Wonderful Things

05/28/20 • 19 min

Wealth can be both a blessing and a curse. It allows many to wander far and wide, and one soul has been wandering for an eternity.

The discovery of a lifetime almost didn’t happen, but when Howard Carter found King Tut’s tomb everything changed. Curses and mummies came with fame and fortune. Come see how the fortune behind the discovery also connects to our stories of heirs and heiresses, the Titanic and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, as well as Universal’s Mummy Franchise and Downton Abbey.

Other people and subjects include: November 1922, Ava Alice Muriel Astor, Lady Evelyn Herbert of Carnarvon, Lord Carnarvon, Highclere Castle, Prince Kamel Fahm Bey of Egypt, Pola Negri, and the ongoing pop culture fascination with Egypt.

Extra Notes / Call to Action:
If possible, please consider donating blood via Red Cross, https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/find-drive.

Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com
Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands
Section 1 Music: Nightfall by Benny Carter & His Orchestra, Album Nightfall – Sophisticated Jazz Classics
Section 2 Music: – I Double Dare You by Jack Harris & His Orchestra, Albums More Sophistication & Hits of the 30s
Section 3 Music: Top Hat, White Tie and Tails by Carroll Gibbons & Boy Friends, Album Sophistication – Songs of the Thirties
End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

Wealth can be both a blessing and a curse. It allows many to wander far and wide, and one soul has been wandering for an eternity.

Extra Notes / Call to Action:
If possible, please consider donating blood via Red Cross, https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/find-drive.

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Welcome to Newport, Part 2

1 Recommendations

Some have money, the others don’t. In the game of fortunes, the heart might be the first casualty. Can you figure out who’s who?

Even before the Wall Street life was not what it seems, and already people are hiding the truths of their situations both love triangles and fortunes while trying to stay amongst the elite. It may be decades later, but Newport still has appeal for the likes of Taylor Swift.

Other people and subjects include: Barbara Hutton, Doris Duke, Louise Van Alen, Prince Alexis Mdivani, Jakey Astor, Van Alen brothers, love triangles, 1929 gossip column on Newport, young heiresses, naming conventions & nicknames, and modern Newporters Taylor Swift, Judge Judy, Jay Leno, & Larry Ellison.

Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.
Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands
Section 1 Music: Nightfall by Benny Carter & His Orchestra, Album Nightfall – Sophisticated Jazz Classics
Section 2 Music: These Foolish Things by Benny Carter, Album Perfect Blues
Section 3 Music: Top Hat, White Tie and Tails by Carroll Gibbons & Boy Friends, Album Sophistication – Songs of the Thirties
End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

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Membership Has Its Privileges

Hindsight is 20 / 20, but can be a little late. More importantly, how’s your foresight?

Everyone wants in, but membership comes at a price. Amongst our wealthy, two stockbrokers vie for new clients, but one is running a Ponzi scheme. More recent schemes come to light both in relation to Broadway’s Hamilton and Nascar. Even Warren Buffet is not immune.

Other people and subjects include: Newport 1929 summer, Ida Lewis Yacht Club membership, Franklyn Hutton, Nanaline Duke, Cobina Wright, William May Wright aka “Bill”, Irene Hutton, 1906 earthquake, EF Hutton Brokerage Firm, Civil War & society money, Bernie Madoff, Fyre Festival, Daytona, and DC Solar.

Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com
Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands
Section 1 Music: Nightfall by Benny Carter & His Orchestra, Album Nightfall – Sophisticated Jazz Classics
Section 2 Music: These Foolish Things by Benny Carter, Album Perfect Blues
Section 3 Music: Top Hat, White Tie and Tails by Carroll Gibbons & Boy Friends, Album Sophistication – Songs of the Thirties
End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands