Highlight of the TV coverage so far. KTLA interviewed a local who was volunteering during the fire. He was, to anyone at all aware of pop culture in the last 40 years, obviously Steve Guttenberg. The reporter doing the interviewing… utterly clueless as to who he was talking with.
https://ktla.com/entertainment/actor-steve-guttenberg-helping-fire-crews-by-moving-cars-near-pacific-palisades-brush-fire/ I’ve really been trying to watch the news the last 48 hours, as this is an event occurring right in my kitchen, so to speak. I will say that a few at KTLA and KCAL/CBS2 are trying, but there are no experts on staff to report intelligently on the weather or the climate or disaster relief or specific communities (unless they live there, which none of them can afford to do anymore). They are well meaning amateurs, working for scale. I appreciate the effort, but I miss well trained and well funded TV journalism. I caught about 8 seconds of CNN, and I actually felt violent at the sight of Anderson Cooper and I had to switch it off. He has no business being in my state, and he has even less business being on a news channel, and the fact that he was both made me irrationally angry. Kevin M. (RPCV) On Wed, Jan 8, 2025 at 9:29 PM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > Glad they are alright. > > Here’s more info on the Hollywood Fire: > > > https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/local-news/los-angeles-sunset-fire-hollywood-bowl-walk-of-fame-1236104890/ > > > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > > On Wed, Jan 8, 2025 at 8:18 PM Melissa P <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Thank you. >> >> I JUST heard from them a few minutes ago. They -- and their house -- are >> still standing. >> >> >> On Wed, Jan 8, 2025 at 11:01 PM Kevin M. <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> I confess, I scaled back on Facebook as a New Year’s resolution, and >>> with Meta’s recent anti-gay policy changes, I’m not even on Threads anymore >>> either. So other celebs might be posting but I’m not seeing it. >>> >>> I haven’t seen too many specifics about the Eaton Fire in Alta Dena, >>> other than it’s still 0% contained. Praying for your relatives. >>> >>> Kevin M. (RPCV) >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Jan 8, 2025 at 7:57 PM Melissa P <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I read that Billy Crystal lost his home. >>>> >>>> I have relatives in Altadena. I've texted them, but haven't gotten a >>>> response. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Jan 8, 2025 at 10:52 PM Kevin M. <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Just to update: Hollywood Blvd (the part you’ve seen on TV, including >>>>> everything from the Chinese theater to the Pantages) is under mandatory >>>>> evacuation due to a new fire that sprung up. The most famous landmarks >>>>> most >>>>> at risk from this specific fire are the Hollywood Bowl and Magic Castle. >>>>> >>>>> Lots of celebrities evacuated. The only one I’ve seen who has >>>>> confirmed his house is gone is Cary Elwes, aka Wesley from The Princess >>>>> Bride (which I just started showing in class to my students). >>>>> >>>>> Kevin M. 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