I lived in detroit from the beginning to mid 1966.
AM Radio: the early 60's, Motown, English invasion,...
Father from Arkansas. Mother from Philadelphia.
Sundays my father cooked pancakes and a bunch of kids came for breakfast, games, and movies.
Bill Kennedy At the movies,... At least three movies each Sunday: including my favorite actor, Wallace Beery.
We watched all the war movies, and all the popular and obscure. (Plan Nine from outer space,....)
My parents did something great at a great time. We watched the shows, and had the records: Sing along with Mitch, liberace, Broadway Shows, Ed Sullivan, 40's swing, big band, Homer and Jethro,....
Every August, we went to the state fair a few miles away. The best part was the 3-4 piece music groups. Especially the Nor'leans jazz dudes. I stood as close as they allowed: Trumpet, trombone, and clarinet. Exquisite.
I have hundreds of special moments connected to wonderful bits of dialog from the teleplays i have watched during the past 58 years. These memories surface without warning: Scene, actors, lines, and music.
Favorite movie quote? Toooo many. And always dependant upon the context, to be considered great.
One of my most favorite movie scenes: Waking Ned Devine, as the exiting pastor launches the phone booth containing the witch over the cliff, and the violin string breaks. A true moment of rejoicing.
A great movie quote, that.