Bill Meyer Show Blog and Guest Information 5/6 to 5/10/2024

Since October 7, the Iranian regime has been issuing overt threats against the United States and our interests around the world. Those threats are being taken seriously by national security experts, including many who work for President Biden.

Nevertheless, last week, reports began circulating that the Biden administration is considering allowing an unspecified number of people from Hamas-controlled Gaza to settle in the United States. Those reports were confirmed by State Department spokesman Matthew Miller during a Friday press briefing.

A reporter asked Miller, “How will the administration ensure that there is no Hamas infiltration?” Miller did not directly address the question but stated that the department has “helped more than 1,800 American citizens and their families” come to the U.S. It was not clear from Miller’s statement whether 1,800 is a cumulative total of citizens and noncitizens, or whether the noncitizens are in addition to the citizens who arrived back in the U.S.

He also said that “Palestinians may be eligible for a variety of existing pathways to enter the United States, such as immigrant and nonimmigrant visas. We are constantly evaluating policy proposals to support Palestinians who are family members of U.S. citizens.” He did not elaborate on what those pathways might be, but the Biden administration has a record of inventing pathways, even if the law does not provide one.

6:50 Glenn Kenny is a longtime film critic based in New York. He has written for publications such as Film Comment, The Village Voice and Rolling Stone and contributes film reviews to The New York Times and RogerEbert.com. Glenn’s new book:

ABOUT THE WORLD IS YOURS: THE STORY OF SCARFACE

The behind-the-scenes story of the iconic film, featuring new interviews with the cast and crew.

An unflinching confrontation of humanity’s dark side, Brian De Palma’s crime drama film Scarface gave rise to a cultural revolution upon its release in 1983. Its impact was unprecedented, making globe-spanning waves as a defining portrait of the gritty Miami street life. From Al Pacino’s masterful characterization of Tony Montana to the iconic “Say hello to my little friend,” Scarface maintains its reputation as an unwavering game changer in cult classic cinema.

7:35 Jo County Commissioner Baertschiger – we talk the sale of Flying Lark, dismissal of a county employee, and the undue influence of “The Lobbies” in the Republican Primary.

8:15 Kevin Starrett from Oregon Firearms Federation – www.OregonFirearms.org and today it’s a freewheeling talk on what it looks like to be a principled opposition party member in the state legislature…rather than being a lobby shill who helps pass Democrat party bills.

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Monday 05-06-24 Bill Meyer Show Guest Information

(Podcasts on www.BillMeyerShow.com)

6:35 Producer Nick Searcy, his new documentary “The War On Truth”.

Nick Searcy, star and producer of The War on Truth, has maintained a distinguished career spanning more than two decades. His credits range from independent features to Hollywood blockbusters and television series hits. Nick played General Hoyt in Guillermo del Toro’s 2018 Best Picture winner “The Shape of Water”; and had a role in the multiple Oscar-winning film “Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri” from writer-director Martin McDonagh.

Mr. Searcy starred in and produced the documentary Capitol Punishment: Everything They Told You About J6 Was A Lie, which was arguably the most censored American film of 2022.

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Chris Burgard, is Director, and Nick Searcy, is Producer, of the brand new groundbreaking documentary The War on Truth.

8:10 Dr. Dennis Powers, www.DennisPowersBooks.com

Pat McCoy Moran: Jazz Pianist/Songwriter

By Dennis Powers

Patti Moran was born in Enid, Oklahoma in 1934. Her first musical memory was hearing her father playing ragtime pieces on a piano in their living room–and he was from a long-line of musicians. At the age of four, this diminutive little girl from the plains of Eastern Oklahoma, climbed upon the piano bench, stretched her fingers over the keys, and began to make music.

At the age of 12, Patti was playing with symphony orchestras and a few years later received a scholarship to study piano privately with Edwin Hughes, the Professor of Music at Juilliard. She headed to the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music to be a concert pianist, but after listening to a concert by famed jazz pianist Oscar Peterson, Patti changed music directions into “progressive” jazz.

The next year, she was in Chicago where she learned to play bebop. She founded the Pat Moran Quartet, which later became the Pat Moran Trio, and played New York’s Hickory House, the Birdland and the Blue Note concerts in Chicago. The young, talented Moran performed with singer Beverly Kelly, bassist John Doling, and drummer John Whited. In the mid-1950s, she released two albums for Bethlehem Records. Later releasing albums for the Audio Fidelity label, Patti also performed (1959 – 1961) with Mel Torme, Oscar Pettiford, and the Terry Gibbs Dream Band.

Her recordings include: “Porgy and Bess” with Duke Ellington and Mel Torme; “The Pat Moran Quartet” (while at Birdland); “This is Pat Moran” with virtuoso bassist, Scott La Faro. During the 1950s and 60s in Las Vegas, she had Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr., Dean Martin, and even Elvis frequenting her show. In the late 1950’s, she was on the “Tonight Show” when hosted by Steven Allen; Andy Williams and Jonathan Winters were on this show with her.

Even with all of these accolades, Patti never enjoyed travelling the jazz circuit. One night in Denver, Colorado, she met a soldier, Mike McCoy, who was heading over to Vietnam. A year (or so) later, she married Mike and became Pat Moran McCoy. In the mid-1960s, she pulled away from the national jazz scene and they moved to Ashland. Mike was from Oregon and they began raising their family of five children–Sean, Alison, Aaron, Gabriel, and Kelly–with all heading at one time or another into singing and/or musical careers.

Patti first worked with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival “rehearsing the music and playing the shows.” She also recorded two CDs in Los Angeles, continued her concerts, and wrote jingles for the ad agency that Mike started. She opened the first jazz concert (1979) ever played at the Britt Festival in Jacksonville with Dave Brubeck.

In the early 1980s, Moran released an album of children’s songs, “Shakin’ Loose with Mother Goose,” in collaboration with Steve Allen and Jayne Meadows. The album’s companion book was awarded the American Book Award. In later years, she was featured in National Public Radio’s jazz programming, plus she played at black churches around the country after she embraced religion and added gospel music to her repertoire.

In 2001, Patti released her CD, “Jesus in Paris,” which encompassed jazz, classical, and gospel piano styles. Patti wrote most of the songs and different noted musicians and gospel singers accompanied her. She lived in Jacksonville, as well, while they raised her children, recording music, giving jazz presentations, and performing locally with musicians from the Britt and Jacksonville Jubilee! to Alexander Tutunov. Presently, they live in Central Point.

Patti can play bebop, jazz, blues, ragtime, gospel, swing, boogie-woogie, and classical (Mozart, Chopin, Prokofiev, etc.); additionally, she teaches piano and continues composing. And is still considered as one of the top jazz pianists ever.

Sources: Peggy Dover, “Jazz royalty in the Rogue Valley,” Mail Tribune, September 1, 2019; Wikipedia, “Pat McCoy Moran” at More Background; Listen to “This is Pat Moran” at “Come Rain or Come Shine”.

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