the Story of Chickie MacPhee - 1 - Cape Breton's Wild Thing

Nighttime

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True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture, History

4.6 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 12 November 2020

⏱️ 39 minutes

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For a period of time in the late 1980s, Cape Breton’s Chickie Macphee became one of his island’s most famous and most beloved residents. His notoriety didn’t begin with any great feat, show of skill, or significant act of generosity. Chickie Macphee was just a regular Cape Bretoner with a bit of a drinking problem and a love for Karaoke. In this episode, we will explore his unique legacy. Our guest, Chickie Macphee's brother Rich MacPhee, will tell us how Chickie ended up famous for getting drunk and singing ‘wild thing’ on the community TV channel. Links referenced in the episode: Chickie Performs ‘WildThing’ - https://youtu.be/QVmbOaUezX4 Chickie Performs ‘Yellow Submarine’ - https://youtu.be/AToR0VdnO9I Chickie Performs a medley of songs - https://youtu.be/J-ZwBYuy7ic Chickie’s Obituary - http://www.inmemoriam.ca/view-announcement-531726-walter-chickie-macphee.html Contact: Website: https://www.nighttimepodcast.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/NightTimePod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NightTimePod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nighttimepod Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/nighttimepodcast Premium Feed: https://www.patreon.com/Nighttimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:39.0	This episode of the Nighttime Podcast discusses recreational substance abuse, sex work, and karaoke.
0:45.2	Listener discretion is advised.
0:47.6	You are tuned to the nighttime podcast focused on the fringe of Canada.
1:01.0	Hello listeners. I know I say this all the time but I truly have something a little
1:06.1	different for you this time around. Well I suppose different may not be the right way
1:11.7	to describe it let me put it this way. If you didn't watch the
1:15.8	community TV station in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia in the 80s, you probably aren't this episode's
1:22.4	target audience.
1:24.0	Actually, if I'm being completely honest, this episode doesn't really even have a specific audience in mind.
1:31.0	My motivation to put this episode together was that I wanted to
1:35.4	better understand one of the more bizarre memories I have from my childhood.
1:40.2	Here's how I remember it. It was sometime in the late 80s. Seven-year-old Jordan and his
1:47.2	older brother Jamie were spending a Saturday evening with their legs crossed on the
1:52.0	carpet playing the legend of Zelda on
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