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#1 2006-09-20 12:22:10
- Miles Away
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T.V. Trads...
Or - It's Trad, Jim, but not as we know it.
Pee Wee Herman - King of the 3btn Prince of Wales suit. Tassel loafers too.
Smithers from The Simpsons - Ivy/Trad, Trad/Ivy.
George from Seinfeld - Brooksy Americana. George is the king of the Saturday afternoon look.
Let us praise the overlooked icons...
All contributions gratefully etc.
M.
" ... Ubi bene, ibi patria, which being roughly translated means, 'Wherever there's a handout, that's for me, man.' "
Alistair Cooke. 1968.
#2 2006-09-21 02:26:44
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Re: T.V. Trads...
Some good PMs on this - Thanks.
I agree - Frasier's Dad has a very nice all American look going on. Add him to the list of unlikely icons.
I disagree - Ned Flanders may wear pink & green but he hasn't got The Look to my eye.
Thanks to all for playing.
M.
" ... Ubi bene, ibi patria, which being roughly translated means, 'Wherever there's a handout, that's for me, man.' "
Alistair Cooke. 1968.
#3 2006-09-26 01:57:16
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Re: T.V. Trads...
""This is probably the last Deb season...because of the stock market, the economy, Everything..." - W. Stillman.
#6 2006-09-27 00:58:59
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Re: T.V. Trads...
" ... Ubi bene, ibi patria, which being roughly translated means, 'Wherever there's a handout, that's for me, man.' "
Alistair Cooke. 1968.
#7 2006-09-27 01:00:52
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Re: T.V. Trads...
" ... Ubi bene, ibi patria, which being roughly translated means, 'Wherever there's a handout, that's for me, man.' "
Alistair Cooke. 1968.
#8 2006-09-27 02:19:28
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...
By day, mild-mannered Brooks Alden lives quietly with his young ward, Top Stitching, giving piano lessons to all the homies in the hood (They're both big fans of the five-finger excercise).
By night they don their bullet-proof BDs to become Tradman and Bean Boy - sworn enemies of the evil Savile Rogues.
Bitten by a radioactive salesman in J.Press one Christmas Eve in the early Eighties, Brooks Alden's life changed in ways he never could have anticipated when first he realised the new and awsome powers at his command:
Fiscal prudence, probity, and Moral fiber.
With his trusty sidekick and his catch-phrase "Go to Hell", the streets of Gotham have never been safer...
Holy Patch & Flap!
...
Last edited by Miles Away (2006-09-27 02:20:18)
" ... Ubi bene, ibi patria, which being roughly translated means, 'Wherever there's a handout, that's for me, man.' "
Alistair Cooke. 1968.
#9 2006-09-27 03:14:24
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Re: T.V. Trads...
Cue music:
Tradly Man!
Tradly Man!
Excercising fiscal acumen.
Forms a firm - Any size.
Garners clients - Just like flies.
Look out!
Here comes a Tradly Man -
Is he dull?
Listen bud -
He's got Brahmin in his blood.
Can he swing?
What d'ya think?
His BD is faded pink.
Look out!
Here comes a Tradly Man -
In the chill of the night
Just when things aint so great
Like a doddering moth
He arrives -
Slightly late -
(Pow pow pow)
Tradly Man!
Tradly Man!
Does whatever he feels he can.
With the best of intentions
He attends Bar conventions
To him - Life is a tax deduction -
He likes a black-tie function -
'Cos he's a Tradly Maaaaaan -
" ... Ubi bene, ibi patria, which being roughly translated means, 'Wherever there's a handout, that's for me, man.' "
Alistair Cooke. 1968.
#10 2006-09-28 17:51:03
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Re: T.V. Trads...
great pic of wfbjr in his car, tomasso, thanks
Miles Away: funny song, and I especially like your haiku within:
Like a doddering moth
He arrives
Slightly late.
"bow wow wow yippie yo yippie yay"
#11 2006-10-01 06:16:31
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Re: T.V. Trads...
Last edited by Miles Away (2006-10-01 06:25:39)
" ... Ubi bene, ibi patria, which being roughly translated means, 'Wherever there's a handout, that's for me, man.' "
Alistair Cooke. 1968.
#12 2006-10-01 09:25:33
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Really funny Miles... I have this image of you as a younger, English Victor Borge singing these ditties at a piano sometimes.
#13 2006-10-02 02:28:23
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" ... Ubi bene, ibi patria, which being roughly translated means, 'Wherever there's a handout, that's for me, man.' "
Alistair Cooke. 1968.
#14 2006-10-02 11:33:55
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Re: T.V. Trads...
" ... Ubi bene, ibi patria, which being roughly translated means, 'Wherever there's a handout, that's for me, man.' "
Alistair Cooke. 1968.
#15 2006-10-08 06:28:10
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Re: T.V. Trads...
Edward Herrman-the Gilmore Girls and in other parts.
#16 2006-10-08 07:18:13
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"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not." Oscar Wilde
#17 2006-10-16 18:14:33
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Who could forget Dave Garroway from the early days of TV Trad.
#19 2006-10-16 23:05:08
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Re: T.V. Trads...
""This is probably the last Deb season...because of the stock market, the economy, Everything..." - W. Stillman.