tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post8538053381407917915..comments2024-03-27T08:23:33.621-04:00Comments on Go Retro!: Today's Go Retro Blog Post is Brought to You by a Very Drunk Orson WellesPamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18122952408610512684noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-10052056093145788232013-11-15T18:15:46.175-05:002013-11-15T18:15:46.175-05:00Holy smoke! The demon booze has turned many a Merc...Holy smoke! The demon booze has turned many a Mercury into a clay-footed buffoon.<br /><br />By the bye, I do dislike your little "prove you're not a robot" thing which I never get right the first time.You would never have heard from Orson!John K Maddenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07103199955451435977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-51905841288654480842013-11-09T17:03:14.689-05:002013-11-09T17:03:14.689-05:00Seems to be trying to do an Irish accent one would...Seems to be trying to do an Irish accent one would find in a Disney cartoon.<br /><br />Picked up a photo signed by all four Beatles at my town's fleamarket this morning. Got him down from 250 euros to 180. Then had to beg the wife who proceeded to get it down a further 20...<br />Doesn't sound promising, but this guy (through his daughter, interpreting as I live in Germany) told me of the owner having been an autograph hound, travelling the world. <br />Hopefully you can check it out at this link (I posted it on Facebook):<br />http://tinyurl.com/q5w6ny7Keirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17780519140837852601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-50719814754359454052013-11-09T10:20:31.435-05:002013-11-09T10:20:31.435-05:00Someone once said when Welles was walking by on a ...Someone once said when Welles was walking by on a set: "There but for the grace of God, goes God." <br />His ego was monumental in a town that's known for monumental egos. But by the time these PM commercials were produced, the former boy wonder had become a middle-aged-plus parody of himself. Many scratched their heads wondering what Welles was doing pitching ANYTHING. <br />These are classic though. One of the best goofs of the Seventies: and I don't buy it that he was pulling one over on the crew (that he wasn't truly inebriated) as some have said. <br /><br />This also has staying power: My wine dealer has made Orson jokes for years when I have included any PM in my order. "He'll drink all the wine, before it's time!" Hyuck, yuck.Mark Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11872119525301830107noreply@blogger.com