L.A.`s most bizarre night? Strange talent show for fire-ravaged library brought the city together
(LA Times Clippers)

L.A. knows how to put on a variety show. But few productions brought together such an assortment of players and characters from across the city than a surreal talent show broadcast nationwide in 1987. The telethon brought together L.A. politicians, titans of business, actors, artists and an eccentric...