TMP #74 Sidney Smith On the Whipping Post

The rock’n’roll photographer, actor, and Haunted History Tours operator has a new book of photos from his time with the Allman Brothers Band. He’s led a charmed life, including being Paul McCartney’s personal photographer during the famed SeaSaint sessions and appearing in Manny’s mockumentary about his first campaign for mayor. It’s all led up to his moment in the Ring Room. Dreams do come true. Topics include a suspended license, West Virginia, Loose Cattle, corporal punishment, Nicholas Cage, the Lalaurie Mansion, the Warehouse concert venue, the Day of Southern Rock’n’roll, crying with a Beatle, an exorcist’s advice, faking your death, Echo Park, a Popeye’s commercial, a spoiler, fainting, a ghost story, male dancing with the Merry Minstrels, Mick Jagger, Chuck Leavell, Dylan freaking out, shampoo, [70-74 Plus a Little Bit More](https://www.allmanbrothersbookbysidneysmith.com/), Elijah Blue Allman, Balthazar Getty, and much more. Subscribe, review, and rate on Apple Podcasts. Follow and share on social media, and spread the Troubled Word. Music: Styler/Coman