Article: The best of through the wire.(Chronology)

DEC. 12, 1994

There were some tense moments between TCI's Peter Barton and cyberpunk magician Penn Jillette as the Western Show was closing. Before the convention's final session, discussing content on the infohighway, Barton remarked that he expected to handle the issues while Jillette did his "shtick." Jillette, the talking half of magic team Penn & Teller and a fairly serious student and commentator of the multimedia world, angrily advised Barton to perform a sex act still illegal in several states. But they kissed and made up during the free-wheeling session when Jillette--sporting a leather jacket plus a T-shirt marked "Team Satan 666"--berated the FCC, ...

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