tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post6388289997737670830..comments2024-03-20T01:03:09.526-07:00Comments on phantsythat: bob and raysusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-2818007341058480782016-02-08T22:16:37.670-08:002016-02-08T22:16:37.670-08:00I have been dying to hear their 'advertisement...I have been dying to hear their 'advertisement' for United States Mint. Does anyone know where I can find that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-50584019195565096122016-02-08T19:05:40.839-08:002016-02-08T19:05:40.839-08:00They really were very funny over the course of a v...They really were very funny over the course of a very long mutual career. We only ever heard them on the radio although I eventually found out they did make TV appearances too. <br /><br />No, I'd never heard of Jim Brown and Pat Kelly until today when I listened to a couple of episodes of their shows. I haven't heard much yet but I especially enjoyed Saskatchewan farmer hosts Melting Man Festival, the Canadian equivalent to Burning Man and After fire hydrants were left running, Ontario town is frozen solid under 3ft of ice. They're definitely in the same ballpark.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-5331946392579443232016-02-07T14:20:17.054-08:002016-02-07T14:20:17.054-08:00Their voices sound very familiar.... I'm sure ...Their voices sound very familiar.... I'm sure I've heard them before. Wonderful entertainers! I guess I'm a little younger than you, but I do remember a time with no TV in the house. And when I lived in the Yukon, CBC radio was our only outside vioce, sometimes for months at a time. Even now, as I put in almost a full day's 'work' each week behind the wheel of my car, I still listen to a lot of radio, and still love CBC radio. Have you come across Jim Brown and Pat Kelly and their show 'This is That' ? It's so similar to Bob and Ray that I wonder if they haven't consciously emulated them. gfidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08452490194253665370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-357780457341378212016-02-06T17:30:52.296-08:002016-02-06T17:30:52.296-08:00You're right about that, Lindsay - Bob and Ray...You're right about that, Lindsay - Bob and Ray were never, ever cruel. I'm delighted to know you enjoyed hearing them.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-28547513342476788142016-02-06T16:10:49.013-08:002016-02-06T16:10:49.013-08:00Hi Susan. Usually satire is at the expense of othe...Hi Susan. Usually satire is at the expense of others or inevitably is brutal but this engaging old style brand simply evokes a good laugh. <br />Best wishes Lindsay Byrneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11030132436987752741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-83757821203845647862016-02-06T12:25:35.332-08:002016-02-06T12:25:35.332-08:00I'm sure you would have been as delightfully s...I'm sure you would have been as delightfully surprised as I was, Marja-Leena. They were always as funny as the first time - and always understated. I have a feeling they would have been as horrified by US politics as us, but they would have had more amusing ways of describing things.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-49772755796904254712016-02-06T10:53:39.368-08:002016-02-06T10:53:39.368-08:00I have not heard of them...perhaps they were not k...I have not heard of them...perhaps they were not known in Canada. They sound hilarious. Wonder what they would say about current politics in the US compared to that in their day.marja-leenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634791656471132347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-5440583528478245192016-02-06T07:40:22.058-08:002016-02-06T07:40:22.058-08:00They were the best at making something hilarious o...They were the best at making something hilarious out of next to nothing.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-29056342739636136722016-02-05T18:15:03.967-08:002016-02-05T18:15:03.967-08:00Fond memories of their special kind of humor. Fond memories of their special kind of humor. troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-11682213567219340102016-02-05T15:37:32.933-08:002016-02-05T15:37:32.933-08:00Oh yes, that is another good one, Halle. Ray got s...Oh yes, that is another good one, Halle. Ray got so frustrated with Bob he couldn't help but finish his sentences even as Bob spoke even more slowly.<br /><br />Sometimes I wonder where the grownups went.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-72188425055471944052016-02-05T15:34:10.978-08:002016-02-05T15:34:10.978-08:00If I'm not your age, OB, I'm pretty close ...If I'm not your age, OB, I'm pretty close to it, which means there are a lot of people I miss too. <br /><br />One of my fondest memories was listening to the radio shows my parents had tuned into once I'd gone to bed. Amos and Andy were great.<br /><br />I actually do believe many things were better when we were young. At least, other than for their health and suppleness, I don't envy the young at all.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-72620201103716092872016-02-05T15:30:42.235-08:002016-02-05T15:30:42.235-08:00Their timing was absolutely impeccable, wasn't...Their timing was absolutely impeccable, wasn't it? Last night I watched the 'Most Beautiful Face' skit they did on television at some point. It was amazing too.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-282704974537134452016-02-05T10:58:38.611-08:002016-02-05T10:58:38.611-08:00Classic satire. My personal favourite was the Slow...Classic satire. My personal favourite was the Slow Talkers of America skit.<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qvrh73BVraE<br /><br />Thanks for the reminder of a slower and funnier time.Hallehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03847654451426257182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-82220552105073517352016-02-05T06:07:02.024-08:002016-02-05T06:07:02.024-08:00When you are my age, just about everyone I remembe...When you are my age, just about everyone I remember from my early days is already dead. We did not have television until I was 18, so I am a product of radio days.<br /> <br />Listening to the radio took imagination; today, watching TV is an act of vegetating: We sit like mushrooms staring at a box that feeds us images and noise - no imagination necessary - no cognitive engagement necessary.<br /> <br />Not that the earlier days were better; but coming from that time we (an older generation) are wired different than the young people today. I can not picture a young person today actually being able to sit and listen and focus on a radio program from earlier days. <br /> <br />This is a different time - but a good time.<br />the Ol'BuzzardOl'Buzzardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00075162476463971258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764563741359701027.post-40443485799579074782016-02-04T20:36:13.209-08:002016-02-04T20:36:13.209-08:00I remember this skit, him starting the spiel over ...I remember this skit, him starting the spiel over and over. I first heard them on NPR not long after it started in the 70's. Droll, subtle and funny. Should Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18400586203204886095noreply@blogger.com