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Kris Baker

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Apr 20, 1999, 3:00:00 AM4/20/99
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Just announced: Senor Wences died today at age 103.
Famous for his "S'AWRIGHT" and head-in-the-box puppet.

Kris

Steve Kelley

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Apr 20, 1999, 3:00:00 AM4/20/99
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In article <7fiiei$374s$1...@newssvr03-int.news.prodigy.com>,
Kris Baker <JDK...@prodigy.com> wrote:
-Just announced: Senor Wences died today at age 103.
-Famous for his "S'AWRIGHT" and head-in-the-box puppet.
-
-Kris
-
-

Well, I'll be one of the thousands of a certain age who say,
"Close the box"


Jeez, it used to be fun to be entertained by things that didn't
involve explosions, shouting and screaming, obscenity, or
surround sound.

Steve

*NaNcY*

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Apr 20, 1999, 3:00:00 AM4/20/99
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On 20 Apr 1999 18:53:06 GMT, JDK...@prodigy.com (Kris Baker) wrote:

>Just announced: Senor Wences died today at age 103.

>Famous for his "S'AWRIGHT" and head-in-the-box puppet.
>

>Kris
>

I used to love watching this guy on Ed Sullivan ages ago, but man oh
man, I thought he was dead at least 20 years ago. He also used to
have his hand talk in a feminine voice.
*NaNcY*
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King...@pacbell.net

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Apr 20, 1999, 3:00:00 AM4/20/99
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Kris Baker wrote:
>
> Just announced: Senor Wences died today at age 103.
> Famous for his "S'AWRIGHT" and head-in-the-box puppet.
>
> Kris

I haven't cried this much since Pepito The Spanish Clown died.

Kingsrow

chris littlefield

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Apr 20, 1999, 3:00:00 AM4/20/99
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One hundred, and three? For you seemple; for me deefeecult!!
chris


Font of All Important Info

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Apr 21, 1999, 3:00:00 AM4/21/99
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On 20 Apr 1999 19:00:16 GMT, Steve Kelley
<sk...@kermit.cyto.purdue.edu> felt compelled by mysterious forces to
say:

>In article <7fiiei$374s$1...@newssvr03-int.news.prodigy.com>,
>Kris Baker <JDK...@prodigy.com> wrote:
>-Just announced: Senor Wences died today at age 103.
>-Famous for his "S'AWRIGHT" and head-in-the-box puppet.
>-
>-Kris
>-
>-
>
>Well, I'll be one of the thousands of a certain age who say,
>"Close the box"

i don't think i'm necessarily the same "certain age" you're thinking
of, but i'm sad, too.

dez
asgtpr #60a :(

....a pistol-hot cup of Dez...

"Chef of chicanery, your buns are mine!"
--the Tick

J. David Eisenberg

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Apr 21, 1999, 3:00:00 AM4/21/99
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Kris Baker <JDK...@prodigy.com> wrote:
: Just announced: Senor Wences died today at age 103.
: Famous for his "S'AWRIGHT" and head-in-the-box puppet.

: Kris

It's truly a loss. As I understand it, Senor Wences was
still performing when he was in his 90s. I realy loved
watching him on Ed Sullivan. Vay con Dios, Senor Wences.

--
J. David Eisenberg http://www.best.com/~nessus

Papaleonardos

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Apr 21, 1999, 3:00:00 AM4/21/99
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On Tue, 20 Apr 1999 17:45:12 -0700, King...@pacbell.net wrote:

>Kris Baker wrote:
>>
>> Just announced: Senor Wences died today at age 103.
>> Famous for his "S'AWRIGHT" and head-in-the-box puppet.
>>
>> Kris
>

>I haven't cried this much since Pepito The Spanish Clown died.
>
>Kingsrow

ROTFLMAO!


Chris

Sally G. Waters

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Apr 22, 1999, 3:00:00 AM4/22/99
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Anyone else remember the wonderful scene in the movie
"The In-Laws" that had a Central American dictator talking
to his hand a la Senor Wences? The first time we saw that,
after I'd stopped howling (took awhile!), I drew a face on my
hand - then forgot all about it till the next day at the post
office window, when the clerk asked me if I was just a tad
too old to be playing hand puppets....
I just loved watching Senor Wences. S'aright?

Sally

J. David Eisenberg wrote in message <371d4dd6$0$2...@nntp1.ba.best.com>...


>Kris Baker <JDK...@prodigy.com> wrote:
>: Just announced: Senor Wences died today at age 103.
>: Famous for his "S'AWRIGHT" and head-in-the-box puppet.
>
>: Kris
>

Geoduck

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Apr 22, 1999, 3:00:00 AM4/22/99
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On Thu, 22 Apr 1999 06:33:30 GMT, "Sally G. Waters" <sgwa...@gte.net>
wrote:

>Anyone else remember the wonderful scene in the movie
>"The In-Laws" that had a Central American dictator talking
>to his hand a la Senor Wences? The first time we saw that,
>after I'd stopped howling (took awhile!), I drew a face on my
>hand - then forgot all about it till the next day at the post
>office window, when the clerk asked me if I was just a tad
>too old to be playing hand puppets....
>I just loved watching Senor Wences. S'aright?

S'aright.

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Wendy Grossman

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Apr 24, 1999, 3:00:00 AM4/24/99
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In article <_ozT2.10925$s_5.621404@dfiatx1-snr1>, sgwa...@gte.net (Sally
G. Waters) usenetted:

> Anyone else remember the wonderful scene in the movie
> "The In-Laws" that had a Central American dictator talking
> to his hand a la Senor Wences? The first time we saw that,
> after I'd stopped howling (took awhile!), I drew a face on my
> hand - then forgot all about it till the next day at the post
> office window, when the clerk asked me if I was just a tad
> too old to be playing hand puppets....
> I just loved watching Senor Wences. S'aright?
>

The actor you're thinking of would be Richard Libertini, who was brilliant
in a number of comedy films around then.

wg

ASGTP#063

cartych...@mac.com

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Sep 9, 2012, 12:20:53 AM9/9/12
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On Tuesday, April 20, 1999 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, (unknown) wrote:
> Kris Baker wrote:
> >
> > Just announced: Senor Wences died today at age 103.
> > Famous for his "S'AWRIGHT" and head-in-the-box puppet.
> >
> > Kris
>
> I haven't cried this much since Pepito The Spanish Clown died.
>
> Kingsrow

Dear Kingsrow,
Did you know Pepito personally?
www.PepitoAndJoanne.com
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