Home Turf

[gordonzola]

Hey, Bay Area kids.... who remembers Home Turf? It was the show that would have segments about kids doing cool and unusual things, I think it was on Channel 4. It was hosted by Dominique Di Prima (Yes, daughter of Diane) who introduced every segment with a rap.

Anyone?

The segement that I was on (though you totally wouldn't find me unless you knew where to look) has just resurfaced. I don't speak or even get fully on camera not in a crowd, but it was fun for me to watch. Someone once said, "You couldn't grow up in the '80s in the Bay without being on that show at least once."

Comments

[anjibobanji.livejournal.com]

I love kids shows, I lived on 24th and Valencia in 1988 and I loved that show! I watched it all the time!

[gordonzola.livejournal.com]

I didn't even realize it was still on then.

hell yeah

[pegsioux.livejournal.com]

I grew up in Belmont (midway between SF and SJ and lemme tell you, in 1999 my mom sold my childhood house for a LOT of fucking money) and I totally remember that show!

And yeah, I loved it. Spill it; what was your segment?

One of my favorite shows was TV POW! It was this video game that you played live on the air via phone with this host dude (he had a golden combover...Pat something? McCormack?) You'd send in your entry to KTVU Channel 2 and if they picked your name you got on the phone and said POW! POW! POW! on the phone and this pong-style video game shot live onscreen when you said POW! and well, it was pretty fucking cool for 1980, ok?

Love the memory lane. Thank you.

Re: hell yeah

[gordonzola.livejournal.com]

ha I loved TV Pow. There's a Spanish cheese we carry called "Pau". Whenever I cut it I want to say powpowpowpowpowpowpow!

Yeah Pat McCormick. I don't remember the spelling. I thought Bob Wilkins might have done it for a bit too but I could be wrong about that. but remember, the person dressed as Captain Cosmic. Pat definitely did Dialing for Dollars. the staple of TV for when I was home sick.

My favorite Ch 2 thing in retrospect (and I've mentioned this here before I think) were the educational bits. I learned about Pointilism that "Seurat knew lots about dots!"

the segment was about my high school rowing team. I think the producers were like, "Dominique, you have to put some white kids on the show! I know they're boring, but we need the demographic". We were introduced with "Here's a crew that doesn't rap..."

Re: hell yeah

[pegsioux.livejournal.com]

It's funny, sometimes in my head I STILL hear it, twenty-five plus years later:

Puh-puh-puh-puh-POW!!!

Just like it was on that show. When a classmate was on I was soooooo jealous. Damn I loved that game.

[messtiza.livejournal.com]

I got a Stones Throw DVD with a performance by Charizma and Peanut Butter Wolf on Home Turf!

Dominique Di Prima had the best hair ever. How I miss middle school hallways filled with the aroma of extra strength aquanet.

[gordonzola.livejournal.com]

I would totally still watch that show if it was on.

[whimsicalpops.livejournal.com]

A bit too old to watch it myself but I watched it with my younger brother when he was here visiting some times. I do remember it though. I bet GF remembers it.

[gwenzilla.livejournal.com]

WHERE IS THE CLIP???? omg you are so cool.
I went to TV20 Dance Party, the later years, when they had it on Saturday nights for grown-ups [late 80s? early 90s?].

and yes on Monday, can you possibly remind me on Sunday? i will forget even though i am writing it on my calendar. and putting a note thing in the phone when Chad gets home. if i remember to do that. i can't remember to do anything lately. i don't know what's wrong with me.

[gordonzola.livejournal.com]

oh Dance Party! I didn't go when it was our high school's turn. But the punks started a pit and got tossed out. oh, 1985!

yay for monday. can you send me your number? I lost it when my phone died.

[daisygrl.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I totally remember that show! I was especially interested in it because she was Diana's daughter.

[gordonzola.livejournal.com]

you young literate, you!

[teemoney.livejournal.com]

i saw qbert and mixmaster mike dj on home turf. they were probably 14 or 15-years-old and i am a few years younger than them. that's one of the enciting moments that really made me wanna be a dj (which i am).

home turf rules! i never got to be on it though, sadly.

[gordonzola.livejournal.com]

awwww. Well, I wasn't on it in any way you could tell if I wasn't sitting next to you saying, "Look, there I am behind that other guy's arm!"

[jette.livejournal.com]

I totally remember her!

home turf/tv pow

[(Anonymous)]

wait a minute, was home turf still on in the 90's? cuz i know some show had a segment on riot grrrl and i thought dominique di prima said "the bikini kills" which i thought was funny.

jeff heermann would know all about tv pow.

[(Anonymous)]

Sure do , My brother was on twice rappin and my grandmother was on it even, Dominique came to the house and all the neighborhood kids were over, pretty cool at the time.
San Mateo D SHot

Home Turf

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Hey I'm trying to locate old episodes of Home Turf - especially the one I was on! Cant find em on youtube...where are they?? Cool fact: Dominique Di Prima used to live downstairs from me in the apartment I grew up in on Page street - she was my first crush!

[(Anonymous)]

me and my twin bro were on the first episode of home turf. we were breakers.. they also had a segment of too short on the same episode.

[gordonzola.livejournal.com]

Awesome! I would love to watch 'em all again.