More items re: My favorite columnist, Herb Caen… WEST COAST SPORTS — Following the University’s triumphant victory in the CBI basketball tournament, the Golden State Warriors thrilling finish to the NBA regular season and Laker’s Koby Bryant’s 60-point finale, the westernmost part of the country completely dominated the roundball scene… SRO at the GOD CLUB — Last … [Read more...]
With my apologies to Herb Caen
As promised last week, we are going to pay homage to the nation’s greatest columnist, Herb Caen, by trying our hand at emulating his patented three dot journalism. THE PLANET OF THE MAPES. Herb once identified Charles Mapes as “Tarzan of the Mapes”… When The Mapes Hotel first opened, the ceiling of the Sky Room featured Styrofoam clouds affixed to its structure. When Herb … [Read more...]
The Herb Caen model: three dot journalism
Probably the most iconic American columnist of all time was San Francisco’s Herb Caen. He is widely credited with developing a journalistic style that became known as Three Dot Journalism. In essence, he set the bar for columnists around the country. I was fortunate enough to interface with Herb on many occasions during my time at The Mapes and at Clint Eastwood Celebrity … [Read more...]