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August,
2004
LIGHTS OUT WHEN
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On the recommendation of Bob Zmuda (Producer and former manager to the late Andy Kaufman), radio talk show personality, Dick Hunter of the Big Dick’s P1 Wild Ass Circus on The Ticket, kindly invited Parapsychologist Dr. Larry Montz and ISPR’s Daena Smoller, to join the show in a broadcast from Suite 105 (the room in which Janis Joplin died) at the Hollywood Gardens Hotel. Joining Big Dick Hunter and cast of his show were Dick Smothers Jr., adult film stars Ron Jeremy and Ed Powers and Dennis Hof, owner of the world famous Moonlite Bunny Ranch in Carson City, Nevada…oh, and a Bunny too! The following is the re-cap release posted at Big Dick Hunter.Net, about the trip and happenings in Hollywood! The P1 WAC L.A. Experience
8/9/04 Monday morning, 1:30am This is the first chance that I have had to sit down and write since we got here. These road trips never lack for excitement. I was a little worried about the Cowboys theme making this one generic, but we have created our own auxiliary excitement. First off, a 22 hour Capps Van Rental van ride helps to get the spirit of adventure going. I’ve still got my buddy Rick James on my mind, and as tough as it was to ramp up and do a show Friday after hearing the news, hitting the road with friends has been really therapeutic. Tonight, I spent the evening with some friends that he and I shared … More on that later. We got to LA about 10pm Saturday night, and my girl and I checked in to room 105 of The Highland Gardens. It was in this very room that on October 4th, 1970, Janis Joplin dropped dead from a heroin overdose.
I have to tell you that my girlfriend was an uncharacteristically hard sell on this concept. This is the girl who is always up for anything with anyone. She actually uttered the words “I’m cool with the porn scene, but this creeps me out”. Nonetheless, she reluctantly agreed to stay in this place of death for 48 hours, with the caveat that I not leave her alone in the room … Deal. Before we went to bed, she had me check under the bed to make sure that there were no monsters rooming with us … Seriously.
We ate a late meal at Mel’s Diner on Sunset and then headed up into the Hollywood Hills, where we snapped a shot of the last house that Lenny Bruce lived in. 
Speaking of death sites, this was his. Before I got back to the room, I started getting calls from Hugh Hefner’s Midsummer Night’s Dream party. The first was from Dennis Hof, of course. The second was from Shy Anderson of the Dallas Desperados. He was there with his father-in-law, Jerry Jones. Realizing that I had two friends calling me minutes apart, both from the game room in the Playboy Mansion, I described the two of them to each other and they ended up having a conversation. I love bringing people together. Sunday morning brought an uncharacteristically early wake up call. It’s true that I normally sleep until 1 or 2 in the afternoon, but when we take the show on the road I am generally to excited to sleep … There is simply too much to do. I’ll sleep when we get home next weekend. We went to a Dodger game that started at 1pm, and my overriding question from that experience is “What is so bad about watching a sporting event in an old stadium that doesn’t cost the tax payers hundreds of millions of dollars? I would say that I prefer it, in fact.
The fear of LA traffic has been instilled in us from those who arrived last week, so at the moment we are allowing ample time to get everywhere. That meant leaving the game a little early in time to assure a 5pm arrival at the hotel where we would be rendezvousing with Dick Smothers Jr. and Ed Powers. Dennis Hof called and said that he would meet us at Barney’s Beanery, which was where Janis Joplin spent her final hours. Everybody had a great time getting to know each other, and Dennis graciously picked up the tab. Back at the hotel, Dr. Larry Montz of the International Society for Paranormal Research joined us, along with one of his clairvoyant investigators, Daena Smoller.
They had come recommended by Bob Zmuda as some people that could help us channel any spirit or vibe that might be dwelling in room 105 of The Highland Gardens. Gathered around a table in the center of the room were the two of them, myself, P1s Mike D. and Chubbs, Dennis Hof, Dick Smothers Jr., Ed Powers, and Ron Jeremy who arrived at the room just in time for the real fun to start.
We asked questions of the two experts for over an hour, and then it happened … Ron Jeremy had raised the point that if spirits have the power to speak from beyond the grave, why not offer something more direct than moving your wallet from one side of the night stand to the other? Dr. Montz responded that spirits have their own electro-magnetic energy, and precisely as he made his assertion … The power went out. The power went out, but ONLY in our room. We captured this on mini disc, as well as video. It was the single most perfect thing I have ever experienced on the show. As we sat in the darkness coming to the realization of what just happened, my girlfriend exclaimed “I’m out of here”, and bolted from the room. Hours later, I still can’t believe it. The hotel manager even came to the room to verify that he had not touched the breaker. As was the case with the LA House Party at The Mandrian, no one wanted to leave after the taping, and this cast of wild ass characters sat around the room where Janis Joplin took her last breath and talked well into the night.
We wound up at The Viper Room to check out a band or two, and then did a little late night shopping at The Hustler store where I found the hand prints of Seka, a P1 WAC guest and Rhyner default.
We’ll sleep for four hours, and then we’ve got more stuff to do. ### To visit Richard Hunter the Ringmaster of Big Dick’s P1 Wild Ass Circus, visit http://www.BigDickHunter.Net. Big Dick’s P1 Wild Ass Circus is broadcast weeknights on The Ticket Sports Radio, All Sports all the Time, which can be heard on 1700 AM and 104.1 FM, Dallas Texas and internationally on the Internet. Contact: Pamela Lawton |
