Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby (May 3, 1903 – October 14,
1977) was an American singer and actor. Crosby's trademark bass-baritone voice made him one of the best-selling recording artists of the 20th century, with over half a billion records in
circulation
A multimedia star, from 1934 to 1954 Bing Crosby was a leader in record sales, radio ratings and motion picture
grosses. His early career coincided with technical recording innovations; this allowed him to develop a laid-back, intimate singing style that influenced many of the popular male singers who followed him, including Perry
Como, Frank Sinatra, and Dean Martin. Yank magazine recognized Crosby as the person who had done the most for American G.I. morale during World War II and, during his peak years, around 1948, polls declared him the "most admired man alive," ahead of Jackie Robinson and Pope Pius
XII. Also in 1948, the Music Digest estimated that Crosby recordings filled more than half of the 80,000 weekly hours allocated to recorded radio
music.
Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ra
is a classic Irish song originally written in 1914 by composer James Royce Shannon
(1881–1946) and popularized by Bing Crosby in 1944's movie Going My Way.
Crosby exerted an important influence on the development of the postwar recording industry. He worked for NBC at the time and wanted to record his shows; however, most broadcast networks did not allow recording. This was mainly because of the quality of recording at the time. While in Europe performing during the war, Crosby had witnessed tape recording, on which The Crosby Research Foundation would come to have many patents. The company also developed equipment and recording techniques such as the Laugh Track which are still in use
today. In 1947, he invested $50,000 in the Ampex company, which built North America's first commercial reel-to-reel tape recorder. He left NBC to work for ABC because NBC was not interested in recording at the time. This proved beneficial because ABC accepted him and his new
ideas. Crosby then became the first performer to pre-record his radio shows and master his commercial recordings onto magnetic tape. He gave one of the first Ampex Model 200 recorders to his friend, musician Les Paul, which led directly to Paul's invention of multitrack recording. Along with Frank
Sinatra, Crosby was one of the principal backers behind the famous United Western Recorders recording studio complex in Los
Angeles.
During the "Golden Age of Radio," performers often had to recreate their live shows a second time for the west coast time zone. Through the medium of recording, Crosby constructed his radio programs with the same directorial tools and craftsmanship (editing, retaking, rehearsal, time shifting) being used in motion picture production. This became the industry standard.
Crosby won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Father Chuck O'Malley in the 1944 motion picture Going My Way, and was nominated for his reprise of the role in The Bells of St. Mary's the next year, becoming the first of four actors to be nominated twice for playing the same character. In 1963, Crosby received the first Grammy Global Achievement
Award. Crosby is one of the 22 people to have three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
SPRING, 1993
MOM
McCARTY'S EASTER EGG DYING TIPS
Forget what the box says ….. Use Vinegar (it fizzes)
Use toxic dyes to penetrate shell and give you a colorful
albumen
Always blow the dye before putting your egg in
Everybody only gets 3 eggs a piece, so don’t even ask for more
If you write on the egg with wax crayon, it does absolutely
nothing
. KIDS! HERE
ARE THE PRIME HIDING PLACES FOR YOUR EASTER BASKETS
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In the clothes basket (will smell like sweat)
In the milk chute (doesn't everyone have one)
Stuck in the clothes chute (might have dirty underpants on it)
In the clothes dryer (chocolate might be melted)
In your fathers stomach
MARSHMALLOW
PEEPS
We can't let Easter go by without saluting Marshmallow Peeps. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Easter basket candy. Very impressive. But I honestly can't remember if the Easter Bunny ever left Peeps in our basket. And I scoured the Internet but was not able to find the anniversary of the McCarty Easter basket staples: Grass and clothes dryer lint. I also seem to remember loose jelly beans. And there was a woman on Sussex near West Chicago who dumped loose popcorn in our bags. And she, wait a second, I think that was Halloween. Anyway, if you want to find more about Peeps, or even join a Peeps fan club for $9.95 (includes
Peeps) http://www.marshmallowpeeps.com/50_anniversary
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METRO PHOTO BLAST
Mike gets ready for NHL playoffs and baseball season
GUESS THE
YEAR OF THESE SONGS
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We Will Rock You - Queen
Still The Same - Bob Seger
Blue Bayou - Linda Ronstadt
Lay Down Sally - Eric Clapton
Copacabana - Barry Manilow
ANDY
PANDA
FROM WOODY WOOKPECKER
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No one guessed correctly
Andy Panda first appeared on screen in 1939. His creation by Walter Lantz was inspired by the national attention given to the donation of a panda to Chicago's Brookfield Zoo the previous year. Andy's first film, the charming cartoon LIFE BEGINS FOR ANDY PANDA, was the one of only two films that featured Andy's mother, a sophisticated sounding lady panda.
Her name was Permelia Panda. She seems not at all happy with her husband, Andrew Sr., who fancies himself a great animal hunter. Andy's dad first appeared in LIFE BEGINS FOR ANDY PANDA. In this cartoon he appears muscle bound, and does not at all overweight, but that changes in his next appearance a couple of cartoons later when he is presented a lumbering buffoon. In each successive cartoon, the characters of Andy, his dad and mother improved, making them more appealing.
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