This or That

[vitanola]

Alice Faye. She was much cuter, and Phil Harris was certainly no Arthur Collins.

Western Union or Postal Telegraph?

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

Western Union

Al Jolson or G.H. Elliott?

 

[Fading Fast]

Jolson, if for no other reason then his staring in the first talky (so that I could see and hear the clip "...you ain't heard nothin' yet" one billion times in my life).

"Executive Suite" or "Patterns"

 

[LizzieMaine]

"Patterns," especially the original live television staging. Pretty sophisticated stuff for a medium that was still just learning to walk.

Rod Serling or Paddy Chayefsky?

 

[vitanola]

Chayefsky.

No writer of his period was more humane, I think.

Ferde Grofe or Bill Challis?

 

[LizzieMaine]

Challis -- he swings!

Peggy Healy or Durelle Alexander?

 

[Fading Fast]

Notice to the Public
"This or That" has now gone super meta again as our Golden Era experts employ PhD-level course material in a fantastic game of GE knowledge ping pong.

(I and my state-university BA in GE will sit on the sidelines - furiously Googling to learn and keep up.)

 

[Bamaboots]

What FF said. I moved to the sidelines some time ago.

 

[vitanola]

Challis -- he swings!

Peggy Healy or Durelle Alexander?

RAMONA!

Well, if I had to choose, Healy. She had perfect pitch, lovely timbre, could swing a bit, and never adopted that too-too-precious coo flaunted my Miss Alexander.

Now for one from MY "Goldarn Era": Ada Jones or Aileen Stanley?

 

[LizzieMaine]

Aileen -- love her stuff, especially her duets with Billy Murray. "Bridget O'Flynn, oh where have ye been?"

The Smith Brothers or Ben Bernie's Speed Boys?


(And I too am a Ramona fan -- whether featured with the full band or her Gang. Plus she was married to one of my favorite baseball broadcasters, Al Helfer -- the one Dodger announcer who refused to move to LA.)

 

[vitanola]

The Smith Brothers.

Which do you prefer? "Trade" or "Mark"?

 

[Trenchfriend]

Trade.

Piqué-Poloshirt or Jersey-T-Shirt?

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

Pique Poloshirt

Faithful or Forever? (1939)
Music by Ralph Rainger
Lyrics by Leo Robin

 

[2jakes]

Pique Poloshirt

Faithful or Forever? (1939)
Music by Ralph Rainger
Lyrics by Leo Robin

Faithful.

“Whistle While you Work” ?

or

"Heigh-Ho” ?

 

[Trenchfriend]

Whistle.

Stracciatella icecream or vanilla-walnut icecream?

 

[2jakes]

Whistle.

Stracciatella icecream or vanilla-walnut icecream?

Neither.
Prefer dark chocolate, but vanilla-walnut will do.

Beer.
Room temperature?
Or
Ice cold?

 

[Trenchfriend]

Room temperature.

Desert boots or lightweight-hiking boots?

 

[2jakes]

Room temperature.

Desert boots or lightweight-hiking boots?

First one.

Early morning or evening hiking?


Btw:
On purpose I chose the “beer” question and had an idea you would pick
room temp. beer.
Is this still popular with most folks in Germany and why?

 

[Trenchfriend]

First one.

Early morning or evening hiking?


Btw:
On purpose I chose the “beer” question and had an idea you would pick
room temp. beer.
Is this still popular with most folks in Germany and why?

Morning hiking.

I think, the most Germans hate this stupid icecold beer from beer-stalls on festivals. It's just too cold. You drink this cold stuff and your stomach hurts heavily. Better grab a beer from your fridgerator at home, let it warm up some minutes and enjoy.

 

[Fading Fast]

"The Great Gatsby" movie 1974 or 2013 (and why for extra credit)?