And my daughter and son-in-law attended a funeral at Arlington last Tuesday; my wife's grandparents are buried there as well as the best man at our wedding. I think Arlington has an even stronger meaning for those who live around here in Northern Virginia.
Referring to all those comedians again, if I may, as a boy in the 1950s, I only saw and listened to them in the movies and on television as entertainers. I never particularly identified Bob Hope, for instance, with either the USO or Bing Crosby. None of them, in my childish ignorance, were anything more than entertainers of the moment, no different from the Three Stooges. None were worshipped, though I enjoyed some more than others. Because we only received a single television station where we lived, we missed out on anything that was on CBS, including Red Skelton and someone no one has mentioned so far, Jackie Gleason. I sometimes saw their programs when visiting a relative's house. Even then, they had cable--a very long one that ran up to the top of the mountain where there was a tall aerial and could pick up other stations.
These days I scarcely watch any television. I just long interest when Wonder Woman and Solid Gold went off the air.
Referring to all those comedians again, if I may, as a boy in the 1950s, I only saw and listened to them in the movies and on television as entertainers. I never particularly identified Bob Hope, for instance, with either the USO or Bing Crosby. None of them, in my childish ignorance, were anything more than entertainers of the moment, no different from the Three Stooges. None were worshipped, though I enjoyed some more than others. Because we only received a single television station where we lived, we missed out on anything that was on CBS, including Red Skelton and someone no one has mentioned so far, Jackie Gleason. I sometimes saw their programs when visiting a relative's house. Even then, they had cable--a very long one that ran up to the top of the mountain where there was a tall aerial and could pick up other stations.
These days I scarcely watch any television. I just long interest when Wonder Woman and Solid Gold went off the air.