The Saturday Matinee Vol. 1 No.5 Saturday April 29, 2000 |
| HELLO AGAIN AND WELCOME BACK TO THE SATURDAY MATINEE FOR VOL 1 # 5: ************************************** This is our fifth edition and I want to welcome all the new subscribers who opted in to my freebie newsletter here on Saturdays and hope you tell a friend about it. ************************************** DALLAS, TEXAS COLLECTIBLES SHOW: One of the largest in the country and one of the oldest. This years show is the 22nd annual event and takes place July 14-15-16 at the Ramada Market Center at Hwy 183 & Regal Row in Dallas, Texas. If you'd like some more info contact Don Maris by e-mail at donmaris@wt.net I hope to see you there. Drop by the Memory Lane Magazine booth and say HOWDY!!! *************************************** STILL ROOM FOR YOU: To join the Roy Rogers, Gene Autry, discussion group. The site is not limited to just the two named stars. Discussion is open to just about anything B Western related. To Join send an e-mail to roy-rogers-subscribe@eGroups.com just type in 'subscribe' and you're in a great group. *********************************** GENE AUTRY OKLAHOMA MUSEUM: In Gene Autry Oklahoma, The Gene Autry Oklahoma Museum preserves 'The Legacies Of The Singing Cowboys'. Ever feel that you'd like to do more to keep the memories of the great ole B Westerns alive, then ante up and join the museum today. They offer several membership choices and the membership fees are used to keep those memories alive for future generations. Want more info then e-mail Elvin Sweeten at esweeten@brightok.net and tell them a Rob Tucker with Memory Lane Magazine sent you, might not get you anything but they'll think I'm a swell guy. Seriously the museum is a great effort put on by alot of individuals and the great folks that live in Gene Autry Oklahoma. The museum has a web site at http://www.cow-boy.com/museum.htm and for info on their yearly Gene Autry Film & Music Festival check out http://www.cow-boy.com/festival.htm This years festival is SEPT. 28, 29 30, OCT 1st, so Saddle-up. **************************************** LIT'L BIT OF MOVIE HISTORY: Most everyone surely know by now that Gene Autry was the 'First Of The Singing Cowboys' but it also bears reporting that in the heyday of the B Western, Gene broke with tradition and became the first film cowboy to use his real name as the handle of the character he played on screen. ***************************************** AN OLD RADIO FACT: OUR MISS BROOKS: Everybody's favorite high school teacher was Eve Arden. She played Connie Brooks on the popular series, first heard on radio, later moving television. The radio version had, yet to be movie idol Jeff Chandler as Mr. Boynton, the biology teacher and love interest to Eve Arden. Richard Crenna was her favorite student and Gale Gordon her principal. ****************************************** ITS TRIVIAL: The Dead End Kids debuted in 1937 with Leo Gorcey and Huntz Hall as the main characters. Evolving through several name changes along the way, they became The Bowery Boys in 1946. Benard Gorcey the real life father of Leo Gorcey played 'Louie Dumbrowski', owner of the boys' cherished hang-out, the soda shop. He became a favorite among series fans.. ******************************************* CLASSIC TV: Remember Harry Von Zell, the announcer and series regular on the George Burns, Gracie Allen Series that ran on TV from 1950-1958. Harry joined the cast in 1951 and made a great foil for Gracie and did double duty as the announcer. ******************************************** For a stroll ' down memory lane' visit Memory Lane Magazine The Web Site at http://www.memorylanemagazine.com & visit the General Store for back issues. Click on the covers for the table of contents. Buy some memories pick on some collectible back issues of Memory Lane while they're still available. Heck you can even charge it to your credit card so you can get the memories now and pay later. ******************************************** ANOTHER FEATURED ITEM: From the Memory Lane General Store is a great Republic Pictures poster that features 158 of the stars from the heyday of Republic Pictures. View the poster at http://www.memorylanemagazine.com/republicposter.htm It can be ordered from The General Store. ********************************************* LET ME: Hear from you, I enjoyed the e-mails I received this past week and welcome all the new subscribers many from outside the USA. ********************************************** YOU SHOULD Be receiving THE SATURDAY MATINEE each Saturday as close to 1:00 PM - 1: 30 PM as I can get it, hey that's why I call it The Saturday Matinee. It's free so tell a friend about it. ************************************************* The Saturday Matinee is Copyright 2000 by Memory Lane Magazine/Rob Tucker. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without the prior written permission of the copyright holder is prohibited. Although in its entirety it may be forwarded to your friends for promotional purposes. ************************************************* This e-mail is part of an opt-in subscription. You may unsubscribe at any time by simply typing in the word 'unsubscribe' and send the e-mail to robtucker@memorylanemagazine.com ************************************************* TODAY, IS TOMORROWS YESTERDAY!!! Rob Tucker |
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