Episode 100 - Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle & Woodstock ‘99
In this weeks 100th episode, Amber covers the life and trials of Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle. Roscoe Arbuckle was a silent-film actor at the height of his career, when he was arrested for the murder of aspiring actor Virginia Rappe. The case went to trial three times. The first two resulting in a hung jury, and in the last trial Roscoe was acquitted, but the scandal put an end to his career.
Amber was drinking Pena Y Robles, a Spanish medium bodied red. It had a dark, rich fruity flavor.
Sources:
www.times.com / "Crimes of the Century: The Fatty Arbuckle Scandal, 1920” / Howard Chua-Eoan / March 1, 2007
www.smithsonianmag.com / "The Skinny on the Fatty Arbuckle Trial” / Gilbert King / November 8, 2011
www.newyorker.com / "American Chronicles, Fatty Arbuckle and the Birth of the Celebrity Scandal” / Michael Schulman / October 4, 2021
www.britannica.com / "Roscoe Arbuckle: American Actor and Director"
www.encyclopedia.com / "Fatty Arbuckle Trials:1921-1922"
Photo Credits:
www.giphy.com
www.newyorker.com
www.facebook.com
www.vintag.es
www.allthatisinteresting.com
Then Erika covers Woodstock 99, a music festival that was held from July 22 - July 25, 1999, in Rome New York. It was meant to be reminiscent of Woodstock 69 which was remembered fondly as a festival of love and peace. However, this Woodstock turned to chaos. It was marred by horrible conditions, overpriced food and water, poor sanitation, sexual assault, violence, arson, and looting to name a few.
Erika was drinking Mocho Velho Pardina, a Spanish white wine with a nutty flavor.
Sources:
www.rollingstones.com / "9 Worst Things About Woodstock 99” / Daniel Kreps / July 23, 2021
www.goodto.com / "How many people died at Woodstock 99? Deaths, injuries, Trench Mouth and more explained – Everything you need to know” / Emily Steadman / August 2022
www.kerrang.com / "I was at Woodstock ’99 and it destroyed my innocence” / Ethan Fixell
www.salon.com / "The 7 most heinous “Trainwreck: Woodstock ‘99” revelations from Netflix’s docuseries – The three-part series looks into what went wrong in the making and execution of the infamous music & art festival” / Joy Saha / August 4, 2022
www.en.wikipedia.org
NETFLIX – "Trainwreck: Woodstock ’99" / Jaime Crawford / August 3, 2022
Photo Credits:
www.interviewmagazine.com
www.hellomagazine.com
www.time.com
www.eq-magazine.co.uk
www.pitchfork.com
