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Post by james on Nov 5, 2018 14:24:53 GMT -5
Brought to my attention by Tom Engelhardt, (of 'Tom Dispatch'), on Facebook, there's a piece in The Nation about Studs Terkel. I have been an admirer of his books of oral history and am happy to discover that there is an enormous archive of his recorded interviews. (A bit daunted too). In case anyone else is interested, over to Tom.... "This Peter Dreier piece at the Nation Mag on the late, great oral historian Studs Terkel brought back some wonderful memories to me. I was his book editor later in life... and what a character he was. I could tell you stories, believe me. Everything he did was a story... anyway, take a break from the midterms, read, and enjoy. Tom" www.thenation.com/article/studs-terkel-death-anniversary-10-years/studsterkel.wfmt.com/explore |
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Post by drlj on Nov 5, 2018 14:41:32 GMT -5
Studs. A Chicago legend. I used to love listening to his radio show.
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Post by AlanC on Nov 5, 2018 14:43:24 GMT -5
I have the archive bookmarked.
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Post by james on Nov 5, 2018 14:55:11 GMT -5
There's also a related podcast that I found for my phone's podcast app., (I've settled on 'Pocket Casts'), exploring the archive, called "Bughouse Square with Eve Ewing". I expect that'll come in handy.
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Post by Dub on Nov 5, 2018 16:00:18 GMT -5
This is exciting. Thank you, James. I sort of knew Studs. Not to hang with and he probably didn't remember my name but when we bumped into each other on the street he remembered knowing me and would stop to talk. Sometimes that happened in the wee hours of the morning on Rush Street after a gig. Sometimes at an event like the benefit Studs emceed for my friend Eddie Balchowski. I wasn't special it was just that Studs remembered everyone he’d ever talked with.
I also spent many happy hours at Bughouse Square as I lived not far from there when I first lived in Chicago. Happy times.
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Post by james on Nov 5, 2018 16:17:30 GMT -5
I'm happy to be able to say that I'm sort of acquainted with a fellow that was sort of acquainted with Studs.  Edit - I might have to let my pals ponder that a while before I hit them up with the Balchowsky angle. |
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Post by dradtke on Nov 5, 2018 17:21:21 GMT -5
This is great. I'm always looking for something to listen to while I'm working, and Studs is perfect.
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Post by RickW on Nov 5, 2018 18:19:34 GMT -5
Wasn't he a baseball player? If he wasn't, with a name like that, he should be.  |
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Post by Dub on Nov 5, 2018 18:49:10 GMT -5
I'm happy to be able to say that I'm sort of acquainted with a fellow that was sort of acquainted with Studs. Edit - I might have to let my pals ponder that a while before I hit them up with the Balchowsky angle. Thanks for correcting my spelling of Eddie’s name. My friend Richard Harding provided a cot and some working space for Eddie at The Quiet Knight, Chicago’s premier folk club. In return, Eddie kept the floors swept and did odd jobs. The Quiet Knight is where Jimmy Buffett, Bruce Phillips, et al., met Eddie. |
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Post by Dub on Nov 5, 2018 18:56:51 GMT -5
Wasn't he a baseball player? If he wasn't, with a name like that, he should be.  |
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Post by Cosmic Wonder on Nov 5, 2018 19:58:33 GMT -5
Wasn't he a baseball player? If he wasn't, with a name like that, he should be. Studs played hard ball. Mike |
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