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Off-Ramp

Off-Ramp for November 8, 2008

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Making History; South LA Weighs In On An Obama Presidency; The Huntington: Underground; The Famous Red Head was a Red?; Kids These Days; A Mormon at the anti-Mormon March; The Obama Quest For A Puppy!; Prop 8 Results Roundtable; Murder He Wrote; Political Partying; Recession Hits LB Art Gallery; We Saw Long Lines, They Got Bathing Suits; Trombone Poetry; Hollywood Humanitarian; Victory Song
Making History; South LA Weighs In On An Obama Presidency; The Huntington: Underground; The Famous Red Head was a Red?; Kids These Days; A Mormon at the anti-Mormon March; The Obama Quest For A Puppy!; Prop 8 Results Roundtable; Murder He Wrote; Political Partying; Recession Hits LB Art Gallery; We Saw Long Lines, They Got Bathing Suits; Trombone Poetry; Hollywood Humanitarian; Victory Song

Making History; South LA Weighs In On An Obama Presidency; The Huntington: Underground; The Famous Red Head was a Red?; Kids These Days; A Mormon at the anti-Mormon March; The Obama Quest For A Puppy!; Prop 8 Results Roundtable; Murder He Wrote; Political Partying; Recession Hits LB Art Gallery; We Saw Long Lines, They Got Bathing Suits; Trombone Poetry; Hollywood Humanitarian; Victory Song

Making History

Off-Ramp for November 8, 2008

Off-Ramp fans out across Southern California to hear people's reaction to the election.

Off-Ramp on LA Times Obama Edition

South LA Weighs In On An Obama Presidency

Off-Ramp for November 8, 2008

John Rabe talks to shoppers at Chesterfield Square in South Los Angeles about the election.

The Huntington: Underground

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John descends into the vaults deep below the Huntington and gets a tour from the museum's Randy Shulman and Alan Jutzi, Chief Curator of Rare Books.

The Famous Red Head was a Red?

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A Copy of actress Lucille Ball's affidavit of registration dated March 19, 1936, which says, "I intend to affiliate at the ensuing primary election with the Communist Party."

Kids These Days

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Supporters of Prop 8 said they were scared if gay marriage remained law, gay marriage would be taught in schools. But if the kids that KPCC's Frank Stoltze spoke are any indication, the cat's already out of the bag.

A Mormon at the anti-Mormon March

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Opponents of Proposition 8 protested outside the Mormon Temple on Thursday. KPCC's Frank Stolze spoke with a Mormon actress who voted Yes on 8 but wanted to show support for the people's right to demonstrate.

The Obama Quest For A Puppy!

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President-Elect Barack Obama said the first-family was looking for a rescue-dog at his press conference on Friday. The Off-Ramp marionettes ask if the President knows what he's getting into.

Written and performed by Tanya Jo Miller.

Prop 8 Results Roundtable

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Queena Kim talks to KPCC's Frank Stoltze and Dr. Antronette Yancey about the influence that African-American voters had on the passage of Prop 8 and how the No On 8 Campaign could have done better.

Off-Ramp Exclusive Video: Prop 8 Roundtable

Murder He Wrote

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KPCC's Steven Cuevas shares the sinister tale of Stewart Northcott, a Riverside man who's the focus Clint Eastwood's movie, "The Changeling."

Political Partying

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Queena Kim watched the election results at a party in Santa Monica and talks to a woman who met Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Queena at Election Party: Where Were You When Obama Got Elected?

Recession Hits LB Art Gallery

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The recession forces the one of Long Beach's few fine arts galleries to close. Off-Ramp correspondent Julian Bermudez checks in with Michael Stearns, owner of Gallery 33 East in Long Beach, one last time before he checks out.

We Saw Long Lines, They Got Bathing Suits

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Enlarge the photo to see why this woman is voting in a bathing suit.

Trombone Poetry

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Poet Dottie Grossman and trombonist Michael Vlatkovitch share their lyrical-musical styling with correspondent Jackson Musker. They're giving a free performance this at 2PM this Sunday inside Poo-Bah records in Pasadena.

Hollywood Humanitarian

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Hollywood historian Alex Ben Block profiles Gene Hersholt, Hollywood's original humanitarian. The Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences still gives out an award in his honor.

Victory Song

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Althelia Billingsley of Los Angeles says that Barack Obama's victory reminds her of the Stevie Wonder song "Black Man," which celebrates that 'this world was made for all men...all colors.'