I'm running a bit short on time today, but you'll want to have plenty of time to read through
this terrific piece from the great James Lileks. I like to think that I do a pretty good job with my Saturday articles, but it can be something of a crapshoot deciding what to write about and what to skip, what to link to and what to ignore. Not so the great Lileks - enjoy!
Just back from the James Lileks piece, which has no provisions for comments.
ReplyDeleteSo I'm putting them here:
- I'll make the educated guess that Mr. Lileks is somewhat younger than I am.
Else, how would he not know that Arthur Treacher was Merv Griffin's announcer - every night?
I'll also note Mr. Lileks's disdain for those whose celebrity dates back 47 years, as if it was as transitory then as it is today.
I found this attitude annoying back then, and I find it even more so today.
I also note that his scanning stops abruptly with the back color section.
Mr. Lileks - do the whole thing, if you don't mind ...
-The listing for The Toy That Grew Up:
I remember this show; it originated at WTTW- channel 11 here in Chicago.
Ch11 was the "educational" station; Public Television was a few years away.
The host/narrator of Toy was Don Ferris, who worked as a staff announcer at different stations around town, mainly Chs 5 and 7; he part-timed at 11 while he did this show.
Ferris was kind of bland-looking and bland-sounding, but had an offbeat sense of humor that he brought to Toy That Grew Up - and later on, to many commercials produced in Chicago by the legendary Joe Sedelmaier.
I've no idea what's happened to Don Ferris in recent years; he's likely retired (happily, I hope).
Later on, I'll go back and see if there's anything else in the listings that I can annoy you with.
Till then ...