http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZU8gJkY1A2w
We're running out of legends folks.
Travel easy on the Night Train, Mickey. Rest in peace.
R.I.P Mr. Rooney. I enjoyed your work many times.
But just what is that woman on the rail car steps wearing on her head?
greyhounds R.I.P Mr. Rooney. I enjoyed your work many times. But just what is that woman on the rail car steps wearing on her head?
You mean Judy Garland?
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
BaltACD greyhounds R.I.P Mr. Rooney. I enjoyed your work many times. But just what is that woman on the rail car steps wearing on her head? You mean Judy Garland?
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Murphy Siding BaltACD greyhounds R.I.P Mr. Rooney. I enjoyed your work many times. But just what is that woman on the rail car steps wearing on her head? You mean Judy Garland? She's wearing Judy Garland on her head?
Judy Garland is the woman! Maybe it is Kansas she is wearing on her head, instead of Toto.
Women did have strange hats back in those days.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCbnJeMSGZ4
Did you guys know he played Drums...and Vibes...and Piano....?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghj7XY5L87Y
kenny dorham Did you guys know he played Drums...and Vibes...and Piano....? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghj7XY5L87Y
Piano doesn't surprise me.
Note that he holds his drum sticks in the "classic" style - not like two clubs like most drummers do now.
Larry Resident Microferroequinologist (at least at my house) Everyone goes home; Safety begins with you My Opinion. Standard Disclaimers Apply. No Expiration Date Come ride the rails with me! There's one thing about humility - the moment you think you've got it, you've lost it...
greyhounds R.I.P Mr. Rooney. I enjoyed your work many times.
Ditto. We all know Hollywood folks from the old days were not always, personally, what was represented in their films. Somehow, though, everybody seemed to try for a product that was better than themselves and -- it must be said -- better than the audience itself.
The product may not have met the definition of high art -- but were we better or worse off for it?
Mickey was famous longer than anyone, about 87 years. It’s possible Civil War vets saw him in "Mickey's Pals,” alongside a Santa Fe train in the first scene.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjVOLe385Cw
In 1940, he rode Young Tom Edison’s old Chicago, Detroit, & Canada Grand Trunk Junction R.R.
http://www.thehenryford.org/exhibits/pic/2008/december/premiere.asp
wanswheel In 1940, he rode Young Tom Edison’s old Chicago, Detroit, & Canada Grand Trunk Junction R.R. http://www.thehenryford.org/exhibits/pic/2008/december/premiere.asp
Hmmm. Wonder if the locomotive was the "Edison," currently in service at Greenfield Village...
tree68 kenny dorham Did you guys know he played Drums...and Vibes...and Piano....? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghj7XY5L87Y Piano doesn't surprise me. Note that he holds his drum sticks in the "classic" style - not like two clubs like most drummers do now.
Thats because he learned how to drum and uses drums as a musical instrument rather than present day metronome drum guys, and correct hand position allows you to drum properly, take a look at Buddy Rich.
tree68 wanswheel In 1940, he rode Young Tom Edison’s old Chicago, Detroit, & Canada Grand Trunk Junction R.R. http://www.thehenryford.org/exhibits/pic/2008/december/premiere.asp Hmmm. Wonder if the locomotive was the "Edison," currently in service at Greenfield Village...
It was the “Sam Hill” aka “The President.” The Edison train was attached to a more contemporary train. Video clip shows the Sam Hill under its own steam, then Mickey, Mrs. Edison, Harvey Firestone and Father Flanagan talking to a crowd at the station. Incidentally, Mickey played the drums at the Edison Day Ball at Port Huron High School.
http://footage.shutterstock.com/video.html?id=4293950
http://www.thehenryford.org/exhibits/pic/2012/12_dec.asp
And don't forget Joe Morello, possibly the best, a true musician.
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