Slime in the Ice Machine!!
When I lived in Houston, I didn't get much of a chance to watch much local television. When I did, it must have been the usual stuff, because I only remember one thing for certain from Houston television, and that is Marvin Zindler.
I don't intend to do an obituary on Marvin, although I am writing about him because I heard on the radio yesterday that he had died. I don't know what KTRK in Houston intended him doing on their station, but I do know he made me watch their news program. Marvin was just Marvin and one of the most significant things he did was doing pieces on people who needed help because the system was screwing them. Once you found out what the issue was, you would find out how Marvin had unscrewed things for them.
In addition to these saintly things, Marvin would also do a daily listing of local restaurants and how they were rated by the health department. He would finish up with a list of them cited for "Slime in the Ice Machine." It could have been boring, but Marvin made it an event. In fact, If I had the chance I would watch him again. This is probably why Channel 13 gave him a lifetime contract.
Marvin practically yelled when he talked, and once done with his part of the news he would shout, "This is Maaaaaarvin Zindler, Eeeeeye Witness News.
I was sorry to hear he skipped out on that lifetime contract.
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