What happens when a Catwoman, a cowboy themed President and a hardened Newshawk walk into a bar? Well the bartender probably just goes ahead and takes their drink orders. But also we get a little window into how "free" the speech actually is in this country.

Ladybird Johnson invited Eartha Kitt to a luncheon in 1968 and sparks flew. Kitt got cancelled. This story needs to be told and told again because things like this are still happening. By the way, pause what you're doing right now, go find Kathy Griffin on IG and giver her a virtual hug. She deserves it.

⁠Here's a link⁠ to a Press Conference Eartha suffered through post dustup.

Podcasts

I currently produce two podcasts. The first is “The Music In Us” where I join a couple other fellas in talking the universal language of music. The second is “Sit a Spell” which is my space to talk about topics close to my heart. Lots of movie talk there.

Sit a Spell: The Cat, The Cowboy & The Newshawk

Jay Alan Rickard