tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841356013250880291.post6141742994391415323..comments2024-03-15T17:03:45.018-07:00Comments on Las Vegas Blog: Steve Friess' VEGAS HAPPENS HERE: Live From, Uh, New York?THE STRIP PODCASThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03593322167326380577noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841356013250880291.post-25689169699657025682008-01-28T21:49:00.000-08:002008-01-28T21:49:00.000-08:00It was great fun reading the story, knowing your s...It was great fun reading the story, knowing your situation Steve. Beautifully done.Robertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10846501664219239348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841356013250880291.post-52525871807582157962008-01-28T14:54:00.000-08:002008-01-28T14:54:00.000-08:00"wonderful human being and excellent journalist." ..."wonderful human being and excellent journalist." And here I thought you couldn't be both. Kudos.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841356013250880291.post-68552937848295917972008-01-28T12:52:00.000-08:002008-01-28T12:52:00.000-08:00I guess that's what they mean when they say you've...I guess that's what they mean when they say you've got a face for radio...THE STRIP PODCASThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03593322167326380577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841356013250880291.post-346876447872768432008-01-28T12:41:00.000-08:002008-01-28T12:41:00.000-08:00Oh! Well, a while after the SLA kidnapped Patricia...Oh! Well, a while after the SLA kidnapped Patricia Heart, most of them were cornered in what they thought was a safe house in LA. There was a big shootout, something like 9000 shots fired, all broadcast live on radio; for most of it, I was in my car, driving too and from a music gig in Irvine, listening to the whole thing unfold. When I got home, the phone rang; it was the VOA in Washington, looking for my Dad (who was West Coast bureau chief.) I said, "You should know he's in SF, since you assigned him to go there." They said, "well, yeah, but we can't find any of our LA stringers." So I volunteered, put together a one minute story, and read it over the phone to them. I assume it was aired, because they sent me a check for $35. My only paid journalism job! And most of it written while I was still in clown makeup...Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13161335898622154330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841356013250880291.post-46026921447321484272008-01-28T12:21:00.000-08:002008-01-28T12:21:00.000-08:00SLA Shootout? Do tell! I'm unfamiliar. Was in diap...SLA Shootout? Do tell! I'm unfamiliar. Was in diapers back then.THE STRIP PODCASThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03593322167326380577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841356013250880291.post-17868526426542232322008-01-28T12:18:00.000-08:002008-01-28T12:18:00.000-08:00It was pretty startling...I was sitting in the pok...It was pretty startling...I was sitting in the poker room at the Orleans playing a tournament for the last hour or so of the fire, and about 2/3 of the players were paying no attention to it at all, even though half the TVs in the room were tuned to it. The first sign to me that it was much less of a deal than it might have been was seeing the shots from the helicopter; it made it obvious it was all facade, and thus styrofoam. But hearing from people in other parts of the country, indeed, you'd think the whole town was in flames. <BR/><BR/>Wish I'd kept my journalist chops up -- last time I played stringer was for the SLA shootout in '74.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13161335898622154330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841356013250880291.post-57782510638626596872008-01-28T12:08:00.000-08:002008-01-28T12:08:00.000-08:00A 32-story building containing 5,000 or so people ...<I>A 32-story building containing 5,000 or so people caught major fire and everyone got out calmly. And alive. Imagine that.</I><BR/><BR/>This Steve, is why you are a wonderful human being and excellent journalist.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02936358163391574831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841356013250880291.post-75028767801211045112008-01-28T11:53:00.000-08:002008-01-28T11:53:00.000-08:00I agree with you whole heartedly. The coverage of...I agree with you whole heartedly. The coverage of the fire was quite glib on the news networks and filled with tons of bad facts and worse jokes. Unfortunately, the "if it bleeds it leads" mantra is still alive and true. Thankfully everyone escaped with only a handful of minor injuries. Kudos should be loudly trumpeted to CCFD and MGMMirage for having their evacuation and firefighting plans organized (not to mention fire alarm technology that wasn't repurposed or jerry rigged for inspection purposes only).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com