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mtgoat666
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaNomad
L.A. City Councilman Tom LaBonge is organizing a public gathering in Griffith Park for fans to honor [Huell Howser] who made L.A. his home.
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I thought he lived in the desert, 29 Palms? Did he live in LA?
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaNomad
L.A. City Councilman Tom LaBonge is organizing a public gathering in Griffith Park for fans to honor [Huell Howser] who made L.A. his home.
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I'm thinking the Councilman has perhaps applied a little "creative license" is all.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Marla Daily
I had the great pleasure of working with Huell on a number of shows on the California Channel Islands over the past two decades. Huell was kind and
considerate and funny. He was the best listener I have ever known. And he was the most INTERESTED person I've ever met. He found beauty where ever he
walked, and he shared it with those interested in seeing the world through his eyes. He was happy and he made those with whom he met feel important,
no matter how small or seemingly insignificant their achievement. A man possessed of rare talents. I am richer for our friendship.
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That just says it all about the man! He will be missed by many.
The SAME boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg. It's about what you are made of NOT the circumstance.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Marla Daily
I had the great pleasure of working with Huell on a number of shows on the California Channel Islands over the past two decades. Huell was kind and
considerate and funny. He was the best listener I have ever known. And he was the most INTERESTED person I've ever met. He found beauty where ever he
walked, and he shared it with those interested in seeing the world through his eyes. He was happy and he made those with whom he met feel important,
no matter how small or seemingly insignificant their achievement. A man possessed of rare talents. I am richer for our friendship.
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MARLA --Well written! I agree 100%
I also knew Huel -- met him at a party. Saw him several times after that meeting. We discoverd we attended the same Military Academy,~ Castle Heights
Military Academy ~ in Lebonon Tenn. (about 20 years - apart)
With this comonality we became friends..
He lived in LA- he may have had a week end home in the desert
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| Quote: | Originally posted by dean miller
| Quote: | Originally posted by Marla Daily
I had the great pleasure of working with Huell on a number of shows on the California Channel Islands over the past two decades. Huell was kind and
considerate and funny. He was the best listener I have ever known. And he was the most INTERESTED person I've ever met. He found beauty where ever he
walked, and he shared it with those interested in seeing the world through his eyes. He was happy and he made those with whom he met feel important,
no matter how small or seemingly insignificant their achievement. A man possessed of rare talents. I am richer for our friendship.
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MARLA --Well written! I agree 100%
I also knew Huel -- met him at a party. Saw him several times after that meeting. We discoverd we attended the same Military Academy,~ Castle Heights
Military Academy ~ in Lebonon Tenn. (about 20 years - apart)
With this comonality we became friends..
He lived in LA- he may have had a week end home in the desert
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Here is a quote from a news release.......
"LOS ANGELES—It was announced on Monday, January 7 that television host Huell Howser died in his Los Angeles on Sunday night....."
http://www.canyon-news.com/artman2/publish/celebritynews/TV_...
A friend of mine who has a house in Palm Springs said Huell was frequently seen in the Palm Springs area, he must of divided his time between the 2
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here's a picture of huell's famous desert house. google volcano house for more pix's (if you really care)
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that's amaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazing!
(I'll bet it cost more than $750k to build.)
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Great interview of Huell, California's Dreamer by KVIE
"We go out with an open mind, an open heart, a microphone and a camera" Huell Howser
"We operate on the premise that TV ain't Brain Surgery" Huell Howser
http://vids.kvie.org/video/2324263054
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KVCR Los Angeles
A PBS channel is airing a lovely tribute to Huell Howser today.
They ran his "Yosemite Week" shows which ended with a version of "Danny Boy" tailored for Yosemite and "Climbing, Climbing" from Porgie and Bess.
Then they closed with a silent screen, commemorating the dates of Huell's life.
They are still running more of his shows - it seems to be a last minute change, because the channel info has not caught up with the programming change
- I got lucky and stumbled upon this by accident.
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness.”
—Mark Twain
\"La vida es dura, el corazon es puro, y cantamos hasta la madrugada.” (Life is hard, the heart is pure and we sing until dawn.)
—Kirsty MacColl, Mambo de la Luna
\"Alea iacta est.\"
—Julius Caesar
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That Chapman University Archive is a goldmine. I've been watching the Petco park episode, San Onofre, Tecate train tour all morning. I want the In N
Out episode though!!!!!!!!!!
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What a marvelos man he was indeed, simple, gracious, kind, polite, humble, very humble. What an example for anyone, (without an agenda or
preconceived notions) that would want to promote, for the mear fact of doing it, without looking intentionaly for any financial, personal or
egotistical gain, any given geographical area.
Huell Howser leaves some big shoes to be filled for certain.
He was someone I admired, could not wait to get home from work to see his show, would stay up if there was a special and, yes, tried to and am still
trying to emulate, regarding Baja California.
Emulate, follow in his footsteps.
Thank you again Huell.
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Huell's name
His father was Harold and his mother was named Jewell. They put the two together and got Huell.
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When I moved to Denver I wondered why the local PBS station did not show California's Gold, I loved that show!
RIP Huell
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I moved to CO and they made me buy a little rod to make it feel like a real fish
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The earlier California's Gold's would crack me up as Huell talked to his elusive cameraman Louis:
"Louie and I are here today at the All American Canal..."
"This is my first time eating menudo but Louie has lots of experience with Menudo don't you Louie?"
"Oh Louie hurry up, you've got to see this"
I always wished that one day 'ol Louie would turn the camera around to show himself or "nod" yes or no with the camera when Huell spoke to him.
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Eating with Huell Howser: A Tribute
By Eddie Lin
http://www.lamag.com/lafood/digestblog/2013/01/09/eating-wit...
“Pig ear Jell-O?!” That was the late and amazing Huell Howser’s reaction delivered in his signature, excitable, earnest Tennessean twang when I
explained to him, on-camera, the process of making cold Sichuan pig ears. This Chinese delicacy is served cold and congeals during the chilling
process causing the stack of pig ears to form into a block of gelatin. When I described it as “pig ear Jell-O,” he bellowed the phrase back to me as
if I just explained the meaning of the cosmos—a Huell Howser “Eureka!” moment. And if you’re a fan of the man, you know he’s had many of those
throughout the years of discovering and sharing California’s Gold with us.
At the point of our pig ear meeting back in 2007, he’d already done decades of television, and yet he still was still genuine enthused at my
description. In an age when we salute snark and fetishize the cynical, when Tony Bourdain is a sex symbol because of his bad boy attitude, Huell
Howser is the man who fell to Earth. He’s E.T. pondering a Speak & Spell. Everything was fascinating to him, including even cold Sichuan pig ear.
But he was also ultimately of this Earth… for the common person… the anti-celebrity celebrity.
Grace Yuan, the owner of Chung King Restaurant in Monterey Park where we ate those pig ears, spoke very poor English. Naturally, Huell wanted to speak
directly to her and not through me as a translator. (Although there were moments when my translation skills were necessary.) He never wanted to have a
barrier between him and his subjects; that was not his thing. Whenever appropriate, he’d touch the person’s shoulder or arm for that extra contact and
familiarity. This is why he preferred his famous handheld mic for interviewing on the field rather than using wireless lapel mics, for example. He was
patient with Grace’s limited English and we never witnessed his big grin wane for a second.
And even though Huell half-jokingly stated that he’d left Tennessee so he didn’t have to eat things like pig ears, the moment he tasted them, he was
won over by the flavor and went back for seconds. It was a segment of time I am happy to be able to replay over and over again because I have the
episode on DVD with the compliments of Huell Howser. He made sure all his guests had copies without having to request them. And as improbable as it
may seem due to his packed schedule, Huell even personally called his guests—myself included (a delightful surprise to be sure)—to remind them of when
their episodes would air, even as a rerun.
My first meeting with Huell Howser was at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion during the annual L.A. County Holiday Celebration. He was playing co-host for
the KCET live broadcast. My friends and I stalked and cornered him for a photo. It turns out we didn’t need to stalk or corner the man at all; Huell
was willing to give us as much time as he had during his break. We never got the impression that we were bothering him and he never rushed us along.
My first appearance on his show Visiting with Huell Howser was a nerve-wracking one. He invited me to speak about halal food. I didn’t know very much
about halal at the time. All I knew was that it’s the Muslim version of kosher. My friend Shahed Amanullah, co-founder of Zabihah.com—a halal food
finder Web site—was the person who inspired Huell to do a show on the subject when he heard him on the KCRW Good Food Show. But Shahed lived in
Austin, Texas back then and since I was connected to Shahed, Huell contacted me to do the episode as a food writer. I recall cramming everything I
could learn about halal food (prepared according to Islamic law) in the days leading up to my appearance. Shahed helped me like a tutor prepping his
student for finals. When I met Huell at the first location—Payless International Market—he caught me frantically scanning my notes. He approached me
and wryly observed, “Are those your crib notes?”
I also remember him remarking during a phone call prior to the halal shoot, “You ain’t Muslim and I ain’t Muslim. Maybe we should get someone who’s
Muslim to join us.” I don’t bring this up to point out that Huell was the master of stating the obvious, but to highlight his sensitivity to the
audience, specifically the Islamic audience of whose dietary practices we would be discussing. Eventually he did bring on Edina Lekovic, a well-known
spokesperson for the American Muslim community, “to keep us on the straight and narrow” as he put it.
But it was that particular episode when I realized Huell Howser’s real connection with people of all cultures, races, ages and demographics. He was
stopped more times than I can remember by people on the street, in the store, and at the restaurant. While I viewed it as somebody interrupting the
shot, he saw it as an opportunity to talk to a real person of the community. He never broke stride as he went from speaking with me to pointing out a
grocery item to chatting it up with a random customer. This was the real Huell at work. The Huell that I found so difficult to believe to be real. In
this day and age when tragic news is rampant. When small events don’t matter. When regular folks doing regular things are far from newsworthy… Huell
listened to them all like a spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama of the Golden State. I will never forget the looks on people’s faces when they said hi to
him and he stopped everything to say hi back. It was as if somebody had only now heard them for the first time in their lives. That is the power of
Huell Howser. And that is beyond amazing.
I will never forget our meals together and I will never forget you, Huell. Rest in peace, sir.”
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness.”
—Mark Twain
\"La vida es dura, el corazon es puro, y cantamos hasta la madrugada.” (Life is hard, the heart is pure and we sing until dawn.)
—Kirsty MacColl, Mambo de la Luna
\"Alea iacta est.\"
—Julius Caesar
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What a shock! I was in South America for a month and just now read this thread about Huell Howser. I sure learned alot about my native state from
this man from Tennessee. He was one of a kind. I'll miss him.
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A colleague and I worked with Huell on his Five Corners series, doing the northwest corner with him. A long long time later we still laugh and hoot
over the afternoon we spent with him and his camara man Luis. His off camera wit was stunning and had me on the ground in stitches most of the time!
Anyone who has ever seen that episode knows why I kept my day job!
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My co-author, Max Kurillo did at least 4 episodes with Huell... and one was a rare one-hour long (The El Camino Real Bells, made by Mrs. Forbes) where
Max was on the whole time showing the bells with Huell... Max learned of Huell's passing from me... and it was a shock, as Huell was many years
younger than Max. We had hoped to interest Huell back to do a series on the FIRST California missions, which as you all know are in Baja California.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Humboldt Chris and Robin
A colleague and I worked with Huell on his Five Corners series, doing the northwest corner with him. A long long time later we still laugh and hoot
over the afternoon we spent with him and his camara man Luis. His off camera wit was stunning and had me on the ground in stitches most of the time!
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Is that the one where the CA/OR border was found to be north of the current state line and Huell went into a store on the OR side and told the owner
that he actually lived in CA and the guy told Huell to get lost?!! Cracked me up.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Humboldt Chris and Robin
A colleague and I worked with Huell on his Five Corners series, doing the northwest corner with him. A long long time later we still laugh and hoot
over the afternoon we spent with him and his camara man Luis. His off camera wit was stunning and had me on the ground in stitches most of the time!
Anyone who has ever seen that episode knows why I kept my day job! |
Is that the one where the CA/OR border was found to be north of the current state line and Huell went into a store on the OR side and told the owner
that he actually lived in CA and the guy told Huell to get lost?!! Cracked me up. |
That is the one! He said a lot more than Get Lost before they closed the drapes and locked the door. I thought we were gonna be shot, Huell never
stopped smiling and looking for other folks to stick the mic in the face of!!!
Sounds like everyone who worked with him has great stories!
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