Manhattan Cable Public Access of Yore
I was reminiscing to a friend last night about the unique viewing experience provided by public access TV in Manhattan many moons ago.
Feeling nostalgic I ran across this article which gives a good overview:
http://whitless.com/spew2.htm
I loved me some Mrs. Mouth (aka Mrs. Moskowitz) Show back in the day and not just for the big finale which usually involved watching Mrs. M eat something mysterious. I know, but it was more interesting than it sounds. Here:
But it wasn't always food:
"I LOVE IMOGENE COCO!"
I'll take a wild stab and suggest the other actress was Peggy Cass, who looked nothing like Imogene Coco but whom I used to regularly see on the Upper East Side around this time.
But there were still other unique things: Sandy Cane's show, in which the former burlesque performer told classic, timeless jokes like : "I went to the doctor the other day. He said he wanted a blood sample, a urine sample, and a stool sample. I said 'Doctor, why don't you just take my G string?'".
The time I watched, in close up, one guy shaving another guy's junk. Or the punk band with the naked lead singer. To prove he was the punkiest, boy took a crap on the floor, picked it up and chased the audience. I tell you, those were the days. Cause this stuff was meant as a goof. Nowadays you get guys wanting to be President who propose with a straight face that a return to the Dark Ages is the way to go. Yikes.
Feeling nostalgic I ran across this article which gives a good overview:
http://whitless.com/spew2.htm
I loved me some Mrs. Mouth (aka Mrs. Moskowitz) Show back in the day and not just for the big finale which usually involved watching Mrs. M eat something mysterious. I know, but it was more interesting than it sounds. Here:
Click to viewBut it wasn't always food:
"I LOVE IMOGENE COCO!"
I'll take a wild stab and suggest the other actress was Peggy Cass, who looked nothing like Imogene Coco but whom I used to regularly see on the Upper East Side around this time.
But there were still other unique things: Sandy Cane's show, in which the former burlesque performer told classic, timeless jokes like : "I went to the doctor the other day. He said he wanted a blood sample, a urine sample, and a stool sample. I said 'Doctor, why don't you just take my G string?'".
The time I watched, in close up, one guy shaving another guy's junk. Or the punk band with the naked lead singer. To prove he was the punkiest, boy took a crap on the floor, picked it up and chased the audience. I tell you, those were the days. Cause this stuff was meant as a goof. Nowadays you get guys wanting to be President who propose with a straight face that a return to the Dark Ages is the way to go. Yikes.