Michael Spedden

Fowl Players Radio

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Welcome to Fowl Players Radio, an oral history of art, music, entertainment, and pop culture featuring interviews that tell the stories of those who make it happen. Authors, artists, musicians, actors, directors, filmmakers, media personalities- you name it, we've got it! Hosted by Actor/Musician Michael Spedden.(Who is also the host of "The Back of The Rack- The Michael Spedden Show" on 97underground.com which airs every Tuesday at 4pm Eastern Time). For more information on the Fowl Players of Perryville- information, bookings, etc., you can contact us at fowlplayersperryville@yahoo.com www....

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Michael Spedden

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Season 7 Episode 42- Mark Holiday- host of "My Worst Holiday" Podcast!! 17.05.2021 53:25

Send us Fan Mail NOW AVAILABLE ON FOWL PLAYERS RADIO!!! www.fowlplayersradio.com We welcome fellow podcaster Mark Holiday- host of the "My Worst Holiday" podcast. He has a very funny podcast; his guests tell him about their worst holiday, or any occasion where something absolutely awful or totally cringe-worthy happens. Picture the most awkward episodes of "The Office" meets th...

Season 7 Episode 41 Bud Becker Returns- "The Doors at The Alexandria Roller Rink, August 18, 1967" 12.05.2021 1:18:14

Send us Fan Mail NOW AVAILABLE ON FOWL PLAYERS RADIO!!! www.fowlplayersradio.com We welcome Bud Becker back to the show for the third time! Bud has been gracious enough to visit us twice to talk about his experiences as the talent coordinator at the legendary Hammerjack's in Baltimore Md. However, for many years prior to that, he worked as a concert promoter and a tour coordinator for many to...

Season 7 Episode 40- Cindy Mitchum Azbill- Daughter of Actor John Mitchum-"John Mitchum's Unabashed Love of Country, Cowboys, and God" CD 10.05.2021 57:08

Send us Fan Mail NOW AVAILABLE ON FOWL PLAYERS RADIO!!! www.fowlplayersradio.com https://www.buzzsprout.com/175423/8401782 Please remember that the holidays are around the corner and that many of the guests of Fowl Players Radio are not only great artisans, but small business people as well. They've written books, recorded albums, made films, and created lots of other great works of art and t...

Season 7 Episode 39- Suzanne Chadwick returns to announce the "2021 Havre de Grace Jazz and Blues Festival" June 4-5,2021 06.05.2021 43:03

Send us Fan Mail NOW AVAILABLE ON FOWL PLAYERS RADIO!!! www.fowlplayersradio.com We welcome back Suzanne Chadwick to tell us about the 2021 Havre de Grace Jazz and Blues Festival, to be held on June 4 and 5, 2021. Suzanne tells us about all of the artists and activities that are scheduled for the festival this year and it sounds like if you attend you will be in for a real treat! Many of the artis...

Season 7 Episode 38- Robert Neal Marshall Returns- "The Columbia Film Festival", "The Columbia Arts Channel", "The Columbia Festival of The Arts" 03.05.2021 48:07

Send us Fan Mail NOW AVAILABLE ON FOWL PLAYERS RADIO!!!! www.fowlplayersradio.com We welcome back Robert Neal Marshall, Managing Director of The Columbia Festival and he returns to Fowl Players Radio to tell us all about the plans for The Columbia Film Festival and which will be held virtually on June 21-25, 2021. Yes, even with all of the challenges of COVID, they have found a way to bring this w...

Season 7 Episode 37- Remembering "D.C. Star" with David Simmons and Glenn Jones 28.04.2021 1:23:15

Send us Fan Mail NOW AVAILABLE ON FOWL PLAYERS RADIO!!! www.fowlplayersradio.com In this episode we remember the legendary "D.C. Star" Guitarist David Simmons and Drummer Glenn Jones stopped by to share the history of the band, from it's beginnings in Southern Maryland to playing all over! David and Glenn reminisced about playing in such clubs as "Leonardstown Wharf", &quo...

Season 7 Episode 36- "August" Veteran Rock Band from Warrenton, Virginia 26.04.2021 1:07:17

Send us Fan Mail NOW AVAILABLE ON FOWL PLAYERS RADIO!!! www.fowlplayersradio.com "August" was founded by John Piette in 1978. Their current line up is John Piette, Guitars and Vocals; Jerry Bozic, Drums; and Kevin Schmidt, Bass. We had a great conversation with them; we discussed legendary Washington DC clubs such as "Crazy Horse", "The Bayou", and "The Wax Muse...

Season 7 Episode 35 "The Electric Prophets"- Baltimore Based Manta Ray Records Recording Artist 21.04.2021 50:43

Send us Fan Mail NOW AVAILABLE ON FOWL PLAYERS RADIO!!! www.fowlplayersradio.com Today we welcome The Electric Prophets to Fowl Players Radio! The Electric Prophets are: Charlie Gorman- Bass and Vocals, Kevin Griner- Guitars, and Brett Bronstein- Drums. We had a great conversation about the material they are getting ready to release on Manta Ray Records, Dealing with COVID, old Baltimore clubs fro...

Season 7 Episode 34- Mark Maloney- Host of "The Cabaret Cafe' Podcast" 19.04.2021 1:12:02

Send us Fan Mail NOW AVAILABLE ON FOWL PLAYERS RADIO!!! www.fowlplayersradio.com Today's guest is Mark Maloney, host of "The Cabaret Cafe'" Podcast. Originally from Philly, he is now based in Richmond, VA. We had great talks about things such as old Independent TV stations, Johnny Carson, Old Radio, Clowns, Edgar Allan Poe, The Baltimore Colts, The Philadelphia Phillies and Eag...

Season 7 Episode 33- Mike Ricigliano- Cartoonist- Baltimore Sun and Cracked Magazine 14.04.2021 56:14

Send us Fan Mail NOW AVAILABLE ON FOWL PLAYERS RADIO!!! www.fowlplayersradio.com For many years we have seen Mike Ricigliano's Sports Cartoons in the Baltimore Sunpapers, dramatizing stories with the Baltimore Orioles and Ravens, and other sports teams in the area. He also drew cartoons for "Cracked" magazine for many years. We had a great time talking about reading "MAD"...

Season 7 Episode 32- Tommy Vann- Singer- "The Professionals", "The Echoes", and "The Admirals" Four Time inductee into the Maryland Entertainment Hall of Fame 12.04.2021 1:09:39

Send us Fan Mail NOW AVAILABLE ON FOWL PLAYERS RADIO!!! www.fowlplayersradio.com Welcome Tommy Vann to Fowl Players Radio!! Tommy is a four time inductee into the Maryland Entertainment Hall of Fame; once as himself, and as a member of his bands "The Echoes", "The Professionals", and "The Admirals". The nurse at the hospital where he was born said that he was born sin...

Season 7 Episode 31- Matthew Carter- Actor, Director-"War Angel", "The Blacklist", "Nurse Jackie", "Goosebumps", "Deadly Reckoning" 07.04.2021 51:10

Send us Fan Mail NOW AVAILABLE ON FOWL PLAYERS RADIO!!! www.fowlplayersradio.com Please welcome Matthew Carter to Fowl Players Radio!! Matthew and I met each other on October of 2019 on the set of ID Discovery's "Dead Reckoning". He has recently released his movie "War Angel: The Awakening" based on real life experiences. He wrote, directed, and acted in the movie and it...

Season 7 Episode 30- Jason Stuart- Comedian and Actor- "Smothered" on Amazon Prime,"My Wife and Kids", "Murder She Wrote", "Vegas Vacation", "Charmed", "Will and Grace", "Birth of a Nation", and Author "Shut Up, I'm Talking" 05.04.2021 53:41

Send us Fan Mail NOW AVAILABLE ON FOWL PLAYERS RADIO!!! www.fowlplayersradio.com Please welcome comedian, actor, and author Jason Stuart!! Jason shared some very interesting tales from his journey in the entertainment business; as a result of a chance meeting with Shelly Winters, Sally Kirkland, and Skip E. Lowe he ended up as an observer in The Actor's Studio. In the 80's he got into st...

Season 7 Episode 29- Kim Yates and Trixie Return!! "Halfway to Halloween" www.kimskrypt.com 31.03.2021 1:02:29

Send us Fan Mail NOW AVAILABLE ON FOWL PLAYERS RADIO!!!! www.fowlplayersradio.com Kim Yates and her trusty sidekick Trixie return to talk about their upcoming "Halfway to Halloween" Haunt scheduled for April 30, May 1 and 2, 2021, stories from past haunts and "Kampouts", keeping COVID compliant while opening up to customers, new merchandise, past haunt and kampout characters,...

Season 7 Episode 28 Bruce Starr- Host of "80's Golden Age of Comedy" Podcast- Personal Appearance Agent 29.03.2021 55:09

Send us Fan Mail NOW AVAILABLE ON FOWL PLAYERS RADIO!!!! www.fowlplayersradio.com Bruce Starr joins us today- he was a personal appearance agent for many comedians that performed at both The Comedy Store and The Improv in Los Angeles during the 1980's. Some of the talent he had as clients included Murray Langston (The Unknown Comic), Paul Reiser, Bobby Slayton, Rick Overton, Howie Mandel, and...

Season 7 Episode 27- Eddie Deezen, Actor- "Grease","1941", "Midnight Madness", "Laser Blast", "I Wanna Hold Your Hand", "The Polar Express" and more! 24.03.2021 59:44

Send us Fan Mail NOW AVAILABLE ON FOWL PLAYERS RADIO!!! www.fowlplayersradio.com Please welcome actor (and fellow Marylander- Cumberland, Maryland's favorite son) Eddie Deezen!! I spoke with Eddie (who is feeling much better now by the way) about his long and storied career in entertainment. He left his home in Cumberland in 1975, the day after he graduated high school, to seek his fame and f...

Season 7 Episode 26- Another Pro Wrestling Special Featuring Ed Stylc, Mike Delss, and John Orlando! 22.03.2021 1:03:59

Send us Fan Mail NOW AVAILABLE ON FOWL PLAYERS RADIO!!! www.fowlplayersradio.com Our Pro Wrestling Special features a panel of experts in the subject of professional wrestling! John Orlando, host of the PVD Cast joins the discussion with Mike Delss, host of the Dirty Ugly Wrestling Podcast and Ed Stylc a wrestling historian who has recently contributed information to the book "Battleground...

Season 7 Episode 25- A.D. Adams- Drummer for "Monarch", "Centerfold", "Louis Prima, Jr. and The Witnesses", and more; former Production Manager at "The Bayou" in Washington DC. 17.03.2021 1:31:40

Send us Fan Mail NOW AVAILABLE ON FOWL PLAYERS RADIO!!! www.fowlplayersradio.com Please welcome A.D. ADAMS to FOWL PLAYERS RADIO!! A.D. is a veteran drummer originally from Michigan but began his career in the DC-Northern Virginia area, performing with DC/NOVA/Baltimore area bands "Monarch", "Centerfold" and "Dirty Looks"; later became the House Production Manager at...

Season 7 Episode 24 George Stover, Actor- "Desperate Living", "Female Trouble", "Hairspray", "Night Beast", "Bloody Hooker Massacre", "Fred Mulligan's Showcase of Stars" and more! 15.03.2021 1:13:46

Send us Fan Mail NOW AVAILABLE ON FOWL PLAYERS RADIO!!! www.fowlplayersradio.com Welcome veteran actor (King of the "B" Movies) George Stover! I and Official Horror Movie Correspondent of Fowl Players Radio, Alfred Guy, sat down with George to talk about the many movies he has appeared in over the years. He told us great stories of working with John Waters in movies such as "Female...

Season 7 Episode 23- Asif Akbar, Filmmaker- "Smoke Filled Lungs", "Ace and The Christmas Miracle", "The Terror Within" and more! 10.03.2021 1:07:57

Send us Fan Mail NOW AVAILABLE ON FOWL PLAYERS RADIO!!! www.fowlplayersradio.com We welcome Filmmaker Asif Akbar to FOWL PLAYERS RADIO!! At a young age, Asif Akbar knew what he wanted to do with his life. He came to the United States from Bangladesh when he was two years old and as a child quickly became interested in making films, following in his father's foot steps. As a child he was fasc...

Season 7 Episode 22- Bud Becker RETURNS! Talent Coordinator for Baltimore's Hammerjacks 1986-1992 returns with even MORE STORIES! 08.03.2021 1:15:11

Send us Fan Mail NOW AVAILABLE ON FOWL PLAYERS RADIO!! www.fowlplayersradio.com We welcome Bud Becker back to the show to tell more of his stories about Hammerjacks in the 1980's and early 1990's. We discussed the extinct tradition of concert ticket camp outs, Crack the Sky, The Ramones having to find their own ride, booking DEVO, a misadventure with Sam Kinison, John Valby aka "Dr....

Season 7 Episode 20- Gene Vincentt Returns! "Gene Vincentt and The Cadillac Cruisers", Opening Act For The Stars! 03.03.2021 49:49

Send us Fan Mail NOW AVAILABLE ON FOWL PLAYERS RADIO!!! www.fowlplayersradio.com Today we welcome Gene Vincentt back to Fowl Players Radio! Gene and his band "The Cadillac Cruisers" have been the opening act to over 340 legendary rock and roll acts (CORRECTION: according to Gene- 340 legendary rock and roll acts have closed for them!) We discussed the impact of COVID on our performing th...

Season 7 Episode 19 Marc Sheffler- Actor- "The Last House on the Left", Writer-"Who's The Boss", "Charles In Charge", "How Bugs Bunny Won The West", Stand Up Comedian- "The Comedy Store" in Los Angeles 01.03.2021 1:15:07

Send us Fan Mail For Halloween week we are reissuing our interview with MARC SHEFFLER- who starred in the horror classic "Last House on the Left"- we also talked about his other great accomplishments (see below). A great interview!! NOW AVAILABLE ON FOWL PLAYERS RADIO- www.fowlplayersradio.com Direct Link to Episode: https://www.buzzsprout.com/175423/7974082 Welcome actor, comedian, writ...

Season 7 Episode 18 The Law Offices of Quibble, Squabble, and Bicker- Podcast Cross Promotion! 26.02.2021 1:02:24

Send us Fan Mail NOW AVAILABLE ON FOWL PLAYERS RADIO!!! www.fowlplayersradio.com Please welcome the Law Offices of Quibble, Squabble, and Bicker to Fowl Players Radio. The Law Offices of QSB are Matt Braschi, Greg Petix, and Brendan Haggerty! According to their website their show is "Entertainment for the deranged. Three grizzled friends (who can't stay on topic) discussing music, politi...

Season 7 Episode 17- Carla Malden- Author of "Shine Until Tomorrow" and others! 24.02.2021 50:05

Send us Fan Mail NOW AVAILABLE ON FOWL PLAYERS RADIO!!! www.fowlplayersradio.com Please welcome Carla Malden to Fowl Players Radio! Carla is an author of both fiction and non fiction books. Her latest novel, "Shine Until Tomorrow", is a time-travel tale that takes its troubled teenage protagonist from present-day San Francisco back to the “Summer of Love” in 1967. A fun and touching nov...