[joe-frank-list] 'Predator' and James Toback

[rbell at alumni.caltech.edu]

	Larry Block tells a story about a film director who approaches
a friend of their daughter the Blocks are hosting - inappropriately,
the Blocks feel.  People have speculated that it's James Toback.  I
found proof in a pledge drive on WFMU from 2004, about 37 minutes in:

	Gavin (a caller) - Just one question.  I'd like to ask about
one particular work.
	Joe - Sure.
	Gavin - It was actually aired recently again, 'Predator.'
	Joe - Yeah.
	Gavin - That's pretty much Larry Block talking for the whole
show, and he's talking about -
	Joe - I think the last 20 minutes is a monologue by me.
	Gavin - Right, oh, that's right, yeah.
	Host - Yep.
	Gavin - He talks, he tells this really long story about -
	Joe - About a film director.
	Gavin - And the guy that never is named in it is the filmmaker
James Toback, who's kind of a notorious character.
	Host - Oh no, you've just outed this person.
	Joe - That's all right.
	Host - Is that okay?  Okay.
	Joe - Yeah, that's all right.
	Gavin - It's so clearly him, if you at all know anything about
movies, and I'm just curious, did he ever respond to this program in
any way, or do you know if he had any kind of a reaction?  Is he
someone that you've personally had any contact with?
	Joe - I have not heard anything from him.  I don't know if
he's even aware that such a program exists, and I've never met him.
	Gavin - Okay, thanks.
	Host - Thank you so much, caller.

russell bell