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Saturday, September 21, 2013

American Rural Comedies of the Sixties Part Four

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In the Fifties network executives had been convinced that American television viewers were not interested in comedies about rural life. They...
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Friday, September 20, 2013

American Rural Comedies of the Sixties Part Three

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The highest rated new show of the 1960-1961 was The Andy Griffith Show , which ranked #4 for the year out of all the shows on American broad...
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Thursday, September 19, 2013

American Rural Comedies of the Sixties Part Two

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For many of American television's early years rural comedies were absent from the airwaves. The situation comedies of the era generally ...
Wednesday, September 18, 2013

American Rural Comedies of the Sixties Part One

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Today the vast majority of American television shows, whether they are dramas or comedies, take place in urban settings. Indeed, some season...
Saturday, September 14, 2013

Autumn Leaves by Stan Getz

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Today has been a busy day for me, so I have had no time for a blog entry. This weekend was the county's Old Settlers' Reunion and Fa...
Friday, September 13, 2013

Claudette Colbert: A Pictoral Tribtue on Her 110th Birthday

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It was 110 years ago today, on 13 September 1913, that actress Claudette Colbert was born. She remains popular today, over fifty years after...
Thursday, September 12, 2013

The 10th Anniversary of Johnny Cash's Death

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I have never been a fan of country music. In fact, I can count the artists considered "country" (to me it is a matter of debate...