Happy Birthday, Stan Freberg

[filkertom]

Eighty and goin' strong.

What's your favorite Freberg bit? I love a lot of his stuff, but it's hard to top "Elderly Man River" for both wickedly slashing satire and gut-busting laughs.

Thanks to Mark Evanier for the heads-up.

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[random314]

Columbus Day.

[jss1113]

We going out on that joke?

[random314]

:^)

"What was that?"

"French horns"

[jss1113]

I've always been partial to his The United States of America, Volume 1. (Volume 2 just doesn't grab me the same way.) And "Green Christmas" was one of my Dad's favorites.

[unclelumpy]

Of course I've always loved him for his voice-work.

I'll always hold a great amount of respect for Stan Freberg, the entertainer...

But when I heard about what he allowed his second wife to do to the memory of his first wife and his relationship with his children and closest friends...

I can't say I respect Stan Freberg, the man, as much as I used to.

[drzarron]

ONE?? Just ONE??

Geez..

I've always liked his commercial work. The "Ray Bradbury Prune Commercial" and later the Ann Miller "Great American Soup Company" commercial "Why do you always have to make such a big productions out of everything?"

Ack.. so many good bits. I just listened to his rendition of "Heartbreak Hotel", had me laughing.

So here's to you, Stan, Long May You Wave!

[poltr1]

I have particular fondness for "Little Blue Riding Hood" and "St. George and the Dragonet", mostly because my parents had a 45 RPM record of it, which ended up in my collection.

No wonder I'm Demented. :-}

BTW, did you know he was the (uncredited) voice of Pete the Puma in the Warner Bros. short "Rabbit's Kin"?

[filkertom]

I did indeed. "No, thanks -- I'll help m'self!"

[filkertom]

Heck, on Freakazoid!