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KIDZ!

The Young People of the Lucyverse ~ Part 1

W.C. Fields famously warned performers never to work with children or animals. Luckily for us, Lucille Ball consistently disregarded his advice. Here’s a look at some of the young performers and characters of the Lucyverse. 

“Baby Sitting” (1949) ~ To makes some extra cash, Liz (Lucille Ball) takes up babysitting. Mr. Wood (Hans Conried) suggests he take the job from his daughter, Adele. Mr. Wood has 11 children: Bob, Madelyn, Adele, Lucille, Ruth, Lucius, Jessie, Walter, Jess, Joanne, and Hugo. In reality, these are the names of some of the staff of My Favorite Husband. Keeping her sitting job from her favorite husband, Liz goes on her first assignment to take care of Tommy Pearson, who is a sure shot with a pea shooter. Liz’s husband George (Richard Denning) thinks she is having an affair and assualts Tommy’s father! 

“The Elves” (1949) ~ Anne Whitfield played Joanne Wood, one of the 11 children of Mr. Wood (Hans Conried), neighbor of Liz and George Cooper on “My Favorite Husband.” She also appeared as Joanne Wood in “Liz’s Superstitions” also in 1949.

LIZ: “How are you?” JOANNE: “Fine, thanks.” LIZ: “How’s your father?” JOANNE: “Fine, thanks.” LIZ: “And your four sisters?” JOANNE: “Fine, thanks.” LIZ: “And your six brothers?” JOANNE: “Fine, thanks.” LIZ: “And your mother?” JOANNE: “Exhausted, thanks.”

“Liz and George are Handcuffed” (1949) ~ We meet Tommy Wood, the smallest of Mr. Woods’ 11 children. He is played by 13 year-old Johnny McGovern. 

LIZ: “Tommy, is it true that no two people in the whole world have the same fingerprints?”  TOMMY: “Nah, that’s a lot of bunk. I’ve already found three people who have exactly the same fingerprints; my daddy, Santa Claus, and the crook who broke into my piggy bank.”

Sorrowful Jones (1949) ~  A young girl (Mary Jane Sanders) is left with the notoriously cheap Sorrowful Jones (Bob Hope) and his girlfriend Gladys (Luiclle Ball) as a marker for a bet. When her father doesn't return, they learn that taking care of a child interferes with their free-wheeling lifestyle. This is a remake of Little Miss Marker (1934) which starred Shirley Temple and was directed by Lucy’s once-time fiancee Alexander Hall. 

The Fuller Brush Girl (1950) ~ When Sally (Lucile Ball) is mistaken for a babysitter and tied up by some children playing cowboys and indians, she is rescued by the real babysitter, played by actress Gail Bonney. Two years later, Gail Bonney would play Mrs. Hudson in the "The Amateur Hour," hiring Lucy Ricardo to babysit her twin boys, who would tie Lucy up while playing cowboys and indians.

“Be A Pal” (1951) ~ To give Ricky a taste of his childhood, Lucy dresses up a group of dark-haired boys in sombreros and serapes to remind him of his brothers! 

“Lucy Plays Cupid” (1952) ~ Knowing amorous grocer Mr. Ritter (Edward Everett Horton) doesn’t like children, Lucy trots out a stream of youngsters as her offspring. Mr. Ritter counts 25, although Lucy says 6 are missing. In reality, 10 uncredited child performers were featured in the episode, one even dressed as a “little” Ricky playing a conga drum!  After filming, the young actors posed for a photo with Lucy, Horton, and guest-star Bea Benadaret. 

“The Amateur Hour” (1952) ~ Lucy babysits for rambunctious twin boys, Jimmy and Timmy Hudson.  In reality, the boys were not twins. They were played by Sammy Ogg (Jimmy) and David Stollery (Timmy).  

Enrique Alberto Ricardo IV aka Little Ricky Ricardo ~ Probably one of the most famous children in television history due mainly to the fact that his birth coincided with the birth of Lucille Ball’s real-life boy, Desi Arnaz Jr.  Contrary to popular myth, Desi Jr. never played Little Ricky. The character was played by a series of seven child actors, including two sets of twins and one dream Little Ricky.  They include (in chronological order): James John Ganzer, Richard and Ronald Lee Simmons, Joseph and Michael Mayer, and Keith Thibodeaux (aka Richard Keith). The dream Little Ricky was uncredited. Despite the resemblance, he was not played by Jerry Mathers (”Leave it To Beaver”).  An older dream Little Ricky (definitely not a child) also went uncredited. 

“Lucy Goes to the Hospital” (1953) ~ The same episode that introduces Little Ricky, we meet a new edition to the Stanley household - three newborn girls. Mr. Stanley (Charles Lane) already has six daughters. Fred suggests he start a softball team. 

“Baby Pictures” (1953) / “Lucy and Superman” (1957) ~ Caroline and Charlie Appleby’s son Stevie appears in two episodes. The uncredited baby who played him in 1953 had just gotten over the measles before filming. Little Ricky and Little Stevie are both said to be 13 months old at the time. The next time we see Little Stevie is in “Lucy and Superman,” four years later, where his is played by Steven Kay. 

“Mertz and Kurtz” (1954) ~ Fred’s former vaudeville partner Barney Kurtz (Charles Winninger) comes for a visit. He has been writing to his granson telling him that he is still a star, so Ricky stars him in a revue at the club and invites Little Barney (Stephen Wootton) to the Tropicana. Wootton was nine years old at the time of filming and had been acting since the age of seven. He returned to Desilu for 1959 episode of "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse” which was introduced by Desi Arnaz and starred William Frawley.

“Second Honeymoon” (1956) ~ When Ricky is kept busy playing gigs on the ship to Europe, Lucy strikes up a friendship with Kenneth Hamilton played by nine year-old Harvey Grant. Grant had played the youngest son in CBS TV’s “Life With Father” from 1953 to 1955. 

“Lucy Gets Homesick in Italy” (1956) ~ Missing Little Ricky on his birthday, Lucy decides to lavish her attentions on shoeshine boy Giuseppe (Bart Braverman). Bartley Louis Braverman was born in Los Angeles in 1946. This was his fifth TV role although he used the name Bart Bradley until 1962. The little girl Theresa (“She's-a her birthday, too!”) was played by Kathleen Mazolo (nee Mazzola). This is her one and only screen credit of record.

Lucy and the Mertzes throw a birthday party for the children - until Giuseppe feels guilty about claiming it is his birthday, and tells the truth. 

“Lucy’s Bicycle Trip” (1956) ~ Biking along the Riviera, the gang takes shelter in the barn of an Italian farmer (Mario Siletti). The farmer cannot give them lodging in his house because he has nine children: Teresa, Sofia, Luigi, Pietro, Dino, Gino, Rosa, Mario, and Antonio - all of whom remain off camera throughout the episode. “Mama Mia!  Multi bambini!” 

“Return Home from Europe” (1956) ~ On the flight home, Lucy disguises a cheese as a baby. Another new mother (Mary Jane Croft) sits next to her with her baby, a four month old named Caroline. Lucy mistakenly says her baby is named Chedder, then quickly corrects herself. “Chester!” In reality, both bundles are props. 

“Lucy and Bob Hope” (1956) ~ At Yankee Stadium, Bob Hope is approached by a young fan (David Saber) asking for an autograph. Before granting it, he asks the boy “Have you seen my latest picture, ‘The Iron Petticoat?’”  The boy eagerly replies, “Yes, sir.”  Coincidentally, this is the first episode to feature Keith Thibodeaux as Little Ricky. 

“Little Ricky Gets Stage Fright” (1956) ~ Little Ricky is taking music lessons, but gets nervous at the recital. Like all the children in the episode, little Diana Van Fossen uses her own name, playing a squeaky, out-of-tune rendition of “Swanee River” on the violin. Earl Robie, the 10 year-old ukulele player, was the most experienced of the child performers on the show, having appeared in eight films and TV shows such as “Lassie” and “The Loretta Young Show.” Ironically, despite his credits, his character gets the measles and doesn’t get to perform with the Dixieland Band in the final scene at the Club Babalu. 

Others in the class include: Laurie Blaine (flute), Buddy Noble (bass), Robert Norman (trumpet), Larry Gleason (accordian), and Jeffrey Woodruff (trombone).

“Lucy and Superman” (1957) ~ Stevie Appleby (Steven Kay) attends Little Ricky’s birthday party with an apartment full of similarly-aged children. The tiny actors appear uncredited. During “London Bridge” Kay looks at Fred suspiciously. 

“Little Ricky’s School Pageant” (1957) ~ The Ricardos and Mertzes are recruited to act in Little Ricky’s school pageant, “The Enchanted Forest”. His 'sister’ Suzy Brown was played by Candy Rogers Schoenberg. She was the prize pupil at Pepito and Joanne’s dancing school, which loaned the costumes, sets, and provided the student performers for the episode. 

After the filming, the more than 20 children took a photo with Lucy, Desi, Bill, Vivian, Pepito, and Joanne.

Little Ricky’s pal Bruce Ramsey was played by Ray Farrell in three 1957 episodes of “I Love Lucy”: “Lucy Gets Chummy With The Neighbors,” “Lucy Does the Tango,” and “Housewarming”. He was also known for 14 episodes of the TV series “Peck's Bad Girl” (1959).

Little Ricky also had two unseen friends his age: Billy Munson, who lived in Westport with his parents Grace and Harry; and Bily Palmer, who gave Little Ricky the puppy who became Fred the dog. 

“The Ricardos Dedicate a Statue” (1957) ~ In the very last half hour episode of “I Love Lucy,” Desi Arnaz Jr. appears in a crowd scene along with two unidentified young girls. Despite rumors to the contrary, one of them is NOT Lucie Arnaz. 

“Lucy Goes To Mexico” (1958) ~ In Tijuana, ten year-old Alan Roberts (nee Costello) played Alfredo, the enterprising Mexican boy who wants nothing more than to see a great 'flat top' (air craft carrier). Two weeks after this episode aired, he appeared on "Leave it to Beaver” as a Spanish boy who is befriends by the Beaver.

At the end of the episode, Little Ricky performs Maurice Chevalier’s “Valentina” with a quartet of pint-sized dancers, the equivalent to the grown up chorines his father sings to. 

“Lucy Makes Room for Danny” (1959) ~ The cast of “The Danny Thomas Show” aka “Make Room for Daddy” does a cross-over episode with “The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour” to mark the show moving into Lucy’s time slot. The cast includes the Williams children, Rusty (Rusty Hamer) and Linda (Angela Cartwright).  “Make Room for Daddy” was filmed at Desilu Studios.

RUSTY (about living in the country): “I have a feeling I’m gonna miss the bright lights of Broadway.”  DANNY (to Ricky): “Don’t mind him, he’s one of the beat generation.”

In the last hour-long episode, “Lucy Meets the Mustache” (1960) featuring Ernie Kovacs and Edie Adams, Little Ricky is said to go to school with Kovacs' daughter Kippie, his second daughter by his first wife. Although Kippie does not appear in the episode, she would have been 10 years old at the time. Kippie's older sister Bette is also mentioned. After their father's death, the girls were the subject of a bitter custody battle between Edie Adams and their mother, Bette Wilcox.

#My Favorite Husband #I Love Lucy #The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour #Lucille Ball #Desi Arnaz #Vivian Vance #William Frawley #Ernie Kovacs #Steven Kay #Rusty Hamer #Angela Cartwright #Bob Hope #Mary Jane Croft #TV #Richard Denning #Children #Kids #Bea Benadaret #Edward Everett Horton #Bart Braverman #Charles Lane #Keith Thibodeaux #Little Ricky #David Stollery #Sammy Ogg #Mario Siletti

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100+ Films of 1952

Film number 147: The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima

Release date: August 20th, 1952

Studio: Warner Brothers 

Genre: drama 

Director: John Brahm 

Producer: Brian Foy 

Actors: Susan Whitney, Sherry Jackson, Sammy Ogg, Gilbert Roland 

Plot Summary: In 1917 three Portuguese children of shepherds see an apparition of the Virgin Mary. She brings warnings of upcoming war and strife if people do not worship the Christian god. The anti-religious government fears what could happen when thousands of people begin arriving to see Mary for themselves. 

My Rating (out of five stars): *** 

Full disclosure, I am neither a Christian nor religious, so I am not the intended audience for this. I wasn’t sure if I would even watch it because it’s so overtly Catholic, but I decided to give it a try because it was a major release by Warner Brothers in 1952. In my heathen opinion, this could actually unintentionally be atheist propaganda! Do you want to worship a god that delivers a “positive message” by making children suffer? Over and over again, this god refuses to intervene and stop the suffering of children! I could not find anything beautiful in it, but horses for courses, I guess. (some spoilers)

The Good: 

Susan Whitney as Lucia, the main girl. She was only about 12 here, and for a child actor in this era, she was quite good. Her face gave off a genuine seeming innocence and earnestness. 

I liked the character of Hugo just because he was the only skeptical one who wasn’t judged harshly for it. He was clearly written to be likeable despite his lack of piety. Of course, he had to have a tacked on “come to Jesus moment” at the end, but I was expecting that. 

The cast overall was pretty good. Both of the other children were capable and cute, despite the fact that the poor girl playing Jacinta had to cry more than speak. The adults were also effective performers. 

The crowd scenes at the sacred spot were impressive. I appreciated that the extras all looked like real people. 

The score was lush and pleasing, even if the non-diegetic choir got a little tedious at times.  

The WarnerColor looked nice. It’s not as beautiful as Technicolor, but it's not bad, either. 

The Bad: 

Mary appears to be cool with the suffering of children! One of her first messages is that two of the three children will soon die, which she says right to their faces! Then she stands back and lets them all endure trauma after trauma. Another time, a boy on crutches asks to be healed, and Mary basically says, “OK, chill- you'll be cured in about a year.” How can a loving god do nothing about, and even glorify, the agony and pain of children??

At one point Mary tells the suffering Lucia, “You are enduring these hardships for the conversion of sinners, as atonement for sins committed against God.” WTF?! I thought Jesus already did that?? Isn’t that the whole point of Christianity? Why does an innocent little girl need to atone for other people’s sins? I wanted to scream. 

Mary hates Commies, I guess?  

The spot where the miracles occurred was obviously a set. I understand that to make it otherwise would require a lot of location shooting, but the set felt stagey and lifeless. 

The ending “miracle” was highly disappointing! 

There was some absolutely hilarious rear projection where a road sign appeared to be a cartoon! 

The film was completely unskeptical of the events. No real inquiry was given to the story, because everyone who questioned it was either a villain or malevolent in at least some way. 

“Secular Governments are bad, I say, bad!” Because the theocratic monarchy that preceded it was so freedom-lovin' good?

In one scene an innocent little girl was scapegoated and handed over to the police to protect Lucia. We see her terrified face and hear her desperate cries... and that’s the end of the scene. The movie only cared about the “good outcome” of Lucia getting away. What about that little girl? Again with the suffering of children! 

Lucia’s mother was horrible in the first two thirds of the film. She screamed at her, slapped her, and grounded her, telling her to stop lying and admit the visions were fake. When she had a change of heart at the end, I didn’t exactly want to forgive her. 

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Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima Sunday May 13, 1917 three children Lucia 10, Francisco 9, and Jacinta 7, cousins from the small village of Fatima, Portugal are visited in a small cove in the countryside by Mary the Mother of Jesus.

#Bryon Foy #Gilbert Roland #Max Steiner #Norman Luboff #Pope Francis #Sammy Ogg #Sherry Jackson #Susan Whitney

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Network Update 8/10/17

Doug Clay Elected General Superintendent

Douglas E. Clay is the new general superintendent-elect of the U.S. Assemblies of God, elected Wednesday afternoon subsequent to George O. Wood, who has held the post for 10 years, withdrawing his name from contention.

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Greetings from Superintendent Terry Bailey:

Today is my mom’s third anniversary in heaven. If my mom were still alive, she would would be 87 years old today. Mom was godly, stable, and took care of others. She was one of the most godly women I have ever known. She was the stabilizer in our home when I was growing up. As a nurse and person, she was a caregiver who took care of many. I miss her and still grieve her home going. Grief is real.

I have grieved the loss of my mother to Alzheimer's, the loss of both my father and father-in-law to automobile accidents, and the loss of Susan's mother to a massive stroke. I have grieved the loss of friends and parishioners who left this earth suddenly and unexpectedly, without the chance to say a last goodbye. Susan lost her little brother, who was run over by a drunk driver while he was riding his bicycle. Susan and I have also experienced the pain of loss as a result of miscarriage twice, in between the births of Michael and Rachel. Losses are never easy.

However, despite all these various losses, nothing is quite like the grief of a parent losing their child. Nothing can prepare you for the agony you experience when you lose that loved one you brought into the world. Susan's mother never fully recovered from Joseph's untimely death. Parents are supposed to die first. It seems unfair but sometimes life is simply not fair.

About a year ago, Susan and I walked into a home where a son had been found dead by his mother the previous day. The young man was only 28 years old. Those parents were totally heart-broken and our hearts broke with theirs. It was tough and words were not adequate. You cannot explain why. We all cried and prayed together. We were their former pastor but I was so proud of the magnificent way in which their current pastor, Chris Moore, ministered grace and comfort to this devastated family at that time.

Through it all, you learn to trust God through every circumstance of life, no matter what happens. Keep pressing forward and looking upward!

Love and appreciate you much!

Terry G. Bailey

CPCD Exponential Transformation Offering

Tennessee Ministry Network Ministers,

As you know, on Sunday, September 17th, we are asking every church to receive a special offering for Church Planting and Church Development. We, as a Network, are moving forward to plant over 100 churches in the next 10 years and see 300 healthy churches across the state of Tennessee. A goal like this one is going to take a collaborative effort with every minister, church, and section in our great Network. As I look at the dozens of counties and the 71 cities, in Tennessee, that do not have an Assemblies of God, Pentecostal witness, my heart is stirred to plant churches that will be a lighthouse in the midst of darkness. On September 17th, your church will have the opportunity to partner with us in this endeavor. By giving in our Exponential Transformation Offering, you will be "Giving to a Future That Has Not Been Written."  Your church does not want to miss out on this opportunity to give to future church plants! Thank you in advance for giving!

God Bless, Bruce Headley Tennessee Ministry Network Church Multiplication Director

A Vision for 10,000 New Congregations

Church Multiplication Network Senior Director Chris J. Railey announced an audacious goal for the U.S. Fellowship to launch 10,000 new congregations in the next decade, at a CMN luncheon Tuesday afternoon in Anaheim, California.

While the vision may seem outlandish, Railey noted a bold strategy is required to meet the diverse need for instituting churches in rural, suburban, and urban settings.

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Praise Report: The AIM trip to Colombia went well for Tennessee AG youth. There were salvations (40+ in one service!), Holy Spirit baptisms, and more. God worked in a mighty way through our youth on this trip!

SPECIAL PRAYER: Please be in prayer for General Council, which is August 8-11 in Anaheim, California!

Please pray for the family of Odis "Burl" Cavin, TNAGMN minister and founder of Emmanuel Assembly of God in Knoxville, as he passed away on Sunday. His family needs the comfort and peace of the Holy Spirit during this time.

Pray for Tennessee U.S. Missionary Brooks Till as he jumpstarts the Youth Alive program in Tennessee schools, beginning soon in Portland.

Pray for Jimmy Lee, President Emeritus of Living Free, and Sammy Lee, pastor of First AG in McMinnville, as their mother, Esther Lee, recently passed away. Please pray for the comfort and peace of the Holy Spirit for the family during this time.

Please pray for Bud & Sue Hudspeth, retired TNAGMN minister. Brother Hudspeth is continuing to decline from Lou Gehrig's, and Sister Hudspeth needs strength to continue to care for him.

Please pray for Jason & Tyra Whitehurst. (Jason is a TNAGMN minister.) They left last week to do missions work in Indonesia for two years.

Pray for our youth and kids who have come back from camps this summer, specifically that the seed the Lord planted in them during camp would last.

Please continue to pray for the Lord to heal Loni Dobbins. Loni is the wife of Scott Dobbins who is the Middle Tennessee Executive Presbyter and lead pastor of Bellshire AG in Nashville.

Pray for Julie Headley as she continues to recover from surgery. Julie is the wife of Stephen Headley (lead pastor of Music City Church in Nashville) and daughter-in-law of Bruce & Marsha Headley (TNAGMN CPCD Director).

Please pray for Doak Turner (retired pastor), he has Pulminary Fibrosis in his lungs and he is on some very powerful medication. We need a miracle for him and ask for God's healing power to heal him.

Frank Livesay (dementia), Wayne Adams, Steve & Vada Allen, Bobby & Shirley Bowen (rehab), Gene & Heather Burgess, J.L. Campbell, Virginia Chapman (cancer), Don Churchwell (cancer), Lynn Drumwright, Gaylon & Mary Echols, Chris Evans, Gary Ferrell (cancer), Christy Gaines (cancer), Pastor Noble Gammon, Winnie Grimes, Emily Houser (mother), Pastor Jerry & Roxie Jochem, Pastor Ricky Jones, Kathy Kelly, Pastor Tom Lindberg, Frank & Sue Livesay, Joy Middlebrook (cancer), Pixie Moore, Janett Ogg, Wesley Payne, Wayne Ralph, Rob Ratze (cancer), Tony & Sheri Ray, Margaret Ridley, Pastor Eduardo Rocha, Rebecca Sample, Wayne Simmons, Shirley Smith, Smoky Mountain Dream Center, Mike & Linda Tullos, Larry & Carol Vine, and Jimmy Williams (nursing home).

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What's Happening Cousin Albert?! Jon Hammond and Albert Einstein, Supermarket Tabloids du jour by Jon

What's Happening Cousin Albert?! Supermarket Tabloids du jour by Jon Hammond Supermarket Tabloids du jour by Jon Hammond Accordion Radio http://www.accordionradio.com/blog.html/jon_hammond_show_06_10/ with Albert Einstein, John F. Kennedy, P!nk, Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Megyn Kelly, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Frank Sinatra, Ariana Grande, Steve Harvey, and Jon Hammond Funk Unit! + Life Magazine #WATCHMOVIE HERE: Jon Hammond Show 06 10 Jon's archive https://archive.org/details/JonHammondShow0610 Jon Hammond Show public access TV show broadcast channel 1 on Manhattan Neighborhood Network -MNN Air Time: 01:30 AM EST on 06/10 First segment "Lydia's Tune" from 1st Jon Hammond​ album (Late Rent) written in Paris 1981 after flying aboard the Concorde jet - JFK to CDG in 3 hrs. 26 minutes supersonic - performed here at Jon Hammond's 19th annual musikmesse​ Session in Jazzkeller Hofheim with the tenor saxophonist Peter Klohmann​, Giovanni Totò Gulino​ drums, Joe Berger​ guitar, Jon Hammond at the Sk1 Hammond organ ©JON HAMMOND International ASCAP http://www.HammondCast.com "The Jon Hammond Accordion Traveling Routine" - USA Due to heightened security measures at airports, accordionist Jon Hammond has now refined his method of travelling with his accordion, hence "The Jon Hammond Accordion Traveling Routine". It goes like this: *Jon arrives at the airport with a soft piece of luggage and his instrument in its hard case. *When checking in he explains to the Customer Service Agent that his instrument is essential to his work, irreplaceable, fragile, and worth several thousands of dollars. *He then displays the instrument, removes it from the case and places the soft luggage inside the accordion case, then proceeds to the security check. *He sends the accordion through the x-ray machine wrapped in his jacket. Sometimes the security people ask him to play it for them to demonstrate that it is a working instrument. *He then boards the aircraft with his accordion slung over his shoulder and carefully places it in the overhead bin (it fits!), covered with a blanket or jacket so other passengers don't throw their stuff on top of it! Works every time! http://www.accordionradio.com/blog.html Excelsior Accordions Like Count Basie said folks: "One more time!" only this time it's Jon Hammond & Cab Calloway - enjoy this priceless docu I personally shot & produced circa May 7th 1990 - declared "Cab Calloway Day" by the honorable David N. Dinkins then Mayor of New York City *LINK: https://www.facebook.com/hammondcast/videos/10154396629622102/ - MC'd by Bill Cosby & Phil Schaap remembering the great Arnie Lawrence and so many of the musicians on the film who are no longer with us, i.e. Eddie Barefield, David "Panama" Francis, Milt Hinton, Earle Warren, Little Jimmy Scott, Eddie Bert, Donald Byrd, Britt Woodman and many more - Jon Hammond @JON HAMMOND Intl. Jon Hammond plays Excelsior Accordions at Times Square, New York City #WATCHMOVIE HERE: Beacons In Jazz Award Concert Cab Calloway Bill Cosby Historic Movie New School NYC May 7 1990 Jon's archive https://archive.org/details/BeaconsInJazzAwardConcertCabCallowayBillCosbyHistoricMovieNewSchoolNYCMay71990 by Jon Hammond Historic evening hosted by Bill Cosby, honoring Cab Calloway with legendary musicians and graduating musicians from New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music - filmed by Jon Hammond at the request of Arnie Lawrence - this documentary is for historical purposes Commercial Use Strictly Prohibited - from the New School Archives: *Note: Revisions to metadata notes will follow soon - Jon Hammond: – 4th Beacons in Jazz Awards Ceremony & Concert May 7, 1990 in the little theatre on 13th St., Mayor David N. Dinkins proclaimed May 7th as Cab Calloway Day in New York – and Cab was presented The Beacons in Jazz Award by jazz historian Phil Schaap – an incredible evening with concert including Jazz Survivors Band with Panama Francis, Milt Hinton, Eddie Barefield and more legends – then a large ensemble powered by the rhythm section of Bernard Purdie with Reggie Workman bass – horn section including the late great Arnie Lawrence, also Eddie Bert, Donald Byrd – many of these cats have passed on sadly, special appearance by Little Jimmy Heath conducting and playing soprano saxophone. Julian Junior Mance at the piano with Billy Harper on tenor sax – graduating saxophonist Walter Blanding Jr. played his old saxophone held together by rubber bands for the last time that night, as Cab Calloway personally presented him with a new Yamaha tenor saxophone which he immediately played “You’ve Changed” joined by the all-star band and Little Jimmy Scott vocals – Bill Cosby hosted the entire night and participated in the music with gusto – incredible historic evening that I personally documented – the project is now back in-progress 27 years later, Jon Hammond — with Bernard Purdie and Bernard Purdie at The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music *Note from Jon Hammond: Bud DiFluri from Yamaha presented the special Yamaha tenor saxophone to Walter Blanding Jr. - which was inscribed from Cab Calloway, but actually bought and paid for by Bill Cosby. Walter eventually sold the saxophone. Anyone who knows where the instrument is or has it please contact either Jon Hammond or Bud DiFluri - Mr. DiFluri is now Professor of Marketing teaching at Nyack College. 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Unter dem Titel "Organ meets Big Band" wird dieses sehr traditionsreiche Instrument der Jazzgeschichte in den Mittelpunkt der Konzertreihe im folgenden Jahr gestellt. Als Jazzinstrument wurde es von Fats Waller in den 30er Jahren eingeführt und hatte seine Hochzeit in den 50er Jahren durch seine Vertreter wie Jimmy Smith. Der international renommierte New Yorker Jazzorganist Jon Hammond wird zusammen mit dem LaJazzO MV unter der Leitung von Michael Leuschner den besonderen Charme dieses Instrumentes wieder zum Leben erwecken. Im Programm sind unter anderem Titel von Jimmy Smith, arrangiert von Steve Grey - eine Leihgabe aus dem Archiv der NDR-Bigband. Jon Hammond studierte in den siebziger Jahren am Berklee College of Music und am City College San Francisco. Konzertreisen führten ihn quer durch die Vereinigten Staaten und Kanada. In seiner eigenen 'Jon Hammond Show' spielte er mit Musikern wie Dizzy Gillespie, Paul Butterfield, Jaco Pastorius, John Entwistle, Sammy Davis Jr., Percy Sledge und vielen anderen. Auch in Europa fand und findet seine Musik unverändert viele Anhänger. Die Medien berichten wiederholt von einem unverwechselbaren und prägenden Sound. Jon Hammond hat u.a. auf der 20. Frankfurter Musikmesse mitgewirkt und tritt vornehmlich in Hamburg auf. "The Jon Hammond Show" is a funky, swinging Jazz instrumental revue, featuring notable international soloists and reflecting the influences of Miles Davis, The Crusaders and Jimmy Smith. Programm: "Organ meets Bigband" Leitung: Michael Leuschner Donnerstag, d. 30.07.2015, 19:00 Zeughaus Wismar with Elli Soosz, Jan Rolle, Daniel Be, Leon Saleh, Gabriel Rosenbach, Michael Leuschner, Heinz Lichius, Matthis Rasche, Hörni Thorun, Paul Gramkow, Marie Birkholz, Jan Boge, Ole Si, Elisabeth Guericke, Nane Schüßler, Henning Schiewer, Noah Jens, Oliver Herlitzka, Anne-Katrin Meyer and Al Tobias at Zeughaus Wismar Producer Jon Hammond Language German Jon's archive https://archive.org/details/6842260423 AFM Local 6 Member Jon Hammond https://afm6.org/member-profile/jon-hammond-wheres-the-gig/ JON HAMMOND: “WHERE’S THE GIG?” - Alex Walsh Jon Hammond is a musician, composer, bandleader, publisher, journalist, TV show host, radio DJ, and multi-media entrepreneur. He currently travels the world, playing gigs and attending trade shows.

“Every time I see a musician walking down the street I say, ‘Hey, where’s the gig?’ Because it doesn’t matter what kind of music you play, if you’re carrying an instrument–going to a rehearsal, or coming back from a repair shop, whatever it is–we all need our gigs. And that’s what the union is all about. Hopefully, we can all keep working and be supportive of everybody’s gigs. There’s room for everybody.” THE EARLY YEARS Jon Hammond was born in Chicago in 1953. His father was a doctor and his mother was a housewife. They both played the piano. In 1957, his parents moved Jon and his four sisters to Berkeley, CA, where his father worked in a hospital as head of the emergency room. When he was nine, Jon started accordion lessons. “In those days, they had studios where parents would drop their kids off after school for tap dancing and accordion lessons. There were accordion bands and they would compete against each other.” Jon played his first gig at a senior citizens luncheon when he was eleven. Not only did he get a free lunch but he was paid $25 –a lot of money in those days. Jon says his father was supportive, but did not want him to pursue a music career. “He told me that music was a great hobby. He got me a wonderful professional accordion for my Bar Mitzvah, directly from John Molinari, one of the greatest accordionists who ever lived. It was a Guilietti Professional Tone Chamber accordion. That’s the accordion I won Jr. Jazz Champion on in 1966.” In high school, Jon attended a private boys school in San Francisco. He was a class clown, and when it got to the point where he was going to be expelled, Jon took his accordion and ran away from home. He immersed himself in the San Francisco music scene and started playing organ in several bands. By 1971 he was in a four piece rock group called Hades which shared a rehearsal space with Quicksilver Messenger Service. “I was friends with their manager, Ron Polte, who also managed guitarist John Cipollina. We got to open for his band, Copperhead.” Jon continued to play gigs in the Bay Area in different configurations, including a few gigs with a young Eddie Money. By this time Jon had become frustrated with the Bay Area scene. One night while playing a biker bar he got into a fight and his band didn’t come to his defense. “That was the last straw. I was angry and I said I wasn’t coming back.”

Jon in the early 70s Jon moved to Boston in 1973 to attend the Berklee School of Music. He also got a gig playing in Boston’s Combat Zone backing up burlesque shows. When Jon saw one of his idols, pianist Keith Jarrett play in New York he told him he was going to Berklee and asked him for advice. “Keith looked me right in the eye and said ‘Berklee can be very dangerous for your music.’ It was like he popped this huge bubble. Years later I came to understand what he was talking about. You have to learn the fundamentals, but the music itself comes from a much deeper place. They can’t teach that, you have to find it yourself.” When Jon’s teachers began sitting in on his gigs in Boston, he questioned why he was in school if the teachers were coming to play with him. He quit school, moved to Cape Cod and started playing with bandleader Lou Colombo. “He did all the private parties for Tip O’Neill. We played what they used to call the business man’s beat. On the gig it was forbidden to swing. It was like swing cut in half. So if you tried to go with the four, Lou would say, ‘Don’t swing it, don’t swing it.’ He pounded it into my head night after night.” LATE RENT In 1981 Jon took a trip to Paris where he broke through his writers block and wrote some of his best music. He returned to New York with his new tunes and started a production company with the idea of getting a record deal for a friend that had played on a #1 hit record. After months of pounding the pavement with no results, Jon realized he had better work on his own music before his money ran out. He took the last of his savings, including his upcoming rent money, and went into the studio to record what came to be known as “The Late Rent Sessions”. The session had Todd Anderson on tenor sax, Barry Finnerty on guitar, Stephen Ferrone on drums, and Jon on B3. They recorded at Intergalactic, the last studio that John Lennon recorded in. Jon had no luck getting a record deal for his new project, but he did get gigs in New York with his band Jon Hammond and the Late Rent Session Men.

Jon Hammond Band Onstage at NAMM, 2014: Joe Berger, Dom Famularo, Alex Budman, Koei Tanaka, Jon Hammond In 1982, Jon found out about public access television and the idea that anyone could produce a show and get it on TV. He started broadcasting on Manhattan’s public station in 1984. “I decided I was going to produce a radio show on TV. The first episodes showed just my tapping foot and my voice. It was a gimmick. We had graphics that were synchronized to go with the music. It worked out well. People dug it.” Within a few weeks, Jon was interviewed and featured in Billboard Magazine. The Jon Hammond Show was considered an alternative to the clips on Cable TV. “MTV was still in its infancy. We had a concept that was revolutionary. My phone started ringing and we were the hot kids on the block.” LIVING ABROAD Jon continued to play gigs in New York and produce his TV show. In 1987, he went to his first trade show (NAMM) where he was introduced to Mr. Julio Guilietti, the man who built his accordion. He then began traveling to trade shows and making contacts with musicians and companies around the world, including Hammond Suzuki. “They gave me the Hammond XB-2, the first really powerful portable Hammond organ. Glenn Derringer, one of my all-time heroes, presented it to me. I got one of the first. Paul Shaffer from the Letterman Show got the other. At the time there was only one EXP-100 expression pedal–we had to share the pedal. I used the pedal for my gigs and when Paul needed it I would bring it over to him at 30 Rockefeller Center on my bicycle.” In the early 90s, when his New York gigs began drying up, Jon was encouraged to go to Germany. “It was a hard time. My father had just died and there were very few gigs. I got the XB-2 organ right when I needed it, so I decided to take a chance. I bought a roundtrip ticket to Frankfurt with an open return. I went with 50 bucks and stayed for a year. When I came back, I had 100 bucks.” Jon stayed at a friend’s house and played a borrowed accordion on the street until he could get a band together. “I played on the street until my fingers turned blue and would collect enough money to get some fish soup. After about two weeks I got a call—I had put a band together and had 3 gigs coming up. A TV show had heard my story and wanted to do a story on me. At the first gig 19 people came; the second only 15 people came. Then I got the little spot on TV. When I came to the third gig people were lined up down the street. When I walked up I thought they were having an art exhibit. When they said, ‘No, they’re waiting for you.’ I choked up, I couldn’t even talk. So I’ve been playing there every year since. The people in Germany really saved my musical career at a time when very few things were happening for me in New York or San Francisco. I have a really good following in Europe. I keep busy as a musician in the States, playing hospitals and assisted living places, but my band dates I pretty much play overseas.” Jon’s Late Rent Sessions was eventually released on a German label and received modest airplay. During the 90s he travelled back and forth to Europe, spending a year playing gigs in Paris, and eventually settling in Hamburg. Since then he has released two more albums and has played gigs in Moscow, Shanghai, and Australia. With the help of the internet, Jon is able to produce his TV show anywhere. PRESENT DAY In the mid-2000s Jon produced Hammondcast, a radio program for CBS that aired in San Francisco at four in the morning and was rebroadcast before Oakland A’s games. “When the baseball games played in the afternoon, my show would play for about 20 minutes and then it was pre-empted. I had a lot of fun with that.” His guests included Danny Glover, Barry Melton from Country Joe & the Fish, and many local people. “It took me awhile to figure out that I had permission to broadcast anything I wanted. I could play the London Philharmonic or Stevie Wonder. My tag line was ‘Hello, Hello, Hello! Wake up or go back to sleep…’” Today, Jon continues to visit tradeshows and is determined to keep doing everything he does as long as he can. “I made a pact with my longtime co-producer, guitarist Joe Berger, that we are going to go to these trade shows until we are little old men with canes.” Jon has released four CDs

For more info visit www.jonhammondband.com #LaJazzO #Wismar #Zeughaus #HammondOrgan, LaJazzO M-V, Mecklenburg Vorpommern, Organ Meets Bigband

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Annette, Sammy Ogg and young cast of “Adventure in Dairyland”, 1957.

#Annette Funicello #Sammy Ogg #Adventure in Dairyland #MMC #1957 #1950s

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SAMMY OGG

October 30, 1939

Sammy Ogg was born on October 30, 1939 in Lexington, Virginia, although his family, including his older brother Jimmy, soon moved to California. He is best remembered by Lucy fans for playing one of the mischievous Hudson Twins on a memorable season one episode of “I Love Lucy.” 

He made his screen debut playing a tough kid (uncredited) in the 1947 film Lost Honeymoon starring Franchot Tone. He was seven years old.  In 1951 he made two more uncredited film appearances; in The Day The Earth Stood Still and Week-End With Father.  He also had an uncredited role in Cecil B. DeMille’s The Greatest Show on Earth. The 1952 circus film nearly starred Lucille Ball, but she had to withdraw due to pregnancy. It wasn’t long, however, before the two would share a screen credit. 

Looking for extra money to pay for a dress she’s purchased, Lucy is hired to babysit by Mrs. Hudson. What Mrs. Hudson doesn’t tell Lucy is that she has two sons, not one - and that both are holy terrors!  

Ogg (right) played Jimmy Hudson opposite David Stollery as Timmy. The two actors were not related and were made to look like twins using costumes and make-up.  

On Christmas Day 1953, Ogg was seen on “Our Miss Brooks” (filmed at Desilu) starring Gale Gordon and a cast full of “I Love Lucy” performers. 

The following year, he played the first date of Terry Williams, youngest daughter on “The Danny Thomas Show” (aka “Make Room for Danny”) filmed at Desilu. This was several years before the show changed networks and did a cross-over with “The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour.” 

From 1955 to 1957 Ogg played Joe in several “Spin and Marty” films and television shows alongside his Lucy ‘twin’ David Stollery, who played Marty in the Disney production.   

From 1952 to 1959, Ogg made seven appearances on the series “Dragnet,” each time as a different character. 

His penultimate screen appearance was on the series “Union Pacific” with his older brother Jimmy Ogg (1929-86). 

His final screen appearance, in July 1959, was in “The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial” starring Rod Steiger. 

Sammy Ogg left show business and became a minister. 

In 2007, Hudson Twins David Stollery (age 66) and Sammy Ogg (age 68) sang “Ragtime Cowboy Joe” with Lucy-impersonator Diane Vincent on the Tropicana set at the Lucy-Desi Museum in Jamestown, New York. 

The special event was part of Lucy-Desi Days. 

#I love Lucy #Sammy Ogg #Lucille Ball #Spin and Marty #David Stollery #The Amateur Hour #Diane Vincent #Make Room for Daddy #Dragnet #Our Miss Brooks #Union Pacific #Lost Honeymoon #TV

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THE MAYER TWINS

June 26, 1952

Michael Leo and Joseph David Mayer were born on June 26, 1952, in Los Angeles, California. They are the twin sons of Max and Eva June Mayer. 

Between 1953 and 1956, the brothers alternated in the role of Little Ricky in 32 episodes of “I Love Lucy.” They succeeded twins Richard Lee and Ronald Lee Simmons, who played the role for six episodes. James John Ganzer played Little Ricky in the hospital as a newborn. The Mayers were the 4th and 5th actors to play the part. Although Keith Thibodeaux is best remembered as Little Ricky, the Mayer Twins played him in more episodes.  

When the Simmons Twins were not aging as quickly as the TV character, auditions were held for their successor. Desi Arnaz saw a photo of the Mayer twins at a picnic and liked what he saw, even though they do not share Desi / Ricky’s Latin heritage.

It was common for twins to alternate in a single role on television and film in order to meet strict child labor regulations and to assure that if one child was uncooperative or cranky, the other could quickly take his place and filming continue. One of the most famous twins to play a major role on a television series was Diane and Erin Murphy, who played Tabitha Stevens on “Bewitched” from 1966 and 1972, despite the fact that they were fraternal, not identical, twins. 

Except for the personal memories of the Mayers and some cast and crew members, it is not generally known which twins is on camera at any point. Although one of the twins has a small scar under his chin, it was not visible on camera. While many children have baby pics, the Mayers have the ultimate in home movies!  

Their first appearance was in “Ricky’s LIFE Story” at the start of season 3. 

The way Caroline Appleby holds Little Ricky is hysterical. Perhaps his diaper needs changing? 

Father and Son - and Godfather, too! 

Baby’s first steps!  

Lucy is scared for their safety! 

In her nightmare, Lucy users her son to convince Ricky not to leave them for Carlotta. The rabbit-themed hat and overalls helped identify the character when he aged 25 years in Lucy’s dream!

Daddy feeds his son. Hopefully nothing too spicy! 

Looking at the family albums. 

Going for a spin in his new stroller!  

Comforting her cranky son. 

Sleepy Little Ricky.  Many shots of the character in his crib were done as ‘insert’ shots, meaning that they were not part of the filming of the scene, but were done later on - after the audiences had left - so the cameras and lighting could reposition for the shot. The film was later edited into the master shot to create as seamless story.  

Gruff Fred bonds with his godson. There is a story that Little Ricky’s friend Little Stevie (Steven Kay) was afraid of William Frawley - and his fear reads on his face during “Lucy and Superman”. 

Lucy coaches her son acting, hoping he’ll be the next Jackie Coogan. 

Lucy uses Fred’s godson to rouse him from his catatonic state after losing money on his vintage Cadillac. 

Grandma McGillicuddy and babysitter Matilda Trumbull help Little Ricky say goodbye to his parents and godparents as they say “California Here We Come”!  

Fashionable Little Ricky in Palm Springs. 

In “Lucy and John Wayne” Director James V. Kern had a tough time coaxing little Michael Mayer to play in the cement for the scene where Little Ricky ruins the newly-made footprints. It took 90 minutes of overtime shooting to get the brief insert shots. It seems the boy was afraid to get his red shoes dirty so Lucy had to promise to buy him a pair of new pair to make him happy. The slab that Little Ricky played in was not wet concrete, but oatmeal! 

Similarly, what was supposed to be shaving cream was actually whipped cream! Fussy actor Michael (or is it Joe?) looks pretty unhappy about cream on his new suit! 

The twins’ real-life mother, Eva Jean Mayer appeared as an extra in "Homecoming" first broadcast on November 7, 1955. After greeting her son, Lucy hands him off to his real mother for the rest of the scene.  

Little Ricky is wondering what his mom is doing in his hospital bed!

In “Bon Voyage” the entire cast and crew got to fly in the helicopter except Mike and Joe. Mike remembers being upset over this.

The Mayer Twins’ final appearance was in “Lucy Gets Homesick in Italy” at the end of season 5. At the end of Joe and Mike’s stint on “I Love Lucy,” they were making $150 a week. This was considered full-time pay for the time.  Like the other actors to play Little Ricky, the Mayers were never given screen credit for their work. 

TWINS / NOT TWINS

“I Love Lucy” famously used both twins on screen in “Tennessee Bound” which featured Marilyn and Rosalyn Borden as Teensy and Weensy.  

In “The Amateur Hour” the Hudson Twins were actually played by non-related actors David Stollery and Sammy Ogg, who were made to appear identical using costumes and make-up.  

LIFE AFTER LUCY

THE MAYER TWINS were born Presbyterian and Jewish, although the family later became Mormons and leaders in the LDS Church, including doing missionary work. 

When they were about 12 years old, Eva Jean took them to the filming of Yours, Mine and Ours. Lucy recognized their mother and they visited for a few minutes. Eva Jean said Lucy was always very professional.

They graduated from Crescenta Valley High School in 1970. 

Joseph became a special education teacher at a high school in North Hollywood, California. 

Joseph married Ruth Adel Miller Salway in 1995, his second wife. They have ten children!

The Mayer Twins visit Jamestown! 

Exit stage right! 

#The Mayer Twins #Lucille Ball #I Love Lucy #Michael Mayer #Joseph Mayer #LIttle Ricky #twins #Jamestown #Desi Arnaz #william frawley #Katharine Card #Elizabeth Patterson #David Stollery #Sammy Ogg #The Borden Twins #Erin Murphy #Bewitched #Teensy and Weensy #Eva Jean Mayer

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RIP TIM CONSIDINE

1940-2022

Tim Considine was born into a theatrical family. His father John Considine Jr. was a famous film producer. His maternal grandfather was Alex Pantages, founder of the Pantages Theatre chain.  His paternal grandfather was vaudeville impresario John W. Considine. 

He made his screen debut at age 12 in the film The Clown (1953) starring Red Buttons.  In addition to Buttons, who frequently was seen on screen with Lucille Ball, the film also featured such Desilu talent as Philip Ober, Shirley Mitchell and Frank Nelson. 

He made his television debut that same year in an episode of the short-lived series “I'm the Law” starring George Raft. 

In 1955 he began his association with Disney appearing as Spin in “The Adventures of Spin and Marty”. 

On “Spin and Marty” Considine played opposite David Stollery as Marty and Sammy Ogg as Joe, who “I Love Lucy” fans will remember as the rambunctious Hudson Twins in “The Amateur Hour” (ILL S1;E14).

Disney also cast him as Frank Hardy in their two series of “The Hardy Boys” (1956 & 1957) as well as in Annette Funicello’s eponymous series (again with David Stollery) which featured Lucille Ball’s friend Mary Wickes. 

In 1960 he was cast as Fred MacMurray’s son, Mike, on “My Three Sons” which was filmed on the Desilu lot. He had first worked with MacMurray on Disney’s The Shaggy Dog the previous year. He left the series after the 1964-1965 season following an argument with the producer about his desire to direct. His character was written out by having him marry his girlfriend and moving to Arizona. Coincidentally, his last episode was also the first in color, and the first to be aired on CBS, where “The Lucy Show” was a number one hit. For several years he played opposite William Frawley (Fred Mertz) as Uncle Bub. Frawley left the series for health reasons nine months before Considine’s final episode. 

For more about Desilu’s influence on “My Three Sons”, click here. 

While on “My Three Sons” Considine did an episode of Desilu’s hit mobster series, “The Untouchables” titled “The Spoiler” (1963). The episode also featured Claude Akins, who “I Love Lucy” fans remember played himself (playing a giant native) in “Desert Island” (ILL S6;E8).

After leaving “My Three Sons” Considine’s acting was less regular, but he did memorably get slapped by George C. Scott in the film Patton (1970).  

His final appearance on screen was in the 2006 independent film Ray of Sunshine.

His first wife was actress Charlotte Stewart, who played Miss Beadle on “Little House on the Prairie”. He had been married to Willette Hunt since July 1979. They had one child.

 Considine died at his home in California at the age of 81.

#Tim Considine #Spin and Marty #Desilu #Untouchables #Lucille Ball #My Three Sons #TV #Disney #Fred MacMurray #Patton #I Love Lucy

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RIP GLORIA MCMILLAN

1933-2022

Gloria McMillan is probably best known to the world as Harriet Conklin on the radio and television sitcom "Our Miss Brooks” (starring Eve Arden).  She also played the role in a 1956 big screen version of the show from Warner Brothers.  

She began playing the role in 1948 on radio. The character was daughter to Osgood Conklin, the Principal of the High School where Miss Brooks worked as a teacher.  The series moved to television in 1952, just one year after “I Love Lucy”. It was produced by Desilu Studios. As a production of Desilu, McMillan worked with many actors who also appeared on “I Love Lucy”.  

Chief among them was Gale Gordon, who, as one of the busiest radio artists in history, did double duty as Osgood Conklin and Mr. Atterbury on Lucy’s radio show “My Favorite Husband,” which aired concurrently with “Our Miss Brooks”.  Despite being busy with other projects, Gordon found time to appear as Alvin Littlefield, owner of the Tropicana, in two episodes of “I Love Lucy”. 

McMillan considered Eve Arden a friend and mentor. In turn Arden considered McMillan her “TV daughter” (even though the characters were not related on the show). 

As an old friend of Lucille Ball’s from their RKO days, Arden did a cameo on “I Love Lucy” when the Ricardos and Mertzes first arrive in Hollywood.  

At around the same time, Desi Arnaz played himself in one 1955 episode of “Our Miss Brooks,” but McMillan’s character did not appear that week. 

McMillan did, however, work with Richard Crenna, who played Arthur Morton, a teenage boy who had a crush on Lucy Ricardo in “The Young Fans”. Crenna created the role of Walter Denton on “Eve” and, like McMillan, played the role on radio and television. The two characters (Denton / Morton) were deliberately similar. Crenna also appeared as a similar type on Lucy’s radio show “My Favorite Husband.” 

Also making the switch from radio to TV with her character was McMillan’s TV mom, Paula Winslowe as Mrs. Martha Conklin. On “I Love Lucy” Winslowe appeared on the deck of the SS Constitution in “Second Honeymoon”, one of the biggest and most expensive episodes of television to be produced at the time. 

Other “Lucy” actors who worked with McMillan on the “Brooks” set include Mary Jane Croft, Frank Nelson, Jerry Hausner, Elvia Allman, Hy Averback, Joe Kearns, Peter Leeds, Maurice Marsac, Nancy Kulp, Herb Vigran, Parley Baer, Gail Bonney, Sammy Ogg, Florence Bates, Arhtur Q. Bryan, as well as many of the Desilu technical and production personnel.

After “Our Miss Brooks”, McMillan appeared on a 1966 episode of NBC’s “Dr. Kildare”; as a judge in the beauty-pageant satire Smile (1975); in the miniseries “Centennial”; and on a 1990 installment of “Perfect Strangers”, her final credit. From 1974 to 2018, McMillan taught acting and tap dancing to kids.

She leaves behind a husband of 49 years, five children, nine grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.  Gloria McMillan was 88 years old. 

#Gloria McMillan #Lucille Ball #Desi Arnaz #Desilu #Our Miss Brooks #Eve Arden #Gale Gordon #Paula Winslowe #I Love Lucy #TV #Radio #Richard Crenna

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GUM MACHINE

April 8, 1949

“Gum Machine” (aka “The Principal of the Thing” aka “Demand Your Rights”) is episode #38 of the radio series MY FAVORITE HUSBAND broadcast on April 9, 1949 on the CBS radio network.

Synopsis ~ George tells Liz that she needs to stand up for her rights and stop letting people push her around. So when Liz loses a penny in a broken gum machine, she vows to get her penny back no matter what the cost.

“My Favorite Husband” was based on the novels Mr. and Mrs. Cugat, the Record of a Happy Marriage (1940) and Outside Eden (1945) by Isabel Scott Rorick, which had previously been adapted into the film Are Husbands Necessary? (1942). “My Favorite Husband” was first broadcast as a one-time special on July 5, 1948. Lucille Ball and Lee Bowman played the characters of Liz and George Cugat, and a positive response to this broadcast convinced CBS to launch “My Favorite Husband” as a series. Bowman was not available Richard Denning was cast as George. On January 7, 1949, confusion with bandleader Xavier Cugat prompted a name change to Cooper. On this same episode Jell-O became its sponsor. A total of 124 episodes of the program aired from July 23, 1948 through March 31, 1951. After about ten episodes had been written, writers Fox and Davenport departed and three new writers took over – Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Pugh, and head writer/producer Jess Oppenheimer. In March 1949 Gale Gordon took over the existing role of George’s boss, Rudolph Atterbury, and Bea Benaderet was added as his wife, Iris. CBS brought “My Favorite Husband” to television in 1953, starring Joan Caulfield and Barry Nelson as Liz and George Cooper. The television version ran two-and-a-half seasons, from September 1953 through December 1955, running concurrently with “I Love Lucy.” It was produced live at CBS Television City for most of its run, until switching to film for a truncated third season filmed (ironically) at Desilu and recasting Liz Cooper with Vanessa Brown.

MAIN CAST

Lucille Ball (Liz Cooper) was born on August 6, 1911 in Jamestown, New York. She began her screen career in 1933 and was known in Hollywood as ‘Queen of the B’s’ due to her many appearances in ‘B’ movies. With Richard Denning, she starred in a radio program titled “My Favorite Husband” which eventually led to the creation of “I Love Lucy,” a television situation comedy in which she co-starred with her real-life husband, Latin bandleader Desi Arnaz. The program was phenomenally successful, allowing the couple to purchase what was once RKO Studios, re-naming it Desilu. When the show ended in 1960 (in an hour-long format known as “The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour”) so did Lucy and Desi’s marriage. In 1962, hoping to keep Desilu financially solvent, Lucy returned to the sitcom format with “The Lucy Show,” which lasted six seasons. She followed that with a similar sitcom “Here’s Lucy” co-starring with her real-life children, Lucie and Desi Jr., as well as Gale Gordon, who had joined the cast of “The Lucy Show” during season two. Before her death in 1989, Lucy made one more attempt at a sitcom with “Life With Lucy,” also with Gordon.

Richard Denning (George Cooper) was born Louis Albert Heindrich Denninger Jr., in Poughkeepsie, New York. When he was 18 months old, his family moved to Los Angeles. Plans called for him to take over his father’s garment manufacturing business, but he developed an interest in acting. Denning enlisted in the US Navy during World War II. He is best known for his  roles in various science fiction and horror films of the 1950s. Although he teamed with Lucille Ball on radio in “My Favorite Husband,” the two never acted together on screen. While “I Love Lucy” was on the air, he was seen on another CBS TV series, “Mr. & Mrs. North.” From 1968 to 1980 he played the Governor on “Hawaii 5-0″, his final role. He died in 1998 at age 84.

Gale Gordon and Bea Benadaret do not appear in this episode.

Ruth Perrott (Katie, the Maid) was also later seen on “I Love Lucy.” She first played Mrs. Pomerantz (above right), a member of the surprise investigating committee for the Society Matrons League in “Pioneer Women” (ILL S1;E25), as one of the member of the Wednesday Afternoon Fine Arts League in “Lucy and Ethel Buy the Same Dress” (ILL S3;E3), and also played a nurse when “Lucy Goes to the Hospital” (ILL S2;E16). She died in 1996 at the age of 96.

Bob LeMond (Announcer) also served as the announcer for the pilot episode of “I Love Lucy”. When the long-lost pilot was finally discovered in 1990, a few moments of the opening narration were damaged and lost, so LeMond – fifty years later – recreated the narration for the CBS special and subsequent DVD release.

GUEST CAST

Hans Conried (Milkman / Eddie) first co-starred with Lucille Ball in The Big Street (1942). He then appeared on “I Love Lucy” as used furniture man Dan Jenkins in “Redecorating” (ILL S2;E8) and later that same season as Percy Livermore in “Lucy Hires an English Tutor” (ILL S2;E13) – both in 1952. The following year he began an association with Disney by voicing Captain Hook in Peter Pan. On “The Lucy Show” he played Professor Gitterman in “Lucy’s Barbershop Quartet” (TLS S1;E19) and in “Lucy Plays Cleopatra” (TLS S2;E1). He was probably best known as Uncle Tonoose on “Make Room for Daddy” starring Danny Thomas, which was filmed on the Desilu lot. He joined Thomas on a season 6 episode of “Here’s Lucy” in 1973.

Frank Nelson (Cop on the Beat) was born on May 6, 1911 (three months before Lucille Ball) in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He started working as a radio announcer at the age of 15. He later appeared on such popular radio shows as “The Great Gildersleeve,” “Burns and Allen,” and “Fibber McGee & Molly”. This is one of his 11 performances on “My Favorite Husband.”  On “I Love Lucy” he holds the distinction of being the only actor to play two recurring roles: Freddie Fillmore and Ralph Ramsey, as well as six one-off characters, including the frazzled train conductor in “The Great Train Robbery” (ILL S5;E5), a character he repeated on “The Lucy Show.”  Aside from Lucille Ball, Nelson is perhaps most associated with Jack Benny and was a fifteen-year regular on his radio and television programs.  

Florence Halop (”The Brooklyn Blabbermouth” aka “Nasal Hazel”) was first seen on television with Lucille Ball in “Redecorating” (ILL S2;E8) in which she reprised her role as the party line phone hog. She wouldn’t work for Lucy again until 1974, when she played a Little Old Lady on a Western-themed episode of “Here’s Lucy.” In 1985, she replaced Selma Diamond (who had died of lung cancer) as the bailiff on “Night Court.”

Johnny McGovern (Boy) was just 13 years old when he did this episode.  During this time he also played Little Beaver on the radio series “Red Ryder”.  He was eventually replaced by Sammy Ogg, who played one of the Hudson Twins on “I Love Lucy.” On television, he played Will Thornberry in four episodes of “The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet” from 1953 to 1955.

EPISODE

ANNOUNCER: “As we look in on the Coopers today, it is breakfast time and at the table a little domestic drama is taking place. George is engrossed in the morning paper and Liz finds herself sitting there with no one to talk to. This of course is a scene, which never happens in any other home. One thing about George though, no matter how interested he is in the paper when Liz speaks he comes right to attention.”

George doesn’t respond when Liz asks for a morning kiss. She lights his newspaper on fire!  

Lucy Ricardo also did this to get Ricky’s attention in “Be a Pal” (ILL S1;E2). 

LIZ: “Ever since spring training started there are eleven of us at breakfast: you, me, and the Dodgers.” 

George promises to put the paper down... as soon as he finishes the article about golf and Demeret. 

Golf pro Jimmy Demaret (1910-83) appeared as himself on “I Love Lucy” in 1954, then again on “The Lucy Show” in 1964. In real life, Lucille Ball and her husbands Desi and Gary were golfers. 

Liz begs him for a kiss, and without paying much attention, he complies. Instead of her lips, he has kissed Liz’s morning grapefruit without even noticing! 

Lucy Ricardo also did this to Ricky in  in “Be a Pal” (ILL S1;E2).

Liz begs him for a favor: tell Katie the maid she cannot have Saturday night off.  They have guests coming, and Liz was afraid to ask for herself.  George asks her himself, and Katie isn’t bothered at all.  Liz agrees that from now on she’ll stand up for her rights. 

When George finds the cream for the coffee has soured, he insists Liz tell the milkman about it - stand up for her rights. The milkman arrives, delivers the milk, and then leaves. Liz chickened out. George calls him back to tell him Hogan’s Frolicking Milkmaid Cream was sour. The milkman (Hans Conried) says that Mr. Hogan will take it out on the cow!  He gives them free items instead of losing their business.

MILKMAN: “You see, we can’t afford a radio program!” 

It was common that large companies would sponsor radio programs, their names becoming part of the title, and the stars doing live commercials for them. Pet and Carnation were two of the most ubiquitous dairy sponsors on radio. 

While downtown shopping with Katie, Liz is bragging about how she told off the butcher. She stops for a piece of gum from a gumball machine.  It takes her penny, but doesn’t give her any good. Liz is angry. A crowd gathers, including a cop (Frank Nelson). He says that someone has been robbing the machines of their pennies, and wants to know if Liz knows anything about it. 

LIZ: “Yeah, I’m the ring leader: Two-Gun Jean the Chicle Queen!” 

Chicle is a natural gum traditionally used in making chewing gum and other products.  The American Chicle Company was an American chewing gum company, incorporated in 1899. Its products eventually grew to include breath mints, antacids, cough drops and other items. American Chicle was acquired by Warner-Lambert in 1962, which in turn was acquired by Pfizer in 2000. 

Liz demands to know the name of the company who owns the ‘one-finger bandit’.  

When she gets home she finds their phone number for the Ballyhoo Vending Machine Company. When she tries to call, the ‘Brooklyn Blabbermouth’ aka ‘Nasal Hazel’ (Florence Halop) is on the party line, talking to her boyfriend, Eddie.  

ANNOUNCER: “Liz is embarking on a battle for her rights with the Ballyhoo Vending Machine Company. As we find her now, she is on her way to do battle, and George is dropping her off in front of the vending machine company.”

George needs to visit the bank, so he says he will meet Liz in an hour for lunch at Nickodells. 

Nickodell Restaurant was located at 5511 Melrose Avenue, built into the side of RKO (later Desilu) Studio. Nickodell was the place folks working on the lot escaped to for a mid-day cocktail, and many important deals were made at its tables. When “I Love Lucy” was casting Desi Arnaz got a call from an actor named William Frawley and they arranged to get together and discuss the role over drinks at Nickodell. It closed for good in 1993. 

GEORGE: “So long, Carrie Nation!” 

Caroline Amelia Nation (1846-1911) was an activist who was a radical member of the temperance movement, which opposed alcohol before the advent of Prohibition. Nation is noted for attacking alcohol-serving establishments (most often taverns) with a hatchet. Lucille Ball played Nation in a sketch in 1962′s “The Good Years” on CBS TV. 

Liz enters the ‘crooked’ gum machine company, and demands to see the complain manager. It is ‘the Brooklyn Blabbermouth’!  Despite their differences, Liz tells her that she wants her penny back. 

BLABBERMOUTH: “Why you so in love with that penny? Did Lincoln give it to you personally?”

Rather than fill out a refund form (which asks for her birth year) she vows to hire a lawyer to get her refund. 

LIZ: “I’ll get that penny back if it takes every cent I’ve got!”

On her way to lunch, she sees a little boy (Johnny McGovern) crying that he isn’t tall enough to reach the gum machine!  She tries to convince him he’s better off short!  She agrees to put his penny into the machine to get him a piece of gum. Naturally, no gum comes out. She doesn’t have another penny of her own. The little boy tells her to hit it on the side. She does and a flood of pennies spill out on the sidewalk. They both take a penny for their refunds. The cop finds them standing in a pile of pennies. He accuses her of being the ring leader, just as sarcastically said earlier. 

COP: “You’re going to jail, Mrs. Fagin!” 

The name ‘Fagin’ was borrowed from the Charles Dickens’ 1838 novel Oliver Twist.  In the preface to the novel, he is described as a "receiver of stolen goods”. He is the leader of a group of child pickpockets and prostitutes. Alec Guinness portrayed Fagin in David Lean’s 1948 film adaptation of Oliver Twist, The release of the film in the USA was delayed for three years on charges of being anti-Semitic. It was finally released in the United States in 1951. Fagin will also be mentioned in “Liz and Iris’s Easter” (March 24, 1951), in a scene also featuring Frank Nelson! 

Later, George has paid $50 bail to get Liz out of jail, and is not happy about it. Liz jollies him into kissing him - in the middle of the street. Before going home, George wants to get some cigarettes - from a machine!  Naturally, no cigarettes come out. Just when George is jiggling the handle, you-know-who comes by!  

COP: “Well, if it isn’t Mrs. Fagin. I see you’re working with older boys now.”

He arrests them both!  

End of Episode

#Gum Machine #Lucille Ball #My Favorite Husband #Frank Nelson #Hans Conried #Florence Halop #Ruth Perrott #CBS Radio #Richard Denning #Johnny McGovern #vending machine #Fagin #Carrie Nation #Nickodell #Jimmy Demaret #Chicle #Gum #I Love Lucy #The Lucy Show #newspapers #1949

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RICHARD CRENNA

November 30, 1926

Richard Donald Crenna was born in Los Angeles, California, the only son of a pharmacist and a hotel manager. Following high school, Crenna served in the U.S. Army during World War II, where he saw combat in Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge. He also briefly served in the Pacific Theater of World War II. After World War II, Crenna attended the University of Southern California, where he earned a bachelor of arts degree in English literature.

In 1936, Crenna got his acting start on radio. In 1948, he originated the role of geeky Walter Denton on the radio comedy “Our Miss Brooks” alongside Eve Arden and Gale Gordon, and followed that role when the series moved to television in 1952. He remained in that role until 1957. 

He first worked with Lucille Ball when he appeared as a delivery boy on “My Favorite Husband” in "Liz Cooks Dinner for 12" on October 14, 1950. 

Crenna made his television debut on “I Love Lucy” in “The Young Fans” (S1;E20) first aired on February 25, 1952, but filmed on January 18, 1952. 

He played Arthur Morton, a teenager who has a crush on Lucy Ricardo. The character is virtually a carbon copy of Walter Denton (and even sounds similar). Throughout the episode, Walter dreams of marrying Lucy, which would make her Mrs. Morton. Coincidentally, she actually did become Mrs. Morton when she married Gary Morton in 1961, although his birth name was actually Goldaper. In 1981, Crenna and his co-star Janet Waldo (Peggy) both were voices in an animated “Daniel Boone”. 

From October 3, 1952 (the series premiere) to October 7, 1955, Crenna did 94 episodes of “Our Miss Brooks” on television. His final episode was intended to be part of season 3, but was postponed. The series was filmed at Desilu Studios and aired on CBS TV. During that time he naturally worked with many “I Love Lucy” veterans like Gale Gordon, Eve Arden, Jerry Hausner, Frank Nelson, Mary Jane Croft, Elvia Allman, Maurice Marsac, Joseph Kearns, Hy Averback, Herb Vigran, Parley Baer, Sid Melton, Gail Bonney, Sammy Ogg, and many others. 

From 1957 to 1963 Crenna returned to Desilu studios as a series regular on “The Real McCoys” playing Luke McCoy for 224 episodes. Like “Miss Brooks” the series featured many “Lucy” performers. He got experience as a director on 14 episodes. 

In 1963 and 1964, Crenna stayed on the Desilu back lot to direct eight episodes (but did not appear) of “The Andy Griffith Show.” 

In January 11, 1966, Crenna was a special guest contestant on “Password’s” Lucy and Friends week. 

Crenna was also a producer, and employed Lucille Ball for an episode of his “Make Room For Granddaddy” in 1971.  Lucille Ball recreated her Lucy Carter character opposite Danny Thomas as Danny Williams. 

In 1977, Crenna could be glimpsed in the audience when Lucille Ball paid tribute to Henry Fonda in “AFI Life Achievement Award: Henry Fonda”. 

Ball and Crenna were both on hand for CBS’s week-long celebration of their 50 years “On the Air” in late March 1978. Both were together for the parade of CBS stars on Sunday night, with Ball representing Mondays and Crenna grouped with the Friday stars along with Eve Arden. 

Their final screen credit together was another tribute, “The Friars Club Salute To Gene Kelly” in 1985. 

Later in life, he became one of Hollywood’s busiest actors, starring in "Vega$” and Sylvester Stallone’s Rambo films. 

In 1985 he won a Primetime Emmy Award for playing the title role in The Rape of Richard Beck (aka Deadly Justice) on ABC TV

His final screen appearance was the teleplay Out of the Ashes, which was aired posthumously in April 2003.  

Crenna married Joan Grisham in September 1950 and they divorced five years later with one child. He married Hannah ‘Penni’ Smith in 1957 and had 2 children.

Richard Crenna died at age 76 of heart failure on January 17, 2003.  

#Richard Crenna #Lucille Ball #I Love Lucy #The Young Fans #My Favorite Husband #Our Miss Brooks #Rambo #The Real McCoys #Password #Deadly Justice #Out of the Ashes #Sylvester Stallone #Gene Kelly #CBS #Make Room for Granddaddy #TV #TV Guide #Walter Brennan #Eve Arden

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LUCY, DESI & THE WHITING GIRLS

July 30, 1955

On July 30, 1955, TV Guide (volume 3, number 31, issue 122) featured Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Barbara and Margaret Whiting, stars of “Those Whiting Girls” (1955).

The cover photograph of the Arnaz’s and the Whitings was credited to Charles Rhodes. During the 1940s, Rhodes was photographer for Fawcett Publications and often photographed movie star Lucille Ball.

This is Lucille Ball’s sixth national TV Guide cover out of a total of 39. A little more than two years earlier, she was on the first national edition with her newborn son, Desi.

“Those Whiting Girls” was a Desilu-produced summer replacement series that premiered on July 4, 1955. A second series of the situation comedy was aired during the summer of 1957.  The cover was symbolic of the Whiting Girls taking over “I Love Lucy’s” Monday night time slot on CBS while they were on hiatus. 

The series was written by Bob Carroll and Madelyn Pugh, the “I Love Lucy” writers. “I Love Lucy” director James V. Kern helmed the premiere and one other episode.

The Whitings were pop and country singers although Margaret was more interested in acting than her sister Barbara. Their father is composer Richard A. Whiting. Margaret was the inspiration for his classic song "On the Good Ship Lollipop."

The only other actor to appear in all 26 episodes of “Those Whiting Girls” was Mabel Albertson, who played their mother, Eleanor. She is best remembered by TV viewers as Darrin Stephens’ mother on “Bewitched” (1964-71). Her first appearance on “Bewitched” was aired just four days before her only episode of “The Lucy Show.”  In 1956 she had appeared with Lucille Ball in the film Forever Darling. Her brother, Jack Albertson, appeared on “I Love Lucy” in “Bon Voyage” (ILL S5;E13) the same time as Forever Darling was in movie theatres.  

In 1957, Jerry Paris (later of “The Dick Van Dyke Show”) appeared in 13 episodes as the Whitings’ accompanist, Artie. He later directed a couple of episodes of “Here’s Lucy,” including the most famous, “Lucy Meets the Burtons” (HL S3;E1) in 1970, but was not compatible with Lucille Ball and dismissed before his contract was up.  

In 1955, Beverly Long played the recurring role of Daisy Dunbar, the girls’ best friend.

Over the two seasons, “I Love Lucy” cast members Norma Varden, Herb Vigran, and Maxine Semon also appeared on the show.

The episode listed in this TV Guide was “The Carnival Incident’ (S1;E5) on August 1, 1955. In it, Barbara learns a lesson in showmanship at the campus carnival. When her boy friend persuades her into serving as the lure who gets dunked when baseball throwers hit the target, she tries to get sister Margaret to take her place. Margaret sings "Meet Me at the Station."

The show was sponsored by Proctor and Gamble, General Foods, and Max Factor. 

When “The Handcuffs” (ILL S2;E4) was re-run at the end of season 4 in 1955, Lucy and Desi (as themselves), standing in the Hollywood hotel room set, tell the TV audience they are going on vacation for the summer (“13 weeks, to be exact” Lucille says) and reminds them to tune in to the new Desilu show “Those Whiting Girls” starring Margaret Whiting and her sister Barbara, which filled their time slot during the summer.

Much later, the series was mentioned by Desi Arnaz Jr. on a February 1976 episode of “Saturday Night Live” on NBC. 

Over the masthead is a headline that teases an article about the Arthur Godfrey scandal during 1955. The Mariners were a four-piece all-male racially integrated group (two white and two African American members). Arthur Godfrey hired them, and they were regulars on his radio show and later his television shows for several years.The presence of the integrated Mariners brought complaints from Southern politicians and Southern CBS affiliates, which Godfrey publicly and scathingly rebuffed.  Despite this, Godfrey summarily fired the group in 1955. The Mariners then guested on other shows and appeared on New York radio, but with diminishing popularity.

Another inside article was “The Rise and Fall of Mr. Peepers” (aka Wally Cox). Cox was one of Lucille Ball’s favorite performers and appeared on several episodes of “The Lucy Show” and “Here’s Lucy.” 

The cover also promoted (in a corner banner) a contest to win a role on a television show!  The winner would play Dr. Tim Watson in “Dr. Hudson’s Secret Journal” for at least three episodes. Entrants had to be male (sorry ladies) and between the ages of 17 and 21 (sorry Dad). The role eventually went to Joe Walker, who appeared on the medical series in late 1956 and early 1957. This was his only screen credit.  Young actor Harvey Grant appeared on one episode of the series in 1955, just before playing Kenneth Hamilton, Lucy Ricardo’s dance partner on the S.S. Constitution. Sammy Ogg, who played one of Lucy’s terrible Hudson twins, was also in a 1956 episode. Coincidentally, Jerry Paris of “Those Whiting Girls” played a doctor on the show. The cast also included “The Lucy Show” actors Vito Scotti and Max Showalter.

The back cover featured a message from Ted Mack, the host of “Ted Mack’s Amateur Hour.” 

For More About TV Guide and “I Love Lucy” Click Here! 

#TV Guide #Lucille Ball #Desi Arnaz #I Love Lucy #Those Whiting Girls #Mabel Albertson #CBS #TV #1955 #Ted Mack #Barbara Whiting #Margaret Whiting #Richard Whiting #Dr. Hudson's Secret Journal #Mr. Peepers #Wally Cox #The Mariners #Arthur Godfrey #Saturday Night Live #Swans Down #Jerry Paris

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Network Update 8/2/17

Greetings from Superintendent Terry Bailey:

Five Youth Camps and three Kids Camps are in the books for 2017. Camps are a big operation and Jeremy Austill has once again led with excellence through his 5th summer as DYD. Think about what he leads and manages:

Number of participating churches  157 Number of students/campers  2,348 Number of adult volunteers  411 Number of volunteer assistants/interns  87 Number of speakers/band  30 Number of camp staff  21

Spiritual results are the game changer. Look at these numbers for this summer:

Salvations (first time) 107 Rededications  1,158 Holy Spirit Baptisms (first time)  566 Holy Spirit Baptisms (re-filled)  861 Healings  764 Called into Ministry  418 Called to an Occupation  274

What happens at Youth Camp and Kids Camp is made possible because you and your church continually invest into your most precious asset, your children and youth. Through June 30, you have generously given $65,000 to the ECHOLS CAMP PROJECT and TAGMN has spent $142,000 for camp improvements during 2017. Some of you have made pledges and I am believing with you that those commitments will materialize.

Here are photos of improvements made this year to Jackson Conference Center.

Photos…Photos…Photos

Love and appreciate you much!

Terry G. Bailey

Nashville Adult & Teen Challenge Launch with Darryl Strawberry

The Nashville Adult and Teen Challenge launch is tomorrow!

Former Major League Baseball star Darryl Strawberry will be at the Nashville Adult and Teen Challenge launch tomorrow, Thursday, August 3. The event will be at Full Life Assembly in Franklin and begins at 7:00 p.m.

Darryl Strawberry has an incredible testimony of redemption from the bondage of addiction. In addition to Darryl Strawberry, the night will include music and giveaways.

Please spread the word about this event by using the attached picture and flyer. (Click the button below for the flyer). You can post these on Facebook, your church bulletin board, etc.

Nashville Teen Challenge is also requesting financial pledges leading up to the launch night. Their goal is $50,000 (pledges beforehand and event offerings combined), and they currently have $21,450 pledged. Please consider pledging to this important endeavor. For more information, contact Jonathan Lindberg at [email protected].

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Exponential Transformation Offering

Tennessee Ministry Network Ministers,

On Sunday, September 17, we are asking every church to receive a special offering for Church Planting and Church Development in Tennessee. With this Exponential Transformation Offering, you will be "Giving to a Future That Has Not Been Written." Your church does not want to miss out on this opportunity to give to future church plants! Thank you in advance for giving!

God Bless, Bruce Headley Tennessee Ministry Network Church Multiplication Director

David & Michelle Salyer

A wonderful ministry couple moved into Tennessee during 2014. Because of a tragic incident involving their son, Pastor/Presbyter David and Michelle Salyer resigned their church in Indiana and moved to Tennessee. God has given a great victory and is launching the Salyers into a new ministry. Invite them to minister in your church and hear their story!

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Intercessory Prayer

Praise Report: The AIM trip to Colombia went well for Tennessee AG youth. There were salvations (40+ in one service!), Holy Spirit baptisms, and more. God worked in a mighty way through our youth on this trip!

SPECIAL PRAYER: Please be in prayer for General Council, which is August 8-11 in Anaheim, California!

Please pray for the family of Odis "Burl" Cavin, TNAGMN minister and founder of Emmanuel Assembly of God in Knoxville, as he passed away on Sunday. His family needs the comfort and peace of the Holy Spirit during this time.

Pray for Tennessee U.S. Missionary Brooks Till as he jumpstarts the Youth Alive program in Tennessee schools, beginning soon in Portland.

Pray for Jimmy Lee, President Emeritus of Living Free, and Sammy Lee, pastor of First AG in McMinnville, as their mother, Esther Lee, recently passed away. Please pray for the comfort and peace of the Holy Spirit for the family during this time.

Please pray for Bud & Sue Hudspeth, retired TNAGMN minister. Brother Hudspeth is continuing to decline from Lou Gehrig's, and Sister Hudspeth needs strength to continue to care for him.

Please pray for Jason & Tyra Whitehurst. (Jason is a TNAGMN minister.) They left this week to do missions work in Indonesia for two years.

Pray for our youth and kids who have come back from camps this summer, specifically that the seed the Lord planted in them during camp would last.

Please continue to pray for the Lord to heal Loni Dobbins. Loni is the wife of Scott Dobbins who is the Middle Tennessee Executive Presbyter and lead pastor of Bellshire AG in Nashville.

Pray for Julie Headley as she continues to recover from surgery. Julie is the wife of Stephen Headley (lead pastor of Music City Church in Nashville) and daughter-in-law of Bruce & Marsha Headley (TNAGMN CPCD Director).

Please pray for Doak Turner (retired pastor), he has Pulminary Fibrosis in his lungs and he is on some very powerful medication. We need a miracle for him and ask for God's healing power to heal him.

Wayne Adams, Steve & Vada Allen, Bobby & Shirley Bowen (rehab), Gene & Heather Burgess, J.L. Campbell, Virginia Chapman (cancer), Don Churchwell (cancer), Lynn Drumwright, Gaylon & Mary Echols, Chris Evans, Gary Ferrell (cancer), Christy Gaines (cancer), Pastor Noble Gammon, Winnie Grimes, Emily Houser (mother), Pastor Jerry & Roxie Jochem, Pastor Ricky Jones, Kathy Kelly, Pastor Tom Lindberg, Frank & Sue Livesay, Joy Middlebrook (cancer), Pixie Moore, Janett Ogg, Wesley Payne, Wayne Ralph, Rob Ratze (cancer), Tony & Sheri Ray, Margaret Ridley, Pastor Eduardo Rocha, Rebecca Sample, Wayne Simmons, Shirley Smith, Smoky Mountain Dream Center, Mike & Linda Tullos, Larry & Carol Vine, and Jimmy Williams (nursing home).

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Network Update 7/27/17

Greetings from Superintendent Terry Bailey:

Enter my office, and you will quickly realize that I am a devoted Tennessee Volunteers football fan. With another season beginning soon, many say that Coach Butch Jones is on the hot seat. Maybe so, but I do hope fans do not forget how much improvement has taken place since he took over a program totally going in the wrong direction.

Coach Jones has taken the Volunteers to three straight bowl games. That is a great improvement. But, after four years, Jones is 14-18 in SEC play. He's 14-10 against the East and 0-8 against the West. Against Tennessee's key opponents: Alabama (0-4), Vanderbilt (2-2), Kentucky (4-0), Missouri (2-2), Florida (1-3), South Carolina (3-1), and Georgia (2-2). He's also 0-1 against Auburn, Ole Miss, Texas A&M, and Arkansas. The media has picked the Volunteers to finish third place this season. I say we could easily finish 10-2 or 7-5, depending on turnovers, field position, and the crazy bounce of the ball.

Just like football coaches, ministers can quickly find themselves on the proverbial hot seat. Working with church people can be a tricky business. Events in the church can take a crazy bounce, and your leadership can be called into question. You may have to swallow your pride and eat a little crow and humble pie. Be careful because your stubbornness can back you into a corner you can’t easily get out of.

You shouldn’t live in fear or insecurity, but neither should you take things for granted. Strive to improve your current reality. Extend grace and mercy to others as you may need grace and mercy extended your way one day. You can get off the hot seat if you walk in God’s wisdom and discernment. Build upon past victories and learn from previous setbacks. Despite what has happened, your future can be brighter. God can give you a fresh vision for moving ahead.

Keep pressing forward Pastor, fellow ministers, and Coach Jones. Finish strong!

Love and appreciate you much,

Terry G. Bailey

David & Michelle Salyer

A wonderful ministry couple moved into Tennessee during 2014. Because of a tragic incident involving their son, Pastor/Presbyter David and Michelle Salyer resigned their church in Indiana and moved to Tennessee. God has given a great victory and is launching the Salyers into a new ministry. Invite them to minister in your church and hear their story!

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Nashville Adult & Teen Challenge Launch with Darryl Strawberry

The Nashville Adult and Teen Challenge launch is next week!

Former Major League Baseball star Darryl Strawberry will be at the Nashville Adult and Teen Challenge launch on Thursday, August 3. The event will be at Full Life Assembly in Franklin and begins at 7:00 p.m.

Darryl Strawberry has an incredible testimony of redemption from the bondage of addiction. In addition to Darryl Strawberry, the night will include music and giveaways.

Please spread the word about this event by using the attached picture and flyer. (Click the button below for the flyer). You can post these on Facebook, your church bulletin board, etc.

Nashville Teen Challenge is also requesting financial pledges leading up to the launch night. Their goal is $50,000 (pledges beforehand and event offerings combined), and they currently have $21,450 pledged. Please consider pledging to this important endeavor. For more information, contact Jonathan Lindberg at [email protected].

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Intercessory Prayer

Praise Report: The AIM trip to Colombia went well for Tennessee AG youth. There were salvations (40+ in one service!), Holy Spirit baptisms, and more. God worked in a mighty way through our youth on this trip!

SPECIAL PRAYER: Please be in prayer for General Council, which is August 8-11 in Anaheim, California!

Please pray for the family of Odis "Burl" Cavin, TNAGMN minister and founder of Emmanuel Assembly of God in Knoxville, as he passed away on Sunday. His family needs the comfort and peace of the Holy Spirit during this time.

Pray for Tennessee U.S. Missionary Brooks Till as he jumpstarts the Youth Alive program in Tennessee schools, beginning soon in Portland.

Pray for Jimmy Lee, President Emeritus of Living Free, and Sammy Lee, pastor of First AG in McMinnville, as their mother, Esther Lee, recently passed away. Please pray for the comfort and peace of the Holy Spirit for the family during this time.

Please pray for Bud & Sue Hudspeth, retired TNAGMN minister. Brother Hudspeth is continuing to decline from Lou Gehrig's, and Sister Hudspeth needs strength to continue to care for him.

Please pray for Jason & Tyra Whitehurst. (Jason is a TNAGMN minister.) They left this week to do missions work in Indonesia for two years.

Pray for our youth and kids who have come back from camps this summer, specifically that the seed the Lord planted in them during camp would last.

Please continue to pray for the Lord to heal Loni Dobbins. Loni is the wife of Scott Dobbins who is the Middle Tennessee Executive Presbyter and lead pastor of Bellshire AG in Nashville.

Pray for Julie Headley as she continues to recover from surgery. Julie is the wife of Stephen Headley (lead pastor of Music City Church in Nashville) and daughter-in-law of Bruce & Marsha Headley (TNAGMN CPCD Director).

Wayne Adams, Steve & Vada Allen, Bobby & Shirley Bowen (rehab), Gene & Heather Burgess, J.L. Campbell, Virginia Chapman (cancer), Don Churchwell (cancer), Lynn Drumwright, Gaylon & Mary Echols, Chris Evans, Gary Ferrell (cancer), Christy Gaines (cancer), Pastor Noble Gammon, Winnie Grimes, Emily Houser (mother), Pastor Jerry & Roxie Jochem, Pastor Ricky Jones, Kathy Kelly, Pastor Tom Lindberg, Frank & Sue Livesay, Joy Middlebrook (cancer), Pixie Moore, Janett Ogg, Wesley Payne, Wayne Ralph, Rob Ratze (cancer), Tony & Sheri Ray, Margaret Ridley, Pastor Eduardo Rocha, Rebecca Sample, Wayne Simmons, Shirley Smith, Smoky Mountain Dream Center, Mike & Linda Tullos, Larry & Carol Vine, and Jimmy Williams (nursing home).