Hey, it's Ben here. Just a warning. We talk about suicide in this episode. Please take

care as you listen.

Pam was riding away. Audiences were packing theaters to see coffee. Fans recognized her

on the street. And she often found herself surrounded by some of the most famous people

in the world. Like the night she ended up in an LA Music Club called the Trubidor.

Walking in with John Lening and Harry Wilson and all the big wigs are behind me. And here's

this sister. You know, red beans and rice don't miss her. With all these white men walking

into this club. And of course, head turn.

They were there to see the comedy duo The Smothers Brothers. Pam and John Lennon had never

met before. He started asking her questions while they waited for The Smothers Brothers

to take the stage. Oh, Lord, are they? Are there black people in the world? Yes, in the

West. Wow. In the wild, wild, west.

While Pam explained black cowboys to John, the energy and the club shifted.

The audience was waiting for them. Overly a long amount of time people were getting becoming

impatient. And John said, Pam, yes, yes, John. I love American music and I love the

gospel. And there's certain songs that just stick with me. And I heard this song called

something about rain on my window pane. And I go, oh, I think I know that song is

fine. People's in. I said, I can't stand the rain on my window brings back those memories.

He said, that's it. He started jumping up and down. So let me finish. So as I'm beating

and singing, he joins in. And he performs a harmony with me. And we kept singing and

singing. And the audience turned around and they saw us singing and harmonizing. And

they were like, and they started singing along with us. They knew the chorus. And he kept

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