So our local CBS affiliate has a news scoop that is the envy of every program manager--a bomber across the street.
Their news set is in the lobby of an office building, with big windows on the street. About 20 minutes before air time, one of the news directors gets a call from a guy saying he's outside the building and he's got a bomb. After a couple of minutes talking, news director puts the bomber on hold and calls the cops. The bomber hung up, but the news people got a camera in the window and has been showing the guy pacing across the street with the cops lurking around and one brave soul within 15 feet talking to him.
On the other channels, they've go reporters on the street outside the blocked off area, saying things like "reported bomber" and "unconfirmed reports," and Channel 2 has a reporter trying to be very calm while they film the guy maybe 40 feet away. They weren't allowed to go fully on the air because the cops told them not to light up the set in the lobby.
I just know there's a program manager going "Oh, thank you lord, oh, please don't let it blow up, oh, thank you for this ratings coup, oh, I don't want my building blown up."
He's still there at last report.
GA so far is like a parade of "You are bored now."
Seriously.
Plus the preview made me prospectively bored.
our local CBS affiliate has a news scoop that is the envy of every program manager
Not just the program managers. Everyone vaguely near news.
It's wild when news is happening right there. I hope everyone is okay. But damn, that is news happening in your front yard. Stupid things make me miss news. A disturbed person threatening violence shouldn't trip it. But it's happening right there.
I really do hope everyone is okay though. And that the person gets help.
Latest reports have the cops shooting the guy. He was life flighted to the nearest hospital, which is about a mile away from downtown. We'll know more in the morning, I guess.
I worked news in college, so I've got some of that newshound in me. I wonder who they woke up in New York to say "You're not going to believe the footage we've got."
I worked news in college, so I've got some of that newshound in me.
I don't think it goes away. Ever.
Our public transPort paper has an Overheard section, which is usually unremarkable; but two caught my eye today:
"How is Osama the President of America? Weren't they trying to kill him at one stage? Americans are so dumb."
There you go, Americans. You so dumb.
"I want a guy who will make me laugh and also keep me safe."
"So you want a clown ninja."
Hmmm, I meant to start watching Scandal. . . maybe I should just catch it On Demand.
Ditto Hems.
Oh, no sirree. Clearly I am racist, but no. Jesse, I want close cropped hair and focus on his bone structure and hugeness and expectational contrast of his eyes. I think Hemsworth looks better with the swinging locks.
In one of our every 6 month conversations (one of my few uses of FB--that and Scrabble with Brian, because that's the only way we talk) with Johann, he told me he auditioned for Thor. Honey? Of course you did. If I had been your agent, you would have. It might have been your only audition that year, because I don't actually know how to be an agent, but you audition for Thor. I'm not as mad as I was that he didn't get it, and I still think he'd have rocked it (he needs a good director--look at the crap that is Resident Evil 5, by all accounts), but there isn't anything to complain about re: Hemsworth other than me not having taught him krav and him not having taught me to surf.
I'd be cool with resolving all that now, the traitor that I am.
