On All Things Considered this evening they had a story on Anger Management that was interlaced with clips of celebrities getting angry. The best one was Casey Kasem getting upset because they had played an upbeat song just before he had to send out a dedication for someone's dead dog. Take a listen. (22 seconds Real Audio) By "best one" I mean that all the other clips are sports related, or by Morton Downey Jr. - where anger is expected. With Mr. Kasem, anger is not something you'd expect from his public persona.
Which reminds me of a set of reported NRP outtakes... I'm not sure if they're legit, but they seem plausable. (Some seem too boring to be made up, but some of them, like the one with Terry Gross seem to stretch credulity.) The Garrison Keillor one is the most distubing - check this out:
GARRISON KEILLOR: [whispering] The first section of our show brought to you by Powdermilk Biscuits, in the big green box, made from whole wheat raised by Norwegian bachelor farmers, so you know they’re not only good for you, they’re also pure, mostly. Whole wheat that gives shy persons the strength to get up and do what needs to be done. Heavens they’re tasty, and expeditious.
SOUND EFFECTS GUY: Yah, and they’ll make ya poop like a champ, too! [squeezes whoopee cushion]
KEILLOR: [still whispering] Yes, they’ll really get you going…Jesus…ok, cut, cut… [screaming] Tom that’s it, you’re fucking fired!! You hear me you cocksucker?! Fired! Now, get the fuck out! Get the fuck out! No, just get the fuck out before I call the fucking cops!
[whispering] And now, the news from Lake Wobegone.
(From http://www.themorningnews.org/archives/stories/the_npr_blooper_reel.php October 21, 2003.)
