A SIDEWAYS GLANCE : SIX DEGREES OF JIM LAMPLEY.Reader J. Lampley from Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. (no relation) writes: ``It has come to our attention that you've completely misconstrued the entire exercise in the piece of literature you've come to call `Six Degrees of Jim Lampley.' The sole objective should be to link someone to Lampley in the fewest number of moves possible, not in the six or seven you did the first time. That is, after all, how `Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon' is played.'' No duh. We'll repeat for those who weren't paying attention Noun 1. paying attention - paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people); "his attentiveness to her wishes"; "he spends without heed to the consequences" attentiveness, heed, regard : Linking Lampley to anyone in two moves or less is child's play. Linking Lampley in a six-to-eight, long-and-winding road connection makes the ride that much more fun. You take the short cut. We'll take the long drive and enjoy the view. To prove the point, here are a few famous people who you might otherwise think would have nothing close in common with the current HBO Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) A form of oxygen therapy in which the patient breathes oxygen in a pressurized chamber. Mentioned in: Ozone Therapy boxing commentator and former ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. , NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. and CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. sportscaster, but obviously do: Jack Nicholson: ``McMurphy'' makes no secrets about the fact Lampley is one of his golf buddies. Took him along to a stag dinner at the Regent Beverly Wilshire for a party thrown by Danny DeVito and attended by, among others, Joe Pesci, Michael Douglas and Robert De Niro Noun 1. Robert De Niro - United States film actor who frequently plays tough characters (born 1943) De Niro . (From Cigar Aficionado magazine, 1996). Rick Dees: James Earl Jones: The revered actor starred in the 1993 stinker movie ``Percy and Thunder,'' which included the role of Gaylord Hymes, played by Lampley. Burt Lancaster: Lampley comes before him alphabetically on a list of more than 5,600 names from a database by some guy on the Internet who claims he can get you the home address for (or get the whole book for $6, plus a dollar for shipping and handling; Visa and MasterCard accepted). And if that's not good enough, Lancaster played ``Moonlight Graham'' in the movie ``Field of Dreams,'' which included James Earl Jones as ``Thomas Mann.'' And you know how that connects to Lampley. Enough already? CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: no caption (Jack Nicholson) |
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