302: The Vampire Restaurant War

Ghost Town: Strange History, True Crime, & the Paranormal

Ghost Town

True Crime, Unknown, Paranormal, Weird History, Social Sciences, History, Science

3.7 • 928 Ratings

🗓️ 28 February 2024

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Renowned vampire novelist Anne Rice waged a bizarre public war against Popeye's Chicken founder Al Copeland in 1997 New Orleans. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod (7 Day Free Trial!) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Source: https://bit.ly/48v4C7m Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	out for blood. I'm Jason Horton. I'm Rebecca Leib. And this is Ghost Town. We've talked about Anne Rice on this podcast before. Episode.
0:15.0	We've talked about Anne Rice on this podcast before.
0:22.0	Episode 183 called the Five Live. We've talked about Anne Rice on this podcast before.
0:22.9	Episode 183 called The Five Lives of Anne Rice, to be exact.
0:27.0	That was released just after Anne Rice passed away.
0:30.2	But I discovered a lot more about the famed New Orleans native and iconic writer than I ever thought I would.
0:36.0	More specifically, her bizarre and intense rivalry in life, and perhaps also in death,
0:42.0	with another New Orleans legend Al Copeland.
0:45.0	If the name Copeland doesn't ring a bell you'll know his claim to fame.
0:49.0	Copeland founded the 1.8 billion dollar fast food chain Pop Eyes.
0:53.8	Today on Ghost Town, we're making a meal, sorry, out of an epic New Orleans feud.
0:59.5	Anne Rice versus Pop Eyes.
1:02.9	Before we begin, this episode's subject matter was put on my radar and beautifully told
1:06.9	by Jeffrey Holmes of Strange True Tours, when I took his unofficial Ann Rice tour in
1:12.1	New Orleans Garden District.
1:14.3	If you're in the area, I highly recommend Jeff's tour.
1:17.0	It will educate you in all things, Ann Rice,
1:19.3	and give you so much more context on her work and philosophical outlook.
1:23.6	You can book a tour with Strange True Tours at
1:25.9	Strange True Tours.
1:28.0	Again, highly recommend.
1:29.4	Okay, speaking of context,
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