This was not practice. Doug did a pre-show "tiger encounter". and was talking to the audience while he was going through the routine. I thought he did quite well with it, certainly better than the previous act that was there!
Jimmy - Thanks for the explanation, I was worried that this was during performance and that wardrobe was being sponsored by the local Walmart. >grin< ~frank
Ok Wade, If I can be Gomer. Just think maybe You, Doug and I could do a TV Land show representing Andy Griffith, Green Acres, and the Partridge Family, but then again, I don't know if Keith Partridge was really an icon to the degree of Don Knotts or Arnold the Pig. If you would like, I could put you in touch with my fashion adviser and hairstylist and maybe in time you could play the role of Joe Friday,,,I think he actually got all the chicks, and he was "just looking for the facts mam"
Casey, It went without saying that you were Gomer. I don't think anyone had any doubt's about who was Gomer. Keith Partridge got Florence Henderson, Arnold got Doris Ziffle, and Don Knotts got Aunt Bea. I got your icon right here, Pal. Wade
Radio dramas had to use actors with unique voices so the listening audience could easily tell them apart. Parley Baer was a good example, he once regaled me with a story of the time he was hired to join the cast of "Gunsmoke". William Conrad starred as Matt Dillon and Howard McNair (Floyd the barber) played Doc. In the script Parley was only listed as "Citizen". To make the program end on time the director would indicate by hand signals to either speed up the dialogue or slow down. One day Parley got the "stall" signal and added "Marshall, as sure as my name is Chester W. Proudfoot, those bandits should be just over the hill". From then his character was listed as "Chester". When it was decided to move the show to TV the brass confidently told Parley and Howard that they could be included but that Conrad would hardly be accepted as a Marshall. Mustering up their courage, they announced that it would be all three or nothing. Bad decision. I asked Parley if Conrad remembered them when he became a big TV star in "Cannon". He laughed and said "hardley".
To Casey Stick to doing what you do best; your rendition of Steve Martin in the movie where he invents the opti-grab. I think the name of the movie is the "Jerk"
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I see now where Casey got the "practice in the shorts" idea? At least Doug isn't wearing flipflops!
Gary,
I have my lucky flip flops, but I hope that isn't Doug's lucky pink shirt,, I would take my chances without luck then,,,LOL
Gary,
Now see what you have done. You have got Gomer Pyle and Fred Ziffle feuding for fashion dominance!!!!
Wade Burck
This was not practice. Doug did a pre-show "tiger encounter". and was talking to the audience while he was going through the routine.
I thought he did quite well with it, certainly better than the previous act that was there!
Wade, thats TOO Funny!
Jimmy - Thanks for the explanation, I was worried that this was during performance and that wardrobe was being sponsored by the local Walmart. >grin<
~frank
Ok Wade,
If I can be Gomer. Just think maybe You, Doug and I could do a TV Land show representing Andy Griffith, Green Acres, and the Partridge Family, but then again, I don't know if Keith Partridge was really an icon to the degree of Don Knotts or Arnold the Pig. If you would like, I could put you in touch with my fashion adviser and hairstylist and maybe in time you could play the role of Joe Friday,,,I think he actually got all the chicks, and he was "just looking for the facts mam"
Casey,
It went without saying that you were Gomer. I don't think anyone had any doubt's about who was Gomer. Keith Partridge got Florence Henderson, Arnold got Doris Ziffle, and Don Knotts got Aunt Bea. I got your icon right here, Pal.
Wade
Radio dramas had to use actors with unique voices so the listening audience could easily tell them apart.
Parley Baer was a good example, he once regaled me with a story of the time he was hired to join the cast of "Gunsmoke".
William Conrad starred as Matt Dillon and Howard McNair (Floyd the barber) played Doc.
In the script Parley was only listed as "Citizen".
To make the program end on time the director would indicate by hand signals to either speed up the dialogue or slow down.
One day Parley got the "stall" signal and added "Marshall, as sure as my name is Chester W. Proudfoot, those bandits should be just over the hill".
From then his character was listed as "Chester".
When it was decided to move the show to TV the brass confidently told Parley and Howard that they could be included but that Conrad would hardly be accepted as a Marshall.
Mustering up their courage, they announced that it would be all three or nothing. Bad decision.
I asked Parley if Conrad remembered them when he became a big TV star in "Cannon".
He laughed and said "hardley".
FYI. Before James Arness became Marshall Dillon, he attended Beloit College (Wis) for a semester on the GI Bill.
Bob Kitto
To Casey
Stick to doing what you do best; your rendition of Steve Martin in the movie where he invents the opti-grab. I think the name of the movie is the "Jerk"
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