Vanity: Who is your Favorite Freeper?

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[Jean S]

A thread with this title was posted about 10 years ago. The top choices were JohnHuang2 and kattracks (who sadly died of cancer a couple of years ago).

My current favorites are governsleastgovernsbest for posting his great commentaries from newsbusters here (this is NOT an ad). I also like RobinMasters, he finds great articles to post. Also, kudos to Cindy for her relentless research. And of course, Jim Robinson who makes this all possible.

This thread is dedicated to kattracks, a true friend of FR. May she rest in peace.

[trussell]

Just not enough of the Colonel lately!

I completely agree!!

[Quix]

LOL.

THX THX.

[luvie]

Hey there! How PLEASING to see you and wouldn’t it be a PLEASURE if he’d come on board more often! ;D

[Quix]

INDEED.

LUB

[Quix]

OH, DEAR.

BLUSH BLUSH.

STAR TRAVELER

YOU are a wonderful favorite trooper, too. Thx for so many excllent and well thought out posts. You persistently put my shoot-from-the-hip-N-lip stuff to shame.

[Quix]

BLUSH, GWARSH.

AW SHUCKS.

THANKS BIG.

[Old Sarge]

Old Sarge is a loveable Dear Heart even though he’ll probably bristle at the idea.

*grumble-blush-grin*

[trussell]

How PLEASING to see you and wouldn’t it be a PLEASURE if he’d come on board more often!

/giggle...I'm pleased you are pleased to see me...as I am pleased to see your pleasing presence too :)

It would definitely be a pleasure if he would be around more often!

OK...back to work!

[luvie]

Work????

NOT pleasing! Please please me and don’t ruin my pleasure with unpleasant thoughts! :D

Have a pleasant day...talk at your pleasure! (((hugs)))

[BluesDuke]

Thank you for the kind words! The singing midget on the Paar show was uncredited, and I wasn't able to track down whom it might have been; I had known from other sources that Elvia Allman (television lovers among us probably think of her best as Selma on Petticoat Junction) and Florence Halop (the same television lovers probably think of her as the second lady bailiff---she succeeded another old-time radio veteran, Selma Diamond, who had died of cancer---on Night Court) were in the evening's cast.

I wasn't just going for a laugh, by the way, when I noted Jack Benny had been Paar's benefactor since meeting him on Guadalcanal: Paar was attached to an entertainment unit during the war (he was barely known but thought a comer) when Benny took a shine to him and became his mentor and patron; it was Benny who pushed and got Paar as his summer replacement in 1947, with Benny's own sponsor at the time sponsoring Paar. Paar was received well enough, by listeners and critics alike (Time had been rather generous in praising him), that Lucky Strike decided to keep Paar on, moving him to ABC for the fall season.

The problem was that Paar didn't know how to be diplomatic about it when rejecting an idea he didn't think was right for him. Very early in Paar's fall run, Lucky Strike suggested he think of a continuing trademark gag to help cement his identifiability. Instead of replying something to the effect that it wasn't something he'd bring off well and everyone else was doing it, anyway, Paar got his nose in the air and harrumphed that he was trying to move away from "that sort of old-hat comedy" . . . the problem being that among those doing it was the biggest thing on radio at that time---Benny, Paar's benefactor and Lucky Strike's biggest attraction on the air.

Needless to say, Lucky Strike wasn't exactly thrilled about that response, and they dropped Paar well before the 1947-48 season was over. The incident helped stick him, according to several radio historians, with a spoiled kid image that never really left him alone. It took another decade and his break of getting The Tonight Show to bring him back in any major way, which was kind of a shame, because if you listen to what survives of the summer he was Jack Benny's replacement, it was clear enough that he had something . . .

[JoeProBono]

[pookie18]

Thanks, {{{kimmie7}}}!

[Marysecretary]

My favorites are the reformers who are always defending the faith, many of whom you have mentioned here. You and Dr. E. are foremost but there are many others who debate so well.

[Quix]

Hey, buddy . . .

please be careful.

All that noise about bank holidays 24 Aug or Sept or some such . . .

not to mention Israel and Iran dramas . . .

Tx for your kind reply.

[Quix]

. . .

WUNNNERFUL . . . WUNNERFUL . . .

LUB

[Quix]

INDEED.

I forgot to mention those favorites . . . Dr. E, HarleyD; Gamecock;

[JoeProBono]

[bonfire]

And YOU, Mary. You are top notch in defending the truth.

[RockinRight]

Same for me. Can’t figure out why they got banned or left.

[luvie]

BTW....it’s very kind of you to include me in this distinguished group of FReepers. You should be nominated, too!