SEP 4: Ghostbusters 1&2 (Aero) + WATCH ORIGINAL MTV GHOSTBUSTERS VIDEO (RAY PARKER JR ROCKS!)

September 4. Staycation Day 1. Who you gonna call?
How about director Ivan Reitman and his trusty trio of
Bill Murray, Dan Ackroyd and Harold Ramis?
And don't forget Rick Moranis, Sigourney Weaver and Annie Potts.
The original Ghost Busters (1984) is brilliantly written and acted,
and celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, so go have a great time.
Don't forget to sing along to Ray Parker Jr.'s infectious theme!

Ghostbusters 1 & 2
Fri., September 4
7:30pm
Aero Theatre
on Montana, Santa Monica
Tickets: $10
Ghostbusters - Official Site

Below is a little treat - the original Ghostbusters music video
featuring Ray Parker Jr.'s catchy themesong,
which first aired on MTV circa 1984.
See if you can name all the stars who did cameos
(including a current US Senator, a former head of SAG,
the first anchor of "Weekend Update", stars of "Taxi" and "Cheers",
the Simon siren, a terrific Teri, that cool Columbo and more).

SEP 4: AQMD Smoke Advisory for LA Area Friday

SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
SMOKE ADVISORY Friday, September 04, 2009

Smoke from the Station Fire in the Angeles National Forest continues to cause poor air quality at times in portions of the San Gabriel Mountains (Area 15) and the San Gabriel Valley (especially Areas 8 and 9). High concentrations of fine particulates will occur in areas of direct smoke impacts near the fire, especially in the foothill communities. Control of the Oak Glen and Pendleton Fires near Yucaipa has been substantial, although some areas of smoke may still occur.

While fire control and meteorological conditions have improved air quality, some smoke has settled into the valleys of Los Angeles County overnight near the fires. Onshore ocean breezes by the afternoon are expected to move smoke into the mountains. Prior to the onshore flow clearing the western Basin, smoke will linger in areas of Los AngelesCounty and in the eastern San BernardinoValley near the fires.

Air quality will reach Unhealthy levels, or higher, in smoke impacted areas, especially near the fires. These areas will likely include:

· the San Gabriel Mountains (Area 15);

· the WestSan GabrielValley (Area 8);

· the EastSan GabrielValley (Area 9);

· the Santa Clarita Valley (Area 13);

· the East San Fernando Valley (Area 7);

· East San Bernardino Valley (Area 35);

· East San Bernardino Mountains (Area 38).

In any area impacted by smoke: Everyone should avoid any vigorous outdoor or indoor exertion; people with respiratory or heart disease, the elderly, and children should remain indoors. Keep windows and doors closed or seek alternate shelter. Run your air conditioner if you have one. Keep the fresh air intake closed and the filter clean to prevent bringing additional smoke inside.

To view current air quality conditions by region in an interactive map, see http://www2.aqmd.gov/webappl/gisaqi2/VEMap3D.aspx .

For more tips on avoiding health impacts from smoke, see http://www.aqmd.gov/enewsletterpro/t.aspx?S=1&ID=515&NL=1&N=565&SI=1960&ENC=!2!GS!%3fy!6!4!JQ!A!1!JN!%3b!%40!*!D4%2cu!B5%5b!0z!J!-!AC-!.!2%3f!AD!-3!-A2!IE!C%3f%23%3c)!*%24%3b!7

on AQMD’s website.

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STUFF WE LIKE: PETER MEHLMAN's NARROW WORLD OF SPORTS (FEATURED ONLINE SHOW OF THE WEEK)

by Don Rose

This YouTube show impressed me with its humor, down to earthness, and the fact that Peter Mehlman (who I always considered a very funny writer but not really an on-air kinda guy) may have a bright future as a talkshow host if this web program catches on (and let's hope it does).

Everyone complains about ads these days and uses all manner of gizmos and gadgets to avoid them (TiVo, anyone?), but twas an ad that revealed this comedic gem to me. Two words in that ad attracted me enough to click over and watch: "narrow" and "Mehlman". "Narrow" made me laugh inside due to the inside joke (narrow as opposed to ABC's famed Wide World of Sports). And Mehlman will be a familiar name to those who fanatically love "Seinfeld" (and who doesn't); he became well known as one of that sitcom's top writers.

Now, with "Peter Mehlman's Narrow World of Sports", it appears that Peter may be set to follow in the TV footsteps of that other aging, bald(ing), Jewish (I assume) comic genius from "Seinfeld" -- Larry David.

Mehlman's show is sponsored by the Palm Pre. They do work it into the show, but it is mostly subtle and brief in the episodes I've seen. I have only used Palm's ubercool smartphone a few times, but I love its look and feel (yes, it fits well in your Palm - and it's easy to operate with one hand), plus the Pre features a super sharp screen, a mini QWERTY keyboard (big plus over the keyboard-less iPhone) and crystal clear call quality. Palm threw a fabulous party a few weeks ago at Raleigh Studios to launch the Pre, featuring Seinfeld's Jason Alexander as MC, with a standup headliner named... Jerry Seinfeld! So, it appears Palm enjoys utilizing the talents of the folks behind the most successful sitcom of all time. Time will tell if the Pre does as well in the cell world. It faces stiff competition, but so did "Seinfeld" when that show debuted. It started its NBC run well behind its competitors and took several years to find its audience - and high ratings. I hope Palm has similar success, because we need strong competition in the technoverse in order to spur innovation. An Apple-only phone/pod world would be like, well, 1984... right? Or did I mis-doublespeak?

Okay, enough tangents. Check out Mehlman's marvelous mirthmaking interviews for yourself... here is his YouTube channel with archived episodes (new ones arrive each week):

http://www.youtube.com/narrowworld#play/uploads/0/0qKSi4pqD9o

I especially enjoyed Peter's fun dialogue with Danika Patrick... often hilarious:



Peter also induced oodles of humor while talking with Olympic champion Shawn Johnson:

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SEP 7: KCRW to Launch New Online Music Channel Eclectic24 on Labor Day, 9am PST

 

On Labor Day, September 7, 2009, KCRW will launch Eclectic24 -- a new, online, all-music channel blending the collected talents and tastes of all the station’s DJs into a single voice streaming 24 hours a day. Always on, no time slots, no appointment needed – just the best of KCRW whenever and wherever you want it. KCRW’s newest online music destination will be entirely unique as it will encompass the whole scope of the public radio station’s musical footprint over the last 30 years, integrating new musical discoveries from across KCRW’s talented team of DJs with the best of our exclusive live performance and interview archives.

The new channel will debut – on air at KCRW 89.9 FM and online at KCRW.com – on Monday, September 7 from 9am to midnight (with a break for news from 5 to 7pm). After the Labor Day premiere, Eclectic24 will be available online, all the time, at www.kcrw.com/eclectic24 and by clicking the ALL MUSIC tab at the top of KCRW’s home page.

“Music fans still want to be surprised and turned on to something completely unexpected -- that’s the beauty of radio. What’s special about this new channel is that it combines those fresh ideas with the rich history of our station in a non-stop music stream for our fans worldwide,” said KCRW Music Director and host of Morning Becomes Eclectic Jason Bentley. “Our online-only music stream is already one of the chief reasons people visit KCRW.com and Eclectic24 will truly reflect the essence of everything that we are, musically.”

Eclectic24's programming curator is longtime KCRW DJ and former music director, Chris Douridas. According to Douridas, "The music hosts at KCRW have a great appreciation for each other, so this is a very appealing concept as I will be foregoing the traditional block sets you hear on our regular on air shows and instead seamlessly integrating all our tastes and voices with classic sessions from musical icons that have appeared on the station over the years, as well as features like the Guest DJ Project and Today's Top Tune.”

The new Eclectic24 landing page will offer exclusive giveaways, a weekly album chart, and a dynamically updated interactive playlist.

The impact of Santa Monica-based public radio station KCRW has always reached far beyond the community in which it is based, with listeners streaming the station in more than 180 countries – from Singapore and Iceland to Ghana and Peru. The station’s move online in 1995 and early foray into podcasting exposed a huge international audience to our programming and Eclectic24 c ements KCRW’s place as a unique and vital resource for independent music discovery.

KCRW-FM, licensed to Santa Monica College, is National Public Radio's flagship station for Southern California. The Santa Monica-based nonprofit represents cutting edge radio at its best, presenting an eclectic mix of independent music, news, talk and arts programming. The terrestrial signal serves Los Angeles, Orange, Ventura Counties, as well as parts of San Diego, San Bernardino, Kern, and Santa Barbara Counties and the greater Palm Springs area. KCRW’s programming is internationally renowned and six of our independently-produced shows are heard on other stations nationwide. Programming is available worldwide via KCRW.com, streaming three channels with live performance audio, video, archives, podcasts and more.

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SEP 26: Celebrity Poker Night at the EDGEMAR, Santa Monica

Come play with Annie Duke, Poker Icon & Runner-up on NBC's hit show "Celebrity Apprentice," 

Jerry Yang, 2007 WSOP Champion, and Maria Ho as well as

Celebrity Guests John Singleton, Estella Warren & many more.

$50 Gold Admission for 1000 Chips
$75 Premium Gold Admission for 2000 Chips
$1000 for a table
$2,500 Royal Flush Sponsor

Includes all you can eat, drink & 1st buy in

$40 Dinner & Drinks only

Poker Pros, Celebrities, Raffle, Silent Auction, Martinis and Tapas!

This event is close to being sold out so purchase your tickets

as soon as possible at www.edgemarcenter.org under events.

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