Forgotten Hollywood

Manny P. here…

   An appeals court says producers of a Broadway play can use Abbott and Costello’s famous Who’s on First routine over objections by the comedy duo’s heirs. The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan ruled in favor of the production. The heirs had sued Hand to God producers.

   A lower-court judge ruled last December that the play’s use of the routine was so transformative that it constituted fair use of a copyrighted work. The 2nd Circuit disagreed with that reasoning. But, it said the heirs could not win their claim because they could not prove they owned a valid copyright.

   Who’s on First is descended from turn-of-the-century burlesque sketches that used plays on words and names. Abbott’s wife recalled him performing the routine with another comedian before teaming with Costello.

   After they formally teamed up in burlesque in 1936, he and Costello continued to hone the sketch. It was a big hit in 1937, when they performed the routine in a touring vaudeville revue called Hollywood Bandwagon. In February 1938, Abbott and Costello (right) joined the cast of The Kate Smith Hour radio program, and the sketch was first performed for a national audience that March. They did the routine for President Franklin D. Roosevelt several times. The duo reprised the bit in their 1945 film The Naughty Nineties, and it’s considered their finest recorded rendition.

   In 1956, a gold record of Who’s on First was placed in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York. A video (taken from The Naughty Nineties) plays continuously on screens at the Hall.

    On a personal note, I performed the routine in high school in 1974, playing the Bud Abbott part. The performance still resonated with the youngsters in the audience

   In the recent play, an actor uses a sock puppet to perform part of the famous routine, almost verbatim. The parties didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.

Until next time>                               “never forget”

Manny P. here… 

   I’ll be spending Indie Author Day in the city of Duarte, California. As part of my book tour through the County of Los Angeles Public Library system, I’ll spend treasured time at the local branch. Here are the details:

 DUARTE LIBRARY

1301 Buena Vista St., Duarte, CA

October 8th

Saturday 1p – 3p

   Come by and enjoy my oral presentation, and pick up autographed copies of my Forgotten Hollywood Book Series. It’s a great way to spend an afternoon.

Until next time>                               “never forget”

Manny P. here…

   A major victory for preservers and defenders of classic Hollywood occurred, as the TCL Chinese Theatre (formerly, known as Grauman’s Chinese Theatre) acquiesced to a public outcry over souvenir peddlers setting up shop in front of the venue. The vendors, who have long camped on the front sidewalk area of the theatre, were set up directly over many of the famous handprints that take up real estate all around the theatre. A photo posted last week showed the state of things, with racks filled with tacky hats and tourist-trap t-shirts sitting on top of handprints belonging to Hollywood legends like Jean Harlow and Lana Turner.

   After the photo went semi-viral, a petition was set up and garnered more than 2,600 signatures in only a few days. The petition not only pleaded with TCL, but asked for the help of the Los Angeles Historic Theatre Foundation and Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.

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   While it is unknowable what part of the uproar specifically spurred action by TCL, something worked, as it only took a few days for them to be removed, and the handprints to be visible to the public once again. Maybe someone realized that the vendors will only have business as long as people are flocking there to check out the handprints. Neon and glittery souvenirs are just as Hollywood as those handprints. It remains unclear where the vendor carts will go, though a source indicated they may be relocated to the nearby Hollywood & Highland mall.

   Over the past 85 years, some 200 film stars have left their hand and footprints there. As of yesterday, there were already people milling about and enjoying the handprints again, proving that the draw remains long after many of these stars have passed on and people become less familiar with their films.

   Bravo!

Until next time>                               “never forget”

Manny P. here… 

   Metro Art and the Film Noir Foundation are joining forces to present three classic cinema screenings at Union Station in Los Angeles. And, at least a portion of each production was shot inside the building. Because of Union Station’s beautiful and classic art deco design, it has served as the backdrop for many more movies since.

   Here is the schedule:

~ Union Station (1950) – October 7th at 8p. Starring William Holden and Nancy Olson, it was directed by Rudolph Maté. Writer, historian, cinematic programmer, and film noir expert Alan K. Rode will to introduce the flick.

~ Criss Cross (1949) – November 4th at 8p. The iconic motion picture stars Burt Lancaster, Richard Long, Yvonne De Carlo. It was directed by Robert Siodmak.

~ Too Late For Tears (1949) – December 2nd at 8p. It stars the alluring Lizabeth Scott and Dan Duryea. It had nearly disappeared, as many of the original 35mm prints have been lost. The Foundation did find one, however, and was been able to repair it.

    UNION STATION            CRISS CROSS       TOO LATE FOR TEARS

   The Film Noir at Union Station’s screenings take place in the ticketing hall and are FREE to the public, with seating first-come, first-serve. What a family-friendly treat!

Until next time>                               “never forget”

Manny P. here…

   Acclaimed author David McCullough can add a quirky new title to his resume: honorary park ranger. The two-time Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner became an honorary ranger in a ceremony Tuesday afternoon in Boston. It’s the highest civilian honor awarded by the National Park Service, reserved for noted individuals who have made exceptional contributions.

   McCullough has been nicknamed a citizen chronicler, and is known for 11 books about luminaries ranging from John Adams and Theodore Roosevelt to Harry Truman and the Wright Brothers. His familiar story about our second president was adapted into an award-winning HBO production that starred Paul Giamatti.

   He’s also being presented with the Saint-Gaudens Medal, awarded to people who have made significant contributions to the arts. The Saint-Gaudens Memorial selected McCullough. They run a national historic site in Cornish, New Hampshire, named for the famed American sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens.   MANNY PACHECO / DAVID McCULLOUGH —->

   I’m proud the eloquent McCullough owns copies of the Forgotten Hollywood Book Series. His influence led to my paperbacks being added to the New York Public Library system. David is a genuine scholar and an iconic American historian.

Until next time>                               “never forget”

Manny P. here…

   Winners will soon be announced for the 2016 Billie Burke Ziegfeld Award. The Ziegfeld Club, one of New York City’s first performing arts charities to benefit women, is proud to announce a Second Annual award to honor a female composer in musical theatre.

   The recipient will be honored in November, 2016 at the New Amsterdam Theatre, and will receive a prestigious grant of $10,000, plus a year of professional mentorship. The recipient will be selected by an expert panel chosen by The Ziegfeld Club Board of Directors. Two honorable mentions will also be noted.

   The grant which aims to celebrate an emerging female composer, or composer / lyricist who compellingly demonstrates financial need, professional initiative, and outstanding artistic promise in musical theatre was inspired by a noticeable lack of female composers being produced on Broadway today. The Ziegfeld Club enables the recipient to put the grant to the best use possible to help further the composer’s creative endeavors.

   Billie Burke was an American actress remembered for her sparkling comic technique and distinguished career on stage and screen. Making her stage debut in 1903, Burke starred in dozens of Broadway and West End plays, as well as silent and talking films. In 1914, Burke wed Florenz Ziegfeld Jr., the Broadway impresario whose legendary series of Ziegfeld Follies—featuring statuesque show girls with elaborate feathered headdresses. Upon Ziegfeld’s death in 1932, Burke continued to honor her husband’s legacy through the establishment of The Ziegfeld Club Inc. in 1936. She also produced the 1934 and 1936 editions of the Ziegfeld Follies.           BILLIE BURKE —->

   She was a beloved character actress during Hollywood’s Golden Age, and was nominated for a 1939 Academy Award for her performance in Merrily We Live. The recipient of a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, she is recognizable to generations as Glinda, the Good Witch in MGM’s The Wizard of Oz; and the dizzy wives of Lionel Barrymore and Roland Young in Dinner at Eight and the Topper series of films.

   The recipient of last year’s inaugural Billie Burke Ziegfeld Award was composer / lyricist Masi Asare, who in addition to the cash prize, received a years mentorship from Tony Award winners composer Jeanine Tesori and producer Daryl Roth.

    This is an accolade of note that may shape Broadway for decades to come.

Until next time>                               “never forget”

Manny P. here…

   He was the individual who got generations of hot dog lovers singing. Richard D. Trentlage helped solidify a company’s hot dogs as a piece of Americana with the words:

Oh, I wish I were an Oscar Mayer Wiener. That is what I truly love to be. Because, if I were an Oscar Meyer Wiener. Everyone would be in love with me…

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   Submitted as part of a contest, Trentlage (right) finished composing the tune in about an hour and recorded it in his living room. The jingle he wrote appeared in a 1960s television commercial featuring cartoon kids  marching along and singing. The song would become the sound of Oscar Mayer for 45 years, until the company retired it in 2010. It went on to be heard in 21 English-speaking countries (including all 50 states), and even played by symphony orchestras. Oscar Mayer used the jingle as an underlying theme that promoted, among other things, the wienermobile.

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   Trentlage was born in Chicago and began penning jingles as a high school student. He later transformed his home into a makeshift recording studio, inviting his own children to sing on audition tapes. They even recorded on-air sessions.

   However, he was no one-hit wonder, writing:  WOW! It sure doesn’t taste like tomato juice for V8; Buckle up for safety, buckle up! for the National Safety Council; and McDonald’s is your kind of place! for the burger chain.

   The very clever Richard D. Trentlage was 87.

Until next time>                               “never forget”

Manny P. here… 

   This month, Sex is back in the Big Apple:  An infamous play written by, and starring, budding starlet Mae West (right) in the 1920s. Although conservative critics panned the show, ticket sales were hot. The sultry production did not go over well with city officials, who had received complaints from some religious groups, and the theater was raided, with West arrested, along with the cast. After a 10-month run on Broadway in 1927, the play was deemed by a grand jury to be such obscene, indecent, immoral, and impure drama that it might corrupt the morals of youth. West was sentenced to 10 days in jail for obscenity. She traveled to the pokey in style; garlanded in roses, wearing silk underwear, and riding in a limousine. She was released after 8 days.

   The notoriety helped the actor. Several years after the Sex scandal, Paramount Pictures offered West – then aged 38 – a studio contract. She went on to become one of the best-known and best paid stars of the era: legend has it, by 1935, she was the second-highest paid person in the United States behind publisher William Randolph Hearst. Even more impressive than West’s salary, or her age when she commandeered Hollywood, was the control she held over her career. The breezy, bawdy characters she played were partly of her own design, thanks to a deal she negotiated with Paramount allowing her to write her own lines.

   Now, the play that propelled West into the spotlight is coming back to New York, where it will be performed as a staged reading (through October 2nd). It’s being produced by the feminist theatre group, the Dirty Blondes. A key feature will be the special events taking place after each performance. Guests are invited to take part in talk-backs, such as artist Juniper Fleming – who has previously directed, produced and performed in a revival of Sex. Other guests include historian Linda Ann Loschiavo, an expert in West; feminist poet Maya Osborne; and burlesque dancer Veronica Varlow.

   The play is a somewhat unusual choice for the Dirty Blondes, which typically focuses on work with and by living artists. Since being founded in Brooklyn in 2012, it has produced 15 pieces of new theater, and worked with more than 340 artists. And now, they are using Mae West’s career as inspiration to create their own legacy.

   Goodness, what a scandalous career. But, as Mae West once surmised:

Goodness had nothing to do with it!

   Va-Va-Voom!

Until next time>                               “never forget”

Manny P. here…

   Shortly after Jesse Owens returned home from his snubbing by Adolf Hitler at the 1936 Olympics, he and 17 other black Olympians found a less-than-welcoming reception from their own government, as well. On Thursday, relatives of those 1936 African-American Olympians will be welcomed to the White House to shake the president’s hand — an honor Owens and the others didn’t receive, the way some of their white counterparts did, after they returned home from Berlin 80 years ago.

   At the 1936 Olympics, Owens won four Gold medals. But, it was the message Owens’ victories sent by winning in Nazi Germany and undercutting Hitler’s white-supremacy dogma that stood as the lasting memory of those games. Owens returned to a segregated America where he had trouble finding steady work, and where, according to his interviews in later years, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, never sent him any words of congratulations, or an invitation to the White House.

   Athletes didn’t return from the Olympics to lucrative advertising and product endorsement campaigns in those days, and Owens supported his young family with a variety of jobs. One was of special significance – playground director in Cleveland. It was his first step into a lifetime of working with underprivileged youth, which gave him his greatest satisfaction. After relocating to Chicago, he devoted much of his time to underprivileged youth as a board member and former director of the Chicago Boys’ Club.

   Owens traveled widely in his post-Olympic days. He was an inspirational speaker, highly sought after to address youth groups, professional organizations, civic meetings, sports banquets, PTAs, church organizations, brotherhood and black history programs, as well as high school and college commencements and ceremonies. He was also a public relations representative and consultant to many corporations, including Atlantic Richfield, Ford, and United States Olympic Committee.

   Decades later, Owens was acknowledged and honored at the White House. In 1976, President Gerald Ford presented him with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Owens died of lung cancer in 1980. Since then, a street and a school have been named after him in Berlin, two United States postage stamps have been issued in his honor, and a memorial park has been opened in Alabama. Earlier this year, Race, a wonderful bio-flick about the life of Jesse Owens, brought needed attention to the initial snub.

   Owens daughter, Marlene Owens-Rankin, will be among the relatives visiting the White House. The stories of the other 17 blacks on that team were less-widely known. Thursday’s event was meant to give overdue White House recognition to those athletes, who accounted for 14 of America’s 56 medals in Berlin.

   United States Olympic Committee CEO Scott Blackmun announced the upcoming visit at a Team USA Awards ceremony. The announcement came on the same night the USOC invited Tommie Smith and John Carlos, who were booted from the 1968 Olympics for their gloved-fist protest on the medals stand, to be part of the awards show. Smith and Carlos hadn’t been involved in an official USOC event since being sent home from Mexico City. The Gold and Bronze medal-winning sprinters will be at the White House on Thursday, as well.

   The recent protest by NFL players during the National Anthem also brought attention to the 1968 sprinters that pioneered this way of making a statement during the raising of our colors.

Until next time>                               “never forget”

Manny P. here…

   The Rona Barrett Foundation is thrilled to announce the legendary Harry James Orchestra directed by Fred Radke will perform at the Foundation’s Big Band Celebration Ball fundraising gala on Saturday, October 8^th. The event will support the needs of vulnerable seniors through the Rona Barrett Foundation’s Golden Inn & Village.

HARRY JAMES ORCHESTRA

   The history of the Harry James Orchestra began when Harry James formed the Music Makers with the financial backing of Benny Goodman. The years that followed for Harry James were successful, and included a recording with the young Frank Sinatra that became a million-record seller. After, James’ interest in movies grew, and he served as technical advisor and played all trumpet parts in Young Man with a Horn.

   Following James’ death in 1983, the band continued the mellow arrangements and fine rhythmic playing that first made it famous, now under the direction of Harry James’ lead trumpet virtuoso, Fred Radke. The Harry James Orchestra has performed in major venues and continues to tour extensively throughout the world under the direction of Radke, whose trumpet playing is indiscernible to Harry James’ style.

   The Rona Barrett Foundation is a non-profit organization that seeks to provide a solution to affordable housing and supportive services for at-risk seniors. The Foundation is celebrating the Grand Opening of the Golden Inn & Village, an affordable, dignified, and enriching senior campus in the Santa Ynez Valley, offering senior residency and a variety of care that meets their needs as they age.

   To learn more about the Golden Inn & Village, please visit:

 www.ronabarrettfoundation.org

   Sponsorship opportunities are available for the October 8^th event. To secure a sponsorship or for more info, contact (805) 688-8887, or email:

info@ronabarrettfoundation.org

   This sounds like a great way to spend an evening, while helping seniors-in-need.

Until next time>                               “never forget’

Manny P. here… 

   Arnold Palmer ranked among the most important figures in golf and sports history. His social impact on behalf of the game was perhaps unrivaled among fellow professionals; his humble background and plain-spoken popularity helped change the perception of golf as an elite, upper-class pastime to a more democratic accessibility for the working class. He was at ease with presidents and the public. He leaves behind a gallery known as Arnie’s Army, which began at Augusta National with a small group of soldiers from nearby Fort Gordon, and grew to include a legion of fans from every corner of the globe. His rivalry with Jack Nicholas was legendary. Beyond the game, Palmer was a pioneer in sports marketing, paving the way for scores of athletes to reap in millions of dollars from endorsements. Four decades after his last PGA Tour win, he ranked among the highest-earners in golf.  ARNOLD PALMER —>

   Palmer was a product of Latrobe, Pennsylvania, the oldest of four children. His father, Deacon, became the greens-keeper at Latrobe Country Club in 1921, and the club pro in 1933. Arnie joined the PGA Tour in 1955, and won the Canadian Open for the first of his 62 titles. He won four green jackets at Augusta National, along with the British Open in 1961 and 1962, and the U.S. Open in 1960, perhaps the most memorable of his seven majors. Only four other players won more PGA Tour events than Palmer — Nicklaus, Sam Snead, Tiger Woods, and Ben Hogan.

   Palmer played at least one PGA Tour event every season for 52 consecutive years, ending with the 2004 Masters. He spearheaded the growth of the 50-and-older Champions Tour; winning 10 times, and drawing some of the biggest crowds. He was equally successful with golf course design, a wine collection, and apparel that included his famous logo of an umbrella. He bought the Bay Hill Club & Lodge upon making his winter home in Orlando, Florida, and in 2007, the PGA Tour changed the name of their tournament to the Arnold Palmer Invitational. And,  Arnie treated the gallery with such respect, looking everyone in the eye with a smile and a wink. He signed every autograph, making sure it was legible. He made every fan feel like an old friend.

   Even after he formally retired, Palmer’s image was everywhere, from motor oil and ketchup. to financial services companies. Even as late as 2011, nearly 40 years after his last PGA Tour win, Palmer was #3 on Golf Digest’s list of top earners at $36 million a year. He trailed only Woods and Phil Mickelson. Meanwhile, at any bar in the United States, the combination of iced tea and lemonade is known as an Arnold Palmer. Only Shirley Temple and Roy Rogers was also branded this unique honor.

   Palmer won the PGA Tour Lifetime Achievement Award in 1998; and in 1974, he was one of the 13 original inductees into the World Golf Hall of Fame. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2004; and the Congressional Gold Medal in 2009.

   Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Latrobe, Pennsylvania is named for him. There is a statue of Palmer holding a golf club in front of the airport’s entrance, unveiled in 2007. An avid pilot for over 50 years, he logged nearly 20,000 hours of flight time in various aircraft.

   Known simply as The King, the affable Arnold Palmer was 87.

Until next time>                               “never forget”

Manny P. here…

   The SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s new screening room and educational space in New York City is set to open on October 5th with a celebration of of a legendary comedian, for whom the new facility is named. Dubbed the Robin Williams Center for Actors, Broadcasters and Recording Artists, its 154-seat, 4,000-square-foot theater is equipped with a 25-foot-wide cinema screen, state-of-the-art video streaming technology, including 4K HD Christie Digital Cinema projection and surround sound, and programmable theatrical lighting, which will enable it to host screening events. It also has multi-camera live stream broadcast and recording capabilities.

   Its upcoming opening will be marked by a celebration of the actor’s work, featuring the screening of a Conversation with Robin Williams that took place at the Foundation in Los Angeles in 2003. Following the screening, a panel of the late performer’s friends and colleagues including Hank Azaria, Billy Crystal, Whoopi Goldberg, Barry Levinson, and Bonnie Hunt will discuss Williams’ work and legacy.

                                                               ROBIN WILLIAMS  

   Subsequent events scheduled for the Center will include a Tom Brokaw career retrospective, and other programming featuring prominent actors and broadcasters. All events will be recorded and posted to the Foundation’s YouTube channel and website.

   In addition to offering educational programming to more than 40,000 actors, broadcasters, and recording artists in the New York metro area, the Center will become the permanent home to the Foundation’s Conversations and The Business programs, and it will also serve as an extension of the Foundation’s already existing free resources for SAG-AFTRA members — the EIF Voiceover Lab, an on-camera lab, a computer lab and classroom  — housed within their New York office.

   The Foundation has kicked off a capital campaign to fund the building and the cost of operations for the duration of the Center’s 20-year-lease. The Center is located at 247 W. 54th St. between 8th Ave. and Broadway.

Until next time>                               “never forget”

Manny P. here…

   Monty Python star Terry Jones has revealed that he is battling dementia. The Welsh comedian has been diagnosed with Primary Progressive Aphasia, a variant of Frontotemporal Dementia. His representative revealed that the disease is affecting his ability to communicate and he can no longer give interviews.

Manny P. here…

   Beauty and the Beast returned to the Lincoln Center  for a special screening on Sunday night, 25 years after the Film Society of Lincoln Center first showed the film as an unfinished work at the New York Film Festival, and it ended with an enchanting pair of surprise performances.

   The anniversary celebration brought out members of the original voice cast — Paige O’Hara (Belle), Robby Benson (Beast), Richard White (Gaston), and Angela Lansbury (Mrs. Potts), plus producer Don Hahn — for an extended introduction to the film. Before the Beauty and the Beast screening, the original cast reflected on the film and its legacy during the on-stage Q&A. O’Hara told a story about how Lansbury came to New York to record after being up all night traveling, and still went in and sang the title song in one take.

ANGELA LANSBURY

   After the credits rolled, a piano was brought onto the Alice Tully Hall stage and legendary composer Alan Menken performed a medley of his most famous Disney tunes, including ones from Aladdin, The Little Mermaid, Hercules, the live-action musical Enchanted, and, of course, Beauty and the Beast.

   Lansbury then joined him on stage and, with Menken accompanying her on piano, sang the film’s iconic title song. Ever the perfect Mrs. Potts, she even threw in a Run along and get in the cupboard, Chip at the end.

   Always the pro…

Until next time>                               “never forget”

Manny P. here…

   Vin Scully is heading into his final week behind the mic at Dodger Stadium before concluding his career on October 2nd in San Francisco, where the Los Angeles Dodgers end the regular season against the rival Giants. His 67 years with the Dodgers make Scully the longest-tenured broadcaster with a single team in professional sports.

   Scully discovered his love of baseball walking home from grade school. He passed a Chinese laundromat and saw the score from Game 2 of the 1936 World Series. His aspirations came true at 22 when he was hired by a CBS radio affiliate in Washington, D.C. The next year, he joined Red Barber and Connie Desmond in the Brooklyn Dodgers‘ radio and television booths.

   In 1953, at age 25, Scully became the youngest person to broadcast a World Series game, a mark that still stands. Though the years, Vin Scully has entranced generations of baseball fans with his dulcet tones as he spins stories about the game and its players while working alone on the air. He credits the birth of the transistor radio as the greatest single break of his career. In 1958, he accompanied the Dodgers when the franchise relocated to Los Angeles from Ebbets Field. Fans had trouble recognizing the players during the team’s first four years at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. That habit carried over when the team moved to Dodger Stadium. Fans at the games held radios to their ears, and those not present listened from home or the car, allowing Scully to connect generations of families with his words.

   The Dodgers plan to honor their second-longest tenured employee (behind former manager Tom Lasorda) starting Tuesday night with a Scully bobblehead giveaway. Friday is an appreciation day for Scully with a pregame ceremony featuring speakers from his career. Commissioner Rob Manfred will offer a $50,000 donation from Major League Baseball to the Jackie Robinson Foundation in Scully’s name with Dodgers manager Dave Roberts toting the oversized check on stage. After the speeches, both teams will line up on each side of home plate, remove their caps, and listen to John Williams conduct the Los Angeles Philharmonic in the national anthem behind the mound. And, there will be a post-game fireworks show is set to the top calls of Vin’s career. The first 50,000 fans at Saturday’s game against Colorado will receive a limited edition solid bronze coin. On the front is an image of Scully with his signature introduction:

 It’s time for Dodger baseball

   Previously, at the start of each series, the umpires have turned to face Scully’s booth and tipped their caps to him. To his surprise and delight, players and managers have come to him. Throughout the season, they’ve made the long trek from the visiting clubhouse in right field to his fifth-floor broadcast booth in the press box named for him, bringing gifts. In San Francisco, the Giants will honor Scully at his final game. Two Bay Area television stations will carry an inning of his broadcast, as stations in other cities have done this season.

   Now 88, Scully was adamant about not having an extended farewell. For the last time at home on Sunday, Vinnie will open his broadcast with the same reassuring greeting:

Hi everybody, and a very pleasant good afternoon to you wherever you may be

   Vin Scully influenced me and hundreds of Southern California talent to enter radio broadcasting. Fittingly, his last game will be 80 years to the day he saw that 1936 score. The man who has been the voice of the Los Angeles Dodgers for my entire life and beyond has earned a serene retirement.

Until next time>                               “never forget”