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Macho pilot Bob Tur starts gender change, "has never been happier" - Off-Ramp for June 15, 2013
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Macho pilot Bob Tur starts gender change, "has never been happier" - Off-Ramp for June 15, 2013

Chopper pilot Bob Tur to become Zoey Tur ... Clay Russell says, "Ask me about my suicide attempt." ... Gee, Dad, it's a Wurlitzer ... Basketball's biggest fan ... Dylan Brody and the lure of Armageddon ...

John Rabe and Norman Mailer, c. 1995.
John Rabe and Norman Mailer, c. 1995.
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Chopper pilot Bob Tur to become Zoey Tur ... Clay Russell says, "Ask me about my suicide attempt." ... Gee, Dad, it's a Wurlitzer ... Basketball's biggest fan ... Dylan Brody and the lure of Armageddon ...

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This Saturday, June 15, Angelenos celebrate the return of lotus flowers, joggers, and picnickers to Echo Park Lake--but one famous, feathered resident won't be back.
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"I'm happy. I've not been this happy. I've had a great life. Bob Tur needs to die now. And he'll be dead within three to four months." —Bob Tur, soon to be Zoey Tur
Whether it's a cranky dominatrix, a lovelorn hit man, a gay pilot passing for straight or a criminal financial mastermind in the grip of scandal, Almodovar believes passionately in every person's right to screw up.
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A barber, who shall remain nameless to protect his safety, tells Hank Rosenfeld he used to cut Whitey Bulger's hair ... until the FBI caught the fugitive mobster.
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As he told Off-Ramp, "It would be perfectly normal dinner party conversation to talk about your colonoscopy, but you talk about mental illness and people get freaked out."
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Who is that guy sitting courtside? NBA super fan James Goldstein talks about his love of fashion, architecture and basketball.
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I talked to a young woman about the possibility of peace. She said, “Peace? It’s hard to get your mind around. I mean . . . is that even a thing?”
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"Trutanich versus Feuer, Zine versus Galperin, Cedillo versus Gardea … they were 12,000 miles away as I walked, trekked, and drove my way around Oman."
She seemed to show up at just about every play in which I ever performed in LA. I most fondly remember her approaching me after one play, and said, "Barry, you know I love you as an actor and I appreciate your invitations. But please don't invite me to anymore plays as bad as this one."