[Tig] backdrops (journalism)

[Rob Lingelbach]

On Jul 5, 2008, at 7:52 PM, Alex M. Stein wrote:

> They spoof this convention nearly every night on THE DAILY SHOW...

that makes sense, it deserves spoofing.  it seems that today, you  
know, just about anybody can get on the air, the channels are beating  
each other up to find grinning faces in uniforms who look not-too- 
intellectual.  but for me it's what's going on in that clip in the  
background that's interesting.   of course when I was a kid and I was  
allowed up late enough to watch (ahem, Jack Paar and then) Johnny  
Carson, I studied for hours the backdrop of LA or Burbank when they  
were on that coast to see what these weird californians were like.  I  
wanted to spot Frank Zappa.  It took a while to notice that California  
was so laid-back it wasn't even moving.

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Rob Lingelbach
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