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Biden’s Fantasy World in Wilmington, DE

October 3rd, 2008 6 comments

WABC’s Curtis Sliwa Investigates…

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Well, Revoltin’ Joe Biden was up to his usual antics at the big vice Presedential Debate.

To help drive home the fact that he believes himself to be an average guy, he pointed out that he hangs out at his local Home Depot, talks to working class folks about how rough they have it at a restaurant called Katie’s, and stops his friend Joey Danko at a local gas station to ask him how much it costs to fill his gas tank.  Biden notes that the hapless Danko is evidently baffled by the very concept!

While watching the debate, I thought this working class jive that Biden was preaching just didn’t pass the smell test.  Well, I was listening to the Curtis Sliwa Show on WABC radio this morning (via the miracle of the internet) and was pleased to learn that Curtis had caught the same oddities in Biden’s rap and investigated the allegations.

Curtis found out that (Clip 1) the folks at the Home Depot in Wilmington, Delaware had never seen Joe Biden in the store, (Clip 2) that Katie’s restaurant has been closed for 15 years and Biden couldn’t have discussed the recent economy with the patrons, and (Clip 3) Joey Danko sticks to his story, but insists he would never lie ‘against’ Joe Biden, which avoids the possibility that he would consider lying ‘for’ Joe Biden, I suppose.

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Stay classy, Joey Danko!

Del Shannon’s ‘Runaway’ 1986

November 13th, 2007 No comments

All My Favorite TV Shows Get Canceled Quickly

Way back in the mid 1980s, Writer-Director-Producer Michael Mann was riding high with his slick & polished tv series, Miami Vice. I admit I was never really a fan of the show, but it had a strong run for a while and a dedicated fan base.

Mann could pretty much write his own ticket in those days, so when it came time for him to pitch a new series, he dared to try something a bit different. NBC gave him the go-ahead for a pilot movie and series for his new project, Crime Story.

Crime Story was a police drama set in the early 1960s, one of my favorite periods. The main tension was built around Chicago cop Lt. Mike Torelli (Dennis Farina) and ambitious hood Ray Luca (Anthony John Denison). The series followed law enforcement’s attention to Luca and crew’s criminal antics in Chicago and later, in my hometown of Las Vegas.

The show only lasted two years, and in that time some pretty good actors hit the scene for some appearances, most notably Kevin Spacey and Julia Roberts. The show was as inspired and stylish as anything on tv at the time, and probably much more so.

Most people remember the series for it’s opening theme, a re-recording of Del Shannon’s hit ‘Runaway.’ Well, they managed to coax Del out of semi-retirement to record an updated, brassier version of his classic song! NBC even put together a music video featuring Del singing and scenes of the tv series in order to help drum up interest in the series.

So sit back and enjoy the complete version (not the 1 minute opening credits version) of Runaway 1986!