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Vegetarianism As A Jewish Ideal
Luke Ford, Joey Kurtzman discuss this week’s Torah portion Re’eh.
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The Torah Is Israel-Centric
It’s a blueprint for an ethnocentric state. Luke Ford, Joey Kurtzman discuss the week’s Torah portion.
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Luke Ford, Joey Kurtzman Discuss Torah Portion ‘Re’eh’
Recorded live at the hovel this afternoon:
A Blast From The Past
I used to work with Jon at KAHI radio in 1987. We used to share dirty jokes and the like. He emails me today: You must be the same Luke Ford who used to work at KAHI radio in Auburn. … Continue reading
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Tagged computer biz, crazy story, dirty jokes, luke ford, vanna white
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Movie Producer Lynda Obst
I first encountered Lynda Obst in 1996 at the Borders book store on La Cienega Blvd near the Beverly Center. I’d read her memoir Hello, He Lied and she came in to give a reading. As any regular reader of … Continue reading
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A Transcript Of My July 3, 2008 Meeting With Marc Gafni
Marc Gafni writes the following introduction to my transcript (listen to the whole thing here): What happens when two mortal enemies meet? For several years Luke Ford, known to Gafni from the Internet as a former gossip columnist for the … Continue reading
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Luke Ford Is A Shark – Photographic Proof
Here are some never before seen photos from my July 3, 2008 meeting with Marc Gafni at the Salt Lake in Utah. The music is "Ode to the Moral Leader" by a European classical music composer friend of mine.
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JConnectLA’s Tu’B’Av Party Thursday Night
The first two pictures (all my pictures are taken in lousy light with my new Blackberry Curve) are from The Eighth Day band: Michael Taviv, JConnectLA director: Helen Jupiter, managing editor of Jewcy.com, with her manly man: Luke Ford and … Continue reading
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Luke Ford’s Blogging Headquarters
Oh, the glory!