Americal Idol outrageously discriminating to Geezers

[coastie99]

Guys, I know several people in whose good taste I would trust, who were keen Sopranos watchers. Personally, I have never watched it. I actually go out of my way to avoid American programmes unless we're talking documentaries from a credible source, or nature programmes.
The one recent exception to this rule, was "Six Feet Under", an incredibly well written programme, and just a little off the wall.
I've also enjoyed some terrific American comedies over the years........
Taxi (the Reverend Jim !!!! ). WKRP, the incomparable MASH, Barney Miller (Abe Vigoda - "Fish" ), George Bush, and probably others that I can't recall.
Being a child of the fifties, I was raised on "English" TV programmes, and at least partly in consequence, have an English (mostly) sense of humour. Though I was seriously corrupted by Mad Magazine, and especially Don Martin's contributions. I fondly remember laughing myself nearly sick at his cartoons. Was there a streak of English lunacy in his work, do you think ?

Like you, I'd rather be here talking to like-minded lunatics.
I appreciate you guys, and would like to thank Don especially, for letting us "Carry on".

Your mate ( I hope ), Coastie.

 

[coastie99]

Squawk has the right idea !
Get together and have a piss-up !!!!!!!

I couldn't make it of course, but I could send a cardboard replica !

 

[coastie99]

"Have you seen Ellen's main squeeze ?"

Portia de Rossi ? Now Jeffrey, that's much better !!!
Your taste in women is eclectic, to say the least !

How about Bailey Quarters (Jan Smithers) ? YUM, YUM, YUM !!

 

[Mr. P ~]

I've also enjoyed some terrific American comedies over the years........
Taxi (the Reverend Jim !!!! ). WKRP, the incomparable MASH, Barney Miller (Abe Vigoda - "Fish" ), George Bush, and probably others that I can't recall.
Being a child of the fifties, I was raised on "English" TV programmes, and at least partly in consequence, have an English (mostly) sense of humour. Though I was seriously corrupted by Mad Magazine, and especially Don Martin's contributions. I fondly remember laughing myself nearly sick at his cartoons. Was there a streak of English lunacy in his work, do you think ?

It is really funny, but I have had three different conversations lately about Mad Magazine.

There was one presidential election where I voted for Alfred E. Newman because there were really no good choices!! In fact I recently found a little plastic figure produced by Mad called Dippy the Diver that I got in 1970. There was some real genius in some of there writing.

I am not surprised to find other fans on this forum!! :wink:

 

[Darryl Hattenhauer]

Only one?

 

[Jeff]

Your taste in women is eclectic, to say the least !

How about Bailey Quarters (Jan Smithers) ? YUM, YUM, YUM !!

My dear old Dad, now 83 still gets stirred up over Bailey Quarters. He claims the lady is "Elvira" as well. He has a life size color portrait of the lady on the back of his shop door.

I can still recall the fantasy, envisioning Bailey's upper deck, unfettered, swaying gently, as nature intended, beneath a sheer silk blouse.

note to self: must discuss this issue with the Redhead & see what transpires. :roll:

 

[Squawk]

Coastie brings up some good memories of funny television. I did watch more TV in the days BC (before computers) - especially when my kids were little and I would sit in the easy chair holding them, watching TV, and trying to stay awake. Yes, Taxi, M*A*S*H, Barney Miller...

My all-time favorite Taxi episode was the episode where Latka (the late Andy Kaufman) gets summoned by his friends from the "old country" to go back there and fight the opporessors.

And there will never be another Reverend Jim - Christopher Lloyd did some nice things after Taxi - I did like Back to the Future - but the Reverend was unbeatable.

The last show I used to watch religiously with my wife in her last days was Red Green. Does anyone know if it's still on?

It seems there's so little clever humor around anymore everything is about sex, mental illness or toilet habits.

 

[dklsplace]

The last show I used to watch religiously with my wife in her last days was Red Green. Does anyone know if it's still on?

You betcha! It's still on PBS weekly, but you'd have to check your local station's programming. They've moved it's time slot around here in the last year so I'm not sure when it's on now.

There's definitely some appropriate geezer quotes from the Red Green show.

Remember, you may have to grow old, but you don't have to mature.

Looking back over the years I notice how the phrase "getting lucky" has changed its meaning. When I was a little boy, "getting lucky" meant retrieving my dog from the neighbor's patio party. After puberty, it took on a whole new implication. The teen years are in fact the golden era of getting lucky. Next "getting lucky" referred to my first successful job application, then being approved for a mortgage, then surviving that tax audit and then avoiding the axe during the company downsizing. Nowadays "getting lucky" means the medical test came back negative.

The Red Green Show insert Guild Guitars is kind of like the flu; not everybody gets it.

 

[West R Lee]

Don,

That's the one thing I've told my wife since we first met, I plan to get old, but I never plan to grow up! Some of you may have noticed

West

 

[Darryl Hattenhauer]

Gee, Coastie. I'm all about, Guild, MAD Magazine, and Brit humor like Monte Python. But I don't know about being your mate.