THE NAKED PERFUMER PODCAST BY MELANIE JANE! Bonjour, and welcome to ScentCast, the podcast where every fragrance tells a story. I'm Melanie Jane, and I'm thrilled to guide you through the enchanting world of scent. ScentCast is more than a journey into the past. We're here to explore the present and future of fragrances. From the ancient art of perfumery to modern innovations, we'll discover the latest trends, the healing powers of aromatherapy, and meet experts who shape this fascinating wo ...
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Would you like some music to go with your story? Alex Austin hopes you will. He's integrated the work of 20 contemporary bands and 40 songs into The Red Album of Asbury Park Remixed. It's the late Sixties, the Beatles intact, Jimi Hendrix exploding and the Doors demanding the world. And on the East Coast, famed resort Asbury Park, New Jersey, will become the epicenter of a new brand of rock and roll. But in January 1968, a boardwalk Liverpool lies in the future. Escalating crime and a fading ...
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Well, look who’s back. After five and a half years of losing myself in France—part romantic cliché, part emotional demolition site—I’ve finally rescued the real Melly. Yes, there were baguettes and lavender fields. There was also a hefty dose of depression and isolation that at times brought me to my knees. Honestly, I lost my mojo. As a consequenc…
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Stepping Out, Finding Inspiration (and Ditching the Mic) Ever feel stuck in a rut? As Henry Ford famously said, "If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got." Well, that's exactly what happened to me. I recently attended a wedding in Wales, and those four glorious days away from my computer screen, surrounded …
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Tuesday's Tips and Tales - Pivoting in a Perfumed World
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This episode of Tuesday’s Tips and Tales takes a captivating journey through the world of perfumery. Melanie Jane shares a personal story of transformation, emphasising the importance of pivoting a business strategy to thrive in an ever-changing landscape. From humble beginnings crafting personal blends, listeners will be inspired by Melanie’s evol…
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Buckle Up for a Jasmine Journey! This week's Fragrant Quiz dives headfirst into the captivating world of jasmine! Get ready for unexpected facts about this fragrant flower, from its connection to nocturnal pollinators to its surprising historical use in love potions. We'll explore the challenges of capturing jasmine's essence, the bizarre methods u…
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Tuesday's Tips and Tales - Jasmine Festival, Grasse!
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Dive into the heart of Provence with this episode as we explore the fragrant Fête du Jasmin, also known as the Jasmine Festival, in Grasse, France! We'll delve into the festival's history, vibrant celebrations, and captivating flower battle, unveiling tips to plan your trip and maximize your experience. So get ready to immerse yourself in the world…
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In the aftermath of Tom's death, Sam seeks solace in the changeless sea, swimming past the jetties and the boardwalk, past the Ferris wheel and carousel, past the music rising from the beachfront bars. He considers giving up the band, but he returns to it. Jillian comes back to town and reveals the cause of her pain and addiction. Sam promises to t…
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Despite the consequences, Sam stops dealing. Awaiting Tillie's lieutenants, Sam gets an unexpected visit from his father, who brings some startling news. Theme Song: "Suddenly Saturday" by Outside the Box http://www.outsidetheboxband.com/
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In the aftermath of his brother's death, Sam learns the truth about the botched robbery, the murder of Lebetz and the fate of the diving horse. Tom's friend Brandon reveals his part in the prison murder of Tom. Theme Song: "All the Right Things" by Keith Kenny (www.keithkenny.net)
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Pressured into dealing drugs, Sam hopes that his music will eventually break him out of the trap that he set for himself. When Julie loses faith in Sam, he is shaken and doubtful. On a rainy spring night, he is informed by an addict that Tom was killed in jail. Theme Song: "Highway 33" by the Backbeat (myspace.com/the backbeat)…
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Against the backdrop of a warehouse music scene, Cassidy (AKA Tillie) reveals his plans for Sam. For the trouble Sam has caused in his efforts to free his brother, Sam will deal drugs for Cassidy. The guitar hero will become the new Mr. Peanut. Theme Song: "Fishy Graham Crackers" by Cosmic Juggernaut (myspace.com/cosmicjuggernaut)…
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Sam finishes recounting his two years in Asbury to his friend Glen. With Glen's help, Sam learns the source of the gun that killed Lebetz. Only Glen and Sam know where the gun came from and how it came to be in Tom's hand. The gun is effectively untraceable, which means Sam's brother Tom will likely beat the murder. On his drive back to Asbury, Sam…
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His brother remains in jail, but Sam struggles to keep the music going in a bleak Asbury winter. He moves into an apartment above a Cookman Avenue tavern, whose barmaid slips into Sam’s bed when the jukebox goes dark and reads to him from Atlas Shrugged. Detective Faber keeps his word to Sam, sends divers into Wesley Lake and finds a gun. It’s the …
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Sam vainly searches Wesley Lake for the murder weapon that will clear his brother in the murder of Lebetz. Trying to track down Mr. Peanut, a witness to the murder, Sam contacts Peanut's girlfriend Santa, which results in a steamy drug-enhanced night in the Heating Plant, and causes Sam to miss a gig. Now everyone is pissed off at Sam, including lo…
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In an effort to get his brother a good lawyer, Sam looks to his biological father for help. With his mother in tow, Sam drives to Stephen Walczak's office in Jersey City, only to be turned away for the second time. Sam persists and tracks down Walczak at an exclusive restaurant, where Sam and Anne have a few drinks before Walczak shows up. Anne's p…
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Sam's brother Tom and his friend Brandon are arrested for the murder of Lebetz, the owner of the diving horse. Sam is certain of his brother's innocence, but Tom seems bent on self-destruction. Theme Song: "Asbury Park" by Clare Means (www.claremeans.com)
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Sam rescues the mysterious Mr. Peanut from some punks, which begins a Magical Mystery Tour of Asbury. In the bowels of the abandoned Boardwalk Heating Plant, Sam meets Mr. Peanut's girlfriend, the beautiful siren Santa, who trades sex and drugs for Sam's music. Mr. Peanut reveals his true identity and hints at the part he played in Lebetz's murder.…
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Sam forms a new band called Pan. As a local band its success is instantaneous. Pan fills the clubs and stirs talk of a record contract. But the competition is intense. New bands arrive daily to try and knock Pan off its perch. When Julie travels to Europe for a month, Sam meets with Jillian, who has returned from a successful tour with a few bad ha…
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Sam's first band, The Neons, breaks up. Sam's relationship with Julie deepens, but Sam is still troubled by Julie's attitude toward the music. In seeking out a new band, Sam runs into Leo, a hardcase from his teenage years. But Leo has channeled his violent energies into music. He's a drummer. Sam will form a new band with Leo and a young black bas…
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Wanting his band to get out on the road, Sam quits his job as the Antenna Man of Asbury Park. His boss isn't happy. When he gets home that evening, Sam discovers that all the band's equipment has vanished. When Sam and the other Neons go to the club to cancel their engagement, they're met by local hoods Sal and Sonny, who think they have a lead on …
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Sam and Julie spend the night and then the morning together in Asbury. They wander the beach and boardwalk as the town awakens. Everything is perfect, until Julia voices her doubts about Sam's ambitions. Theme Song: "Sideways" by Lisa Bianco. (www.lisbianco.com)
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On the last night of summer, Sam is playing at a beachfront bar when Julie, the girl that he loved and lost, walks in with some friends. It's been six years since last they met, and Julie is surprised and delighted by the transformation in Sam. High on her presence and rekindled interest in him, Sam spends the evening with her, ending up at an all-…
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Sam and Jillian meet in the Wonder Bar, where Jillian's reveals that her band has signed a record contract. Jillian offers Sam the position of second guitarist in the Decisive Moment, but determined to make it on his own, Sam turns down her offer. Robert Kennedy's assassination seems to be the prelude to social upheaval. Sam runs into Almost, his g…
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Like many cities in the nation, Asbury is a powder keg after the assassination of Martin Luther King. Sam is sent on a job to a mansion in Deal. Sam discovers that the mansion's owner is no other than Tillie. Tillie, also known as Mr. Cassidy, local mobster, has big plans for Asbury, which Sam mysteriously fits into. Theme Song: "Neptune City Blues…
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Sam gets in a band and thinks he's on his way. Heady with success, he attends a concert by Jillian's band, The Decisive Moment. He is blown away by Jillian's talent. After a put-down by Jillian's band mate, the arrogant Peter, Sam gives Jillian a ride home. She lives on a boat and he's invited below decks to play a song for her. Jillian reveals som…
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With his hand repaired, Sam looks to get in a band and launch his career. He runs into the musician Peter, who gives him the brush off, but a short time later meets Jillian, who is just as alluring and impulsive as when he met her on the train. Sam learns that Jillian heads up the band The Decisive Moment and is invited to a local show. He wonders …
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Hungover and recovering from a barroom beating, Sam walks the boardwalk, trying to figure out his next move. He meets a couple of local young women, who dazzle him with their innocence, Jersey girl beauty and love of rock and roll. Against his better instincts, Sam decides to the borrow the money needed to repair his hand. The money will come with …
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Returning from his dismal trip to Jersey City to tap his father for $2,000, Sam gets gloriously drunk in a number of Asbury Park dives. Pushing his luck in one bar, he offends a customer and is summarily trashed by the bartender and a local tough named Sal. Sal throws Sam out of the bar, but proves to be a straight-up kind of guy. He suggests the s…
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With the wound to his left hand soon to become inoperable, Sam tracks down his biological father, a lawyer in Jersey City. Sam confronts Walczak in a posh restaurant, causing a scene. Walczak denies paternity and Sam is given the bum's rush back to Asbury Park. Theme Song: "Sewer Water" by The Successful Failures (www.thesuccessfulfailures.com)…
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A physician informs Sam that if the wound to his hand isn't soon repaired, he will permanently lose use of his fingers. He needs $2,000 for the hand surgery. Desperate to remedy his situation, Sam plies his mother with drinks, hoping to get enough information on his biological father to track him down and pry loose some cash. Theme Song: "Chase Lov…
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With his wound not healing, Sam can't play guitar and sees all his dreams going down the gutter. Holed up in his mother's apartment while waiting out winter, he learns that owner of the diving horse was murdered during a robbery. Theme Song: "Fungoid Diplomacy" by Karmic Juggernaut. (www.myspace.com/karmicjuggernaut)…
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After his disastrous night in the swan, Sam finds his family’s apartment in the adjacent city of Ocean Grove. His mother provides some bad first aid and is skeptical of Sam’s plans to become a rock musician. Sam makes a phone call to a musician contact provided by Jillian but is given the brush off when he reveals the damage to his hand. Sam search…
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At midnight in the dead of winter, Sam enters Asbury Park, the town to which his family has recently moved. Introduced to the city by a mysterious old black man, Sam later gets lost and eventually takes refuge in the mechanical swan which floats in the lake by the boardwalk. While sleeping in the swan, he is awakened by people outside discussing a …
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Released from the military, Sam Nesbitt returns to Jersey on a late train. While playing his guitar, he meets a meets Jillian, a beautiful but edgy young woman with whom he shares an interest in music. Things are looking promising for his musical career and love life when the Jersey Coast Line train slams into the Diving Horse of Atlantic City. The…
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With his brother charged with murder in Asbury Park, Sam Nesbitt returns to his hometown to ask a former friend, now a maimed vet, about the origins of the murder weapon. While with his buddy, Sam tells him the story of his own three-year struggle in Asbury to make something of himself, to escape the ghosts of the past. Theme Song: "Change" by Arla…
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