Madeleine Brand Visits The Parish of St. Matthew in Pacific Palisades
On Thursday, March 3, 2011 KPCC host Madeleine Brand spoke to members of The St. Matthew's Parish in Pacific Palisades, CA as part of the church's "All Saints Alive" luncheon lecture series.
By Amy Sommer | March 08, 2011
Madeleine Brand, one of NPR's brightest stars and host of KPCC's home grown radio hour, "The Madeleine Brand Show" was like a rock star to the assembled crowd who were engrossed by her charming, knowledgeable presentation.
Lawry Meister, a long-time parishioner introduced Ms. Brand with an admission shared by many attendees, "I am a public radio addict. If I time it just right, I can catch Madeleine Brand on the way to work," said Meister clearly reveling in her proximity to a rock star for our middle aged set.
While I was tempted to find a lighter and hold its flame aloft, instead I joined fellow guests and enjoyed the contact high from Balsamic vinegar and caffeine versus the possibility sought after high from that quasi legal, possibly-taxable substance of decades gone by.
