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“something sweet about life”
An argument in favor of reviving common sense…. Someone once mentioned to Dr. Samuel Johnson a certain person who claimed to see no distinction between virtue and vice. To which Johnson replied: “If he does really think that there is … Continue reading
how sweet it was
by Art Chantry: the two great ones collaborating at last. nice album cover, too. this is from back in 1955 when gleason hired dali to design the cover for his record “lonesome echoes”. that’s the artwork used on the record … Continue reading
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Tagged art chantry, Jackie Gleason, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Salvador dali
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the great ones
by Art Chantry: this is one of those ultra-famous vintage LP covers that never fails to surprise people when they see it. it’s from 1955 and it’s a cover by salvador dali! and what’s even more peculiar is that it’s … Continue reading
OH DEMON ALCOHOL: STRAIGHT UP
Here’s a story about a sinner, He used to be a winner who enjoyed a life of prominence and position, But the pressures at the office and his socialite engagements, And his selfish wife’s fanatical ambition, It turned him to … Continue reading
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Tagged Billy Bob Thornton, Billy Wilder, Bing Crosby, Blake Edwards, Dudley Moore, Edward Copeland, Edwin S. Porter, Frank Sinatra, Fred Topel, Grace Kelly, Hays Commission, Jack Lemmon, Jack London, Jackie Gleason, James Cagney, Lee Remick, Nicholas Cage, Norman K. Denzin, Peter Mullan, Ray Davies, Ray Milland, Robert Hays, Steven Porter, Susan Hayward, W.C. Fields, Walter Matthau, William J. Felchner
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Hypnotizing The Child Within
Jackie Gleason …” to him, life was not a brute struggle of survival and endurance; it was a contest to see who could squeeze the most excess and joy from every passing moment, to spin into gold each waning day. … Continue reading
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Tagged Jackie Gleason, Mark Jenkins, Paranormal, Parapsychology, The Jackie Gleason Show
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And Buford T. Justice For All
Jumping out of the L’il Abner’s hillbillies from Dogpatch, yet too grandiose, even for animated fiction. ”Down here we says heeez got sum good idears”. Buford T. Justice, southern sheriff, interpreted by Jackie Gleason. Irony is Gleason and Burt Reynolds, … Continue reading
No Rehearsals For The Paranormal
He felt that the creative process suffered if an act was ingrained through repetition. Jackie Gleason felt that rehearsing was detrimental to the creative process. It would drain the element of excitement, the need for risk and a quality of … Continue reading
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Tagged Jackie Gleason, Mark Jenkins, Paranormal, Parapsychology, The Jackie Gleason Show, UFO's
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Comedic Encounters of the Third Kind
An absolute perfectionist. And an absolute fascination, borderline obsession with the paranormal. Parapsychology and UFO’s. He built his house in the shape of Spaceship. He ended the introduction to each show with the classic ”And awaaay we go!”. To where? … Continue reading
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