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                  <text>Since 2001, the Rainbow History Project hosts public panels and group discussions on a wide variety of historical topics. Each of these sessions is recorded and available to researchers and members of the community. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Some events were filmed and are available through the &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxBpdDGhR6XmUFVoEGLLeOA" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;RHP YouTube Channel&lt;/a&gt;. Others are in audio-only format. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All panels have been digitized and are described in the catalog; only some of them have transcripts available. If the recording does not stream from inside the record, please contact RHP for assistance: info@rainbowhistory.org</text>
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                <text>Talent/unTalent Show: 1995 and 1996 [films]</text>
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                <text>In the 1990s, Asians and Friends of Washington DC held an annual talent show called "Talent/unTalent."  These are recordings of the 1995 and 1996 shows.  </text>
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                <text>Recordings of the Asians and Friends talent shows from 1995 and 1996. </text>
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                <text>&lt;strong&gt;WATCH 1995 ONLINE:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ty3TqSbDu73GY98Wo7sKlSe_hxLy3exg/view?usp=share_link" target="_blank" title="Talent/unTalent 1995 Aug 19 Part 1 of 2" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Talent/unTalent 1995 Aug 19 Part 1 of 2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pPEHXj3tgPCFTYQMwbu5Zru2qVqoUhjW/view?usp=share_link" target="_blank" title="Talent/unTalent 1995 Aug 19 Part 2 of 2" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Talent/unTalent 1995 Aug 19 Part 2 of 2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://youtu.be/_gqOlK15AYQ" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;WATCH 1996 ONLINE VIA YOUTUBE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;</text>
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                <text>&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;August 19, 1995&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;TRT 00:29:28,29&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;00:14–00:26  Open Slide: Asians and Friends of Washington Talent/unTalent Show. August 19, 1995. Tonight’s program: Bella Bottom Dee Lite; John D. Guzman; Josie Cotton Asks the Eternal Question; Statistics; G.F. Swanson; A Visit to 17th Street; Whores from Hell; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;00:47  - Begin music, empty stage&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;00:59 -  Emcee is Koset Surakomol, President of Asians and Friends Washington&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;02:14-10:10 -- Bella Bottom Dee Lite&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;10:11-11:22 -- Koset&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;11:24-14:29 -- John D. Guzman&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;14:30-15:02 -- Koset&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;15:03-17:46 -- Josie Cotton Asks the Eternal Question&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;17:47-18:27 -- Koset&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;18:28-23:55 -- Statistics&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;23:56-25:05 -- Koset&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;25:07-28:51 -- G.F. Swanson&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;TRT 00:16:05,11&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;There was a substantial break in the tape, and then a second recording of the same show (same Emcee, same scenery)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;00:00-08:39 -- A Visit to 17th Street&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;08:40-09:18 -- Koset&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;09:20-14:10 -- Whores from Hell&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 20, 1996&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;TRT 00:45:21,12&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;00:18-00:50 -- New Emcee: White man in tuxedo&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;00:51-03:37 -- &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Ivan the Terrible&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;03:38-04:14 -- Emcee introduces Japanese commercials recorded by Michael&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;04:16-05:26 -- This is the recording of Japanese commercials projected on an overhead screen.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;05:27-06:14 -- Emcee&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;06:15-11:01 -- "Jim Foxworthy from Nashville" in a red sweater playing a ukelele&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;11:10-11:45 -- Emcee&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;11:46-13:58 -- Seated interview by Emcee with "Virginia Coach and Porn Star Ty Fox" [aka &lt;span&gt;Jeffrey Dion Bruton] played by John Steadman&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;13:59-14:27 -- Emcee&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;14:29-25:06 -- Stand-up performance by Rome, including interactions with audience&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;25:08-25:18 -- Emcee&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;25:20-29:57 -- "Men on Film" with Dane and Ian&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;29:59-33:09 -- 6 men performing modern dance or Tai Chi or other calisthenics. Twan's Dance Company.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;33:10-34:18 --  Dark room with intro remarks for "The Supremes"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;34:20-42:16 -- Rear room entrance of men in drag. Lights low; spotlight. Lights come up in front; 3 queens doing "Stop in the Name of Love," and other songs. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;42:17-45:09 -- One man speaking, giving gift certificates to Trumpets to performers based on applause. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</text>
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