The Ugly George Hour of Truth, Sex and Convergence

By Joel Topcik -- Broadcasting & Cable, 1/11/2009 7:00:00 PM

Don't call it a comeback: Ugly George never really went away. You might say he's just between platforms.

It's been more than 30 years since George Urban hit the streets of New York City—outfitted in a silver lamé singlet and a bulky backpack with a shoulder-mounted camera rig that looked like it was swiped from a storage closet at NASA—and began documenting his attempts to pick up chicks and persuade them to undress....

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Ugly George came to live at my place last year and ran off without paying the rent. He owes me several THOUSAND Dollars. He lied to me deliberately using the fact that we knew each other over the years as independent video artists (Betamax 1 users) & colleagues of Cable Television and appearing at Franchise & First Amendment Hearings. If anyone has knowledge of his whereabouts, I would like to know where he can be reached so we can settle the matter before I file a lien against him. This was very unfair to me as I believed in the guy and was willing to go the extra mile on his behalf. My mistake!

Aristedes Philip DuVal - 5/11/2009 11:57:53 AM EDT

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