captivecuties
Senator
He gets multiple 21 gun salutes in most major US cities almost daily.
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captivecuties
Senator
Scathing political humor as well as anti war criticisms.Tom Smothers was the one on the left.
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I’d be astonished if anyone outside the U. S. has ever heard of the Smothers Brothers, the faux folk singing duo that really broke ground while baiting network censors into canceling their show.
He. Will. Be. Missed.
Mikerytel
Senator
V for valkyr v for Valhalla
I was ten years old when their show was cancelled. Did not understand the reason then- it would be considered mild today. May he rest in peace.
Stormy89
Executioner
and this scene make me laugh as he is full of mistakes.
captivecuties
Senator
From what I remember is they made fun of Nixon as well as the war and that pissed off Johnson and those were driving forces behind it.
wulf
God-Emperor
1967 through 1970 ('68 was probably the worst) were not happy times in this country, and literally everyone was affected in one way or another. The Smothers Bros. and other celebs poked the hornets nest over the Vietnam war and paid the price for it. It was typical of the times, and the deep divide in this country now reminds of those times when everyone seemed to be at each others throats over something. I actually felt fortunate not hearing about it every day while in Southeast Asia and then Germany for 2 years. Somewhere along the way people in this country have come to believe that anyone with a different opinion is a mortal enemy.... again. It makes me very sad that we haven't learned anything in the last 50 years.
captivecuties
Senator
Was an odd time to be a youngster in for sure but I was a bit too young to realize the full effects of what was happening until later.
My favorite things about 67/68 were the Camaros, Firebirds and Mustangs
Those were peak years for most automotive design, IMHO.
But it’s an unfortunate truism that the more things change…
wulf
God-Emperor
I would agree, and add 1970 as well. At least for the muscle cars.
Yes indeed.
captivecuties
Senator
Yes, I am partial to the late 60s but early 70s had their gems, too…almost the last hurrah for the breed.
I. Had. Never. Seen. That. One. Before.
captivecuties
Senator
So sad to hear actor Tom Wilkinson passed suddenly.
Migoz2
Senator
John Pilger, 1939 - 2023. Fearless journalist. There will be many in the seats of power not sorry to see him go.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-67853392
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-67853392
Darkprincess69
High Priestess of Slaanesh
Glynis Johns, star of Miranda and Mary Poppins has died at the ripe old age of 100
My best female New York friend is deeply involved in Starsky & Hutch fandom, and today she's pretty deeply bummed out.
Frank Petrexa
Tribune
Major Mike Sadler, a pioneer of His Majesty's Special Air Services in 1942 in the Libyan desert., at 103. He was a navigator of great courage and talent. Apparently there is a current BBC show based on this book (I only know what I read in the New York Times).
Ben Macintyre, the author of “Rogue Heroes: The History of the SAS, Britain’s Secret Special Forces Unit That Sabotaged the Nazis and Changed the Nature of War” (2016), wrote that Mr. Sadler’s remarkable skills in desert navigation were as much art as science, especially because his celestial observations had to be taken on uneven desert terrain.
Ben Macintyre, the author of “Rogue Heroes: The History of the SAS, Britain’s Secret Special Forces Unit That Sabotaged the Nazis and Changed the Nature of War” (2016), wrote that Mr. Sadler’s remarkable skills in desert navigation were as much art as science, especially because his celestial observations had to be taken on uneven desert terrain.
ducon007
Senator
He was such a great player that I was able to forgive him when Saint-Etienne lost to his Bayern team in 1976 (Hampden Park, Glasgow, 0-1). Hats off to you, "Kaiser"!