Muggs

In Frank Meyer’s own words

(The following is extracted from Peter Besas’ 2000 book “Inside Variety”. The interview with Meyer was done in Highland, NY in 1993)

Frank Meyer moved to New York after Abel Green died. He recalled: “That fall (1973) I was in New York and Syd asked me to have lunch with him. We went to La Strada, a few doors down on 46th Street, and during the course of our 14th drink – we had three before lunch, a bottle of wine with the meal, and then we were having a second after-dinner drink – and only then, after talking for almost two and a half hours, only then did Syd say to me, ‘Well, how would you like to come to New York again?’
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Jack Loftus into VNU exec slot

Ex Variety mugg Hy Hollinger, who works for The Hollywood Reporter, informs us that former TV editor on Variety, Jack Loftus, has been named Chief Communications Office for VNU, the parent company of THR.

For the past years Jack has been Senior VP, Chief Communication Office of Nielsen Media Research in New York.

Congratulations, Jack, and a Merry Yuletide to you!

Glug a slug of Glüg at Christmas on 46th Street

by MORT BRYER

The folks on the first floor, aka, the basement, decided to have a Christmas party in the office, instead of going out and enriching some local beanery owner. It was the mid-80’s, things were going gangbusters, we were churning out some rather hefty, nay, obese issues, especially for the ones tied to events like Cannes, Mifed, et al. Morale was high and morals low, in other words, happy times in that towering edifice on West 46th Street, in Fun City.
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Congratulations for the Simesite anni

Roger would have been so proud….. And Peter, now Grandpa, gets to be proud twice over… Four years! Imagine. Most Broadway openings don’t last half a week much less four years. Wonderful, magnificent — all in that breezy style of the muggs we know and love. Hugs to all. Happy 4th.

Jack Loftus