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First Person Report
Nancy
Here from Ground Zero - Site Two - Arlington, VA
I have heard the right wing fanatic pundits in their repulsive spew, I have seen
the heroic fire, police and military people in their humane effort to protect,
save, and comfort.
I live a mile from the Pentagon. The effort that has been
made has been systematic, stoic and resolute. There is an American people who
are tolerant, sympathetic, and pan-ethnic and pan-religious and tolerant of
non-religious. This is the society we live with here in Arlington - we are a
tolerant multi-ethnic urban society of military installations, ethnic
restaurants and immigrants of all colors working hard along side American whites
and blacks. We have Muslims dressed in tradition garb here a mile from the
Pentagon.
That's what makes our country great. We get along pretty well here
along Columbia Pike.
The Pentagon our transportation hub and the building we pass every day on the
way to work has been violated. Also the jewel of the world, artistically,
literally - New York - has been violated.
I love my home. The elements of facism will have to go throught this very mad
fat woman first to destroy it.
I will defend my country and remain in my home and you come after me - hey, I
will be ready. I'll fight with my brain, the internet, my cooking knife and
anything I have on hand to defend my country and my way of life.
My Dad is buried in Arlington Cemetary - an Army Captain - he was at Guadal
Canal for three years. Arlington Cemetary where he is buried is across the
street from this travesty at the Pentagon. My ancestors go way back to the
Revolutionary War - I'm of good German(maybe Jewish?)-Celtic-Anglo-Saxon-whatever
heritage and I will kick ass!!!
I am America!
You can kill me, but you can't defeat us all.
~~ Nancy Maynard
Arlington, VA
Nancy--
Damn!
You do GREAT work!
(And a special thanks to Carl for the photo assist!)
From Alex In NYC
Alex
Address To Send Cards
I was just given an address where one may send cards. It is
guaranteed that the cards will be given to firefighters, police
officer and EMS workers that are either in the hospitals or on the
frontline in NY when they take breaks and are back at their home
stations.
Tower Tragedy
PO Box 2
Island Park, NY
11558
Thanks, Alex.....great work (as usual)!
In The News
Bill Clinton & The Red Cross
Former President Bill Clinton meets with people in New York at a center for
families with missing persons September 13, 2001.
Rescue operations continued at
The World Trade Center collapse site after the September 11 attack by two
hijacked commercial airliners.
REUTERS/Miguel Juárez Lugo (Reuters)
I'd include the picture, but, Monday night my computer went a little haywire, and
now it only 'saves' in 'art.files'.
My favorite tech-weenie is stranded in Portland.
Hope to get this straightened out sometime early next week.
TV News
Commercials Ahoy
After four days with round-the-clock coverage of the suicide attacks, broadcast
networks planned to resume entertainment programming - and commercials - on
Saturday.
CBS' first prime-time entertainment show since the World Trade Center was
toppled will be ``Touched By an Angel.''
Broadcasters will ease back into entertainment with lighter, inoffensive fare.
NBC has scheduled the ``Brady Bunch'' movie for Saturday night, and ABC will
have the Sandra Bullock romantic comedy, ``Hope Floats.''
Fox is airing a two-hour ``America's Most Wanted'' focusing on the attacks
Saturday, and the comedy ``Mrs. Doubtfire'' on Sunday. Fox had already scuttled
plans on Sunday to show the movie, ``Independence Day,'' where aliens blow up
the Empire State Building.
Next week's planned premiere of a new television season has been pushed back a
week.
Sometime during the day Saturday, broadcasters plan to carry their first
commercials since the attack coverage began on Tuesday.
Advertising should get back to normal ``within a short period of time,'' said
Mark Morris, chairman of the advertising firm Bates North America. ``Normalcy is
important for companies and for the economy.''
Long, emotional days and frayed nerves were starting to take their toll on some
television reporters. CNN's Kelli Arena appeared flustered talking with anchor
Leon Harris when she tried to quickly report on the names of 19 suspected
hijackers released by the Justice Department.
``They look an awful lot alike, Leon,'' she said.
Return Of Commercials
From Alex
Broadway!
The Show Must Go On
As Broadway lights went on again Thursday night, audiences were greeted by
welcome-back remarks before the curtains went up. For instance, at the St. James,
where ``The Producers'' has been breaking records, lead producer Rocco Landesman,
president of Jujamcyn Theaters, thanked audiences for their attendance; at the
finale curtain, instead of the cast's usual ``Goodbye'' song, they led the
audience in ``God Bless America.''
At the Barrymore Theatre before the start of ``The Tale of the Allergist's
Wife,'' Valerie Harper read these remarks by playwright Charles Busch and
director Lynne Meadow: ``It is such a privilege for us to perform for you
tonight and to see you make a choice to come out, to laugh and most importantly
to carry on and not be ruled by fear. Together we are all going to get through
this and we are going to be OK. Thank you for joining us tonight and God bless
America.''
The cast had met in the afternoon to rehearse changes in Busch's play. Some
dialog, while comical in the context of the scenes, might still have offended.
The lines previously included Michele Lee inquiring whether the play's
doorman, ``Muhammed of Iraq,'' was ``some kind of fanatic.'' Valerie's edited
lines to Michele were ``Are you Mrs. Saddam Hussein?'' and ``Golda Meir was a
terrorist?'' As well as a line, ``You really are some kind of terrorist'' were
changed to ``some kind of shakedown artist.'' But, remember this is a comedy.
Lee, whose apartment looks out on the devastation of New York, admitted to
me, ``I really don't feel like going back to work, but maybe this will be some
relief for audiences.'' She and son David had waited from 3:30 to 7:45 p.m.
Wednesday to give blood to the Red Cross.
Valerie and husband Tony Cacciotti had waited for hours at Roosevelt Hospital to
donate, but were told to come back later.
Thesp Al Sapienza, one of the (late) good guys of ``The Sopranos,'' was reticent
to discuss with me how he'd helped rescue workers, but Valerie revealed he'd
worked through till 4:30 a.m., loading body bags. He told her, ``some
weighed 200 pounds -- some 35.''
Army Archerd
TV News
Emmy Awards - Rescheduled
The Emmy Awards, television's highest honors, have been rescheduled for Oct. 7,
two weeks later than the original date which was canceled due to this week's
devastating terror attacks, Emmy organizers said on Friday.
A joint statement issued by academy and the CBS television network, which is
broadcasting the event, said they would ``present a program that is different in
tone and approach.''
``Traditionally, the Emmys are a tribute to the television industry, however, on
this night the industry will also join together with the nation to reaffirm the
spirit of the American people,'' the statement said.
The only other time the Emmys were held up by world events was in 1978, when the
ceremony was delayed by about 30 minutes by the announcement of the 1978 Camp
David Accords by then-President Jimmy Carter, according to a spokesman for the
television academy.
The Emmys will now be broadcast on CBS from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles
on Sunday, Oct. 7. The HBO Mafia series ''The Sopranos'' leads the field of Emmy
contenders with 22 nominations, followed by the White House political drama
``The West Wing'' with 18 nods.
Emmy Awards
In The News
Yasmine Bleeth
Yasmine Bleeth is facing possible drug charges after allegedly being caught with
cocaine in her pocketbook following a car accident, Detroit-area police say.
Bleeth, 33, who did a stint in rehab last year for undisclosed substance abuse,
spent Wednesday night in jail at the Romulus, Michigan, Police Department.
The former Baywatch pinup, who recently starred in Nash Bridges and the
short-lived night-time soap Titans, was involved in a one-car accident at
about 10:10 p.m., says Commander David Early. Bleeth and a friend were driving
on Interstate 94, heading to the nearby Detroit Metropolitan Airport, when her
car left the highway and wound up on the median.
Neither Bleeth nor her male passenger was injured in the crash.
The cops searched Bleeth's purse and found four syringes containing what police
suspect was a liquid form of cocaine, as well as a small plastic bag containing
cocaine residue, Early says.
If the lab tests come back positive, Bleeth could be charged with misdemeanor
DUI, and felongy drug posession, which carries a one- to seven-year prison sentence.
Early declined to identify Bleeth's male companion, only to say the two were in
town visiting his relatives and were on their way to the airport for a flight
back to Los Angeles, where she lives. (Bleeth is reportedly dating a Detroit
nightclub owner.) Her companion doesn't face any charges.
Bleeth--who was supposed to fly out of Detroit on Tuesday, but was stranded
after the hijack attacks--was released on her own recognizance Thursday morning.
Yasmine Bleeth
And here's the picture I'd include if I could....Yasmine #5
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TV News
Leno Seeks His Yoda
Jay Leno was wondering how to resume broadcasting the "Tonight" show in the wake
of Tuesday's tragedy - reached out to his predecessor, Johnny Carson, for advice.
Carson, who invented the late-night monologue, was the host of the NBC show in
1963 when President Kennedy was assassinated.
Leno told a staff meeting in Burbank, Calif., Wednesday that he sought advice
from the king of late night, the Kansas City Star's Aaron Barnhart reports.
Carson, responding through a representative, told Leno to "take a few days to
reflect and ease back into it," according to an NBC employee at the meeting.
Carson also advised Leno to avoid jokes about the president.
Leno said he would try to keep a light tone, adding, "We'll do a lot more
Viagra jokes for a while."
David Letterman, Conan O'Brien and Craig Kilborn face the same dilemma Monday
when they too return to the air for the first time since their shows were
pre-empted for round the clock news coverage - how do you make jokes about
current events while not appearing to trivialize a horrible tragedy?
In fact, for the first time ever, there are none of the tasteless jokes which
normally spring up on Wall Street after a disaster and start circulating from
trading desks and through e-mails. This is simply not a joking matter, and the
late-night hosts know it.
"Their unenviable task: acknowledge the national tragedy while not making light
of it, and find humorous topics at a time when one topic is dominating the
news - and it's taboo," Barnhart opined.
"That's exactly what we're trying to figure out right now," Conan O'Brien's
executive producer Jeff Ross said.
"To be honest, we haven't figured that out yet," said Tony Fox, a rep for
Comedy Central's "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart."
Stewart's show, which won't return until later next week, has the biggest
problem because it is a parody of a newscast. Viewers might immediately assume
Stewart is making fun of the super-serious network anchors.
As for Letterman, the gap-toothed funnyman is keeping his plans close to his
vest. But a CBS spokesman noted that the late-night veteran has never shied away
from sensitive topics before - whether discussing his own heart trouble or
debating environmental policy with presidential candidate George W. Bush.
Leno/Carson Confab
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TV News
'Band Of Brothers'
HBO has quietly withdrawn all of its print and on-air advertising for ``Band of
Brothers'' because of worry that images of World War II are inappropriate in the
light of the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington.
But the network will continue to play the episodes of ``Band of Brothers'' as
scheduled on Sunday at 9 p.m., with three additional runs repeated over the next
six days. The promotional spots for the 10-hour miniseries will also continue to
run on HBO.
HBO ditched the campaign even though ``Band of Brothers'' glorifies American
soldiers as crucial in the Allied victory over the fascist Axis powers, led by
the Nazis, that threatened Western democracy.
Band Of Brothers
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In The News
Bill & Chelsea With Red Cross Workers
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton and his daughter Chelsea (L) meet with
Bernardette Healy, head of the Red Cross in the United States and Rob
Bender (R) head of the Red Cross in New York September 13, 2001 at a center for
families with missing persons after the World Trade Center collapse. Rescue
operations continue at The World Trade Center collapse site after an attack on
the structure. REUTERS/Miguel Juárez Lugo REUTERS
This is another picture I'd include if I could
TV News
Missing
From Page six.com...Today's column is dedicated to the
local TV engineers and technicians who worked in the World Trade Center - and
are still missing as of this writing.
All of the local over-the-air networks have engineers and technicians who worked
on the 110th Floor of Tower 1 (the North tower), which is where the stations'
transmitters were located.
WCBS/Ch. 2 has announced "with deep regret" that two employees, Isaias Rivera
and Bob Pattison, have not been heard from since the attack on Tuesday.
Rivera has been a Ch. 2 employee for over 30 years. Pattison had joined Ch. 2 in 2000.
WNBC/Ch. 4 engineer William Steckman is also still missing. "We last heard from
him moments after the first plane struck Tower 1," says a Ch. 4 spokeswoman. "He
advised that he was powering down and would evacuate the building. We have had
no further contact."
WPIX/Ch. 11 is still awaiting word on the fate of engineer Steve Jacobson, who
was assigned to the World Trade Center transmitter. "The 22-year WPIX employee
has been missing since Tuesday morning," according to the station.
WNYW/Ch. 5 and WWOR/Ch. 9 had no engineers or technicians up in the tower at the
time of the crash.
"It was due to the way the [engineering] shifts fell, thank God," Ch. 5 and
Ch. 9 VP/GM James Clayton said.
Still missing from WABC/Ch. 7 is Donald DiFranco, who's been with Ch. 7 for
15 years and lives in Brooklyn.
WNET/Ch. 13 engineer Rod Coppola was up in the 110th floor tower when the planes
hit and is still missing. He's been at Ch. 13 since January 1985.
Information from Ch. 7 was unavailable as of press time.
Broadcast Engineers
My 'professional' background is broadcast tv.
Way back when there was a real FCC, I held a 'Radio Telephone Operator
License - First Class' (with 'Ship Radar Endorsement').
Spent my fair share of time babysitting transmitters in a variety
of locales.
Not all media employees are big money whores, most are just
plain working Joe's & Jane's, trying to feed their families, and they're damn
good at their job.
This is for them.
In Memory
Dorothy McGuire
Stage and screen star Dorothy McGuire--perhaps best remembered for her
matriarchal roles in such films as Old Yeller and The Swiss Family
Robinson--died Thursday night at a Santa Monica hospital. She was 85.
McGuire earned an Oscar nominated for Gentleman's Agreement, the groundbreaking
movie about religious and cultural prejudice, and a trio of Emmy nominations,
most notably for the acclaimed miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man.
While she was known for her family films, her ability to appear either glamorous
or drab, naive or strong-willed brought her wide-ranging success.
Born in Omaha, she made her stage debut as a young girl opposite Henry Fonda
(who became a lifelong friend) in a local stage production of A Kiss For
Cinderella. In 1938, she took over the role of Emily in the Broadway production
of Our Town and then achieved stardom as the naive young wife in Claudia, a role
she reprised in the Hollywood movie opposite Robert Young.
She also starred opposite Young in the sequel Claudia and David and the romantic
fantasy The Enchanted Cottage, in which love transformed her character from
dowdy to beautiful, a trick she achieved without the help of any special make-up.
Her other leading men included Gary Cooper (Friendly Persuasion) and Gregory
Peck (Gentleman's Agreement). Other screen credits included A Tree Grows in
Brooklyn (1945), the first time she was cast as a mother, and The Greatest Story
Ever Told (1965), in which she played the Virgin Mary.
Dorothy McGuire
Still MISSING
Marc Chagall's "Study for 'Over Vitebsk'"
