Actually, Wilma, I think "Uncle Pete" Boyle was on Channel 3 (WRCP-TV). And
of course, there was Sally Starr on Channel 6, WFIL, with Popeye cartoons
and the Three Stooges. There was also this weird cartoon, "Clutch Cargo"
where there was little or no animation, but actual people's mouths would
speak the dialogue. Plus, all of those old 1930's era movie theater cartoons
were on all of the kiddie shows. And not to mention "Bertie the Bunyip"
which was some kind of a sock puppet. (Channel 12 recently had a show about
the old local kiddie shows where it was explained what a "bunyip" was, but I
forget exactly; I think it was a mythical creature.)
I remember the PBS forerunner, NET, which had this deep-voiced announcer
which would intone "National Educational Television". My older family
members would occasionally watch the actual shows, which seemed
particularly dull to me--man, talk about B-O-R-I-N-G!!!
Karen Allen
From: Wilma de Soto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: Wilma de Soto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, UnivCity listserv <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [UC] Malcolm X Park's Seasonal Maintenance Attendant
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2007 17:07:29 -0400
Thanks for the message.
Of COURSE when I saw the name "Al Green" AND Malcolm X Park (formerly
"Black
Oak Park"), I immediately thought of you know, AL GREEN the singer. ("Love
and Happiness, I'm so Tired of being Lonely, Let's Stay Together,) etc.
However, I am glad to learn of our local Al Green who has given up his time
to keep the park free of litter, unbidden, unpaid and unheralded until now.
Neighborhood Fact: Did you know the late actor "Peter Boyle" grew up near
50th & Osage or Larchwood across from Black Oak Park.
His father, "Uncle Pete Boyle" had a children's show on the earliest days
of
Channel 12, in the late 1950's, where he showed "The Little Rascals" and
cartoons.
I can barely remember a Channel 12 before PBS, yet I do vaguely. My sister
late elder sister used to talk about it and somehow I recall seeing it.
UHF was the really big thing I remember.
On 8/13/07 12:51 PM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I recently had the opportunity to interview Al Green, the SMA for the
Spring
> and
> Summer months at Malcolm X Park. If you've been through the park in
recent
> years, you'll notice that it's kept remarkably clean for the amount of
use it
> gets. It turns out that he does a great deal more than just keep the
park
> clean, and he doesn't get any recognition for that extra work. He had
some
> interesting reflections on his seven years in the park, on littering in
> general, and the merits of working outdoors. Take a look:
>
> http://malcolmxpark.org/?p=317
>
> Andrew
> www.malcolmxpark.org
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