Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Obscure summer factoids #1 & #2

     #1: Obscure factoid about trustee Tom Fuentes:
     He appeared in an episode of AMC’s “Biography” series devoted to the life of actor and hoofer Buddy Ebsen (Jed Clampett, Barnaby Jones).
     Ebsen, who lived in Orange County (Newport Beach), was well-known for his conservatism—and, of course, his curious gangliness and bizarre movement.
     In 1984, he helped defeat Nancy Kulp, his former “Beverly Hillbillies” costar, in her bid for Congress. He made radio ads in which he accused Kulp of being “too liberal” and of not understanding the issues.
     I bet that was Tom's idea.
     Reportedly, Kulp was dismayed. She died in 1991 at age 69. Ebsen died in 2003. He was 95.
     #2: Someone named “Tom Fuentes” wrote a comment to an article that appeared in The Hill about two weeks ago (see). Wrote Tom: “At 9.9% unemployment, do the American people want this name-calling from their President?”
     Does anyone remember that saying about the pot and the kettle?

[Robert Novak asked:] What do you call businesses that give contributions to both Republicans and Democrats? ''In Orange County,'' [Tom] Fuentes replied, ''we call those people whores.'' 
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7 comments:

Anonymous said...

My old boyfriend's sister dated Buddy Ebsen's daughter for awhile. Strange but true.

Anonymous said...

The coolest people read your blog.

Anonymous said...

My old babysitter's brother's girlfriend's uncle was a stunt double for Buddy Ebsen. Totally bizarre, I know.

Anonymous said...

Wait a minute. The boyfriend's SISTER dated Buddy Ebsen's DAUGHTER? Seriously? How progressive of them. I bet Fuentes wasn't happy about that!

Anonymous said...

yes, the boyfriend's sister dated Ebsen's daughter who was/is some kind of musican...(it was a loooong time ago). She was cute though and tall like her dad.

Memo said...

Love the cigarette ad. For some reason, I don't remember them. But they're amazing.

Anonymous said...

I love this kind of stuff, the connections.

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