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Bringing up Gehrig made me think whether people will look back with fondness and admiration for Cal Ripken (who broke Gehrig's consecutive game streak by a wide margin. 2632 to 2130.) that we look at Gehrig. If not will it be because of the nature of Gehrig's death. Cal is beloved in Baltimore as Brooks Robinson or Johnny Unitas but does he transcend this location with his accomplishment. He got more press because of when he did it but does that same press availiblity also remove some of the luster because it we have so many other images to have replaced it.

Money has affected all the sports in some fashion. I'm not saying for the worse. What it has allowed the athletes to be is full time athletes. Back when I was young and interested in sports athletes had off season jobs. They worked like all the non-athletes. This cut into their ability to work out all year, as if they would, and keep in shape to play. Granted advances in training, diet and other things have led to players being bigger, faster and stronger. When I was a kid most offesive linemen in the NFL probably didn't weigh more than about 250 or so. Basketball left me behind when it became, for me, moreof a play ground game. It was all about the dunk or fancy passing. I just don't like the attitudes but I haven't really watched it in several years. Baseball is a complicated game for as simple as it is set up. You bring up an interesting thing about the nostalgia. I think part of it may be the almost anyone can play it. There is a broad appeal in that. However, I think it lost a lot of luster for people during the 1994 strike. People didn't have the stomach for athletes making that kind of money going out on strike no matter how justified it may have been to the athletes. Maybe it's that a lot of the fun is gone from sports. It's too much business. Maybe it's too much media. We didn't know a lot about players. We didn't get sound bites and endless highlights. Not every game was televised. Maybe we are so saturated it has lost some of its novelty. Random thoughts from an old guy.

The colors in these posters are amazing. The only problem is she doesn't look too much like Roz to me. Thanks Kyle.

Maureen: Every August TCM has a Summer Under The Stars festival where each day they highlight the movies of one star only. August 23 is the day they will show only L&H films. They will show a combination of feature films and short films. Courtesy of a poster named "filmlover" here is a list of stars for August. 1. Michael Caine 2. Charlie Chaplin 3. Gregory Peck 4. Marie Dressler 5. Claude Rains 6. Anne Bancroft 7. Greta Garbo 8. James Garner 9. Fred MacMurray 10. Doris Day 11. Richard Widmark 12. Kim Novak 13. Peter Lorre 14. Greer Garson 15. Rita Hayworth 16. Fred Astaire 17. Gene Kelly 18. Jack Palance 19. Barbara Stanwyck 20. Edward G. Robinson 21. Ava Gardner 22. Trevor Howard 23. Laurel and Hardy 24. Henry Fonda 25. Ingrid Bergman 26. Janet Leigh 27. Tony Curtis 28. Charlton Heston 29. Marlon Brando 30. Katherine Hepburn 31. Spencer Tracy

You may not post a lot but this is a few posts too many. They have an edit button that you might consider using.

Thanks for the article. I find it hard to believe that an obscure movie got such a big treatment. I saw this movie in the middle of the night sometime back in the 70s. I thought it was a riot. That they could get that much out of a simple situation was great. I never thought anything of Sellers character except the "fish out of water" type. He could have been anyone from anywhere but Sellers was the only I guess that could have done it. It was fun rediscovering it on TCM.

AnnieLaurie: The movie you can'tthink of is "How Green Was My Valley." Chris

Maureen's second husband ran a small airline I think in the Caribbean. He was killed in a plane crash and Maureen ran the airline for a while. She even published a magazine while they were living in the islands about the lifestyle there.

Among some things you can go to to learn about her is her autobiography "'Tis Herself." A pretty good read. She talks about growing up in Ireland and how she got her start in show business. Charles Laughton was very helpful in getting her film career started. She was only 19 when Laughton helped cast her in "Hunchback of Notre Dame." Had a difficult marriage as her first husband abused her. She has a daughter named Bronwyn. She also has a lovely singing voice that resulted in a record album ot two being released. She was a pretty good athlete. She often wanted to do her own stunts. Because she did this and was a pretty good fencer she earned the respect of many a stuntman. ' Was good friends with John Wayne and Ford. Ford at one point was very mean to her but she forgave him. I'm not even sure she knows why he acted that way much less forgave him. The biggest question everyone wanted to know was what she said to Wayne at the end of "The Quiet Man." She's not telling. She did it at Ford's suggestion but only under promise that none of them would ever tell. They haven't. She's a lovely lady that has lead an interesting life and seems quite grateful for it. (This was writtine from my recollection of reading the book about two years ago.) Hopefully you'll get some additions and corrections.

April: Do you have any idea what happened between Stewart and Mann? I've heard the "Creative differences" buzz but with the track record these two had it seemed like it had to have been more than that for them to split right before "Night Passage." Me

It's great you have this thread to share all these great posters. I appreciate them but the one thing you most modestly bring to this board in addition to your efforts to keep things smooth is your unending help to those who have questions or are looking for information. Your ability to find old threads (which goes beyond the search forum) and willingness to do the digging for those who have asked for help is greatly appreciated. Between you and Mongo there is almost nothing that won't get answered. Hoping for cooler weather for you.... Chris

Hi April: Your not watching "The Searchers" and such because of their intensity is part of the reason I don't watch too many dramas too often. Some I find really smart and watch because I expect to find things I missed or I enjoy a particular performance. I don't watch them a lot but things like "Goodbye, Mr. Chips" and "12 Angry Men," "How Green Was My Valley" are really well done. I like action films for the same reasons I like westerns. The Bond films. "The Adventures of Robin Hood" (along with Flynn high seas adventures.) A few war films and a few musicals but it pales compared to the westerns and comedies.

If you are lucky enough they are featured for a day (the 23rd) during the Summer Under The Stars festival. Maybe some will get shown in your area. There will be quite a few short films shown that day. I hope you get to see some.

Lloyd made quite a few short films in the early 20s. These sometimes show up on Silent Sunday nights in groups of two or three. Many Lloyd films have been on TCM so keep an eye out.

>Congrats on 3000 posts, Kyle! There is no other board member who cares about this board more than you do. I appreciate you and your efforts to make this little cyber realm as informative, entertaining, and, above all else, friendly. Well said and I wholeheartedly agree. Thanks for all you do here Kyle. Chris

Mostly I watch westerns over again. In no particular order - 1 - Silverado 2 - The Searchers 3 - The Man From Laramie 4 - She Wore A Yellow Ribbon 5 - Conagher (I know it's a made for cable but... I like it, I like it.) Then I watch comedies - 1 - The Marx Brothers 2 - Laurel and Hardy 3 - Mr. Blandings 4 - Palm Beach Story 5 - You Can't Take It With You

>Let's invite Burt to our tea party. That would be classic torture for Mr Grimes. I thought you meant this Bert.

It's Barry Sullivan with Stanwyck but I don't know the movie.

Feature films - "Sons Of The Desert" followed by "Way Out West." Shorts, take your pick. "The Music Box", "Big Business", "Brats", "Men O' War", etc. They did many fine silent shorts but they are hard to come by. Lots of great stuff.

I enjoy her most in her comedic roles. Like you I enjoy "Vivacious Lady" and "Bachelor Mother" from that time period. "Tom, Dick and Harry" is fine too although the ending was a little disappointing for me.

Thanks for the story. Never heard of the man. Too bad. He sounds very interesting.

Lucky dog. (It actually works for once.)

Now that you're back things feel more.... normal. Nice to have you home.

Aren't we just a little over the top? And what is wrong with religious people having influence? Don't they have the same rights as environmentalists, gays and atheists and any other group you want to include? I find your equating Christians (I am one) to the Taliban most insulting and objectionable beyond words. To equate us with a group that treat people the way they do is just unbelievable. We are not perfect. Those you mention are human and because they are will fail. (I don't agree with everything they did from a political point either.) Their line of work understandably magnified their failings. But as a rule we don't stone people, we don't regulate their thought or their dress or hold anything against someone because they prayed four times today instead of five. We are not the lemmings you would have others believe. We present an opportunity for one to accept and share in our faith. If one refuses we don't beat them or ridicule them. We may even pray for them. I would argue that the Taliban aren't nearly so tolerant. Ours is a faith based on love and forgiveness. Jake is right. Baptists are firm in their belief in separation in church and state. We just don't think that means we don't have a part in society. That doesn't mean we have to sit still and not be involved. The far left has their lightning rods as well so there's no need to be so condemning about people on the right. Conservative, yes. But I don't equate Olbermann or Soros to Hitler or some other nefarious group just because I don't agree with them. I don't like their rhetoric or the way some go about things but that doesn't make them evil.

Lynn: Thanks for your fine post. It's everything mine should have been.