Meh, Milton Berle’s was bigger.
Am I wrong for laughing at the fact that this post came right after @Moriarty’s post about LBJ’s ‘Jumbo’?
Berle’s wasn’t as big as Forest Tucker’s.
Very interesting. Definitely worth my time
The late sportscaster Dick Enberg’s father’s family was actually Finnish, but changed their name from the bewildering (to Americans) “Katajavuori” to “Enberg.” When the non-Jewish Enberg started his broadcasting career, he considered changing to something else to de-Semitize the Jewish-looking (to Americans) name.
He was previously married (a long, long time ago) to TV producer Jeri Taylor, whose credits include ST:TNG and ST:Voyage.
Cool looking place. I wonder what the water quality is.
Doing some telephone wiring in our house. online schematics speak of the “T” and “R” wires. TIL where these terms come from:
You can take a deep dive into controversy any time Citizen Kane gets mentioned. Didn’t Herman J. Mankiewicz really write the film? Can you believe a word that Welles said about it? (He claimed it wasn’t about Hearst.) Can’t an onscreen character have more than one source?
I also can’t pass up the chance to cite my article on Grindell-Matthews, 1920’s Style Death Rays.
I watched RKO 281 and Kane last night, and then went down the rabbit hole. One thing I do feel with some certainty is that no, “Rosebud” was not Marion Davies’ clitoris. The verified chain of custody on that story starts and ends with Gore Vidal from 1989; conveniently five years after Welles’ death and 13 years after Davies’ nephew/husband of Welles’ ex Charles Lederer’s death.
Another Vidal/Welles dubiosity also came out after Welles’ death: an idea for a film disclosed to no-one besides Vidal about a JFK-like figure and an elderly millionaire’s obsession with him. Vidal claimed Welles had the old man collecting the JFK-character’s ejaculations in a cherished, crusty handkerchief. C’mon Gore, I think we all know who had the crush on JFK.
This sounds like The Big Brass Ring: “The characters are an ancient homosexual, a presidential adviser from the Franklin Roosevelt years, and a young, rich presidential candidate for whom the older man has been mentor and probably more…” - The 'Brass Ring' That Eluded Orson Welles
The script was rewritten and filmed in 1999 - The Big Brass Ring - Wikipedia
This charming 1963 hit has been an earworm for the past few days. Also in those past few days, I found out that the song was written by David Gates.
But was the trophy handkerchief documented anywhere besides by Vidal in this (paywalled) article
I apologize for going OT, and I was an admirer of Vidal right up until he went off the rails in the 90s, but these stories, as well as the Ben Hur/Masalla unrequited love (which Lew Wallace hadn’t written), really make him as credible as Kenneth Anger.
And produced by a man (Kim Fowley) who should never have been allowed within a hundred yards of 15-17 year old girls.
I was going to correct you - that Libya’s flag is solid green - but that’s not true any more.
I saw that too. Didn’t realize Fowley went back that far.
…was one of the first songs that turned me onto rock in 1963.
Yes, puppies. That song was considered the horrible evil devil’s music and was never played on decent music stations. I had to build my own crystal radio set (from a kit) to receive the Top 40 station to listen to on my very own earbud in mono.
According to wikipedia :-
The authorities during the British Raj found the hygiene of the stepwells less than desirable and installed pipe and pump systems to replace their purpose.
They were primarily for irrigation during the dry season…
And there’s the theory that Citizen Kane’s “*Rosebud” was really inspired by Mankiewicz’s lost bicycle. No idea how credible it, or any other theory is. Just sayin’.
*Yeah, I know what the official story is.
I was wrong
Firstly I need to establish two facts. (1) - we all know what a double-decker bus is, right? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double-decker_bus
Second (and I’m not sure how widely this word is used outside the UK) - we know what a convertible car is, right? Convertible - Wikipedia
OK - the fact: today I learned that there is such a thing as a convertible double-decker bus. Take the roof down (well, off), and you have an open-topped tour bus. Here’s the one I saw (TPN 103S) - with roof:
- and without (click on link, second photo):
It’s not a conversion, it’s an option.
We saw it (roof on) at a bus rally that we stumbled upon today.
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