April 8, 2006
this week’s podcast grapples with the unbelievable legend of lola montez, trailing her across the world from london to paris to munich to san francisco. she was self-created diva royalty who, in her own words, was “always notorious, never famous”.
for further edification:
» research files from bruce seymour’s lola montez : a life, an incredible resource
» biography and photos
» gravesite information
» lola’s grass valley house
» george macdonald fraser’s “harry flashman”
» king ludwig I of bavaria- wikipedia
» ein koenig und seine anregungen - berliner zeitung, 1998
random episode from the archives:
#12: san francisco blue jeans
musical support:
thanks to torchomatic for this week’s music, “glass roof” - provided through a creative commons license.
April 9, 2006 at 3:02 pm
Wow. An excellent episode about an utterly fascinating woman. Your shows just keep getting better. Keep up the great work.
April 11, 2006 at 4:31 pm
excellent episode! I now know where the song lyrics “whatever Lola wants, Lola gets…” comes from.
April 13, 2006 at 5:40 pm
fascinating story! I had never heard of her but now I will always remember.
April 17, 2006 at 11:58 am
Richard,
Excellent job with this material about a mad, bad and dangerous-to-know woman. How can we get this movie made? Maybe KZ Jones and Michael Douglas will take it on. And Natalie Portman as Lotta Crabtree? The fact that it is (mostly) true would create great interest, not to mention the wardrobe opportunities.
June 5, 2006 at 11:14 am
Thanks for using my music!
June 5, 2006 at 11:21 am
no, thank *you* for making it available.. it’s gorgeous, and perfect for lola’s story, don’t you think?