The Colbert Roast for the Press Club
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Archive for May, 2006
Louis Rukeyser Died on May 3
I used to watch his show at my neighbor’s house when I was 12 or so. I never understood the show, but it was an exciting time. I was learning from my neighbor about the stock market. (It was also a time when I finally had a computer, which was exciting). I think the show was called Wall Street Week and it aired on Fridays. The set was like that of some bankers club. Posh chairs and a sofa with old world wood furniture. Kind of a neat show.
And then there is Louis himself. He was quite an interesting character. He looked like a founding father. He also spoke differently than most other TV personalities. He definitely had a charisma. The subjects that he discussed were alien… a lot of terminology that I didn’t understand at that age.
During one of the visits to the neighbors, there was an english professor there. (Now that I look back, these dinners and get togethers were probably the closest thing to a salon that I could expect in Miami). Anyways, the progessor was quite an interesting character and a talker. An artist. She said that Louis’s mother was a famous poet and smiled.
This is what I remember.
10 Years!
Today is a special day for several reasons.
The first reason it is important is that it is my oldest daughters birthday today. Today she is 10!
The second reason today is important is that it marks the decade that I’ve been in the Bay Area. Wow. A lot has changed. This is definitely not the Bay Area from the 80’s and early 90’s anymore.
