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Talk to Me with Gary CeeMike Geier, alter ego of Puddles the Clown from 'Puddles Pity Party'Mike Geier is the alter ego of Puddles the Clown. At 6'8", Mr. Geier cuts a commanding presence when he becomes Puddles for his theater act 'Puddles Pity Party.' Puddles doesn't speak on stage, but he does sing, and he sings beautifully. This is quite an original show.Puddles has played nearly all over the world, including a headline-act residency at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. He even made it to the quarterfinals of 'America's Got Talent.' His YouTube videos have attracted millions of viewers.You can't interview Puddles, but you can interview Mike...2019-11-1321 min
Talk to Me with Gary CeeNew York Times Crossword Editor Will ShortzWill Shortz has been editing the New York Times crossword puzzle since 1993. I've been writing crosswords since 2007, and I've been lucky enough to have 39 of my creations published in the Times to date, all of them edited by Will. He is the master of the art, America's King of Cruciverbalism, and with Will at the helm, the subscriber base of the New York Times Crossword Puzzle app has grown to a remarkable 500,000 solvers. That's a lot of folks reading clues and filling in grids, and it translates into an abundant source of revenue for The New York Times....2019-10-1922 min
Talk to Me with Gary CeeSebastian ManiscalcoThe red-hot Sebastian Maniscalco has been a stand-up comedian since the mid-90s. He's toured all over the country and has built a loyal fanbase built on his TV specials, which you can now see on Netflix. Lately, he's been packing arenas like the Boston Garden, the Los Angeles Forum and Madison Square Garden. His book, released in February of 2018, is called 'Stay Hungry.' He was great in the film 'Green Book,' and he plays mobster Crazy Joe Gallo in the Martin Scorsese movie 'The Irishman.'I spoke with Sebastian on October 8, 2019 about his stand-up...2019-10-1113 min
Talk to Me with Gary CeeDanny Goldberg, music manager and authorDanny Goldberg is a music industry veteran. He started Gold Mountain Entertainment back in 1983, and managed Nirvana starting in 1991. He was the CEO of the Mercury Records Group, and president of Atlantic Records. He ran his own Artemis Record label from 1999 to 2006. These days, his management company is called Gold Village Entertainment.Danny's book about Kurt Cobain and Nirvana is called "Serving the Servant" and he talks about that book in this episode of 'Talk to Me.'2019-04-1539 min
Talk to Me with Gary CeeGary Lewis from Gary Lewis And The PlayboysIn the mid-Sixties, my sister Jeanne brought home all the Gary Lewis And The Playboys records. We'd stack up those 45s and play 'em nonstop; great songs like "This Diamond Ring,""Count Me In," "Save Your Heart For me," "Everybody Loves A Clown ,""She's Just My Style,""Sure Gonna Miss Her," and "Green Grass." I loved those records.So you can imagine what a thrill it was to sit down with Gary Lewis in October of 2018 and talk about his career in music, his band, his time in Vietnam, what's he's doing today, and of course, growing up...2018-10-2721 min
Talk to Me with Gary CeeJeff Idelson, President of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and MuseumJeff Idelson has his dream job. He's the President of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York.He grew up loving and playing the game, but realized early on that his talents would only take him so far. That didn't shake his determination to pursue a career in baseball. He became a vendor at Fenway Park in junior high school, which led to an internship and later on, a position in the PR department of the Boston Red Sox. At the age of 25, he moved to New York to work as the Director...2018-05-2121 min
Talk to Me with Gary CeeActor Allan RichAllan Rich (birthname Benjamin Schultz) was born in the Bronx in 1926 and knew he wanted to be an actor when he was five years old. He appeared in several Broadway shows in the 1940s including a memorable play with Claude Rains called "Darkness at Noon."In the mid-forties, Allan led a Theatrical Action Committee to free Willie McGee, a black man from Mississippi who had been convicted of rape in 1945 and subsequently electrocuted in 1951. Allan's devotion to civil rights led to accusations of involvement with the Communist Party, and in time, landed him on a Hollywood blacklist. 2018-04-2626 min
Talk to Me with Gary CeeThe Amazing KreskinThe Amazing Kreskin, professional mentalist, has been thrilling audiences since the late Sixties. He made countless TV appearances with Johnny Carson, Mike Douglas, Merv Griffin and David Letterman. Kreskin was even the subject of his own Milton Bradley board game.These days, the Amazing Kreskin, age 83, makes appearances not only on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, but all around the world, including an Off-Broadway show called "The Amazing Kreskin - Live" at the Lion Theatre on Theatre Row in New York City.This program was recorded at the carriage house adjacent to Kreskin's New Jersey...2018-04-2337 min
Talk to Me with Gary CeeHayley Coriaty of Legoland New YorkLegoland New York is currently under construction, ahead of schedule and due to open in the Spring of 2020 in the town of Goshen. This will be a 170-acre theme park on a 500-acre parcel of land off Exit 125 on Route 17. As you drive from Middletown to NYC, you can see the site just past exit 125 on the right-hand side.Hayley Coriaty is the Community Relations Director of Legoland New York, and she fills me in on everything this park will offer: the rides, the theater, the coasters, the 250-room hotel, you name it. The project is expected to...2018-04-0220 min
Talk to Me with Gary CeeGuitarist Steve HackettGuitarist Steve Hackett played in the classic lineup of Genesis with Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks. He left the band in 1977 to pursue a solo career, and also formed GTR in the Eighties with Steve Howe. Mr. Hackett talks about those great days with Genesis, his current world tour and recent CD "Wuthering Nights: Live in Birmingham."2018-02-2632 min
Talk to Me with Gary CeeChazz PalminteriThe great actor Chazz Palminteri is the brains behind "A Bronx Tale," which began as a one-man show, then became a popular movie, and is currently a Broadway musical playing over a year now at the Longacre Theatre.I talk to Chazz about the show and growing up in the Bronx in a program recorded at his delicious restaurant, also called Chazz Palminteri, on West 46th Street.2018-01-2214 min
Talk to Me with Gary CeeKaty Tur of NBC NewsKaty Tur hosts the 2pm hour every weekday on MSNBC. In 2015-16, she was the NBC news correspondent assigned to the Trump campaign and appeared on NBC Nightly News just about every night. She took a lot of heat from candidate Trump, who called her "disgraceful,""third-rate," and "not nice."Katy wrote all about it in her new book "Unbelievable." She talks to me about her new book, politics, broadcast journalism, and life on the campaign trail with Trump in a show recorded at the Montclair Public Library.2018-01-1515 min
Talk to Me with Gary CeeConcert promotor John ScherLongtime concert promotor John Scher shares candid stories about Frank Sinatra, Bruce Springsteen, Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young and John's days as owner of the legendary Capitol Theatre in Passaic, New Jersey.2018-01-0842 min
Talk to Me with Gary CeeJohn SebastianJohn Sebastian was the lead singer of the The Lovin' Spoonful and the voice behind "Do You Believe in Magic?," "Summer in the City," "Daydream," "Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind?" and a whole bunch more, On his own, he had a huge hit in 1976 with the theme song to the ABC sitcom "Welcome Back Kotter." I travel up to Saugerties NY to speak with John about his long career as a musician.2018-01-0827 min
Talk to Me with Gary CeeComedian Vic DiBitettoComedian Vic DiBitetto is one of the busiest stand-up comedians in America. You might know him as the "bread and milk guy" on You Tube. He also appeared in "Paul Blart: Mall Cop." I talk to Vic in a very funny episode recorded at the iHeartRadio facility in Franklin, New Jersey2017-12-0132 min
Talk to Me with Gary CeePhilanthropist Rob DysonRob Dyson is a businessman, philanthropist, former race car driver and he once owned radio stations in the Hudson Valley. Without Rob, there probably wouldn't be a Walkway Over the Hudson or a Dyson Center for Cancer Care. I talk to Rob about finance, fast cars, broadcasting and the meanings of legacy and success.2017-12-0147 min
Talk to Me with Gary CeeGilbert GottfriedComedian Gilbert Gottfried is the subject of a new documentary called "Gilbert." He's been a stand-up comic since the Seventies, and has also been the voice of Iago the Parrot in "Aladdin" and the Aflac Duck. I talk to Gilbert backstage before a show in Blairstown, New Jersey.2017-12-0118 min
Talk to Me with Gary CeeTommy James from Tommy James and the ShondellsRock-and-roll legend Tommy James has been the leader of Tommy James and the Shondells since the 1960s and is the voice behind timeless hits like "I Think We're Alone Now," "Mony Mony," "Crimson and Clover," "Crystal Blue Persuasion" and a whole bunch more. I talk to Tommy about his long career and his terrific book "Me, the Mob and the Music" in a conversation recorded in Tommy's kitchen in his New Jersey home.2017-12-0145 min
Talk to Me with Gary CeeiHeartRadio's Elvis Duran"Elvis Duran and the Morning Show" is heard on over 80 iHeartRadio stations. Elvis talks to me about his long career in radio and how he stays passionate about what he does every morning.2017-12-0132 min