Gay Morning America Season 2, Show 16 (1985-01-29)

Item

Title
Gay Morning America Season 2, Show 16 (1985-01-29)
Description
(00:02) Opening credits: George Sardi, Johnny Savoy, Johnny Pool, Lord Byron, Leslie Irons, Jerry Fitzpatrick, with special guests Songs in Blume, a tribute to Bobby Blume;
(00:54) George Sardi opening monologue;
(05:00) Sponsored message from Peeches 3;
(06:15) George Sardi introduces Lord Byron's exercise segment;
(06:53) Lord Byron interviews leaders of the Safety and Fitness Exchange who demonstrate self defense techniques;
(13:50) Call for write-ins;
(14:26) Sponsored message from Follies cinema;
(16:16) George Sardi introduces Leslie Irons;
(17:05) Leslie Irons discusses current entertainment and culture in New York City, the rise of home video and VCRs, and the loss of movie theaters (particularly adult movie theaters);
(24:07) Commercial for Waverly Waverly restaurant and bar;
(25:02) George Sardi reads from Connections, New York's gay newspaper and introduces the tribute group Songs in Blume;
(28:32) Performance by Songs in Blume;
(40:35) Sponsored message from Big Wok restaurant;
(43:35) Johnny Pool's cooking and cocktails segment, he demonstrates a recipe for "Chicken la Sardi" and answers write-in viewer questions;
(49:46) Hotline numbers for gay and lesbian resources;
(50:50) Sponsored messaged from Kaspars restaurant;
(53:00) Johnny Savoy discusses upcoming events and gives his "Commentary" about the trend of 'Gay Days' in discos;
(56:34) George Sardi closing monologue;
(57:20) Closing credits
Type
Moving Image
Date
1985-01-29
Extent
00:58:09
Annotation
Handwriting, in pencil, on tape label: "Gay Morning America / Show 16 / Blume / Master 58:00 Color / Savoy-Sardi" and in red pencil, "#21"
Language
English
Creator
A Sardi/Savoy Production
Creator Role
Producer
Provenance
Gift of George Sardi
Publisher
The Center
Coverage
New York (N.Y.)
Physical Format
U-matic Videotape
Digital Format
MP4
File Size
4 GB
Digitization Date
2020-09-29
Bibliographic Citation
Gay Morning America Season 2, Show 16 (1985/01/29), The Gay Center Audio/Visual Collections, [access date], http://gaycenter.prattsi.org/s/av/item/150.
Rights
Copyright held by The Center. No names may be published unless (1) the persons are publicly known as gay, or (2) their permission has been obtained, or (3) they are deceased. Restrictions are only in regards to publication; any researcher may view or copy any document in the collection.
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Notes
Tape #21
Subject
Variety Shows (Television Programs)
Public-access Television
Gay community
New York City (N.Y.)