Lost in the Fifties- Another Time, Another Place

That one Russian Dictator of the 60s till the 80s Leonid Brezhnev loved Chuck Conners so much that every time he visited the US, he always invited Conners for lunch.

That I did not know about. Wow, interesting facts.

Chuck Conners is so underrated as an actor the same way that Fred McMurray , when both are truely great atcors.

I only know Connors from the Rifleman. Different time too when movies and TV shows actually had some semblance of Moral anecdotes that promoted actual values. We are a long way from that now huh?

To be perfectly honest, I never watch TV. It is horrible! Once in a while a documentary. With the computer,you have worldwide access to all sorts of programming.
My most favourite TV show of all times was “All in the Family”. I once in the while watch old shows on Youtube. I forgot, the Amos and Andy show was hysterical!

Yeah I am the same way. I like Movies now, but even that is getting harder to watch with all the SJW narratives being inserted into the story lines of todays releases.

I was 10 years old in 1959 and I remembered clearly my father taking me to see Ben Hur, and wow
the visual effect shocked me!

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I wasn’t born yet! Ha! I think you got 20 years on me.

You can watch old episodes of the Amos and Andy show on Youtube, have a go!

I will try, I usually don’t have a lot of time to watch old shows. I usually just download movies and watch one. I am usually practicing my classical pieces on guitar, or working on my book, so at some point when I find time I might just do that.

Check Andrés Segovia and Django Reinhardtmy two favorites on the guitar.

Yes I know those two very well. I mostly play Tarrega, Granados, and other translated pieces from Piano to guitar.

Every kid I knew had a .22 rifle; and guess what, no one got shot. If I even pointed my .22 at someone, the old man’s foot would have been up my ass.

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I had a 22 and went hunting every day after school.Never had a problem.

Minor point, but it was “The Andy Griffith Show”.

Car 54, Where Are You? :innocent:

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Segovia is among the greatest of all time. (IMHO)

What did that guy used to say ? Jumping jahosafats? Or something like that? He used to always kill me with those exclamation one liners!

It was his 24 melodic and minor scales I learned to master first when I was first starting to play.