An Evening With George Plimpton - 2000

[@mateolinders]

That's my great uncle never met him but long live

[@drobbi]

It's just the way he speaks. I worked for him for years. A good boss. Very nice guy.

[@pugilemoltobene3708]

Dave, you knew George pretty well? He reminded me a bit of me (except for coming from means and the speech, lol) - went to very good schools (and far in school), well-traveled, was talented enough to be able to be competitive in multiple professional sports (football and T&F for me), war vet, accomplished writer (my second work is currently in publication, although he wrote for several decades).... and he did it all young, as well. He LIVED life; everything he did, he became good at, even goofed about many things and came away with both serious and funny stories. Anyway, someone I wish I could have met. The greater variety of experiences you have across your lifetime, that's the real learning. You should read about how accomplished both his mother's and father's sides of the family were. Where and what he came from, as well as all his accomplishments across his lifetime, are quite impressive. I feel like he is a (formerly) living message to people: 'Go out and greet the day, EVERY day! Don't be afraid to get into the scrum!'. Cheers.

[@ezragonzalez8936]

Love this mans accent so much that I just had to learn it! the Transatlantic accent is just so lovely ever since the Ken Burns Civil war and his voice over for George Templeton Strong!

[@meanwhilemania]

Excellent! Thank you.

[@Bobaklives]

Plimpton said his accent was often mistaken for an English accent, but he described it as a "New England cosmopolitan accent" or "Eastern seaboard cosmopolitan" accent. His son described it as a mixture of "old New England, old New York, tinged with a hint of King's College King's English."

[@Marylouleanza85]

Fantastic.

[@sailorgirl4087]

It's called Locust Valley Lockjaw.....he lived down the street from me. Locust Valley is an town in Long Island...

[@johncooper3636]

Advice to Nelson: minimize interviewer speech, maximize interviewee speech!!!

[@johnrogstad1278]

Seriously. I couldn't make it two minutes. The guy comments or riffs on every single line by Plimpton. It's incredible.

[@sashascafidi2367]

My family knew him and Sarah as my grandparents were friends of mrs.dudleys (Sarah's mother) I have his old water color palette in my room right now I was little but he was an amazing guy and we loved him so much!❣️

[@hirofan]

Mr. Nelson did a fine job. I would love to talk to Mr. Plimpton myself.. very interesting guy!

[@Gyrofrog1]

(Just curious what music was playing, during the opening and closing credits. It did not go unnoticed.)

[@poshko41]

And he also did some kickass Intellivision commercials.

[@rampageclover9788]

“Putting from the rough, what on Earth are you talking about?”

[@bennemann]

@profmikk I strongly disagree. I'm used to much more rude interviewers here in Brazil (in fact, I don't find Nelson rude at all, he only interrupts George rarely and for brief moments).

[@ecaepevolhturt]

Makes me think of Anthony Burgess.

[@hirofan]

Does anyone have any clips from the film "Paper Lion?"

[@omgflowers]

And a hot plate!

[@carchdeacon]

@profmikk kind of like you on this comment board

[@kendallevans4079]

Where are the next "George Plimptons" going to come from? Or Gore Vidal? Or William Buckley? Seems like now only billionaires are in the news and are on the news and on the minds of people. Education or knowledge just for the sake of itself is no longer on anyone's agenda, it's all about making $$

[@petercollin5670]

Well, we're all out of David Foster Wallaces....

[@kendallevans4079]

@@petercollin5670 I never read him, so I can't offer an opinion, but I think you know what I mean

[@jamesanthony5681]

Where are the next Plimpton or Vidal or Mailer? The great novel is no longer our art form. Gore Vidal said that. Hollywood and movies took over some time ago, as the great director has supplanted the great novelist.

[@kendallevans4079]

@@jamesanthony5681 That's a sad comment, if true.

[@kendallevans4079]

@@jamesanthony5681 My point is this: What happened to knowledge just for the sake of knowledge? Why don't people want to be "well read, well rounded, world traveled" just for that sake? Now it seems like it all has to end up in some sort of money.

[@erdillaxy]

Pimpton... Had to say it.

[@deericketts3414]

Sounds like an Englishman :O Source: Australian-Macedonian

[@lookoutforchris]

This is Mid-Atlantic American. It was the standard accent in movies, radio, and a lot of politics. Watch any movie from before WW2 and most actors will have this accent. It still is used by the upper class in some places.

[@joonaa2751]

It was called "Eastern Standard" or "Standard American". Hence why the modern prestige accent is "General" American (or "Western Standard") instead.

[@lancetop]

I wonder if George uses his trans atlantic accent at home, in private.

[@RayLRhodes]

Cody Green's Mom's Broken Vibrator Yes, it was the way he actually talked.

[@kendallevans4079]

@@RayLRhodes He was erudite....that's a trait that has given way to earning huge amounts of money

[@profmikk]

Who is this wannabe Nean Delson? He is so in love with himself that he constantly wants to upstage the guest. I find it intolerable.

[@brotheryeety3358]

Dandy candy

[@jonwoodmass2849]

And a hotplate