Game show gods, swift eagles and eephus elevator pitches + this day in history w/cry closet for finals week and our song of the day by Juanita & Juan on your #MorningMonarchy for May 2, 2025.
Notes/Links:
#NewWorldNextWeek: EU Peasants Celebrate Net Zero Blackout + RIP Virginia Giuffre & Fall of Saigon at 50
https://x.com/shartstorm8d8/status/1918181384147075518
Pope’s Brother Denies Sex Scandal While He Ran Boys Choir; Rev. Georg Ratzinger defends tenure as choir master, willing to testify. (Mar. 8, 2010)
https://abcnews.go.com/International/popes-brother-speaks-church-abuse/story?id=10042319 // https://archive.is/dEP82
Video: betterbadnewz – “KIDS MOLEST POPE” (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bam-k8WrTpE
Video: The Union of The Unwanted: 107: The Blackout Mystery & The Eugenics Agenda (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oebQZXTEcRg
John Elway Driving Golf Cart When His Friend and Agent Had Tragic Fall
https://www.tmz.com/2025/04/29/john-elway-on-golf-cart-when-jeff-sperbeck-fell/
John Elway releases statement after the death of his friend and former agent, Jeff Sperbeck
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/john-elway-releases-statement-after-the-death-of-his-friend-and-former-agent-jeff-sperbeck/ar-AA1DXbzr
UNC’s Belichick Defends Hudson as ‘Doing Her Job’ After Interjecting During CBS Interview
https://gvwire.com/2025/04/30/uncs-belichick-defends-hudson-as-doing-her-job-after-interjecting-during-cbs-interview/
Host of CBS’s 60 Minutes rebukes corporate owners Paramount on-air
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/host-of-cbs-s-60-minutes-rebukes-corporate-owners-paramount-on-air/ar-AA1DLNKP
‘Rust’ Director Regrets Movie, Disses Alec Baldwin’s Reality Show; “Bad decision after bad decision was made,” says writer-director Joel Souza.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/rust-director-regrets-writing-movie-alec-baldwin-1236205074/
Coachella Fined $20,000 for Travis Scott Set
https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/news/coachella-fined-20-000-for-travis-scott-set/ar-AA1DNikE
Travis Scott won’t be criminally charged in Astroworld concert deaths, officials say; Ten people were killed and thousands more were injured at the Nov. 5, 2021, event in Houston. A grand jury declined to indict the rapper Thursday.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/travis-scott-texas-grand-jury-criminal-charges-rcna91901
Ellen DeGeneres ditches £15m Cotswolds dream home in secret move; Ellen and Portia have reportedly moved house already
https://www.hellomagazine.com/homes/829016/ellen-degeneres-ditched-cotswolds-home-secret-move/
Jill Sobule Dies at Age 66 in a House Fire; The singer/songwriter and “human rights activist” broke barriers with her 1995 single “I Kissed a Girl.”
https://archive.is/74GWB
Wink Martindale, Popular and Durable Game Show Host, Dies at 91; He was involved in more than 20 game shows, most memorably as the host of “Gambit” and “Tic-Tac-Dough” in the 1970s and ’80s.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/arts/television/wink-martindale-dead.html // https://archive.is/JP6Qn
Video: Wink Martindale, the genial game-show host and an early TV interviewer of Elvis Presley, dies at 91 (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjYqUr7O1I0
Wink Martindale – “Love’s Got Me Thinkin” (Audio)
‘Love’s Got Me Thinkin / Thought It Was Moonlove’
OJ Records Inc. – 1958
*Wink Martindale – “Love’s Got Me Thinkin” https://youtu.be/wVgHPu3423o // https://www.discogs.com/release/3487599-Wink-Martindale-Loves-Got-Me-Thinkin-Thought-It-Was-Moonlove // This song by Wink Martindale was the A-side of an 7″ released on the OJ Records label back in 1958. Offered in tribute to the singer, actor and gameshow host who passed away on April 15th at the age of 91.*
Jack Black Breaks Hot 100 Record With 34-Second ‘Minecraft Movie’ Song: Here Are the 10 Quickest Hits; It’ll take longer to read this story than to listen to “Steve’s Lava Chicken.”
https://www.billboard.com/lists/jack-black-minecraft-song-steves-lava-chicken-hot-100-record/
Video: Jack Black – Steve’s Lava Chicken (Official Music Video) | A Minecraft Movie Soundtrack | WaterTower (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41O_MydqxTU
Handwriting Lights Up Your Brain–Here’s How; Pick up a pen to activate neural pathways that might otherwise remain dormant.
https://archive.is/sYXio
Vintage Portland
https://vintageportland.wordpress.com/
Big Loud Sells Morgan Wallen Catalog Stake to Chord Music Partners; One report puts the purchase price for the minority stake at $200 million.
https://archive.is/RMjl4
“Frankly, I Never Heard Of You”: A Testy Donald Trump Tussles With Terry Moran During Contentious ABC News Interview Marking POTUS’ First 100 Days
https://archive.is/MN59s
Pop Band Breaking Up, Current Tour Now a Farewell Run; Tennis, the husband-and-wife duo of Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley, first made waves in 2010 with their debut single, “Baltimore.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/pop-band-breaking-up-current-tour-now-a-farewell-run/ar-AA1DMh5J
Trump mocks trans athletes in women’s sports to roaring applause at Alabama commencement speech; At one point in speech, Trump physically reenacts trans weightlifter beating female competitor
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/alabama-graduates-explode-applause-when-trump-promises-keep-men-out-womens-sports
Donald Trump’s stinging Taylor Swift criticism as their ‘bitter feud’ ramps up; Donald Trump took aim at Taylor Swift during a speech to the Philadelphia Eagles at the White House this week
https://www.the-express.com/entertainment/celebrity-news/170234/donald-trump-slams-taylor-swift-vicious-attack-he-s-accused-obsession
Video: Trump takes aim at Taylor Swift during Eagles trip to White House (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4CakVUYOU7o
Video: Remy – “Shake it Off” (Taylor Swift Obama Parody // Audio)
ReasonTV – Oct 20, 2014
*Remy – “Shake it Off” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaD5_XJl0AY // The Obama administration puts its own special spin on the Taylor Swift hit.*
#MagazineTime: Flip City Magazine #23
https://www.flipcitymag.com/
#MagazineTime/Video: CREATIVE CHAOS 69- BEN FUSELIER
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Gq8XXwWXFc
#MagazineTime: Sports Illustrated – May 2025 Vol. 136 No. 4: NFL Draft Preview
https://orderprint.si.com/si_may25
#MagazineTime: ‘Eephus’ – This New Baseball Movie Is an Instant Sports Classic; “Eephus” is a sweet and sad tribute to the national pastime and the guys who love it.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/eephus-review-this-new-baseball-movie-is-an-instant-sports-classic/
#MagazineTime: ‘Eephus’ is a 2024 sports film directed by Carson Lund about the final game of an amateur New England baseball league before their stadium is demolished.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eephus
#MagazineTime/Video: ‘Eephus’ Trailer #1 2025 (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Q3qoQIIDgM
Ben Gibbard – “Ichiro’s Theme” (Audio)
Self-released single – 2012
*Ben Gibbard – “Ichiro’s Theme” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNG2cRlHfaY // https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2012/07/26/157435827/thanks-for-the-mariners-memories-ben-gibbards-ichiros-theme // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Gibbard // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eephus_pitch // When the Mariners traded Ichiro Suzuki to the New York Yankees in 2012, Gibbard honored him by writing and releasing the song “Ichiro’s Theme”. Not available on his solo album, ‘Former Lives’ and the only YouTube upload is unofficial.*
May 2015 – Page 2 – Media Monarchy
https://mediamonarchy.com/2015/05/page/2/
Flashback: @PumpUpThaVolume: Episode157 – Hold On Tight (May 2, 2015)
https://mediamonarchy.com/putv157/
Flashback: Micro-Psi and String Theory – How Occultists Beat Physicists to the Punch (May 2, 2015)
https://mediamonarchy.com/micro-psi-and-string-theory-how/
#MorningMonarchy: May 2, 2016 – Greenpeace publishes confidential U.S.-EU #TTIPLeaks
https://mediamonarchy.com/20160502morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: May 2, 2016 ♬ Lil Bub & John Doe
https://mediamonarchy.com/20160502pumpupthavolume/
#GoodNewsNextWeek: Kitchen-Based Sharing Economy Is Cooking Up Change + DIY Cities & Freeing Monkeys
https://mediamonarchy.com/gnnw017-video/ // https://mediamonarchy.com/gnnw017-audio/
#MorningMonarchy: May 2, 2017 – Facebook Admits Governments Used Its Social Platform To Help Spread Propaganda
https://mediamonarchy.com/20170502morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: May 2, 2017 ♬ BDAY GIRLS Lesley Gore & Lily Allen
https://mediamonarchy.com/20170502pumpupthavolume/
#ThisDayInHistory/#MorningMonarchy: May 2, 2018 – ‘Cry Closet’ arrives at University of Utah for finals week (Audio)
https://mediamonarchy.com/20180502morningmonarchy/ // https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/04/26/cry-closet-utah-university-library/553082002/
#PumpUpThaVolume: May 2, 2018 ♬ Sarah Shook & Neko Case
https://mediamonarchy.com/20180502pumpupthavolume/
#MorningMonarchy: May 2, 2019 – Video shows suspect #IsaiahPeoples praising Jesus during arrest after 8-person injury collision in Sunnyvale // Police charge driver who plowed into pedestrians
https://mediamonarchy.com/20190502morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: May 2, 2019 ♬ BDAY BOY Engelbert Humperdinck & Johnny Thunders
https://mediamonarchy.com/20190502pumpupthavolume/
#MorningMonarchy: May 2, 2022 – Federal informant in Twump investigation found dead on high school campus
https://mediamonarchy.com/20220502morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: May 2, 2022 ♬ School Of Fish & The Halo Effect
https://mediamonarchy.com/20220502pumpupthavolume/
#MorningMonarchy: May 2, 2023 – The RULES OF WAR are being added to VIDEO GAMES
https://mediamonarchy.com/20230502morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: May 2, 2023 ♬ Four Tet & James Ellis Ford
https://mediamonarchy.com/20230502pumpupthavolume/
#PumpUpThaVolume/#NewMusicFriday: #May2/#BandcampFriday w/The Farm, Lucius, Andy Bell, Esther Rose, Suzanne Vega, Blondshell, Eric Church and the destroyed-by-coof Car Seat Headrest manage first new album in five years. ♬
https://mediamonarchy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/20250502_NewMusicFriday.png // https://www.allmusic.com/newreleases/20250502
Juanita & Juan – “Put Your Weapons Down” (Audio)
‘Jungle Cruise’
In The Red Records – April 2, 2025
*#PumpUpThaVolume #TruthMusic: Juanita & Juan – “Put Your Weapons Down” https://juanitajuan.bandcamp.com/track/put-your-weapons-down // https://juanitajuan.bandcamp.com/album/jungle-cruise // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kid_Congo_Powers // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Bag // A call for an end to the bloodshed in Palestine by Juanita & Juan, the duo of punk rock pioneers, Kid Congo Powers and Alice Bag. From their just-released album, ‘Jungle Cruise,’ available now via In The Red Records.*