Posted on 11/30/2017 11:22:42 AM PST by Eleutheria5
RIP Mr Nabors. You and Frank gave us a lot of laughter.
He was a confused person, but seemed nice and well-intentioned.
I seriously thought he died years ago, after numerous liver transplants.
One interesting tidbit about Gomer Pyle, it showed on TV from 64-69, right in the heart of the Vietnam years, yet it never mentioned Vietnam once on the show. I guess they didn’t want to delve into politics. Entertainment not pushing political agendas, my how times have changed...
I thought he died years ago going down the Hudson.
He didn’t go around painting himself pink or any of that gay stuff. I respect that. He was an entertainer, and he focused on being entertaining, and he was.
Amen.
As a kid I naively thought he was just pretending to be effeminate. We didn’t have many gays in my town, at least not that I knew of.
I liked Jim Nabors - always thought he was funny and talented. Impressed that he never made it a big deal that he was gay; neither should we.
Gomer was 37 years old as still just a Private in the USMC.
Makes you wonder about him.
BACK HOME AGAIN IN INDIANA.
Frank?
“He didn’t go around painting himself pink or any of that gay stuff. I respect that.”
You got to understand, that was in the days before Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.
Shazam. Gomer Pyle reruns were a big part of my childhood TV viewing. RIP.
No joke. You can’t watch a documentary on stars and nebulas without some global warming or liberal garbage now. I can’t believe the utter garbage fiction that is passing as documentaries nowadays, too.
big deal that he was gay; neither should we.....back then it was “Leave me alone in my own bedroom.” OK. Then it was “accept me as I am.” OK. Then it was “Cater to me.” OK. Now it is “Totally embrace you or I’ll shut you down.”
Also starred in Sid & Marty Krofft show “the Lost Saucer”, for the Gen-Xers out there.
Didn’t realize he was so young. Just 87.
Actor Frank Sutton, who portrayed Gunnery Sergeant Vince Carter on the show.
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