In this episode Alyssa tells Pat about James Caesar Petrillo. He has a bandshell named after him in Grant Park but what do we really know about the man?  Answer, he is an idiot.  Listen to learn all the ways this becomes evident.  

We also talk about tube socks and Van Halen.

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Show Notes: 
Lea Act
New York Times: THE PETRILLO LAW DECISION
New York Times: JAMES PETRILLO DEAD; LED MUSICIANS
James C. Petrillo: America's Music Czar
Lancaster Eagle Gazette:Remember When: James C. Petrillo changes American music
AFM Local 802: Another Take on James Petrillo Was he actually a champion of all musicians?
AFM Local 802: The Silence Was Deafening What happens when musicians strike the record labels
World Radio History
WTTW: James C. Petrillo
Van Halen: Right Now
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