tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post2789479820127516622..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: My role in the Patty Hearst kidnappingBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-33498168054525476942014-03-25T05:48:27.019-07:002014-03-25T05:48:27.019-07:00Any British reader will know John Peel, almost cer...Any British reader will know John Peel, almost certainly the most influential DJ ever in the UK, now sadly deceased.<br /><br />The amazing (and little-reported) piece of trivia about him is that he was actually in the room when Jack Ruby shot Lee Harvey Oswald in 1963. At the time Peel was touring the US and managed to "blag" himself a DJ slot on a Dallas radio station by pretending he knew The Beatles... apparently the station's regular news reporter was indisposed, so Peel was sent along to see Oswald escorted from the police station "in case anything happened", and he saw history being made...Metal Mickeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-47023986388077690722014-03-23T12:46:50.020-07:002014-03-23T12:46:50.020-07:00Tom Snyder was very good at KNBC News and its Sund...Tom Snyder was very good at KNBC News and its Sunday Show. But he was great late at nite on the Tomorrow Show. It was a shame Brokaw went to NBC Nightly News instead of Tom Snyder.Ron Rettignoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-44828875308976624052014-03-23T12:05:33.420-07:002014-03-23T12:05:33.420-07:00What is it about old-time (meaning 1970s and 80s) ...What is it about old-time (meaning 1970s and 80s) radio engineers and their weight? I swear the NABETs at WNBC-660 were larger than normal NABETs who worked TV or FM. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-45936040407127544022014-03-23T07:31:21.010-07:002014-03-23T07:31:21.010-07:00You can listen to pretty much everything broadcast...You can listen to pretty much everything broadcast on the BBC radio channels for seven days after it is broadcast. Occasionally, BBC Radio 4 leaves streams up longer.<br /><br />Not all these shows are also available as podcasts, but you can stream them any time of day.<br /><br />Each station (and there are about 7 of them) has its own programming, but the bulk of comedy, variety, drama, documentary and vintage music are on BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 4 Extra. <br /><br />The best way to see what they have for any given week is to visit their websites and click the schedules. Anything up to 7 days ago is still available.<br /><br />Radio still exists in the UK in forms that the US have long discarded, especially comedy and drama. And there are tons of shows about American pop culture and history, like the Patty Hearst program.<br /><br />I owe this knowledge to Mark Evanier, who frequently lets readers know about notable BBC programming -- and BBC has become my main source of radio entertainment for many years now.Greg Ehrbarhttp://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/category/animation-spin/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-68929502879278914512014-03-22T21:57:34.753-07:002014-03-22T21:57:34.753-07:00Note to OD Jennings: I actually interviewed Patty ...Note to OD Jennings: I actually interviewed Patty Hearst at that hotel across from Disneyland! If you recall, they did a feature called PATTY HEARST, directed by Paul Schrader and starring the late Natasha Richardson. It was the first time Patty had been back and it was like an out-of-body experience to interview her where she had been taken when she was kidnapped! I was doing a behind-the-scenes piece on the film and the movie studio was so uptight about everything. I cleared all the questions with her husband prior to the interview, and she was very sweet and charming. Could have asked her anything. But that adventure is worthy of yet another blog piece! Great story Ken!!Mr. Hollywoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1929331156293496932014-03-22T21:19:08.142-07:002014-03-22T21:19:08.142-07:00I visited Hearst Castle in 1988 and asked the guid...I visited Hearst Castle in 1988 and asked the guide if Patty was around. No answer, just an icy stare. Personally, I think sending her to jail was a farce.Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-89173578960827893102014-03-22T20:40:45.703-07:002014-03-22T20:40:45.703-07:00Ken- I want your life. I was so into this story wa...Ken- I want your life. I was so into this story way back when. I went to UW in the 60's so had a first hand view of the goings on at the time. Fascinating- The OJ story in the 90's paled in comparison although I did spend an entire summer off of teaching to watch that trial.I love true crime stuff.mmryan314https://www.blogger.com/profile/03956737239500293977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-60402416573907030202014-03-22T20:10:45.258-07:002014-03-22T20:10:45.258-07:00When I was in college back in 1969 and '70, I ...When I was in college back in 1969 and '70, I was part of a group of hippie college students who called ourselves "The Family." (Primary business: protesting the Vietnam War.) We later found out that we'd all been investigated as part of the Manson murders investigation, to see if our "The Family" was an extension of The Manson Family. They fairly quickly realized that we had nothing to do with the Mansons, and were all about 100 IQ points above any of Manson's zombie-slave-killers. (And I had an ironclad alibi.)D. McEwannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-85474168558927267012014-03-22T20:03:34.962-07:002014-03-22T20:03:34.962-07:00Great story. Any chance James Courant was "Ji...Great story. Any chance James Courant was "Jimmy Jet"?CraigSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-7732602857919804472014-03-22T19:11:41.235-07:002014-03-22T19:11:41.235-07:00Ken,
You can really tell a story... Comedy Genius...Ken,<br /><br />You can really tell a story... Comedy Genius.<br /><br />Angry Gamernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-46665639560073937392014-03-22T17:40:15.549-07:002014-03-22T17:40:15.549-07:00"Cool. When the SLA was hiding in a house in ..."Cool. When the SLA was hiding in a house in Concord, it was the house directly behind my grandmother's house."<br /><br /><br />I enjoy the fact that they also hid out across from Disneyland in a hotel at Harbor and Katella.<br /><br />ODJenningsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-25133021069370622014-03-22T17:07:11.213-07:002014-03-22T17:07:11.213-07:00Great, funny account. I was fascinated by the Hear...Great, funny account. I was fascinated by the Hearst kidnapping and had my older sister (who was living in the Bay Area at the time) mail me newspaper article after article (we were living overseas). In Hearst's book, she noted that members of the SLA loved to blast Pink Floyd's "Money" - do you remember receiving many requests for that song? (Next question: How much pocket change were you carrying on May 3, 1967?)RCPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04251247613686669877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-45970159010040492014-03-22T15:46:31.656-07:002014-03-22T15:46:31.656-07:00Mark Spitz was a fellow parent at Brentwood High S...Mark Spitz was a fellow parent at Brentwood High School when our kids went there. Nice guy.By Ken Levinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-73984613561745865872014-03-22T15:27:51.812-07:002014-03-22T15:27:51.812-07:00I can't believe that you have been sitting on ...I can't believe that you have been sitting on that story for years! I love the "brush with fame" stories like you went to high school with Jan Smithers, and you dated Ann Jillian, but COME ON, this is the SLA. I was pre-teen at the time, didn't watch the news (and even now I don't much watch the news), but even I know about that story. <br />What will you tell us next, you and Mark Spitz took swimming lessons together as toddlers? I know: Jimmy Hoffa is buried in your best friend's back yard.<br />My Friday question is: With what other famous news events do you have a personal connection?Frednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-63302044447897190072014-03-22T14:50:57.903-07:002014-03-22T14:50:57.903-07:00Love the voice you did on "Would you play The...Love the voice you did on "Would you play The Night Chicago Died?" Looks like you caught a moment that Forrest Gump missed! I assume you knew enough, from all the TV cop shows, not to touch the envelope. Clavinatornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-28667596455016420722014-03-22T13:43:16.193-07:002014-03-22T13:43:16.193-07:00Cool. When the SLA was hiding in a house in Concor...Cool. When the SLA was hiding in a house in Concord, it was the house directly behind my grandmother's house. I was a kid, mowing her back lawn every week, and never knew how close I was to them. My grandmother said they were quiet neighbors.wcmartellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18075242897910568801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-4312464954817001682014-03-22T13:26:37.716-07:002014-03-22T13:26:37.716-07:00I'm about 20 minutes into the BBC show and it&...I'm about 20 minutes into the BBC show and it's very interesting the way the media was being played by the SLA in the time before cable news and the net. Just hearing Ken!TheStoneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-72232789475947331422014-03-22T12:12:56.916-07:002014-03-22T12:12:56.916-07:00"Back then heiresses had to get kidnapped to ..."Back then heiresses had to get kidnapped to receive notoriety. They couldn’t just make sex tapes like today"<br /><br />Hilarious.Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02155991693956178030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-30632939967099589482014-03-22T10:57:10.722-07:002014-03-22T10:57:10.722-07:00So did you ever find out what was in that manila e...So did you ever find out what was in that manila envelope?Green Luthorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11808312988625889127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-50801829830553653752014-03-22T10:21:04.235-07:002014-03-22T10:21:04.235-07:00I was hoping you would write, "I was Cinque M...<b>I was hoping you would write, "I was Cinque Mtume."</b>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-21266303444396718172014-03-22T10:19:51.061-07:002014-03-22T10:19:51.061-07:00Or Tom Campbell, "...from Matthew's at th...Or Tom Campbell, "...from Matthew's at the top of Daly City!"Mister Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02740971667961847200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-9514222034279478382014-03-22T08:57:05.617-07:002014-03-22T08:57:05.617-07:00I loved KYA! Thanks to this post, I now know the ...I loved KYA! Thanks to this post, I now know the name of the store in that peppy, repetitive jingle:<br />Gensler Lee Di-a-monds,<br />Gensler Lee Di-a-monds,<br />The place to buy diamonds if you're really smart!<br />Gensler Lee Di-a-monds,<br />The sto-o-o-o-re with a heart!SBellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-49021204544751339442014-03-22T08:52:05.454-07:002014-03-22T08:52:05.454-07:00That was a hilarious read. Thanks for the heads-up...That was a hilarious read. Thanks for the heads-up, Ken. I'll check it out.<br /><br />It's on at 8. Here's the link to Radio 4:<br /><br />http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03ygwmb Hamidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-68303695868278277592014-03-22T08:10:43.026-07:002014-03-22T08:10:43.026-07:00The SLA didn't kidnap Jimmy Jet because they w...The SLA didn't kidnap Jimmy Jet because they were afraid that he would make those "whooshing" sounds all the time, leading the FBI to our hideout. That, and they just found him annoying anyway.Patty Hearstnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-76739619275793479792014-03-22T07:36:22.137-07:002014-03-22T07:36:22.137-07:00That was both interesting and funny, as most of yo...That was both interesting and funny, as most of your posts are. "Before I could ask if he would say, 'We are the SLA...'" To quote someone else, that nearly made me spit coffee all over my computer screen.pumpkinheadnoreply@blogger.com