Episode 50: Rock You Like a Muse

from Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome · host Windy Bowlsby and Melissa Kaercher

In today’s very special episode, dear listeners, we celebrate our first year of podcasting with an episode all about XANADU! That’s right, friends, it’s all leg-warmers and ribbons and magical Olivia Newton John today! And for this grand event, we called up some fellow Xana-fans and former guests, namely Gordon Smuder (of the Puppet Forge and Transylvania Television) and Sharon Stiteler (aka Birdchick). (In fact, Gordon is such a Xana-dude that he sent me an e-mail full of puns prior to recording the episode. What is Colridge’s favorite soft drink? Mountain Xana-dew. The sequel to Xanadu? Xanadeux. Colridge’s favorite Saturday Morning Cartoon? Xana-Scooby-Doo. Paul Atreides’ favorite musical movie? XanaDune. Frank Sinatra’s favorite musical movie? Xanadoobie-doobie-doo. And what do you smoke while watching Xanadu? A Xanadube.) As you might notice while you listen to the episode, we have been drinking. If you want to join our inebriated joviality, we recommend Lagavulin 16. Or Cupcake Vineyards Prosecco. Or sake screwdrivers. Really, they all worked pretty well when we were recording. (hic) Further show notes and links behind the cut! Movies mentioned: Xanadu Grease 2 The Apple Can’t Stop the Music The Warriors Houston Nights Megaforce Conan the Barbarian Viva Knievel Solid Gold (TV) Dragon’s Lair (video game) Dirty Dancing Singin’ in the Rain Victor/Victoria Battlestar Galactica The Wizard of Oz Casablanca People mentioned: Gene Kelly Olivia Newton John Michael Beck Stan Lee J. M. DeMatteis Bill Sienkiewicz Glynis Wein Howard Chaykin Bernie Wrightson Ted Danson Fritz Weaver Sandahl Bergman Darcel Wynne Fee Waybill Don Bluth Peggy Fleming Kenny Ortega Yanni Andy Gibb Joel Silver Matt Lattanzi Samuel Coleridge Michael Curtiz Links: The Olivia Newton John Fan Club scanned the entire Xanadu: The Illustrated Story comic book: http://www.onlyolivia.com/visual/xanadu/marvel/ The post Episode 50: Rock You Like a Muse appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

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