RIP Bat Masterson (Gene Barry)

[olevetonahill]

I long fer the good ole days. I remember when I was lil Kid , I called Information from a Pay phone and asked em What time "Bat Masterson " came on. The Lady said Hang on a Minute . Then asked around and found out for me , Cant get that kinda service from any one anymore .I think I was 8 or so:cool:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091211/ap_en_tv/us_obit_gene_barry

[Jello Biafra]

wow....he died of unknown causes? at 90? im no doctor but i bet i could come close to the right answer.

thnx vet. this brings up another question.

who here remembers calling a number in okc for the time and temperature? as a young whipper snapper i remember being fully clothed (think randy in christmas story because i walked to school) and ready to walk out the door for school, watching CPT. kangaroo and that outstanding mr green jeans. instead of standing up and walking into the kitchen where the clock was, i would pick up th phone and there was always a nice, friendly voice pimping CDs and savings accounts that was quickly followed by a "your bank of ____ time is ____ temperatrue _____"... no good bye. thanks for calling nothing. just click. i miss that dude.

[Jello Biafra]

for the record, i called the number. "this number is no longer in service"

sad days

[batonrougesooner]

That ain't true!

599-1234

try it.

[Jello Biafra]

That ain't true!

599-1234

try it.

ahhhhh i did 799-1234

[Jello Biafra]

sponsored by OU medical center lol....AND they have a friggin weather forecast too!!! sweetness

[batonrougesooner]

I think 599-1234 was the first phone number I ever learned.

[Jello Biafra]

I think 599-1234 was the first phone number I ever learned.

same here. that story i gave was about when i was in the second grade.

[TUSooner]

So long, Gene!

http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/9279/genebarryasbat.jpg

He's gone to the Great Posse in the Sky with all those other heroes of TV westerns.

I tell ya, when westerns got all cynical and post-moderny and started to glorify the bad guys and mock the good guys in the late 60s or so, I knew Western Civilization was a-swirling down the terlet.