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Bruce Springsteen
How Joey Ramone Inspired Springsteen to Write ‘Hungry Heart’

  By Witnify • May 19, 2014 Uncategorized
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Joey Ramone recalls the evening Bruce Springsteen came to one of his shows and Ramone asked the rock legend to write a song for The Ramones. Joey explains that “Hungry Heart” was written for the band, but that Springsteen decided to keep it for himself.

Tagged   Arts and Culture, Bruce Springsteen, Joey Ramone, Punk, rock music
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Top Gun
Val Kilmer on Playing ‘Iceman’

  By Witnify • May 14, 2014 Uncategorized
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Actor Val Kilmer explains how he almost passed up on his role in “Top Gun” and recalls a funny story about partying with fighter pilots. The film premiered nationwide on May 16, 1986.

Tagged   Acting, Arts and Culture, Film, Top Gun, Val Kilmer
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Disney
J.B. Bernstein on the Making of ‘Million Dollar Arm’

  By Witnify • May 14, 2014 Uncategorized
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https:// J.B. Bernstein, the agent “Million Dollar Arm” is based on, shares his reaction to the film and explains what he hopes the audience learns from the story.

Tagged   Arts and Culture, Baseball, Disney, Film, Million Dollar Arm
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Disney
Dinesh Patel & Rinku Singh React to ‘Million Dollar Arm’

  By Witnify • May 14, 2014 Uncategorized
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Dinesh Patel & Rinku Singh, the two baseball players “Million Dollar Arm” is based on, explain what it feels like to have a film made about their lives and explain their hopes for the future.

Tagged   Arts and Culture, Athlete, Baseball, Disney, Film, Million Dollar Arm
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Top Gun
Cast & Crew Talk Filming on an Aircraft Carrier

  By Witnify • May 14, 2014 Uncategorized
Petty Officer 1st Class Todd Cichonowicz, U.S. Navy

The cast and crew of the “Top Gun” explain how a tricky mission inspired the opening scene of the movie and detail what it was like to film on an active aircraft carrier crewed by star-struck sailors. “Top Gun” premiered nationwide on May 16, 1986.

Tagged   Acting, Arts and Culture, Film, Navy, Top Gun
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Disney
Footage of Walt Disney as the Voice of Mickey Mouse

  By Witnify • May 13, 2014 Uncategorized
Walt Disney Productions

Hear Walt Disney as the voice of Mickey Mouse in this historic behind the scenes footage of the beloved cartoon creator. Disney records several scenes with Mickey’s arch nemesis Black Pete, voiced by actor Billy Bletcher. Mickey Mouse premiered in the cartoon “Plane Crazy” on May 15, 1928.

Tagged   Animation, Arts and Culture, Disney, Film, Mickey Mouse, Walt Disney
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Virginia Woolf
Virginia Woolf on the Craft of Writing

  By Witnify • May 13, 2014 Uncategorized
George Charles Beresford

Author Virginia Woolf eloquently describes how the power of words evolve to reflect different meanings and explains how writing brings words to life. Woolf is known for writing novels like Mrs Dalloway (1925) and Orlando (1928) before her suicide on March 28, 1941.

Tagged   Arts and Culture, Literature, Virginia Woolf, Women
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Seinfeld
Jerry Stiller’s Opportunity on Seinfeld

  By Sarah Dejak • May 13, 2014 Uncategorized
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Actor and comedian Jerry Stiller describes how he finally decided to take the role as Frank Costanza on the hit sitcom Seinfeld. Stiller recalls having another acting job that went south when they originally wanted him as well as how he was skeptical at first that the show had no … Continue reading

Tagged   Arts and Culture, Comedy, Seinfeld, Sitcom, TV
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Radio 270
Pirate Radio 270′s Final Transmition

  By Witnify • May 12, 2014 Uncategorized
Radio 270

Hear the final broadcast of Pirate Radio 270 on August 14, 1967 before enterprising creators Don Robinson, Bill Pashby, Roland Hill and Leonard Dale were shut down by the British government.

Tagged   Arts and Culture, Radio, Radio 270
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Radio 270
Don Robinson on the Creation of Pirate Radio 270

  By Witnify • May 12, 2014 Uncategorized
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Don Robinson explains how Pirate Radio 270 came into existence with the help of Bill Pashby, Roland Hill and Leonard Dale.

Tagged   Arts and Culture, Radio, Radio 270
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