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Sunday, June 2, 2013
My First 'Mad Men" Speaking Role!
Playing a key role in the first half of tonight's trippy episode, background and foreground, was the TV coverage of the 1968 Democratic National Convention and police riot in the streets of Chicago. It was fun hear Don refer to his old pal Connie Hilton's hotel--the riot took place directly in front of it. I was at the Hilton that night and then in the street below. Could have been meet in the chant, "the whole world is watching," born that night. Here's my account and video, for the young 'uns.
is author of a dozen books (click on covers at right), ;He was the longtime editor of Editor & Publisher. Email: gregmitch34@gmail.com Twitter: @GregMitch
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