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To: James F. Hopkins who wrote (54649)	8/16/2000 5:41:59 PM
From: Justin C	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 71178

Good ole Marvin ; it's a wonder to me how he has lived so long. Maybe plastic surgery contributes to longevity? Once I was leaving a restaurant and ran into Marvin and Harold (of Harold's in the Heights fame), who were entering the restaurant. I would love to have still been inside to see the expression on the manager's face. At that time Marvin's toupe was still white (it's a more natural gray now) and he was still wearing a white suit. He seemed to be of average height, not particularly short as I recall. I used to know a Channel 13 employee's spouse who told me that Marvin required a bit of behind-the-scenes help getting his reports taped ... had trouble pronouncing certain words, etc. But he is a long-time legend credited with keeping the station on top of the local ratings for several decades. [For nonHouston DARians, Marvin Zindler is a consumer affairs reporter on the local ABC affiliate. Every Friday he gives a restaurant report listing all that failed the city inspection in the past week, with the highlight for kids and apparently lowbrow adults being a list of restaurants that "had SLIIIIIME in the ice machine", complete with a noisy cartoon. Bad TV, but it sells.]