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2003-05-07

"Thanks for the Memories" -- Bob Hope turns 100

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Posted by Mike 2003-05-07 11:33 am|| || Front Page|| [13 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Great article...but why is it posted to Rantburg?

Posted by Anonymous 2003-05-07 11:50:35|| 2003-05-07 11:50:35|| Front Page Top

#2 Whatever Fred sez,goes.If it's alright with him,I ain't complainin',you know what I mean.

Posted by El Id 2003-05-07 12:21:32|| 2003-05-07 12:21:32|| Front Page Top

#3 For Anonymous: This is probably the first time that Bob Hope won't be going to a war theater to entertain the troops since WWII; that's a LONG time! He made life a little more bearable for a lot of people in a lot of awful places.

Posted by MommaBear 2003-05-07 15:54:06|| [site-essential.com] 2003-05-07 15:54:06|| Front Page Top

#4 Caught about a half-hour of the Bob Home show at Tan Son Nhut in 1970, before having to go to work. He is a class act, and always entertains. He seems to know instinctively what the audience wants, and supplies it. Happy Birthday, Bob. Hope I can say that for many more years.

Posted by Old Patriot 2003-05-07 17:12:38|| 2003-05-07 17:12:38|| Front Page Top

#5 My dad saw him at a place called Pavuvu with the First Marine Div. in 1944. Fell off a truck and broke his leg while trying to get a better view of the show. Which means he missed Pelielu. Which is probably why him (and me) are still alive. Thanks, Bob.

Posted by tu3031 2003-05-07 21:27:20|| 2003-05-07 21:27:20|| Front Page Top

#6 This is actually a very good column. People interested in Hope - as well as popular culture, movies, comedy, patriotism - will find this column interesting. Steyn delves into American popular culture of eight decades - the scope of Hope's career - to fashion an interesting thumbnail sketch of a remarkable American artist.

Posted by Anonymous 2003-05-08 02:49:10|| 2003-05-08 02:49:10|| Front Page Top

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