87: Upstairs Inferno

True Crime Obsessed

True Crime, Comedy, Society & Culture

4.2 • 34.9K Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2019

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

On June 24, 1973, an arsonist set fire to the Up Stairs Lounge, a New Orleans gay bar. The result was the largest gay mass murder in U.S. history--Thirty-two people were killed and some three bodies were never identified. And despite the staggering historical significance, few people know about the tragedy and the circumstances that have made this one of the most viscous unsolved crimes in US history.

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0:00.0	Can I tell you something appropriately gay before we start?
0:02.3	Oh my god, totally. I mean, is that different than any other time you saw recording?
0:06.1	I got avocado mango ice scrub in my eye in the shower and it still hurts.
0:10.9	It still hurts.
0:12.9	That's just a gay bell.
0:14.8	It's either hero nor garbage. It's just gay.
0:18.4	It's just so gay. Also work high by it.
0:21.2	I'm a...
0:22.4	Gillian Pensafole!
0:24.8	Patrick, I'm spinning up.
0:34.1	You guys, before we get to the show, come see us live June 29th,
0:37.3	Pride Show. I know you've heard me talk about it at Nazim.
0:40.7	Listen, we've locked down our three drag queen greeters.
0:43.8	They're gonna be up and down the aisle, hanging out with you guys, taking pictures.
0:46.8	They are... what are they called, ladies and gaga?
0:48.9	Of course, yes.
0:50.1	She's like fabulous.
0:51.1	Because she knows what the hell she's doing.
0:52.3	I know she's like, there's amazing Jewish drag queen.
0:54.3	I mean, I can't wait.
0:55.3	We locked down our comedian who's opening for us.
0:58.1	Oh, I know.
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