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DailyGameShowFix -- New From Steve Beverly
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 2:00 pm
by TheConfessor
I think there are still a few people around here who care about game shows, so I thought some of you might be interested in getting on Steve Beverly's mailing list. After many years of running tvgameshows.com, Steve recently announced that he was discontinuing the web site, mainly because he didn't have the time to devote to it anymore.
Surprisingly, he turned around and launched a daily game show newsletter, which looks to me like an even bigger time commitment. He covers all the daily press releases, ratings, schedules, etc., with an ample dose of his folksy commentary and refresher courses on the history of ancient and obscure game shows. Even if you just skim to get to the parts that interest you, it seems worthwhile.
Steve currently sends it to over 600 people, and is actively soliciting more subscribers. It's free, so check it out by e-mailing him and requesting to be added to the mailing list. Here's the address:
dailygameshowfix@gmail.com
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 2:12 pm
by geoffil
Thanks for the info. I enjoyed his website.
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 2:21 pm
by gsabc
It might have been the site maintenance that was causing the problem, rather than the content. Gathering information for a newsletter and sending it out automaticallycould be simpler. I'll have to sign up for it when I get home.
Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 5:19 pm
by TheConfessor
This item from today's edition might be of special interest to the Frogman.
***FORMER "TWENTY-ONE" CHAMPION COOKIE OLSHEIN IS NOW A RABBI
The mode of address perhaps should be Rabbi Cookie today. Eight years ago, Cookie Olshein was a young Las Vegas attorney.
She faced a delicate dilemma. Her mother was critically ill at the time Cookie qualified to appear on NBC's remake of "Twenty One." With her mother's encouragement and blessing, Cookie forged ahead.
In a virtual tribute to her mother, who passed away, Cookie came away with $135,000. The episodes air periodically on Saturday late nights on GSN.
A few years later, Ms. Olshein felt a genuine call to go to rabbinical school. She said, "I wanted to be able to incorporate Judaism into my professional life and make more of a difference than I was able to make as an attorney."
After a long and grueling course of study, Cookie became a rabbi earlier this year and is in her first assignment in Austin, Tx. She told us last week the biggest challenge she has had in her early months is "not being able to help everyone who needs it. We have a lot of people in need in this area, some that can't pay electric bills, others who need food, some who are out of work. There are so many needs."
Cookie told us she is yet to develop a Texas twang. "Although, I grew up in Georgia, so it wouldn't be that much of a stretch," she said.
Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 5:35 pm
by frogman042
TheConfessor wrote:This item from today's edition might be of special interest to the Frogman.
***FORMER "TWENTY-ONE" CHAMPION COOKIE OLSHEIN IS NOW A RABBI
The mode of address perhaps should be Rabbi Cookie today. Eight years ago, Cookie Olshein was a young Las Vegas attorney.
She faced a delicate dilemma. Her mother was critically ill at the time Cookie qualified to appear on NBC's remake of "Twenty One." With her mother's encouragement and blessing, Cookie forged ahead.
In a virtual tribute to her mother, who passed away, Cookie came away with $135,000. The episodes air periodically on Saturday late nights on GSN.
A few years later, Ms. Olshein felt a genuine call to go to rabbinical school. She said, "I wanted to be able to incorporate Judaism into my professional life and make more of a difference than I was able to make as an attorney."
After a long and grueling course of study, Cookie became a rabbi earlier this year and is in her first assignment in Austin, Tx. She told us last week the biggest challenge she has had in her early months is "not being able to help everyone who needs it. We have a lot of people in need in this area, some that can't pay electric bills, others who need food, some who are out of work. There are so many needs."
Cookie told us she is yet to develop a Texas twang. "Although, I grew up in Georgia, so it wouldn't be that much of a stretch," she said.
It appears that she is the assistant Rabbi at the reform congregation - so I haven't met her yet, but it might be fun to contact her.
---Jay (In this year of the 2nd Century Edict of Hadrian prohibiting the practice of circumcision. Additionally, Hadrian prohibits public reading of the Torah under penalty of death, as well as observance of festivals and the Sabbath, the teaching of Judaic Law and the ordination of rabbis, takes place. If you know the year of that century this occured, then you know the rest....)
Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 9:01 pm
by Snaxx
I found today's edition in my inbox, but yesterday's was in my junk mail folder. I guess my ISP flips a coin unless I add the
dailygameshowfix@gmail.com address to my safe list, which I did.
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The last season at Yankee Stadium
Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2008 10:46 am
by dodgersteve182
I didn't even know I was on Steve's list but I enjoy reading his emails everyday, much easier to follow the GS news in the new format for those of us who have jobs that don't involve trivia.
Thanks again Steve!
Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 5:37 pm
by TheConfessor
The growth in subscribers to Steve Beverly's free daily game show newsletter seems to have stalled, and he appears anxious to add more people to the distribution list. I only read the parts that interest me, but he does a good job of covering a wide range of game show news.
It's a good refuge from partisan political posts.
For those who would like to check it out, send an e-mail to:
dailygameshowfix@gmail.com
Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 6:58 pm
by Kazoo65
I read the Game Show Fix every day. I'm still awaiting a response to my query about online tests for Millionaire that Steve sent to Mr. Davies-apparently HE reads it, too.
Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 7:22 pm
by MarleysGh0st
Kazoo65 wrote:I read the Game Show Fix every day. I'm still awaiting a response to my query about online tests for Millionaire that Steve sent to Mr. Davies-apparently HE reads it, too.
If he reads it every day, you'd think he'd have answered your question by now!
Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 7:25 pm
by Bob Juch
Kazoo65 wrote:I read the Game Show Fix every day. I'm still awaiting a response to my query about online tests for Millionaire that Steve sent to Mr. Davies-apparently HE reads it, too.
If you passed the online test would you fly to New York on your own nickel for an interview?