Happy birthday, Julius Henry "Groucho" Marx (b. 10/22/1890 in NYC)!
Julius/Groucho was the 3rd-born of the Marx Brothers, after Leonard (Chico) & Arthur (Harpo).
#marxbrothers — Public Fediverse posts
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https://www.europesays.com/ie/712615/ Michael Jackson and Roberta Flack singing ‘When We Grow Up’ is pure magic #1974 #1974Tv #BestOfHumanity #DuckSoup #Éire #Entertainment #FreeToBeYouAndMe #IE #Ireland #JackieJackson #JacksonFlackDuet #JermaineJackson #MarloThomas #MarxBrothers #MichaelJackson #Music #Nostalgia #PopCulture #RobertaFlack #TheTonightShow #WorkingTogether
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Watching the #MarxBrothers first movie Cocoanuts (1929) in a brand new print.
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This is funny. #TCM is calling “Bombers B-52” a Romance movie, and “Duck Soup” a War movie!
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Wait, were ducks harmed in making this picture?
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Not the NRA you are thinking of...
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Duck Soup (1933) "added" (already there but for this event added info & moved to top) to the #Comedon collection, with IA & OK links (details in link)
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I didn't know Animal Crackers was a musical, but they let you know real quickly with having 3 different musical numbers within the first 8 minutes of the film.
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Posters for “A Night in Casablanca” (1946) from The USA, Germany, Japan and Italy
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Adrian Stanislovaitis
Holy Cross School, 1971Even though Adrian and I lost touch after our eighth-grade graduation, I often remembered him whenever I went to the Museum of Science and Industry, the Chicago Loop, or walked past the Prudential Building. Because I fondly remembered him from time to time, I mentioned him in one of my blog entries, which is why I’m here today. His daughter Victoria searched for Adrian’s name on the internet and landed on one of my blog posts that mentioned Adrian Stanislovaitis. So, here I am. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to have one last encounter with Adrian and his loving family and friends.
Labas! I learned the Lithuanian greeting of “Labas!” from my Lithuanian friends in Chicago. I attended a Lithuanian church and school in Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood, from kindergarten through eighth grade when I graduated.
I met Adrian at Holy Cross Grade School in the fourth grade. We were classmates from the fourth grade through the eighth grade. Unfortunately, our eighth-grade graduation in June of 1971 was the last time we saw each other.
We spent a lot of time together even though Adrian and his brother Renatas lived more than one mile away from the school. Most of the Holy Cross students lived only a few blocks away from the school. I lived two blocks away at 4405 S. Wood Street.
We spent a lot of time together during those years. We were also altar boys together. We had a lot in common. However, I was the oldest of six children, and I had never done much without at least one of my parents taking me somewhere. That all changed when I met Adrian. He was like the wiser older brother to me. Since he lived so far from the school, he was very independent and knew his way around Chicago.
In grade school, we had school days off for federal holidays like Columbus Day, George Washington’s Birthday, and Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday. When we were in the fifth grade, Adrian suggested that we go to downtown Chicago on our day off. I wondered who would take us there since our parents were working. Adrian said that we would take the bus downtown by ourselves! I had never heard of such a thing! Going downtown without an adult?! We were only twelve years old at the time.
Adrian met me at my house, and we took the Number 9 Ashland-Archer bus downtown. We went to the gift shops and ate at a restaurant downtown. The most memorable event for me involved going to the top of the Prudential Building downtown. We were truly impressed because it was the tallest building in Chicago at the time. Every time I go downtown and see the Prudential Building, I recall going up there with Adrian. Adrian always had great activity suggestions for us!
Once, we went to the Museum of Science and Industry by bus. He had all the logistics figured out. Since it was a school holiday, we had the day off from school. I said I couldn’t go because I had to watch my three younger brothers. Adrian said we could all go together. Since he lived on 55th and Wood Street, right off of Garfield Boulevard, he would walk to the corner of Ashland Avenue and Garfield Boulevard. My brothers and I would take the Ashland bus to Garfield Boulevard where we would transfer buses. We met Adrian on the corner and boarded the Garfield bus that took us directly to the museum. We spent the whole day there. And we spent all our money there, except for just enough bus fare for my brothers and me to be to take the Garfield bus to Wood Street where Adrian lived. And my brothers and I walked eleven blocks on Wood Street to get home. My brothers and I fondly remember that trip.
One day, Adrian was telling me how he saw a very funny movie over the weekend. He told me that on Friday and Saturday nights they showed comedies late at night. He told me I had to see The Marx Brothers in Duck Soup. He described the funny parts to me, and I was hooked. I would stay up late on weekends watching comedies. Duck Soup is still my favorite Marx Brothers movie.
Once when Adrian was at my house, my father took us to visit my uncle in Pilsen. My uncle was frying tortillas and baloney when we arrived. I was kind of embarrassed that Adrian had to see my father and uncle frying and eating baloney tacos. I couldn’t stand the smell of them. I only ate one bite of my baloney taco and said I didn’t like it. My father and uncle said they were really good. I told Adrian that he shouldn’t have any. But my father convinced him to try one. I was so embarrassed by my father and uncle offering a baloney taco to Adrian. But Adrian said the baloney taco was really good! In fact, he ate two more!
Adrian loved his planes, trains, and automobiles. When planes flew overhead, he would tell me everything he knew about the plane. He was able to identify every plane we saw and state the manufacturer of the plane and the model. I asked him why he knew so much about planes. He said that he would be a pilot someday. When I visited his house, he pulled out his Jane’s airplane books and showed me why he could recognize every plane in the sky.
I also learned about model trains from Adrian. Because of him, I started collecting N-gauge trains. Adrian also knew a lot about cars. If a car drove by us, he could tell me the year, make, and model of the car. He could identify a car just by looking at its taillights. He also like to build model cars. He got me to enter a hobby store contest for building car models.
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https://www.europesays.com/ie/547399/ Michael Jackson and Roberta Flack singing ‘When We Grow Up’ is pure magic #1970s #1974 #1974Tv #DuckSoup #Éire #Entertainment #FreeToBeYouAndMe #IE #Ireland #JackieJackson #JacksonFlackDuet #JermaineJackson #MarloThomas #MarxBrothers #MichaelJackson #Music #Nostalgia #RobertaFlack #TheTonightShow #WorkingTogether
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Resurfaced clip of young Michael Jackson and Roberta Flack singing ‘When We Grow Up’ is pure magic
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Resurfaced clip of young Michael Jackson and Roberta Flack singing ‘When We Grow Up’ is pure magic
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I guess it’s about time
Rojie’s prompt for today, May 29th, is:
If you’re making a time capsule for 2026, what goes in it?
I’d probably toss in box sets of Marx Brothers and Laurel and Hardy DVDs, because these future people might need things to laugh over whenever they open the time capsule up. And I suppose I should put a DVD player and instructions in there just in case because we know how fast technology evolves.
Music. Maybe copies of the 2,300+ Grateful Dead shows, but I’m positive those will endure on their own so what else? I don’t think I can narrow that down to just one answer so forget music.
How about some books? A copy of John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath so people don’t forget. A copy of Thich Nhat Hanh’s The Miracle of Mindfulness so people can learn. A copy of the Bible with every printed page torn out and just one sheet of paper taped inside with three lines:
1) If it’s something that bothers you, or would bother you, don’t do it to other people.
2) Always be nice to the animals; I put them here for a reason. They don’t bother you and most of them are smarter than you. Yes, even the squirrels.
3) At least once per day, layeth the palm of your hand flat on a tree and tell that tree how much you love it and respect it. And do not cutteth down the trees for I liketh them and will mark your name down in a book you really don’t want your name marked down in.
(And just in the spirit of getting people to do goofy things)
4) Sayeth the word “four” twice when greeting people.On the idea of books, How about a classic book with a surprise or twist ending, maybe something by Agatha Christie, with the last page torn out? Equal parts mean and fun or just plain mean? Maybe do that with a bunch of books and toss them in the capsule. Then the future people can divide into groups called Finishers and calmly debate the different possible endings and share coffee and sweets. But maybe that’s not such a good idea because since they’re people and people don’t do anything calmly and they’ll more than likely violate commandment #1 above about 10 minutes after reading it, they’ll just use the different possible book finishes to start wars. The Finisher Wars. Finish Wars the banners and headlines will read so maybe there’s a little irony there.
I suppose I could write a letter to myself for the people who open the time capsule in the future to read. And thinking about that idea now, I could create a completely fictional version of life in 2026 and before that would confuse historians and maybe lead to the establishment of a new religion named after me where peanut butter is holy, chickens are sacred, and no one drinks milk. And people go to professional wrestling matches on Saturday or Sunday mornings because why not?
Oh, and a picture of Jennifer Aniston.
Four four.
A song for this prompt is easy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9h1davKgBYM&list=RD9h1davKgBYM&start_radio=1
#AgathaChristie #animals #dailyprompt #DVD #film #JenniferAniston #JimCroce #JohnSteinbeck #Kindless #LaurelAndHardy #MarxBrothers #Mindfulness #ProWrestling #ProfessionalWrestling #TheBible #ThichNhatHanh #TimeCapsule #travel -
Harpo speaks! 🚨
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A Comprehensive Look at the Marx Brothers' Career in the 1930s and 1940s
📰 Original title: Funny Portraits of the Marx Brothers in the 1930s and 1940s
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A Comprehensive Look at the Marx Brothers' Career in the 1930s and 1940s
📰 Original title: Funny Portraits of the Marx Brothers in the 1930s and 1940s
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Behind the Scenes: Iconic Photos from 'A Night at the Opera' (1935)
📰 Original title: 30 Amazing Photographs From the Set of “A Night at the Opera” (1935)
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Behind the Scenes: Iconic Photos from 'A Night at the Opera' (1935)
📰 Original title: 30 Amazing Photographs From the Set of “A Night at the Opera” (1935)
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Harpo and Chico Marx recreated the silverware gag from ANIMAL CRACKERS on THE COLGATE COMEDY HOUR on NBC on this date in 1952.
Cutlery was strategically loaded into Harpo’s coat by his son Bill, who became Harpo's prop man at age 12.
"He had faith in me when I was very young," Bill said. "He was a great man."
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Happy birthday Leonard Joseph "Chico" Marx (b. 3/22/1887, eldest of the Marx Brothers)!
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Why Lacan Loved Harpo Marx
"Harpo is an automatic object-machine that converts both the world and himself into a polymorphously perverse source of jouissance.”
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Habeas Irish Rose comment by Groucho is referencing "Abie's Irish Rose", an extremely popular play about a Jewish man and Irish Woman's relationship. Popular as the "East Lynne" play for decades.
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A Vaudeville/Broadway era Marx Brothers poster for“Animal Crackers” (1928)
#Comedon #AnimalCrackers #MarxBrothers #PreCode -
RE: https://mastodon.social/@greenpepper22/116218766734251146
In a few minutes, the #Comedon #WatchParty will begin, with many toots. You can mute the hashtag for the next couple of hours... or join us in the fun!
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#Comedon movie "Animal Crackers" is available at the wikipedia page for it and at the internet archive.
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MONDAY MATINEE MUSIC VIDEO “Gentle Harp” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRPQYrQE6hI
#HarpoMarx #MarxBrothers #harp #harpmusic #harpist #gentleharp #chrisandrews #composer #ambientmusic #neoclassical #vangelis #enya #newagemusic #hoveUK
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Animal Crackers (1930) - Listen to find out if Lydia and Christopher think ANIMAL CRACKERS is as fresh as it was in 1930, or if it has gone stale.
#Podcast #MovieReview #MarxBrothers #Comedy #Musical -
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ANIMAL CRACKERS (1930) just entered the public domain and it's already on Tubi (and elsewhere).
I remember its 1979 TV premiere on CBS, after decades of unavailability due to rights issues.
I hope a new generation discovers the Marx Bros. now, just like I did then.
#Film Mastodon #PublicDomain
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Marx Brothers: Animal Crackers (1930) (Marx Brothers' second sound film)
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Marxist Alert! Starting at daybreak EST and going until 8 pm TCM is doing a Marx brothers marathon with the earliest ones on latest.
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This is how trusting #AI to handle security will go. #marxbrothers
https://youtube.com/watch?v=p0Gwe5gKgjo&pp=ygUWbWFyeCBicm90aGVycyBwYXNzd29yZA%3D%3D
