tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post214728846087332205..comments2024-03-28T05:19:28.500-04:00Comments on Patricia Abbott (pattinase): Fess Parker's Deathpattinase (abbott)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-4997712184416148582015-01-21T23:33:32.743-05:002015-01-21T23:33:32.743-05:00I have a peronally signed photo of the 3 stooges, ...I have a peronally signed photo of the 3 stooges, signed by Larry himself...do you think it is worth something?miminoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-5609963004601418542010-03-27T23:11:37.785-04:002010-03-27T23:11:37.785-04:00My brothers had 'coon hats and I was jealous. ...My brothers had 'coon hats and I was jealous. I must have seen evey episode of Davy Crockett at least twice.Barbara Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-64031993086239532812010-03-23T18:07:35.781-04:002010-03-23T18:07:35.781-04:00My brother once told us that he rather associated ...My brother once told us that he rather associated our father with Bob Hartley on THE BOB NEWHART SHOW...my father admitted that he rather favored Hartley as well, though how much of that was driven by wanting to be married to Emily Hartley/Suzanne Pleshette, who wasn't too terribly different-looking from my mother (not twins by any means but not too dissimilar), I can't say w/o asking him.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-41200280272729865792010-03-23T06:18:27.400-04:002010-03-23T06:18:27.400-04:00Moe Howard or Curly in a pinch.Moe Howard or Curly in a pinch.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-53810871433045385472010-03-22T12:12:57.306-04:002010-03-22T12:12:57.306-04:00It must be hard to live in LA and watch these peop...It must be hard to live in LA and watch these people age, Rick. We watch only through vaseline and botox in the midlands. <br />Zorro was the best costume of the era.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-89860468562034362632010-03-22T11:50:17.367-04:002010-03-22T11:50:17.367-04:00I agree with those who have suggested Ralph Waite,...I agree with those who have suggested Ralph Waite, the father (John Sr.) on The Waltons.<br /><br />Also, Patti, I saw Ed "Kooky" Burns yesterday, and he doesn't look so cool anymore. Sorry.Richard Robinsonhttp://brokenbullhorn.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-11339752173061949052010-03-22T11:39:02.548-04:002010-03-22T11:39:02.548-04:00I always kind of favored Danny Thomas because I lo...I always kind of favored Danny Thomas because I loved their living room.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-14403334597433172632010-03-22T08:55:27.389-04:002010-03-22T08:55:27.389-04:00No, I don't Jeff. Wonder how they got him ther...No, I don't Jeff. Wonder how they got him there for that small affair? <br />Joe-I bet your Mom dumped it with all your old baseball cards.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-36945785365425428942010-03-22T08:52:44.211-04:002010-03-22T08:52:44.211-04:00I wonder what ever happened to my old coon skin ca...I wonder what ever happened to my old coon skin cap. I remember wearing it to grade school one time.Joe Baronehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10275991273751678636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-30160124365368370532010-03-22T08:49:43.016-04:002010-03-22T08:49:43.016-04:00Do you remember that Fess Parker at the grand open...Do you remember that Fess Parker at the grand opening of Finley Playground (Upsal and Mansfield) in 1956 or so.jvnasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06963131668878903367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-86272360926581134032010-03-22T07:10:29.086-04:002010-03-22T07:10:29.086-04:00I was only 6 or so when Davy Crocket came on and m...I was only 6 or so when Davy Crocket came on and my brother and I each had coonskin caps. But the one I wanted to be was Zorro as embodied by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zorro_(1957_TV_series)" rel="nofollow">Guy Williams</a>.<br /><br />My brother and I dressed as Zorro for Halloween that year. <br /><br />Later I was also a fan of Maverick and Paladin, as well as Wyatt Earp (Hugh O'Brian).<br /><br />As for the father everyone wanted then...Jim Anderson, of course. Or Ward Cleaver.<br /><br />Let's just say my father has never been as mellow as those guys in his 85 (so far) years.<br /><br />And Cap'n Bob is right about Rosey Grier on DANIEL BOONE.<br /><br />Jeff M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-88232522769778968772010-03-22T03:39:24.448-04:002010-03-22T03:39:24.448-04:00Wasn't Rosie Greer in Daniel Boone?Wasn't Rosie Greer in Daniel Boone?Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-64348908857678312132010-03-21T16:38:41.582-04:002010-03-21T16:38:41.582-04:00Good pick. GP was sensational and I always loved M...Good pick. GP was sensational and I always loved Mr. Walton-John Sr.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-61315760135184621042010-03-21T15:56:44.560-04:002010-03-21T15:56:44.560-04:00Gregory Peck in To Kill a Mockingbird leaps to min...Gregory Peck in <i>To Kill a Mockingbird</i> leaps to mind. But my Dad's still very cool at 76.<br /><br />I remember some Crockett shows that featured Spaniards and Rosie Greer -- thought that was way cool.Erik Donald Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02332500850365598564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-48735800231725778362010-03-21T15:33:17.518-04:002010-03-21T15:33:17.518-04:00Maybe only girls looked toward these figures as po...Maybe only girls looked toward these figures as possible fathers. Boys wanted to be them. <br />In recasting 77 Sunset Strip, I fear who they will choose for Kookie. He was the coolest--until they stuck him in Grease. <br />James Garner I wanted to marry.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-24665789912468827182010-03-21T14:20:55.455-04:002010-03-21T14:20:55.455-04:00I have to second (or third?) James Garner as Maver...I have to second (or third?) James Garner as Maverick. I also loved the sophistication of Peter Lawford in the Thin Man series and the absolute cool factor of Ed Kookie Byrnes of 77 Sunset Strip.David Terrenoirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482864941636273068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-89942298606941711942010-03-21T13:58:31.971-04:002010-03-21T13:58:31.971-04:00Don't know if I'd call Davy my fictional d...Don't know if I'd call Davy my fictional dad, but he was sure my fictional ME. Shucks, I reckon he still is.Evan Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07620731784654779358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-43788940554741782302010-03-21T13:21:59.584-04:002010-03-21T13:21:59.584-04:00I had a hero worship for Cary Grant. I still do.I had a hero worship for Cary Grant. I still do.Enchanted Oakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14815997287116818456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-31695863786536171402010-03-21T13:18:26.541-04:002010-03-21T13:18:26.541-04:00I wanted to be MAVERICK when I was a kid. James Ga...I wanted to be MAVERICK when I was a kid. James Garner seemed the definition of cool.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-72377240982896566842010-03-21T11:48:53.281-04:002010-03-21T11:48:53.281-04:00I have been watching a lot of old western shows la...I have been watching a lot of old western shows lately and his superb performances, in both Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone, really has endured nicely.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-55743599183945135892010-03-21T11:46:50.907-04:002010-03-21T11:46:50.907-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-26458629184430367612010-03-21T10:55:24.325-04:002010-03-21T10:55:24.325-04:00I was a real tomboy and often envied the boys (at ...I was a real tomboy and often envied the boys (at least when I wasn´t catching sticklebacks or falling off trees together with them), but I must admit I have never wailed because I couldn´t wear a coon skin hat. To me it looks too much like a dead cat.Dorte Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535044092722418173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-91896897859502107582010-03-21T10:53:14.517-04:002010-03-21T10:53:14.517-04:00I was ten or eleven when Davy Crockett came along,...I was ten or eleven when Davy Crockett came along, and of course I went crazy over him like every other kid--had a coonskin hat and all that. It seems now as if Crockett took over the world for a good while, but it really only consisted of a half dozen or so episodes of "Walt Disney Presents". Crockett was soon to be replaced by my two favorite tv characters from that era, Richard Boone as Paladin and James Garner as Maverick.MPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12515927050827397245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-36374682272991917492010-03-21T10:21:02.283-04:002010-03-21T10:21:02.283-04:00Girls didn't seem to get to wear them in my ne...Girls didn't seem to get to wear them in my neck of the woods. My brother had one.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-77842804047300199202010-03-21T10:18:16.059-04:002010-03-21T10:18:16.059-04:00When I was 9 and the Davy Crockett TV show staring...When I was 9 and the Davy Crockett TV show staring Fess Parker was at the top of the charts, I had and wore a coon skin hat.Chucknoreply@blogger.com