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UTC 027 – Wreck Diver John Chatterton – Part 1

February 9, 2016 / Phil Johnson / 3 Comments

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John Chatterton Part 1 I could NOT wipe the smile from my face during this interview! John Chatterton is a wreck diver and treasure hunter. He’s been to Titanic, the Andrea Doria, and discovered a German U-Boat wreck. But most importantly for this show, he was on the team that found the Golden Fleece, a pirate ship helmed by captain Joseph Bannister.

This is Part 1 of my interview with John Chatterton. He had so many great stories that I had to split it into two episodes. Stay tuned next week for Part 2 where you’ll hear some mind-blowing information about his visit to Titanic. (No they didn’t find the door that Kate Winslet threw Dicaprio off of…)

This episode sponsored by:
Southern Yellow Pine Publishing, home of The Pirate of Panther Bay series by SR Staley.

Also in this episode, comedy from Steve McGowan about Chuck E. Cheese and a song called “Mislead” by The Cautious.

Click the links below to Robert Kurson’s books about John Chatterton’s adventures. Good books for you and it helps the show. Thanks!

Important Websites:
John Chatterton – www.JohnChatterton.com
Steve McGowan – www.facebook.com/steve.mcgowan.56
The Cautious – thecautiousband.bandcamp.com
Phil Johnson – www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com

Be sure to listen to Part 2 of this interview here.

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UTC 026 Franco Tempesta of Naufragant

February 2, 2016 / Phil Johnson / 0 Comments

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Franco Tempesta of Naufragant Naufragant is a pirate metal band from Buenos Aires, Argentina. And this is a fun interview with the band’s singer, Franco Tempesta. We get into the trials they’ve had in naming the band (formerly Skull and Crossbones), why the decided to do a concept album based on Treasure Island, the filming for the video of “The Chest of Billy Bones” (which you can see below), and what it’s like to be “different” in the music business.

You’ll also hear the sounds of Buenos Aires in the background at a few points, so don’t freak out if you’re listening while driving and you hear sirens. 🙂

Today’s show sponsored by:
Southern Yellow Pine Publishing, home of The Pirate of Panther Bay series by SR Staley.

Plus comedy from Dylan Rhymer about Fox News coverage of a sex offender and the new single from Naufragant, “The Black Corsair”.

If you’re not familiar with the story of The Black Corsair, click the Amazon link below and check it out.

Important Websites:
Naufragant – www.Naufragant.com
Dylan Rhymer – www.facebook.com/dylan.rhymer
Phil Johnson – www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com

Here’s the video Franco talks about in the interview. “The Chest of Billy Bones” from their album, The Cursed Island.

You can also link over to Naufragant’s first album (under the name Skull and Bones) called “The Cursed Island” below. That’s the Treasure Island concept album that Franco discusses in the show.

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UTC 025 – Jim Byrkit – Director of Pirates of the Caribbean Short “Wedlocked”

January 26, 2016 / Phil Johnson / 0 Comments

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Jim Byrkit - Director of Pirates of the Caribbean short film "Wedlocked" We’ve got some Pirates of the Caribbean action on today’s show! But first, I nearly burned my face off tasting hot sauces over the weekend in lovely Monterey, CA You’ll find out how far up the Scoville Scale I made it before giving up.

I recently discovered a short film called “Wedlocked” that acts as a mini-prequel to the first Pirates of the Caribbean film. I couldn’t figure out how I missed it before and got the director, Jim Byrkit, on the show to tell us about it.

Yes, the short is hilarious and you should watch it right here.

Jim was also the concept artist for the first three Pirates of the Caribbean movies and created some of the iconic props like that awesome map. He was also one of the writers on the Johnny Depp vehicle “Rango”

So we dig in deep to the very beginnings of the Pirates of the Caribbean film franchise and why it was a wild risk at the time. We’ll also talk about how the Pirates of the Caribbean short film “Wedlocked” came to be was filmed. (And why most of us haven’t seen it). And we even get into a bit of Rango talk to find how they got that movie made. Listen for the very weird connection I made between it and a children’s holiday special.

Today’s show is sponsored by Southern Yellow Pine Publishing, home of SR Staley’s “Pirate of Panther Bay” series.

Plus comedy from the East Coast from John Romanoff about being a big guy at the gym and and a song called “Doses” from the West Coast’s Hologram Sun.

Important Websites:
Jim Byrkit – http://jimbyrkit.com
John Romanoff – https://www.facebook.com/john.romanoff
Hologram Sun – https://hologramsun.bandcamp.com
Phil Johnson – www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com

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