Re: [MOPO] DEAR OLD OLD OLD OLD FREINDS and all the Ships at Sea!!!

2006-05-17 Thread Joseph Bonelli
Obviously Tom's "dust" contained a few leftover tabs of Orange Sunshine!! JoeTom Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i think it was strat dust from a 1957 fender startocaster, wow dudes Im startin to see trials and hallucinations s man... peter max stufffar out... were may be all Bozozs on

Re: [MOPO] DEAR OLD OLD OLD OLD FREINDS and all the Ships at Sea!!!

2006-05-16 Thread JR
Dave, I agree with all you say -- except the implied statement that it is somehow *just* the North Americans who are "ramping up their pursuit of self-indulgent happiness to the detriment of the planet as a whole." Been to Europe lately? Autobahns and Expressways crisscrossing the continent

Re: [MOPO] DEAR OLD OLD OLD OLD FREINDS and all the Ships at Sea!!!

2006-05-16 Thread Dave Rosen
JR: Agree with what you say. My real point was that we live in an age of self-absorption. Ignorance of history is just one small symptom of that. My parents went through crushing poverty during the Depression, then both served through a horrific war. This and their insistence that we

Re: [MOPO] DEAR OLD OLD OLD OLD FREINDS and all the Ships at Sea!!!

2006-05-16 Thread Vaughn K. Mann
Good evening, Mr. and Mrs. Nawth Americur and all the ships at sea? .whoops, think I plagiarized that! Ok, I want to play! who remember the announcer that usually began his 1/2 with, Ah, there's good news tonight! even if there wasn't. you have to dig deep for

Re: [MOPO] DEAR OLD OLD OLD OLD FREINDS and all the Ships at Sea!!!

2006-05-16 Thread Judith Weaver
Here's my two cents. I've lived in Israel for a couple of years and the consumerism hasn't quite caught on here yet. Perhaps it's because they just don't have the money--don't know. And whatever money the government has is spent on defense. But whoever said that education is keywas 110% correct. I

Re: [MOPO] DEAR OLD OLD OLD OLD FREINDS and all the Ships at Sea!!!

2006-05-16 Thread Henry Mazel
Gabriel Heater, another viscous one. Henry The Poster Mint Good evening, Mr. and Mrs. Nawth Americur and all the ships at sea"? .whoops, think I plagiarized that! Ok, I want to play! who remember the announcer that usually began his 1/2 with, " "Ah, there's

Re: [MOPO] DEAR OLD OLD OLD OLD FREINDS and all the Ships at Sea!!!

2006-05-16 Thread Vaughn K. Mann
Nice Work HenryA+ Vaughn At 11:33 AM 5/16/2006 -0400, Henry Mazel wrote: Gabriel Heater, another viscous one. Henry The Poster Mint Good evening, Mr. and Mrs. Nawth Americur and all the ships at sea? .whoops, think I plagiarized that! Ok,

Re: [MOPO] DEAR OLD OLD OLD OLD FREINDS and all the Ships at Sea!!!

2006-05-16 Thread Kirby McDaniel
Sticky? Slimy?  Like Dippity-Doo?  Or just mean?K.On May 16, 2006, at 10:33 AM, Henry Mazel wrote:Gabriel Heater, another viscous one. Henry The Poster Mint Good evening, Mr. and Mrs. Nawth Americur and all the ships at sea"?.whoops, think I plagiarized that!

Re: [MOPO] DEAR OLD OLD OLD OLD FREINDS and all the Ships at Sea!!!

2006-05-16 Thread Henry Mazel
Vicious spell checker run amok. Ouch! Henry The Poster Mint In a message dated 5/16/06 11:59:47 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Sticky? Slimy?  Like Dippity-Doo?  Or just mean? K. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com

Re: [MOPO] DEAR OLD OLD OLD OLD FREINDS and all the Ships at Sea!!!

2006-05-16 Thread Kirby McDaniel
ARE YOU TALKIN' TO MEK.On May 16, 2006, at 11:05 AM, Henry Mazel wrote:Vicious spell checker run amok. Ouch! Henry The Poster Mint In a message dated 5/16/06 11:59:47 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Sticky? Slimy?  Like Dippity-Doo?  Or just mean? K. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web

Re: [MOPO] DEAR OLD OLD OLD OLD FREINDS and all the Ships at Sea!!!

2006-05-16 Thread Kirby McDaniel
Was that stray dust or stardust or just Stra dust?K.On May 16, 2006, at 9:31 PM, Tom Martin wrote:yes Craig - you aint whistlein dixie for nuttin take me... I thought " Cat in the Hat" was a sexual aid Book  till about 3 weeksago when someone Told me Dr, Seus   wasnt a MD..Go Figure..!But

Re: [MOPO] DEAR OLD OLD OLD OLD FREINDS and all the Ships at Sea!!!

2006-05-16 Thread Tom Martin
i think it was strat dust from a 1957 fender startocaster, wow dudes Im startin to see trials and hallucinations s man... peter max stuff far out... were may be all Bozozs on the Bus... but i need to get off da bus bosss.. da plane daplane. does not compute will Robinson Bush

Re: [MOPO] DEAR OLD OLD OLD OLD FREINDS and all the Ships at Sea!!!

2006-05-16 Thread Ron Wisberg
Sadly, I'm afraid I don't know Mr. Tom Martin. But somehow I think he's a hoot at a party. Then again I also figure he goes through twelve keyboards a year or at least twelve period keys.You . know what. I mean. In all. gest. really Perhaps.. angel dust.

Re: [MOPO] DEAR OLD OLD OLD OLD FREINDS and all the Ships at Sea!!!

2006-05-15 Thread Joseph Bonelli
Hi, Scott, Michael, et. al., from Joe B.In the 1940s and early 1950s the most famous "name" in "journalism" (of a sort) was Walter Winchell. I defiy you to find ANYone in this country under the age of 50 who know who he was or what his significance is in "journalistic" history!Joe B.Scott

Re: [MOPO] DEAR OLD OLD OLD OLD FREINDS and all the Ships at Sea!!!

2006-05-15 Thread Michael B
here's another one. no one under 45 or so knowsidelewild airport. (i wont even guarantee the spelling) i am from "that" city. michael Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to

Re: [MOPO] DEAR OLD OLD OLD OLD FREINDS and all the Ships at Sea!!!

2006-05-15 Thread Henry Mazel
"Those who forget history are condemned to repeat it." - George Santayana Yeah, and if don't know Wintchell, you can't appreciate J.J. Hunsecker. Henry The Poster Mint Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___

Re: [MOPO] DEAR OLD OLD OLD OLD FREINDS and all the Ships at Sea!!!

2006-05-15 Thread Tom Martin
yes Henry! i love that winchell who could forget that little Puppet he was so cute...:) Joking people dont get furious on me TOM Henry Mazel wrote: "Those who forget history are condemned to repeat it." - George Santayana Yeah, and if don't know Wintchell, you can't

Re: [MOPO] DEAR OLD OLD OLD OLD FREINDS and all the Ships at Sea!!!

2006-05-15 Thread Joseph Bonelli
And a "Jerry Mahoney" to YOU, sir (lol)JoeTom Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: yes Henry! i love that winchell who could forget that little Puppet he was so cute...:)Joking people dont get furious on meTOMHenry Mazel wrote: "Those who forget history are condemned to repeat it." -

Re: [MOPO] DEAR OLD OLD OLD OLD FREINDS and all the Ships at Sea!!!

2006-05-15 Thread Claude Litton
Itwas namedIdlewild before being renamed JFK. The big problem today is children (and adults also)spend too much time playing video games and talking on phones in lieu of reading. How many watch the History Channel, etc? Microsoft and Intel are complaining that they need more visas for

Re: [MOPO] DEAR OLD OLD OLD OLD FREINDS and all the Ships at Sea!!!

2006-05-15 Thread Dave Rosen
Agree with all this but also believe that education, like everything else, really begins in the home. Or at the very least, needs to be supported there by parents with an awareness of its value. Reading is especially crucial for developing intellectual curiosity and independent thinking. I

Re: [MOPO] DEAR OLD OLD OLD OLD FREINDS and all the Ships at Sea!!!

2006-05-15 Thread Richard Halegua Comic Art
Joe I am under the age of 50 and I know who he was very well.. world class reporter who also helped J Edgar Hoover compile information so tyhat he could get the scoops. during his heyday, he was on a level with Louella Parsons as a gossip columnist he was on an equal footing with Edward R

Re: [MOPO] DEAR OLD OLD OLD OLD FREINDS and all the Ships at Sea!!!

2006-05-15 Thread Phil Edwards Cinema Arts
I've known who Winchell was since I was a little kid watching THE UNTOUCHABLES on TV in Australia when it first screened. Knowing who Winchell was, his connections with Hoover, later informed considerable interest in the HUAC period of American history. Not sure I'd place him alongside

Re: [MOPO] DEAR OLD OLD OLD OLD FREINDS and all the Ships at Sea!!!

2006-05-15 Thread Henry Mazel
Winchell was more a columnist than a journalist. Today, he would have been on Fox. Ultra conservative, extremely powerful and influential in his heyday, he was also a friend of Damon Runyon. Closer in type to Drew Pearson than Murrow; Murrow was in a whole other league as a serious journalist. If