Here’s a song in honor of the birthday of Irving Berlin (1888-1989), and if you recognize all or even most of the performers, that can mean only one thing: you’re at least as old as I am.
Here’s a song in honor of the birthday of Irving Berlin (1888-1989), and if you recognize all or even most of the performers, that can mean only one thing: you’re at least as old as I am.
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We always ask where the time went. We never ask where it’s coming from. —James Lileks
My mind is like my internet browser—19 tabs open, 3 of them are frozen, and I have no idea where the music is coming from.
Home sweet home
Bob's sister Hannah
Bob's sister Ada
Bob's brother Otto
Bob's sister Eve
Bob's sister Nan
A baby picture of Bob and his siblings (clockwise from upper left: Otto, Eve, Hannah, Ada, Bob, and Nan)
Bob's childhood home
Bob's mom and dad
Bob in his youth
Bob's cousin Alphonse
Bob's Uncle Ralph and Aunt Edna
Bob's cousin Archibald
Bob's stepbrother Herbie (who really needs to quit smoking)
Bob's cousin Chester
Bob's Great Uncle Norbert and Great Aunt Phyllis
Bob's cousin Saffron (who will do anything for a drink)
Bob's cousin Thorndike
Bob's brother-in-law Vinnie
Bob's cousin Orville, who loves the Green Bay Packers
Bob's nieces Lulu and Bitsy, the biker chicks
Bob's stepsister Eloise, with the twins, Rudy and Trudy
Bob's Uncle Henry and Aunt Rowena
Bob's niece Esmerelda (who likes to live dangerously)
Bob's Great Uncle Arthur up in Saskatchewan
Bob's cousin Louie, the grackle of grumpiness
Miss Screech, Bob's journalism teacher
Bob's nephew Winthrop, who loves sports
Bob's Uncle Seymour and Aunt Bernice
Bob's second cousin Schlomo in Brooklyn
Bob's nephew Baxter
Bob's cousin Darrell
Bob's sister-in-law Delphine, who volunteers at the animal shelter
Percy the Pickpocket, Bob's third cousin once removed (the relative no one likes to talk about... every family has one)
The Bluebird of Happiness™ (no relation to Bob)
A pair of boobies (also no relation to Bob, but included for readers who desire titillation)
Bluebird Bitter™, the beer they named for Bob
❤
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I recognized far too many of those performers. 😀 — Suzanne
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So did I. 🙂
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Reblogged this on saywhatumean2say and commented:
If we ever needed this blessing, we need it now!
~~dru~~
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Thanks for reblogging. 🙂
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I still get teary-eyed, even at my age!
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Yep, me too. 🙂
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I’m old. Here’s my cut:
John Wayne
Glen Campbell
Michael Landon
Indian – Johanathan Winters?
Harry Bellafonte
Bob Hope
Lorne Greene and some guys
Jack Benny
Some Girl
Wagon people?
Dean Martin
Red Skelton
Tommy Smothers
Two guys??
Johnny Cash
Roy Clark
A lady??
Guy in a bar??
Minnie Pearl?
Guy with hair?
Bing Crosby
Lucille Ball
Dickie and Tommy Smothers
John Wayne
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Very good! There were a few I couldn’t quite place, although their faces were certainly familiar. My best guesses:
Indian at 0:28 — Dan Blocker
Lady at 0:44 — Ann Margaret
Two guys at 1:12 — David and Ricky Nelson
Bartender at 1:28 — Ed McMahon
Lady at 1:30 — Phyllis Diller
Two guys at 1:46 — Dan Rowan and Dick Martin
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