Phil Spector Trial Could be Televised

Remember the O.J. Simpson televised trial? The judge in the murder case against Phil Spector said Wednesday he’s leaning toward allowing the trial to be televised and will make a decision after hearing from lawyers later this month.

The 67-year-old music producer, famed for creating the "wall of sound" recording technique that revolutionized rock music, is charged with killing actress Lana Clarkson in his suburban mansion on Feb. 3, 2003.

"This is a trial of public interest," said Superior Court Judge Larry Paul Fidler. "I always have a problem with commentators telling people what is going on rather than letting the public see the trial for themselves. I’m a firm believer in having the public see it."

Attorneys on both sides said they wanted time to consider the proposal. The next pretrial hearing is set for Feb. 16.

Spector, who did not attend the hearing, has pleaded innocent and is free on $1 million bail.

He faces life in prison if convicted. Why not the death penalty? In California you are only eligible for the death penalty if you kill two or more people, which is why O.J. Simpson could have, and Scott Peterson did get the death penalty for killing his wife and unborn child.

This trial is going to get a huge audience, and not because everyone knows who Spector is, but because they love to see a tragedy unfold. Maybe they can get Prince to perform during recesses, and show his huge guitar-genitalia again.

P.S. Spector loves to wear a wig that makes his hair look like a giant afro. What does the dragon fly pin symbolize?