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Senior rapper Kwayzar meets obscure President Marshall on Off-Ramp for January 19, 2013
Off-Ramp with John Rabe Hero Image
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Dan Carino
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Episode 5711
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Senior rapper Kwayzar meets obscure President Marshall on Off-Ramp for January 19, 2013

80+ rapper Kwayzar: "I'm a tripod!" ... amateur historian discovers obscure US President Franklin Marshall ... Hearts Apart for vets and their families ... Ian Whitcomb, the happy iconoclast ... Hunter Davis makes Sir Ian McKellen say naughty things.
Off-Ramp host John Rabe, filmmaker Stephen Seemeyer, and Connor the dog outside the former Al's Bar in downtown LA.
Off-Ramp host John Rabe, filmmaker Stephen Seemeyer, and Connor the dog outside the former Al's Bar in downtown LA.
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Pamela Wilson
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80+ rapper Kwayzar: "I'm a tripod!" ... amateur historian discovers obscure US President Franklin Marshall ... Hearts Apart for vets and their families ... Ian Whitcomb, the happy iconoclast ... Hunter Davis makes Sir Ian McKellen say naughty things.

Kwayzar: The 84-year-old rapper who auditioned for 'Little Rascals'
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Downey has a history of musical talent, including The Carpenters and Metallica. The town's newest addition is an 84-year-old rapper named Kwayzar.
For military families, Hearts Apart makes memories that can survive anything
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Off-Ramp producer Kevin Ferguson has the story of an organization of photographers that’s devoted itself to making memories that can survive almost anything.
Hunter Davis and "Will the real Ian McKellen please stand up?"
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The phones started ringing and reality bent when when Hunter Davis came into the Off-Ramp studio to talk about his spot-on impression of Ian McKellen doing "Baby Got Back."