{"id":6111,"date":"2025-05-01T01:14:37","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T06:14:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ballycast.com\/?p=6111"},"modified":"2025-05-20T18:59:17","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T23:59:17","slug":"ep-189-the-nickel-empire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ballycast.com\/?p=6111","title":{"rendered":"Ep 189 &#8211; The Nickel Empire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 24pt;\"><strong>Episode 189<span style=\"font-size: 24pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"> &#8211; <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 24pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The Nickel Empire<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">(and the way it was)<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6112\" src=\"http:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/189_banner.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1016\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/189_banner.jpg 1016w, https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/189_banner-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/189_banner-600x276.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/189_banner-768x354.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1016px) 100vw, 1016px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;\"><b><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>(Right-click and \u201csave as\u201d\u2026)<\/strong><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><b><a 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(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 22pt; font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/ncp\/payment\/ZP2H6CKZYH4Y6\">Brill 4-Way Joint Plan<\/a> &#8211; just $5<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Easy<\/em> to build!<\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff0000;\"><em>Includes<\/em> game plans!<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;\">Click the link above for a pdf copy emailed to you!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4910\" src=\"http:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/4way-lg-a-1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"537\" height=\"711\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;\">Games include Penny Pitch<\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;\"> \u2013<\/span> <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;\">Cigarette Pitch<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;\"> \u2013<\/span> <\/span>Jingle Board<br \/>\nHoopla<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;\"> \u2013 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;\">Pitch Till You Win<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;\"> \u2013<\/span> <\/span>Cane Rack<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;\"> \u2013<\/span> <\/span>Country Store<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;\">Big Dice<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;\"> \u2013<\/span> <\/span>The Rat Game<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;\"> \u2013<\/span> <\/span>Glass Rack <span style=\"color: #000000;\">and more!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6129\" src=\"http:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/189_Jay_North.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"422\" height=\"611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/189_Jay_North.jpg 1092w, https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/189_Jay_North-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/189_Jay_North-600x870.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/189_Jay_North-768x1113.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/189_Jay_North-1060x1536.jpg 1060w\" 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frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6132\" src=\"http:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/189_to_the_hilt_podcast.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"389\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/189_to_the_hilt_podcast.jpg 262w, https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/189_to_the_hilt_podcast-218x300.jpg 218w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 389px) 100vw, 389px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">The To The Hilt podcast is on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Youtube, and other platforms.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YDbauMmvHUY\">Watch on Youtube<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YDbauMmvHUY<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pennsundayschool.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6135\" src=\"http:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/189_penns_sunday_school.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/189_penns_sunday_school.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/189_penns_sunday_school-300x82.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/189_penns_sunday_school-600x164.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/189_penns_sunday_school-768x210.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pennsundayschool.com\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;\">https:\/\/pennsundayschool.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;\"><b>Charles Bukowski, American poet, wrote this:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6136\" src=\"http:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/189_bukowski.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"548\" height=\"685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/189_bukowski.jpg 720w, https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/189_bukowski-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/189_bukowski-600x750.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">while the rents go up elsewhere <\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">this is where the poor people come to live<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">the people on AFDC and relief <\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">the large families with bad jobs <\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">the strange lonely men on old age pensions waiting to die.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">here among the massage parlors <\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">the pawn shops <\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">the liquor stores<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">caught in the smog and the squalor <\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">even the dogs look inept<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">don&#8217;t bark or chase cats,<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">and the cats walk up and down the streets<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">and never catch a bird <\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">but the birds are there <\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">but you can&#8217;t see them <\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">you only hear them <\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">sometimes in the night at 3:30 a.m.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">after the last streetwalker has made her last score.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">the rents go up here too <\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">but compared to most others we are living for free<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">because nobody wants to live with the<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">likes of us.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">none of us have new cars<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">most of us walk<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">and we don&#8217;t care who wins the election.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">but we have wife-beaters here too<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">just like the others <\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">and child-beaters <\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">just like the others <\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">and sex freaks and TV sets just like the others<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">and we&#8217;ll die just like the others<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">only a little earlier <\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">and we&#8217;ll eat just like the others <\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">only cheaper stuff <\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">and lie just like the others <\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">only with a little less imagination.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">and even though our streetwalkers don&#8217;t look as good as your wives<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">I think our cats and our birds and dogs are better<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">and don&#8217;t forget the low rent.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Charles Bukowski<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/ncp\/payment\/LE76G6VSMHEHC\">24 Games Old and New<\/a> &#8211; <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>Just $5<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif; font-size: 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srcset=\"https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/189_MASTER_KEY.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/189_MASTER_KEY-180x300.jpg 180w, https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/189_MASTER_KEY-600x999.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/189_MASTER_KEY-768x1279.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/189_MASTER_KEY-923x1536.jpg 923w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 441px) 100vw, 441px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/librivox.org\/the-master-key-by-l-frank-baum\/\">Download &#8220;The Master Key&#8221; by L. Frank Baum<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/librivox.org\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6138\" src=\"http:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/189_Librivox.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"567\" height=\"73\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/189_Librivox.jpg 468w, https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/189_Librivox-300x38.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 567px) 100vw, 567px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;\">You can hear &#8220;The Master Key&#8221; and many other audiobooks here:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/librivox.org\/\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;\">https:\/\/librivox.org<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;\">Download in print:<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/masterkeyanelec00corygoog\">The master key : an electrical fairy tale: Free Download, Internet Archive<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif; font-size: 18pt; color: #800000;\">Chocolate Covered Bacon<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6123\" src=\"http:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/189_chocolate_bacon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/189_chocolate_bacon.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/189_chocolate_bacon-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/189_chocolate_bacon-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/189_chocolate_bacon-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">First cook the bacon. The easiest way is to bake it on foil on a cookie sheet for 10 to 12 minutes at 400 degrees. Watch it carefully because you want it crisp but not brittle.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">The chocolate should be couverture chocolate supplied in bulk bags of discs, dark or white chocolate, from Amazon or your other preferred supplier. Melt it in a double boiler, or for your trial run microwave it at 50% power in 30-second intervals stirring between each interval until it&#8217;s melted. Any moisture at all will make the chocolate seize up instead of melting, and any fat on the bacon will keep the chocolate from adhering, so use paper towels to keep it dry. Then dip the bacon in chocolate or use a brush to coat it with the chocolate. <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">To finish, line a baking sheet with parchment or wax paper and put the coated bacon strips on top, then if you like, you can decorate the strips with optional toppings like pistachios or shredded coconut, or you can sprinkle on crushed Oreos, crushed graham crackers or nonpareils, or maybe a drizzle of white chocolate. Put the sheet in the fridge for 15 minutes to set, and it&#8217;s ready to serve.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif; font-size: 22pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/ncp\/payment\/RLPA2QVVZY4SW\">Brill Girl in Fishbowl<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: 14pt;\">Click link for PDF file emailed to you just $5<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/ncp\/payment\/RLPA2QVVZY4SW\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5845\" src=\"http:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brill-Girl-in-Fishbowl-image-600x776.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"712\" height=\"921\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brill-Girl-in-Fishbowl-image-600x776.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brill-Girl-in-Fishbowl-image-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brill-Girl-in-Fishbowl-image-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brill-Girl-in-Fishbowl-image-1187x1536.jpg 1187w, https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brill-Girl-in-Fishbowl-image-1583x2048.jpg 1583w, https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brill-Girl-in-Fishbowl-image-scaled.jpg 1978w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 712px) 100vw, 712px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/ncp\/payment\/RLPA2QVVZY4SW\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;\">Easy to Build &#8211; Order It Here &#8211; JUST $5<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif; font-size: 20pt;\">Visiting Coney Island?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif; font-size: 20pt;\">Check out\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/coneyisland.com\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>coneyisland.com\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">You&#8217;ll see the Sideshows by the Seashore Theater,<br \/>\nthe Coney Island Museum and the Freak Bar and Gift Shop<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6142\" src=\"http:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/187_CONEY-ISLAND-CARTOON.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"766\" height=\"1085\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/187_CONEY-ISLAND-CARTOON.jpg 678w, https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/187_CONEY-ISLAND-CARTOON-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/187_CONEY-ISLAND-CARTOON-600x850.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 766px) 100vw, 766px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6159\" src=\"http:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/189_coney_island_roll_tickets.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"754\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/189_coney_island_roll_tickets.jpg 960w, https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/189_coney_island_roll_tickets-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/189_coney_island_roll_tickets-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/189_coney_island_roll_tickets-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Melville may have been referring to<br \/>\nthis Dreamland entrance:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6143\" src=\"http:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/189_Coney-Island-Dreamland-Midway-Mystery-Sculpture.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/189_Coney-Island-Dreamland-Midway-Mystery-Sculpture.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/189_Coney-Island-Dreamland-Midway-Mystery-Sculpture-251x300.jpg 251w, https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/189_Coney-Island-Dreamland-Midway-Mystery-Sculpture-600x718.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/189_Coney-Island-Dreamland-Midway-Mystery-Sculpture-768x919.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">But it was probably this one:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6144\" src=\"http:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/189_Entrance_to_Dreamland.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"711\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/189_Entrance_to_Dreamland.jpg 711w, https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/189_Entrance_to_Dreamland-300x288.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/189_Entrance_to_Dreamland-600x576.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 711px) 100vw, 711px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">My video of other attractions on Coney Island in 1918<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fJpMnKk1Bhk?si=fcvkw9TSiFj-9aOT\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Yes, it really was this crowded<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6145\" src=\"http:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/189_Coney_1957.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"804\" height=\"619\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/189_Coney_1957.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/189_Coney_1957-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/189_Coney_1957-600x462.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/189_Coney_1957-768x591.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 804px) 100vw, 804px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6146\" src=\"http:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/189_Nathans.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"801\" height=\"994\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/189_Nathans.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/189_Nathans-242x300.jpg 242w, https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/189_Nathans-600x745.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/189_Nathans-768x953.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 801px) 100vw, 801px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6174\" src=\"http:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/nathans-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1011\" height=\"907\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/nathans-1.jpg 1011w, https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/nathans-1-300x269.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/nathans-1-600x538.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/nathans-1-768x689.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1011px) 100vw, 1011px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coneyisland.com\/coneyislandcircussideshow\">Link to Sideshows by the Seashore<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coneyisland.com\/coneyislandcircussideshow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6147\" src=\"http:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/189_sideshows_by_the_seashore.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/189_sideshows_by_the_seashore.jpg 865w, https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/189_sideshows_by_the_seashore-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/189_sideshows_by_the_seashore-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/189_sideshows_by_the_seashore-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Oh no! <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Don&#8217;t do &#8220;mixed bathing&#8221; or any of this evil stuff!<\/span><br \/>\nTelevision? Movies? <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">DANCING<\/span>, oh no!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"> Better stay away from Coney Island to stay holy.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6154\" src=\"http:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/189_evil-amusements-for-christians.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"622\" height=\"899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/189_evil-amusements-for-christians.jpg 526w, https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/189_evil-amusements-for-christians-207x300.jpg 207w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 622px) 100vw, 622px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wayne.keyser.3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-family: arial black,sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>Follow me on Facebook<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ballycast.com\/?p=3819\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">The Carny Lingo Dictionary<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; color: #3366ff;\">My new (and forever) email &#8211; waynekeyser290@gmail.com<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ballycast.com\/?p=2062\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3008\" src=\"http:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Download-Any-Episode-600x323.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Download-Any-Episode-600x323.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Download-Any-Episode-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Download-Any-Episode.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Episode 189 &#8211; The Nickel Empire (and the way it was) (Right-click and \u201csave as\u201d\u2026) Download standard podcast mp3 file \u2013 Episode 189 Follow the podcast audio down the page. 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