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January 11, 2008
Seraphic Secret Radio Roundtable
Soccer Dad has asked yours truly to take part in a bloggers round table on Sunday morning 9:30 EST. Which for me will be, oh my gosh, 6:30 in the morning.
What was I thinking?
The Show is called Shalom USA.
I'll be sharing a microphone with my blog buddy Omri Ceren of Mere Rhetoric and of course, our national treasure Soccer Dad.
Details are here.
Look for me to be the guy who's talking about the films of Preston Sturges.
Seraphic Friend Jeremayakova has a great link: To the Shores of Tripoli. In almost every northern city you'll find a Decatur Avenue. You drive past and have no idea who Steven Decature was. Check out this link and find out. And the next time you hit a Decatur Avenue, your heart will swell.
Treppenwitz worries that he's Living in a Fear Society. Well, only if you disagree with the current government.
Lost Hollywood: The film is called The Strange Love of of Molly Louvain (1932). Directed by Michael Curtiz, starring the fragile and heartbreaking Ann Dvorak and the hyper-active Lee Tracy, before the hooch got the best of him. This was not a big picture. In fact, it was a quickie programmer. But The Crowd Roars gives us an insightful view into this film—which I have not yet seen—and do check out the wonderful clips.
Karen and I wish all our friends a beautiful and profound miracle in Shabbat.
Posted by Robert J. Avrech at January 11, 2008 12:51 PM
Comments
Seraphic Secret is private property, that's right, it's an extension of our home, and as such, Karen and I have instituted two Seraphic Rules and we ask commentors to act respectfully.
1. No profanity.2. No Israel bashing. We debate, we discuss, we are respectful. You know what Israel bashing is. The world is full of it. Seraphic Secret is one of the few places in the world that will not tolerate this form of anti-Semitism. That's it. Break either of these rules and you will be banned.
Gee, I'm feeling free to call Ms. Magazine about their policy. Given that one of my earliest memories of childhood is a League of Women Voters meeting, I'm feeling kind of pissed off right now.
Shabbat Shalom everyone.
Posted by: Alice at January 11, 2008 01:54 PM
My second TV job was at the ABC station, WAND-TV, in Decatur, Illinois. People always laughed when they found out Decatur, as land-locked a town you can find in the U.S., was named after a naval hero.
Well, when they found out how big a hero was at the time the town of Decatur was being formed, it was longer a laughing matter to them. It was obvious why people at his time wanted to name cities after him.
The segment we did on one of my broadcasts explaining the origin of the city's name was one of the most popular shows we ever did.
Posted by: Jake at January 11, 2008 02:01 PM
Jake..."The segment we did on one of my broadcasts explaining the origin of the city's name was one of the most popular shows we ever did"...and perhaps there is a message there for today's media industry.
Posted by: david foster at January 12, 2008 11:41 AM
I called them and they were really quite responsive I must say. Don't be afraid to pick up the phone is the lesson I've learned.
Posted by: Alice at January 13, 2008 10:55 AM