/help/1568013990080948

Choose a Legacy Contact   https://www.facebook.com/help/991335594313139

#WyrdMountainGals #ByronBallard #Grief #Grieving #DigitalWitchery

This Isn't Really Funny - Why Are You  Laughing?

Episode Airs Sunday, 1-9-22  7pm EST

The gals start out fiesty & end up fiesty  in this episode, chatting about everything  from gambling to feral humans to  Jan. 6th.  It's all riled up chatter till  Catdog invades with a mellow vibe.   

Movie:  Winter's Bone -  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1399683/

Movie:  Gummo -  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gummo

NC Klan info:   https://www.ncpedia.org/ku-klux-klan

Eric Rudolph -  https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous- cases/eric-rudolph

Feral humans in the Smoky Mountains? https://www.thesmokies.com/feral-humans- smoky-mountains/

The Mysterious Lives of Appalachian  Hermits -  https://theoffingmag.com/enumerate/the- mysterious-lives-of-appalachian-hermits/

https://www.yelp.com/biz/enterprise-rent- a-car-hendersonville

What is a tip board?- https://columbiasalesinc.com/understanding -tip-boards/novelty-games-definitions- instructions/

Dish towel pyramid letter -  http://www.silcom.com/~barnowl/chain- letter/archive/xe1989- 07_dishtowel_s1n2q6.htm

Elvis in Asheville - BURNING LOVE: FORTY  YEARS AFTER ELVIS ROCKED ASHEVILLE, THE  CITY’S STILL ALL SHOOK UP ABOUT IT -  https://wncmagazine.com/burning-love

Abhor Rent - https://youtu.be/H_IxT2ei9gU

Trump boasted that the crowd for his  speech on Jan. 6 was so big it was a  'sacred number,' -  https://www.businessinsider.com/trump- claims-sacred-number-attended-jan-6-maga- speech-dc-2022-1

#WyrdMountainGals #ByronBallard #Elvis #Insurrection #January6 #DigitalWitchery