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Posted by Darryl Spicer (Member # 711) on 07-28-2003, 08:49 AM:

Bob Hope passed away sunday of phneumonia. He was 100.

Posted by Thomas Procyk (Member # 1170) on 07-28-2003, 01:08 PM:

I think I still have his 90th Birthday Bash on tape somewhere. Haven't heard much about him since then.

=TMP=

Posted by Peter Kerchinsky (Member # 1098) on 07-28-2003, 03:22 PM:

Sad, sad news.
There'll never be another like him. His career could only be called outstanding.
Although they were corny, I still enjoy the "road" films, have several on DVD. Love those swipes at Paramount Pictures he made in them.
Will be missed.

Posted by Lionel Fouillen (Member # 1475) on 07-28-2003, 03:43 PM:

I always hate when an old actor/actress/director of the golden era of motion pictures passes. It reminds me of how better everything was done in those times...

Posted by Bobby Henderson (Member # 840) on 07-28-2003, 05:13 PM:

It is indeed sad news about Bob Hope's passing. But now he's partying again with the likes of Bing Crosby and George Burns. He lived a very full life and brought smiles to the faces of millions. I grew up watching his TV specials, but with him gone it reminds me of all the years that have passed.

Posted by Pravin Ratnam (Member # 1417) on 07-28-2003, 06:27 PM:

With the biggest name of the lot, has the summer of death come to an end?
katherine hepburn, barry white, a bunch of southern big name politicians, buddy ebsen, the no name guy from the gods must be crazy(heh heh). John Schlesinger.

Who is left in the bob hope generation of stars? Kirk Douglas is the closest and I consider him in the next generation.

Posted by Bruce McGee (Member # 131) on 07-28-2003, 06:35 PM:

I always liked Mr. Hope. A couple of years ago, while visiting my sis in Los Angeles, we rode by his property/home. Thats as close as I ever came to meeting him.

He was always one of these people that could 'come across' the barrier of your TV set. He would be welcome in my home.

In my last job, I ran dupes of the Dean Martin Roasts. A couple of years ago there were issues with Bobs health, the company ran off 25000 copies of the Bob Hope roast just to have on hand.

I'll run a copy of one of his Christmas with the Troops shows tonight in memory.

Thanks for the memories, Bob. We'll miss you. You were one of a kind!

Posted by Richard C. Wolfe (Member # 431) on 07-28-2003, 10:48 PM:

...and the memories are endless.

Will there ever be another like him? Yes, there are and will be others, but not like him, or Bing, or Jack, or Red, or George. All great comedians that came from the one true American art form... Vaudeville.

They were all comedians and entertainers that could and did make you laugh until you cried. Sometimes they handled material that was suggestive, but NEVER used a dirty word, or mentioned an inappropriate body part, and still could make you laugh until it hurt.

It was B.F.Keith, founder of the Keith-Albee vaudeville circuit that made vaudeville a family entertainment. He refused to allow any off color acts to appear at his theatres which included the famous Palace on Times Square in New York. In addition to advance warnings about unacceptable material, all acts were reviewed by the house manager during the first performance. If anything unacceptable was presented the act would find a "blue card" in their dressing room mailbox, which informed them that they were removed from the program and would not be booked into any Keith-Albee theatre again.

From these origins came the Hopes, Crosbys, Benny's, Buttons & Skeltons, and Burns and so many more. They did so much to make Americans feel good through so many different and difficult times... and good times too.

I miss them all, and yearn for the times when we couldn't wait to tune in to their specials on TV. The specials are gone, their kind of material is gone, that part of American history is gone... but their memories will live with us forever.

Yes indeed Bob... thanks for the memories.

Posted by Hillary Charles (Member # 769) on 07-29-2003, 01:07 AM:

I don't think anybody can leave behind such a wonderful legacy as Bob Hope. The sum of all of our memories of his tv specials, his films, and what he did for our servicemen for 50 years will never be equaled. He made his many years count for something.

Pure class.

Posted by Steve Guttag (Member # 268) on 07-29-2003, 06:04 AM:

The closest of "his generation" I can think of would be Mickey Rooney though they were certainly different actors and almost but not quite a generation apart. Hang in there Micekey! I suppose Ronald Regan would also be of Bob's generation too.

Bob Hope certainly was one of the greats

Steve

Posted by Glenda Cockrum (Member # 542) on 07-29-2003, 07:58 AM:

I was so saddened to hear the news of Bob Hope's passing; but I think we all knew it was not too far off when his birthday was celebrated. What was strange to me was my children asking me who he was? Having grown up watching all the Road movies, Call Me Bwana, the USO Christmas Specials, then I realized they have not seen his work except in small bits during TV specials.

What an incredible life! He watched our industry grow from basically the very beginning!

Of course this week I am going to get questions about his films; who holds the rights/ prints now?

Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 07-29-2003, 08:14 AM:

God Bless Bob Hope,as long as we remember him he will live in our hearts.

I own many of his old Radio shows and you can too.

http://www.radiospirits.com

Posted by John Pytlak (Member # 331) on 07-29-2003, 08:16 AM:

Bob and Bing's latest movie together: "The Road to Heaven".

Thanks for the memories.

Posted by Tony Ratcliff (Member # 1196) on 07-29-2003, 01:31 PM:

I watched a special on Bob last night.
Johnny Carson referred to him as the greatest entertainer EVER.
I would second that.

His comedy was and still is timeless. No matter how many dozens of times I've watched the "Road To" movies, I still bust a gut every time.

Then you add to that his personal character and integrity.
His patriotism and optimism.
He was more of a patriot than most natural born Americans.

And what other Hollywood marriage lasted 70 years - til death did they part!!

Tony

Posted by Rachel Gilardi (Member # 1016) on 07-29-2003, 02:48 PM:

I saw Bob Hope in person at Disney World in one of the restaurants...he was sitting in a roped off section of the place with a whole bunch of people, we have a nice picture of him from that. I didn't know who he was at the time, I was only about 6.

He also played a bunch of shows in the building where I now live in Manitowoc a while ago...

Posted by William T. Parr (Member # 677) on 07-29-2003, 02:55 PM:

This is indeed sad to hear. But you got to be amazed that he did make it to 100 years of age though not many people will get that luxury. I did have a great grandmother that lived to be 102 though. At that age she indeed had lived a very fruitful life.

Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 07-30-2003, 04:23 PM:

**Thanks for the memories, We will miss you!!!**

I'm so old they've cancelled my blood type.

I thought 'Deep Throat' was a movie about a giraffe.

I love to go to Washington, if only to be nearer my money.

I do benefits for all religions - I'd hate to blow the hereafter
on a technicality.

If you watch a game, it's fun. If you play it, it's recreation.
If you work at it, it's golf.

Zsa Zsa Gabor got married as a one-off, and it was so successful
she turned it into a series.

When they asked Jack Benny to do something for the Actor's
Orphanage - he shot both his parents and moved in.

My father told me all about the birds and the bees, the liar - I
went steady with a woodpecker till I was twenty-one.

I grew up with six brothers. That's how I learned to dance -
waiting for the bathroom.

A James Cagney love scene is one where he lets the other guy live.

~~The one and only BOB HOPE

Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 07-31-2003, 09:26 AM:

.....more Bob Hope...........

If you watch a game, it's fun.
If you play at it, it's recreation.
If you work at it, it's golf.

An audience is like dope. Once you're used to it -- the applause
and excitement -- you have to have it again.

I returned to Cleveland for a really big homecoming.I remember it well.How they welcomed me...flags waving, bands playing, big
parades and everything. Yes sir! Lucky for me I arrived on Flag
Day.

I have a wonderful make-up crew. They're the same people restoring the Statue of Liberty.

Virus is a Latin word used by doctors to mean 'your guess is as
good as mine.'

"You should have seen all the Christmas cards I got this year. I got a card from Marilyn Monroe with a picture of her in a bathing suit. What a picture!

You know how George Washington looks straight ahead on a two-cent stamp. Well,on this envelope he keeps peeking over his shoulder."

''I want to tell you, I was built like an athlete once - big
chest, hard stomach. Of course, that's all behind me now.''
(Bob Hope---May 29,1903--July 27,2003)

Posted by Paul G. Thompson (Member # 655) on 08-04-2003, 10:23 AM:

"Thanks for the memories," Mr. Hope. You were among the very best. You will be missed.