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'Okie Noodling II' out on DVD July 12; watch your fingers
WatchdogI must admit, this job has been educational. Take "noodling." I had no idea what it was until I was asked to review "Okie Noodling II," which will be out on DVD July 12 and be shown on MavTV later......Tags: Television, Entertainment, Oklahoma
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Barack Obama cautions against cockiness
The Swampby John McCormick NEW YORK - Sen. Barack Obama has already raised more than $450 million for his presidential bid, but he starts and ends today with massive fundraisers in Gotham. A breakfast event at the Metropolitan Club ran $30,800......Tags: Billy Joel, David Axelrod, Architecture, Government, New Hampshire
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Obama, McCain share laughs at dinner
The SwampNEW YORK -- Barack Obama and John McCain appeared together last night at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner. The entertaining pool report here comes from the New York Times' Jeff Zeleny: Sen. Barack Obama was preceded - actually,......Tags: Politics, Social Issues, Minority Groups, White House, Billy Joel
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Still no word from Astoria on Mike Francesa sidekick
WatchdogI have indicated in the newspaper, on the blog and in email responses to readers that I thought the Mike Francesa sidekick thing would be resolved by the end of this week. Well, the week is about over, and there...... -
Mike Francesa, Don Imus used to chat daily at WFAN
WatchdogWFAN plans to leave its tattered basement digs in Astoria for a shiny new studio in lower Manhattan sometime in 2009. In the meantime, there isn't much decorating going on, which is obvious from a visit to Mike Francesa's office,......Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Furniture, Don Imus, Services and Shopping
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AMC McGoohan Tributes
The TV ZoneAs you may have heard, Patrick McGoohan has died - one of the greats of '60s TV, and maybe Britain's most famous actor to have been born in Queens (Astoria, just to be exact.) AMC - producing a miniseries......Tags: James Caviezel, Lifestyle and Leisure, Dining and Drinking, Ian McKellen, Alcoholic Beverages
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WFAN's leaky basement studio is not state of the art
WatchdogEven when I have been most critical of WFAN in general or Mike Francesa/Chris Russo in particular, no one there has taken issue with my description of the place as "a leaky basement in Astoria." It's been a problem since......Tags: Nassau Coliseum, Manhattan (New York City), Radio Industry, ESPN (tv network), Super Bowl
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Max Kellerman bolts 1050, WatchDog comments ensue
WatchdogMy intention not to blog Tuesday quickly blew to smithereens with the news Max Kellerman was out at 1050 ESPN, which prompted the most startling comments inundation I can recall here - a total of 111 last time I checked......Tags: New York, ESPN (tv network), Employees, Career and Workplace
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Brandon Tierney likely to succeed Kellerman on 1050
WatchdogOne of my Friday column items concerns the much-speculated-upon addition of Max Kellerman to Mike Francesa's WFAN show, which surely would make for fascinating radio - at least until the end of the first week, when Kellerman dumps Francesa's Coke......Tags: Radio Industry, ESPN (tv network)
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Remembering a bit of political history out of Astoria
Spin CycleHe was a first, Asher J. Matathias, told the crowd. The first Greek-American, Jewish man to run for the state Assembly. That was in 1974, in the 36th Assembly District in the Astoria section of Queens, Matathias told a Holocaust......Tags: Arts and Culture, History
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Spitzer, comebacks, and the U.S. shame shortage
Spin CycleConsider yourself warned. Ex-Gov. Eliot Spitzer, long on pride and short on shame, might try for a comeback, even if he now says otherwise. Last week he showed up with wife Silda Wall at a Waldorf-Astoria fundraiser, schmoozing and......Tags: David Paterson, Politics, Eliot Spitzer, American International Group, Regional Authority
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Senate split: Suggesting to Paterson a way out
Spin CycleHere's the latest on the Albany deadlock from Mr. Madore: Paterson should use a little-known provision of the Public Officers Law to break the stalemate by appointing a lieutenant governor, good-government groups and an assemblyman said Monday. Citizens...Tags: Politics, Regional Authority, Upper House, Court Administration, Constitutional Issues
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