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Why was "903" funny? At least for a while, in December 1946.
Ah ha... like when Chevron (circa 1969) advertised an additive in their gasoline-- "F-310." I remember my grandmother saying to my mother, "I told him to put in some of that F-Thirteen..." -
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Why was "903" funny? At least for a while, in December 1946.
An Alan Young Show dated 12/13/46, in which he has hopes of becoming a great singer.... two references to "903" or "9:03" which get laughs. In the first instance, he's looking for Room 906 and is reading off the room numbers he's passing. At 903, he says to his pal, "Maybe I should knock on... -
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"You Go to My Head" comic bit
I've heard the same guy do this bit on an October '39 Fibber McGee show, where Fibber had the opportunity to act as agent for him (he was called "Freddy" I think) and on a February '40 Al Pearce show, where he was a studio usher spotted by bandleader Karl Hoff, who was trying to find talent for... -
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Back of the Mike (1938) - How OTR shows were broadcast back in the Golden Era.
There's a 1940 radio series, "Behind the Mic" (or Mike?) with Graham McNamee. One of the regular features was bringing back performers the listeners recalled from the "earlier" days... -
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New House Rule. Please Read
Or communicating with Florida socialites...- Espee
- Post #7
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Clean Jokes
(Best when addressed to a group) "Knock knock" "WHO'S THERE?" "Aw, you've heard it before... never mind."- Espee
- Post #459
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Play Ball!
I shouldn't be surprised to find my words twisted. I've said "I look forward to any opportunity to hear Vin Scully's voice" and similar statements... Now they have a recording of him saying "And now, back to Rick and Charlie in the MERCEDES BENZ Broadcast Booth." For the approximately 80% of... -
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Animated Cartoons in the Golden Era
I remember seeing Mae Questel on the Mike Douglas Show. At the time, she was doing the Bounty Paper Towels "Quicker Picker-Upper" TV commercials.- Espee
- Post #43
- Forum: The Moving Picture
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Play Ball!
This week I heard, for the first time, "The Dodgers Song," recorded by Danny Kaye in 1962. -
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Play Ball!
I'm wondering if a "33rd degree Mason" is one sitting in the stands at a World Series game played in the northeast-- now that they all take place at night, during Halloween Week. -
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Bob's Air Mail Service Station: A Man, a Plan, and a Really Big Fokker
Fokker had moved the company to Holland in 1919, I've read.- Espee
- Post #14
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Animated Cartoons in the Golden Era
Janet Klein's monthly shows in Hollywood are always preceded by four to five cartoons and musical shorts, from the Twenties and Thirties, presented by animation historian Jerry Beck. On 16mm film (mostly from 1950s television distribution.) Plenty of Betty Boop, Bosko, Felix, and "bouncing...- Espee
- Post #22
- Forum: The Moving Picture
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Who Did You Just See Live?
Janet Klein and her Parlor Boys, at their 99th monthly show at the Steve Allen Theater in Hollywood. The big #100 will be Thursday, April 4. Special treats can be expected. -
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The Great Mahjong Craze of the 1920's
The L.A. museum with the exhibit in 2012 was the Skirball Cultural Center. It had been displayed in NYC in 2010, so maybe it will turn up near you in the future. Not LIKELY, but maybe...- Espee
- Post #19
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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"Mama Bloom's Brood" and "The Goldbergs"
I've heard just a few examples of these two radio serials, and the fact that they sound about the same to me, doesn't mean a lot. But does anyone know who wrote and performed in "Brood"? J. David Goldin wrote that it appears to have been syndicated in 1934, when Gertrude Berg's "The Goldbergs"... -
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The Great Mahjong Craze of the 1920's
In the song Maybe (She'll Write Me, Maybe She'll Phone Me): ... maybe she's in Hong Kong They say she went loco Right in her co-co Trying to play Mah-jong (that's approximate... and "co-co" would seem to equal "coconut" that is, her head)- Espee
- Post #18
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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The Great Mahjong Craze of the 1920's
About a year ago there was an exhibit about the game at a Jewish-focused museum in the Los Angeles area. But I can't remember the name of it...- Espee
- Post #17
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Titanic reborn.
As an adjunct to the fitness facilities, passengers could shovel fake coal into fake boilers.- Espee
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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The Great Mahjong Craze of the 1920's
It was especially popular among Jewish ladies in the U.S.- Espee
- Post #14
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Bow Ties
At one point in the tying, I use my mouth as a third hand. (Hmmm... where has this tie been?) It was a bit of an issue when a teenager and his parents asked me to demonstrate, while I was browsing a bow tie display...- Espee
- Post #1,151
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
