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45 Years Ago: O.J. Simpson Hosts ‘Saturday Night Live’
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Posted on 03/02/2023 8:10:01 PM PST by nickcarraway

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1 posted on 03/02/2023 8:10:01 PM PST by nickcarraway
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I liked him the best when he was in jail


2 posted on 03/02/2023 8:11:10 PM PST by NWFree (Somebody has to say it 🤪)
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I liked him best before he killed people. He was talented.


3 posted on 03/02/2023 8:12:16 PM PST by nickcarraway
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I’d love to meet his girls.If I ever do I’ll ask them “what do you think of your dad having essentially decapitated your mom?”


4 posted on 03/02/2023 8:18:48 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (No Doubt Now: Stolen Election)
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To: nickcarraway

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v664Yaqjw0g


5 posted on 03/02/2023 8:24:30 PM PST by Dogbert41
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To: nickcarraway

A real cut up.


6 posted on 03/02/2023 8:32:36 PM PST by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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His mother said he was a good boy before he started chopping people’s heads off


7 posted on 03/02/2023 8:38:35 PM PST by NWFree (Somebody has to say it 🤪)
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I thought he was great on SNL and in the Naked Gun series. He had a good comedic touch.
But, alas...
8 posted on 03/02/2023 8:49:54 PM PST by El Cid (Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house...)
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” I thought he was great on SNL and in the Naked Gun series. He had a good comedic touch. “

Yeah, he killed ‘em!

I’ll see myself out....


9 posted on 03/02/2023 9:07:07 PM PST by skepsel ("A cat is more intelligent than people believe, and can be taught any crime", Mark Twain.)
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10 posted on 03/02/2023 9:15:37 PM PST by ConservativeStatement ("Do you believe in Miracles? Yes.")
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hard to believe the trial was 30 years or so ago- seems like just a few years ago it happened-


11 posted on 03/02/2023 9:29:14 PM PST by Bob434
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the narcissist was on TV today via a video he produced commenting on the trial of Alex Murdaugh


12 posted on 03/02/2023 9:31:46 PM PST by Bob434
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(Or, as in the cases of such universally reviled outings from hosts Milton Berle and Frank Zappa, being pulled from syndication by producer Lorne Michaels for a time.)

Hmmm…don’t know if I’ve seen those or know the story.

I was a pretty regular SNL watcher in the first few years.

13 posted on 03/02/2023 9:58:47 PM PST by Allegra
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You’re a real good worder, ain’tcha.


14 posted on 03/03/2023 2:38:04 AM PST by Jyotishi (Seeking the truth, a fact at a time.)
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Why was Frank Zappa reviled? He was awesome. So ws Elvis Costello, for similar reasons.


15 posted on 03/03/2023 3:28:19 AM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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Zappa did I’m the Slime, essentially attacking the whole institution of TV. It was great! He had their number over 40 years ago.

I’m The Slime - Frank Zappa (With lyrics / subtitles)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdtGo2Ib9oI

The Don Pardo involvement was genius.

I mentioned Elvis Costello above. He started one song for about 2 bars, stopped, and then ripped into Radio, Radio, which attacks commercial radio. “The radio is in the hands of such a lot of fools trying to anesthetize the way that you can feel.” I’m sure CBS had commercial radio stations at the time.

Not sure about Milton Berle, will have to look into that.


16 posted on 03/03/2023 3:37:27 AM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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I was visiting a large AT&T call center and was in the cafeteria when the original OJ trial verdict came out. Most of the black folks were applauding, hooting, hollering, and carrying on, quite happy with the result.

We white folks didn’t say much, looked on quietly and grimly.


17 posted on 03/03/2023 3:48:33 AM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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Some dummies out there probably think FZ was referring to himself in “I’m The Slime” but he was just giving voice to the “slime”. Dummy up!


18 posted on 03/03/2023 3:58:24 AM PST by equaviator (There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
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"I thought he was great on SNL and in the Naked Gun series. He had a good comedic touch."

OJ's name was floated when James Cameron was casting for the original, "Terminator."

Cameron rejected the idea believing Simpson would not be convincing in the role of an emotionless killing machine.

19 posted on 03/03/2023 4:06:53 AM PST by Joe 6-pack
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In the north, people just deflated upon hearing that the serial killer was let off. I remember watching gmit with the family and just being stunned. It was a very surreal moment.


20 posted on 03/03/2023 6:49:31 AM PST by Bob434
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