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Current Events => General Discussion => Topic started by: franksolich on September 14, 2010, 04:33:04 PM
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I'm reading a book about Joe Pyne, a famous radio and television interviewer during the 1960s.
That's the way I know of most television and radio celebrities; by reading about them, because as we all know, I can't hear them.
Anyway.
Joe Pyne (22 December 1924 – 23 March 1970) was an American radio and television talk show host, who pioneered the confrontational style in which the host advocates a viewpoint and argues with guests and audience members. He was a major influence on other confrontational talk show hosts such as Wally George, Morton Downey, Jr., and Michael Savage.
* Pyne's signature line was, "Take a walk," and he would normally put a rude but not vulgar epithet at the end of the phrase: "jerk," "dummy," "jackass," or some other pejorative. Often, he would stand when he said it, adding a subtle threat to the situation. He always wore a suit, and his jacket would be open when he stood, giving him the mien of a plain-clothes cop.
* Pyne once suggested a caller "take your false teeth out, put them in backwards and bite yourself in the neck."
* "Look, lady, every time you call this program and open your mouth to speak... nothing but garbage falls out... get OFF THE LINE, YOU CREEP." (This "get off the line, you..." line continues to be used today by hosts such as Bob Grant, Mark Levin and WFMU's Tom Scharpling.)
* “I could make a monkey out of you, but why should I take the credit?â€
* "Why don't you go out and play on the freeway?"
* Pyne would also end each of his show's with the slogan "straight ahead!" as well, most recently picked up again by Bob Grant.
* "Why don't you take a long walk on a short pier?"
* As an audience member approached the microphone Joe Pyne would say "State your beef."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Pyne
The quotes above in bold, would be appropriate for remarking to the primitives.
Anyway again.
Is anyone here old enough to remember Joe Pyne?
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Yes, I remember Joe ....local TV station carried his show. I watched it but don't remember to much about it.
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Too young and my family didn't really watch much in the way of talk shows. I do remember Merv Griffin and was it Mike Douglas? Oh, and the cooking show The Galloping Gourmet.
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Too young and my family didn't really watch much in the way of talk shows. I do remember Merv Griffin and was it Mike Douglas? Oh, and the cooking show The Galloping Gourmet.
I remember all those and all good. I also remember Jack LaLanne's fitness show in the morning.
Oh and Justin Wilson was pretty good for a cooking show too.
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I remember all those and all good. I also remember Jack LaLanne's fitness show in the morning.
Oh and Justin Wilson was pretty good for a cooking show too.
I actually miss ole Jooo-Stan
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I'm reading a book about Joe Pyne, a famous radio and television interviewer during the 1960s.
That's the way I know of most television and radio celebrities; by reading about them, because as we all know, I can't hear them.
Anyway.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Pyne
The quotes above in bold, would be appropriate for remarking to the primitives.
Anyway again.
Is anyone here old enough to remember Joe Pyne?
Yup. Watched him with the folks on occasion.
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Is anyone here old enough to remember Joe Pyne?
No. Next?
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I actually miss ole Jooo-Stan
They kept airing his TV shows here for a while after he passed away. They're STILL showing Bob Ross.
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They kept airing his TV shows here for a while after he passed away. They're STILL showing Bob Ross.
Although I do remember Wally George back in the early 80's. Bad set, bunch of drunk college kids as an "audience".
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Although I do remember Wally George back in the early 80's. Bad set, bunch of drunk college kids as an "audience".
I am old enough but no clue.
I fell in love with Julia Childes Watching her get tipsie drinking wine as she dropped a whole chicken on the floor
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I am old enough but no clue.
I fell in love with Julia Childes Watching her get tipsie drinking wine as she dropped a whole chicken on the floor
Nah, Dan Aykroyd did her better than she did...
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaASyRFXTj4&p=A8A4518B2E423B12&playnext=1&index=9[/youtube]
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Joe Pyne used to come on very late on Friday or Saturday night on a local independent station when I was a teen-ager. He was certainly confrontational, kind of a Libertarian Conservative with a LOT of vitriol, pretty entertaining depending on how nutty the guest was.