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Saturday, 9/21:
Host Tim Carpenter with performer Joe Orrach and writer E.J. Simon
Joe Orrach is an actor, dancer, singer and solo artist who has performed with Joan Baez, Bob Hope, the Smothers Brothers, Melissa Manchester, and the Cookie Monster, to name a few. Joe grew up a Puerto Rican street kid who went into boxing, became the US Air Force Welterweight Champ, and then gave up the fight game to become a tap dancer. He was discovered by Gregory Hines and went on to dance with all the greats. Tim Carpenter talks to Joe Orrach about his new show, “In My Corner,” which tells his story at the Odyssey Theater in LA with tap shoes, boxing gloves, and a 3-piece jazz trio. “In My Corner” will run at the Odyssey Theater in LA September 6 thru November 3. Visit his website for more information.
E.J. Simon was the CEO of GMAC Global Relocation Services (a division of GM) and the Managing Director of Douglas Elliman, the largest real estate company in NY. He is a consultant to many leading private equity firms and has held senior level positions at prominent financial services companies. Tim Carpenter talks to E.J. Simon about his first novel, Death Never Sleeps, and the art of putting away the three-piece suit and picking up the pen. Visit his website for more information.
Elinor Otto, 93, became a “Rosie the Riveter” back in 1942 at Rohr Aircraft Corp. in Chula Vista. You’ll still find her working on the assembly line today at Long Beach’s Boeing C-17 plant. Read the wonderful story of this energetic woman, and a bit about the history of the local aerospace industry, 
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