Pleasant Gehman has quite the history of magical mayhem. From her days growing up on the East Coast, to her shennangans as a founder of the Los Angeles punk rock scene, Pleasant has some stories to tell. We’ll also hear from Pleasant about her (continuing!!) days of making music, notably in this interview her time in Screamin’ Sirens - the most fun band rock n roll and the earth has ever seen or heard. Two Screamin’ Sirens songs are in this one - “Love Slave” and “Maniac”. Brought to you by Plan 9 Alehouse and Good Life Digestive Health. Here are some links!

Pleasant Gehman’s Website

Pleasant Gehman on Discogs

Plan 9 Alehouse Website

Good Life Digestive Health Website

LEGAL STUFF

“I Wanna Party With Bob Theme” written and performed by Se Vende

Screamin’ Sirens appear courtesy of Pleasant Gehman

Intro and outro music - “Burnt To A Crisp or Bloddy As Hell” by TeknoAXE

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Tim Powers is my favorite author. There, I said it. Now that the cat’s out of the bag, let’s talk about this episode. Tim is the author of many incredible novels, such as - On Stranger Tides, The Anubis Gates, The Stress Of Her Regard, Expiration Date and Alternate Routes. Twisted histories? Sort of. More like a fictional unveiling of the secrets behind historical figures and events. Why did Blackbeard drink burning rum mixed with gunpowder? Why did Thomas Edison throw firecrackers at his terrified children? Who wad Spring-Heeled Jack, really? Read Tim’s books and you’ll find out the answers to these questions and many, many more. I might add, you’ll be VERY entertained and enthralled, too, when reading the words of Tim Powers. We talk about UFO’s, Tim’s writing process (which is sometimes a little rough), freeways in Los Angeles and why most of the main characters, or, heroes, in Tim’s books get run so ragged. Hint - I’m calling it the “Diehard Effect” from now on.

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You can also view Tim’s Goodreads page HERE

Happy Labor Day! Ever wonder why we have a Labor Day holiday in the USA and Canada? Wonder no more, here is the answer! I’ll cover the history behind Labor Day, a little of the history of the American Labor Movement and a bit about the rise and fall of Labor Unions in the USA up to current times. Hint - rich folks hate unions, because of course they do. Most rich folks throughout history seem to have issues with the people that made them rich, right? Let me talk to you about that and more in this episode! Songs are by Arthur Bell, Billy Liar, The Drowns and Chixdiggit. Yes, the songs are all about work. Bonus! The story and some thoughts of the folklore hero John Henry are also in this episode. Take it easy, crack open a cold one and let ME do all the work for a little bit. Here are some links!

Billy Liar on Red Scare - https://redscare.storenvy.com/products/26278026-billy-liar-some-legacy-cd-cccp-218-2

Billy Liar Bandcamp - https://officialbillyliar.bandcamp.com/

The Drowns Bandcamp - https://thedrowns.bandcamp.com/

Chixdiggit Webpage - https://chixdiggit.com/ and Bandcamp page - https://chixdiggit.bandcamp.com/

Episode notes - The Plan 9 Alehouse ad song credits here - Dvorak Polka by Kevin MacLeod http://incompetech.com

Creative Commons — Attribution 4.0 International — CC BY 4.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/dvorak-polka Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/GrSnzc1B9Qk

Arthur Bell song info - Lomax, J. A., Lomax, R. T. & Bell, A. (1939) John Henry. near Varner, Arkansas. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/lomaxbib000326/.

Jalacy J. Hawkins, better known as Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, was one of a kind. His voice? Have you ever heard a volcano sing in the middle of a tsunami, while frogs were raining down from the sky? That’s close to the strange, powerful and goddamn charming beauty of Screamin’ Jay Hawkins and that magic voice of his. He’d pop out of a coffin, sing a song about not being able to poop, strutting about the stage with a skull on a stick smoking a cigarette. If you think that last sentence was strange, wait until you hear the story of how “I Put A Spell On You” was recorded! That story is included in this episode, by the way. A brief history of Screamin’ Jay Hawkins from birth to death, the stories behind a couple of his more well known songs and more! The music of the bands in this episode brings something special - a shock-rock connection via Alice Cooper covers, that’s Sloppy Seconds and BL’AST. Then we have Rocket From The Crypt, because ROCK N ROLL, that’s why. The originator of “Shock-Rock” would be proud. Check out some links below!

Sloppy Seconds on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/SloppySecondsJunkRock/

BL’AST website - http://blastofficial.com/

Rocket From The Crypt website - http://www.rftc.com/

Meteor Motorbikes! - http://meteormotorbikes.com/

Mouse And Monkey Button Company - https://mmbuttonco.com/

All music in this episode was used by permission of the bands themselves. Thank you to BA Sloppy, someone from BL’AST and the illustrious Swami John Reis!

Jalacy "Screamin' Jay" Hawkins - [7/18/29-2/12/00] * He called this tune "a song about real pain." ◦ He was an American musician, singer, songwriter, and act...

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Sloppy Seconds' music video

Converse Represent San Francisco closed with a punk-inspired night of epic proportions, headlined by So-Cal legends Rocket From The Crypt and Suicidal Tenden...

Ready for Atrocious August? I am. Let’s start the month off right with a “Boo”cast filled with chills, frights and unnatural delights. This episode has a total of eight ghost and paranormal / supernatural encounters as told to me by the people that experienced them. Vanishing customers, swirling clouds of chaos and killer closets are but a small sample of the ghoulish delights awaiting you in this episode. Stories were told to me by Troy Taylor, Davey Tiltwheel, Pleasant Gehman, Donna Ramone, Gared O’Donnell and more! A bit of advice? Leave the lights on for this one, trust me. Music by The Marked Men, Black Breath, The Riverboat Gamblers and Planes Mistaken For Stars. This episode is brought to you by the creepiest of clothiers, the fiends of Discount Cemetery. Special thanks to Darren Curtis, who provided the spooky sounds at the beginning of the episode and during the stories. Prepare to be scared. Here are some links!

Troy Taylor and American Hauntings - https://www.americanhauntingsink.com/

Pleaseant Gehmen and all of her awesomeness - http://pleasantgehman.com/

Donna Ramone in Razorcake - https://razorcake.org/tag/donna-ramone/

Richard’s band Question The Mark - https://questionthemark.bandcamp.com/

The Marked Men on Dirtnap Records Bandcamp - https://dirtnaprecords.bandcamp.com/album/marked-men-ghosts

Black Breath - http://blackbreath.com/

The Riverboat Gamblers - http://www.theriverboatgamblers.com/

Planes Mistaken For Stars - http://planesmistakenforstars.net/

Discount Cemetery - https://www.discountcemetery.com/

‘Ween Dream - http://www.weendream.org/

Darren Curtis Music - https://www.darrencurtismusic.com/

Click on the Discount Cemetery image to go straight to the creepiest clothiers around! Don’t forget to use code “PARTYWITHBOB” at checkout for 20% off of your order!

Don’t forget to vote for your favorite ghost story! E-mail me bob@iwannapartywithbob.com or contact me on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter! The ghost story part of this photo is closed, but VOTE! Deadline for voting is August 10th of 2020.

Seattle, Washington's Black Breath have been clawing their way to metal notoriety for a while now. In this video they go back to being an underground band - ...

Music video by Riverboat Gamblers performing Blue Ghosts. (C) 2013 Volcom Entertainment, Inc.

Music video for Planes Mistaken For Stars (Abacus Recordings) for their song "Never Felt Prettier" off their album Mercy. Directed by Michael Grodner

Odd that this isn't up in it's entirety already, anyway here it is - Marked Men - Ghosts 2008 Texas Dirtnap Records 00:00 All In Your Head 02:13 Ditch 04:04 ...

Freedom Summer was a voting rights movement that happened in Mississippi in the summer of 1964. What makes Freedom Summer so important? Freedom Summer really brought the plight of Black Americans to the front of the national conversation at that time. Three men were murdered by the KKK during Freedom Summer, simply because they were helping Black residents of Mississippi attempt to register to vote, among other things. This episode also covers, in a very condenssed way, the history of the rights of Black citizens of the United States to vote, from the end of the Civil War until current times (2020). Voter supression has been an issue for Black Americans for so long and continues to this day. Let’s talk about it, think of ways we can fix this and VOTE the bastards that maintain voter suppression OUT! Music in this episode by Charles Bradley and The BellRays. Here are some links!

Chrales Bradley Bandcamp - https://charlesbradley.bandcamp.com/

The BellRays!!!!! - https://thebellraysrock.com/

Register to vote, or, start the process here - https://vote.gov/

Red Brontosaurus Records Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/redbrontosaurusrecords/?hl=en

The ACLU, donate HERE - https://action.aclu.org/give/now

Goodman, Chaney and Schwerner were murdered in 1964 by the KKK due to the fact that they were part of Freedom Summer. FUCK the KKK.

Check this out - https://www.facingsouth.org/2018/10/new-voting-restrictions-southern-voters-face-midterm-election Voting Fuckery, I’m telling you.

Official music video for Charles Bradley (feat. Menahan Street Band) - The World (Is Going Up In Flames). Stream/DL/Purchase: https://charlesbradley.ffm.to/n...

Music Video by The BellRays performing On Top. From Album: Black Lightning. Director: Rennik Soholt Director of Photography: Yaque Silva-Doyle Editor: Ariel ...