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Spilling the Tee

Gabriel Perez & Tina Paul

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Spilling The Tee is a verbal record of the life of Tina Paul, by way of hourlong conversations over tea. Gabriel Perez, her son, came up with the idea of using a podcast to fully learn who his mom is (because she's a pretty amazing woman with a lot of great stories) for himself, but also to have a way for future generations to find out about who she is. Feel free to join in.
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Tina and Gabriel sit down with a cup of Island Coconut Black Tea. It's not their favorite. The coconut is strong but also a little like perfume. This leads them to talk about a time Tina was in Barbados and the large centipedes that live there. She went with her ex husband, and the highlights and lowlights of that relationship become the topics of …
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Happy St. Patrick's Day from Tina and Gabriel! They sit down with a basic Irish Breakfast Tea from Twinings. It is a black tea. Not too bitter. Not too exciting. It serves. They then talk about St. Patrick's Days from Tina's childhood, but that leads to talking about her family summers in Wells, Maine. A light episode with lots of laughs. Never tak…
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Tina and Gabriel sit down with a cup of Nonsuch Estate Black Tea. It's delicate and lightly sweet, making for a less strong tasting black tea. It's delightful. This leads Tina to talk about her experiences in Boston's combat zone while working as a go go dancer. There is also a brief derailment to talk about her time in Castle, Germany.…
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Tina got a coupon for Celestial Seasonings tea and got a fruit tea sampler! Gabriel has a hot Mixed Berry Zinger while she sips an iced mix of Black Cherry and Mixed Berry Zinger. They taste like low sugar Kool-Aids. Very delightful. This leads to a less structured conversation about Tina getting rid of her accent, parenting advice, and the trappin…
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Tina and Gabriel sit down with a divisive cup of Night at the Iguana Chocolate Chai. Gabriel enjoys it, Tina absolutely hates it. Even now, writing this description she is giving Gabriel the rest of the tea leaves because she did not enjoy it. This leads to conversation about Tina's Broadway history, including a lot of information about different s…
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Tina and Gabriel sit down with a delightful cup of Blood Orange tea. It's a black tea full of orange. It's highly aromatic but delicate to taste. Tina then continues talking about her musical theater history, including her first Broadway show, stories about auditions (both giving and auditioning) and getting cast in a fashion show/musical theater m…
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Tina and Gabriel enjoy a cup of Golden Glow, a healthy tea for the skin. With ginger, turmeric, carrots, beets and pineapple it's a fruity, spicy blend. This leads to conversation about the sports Tina participated in growing up, including skiing, skating and track. After, she shares stories about the insane asylum near her house growing up, and th…
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Gabriel and Tina sit down with a cup of Blue Lady, a black tea blend with fruity, citrusy and tropical notes. But she's not too sweet. It's an elegant and refreshing, with hints of citrusy lemon and orange, with curious tropical notes from passionfruit and hibiscus. They then have a very intimate conversation about the times in Tina's life when she…
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Tina and Gabriel drink some wellness tea! It's full of ginger, rose and peppermint to revitalize the body and spirit. Mostly it tastes good though, very herbal. This leads into the topic of Tina's accidents, injuries, and agonies. Many involve ice fishing! Including some tangents about penance at church and family afflictions, like David getting a …
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Tina and Gabriel sit down with a delightful cup of Lover's Leap tea. It's a seasonal black tea blend that is delicate and fragrant, and is named for cliffs where spurned lovers would fling themselves off in desperation. Gabriel considers it the best tea he's ever tasted. Tina then finishes telling stories about A Chorus Line, ending the A Chorus Li…
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Tina and Gabriel get far too caffeinated sharing cups of morning thunder tea. It's a lightly sweet and fragrant mix of black tea and maté, giving it four times the caffeine as regular tea. All perked up, they then continue The Chorus Line saga, Tina's second national tour Topics include the backstage environment, technical details, and a special ve…
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Tina and Gabriel sit down with a less delicious Mim Estate Darjeeling. It has a distinctive muscatel flavor, and it is one that neither mother nor son enjoyed particularly. Gabriel finished his. This leads them into discussion about Tina's first shows as a New York performer, including national tours of both Hello Dolly and A Chorus Line. The two s…
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This week, Tina and Gabriel sit down with a classic Irish Breakfast Tea. This leads to conversation about the Irish side of the family that immigrated to America during the potato famine, as well as their adventures in the Yukon. From there conversation turns to Tina and Gabriel's shared Ireland experience and finally to Tina's travels through Euro…
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This week Tina and Gabriel sit down with a robust cup of Dorian Grey Blend Black Tea. It's a decadent mix of Earl Grey, Spearmint and Irish Breakfast tea. This episode was recorded on Election Day, so Dorian Grey was an inspiration based on our politicians of the day. This leads to conversation about major political moments and figures that have en…
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Spilling The Tee is a verbal record of the life of Tina Paul, by way of hourlong conversations over tea. Gabriel Perez, her son, came up with the idea of using a podcast to fully learn who his mom is (because she's a pretty amazing woman with a lot of great stories) for himself, but also to have a way for future generations to find out about who sh…
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