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Re: 2012 Dead Pool
[Re: Signor Vitelli]
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I remember back in the summer of 1973 my folks and I spent the month of July traveling around the state of California. We spent a week in San Francisco, and saw an excellent revival of the musical "Oliver." Some well-known theatrical names were in the cast, including (in his US stage debut) Ron Moody as Fagin, a role he had created years before in London (as well as in the movie version). As great as he was, the other treat was seeing Davy Jones singing and dancing as the Artful Dodger. Of course, all the women in the audience just loved him - he was excellent, as was the entire cast. Somewhere, in my files, I still have the program book from the show.
I'm still shocked and quite saddened by his death.
Signor V. SV, I knew he was in at least one popular play and couldn't think of the title. I kept thinking of (and I may have the title slightly off) "Jason and The Technicolor Raincoat." Don't know why that came to mind (I never saw it) but it did.  TIS
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Re: 2012 Dead Pool
[Re: J Geoff]
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03/02/12 12:42 AM
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SB, your source may have been mistaken about the Tony award. I checked the Internet Broadway Database website, and here is what I found:
I hadn't known this, but Davy Jones was, indeed, the Artful Dodger in the original Broadway production of Oliver! that opened in January, 1963. It closed (after switching theaters during its run) in November, 1964. He was nominated for a Tony award as "Best Featured Actor in a Musical", but, according to the IBDb, did not win.
An aside: Why did the show switch theaters less than two months before it closed? Because the theater they were in had been previously booked for a new musical arriving in September, 1964 - a little something called Fiddler on the Roof.
Another aside: In August, 1965, the show (with a substantially different cast, and without Davy Jones) returned to Broadway for seven weeks, in what was called a "return engagement" rather than a "revival." In the ensemble, playing one of the people of London, was an unknown young actor named Dominic Chianese.
TIS, you're thinking of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, but a quick search did not turn up any evidence that he was in any productions of it. Donny Osmond, yes - but Davy Jones? I may have to keep looking on this one.
Signor V.
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Re: 2012 Dead Pool
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03/05/12 12:46 AM
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SV Maybe you're right. I could have sworn Jones was in it but I guess I'm wrong. Maybe he was in another play. Anyway, thanks for the clarification. TIS
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Re: 2012 Dead Pool
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Re: 2012 Dead Pool
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(CNN) Earl Scruggs, whose distinctive picking style and association with Lester Flatt cemented bluegrass music's place in popular culture, died Wednesday of natural causes at a Nashville hospital, his son Gary Scruggs said. He was 88. "I realize his popularity throughout the world went way beyond just bluegrass and country music," Gary Scruggs told CNN. "It was more than that." For many of a certain age, Scruggs' banjo was part of the soundtrack of an era on "The Ballad of Jed Clampett" -- the theme song from the CBS sitcom "The Beverly Hillbillies," which aired on CBS from 1962 to 1971 and for decades afterward in syndication. But much more than that, he popularized a three-finger picking style that brought the banjo to the fore in a supercharged genre, and he was an indispensable member of the small cadre of musical greats who created modern bluegrass music.... Earl Scruggs Passes Away
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Now this is the Law of the Jungle—as old and as true as the sky; And the wolf that shall keep it may prosper, but the wolf that shall break it must die.
As the creeper that girdles the tree-trunk, the Law runneth forward and back; For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack.
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Re: 2012 Dead Pool
[Re: The Italian Stallionette]
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03/29/12 10:30 PM
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 Veteran actor Warren Stevens (right) died March 27 at the age of 92. His film career in the 1950's never really took off (despite supporting roles in Forbidden Planet and The Barefoot Contessa), and he became a famliar face as a guest-star in countless television series. Particularly memorable to sci-fi fans was his role as Rojan in an episode of the original Star Trek ("By Any Other Name"). He continued acting until 2007, with appearances on the TV series E.R.R.I.P. Signor V.
"For me, there's only my wife..."
"Sure I cook with wine - sometimes I even add it to the food!"
"When life itself seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies?"
"It was a grass harp... And we listened."
"Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it? Every, every minute?"
"No. Saints and poets, maybe... they do some."
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Re: 2012 Dead Pool
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Those of us on these Boards who are of a "certain age" may remember former pro wrestler Chief Jay Strongbow, who died April 3 at the age of 83.  Strongbow was one of the most popular - and colorful - characters in American pro wrestling, reaching the peak of his popularity from the 1960's through the 1980's. His career spanned nearly forty years, and he was known for his flashy, feathered headdresses and "war dance," which he would perform before "finishing off" an opponent. Though billed as a Native American, Strongbow was actually an Italian-American whose real name was Joe Scarpa. I remember in an interview many years ago, Strongbow was asked what Indian tribe he belonged to. His answer: "The Wop-a-ho Tribe." R.I.P. Signor V.
"For me, there's only my wife..."
"Sure I cook with wine - sometimes I even add it to the food!"
"When life itself seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies?"
"It was a grass harp... And we listened."
"Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it? Every, every minute?"
"No. Saints and poets, maybe... they do some."
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Re: 2012 Dead Pool
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04/07/12 09:18 AM
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Those of us on these Boards who are of a "certain age" may remember former pro wrestler Chief Jay Strongbow, who died April 3 at the age of 83. Strongbow was one of the most popular - and colorful - characters in American pro wrestling, reaching the peak of his popularity from the 1960's through the 1980's. His career spanned nearly forty years, and he was known for his flashy, feathered headdresses and "war dance," which he would perform before "finishing off" an opponent. Though billed as a Native American, Strongbow was actually an Italian-American whose real name was Joe Scarpa. I remember in an interview many years ago, Strongbow was asked what Indian tribe he belonged to. His answer: "The Wop-a-ho Tribe." R.I.P. Signor V. Loved him, SV.
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Re: 2012 Dead Pool
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04/08/12 10:46 AM
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I just read this Wallace story. He's been around forever and I think everyone knows who he is. Yet, for some reason, I'm surprised to hear of his passing. Too bad.  Oh, and more surprised about Thomas Kincaid's passing. Wow, he was way too young. TIS
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"War is over, if you want it" - John Lennon
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Re: 2012 Dead Pool
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04/14/12 08:04 AM
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I just woke up and saw this story about Robin Gibb. I'm so sorry to hear that. Geez, isn't he the third brother (Andy & Maurice). I sure hope he pulls thru but it sure does NOT sound like that's gonna happen. Very sad TIS
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Re: 2012 Dead Pool
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04/18/12 02:55 PM
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Dick Clark has died. He was largely responsible for bringing rock music mainstrem. He discovered and promoted numerous pioneers of the genre. R.I.P. A Mount Vernon boy. How sad. RIP Dick .
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