Before celebrity culture was manufactured and media-trained, Ann Moses was right in the middle of it, capturing a generation of hot, young stars just as they were becoming icons.

In 1966, an 18-year-old Ann Moses landed a position as the editor of Tiger Beat Magazine where she worked until ’72!

Ann remembers serving Walt Disney a refreshing orange juice, at the Sunkist booth where she worked at Disneyland and telling him she had written two articles for the employee newsletter. His sage words? “You never know where that will take you.”

Armed with a pad, a pen, a tape recorder, a camera and relentless curiosity, she began chasing stories and opportunities.

Ann shares how she talked her way into an interview with the Dave Clark Five when they performed at Melodyland Theater in Anaheim. She asked their road manager for just five minutes with the band. They gave her 35 minutes and her career was in gear.

Joining Tiger Beat as an intern when it was just five issues deep with a staff of just four, Ann made herself indispensable. Her bosses sent her to clubs, sets, recording studios, and concert halls. She returned with loads of great photos and interviews and got to work writing, editing and creating contests, experiences and content that took readers right along with her.

While covering Dino, Desi and Billy, Ann was offered a drink by Dean Martin. She requested a coke. She then sat down with Lucille Ball, for several hours, to talk about her son, Desi Jr. The interview spilled into a lunch where Lucy said, “Enough about me and Desi. Tell me about you.”

Tiger Beat’s exclusive access to The Monkees and The Partridge Family found Ann regularly visiting their sets for hours of personal time that led to fascinating stories. Spoiler: Monkee Talk was not actually written by The Monkees and Mike Nesmith spent an entire year avoiding Ann who was more than happy to talk, instead, with his wife, Phyllis. Bobby Sherman could not have been more friendly and amenable. While David Cassidy was also difficult to pin down until a note went home to his dad, Jack Cassidy.

Ann opens up about her whirlwind romance with The Bee Gees’ Maurice Gibb, including a European adventure and a shocking revelation at the end of their time together. What’s the last thing you want to hear a man tell you in bed? She heard it!

She also reflects on the Tiger Beat vs. 16 Magazine rivalry and she recalls the first time she saw the Osmonds open for Nancy Sinatra and the full-circle moment when she reconnected with Donny last year in Vegas!

It’s a joyful, fascinating conversation about a time when fame was more personal, access was real, and one young reporter armed with a camera and a tape recorder, could find herself at the center of it all.

In current media, Weezy is ’recommending the documentary Paul McCartney: Man on the Run on Prime.

Path Points of Interest:

Ann Moses

Ann Moses on Instagram

Ann Moses on Facebook

Ann Moses/Donny Osmond Reunion

Meow! My Groovy Life With Tiger Beat's Teen Idols

Ann Moses on Youtube

Man On The Run

The story of Exposé includes hit songs, groundbreaking sounds, and a behind-the-scenes journey that is as compelling as the music itself.

We sit down with artist manager and producer Ray de la Garza, original Exposé member Laurie Miller, and former Arista Director of Dance Music Promotion David Jurman to discuss Point of No Return: X-posed, the new documentary on Tubi that revisits the rise of the iconic ‘80s vocal group.

Formed and popularized in Miami, Exposé’s original lineup (Laurie, Sandée, and Alé) helped bring the freestyle sound to national attention alongside writer/producers Lewis Martineé and Frank Diaz.

We dive deep into the breakout single “Point of No Return.” We reveal the ingredients that blend to create its unique flavor and we explore the vibrant club scenes in Miami and New York that fueled the rise of freestyle, often described as Latin hip hop, during a moment when dance music was built by DJs and performed by real musicians.

Laurie and Ray take us inside Exposé’s whirlwind launch: flying city to city for radio, press, and club appearances, as Laurie created and shaped the group’s style and choreography.

Our guests also open up about the shocking transition that revealed a completely new Exposé lineup at the brink of the group’s first album release. Laurie shares how it felt to watch three new girls ride the momentum they had built.

David Jurman offers a fascinating look at the industry side of the music business, explaining the role of a “Billboard-reporting Club DJ” and how hits were made before the internet, guided by one-on-one simple but powerful questions: Can you hum it? Can you remember the name of it? Will you buy it?

The conversation expands beyond nostalgia into a thoughtful comparison between then and now: from the decline of club culture and the changing role of live performances, to the challenges artists face today in an era where music lives forever on streaming platforms but attention is harder than ever to capture.

In current media --

Weezy and Lisa discuss the Netflix documentary, Louis Theroux: Inside The Manosphere

Path Points of Interest:

Point Of No Return -X-Posed
Ray De La Garza

Laurie Miller

Exposé on Wikipedia

Lewis Marinée

XICA Productions (shee-ka)

Louis Theroux: Inside The Manosphere

The word 'Queen' gets thrown around a lot but actress, comedian, director, writer Renée Taylor is legitimate show biz royalty!

This month she turns 93 (or is it 39?) and in honor of the occasion, she is gifting us with a performance of her extraordinary one-woman show, My Life on a Diet, on March 18th in Palm Springs. Renée joins us to talk about her remarkable career, her devoted marriage to Joe Bologna and her resolution to no longer measure her worth by way of her dress size.

Renée traces her sense of humor back to her childhood, where by the age of four she knew she would grow up to write about the outrageously nutty character that was her mother. And she has!

She tells us how her mother’s belief in destiny shaped her path. Named after silent screen star, Renée Adorée (the poor child had to learn how to type to two acute accents into her name!) She was also, strategically conceived to be astrologically positioned to become an actress!

Family would become creative fuel throughout her career. Renée and her late husband and writing partner Joe Bologna drew constant inspiration from their colorful Jewish and Italian families, weaving their relatives into scripts, characters, and stories.

Their collaboration produced beloved and award-winning works, including Lovers and Other Strangers and Made For Each Other. Renée speaks movingly about her romantic and artistic bond with Joe, which is ongoing, beyond his passing. She does hear from him and she has honored him in a play which tells their unique story called, Dying Is No Excuse.

Renée also reflects on being among the first wave of women writers who broke into the business, and she tells us about her formative friendship with Elaine May, who encouraged her early efforts (even when her first ideas arrived as scribbled thoughts on scraps of paper bags.) Elaine’s advice? “You’re a writer, get some pens and a notebook.”

From stage to screen, her stories span entertainment history: She recalls Barbra Streisand opening for her during her early stand-up days and she shares how she landed the role of Eva Braun in The Producers. Mel Brooks says she was an audition standout because she delivered her German lines with a Bronx accent.

Of course, we dive into her unforgettable role on The Nanny, where she based her character partly on her own aunt while borrowing nuance from Fran Drescher’s real mother.

Renée shares hilarious behind-the-scenes stories, including how a costume designer’s insistence on a girdle helped shape her character’s physicality, what it was like working with Steve Lawrence as her husband Morty and with her own husband Joe as her secret paramour, and why Elizabeth Taylor charged her for a photo together.

We also talk about her book and now solo show, My Life on a Diet, as Renée reflects on body image, Hollywood and humor in the face of heartache, and a round of IMDB Roulette that takes us from Black and White cinema to Bob's Burgers!

In current recommendations --

Lisa: Netflix documentary, Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model

Weezy: Movie Eleanor the Great, now streaming

Path Points of Interest

Renee Taylor on Wikipedia

Renee Taylor on IMDB

Renee Taylor on Facebook

Renee Taylor on Instagram

Renee Taylor on TikTok

My Life On A Diet

Renée's March 18th Show at The Plaza Theatre in Palm Springs, CA

Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model

Eleanor The Great