Facebook keeps sending us notes, encouraging us to post something, even though we are closed until April. I saw this and thought, who could I quiz? Both our parents have passed. My mom Betty (1928-2004) would have taken a guess. It is not Groucho Marx. Or our governor. No cut-and-paste-and-Googling! Ok, cut and Google if you must. Who is todays birthday boy? He ran away from home as a child, stole to survive, got in a lot of fistfights, and was arrested often. He was a fabulously skilled juggler, and at 14 he honed his juggling act and joined the carnival. He went from juggling to doing a witty comedic routine, and then to acting in films. He toured a lot, and the more famous he became, the more he drank. When he was filming movies, he kept a flask of mixed martinis near at hand, referring to it as his pineapple juice. He often quipped about his drinking, saying things like, Once, during Prohibition, I was forced to live for days on nothing but food and water. And, Everyone must believe in something. I believe Ill have another drink. And, If I had to live life over, Id live over a saloon.
Posted on: Wed, 29 Jan 2014 11:53:59 +0000
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