| Show ---- - t I 141 I i ts TRAVEL The Salt Lake Tribune 1 Sunday September 8 Inl — H 0 t to get I tickets TV-sho- w - c- I V 4 Laurie Sue Brockway New York City is the hub of TV Talk Show Land and home of several other hot 'television programs If you're planning a trip to the Big A you can stop by and see Plul Dave or The Cos in action — just make ware you order your tickets in advance Tickets are free and you don't have to "blew someone" to get in Most of these shows &paid on the audience — to laugh hoot make facial expressions and participate in heated sessions Many shows are flexible about providing tickets for during a requested time period but the real hot shows have long waiting lists Here's a sample of the shows That await you "Saturday Night Live" is an exhilarating experience Lights dim Cameras roll Anticipation sizzles through the air when you're sitting snugly in NBC expansive studio 8 H at 11:30 pm on Saturday night A shot of adrenalin pumps through you as that familiar phrase blasts through the roar of applause: " Live from New York it's Saturday Night From the audience vantage point you're privy to an things the camera never shows — actors scuttling from one scene to another camera people manuevering between nine different sets celebrities getting makeup Stick around in the lobby 15 minutes after the show and the stars will sign autographs and pose for pictures on their way out to the cast party The only catch — there's a year and a half wait for tickets (seats for the afternoon dress rehearsal available too) Write to "Saturday 30 RockeNight Live" NBC-Tfeller Plaza New York NY 4 10020 Or call (212) "Late Night With David Letterman" is the hottest ticket in New land and it takes York's at least two years to score Dave live is exactly the way he is on the tube except taller Paul Schaffer and BM Henderson on the other hand are shorter Wearing white sneakers and grin Dave schmoozes with the audience before the show after be shoots out of the studio as if being pursued by the woman who keeps breaking into his home Write "Late Night With David Letterman" NBC 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York NY 10020 "The Cosby Show" is a night out Bring a snack because you'll be in your seat for hours getting r hungry as you watch By I I 1 p rl 00 z V1119"0- - Ifilttj-'''- - --f- r- t'' 7 -- - - A tg' "0 r 411 1 r7''"N - ' A- ' f'--1 :47 1 — 'o- - ' 1 s'- ' - ' LA0"'1 i" - 4' :4 14 ' - " 4-- - °fr's- -- je 7 '" - I- r-- tor--- '''4 W - y- 7-- - 3906"roug--D-w-- 4 ---7 '2 J ' f 1 - r out-ofown- I 1 j 1 z 1 6 - '' A el x' - 't I 1 o A 1 or4 - S ftstok I 1 i i I ' - "-- v — Tom end Joanne O'Toole National Park Service Ranger Talley Kirk- land stands next to a confederate Brooke Rifle (cannon) sitting on outer wall of Fort Pulaski fortification near &varnish Ga I Forts protected old Savannah By Tom and Joanne O'Toole If you Strategically located along Georgia's coast historic Savannah was fortified from the beginning to protect its inhabitants and its port First against the Indians then the Spanish the British and finally against Union troops at the beginning of the Civil War Today ungarrisoned four significant forts remain as mute of the military importance they once served Visitors who tour them can bone up on the history of this part of North America and earn a sightseeing 'bonus in the bargain For more details on background information military details and brochures on the interesting forts surrounding the city contact the Savannah Area Visitors Bureau 222 West Oglethorpe Ave Savannah Georgia 31499 Telephone or number is (912) toll free at (80O) 944-045- 6 444-242- 7 miles from downtown Cockspur Island at the mouth of the river and built to guard the sea approach to Savannah Constructed between 1829 and 1847 the massive fort was designed by Napoleon's military engineer Simon Bernard and was considered to be impregnable Its towering walls were almost thick a wide drawbridge wide spanned a deep moat and the fort was built to exacting 'specifications with more than 25 million bricks by skilled and talented masons It was the "piece de resistance" in military fortification Although restored part of the great outer wall has been left in its damaged condition to show the impact the spiraled projectiles had during the 1862 attack Made a national monument in 1924 the fort is now operated by the National Park Service FORT JACKSON Three miles downstream from the Enter of Savannah Fort Jackson is the oldest remaining brickwork fort and occupies a site along the river which has been fortified since colonial days Construction began in 1809 and the fort saw service during the War of 1812 Rebuilt between 1846 and 1861 it became the et headquarters for Confederate 48-fo- ot forces in charge of the defense of Savannah during the Civil War From the parapet of the fort you tan see a red buoy in the river marldng the spot where the Confederates scuttled the ironclad CSS Georgia the night Fort Jackson was abandoned and Savannah was surrendered to General William Tecumseh Sherman Still in place the ship has been damaged over the years by salvage attempts nature and harbor widening yet it is the most complete Confederate ironclad known to exist FORT PULASKI :Most famous is Fort Pulaski 15 last-minu- te Screven one of the largest and last artillery batteries built along the Atlantic coast go ot FORT SCREVEN Near Fort Pulaski on nearby Island are the remains of Fort Built in 1875 Fort Screven was manned during the Spanish-America- n War World War I and was commanded in World War by Gen George C Marshall II The modern beach fort has never been restored and today there are private residences atop its walls each with a magnificent view of the ocean and the Savannah River Enthusiasts of all ages are allowed to climb the remains and dig for whatever they might find in the sand 664-444- talk-sho- FORT MCALLISTER miles south of Savannah on the south bank of the Ogeechee River is Fort McAllisearthwork ter an to fortification Built in 1861-'6guard the "back door" into the city it also protected a vital railroad trestle and preserved the rice plantations from Union raids The fort withstood nearly two years of constant attack from the sea but was finally taken by a fixed bayonet charge from the rear to culminate Gen Sherman's famous "March to the Sea" 2 take-afte- I By James T Yenckel THE WASHINGTON POST One of the cheapest ways to travel is to pack a tent in the car and sleep under canvas in one of the thousands of public and commercially operated campgrounds throughout the United States and Canada If you want to plan ahead pick up a copy of WoodalPs 1991 Tent camping Guide ($1095) a and Joanne 0 Toole live in Willoughby Ohio d (718) 706-357- 5 "9 Broadcast Plaza" is a live show that covers everytwo-ho- V NBC's Consumer and Business Channel invites audiences to 'ante w Cavett Show" and cLaughlin" with John Dick 4'M McLaughlin Write CNBC 2000 Fletcher Ave Fort Lee NJ (201) 585-646- 0 When you write for 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"Attitudes" is one of the most fun tapings in town Producers don't harangue about bow to applaud and smile the staff is young and energetic and the 'hosts are informal Now that pert Dee Kelly bas vanished Linda Deno is hosting with Jerry Penacoli tine the male energy bas not burt The show Deno is so relaxed she'll sit In the audience and smoke a cigarette during breaks Tapes at Kaufman Astoria Studios Write Attitudes Lifetime Cable 35th Avenue Queens NY 11106 "Sally Jessy Raphael'" the talk-sho- In ed 7 NtI 671 well-groom- 3537 '91-M- Gat More or Less! has a feel to it The bast aland ways looks striking He's reasonably nice to people whet they stand up to ask a question although be asks them before the camera rolls what they're going to say Request tickets one month in advance Write Gerald° Tickets CBS B24 'West 57th Street New York NY 10019 (212) 2654283 24-1- Round-tri- p 1 44Gersilda" 706-570- ' r (212) 9175-B9- Tent camping Ode for United States Canada FORT WAYNE Back in Savannah near the riverfront are the ruins of Fort Wayne but you'll never see anything unless you know It's there As you turn right into East Broad Street there is a retaining wall on the left placed by the city when Bay Street was extended Tom w gap-tooth- Twenty-fiv- e Ty-be- er question-and-answ- in key camera positiotts and audience glIeStiOng are screened BLI Joanie does a great job on camm and she's a boot raid a half during the breaks practically doing ber act cursing and saying pleeeeese" a lot Request tickets two months in advance Write Joan Rivers 'rirlets B24 'West B?th Street New York NY 10014 For quick action can audience coordinator Daniel Golden at take in the Huxtable kitchen camCostry's atitm — on and off acand wait — the worth are era its is in show the him to cording final year It's a titSIMI settng loosely emceed by a comedienne with a performance by an a cappella group Cos himself interacts often with the audience The current episode is shown before cameras roll at the Kaufman Astoria Studio Write The Cosby Show NBC 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York NY 10020 Here's a tip: Standby tickets are sometimes available at 10 am day of the taping (usually Thurs3811 2 days) at the studio 0 Street (718) "Donahue" is classic TV talk and like Niagara Falls should be viewed from up close at least once in a lifetime He's taller thinner more striking and a bit ditzier in person This is also your big chance to expose yourself on national TV: The producer often starts off the show be revealing some of the upcoming topics and asking if audience members or acquaintances fit the bill Write "Donohue" NBC 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York NY 10020 "Live With Regis and Kathie Lee" sizzles with the energy of live TV Regis "does" the audience — fooling around before the show during breaks and afterward signing autographs and posing for pictures He'll even read you his ratings This is your opportunity for 15 seconds of fame because the cameramen pan the audience regularly producer Michael Gelman preps the audience on bow to clap and smile for the camera Request tickets eight months in advance Broadcast live weekdays 9 to 10 am 'Write Live Tickets Ansonia Station PO Box 777 New York NY 10023-077(212) 456- - 1 1 0 a |
