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March 10, 2025March 10, 2025

Episode 34 – Athena Finger (Bill Finger – Granddaughter)

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#Batman fans of all ages owe this episode’s guest a listen and a share. Athena Finger is the granddaughter of Bill Finger, the co-creator of the Batman comics with Bob Kane, although Athena and her father had to fight for many many years to make sure Bill received credit.

She was introduced to me through Bill Field from Episode #1 of this podcast. Athena is an artist, a teacher and spends much of her time keeping her grandfather Bill’s legacy alive. She travels to comic conventions meeting fans of Bill’s work, shares stories of the battle to get him and other comic book writers and artist the credit they deserve. She is also campaigning to get Bill a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Whether Batman, Green Lantern, Joker, Catwoman, Alfred or Mirror Man is your favorite character you’ll love learning about Athena and her love of her grandfather’s work, and being bold as an artist with her own style.

March 3, 2025March 3, 2025

Episode 33 – Gabriel Cannon (Nick Cannon – Brother)

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While researching potential guests I ran across a post on Nick Cannon’s brother Gabriel Cannon winning the TV show Claim to Fame. Having worked with Nick early in his career on the Nickelodeon show Snick House. I knew I had to ask Gabriel if he would be a guest on my podcast. During our interview I discovered Gabriel is an amazing young man who has stood in the Hollywood limelight with his brother, toured with Mariah Carey, has music in his blood and knows the value of giving back in-order to live a fulfilled life. He stepped away from the Hollywood hustle, went to Bible college, now mentors some of societies most troubled youth and has plans for a youth camp to help these kids who went down or are on the wrong path. I promise you Gabriel’s enthusiasm for life will lift your day and make you ask yourself, what can I do to help America’s lost kids?

February 24, 2025February 24, 2025

Episode 32 – Scott Cooper (Leonard Nimoy – Cousin)

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Scott Cooper is not only Spock’s cousin, he is an amazing and successful artist who spent years hiding the family claim to fame. What tales Scott has of growing up a poor white art student in a tough black – Puerto Rican neighborhood of NYC. His childhood was literally where the film Warriors was based on. Scott moved to Los Angeles to ply his craft on the cartoon He-Man only to arrive in LA and discover there was no job waiting. All the animation had moved to Korea.

He is a master at adapting, learning and teaching new technology in the art world, think photoshop and 3D printing before photoshop was a household word and 3D printers were east to access.

Scott also spend those Hollywood years rubbing elbows with his Rock & Roll heroes where his wife ran a well know rehearsal studio. His art hangs in homes and galleries around the world. We were lucky to have Scott in the Nelco Comics podcast studio to share his story before he moved to Vietnam where he’ll teach art and technology to rising Vietnamese art students. He also had one of the premiere Star Trek memorabilia collections. In this episode Scott will fill you in on his Trekkie journey and how he just can’t escape the Nimoy legacy. https://www.behance.net/Inknstein

February 16, 2025February 16, 2025

Episode 31 – Kate Erickson Dumas (John Lee Dumas – Wife)

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I met Kate at Podfest Multimedia Expo 2025 where she and John were the Keynote Speakers. They are not only husband and wife but together run the extremely successful eonfire (Entrepreneurs on Fire) podcast. Kate runs the day to business of eonfire while John is busy as host the podcast. She is not only a very successful and accomplished business woman, she is a mother to their child Bo. Kate is learning and sharing with others the balance of raising a child, living life to its fullest, taking time for family and expanding the business. She and John have inspired and coached so many podcasters, including me, into creating and having successful podcast. Kate absolutely rocks and she tells a great story.

https://www.eofire.com/
https://www.youtube.com/@MicroStrategyToday
https://katestake.libsyn.com/2018/05

Kate Dumas with Co-Host during Masterclass

Kate Dumas on stage giving Keynote at Podfest.

February 10, 2025February 10, 2025

Episode 30 – Marvin King (Marcus King – Father)

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In this episode I talk with a fellow South Carolinian, Marvin King, the father of Grammy nominated guitarist and singer, Marcus King. Marvin resides in the beautiful city of Greenville, SC and is also a musician, as was his father. Marvin is proud to see his son Marcus carry on a family tradition. Even playing his grandfather’s rare “Big Red” Gibson guitar.

Marcus has really exploded on the rock, country and blues scene over the last couple of years. He nominated for a Grammy and tours the world doing both acoustic and electric shows and has played with a who’s who in the rock, blues and country music scene.

Marcus gave his father Marvin a chance to meet his guitar hero Eric Clapton, has sat in on recordings with his dad and is loving and humble brother to Holland and son to Marvin.
This is a fantastic music loving episode, a chance to hear a father’s advice to his son, feel the joy of a father standing in his son’s shadow and even a little of the deadly side of living the Rock & Roll lifestyle.

Marcus King getting South Carolina Music Hall of Fame

https://www.amazon.com/Huge-Europe-feat-Marcus-King/dp/B07L54J98D
https://www.facebook.com/kingrevue
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0UBUoMuEyY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XdxV19oRpc
https://www.instagram.com/realmarcusking/?hl=en
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRpOqZqlHRY
https://www.marcuskingofficial.com/
https://www.instagram.com/marvinleeking/

February 3, 2025February 3, 2025

Episode 29 – Jennifer Dornetta (Jimmy McGuire – Sister)

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Answer: Jennifer Dornetta – Question: Who is Jimmy McGuire’s sister…Answer; Jennifer Dornetta…. On this episode of Relatively Famous I hark back to my days of producing Jeopardy! Clue Crew segments. Jimmy McGuire was one of the original Clue Crew members and remained a world traveling member of the Jeopardy! Clue Crew for 21 seasons. He may not be a household name or face, BUT to 25 million Jeopardy! viewers he’s super famous. When I saw Jimmy wish his sister Jennifer a Happy Birthday on Facebook I knew I had to ask her to be a guest. Jimmy said she’s shy and may say no. Well, she’s lived in the shadow of an overprotective (their words not mine) big brother, from toddlers, high school and into adulthood, but he’s always been there for her. Oh yeah, she wasn’t allowed to date his friends. Their love for each other is unconditional. Jennifer loves her hometown of #Pittsburgh, being a mom and her career as a nail tech. Meet a very nervous, funny and loving Jennifer Dornetta.

https://www.jeopardy.com/jbuzz/tagged/clue-crew

Jennifer Dornetta and Jimmy McGuire as kids

January 27, 2025January 26, 2025

Episode 28 – Bellamie Blackstone (Harry Blackstone Jr. – Daughter)

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Since starting this podcast I have been stunned by the connections Wheel of Fortune has provided. Here I have the honor of interviewing the granddaughter and daughter of renowned Master Illusionist Harry Blackstone and Harry Blackstone Jr, Bellamie Blackstone. She is not only an amazing TV Producer, she’s also the Producer of Wheel of Fortune. Her grandfather Harry was known to rival Houdini and her father Harry Jr was not only a master of stage illusion he was known for guest starring on primetime tv shows like Hart to Hart. This episode is pure magic, pun intended…

Bellamie Blackstone posing in green suit

https://www.emmys.com/bios/bellamie-blackstone

January 13, 2025January 13, 2025

Episode 27 – Carlo Mendez (Eva Mendez – Brother)

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It’s always fun and interesting to me when I meet another brother of someone
famous and on this episode we met the brother of actress Eva Mendes. Carlo
Mendez is as handsome as his sister is beautiful. Eva may have retired from acting but Carlo is just starting his acting journey. Carlo talks about his career, growing up in Miami, going to Hollywood and keeping his relative close to the chest. He also opens up about the loss of their older brother Carlos. He proves he’s a great brother by keeping true to Eva & Ryan’s desire for privacy.

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2709554/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

https://people.com/celebrity/eva-mendes-older-brother-carlos-mendez-dies-of-cancer-at-53

https://www.digitaljournal.com/entertainment/interview-carlo-mendez-talks-about-starring-in-the-film-demise/article

https://people.com/eva-mendes-brother-carlo-mendez-says-she-ryan-gosling-amazing-parents-8629883

January 6, 2025January 13, 2025

Episode 26 – Charlie McCord (Billy Vera – Son)

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Thanks to social media I was able to reconnect with Charlie McCord’s father. I first meet Charlie’s father in the Green Room of The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. Vanna was a guest and his dad was promoting his hit song “At This Moment”. Charlie is the son of Billy Vera, one the most amazing singers I know, with a career that expands over 60 yrs. Like his father Charlie is a singer and musician, had a band with his brother and also produces for video productions. I really enjoyed learning about Charlie’s music career and what it’s like being the son of a Hollywood musical legend.

www.CharlieMcCord.com

https://www.instagram.com/listencharles

December 30, 2024December 30, 2024

Episode 25 – Nick Clemons (Clarence “The Big Man” Clemons – Son)

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One of my prized possessions is a signed concert program from Ringo Starr’s All Star Band 1989 tour. What I love about this program is that Clarence “The Big Man” Clemons signed it, I’ve be a fan of The Big Man for years. So when I saw his son Nick Clemons posting on Facebook I had to reach out and ask him to be a guest. Nick is also a musician with his own band and style of music. He recalls the first time he played with his dad, meeting Clarence’s bandmates, discovering how world respected his dad is and striving to keep his father’s legacy in the public eye with The Big Man’s Brew and possibly reopening his father’s nightclub.

https://www.facebook.com/nick.clemons.39
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