Cynthia Ross is a musician, writer, poet and spoken word performer. Better known as her stage name Cynthia B-Girl, she’s a punk rock pioneer and one of the earliest of proponents of the underground scene in Toronto, Canada. In 1977, Cynthia and B-Girls singer Lucasta met at post-concert afterparty, and soon after formed The B-Girls. Like several bands in those days, The B-Girls basically learned to play onstage. Soon they were traveling back and forth to New York City, for monthly shows atCBGB; They opened for Blondie, toured with The Clash and were huge in Japan. In this episode, Cynthia and hostess Pleasant Gehman discuss New York’s Lower East Side punk scene, women in punk, the B-Girls’ career, and Cynthia tells wild stores about Stiv Bators, Johnny Thunders, The Ramones and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Pompeo is a senior correspondent at Vanity Fair and an author. His first book “Blood And Ink: The Scandalous Jazz Age Double Murder That Hooked America on True Crime” was a New York Times Book Review Best True Crime pick of 2022. He’s also written for The New Yorker, New York Magazine, and many other publications. He's also a longtime super-fan and admirer of the early L.A. punk scene. In this episode, Joe and hostess Pleasant Gehman discuss the murder of Jane King, an aspiring actress who fell prey to The Hillside Stranglers. Because Jane was dating Rick Wilder of The Berlin Brats and Mau Maus, she frequented The Masque, Hollywood’s infamous underground punk club. Like the Black Dahlia, who became more famous after death than in life, Jane’s tragic death is also the subject of an article Joe wrote for the 30th Vanity Fair Hollywood Issue titled “Death And The Masque”. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Author Chuck Hawley is known the world over for advocating kindness, compassion, hope and love. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

El Vez, known for decades as “The Mexican Elvis” is a rockstar, cultural phenomenon and the alter ego of early West Coast punk rock icon Robert Lopez of The Zeros and later, Catholic Discipline. But that’s not even close where it stops. He’s not just a singer and songwriter, he wrote his own chapter in John Doe and Tom Desavia’s “Under The Big Black Sun”. He’s also an artistc workaholic with multiple projects going at once. He fronts The Little Richards, recently did a tribute show covering the songs of LA punk icons The Screamers, and is touring Spain with Los Straightjackets. In this episode, Robert and lifelong pal hostess Pleasant Gehman chat about the gloomy storytelling show he created, “The Unhappy Hour” featuring his dark humor and dirge-like renditions of 70’s pop hits. They get into their shared experiences during Elvis Week the early 1990s as well as in the 70’s LA punk scene, specifically the infamous night at The Orpheum Theater, where The Germs made their first appearance ever and the Zeros made their first Los Angeles appearance and wound up getting signed on the spot by Bomp! Records...plus much more. Website: www.elvez.net Instagram: @elvezofficial , @mr.rpbertlopez Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Penelope Houston is an iconic punk rock queen. As the fierce singer and songwriter for San Francisco’s legendary band The Avengers, she was among the first boundary-pushing wave of American women fronting punk bands. A year after forming, The Avengers made a splash opening for The Sex Pistols’ last show at Winterland Ballroom. Over the years, Penelope’s music took a softer turn as she helped originate the West Coast neo-folk movement, touring incessantly through Europe and winning several awards in the 1990’s. Forty five years after forming, The Avengers are back and still going strong. In this episode, Penelope and hostess Pleasant Gehman chat about the band’s recent European tour, the band’s early years, and the late 70’s California punk scene in both San Francisco and LA. Penelope also talks about her close connection with The Screamers; working with director Renee Daalder, what that infamous Sex Pistols show was really like, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Staci Layne Wilson is a bestselling author, award winning filmmaker and the hostess of the popular “Rock’n’Roll Nightmares” podcast. One of her books, “So LA: A Hollywood Memoir” features wild anecdotes about Led Zeppelin, Metallica, and several others. The ultimate California girl, she’s the daughter of a pinup model and Don Wilson, legendary guitarist and founding member of The Ventures. Staci wrote and directed the acclaimed documentary “The Ventures: Stars On Guitars” The film chronicles the group’s incredible history. In this episode, Staci and hostess Pleasant Gehman chat about everything from the horror films Staci’s directed, an odd Manson Family connection, the 1980’s Sunset Strip hair metal scene and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tarot and astrology expert Theresa Reed is the author of eight metaphysical books. Her latest, “Twist Your Fate: Manifest Success With Astrology And Tarot” is a terrific guide to getting what you want out of life the “witchy woo woo” way.  In this episode, hostess Pleasant Gehman and Theresa talk about everything from her new book to the best ways to deal with Mercury Retrograde, what your moon sign says about you, and the fascinating science of Astrocartography. They get into 1970’s and 80’s punk and seeing Bowie, Patti Smith, The Sex Pistols and The Plasmatics back in the day. Plus more stories involving psychedelic drugs, True Detective Magazine and Jason Momoa...but as separate entities, not one story. www.thetarotlady.com Twitter, Instagram & Facebook: @thetarotlady Patreon: www.patreon.com/thetarotlady Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The illustrious Mink Stole is a national treasure. Her incredible career has spanned over five decades, beginning in the late 1960’s when she and John Waters began their lifelong collaboration; she’s had roles in every one of his feature films. She’s also a singer and former advice column writer for The Baltimore City Paper. In this episode, Mink and hostess Pleasant Gehman dish about everything from the pre- “Pink Flamingos” days to her bohemian lifestyle in Baltimore, New York and Provincetown. They compare notes on their time served as cellmates in director Steve Balderson’s women in prison film “Stuck!” as well as her role as an art agent his latest work, “Alchemy Of The Spirit”, currently making the rounds of film festivals. Mink also spills the beans on her latest foray as a budding pianist, working with Peaches Christ, and a sweet but shocking paranormal experience. Website: www.minkstole.com Facebook: www.facebook.comminkstolefanpage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Multi-talented Charlie Paulson is a musician and actor. He’s the guitarist for the bands Goldfinger and Black President, and has appeared in a number of films and television shows. He’s also a writer, an avid animal activist and, in his own words, “a son of Los Angeles”. In this episode, Charlie and hostess Pleasant Gehman talk about his constant touring, psychedelics, and his appearances in a number of films as well as working with horror director Tobe Hooper. They also get into Charlie’s escapades as an underage kid in  the LA rock’n’roll and punk scene in the early to mid 1980s.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Patrick O’Neil is a prolific author and talented writer whose work has appeared in numerous publications: Juxtapoz, Salon, The Fix, Decibel and Razorcake. A former heroin addict who lead a bank-robbing ring, he cleaned up, started writing in jail and eventually got an MFA in creative writing. This lead to his memoirs “Gun, Needle, Spoon” and “Hold Up”. He’s also an infamous punk legend who spent the 1980’s working behind the scenes as a roadie and tour manager for several famous bands. His latest memoir is out now on Punk Hostage Press. “Anarchy At The Circle K: On The Road With The Dead Kennedys, TSOL, Flipper, Subhumans and...Heroin” has a title that’s self explanatory and the book’s a terrific read. In this episode, Patrick and hostess Pleasant Gehman compare notes on the early 1980’s California punk scene and swap insane cross-country touring stories. Patrick’s experienced everything getting kicked off the Lollapalooza tour and stranded at truck stops in Wyoming or lots at Dead Kennedys concerts to drug deals gone wrong and more. You’ll also hear a few tales from his bank robbing days before he was busted by the feds, got sober in prison and turned his life around. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The legendary Jackie Beat is a world famous drag queen, actor, singer, writer and comedic genius. Hilarious, sardonic and larger than life, she’s appeared in several films and television series, acting and as herself as well as accruing writing credits on comedy specials. You may remember her from the series “Fashion Police”. Pre-pandemic, she toured worldwide, and is currently picking up where she left off. In this episode, Jackie and hostess Pleasant Gehman dish about everything from stage makeup tips to pronoun usage, the 1980’s punk rock and drag crossover world, the Tranimal phenomenon, John Waters, Divine and RuPaul. Like almost every touring performer, Jackie’s had paranormal experiences in theaters, and they discuss that. However, unlike Jackie, not many people can recount the time they spent a harrowing night in an extremely haunted hotel with Dita Von Tease. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Multi faceted and uber-talented Abby Travis is a musician, singer, songwriter and actress, whose music career began in the 1986 as bassist for the SST band The Love Dolls and is still going strong. She’s played and sang with The Go-Go’s, Cher, The Eagles of Death Metal, The Bangles, Beck, Masters Of Reality, KMFDM, Elastica and many more. She’s released four solo albums, and is currently one half of the brutalist artcore duo Sumo Princess, with drummer Gene Trautman, who, like Abby has played with EODM, as well as Queens of The Stoneage and Mark Lanegan. Hostess Pleasant Gehman and Abby have been friends since the early 1980’s. In this episode, they discuss some of the many days and nights of debauchery they shared from the Hollywood punk scene in early 1980’s and onwards. Among other topics: anecdotes about Redd Kross, Russ Meyers and drag queen dive bars, insane stories from spending Elvis Week 1999 in Memphis with El Vez, The Mexican Elvis; drug-soaked nights on tour with The Butthole Surfers, and Abby’s performances with Spinal Tap... yes indeed, you read that correctly More from Pleasant Gehman www.pleasantgehman.com Instagram: @princessofhollywood www.facebook.com/pleasant.gehman www.twitter.com/PleasantGehman1 This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Coyote Shivers is a musician, songwriter and actor. As a rock’n’roll obsessed teenager in Canada, his career was launched when he co-produced the first single for the band Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet. The B-side, Having an Average Weekend, became the theme song for the television show “Kids In The Hall”. Soon he started working in studio for iconic producer Daniel Lanois. After moving to Manhattan in the 90’s, Coyote was cast as Berko in the cult classic Empire Records. The film ends with his song Sugar High, in a duet with Renee Zellweiger. In this episode, hostess Pleasant Gehman and Coyote talk about the shenanigans that went on behind the scenes of the set of Empire Records, stories of opening for Kiss, touring in the UK, and of course, the Ramones Ducks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Punk rock legend and rock’n’roll icon, Bruce Moreland had a huge hand in shaping early punk in Los Angeles as well as influencing international alternative music. A pioneer of punk and death rock -later known as goth- he was an integral part of Wall Of Voodoo, The Weirdos, The Skulls, Nervous Gender and Concrete Blonde during the 1970’s to 1990’s before forming his own band Ravens Moreland. In this episode, Bruce and hostess Pleasant Gehman, who’ve been pals since 1977, discuss the wild days of the ‘70’s punk, including The Masque, The Canterbury Arms, wild shows and stealing cars. Bruce also recalls a wild paranormal experience while on tour with The Weirdos, and gives listeners a taste of the new Ravens Moreland album. www.pleasantgehman.com Instagram: @princessofhollywood www.facebook.com/pleasant.gehman www.twitter.com/PleasantGehman1 This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Multi talented Adele Bertei burst into the public eye as one of the stars of the 1970’s No Wave scene, as organist for James Chance and The Contortions. Since then, her entire career has been extraordinary. She’s a musician, singer, film director/producer as well as a song writer and literary writer. Musically, she’s worked with everyone from Brian Eno, Culture Club and Deborah Harry to Thomas Dolby, Tears For Fears, Anubian Lights and several others. Adele and hostess Pleasant Gehman have known each other for over forty years. In this episode, they exchange anecdotes about Manhattan’s pre-gentrified Lower East Side, including CBGB, Max’s Kansas City, Studio 54, Johnny Thunders, Jerry Nolan, Sid Vicious and Heroin They discuss everything from drag queen culture tothe new music she’s recording, Berthold Brecht, and of course, witchcraft. More from Pleasant Gehman www.pleasantgehman.com Instagram: @princessofhollywood www.facebook.com/pleasant.gehman www.twitter.com/PleasantGehman1 This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff Drake is the singer and guitarist for The Joneses, which he co-founded with skateboard champion Steve Olson in 1981. Their glam punk sound- thrashy, trashy rock’n’roll that owed as much to The Ramones and New York Dolls as it did the Rolling Stones- made them the darlings of the early 1980’s LA underground music scene. They put out a single in 1982 and were featured on the compilation “Hell Comes To Your House Part Two” in 1983, which lead to national touring. Then everything came crashing down when Jeff robbed a bank to feed his  heroin habit. In this episode, hostess Pleasant Gehman and Jeff talk about wild parties and gigs in 1980’s Hollywood, being stranded in Amish Country while on tour and the lesbian drug lord couple who contributed to his downfall. They also chat about Jeff’s career resurrection. The label Projectile Platters is releasing the entire recorded Joneses’ repertoire as a three volume set. Concurrently, his memoir “Guilty: My Life As A Member Of The Joneses, Heroin Addict, Bank Robber And Federal Inmate” is forthcoming from Hozac Press. Jeff’s life- and this episode- is almost too wild to believe...but as the saying goes, “You can’t make this shit up”. www.pleasantgehman.com Instagram: @princessofhollywood www.facebook.com/pleasant.gehman www.twitter.com/PleasantGehman1 This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Multi-talented Liz Worth is a Canadian treasure. She’s an author, poet, ritual performance artist, former music journalist and a tarot expert. Her first book, “Treat Me Like Dirt: An Oral History Of Punk In Toronto And Beyond” brought alternative music into the attention of the mainstream and was called “trailblazing”. A well-known Tarot reader, she’s also instructor and author of two books: “The Power Of Tarot” and “Going Beyond The Little White Book: A Contemporary Guide To Tarot” In this episode, Liz and hostess Pleasant Gehman discuss their similar life trajectories, ‘70’s and ‘80’s punk, psychic phenomena, the oddest readings they’ve both done and Liz’s forthcoming vampire novel “His Name Is Matter”. Bonus: why “Disgusteen” by Teenage Head is one of the best rock’n’roll anthems you may never have heard.  Website www.lizworth.com Instagram: @lizworthtarot Twitter:@lizworthtarot Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guitarist extraordinaire Ace Von Johnson has played with so many bands it’s hard to keep count. Just some of them are glam-metal lords Faster Pussycat, the industrial Neon Coven and a plethora of punk combos including Unwritten Law, U.S. Bombs, Madcap, Cheap Sex and infamous New York hardcore icons Murphy’s Law. He’s been with LA Guns since 2018, and they’ve just released a new album called “Checkered Past” Aside from music, Ace is also a voice actor and canine advocate: he adores pit bulls. A Los Angeles native, he recently moved to Nashville, Tennessee. In this episode, Ace and hostess Pleasant Gehman talk about everything from old school ‘70’s punk to 80’s hair metal, plus the debauched shenanigans that went down when he toured with Faster Pussycat. They riff on low budget horror films, Ed Wood, Vampira, the unsettling ghost sightings Ace has had, and among other things, why The Damned’s Dave Vanian is the sexiest man on earth. More from Pleasant Gehman www.pleasantgehman.com Instagram: @princessofhollywood www.facebook.com/pleasant.gehman www.twitter.com/PleasantGehman1 This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chip Kinman is a punk rock icon whose astoundingly versatile career is still going strong nearly fifty years later. The Dils, formed with his late brother Tony made an impact in the first wave of 1970’s California punk bands before abruptly switching gears to pioneer cowpunk with Rank And File with Alejandro Escovedo... before moving on to the industrial drone of Blackbird. These bands were followed up by Cowboy Nation and more recently, the bluesy Ford Madox Ford. In this episode, Chip and longtime pal hostess Pleasant Gehman  swap anecdotes about the mid-to-late ‘70’s scene in LA and San Francisco, and share wild touring stories. Among many other things, Chip recounts a long-ago night of passion with a famous female musician and reveals his latest solo recording project. Twitter: @ChipKinman  Instagram @chipkinman More from Pleasant Gehman www.pleasantgehman.com Instagram: @princessofhollywood www.facebook.com/pleasant.gehman www.twitter.com/PleasantGehman1 This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rock’n’Roll Goddess Jane Wiedlin probably doesn’t need an introduction, but... here it is anyway. She’s a founding member of The Go-Go’s, a prolific songwriter and mistress of catchy pop tunes. Just some of her several hits include The Go-Go’s “Our Lips Are sealed” and her solo work: “Blue Kiss”, “Rush Hour” “Tangled” and “But For The Grace of God” by Keith urban, which went to number one. Among others, she’s collaborated with Sparks and more recently, Italian musician Pietro Straccia on Ellectrodomestico. She’s also actor and voiceover artist – you may have heard Jane on several cartoons and not realized it was her! In this episode, Jane and lifelong bestie hostess Pleasant Gehman chat about everything from the late 1970’s punk scene to the early 1980’s rockabilly craze to 1990’s and early 2000’s debauchery Los Angeles style. In addition, they spill the beans on the three feature films they’ve been in together, including the noir women-in-prison film “Stuck” and The Go-Go’s documentary. Also; Jane’s Hawaiian farm and her army of crazy pigmy barnyard animals, kooky touring stories and much more. More from Pleasant Gehman www.pleasantgehman.com Instagram: @princessofhollywood www.facebook.com/pleasant.gehman www.twitter.com/PleasantGehman1 This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Force of nature Arrow De Wilde is the singer of Starcrawler, who’ve caused a sensation practically from the moment they burst onto the scene. Her fierce stage presence and a smoky voice that somehow yearns and growls at the same time could fit into almost any genre from 70’s glam to classic rock and jaded , artsy post-punk. An LA native, Arrow is also an artist and model. In this episode, Arrow and hostess Pleasant Gehman talk about Starcrawler’s most insane road stories-including audience members who had to be rushed to the hospital and backstage ghost encounters and achieving altered states on stage. They get into what it was like working with Danny Trejo and David Hasselhoff on set for DC Comics “Dark Nights: Death Metal”, the gentrification of Los Angeles, and Starcrawler’s up coming tour. Instagram: @starcrawler Facebook: @arrowdewilde Twitter: @thestarcrawler More from Pleasant Gehman www.pleasantgehman.com Instagram: @princessofhollywood www.facebook.com/pleasant.gehman www.twitter.com/PleasantGehman1 This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Judika Illes is an author, tarot reader, aroma therapist and a metaphysical practitioner/instructor. She’s a prolific writer and her numerous books -covering everything from witchcraft and spells to myths, the paranormal, gods and goddesses, faries and genies- have made her a household name in the esoteric/occult community. In this episode, Judika and hostess Pleasant Gehman discuss everything from mummy embalming in ancient Egypt, past lives to Studio 54 and the early punk scene at CBGB. They also get into using music to enhance rituals, synchroncity and Judika’s brand new Harper Collins book “Daily Magic” More from Pleasant Gehman www.pleasantgehman.com Instagram: @princessofhollywood www.facebook.com/pleasant.gehman www.twitter.com/PleasantGehman1 This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amanda Diebert is multi-talented and her creativity knows no bounds. She’s an author, actor and hosts the podcast “Café At The End of The World. A New York Times Bestselling comic book writer, her credits are too numerous to mention. Same goes for television writing; she’s scripted shows for almost every network and streaming platform including “Masters of The Universe” and He Man” for Netflix. She’s also got a new graphic novel out, a noir lesbian detective story, “Work For A Million”. In this episode, Amanda and hostess Pleasant Gehman swap stories from the horror film they worked on together, discuss comics galore, Amanda’s Southern Pentecostal upbringing, poltergiests, Ouija boards and what happens when you suspect the remote rural cottage you’ve booked is actually a murder house. http://amandadeibert.com/ Twitter: @amandadiebert Instagram: @amandadiebert Hell Town Film trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81LXA05LSAg More from Pleasant Gehman www.pleasantgehman.com Instagram: @princessofhollywood www.facebook.com/pleasant.gehman www.twitter.com/PleasantGehman1 This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The extraordinary Melissa St. Hilaire, better known on the internet as American Witch 13 is a witch, psychic medium, Paranormal investigator, writer, cat rescuer and straight up lifelong rock’n’roll chick. She’s also the creator and director of “Secrets Of the Craft” a docuseries on witches which premiered on Dead Air Full Spectrum on Oct. 4, 2023. In this Episode, hostess Pleasant Gehman caught up with Melissa just in time for Samhain- or as non-witches call it, Halloween. In this episode they talk about their shared interests: all things weird and witchy, from astral projection to ghost hunts, from spellcasting and speaking with the dead. They also get into rock’n’roll in a big way. Melissa is absolutely wild about U2 and has even wilder stories about meeting and interacting with Bono and the band over the years. Instagram, Tiktok, X & Facebook: @americanwitch13 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rock’n’roll icon Javier Escovedo is perhaps best known for being the founding member of the legendary early West Coast punk combo The Zeros. A life-long musician hailing from Chula Vista, California, he formed the The Zeros in 1976. After playing three gigs total, by early 1977, they put out a record on Bomp, literally becoming a sensation with their shredding guitars and poppy stick-in-your-head anthems. In the 80’s he moved to Austin,TX and had success with The true Believers. Still super active musically, he’s put out two solo albums – “City Lights” and “Kicked Out of Eden” and has another on the way. In this episode, Javier and longtime friend, hostess Pleasant Gehman discuss the early days of late 70’s California punk, the Zeros’ totally wild first gigs, Javier’s encounters with the likes of Carlos Santana and Sly Stone-plus the up-coming Zeros film documentary “Beat Your Heart Out” and much more. Instagram: @javier_escovedo Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KiteCityDwellers More from Pleasant Gehman www.pleasantgehman.com Instagram: @princessofhollywood www.facebook.com/pleasant.gehman www.twitter.com/PleasantGehman1 This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Legendary punk rock goddess Alice Bag is a multi-talented trailblazing artist. Musician, singer/songwriter, author of two critically acclaimed books, educator and ferocious feminist. She’s also a rock’n’roll historian, creator/curator of the “Women In LA Punk Archives”, a platform with first person accounts of the lives of several female musician and scene makers in the 1970’s. She burst onto the scene fronting one of the first punk bands in Los Angeles, The Bags. She’s been in several other groundbreaking bands including Castration Squad, Cholita and Las Tres; The Alice Bag Band was featured in “The Decline Of Western Civilization. She continues to be super creative, prolific and active; The Bag’s third album, “Sister Dynamite” was released on vinyl by In The Red Records during the pandemic. Alice and hostess Pleasant Gehman share over forty years of history and friendship. In this episode, they chat about the late 70’s Hollywood punk underground, The Bags’ first gig at The Masque, the time The Bags paid a visit to a police station, and living at the infamous Canturbury Arms apartments. Alice tells stories about the early 80’s East LA Chicano punk scene and it’s notorious club The Vex; illegal/underground shows in LA, her impending relocation to Mexico City, LA punk vs NYC punk and much more. Website: www.alicebag.com Twitter; @AliceBag Instagram: @alice_bag Facebook: www.facebook.com/aliciavelasquez Alice’s Women In LA Punk Archives: https://alicebag.com/women-in-la-punk\ More from Pleasant Gehman www.pleasantgehman.com Instagram: @princessofhollywood www.facebook.com/pleasant.gehman www.twitter.com/PleasantGehman1 This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Multi-talented Howard Paar has been a primary rock’n’roll influencer for over four decades. His career in the music business evolved organically from his excellent taste in music. Starting out as an indie club promoter and deejay, he morphed into being a publicist before becoming an artist relations executive and award-winning music supervisor for film and television. He’s worked with some of the biggest names in the biz, including The Clash, INXS, The Go-Go’s, The English Beat, The Psychedelic Furs, Echo and The Bunnymen, Eric Burdon and Run DMC just to name a few. Born and raised in London, in the late 70’s on a whim, he took off for Los Angeles, where he created the iconic, boundary-pushing indie venue The On Klub, booking emerging artists who played ska, soul, paisley underground, rockabilly, punk and hip hop; many went on to become wildly famous. In this episode, hostess Pleasant Gehman and Howard swap anecdotes about those crazy times in London and LA featuring Lydia Lunch, The Specials, Los Lobos, The Untouchables and shopping for X-rated reggae bootlegs with Jeffrey Lee Pierce. Howard is also an author; they discuss his books, the novel “Once Upon A Time In LA” and his newly-published “Top Rankin’: A Punk/Ska Noir Novel” set in 1980’s Los Angeles. Website: www.howardpaar.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/howard.paar More from Pleasant Gehman www.pleasantgehman.com Instagram: @princessofhollywood www.facebook.com/pleasant.gehman www.twitter.com/PleasantGehman1 This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the mid-to late 1970’s, during the gray area when Los Angeles was still all about glam rock while embracing the nascent punk scene, a group of groupies became an all-girl band called Backstage Pass. Instantaneously, they took Hollywood by storm, got international press, made a splash wherever they went, stealing -and in some cases breaking-the hearts of musicians who’d go on to be household names...at least in rock’n’roll circles. In this episode, hostess Pleasant Gehman chats with her long time pals from Backstage Pass Genevieve Schor (aka Genny Body) Spock and Marina. The stories are uproarious tales of love, teenage lust, intercontinental trysts, debauchery on The Sunset Strip and LA’s first underground punk club The Masque. The Hot Girl Mayhem stars the likes of The Damned, Elvis Costello, The Screamers, Sex Pistols, Richie Blackmore, Doctor Feelgood, Nick Lowe...and way too many more to mention. More from Pleasant Gehman www.pleasantgehman.com Instagram: @princessofhollywood www.facebook.com/pleasant.gehman www.twitter.com/PleasantGehman1 This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guy Furrow, aka Miss Guy is a multi-talented rock’n’roll legend: singer for the acclaimed punk/glam band The Toilet Boys, deejay, music producer, songwriter photographer and makeup artist. Born in Southern California, he came of age and hit his creative stride in the New York City rock scene when it was still something to be wildly excited about. He became fast friends and collaborators with his mentors Deborah Harry and Boy George; his duets with both can be heard in this episode. The Toilet Boys toured North America, Europe and Asia with The Ramones, Motorhead, The Damned, Joan Jett, The Red Hot Chili Peppers and many more. As a deejay, he’s spun worldwide, everywhere from Manhattan clubs to high fashion shows and even art museums. Guy’s photography is beyond-especially since so many of his subjects are rock stars and glamorous drag queens. In this episode, Miss Guy and hostess Pleasant Gehman talk about New York City in the 90’s: wild times and the notorious club/party Squeeze Box; his wildest tour stories, spirit communication in dreams. They dish on Angela Bowie, Jayne County and iconic rock photographer Leee Black Childers...and about spooky hookups a la “The Blair Witch Project” in the middle of a forest. Instagram: @missguynyc Twitter: @TheRealMissGuy www.facebook.com/missguy YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYniuvDpFnuOOEPq-kXcmvQ More from Pleasant Gehman www.pleasantgehman.com Instagram: @princessofhollywood www.facebook.com/pleasant.gehman www.twitter.com/PleasantGehman1 This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pee-wee Herman has been a household name for decades, but the man behind the iconic tv series Pee-wee’s Playhouse and spin-off movies is even more fascinating. Paul Ruebens is an actor, comedian, and writer. He’s been featured in way too many films to mention as Pee-wee and also playing serious roles, including the flamboyant hairdresser/drug dealer in Ted Demme’s crime film Blow. You may have heard him doing voiceovers in a number of cartoons and not even realized it was him. In this episode, Paul and hostess Pleasant Gehman talk about his Florida teen years hanging out with Exene Cervenka, his time at Cal Arts and The Groundlings and his ubiquitous presence in the Hollywood punk scene in the 1970’s and ‘80’s. They discuss his pandemic projects- the memoir he’s writing, his new radio show and the documentary film that’s in the works. Also included: what it’s like to have David Bowie as your Plus One at an after hours party, anecdotes about The Go-Go’s, Joey Ramone, Prince and other rock stars...plus the therapeutic value of throwing pies. More from Pleasant Gehman www.pleasantgehman.com Instagram: @princessofhollywood www.facebook.com/pleasant.gehman www.twitter.com/PleasantGehman1 This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fayette Hauser is author of the book “The Cocokettes: Acid Drag And Sexual Anarchy”. Fayette was a founding member, and her book chronicles the wildly gender-bending 1960’s San Francisco theatrical group whose existence spawned disco star Sylvester and informed everyone from John Waters to RuPaul. Fayette’s been involved in every countercultural youth movement that’s occurred in the past fifty years- her life story is wild that this is the second of two episodes.She was a beatnik teenager in Greenwich Village, a hippie free spirit in Haight- Ashbury and in the late 1970’s was an integral part of both Manhattan’s Lower East Side punk scene and the Los Angeles punk scene, living with legendary LA band The Screamers. In this episode, hostess Pleasant Gehman swap anecdotes about the CBGB in the mid-1970’s, where Blondie and The Ramones both opened for Fayette’s underground drag theater. They discuss the early days of punk rock pioneering on The Bowery, living at the Screamers’ extremely haunted “Wilton Hilton” and their incredible live shows, plus Dangerhouse Records, Black Randy, The Germs, and Francisco sensations The Avengers...not to mention what it was like dating Dee Dee Ramone More from Pleasant Gehman www.pleasantgehman.com Instagram: @princessofhollywood www.facebook.com/pleasant.gehman www.twitter.com/PleasantGehman1 This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fayette Hauser is author of the book “The Cocokettes: Acid Drag And Sexual Anarchy”. Fayette was a founding member, and her book the wildly gender-bending 1960’s San Francisco theatrical group whose existence spawned disco star Sylvester and informed everyone from John Waters to RuPaul. Fayette’s been involved in every countercultural youth movement that’s occurred in the past fifty years- her life story is wild that this is the first of two episodes. She was a beatnik teenager in Greenwich Village, a hippie free spirit in Haight- Ashbury and in the late 1970’s was an integral part of both Manhattan’s Lower East Side CBGB scene and the Los Angeles punk scene, living with legendary band The Screamers. In this episode, hostess Pleasant Gehman and Fayette chat about her Manhattan beatnik days and her free-spirit communal lifestyle in the The Cockettes House in Haight-Ashbury. where everyone studied the magic of Aleister Crowley, and each day started with a “dope run” before turning into an extravaganza of costume and prop making and wild, improvised group performances. More from Pleasant Gehman www.pleasantgehman.com Instagram: @princessofhollywood www.facebook.com/pleasant.gehman www.twitter.com/PleasantGehman1 This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Theresa Kereakes is a rock’n’roll photographer whose iconic images have appeared in music publications and in galleries and private collections worldwide. She’s shot instantly recognizable photos of David Bowie, Bob Dylan, Deborah Harry, Patti Smith, The Damned, The Ramones, Joan Jet, Iggy Pop and The Dead Boys-both on and off stage- many featured in her book, “Unguarded Moments : Backstage And Beyond” a collection of her extraordinary work. Currently based in Nashville, she spent much of her life in Los Angeles, where her documentation of the early punk scene -which she helped create- catapulted her career. In this episode, lifelong friends Theresa and hostess Pleasant Gehman swap anecdotes from the late 1970’s punk scene in Los Angeles, where they founded the Xeroxed fanzine “Lobotomy” which covered local their friend’s band, such as The Germs, The Bags, X, The Dickies and everal others before they became well known. They recall road trips to San Francisco to see Blondie at small clubs and The Sex Pistols at Winterland. They dish crazy stories about everyone from Billy Idol and The Runaways to Tom Waites and The Cramps, the legendary Tropicana Motel and much more! www.theresakreakes.blogspot.com Instagram @punkturns30 Twitter @TheresaKereakes More from Pleasant Gehman www.pleasantgehman.com Instagram: @princessofhollywood www.facebook.com/pleasant.gehman www.twitter.com/PleasantGehman1 This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Elisa Jordan is an author, a self-described history geek and the owner/ operator of LA Woman Tours. Born and raised in Los Angeles, as a child she was obsessed with Hollywood, and as an adult, she turned that intense fascination into her livelihood. Her latest book, ”Hello Norma Jean: The Marilyn Monroe You Didn’t Know” will be published November 15, 2023.  In this episode, Elisa and hostess Pleasant Gehman dive into everything from The Doors to 70’s and 80’s punk, the unique relationship between Jayne Mansfield and Church of Satan founder Anton La Vey, and of course, Marilyn Monroe. They explore the darker side of old Hollywood scandals and murders from the silent film era to the Black Dahlia in the 1940s and the 1958 death of Johnny Stompanato, Lana Turner’s mobster boyfriend. www.facebook.comlawomantours Instagram @la_womantours Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Multi-talented Jennifer Finch is a force of nature: musician, photographer, record producer, actor, boundary pusher and often, the smartest girl in the room. Best known as bassist, vocalist and songwriter for L7, she also kicked ass in Other Star People and The Shocker. In this episode, Jennifer and hostess Pleasant Gehman recall the Los Angeles indie scene in the late ‘80’s and early 90s, dishing on Courtney Love, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bad Religion, Mad Society and the legendary LA club The Starwood. They get into what it was like for to work with director John Waters in “Serial Mom”, wild L7 touring stories, numerology, Sassy Magazine, taking drugs and getting tattoos while underage and more stream-of-consciousness insanity.   Website: www.jenniferfinch.com  Instagram @jenniferfinch and @jenniferfinchphotography  www/facebook.com/JenniferFinch  T witter @jenniferfinch More from Pleasant Gehman www.pleasantgehman.com Instagram: @princessofhollywood www.facebook.com/pleasant.gehman www.twitter.com/PleasantGehman1 This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

James Divine, also known as Divine Hand Jim, is a master palm reader, psychic, witch and metaphysical teacher. In this episode, James and hostess Pleasant Gehman literally “talk to the hand”. James teaches listeners basics for reading their own palms before analyzing the hands of celebrities, from David Bowie, movie stars and popular reality show personalities, and doing a palm reading for Pleasant. They discuss various  universal hand gestures, like throwin’ the horns and hang loose to peace signs, Hula hands, flippin’ the bird and the Vulcan “Live Along And Prosper” sign. You’ll find out what rings, manicures and nail polish color say about you and what your handholding style means for your love life. Also included: thoughts on Karmic connections, “Catholic damage” and, of course, hallucinogens and intoxicants. More from Pleasant Gehman www.pleasantgehman.com Instagram: @princessofhollywood www.facebook.com/pleasant.gehman www.twitter.com/PleasantGehman1 This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peter Bebergal is the author of Season Of The Witch: How The occult Saved Rock’n’Roll,  Too Much To Dream: A Psychedelic American Boyhood and Strange Frequencies:The Extraordinary Story Of The Technological Quest For The Supernatural. He writes mostly about music, books and fringe culture; his essays have appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times Literary Supplement, Slate, and many more publications. He came of age in Boston during the height of punk rock and studied culture and religion at Harvard Divinity School. In this episode, Peter and hostess Pleasant Gehman discuss everything from  vinyl records with backwards masking to vintage horror movies and the use of psychedelics and various other intoxicants to expand the human mind. There are tales of the occult involving Ozzy Osborn, David Bowie, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin and their connection to Aleister Crowley, Jello Biafra plus Peter’s own story about calling 911 on himself in the midst of a bad acid trip. Connect with Peter on Instagram: @peter_bebergal and on twitter @peterbebergal More from Pleasant Gehman www.pleasantgehman.com Instagram: @princessofhollywood www.facebook.com/pleasant.gehman www.twitter.com/PleasantGehman1 This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ian Harvie is a standup comedian, actor and writer. His work as an international touring headliner at comedy clubs lead to his own standup concert film, Ian Harvie Superhero and May The Best Cock Win on Starz. A transgender man, he’s been featured on Will & Grace and in episodes of the popular Transparent series on Amazon Prime. In this episode, Ian and hostess Pleasant Gehman chat about serial killer Richard Ramirez, ‘80’s hair metal, and touring together in Margaret Cho’s burlesque and comedy show, The Sensuous Woman. They also get into the paranormal investigation at the house where Ian lives, haunted theaters and the film treatment Ian recently wrote: a horror western based on a true story about a butch frontier dyke rumored to have killed an evil shaman in pioneer times. Ian on Instagram and Twitter: @ianharvie Website: www.ianharvie.com IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3719520/ More from Pleasant Gehman www.pleasantgehman.com Instagram: @princessofhollywood www.facebook.com/pleasant.gehman www.twitter.com/PleasantGehman1 This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hollywood pop culture icon Iris Berry is a writer, musician and actor- you may have seen her in the cult classic “Border Radio” directed by Allison Anders or several other iconic films like “Thrashin”, “The Runnin’ Kind” and “Rock’n’roll Highschool. Her band The Lame Flames were rowdy boundary-pushers who, aside from making great music would now be called sex positive. Iris is the co-founder and editor of Punk Hostage Press, which is currently publishing books by Jack Grisham of TSOL, Vadge Moore of The Dwarves and your hostess, Pleasant Gehman. In this episode, Iris and Pleasant reminisce about the crazy times they’ve had together in four decades of friendship as feral girls in the 1980’s LA rock’n’roll scene, bartending at illegal after hours speakeasies, forming their band The Ringling Sisters, and among many other things...wild adventures with sex toys.  Iris Berry on Instagram Iris Berry Facebook Page    http://www.punkhostagepress.com/ More from Pleasant Gehman www.pleasantgehman.com Instagram: @princessofhollywood www.facebook.com/pleasant.gehman www.twitter.com/PleasantGehman1 This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lynx and Chanty are a pair of feral, feminist groupies who are also rock’n’roll historians. These Canadian femme fatales are the brains and beauty behind the popular “Muses” podcast, which celebrates the women of rock’n’roll, from groupies to rock wives to female musicians past and present. In this episode, the gals chat with hostess Pleasant Gehman about losing their virginity, and manifesting backstage dreams, cemeteries and paranormal groupie stories, including having sex in haunted hotel rooms. Muses podcast is also apart of Pantheon Podcasts- https://musespod.com More from Pleasant Gehman www.pleasantgehman.com Instagram: @princessofhollywood www.facebook.com/pleasant.gehman www.twitter.com/PleasantGehman1 This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kid Congo Powers is a punk rock guitar icon and singer; he’s played with The Gun Club, The Cramps, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, The Divine Horseman and many more -most recently, Kid Congo And The Pink Monkey Birds. He also has a new memoir coming out in 2021. Kid and hostess Pleasant Gehman share four and a half decades of friendship, and were also roomies at three different punk houses in Los Angeles and New York during the late 1970’s and early 1980’s. In this episode they discuss everything from his time in The Cramps and The Gun Club to making the pilgrimage to see The Sex Pistols at Winterland, LA’s favorite punk band The Screamers, stealing cars together and taking acid on The Bowery while stumbling home from CBGB’s. More from Pleasant Gehman www.pleasantgehman.com Instagram: @princessofhollywood www.facebook.com/pleasant.gehman www.twitter.com/PleasantGehman1 This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Roz Drezfalez is a drag queen, comedian, actor and writer whose been featured on Bravo, Buzzfeed and in commercials that’ve run nationwide.She’s also the brains and beauty behind the popular paranormal podcast “Ghosted!”,-listen wherever you get podcasts. In this episode, Roz and hostess Pleasant Gehman chat about paranormal investigations, Ouija Boards, spirit communication, telekinesis and celebrity ghost sightings. Twitter: @RozDrezfalez. Instagram: @rozdrezfalez Patreon: www.patreon.com/rozdrezfalez More from Pleasant Gehman www.pleasantgehman.com Instagram: @princessofhollywood www.facebook.com/pleasant.gehman www.twitter.com/PleasantGehman1 This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Iconic drummer Terry Graham of the seminal Los Angeles bands The Bags and The Gun Club and is also the author of the memoir “Punk Like Me”. Currently, he’s also a fashion entrepreneur with Terry Wear, creating vintage inspired western shirts and rock’n’roll fashion masks. In this episode, Terry and hostess Pleasant Gehman share insane anecdotes about everyone from Jeffry Lee Pierce to The Screamers, The Plungers, The Masque and Kim Fowley to The Bags opening for Iggy. Added Bonus: Terry’s stories from living at The Canturbury, Hollywood’s most famous punk apartment: wild parties, lesbian girl gang debauchery and corpses on the floor in the lobby. Terry’s website: www.terrywesrclothing.com Instagram: @terrydadbag Facebook; @TerryJamesGraham OR @TerryJG1 More from Pleasant Gehman www.pleasantgehman.com Instagram: @princessofhollywood www.facebook.com/pleasant.gehman www.twitter.com/PleasantGehman1 This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hot sorceress Gabriela Herstick is the author of “Inner Witch”, “Bewitching The Elements” & “Embody Your Magic”. She also has a column In High Times called “The High Priestess”, exploring the connection between weed and ritual, and just had a piece in Cosmopolitan. In this episode, Gaby and hostess Pleasant Gehman get all witchy discussing telekinesis, clairsentience, Samhain, Halloween and Dia De Los Muertes. The conversation turns kinky as they compare notes on Shibari (erotic rope bondage) sensory deprivation and sex magick rituals. Gabriela’s website: https://www.gabrielaherstik.com/about Instagram @gabyherstik Twitter: @gabyherstik More from Pleasant Gehman www.pleasantgehman.com Instagram: @princessofhollywood www.facebook.com/pleasant.gehman www.twitter.com/PleasantGehman1 This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Multi-talented Sterling Moon is tarot reader, psychic medium, folk magician, animal communicator, published author and podcaster. Her recent book “Talking Spirits: A Modern Medium’s Practical Advice for Spirit Communication” was published by Llewelyn Books. She also runs The Sterling Moon Divination Academy, teaching classes on the mystical and strange. In this episode, Sterling and hostess Pleasant Gehman discuss everything from her new book, Ouija boards to pet communication, wild things that happened in mediumship sessions, and what it’s like to chat with a spirit who has a crazy sense of humor. Sterling also conducts an actual mini séance on the air. Website: https://www.sterlingmoontarot.com @the_sterling_moon https://www.sterlingmoontarot.com/book-online Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For nearly twenty years, the delightfully dark Kari Bible has been the tour guide at America’s most famous graveyard, Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles. She’s been featured on CNN, Turner Classic Movies and The Travel Channel and in numerous magazines. Karie has a film degree and is also the creator of Film Radar newsletter. In this episode, Karie and hostess Pleasant Gehman discuss the stars buried at Hollywood Forever and Closeup, the black cat who follows along on Karie’s tours. Also covered: vintage Hollywood monsters, graveyard ghosts and haunted movie theaters. Karie’s website: www.cemeterytour.com Instagram: @cemeterytourguide & @closeupthecemeterycat Twitter: @filmradar. Facebook: Karie Bible More from Pleasant Gehman www.pleasantgehman.com Instagram: @princessofhollywood www.facebook.com/pleasant.gehman www.twitter.com/PleasantGehman1 This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The amazing Madame Pamita is a witch, tarot reader, musician, metaphysical teacher and author. Her latest work “The Book Of Candle Magic” is out now. In this episode, Madame Pamita and hostess Pleasant Gehman dish on everything from the Los Angeles music scene in the 1980’s to taking LSD in graveyards to Eastern European Slavic magick...from concerts by The Damned going very wrong. Madame Pamita also tells tales from when her surf band The Neptunas toured with The Breeders and talks about her all-female Cheap Trick cover band and gives listeners a taste of the Neptunas’ newly released album, “Mermaid A Go-Go”. Madame Pamita’s website: https://www.parlourofwonders.com Instagram & Twitter: @madamepamita Facebook: Madame Pamita More from Pleasant Gehman www.pleasantgehman.com Instagram: @princessofhollywood www.facebook.com/pleasant.gehman www.twitter.com/PleasantGehman1 This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts: www.pantheonpodcasts.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Doe is a living rock’n’roll legend. Along with co-founding X, the driving force of the early LA punk scene, he’s had an incredible solo career as a musician and actor. With co-author Tom De Savia and friends, his books 'Under The Big Black Sun' and 'More Fun In The New World' are definitive first-person accounts of the Los Angeles Music scene from the late 1970s- early 1980’s. In this episode, John and hostess Pleasant Gehman discuss X’s new album Alphabetland, as well as diving into wild stories from their four decades of friendship...including how crazy the early LA scene really was. They tell tales of X’s first gig-in a living room, after-hours speakeasy The Zero, The Masque, drunken trips to Tijuana, Darby Crash and Top Jimmy, the namesake of The Van Halen song. More from Pleasant Gehman www.pleasantgehman.com Instagram: @princessofhollywood www.facebook.com/pleasant.gehman www.twitter.com/PleasantGehman1 This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dana Gould is an immensely talented comedian, actor, writer, and voice artist. He’s the mastermind behind the comedy horror series “Stan Against Evil” and “the Dana Gould Hour” podcast. In this episode, Dana and hostess Pleasant Gehman passionately explore a variety of topics, including-but not limited to-ventriloquism, clowns and puppets; old school punk rock and Charles Manson, plus the relationships they each had with legendary 1950’s glamour ghoul Vampira. Website: www.danagould.com Instagram Twitter and Facebook: @danagould Patreon: www.patreon.com/danagould More from Pleasant Gehman www.pleasantgehman.com Instagram: @princessofhollywood www.facebook.com/pleasant.gehman www.twitter.com/PleasantGehman1 This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Selene Luna is a comedian, actor, dancer, voice over artist and all around Showbiz Entertainer. She’s the voice of Tia Rosita in Disney-Pixar’s Academy Award-winning Coco and the star of Selene Luna: Pretty Special, the world’s first female little person stand-up comedy extravaganza, directed by Margaret Cho. Selene and hostess Pleasant Gehman swap debauched tales of their globe-trotting showgirl life, including zany shenanigans as performers in the world’s first Neo Burlesque troupe The Velvet Hammer, on location film shoots, working in Las Vegas, at tweaker motels on Fire Island and secret underworld after hours clubs in London. Hang onto your hats ‘n’ glasses: this episode’s a wild ride. Website: www.seleneluna.com Twitter & Instagram: @SeleneLuna IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0526090/ More from Pleasant Gehman www.pleasantgehman.com Instagram: @princessofhollywood www.facebook.com/pleasant.gehman www.twitter.com/PleasantGehman1 This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices