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.

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11 Responses to “The Staff of the Regal Beagle Mourns”

1. Gordon Says:
   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

2. Rhod Says:
   February 26th, 2006 at 1:47 pm

   To Knotts? Tough break. To McGavin? A big “Nottafingah!”.

3. SINcerely Says:
   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?

4. michel Says:
   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

5. Yiddish Steel Says:
   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.

6. Preston Taylor Holmes Says:
   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.

7. Rhod Says:
   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?

8. Preston Taylor Holmes Says:
   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.

9. michel Says:
   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.

10. Yiddish Steel Says:
    February 27th, 2006 at 2:58 pm

    Damn you, Michel! You beat me to it!!

11. Rhod Says:
    February 27th, 2006 at 5:02 pm

    Holmes:

    Brandy at U of KY? You devil! She was from Minnesota; kept calling the guys “hosers”.