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...interview on C-SPAN, Harry Thomason,co-chair of Clinton's inaugural, admitted that hewould likely spend most of the week apologizing tohis superstar friends who lost tickets due tocomputer error, human oversight, purposefulslight, or all of the above...
Back in his office in Washington, where he chairs the Inauguration Committee with his wife, Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, he has sent off the shirts to be inscribed by his close friend from Arkansas. He also has two fractured ribs, a broken hand and deep wounds on his face. But he is exhibiting the show-must- go-on mentality that has made him and Linda a force in Hollywood. Together they have created, written, directed and produced three network shows to current prime-time success: Designing Women, Evening Shade and Hearts Afire...
Everywhere Thomason turns, there is a camera (the Today show, Good Morning America and C-SPAN are all filming) and a meeting waiting to happen. Someone reports that 34% of this year's Grammy nominees will be performing (gratis, of course, as is everyone) and that Michael Jackson needs a call. Thomason is still twisting the arms of CBS, Time Warner and Disney to find out what they will pay to telecast the events, including gala performances by Barbra Streisand, Aretha Franklin, Bill Cosby, a reunited Fleetwood Mac, a vast parade with two Elvis impersonators and a lawn-chair precision...
After Harry introduced Clinton at his presidential-campaign kick-off, the Thomasons thought they would be rooting the Clintons on from a sound stage in Burbank. But when the Governor went into free fall before the first primary, Thomason took off for New Hampshire. He quickly put together two TV shows that introduced local voters to the candidate via a phone-in format, which at the time made some political aides incredulous. "You're gonna put this candidate on live television and actually let people call...
...meant everything from Billy Beer to serving on the board of a savings and loan, Roger has to figure out more than ever how to avoid becoming the family's buffoonish freeloader. It seemed benign for him to be employed by his brother's friends, television producers Harry Thomason and Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, working on the set of Designing Women and warming up the studio audience with his band. But now Coke and Pepsi are talking about the possibility of endorsements; on a Los Angeles radio show last month, he was asked to answer questions about everything from his brother...