One of those claims was that the assistant district attorney picked up alleged sex workers at Castaways and brought them to Billy Hull’shouse. In the summer of 1976, a former Chattanooga police officer made allegations of corruption in the police department and city attorney’s office. Billy Hull was found guilty of murder-for-hire and sentenced to 20 years in prison. A victim of his lifestyle, the evidence was overwhelming.
In the early hours of May 3, 1973, Larry Parker, a friend of Billy Hull, shot and killed Roland Hargis, Gloria Hull’s boyfriend, as he was leaving the Tradewinds Night Club. But Billy only managed to live there for a year. In 1972 after two years of mapping out his vision, architect Ed Ball set out building a most unusual house. The “Swinger’s Tiki Palace” in Chattanooga, Tennessee was the home of Gloria and Billy Hull. A million tiny crystals reflected the sunlight as it moved through a large glass wall intentionally placed to allow daylight indoors. During wild parties the chandelier effortlessly hung over the pool. Large tinted glass walls separated the bedrooms from the pool room over the swim tunnels.
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A faux rock waterfall and diving board sit on the far side with a fireplace with a sitting area and full bar. With a chandelier overhead, the massive 12-foot deep, 20 x 40-foot pool was electrically heated and had separate humidity controls. And of course, what is a mansion without the iconic Playboy bunny symbol perfectly centered at the bottom of the pool? The logo was painted large enough for all visitors to admire hence the nickname, “Playboy Mansion”. Atop of the pool were two bridges connecting the pool to every bedroom in the house. Those who dared to enter would first see a spacious indoor pool. An awning hovered over the tiki faces with straw complimenting the tropical theme. Imagine, down a long secluded driveway awaited two large carved tiki faces that welcomed guests as they walked through the front door. #sylviaplath #Sylviaplathlaunchpad abandoned acid-folk beats best of blogroll boogie brazil calypso claude mono claude mono deluxe edition claude mono tiki trip culture david bowie Disco Disco Jams DJ Cheese Baker electronica el ritmo essential LPs exotica Fashion film folk freak folk funk golden apples of the sun radio show gospel indie Indie Pop instruments iSOULation jane birkin Jangly jazz kooky latin library London lounge Love mashup Michael Jackson microgroove mind-warp pavilion mixcloud mixtape perth pete townshend podcast psych radio Red Parrot retro Roller Boogie rtr rtrfm safari's record shack sci-fi pop serge gainsbourg shoegaze siamese dream sofia coppola mixtape soul soulsides sounds soundtrack sovietfunktrailers Sunshine Pop sylvia plath Sylvia Plath Launch Pad ted hughes tiki video