Marvin Zindler is one of those media personalities who just can’t be explained to non-Houstonians.
He enjoyed momentary fame outside of town when his character was played by Dom Deluise in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, but I suspect most folks would be shocked to know that not only was that character based on a real person, but he’s still reporting, and on the perennial leader in ratings for Houston news at that.
Last night, KTRK-13 aired a story by Zindler that is vintage:
When I received the request, I thought it was rather strange. So I read it again and it was still strange. Of the thousands of letters I get each year, one that I received recently is a first. Who would have ever thought I’d be helping somebody get a hair piece like mine? Cara Protain wrote that her dad, Layton Brandt, is undergoing chemotherapy for cancer and will lose all his hair. And, he wants hair like Marvin Zindler.
But, which Marvin Zindler? I’ve had hundreds over the years.
“Which one do you want,” I asked him. “I’ve been wearing different hair pieces for 32 years.”
“I like that one right there,” he said pointing out one of my hair styles. “Are you sure, because I’ve got a whole bunch of them?” I asked.
The man who makes my hair is Tom Magliaro and I’m going to tell a tale on Tom. He wears a hair piece, too. I brought in Tom to meet Brandt.
“We’re going to take good care of you,” said Magliaro. “It will look 100 percent natural.”
[snip]
In a few days, I’m going to show you a new Layton Brandt in his new head of hair, all thanks to Marvin’s Angel Tom Magliaro.
As Dave Ward frequently says, thank you Marvin.
