# Horkheimer! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 19, 2008, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horkheimer/457062 "2008-07-19T18:05:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Terrifel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c68b51/32.png) [@Terrifel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrifel)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2008, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horkheimer/457062/1 "2008-07-19T18:05:29Z")
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._ ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2008, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horkheimer/457062/2 "2008-07-19T18:45:18Z")
He’s wearing a sport jacket in [this one](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JEMWN8SKJg). I like his mini-show, but growing up in the city it’s rare that I can see any constellations other than Orion. ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2008, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horkheimer/457062/3 "2008-07-19T19:07:16Z")
If anyone’s interested in a trivial part of this trivial subject, the theme played is Debussy’s [Arabesque No. 1](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWpV7L4YHuU) ---
**Author:** ![drewbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drewbert/32/15890_2.png) [@drewbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewbert)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2008, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horkheimer/457062/4 "2008-07-19T19:29:26Z")
The change from _Star Hustler_ to _Star Gazer_ is definitely explainable. Try Googling ‘hustler’, but don’t do it at work. [cite](http://www.jackstargazer.com/SHFAQ.html) 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] ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2008, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horkheimer/457062/5 "2008-07-19T21:24:16Z")
[QUOTE=Slithy Tove] If anyone’s interested in a trivial part of this trivial subject, the theme played is Debussy’s [Arabesque No. 1](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWpV7L4YHuU) [/QUOTE] Performed by Tomita. [Claude Debussy, Isao Tomita - Debussy: Snowflakes Are Dancing, Prelude, etc / Tomita - Amazon.com Music](http://www.amazon.com/Debussy-Snowflakes-Dancing-Prelude-Tomita/dp/B00003OP6X/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1216502556&sr=1-2) ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2008, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horkheimer/457062/6 "2008-07-19T21:27:05Z")
[QUOTE=Slithy Tove] If anyone’s interested in a trivial part of this trivial subject, the theme played is Debussy’s [Arabesque No. 1](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWpV7L4YHuU) [/QUOTE] Specifically, the [Tomita version](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmSH7BsNSrM) Ahhh… I see you’ve got it Rowrrbazzle. I always think of Star Hustler/Gazer when I hear it.