tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post213862813396167904..comments2024-03-17T07:25:56.478-04:00Comments on Thrilling Days of Yesteryear: The smell of gunsmokeIvan G Shreve Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04067177808320053382noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-16159524575043561212010-07-26T09:57:17.685-04:002010-07-26T09:57:17.685-04:00His 1st grade (maybe 2nd grade) girlfriend was the...<i>His 1st grade (maybe 2nd grade) girlfriend was the lovely Beverly Neill (aka Amanda Blake).</i><br /><br />That is so cool! You have so many show bidness stories that I have not heard.<br /><br />(I guess at that age, it's safe to say your Pop never hung his hat at Kitty's place, either...)Ivan G Shreve Jrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04067177808320053382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-16698062828533402172010-07-26T09:34:47.012-04:002010-07-26T09:34:47.012-04:00My father's brush with fame? His 1st grade (m...My father's brush with fame? His 1st grade (maybe 2nd grade) girlfriend was the lovely Beverly Neill (aka Amanda Blake).<br /><br />This has nothing to do with your post. I just thought I'd share.Pamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-10318797750744856572010-07-26T08:30:46.618-04:002010-07-26T08:30:46.618-04:00Classes? Study? What are these strange words you s...<i>Classes? Study? What are these strange words you speak?</i><br /><br />Tell me about it...had it not been for those damn <b><i>Gunsmoke</i></b> reruns I would have graduated earlier from college and working a respectable job today.<br /><br />Oh, well...whaddya gonna do...stuff happens.Ivan G Shreve Jrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04067177808320053382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-75982962961016062722010-07-26T05:50:00.249-04:002010-07-26T05:50:00.249-04:00When I was at UConn back in the mid-70s, the ritua...When I was at UConn back in the mid-70s, the ritual was to watch 'Maverick' (and then 'The Three Stooges') in the two hours leading up to dinner.<br /><br />Classes? Study? What are these strange words you speak?Toby O'Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06999037844031101965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-54058045191973132152010-07-25T12:10:51.262-04:002010-07-25T12:10:51.262-04:00My mother and father watched Gunsmoke religiously ...My mother and father watched Gunsmoke religiously when I was a wee lad. The hour long drama was too much for my young brain to digest, but I remember perking up and paying intense attention whenever Festus would walk in and take over a scene.<br /><br />Festus was the show for me!Unca Jeffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02292248615715408243noreply@blogger.com