Thank you Thom

THE GENIUS AT 
CHATEAU THOMBEAU KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT HE'S DOING.

Happy New Year!

Have Fun!

Hell-o?

Anyone there?

Can you hear me?

I haven't caught you in the middle of anything, have I?

Here's a bone....

I'm not nearly ready to give up on that Hullabaloo mystery group, but just to keep you occupied, here's a mystery dude I know you'll get. I'm speaking of the gent whose head is just above the microphone. He's appearing on the Sammy Davis Jr. Show.

Mystery Group

Here's a new one at MITTEN DRINNEN, a mysterious singing group, unknown to myself. Here they are, appearing on Hullabaloo, obviously singing a number that has some connection to meat or a butcher. I thought it might be Gary Lewis since the drummer seems to be the front man, but that guy just doesn't look like Lewis...and wasn't he always photographed with Buddy Holly-esque glasses?

UPDATE- HERE'S THE ANSWER

Mr. Xmas Eve!

Cookie gets the kudos and not the krumbs this time, our mystery man is none other than Hugh O'Brian! Once a heart throb extraordinaire, it seems Hugh now wears his years...fairly well. In 2006, Hugh, then 81 married a 58 year old with Robert Schuller (of Crystal Cathedral fame) officiating within the confines of Forest Lawn cemetery while Debbie Reynolds serenaded the couple. If you need a Pepcid, I've got some in the bathroom closet. It was O'Brian's first marriage.

This photo above, with Natalie Wood, showcases Hugh playing softly yet carrying a big stick.

The Other Crawford

Interested in acting? Scriptwriting? You need look no further, everything you need to know is contained in these scintillating 26 minutes. The Buicks are mighty nice too, especially that dame's Roadmaster convertible.




Apologies to our Canadian friends. Hulu won't let you watch. If you'd like me to storyboard the episode and send it to you, please send a SASE to normadesmond productions in care of your local bottler.

Can you tell how caught up I am in the holiday?

CHRISTMAS GIFTS!

Christmas Eve Mystery Man

Know who he is?

Her 93rd Christmas

Do you think they even bothered with a tree?

The David Susskind Show

I've been slowly working my way through these old Susskind shows. I love them on many levels. I can recall hearing the show's theme from my bed as a teen. I also remember watching some very amazing stuff on his shows, like Warhol, Jackie Curtis, Holly Woodlawn, people you saw nowhere else.







This runs close to an hour. Between Joyce Haber, Patrick O'Higgins and Rex Reed, there's a lot of attitude seeping out of these guests and they have plenty to say about the moment. As always, Rex is just too, too.....

Mystery Guest Revealed!

Yes, Snappychuck nailed it. I suppose it was stupid of me to post a current photo of Sheila, but I hadn't seen any pictures of her for years and presumed no one else had either. I will never under estimate my wonderful guests, lesson learned. Back in the day, Sheila was quite the looker, as far as I'm concerned. I always loved her as the back-talking Alice Kramden to Jackie Gleason's Ralph.

It's probably been tough for her, losing daughter Meredith to brain cancer in 2000. Daughter Heather's (pictured with Sheila in original post) been a busy actress, most notably for marrying Miranda and Steve on Sex and the City.

What I'm Listening To.

Just discovered an online "radio station" and it's pretty groovy. Of course, you have to be in the mood for 60s stuff, with a little 50s and 70s thrown in. Big hits, but mostly lesser stuff, music you never hear on oldies' stations.

Who's the Blonde! UPDATED!!

A pal was once, long ago, a musician on The Sammy Davis Jr. Show, Hullabaloo and The Tonight Show. Recently, he dug up some photos he snapped while at work. Most are of his buddies, not folks the general public would know. Do you know who this blonde is?

I shouldn't do this, but I can't resist planting this second photo as a hint.

Before What's My Line....

                                                   Did you know spunky Miss Kilgallen really did do this?