[Steely Tom]

Well, I think we can all cut Officer Joe Friday a bit of slack for not being on the cutting edge of 'hip'.

Yeah, which is ironic because he was really heavy into the west-coast jazz scene, married a jazz singer (Julie London), and, in Sunset Boulevard, played a hip cat who tried to draw Joe Gillis (William Holden) out of his bad scene.

In 1950 he was hip and cool, by 1960 he was a heavy working for Chief Parker, and by 1970 he was just disgusted, rousting long-hairs and counting the days till he could retire.

Speaking of which, I better go retire. Stay cool, Windy.

[dfwgator]

Yeah, which is ironic because he was really heavy into the west-coast jazz scene, married a jazz singer (Julie London)

Guess that was before Bobby Troup got her. All I remember about her was as "Nurse Dixie" on "Emergency".

[Windflier]

I better go retire. Stay cool, Windy.

Right on. Catch you on the flip side, bro.