 | In the same week we lost Shirley Temple, I heard on the news this morning that American actor Ralph Waite died yesterday (13.2.14) and at 85, the same age as Shirley, too. He, of course, was the father of that twee brood in the 1970s t.v. show "The Waltons", set in the 1930s, with its famous "Goodnight John Boy" at the end of every episode and which was very popular in the UK when first broadcast and still gets shown on digitial channels now.
Goodnight, Ralph, RIP |
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Ralph Waite was John senior .Grandpa was played by Will geer .
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Bound for Glory: Songs and Stories of Woody Guthrie
Woody Guthrie and Will Geer
Folkways Records / Smithsonian Folkways
Woody's most prominent songs with spoken-word introductions
Released in 1956, this audio-biography-styled record combined recordings of a handful of Woody Guthrie’s most prominent songs with spoken-word introductions from Will Geer (known for his role as Grandpa in “The Waltons” and a longtime Guthrie friend). The intros are recitations of Guthrie’s own words; Geer’s skill as an actor helps color them with character, and you can feel Woody’s personality springing to life throughout the album. The essence of his rambling spirit is perhaps best summed up by the introduction to “Grand Coulee Dam”: “I’m one walker that stood way up and looked way down across to plenty of pretty sights in all their veiled and nakedest seasons,” Geer reads. “Thumbin’ it, hitchin’ it, walkin’ and talkin’ it, chalkin’ it, markin’ it, sightin’ it and hearing it, seein’ and feelin’ and breathin’ and smellin’ it in. Suckin’ it down me, rubbin’ it into all the pores of my skin, and the wind between my eyes knockin’ honey in my comb.”
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And Barbara's real name was the much more prosaic Ruby Stevens
I remember a Benny Hill sketch on t.v. where he impersonated John Boy and it was "goodnight John Boy, goodnight John Boy, goodnight John Boy" over and over again. Benny kept saying "good night" to each, his tone getting more and more terse before exploding: "For crying out loud, what do I have to do to get some **** around here?"
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* * * * S L E E P. What in the WORLD is wrong with a simple word like that?????
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