The trio vs. the pirate-ladyman Recently lis opined that no native Utard remembers Lighthouse 20, the kid show that was broadcast on UHF channel 20. Now I have a slight dispute with lis, in that I remember the pirate on the show was played by a woman, and she recalls someone very different (a man, I presume). Now Lighthouse 20 was not by any means my favorite show (hell I think it replaced Gillagan's Island!), but I do remember it--not really fondly but I remember it. The real purpose of my writing is that I made the comparison of Lighthouse 20 to Hotel Balderdash--a show that apparently ran for 10 years on channel four here in SLC. Now this show was the bomb; not only did it start at 6:00 am 6:45 am and show nothing but 30's-late 40's Warner Brothers cartoons (you know, Bugs and Daffy, but not Porky Pig and certainly not that crap WB churned out from the 50s onward.) These cartoons, of course, were made for adults and the humor was mostly sophisticated in a slapstick kind...
and the guilt sets in.
ReplyDeletei think i have you beat for word verification, it just called me a 'pooftob'. rude!
I like to think that there are areas of the valley that would have a better showing. Hasn't light rail been touted at improving the rates of public transportation use?
ReplyDeleteThe people driving alone are the ones who are too fucking arrogant to call the "haze" what it is. Ugly, smelly, dark, unhealthy SMOG!!
ReplyDeleteNot to waste anyone's time, but this story reminded me of when I lived there, this lady would speed through a school zone on 13th E. (I think) at about 40-45 mph routinely. After witnessing this many times, the cross-guard became fed up with her, and threw his hand stop sign at the lady's car, which happened to be quite the expensive ride. Anyway, the lady ended up taking the cross-guard to court and won! Something like $6,000 for damages. The radio station X96 got wind of this and started a donation fund for the cross-guard, and if my memory serves me correctly, X96 ended giving the guy twice the amount the lady sued him for. This was around 1997, if anyone remembers that story. Thanks for your time.
ReplyDeleteThis post and above post are making me feel a bit guilty. I am pretty good at sticking to 25 in residential but sometimes, unconsciously, get moving a bit faster. But I'm terrible at the single commute thing. All the environmental lit I've read, all the "feelings" I have about this don't mean much in practice. I just can't figure out how to get my actual practice in line with my politics.
ReplyDeleteWell, thanks for the good guilt--someday I will be better.