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Birth name Harrison Ford
Born July 13, 1942 (1942-07-13) (age 65)
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Years active 1966 - present
Spouse(s) Mary Marquardt (1964-1979)
Melissa Mathison (1983-2004)
Notable roles Han Solo in
The Star Wars Trilogy
Indiana Jones in
The Indiana Jones Tetralogy
Jack Ryan in
Patriot Games &
Clear and Present Danger
Rick Deckard in
Blade Runner
John Book in
Witness
Dr. Richard Kimble in
The Fugitive
President James Marshall in Air Force One
Golden Globe Awards

Cecil B. DeMille Award (2002)
AFI Awards

Life Achievement Award (2000)

Harrison Ford (born July 13, 1942) is an American actor. He is best known for his performances as the tough, wisecracking space pilot Han Solo in the Star Wars film series, and the adventurous archaeologist/action hero in the Indiana Jones film series.

Ford has also been the star of many high-grossing hits Hollywood blockbusters such as Air Force One and The Fugitive, which have distanced him from his famous Star Wars and Indiana Jones roles. At one point Ford had roles in the top five box-office hits of all time, though his role in 1982's E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (as Elliot's school principal) was deleted from the final cut of the film. Five of his films have been inducted into the National Film Registry.

As of May 2007, the combined domestic box office grosses of Ford's films total approximately US$3.10 billion,[1] with worldwide grosses approaching the US$6 billion mark, making Ford the number-three all-time domestic box-office star behind Eddie Murphy and Tom Hanks.

He was ranked #1 in Empire magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list.




Early life

Ford was born on Monday, July 13, 1942, at 11:41 AM Central Time in Chicago, Illinois at Swedish Covenant Hospital to Dorothy Nidelman (born Dora Nidelman on October 17, 1917, in New Jersey; died February 10, 2004), a former radio actress, and Christopher Ford (born John William Ford on November 20, 1906 in New York; died February 10, 1999), an advertising executive and a former actor. Ford's paternal grandparents were of Irish and German descent, and his maternal grandparents, Harry Nidelman and Anna Lifschutz, were Jewish immigrants from Russia. When asked in which religion he was raised Ford jokingly responded, "Democrat."[2] Ford has also said that he feels "Irish as a person but I feel Jewish as an actor."[3]

He was active in the Boy Scouts of America where he achieved its second highest rank, Life Scout and worked at a Scout Camp as a Reptile Study merit badge counselor. Because of this, he and director Steven Spielberg later decided that the character of young Indiana Jones would be depicted as a Life Scout in the film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. They also jokingly reversed Ford's knowledge of reptiles into Jones' fear of snakes.

In 1960, Ford graduated from Maine East High School in Park Ridge, Illinois, where he claims he was picked on by bullies and ignored by girls and also voted "Boy Least Likely to Succeed". He was the first student voice heard on the high school radio station, WMTH-FM where he was also their first sportscaster during his senior year 1959-1960. The radio room still bears his graffiti. He attended Ripon College in Wisconsin, where he was a member of the Sigma Nu Fraternity. He took a drama class in his junior year, chiefly as a way to meet women. Ford, a self-described "late bloomer", became fascinated with acting. Toward the end of his college freshman year, he was a member of a folk band called The Brothers Gross, in which he played gutbucket. He, however, did not graduate from Ripon.


Early Work

In 1964, Ford moved to Los Angeles, California, where he signed a contract with Columbia Pictures for $150 a week in the studio's New Talent program, playing bit roles in films. His first film appearance was uncredited as a bellhop in Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (1966), then followed by Luv (1967). In his next film he was credited as "Harrison J. Ford" in the 1967 western, A Time For Killing, but the "J" didn't stand for anything because he does not have a middle name. It was added to avoid confusion with the other actor named Harrison Ford, who died in 1957.

Ford dropped the "J" from his name and worked for Universal Studios playing minor roles in many television series throughout the late 1960s and early 70s including Gunsmoke, Ironside, The Virginian, The F.B.I., Love American Style and Kung Fu. Ford was offered the role of Mike Stivic in Norman Lear's All in the Family but he turned down the part because of expressions of bigotry uttered by the leading character Archie Bunker.[citation needed] Then, he played in the western Journey to Shiloh (1968) and had an uncredited role in Michelangelo Antonioni's 1970 film Zabriskie Point as an airport worker. Not happy with the acting jobs being offered to him, Ford became a self-taught professional carpenter to better support his then-wife and two small sons. Some of Ford's carpentry work remains in the Hollywood Hills area. While working as a carpenter, he became a stagehand for the popular rock band, The Doors, including operating one of the four cameras for their taped concert at the Hollywood Bowl in 1968.[citation needed] He also built a sun deck for ­­­Sally Kellerman and a recording studio for Sergio Mendes.

He turned to acting again when George Lucas, who had hired him to build cabinets in his home, cast him in a pivotal supporting role for his film American Graffiti (1973). The relation he forged with Lucas was to have a profound effect on Ford's career. After director Francis Ford Coppola's film The Godfather was a success, he hired Ford to do expansions of his office and Harrison was given a small role in his next film, The Conversation (1974), and a cameo appearance in 1976 in Apocalypse Now but which did not appear in theatres until 1979.


Star Wars

Harrison Ford's work as a carpenter would land the actor his biggest role to date. In 1975, director George Lucas used him to read lines for actors being cast for parts in his upcoming space opera, Star Wars. At the reading, Steven Spielberg noticed that Ford was well suited for the part of Han Solo and convinced Lucas to give Harrison the role that would eventually shoot him to fame.

The 6'1" Ford went on to star as Han Solo in the next two Star Wars sequels, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, as well as in The Star Wars Holiday Special. He wanted George Lucas to write in the death of the iconic Han Solo character at the beginning of the third act of Return of the Jedi, saying that it would lend more dramatic weight to the film, but Lucas refused.[4]


Other films

Ford made a lot of movies in the wake of Star Wars. There was Heroes (1977), Force 10 from Navarone (1978) and Hanover Street (1979). Ford also co-starred alongside Gene Wilder in the buddy-western The Frisco Kid (1979), playing a bank robber with a heart of gold. Ford then starred in 1981 as Indiana Jones in Steven Spielberg's blockbuster historical action-yarn, Raiders of the Lost Ark , and its two hugely successful sequels to date, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), which turned Ford himself into a blockbuster phenomenon. Unlike many other actors of the same or similar genre, Ford's authenticity as a daring action hero was supported by his willingness to perform many of his own stunts for the Indiana Jones trilogy. During this time, Ford also starred in a number of dramatic-action films: Peter Weir's Witness (1985) and The Mosquito Coast (1986) and Roman Polanski's Frantic (1988). He also starred in Mike Nichols' romantic drama Working Girl (1988) and Ridley Scott's now cult sci-fi classic, Blade Runner (1982).

The 1990s brought Ford the role of Jack Ryan in Tom Clancy's Patriot Games and Clear and Present Danger, as well as leading roles in Alan Pakula's Presumed Innocent (1990) and The Devil's Own (1997), Mike Nichols' Regarding Henry (1991), Andrew Davis' The Fugitive (1993), Sydney Pollack's remake of Sabrina (1995) and Wolfgang Petersen's Air Force One (1997). During production of The Fugitive, he reprised his role as Indiana Jones in an episode of the television series The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles. While often playing the hero in action films, Ford has also played straight dramatic roles in several films, including an adulterous husband with a terrible secret in both Presumed Innocent (1990) and What Lies Beneath (2000), and a recovering amnesiac in Regarding Henry (1991).

Many of Ford's major film roles came to him by default or unusual circumstances: he won the role of Han Solo while reading lines for other actors, was cast as Indiana Jones because Tom Selleck was not available, and took the role of Jack Ryan due to Alec Baldwin's fee demands (Baldwin had previously played the role in The Hunt for Red October).


Salary

The 2001 edition of the Guinness Book of Records listed Ford as the richest actor alive: his reported salary for the 2002 flop K-19: The Widowmaker was $25 million. The 27 movies that he has starred in have grossed a combined box office of more than $3.3 billion. However, since then he has been overtaken by Eddie Murphy and Tom Hanks as the biggest movie star, and Mel Gibson is now the world's richest living actor.


Awards

Despite being one of the most financially successful actors of his generation, Ford has received just one Oscar nomination, that of Best Actor for Witness. It has been speculated that this has been because action movies (such as the Star Wars and Indiana Jones trilogies) typically do not receive the same critical acclaim as other genres.

In 2000, he received the Life Achievement Award from the American Film Institute. On June 2, 2003, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in front of the Kodak Theatre at 6801 Hollywood Blvd.


Recent work

Ford's star power has waned in recent years, the result of appearing in numerous critically derided and commercially disappointing movies, including Random Hearts (1999), K-19: The Widowmaker (2002), Hollywood Homicide (2003) and Firewall (2006). Even 2000's What Lies Beneath, which featured an unusually dark performance from Ford, was widely criticised as predictable and formulaic. Budgeted at over $90,000,000, What Lies Beneath was released on July 21, 2000 and was met with mixed reviews. It received an average of 45% on RottenTomatoes. However, it opened at the top of the box office, grossing $29,702,959. It continued strongly through the summer, and ended up grossing $155,464,351 in the United States and $291,420,351 worldwide.

In 2004, Ford declined a chance to star in the thriller Syriana, later commenting that "I didn't feel strongly enough about the truth of the material and I think I made a mistake." The role eventually went to George Clooney, who won an Oscar and a Golden Globe for his work.[5] Ford also turned down leading roles in the critically acclaimed films Traffic and A History of Violence as well as The Patriot.

Also in 2004, Ford appeared in the straight-to-video Water to Wine as a favor to his son Malcolm. Ford was credited as "Jethro the Bus Driver," and his line, "What up, biotch?" has become an Internet phenomenon.[citation needed].


Current and upcoming projects

He is currently scheduled to star in a fourth Indiana Jones movie with a story by George Lucas, screenplay by David Koepp, and direction by Steven Spielberg. Shooting began on the movie as of June 2007 for a May 22, 2008 release.[6]

Another new project is the movie Manhunt, directed by Sebastian Cordero and due to be released in 2009. It tells the story of Lieutenant Colonel Everton Conger, who led the hunt for Abraham Lincoln's assassin in 1865.

Ford has also finished recording narration for the upcoming feature documentary film about the Dalai Lama entitled Dalai Lama Renaissance.

Ford is also currently being considered for the part of General James Mattis in the upcoming film No True Glory, a film based upon the true life stories and actions of U.S. Marines in Fallujah, Iraq in November 2004. The film is scheduled for release in early 2008. Ford criticized the Iraq War in an interview in 2003.[citation needed]


Personal life

Ford is one of Hollywood's most notoriously private actors, zealously guarding his private life. Outside of film promotion, he rarely appears in the press, preferring to keep to himself at his Jackson, Wyoming home. Ford despises the Internet for facilitating the spread of malicious gossip about him.[7]


Marriages and children

Ford has been married twice. He married Mary Marquardt in 1964, and divorced her in 1979. He had two sons with her, Benjamin (born in 1967) and Willard (born in 1969). He married again, to Melissa Mathison, screenwriter of The Black Stallion, Kundun, and E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, on March 14, 1983. They had two children: a son, Malcolm (born on March 10, 1987), and a daughter, Georgia (born on June 30, 1990). Mathison filed for legal separation on August 23, 2001, and their subsequent divorce in January 2004 has become one of the most expensive in Hollywood history, as she was awarded a share of Ford's residual paychecks. Ford has since been dating actress Calista Flockhart.


Aircraft pilot

Ford is a private pilot of both planes and helicopters, and owns an 800-acre (3.2-km²) ranch in Jackson, Wyoming, approximately half of which he has donated as a nature reserve. On several occasions, Ford has personally provided emergency helicopter services at the behest of local authorities, in one instance rescuing a hiker overcome by dehydration. The hiker was asked by local reporters what it felt like to be rescued by "Indiana Jones", referring to Ford's famous role. The hiker then replied that he wasn't saved by Indy, but rather by "Han Solo".[8]

He is the current Chairman of the Experimental Aircraft Association's Young Eagles program, taking over after Chuck Yeager retired.


Environmental causes

Ford sits on the board of directors of Conservation International.

Ford is an Honorary Chairman of the Indianapolis Prize, the world's leading award for animal conservation.


Aircraft

Harrison Ford began flight training in the 1960s at Wild Rose Airport in Wild Rose, Wisconsin flying in a TriPacer, but at $15 an hour he was unable to continue the training. His interest returned in the mid-1990s when he bought a used Gulfstream II and asked one of his pilots, Terry Bender, to give him flying lessons. They started out flying a Cessna 182 out of Jackson, Wyoming. He later switched to Teterboro, New Jersey flying a Cessna 206, the aircraft he soloed in.

On October 23, 1999 Harrison Ford was involved in the crash of a Bell 206-L4 helicopter (N36R). The NTSB accident report states that Ford was piloting the aircraft over the Lake Piru riverbed near Santa Clarita, California on a routine training flight. While making his second attempt at an autorotation with powered recovery Ford allowed the aircraft's altitude to drop to 150-200 feet before beginning power up. As a result the aircraft was unable to recover power before hitting the ground. The aircraft landed hard and began skidding forward in the loose gravel before one of its skids struck a partially embedded log and flipped onto its side. Neither Ford nor the instructor pilot suffered any injuries though the helicopter was seriously damaged. When asked about the incident by fellow pilot James Lipton in an interview on the TV show Inside the Actor's Studio Ford replied "I broke it."[9]

Ford is the owner of the following aircraft:

De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver (N28S)
Aviat Husky A-1B
Cessna Citation CJ3
Beech Bonanza B36T3
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
1929 Waco Taperwing
Bell 407
Previous aircraft:

Gulfstream II
Gulfstream IVSP
Pilatus PC-12
Ford keeps his aircraft at the Santa Monica Airport, though the Bell 407 is often kept and flown in Jackson, Wyoming, and has been used by the actor in two mountain rescues during the actor's assigned duty time assisting the Teton County Search and Rescue. On one of the rescues Ford recovered a hiker who had become lost and disoriented. She boarded Ford's Bell 407 and promptly vomited into one of the rescuers' caps (she says it was not Ford's cap), unaware of who the pilot was until much later, saying, "I can't believe I threw up in Harrison Ford's helicopter!"

In March 2004 Harrison Ford officially became Chairman of the Young Eagles program of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA). Ford was asked to take the position by Greg Anderson, Senior Vice President of the EAA at the time, to replace General Charles "Chuck" Yeager who was vacating the post that he had held for many years. Ford at first was hesitant, but later accepted the offer and has made appearances with the Young Eagles at the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh gathering at Oshkosh, Wisconsin for two years. In July 2005 at the gathering in Oshkosh Ford agreed to accept the position for another two years. Ford has flown over 200 children as part of the Young Eagles program, usually in his De Havilland Beaver, which can seat the actor and five children. Ford is involved with the EAA chapter in Driggs, Idaho, just over the mountains from Jackson, Wyoming.

Harrison Ford flies his De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver (N28S) more than any of his other aircraft, and though he dislikes showing favoritism, he has repeatably stated that he likes this aircraft and the sound of its Pratt & Whitney 985 radial engine. He uses it regularly for impromptu fly-ins at remote airports, and bush strips, as well as gatherings with other Beaver owners and pilots. Ford first encountered the Beaver while filming Six Days Seven Nights, and soon purchased one. Kenmore Air in Kenmore, Washington restored Ford's yellow and green DHC-2 (N28S), a junked former U.S. military Beaver, with updated avionics and an upgraded engine.


Trivia

In 1993, the arachnologist Norman Platnick named a new species of spider Calponia harrisonfordi, and in 2002, the entomologist Edward O. Wilson named a new ant species Pheidole harrisonfordi (in recognition of Harrison's work as Vice Chairman of Conservation International).[10]
Ford cut his chin in a car accident hitting a telephone pole in Northern California when he was about 20. The scar is visible in his films. Spielberg offers an explanation for it in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, in which he depicts a young Indiana Jones (played by River Phoenix) cutting his chin attempting to crack a whip to ward off a lion. In Working Girl (1988), Ford's character explains that it happened when he passed out and hit his chin on the toilet when a college girlfriend was piercing his ear.
Prior to the release of Star Wars, Shel Dorf (founder of Comic Con) had a chance encounter with Ford at the production offices and did an interview with him for the comic book adzine then known as The Buyer's Guide for Comics Fandom (now Comics Buyer's Guide). In it Ford derisively spoke of his "so-called career" as an actor.
Ford's character in Apocalypse Now is named Colonel G. Lucas in reference to Star Wars' director George Lucas. The script was originally to be directed by Lucas. And the central character of the movie, Captain Benjamin Willard, got his name after Harrison's children, Benjamin and Willard.
Ford has assisted musician Jimmy Buffett by recording whip cracks (a skill learned during Raiders of the Lost Ark) used in the Buffett song "Desperation Samba (Halloween in Tijuana)".

HEADLINES FROM THE YEAR: 2029


Ozone created by electric cars now killing millions in the seventh largest country in the world, Mexifornia, formerly known as California. White minorities still trying to have English recognized as Mexifornia's third language.


Spotted Owl plague threatens northwestern United States crops and livestock.



Baby conceived naturally. Scientists stumped.



Couple petitions court to reinstate heterosexual marriage.


Iran still closed off; physicists estimate it will take at least 10 more years before radioactivity decreases to safe levels.


France pleads for global help after being taken over by Jamaica. No other country comes forward to help the beleaguered nation!


Castro finally dies at age 112; Cuban cigars can now be imported legally, but President Chelsea Clinton has banned all smoking.


George Z. Bush says he will run for President in 2036.


Postal Service raises price of first class stamp to $17.89 and reduces mail delivery to Wednesdays only.


85-year $75.8 billion study: Diet and e xercise is the key to weight loss.

Average weight of Americans drops to 250 lbs.



Japanese scientists have created a camera with such a fast shutter speed they now can photograph a woman with her mouth shut.


Massachusetts executes last remaining conservative.



Supreme Court rules punishment of criminals violates their civil rights.



Average height of NBA players is now nine feet, seven inches.


New federal law requires that all nail clippers, screwdrivers, fly swatters and rolled-up newspapers must be registered by January 2030 .


Congress authorizes direct deposit of formerly illegal political contributions to campaign accounts.



IRS sets lowest tax rate at 75 percent.


Florida voters still having trouble with voting machines.

Wow!, Boston Bob, those headlines are too true to be funny, honey. We don't want Patrick Steward to say, "Make it So" do we? Thanks again for the great bio's, hawkman. Will await further comment until you know who does you know what, and that would be our spotted pup.

Wonder if hamburger knows this group. They are from Sussex, England, however.

Keane Hamburg Song Lyrics

I don't wanna be adored
Don't wanna be first in line
Or make myself heard
I'd like to bring a little light
To shine a light on your life
To make you feel loved

No, don't wanna be the only one you know
I wanna be the place you call home

I lay myself down
To make it so, but you don't want to know
I give much more
Than I'd ever ask for

Will you see me in the end
Or is it just a waste of time
Trying to be your friend
Just shine, shine, shine
Shine a little light

Love 'em, Bob.

Our PD's breakfast is making my mouth water, but sadly no bacon or sausage, or pancake mix in my kitchen today. Just plain old cereal.

Well, folks, there she is with her trio. Thanks, Raggedy. Weather still great in PA? Really nice here and my moorhens are thriving in spite of the scum on the pond. Now that is survival of the fittest, gal.

Well, those pancakes and sausage links were in a box, puppy, but I don't think I could have done better than Aunt Jemima.

Ah, Bob Crane. How very odd the circumstances of his death, and such a pity that no one ever really solved that cold case.

Here's the Picard song, folks, but since it is a mite long we'll just do an excerpt

The Picard Song

Here's to the finest crew in Starfleet!
Engage!

Captain Jean-Luc Picard of the USS Enterprise.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard of the USS Enterprise.

Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma-Make it so. (Jean-Luc Picard.)
Make it so.
Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma-Make it so. (Jean-Luc Picard.)
Make it so.

The first duty of every Starfleet officer is to the truth!
Scientific truth, or historical truth, or personal truth!
It is the guiding principal upon which Starfleet is based!
Now if you can't find it within yourself to stand up for the truth,
You don't deserve to wear that uniform!

Is this becoming a speech?
You're the Captain Sir. You're entitled.
Hmm. I'm entitled to ramble on about something everyone knows?

Captain Jean-Luc Picard of the USS Enterprise.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard of the USS Enterprise.

Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma-Make it so. (Jean-Luc Picard.)
Make it so.
Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma-Make it so. (Jean-Luc Picard.)
Make it so.

He just kept talking in one long incredibly unbroken sentence, moving from topic to topic, so that no one had the chance to interrupt him.
But really quite hypnotic.

Should you folks like to hear the rest.....

http://www.lyricspy.com/163807/Dark_Materia_lyrics/The_Picard_Song_lyrics.html

here's an Albert King blues number to commemorate the day

Born under a bad sign.
I've been down since I began to crawl.
If it wasn't for bad luck,
I wouldn't have no luck at all.

Bad luck and trouble's my only friend,
I've been down ever since I was ten.

Born under a bad sign.
I've been down since I began to crawl.
If it wasn't for bad luck,
I wouldn't have no luck at all.

You know, wine and women is all I crave.
A big bad woman's gonna carry me to my grave.

Born under a bad sign.
I've been down since I began to crawl.
If it wasn't for bad luck,
I wouldn't have no luck at all.

Bad luck and trouble's been my only friend,
I've been down ever since I was ten.

Born under a bad sign.
I've been down since I began to crawl.
If it wasn't for bad luck,
I wouldn't have no luck.
If it wasn't for real bad luck,
I wouldn't have no luck at all.

Born under a bad sign.
Born under a bad sign.

Hey, M.D. Welcome back to da big island and to our cyber radio station.

Great song, my erstwhile turtle friend, and Friday the Thirteenth has all kinds of bad signs, right?

Yours reminds me of the one that begins, Gloom, despair, and agony on me..have to find that one.

Walter has started a thread on Bastille Day, everyone. I don't think France observes the bad Friday day. Since Francis is the only Frenchman I know, you might want to wish him well.

http://www.able2know.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=2756682#2756682

Found this one. My word. I had forgotten it was Hee Haw.

GLOOM, DESPAIR AND AGONY ON ME
From the TV Show "Hee-Haw" (1969 -1992)

Buck Owens & Roy Clark


Gloom, despair, and agony on me
Deep, dark depression, excessive misery
If it weren't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all
Gloom, despair, and agony on me

We figured she was rich, loaded to the hilt
And we figured she had class like the Vanderbilts
'Cause we had heard for years how she was so well reared
How was we to know they meant the way she was built

Gloom, despair, and agony on me
Deep, dark depression, excessive misery
If it weren't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all
Gloom, despair, and agony on me


Love it!

A Whole New World

I can show you the world
Shining, shimmering, splendid
Tell me, princess, now when did
You last let your heart decide?

I can open your eyes
Take you wonder by wonder
Over, sideways and under
On a magic carpet ride

A whole new world
A new fantastic point of view
No one to tell us no
Or where to go
Or say we're only dreaming

A whole new world
A dazzling place I never knew
But when I'm way up here
It's crystal clear
That now I'm in a whole new world with you
Now I'm in a whole new world with you

Unbelievable sights
Indescribable feeling
Soaring, tumbling, freewheeling
Through an endless diamond sky

A whole new world
Don't you dare close your eyes
A hundred thousand things to see
Hold your breath - it gets better
I'm like a shooting star
I've come so far
I can't go back to where I used to be

A whole new world
Every turn a surprise
With new horizons to pursue
Every moment red-letter
I'll chase them anywhere
There's time to spare
Let me share this whole new world with you

A whole new world
That's where we'll be
A thrilling chase
A wondrous place
For you and me

Aladdin

Ah, Rex, Aladdin and his wonderful lamp. Thanks for the reminder of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves. Often, Disney get his exotic tales confused. Lovely song, however, Maine.

My sister and I used to say, "Open Sea same"

Here's another magic carpet, folks.

Steppenwolf -Magic Carpet Ride

I like to dream yes, yes,
Right between my sound machine
On a cloud of sound I drift in the night
Any place it goes is right
Goes far, flies near, to the stars away from here

Well, you don't know what we can find
Why don't you come with me little girl
On a magic carpet ride
You don't know what we can see
Why don't you tell your dreams to me
Fantasy will set you free

Close your eyes girl
Look inside girl
Let the sound take you away

Last night I held Aladdin's lamp
And so I wished that I could stay
Before the thing could answer me
Well, someone came and took the lamp away
I looked around, a lousy candle's all I found

Well, you don't know what we can find
Why don't you come with me little girl
On a magic carpet ride
Well, you don't know what we can see
Why don't you tell your dreams to me
Fantasy will set you free

Close your eyes girl
Look inside girl
Let the sound take you away

here's a great BESSIE SMITH song from the 2-cd set :
"live from the apollo theatre ".
i just really enjoy those songs ; another favourite of mine is "saturday night fishfry" , but i'll also take in a bit of classical music - even wagner on occasion .
hbg



GIMME A PIGFOOT !

Great, hamburger. As Bud's friend once said, "That old gin'll make you sin now and again."

My goodnight song is from Diana Krall, folks.

I'm in Dreamsville
Holding you
A dreamy view
Just we two alone in love
In Dreamsville
Time is new
We're here to love
And we do
We can see the rest of the world
Below us
From our pink cloud
There's no boundary to this magic land
As we go exploring
Hand in hand
In dreamy Dreamsville
Far away
And here we love
Here we'll stay.

Love that song.

Goodnight, everyone

From Letty with Love

here's a wicked song by Lou Reed that alludes to the Apollo (which yw once visited with the Mrs.)

Holly came from Miami FLA
Hitch-hiked her way across the USA.
Plucked her eyebrows on the way
Shaved her leg and then he was a she
She said, hey babe, take a walk on the wild side,
Said, hey honey, take a walk on the wild side.

Candy came from out on the island,
In the backroom she was everybody's darling,
But she never lost her head
Even when she was giving head
She said, hey baby, take a walk on the wild side
She said, hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
And the coloured girls go, doo doo doo, doo...

Little Joe never once gave it away
Everybody had to pay and pay
A hustle here and a hustle there
New York city is the place where they said:
Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
I Said hey Joe, take a walk on the wild side

Sugar Plum Fairy came and hit the streets
Lookin' for soul food and a place to eat
Went to the Apollo
You should have seen him go go go
They said, hey Sugar, take a walk on the wild side
I said, hey honey, take a walk on the wild side

Jackie is just speeding away
Thought she was James Dean for a day
Then I guess she had to crash
Valium would have helped that dash
She said, hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
I said, hey honey, take a walk on the wild side
And the coloured girls say doo doo doo, doo...

Mother

Mother, do you think they'll drop the bomb?
Mother, do you think they'll like this song?
Mother, do you think they'll try to break my balls?
Mother, should I build the wall?
Mother, should I run for President?
Mother, should I trust the government?
Mother, will they put me in the firing line?
Is it just a waste of time?

Hush now baby, baby, don't you cry
Momma's gonna make all of your nightmares come true
Momma's gonna put all of her fears into you
Momma's gonna keep you right here under her wing
She won't let you fly, but she might let you sing
Momma's will keep Baby cozy and warm
Oooo Babe
Oooo Babe
Ooo Babe, of course Momma's gonna help build the wall

Mother, do you think she's good enough
For me?
Mother, do you think she's dangerous
To me?
Mother will she tear your little boy apart?
Mother, will she break my heart?

Hush now baby, baby, don't you cry
Momma's gonna check out all your girlfriends for you
Momma won't let anyone dirty get through
Momma's gonna wait up until you get in
Momma will always find out where you've been
Momma's gonna keep Baby healthy and clean
Oooo Babe
Oooo Babe
Ooo Babe, you'll always be Baby to me

Mother, did it need to be so high?

Pink Floyd

That's mean to Mothers!

I am so fed up with rain, I choose this:
Here Comes The Sun

(George Harrison)

Here comes the sun, here comes the sun
And I say it's all right
Little darlin' it's been a long cold lonely winter
Little darlin' it feels like years since it's been here
Here comes the sun, here comes the sun
And I say it's all right
Little darlin' the smiles returning to their faces
Little darlin' it seems like years since it's been here
Here comes the sun, here comes the sun
And I say it's all right
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
Little darlin' I feel the ice is slowly meltin'
Little darlin' it seems like years since it's been clear
Here come the sun, here comes the sun
And I say it's all right
Here come the sun, here comes the sun
It's all right, it's all right

Clary, we have a drought in Hawaii, believe it or not, so send that rain over this way. here's something by Frankie Laine & others:

I believe for every drop of rain that falls
A flower grows
I believe that somewhere in the darkest night
A candle glows
I believe for everyone who goes astray, someone will come
To show the way
I believe, I believe

I believe above a storm the smallest prayer
Can still be heard
I believe that someone in the great somewhere
Hears every word

Everytime I hear a new born baby cry,
Or touch a leaf or see the sky
Then I know why, I believe

Everytime I hear a new born baby cry,
Or touch a leaf or see the sky
Then I know why, I believe

Apparently you will have rain on Tuesday.

She would never say where she came from
Yesterday dont matter if its gone
While the sun is bright
Or in the darkest night
No one knows
She comes and goes

Goodbye, ruby tuesday
Who could hang a name on you?
When you change with every new day
Still Im gonna miss you...

Dont question why she needs to be so free
Shell tell you its the only way to be
She just cant be chained
To a life where nothings gained
And nothings lost
At such a cost

Theres no time to lose, I heard her say
Catch your dreams before they slip away
Dying all the time
Lose your dreams
And you will lose your mind.
Aint life unkind?

A message from a flounder:

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Terry-Thomas
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Terry-Thomas (July 14, 1911 - January 8, 1990) was a distinctive English comic actor. He was famous for his portrayal of disreputable members of the upper classes, especially cads, the trademark gap in his front teeth, cigarette holder, dressing gown, and such catch-phrases as "You're an absolute shower!" and "Good show!"





Biography

Early life and career

Born Thomas Terry Hoar-Stevens in Finchley, England, and educated at Ardingly College, West Sussex, Thomas worked in cabaret and as a film extra before finding success as an entertainer during World War II. After the war he worked in TV, radio and variety, but it was during the mid-1950s that he developed his famous persona, first in his television series, How Do You View?, and then in films. His performance as Major Hitchcock in John and Roy Boulting's Private's Progress (1956) gave birth to his catchphrase "you're an absolute shower", and made him a favourite in British comedy films for the next decade. He reprised the role of Hitchcock in I'm All Right Jack (1959), and appeared in several of the Boultings' other films including Lucky Jim and Brothers in Law.


Career

He played a variety of exuberant, malevolent and silly characters during the 1960s, and became famous for his portrayal of the archetypal cad, bounder, and absolute rotter.{Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines; Monte Carlo or Bust; Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon}. He was married twice, first to Ida Patlanski (from 1938-1962, when they divorced) and secondly to Belinda Cunningham (from 1963 - 1990, his death) by whom he had two sons, Timothy and Cushan. He was a cousin of the British actor Richard Briers.


Personal life and death

In 1971 Terry-Thomas was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, and by 1977 he had retired. In 1989 writer and broadcaster Richard Hope-Hawkins visited Terry with his godfather Thorley Walters (who had starred with Terry in numerous Boulting Brothers films) and was shocked at his condition. Richard Hope-Hawkins and actor Jack Douglas organised a benefit concert for Terry after discovering he was living in virtual obscurity and ill health. The gala, held at London's Theatre Royal, ran for five hours and Phil Collins topped the bill along with 120 artistes. Michael Caine was the gala chairman. The show raised over £75,000 for Terry and the Parkinson's Disease Society. Terry's cousin Richard Briers appeared too on stage to talk about his "Uncle Terry". After Terry's death Richard, along with Nick Dance of Serendipity Films, made a TV tribute, which was shown on ITV, and they donated the profits to the Parkinson's Disease Society. Also appearing in the gala was internationally known pianist and composer Russ Conway, and in 1990 Richard and Russ founded a fundraising charity called the Russ Conway Cancer Fund, which raised tens of thousands of pounds for numerous cancer charities.

Terry-Thomas died in 1990 at the age of 78.


Trivia

The British children's TV puppet Basil Brush was based on many aspects of Terry's mannerisms and they share the same gapped two front teeth.

Radiology: Scapho-lunate ligament rupture, seen on radiographs as a widening of the space between the scaphoid and lunate bones of the wrist is called the "Terry Thomas" sign. It is named so after the prominent gap in Terry's front teeth.

The Marvel Comics supervillain Mad Jim Jaspers is visually based on Terry-Thomas, especially the gap in the front teeth.