Category Archives: Matt Weinstock

Matt Weinstock, Oct. 19, 1959

Posted on October 19, 2009 by lmharnisch

Desert Beachcomber After a long time, I crossed orbits again the other day with Peter O’Crotty, writer, beachcomber and enthusiastic fugitive from civilization.  Pete, a fun-loving, charming gentleman to whom crazy things are always happening — with his help, it … Continue reading →

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October 17, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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Earthquake Weather Thursday, when a pink gloom caused by the brush fire and the smog engulfed the city, a man on Broadway remarked, “Hey, this is almost like earthquake weather!” It’s a phrase rarely heard these days, and evoked memories … Continue reading →

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October 16, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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Above, Eugene Vale discusses his novel “The Thirteenth Apostle,” which received good notices at the time and is completely forgotten today. Out of curiosity, I picked up a copy on EBay. I may give it a little writeup if it’s … Continue reading →

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October 15, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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The Chessman Case How, under the law, can a man be left dangling between life an death for 11 years?  That’s what people are asking in the strange case of Caryl Chessman, due to be gassed in San Quentin Oct. … Continue reading →

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October 14, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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Red Wine Man This is wine week and while I am not knocking the old fashioned (with plain water, without the fruit salad) or minimizing the fiery Martini (I’m crazy about big green olives, with pimiento) or even bourbon and … Continue reading →

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October 13, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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Linus seems to have rather adult emotions about his teacher in this panel — not appearing in the legacy version of “Peanuts.” No Shoes but New Wheels The report that a mother was keeping her children out of school because … Continue reading →

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October 12, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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Here’s another panel you’ll never see in the sitcom legacy version of “Peanuts.” A cynical Snoopy? Vox Populi A man phoned Lee Warburton the other day and complained indignantly about his failure to expedite the street work which was blocking … Continue reading →

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October 10, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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As for Baseball . . . Now that the madness has abated slightly, let us take a calm second look. The Dodgers, a Horatio Alger team, won a stirring victory, breaking all known records for everything. With it came a … Continue reading →

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October 9, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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Refreshing View People who were reared in small towns and now live in big, busy cities are inclined to forget the life they knew unless, as in the case of Mrs. Pat Bernesser of Inglewood, they get a look at … Continue reading →

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October 8, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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Hollywood Intellectual Eugene Vale, author of “The Thirteenth Apostle,” lives and works a few blocks from Sunset and Laurel Canyon Blvds., rendezvous of actors, entertainers, agents and horse players, and fountainhead of glib, superficial wisecracks about Hollywood. Yet out of … Continue reading →

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October 7, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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Ledge to Remember As anyone who was around then will recall, things were mighty tough in 1936.  The Depression was on and jobs were scarce and, while hardly anyone went hungry, many persons weren’t eating too well. In this prevailing … Continue reading →

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October 6, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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Irony Backfires A great despair has settled on Jeffrey Rimmer of Garden Grove. Not long ago he became outraged at what seemed a miscarriage of justice and wrote this letter, which a paper printed: “By suspending the wealthy attorney’s jail … Continue reading →

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October 5, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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October 5, 1959: Matt Weinstock on UFOs, downtown bars and the greatest invention of all time.

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October 3, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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Matt Weinstock writes of Steve Allen’s concerns about nuclear weapons and Edita Morris’ novel “The Flowers of Hiroshima.”

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October 2, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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October 2, 1959: “Thelonious Monk, who’ll be among those present at the Hollywood Bowl jazz festival tonight, is the composer of “Round About Midnight, in my opinion one of the finest mood pieces of recent years.”

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October 1, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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October 1, 1959: A caller tries to tap Matt Weinstock for a few dollars. He’s not soft touch.

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September 30, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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September 30, 1959: “The body of a San Bernardino Freeway crash victim was hurled into a tree where it hung unnoticed for five hours today” … W.C. Fields vs. Cecil B. De Mille … and Matt Weinstock on some friendly … Continue reading →

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September 28, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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September 28, 1959: “They say I have nothing but yes men around me. I don’t operate that way. I know what I know, so I’m interested in what you know. If you don’t tell me what you think, if you … Continue reading →

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September 26, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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September 26, 1959: Al Capone’s widow is preparing to sue over the film “Al Capone,” seeking a share of the profits, Matt Weinstock says. Gene Tierney has been released from the Menninger Clinic, a news story says.

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September 25, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on September 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

Matt Weinstock on the success of pianist Van Cliburn — and his contemporaries Eugene Istomin, Gary Graffman, Leon Fleisher, Leonard Pennario and Daniel Pollack. I didn’t know John Browning went to John Marshall High.

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