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All the letters in the Great American Novel, out of order: Off-Ramp for February 2, 2013
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Dan Carino
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Episode 5743
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All the letters in the Great American Novel, out of order: Off-Ramp for February 2, 2013

New documentary Young Turks ... rebutting the Disney myths in The Perfect American ... Richard Thompson in conversation with Kevin Ferguson ... Gordon and the Flea Market ... counting the homeless in LA and Venice.

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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New documentary Young Turks ... rebutting the Disney myths in The Perfect American ... Richard Thompson in conversation with Kevin Ferguson ... Gordon and the Flea Market ... counting the homeless in LA and Venice.

I've spent decades researching Walt Disney and his films, from his first days as an animator in Kansas City to his last weeks in Burbank. This misbegotten portrait is as bogus as the rumor Walt's body was frozen and stored somewhere under Disneyland.
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The documentary has two things things that make it strong: it's purposely limited in scope, and moves fast.
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Gordon and family need professional help, preferably someone who is not only qualified as a family counsellor, but who appraises items for Antiques Roadshow.
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I peered into the upper floors through binoculars. I'd like to say I saw a typewriter, a feather boa, a chintz bedspread, and a skeleton in a fedora in the tub.
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Getting his start in Fairport Convention, the legendary British folk rock band, Thompson's songs have been performed by REM, Loudon Wainwright and Los Lobos.