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Mike Douglas, former TV show host, dies
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| 11 August 2006
Posted on 08/11/2006 10:03:08 AM PDT by lunarbicep
Mike Douglas, who drew on his affable personality and singing talent during 21 years as host of a syndicated television talk show, died Friday on his 81st birthday, his wife said.
The afternoon talk show, which aired from 1961 to 1982, featured Douglas' ballad and big-band singing style, other musicians, comedians, political personalities and sports figures. His interviews included seven men who were then, had been or would become president.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: mikedouglas; obituary; television
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To: netmilsmom
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posted on
08/11/2006 10:13:54 AM PDT
by
nathanbedford
("I like to legislate. I feel I've done a lot of good." Sen. Robert Byrd)
To: the invisib1e hand
Hmm. Indeed. That's a wonderful memory you can have of him then...
22
posted on
08/11/2006 10:14:01 AM PDT
by
Frank_Discussion
(May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
To: lunarbicep
I guess he won't be "right back".
23
posted on
08/11/2006 10:14:25 AM PDT
by
Tall_Texan
(I wish a political party would come along that thinks like I do.)
To: bd476
Man, I had a crush on Patty Duke. Replaced the crush I had on Halley Mills.
24
posted on
08/11/2006 10:15:03 AM PDT
by
My2Cents
(A pirate's life for me.)
To: siunevada
[Singing]
"Ah'd like to thank Totie Fields for being my co-host
It's been a lovely week, one I'll never forget!"
25
posted on
08/11/2006 10:15:18 AM PDT
by
zook
("We all knew someone in primary school who had a really powerful magnet")
To: the invisib1e hand
hmm. I figured him for a pipesmoker.
Nah--Merv Griffin was the poofer. MD was an all-American entertainer in the Johnny Carson tradition.
26
posted on
08/11/2006 10:15:31 AM PDT
by
youngjim
(Irony is wasted on the stupid)
To: lunarbicep
Mike Douglas, Merv Griffin and Dinah Shore all had great experience from the big band days and had to work their way up. Today, they grab them off the street.
The Lord be with him.
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posted on
08/11/2006 10:16:01 AM PDT
by
franky
(Pray for the souls of the faithful departed.)
To: Dr. Scarpetta
Kids came home to Mike Douglas after school. It was a friendly show. I was one of those kids -- liked his show and the flowery set.
RIP, Mike. Thanks.
28
posted on
08/11/2006 10:16:03 AM PDT
by
Minnesocold
("The public demand to protect our borders will triumph sooner or later." - Tony Blankley)
To: MaryFromMichigan
To: Red Badger; MaryFromMichigan
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posted on
08/11/2006 10:16:30 AM PDT
by
donna
(We have a pattern.)
To: Dr. Scarpetta
Kids came home to Mike Douglas after school. I did.
RIP, Mike.
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posted on
08/11/2006 10:16:57 AM PDT
by
Skooz
(Chastity prays for me, piety sings...Modesty hides my thighs in her wings...)
To: lunarbicep
His song "The men in my little girl's life" still gets me.
To: My2Cents
My2Cents wrote: "Man, I had a crush on Patty Duke. Replaced the crush I had on Halley Mills."
LOL, you sound just like my brothers.
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posted on
08/11/2006 10:19:19 AM PDT
by
bd476
To: My2Cents
Wow- You too. I thought I was the only one!
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posted on
08/11/2006 10:19:45 AM PDT
by
D_Idaho
To: MaryFromMichigan
35
posted on
08/11/2006 10:20:24 AM PDT
by
Bitsy
To: lunarbicep
He used to sing, 1946-51, with Kay Kyser's band on the Kollege of Musical Knowledge.
He came years after Ishkabibble.
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posted on
08/11/2006 10:21:10 AM PDT
by
N. Theknow
((Kennedys - Can't drive, can't fly, can't ski, can't skipper a boat - But they know what's best.))
To: tallhappy
They used to have daytime talk shows like Mike Douglas, Merv Griffin and Dinah Shore that weren't garbage fest of lurid images and behavior.No kidding. Seems like a different planet now.
37
posted on
08/11/2006 10:22:32 AM PDT
by
radiohead
(Hey Kerry, I'm still here; still hating your lying, stinking, guts you coward.)
To: Minnesocold
I was gonna say, 'oh geez, look at the flowers'. Think we still had some of those flower-shaped non-skid deals in the tub at my parent's old house before my older sis & her family remodeled it...
38
posted on
08/11/2006 10:23:12 AM PDT
by
Ready4Freddy
(Hey, look man, I didn't mean to shoot the son of a b!tch. The gun went off. I don't know why.)
To: lunarbicep
Mainstreaming the revolution.
39
posted on
08/11/2006 10:23:40 AM PDT
by
DoctorMichael
(A wall first. A wall now.)
To: tiredoflaundry; zook; MaryFromMichigan; Red Badger
I heard this joke on one of these shows:
"If Totie Fields married Truman Capote, she would be:
Totie Capote"
I know, I know -- GROAN!!! Schmaltz at its best!
40
posted on
08/11/2006 10:23:50 AM PDT
by
Polyxene
(For where God built a church, there the Devil would also build a chapel - Martin Luther)
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