tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post5990679763044748849..comments2024-03-28T08:01:16.665-07:00Comments on GORILLAS DON'T BLOG: The Mark Twain, April 1987Major Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-22930194481303423892014-12-19T19:18:48.738-08:002014-12-19T19:18:48.738-08:00Sorry, Injun Joe was played by Ted Cassidy, Lurch ...Sorry, Injun Joe was played by Ted Cassidy, Lurch of "The Addams Family" (always got he and Richard Kiel mixed up!). Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04532244500049615631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-44141788795470693672014-12-18T23:52:32.325-08:002014-12-18T23:52:32.325-08:00I think it only ran one season (1968?) and feature...I think it only ran one season (1968?) and featured live action actors playing Huck, Tom, and Becky, superimposed on a cartoon background, with various cartoon villains and locales. None of the three actors were big names, but Richard "Jaws" Kiel supplied the voice of Injun Joe. I believe both the beginning and ending titles, at least, are on You Tube (maybe whole episodes, too). I have the series on a set of "bootleg" DVDs, myself. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04532244500049615631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-61444101658194963872014-12-18T23:14:56.627-08:002014-12-18T23:14:56.627-08:00Unknown, I'll have to look on YouTube to see i...Unknown, I'll have to look on YouTube to see if that theme song is available. I don't remember that show at all, though it sounds right up my alley.Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-58535272285167512262014-12-17T16:31:09.055-08:002014-12-17T16:31:09.055-08:00Thanks for posting more great pics of the Mark Twa...Thanks for posting more great pics of the Mark Twain! I never see that boat that the terrific old theme song from "The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" don't come to mind: <br />We got the steam up, you built the dream up; <br />Big river's calling you, listen, my friend.<br />Follow that river, that mighty river,<br />There's real adventure 'round every bend.'<br /><br />Hear that whistle blow! See that paddle go! Who know's what we're heading toward?<br /><br />That Mississippi, she is a mystery. <br />She's just a-waitin' there to be explored. <br />Go get your gear, mate. We'll meet you here, mate. <br />Old captain's shoutin' "Welcome aboard!"<br /><br />I guess to my generation of the Sixties, that show WAS Huck, Tom and Becky Thatcher!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04532244500049615631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-82637856632115806802014-01-13T11:21:13.213-08:002014-01-13T11:21:13.213-08:00Nope, that was 100% original. It happens from time...Nope, that was 100% original. It happens from time to time.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06169920944565828337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-26833047801831598512014-01-12T22:09:36.090-08:002014-01-12T22:09:36.090-08:00Nancy, I am hoping to be able to share some vintag...Nancy, I am hoping to be able to share some vintage Pittsburgh pictures with you soon!<br /><br />Melissa, I am ashamed to say that, if your song refers to a classic pop standard, I don't know what it is. Frowny face.Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-10438050536981679562014-01-12T21:51:40.819-08:002014-01-12T21:51:40.819-08:00@Melissa- That's the ticket-!@Melissa- That's the ticket-!Nanookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255357829181568172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-66277023880946266402014-01-12T16:12:03.591-08:002014-01-12T16:12:03.591-08:00When the weather’s a dream,
And your stack’s full ...When the weather’s a dream,<br />And your stack’s full of steam,<br />That’s swell!<br />When your boat’s trimmed with brass,<br />And the river’s like glass,<br />That’s swellier!<br />But when there’s a crowd,<br />And there’s nary a cloud in the sky -<br />You’ll be having a ball as you lazily trawl. Spring or Fall:<br />That’s the swelliest time of all!<br />Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06169920944565828337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-68879426565009038752014-01-12T15:19:43.603-08:002014-01-12T15:19:43.603-08:00Another beautiful day at Disneyland :-)Another beautiful day at Disneyland :-)Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09895614694411482044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-4547567505304553492014-01-12T13:59:32.903-08:002014-01-12T13:59:32.903-08:00@Major-
In a contest, 'swelliosity' or &#...@Major-<br /><br />In a contest, 'swelliosity' or 'swellosity' wins any day. Not to mention the fact it reminds me of pipe organs, and their attendant swell shades, swell box, swell pedal, or swell shoe.Nanookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255357829181568172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-69147882985655784322014-01-12T11:39:00.778-08:002014-01-12T11:39:00.778-08:00Nanook, I wasn't trying to channel "Fortu...Nanook, I wasn't trying to channel "Fortuosity", (it took me a second to realize what you were referring to), but I can see why it looks that way! I've never seen "The Happiest Millionaire", but by all accounts it is a real dud.Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-52119096637024544332014-01-12T10:43:36.459-08:002014-01-12T10:43:36.459-08:00@Major-
That sounds as if someone is channeling f...@Major-<br /><br />That sounds as if someone is channeling from a Disney film that, how shall I put this - for a litany of reasons, isn't "one of my favorites". Although, here, it seems just right.Nanookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255357829181568172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-56689338067177697932014-01-12T09:11:19.223-08:002014-01-12T09:11:19.223-08:00Nanook, I think what you are trying to say is that...Nanook, I think what you are trying to say is that the Mark Twain has a lot of Swelliosity.<br /><br />K. Martinez, I know these aren't he most exciting things in the world, but I appreciate your positive comments!Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-27323471275019730252014-01-12T07:43:09.242-08:002014-01-12T07:43:09.242-08:00Lots of dark color in these images today which wor...Lots of dark color in these images today which works well.<br /><br />I like the first image with the lamppost. The dark lamppost and black smokestacks of the Mark Twain make a nice vertical composition. Nice post today. Thanks, Major.K. Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960970051790617367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-83492761759576898482014-01-12T01:42:02.371-08:002014-01-12T01:42:02.371-08:00The Mark Twain may be the swellest iconic attracti...The Mark Twain may be the <i>swellest</i> iconic attraction at Disneyland. (Is 'swellest' a word-?) And it's so damned photogenic, too - especially the last image, featuring an "action shot".<br /><br />Paddle on. Thanks, Major.Nanookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255357829181568172noreply@blogger.com