Disgraceland is a production of Double Elvis.

This is the story of a curse, of a haunted legacy, of a massive movie set destroying storm,

a car crash, and one too many eerie coincidences leading up to the strange accidental death

of one of Hollywood's brightest young stars at the time, Brandon Lee.

But it's also the story of a goth masterpiece, the movie The Crow, a film with a soundtrack filled with great music. Unlike that

music I played for you at the top of the show, that wasn't great music. That was a preset loop from my Melotron

called As the Crow Dies MK1. I played you that loop because I can't afford the rights to

informer by snow. And why would I play you that specific slice of Northern co-exposure cheese, could I afford it?

Because that was the number one song in America on March 31st, 1993. And that was the day

Brandon Lee's life was tragically cut short by a fatal mistake.

On this episode, a curse, a goth masterpiece, an accidental death, and the crow's Brandon

Lee. I'm Jake Brennan, and this is Disgrace Sand. The five-year-old sat in the wings as his father demonstrated martial arts moves on stage.

The Hong Kong television audience went wild. Here, Bruce Lee was a massive star, unlike in America.

In America, Bruce was just the sidekick. He was the other guy on the Green Hornet,

a mid-60s attempt to cash in on Batman's success. But here in Hong Kong, the Green Hornet was

known as the Cato Show, named so after Bruce's character. Didn't matter if it was a supporting

character. Bruce Lee was the star. After the

applause died down, Bruce looked off to the edge of the stage. He made eye contact with his

five-year-old son, and then he beckoned for him to come out of the dark shadows. And Brandon Lee

stepped into the spotlight to thunderous applause. His father held out a board and said,

Just like I showed you.

Bruce had been training his son in martial arts

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