Sole sensation Nov 7, 2008
(Fred Astaire in heavy gold chains with jiggling under-dressed groupies. . (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Elisabeth Hasselbeck eats post-election crow on 'The View' Nov 6, 2008
" It should be an even ratio(2 rep. against 2 dem.) and then maybe she could get her point across w/o having to try and talk over the others. I feel like Elisabeth sold out today and hope she sticks by what she stands for, and doesn't feel pressure to agree with the others- She has always been right on the mark and time will eventually prove this. Go Elisabeth! Please don't change your convictions! C Powell Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 11:20 PM EST Read my earlier post and see what you think about that... (Entertainment Weekly)
H'WOOD GLORY'S AN OPEN BOOK Nov 2, 2008
THE WORLD is a severe school master, for its frowns are less dangerous than its smiles and flatteries, and it is a difficult task to keep in the path of wisdom," said Phyllis Whatley back in 1774. THE '21' Club was crammed last week at a breakfast, with every seat filled. New York's tycoons will get up early to eat and hear a movie star speak. The star was the perennial R.J. Wagner, whose charms are multiple. He is a veteran of many films and several hit TV series and was mentored in Hollywood... (New York Post -- Gossip)
'Musical 3' dances out in style Oct 31, 2008
Adults may want to pay attention -- there's a little Fred Astaire here, a lot of John Travolta there and a whole bunch of stuff that recalls "Fame," "Footloose" and "Grease.". "HSM3" isn't remarkable, just enjoyable. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
New on DVD: Hitchcock, Crosby and Mor Oct 31, 2008
It features three discs: the original black-and-white version of the movie, a new color version and a soundtrack CD, with Crosby's original 1942 recording of "White Christmas." Special features include a retrospective, interviews with the stars and archive audio comments by Crosby, Fred Astaire and John Scott Trotter. -- "Richard O'Brien's Rocky Horror Tribute Show" (R) O'Brien, who wrote the book, music and lyrics for "Rocky Horror," produced this concert-style show in 2006 with performers from... (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
'Grease' is the word -- right? 'High School' crowd might disagree Oct 29, 2008
You know why you never saw Fred Astaire singing, dancing and pulling off hot Globetrotters action. Cause he wasn't Zac Efron, baby. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Zac Efron's 'Footloose' Gets Fast-Tracked After 'High School Musical 3' Tops Box Office Oct 29, 2008
"My idols in dance are Gene Kelly or Fred Astaire," he said, before quickly adding, "I say that like I'm a dancer.". This report is from. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Savannah Film Festival Honors Songwriters Alan and Marilyn Bergman With Lifetime Achievement Award Oct. 27 Oct 28, 2008
Other original Bergman songs include "Nice 'n' Easy," performed by Frank Sinatra, "In the Heat of the Night," performed by Ray Charles, and "That Face," performed by Fred Astaire. In 2001, The Kennedy Center commissioned the Bergmans to write a jazz song cycle. (PR Newswire)
The Power of Passive Campaigning Oct 27, 2008
He just stands there looking languid (George Will called him the Fred Astaire of politics), always smiling and never raising his voice. Meanwhile, McCains surrogates get red in the face on TV when they try to explain away the latest jaw-dropping thing Sarah Palin has said, or proclaim that anything can happen in seven days, or respond to ever more discouraging poll numbers by saying (hows this for a weak clich) that the only poll that counts is the poll on election day. (New York Times)
Peter Levinson; chronicled big band leaders Oct 24, 2008
According to Olson, Mr. Levinson had just completed a book on the life and work of dancer Fred Astaire. Titled "Puttin' on the Ritz," it is to be released in March. (Boston Globe)
'High School Musical' Star Corbin Bleu Doesn't Think Franchise Should Graduate To College Oct 20, 2008
The film's director, Kenny Ortega, is familiar with fancy footwork, having worked on the "Dirty Dancing" television series and the film "Newsies." "Dance has definitely changed over the years, when you look back at Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire," Bleu said. "At that time, it was viewed upon very well, technically. "And now, at least in more of the technical side of it, when you look at dancing, it's cool to do hip hop," he added. "I think that's what's wonderful about 'HSM,' especially this third... (VHI.com -- Music News)
New DVDs: "Holiday Inn," "Proletariat Trilogy" Oct 15, 2008
It stars Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire, and the scant story is built on their talent. (It's about a romantic rivalry between two men, a guy who run an inn that opens only on holidays and his former stage partner. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Charles Aznavour to Receive "Lifetime Achievement Award" at MIDEM Sep 23, 2008
Charles Aznavour has written more than 800 songs, many of which have been interpreted by the worlds greatest artists (Fred Astaire, Shirley Bassey, Ray Charles, Elvis Costello, Bobby Darin, Sammy Davis Junior, Juliette Grco, Liza Minnelli, Edith Piaf and Nina Simone to name but a few). He has sold more than 100 million albums worldwide, and his career as an actor, which he began in the theatre at the age of nine, includes more than 60 films, including The Tin Drum, winner of the Palme... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
TV PREMIERE: New stars fill 'Dancing' shoes on ABC show Sep 19, 2008
Why he's on: "I guess they wanted a comedian. They went through the first 200 and got to me. I'm more Fred Flintstone than Fred Astaire.". Goal: "Not to have a stroke on live TV.". (USA Today)
A Big Splash For Hanks Sep 16, 2008
Other honorees over the years include Alfred Hitchcock, Fred Astaire, Bob Hope, Laurence Olivier, Francis Ford Coppola, James Stewart and Bette Davis. Tickets for the Hanks shindig go on sale in. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
'Gypsy' deconstructed: 'All Need Is the Girl' Sep 16, 2008
"He taught himself, practicing in the alley. The acts he watched on stage, he learned from that, he even stole from Madam Rose. ... He saw Fred Astaire at one point, and that's Fred Astaire's step. He's not just doing a dance number, it's choreographed with everything in mind.". The challenge to the number isn't necessarily the specific steps, but rather to act it out and bind it with emotion. (The Trentonian, NJ)
"Righteous Kill" Sep 12, 2008
It's like that scene in Ziegfeld Follies when Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire , when two greats share the spotlight and it burns all the more brightly. As friends and partners -- and possible cat and mouse --- the two have the natural ease of men who seem to genuinely like and respect each other. (Salon)
Just don't mention the shower scene Sep 11, 2008
A stand-out memory is the last scene of The Band Wagon - Cyd Charisse and Fred Astaire dancing The Girl Hunt. The young James went back to see the movie several times, just to see Charisse dazzling in red sequins, her spectacular dancing the perfect combination of wit and pure sex. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Barbra Streisand, Morgan Freeman among Kennedy Center honorees Sep 11, 2008
(The others were opera pioneer Marian Anderson, dancer extraordinaire Fred Astaire, choreographer George Balanchine, and pianist Arthur Rubenstein. Since then, there have been another 152 artists honored (usually five per year but occasionally six, such as this year when a team is feted). (Los Angeles Times)
Stars descend on Venice Aug 26, 2008
"Who else could have succeeded in mixing the philosopher Averroes with Fred Astaire? That's what cinema should be about," Mueller said, referring to Chahine's film 'Destiny. Cannes bestowed a lifetime achievement award on Chahine in 1997. (iAfrica.com)
Dressed to embarrass Aug 22, 2008
That's a translation into English of "El Cobrador del Frac," the name of a company that specializes in sending out men dressed like extras from a 1930s Fred Astaire movie to humiliate debtors into paying up. Its business is booming. (Globe and Mail)
'Tropic Thunder' brings issues about cinema and race back to the fore Aug 17, 2008
(Even when Fred Astaire in "Swing Time" wore blackface in tribute to Bill Robinson, it was implicit that Bojangles could never star in such a film. But one cannot talk about blackfaced white performers without at the same time summoning up the camouflages worn by black actors -- worn, in many cases, to have any career at all. (Los Angeles Times)
Film mocks Hollywood racial profiling Aug 14, 2008
Holiday Inn (1942): Wondering why this musical starring Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire, about a hotel thats only open during holidays, doesnt get as much TV play as its quasi-remake, White Christmas. Probably because of the Lincolns Birthday number, Abraham, which involves an all-white chorus of singers and dancers wearing blackface to portray liberated slaves. (MSNBC -- News)
Ignorance is no excuse Aug 13, 2008
fred astaire dance studios are looking for more outgoing. fl.. (Yahoo News -- Hutton Report)
Four 'Dance' finalists ready for final performance Aug 7, 2008
"I really enjoyed the Viennese Waltz. I loved Broadway and contemporary. I've found a love for every style on the show, because I see how the choreographers light up when they do it. The toughest? The smooth waltz. Anything with smooth in front of it, that is the toughest for me because that means you've got to take it easy. You've got to be kind of Fred Astaire with it.". Lythgoe's take: "Twitch is incredible with his humor. He uses it brilliantly. It's how he uses his smile. He even uses props... (USA Today)
* [REEL NEWS] Aug 1, 2008
"The 65th Mostra will be dedicated to Youssef Chahine, a unique filmmaker: who else could have succeeded in mixing the philosopher Averroes with Fred Astaire? That's what cinema should be about," festival director Marco Muller told a press conference in Rome. The film to which he was referring, Destiny, which won the Cannes film festival's 50th anniversary award in 1997, is set in 12th-century Andalusia, with the Arab philosopher Averroes, a harbinger of the Enlightenment, as its dancing hero. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
A Suprise Hit Jul 20, 2008
In the Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers movies of the 1930s, the cast of characters usually read like this: a debutante or dizzy chorine, a tycoon, a gangster, a male ingenue and a European lothario of ambiguous extraction. Mistaken identities, thwarted romance and 11th-hour nuptials were inevitable. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Revival has charming moments Jul 20, 2008
This 1958 work by Samuel Taylor (who scripted Vertigo and co-wrote Sabrina ) and the actress-writer Cornelia Otis Skinner was a minor hit on Broadway, and it became a 1961 movie starring Fred Astaire as Pogo. Tresnjak stages the play with his trademark flair for atmosphere, opening with a sheer blue curtain, decorated with mimosa blossoms, that rises to the tune of Rosemary Clooney singing Half As Much. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
A dance party - with a plotABBA-driven `Mamma Mia!' retains its kooky charm on the big screen Jul 19, 2008
To be fair, the storyline of ``Mamma'' isn't any more ridiculous than some of the scenarios Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers had to waltz through 75 years ago. Astaire and Rogers had immortal songs by George Gershwin, Irving Berlin and Jerome Kern to enchant their audiences. (Kalamazoo Gazette, MI)
'So You Think You Can Dance': Jessica's out, Comfort's in Jul 16, 2008
Didn't Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly dance together a ton back in the day. It's a shame they can't keep the best dancers regardless of gender. (Entertainment Weekly)
Hike urged in homeowners insurance surcharge Jul 13, 2008
So do we have a future Fred Astaire in the making. "God, no," Newsom said. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
• Hillary Clinton: the Ginger Rogers of the trail Jul 13, 2008
"It's one of those Ginger Rogers- Fred Astaire things that are part of our lives.". Yes, sure, she was dating herself by referencing movies from the '30s and '40s when the often-paired dance partners Rogers and Astaire would glide across studio floors as if their feet weren't moving. (Q13.com, WA)
Aznavour receives Order of Canada honours in Quebec Jul 6, 2008
His songs have been covered by the likes of Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, Ray Charles and Bob Dylan. Hip-hop artist Dr. Dre's 2001 hit What's The Difference. (Globe and Mail)
Aznavour named to Order of Canada Jul 5, 2008
His famous friends and admirers included Edith Piaf, who helped open doors for him in North America in the '40s, and performers Bing Crosby, Ray Charles and Fred Astaire, who were among the many stars to cover Aznavour's hits. Some of his best-loved songs include: She, You've Let Yourself Go (Tu t'laisses aller), Hier encore and La Mamma. (Globe and Mail)
Once Upon a Time at the Adelphi Jul 3, 2008
There's a great moment when Thompson and his old scouser chums launch into a Fred Astaire routine, Dingle-style, with dustbin lids attached to their feet. Willmott also knows how to pen a tune; and though much of the score is little more than functional 1930s pastiche, it boasts the one big number all successful musicals require, a proud paean to Liverpudlian invincibility entitled Once In A Lifetime, whose swelling melody is hot-wired directly to the tear-ducts. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Stars come out for City Ballet's Summer Intensive classes Jun 30, 2008
(Fred Astaire played Poole in the 1961 movie version. . (San Diego Union-Tribune)
The thinking woman's sci-fi show Jun 23, 2008
In this engrossing documentary about his designs everything from the hats in the Fred Astaire movie Blue Skies to the four-storey mosaic window in San Francisco's Masonic Temple - and his homosexuality, it is other people who have to tell you how Norman struggled to find acceptance for his art and his life. Perhaps the secret to his success is the good-humoured, gentle yet determined personality he reveals on camera. (Globe and Mail)
The reluctant propagandist Jun 21, 2008
(Music, "Wine, Women by Strauss)Wine, Women and Song. There is neither wine nor song . . .(Music rises, then fades into background)Woman: I like a good waltz, don't you?Sailor: Depends who I'm dancing with. You're like Eleanor Powell.Woman: Go on, Fred Astaire! Didn't know sailors could dance like this. I though all you could do was the hornpipe . . .Sailor: You've been reading books. Don't you know we got the wireless now? We got a portable 4 valve, you can get anything out of it except a free... (Guardian Unlimited)
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When she looked out at Gene Kelly from under that black bob - or sidled slinkily up to Fred Astaire in the midst of a mad film-noir musical number - you know they were grabbed, gone, lost. So were we. (The Star-Ledger - NJ.com)
From ballet to movies, Cyd Charisse was a cool classic Jun 19, 2008
Like all the pure dancers of Hollywood - Fred Astaire, Kelly, Eleanor Powell - Charisse, who died on Tuesday at 86, expressed persona through movement rather than dialogue, and in her case that persona was smoky, sinuous, and cool: a quintessential '50s mix of sex and poise. She was the choreographic equivalent of a classic Sinatra LP.. (Boston Globe)
* World News Quick Take Jun 19, 2008
Cyd Charisse, whose elegant dance moves on the silver screen wooed her co-stars Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, has died at the age of 86 in a Los Angeles hospital of an apparent heart attack, her agent, Scott Stander, told the news media. Born Tula Ellice Finklea in Texas, Charisse began her dancing career with the Ballet Russe, but fame came after the film studio MGM discovered her and cast her in leading roles at the height of the popularity of the Hollywood musical. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Cyd Charisse dies in Los Angeles at age 86 Jun 19, 2008
Charisse, the long-legged Texas beauty who danced with the Ballet Russe as a teenager and starred in MGM musicals with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, died Tuesday, June 17, 2008 ... LOS ANGELES - Cyd Charisse, the long-legged Texas beauty who danced with the Ballet Russe as a teenager and starred in MGM musicals with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, has died. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Movie Musical Dancer Cyd Charisse Dies Jun 19, 2008
Charisse was a long-legged Texas beauty who danced with the Ballet Russe as a teenager and starred in MGM musicals with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly ... After "Silk Stockings" with Fred Astaire in 1957, Charisse turned mostly to straight acting in television and movies. (KERO 23, CA)
Cyd Charisse, partner for Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly in MGM musicals Jun 19, 2008
Cyd Charisse, the leggy beauty whose balletic grace made her a memorable partner for Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly in classic MGM musicals like "Singin' in the Rain," "The Band Wagon" and "Brigadoon," died Tuesday in Los Angeles. She was believed to be 86. (International Herald Tribune)
Cyd Charisse: Sylph or siren, the legs have it Jun 19, 2008
Cyd Charisse with Fred Astaire in what Ms. Charisse said was her favorite musical number, the "Dancing in the Dark" sequence in "The Band Wagon" (1953) (Everett Collection) ... Cyd Charisse, the long-legged beauty who in the 1950s gave Fred Astaire some midcareer oomph and Gene Kelly his match in pure animal vitality, wasn't a Hollywood immortal ... Charisse, who was thought to be 86 when she died on Tuesday, liked to say that her favorite musical number was "Dancing in the Dark," from Vincente... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Cyd Charisse, 86; her dancing and glamour lit up movie screens Jun 18, 2008
Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse danced in the 1953 film "The Band Wagon." He said she was "beautiful dynamite" on screen ... Ms. Charisse also danced with Fred Astaire, the premier dancer of his age, in major production numbers in the '50s. (Boston Globe)
Cyd Charisse dead at 86 Jun 18, 2008
She became a staple in movie musicals throughout the 1940s and 1950s, appearing alongside Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly in films like Ziegfeld Follies, The Band Wagon, Silk Stockings and Brigadoon. She retired from dancing in the late 1950s to become a straight actress. (WOKR13 Rochester)
'Million Dollar Legs' Actress Cyd Charisse Dies Jun 18, 2008
Charisse, 86, was a regular partner of legends Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire ... She got to play Kelly's leading lady in Vincente Minnelli's Brigadoon and partnered with Fred Astaire in The Band Wagon and Silk Stockings before the studios pulled the plug on big budget musicals. (Sky News)
'Beautiful dynamite' Jun 18, 2008
Charisse was a star in MGM musicals with Fred Astaire and Kelly ... LOS ANGELES - Cyd Charisse, the long-legged Texas beauty who danced with the Ballet Russe as a teenager and starred in MGM musicals with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, died Tuesday ... Praise from Fred AstaireAstaire, who danced with her in The Band Wagon and Silk Stockings, said of Charisse in a 1983 interview: She wasnt a tap dancer, shes just beautiful, trained, very strong in whatever we did. (MSNBC -- News)
Dancer Cyd Charisse, 86, danced her way into film history Jun 18, 2008
Her steamy turn in Singin' in the Rain elevated her to co-star status opposite Gene Kelly in 1954's Brigadoon and Fred Astaire in The Band Wagon and 1957's Silk Stockings ... The Band Wagon: "We got away with murder in those days, because it was dance," said Cyd Charisse, performing with co-star Fred Astaire. (USA Today -- Life)
Obituary: Cyd Charisse Jun 18, 2008
Cyd Charisse danced with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly in some of Hollywood's finest musicals - The Band Wagon and Silk Stockings with Astaire, and Singin' in the Rain and Brigadoon with Gene Kelly ... Cyd Charisse dancing with Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire ... She worked with the sometimes rough and always demanding Kelly again in Brigadoon and partnered Fred Astaire in The Band Wagon and her favourite film, Silk Stockings. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Cyd Charisse, 86, silken dancer of the movies, dies Jun 18, 2008
The Associated Press Cyd Charisse with Fred Astaire in "The Band Wagon" (1953) ... Cyd Charisse, the leggy beauty whose balletic grace made her a memorable partner for Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly in classic MGM musicals like "Singin' in the Rain," "The Band Wagon" and "Brigadoon," died on Tuesday in Los Angeles ... Charisse was reunited with Kelly in the 1955 Comden and Green musical "It's Always Fair Weather," and was teamed with Fred Astaire in "Silk Stockings" (1957). (International Herald Tribune)
"Survivor" All-Stars Ready for Battle Jun 18, 2008
She was, as Fred Astaire put it, "beautiful dynamite.". The leggy on-screen partner of Hollywood legends Astaire and Gene Kelly died early today at her Los Angeles home of a heart attack. (Yahoo News -- Survivor)
Greg Baum Why I think Don Bradman is a greater sportsman than Tiger Woods. Read more Jun 18, 2008
Cyd Charisse, the long-legged Texas beauty who danced with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, has died at 86. Video A plane that made an emergency landing on a Florida highway stops traffic to take off again. (The Age, Australia)
Disney sets out to make 'The Passion for kids' Jun 18, 2008
Cyd Charisse, the actress and dancer who shot to Hollywood stardom as the partner of dance greats Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, died of heart failure last night in Los Angeles. She was 87. (Yahoo News -- 'The Passion of the Christ')
Actress, dancer Cyd Charisse dies of heart attck at 86 Jun 18, 2008
Charisse, who paired with Hollywood dance greats Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, died early on Tuesady morning of a heart attack at a Los Angeles-area hospital, said her agent Scott Stander. "What was special about Cyd was that she was always stylish and graceful, and when I saw her two weeks ago, she was still dressed beautifully and her hair was done properly," her publicist Gene Schwam told the media. (Xinhuanet, China)
Actress Cyd Charisse passes away Jun 18, 2008
LOS ANGELES: Cyd Charisse, the long-legged beauty who danced with the Ballet Russe as a teenager and starred in MGM musicals with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, died Tuesday. She was 86. (India Times, India)
Odd Couple's Love Story's A Many-Splendored Thing Jun 13, 2008
Among his first models were Hollywood types such as Fred Astaire and Laurence Olivier. Narrated by Michael York 00004000 (who played the Isherwood-like character in "Cabaret"), the film makes use of a clever series of animations and a deep archive of home movies that poignantly show both the pair's sun-splashed 1950s frolics, when they made no secret of being gay, and the devastation of time. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
SONG & DANCE FETE Jun 8, 2008
" I guess you had to be there. There were too many winners of the Fred & Adele awards for me to list here. They were all young and all trying, and they were all introduced by veterans of showbiz who, like me, are all old and still trying. I had the happy chore of bringing onstage the one and only Brooke Shields, who remains, as ever, in a class by herself. She is possibly the nicest person in showbiz, but she was hobbling from a foot operation. Brooke did very well anyway and, being excused from... (New York Post -- Gossip)
"Sex and the City" May 30, 2008
But viewing the show so narrowly is like applying social-realist standards to Fred Astaire movies. At its best, the show was wonderfully conceived and executed farce; each episode, at under 30 minutes, was a perfectly satisfying petit four. (Salon)
Can Scarlett Johansson sing? May 28, 2008
And let's not forget one of the greatest nonsingers of all, Fred Astaire, a man who didn't have much technical prowess as a singer, but whose delivery is so buoyant and so spirited that his voice is pure pleasure to listen to. So how does Johansson compare with other actors who "can't sing". (Salon)
Liza Minnelli May 27, 2008
The tales are heavy with famous names - "Fred Astaire, Sinatra, my momma" - and the second half is given over to a recreation of a 1948 nightclub act by her godmother, Kay Thompson, and the Williams Brothers. Included in the ticket price are a lot of showbiz affectations that you might reasonably have believed extinct, including doing jazz hands, saying "you know ... " immediately before bursting into song, and acting as if baffled by applause. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Living • Uhles: Essential movies May 25, 2008
TOP HAT (1935): Fred Astaire. Ginger Rogers. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Kennedy upbeat day after seizure May 20, 2008
After watching the Red Sox game yesterday, Kennedy planned to view a few rented movies to pass the time: "The Great Debaters, "Best in Show," and some old Fred Astaire movies, Cutter said.Kennedy's wife, along with some of his children, step-children, and other relatives, stayed by his side. Members of the news media continued to stake out the hospital in hopes of learning more details about Kennedy's health.Cutter said Kennedy had a good night sleep Saturday night, following a chaotic day that... (Boston Globe)
Warren Cowan, 87; legendary Hollywood publicist May 18, 2008
"To this one-day tournament came Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, Mickey Rooney and many others," Cowan recalled. "The second year we got Marilyn Monroe to be the scorekeeper. I also arranged for Frank Sinatra to land on the first tee in a helicopter, get out carrying Bing Crosby's bag, and caddy for him. It was all fun and made for good coverage.". (Los Angeles Times)
