Hey, y'all -- I forgot to mention earlier that today, October 3, is the date of the annual Oliver Hardy Festival at his birthplace, Harlem, GA. This celebration is now in its 21st year, and attendance has been high. The Harlem website (link below) claims that last year's attendance was 35,000! That's encouraging -- there are still places in the world where L&H are remembered (there is an L&H musem in Harlem as well). I hope I can get to go some time (Harlem is a few miles west of Augusta). I also hope that they are having nicer weather in Harlem than we are having in NYC today (chilly, rainy, dreary).
http://www.harlemga.org/ohfest.htm
A musical interlude from Mr. Hardy and Mr. Laurel:
And a good time was had by all
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charliechaplinfan
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How lovely, Stan Laurel was born about 50 miles from here. They are favorites of mine from childhood.
Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself - Charlie Chaplin
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jdb1
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No reason. Just felt like it. An uncharacteristically "regular" photo of The King of Cool
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Is that The Blob and Helen Crump to his right?
Yes, Hoosierdom is the incubator of Cool...Steve McQueen, James Dean, Chad Everett.
Yes, Hoosierdom is the incubator of Cool...Steve McQueen, James Dean, Chad Everett.
Everyday people...that's what's wrong with the world. -- Morgan Morgan
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I love movies. But don't get me wrong. I hate Hollywood. -- Orson Welles
Movies can only go forward in spite of the motion picture industry. -- Orson Welles
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Don't forget the Hoosier Tornado...ChiO wrote:Is that The Blob and Helen Crump to his right?
Yes, Hoosierdom is the incubator of Cool...Steve McQueen, James Dean, Chad Everett.
"There's only one thing that can kill the movies, and that's education."
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-- Will Rogers
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I'm very fond of the Hoosier tornado. Do all these actors come from the same state?
Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself - Charlie Chaplin
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Yes...Indiana.charliechaplinfan wrote:I'm very fond of the Hoosier tornado. Do all these actors come from the same state?
"There's only one thing that can kill the movies, and that's education."
-- Will Rogers
-- Will Rogers
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ChiO wrote:
Yes, Hoosierdom is the incubator of Cool...Steve McQueen, James Dean, Chad Everett.
. . David Letterman . .
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jdb1
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Let's forget about Letterman (I can barely surpress an EEEEWWW), who is obviously the unacknowledged son of Alfred E. Neuman and a Troll doll.
I just love that photo of the McQ. He shouldn't have been so wary of being photographed when he wasn't smoldering. He's adorable. I'm having daydreams today of being cuddled up against that tee shirt (with him in it, of course). Aaahhhhh.
I just love that photo of the McQ. He shouldn't have been so wary of being photographed when he wasn't smoldering. He's adorable. I'm having daydreams today of being cuddled up against that tee shirt (with him in it, of course). Aaahhhhh.
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charliechaplinfan
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That's a happy Steve McQueen, I'm not used to seeing him like that.
Carry on dreaming Judith, it's good for you
Carry on dreaming Judith, it's good for you
Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself - Charlie Chaplin
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klondike
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After watching the man do his thing in cadre in The Magnificent Seven, 3 or 4 times a year, on average, thought I'd head back a different familiar road - re-watched the original Thomas Crown Affair . . and damn if the dude don't hold up . . !
Must be something to do, in part, with the name . . 'cause Butterfly was pretty cool, too!
Must be something to do, in part, with the name . . 'cause Butterfly was pretty cool, too!
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Netfilx has "Wanted: Dead or Alive." Get all the young McQueen you want.
Chris
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One of the reasons I posted this McQ photo, aside from the fact that it's a great photo, is that I wondered what kind of response it would generate, if any. Glad to see that the (Cute) King of Cool can still make us sit up and take notice.