A SIDEWAYS GLANCE : THAT'S THE TICKET: A (FREE) HOUR WITH MAGIC.Byline: Tom Hoffarth As tough as it was to get a seat at the Forum when Magic Johnson “Earvin Johnson” redirects here. For the Milwaukee Bucks center, see Ervin Johnson. Earvin Effay Johnson, Jr. (born August 14, 1959 in Lansing, Michigan), nicknamed Magic played, the converse (logic) converse - The truth of a proposition of the form A => B and its converse B => A are shown in the following truth table: A B | A => B B => A ------+---------------- f f | t t f t | t f t f | f t t t | t t is true for scoring passes to ``The Magic Hour.'' Hundreds of tickets to TV show tapings are given out all the time to shoppers at Farmer's Market, next to the CBS' Television City at 3rd Street and Fairfax in Hollywood. But one of the toughest to get rid of on this particular day last week was the big yellow admission cards to Magic Johnson's weeknight week·night n. A night of the week exclusive of Saturday and Sunday. week  nights talk show, taped up the street
at the Paramount Studios.
A typical sales pitch from the guy paid to hand these out went like this: Guy: ``Want a free ticket to a TV show?'' Customer: ``Uh, OK, which one.'' Guy: ``How about The Magic Hour?'' Customer: ``What else do you have?'' Guy: ``Howie Mandel Howie Michael Mandel II (born November 29, 1955) is a Canadian comedian and actor, primarily for his roles on sitcoms and television. He is best known as Ed Flanders's young intern, Dr. Wayne Fiscus on St. . . . '' Customer: ``Jerry Springer springer a North American term commonly used to describe heifers close to term with their first calf. ?'' Guy: ``No, he doesn't tape his shows here.'' Customer: (Walking away) ``No, I guess not.'' Guy: ``Not even Magic Johnson?'' Customer: ``Well . . . do I have to use the pass today?'' Guy: ``It's good every day!'' Customer: ``Can I have more to take some friends.'' Guy: ``You can take as many people as you like - on this one pass!'' Customer: ``And it's free?'' Guy: ``I'm giving them out! Complimentary!'' Customer: ``Can I get Magic's autograph autograph Any manuscript handwritten by its author; in common usage, a handwritten signature. Aside from its value as a collector's item, an early or corrected draft of a work may show its stages of composition or “correct” final version. ?'' Guy: ``Like I said, the tickets are free !'' |
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