You produce a documentary.   You put it out on DVD.   You post promo clips on YouTube.  There’s no telling where it will go.  A while ago, we had a request from a teacher in Sao Paulo, Brazil, who was using A HOT DOG PROGRAM in his classes.  He wondered if he could get [...]

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Three things recently have been unexpected honors.  I’m not sure if that’s the right word — “honors” — but  ”acknowledgements” seems too cold, “tributes” seems like I’m dead, and “gifts” isn’t exactly right either.  These are three nice things that people have done out of a sense of fun and the goodness of their hearts, [...]

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Last night I ate too much.  I was one of the lucky judges at the 4th Annual Savor Pittsburgh evening on the South Side.   Big white tents in the parking lot next to McCormick & Schmick’s on Sidney Street.  They call it “A Celebration of Cuisine” and it was a pretty sublime evening of [...]

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Wow.  It’s nearly a month since I wrote anything on this blog.  August has been a mighty, busy, tense and terrifying, occasionally satisfying and rewarding month.  31 days can be all of that I think.  There was no vacation or summer fun, but I finished the new show, RIGHT BESIDE THE RIVER, and the weather [...]

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Yes, the annual food festival that we call “WQED presents PITTSBURGH Magazine’s BEST RESTAURANTS PARTY” was held at the Convention Center this past Monday night, and for anyone who enjoys eating, it’s always an adventure, an experiment and a chance to taste things you might not otherwise order off a menu.   I see from the [...]

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Monday, May 4, 2009.  At 5 PM, I go to a poetry reading.  Ann Burnham, a high spirited Irish woman whom I’ve known for many years, maybe 15 or more, called about a month ago and asked me if I’d participate in a poetry reading as a fund-raising event for Autumn House Press, a small [...]

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Finally, our old program titled HOUSES AROUND HERE is coming out on DVD. Today I make some final corrections and tweak the copy on the “box” (really just a printed cover sheet) for the DVD case, and then it’s off to the printer.  Paula Zetter, video and graphic designer for WQED (and my foodie-friend), has updated the show’s old [...]

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