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Yeah, as mentioned, TV theme music and songs have gone the way of the dodo. Too bad too. I've always enjoyed 'em. Sepiatone

Sure. And don't overlook.... It's also Mick Jagger's(1943) and Sandra Bullock's(1964) birthdays as well. And my sister in law Anita's too.(1937) Sepiatone

I'd also put HERBERT LOM in that Brit category as well. Sepiatone

When I wasa kid, an Uncle of mine had an old jukebox like this one. Wasn't working at the time. I mean the sound wasn't. But the other moving parts did. He died many years ago and I'm not sure what my cousins did with it. I always thought it was cool. Sepiatone

Maybe not as easy to notice as Raquel's Sophia's or Marilyn's, but bound to get SOME attention!?! Nina's WHATS by the way? Sepiatone

Give you an easy hint. My initials are KGM. But if my first name was MARK or MARTIN it would make my initials a clear indication of my sign. Sepiatone

Hmmm..... Maybe because you spelled the name wrong, or because I griped is why your posting of POLLACK wasn't given the "star" treatment. I'll know better once I post this. And the slur for Poles is spelled the way you spelled the artist's name but with only one "L" . Without the "c" it's the Polish noun for a male of Polish descent. Be back in a moment with the result. Well, it did censor the correct spelling of the artist's name, but not your incorrect spelling, which I replaced mine with. Just for kicks, I'll try the correct spelling of the slur--- Polack See? left the correct spelling of the slur alone, but will censor the correct spelling of the artist's name. Just how stupid IS the one who programs Otto anyway? Sepiatone

As I remember about going to the movies as a kid; Most showings at the Park theater were double billings unless a feature was a long one( such as Ben-Hur, Lawrence Of Arabia and such) then it would be the only movies shown for whatever it's run was. Usually a cartoon or two, and a couple of previews, but local advertising never became a reality until about the early '80's long after the Park theater quit showing first run Hollywood movies and started showing porn. (late '70's). And the double features were a lot like rock concerts in that the first movie wasn't the "main" feature you wanted to see. One example--- When A HARD DAY'S NIGHT finally came to the Park, it was preceded by some year old Frankie and Annette beach movie. Which halfway through it the girls in the audience started loudly chanting, "We want the Beatles!" until the theater cut that movie short and showed one preview and then started the Beatles' movie which of course, nobody heard any of throughout. And even thought it too was considered a long one, they showed both THE BIRDMAN OF ALCATRAZ and HELL IS FOR HEROES on the same bill. But of course, "Birdman" wasn't as long as the previously mentioned "epics". Sepiatone

O, I've seen old photos of Lugosi(pre-American film career) in which he did appear to be a rather good looking guy, but not in any movies I've seen him in that TCM ever showed. Sepiatone

There's no doubt about who the few "stars" in this 'toon are. Sepiatone

The auto-censor here is pretty a n a l. Try posting it again by spacing between each letter. And I can't think of any classic movies about artists, that are biopics, but a more recent one, P O L L O C K('00) with Ed Harris was pretty good. See? I had to come back and edit the last name of artist JACKSON P O L L O C K and space it because the ignoramus who programs the auto-censor is too stupid to know the slur word used to denote someone of Polish background ISN'T spelled that way! Sepiatone

Somebody once went into that "Pawn Stars" shop and tried to sell one, but they turned it down. THIS guy had better luck with his. Sepiatone

Nope. Not even close. Sepiatone

Especially before they show up on the MAURY show. Sepiatone

I've never heard of anyone thinking Bela Lugosi as "swoonworthy". Not in a GOOD way at least. Sepiatone

Well I'm too busy having a life to concern myself with all that kind of crap. Sepiatone

When I was a kid, 'bout the mid '50's on, there were plenty of TV PSA's about what to do in case of radioactive fallout, and others about driving safety. One in particular I remember was about "Turnpike Trance". Starts with some teen aged sounding kid asking, "Hey, Dad! What's Turnpike trance?" I too, recall having drills in my elementary school in which we had to duck under our desks as practice in case of nuclear attack. And another drill that caused us to go into the hall and crouch down against the wall at where it met with the floor, under where we hung our coats and jackets.(my grade school didn't have lockers, as it was built in 1918). We've all come to realize that in case of a nuclear attack these measures would only ensure our being incinerated. But TV was vigilant in seeing after our safety, with PSA's informing how to tune into CONELRAD, radios of the times(even car radios) being sold with little "conelrad" symbols on the tuning dial. Couldn't find any of the other PSAs but did find--- And it had an early TV appearance of BOB DYLAN! Sepiatone

Having finished another re-reading of Gary Paulsen's WINTERDANCE (which I highly suggest) I'm into another go through Robert Fulghum's excellent EVERYTHING I NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED IN KINDERGARTEN (Which I also strongly suggest. A quote from Fulghum's book, when discussing "liberation"---- "Liberation finally amounts to being free from things we don't like in order to be enslaved by things we approve of." Sepiatone

How does THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE fit in with American history? Unless the intent is American FILM history, which I don't think the intent is here. Same as your suggestions of "Josey Wales" and SHANE. Good movies, sure. But not much on educational value as American history goes. Best to stick with DRUMS ALONG THE MOHAWK and such. Sepiatone

We never did much grocery shopping at Sam's Club. Never did have the cupboard space or fridge space for two quart bottles of salad dressing or 50 box cases of Kraft mac&cheese, and such. But they did have good prices on some clothing items, and my wife, a serious croissant freak, would find space in the house for the 2 dozen box of them they sold. And they have good cakes(for birthdays and such) and also do a decent job of decorating which means any birthday celebrated with a cake has it come from there. Me? Well, a Hostess Suzy-Q with a candle stuck in it is good enough for me. But what about any guests? So..... Try to find a Sander's "Bumpy Cake" somewhere. Sepiatone

Really? You watched THE GRAPES OF WRATH and thought it was about "rural folksiness"? And MOE; If not already mentioned, I'll throw in TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD as it is a fairly accurate depiction in both 1930's Southern small town living and some of their attitudes too. The movie's fictional town of Maycomb looks close enough to old photos of small Southern towns I've seen in old magazines and in friend's old family albums to have actually been a real town from back then. And the way the children played and associated together reminds me of the stories I've heard about the past of my own Mother and her cousins before I ever saw the movie or read the book. And when I was a kid, practically every neighborhood had their equivalent of "the Radley place". Sepiatone

I'M still trying to find out who does that tasty jazz guitar work on the short tune played as they introduce "Originals". Sepiatone

I imagine Costco makes up their cost not only with the "membership" fees, but by the money those places make since I've never noticed any Costco or SAM'S CLUB that wasn't crowded. And to be sure, some can beat that thrift Darg, by(if they'r members) going to Sam's Club and trying out all the SAMPLES of different food products the place always hands out. Some people probably go there more often for LUNCH than to pick up their 5 gallon bucket of pickles or gallon size jars of peanut butter. Sepiatone

Is this limited only to historical films involving WAR? Or some history in general.... EMPEROR OF THE NORTH does cover some segments of Great Depression struggles.( Don't know when or why the word "pole" was dumbly added to the title. My old VHS tape ends at "north".) Many people (including an Uncle of mine) traveled the rails as hobos seeking shelter, food and work. So does THE GRAPES OF WRATH('40) as "Dust Bowl" poverty and "Okie" migration was a fact of life for millions, and not romanticized tales. And it behooves me that I haven't noticed anyone suggesting you correct your children's exposure to the Dec. 7 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor by showing them TORA! TORA! TORA! instead of the dreary soap opera treatment given it in PEARL HARBOR. Given I don't know your kid's previous exposure to certain things or your predilection of exposing them to them, I might hesitate the showing of SAVING PRIVATE RYAN as the opening beach invasion scenes are brutally frank in their depiction of the bloody carnage that invasion actually was. But, if you DO wish to get across the reality of war, well.... Sepiatone

At first maybe. But quickly, and to that populace's dismay it became, "You WILL support us! Or ELSE!!" Sepiatone