273. Larry “Ratso” Sloman

Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast

Starburns Audio

Visual Arts, Tv & Film, Comedy, Arts

4.8 • 3.9K Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2019

⏱️ 105 minutes

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Summary

Gilbert and Frank are joined by author, journalist and songwriter (and Gilbert's old pal) Larry "Ratso" Sloman for a conversation about the Jewishness of Elvis Presley, the glory days of "Rolling Stone," the mysterious death of Harry Houdini and the new Martin Scorsese documentary, "Rolling Thunder: A Bob Dylan Story." Also, Al Lewis takes the stand, Joni Mitchell takes umbrage, Floyd the barber meets Robert Zimmerman and Ratso recalls adventures with Joan Baez, Leonard Cohen, George Harrison and Al Goldstein. PLUS: Gogi Grant! "Renaldo and Clara"! "Fred Mertz' Night Out"! Ratso samples Bela Lugosi! And Gilbert stars in "National Lampoon's" Foto Funnies! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Robert Wall and you are listening to the one, the only.
0:06.8	My long-time buddy Gilbert Gottfried's amazing colossal podcast.
0:13.3	Need I say more?
0:14.8	Need I say more?
0:30.0	Hi, this is Gilbert Gottfried and this is Gilbert Gottfried's amazing colossal podcast
0:40.7	with my co-host, Frank Santopodgeri.
0:44.8	Our guest this week is a journalist, editor, screenwriter, best-selling author, songwriter,
0:52.0	occasional actor and that's a April of this year on Recording Artists.
0:58.8	He's a former writer for Rolling Stone as well as the editor in chief of the publications,
1:06.6	High Times and the National Lampoon.
1:11.2	I think I've heard of that one.
1:14.6	He's also the author or co-author of best-selling books about everyone from illusionist David
1:24.8	Laine to Kiss Drummer Peter Chris and Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Ketus.
1:36.0	To Heavyweight Champ Mike Tyson to counterculture hero Abby Hoppen.
1:45.3	He's 2006 biography of a skate-partist Harry Houdini called The Secret Life of Harry Houdini.
1:57.7	It's soon to be a major motion picture and of course he co-authored two of Howard Stern's
2:07.4	best-selling books, Private Parts and Miss America.
2:12.6	Again, this old sound spagally familiar.
2:17.0	I think I've heard the how it's turned to.
2:21.9	I'm not positive.
2:24.4	I can't.
2:25.4	It's so long ago.
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