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She Said, Z Said: Air Time
Z: Wayne’s World! Wayne’s World! Party on, Leslie!
She: Come on, it was nothing like that.
Z: I know. Honestly, I’m disappointed.
She: Being on public-access TV wasn’t everything you imagined?
Z: I really hoped that the studio would be in the station manager’s mom’s basement. I thought that the camera man would show up a day late, stoned out of his mind, and would accidentally tape over our segment with a 17-hour extravaganza of him and his buddies trying to blow smoke into a goldfish bowl.
She: Another teenage dream kicked in the butt by harsh reality.
Z: So true. I didn’t even see any grow-lights in the editing bay.
She: They were very professional.
She: My favorite part was the mugs with Channel 17 on one side and Channel 21 on the other. No one bothered to powder my nose or fix my hair, but they were very concerned that the Channel 21 mug side would be showing.
Z: I like that we’re part of the Creative Community now.
She: You’re nothing if not creative, dear.
Z: That’s what my accountant said.
She: I feel kind of bad that we didn’t plug Hometown Santa Barbara more, though.
Z: We came, we plugged, we conquered.
She: And we did read a couple of our Noozhawk columns.
Z: And we totally plugged Hometown Santa Barbara. We even brought an extra copy for David Starkey, the host. Speaking of plugs, when’s the show on?
She: Do you mean Creative Community hosted by David Starkey on Channel 21? Funny you should ask. If I had to guess, the interview runs at 6:30 p.m. on Monday; at 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday; at 1:30 a.m., 3:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday; at 8:30 a.m., 3:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Thursday; at 1:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Friday; at 1:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. on Saturday; 9 p.m. on Sunday; 1:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 19; at 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on Jan. 20; and at 1:30 a.m., 3:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 21.
Z: Sweet! That’s more TV hours than CSI. We’re going to be rich with all those residual checks.
She: Uh, yeah. This is public television. We didn’t even get to keep the mugs.
Z: Bummer.
She: C’mon, it was fun. Plus, I loved that we’re friends with the host. I kept expecting him to bring up that game of Marry, Date or Dump? we played at their house last year.
Z: I’m thinking this is exactly what it’s like when Jon Stewart interviews one of his old comedian buddies.
She: Sure. Exactly. It’s very weird watching yourself on TV.
Z: It turns out that I’m very twitchy. I was trying to be conscious of it, and keep my movements to a minimum. Even as we write this, I’m surprised at how much my foot is bouncing up and down.
She: You’re always moving, even in your sleep. I’m just happy I didn’t sound like a complete goofball.
Z: The thing that I’m happiest about is how I didn’t look like a total fembot.
She: What do you mean?
Z: Don’t you remember Scrabble, the TV game show I was on?
She: Now I remember the fembot.
Z: Not only did I lose to some idiot, but I looked ... very animated. That was my last TV appearance.
She: Who knew that public access would be a step up for you?
Z: Party on, Leslie!
She: Yes, dear.
Watch She and Z on the Creative Community this week and next on Channel 21, or e-mail them at leslie@lesliedinaberg.com.
» wrote on 01.12.09 @ 08:35 AM
So when will it air in GA?
» wrote on 01.12.09 @ 09:22 AM
Leslie and Zak-
I’m happy you enjoyed your experience at SB Channels. It would be impossible to record in my basement because I don’t have one! And the only time there were drugs on the premises that I know of is when the police brought some pot and a pot-sniffing dog to show how the dog could find the pot behind a couch on their set!
We maintain a good sense of humor about the Wayne’s World references, but you should know that public access in general remains an important bastion of free speech and the Creative Community, hosted by David Starkey, has now run for over 4 years, and won two national and several regional award.
Thanks for taking the time to visit us, to write about your experience, and to have fun with it.
Hap Freund
Executive Director
Santa Barbara Channels, Channels 17 and 21
» wrote on 01.12.09 @ 12:44 PM
I want to see it in Vegas too.
» wrote on 01.12.09 @ 01:46 PM
I like the community-access show Off-Leash Public Affairs on channel 17, Sunday nights at 8.
I heard they have a web site.
» wrote on 01.13.09 @ 10:16 AM
Glad to see Hap has the whole public access TV thing in perspective. That being said, you guys were hilarious on the show last night. Thanks for the heads up. I have never watched it before but now I will tune in again to see who else is in the Creative Community.
» wrote on 01.14.09 @ 09:09 AM
I caught you guys on TV yesterday. It was great. I wish you would read your columns out loud online too. It’s even funnier to hear your voices.
» wrote on 01.14.09 @ 07:42 PM
I see Hometown Santa Barbara is in Costco now too. That’s great. Congrats.
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