His works have appeared in everything from the Wall Street Journal to Heavy Metal. It’s led Drew to be known as one of the most well-known portrait artists and cartoon artists of the last 50 or so years. We also talk to Drew about growing up in New York with a father who had his own table at the fashionable Elaine’s in Manhattan for 30 years as well as his own obsession with drawing as a child. With contemporaries like Joseph Heller and Thomas Pynchon, you are in some pretty impressive company. We also talk Bruce’s novels like Scuba Duba and A Mother’s Kisses, which were lauded for their humorous look at social and societal issues of the day. From screenplays like hit films like Splash and Stir Crazy to less, how do we say this, successful films like Doctor Detroit, Bruce Jay Friedman walked in both the literary and pop culture worlds, seamlessly. And when we say writer, we mean a writer – short stories, essays, Broadway plays, films, novels – you name it and Bruce Jay Friedman did it. Today on the Rarified Heir Podcast we are talking to master illustrator, painter and cartoonist Drew Friedman, son of writer/screenwriter Bruce Jay Friedman. Take a listen, to this encore episode of the Rarified Heir Podcast. There’s a lot to unpack here including Bill’s ribbing of hist Josh Mills’ imitations, his own career as a musician and stints working on classic television that was not Candid Camera. We also spoke to Bill about his songwriting aunt who got him on the set of Sesame Street, his mother Marilyn Funt, whose book Are You Anybody? was a precursor of sorts to this podcast and his dad’s love of The Beatles. We spoke to Bill about everything from a legitimate air hijacking to Cuba he was a part of as a toddler as well as his dads beginnings in radio in the military which launched the idea for Candid Microphone, Candid Camera, Candid Candid Camera and (ahem) What Do You Say To A Naked Lady. We speak to Bill about growing up the son of perhaps THE pioneer of reality television whose Candid Camera TV show was a major hit on American television for decades and was just one of the versions in a long line of Candid incarnations which spanned radio, cable TV and film as well. “She looked sharp from the gate, so hopefully she does that on Sunday.Today on the Rarified Heir Podcast, “in the morning, in the evening…ain't we got Funt?”* That’s right, it’s an encore episode with Bill Funt, son of Allen Funt. She came up here with a good breeze,” Pletcher said. She worked five-eighths in 1:01.64 on July 17 over the Saratoga main track, which came one week after a bullet half-mile gate breeze in 48.02 over Big Sandy. The dark bay or brown daughter of Practical Joke, out of the Indian Charlie mare Proud Indian, comes from the same family as 2005 Kentucky Oaks winner Summerly. Hall of Famer Todd Pletcher will saddle Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners’ Kaling for her career debut. Perfect post, great rider, we’re ready to go.” I had Irad jog her yesterday morning to get him familiar with her. “She’s on the outside but she’s got one just to her outside, so she doesn’t duck out. “I think the post is perfect,” Ward said. Rarify will leave post 7 in the eight-horse field under Irad Ortiz, Jr. All of her breezes have been perfect,” Ward said. “What really impresses me the most about her is her stride. She also posted three half-mile works from the gate earlier this summer, completing all of them in 48.20 seconds. Rarify has trained consistently at Keeneland, most recently working five furlongs in 1:03 flat on July 14. “She has a really good mind to her as well. Ward, who has a penchant for training sprint stars on both dirt and turf, said Rarify has the potential to stretch out. John Magnier, Derrick Smith and Westerberg, as well as Jonathan Poulin. She is owned by the Coolmore conglomerate of Michael Tabor, Mrs. Rarify, from the first crop of 2018 Triple Crown-winner Justify, was purchased for $750,000 at the 2021 Keeneland September Yearling Sale from the Gainesway consignment.
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