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Post by pippsheadache on Mar 22, 2024 10:21:16 GMT -5
Thanks for the geography lesson Rizz. March Madness always adds to my knowledge of geography and college mascots. BTW completely off-topic but NOLA-related, I finally read Walker Percy's "The Moviegoer." It was on my wife's book club agenda. I thought it was outstanding -- hilarious in many ways, but with some unexpectedly profound turns and brilliant observations. And now I understand how he would have been drawn to "Confederacy Of Dunces." "The Movie Goer" was introduced to me by my first LSU English teacher, great friend, father confessor, and vacation buddy Douglas Holt. Walker Percy is underrated in my estimation. Another you may enjoy by Percy is called "The Second Coming." I'm sure you may know this but Shelby Foote - made famous in his later years by the Ken Burns' series "The Civil War" - was best friends with Walker Percy. If there ever was a true Mississippi accent, it was shared by the two of them. Percy and Foote had a covenant between them, whomever outlived the other would inherit their greatest literary possession. For Walker Percy, it was his complete collection of Shakespeare. For Foote, it was his seven-volume, leather-bound copy of Marcel Proust's "Remembrance Of Things Past/In Search Of Lost Time." Foote proved the winner of the contest. The were friends since boyhood. Thanks for the rundown, Rizz. "The Second Coming" is now on my list. I saw an interview with Shelby Foote from the 1990s on the great old CSPAN show "Booknotes" with Brian Lamb. He spoke at length about his relationship with Percy. He did mention Proust, Joyce and Thomas Mann as his literary inspirations, but said his idol was Faulkner. He talked about how once in their youth he and Percy actually went to Oxford MS and visited Faulkner in his home. Foote said Faulkner was very gracious and they had a long conversation about literature. He also said Percy was too intimidated to say much beyond "Hello Mr. Faulkner." I always thought Foote was primarily a historian because of his Civil War books. I didn't realize he had been mainly an unsuccessful novelist before Ken Burns made him famous. And I love that cultured Mississippi accent. I could listen to him talk all day. He was so obsessed with Proust that he almost made me want to at long last give him a shot -- I've been contemplating this since at least 1972 -- but I'm not sure I any longer have the attention span to tackle it. At least I got "War And Peace" under my belt at a young age. Now I'm lucky if I can make it through a three-panel comic strip.
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Post by bomberhojoe on Mar 22, 2024 10:28:38 GMT -5
From around that same era of beer ads -- "Once around life, once around living, once around beer and you'll keep around Schlitz." And the Schlitz Malt Liquor Bull. And "If you've got the time, we've got the beer, Miller Beer, Miller tastes too good to hurry through. When it's time to relax, one beer stands clear -- Miller Beer -- if you've got the time, we've got the beer." Anybody remember "Schmidt's -- one beautiful beer"? Or was that just a Philly thing? "What'll you have? Pabst Blue Ribbon. Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer." Not beer, but from that time was "Harvey's Bristol Cream -- it's downright upright." "Riunite on ice. That's nice." And those elaborate "Gallo makes wine with loving care" ads. Stiller and Meara did those Blue Nun ads, I think mostly made for radio. Schaefer is the one beer to have, when you're having more than one.
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Post by azbob643 on Mar 22, 2024 10:35:24 GMT -5
The desperados or college students (assuming there was a difference) would drink Boone's Farm or Annie Green Springs or Thunderbird or other life-shortening sludge. Ripple... "Today's Gallo...all the best a wine can be."
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Post by pippsheadache on Mar 22, 2024 11:17:29 GMT -5
The desperados or college students (assuming there was a difference) would drink Boone's Farm or Annie Green Springs or Thunderbird or other life-shortening sludge. Ripple... "Today's Gallo...all the best a wine can be." How did I forget Ripple? And this gem from Orson Welles pushing Paul Masson wine -- "We will sell no wine before its time."
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Post by pippsheadache on Mar 22, 2024 11:19:06 GMT -5
From around that same era of beer ads -- "Once around life, once around living, once around beer and you'll keep around Schlitz." And the Schlitz Malt Liquor Bull. And "If you've got the time, we've got the beer, Miller Beer, Miller tastes too good to hurry through. When it's time to relax, one beer stands clear -- Miller Beer -- if you've got the time, we've got the beer." Anybody remember "Schmidt's -- one beautiful beer"? Or was that just a Philly thing? "What'll you have? Pabst Blue Ribbon. Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer." Not beer, but from that time was "Harvey's Bristol Cream -- it's downright upright." "Riunite on ice. That's nice." And those elaborate "Gallo makes wine with loving care" ads. Stiller and Meara did those Blue Nun ads, I think mostly made for radio. Schaefer is the one beer to have, when you're having more than one. "Mabel -- Black Label"
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Post by inger on Apr 1, 2024 18:58:32 GMT -5
49 years ago today, the final episode of Gunsmoke aired. The TV series ran from September 10, 1955, to March 31, 1975, on CBS with 635 total episodes. It was the second western television series written for adults, premiering on September 10, 1955, four days after The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp. The first 12 seasons aired Saturdays at 10 p.m., seasons 13 through 16 aired Mondays at 7:30 p.m. and the last four seasons aired Mondays at 8 p.m. During its second season in 1956, the program joined the list of the top ten television programs broadcast in the United States. It quickly moved to number one and stayed there until 1961. It remained among the top twenty programs until 1964. James Arness and Milburn Stone portrayed their Gunsmoke characters for 20 consecutive years, as did Kelsey Grammer as the character Frasier Crane, but over two half-hour sitcoms (Cheers and Frasier). George Walsh, the announcer for Gunsmoke, began in 1952 on radio's Gunsmoke and continued until television's Gunsmoke was canceled in 1975. The first seven seasons were jointly sponsored by L&M cigarettes and Remington shaving products. When Gunsmoke was adapted for television in 1955, in spite of a campaign to persuade the network, the network was not interested in bringing either Conrad or his radio costars to the television medium. Conrad's weight was rumored to be a deciding factor. Denver Pyle was also considered for the leading role, as was Raymond Burr, who was ultimately also seen as too heavy for the part. Charles Warren, television Gunsmoke's first director, said "His voice was fine but he was too big. When he stood up, his chair stood with him." According to Dennis Weaver's comments on the 50th Anniversary DVD, Disc One, Episode "Hack Prine", John Wayne was never considered for the role; to have done so would have been preposterous since Wayne was a top movie leading man. The belief Wayne was asked to pin on the badge is disputed by Warren. Although he agrees Wayne encouraged Arness to take the role, Warren says, "I hired Jim Arness on the strength of a picture he's done for me ... I never thought for a moment of offering it to Wayne." In the end, the primary roles were all recast, with Arness taking the lead role of Marshal Matt Dillon (on the recommendation of Wayne, who also introduced the pilot); Dennis Weaver playing Chester Goode; Milburn Stone being cast as Dr. G. "Doc" Adams (later Galen "Doc" Adams); and Amanda Blake taking on the role of Miss Kitty Russell. Macdonnell became the associate producer of the TV show and later the producer. Meston was named head writer...
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Post by rizzuto on Apr 1, 2024 19:05:39 GMT -5
49 years ago today, the final episode of Gunsmoke aired. The TV series ran from September 10, 1955, to March 31, 1975, on CBS with 635 total episodes. It was the second western television series written for adults, premiering on September 10, 1955, four days after The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp. The first 12 seasons aired Saturdays at 10 p.m., seasons 13 through 16 aired Mondays at 7:30 p.m. and the last four seasons aired Mondays at 8 p.m. During its second season in 1956, the program joined the list of the top ten television programs broadcast in the United States. It quickly moved to number one and stayed there until 1961. It remained among the top twenty programs until 1964. James Arness and Milburn Stone portrayed their Gunsmoke characters for 20 consecutive years, as did Kelsey Grammer as the character Frasier Crane, but over two half-hour sitcoms (Cheers and Frasier). George Walsh, the announcer for Gunsmoke, began in 1952 on radio's Gunsmoke and continued until television's Gunsmoke was canceled in 1975. The first seven seasons were jointly sponsored by L&M cigarettes and Remington shaving products. When Gunsmoke was adapted for television in 1955, in spite of a campaign to persuade the network, the network was not interested in bringing either Conrad or his radio costars to the television medium. Conrad's weight was rumored to be a deciding factor. Denver Pyle was also considered for the leading role, as was Raymond Burr, who was ultimately also seen as too heavy for the part. Charles Warren, television Gunsmoke's first director, said "His voice was fine but he was too big. When he stood up, his chair stood with him." According to Dennis Weaver's comments on the 50th Anniversary DVD, Disc One, Episode "Hack Prine", John Wayne was never considered for the role; to have done so would have been preposterous since Wayne was a top movie leading man. The belief Wayne was asked to pin on the badge is disputed by Warren. Although he agrees Wayne encouraged Arness to take the role, Warren says, "I hired Jim Arness on the strength of a picture he's done for me ... I never thought for a moment of offering it to Wayne." In the end, the primary roles were all recast, with Arness taking the lead role of Marshal Matt Dillon (on the recommendation of Wayne, who also introduced the pilot); Dennis Weaver playing Chester Goode; Milburn Stone being cast as Dr. G. "Doc" Adams (later Galen "Doc" Adams); and Amanda Blake taking on the role of Miss Kitty Russell. Macdonnell became the associate producer of the TV show and later the producer. Meston was named head writer... Doc on the radio series was Howard McNear, Floyd Lawson on "The Andy Griffith Show."
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Post by inger on Apr 1, 2024 19:13:59 GMT -5
49 years ago today, the final episode of Gunsmoke aired. The TV series ran from September 10, 1955, to March 31, 1975, on CBS with 635 total episodes. It was the second western television series written for adults, premiering on September 10, 1955, four days after The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp. The first 12 seasons aired Saturdays at 10 p.m., seasons 13 through 16 aired Mondays at 7:30 p.m. and the last four seasons aired Mondays at 8 p.m. During its second season in 1956, the program joined the list of the top ten television programs broadcast in the United States. It quickly moved to number one and stayed there until 1961. It remained among the top twenty programs until 1964. James Arness and Milburn Stone portrayed their Gunsmoke characters for 20 consecutive years, as did Kelsey Grammer as the character Frasier Crane, but over two half-hour sitcoms (Cheers and Frasier). George Walsh, the announcer for Gunsmoke, began in 1952 on radio's Gunsmoke and continued until television's Gunsmoke was canceled in 1975. The first seven seasons were jointly sponsored by L&M cigarettes and Remington shaving products. When Gunsmoke was adapted for television in 1955, in spite of a campaign to persuade the network, the network was not interested in bringing either Conrad or his radio costars to the television medium. Conrad's weight was rumored to be a deciding factor. Denver Pyle was also considered for the leading role, as was Raymond Burr, who was ultimately also seen as too heavy for the part. Charles Warren, television Gunsmoke's first director, said "His voice was fine but he was too big. When he stood up, his chair stood with him." According to Dennis Weaver's comments on the 50th Anniversary DVD, Disc One, Episode "Hack Prine", John Wayne was never considered for the role; to have done so would have been preposterous since Wayne was a top movie leading man. The belief Wayne was asked to pin on the badge is disputed by Warren. Although he agrees Wayne encouraged Arness to take the role, Warren says, "I hired Jim Arness on the strength of a picture he's done for me ... I never thought for a moment of offering it to Wayne." In the end, the primary roles were all recast, with Arness taking the lead role of Marshal Matt Dillon (on the recommendation of Wayne, who also introduced the pilot); Dennis Weaver playing Chester Goode; Milburn Stone being cast as Dr. G. "Doc" Adams (later Galen "Doc" Adams); and Amanda Blake taking on the role of Miss Kitty Russell. Macdonnell became the associate producer of the TV show and later the producer. Meston was named head writer... Doc on the radio series was Howard McNear, Floyd Lawson on "The Andy Griffith Show." He appeared in a few episodes of Gunsmoke on TV as the operator of the general store. What an odd delivery he had. Used the same sort of sniveling speech as he did as Floyd the barber. I wonder if he said “Pass the potatoes” in that same voice and inflection at home? … What about on the radio? Anyone ever listen to the radio Gunsmoke. I’ve sort of been celebrating by running about 6-7 Gunsmoke episodes today while cleaning the house…
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Post by rizzuto on Apr 1, 2024 19:21:11 GMT -5
Doc on the radio series was Howard McNear, Floyd Lawson on "The Andy Griffith Show." He appeared in a few episodes of Gunsmoke on TV as the operator of the general store. What an odd delivery he had. Used the same sort of sniveling speech as he did as Floyd the barber. I wonder if he said “Pass the potatoes” in that same voice and inflection at home? … What about on the radio? Anyone ever listen to the radio Gunsmoke. I’ve sort of been celebrating by running about 6-7 Gunsmoke episodes today while cleaning the house… McNear had the same sort of cadence in many radio shows, like "Nero Wolfe." In the radio series "Gunsmoke," he was not as innocent or forgetful, rather he was a bit of a scoundrel or opportunist, looking out for his fee as much as his patients. Quite the opposite of Milburn Stone's Dr. Galen Adams on the television version. By the way, Milburn Stone once played an American soldier on one of the Sherlock Holmes mysteries with Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce: "Sherlock Holmes Faces Death."
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Post by inger on Apr 1, 2024 19:25:16 GMT -5
He appeared in a few episodes of Gunsmoke on TV as the operator of the general store. What an odd delivery he had. Used the same sort of sniveling speech as he did as Floyd the barber. I wonder if he said “Pass the potatoes” in that same voice and inflection at home? … What about on the radio? Anyone ever listen to the radio Gunsmoke. I’ve sort of been celebrating by running about 6-7 Gunsmoke episodes today while cleaning the house… McNear had the same sort of cadence in many radio shows, like "Nero Wolfe." In the radio series "Gunsmoke," he was not as innocent or forgetful, rather he was a bit of a scoundrel or opportunist, looking our for his fee as much as his patients. Quite the opposite of Milburn Stone's Dr. Galen Adams on the television version. By the way, Milburn Stone once played an American soldier on one of the Sherlock Holmes mysteries with Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce: "Sherlock Holmes Faces Death." Stone’s mannerisms when he turns to comedy, usually in the scenes with Festus and earlier Chester gives away his burlesque past. Hand to his mouth, the general stance he takes, often facing the camera rather than his protagonist. I’m saying that even though I’ve never researched to see if he did burlesque. In my mind, there is now way he didn’t…
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Post by rizzuto on Apr 1, 2024 19:30:56 GMT -5
McNear had the same sort of cadence in many radio shows, like "Nero Wolfe." In the radio series "Gunsmoke," he was not as innocent or forgetful, rather he was a bit of a scoundrel or opportunist, looking our for his fee as much as his patients. Quite the opposite of Milburn Stone's Dr. Galen Adams on the television version. By the way, Milburn Stone once played an American soldier on one of the Sherlock Holmes mysteries with Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce: "Sherlock Holmes Faces Death." Stone’s mannerisms when he turns to comedy, usually in the scenes with Festus and earlier Chester gives away his burlesque past. Hand to his mouth, the general stance he takes, often facing the camera rather than his protagonist. I’m saying that even though I’ve never researched to see if he did burlesque. In my mind, there is now way he didn’t… Vaudeville maybe. I'm pretty sure Milburn Stone was never a stripper.
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Post by inger on Apr 1, 2024 19:32:02 GMT -5
Stone’s mannerisms when he turns to comedy, usually in the scenes with Festus and earlier Chester gives away his burlesque past. Hand to his mouth, the general stance he takes, often facing the camera rather than his protagonist. I’m saying that even though I’ve never researched to see if he did burlesque. In my mind, there is now way he didn’t… Vaudeville maybe. I'm pretty sure Milburn Stone was never a stripper. Yes, I did mean Vaudeville, but burlesque came out of my fingers…
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Post by inger on Apr 1, 2024 19:33:27 GMT -5
From Wiki:
In 1919, Stone debuted on stage in a Kansas tent show. He ventured into vaudeville in the late 1920s, and in 1930, he was half of the Stone and Strain song-and-dance act.[2] His Broadway credits include Around the Corner (1936) and Jayhawker (1934)…
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Post by inger on Apr 1, 2024 19:36:41 GMT -5
And this (quoting Burt Reynolds) suggests that Stone was not unfamiliar with Burlesque at the least…
I love that Reynolds refers to Stone as “Milly”…
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Post by azbob643 on Apr 2, 2024 9:14:30 GMT -5
Doc on the radio series was Howard McNear, Floyd Lawson on "The Andy Griffith Show." Just outside of Rome, NY. on Rte 365 there is a small town named “Floyd”. Every time I drove thru there, I pictured a waving "Floyd The Barber" standing beside the sign entering town. Cracked me up. I was tempted to have a life-size cutout of "Floyd" made & plant it by the sign. Never got around to it.
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