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Lee Meriwether
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lee Meriwether in a 1971 Sarah Coventry adLee Meriwether (born Lee Ann Meriwether on May 27, 1935) is an American actress.

Though she was born in Los Angeles, California, she grew up in San Francisco, California. She attended George Washington High School, where one of her classmates was future singing star Johnny Mathis.

Competing as Miss California, Lee was crowned Miss America 1955. She remains one of the most popular former Miss Americas.

Her feature film debut was as Linda Davis in 1959's The 4D Man which starred Robert Lansing. She is perhaps most famous for portraying Catwoman in the 1966 Batman movie. She co-starred as scientist Dr. Ann MacGregor in the 1966-1967 television series The Time Tunnel. Also noteworthy is her co-starring role as Betty Jones in the 1973-1980 television series Barnaby Jones opposite Buddy Ebsen.

In the 1970s and 1980s, she appeared on Circus of the Stars four times. Her daughters by her first marriage, Kyle and Lesley Aletter, also appeared on Circus of the Stars. Lee has been married to current husband, Marshall Borden, since 1987.

In 1988, Lee was one of the 10 Miss Americas used for audience poll questions, during a week of shows on the game show Card Sharks. In 1996, Lee briefly took over for Mary Fickett in the role of Ruth Martin on the soap opera All My Children. She also appeared Off-Broadway in the interactive comedy, Grandma Sylvia's Funeral

Louis Gossett, Jr.
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Louis Cameron Gossett Jr. (born May 27, 1936) is an Academy Award winning American actor.

He was born in the Coney Island section of Brooklyn and attended Abraham Lincoln High School, where he was class president and an academic and athletic achiever. A sports injury left him with no choice but to take an acting class, and at 16 he made his stage debut in the school's production of You Can't Take It With You. After high school, he attended New York University, where he was a star basketball player.


Professional career

Gossett was chosen to play for the New York Knicks, but he decided his true vocation was acting. He took a big step into the world of cinema in the Sidney Poitier vehicle A Raisin in the Sun in 1961.


African-American actor Louis Gossett, Jr., in 1983, as half-Sudanese Egyptian president Anwar Sadat.Gossett has starred in numerous film productions such as The Deep, An Officer and a Gentleman, Jaws 3-D (as SeaWorld manager Calvin Bouchard), Enemy Mine, Iron Eagle, Toy Soldiers and The Punisher. His role as Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley in the 1982 film An Officer and a Gentleman (playing opposite Richard Gere) showcased his enormous talent and garnered him an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

While filming "An Officer and a Gentleman," Gossett was also starring in the 1982 - 1983 Sci-Fi series, "The Powers of Matthew Star."

Gossett also has performed in other media, including television productions. In fact, it was the role of "Fiddler" in the 1977 groundbreaking television miniseries Roots that first brought Gossett great notice. In 1983, Gossett was cast in the title role in Sadat, a miniseries which chronicled the life and assassination of Anwar Sadat. Egypt's government, often criticized by blacks and others as Afrophobic, objected to the casting choice and banned the production, which was critically acclaimed. The network stood by its casting decision.

Gossett is the voice of the Vortigaunts in the video game Half-Life 2 and is also the Free Jaffa Leader (Gerak) in Season 9 of Stargate SG-1.

Subject: FUNNY SIGNS


think you are going to like these....

sign over a Gynecologist's Office:
"Dr. Jones, at your cervix."
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In a Podiatrist's office:
"Time wounds all heels."
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On a Septic Tank Truck in Oregon :
Yesterday's Meals on Wheels
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On another Septic Tank Truck:
"We're #1 in the #2 business"
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At a Proctologist's door:
"To expedite your visit please back in."
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On a Plumber's truck:
"We repair what your husband fixed."
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On another Plumber's truck:
"Don't sleep with a drip. Call your plumber.."
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On a Church's Billboard:
"7 days without God makes one weak."
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At a Tire Shop in Milwaukee:
"Invite us to your next blowout."
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On a Plastic Surgeon's Office door:
"Hello. Can we pick your nose?"
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At a Towing company:
"We don't charge an arm and a leg. We want tows."
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On an Electrician's truck:
"Let us remove your shorts."
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In a Nonsmoking Area:
"If we see smoke, we will assume you are on fire and take appropriate action."
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On a Maternity Room door:
"Push. Push. Push."
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At an Optometrist's Office :
"If you don't see what you're looking for, you've come to the right place."
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On a Taxidermist's window:
"We really know our stuff."
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On a Fence:
"Salesmen welcome! Dog food is expensive!"
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At a Car Dealership:
"The best way to get back on your feet - miss a car payment."
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Outside a Muffler Shop:
"No appointment necessary We hear you coming."
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In a Veterinarian's waiting room: < /U>
"Be back in 5 minutes. Sit! Stay!"
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At the Electric Company :
"We would be delighted if you send in your payment.
However, if you don't, you will be."
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In a Restaurant window:
"Don't stand there and be hungry, Come on in and get fed up."
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In the front yard of a Funeral Home :
"Drive carefully. We'll wait."

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At a Propane Filling Station ,
"Thank heaven for little grills."
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And don't forget the sign at a Chicago Radiator Shop:
" Best place in town to take a leak "

Good morning, WA2K fans and listeners.

First, allow me to say that we all hope little Jane is better today and that Mary Poppins was able to lower that temperature. <smile>

Try, thanks for the song, honey. I recall as a child saying "oneca punca time."

Well, folks, we all get a real charge out of the Hawkman's funnies which always signal the end of his bio's. Thanks, Boston, for the chuckles today.

I especially liked the plumber's sign: "We repair what your husband fixed."

In looking through Bob's celebs, I was amazed to find facts of which I was not aware. I have always been a fan of Christopher Lee, and am not surprised at his background, but I had no idea that Vincent Price was born in America.

Well, coffee taste really good this morning, so I shall return after our Raggedy pops in with photos.

Good morning. I better pop those pics so Letty returns soon.



And a Happy 37th to Joseph Fiennes (Shakespeare in Love)

Well, folks, there's our Raggedy. Great pictures, PA, and thanks. I saw Shakespeare in love but for the life of me I can't remember one thing about it. Even your photo didn't help.

I was trying to find the poem, "I Have a Rendevouz with Death", and I think it was written by Alan Seeger, but recently, I have had absolutely no luck with my searches. Odd, right?

Well, maybe one of our listeners or staff can locate it for me.

Crosstown Glenn Miller & His Orchestra

Every night at eight you'll find me
Waitin' for a bus to take me crosstown
Someone I adore is waitin' for me
By the door way over crosstown

I used to go uptown
But that romance fell thru
I used to go downtown
But she found someone new
Never realized they advertised
So many things to fill a blue room
I can even see the day that we will
Have a little tea-for-two room

I found a real sweetheart
Who'll never let me down
Haven't time to fuss, I'll miss the bus
And maybe baby will be cross, crosstown

Well, folks, it might have helped had I spelled it correctly.

For our Memorial Day:


I have a Rendezvous with Death
by Alan Seeger

I have a rendezvous with Death
At some disputed barricade,
When Spring comes back with rustling shade
And apple-blossoms fill the air
I have a rendezvous with Death
When Spring brings back blue days and fair.

It may be he shall take my hand
And lead me into his dark land
And close my eyes and quench my breath
It may be I shall pass him still.
I have a rendezvous with Death
On some scarred slope of battered hill,
When Spring comes round again this year
And the first meadow-flowers appear.

God knows 'twere better to be deep
Pillowed in silk and scented down,
Where Love throbs out in blissful sleep,
Pulse nigh to pulse, and breath to breath,
Where hushed awakenings are dear...
But I've a rendezvous with Death
At midnight in some flaming town,
When Spring trips north again this year,
And I to my pledged word am true,
I shall not fail that rendezvous.

I have a Rendezvous with Death

Well, edgar, I missed your song, Texas. Always happens to me when I get caught up in a creative reverie. <smile>

Here's one for the other side of war. The opening verse is so very vivid but no longer applies to just men, listeners.

The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner
by Randall Jarrell


From my mother's sleep I fell into the State,
And I hunched in its belly till my wet fur froze.
Six miles from earth, loosed from the dream of life,
I woke to black flak and the nightmare fighters.
When I died they washed me out of the turret with a hose.

"Alone Again (Naturally)"

As recorded by Gilbert O'Sullivan


Oh in a little while from now
If I'm not feeling any less sour
I promise myself to treat myself and visit a nearby tower
And climbing to the top
Will throw myself off
In an effort to make it clear to who-
Ever what it's like when you're shattered
Left standing in the lurch at a church
Where people saying "My God that's tough, she's stood him up
No point in us remaining, we may as well go home"
As I did on my own
Alone again, nat'rally.

To think that only yesterday
I was cheerful, bright and gay
Looking forward to, well who wouldn't do
The role I was about to play
But as if to knock me down, reality came around
And without so much as a mere touch
Cut me into little pieces
Leaving me to doubt, talk about, God in his mercy
Oh if He really does exist, why did He desert me?
In my hour of need, I truly am indeed
Alone again, nat'rally.

It seems to me that there are more hearts broken in the world
That can't be mended, left unattended
What do we do?
What do we do?

Alone again, nat'rally.

Now looking back over the years
And whatever else that appears
I remember I cried, when my father died
Never wishing to hide the tears
And at sixty-five years old
My mother, God rest her soul
Couldn't understand, why the only man
She had ever loved had been taken
Leaving her to start, with a heart so badly broken
Despite encouragement from me, no words were ever spoken
And when she passed away
I cried and cried all day
Alone again, nat'rally

Well, folks, here's one to follow Try's sad song, and it was inspired by the Where Am I thread:

B.B.King


When my dad, he tried to get up
Life would kick him back down
On the day papa called me
To his dyin' bed
Placed his hand on my shoulders
And in tears he said

Patches
I'm depending on you, son
To pull the family through
My son, it's all left up to you

Two days later papa passed away
And I became a man that day
Everyday I had to work the fields
'Cause that's the only way
We got our meals
See, I was the oldest of the family
And everybody was depending on me

Now the years have passed
And everybody's grown
Mama's been livin'
In a brand new home
Lord knows it took
A lot of sweat and tears
And my daddy's voice
To help us through the years
He said -

Patches
I'm depending on you, son
To pull the family through
My son, it's all left up to you

Don't be sat it's just...



Another Day

As recorded by Paul & Linda McCartney


Every day she takes her morning bath, she wets her hair
Wraps a towel around her as she's heading for the bedroom chair
It's just another day
Slipping into stockings, stepping into shoes
Dipping in the pocket of her raincoat
It's just another day.

At the office where the papers grow, she takes a break
Drinks another coffee and she finds it hard to stay awake
It's just another day, chn chn chn chn chn chn
It's just another day, chn chn chn chn chn chn
It's just another day.

So sad, so sad, sometimes she feels so sad
Alone in an apartment she'd dwell
Till the man of her dreams comes to break the spell
Ah, stay, don't stand her up
And he comes, and he stays, but he leaves the next day, so sad
Sometimes she feels so sad.

As she posts another letter to the sound of five
People gather 'round her and she finds it hard to stay alive
It's just another day, chn chn chn chn chn chn
It's just another day, chn chn chn chn chn chn
It's just another day, ay ay ay.

So sad, so sad, sometimes she feels so sad
Alone in an apartment she'd dwell
Till the man of her dreams comes to break the spell
Ah, stay, don't stand her up
And he comes, and he stays, but he leaves the next day, so sad
Sometimes she feels so sad.

Every day she takes her morning bath, she wets her hair
Wraps a towel around her as she's heading for the bedroom chair
It's just another day
Slipping into stockings, stepping into shoes
Dipping in the pocket of her raincoat
Oo, it's just another day, chn chn chn chn chn chn
It's just another day, chn chn chn chn chn chn
It's just another day.

is Linda the one who died, Try, or the one who is suing Paul.

Ok, listeners. I like this one:

For The Good Times
Kris Kristofferson
Don't look so sad, I know it's over
But life goes on and this old world will keep on turning
Let's just be glad we had some time to spend together
There's no need o watch the bridges that we're burning

Lay your head upon my pillow
Hold your warm and tender body close to mine
Hear the whisper of the raindrops fallin' soft against the window
And make believe you love me one more time

For the Good times
I'll get along, you'll find another
And I'll be here if you should find you ever need me
Don't say a word about tomorrow or forever
There'll be time enough for sadness when you leave me

Lay your head upon my pillow
Hold your warm and tender body close to mine
Hear the whisper of the raindrops fallin' soft against the window
And make believe you love me one more time

For the good times
For the good times

Band On The Run

As recorded by Paul McCartney & Wings

Stuck inside these four walls
Sent inside forever
Never seeing no one, nice again
Like you, mama, you, mama, you.

If I ever get out of here
Thought of giving it all away
Too registered charity
All I need is a pint today if I ever get out of here
(If we ever get out of here).

Well, the rain exploded with a mighty crash
As we fell into the sun
And the first one said to the second one there
"I hope you're having fun."

Band on the run, band on the run
And the jailer man and sailor Sam
We're searching everyone
For the band on the run, band on the run
Band on the run, band on the run.

Well, the undertaker drew a heavy sigh
Seeing no one else had come
And a bell was ringing in the village square
For the rabbits on the run.

Band on the run, band on the run
And the jailer man and sailor Sam
Were searching everyone
For the band on the run, band on the run
Band on the run, band on the run.

Well the night was falling as the desert world
Began to settle down
In the town they're searching for us everywhere
But we never will be found.

Band on the run, band on the run
And the county judge, who held a grudge
Will search for evermore
For the band on the run, band on the run
Band on the run, band on the run.

Well, folks, Try has done a band on the run, so let's play a song about a man on his knees, and just who is Jack Nitzsche?

Sonny Bono/Jack Nitzsche
I saw her today, I saw her face
It was a face I loved and I knew
I had to run away
And get down on my knees and pray
That there'd come a day
And still it begins, needles and pins
Because of all my pride
The tears I've got to hide

Oh, I thought I was smart
I'll hold her heart
Didn't think I'd do
But know I see
She's worse to him than me
Let her go ahead, and take his love instead
And one day she will see

Just how to say please
And get down on her knees
Yeah that's how it begins
Needles and pins
I know, I know

Why can't I stop and tell myself I'm wrong,
I'm wrong, so wrong
Why can't I stand up
And tell myself I'm strong?

Because I saw her today, I saw her face
It was a face I loved and I knew
I had to run away
And get down on my knees and pray
Let there come a day
And still it begins, needles and pins
Because of all my pride
The tears I've got to hide
Oh, like needles and pins
Needles and pins
Needles and pins

Could he be…


Bad, Bad Leroy Brown

As recorded by Jim Croce

Woah!

Well 'ole south side of Chicago
Is the baddest part of town
And if you go down there
You better just beware
Of a man name of Leroy Brown

Now Leroy more than trouble
You see he stand about six foot four
All those downtown ladies call him "Treetop Lover"
All the mens just call him "Sir"

And he's bad, bad Leroy Brown
The baddest man in the whole damned town
Badder than a-old King Kong
And meaner than a junkyard dog

Now Leroy he a gambler
And he like his fancy clothes
And he like to wear his diamond rings
In front of everybody's nose

He got a custom Continental
He got a Eldorado too
He got a .32 gun in his pocket for fun
He got a razor in his shoe

And he's bad (bad) bad (bad) Leroy Brown
The baddest man in the whole damned town
Badder than a-old King Kong
And meaner than a junkyard dog

Well Friday 'bout a week ago
Leroy shootin' dice
And at the edge of the bar
Sat a girl named Doris
And oo that girl looked nice

Well he cast his eyes upon her
And the trouble soon began
And Leroy Brown had learned a lesson 'bout a-messin'
With the wife of a jealous man

And he's bad (bad) bad (bad) Leroy Brown
The baddest man in the whole damned town
Badder than a-old King Kong
And meaner than a junkyard dog

Well the two men took to fighting
And when they pulled them from the floor
Leroy looked like a jigsaw puzzle
With a couple of pieces gone

And it's bad, bad Leroy Brown
The baddest man in the whole damned town
Badder than a-old King Kong
And meaner than a junkyard dog

And he's bad (bad) bad (bad) Leroy Brown
The baddest man in the whole damned town
Badder than a-old King Kong
And meaner than a junkyard dog

Yeah he was badder than a-old King Kong
And meaner than a junkyard dog.

You and I again, Try, but we share a common interest in Jim.

I love "meaner than a junk yard dog."

Well, I had just got out from the county prison
Doin' ninety days for non-support
Tried to find me an executive position
But no matter how smooth I talked
They wouldn't listen to the fact that I was a genius
The man say, We got all that we can use.
Now I got them steadily depressin', low down mind messin'
Working at the car wash blues

Well, I should be sittin' in an air conditioned office in a swivel chair
Talkin' some trash to the secretaries
Sayin', Here, now mam-ma, come on over here.
Instead, I'm stuck here rubbin' these fenders with a rag
And walkin' home in soggy old shoes
With them steadily depressin', low down mind messin'
Workin' at the car wash blues


You know a man of my ability
He should be smokin' on a big cigar
But till I get myself straight I guess I'll just have to wait
In my rubber suit a-rubbin' these cars


Well, all I can do is a shake my head
You might not believe that it's true
For workin' at this end of Niagara Falls
Is an undiscovered Howard Hughes
So baby, don't expect to see me
With no double martini in any high-brow society news
Cause I got them steadily depressin', low down mind messin'
Workin' at the car wash blues
Yeah, I got them steadily depressin', low down mind messin'
Workin' at the car wash blues

just watched walk the line, very good bio pic i thought

anyway here's some johnny

Busted
Johnny Cash

My bills are all due and the babies need shoes,
But I'm Busted
Cotton is down to a quarter a pound
And I'm Busted

I got a cow that's gone dry
And a hen that won't lay
A big stack of bills
Getting bigger each day
The county's gonna haul my belongings away,
But I'm Busted

So I called on my brother to ask for a loan
'Cause I was Busted
I hate to beg like a dog for a bone,
But I'm Busted

My brother said, "there's not a thing I can do,
My wife and my kids
Are all down with the flu
And I was just thinkin' about callin' on you,
'Cause I'm Busted."

Lord, I'm no thief, but a man can go wrong,
When he's Busted
The food that we canned last summer is gone,
But I'm Busted

Now the fields are all bare
And the cotton won't grow
Me and my family's gotta pack up and go
But I'll make a living, just where, I don't know
'Cause I'm Busted

Wow, dj. Was joaquin good in it? I guess my favorite is "A Boy named Sue", but we won't "...bite off a piece of his ear...". We'll save that for Francis. I had no idea that Johnny did "I'm Busted", but he eventually was "busted". English slang is odd, no?

Here's one for you, Canada:

Aztec Camera
Pillar To Post


Words and music by Roddy Frame

So you appear and say how I've grown
and fill me up with faces I've known.
In this light they're far from divine
I'll save them up and spend them when I have time.

The salted taste of all your tears and woes
Sent me in haste my melancholy rose
Those tasteless lips were closed
You watched me come, you'll see me go.

Once I was happy in happy extremes
Packing my bags for the path of the free
From pillar to post I am driven it seems
These bitter tokens are worthless to me

Just like June the curtains are closed
The ghost of shame he sits here and sighs
I'll love the flames like I've loved the cold
I'll learn to love the life of the "could I, could I, could I"
So I don't cross my fingers any more
You looked for rags and found them at your door
How could you ask for more
Than everything you've heard before?

Once I was happy in happy extremes
Packing my bags for the path of the free
From pillar to post I am driven it seems
These bitter tokens are worthless to me