What do royalty, dictators, milk chocolate bars, jazz music, Led Zeplin, and me have in common? Switzerland. This Livestream is sponsored by Aura.com. Go to my link https://aura.com/moondog to get a 14-day free trial and see if any of your data has been exposed.
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BRAND CONTEST CLUE
This multi-national food company was founded in 1867 by a Swiss confectioner and invented milk-chocolate and powdered baby formula.
DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE
Switzerland
TED Talk with Prof. Martin Rendel last Agust https://youtu.be/EgnhTjHxsqg
Prof. Rendel in our student days on a road trip from Switzerland to Italy in 1990.
Switzerland boarding schools educatee some of the the world’s richest and oldest wealthy dynasties.
Institut Le Rosey alumni
• King Reinier of Monnaco
• King Albert II of Belgium
• King Juan Carlos of Spain
• King Fuad of Egypt
• Aga Khan
The herreditary leader of the Shia islam. Direct decendent of Prophet Mohamed.
This Kid who went to public school in Switzerland between 1998-2000
Kim Jong Un today.
Art Center Switzerland 1990
I spent a winter semester abroad at the Art Center College of Design (Europe).
Clarens https://maps.app.goo.gl/L18jfMrJqaW5aJrA8
I rented a room next to a real life castle on a hill, in the town of Clarens
Travel tip: shop for food Migros, Coop, or Aldi
Vevey
HQ of Nestle foods
Montreux
The largest town on the Eastern end of Lake Geneva.
Chateu Chillon
Inspired Lord Byron’s peom “The Prisoner of Chillon”
Montreux Jazz Festival
https://www.montreuxjazzfestival.com/en/
Notable headline artists:
Nina Simone, Ella Fitzgerald, Bill Evans, Count Basie
Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Bo Diddly, Muddy Waters
Led Zeplin, David Bowie, Elton John, Prince, Earth Wind and Fire, R.E.M, ZZ Top
1971 Fire at the Montreux Casino during a Frank Zappa concert
BONUS: Do you know the song?
The story of Smoke on the Water https://musicenthusiast.net/2019/07/26/stories-behind-the-songs-smoke-on-the-water/
Frank Zappa Live at Montreux
FINAL CLUE
This is Swiss company headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland is the largest food company in the world. Among its own products it also owns brands including Perrier, Purina, Friskies, Toll House, Nescafe, Nesquick, Hot Pockets, and Stoufers.
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