Gary Owens Tells All
Meet radio legend Gary Owens. As a disc jockey, he was Number One in every market he worked. He also held together Laugh-In, and was the voice of Roger Ramjet and Powdered Toast Man.
Mayor of Hollywood?
With the honorary post open, radio legend Gary Owens has been mentioned.
Gary Owen's Secret Power
Superman has x-ray vision, Wonder Woman her lasso, Gary Owens has his voice.
Throat Singing, Inuit Style
Even though Tanya Tagaq grew up in an Inuit community in Canada, Off-Ramp producer Queena Kim says she didn't learn throat singing until she went away to college.
Playing with the Kronos Quartet
Inuit throat-singer Tanya Tagaq is performing with the famous string quartet at Disney Hall next week. Tagaq talks about singing to cellos and the art of the hickey.
Pow! Wham! and Sake!
American Cinematheque programmer Chris D talks with John Rabe about this weekend's series on Japanese action films from the 1960s.
A Tale of Two Ballparks
Off-Ramp contributor Antronette Yancey says the San Diego Padres fans will be healthier than Dodger fans because of a new exercise regimen and better food at the Padres' ballpark.
In Living Color
Watercolorist and commentator Donna Barnes-Roberts celebrates the return of realism in art.
On Politics and Pruning
Richard and Laurita Domasin show their political stripes through topiaries. The Domasin's garden will be part of the Glendale Garden Tour.
California Video
In the 70s, the Long Beach Museum of Art hired David Ross to create a program that allowed artists to come and make videos. The Getty Museum is putting some of the videos on display at its exhibit California Video.
Freeway Flowers
You've probably noticed the flowers blooming along the sides of the freeways. Off-Ramp contributor Neille Ilel took a drive with a horticulturist in Sun Valley to look at the flowers.
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