Charie . . . I'm only 5'5" and understand those words more than you might believe.
Love the tall ones. (and the short ones, and everything in between )
Of course, today I'm happily married so I guess I'm referring to days gone by.
Rick, my father was about 5'5" and I can tell you with absolute certainty that a man's height has nothing to do with the size of a man.
CNorkusJr wrote:
This reminds me of an old one used by short fireman:
"Nose to nose,your toes are in it --- toes to toes, your nose is in it"
Charie . . . I'm only 5'5" and understand those words more than you might believe.
Love the tall ones. (and the short ones, and everything in between )
Of course, today I'm happily married so I guess I'm referring to days gone by.
Rick, my father was about 5'5" and I can tell you with absolute certainty that a man's height has nothing to do with the size of a man.
Randy
When it comes to height, I've never wished to be any taller (or shorter) than I am.
I'm certainly not God's gift to women, but I've sure had the luck to keep the company of a lot of beauties over the years.
I'm far from perfect, so maybe I'm just lucky, but I wouldn't change a thing.
Life becomes a lot better for people when they realize that they are perfect just the way they are.
Take what you have and make the most of it, and you will come out on top.
My dad too was no more 5'5", if that...
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Randy, my dad was 5'4" but as he approaches his 87th birthday, he seems to be shrinking .
Three years ago, when Dan Hanley and I interviewed the legends at the WBHOF banquet, I had my cousin Dawn fly in from Florida to take still photos of our interview session. My dad joined us later in the morning and it was the first time Dawn had seen my father in several years. She commented to me, "I remember my uncle as being so much taller, what happened?" I laughed, "I guess that's one of the perils of aging." I will say this for Pops, he's kept himself in great shape. Long retired, he wakes every morning at 5am, goes to his garage and puts himself thru a stretching and excercise program. He plays golf several times a week, avoids over eating and has never smoked. Dad will still have a few beers on occasion, but that's about all the alcohol he'll consume. His mind is sharp, his body is fit, and a hearing aid keeps him in a conversation. Dad and I have bumped heads more than once over the years, but I'm proud of him and what he has accomplished. He came from poverty in Tennessee, moved to California (Lincoln Heights) as a young boy, and quit high school to join the Navy (Sea Bees) when WW2 broke out. After the service, he went to work for Bank of America. He would work during the day, attend school at night, and eventually become one of the bank's top executives. He was always well liked by my friends in the boxing community, and served as a positive example of what hard work can accomplish. We will occasionally go months without seeing one another, although he lives only an hour away. However, I got used to that growing up. He was often away from home, working to make a better life for us than what he had as a child. I make it a point to call him 2 or 3 times a week, and we'll meet for breakfast or lunch at least once a month, when my schedule will permit. Sadly, the night before my CBHOF induction, my father was admitted into the hospital in great pain. He was suffering from an intestinal blockage, and hospitalized for several days. Because of this, he, my mother and my brother all missed the ceremony. Randy, thanks to your video taping the event, my dad was able to watch my accepting the award on YouTube. I enjoyed seeing your dad in the photo Frank posted of the Maravilla projects. There is no doubt in my mind that he was a special man, he produced you, Randy.
Expug wrote:A true legend. The great Chet Atkins singing about his pop.
Tough not to get choked up from this one. It'll bring a tear to a glass eye.
Especially for those missing their Dad. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEsVHGvjqEU
You guys talkin about your dads has me given this one a bump
Chet is a cool cat
Expug wrote:A true legend. The great Chet Atkins singing about his pop.
Tough not to get choked up from this one. It'll bring a tear to a glass eye.
Especially for those missing their Dad. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEsVHGvjqEU
You guys talkin about your dads has me given this one a bump
Chet is a cool cat
My father is Jose Lopez "El Potrillo" he lives in a town close to the Tijuana Border But if any one would like to get in contact with him he will be visiting me here in Idaho for the next few weeks.
Even though he turned 74 years old today he built a giant chiken coop and cleaned over 1/2 an acre on my property. He is teaching my son how to fight and its pleasure to listen to his stories. As it is a pleasure to read your and see your picts. I will try to post some of our own hopefully.
He is still driving across the border to Tijuana to train fighters and will be inducted in the Tijuana boxing comision hall of fame.
If anyone knows ChakaChaKa Rodrigues we would like to get in contact with him.
jose potrillo lopez wrote:My father is Jose Lopez "El Potrillo" he lives in a town close to the Tijuana Border But if any one would like to get in contact with him he will be visiting me here in Idaho for the next few weeks.
Even though he turned 74 years old today he built a giant chiken coop and cleaned over 1/2 an acre on my property. He is teaching my son how to fight and its pleasure to listen to his stories. As it is a pleasure to read your and see your picts. I will try to post some of our own hopefully.
He is still driving across the border to Tijuana to train fighters and will be inducted in the Tijuana boxing comision hall of fame.
If anyone knows ChakaChaKa Rodrigues we would like to get in contact with him.
When I saw the name I recalled reading of a Jose "Portillo" Lopez in Jesus Pimental's record. Of course, Boxrec is not perfect but it is damn good. However, the spelling must have gotten turned around a bit. What does El Potrillo mean? I read that Pimental and your Dad engaged in a real knock down drag out affair at the Olympic Auditorium. I'd love to hear more about it if you wouldn't mind.
Potrillo is a young stallion. Gorge Parnasos an promoter of the Olympic Auditorium in California gave him this name after his first fight there against Abe Villa. I read an interview with Jesus Pimentel where he mention my father as the strongest fighter he ever faught. To see if my father felt the same way I waited for him to get out of the shower about 2 hours ago and asked him the same question.... he replied the same. I have tons of newspaper clippings and picts of his carer but cant figure out how to post some.
Terry Downes and Willie Pastrano are reunited in 1987 in England, where they had clashed for the world light-heavyweight title in 1964.
Willie, who won in 11 rounds, never came to terms with the void after boxing.
jose potrillo lopez wrote:My father is Jose Lopez "El Potrillo" he lives in a town close to the Tijuana Border But if any one would like to get in contact with him he will be visiting me here in Idaho for the next few weeks.
Even though he turned 74 years old today he built a giant chiken coop and cleaned over 1/2 an acre on my property. He is teaching my son how to fight and its pleasure to listen to his stories. As it is a pleasure to read your and see your picts. I will try to post some of our own hopefully.
He is still driving across the border to Tijuana to train fighters and will be inducted in the Tijuana boxing comision hall of fame.
If anyone knows ChakaChaKa Rodrigues we would like to get in contact with him.
In the summer of 1965, I attended the Rubin "Hurricane" Carter-Luis Rodriguez bout at the Olympic.
In the TV main event, Jose "Portillo" Lopez fought Norman Parra in a 12 rounder bantam title fight.
For many years, I had a poster from that card hanging on my bedroom wall.
Sadly, that poster is long gone.
Please post anything you can on your father. He was a good fighter and I enjoyed that fight.
Terry Downes and Willie Pastrano are reunited in 1987 in England, where they had clashed for the world light-heavyweight title in 1964.
Willie, who won in 11 rounds, never came to terms with the void after boxing.
When my father fought Willie Pastrano in Miami Beach, Angelo Dundee was at Willie's helm and even Angelo couldn,t keep Willie away from some of the excesses that a successful boxing career could bring. Willie didn't like to train and chased anything female, but he got the job done. One of the greats who succeeded moving up in weight classes as he got older.
In my fathers fight with Willie, Willie's youth and body movement was too much for my father to catch up with him. He overwhelmed my father by moving quickly around my father who was pretty much a flat-footed,feet planted firmly, throwing bombs at your opponent type fighter.
Angelo Dundee knew this as he worked in my fathers corner during his brawls with Danny Nardico several years earlier in the same Miami Bch. Auditorium. Even still my father went the distance with Pastrano and landed a few shots that backed Pastrano up from time to time.
Thought you guys might enjoy this new article I came across. Written by Hype in 1938
Boxing Doldrums
Fast Wrestling
Never More Than Temporary
Timely arrival of “Thumping Tonics”
“Always there comes to boxing a period in which the faithful throw up their hands and wail: There isn’t a fighter on the horizon. Oh! That we had some old-timers with us again! Imagine, we will have to go home and commune with the old record books and the old English prints!” thus writes Hype Igoe in the “Ring”.
“they were crying it when John L Sullivan began fighting the demon rum, as the only opponent worthy of his steel.” He writes. “Then what happened? Dashing James J Corbett dropped out of the California skies and created a brand-new era in boxing. Corbett became a king and they were wondering about ever finding a man equal in science, speed and utter brilliance. The man came along. He did not have all the attributes of the matchless Californian, but one good punch to the solar plexus made everything even, and another era was created. Science and speed were forgotten when they began to marvel at the breath of Bob Fitzsimmons’s shoulders, the depth of his chest, and the bulging of his biceps. He was a freak the said, yet no man alive could stand up under his punches. “Jim Jeffries, shaggy of chest and dome, came meandering, took the best whacks Bob had in his working kit, scored a knock-out, and had to retire finally when there were no more worlds to conquer. Foolishly he listened to bad advice and came back after being out of the ring for six years, in an effort to head off Jack Johnson, who had won the title form little Tommy Burns in Australia. When Johnson beat Jeffries with ridicules ease, the same old crowd of Job’s comforters renewed the wail of the great ones are gone – boxing is a dead duck. It is the end of it.
DOES NOT DIE.
‘but thanks to an ever growing army of young prospects , boxing does not die! Boxing goes on with the march of time! When Jess Willard finally downed fat Jack Johnson they considered Jess hardly more than a lucky “white hope”. They were of the opinion the he caught Johnson on the way out. Which, after a fashion, was very drab appreciation of the Pottawatomie mule-skinner’s ability.
NOT A DREAM OF.
‘Nobody even dreamed that Jack Dempsey was coming out of the distance. He was a half-grown young giant out of Salt Lake City, Utah, and was going through the early stages of boxing without the benefit of trom. “The late Jack Curley, heeding the call of Jack Murray, of Buffalo, N.Y., brought Carl Morris up to that town to meet the youngster called Jack Dempsey. Old timers thought it was sin to use the Nonpareil’s name! Murray, the promoter, and Curley, had not even seen Dempsey. They had no idea how much he weighed, how tall he was, whether he was clever or merely a puncher. The day that Kearns brought Dempsey into Buffalo, he sent for Murray, who because of Morris’s reputation had a huge advance sale. When he saw Dempsey he said: ‘Why, they’ll arrest me if I attempt to put this kid in with big Carl Morris. Here is your fare back to Chicago where you came from. Get out before I’m hanged in effigy.’ Then Dempsey spoke up: ‘Listen Mr. Murray. I can fight. Please don’t send me away without getting a chance against Morris. I’ll promise to hang him over the ropes for you. Don’t pay us a penny if I don’t.’
“Murray was between the devil and the deep sea. Always a gambler with his attractions, he finally gave in, but made Kearns promise to keep Dempsey out of sight until the time came for the fight. That night was perhaps the most important in Dempsey’s career. He did win. He did hang Morris over the ropes, and when he did he looked into the press row where the white-faced Murray was sitting and called: ‘I told you I would hang him over the ropes, Mr. Murray. Here he is.’
“Jack Curley came back to New York and one of the first persons he met was this writer. ‘I have just seen the next heavyweight champion of the world,’ began Curley. Jack Dempsey, of Utah, is the best natural fighter I have ever seen’.
“Personally, I thought that Curley was merely trying to save the face of Morris in boosting the man who had whipped him. Curley was sincere, as I later found out. He predicted that Dempsey would be a sure winner over Jess Willard. Murray was so enthusiastic that he made a special trip to New York to sing the praises of the new wonder. ‘He will stop Willard in three rounds,’ declared Murray. There never has been anybody like him in my time, or for that matter, I should imagine, anybody’s time.
“This writer caught up with the new wonder at Toledo. He was captivating in his fury and his punching. I boldly picked him to win in four rounds, and I still say I hit it right on the nose.
WHICH ROUND?
“because of the asinine rule which says a man loses in the round he just finished if he retires between that and the round to come, they made Dempsey win in the third round, the one in which the capable Mr. Murray had said he would do it! That silly rule caused this writer to miss hitting the triumph of the new champion by one round.
“someday, and I suppose it is going to take some campaigning to the end of my days, they are going to change the custom, not any rule, and write into the records that a man has lost only in the round to come.
“it is presumed or was. By the old-timers, that the good Marquess of Queensbury meant that the one minutes rest between rounds belonged to the round just completed. I take it that when the Marquess wrote, ‘the rounds to be three minutes’ duration, and one minute’s time between rounds, he meant that the rest period was a thing apart from any two given rounds. It is just so reasonable to suppose that the minute’s rest, a preparation for the round to come, belongs to that coming round as it is to assume that it was part of the round just finished. Once a round ends it is ring history and I protest, and always will, that you cannot go ‘Jimmying’ back into a completed round in order to make a man lose in a round he might well have won.
I it is discovered between rounds that a man winning a previous round has broken his hand and retires; it does seem stupid to say he lost in a round in which he was master. The whole business would be simplified if all boxing commissions and governing bodies simply ruled that, no matter what transpires in a corner between rounds, the bell must be rung denoting the start of the next round. Then, that endless and always pressing argument along the press row concerning ‘in which round did he lose?’ would come to a happy landing
“Often I am called upon to decide bets and I hate to rule away a loser’s when I know , as in the case of Dempsey and Willard, that Jack really won in the fourth and not in the third as it is written in the record books. Willard walked to his corner, unassisted, at the end of the third round at Toledo and then ‘retired’ before the bell rang for the fourth. How simple it would have been to have waited another thirty seconds, rung the bell, and declared Dempsey the winner when Willard as it was his determination refused to come out for the fourth.
“This is mentioned because of its tendency to create argument.
Dempsey went along for seven long years, meeting everyone who stuck out his neck. All save Harry Wills. Actually he signed to meet the ‘Brown Panther’, but officials at Washington requested Tex Rickard not to put on the match. They were afraid that the race riots that followed Johnson’s victory over Jefferies might be re-enacted should Wills win.
Gene Tunney accomplished what he had concentrated on doing by out pointing Dempsey in a ten-round bout in Philadelphia. Tunney took Tom Heeney on as an easy finale and retired. In rather quick succession came Schmeling, Sharkey, Carnera, Bear, and Braddock. Meanwhile a young negro was setting Detroit afire with his hitting and fighting. When Tunney retired, Joe Louis was a personality undreamed of so far as a future champion was concerned, yet he came along to knock out Braddock for the title.
“all goes to show that no matter how formidable may be, there will ever be a younger man come along to upset ring history.
Terry Downes and Willie Pastrano are reunited in 1987 in England, where they had clashed for the world light-heavyweight title in 1964.
Willie, who won in 11 rounds, never came to terms with the void after boxing.
When my father fought Willie Pastrano in Miami Beach, Angelo Dundee was at Willie's helm and even Angelo couldn,t keep Willie away from some of the excesses that a successful boxing career could bring. Willie didn't like to train and chased anything female, but he got the job done. One of the greats who succeeded moving up in weight classes as he got older.
In my fathers fight with Willie, Willie's youth and body movement was too much for my father to catch up with him. He overwhelmed my father by moving quickly around my father who was pretty much a flat-footed,feet planted firmly, throwing bombs at your opponent type fighter.
Angelo Dundee knew this as he worked in my fathers corner during his brawls with Danny Nardico several years earlier in the same Miami Bch. Auditorium. Even still my father went the distance with Pastrano and landed a few shots that backed Pastrano up from time to time.
Good story, Charlie. I liked the photo of the marquee. Some good history there.
1968-03-31 116 Armando Villa 117 17-9-1
Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico W PTS 10 10
1966-08-29 118 Manuel Tarazon 119 6-24-1
Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico D PTS 10 10
1966-06-27 118 Evaristo Cuervo Salinas 117 31-35-1
Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico L TKO 10 10
1965-08-26 118 Norman Parra 118 13-1-5
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States L UD 12 12
Vacant California State Bantamweight Title
1965-05-20 119 Daniel Valdez 119 18-13-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W UD 10 10
~ referee: Joey Olmos 5-3 | judge: John Thomas 5-3 | judge: Tommy Hart 7-3 ~
1965-04-23 117 Jorge Baby Salazar 117½ 40-19-3
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States D TD 5 12
~ referee: John Thomas ~
Vacant California State Bantamweight Title
Salazar trailed on points, however he could do no worse than a draw under California rules.
1965-03-26 118 Hector Shorty Agundez 119 20-24-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W KO 7 10
~ time: 1:12 ~
1965-03-05 118 Jose Cejuda 119 13-14-2
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W KO 5 10
~ time: 1:58 | referee: Lee Grossman ~
Cejuda was knocked down twice in the 4th and twice in the 5th round.
1964-11-07 Manuel Tarazon 6-19-0
Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico W KO 4
1964-06-13 111 Luis Zorrita) Gonzalez 111 12-3-0
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico L KO 5 10
Boxing News June 26, 1964/1965 Ring Record Book.
1964-04-18 116 Evaristo Cuervo Salinas 119 29-30-1
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico W PTS 10 10
1963-08-16 118 Jesus Pimentel 117½ 33-1-0
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States L TKO 8 10
~ time: 2:03 | referee: Lee Grossman ~
Cut eye stoppage
1963-05-27 Ernesto Barrera 21-12-2
Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico W KO 10 10
1963-04-05 117 Joe Valdez 118¼ 5-7-0
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W KO 8 10
~ time: 1:25 ~
1963-02-21 118 Manuel Tarazon 120 1-4-0
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W KO 8 10
~ referee: John Thomas ~
1963-01-18 117 Stanley Davis 117½ 6-8-0
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W KO 3 10
~ time: 1:28 ~
Davis claimed a record of 37-5, according to the Los Angeles Times
1962-12-28 116½ Apolonio Salinas 116½ 10-0-2
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W KO 4 10
1962-11-16 Ramiro Yaqui Nides 2-2-0
Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico W KO 6
1962-09-09 Nacho Mendoza 4-2-1
Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico W PTS 10 10
1962-08-10 Ray Valdez 1-3-0
Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico W PTS 10 10
1962-07-02 Roberto Luna 2-2-1
Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico W PTS 10 10
1962-05-28 Bombero Mendoza 0-1-0
Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico W PTS 10 10
1962-04-19 Hector Shorty Agundez 14-15-1
San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosí, Mexico L PTS 10 10
1962-03-09 Bombero Mendoza
Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico W PTS 10 10
1961-10-28 121 Changui Guerra 122 1-0-0
Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico W PTS 10 10
1961-07-03 Chatito Ochoa 10-7-0
Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico W PTS 10 10
1961-06-03 117 Abe Villa 118 14-13-2
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W KO 6 10
1961-04-10 Carlos Olivares 2-5-0
Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico W PTS 10 10
1961-02-19 Cuate Sanchez 1-0-1
Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico W PTS 10 10
1961-01-15 125 Cornelio Memo Vega 122 2-2-0
Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico W KO 6
1960-11-10 Sergio Rodriguez
Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico W KO 4
1960-09-02 Arturo Vingochea 0-1-0
Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico W PTS 10 10
1960-06-12 Baby Rios 5-18-3
Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico W PTS 8 8
1959-09-10 Kid Maneca
Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico W PTS 4 4
1959-07-09 Surdo Montalvo
Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico W PTS 6 6
1959-05-14 Jose Higuera
Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico W PTS 6 6
1959-04-16 Bernie Montano
Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico W PTS 6 6
1959-02-19 Kid Mango
Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico W KO 4
1959-02-12 Luis Munoz 2-3-0
Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico W KO 4
1959-01-22 Adolfo Quezada
Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico W KO 3
1959-01-15 Jose Chavez
Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico W PTS 4 4
Today I was rigging a stage that we will be filming on next week.
It was Stage 21 at Paramount Studios.
That stage and six others, were once a part of a studio that occupied the property prior to being bought by Paramount.
Originally, it was RKO Studio, owned by Howard Hughes. Around 1950, it was bought by Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball.
Renamed Desilu Studios, history was made on the stage in which I rigged today.
This is where they filmed "I Love Lucy".
Lucy was the first TV show be filmed in a live audience sit-com format, one created by Desi Arnaz.
The cinematographer, an old German named Karl Fruend, invented the "zoom lens" in order to film the show more productivly.
Today, anyone who owns a camera knows what a "zoom lens" is. But what most don't know is who invented it and why.
It was a part of the cinematic genius of Mr. Arnaz. He was the one who approached his cameraman about the possibility of such a thing.
The elderly German, himself an inventer/engineer, created this lens for "I Love Lucy".
Those from my generation and beyond are well aware of the TV productions that came out of Desilu.
In 1962, after Lucy and Desi divorced, Lucille Ball took over the Studio, before selling it to Paramount.
The walls seperating the two film lots were knocked down, and the Desilu sign removed.
If you happen to be driving down Melrose Blvd in Hollywood, you'll see the backside of Stg. 21 on the N/E corner of Melrose & Gower St.
If you look up the corner of the building toward the top, you'll see a round figure that looks like a globe.
That is all that remains of of it's days from RKO, when Howard Huges was in charge.
On January 19, 1985 my cousin Louie Burke fought Hector Camacho at the Imperial Ballroom in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Larry Hazzard was the referee. I remember this fight well. It's hard to believe it's been a little over twenty five years. As was typical of the fights back then it was being televised during the afternoon and it was free.
I have never been a fan of Camacho, he's not my type of fighter,in or out of the ring, but there was no question that Louie had his hands full that day and there is no question that he was fighting an exceptional fighter in Camacho. Camacho started quick and it was an uphill battle for Louie and despite getting a golf ball sized mouse and his left eye cut, Louie, ever the warrior, fought a valiant fight and was actually gaining some ground in the last round. Louie, not the type of fighter to fight going backwards continued to press the action during the fight and willingly traded punches with Camacho in the center of the ring.
Due to problems with his left eye the fight was stopped after the fifth round.
Rick Farris wrote:A Little Hollywood History . . .
Today I was rigging a stage that we will be filming on next week.
It was Stage 21 at Paramount Studios.
That stage and six others, were once a part of a studio that occupied the property prior to being bought by Paramount.
Originally, it was RKO Studio, owned by Howard Hughes. Around 1950, it was bought by Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball.
Renamed Desilu Studios, history was made on the stage in which I rigged today.
This is where they filmed "I Love Lucy".
Lucy was the first TV show be filmed in a live audience sit-com format, one created by Desi Arnaz.
The cinematographer, an old German named Karl Fruend, invented the "zoom lens" in order to film the show more productivly.
Today, anyone who owns a camera knows what a "zoom lens" is. But what most don't know is who invented it and why.
It was a part of the cinematic genius of Mr. Arnaz. He was the one who approached his cameraman about the possibility of such a thing.
The elderly German, himself an inventer/engineer, created this lens for "I Love Lucy".
Those from my generation and beyond are well aware of the TV productions that came out of Desilu.
In 1962, after Lucy and Desi divorced, Lucille Ball took over the Studio, before selling it to Paramount.
The walls seperating the two film lots were knocked down, and the Desilu sign removed.
If you happen to be driving down Melrose Blvd in Hollywood, you'll see the backside of Stg. 21 on the N/E corner of Melrose & Gower St.
If you look up the corner of the building toward the top, you'll see a round figure that looks like a globe.
That is all that remains of of it's days from RKO, when Howard Huges was in charge.
-Rick Farris
Rick, thanks for posting this. I am a fan of the old "I Love Lucy" shows. I have seen them a million times and I will probably see them another million times. Lucy and Desi were far ahead of their times. Their comedy and techniques still hold up all these years later.
I was aware of Desi's contribution, especially the two or three camera shots. he was an innovator.
(and the short ones, and everything in between
)
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Thanks, Brian.
