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Mr. Media: The Jon Gries Interview

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Back in '82, I used to be able to throw a pigskin a quarter mile. What actor doesn't dream of at least one role for which they will forever be remembered? For Jon Gries, no doubt, that character is "Uncle Rico" in the 2004 cult classic high school comedy Napoleon Dynamite. Uncle Rico is a ball of confusion, hard-packed with conflicting characteristics, the classic enigma hiding inside a mystery ... Read more

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Mr. Media: The Danny Trejo Interview

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Of course there are stereotypes in Hollywood! Look up "Scary Mofos" in any dictionary and you'll find a picture of actor Danny Trejo. Even when he's smiling, he's frightening. (No disrespect, sir.) Mention his name in casual conversation and watch the visceral fear come rising up in someone's eyes. As the master thespian Jon Lovitz once said, "Acting!" Yeah, maybe. ... Read more

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This is the true, complicated story of the decades-long battle to bring a baseball team to Florida's West Coast.Back in print for the first time in two decades, Bob Andelman's detailed investigation has been enhanced with hundreds of political cartoons and photos that illustrate the community's sometimes brutal campaign, as well as an all-new introduction by best-selling sportswriter Peter ... Read more

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Mr. Media: The Cheryl Crane Interview

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Nothing twinkles quite as bright as a classic Hollywood star and few were ever bigger in their day than Lana Turner.Of course, there is Lana Turner the legend… and Lana Turner the wife and mother. In her over-size collection of family photos and personal anecdotes, “Lana: The Memories, the Myths, the Movies,” Turner’s daughter Cheryl Crane pulls back the curtain and offers a fascinating peek at a ... Read more

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Nothing twinkles quite as bright as a classic Hollywood star and few were ever bigger in their day than Lana Turner.Of course, there is Lana Turner the legend… and Lana Turner the wife and mother. In her over-size collection of family photos and personal anecdotes, “Lana: The Memories, the Myths, the Movies,” Turner’s daughter Cheryl Crane pulls back the curtain and offers a fascinating peek at a
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Why Men Watch Football

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Every weekend in the living rooms of America, from August through January, millions of men are seated in front of their television sets watching college and professional football.Meanwhile, others are pouring into stadiums all across the land, a bounce in their step, hope in their heart, and a beer in at least one hand.What is it that excites men about football? What the big attraction? Why is it ... Read more

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Every weekend in the living rooms of America, from August through January, millions of men are seated in front of their television sets watching college and professional football.Meanwhile, others are pouring into stadiums all across the land, a bounce in their step, hope in their heart, and a beer in at least one hand.What is it that excites men about football? What the big attraction? Why is it
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by Bob Andelman, Lori Parsells ...

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Mr. Media: The Frank Zappa Interview

by Bob Andelman ...

Narrated by Bob Andelman, Frank Zappa ...

Unabridged

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I was barely a month into my freshman year at the University of Miami, working at the student radio station, WVUM 90.5 FM, when I found myself in the right place at the right time. Although you may soon think I was in the wrong place at the wrong time. The station manager, Bob "Bear" Mordente, was looking for someone willing to go out to the Royal Biscayne Hotel in Key Biscayne to interview ... Read more

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Mr. Media: The Max Allan Collins Interview

by Bob Andelman ...

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Unabridged

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Collins became a next generation Mickey Spillane, creating memorable titles and characters of his own such as Road to Perdition and Quarry. He's worked in all kind of media, from scripting Dick Tracy daily comic strips from 1977-93 to writing the novelizations of movies such as Saving Private Ryan, Air Force One and American Gangster and creating his own one-man show, "Eliot Ness: An Untouchable ... Read more

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Mr. Media: The Raquel Welch Interview

by Bob Andelman ...

Narrated by Bob Andelman, Raquel Welch ...

Unabridged

33 min

Raquel Welch is… well, c'mon, she's Raquel Welch! Beautiful, funny, enigmatic and smart, she will always be the epitome of the American sex symbol for several generations of men. The lasting image of Raquel for me will always be of her bodice-bursting work in Three Musketeers. I was too young then to know her as Loana in One Million B.C., although the poster of her in a prehistoric, pre-PETA, ... Read more

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Raquel Welch is… well, c'mon, she's Raquel Welch! Beautiful, funny, enigmatic and smart, she will always be the epitome of the American sex symbol for several generations of men. The lasting image of Raquel for me will always be of her bodice-bursting work in Three Musketeers. I was too young then to know her as Loana in One Million B.C., although the poster of her in a prehistoric, pre-PETA,
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Mr. Media: The Tommy Roe Interview

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Unabridged

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There are two pictures on Tommy Roe’s website of him with The Beatles.I glanced at them last night and then moved on, looking for ideas about what to ask the man behind such immortal 1960s bubblegum hits as “Sheila,” “Dizzy” and “Jam Up and Jelly Tight.”This morning, I got to thinking about it some more. Those were some very young Beatles in those photo, gathered around behind Roe. John Lennon, ... Read more

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There are two pictures on Tommy Roe’s website of him with The Beatles.I glanced at them last night and then moved on, looking for ideas about what to ask the man behind such immortal 1960s bubblegum hits as “Sheila,” “Dizzy” and “Jam Up and Jelly Tight.”This morning, I got to thinking about it some more. Those were some very young Beatles in those photo, gathered around behind Roe. John Lennon,
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Mr. Media: The George Kennedy Interview

by Bob Andelman ...

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Unabridged

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It's easy to point out that George Kennedy, in a career spanning five decades, worked with some of the greatest names in Hollywood history. Paul Newman. Cary Grant. Kirk Douglas. Frank Sinatra. Leslie Nielsen. Bettie Davis. Clint Eastwood. John Wayne. Maggie Smith. Peter Ustinov. Carol Burnett. David Niven. That's pretty cool, of course, but having just finished his new book, Trust Me: A Memoir, I ... Read more

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It's easy to point out that George Kennedy, in a career spanning five decades, worked with some of the greatest names in Hollywood history. Paul Newman. Cary Grant. Kirk Douglas. Frank Sinatra. Leslie Nielsen. Bettie Davis. Clint Eastwood. John Wayne. Maggie Smith. Peter Ustinov. Carol Burnett. David Niven. That's pretty cool, of course, but having just finished his new book, Trust Me: A Memoir, I
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Mr. Media: The Joe Pistone Interview

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Unabridged

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My favorite book in the 1970s was Serpico by Peter Maas, the story of a New York City cop who seemingly single-handedly fought the force of corruption in the city’s police department. I read all the books of that genre in that era, from Supercops to The Valachi Papers and The French Connection.One of the most fascinating parts of those works was always the tales of cops who went undercover to ... Read more

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My favorite book in the 1970s was Serpico by Peter Maas, the story of a New York City cop who seemingly single-handedly fought the force of corruption in the city’s police department. I read all the books of that genre in that era, from Supercops to The Valachi Papers and The French Connection.One of the most fascinating parts of those works was always the tales of cops who went undercover to
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