We had a bubblehead legend in my hometown of Florissant, MO. The story was that people with hydrocephalus were housed in an institution in a rural area just outside of town to shelter them from the inevitable revulsion and name-calling that they would have faced, I guess. The bubbleheads were allowed to go on group walks only at night. The occasional carload of drunk and randy teens would come back telling stories of weird looking people with giant bald heads with veins showing prominently through their scalps.
I’d love watching the both of you interact! It makes such a big difference in experiencing the entertaining and educational scope of your videos. I also noted that you said somebody sent you a letter. I would also like to send a letter. Can you tell me how you receive correspondence? Love you. ❤️
P.S. Paul. I have what I think is the perfect, commanding, arresting film idea/role for you. I think you'll love it. How would I send it to you? I'm unfortunately no longer in Prospect Heights 😢 but rather back in Buffalo, where I grew up. Because I went temporarily insane. I was a 16mm film and sound recording librarian and preservationist in Donnell Media Center, NYPL for two decades, until the land was sold scandalously to become a high end hotel and I resigned under protest (long story). Please let me know if you're interested!
So excellent and so weird. I Love It! You two never cease to amaze and entertain. Thanks for yet another great show. PS I just found out Paul Edward 'Valentine' Giamatti has a special day coming up in February. Can't wait for that show!
The melon heads reminds me of that one freaky scene in Jacob's Ladder as Tim Robbins is run off the road by melon headed anomalies driving a 70s car of some kind. Creepy!
I love the podcast, thanks for it. I live in NE Ohio, and am familiar with the stories about the people with the large head disability. What i heard in the 70's was that there was a colony of them living at a facility called The Metzenbaum Center. As advice, I would caution against using that particular descriptive name... these days I could imagine getting in hot water with some for it because it is a real disability and not only an urban legend. Having said that, bizarre fanciful stories filled with horror did abound about them when I was a kid... none of them factual.
I’m a native New Yorker but moved to Griswold Connecticut in ‘02. There’s a few legends in that town and surrounding area you guys should look into. CT vampires, and the witch of Hell Hollow Rd. Check them out.
Great future subject: See present day pterodactyl sightings. If I give any details it immediately gets censored- and I realize this makes me sound like a loon but hey I didn’t write the algorithm.
The other was that I have the quintessentially perfect film idea for you. Tried your talent agency but haven't heard back from them and unfortunately I'm no longer in Prospect Heights so no idea how to get it to you.
This one was very entertaining, I especially liked the "Ghost Moose"🫎👻😄😉‼️ Please film these, or at least post some of the visuals that, as you both said in the past; "if our listeners could only see what faces or gestures I'm making now!" 😅😂‼️
This is your best episode imo, love Paul reading the spooky historical clips!
We had a bubblehead legend in my hometown of Florissant, MO. The story was that people with hydrocephalus were housed in an institution in a rural area just outside of town to shelter them from the inevitable revulsion and name-calling that they would have faced, I guess. The bubbleheads were allowed to go on group walks only at night. The occasional carload of drunk and randy teens would come back telling stories of weird looking people with giant bald heads with veins showing prominently through their scalps.
Fascinating. I just love you guys
Love you guys❤
I’d love watching the both of you interact! It makes such a big difference in experiencing the entertaining and educational scope of your videos. I also noted that you said somebody sent you a letter. I would also like to send a letter. Can you tell me how you receive correspondence? Love you. ❤️
I wish you'd video record these - I'd love to watch you both!
P.S. Paul. I have what I think is the perfect, commanding, arresting film idea/role for you. I think you'll love it. How would I send it to you? I'm unfortunately no longer in Prospect Heights 😢 but rather back in Buffalo, where I grew up. Because I went temporarily insane. I was a 16mm film and sound recording librarian and preservationist in Donnell Media Center, NYPL for two decades, until the land was sold scandalously to become a high end hotel and I resigned under protest (long story). Please let me know if you're interested!
Now you guys are reminding me of the 1932 Tod Browning film classic 'Freaks"!
👍🏼👍🏼 Ditto‼️ Totally Ditto👍🏼👍🏼‼️
Loved this!
This was a fun episode!
You should do an episode on strange coincidences.
So excellent and so weird. I Love It! You two never cease to amaze and entertain. Thanks for yet another great show.
PS I just found out Paul Edward 'Valentine' Giamatti has a special day coming up in February. Can't wait for that show!
The melon heads reminds me of that one freaky scene in Jacob's Ladder as Tim Robbins is run off the road by melon headed anomalies driving a 70s car of some kind. Creepy!
Just finding this now , subscribed right away !
As a 15 year resident of New Haven, CT, this was great. Wag on!
Your discourse reminded me of the 70s soft rock classic "Wildfire." The legendary horse that might not have been real.
This is a great podcast I enjoy you both!Paul I just watched The Holdovers you were great.
I love the podcast, thanks for it. I live in NE Ohio, and am familiar with the stories about the people with the large head disability. What i heard in the 70's was that there was a colony of them living at a facility called The Metzenbaum Center. As advice, I would caution against using that particular descriptive name... these days I could imagine getting in hot water with some for it because it is a real disability and not only an urban legend. Having said that, bizarre fanciful stories filled with horror did abound about them when I was a kid... none of them factual.
Homie, you can’t do Cryptids without talking to Wendigoon.
I’m a native New Yorker but moved to Griswold Connecticut in ‘02. There’s a few legends in that town and surrounding area you guys should look into. CT vampires, and the witch of Hell Hollow Rd. Check them out.
Paul, are you the Grand Poobah of Lodge 49 of the Loyal Order of the Spectral Moose in Bangor, Maine?
Great future subject: See present day pterodactyl sightings.
If I give any details it immediately gets censored- and I realize this makes me sound like a loon but hey I didn’t write the algorithm.
Next week on American Cryptid -- The Shimmering Billy Blob
I was born with a body and it becomes more atpyical at every glance. One day it shall be apickle body.
My two comments were deleted. That's very upsetting. One was that you two were reminding me of Tod Browning's 1932 classic film "Freaks."
I can see them 🤷🏻♂️
@@ThePaisteTrout477 thank you! That's reassuring.
Show your son "Elephant Man"!
I thought this was about bitcoin cryptocurrency.
The other was that I have the quintessentially perfect film idea for you. Tried your talent agency but haven't heard back from them and unfortunately I'm no longer in Prospect Heights so no idea how to get it to you.
This one was very entertaining, I especially liked the "Ghost Moose"🫎👻😄😉‼️ Please film these, or at least post some of the visuals that, as you both said in the past; "if our listeners could only see what faces or gestures I'm making now!" 😅😂‼️