The Staff of the Regal Beagle Mourns
February 25th, 2006 at 7:05 pm by Preston Taylor Holmes(via Garfield Ridge)
Barney, we hardly knew ye.
UPDATE:
Make it a double, barkeep. Darren McGavin, long-time actor and dad from A Christmas Story, is dead at 83. RIP.
February 25th, 2006 at 10:08 pm
Wow. He was one of those guys that I thought was always old. As a very young kid, I saw “Mr. Limpet” many times. When he resurfaced on Three’s Company, I was surprised he was still alive.
It’s hard to believe that he was in the business for six decades.
RIP
February 26th, 2006 at 1:47 pm
To Knotts? Tough break. To McGavin? A big “Nottafingah!”.
February 26th, 2006 at 4:47 pm
Christmas story, one of my all time favs. Anyone else try the ol sticking your tongue on a cold flag poll, beside me?
February 26th, 2006 at 8:49 pm
Schwartz, the kid who gets his tongue stuck to the pole in A Christmas Story, went onto fame in the adult film industry.
I loved McGavin as Kolchak – the vampire hunter. Classic!
Off-topic: I work with someone who is from Kentucky. She says that there is some animosity between TN’ers and KY’ers – care to elaborate? Have you ever written about on the blog?
RSM
February 26th, 2006 at 8:57 pm
Preston… They die in threes in Hollywood. Who completes the tri-fecta? Mr. Furley was a Landlord’s Landlord.
Michel… It’s the Bourbon – Whiskey War, baby! Simple as that. I’m a Kentucky Bourbon guy; Maker’s Mark, on the rocks. Nothing against the folks in Lynchburg, but some people have their favorites.
February 26th, 2006 at 9:04 pm
RSM – all I can tell you is that there isn’t a person north of the TN/KY border that’s worth a shit. In fact, we’ve considered building a fence to keep them out. Bluegrass-smokin’ scumbags.
February 27th, 2006 at 7:56 am
Holmes:
Are they welcome if they spend some time at Fort Bragg and Fort Campbell, or are they scumbags too?
February 27th, 2006 at 10:25 am
Sheeeesh, Rhod, don’t take me so seriously. In fact there was a girl named Brandy at the U of KY who I was quite smitten with for a weekend. But it passed.
February 27th, 2006 at 1:04 pm
YS – You were right! Dennis Weaver is now dead. The mortal triumvirate is complete.
McCloud is now riding horses in heaven.
February 27th, 2006 at 2:58 pm
Damn you, Michel! You beat me to it!!
February 27th, 2006 at 5:02 pm
Holmes:
Brandy at U of KY? You devil! She was from Minnesota; kept calling the guys “hosers”.