the greatest

he was my hero, from the time i was a little boy in baghdad

villazon antics

i watched that great netrebko-villazon boheme movie again -- then watched a few behind-the-scenes videos, including this one, of villazon's antics

gotta love this guy -- he's so cute -- gotta get me one of those rubber noses too

jerry lewis sings, and those old roasts, with rickles & brooks

i came upon these roasts, after i watched 'the nutty professor' (great movie), and i looked on youtube, to record jerry lewis, singing 'that old black magic' -- i think he's a great singer,...and this is a great scene

then, all these...foster brooks...roasts

george carlin: baseball vs. football

birdie num-num

as kids, we loved this movie,...especially the 'birdie num-num' line -- we'd use it, with each other

more scenes, from this movie -- had me, roaring...with laughter, yesterday

interview with sellers

the incomparable louis prima...and keely smith

'WHERE ARE THE TURTLES?!!!'

i had a chocolate turtle, a few days ago -- wasn't good, but reminded me...of this memorable scene...from the tv series the office

moffo, merrill, candid camera, burl ives, bjorling

in her last interview, moffo talks about her relationship with robert merrill

moffo and merrill -- 'ditte alla giovine'

then there's this great appearance by merrill,...on 'candid camera'

here, she sings 'chacun le sait, chacun le dit,' from "la fille du regiment,'...on burl ives's tv show (1964); then, with ives, 'turn around' ('where are you going, my little one')

finally, merrill -- very funny -- talking about jussi bjorling, and a recording of the quartet

for more quartet -- quartets -- including one...with bjorling

groucho follow-up -- new and old

i attended the great musical '1776,' in pittsburgh, a couple of weeks ago, and, playing the role of james wilson was jeremy czarniak

in his bio, it says he created the one-man show 'groucho: a life in review' -- i'd love to see that -- it says he's doing it in the sullivan theater in north carolina, this spring -- from his web-site, that looks like it's in fayetteville, and it's the only upcoming production i could find of the show -- too bad

anyone wanna go to...carolina? -- 'gone to carolina, in my mind'

okay -- so now, here's...the real groucho -- a few...snippets -- actually, clips -- good-sized...clips

first, groucho, in top form -- as a panelist, on 'what's my line?'

another gem -- this time, he's the mystery guest

another...classic groucho -- here, roasting johnny carson

a few weekends ago, i spent hours, watching clips...from his 'you bet your life' -- loved it -- love it, still

'say the magic word, you win a hundred dollars'

there are scores of videos...from the show, on youtube

here's a clip -- not from 'you bet your life,' but from 'the jack benny show'

thank-yaw,...groucho

here's why i've been saying...'thank-yaw,'...for the last...four, five,...however-many months -- i was watching...'day at the races,' on tcm, and...'bob's your uncle' -- thank-yaw

then, last week, in great lakes theater's...outreach play...'double heart' (david hansen's prequel...to 'much ado' -- his backstory...for beatrice and benedick), he used the line...'if i get any closer to you, i'll be behind you'