Re: [gardeners] Monday in the garden - NOT
George Shirley (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Thu, 17 Feb 2000 10:16:14 -0600
margaret lauterbach wrote:
>
> At 06:23 AM 2/17/2000 -0600, you wrote:
> >Neuru L - Classical Studies wrote:
> >>
> >> On Mon, 14 Feb 2000, George Shirley wrote:
> >>
> >> snip>
> >> > I've been cleaning up my office which is now starting to look more
> >> > business like and less like Fibber McGee's Closet (Only the golden
> >> > oldies will remember that one). Should do this more often as I found a
> >> > case of one gallon jars I had misplaced last year.
> >>
> >> Wasn't that the Great Gildersleeve? I remember listening to a sustained
> >> scream and the sound of falling junk but maybe I'm conflating the 2.
> >>
> >> We hit -18 last night, again, and are still under 2'+ of snow. Still
> >> wouldn't trade - I don't like the heat.
> >>
> >> Lucinda
> >
> >Yup, confused a bit. The Great Gildersleeve was McGee's friend and
> >rival, both on the same show. Forget the actor's name but had a
> >magnificent bass voice.
> >
> >George
> >
> BUT Gildersleeve went on to his own series. The first successful broadcast
> spin-off. I was too young (ahem) to remember when Gildersleeve was on
> Fibber's show, but do remember the separate series. Margaret L
Well, of course. I was just a small child listening to the radio Fibber
McGee and Molly show and vaguely remember a TV series with the same
folks IIRC. Also remember the Gildersleeve spin-off on TV.
George