This 1950 kinescope shows Frank on “The Colgate Comedy Hour,” a variety show of the era. The first Golden Age of Television produced some memorable moments.
We tend to think that everybody in the revolutionary era knew how to ride horseback. There's a difference between hitching a horse to a wagon and controlling him from his back. John Adams, for example, hated horses and never learned how to ride. Paul Revere came to his basic horsemanship rather late in life, and once he did, he went riding every evening after closing down his silversmithy. He loved riding the back roads around Boston on horseback at high speed at night with the wind whistling through his hair. If you were walking along the road at night and somebody rode past you at high speed, it was perfectly safe to call out, "Oh, good evening, Mr. Revere!"
When the boys got together at St. Andrews Masonic Lodge to decide who would ride out and give notice that the British regulars were on the way, I have this mental image of Revere raising his hand and going, "Me! Me! Me! Me! Me!"
Unfortunately, that evening, a British patrol was out with their radar guns and pulled Paul over for speeding.
Are you looking at getting another dog?
This 1950 kinescope shows Frank on “The Colgate Comedy Hour,” a variety show of the era. The first Golden Age of Television produced some memorable moments.
I am sure the right one for me is waiting for me as we speak.