Killed by Desk

04 Chicken John Rinaldi - SF Mayoral Candidate / Retired Showman (GG Allin - Letch Patrol)

Episode Summary

Description: You may know Chicken John Rinaldi for his time in the Murder Junkies with GG Allin or the NYC punk band Letch Patrol, or you may have caught his performance based on the Hieronymus Bosch painting Garden of Earthly Delights, or maybe you voted for him for mayor of San Francisco. You may have even attended his funeral home yard sale performance - the point is, we’re not quite sure what Chicken John does to make a living, but in this episode we try our damnedest to find out. Along the way he has great advice for performers, activists and writers, and really anyone putting on events or needing innovative approaches to marketing and public relations , along with some hilarious stories. For Full Length Episodes And Merchandise Go To https://www.patreon.com/killedbydesk Follow: Killed By Desk Insta: @killedbydeskpodcast Twitter: @killedbydesk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/killedbydesk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/killedbydesk

Episode Notes

Links:

Websites

http://chickenjohn.com/

San Francisco Institute of Possibility

https://www.sfiop.org/

Ritual Coffee

https://www.ritualroasters.com/

From Hated - Todd Phillips GG Allin Documentary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6DkeezmOGY

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107086/

Chicken John Wiki

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_John

Tent Chautauqua

https://chautauqua.org/what-is-a-chautauqua.html

P.T. Barnum

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._T._Barnum

Letch Patrol

https://newyorkslegendaryletchpatrolfeaturingchickenjohn.bandcamp.com/album/greatest-hits

George Tabb

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Tabb

Marc Rentzner

http://www.bandtoband.com/artist/marc-rentzer

Harris Pankin

https://brooklynrail.org/2008/07/local/almost-famous

https://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/20190717/former-nyc-bookstore-owner-ex-lead-singer-of-punk-band-charged-with-stealing-mail-in-palm-beach

One Man Bands

https://www.savingcountrymusic.com/16-essential-one-man-bands-of-the-roots-world/

SFA Vs Bugout Society Bowling Show Outcomes (opening up is the prize, no one wants to headline a punk show)

https://hardcoreshowflyers.net/?p=30052

https://hardcoreshowflyers.net/?p=30116&

EBITDA

https://corporatefinanceinstitute.com/resources/knowledge/finance/what-is-ebitda/#:~:text=EBITDA%20stands%20for%20Earnings%20Before,in%20a%20given%20time%20period.

Puke-In

https://blog.sfgate.com/cityinsider/2011/04/27/chicken-john-clarifies-that-puke-in-wont-involve-real-puke/

Kung Pao Pastrami

https://www.fastcompany.com/1681567/kung-pao-pastrami-and-why-sometimes-its-best-to-not-know-what-youre-doing

Scumfest - Probably no leather pants Check 1:18:50 - 1:21:00 for Letch Patrol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4ffCnGJoGM

Garden of Earthly Delights

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Garden_of_Earthly_Delights

Dr. Hal Show

http://www.askdrhal.com/

https://laughingsquid.com/ask-dr-hal-show-chicken-johns-birthday-photos/

L. Ron

https://www.lronhubbard.org/

Synanon

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synanon

Burning Man

https://burningman.org/

Alan Ginsberg

http://mytjnow.com/2020/01/22/pedophiles-on-display/

Edward Bernays

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Bernays

Tom Vu

https://youtu.be/oKDYKPjh0iw
(https://youtu.be/oKDYKPjh0iw)