American Way, THE 90's, Tom Weinberg, Viewers Choice
01:06 “New York Cabbie” by Skip Blumberg. Robert Demella, a NYC cab driver, rants about various subjects. On how to avoid getting scammed: “You don’t pick up drunks, teenagers or seedy types.” On TV: “Only good for news…I’d like to take a sledgehammer and smash the TV…The TV set is the downfall of Western Civilization…People don’t read anymore, people don’t talk anymore, peo… Continue reading →
…hen asked about John Ferguson, a player for the Canadiens who was infamous in Chicago for being a hockey “goon”, Hull states that while Ferguson was tough and rough, he was a great player, and was brought in by Montreal in an effort to combat the “goons” on Philadelphia. 06:52 Hull talks about former Blackhawks defenseman Reggie Fleming, a player who was known for his aggressive and combative style of play. Hull believes t… Continue reading →
Global Village, Image Processing, TVTV, Video Makers Choice
…of the television’s screen, revealing the fragmented dots that make up the picture. 10:26 “New York Cabbie” by Skip Blumberg. Robert Demella, a NYC cab driver, rants about various subjects. On how to avoid getting scammed: “You don’t pick up drunks, teenagers or seedy types.” On TV: “Only good for news…I’d like to take a sledgehammer and smash the TV…The TV set is the downfall of Western… Continue reading →
…is radio show through the glass. 1:55 Switch to interior of a cab. Tom Weinberg and Skip Blumberg talk with the cabbie for a while about the radio she listens to. 4:56 Switch to shot of the offices of US 99 FM. Blumberg, the videographer, films people broadcasting while Weinberg checks in for their interview. 7:26 Dean McNeil who is the program director of US 99 comes in to take them in so that they can interview him. The audio cuts out until the… Continue reading →
…oice. He does two takes. 6:08 Cut to interior of a taxi cab where Skip Blumberg, the videographer, talks to his cabbie about Chicago and his taste in radio. 8:51 New shot from inside WMVP, one of Chicago’s sports radio stations. Blumberg films a live broadcast of their show. 11:37 The two radio hosts begin talking on air. 22:49 Blumberg interviews the hosts but we can not hear what he is saying because the radio station’s audio is ove… Continue reading →
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American Way, Outside Agitators, THE 90's
00:00 Videomaker Esti Marpet is sitting in the passenger seat looking sideways at Demella. He says he will tell four stories. The first one is about a group of Eastern European men who he likened to Dan Akroyd and Steve Martin’s Saturday Night Live characters, the “Wild and Crazy Guys.” “They got in to my cab and said, ‘Hey take us to a bar where there are lots of women who want to have sex because we’ve fucke… Continue reading →
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…5:46 Several more bad takes. 07:45 One last take of Tom and Joel. 08: 37 Skip Blumberg interviews New York City cabbie Robert Demella about television. “I get newspeople in my cab. Amazing, Incredible. These people don’t even have knowledge of recent history, alright?” 09:46 Clip of news reporter Ed Rabel rehearsing and giving report. 11:04 Cabbie talks some more, and Judy Markey introduces show. 12:44 A group of senior citizen… Continue reading →
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00:00 New York City cabbie Robert Demella says “If it’s not easy, if it’s not fast junk food for the mind, you don’t want to hear about it.” 01:15 News reporter Ed Rabel practices his speech over and over again. 02:00 News reporter Ed Rabel does report on NBC. 02:29 Jody Procter introduces the show. He talks to his producer about the tape of the cabbie. “I’d start walkin’ to work.” Procter:… Continue reading →