From KETC, LIVING ST. LOUIS Producer Jim Kirchherr discovers the rare art of paper marbling—an old-fashioned way of making decorative sheets for the inside covers of books. Curtis Finley of Pacific, Missouri, is still one of the few people that marbles in his basement, using many different techniques and styles including the popular peacock and zebra designs. The St. Louis Mercantile Library at the University of Missouri, St. Louis even held an exhibit exclusively for this art.
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KETC | Living St. Louis | Paper Marbling
Sunday, August 8th, 2010KETC | Living St. Louis | Zombie Squad
Sunday, August 8th, 2010
From KETC, LIVING ST. LOUIS Producer Anne-Marie Berger visits with the Zombie Squad. A fun and arresting way of drumming up awareness of disaster preparedness in the St. Louis area, the Zombie Squad protects the population from zombie outbreaks, and encourages people to take appropriate self protection measures for other slightly more likely disasters, such as floods, storms and major power outages.
KETC | Living St. Louis | Katherine Dunham
Saturday, August 7th, 2010
From KETC, LIVING ST. LOUIS producer Anne-Marie Berger traces Katherine Dunham’s life, artistic career and influence on the people where she lived in East St. Louis, Illinois. Although it was broadcast shortly after Dunham’s death in May 2006 at age 96, the profile contains what is believed to have been her last interview, conducted by Berger at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville in October 2005.
GAO: “USA is living beyond its means”
Monday, March 15th, 2010
A wake up call to all Americans from the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) – (formerly the “General Accounting Office”). GAO.gov (since its over 10 min, i had to remove a few scenes in start to upload it) Also do read this from Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review, July 2006, 88(4), pp. 235-49: “Is the United States Bankrupt?” research.stlouisfed.org “This paper explores these views from both partial and general equilibrium perspectives. It concludes that countries can go broke, that the United States is going broke….” – How can the US go bankrupt, when it can just print new money (US Dollars) at no cost? You cant, you just dont want people to watch the money supply too close then, which is why FED stopped showing the M3 money supply in 2006: www.federalreserve.gov – but the huge supply of newly printed US dollars will decrease its value. Ask yourself if the US dollar has fallen in value against other currencies lately eg the Euro, British Pound, Canadian dollar? or if gold or oil cost more in USD lately? – In God you trust……but the FED? Only one honest US politician will tell you whats really going on, Ron Paul. Not only does Ron Paul question the FED, he also want to shut down the IRS – if you wonder why, watch this almost 2 hour long video, and I am quite sure you can understand. If you think this movie shown here is scary, you havent seen anything yet: video.google.com Forum: eucitizens.eu
KETC | Living St. Louis | Remembering Stan Kann
Sunday, February 28th, 2010
From KETC, LIVING ST. LOUIS Producer Patrick Murphy looks back at the life and legacy of Stan Kann—the talented musician behind the Wurlitzer Organ at the Fox Theatre. Kann passed away in October of 2008 after playing the pipe organ for more than 22 years. He also appeared on the Tonight Show numerous times with his extensive collection of restored vacuum cleaners, including some of the first models ever made.
JD,NELLY,RICH BOY,ASHANTI LIVING THE LIFE IN ST LOUIS
Saturday, February 27th, 2010
RIP SHAKIR STEWART
KETC | Living St. Louis | Tennessee Williams
Saturday, February 27th, 2010
From KETC, Living St. Louis Producers Jim Kirchherr and Anne-Marie Berger look back at the life and career of St. Louis playwright, Tennessee Williams. As part of Washington University’s 150th anniversary, the theatre department performed the Glass Menagerie—a play Williams wrote about events in his own life.
KETC | Living St. Louis | Jonathan Franzen
Friday, February 26th, 2010
From KETC, LIVING ST. LOUIS Producer Jim Kirchherr visits with author Jonathan Franzen, who talks about growing up in Webster Groves and the impression of his hometown leftover from a 1960s documentary about the town.
KETC | Living St. Louis | WWII Re-enactors
Friday, February 26th, 2010
From KETC, LIVING ST. LOUIS Producer Anne-Marie Berger joins in with some of the country’s most dedicated re-enactors when they gathered at Jefferson Barracks in St. Louis in spring 2007 to relive World War II history. Children often play army games, but for some grown men and women, reenacting World War II requires the utmost sincerity. Berger spoke with these World War II historians about the significance of their accurate portrayals. Berger says historical authenticity is of the utmost importance; participants in the annual event come bearing restored American, British, Russian and even German uniforms, tanks, artillery and supplies—all of which is privately owned and operated. “World War II re-enactors play a different role than those portraying Civil War and Revolutionary War soldiers,” Berger says. “Not only are they trying to educate younger generations, but they also serve as a kind of nostalgia for World War II veterans who are still alive.”
KETC | Living St. Louis | Bob Heil
Thursday, February 25th, 2010
From KETC, LIVING ST. LOUIS Producer Ruth Ezell visits with Bob Heil, a respected and innovative creator of sound systems. Heil got his start playing Hammond organs as a young teen, and then took lessons from the legendary Stan Khan, the organist at the Fabulous Fox Theatre. From there he opened up Ye Old Music Shop in Marissa, Illinois, and became the premier name for sound systems, creating them for bands such as The Who, Grateful Dead, The Eagles, Dolly Parton and Jerry Lee Lewis. Heil later closed the music shot to focus on creating microphones for ham radio operators, but become involved with the music industry once again when Joe Walsh—a friend of Heils and ham radio user—discovered Heils ham radio mic provided better sound than any other mic hed tried on stage. In June 2006 he became the only manufacturer to be have a display in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame.
