Joe,

 JM>    I was watching a comedy clip of a show from around 1960.  The owner
 JM> of a company was being interviewed and one of the questions was the
 JM> qualifications one needed to work for them.
 JM>    He replied "not knowing what the minimal wage law is".
 JM>    I thought of my company immediately.  :)

  They should've had a picture of Jack Benny on the wall. 

 JM>    He would occasionally misspeak as himself, but never as Charlie or
 JM> Mortimer.  And Charlie was always quick to point out Bergen's mistake.

  No doubt that was intentional.

 JM>   Fred had a 10 year-old violin player on his semi-variety show and
 JM> made a crack that a certain violinist on another show should hang his
 JM> head in shame for calling himself a musician.
 JM>   That started it and the next Sunday Jack replied, then Fred replied
 JM> to Jack's response, and the rest is history.

  And, of course, the audience ate it up.

 JM>    All network shows were live, often done twice.  First for the east
 JM> coast and three hours later for the west coast.  If a show was from LA
 JM> it was often done only once.  So Jack's 7 p.m. show was heard live at 4
 JM> p.m. when it was 7 in the eastern time zone.

  That explains when they said "9pm Eastern and Pacific Time".

 JM>   Recording programs was expensive.

  Sounds like it.

 JM>   The audience didn't see "the closet" until it was time.  It was
 JM> hidden away.  And the sound man had to be very careful everything
 JM> didn't come crashing down from the step ladder until its time.
 JM>    There as all sorts of stuff he pushed onto the stage much to the
 JM> delight of those listening.

  I think my room is starting to resemble the closet. :P

 JM>   "Tain't funny, McGee" Molly would say.

  That's the one.

 JM>    Told you probably more than you cared to know.  :)

  It makes for good trivial pursuit. 

 JM>    One time at a meeting I was in this fella asked another a question
 JM> and the other fella went on a long involved answer.  When he finished
 JM> the first guy sighed and said "I'm sorry I asked" and everyone in the
 JM> room broke up.

  I've done the same...but one time, when I asked why they call plugs and
connections "male and female"...I was so embarrassed afterwards. :P

Daryl


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