On Jul 2, 9:14*am, Lou Decruss > wrote:
> On Fri, 2 Jul 2010 02:32:51 -0700, "Bob Terwilliger"
>
> > wrote:
> >Jeßus wrote about Larry King:
>
> >> I unfortunately have managed to see him quite a few times over the
> >> years. I've always been puzzled why he seems to be regarded as some
> >> kind of *legendary interviewer... or something. I always thought his
> >> interviews were rather insipid and pointless, really.
>
> >I think perhaps he's highly regarded because so many celebrities would not
> >give interviews to anybody else. And the reason they would insist on King
> >doing the interview is that he would allow them to say whatever they wanted
> >to say; he didn't ask them questions which would make them look bad. IOW he
> >would steer the interview toward whatever message the celebrity wanted to
> >impart to the public (and what more could you want from an interview?).
>
> You're probably right Bob. *That may be why I didn't like him. *I
> don't care about celebrity messages.
>
> Lou

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The Larry King show was a "masquerade"...an entertainment show. No
boat rocking if at all possible and just enough showmanship and subtle
humor to bring people back. The hair, glasses, demeanor and especially
the suspenders were uniquely Larry King and will unlikely be used
again by a successor.
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