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Maybe this isn't the right place to post this but here it goes anyway. I got to see Bob Hope's USO show three times while I was stationed in Viet Nam. Made you forget where you were for a short period of time, at least for me it did. Now that he passed away yesterday I feel a strange since of loss that I can't seem to shake. Just wanted to say "Thanks for the Memory" again Bob. Lawdog
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One of the very finest is now gone. The true comedians are a thing of the past. He will be greatly missed by me for one. His show in 1966 at Ahn Ke was the most I had or have laughed at one time before or since. Truly a Blessed man that was a blessing to us young soldiers. Thanks for the memories Bob.
George Orwell was a Prophet, not a novelist. Read 1984 and then look around you!
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"Some men just need killing." ~ Clay Allison.
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The hardest thing about getting old isn't that old age creeps up on you but that so often you have to watch those who made your life a little brighter go before you. Thanks and good luck.
Go tell the Spartans,Travelers passing by,That here,Obedient to their laws we lie.
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When I was in Viet Nam I didn't get to see Bob' USO show, but I always admired him for comming. Whenever there were GIs over seas, Bob came. His brand of hummor seemed a little dated to me actually. But, there will always be a soft spot in my heart for Bob. He stood in sharp contrast to the likes of Hanoi Jane.
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The true comedians are a thing of the past. Oh, I dono. I'll bet Lawdog still has a story or two in him.
"But whether the Constitution really be one thing, or another, this much is certain--that it has either authorized such a government as we have had, or has been powerless to prevent it. In either case, it is unfit to exist." --Lysander Spooner, 1867
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DUCK AND COVER! INCOMING!
George Orwell was a Prophet, not a novelist. Read 1984 and then look around you!
Old cat turd!
"Some men just need killing." ~ Clay Allison.
I am too old to fight but I can still pull a trigger. ~ Me
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