Rarified Heir Podcast Episode #93: Kristen Hillaire Glasgow PhD (Part 1) (Roy Silver, Kathryn Reynolds)

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08/30/22 • 72 min

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Today on the Rarified Heir Podcast, we bring you part one of our conversation with Kristen Hillaire Glasgow PhD, daughter of manager, restauranteur, impresario, raconteur Roy Silver and actress Kathryn Reynolds. The episode sparked literally, when Kristen made the connection on Twitter to the band Sparks in our conversation with Matt Asner a few episodes back. It turns out her dad, Roy Silver managed Sparks for a bit early in their career as well as musicians and entertainers like Joan Rivers, Cass Elliott, Bill Cosby, Jackson Browne and the rock band Fanny. What’s more, we learned that not only did Roy Silver manage Tiny Tim but that our host Josh Mills’ parents threw a party for Ron and Tiny Tim to ‘introduce’ Hollywood in Tiny Tim in July of 1968. And we have the proof to back that up.

We talked a lot about all things LA in the 70s & 80s, including restaurants (like Roy’s which her dad owned), how her dad ‘found’ Bill Cosby at The Bitter End in NYC, her mother’s folk mockumentary group Allen & Grier, her stepmother actress Dee Dee Rescher, the real story behind the all-female, all amazing rock band Fanny, the genius that was El Grande De Coca-Cola starring Ron Silver & Jeff Goldblum, the record label Tetragrammaton Records Silver and his partners founded which released Deep Purple debut album and the John Lennon and Yoko Ono album Two Virgins and much more. What’s more you ask? Well we have to break this interview up into two episodes. It was that good. Part one is here, so take a listen to the Rarified Heir Podcast right now.

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Rarified Heir Podcast Episode #94: Kristen Hillaire Glasgow PhD (Part II) (Roy Silver, Kathryn Reynolds)

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Today on the Rarified Heir Podcast it’s part two of or interview with Kristen Hillaire Glasgow PhD and we discuss her parents, manager/restauranteur Roy Silver, Actress mother Kathryn Reynolds & just tough the surface on stepmother, actress Dee Dee Rescher. This episode goes deep into uncharted 70s Sunset Strip lore with conversations about her dad’s Chinese restaurant Roy’s, the live show her dad produced at the Whisky El Grande De Coca-Cola, Casablanca Records Neil Bogart, the harsh realities of casting and aging in Hollywood, the ultimate show business temple, The Synagogue for the Performing Arts and lessons our father’s taught us.

We also bond on Melrose Ave. in the 80’s, food that makes you cry, cocaine dealing waitresses, would Hitler have considered us Jewish if the faith technically didn’t and many more inappropriate topics. Kristen was a wonderful guest and if all goes according to plan, she will be back for part three in the future if Dee Dee Rescher is a guest and much more. So take a listen and enjoy, part two of Kristen Hillaire Glasgow PhD coming right up.