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Steve Allen on Leaving The Tonight Show
Posted by admin in late night TV, streaming video on June 28, 2012
The late Steve Allen discusses if he regretted leaving NBC’s The Tonight Show.
I’ll be honest and concede that I was surprised at his answer.
Discovered Gems: Kliph Nesteroff
Posted by admin in comedy, comics, late night TV on June 6, 2011
As you can see from these two Robot 6 posts, I had a great time at this past weekend’s HeroesCon. Part of why I have loved HeroesCon the past two years is the presence of Evan Dorkin.
This year, at a panel discussing comedy, Dorkin mentioned Kliph Nesteroff, a show business historian with a few websites (including Classic Television Showbiz) . When Dorkin mentioned that Nesteroff posts obscure videos that would have me staying on the website way too long, I doubted him.
Then I ran across this 1958 conversation between Hy Gardner and Steve Allen, which includes a link to a Allen op-ed Village Voice piece . Yes, Dorkin is right, I will be spending a lot of time reading up
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Ramblin’ Raft Race
May 21, 1977-The Ramblin’... June 17, 2013ajcphotovault: Ramblin’ Raft Race May 21, 1977-The Ramblin’ Raft Race was an annual Memorial Day weekend race on the Chattahoochee River that took place from 1969 to 1980. The event drew national attention when the Guinness Book of World Records called it the world’s largest spectator sporting event and Dan Rather reported on it. Photo by Calvin Cruce Ah, […]
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Ramblin’ Raft Race
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