Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession Page #14

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for this piece of sh*t...

or this masterpiece,

who's responsible.

You know, everybody

wants to take credit...

but he was an intricate part

of all of those films...

that he touched.

Even though he had nothing to do

with them when they were made...

there was still a living,

nurturing that brought...

those films that

otherwise, I think...

would been lost forever.

I like him.

Louise Brooks, one of Jerry's

favorite actresses...

and one of mine always liked

to quote Goethe.

Goethe would say,

"A human life remains...

"of consequence not because

of what we leave behind...

"but because we act and inspire

and rouse others"...

Damn it.

Sorry.

"A human life remains

of consequence...

"not because of what

we leave behind...

"but because we act and inspire

and rouse others...

"to action and inspiration.

"We act and inspire and rouse

others to action and enjoyment."

And so when I think of the

legacy of Jerry Harvey's life...

I think of it in those terms.

I think, you know, he's not

a guy who left much behind.

What he left behind was

in a lot of ways wreckage...

and very tragic

and costly wreckage.

The films that got left behind

that he midwifed...

are part of the action

and inspiration of his life.

He acted and inspired others

to value these things of beauty.

You're listening

to "Castaway's Choice."

I'm John McNally.

Our castaway this week

is Jerry Harvey...

who is the program director

of Group W's Z Channel.

Why did you choose

"What'll I Do?"

Well, for me, it's

the greatest love song.

- It's that simple, huh?

- Yeah.

Gone is the romance

that was so divine

'Tis broken

and cannot be mended

You must go your way,

and I must go mine

But now that our love dreams

have ended

What'll I do?

When you are far away

and I am blue

What'll I do?

What'll I do?

When I am wonderin' who

is kissing you

What'll I do?

What'll I do

with just a photograph

To tell my little troubles to?

When I'm alone

with only dreams of you

That won't come true

What'll I do?

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