Today is an important day in comedy, as three legends celebrate birthdays.
Groucho Marx was born today in 1890. He had great success, of course with this brothers in the many Marx Brothers movies. He also found success on radio and television as the host of You Bet Your Life.
Bud Abbott was born today in 1897. Along with Lou Costello he starred in many films, as well as radio and television. The team will be forever remembered for their Who’s on First routine.
George “Spanky” McFarland was born today in 1928. He is best known for appearing in many of the Our Gang/Little Rascals films.
The amount of laughter that these three were responsible for is unmeasurable. Groucho’s ad-libs, Abbott’s wonderful setups for Costello, and the fantastic facial expressions of Spanky brought (and still bring) joy and happiness to many generations.
I'm just a guy who likes the classics. I love Old Time Radio Shows. I love Classic TV. I love Classic Movies. I love songs from the "Great American Songbook". I dig songs from the first decade of Rock and Roll. Don't get me wrong, I am not opposed to newer things. My musical taste ranges from Classical to Classic Rock and Country to Rap. I love a good book and am always looking for something to read. I tend to lean toward historical fiction, biographies, mysteries, and more.
I have always believed that our past (and the things we've experienced in it) make us who we are today. That being said, after reading through some old My Space blogs (yeah, that's about how long it's been since I blogged regularly), I decided that I should once again write. Welcome to my blog. I hope you find it interesting, thought provoking, and entertaining in some way.
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Wow I had no clue all of them had the same birthday. Poor Groucho…he died on August 19, 1977… just three days after Elvis…he was forgotten in the media onslaught.
That tends to happen a lot. I wish I could pull a couple other examples outta my head, but certainly anyone who died around folks like Elvis, Bob Hope, Johnny Carson and Queen Elizabeth are lost in the shuffle.
Yea I remember hearing about Groucho on the news when I was 10…I didn’t know much about him then though.
Hey dude…speaking of Elvis…when you venture out again to TN…tell me… we could slip to Memphis…I wouldn’t mind going again.
I must admit, i know Groucho more from reputation and quotes than actually seeing his movies, and much the same with Abbott and Costello. But I loved ‘Little Rascals’ as a kid, seemed like it ran every day around lunchtime when I was in early grades at school.
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Wow, a funny day!))) it was their destiny
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Wow I had no clue all of them had the same birthday. Poor Groucho…he died on August 19, 1977… just three days after Elvis…he was forgotten in the media onslaught.
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That tends to happen a lot. I wish I could pull a couple other examples outta my head, but certainly anyone who died around folks like Elvis, Bob Hope, Johnny Carson and Queen Elizabeth are lost in the shuffle.
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Yea I remember hearing about Groucho on the news when I was 10…I didn’t know much about him then though.
Hey dude…speaking of Elvis…when you venture out again to TN…tell me… we could slip to Memphis…I wouldn’t mind going again.
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Dude, I would love that!!!
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It might be what you need lol…to repeat a Twilight Zone.
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Mother Theresa a day or two after LAdy Di too
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I must admit, i know Groucho more from reputation and quotes than actually seeing his movies, and much the same with Abbott and Costello. But I loved ‘Little Rascals’ as a kid, seemed like it ran every day around lunchtime when I was in early grades at school.
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The Kid From Borneo and Wild Poses are probably my favorite Spanky episodes. He’s so young and so funny in them.
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