IJBFC Chat - July 14, 2019
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Kathy_fuller_seeley
4:59 PM
jell-o
everybody, anybody here tonight so far?
derekt
5:00 PM
Hi
Kathy_fuller_seeley
5:01 PM
welcome!
Its a fun group. How did you get into Benny?
Laura
Leibowitz 5:01 PM
Hi
folks!
R.
Hookie 5:01 PM
Hi
folks!!!
Kathy_fuller_seeley
5:01 PM
howdy,
Laura
Leibowitz 5:02 PM
Hi
R.
Hookie 5:02 PM
I
just listened to
Kathy's
interesting podcast interview. I liked it!
derekt
5:02 PM
By
accident. Canceled my cable nothing to watch on TV. So there was a JB marathon
on Get TV. I've been a fan ever since
garth_johnson
5:02 PM
Good
Health to all
Laura
Leibowitz 5:02 PM
Fabulous!
derekt
5:02 PM
Loved
your book
Laura
Leibowitz 5:02 PM
Hey
garth
Kathy_fuller_seeley
5:02 PM
derek,
I have laughed that Laura and I are both old enough that we first learned about
Jack Benny through Warner Brothers cartoons shown on TV haha
thank
you derek! Everyone will be happy to learn that the first volume of Jack
Benny/Canada Dry scripts has gone into production, yay! Hopefully Fall 2019
release
Laura
Leibowitz 5:03 PM
Woo
hoo!!!!!
derekt
5:03 PM
Hey
I'm 60. I knew all the comedians some how JB slipped under my radar and Im upset
because I could have been enjoying this alot longer
Kathy_fuller_seeley
5:04 PM
Thank
you
Laura,
Ben the publisher is so anxious to get us going on future projects haha
Laura
Leibowitz 5:04 PM
And
that's probably the subject of some of my backlogged E-mail
blushing
with shame
Kathy_fuller_seeley
5:04 PM
Well,
derek,
I tell my 19-year-old students that the internet has brought us all MARVELOUS
access to all of radio humo
R.
And a few of my students take me up on it, and start listening to OTR!
roger
5:04 PM
Hello
Everyone.
Laura
Leibowitz 5:05 PM
Hi
roger!
R.
Hookie 5:05 PM
Hi
roger
Laura
Leibowitz 5:05 PM
Hi
Ted...I see you lurking there!
derekt
5:05 PM
Kathy,
That's great!
Kathy_fuller_seeley
5:05 PM
and
Hello
garth
and all, so glad to have folks here this evening
Laura
Leibowitz 5:06 PM
Hookie
- I think you're going to be happy with the selection for tonight...
R.
Hookie 5:06 PM
WOO-HOO!
Laura
Leibowitz 5:06 PM
Hopefully
everyone will be
derekt
5:06 PM
Hello
Laura,
Thanks for all you do because of you I am a JB aficionado:slightly_smiling_face:.
Kathy_fuller_seeley
5:06 PM
ooooooh
selection, what are we going to hear?
Laura
Leibowitz 5:07 PM
derek
- That makes me very happy! I have
often said that people get so much enjoyment out of Jack that I figure the club
is my way of making the world a better place.
Kathy_fuller_seeley
5:07 PM
yay!
derekt
5:08 PM
And
you did
Laura.
Laura
Leibowitz 5:08 PM
:slightly_smiling_face:
OK...looks
like we've got a good crowd here...
Steve_Smith
5:08 PM
HA
- I remembered to drop by .. Hi Ya Folks.
derekt
5:08 PM
Hello
Steve
Laura
Leibowitz 5:08 PM
Hey
Steve!
R.
Hookie 5:08 PM
Hey
Steve!
Laura
Leibowitz 5:09 PM
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Let's
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Steve_Smith
5:09 PM
just
in time
Laura
Leibowitz 5:09 PM
For
anyone joining during the show, please join us at the above link!
Laura
Leibowitz 5:36 PM
Welcome
back folks
Kathy_fuller_seeley
5:36 PM
that
was a great show!
Neil
Ottenstein 5:36 PM
glad
I didn't miss it all
linda_cree
5:36 PM
Hi
all!
Steve_Smith
5:36 PM
good
show .. sounds like there aer more
R.
Hookie 5:36 PM
That
was fun... hadn't seen that one for a while
Laura
Leibowitz 5:36 PM
It's
always best when they let Jack be Jack, no matter what the character name
Hey
Neil!
derekt
5:37 PM
Thanks
that was nice.
Laura
Leibowitz 5:37 PM
Hi
linda!
Yes,
there are more. Mostly re-dos of
Suspense scripts
derekt
5:37 PM
He's
at his best when he is playing Jack.
linda_cree
5:37 PM
I
just made it in time to watch the show.
Laura
Leibowitz 5:37 PM
Hookie
- You were the one who requested GE Theatre, weren't you?
R.
Hookie 5:37 PM
I
think I found 4 total, but I hope there's more
Yes
I did
Laura
Leibowitz 5:38 PM
Excellent.
I had made a note two chats ago when you reminded me.
That's why I didn't ask for requests last time!
roger
5:38 PM
There
is an interesting GE episode with Ronald Reagan as the lead and James Dean as
the antagonist.
Steve_Smith
5:38 PM
Shower
of stars has a bunch of him too
R.
Hookie 5:38 PM
It's
something a little different but still Jack
Laura
Leibowitz 5:38 PM
roger
- That would be something to see...
roger
5:39 PM
It
is out on Youtube.
R.
Hookie 5:39 PM
Shower
of Stars would be fun to watch too
Laura
Leibowitz 5:39 PM
It's
always funny when I see something where someone identifies themselves as the
President of the Jack Benny Fan Club (Fred Allen, Madge Blake, etc.)
Kathy_fuller_seeley
5:39 PM
Jack
is so great at being Benny even in other characters!
Laura
Leibowitz 5:39 PM
This
is funny for me in the same way with Jack saying my name.
roger
- So noted. Thanks!
Steve_Smith
5:40 PM
i
don't think Ive seen the all
Kathy_fuller_seeley
5:40 PM
Hey
Laura,
I will be in touch again about Ben's ideas for publications : )
Laura
Leibowitz 5:40 PM
Kathy
- OK. I'm trying to get through the
backlog, but I've been working a ton and it's slow going.
My
apologies
Steve_Smith
5:40 PM
god
bless you
Laura
Leibowitz 5:40 PM
Remind
me...have we watched Jack's 40th Birthday from Shower of Stars here?
I think we have.
R.
Hookie 5:41 PM
I
don't think so...
derekt
5:41 PM
Hey
Laura,
I live right down the street in San Pablo. If you ever need a volunteer to help
with the fan club.....
Laura
Leibowitz 5:41 PM
Oh
cool! I appreciate that.
Maybe
when I get my life down to a dull roar, you can come up and enjoy the
collection.
Kathy's
seen it.
garth_johnson
5:42 PM
If
you happen to see some Apollo 11 launch coverage during this anniversary, look
for this gentle man.
1969-07-16_-_jb6_-_
garth_johnson_screencap_-_kennedy_space_center_-_apollo_11_launch.jpg
1969-07-16_-_jb6_-_
Neil
Ottenstein 5:42 PM
nice
Laura
Leibowitz 5:42 PM
That's
right...he was there!
And
watched the landing at the White House.
derekt
5:42 PM
Laura
that would be great!
R.
Hookie 5:42 PM
How
about that
Laura
Leibowitz 5:42 PM
And
grandson Michael was sitting next to Werner Von Braun at the launch!
In
fact, if memory serves, I found a photo of Jack at NASA on the day I was born
(2/28/69).
So
what other thoughts about the show?
R.
Hookie 5:44 PM
Jack
playing Jack as someone else is rather fun to watch
Laura
Leibowitz 5:44 PM
Similar
to him on Omnibus with Horn Blows at Midnight
R.
Hookie 5:44 PM
Yeah
derekt
5:45 PM
That
was my point also.
garth_johnson
5:45 PM
I
love that there are not that may parks in L.A -- but that is true -- there is
only one -- Griffith, but he got shot
Laura
Leibowitz 5:45 PM
D.W.?
linda_cree
5:46 PM
The
difference here is Jack actually gets married.
Laura
Leibowitz 5:46 PM
garth
- Let's kill Griffith!
garth
- Just showing that I get the reference.
garth_johnson
5:47 PM
!
linda_cree
5:47 PM
And
she doesn't have any tattoos.
Laura
Leibowitz 5:47 PM
For
once, Jack gets the girl
And
she's not a plumber on the side
So
anything else Benny-wise on everyone's collective mind tonight?
Just
a memory jog on Jack's 40th...it has Andy Devine standing in for Rochester.
derekt
5:48 PM
I
would just like to say thank you for this. It was or is fun.
Laura
Leibowitz 5:48 PM
If
we haven't watched it here, then I'm delighted to slate it for next time.
linda_cree
5:48 PM
Any
possibility of anymore of Jack's shows coming out on DVD?
Laura
Leibowitz 5:48 PM
linda
- Unfortunately, the Time-Life set didn't sell much.
They
were interested, but that went quickly after the low initial sales.
If
the Shout Factory set had sold more, they were interested too.
But
I've been doing this a long time. I
never give up.
linda_cree
5:50 PM
:slightly_smiling_face:
Laura
Leibowitz 5:50 PM
OK...thanks
for stopping everyone! Glad you
enjoyed the show!
Neil
Ottenstein 5:50 PM
thanks
for showing us
Laura
Leibowitz 5:50 PM
Glad
to have you derek. Hope you can make
it next month!
R.
Hookie 5:50 PM
How
about a manufacture-on-demand type process?
roger
5:50 PM
Thank
you Laura!
derekt
5:51 PM
Thanks
Laura. I will be here. Enjoy the rest of your Sunday.
Laura
Leibowitz 5:51 PM
Hookie
- Suffice it to say that gets complicated with rights (of the show and the
music). But it's an option.
R.
Hookie 5:51 PM
I've
bought some DVD boxed sets that way
garth_johnson
5:51 PM
Oh
we're the boys in the chorus, I hope you liked the show,
linda_cree
5:51 PM
Night,
everyone!
R.
Hookie 5:51 PM
Good
night
linda
Well,
I guess the rights and music really complicate things
Steve_Smith
5:55 PM
he's
on four star playhouse
R.
Hookie 5:55 PM
Are
we still on?
Steve_Smith
5:56 PM
i
think everyone's bugged out... so me too... so long :slightly_smiling_face:
R.
Hookie 5:57 PM
Good
night everybody
Neil
Ottenstein 5:57 PM
good
night