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Podcast: Allusions: LGBTQ Writing
Episode: Sudi Rick Karatas - How Catering Sucked the Life Right out of Me
Description: With over 25 years of catering experience in both New York and California, Sudi "Rick" Karatas shares the best and worst that the event and hospitality profession has to offer. Mostly the worst. His very funny stories include weddings (one with a runaway groom), a bar mitzvah where OJ Simpson was a guest, a $5-million birthday party for three-year-old twins, and an unforgettable gig on 9/11. You'll get an inside peek at what goes on behind the scenes at all kinds of events, many with celebrity guests. The many nightmares and "flustercucks" that Karatas survived are brought to life as well as...