tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post3435793322544798615..comments2024-03-29T09:17:11.602-04:00Comments on The Heath Post: The Freakin' Weekend (1970)GoHeathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-55343743113978846582020-09-14T19:23:57.893-04:002020-09-14T19:23:57.893-04:00Dick Schaap tries to work Frank Beard into the nar...Dick Schaap tries to work Frank Beard into the narrative of his 1970 classic, "The Masters," which is probably the best book ever written about golf. But Beard didn't play well enough to feature prominently in the book. The main character ends up being Bert Yancey, and I will always wonder how much Schaap really knew about Yancey's backstory.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-44671674170544990472020-09-14T18:33:25.775-04:002020-09-14T18:33:25.775-04:00On Aug. 2, 1969 (my first birthday!), Frank Beard ...On Aug. 2, 1969 (my first birthday!), Frank Beard writes on Page 305, "Some friends of mine took me to see <i>Oh! Calcutta!</i> tonight. I'd never been to the theater in New York before--I think the only show I'd ever seen was <i>Brigadoon</i> in Dallas--but I'll you, if <i>Oh! Calcutta!</i> is typical, I haven't been missing a thing. You sure don't come out humming the tunes. The whole cast ran around nude, and the show was miserable. It wasn't sexy. It wasn't funny. It wasn't even interesting. It was so dull that, even with all those naked people strutting around, my mind kept drifting back to golf."<br /><br />He was in New York for the Westchester Open. Frank Beard won that tournament and finished as the top money winner on the PGA Tour in 1969. I wonder if he won <i>HP</i> Kentuckian of the Year.<br /><br />The husband from <i>Maude</i>, Bill Macy, was in the cast when <i>Oh! Calcutta</i> opened off Broadway in June 1969.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-50077445720842029552020-09-14T18:10:17.752-04:002020-09-14T18:10:17.752-04:00So I just finished Pro: Frank Beard on the Golf To...So I just finished <i>Pro: Frank Beard on the Golf Tour</i>. It's Frank Beard's journal of his 1969 season on (and around) the PGA Tour, as edited by Dick Schaap. This book got Beard in some hot water, apparently, because he was vaguely critical of Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and a few other big names. I thought it was all pretty tame--he talked about how those guys were not quite as cozy with the rest of the guys on the tour, but he definitely also talked about how he respected the different position their fame put them in. And though he noted when those guys weren't playing well (and even wondered if Palmer was finished as a serious contender for ), he also poked fun at himself when at the end of the season Nicklaus and Palmer were both playing well. I would argue that probably the dude Beard was hardest on was Bruce Crampton.<br /><br />But, anyway, what I wanted to talk about was <i>Shell's Wonderful World of Golf</i>. In March 1969, Beard finished T43 at the Doral Open. "All around the course today, people were walking up to me and congratulating me," he writes on Page 122. "The final round of <i>Shell's Wonderful World of Golf</i> was shown on television this week, and I won the championship. I won three straight matches, beating Palmer, Boros, everybody. Everybody was slapping me on the back today like I was a real hot golfer. Those matches were filmed last year."Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-72975010334049454492016-03-04T10:00:17.092-05:002016-03-04T10:00:17.092-05:00CBS cut down the My Three Sons videos on YouTube!CBS cut down the <i>My Three Sons</i> videos on YouTube!Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-72458953906588566472016-02-28T18:10:20.269-05:002016-02-28T18:10:20.269-05:00Fair enough. I like Lawrence Well, too. Here you g...Fair enough. I like Lawrence Well, too. <a href="https://youtu.be/-8gwY-TAdcg" rel="nofollow">Here you go.</a>Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-91721563851277749992016-02-28T16:41:33.418-05:002016-02-28T16:41:33.418-05:00Given those choices, I would go for the movie or t...Given those choices, I would go for the movie or the Lawrence Welk songs. I always liked the Lawrence Welk show.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-47685451195504591222016-02-28T11:02:45.715-05:002016-02-28T11:02:45.715-05:00Here's a Cynthia Lowry mention in a biography ...<a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=-Rf2aDz4QJQC&lpg=PA200&ots=mliqRppXBQ&dq=cynthia%20lowry%20author&pg=PA110#v=snippet&q=cynthia%20lowry&f=false" rel="nofollow">Here's a Cynthia Lowry mention in a biography of Shirley Booth, who played Hazel.</a>Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-13676782785627737532016-02-28T11:02:05.506-05:002016-02-28T11:02:05.506-05:00But then this past week in the 1970, it was Jerry ...But then this past week in the 1970, it was Jerry Buck on the AP TV-and-radio bylines in the <i>Kentucky New Era</i>. I'm hopeful that Ms. Lowry simply went on vacation for a week or two once CBS and NBC announced their fall schedules, but I'm concerned that she might've retired or something. <a href="http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1958/08/03/page/84/article/writer-lowry-a-visitor-to-tv-quiz-show" rel="nofollow">She'd been at it at least since 1958.</a>Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-75496016225277777002016-02-28T10:58:23.044-05:002016-02-28T10:58:23.044-05:00She then goes into a little bit about the Born Fre...She then goes into a little bit about the <i>Born Free</i> presentation, which notes that Dick Van Dyke appeared as host, plus a paragraph on the Andy Griffith/Don Knotts/Tennessee Ernie Ford rerun. Then, helpfully:<br /><br /><i><a href="https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/80119332/" rel="nofollow">Now that the television networks have pretty well made up their schedules tor next season--ABC ought to be announcing its plans this wee--all three can he more relaxed about interrupting regular programs for specials. More specials will be turning up from now until rerun time starts at the end of March and early April. Earlier in the season there was pressure to measure the performance of individual series against the competition. <br /><br />Special programs are important in these days when few series turn out more than 26 programs a year. The specials help fatten and lengthen the season and provide a change of pace. They are also important as advertising vehicles for companies which prefer the solid impact of an hour special to scattering their commercials among various series.</a></i><br /><br />That's some rock-solid contextualizing right there.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-18289036449678173572016-02-28T10:55:23.342-05:002016-02-28T10:55:23.342-05:00The television networks provided an assortment of ...<a href="https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/80119332/" rel="nofollow"><i>The television networks provided an assortment of pleasant, relaxing treats over the weekend. There was a Perry Como special and a two-hour broadcast of a delightful film feature, “Born Free.” <br /><br />Como, with a distinguished gleam of silver in his hair and a voice as rich as ever, strolled through a tuneful NBC hour Sunday night. It was sparked by the comedy of Flip Wilson and, especially. Bob Hope, who never seems to run out of topical material presented in bright, sly framework. <br /><br />One particularly amusing bit of film inserted was a series of photographs of Hope from the present through his career to a snapshot taken when he was 9 years old. Como sang Hope’s “Thanks for the Memory’’ with special lyrics honoring Bob. Nancv Sinatra also was along for some songs. ...</i></a>Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-70529949879107483552016-02-28T10:51:24.067-05:002016-02-28T10:51:24.067-05:00As of about seven days ago in 1970, Cynthia Lowry ...As of about seven days ago in 1970, Cynthia Lowry was still the regular AP TV-and-radio writer carried in the <i>Kentucky New Era</i>. She had a typically chipper and thorough roundup of a recent run of network variety specials, headlined "TV Treats Are Relaxing" ...Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-84402816133091314912016-02-28T10:47:24.111-05:002016-02-28T10:47:24.111-05:00Where's Cynthia Lowry?Where's Cynthia Lowry?Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-60398666223784688582016-02-28T10:47:02.320-05:002016-02-28T10:47:02.320-05:00Incidentally, I'm a little concerned that Jerr...Incidentally, I'm a little concerned that Jerry Buck is the AP's writer on that story.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-4420637995759209642016-02-28T10:42:04.716-05:002016-02-28T10:42:04.716-05:00"Bridge Over Troubled Water" is the new ...<a href="http://50.6.195.142/archives/70s_files/19700228.html" rel="nofollow">"Bridge Over Troubled Water" is the new <i>Cash Box</i> No. 1.</a>Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-23832296766834098982016-02-28T10:20:06.206-05:002016-02-28T10:20:06.206-05:00Jerry Buck reports the new shows on ABC are to inc...Jerry Buck reports the new shows on ABC are to include:<br /><br />-- <i>The Young Rebels,</i> "about a Yankee guerrilla unit during the American Revolution;<br /><br />-- "two based on Broadway Comedy hits by Neil Simon, <i>The Odd Couple</i> and <i>Barefoot in the Park</i>, and<br /><br />-- "<i>The Partridge Family</i>, in which the mother joins her children in a rock band. It sounds amazingly like the Cowsills."<br /><br />YEAH!<br /><br />Also: "On Monday nights at 9 p.m., the network is offering NFL professional football games for those fans still eager after Sunday's action on NBC and CBS."<br /><br />YEAH!!!Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-7081156630954095382016-02-28T10:16:51.207-05:002016-02-28T10:16:51.207-05:00By the way, ABC has announced its fall 1970 schedu...By the way, ABC has announced its fall 1970 schedule. Out: <i>It Takes a Thief</i>, <i>Paris 7000</i>, <i>The Flying Nun</i>, <i>The Ghost and Mrs. Muir</i>, <i>Here Come the Brides</i>, <i>Land of the Giants</i>, <i>Jimmie Durante and the Lennon Sisters</i> and Englebert Humperdinck's and Pat Paulsen's programs. Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-51887807807225664182016-02-28T08:07:07.252-05:002016-02-28T08:07:07.252-05:00I, for one, saw the Andy Griffith special when it ...I, for one, saw the Andy Griffith special when it originally aired three years ago, and I'm not going to run the risk of missing <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PakOCQS_40I" rel="nofollow">the opening number</a>.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-91327503340465575692016-02-28T08:05:31.041-05:002016-02-28T08:05:31.041-05:00Everybody would prefer Hazel to My Three Sons, but...Everybody would prefer <i>Hazel</i> to <i>My Three Sons</i>, but that's a false choice. It's not like we live in a world where you get to just pick and choose shows out of the Ether to watch; it's either you watch <i>My Three Sons</i> to warm up for the Andy Griffith special on CBS, or you watch the first 30 minutes of some old movie and get yourself stuck for two hours on NBC, or you watch a half hour of Lawrence Welk songs. Those are the choices.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-58012669191422379752016-02-26T16:48:53.248-05:002016-02-26T16:48:53.248-05:00I was never a big fan of "My Three Sons"...I was never a big fan of "My Three Sons" either. I think Hollywood knew what it was doing when it cast Fred McMurray as a bad guy in shows like "The Apartment."GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-24462642426349314682016-02-26T15:25:03.796-05:002016-02-26T15:25:03.796-05:00For whatever reason that's a show I never care...For whatever reason that's a show I never cared for. If I had a choice between watching Hazel or My Three Sons, I'm all in for Hazel. https://youtu.be/MEnc5tvjgfoMatthew Vaughnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10349035708120354682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-19043946980148296552016-02-26T12:36:54.829-05:002016-02-26T12:36:54.829-05:00My Three Sons has some very sweet moments.<a href="https://youtu.be/Jhs5OwIVOfw?t=21m39s" rel="nofollow"><i>My Three Sons</i> has some very sweet moments.</a>Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-27536235586503654402016-02-25T10:10:15.944-05:002016-02-25T10:10:15.944-05:00On the other hand, the Osmonds are pretty excited ...<a href="https://youtu.be/fQHQGj5XVfY" rel="nofollow">On the other hand, the Osmonds are pretty excited about the new Simon & Garfunkel.</a>Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-85434731975865127972016-02-23T09:24:51.286-05:002016-02-23T09:24:51.286-05:00Hoptown 1970 me is more of a Neil Diamond guy when...<a href="https://youtu.be/zCgeWUKcumA" rel="nofollow">Hoptown 1970 me is more of a Neil Diamond guy when it comes to New York singer-songwriters.</a>Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-34320187702176254282016-02-22T22:47:38.340-05:002016-02-22T22:47:38.340-05:00Of all these half-hour country-music TV programs f...Of all these half-hour country-music TV programs from this era--and there are a bunch of them, and, of course, Nashville's channels show all of them--<a href="https://youtu.be/KZAUyRpMdyM" rel="nofollow">the most curious-looking of all of them to me is the <i>Del Reeves Country Carnival</i></a>. My favorite is <i>Porter Wagoner</i> (because of Dolly Parton), and the slickest is <i>Hee Haw</i>. But the most curious-looking one of all is the <i>Del Reeves Country Carnival</i>. First of all, Del Reeves is a really off-kilter personality for a TV host. Second, there's the crazy set. And, third, people are often doing things like playing their instruments in odd contortions.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-7418837186657222182016-02-22T19:47:18.110-05:002016-02-22T19:47:18.110-05:00From years of reading UK message boards, I can ass...From years of reading UK message boards, I can assure you that many, many people have thought about how UK would have done without all of its personnel issues.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.com