Horkheimer!

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That’s the guy’s name! Dr. Jack Horkheimer! The “Star Hustler!” He used to host a little astronomy spot on PBS at like 1 AM, right after Doctor Who. “Some men hustle cards; he hustles stars.” Then later they inexplicably changed it to something totally generic like “Star Gazer.” He wore a horrible synthetic windbreaker no matter what the season. I used to do an impression of him that all my associates agreed was dead-on, even as they secretly pitied my inability to recognize the inherent worthlessness of a Dr. Jack Horkheimer impersonation routine. And yet for the life of me I have been unable to remember the man’s name for days. Ahhh god that feels good. Horkheimer! Hork… heimer.

How is it even possible to forget a name like Horkheimer?
Horkheimer.

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He’s wearing a sport jacket in this one.

I like his mini-show, but growing up in the city it’s rare that I can see any constellations other than Orion.

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If anyone’s interested in a trivial part of this trivial subject, the theme played is Debussy’s Arabesque No. 1

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The change from Star Hustler to Star Gazer is definitely explainable. Try Googling ‘hustler’, but don’t do it at work. cite

I talked with him once on the phone years ago, as his planetarium was looking into buying one our shows.

[sub]Keep… looking… up![/sub]

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Performed by Tomita. Amazon.com

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Specifically, the Tomita version
Ahhh… I see you’ve got it Rowrrbazzle. I always think of Star Hustler/Gazer when I hear it.