TRAGIC JERRY LEWIS ACCIDENT!!!
January 31st, 2008 by Scott Marks
No, not Slapstick of Another Kind, but a fatal smash up on Las Vegas’ Jerry Lewis Way that occurred at 3:00 a.m. Wednesday morning.
According to the Las Vegas Sun, to literally add insult to the injuries, the official Metro police press release referred to the street as “Jerry Louis Way.” They did manage to properly spell the cross street, Dean Martin Drive.
After reading this I need a tall glass of Joe Lewis milk!
Tags: Car Accident, Jerry Lewis, Jerry Lewis Way, Las VegasFiled Under News
Brace Yourselves: KPBS Film Club goes public with MoPA Oscar party!
January 31st, 2008 by Scott Marks
This will be a first for me. I don’t do Oscar well in public. Generally I watch them at home (preferably alone) and can’t remember the last time I viewed them in the company of others. I don’t want people to see me during or immediately after the ceremony. It’s nobody’s business.
Imagine my delight when my old stomping grounds the Museum of Photographic Arts (MoPA) invited the Film Club into the Joan & Irwin Jacobs Theatre to host an Oscar soirée. This year I leave the cocoon and join my KPBS partner Beth Accamondo live on stage and miked to do play by play commentary for this year’s Oscarcast.
Please, God, don’t let me work blue. And whatever you do, keep me away from the bar.
Neither of us has much good to say about the Oscars, but Beth insists that I harbor more contempt. Check the tapes; she’s said things about the beloved Academy that would render Jean Hersholt inhumane.
Luckily there isn’t much this year to outrage me, no Forest Gumps that would cause me to uproot seats and overturn tables. Then again, if Juno wins Best Screenplay, I just might pull a Sinatra and throw a tray of glasses.
Needless to say we were both a little surprised (and a lot flattered) when we got the call, so what the heck? It’s a great museum and if Beth and I have anything to do with it, there will be fun! A lot of fun and great food and libations (except for me) to boot. And the party is a lock strike or no strike.
The festivities kick off at 5 and will end when the last precious award is handed out. Tickets are $150.00 a head and it’s black tie optional. (Guess which option I’ll take.)
For more information, visit the MoPA website.
Come join us for an Oscar party you’ll never forget!
Tags: Academy Awards, Beth Accomando, Film Club of the Air, KPBS, MoPA, Museum of Photographic Arts, Oscar Party, Scott MarksFiled Under News
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