Bill Cosby
Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
The first thing that comes to my head whenever I think about Bill Cosby is Jello Pudding Pops. Yes, although Bill Cosby is a household name, a perennial favorite star of television, stand-up comedy, recorded media, movies, and was the original Fat Albert, it is Pudding Pops that I think of first. Perhaps this is because whenever I do my lame imitation of Cosby (which always drove my ex-wife Carolyn insane), I always mention Pudding Pops. Read the rest of this entry »
As far as Laurel and Hardy look-alikes go, I can take them or leave them. In fact, I’d generally rather leave them. For the most part I’d rather watch the real Laurel and Hardy in black and white up on the silver screen, than to see live and in living color imitators perform on a stage. But having said that, I will also confess that my favorite L or H look-alike has always been Jim MacGeorge. Not only does he look and sound the most like the real Stan Laurel, but he is also one of the nicest guys you’d ever hope to meet. 
In the Fall of 1997, I decided to incorporate my ‘talent’ and interest in collecting autographs into some early Christmas shopping for my Grandpa Murphy. In those days, we had a family gift exchange which was determined by drawing names out of a bowl. So I had to make sure the fix was in when it came time to draw at Thanksgiving. I’m not sure who I drew, but I made sure that I ended up with Grandpa. The object was to get Grandpa a signed photos of one his favorite child actresses Deanna Durbin, so someone in the family kinded traded names with me. 
To be absolutely honest, I have never seen one single episode of Dynasty nor The Big Valley, the TV series that Linda Evans is best known for. In fact the most meaningful thing that Linda Evans starred in as far as I’m concerned is her five appearances in The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (yes I’m obsessed with that show) when she played girlfriend Mary or Linda or Shirley, depending on which episode you see, when she was still acting under the name Linda Evenstad. Or her small part in the classic Beach Blanket Bingo. But still her iconic fame which mostly stems from her part in the famous prime time soap Dynasty didn’t escape me.