At a Wild Writing Women event at the Monticello Inn, recently purchased by a Marin consortium, I met Mark Trautwein, retired Congressional aide, who edits the 2-minute Perspectives on KQED radio, which airs daily at 7:37 am/11:07 pm, prime time drive times. (www.kqed.org/perspectives). He is looking for stories that have meaning without sake of defining them. (Hannah Arendt, Ph.D.) Authentic Voices, approximately 350-375 words. If you "write funny"(always very difficult) you've got a shot at airing your perspective. However, if you are peddling a movie, book, script, etc. you'll be disappointed to find out as editor, he does not allow blatant self-promotion. Self-absorbed writers need not apply. However, if aired, your piece will be posted on the website and linked to whatever you are selling and/or marketing. Good luck!
A good friend and I travelled down the "mean streets" of the Trendy Loin, 5 minutes away, one block from the Hilton to Original Joe's (144 Taylor/Eddy;775-4877), and plopped ourselves on the plush red leather booths to enjoy the show. Bay Area hipsters appreciate the irony of ordering humongous helpings of working man's food. You'll be served grub by your grandfather, a tuxedo-clad waiter at this Italian-American landmark with a 1940's film noir ambience. FACT: this is where Sinatra and the Mob hung out 60 years ago. Now the place is crawling with police, undercover narcs, tourists, bohemian types, families. No reservations needed.
I met Robert, an SF native (I pinched him) now moonlighting as a DJ at a club in the Fillmore district. He bragged about his son, a narc, sitting in the same booth, who had intelligent brown eyes, buffed and was, unlike his father, totally silent. A good thing! Father and I exchanged jokes, anecdotes: Why did God made the police? So firemen could have heroes too!
Recommendations at Original Joe's: Joe's Italian Salad (9.95); Chicken Cacciatora (14.95), Halibut or Wild Salmon Steak mesquite charcoal broiled (17.95) after 5p.m. Save room for dessert. Best bet is the New York Style Cheesecake. Bon Appetit!!
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