Comments on: Amateur Hour at Studio 360

By: Peter L. Winkler

Peter L. Winkler — Fri, 30 May 2008 19:44:20 +0000

Someone needs to create a phrase like “inside the beltway” as it applies to members of the political establishment to decribe someonw like Andersen and the media-entertainment-publishing sphere. I used to listen to Radio 360 when it was scheduled in the afternoon on one of the NPR stations in Los Anfgeles and never heard one thing that was provocative or challenging.

Thanks, however, for making me aware of the interview.

By: Steven Augustine

Steven Augustine — Fri, 30 May 2008 11:01:17 +0000

Harlan Ellison! The man responsible for the scary depths of my adolescent imagination! It’s a cruelly qualified love I still feel for his oeuvre (as in: Paladin’s a bit hokey, to be frank, no?), but, still. Reading “Deathbird” and then DV1, DV2 at a young age made all the difference. Can’t believe anyone in the room (or on the planet) with Harlan had the nerve to irk him… must check this out…

By: danup

danup — Fri, 30 May 2008 07:31:13 +0000

Yikes. I really, really liked Heyday, but having read about Andersen and his other novel I’ve tried to stay away.

By: BC Silvia (aka rasputin)

BC Silvia (aka rasputin) — Fri, 30 May 2008 05:30:54 +0000

I don’t know exactly why, but even the edited versions of Studio 360 kind of rub me the wrong way. I’ve heard some good and some bad, but Andersen’s demeanor, his manner of speaking always sounds like he’s a little too aware of his audience. Perhaps because his part of the conversation is rehearsed and re-recorded?

I’ve got “Heyday” on my to-be-read pile of books; maybe he’ll come across better in print. (I hope so, at least.)

By: Bill Peschel

Bill Peschel — Fri, 30 May 2008 04:51:17 +0000

This makes me appreciate Bob Costas’ late-night show even more. At least he could string a few sentences together, and had enough sense to let people like Mel Brooks take over his show when they’re running hot.