Comedian David Fry ?
Mk40
happened to David Fry, the comedian-impressionist who did such
dead-on impressions of Nixon and LBJ in the late 60 and early 70s?
He had a couple of funny comedy albums that came out while the
Watergate mess was going on.
Brad Ferguson
wrote:
It's spelled Frye.
Still alive, apparently. He did a Clinton album in 1998 called
"Clinton: An Oral History."
Frye used to do a thing about how Spiro Agnew turned out the way he did
because they picked on him in high school: "Spiro, Spiro, Spiro the
Zero ... with a name like that, he must be a queer-o."
steve eddy
almost exactly the same time was the National Lampoon Nixon record, the
title of which I forget.
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Daevid MacKenzie
> That was "Richard Nixon: A Fantasy," a very funny LP. But even funnier at
> almost exactly the same time was the National Lampoon Nixon record, the
> title of which I forget.
...THE MISSING WHITE HOUSE TAPES. I have a copy of it. Hilarious stuff, even
with Chevy Chase on it...
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>
> "Mk40" <mk...@uqzcwest.net> wrote in message
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> > The recent post about Spiro Agnew got me wondering what ever
> > happened to David Fry, the comedian-impressionist who did such
> > dead-on impressions of Nixon and LBJ in the late 60 and early 70s?
> > He had a couple of funny comedy albums that came out while the
> > Watergate mess was going on.
> That was "Richard Nixon: A Fantasy," a very funny LP.
Yes, but the weakest of Frye's four albums from that era.
His classics were "I Am the President" (1969) and "Radio Free Nixon"
(1971), both on Elektra; I still regularly quote lines from them as the
occasion warrants. "Richard Nixon Superstar" (1972) and the above-named
1973 album were on Buddah, which in 1996 put out a CD, "He's Back!
David Frye Is Nixon" with a selection of tracks from both albums.
James Neibaur
But he is very much a part of another era (like Vaughn Meader who used to do
JFK -- I think Meader did die, however).
JN
K.F. Raizor
alive still with great vigah. <g>
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James Dunlop
Weekley a little while back (sometime this year) and it reported
that he was terminally ill, however I don't recall seeing a death
announcement.
Daevid MacKenzie
...no indication on either http://vaughnmeader.com or the IMDB that he has
passed away. The IMDb says Vaugn Meader is living in retirement in Gulfport,
Florida...
...Paul Krassner says he produced a Greenwich Village nightclub appearance
by Lenny Bruce on 24 November 1963, two days after the JFK Assassination and
a few hours after Jack Ruby killed Lee Harvey Oswald. Krassner claims that
Bruce's opening line that night was, "Whew! Vaughn Meader is SCREWED!"...
...somewhere around here I have the recording of the press conference where
JFK was asked about THE FIRST FAMILY; his response was that Meader sounded
more like Teddy ;-) ...
James Neibaur
jdunlopdo...@aolasdf.com wrote on 10/26/04 8:38 PM:
> There was an article on Meader in (I believe) Entertainment
> Weekley a little while back (sometime this year) and it reported
> that he was terminally ill, however I don't recall seeing a death
> announcement.
I thought he passed away recently. I could be wrong, but I thought I read
it here.
JN
James Neibaur
thevoic...@centurytel.net wrote on 10/26/04 9:11 PM:
> ...somewhere around here I have the recording of the press conference where
> JFK was asked about THE FIRST FAMILY; his response was that Meader sounded
> more like Teddy ;-) ...
I remember that -- lol
I am glad Meader is apparently still with us, but sorry to hear he is
terminally ill.
JN
Oogie
> I can't find anything that mentions Vaughn Meader dying. He's apparently
> alive still with great vigah. <g>
>
>
Turns out, he was a homeless drunk in Portland Maine. Posed for a
picture from a barstool in some sleazy pub.
Oogie
BuccaneerJuan
>the bars of Kennebunkport...
With a Secret Service detail following his around? Now that could be
entertaining. Talking about the problems of trying to get drunk in peace.
Wonder if the SS (scary initials there!) would dress down for the occasion?
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BuccaneerJuan
>picture from a barstool in some sleazy pub.
There is no such thing as a sleazy pub. There are, however, plenty of bars
that want to keep certain folks out, whether they be tourists or whatever, and
so they intimidate newcomers.
And that's my story and I'm sticking to it ;)
The Kentucky Wizard
>> Hmmmm...I wonder if that will be Dubya's fate in a few years...to
>> wander
>> the bars of Kennebunkport...
>
> With a Secret Service detail following his around? Now that could be
> entertaining. Talking about the problems of trying to get drunk in
> peace.
> Wonder if the SS (scary initials there!) would dress down for the
> occasion?
>
IIRC, the SS protection will only last for the first 10 years, after
that, Bush will be on his own. :-)
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>
>
> There is no such thing as a sleazy pub.
You've obviously never been to some of 'Louisville's Finest' it appears.
While I never drank alcohol, in my days of youth I often, with the
gentle prodding of friends of course, found myself in places that I
still to this day believe actually existed.
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K.F. Raizor
"The Kentucky Wizard" <Kentuck...@NOSPAMwalla.com> wrote in message
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Wiz, Darlin', "pub" is a sophisticated term. The Brits call their
establishments "pubs". Ours are merely BEER JOINTS. <g>
Your neighbor in "the 16th largest city in America"
The Kentucky Wizard
"The Pride of Shively"? Hey, I like that one. Of course we have our
share of beer joints, but there are places tucked away in small corners
of our beloved city that couldn't even achieve such a claim to fame as
to be deemed a "beer joint". Frankly, I wouldn't know what you could
call them, a 'gateway to hell' perhaps, but that would in essence be in
insult to the official 'gateway to hell'.
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"The Kentucky Wizard" <Kentuck...@NOSPAMwalla.com> wrote in message
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> K.F. Raizor wrote:
> > The Pride of Shively writes....
> "The Pride of Shively"? Hey, I like that one.
Feel free to use it. If I see a car with a license plate PRD SHV I'll know
it's your car. LOL
>Of course we have our
> share of beer joints, but there are places tucked away in small corners
> of our beloved city that couldn't even achieve such a claim to fame as
> to be deemed a "beer joint". Frankly, I wouldn't know what you could
> call them, a 'gateway to hell' perhaps, but that would in essence be in
> insult to the official 'gateway to hell'.
Those are "national treasures"...with the old Falls City, Sterling, and
Oertels 92 signs out front. Imagine what one of those signs would go for on
ebay nowadays.
BTW, did you see elsewhere (since we did start talking about Vaughn Meader
in this thread) that Vaughn died today? Right on cue? That's an
entertainer for you...perfect timing, even in death.
Brad Ferguson
K.F. Raizor <kfSPAMITUPYO...@earthNOSPAMlink.net> wrote:
> BTW, did you see elsewhere (since we did start talking about Vaughn Meader
> in this thread) that Vaughn died today? Right on cue? That's an
> entertainer for you...perfect timing, even in death.
David Frye, call your doctor.
theresa
Over in alt.showbiz.gossip, they were careful who they discussed in WEHT
threads since those people always seemed to die soon after. I don't
think that has happened lately -- maybe because This Curse has now
roosted here.
R H Draney
>
>Over in alt.showbiz.gossip, they were careful who they discussed in WEHT
>threads since those people always seemed to die soon after. I don't
>think that has happened lately -- maybe because This Curse has now
>roosted here.
We had that in alt.movies.silent too...one person who didn't like Bob Hope kept
bringing him up for no reason other than to activate the curse....
The spookiest one was when someone casually referred to "the late DeForest
Kelley"...De died about a week after that....r
The Kentucky Wizard
> The Pride of Shively writes....
>
>
> "The Kentucky Wizard" <Kentuck...@NOSPAMwalla.com> wrote in
> message
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>> K.F. Raizor wrote:
>>> The Pride of Shively writes....
>> "The Pride of Shively"? Hey, I like that one.
>
> Feel free to use it. If I see a car with a license plate PRD SHV I'll
> know
> it's your car. LOL
Nah, my car is a Nissan Sentra with a Masonic Order specialty license
plate.
>> Of course we have our
>> share of beer joints, but there are places tucked away in small
>> corners
>> of our beloved city that couldn't even achieve such a claim to fame
>> as
>> to be deemed a "beer joint". Frankly, I wouldn't know what you could
>> call them, a 'gateway to hell' perhaps, but that would in essence be
>> in
>> insult to the official 'gateway to hell'.
>
> Those are "national treasures"...with the old Falls City, Sterling,
> and
> Oertels 92 signs out front. Imagine what one of those signs would go
> for on
> ebay nowadays.
There is no telling, but I'd love to have a monopoly on that stuff. I'd
be rich, instead of,,,, non-rich.
> BTW, did you see elsewhere (since we did start talking about Vaughn
> Meader
> in this thread) that Vaughn died today? Right on cue? That's an
> entertainer for you...perfect timing, even in death.
>
*LOL* Yep, some people don't know how to time breakfast, yet this guy
knew how to time his death.
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