Buckles Blog: From John Pult

Sunday, November 27, 2011

photo, a photo by bucklesw1 on Flickr.

Chic Silber said...: Might this be EK Jr hence the

title "Willie" instead of the

original "Weary Willie"; 27 November, 2011 09:33
Jon Pult said...: No, it's Sr....it's signed on the back; 27 November, 2011 12:12
Chic Silber said...: What year might this have been; 27 November, 2011 13:20
Roger Smith said...: Alamo Photo Labs, in San Antonio, had a poster-sized black-and-white of Emmett,Jr., with his lanky face, and altogether copied makeup and wardrobe. I remarked that it was Junior, and the woman owner vehemently claimed it was Senior. On a subsequent visit, I brought the father's photo and pointed out the differences, which were lost on the woman. Except for the dimpled chin, father and son did not bear a close resemblance in or out of makeup.

As for the Willie instead of Weary Willie character names, when the story first broke on the wire services, Emmett Sr. lamented that his son had shamelessly stolen the entire persona, makeup, wardrobe, routines, character name, and all, even to the point of falsely announcing that his father had retired.; 28 November, 2011 03:27
Anonymous said...: The very fine print tells me it is 1968.

JP; 28 November, 2011 16:39

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