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richm
Into the 60's
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 Posted - November 18 2005 : 11:07:36 PM
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Bean: I would have to agree with you vis a vis favorite Abbott and Costello episode. Abbott told Lou he could impress Hillary's father by playing the piano, which of course, Lou was incapable of doing. This necessitated the trip to Bacciagalupe's music shop where a phonograph and record were purchased.
Hillary's father wanted to hear Lou play Cavalleria Rusticana, the Italian opera. Lou asked if he had ever heard it, and the answer was no. The disaster ensued.
The Abbott and Costello shows were cheaply made, but well written with a great ensemble. There was another episode where they all went to Africa to find Bingo's father. You may remember Bingo, the chimp on the show. Bingo's father was ostensibly some actor in a gorilla suit. Mr. Bacciagalupe drew a bead on the gorilla that they thought was Bingo's father and said something like, "Luigi! Me shoota the monk'!" Low comedy, for sure, and not fit for today's sensibilities, but still funny.
My favorite t.v. gorillas were The Nairobi Trio, from the old Ernie Kovacs shows. |
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Bean
Still Hangin' At The Mailbox
USA
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Posted - November 19 2005 : 10:09:14 AM
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I remember the Bingo in Africa espisode, wasn't there 2 of them...or was that the same one when Lou got in the cage when he thought Bud was in the Gorilla suit but when Bud shows up outside the cage trying to convince Lou that was real Gorilla in the cage...I think they used the same scene in their Movie Hold that Ghost? Many of the skits from their 1/2 hour shows ended up being resused in their movies.
Remember the one when they go in to a diner to eat but only have enough money for one order so Lou is suppose to say he's not hungry then Bud eggs him on to get something so he would finally order something and than Bud Smacks him...this went on each time escalating... |
" You're a misfit
Afraid of yourself so you run away and hide
You've been a misfit all your life
But why don't you join the crowd and come inside
You wander round this town
Like you've lost your way
You had your chance in your day
Yet you threw it all away
Now you're lost in the crowd
Yet, still go your own way "
--Ray Davies
" They'll move me up to Muswell Hill tomorrow,
Photographs and souvenirs are all I've got,
They're gonna try and make me change my way of living,
But they'll never make me something that I'm not.
They're putting us in little boxes,
No character just uniformity,
They're trying to build a computerised community,
But they'll never make a zombie out of me. "
--Ray Davies
" The days go by and you wish you were a different guy,
Different friends and a new set of clothes.
You make alterations and affect a new pose,
A new house, a new car, a new job, a new nose.
But it's superficial and it's only skin deep,
Because the voices in your head keep shouting in your sleep.
Get back, get back. "
--Ray Davies
" I've just had a dream that I never will forget.
And I wish I could erase.
I was standing on the street with a whole crowd of people
And no one knew my name.
And I was just another face
No one looked at me or touched me
Spoke to or acknowledged me.
I had no identity or individuality
No thoughts of my own, no mind or personality.
I was just a no one, a total nonentity "
-- Ray Davies
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richm
Into the 60's
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Posted - November 19 2005 : 11:02:07 AM
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Bean
Still Hangin' At The Mailbox
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Posted - November 20 2005 : 08:46:51 AM
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Did you see the made for TV movie made about them about 20 years ago or so with Buddy Hacket and Harvey Korman. Besides that which almost brought tears to my eyes, I have read a lot about them and I agree it was a very sad ending for two of the greatest comedians or one of if not the greatest comedy team and act in history.
Bean
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richm
Into the 60's
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Posted - November 21 2005 : 10:37:20 PM
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Bean: I remember that they made a movie about Abbott and Costello, but I didn't watch it all. I had worked with a guy about thirty years ago who was corresponding with Bud Abbott, while Bud was broke and living in an actors' home. That's when I found out about their last years. I think the t.v. show was put together by Sidney Fields and his brother. It was a paycheck for Bud and Lou. I think it was some of their best work, but it didn't provide them with the income and reknown that those old movies gave them.
Abbott and Costello are a great example of how cruel show business can be. |
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Bean
Still Hangin' At The Mailbox
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Posted - November 22 2005 : 12:00:47 AM
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yes, just like the kinks song written by Ray Davies
Celluloid Heroes goes....
When I was in LA 2 years ago Lou Costello's Star and John Lennon's star were the only 2 I had my picture taken with on Hollywood Blvd...
" You can see all the stars as you walk down Hollywood Boulevard,
Some that you recognise, some that you've hardly even heard of.
People who worked and suffered and struggled for fame,
Some who succeeded and some who suffered in vain.
Everybody's a dreamer and everybody's a star
And everybody's in show biz, it doesn't matter who you are.
And those who are successful,
Be always on your guard,
Success walks hand in hand with failure
Along Hollywood Boulevard.
I wish my life was a non-stop Hollywood movie show,
A fantasy world of celluloid villains and heroes,
Because celluloid heroes never feel any pain
And celluloid heroes never really die.
You can see all the stars as you walk along Hollywood Boulevard,
Some that you recognise, some that you've hardly even heard of,
People who worked and suffered and struggled for fame,
Some who succeeded and some who suffered in vain.
Oh celluloid heroes never feel any pain
Oh celluloid heroes never really die.
I wish my life was a non-stop Hollywood movie show,
A fantasy world of celluloid villains and heroes,
Because celluloid heroes never feel any pain
And celluloid heroes never really die. "
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