CNN blows chunks

Arne =?UNKNOWN-8BIT?Q?Herl=F8v?= Petersen herlahp at inet.uni-c.dk
Sat Jun 7 10:49:01 CDT 1997


Sam Shapiro wrote:
> 
> I have studied (and rewound) the CNN tape more than a couple of times,
> and find it a simply irresistable task (or game) trying to pick the
> elusive P. out of the crowd of New Yorkers.....knowing P.'s high school
> mug-shots by memory, I have determined that P. can be none other than the
> fellow with the high-domed forehead (sort of), gray hair, receding
> hairline, smart jacket and black shirt, and apparently talking to himself
> (as there is no one walking beside him)..you might recall that there were
> three or four quick snippets of 'street scenes'---the guy I am thinking
> about appears in the very first shot....if CNN is not simply blowing
> smoke and this is not a cute hoax, then I feel fairly confident that I am
> finally seeing P. as he looks today......tell me if I'm crazy, or simply
> need to just read M. & D. and not worry how the author looks.....
> --Sam Shapiro

The video on the CNN website is small and smudgy. Couldn't someone with
a tape make a still photo of this crowd scene and publish it on the
list?



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