Friday, September 14, 2001

Harry Lime is the god of all atheists.
Jim Spagg is the God of cable access.

In what was truly an awkward evening on the set of the notorious Jim Spagg cable access show, Spagg and Lime successfully (by most standards) pulled off a humorous/offensive/serious show in the wake of the attack on the US. Spagg was nice enough to plug this website and let me get on the air discuss the upcoming issue of Jam where anyone can send in their essays/discussions of their thoughts about the recent events.

The show is shot against a green background, with a variety of videotape superimposed behind Spagg. Tonight, the producers switched between footage of the tragedy news coverage and footage of a nudist colony. This was not a popular pick by a lot of caller's standards. I was (ahem) fortunate enough to talk to some pissed-off callers and I explained that the show is done by a group of volunteers who agreed with what was shown, and some who didn't. You can't make everyone happy. That's cable access for you.

Either way, I haven't left the house in three days. Going to the Spagg taping was a great break for me.

-gooch

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