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Good to know; thanks.

--- On Sun, 8/2/09, vogelworld <mvozus@...> wrote:

From: vogelworld <mvozus@...>
Subject: [maandpakettlefanclub] Re: Richard Long & Meg Randall
To: maandpakettlefanclub@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, August 2, 2009, 12:14 AM

Well, according to the IMDB she's still alive. Born in 1926, making her eighty-three! I never found her to interview her for my Marjorie Main book...

"Criss Cross" was released in the middle of the "Ma and Pa Kettle" franchise. With contract players it wasn't unusual for studios to pair up couples onscreen multiple times. I'm sure the same thing happened with Meg and Richard. They looked good together so why not cast them together? Makes sense :)

Michelle

--- In maandpakettlefanclu b@yahoogroups. com, Thomas Crabill <thomascrabill@ ...> wrote:
>
> They were in three Kettle movies together. But I just watched a noir classic from 1949 called Criss Cross, and they played a couple in that film too! Does anyone know the story behind those two?
>
> IMDB doesn't mention Meg in Richard's biography, and her biography is almost non- existent. I'd like to know what ever happened to this attractive and talented actress.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>

#98

From: "vogelworld" <mvozus@...>
Date: Sun Aug 2, 2009 4:14 am
Subject: Re: Richard Long & Meg Randall

vogelworld

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Well, according to the IMDB she's still alive. Born in 1926, making her
eighty-three! I never found her to interview her for my Marjorie Main book...

"Criss Cross" was released in the middle of the "Ma and Pa Kettle" franchise.
With contract players it wasn't unusual for studios to pair up couples onscreen
multiple times. I'm sure the same thing happened with Meg and Richard. They
looked good together so why not cast them together? Makes sense :)

Michelle

--- In maandpakettlefanclub@yahoogroups.com, Thomas Crabill <thomascrabill@...>
wrote:
>
> They were in three Kettle movies together. But I just watched a noir�classic
from 1949 called Criss Cross, and they played a couple in that film too! Does
anyone know the story behind those two?
> �
> IMDB doesn't mention Meg in�Richard's biography, and her biography is almost
non- existent. I'd like to know what ever happened to this attractive and
talented actress.
> �
> Thanks.
> �
> �
>

#97

From: Thomas Crabill <thomascrabill@...>
Date: Sun Aug 2, 2009 12:14 am
Subject: Richard Long & Meg Randall

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They were in three Kettle movies together. But I just watched a noir classic from 1949 called Criss Cross, and they played a couple in that film too! Does anyone know the story behind those two?

IMDB doesn't mention Meg in Richard's biography, and her biography is almost non- existent. I'd like to know what ever happened to this attractive and talented actress.

Thanks.

#96

From: "vogelworld" <mvozus@...>
Date: Wed Jul 29, 2009 3:53 am
Subject: SIGNED copy of Marjorie Main Bio on eBay NOW!

vogelworld

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I've started my book on eBay (signed) at $39.99, that's $15 lower than the
retail price of an unsigned book. The "buy it now" price is $49.99. That's $5
lower than the retail price of an unsigned book. Great deal. Check it out! Would
make a great gift!

Thanks for looking :)

Michelle

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#95

From: Thomas Crabill <thomascrabill@...>
Date: Fri Jun 19, 2009 11:16 pm
Subject: The Passing of the Outhouse

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Here's a poem that Ma & Pa would have enjoyed. Especially when they returned to their old farm house:

THE PASSING OF THE OUTHOUSE

James Whitcomb Riley

We had our posey garden

That the women loved so well.

I loved it too but better still

I loved the stronger smell

That filled the evening breezes

So full of homely cheer

And told the night-o’ertaken tramp

That human life was near.

On lazy August afternoons:

It made a little bower

Delightful, where my grandsire sat

And whiled away an hour.

For there the summer morning

Its very cares entwined.
And berry bushes reddened

In the teeming soil behind.

All day fat spiders spun their webs

To catch the buzzing flies.

That flitted to and from the house

Where Ma was baking pies.

And once a swarm of hornets bold

Had built a palace there.

And stung my unsuspecting aunt –

I must not tell you where.

Then father took a flaming pole

That was a happy day –

He nearly burned the building up

But the hornets left to stay.

When summer bloom began to fade

And winter to carouse,

We banked the little building

With a heap of hemlock boughs.

But when the crust was on the snow

And the sullen skies were gray,

In sooth the building was no place

Where one could wish to stay.

We did our duties promptly;

There one purpose swayed the mind.

We tarried not nor lingered long

On what we left behind.

The torture of that icy seat

Would made a Spartan sob,

For needs must scrape the gooseflesh

With a lacerating cob.

That from a frost-encrusted nail

Was suspended by a string –

My father was a frugal man

And wasted not a thing.

When grandpa had to “go out back”

And make his morning call,

We’d bundled up the dear old man

With a muffler and a shawl.

I knew the hole on which he sat

‘Twas padded all around,

And once I dared to sit there;

‘Twas all too wide, I found.

My loins were all too little

And I jack-knifed there to stay;

They had to come and get me out

Or I’d have passed away.

Then father said ambition

Was a thing small boys should shun,

And I must use the children’s hole

Till childhood days were done.

But still I marvel at the craft

That cut those holes so true;

The baby hole and the slender hole

That fitted Sister Sue.

That dear old country landmark!

I’ve tramped around a not

And in the lap of luxury

My lot has been to sit,

But ere I die I‘ll eat the fruit

Of trees I robbed of yore,

Then seek the shanty where my name

Is carved upon the door.

I ween the old familiar smell

Will soothe my jaded soul;

I’m now a man, but none the less

I’ll try the children’s hole.

#94

From: "Pamela Ewing" <hattielu@...>
Date: Mon Jun 8, 2009 1:13 pm
Subject: Re: Marjorie Main & Wallace Beery

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I don't believe so either as all the ones I have were taped from TCM...Pam

#93

From: Lee Brown <rubytarbox2@...>
Date: Mon Jun 8, 2009 12:09 pm
Subject: Re: Marjorie Main & Wallace Beery

rubytarbox2

Online Now

I may be wrong, but I do not think any of them have been released on dvd.

From: thomascrabill <thomascrabill@...>
To: maandpakettlefanclub@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, June 8, 2009 5:21:12 AM
Subject: [maandpakettlefanclub] Marjorie Main & Wallace Beery

Hello everyone,
I'm the newest member of the group. I have both of the Ma & Pa Kettle DVD's.

Before Marjorie became Ma Kettle, she made a number of films with
Wallace Beery. Can anyone recommend a good title from that era that's available on DVD?

#92

From: "thomascrabill" <thomascrabill@...>
Date: Mon Jun 8, 2009 9:21 am
Subject: Marjorie Main & Wallace Beery

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Hello everyone,
I'm the newest member of the group. I have both of the Ma & Pa Kettle DVD's.

Before Marjorie became Ma Kettle, she made a number of films with
Wallace Beery. Can anyone recommend a good title from that era that's available
on DVD?

#91

From: Michelle Vogel <mvozus@...>
Date: Thu Oct 23, 2008 4:09 am
Subject: Re: Hi!

vogelworld

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What a great family story, Walt.

I really enjoyed reading it. Thanks

for sharing.

My grandmother was a gruff Ma Kettle

type too. My grandfather, quite the opposite.

He was quiet and would be happy to be outside

and tinkering around in the garage. They had six

kids, my dad being one of them. Soooo, I have my

own quirky Kettle connection in my family too. Hey,

it's never dull :)

I grew up watching the Ma and Pa Kettle films and

I still get a kick out of them today. Just hearing the opening

music puts me in a good mood :)

Michelle

On Oct 22, 2008, at 9:54 PM, walt672 wrote:

Just thought I'd take the time to say hi and post a small message to
the group. What appeals to me most about the Ma & Pa Kettle series of
films is that Ma & Pa Kettle remind me of my dear aunt & uncle.
They're both deceased now, however I still have many happy childhood
memories of them.
Like Ma & Pa Kettle, my aunt & uncle had a lot of children (8 cousins
of mine total). When my 2 sisters, my brother & I went with my parents
to visit them in Kansas, they had a full house. However I believe that
my aunt & uncle really loved children because they always seemed
happiest when they had a full house with all us of us kids around.
Like Ma Kettle, my aunt was loud & outspoken. On the other hand, my
uncle like Pa Kettle was tall, skinny & quiet in nature. Like the
Kettles they were both genuinely kind,loving and generous people.
During the time back in the 1970s and early 1980s when CB radios
became popular, their CB handles were Ma & Pa Kettle.
Walt

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#90

From: "walt672" <walt672@...>
Date: Thu Oct 23, 2008 1:54 am
Subject: Hi!

walt672

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Just thought I'd take the time to say hi and post a small message to
the group. What appeals to me most about the Ma & Pa Kettle series of
films is that Ma & Pa Kettle remind me of my dear aunt & uncle.
They're both deceased now, however I still have many happy childhood
memories of them.
Like Ma & Pa Kettle, my aunt & uncle had a lot of children (8 cousins
of mine total). When my 2 sisters, my brother & I went with my parents
to visit them in Kansas, they had a full house. However I believe that
my aunt & uncle really loved children because they always seemed
happiest when they had a full house with all us of us kids around.
Like Ma Kettle, my aunt was loud & outspoken. On the other hand, my
uncle like Pa Kettle was tall, skinny & quiet in nature. Like the
Kettles they were both genuinely kind,loving and generous people.
During the time back in the 1970s and early 1980s when CB radios
became popular, their CB handles were Ma & Pa Kettle.
                                       Walt

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#89

From: Michelle Vogel <mvozus@...>
Date: Thu Oct 16, 2008 5:00 pm
Subject: Re: Hello

vogelworld

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YES! - Phoebe it was!

Mary was Marjorie's birth name.

Thanks so much. Now I don't have to look through my book to find it.

Michelle

On Oct 16, 2008, at 8:44 AM, Robert534@... wrote:

Hi, According to " Ma and Pa at Waikiki",Mas name is Phoebe.....Pas cousin was courting her years before and called her Phoebe.....It would be interesting to know her maiden name too.......

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#88

From: Robert534@...
Date: Thu Oct 16, 2008 8:44 am
Subject: Re: Hello

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Hi, According to " Ma and Pa at Waikiki",Mas name is Phoebe.....Pas cousin was courting her years before and called her Phoebe.....It would be interesting to know her maiden name too.......

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#87

From: Michelle Vogel <mvozus@...>
Date: Thu Oct 16, 2008 3:15 am
Subject: Re: Hello

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Hi Mary -

Welcome to the group!

It's been very quiet around here of late but a few new members

have joined during the past two weeks so that usually injects new

life and conversation :)

Yes, Pa was Franklin.

Marjorie's "real" name was Mary - Mary Tomlinson.

I'd have to look through my book to get her film name answer. It

was written too long ago for me to remember, but Mary does ring

a bell...

Glad to have you here.

Michelle

On Oct 15, 2008, at 11:04 PM, Mary wrote:

Hello, I am new here, and hope to find some new friends that share our
love of Ma and Pa.

I do have a question? I know that Pa's name was Franklin. Wasn't Ma's
name Mary? I was sure that one of the movies had her telling someone
that her given name was Mary but everyone called her Ma. Am I right?

Mary

#86

From: "Mary" <maryltc56@...>
Date: Thu Oct 16, 2008 3:04 am
Subject: Hello

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Hello, I am new here, and hope to find some new friends that share our
love of Ma and Pa.

I do have a question?  I know that Pa's name was Franklin. Wasn't Ma's
name Mary? I was  sure that one of the movies had her telling someone
that her given name was Mary but everyone called her Ma. Am I right?

Mary

#85

From: La Rue Miller <bettyboop1972@...>
Date: Sat Sep 20, 2008 4:35 pm
Subject: SLOW DANCE

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LaRue Miller

This is very true, don't take light hearted.

< TR>

Slow Dance

This is a poem
written by a teenager with cancer.

She wants to see how many
people get her poem.

It is quite the poem. Please pass it on.

0A

This
poem was written by a terminally ill young girl in a
New York
Hospital .

It was sent
by

a medical doctor - Make sure to read what is in the closing statement
AFTER THE POEM.

SLOW DANCE

Have you ever
watched kids

On a merry-go-round?

Or listened to
the rain

Slapping on the ground?

Ever followed a
butterfly's erratic flight?

Or gazed at the sun into the fading
night?

You better slow down..

Don't dance so
fast.

Time is short.

The music won't
last.

Do you run through each day

On the
fly?

When you ask How are you?

Do you hear the
reply?

When the day is done

Do you lie in your
bed

With the next hundred chores

Running through
your head?

You'd better slow down

Don't dance so
fast.

Time is short.

The music won't
last..

Ever told your child,

We'll do it
tomorrow?

And in your haste,

Not see
his

sorrow?

Ever lost touch,

Let a good
friendship die

Cause you never had time

To call
and say,'Hi'

You'd better slow down.

Don't dance
so fast.

Time is short.

The music won't
last.

When you run so fast to get somewhere

You
miss half the fun of getting there.

When you worry and hurry
through your day,

It is like an unopened
gift....

Thrown away.

Life is not a
race.

Do take it slower

Hear the
music

Before the song is over.

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#84

From: La Rue Miller <bettyboop1972@...>
Date: Wed Aug 27, 2008 9:31 pm
Subject: Ma & Pa Kettle video...math review :)

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What logic !!!!

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#83

From: Scotty Mallett <scottylinda@...>
Date: Sun Jun 22, 2008 2:40 pm
Subject: Re: Sunday Morning Memories

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Cancel that, I found it. Thanks

--- On Sat, 6/21/08, Scotty Mallett <scottylinda@...> wrote:

From: Scotty Mallett <scottylinda@...>
Subject: Re: [maandpakettlefanclub] Sunday Morning Memories
To: maandpakettlefanclub@yahoogroups.com
Date: Saturday, June 21, 2008, 11:52 PM

I have that book, could not find the piece. Any idea what page?

Scotty

--- On Sat, 6/21/08, arthur atkinson <arthuratkinson40@ earthlink. net> wrote:

From: arthur atkinson <arthuratkinson40@ earthlink. net>
Subject: Re: [maandpakettlefancl ub] Sunday Morning Memories
To: maandpakettlefanclu b@yahoogroups. com
Date: Saturday, June 21, 2008, 12:55 PM

>Read the book "The Portable Obituary". There is a small piece in there on Percy Kilbride.

----- Original Message -----

From: Michelle Vogel

To: maandpakettlefanclu b@yahoogroups. com

Sent: 6/14/2008 6:00:10 PM

Subject: Re: [maandpakettlefancl ub] Sunday Morning Memories

Hi Scotty -

Thank you for your lovely compliments. I really appreciate it.

I must admit, I do not keep up correspondence here as much as I

should but I'm appreciative of the people who remain members

and pipe up every once in a while when conversations get started.

I think we all have the fondest of memories of the "Kettle" films. They

always put me in a good mood, even if I'm in a bad mood before I

tune in :)

"The Harvey Girls" was on TCM a couple of days ago and I was in

the kitchen when Marjorie appeared (the TV was on in the living

room). Her unmistakeable voice caught my ear and I ran in to catch

her scene. My two and a half year old son started watching and pointed

to the screen and said, "funny lady" - As he gets older I'm sure he'll enjoy

the "Kettle" films as much as I did as a child. I want to get him involved

early. My two stepsons weren't brought up on black and white movies

and we've always had a tough time getting them to watch any classic

films because they can't get their heads around a film with no color. They're

now teenagers and probably wouldn't watch a B & W film if we offered them

money to do so - LOL!

I watched the "Kettle" movies and "Francis the Talking Mule," "Abbott and

Costello", etc., with my grandparents when I was very young so B & W

films are just a part of my life. I actually prefer them to color. So, our mission

is to get our toddler to love the golden oldies too :) We need to brainwash

him :)

Percy Kilbride was such a lovely man. Don't think there's enough on him to

write a book. He lived a very quiet life. Never maried, no children. Just not

enough juicy stuff to get to a book length bio - unfortunately.

To all the fathers here, have a wonderful, relaxing, fun day tomorrow.

Happy Father's Day!

Michelle

www.michellevogel. com

On Jun 14, 2008, at 7:39 PM, scottylinda wrote:

For me it was Sunday Mornings at 9 am when our local NBC station in
Portland, Maine ran the movie of the week. Kettle movies were shown
regularly as were Abbott & Costello and others.

We only had three stations and no TV Guide for us. So we tuned in to
see what was on, seeing that Universal globe and the broken wagon
leading up to a big pic glorious pic of a jovial Marjorie Main and
the "Pa" look on Percy Kilbride's face meant we were in for a treat.

The prints were beat up and mangled as I remember, but we did'nt care.

I love hearing about how these films were made and about the people
that made them special, like Marjorie, Percy, Richard and the rest of
the cast.

Thanks to Michelle for putting out a book that lets us take a glimpse
into the world of Marlorie Main.

Percy was a great to, there is not much out there on how he lived,
come to be in Hollywood and I have heard 9 different versions on why
he did not do another Kettle film, One printed in the Jacket of a
Universal Ma&Pa Kettle Laser Disc say he was in constant pain from a
car accident he had years earlier and died after being struk by a car
in the 1960's. Hope someday a book is done about him as well.

MICHELLE...THANK YOU, not only for your work, but for your continued
correspondance in this forum, it's rare that a person that has
achieved so much success takes the time to keep up with people who
share some of her same interests. Thank you again.

Scotty
St. Johnsbury, VT

=

#82

From: Scotty Mallett <scottylinda@...>
Date: Sun Jun 22, 2008 3:52 am
Subject: Re: Sunday Morning Memories

scottylinda

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I have that book, could not find the piece. Any idea what page?

Scotty

--- On Sat, 6/21/08, arthur atkinson <arthuratkinson40@...> wrote:

From: arthur atkinson <arthuratkinson40@...>
Subject: Re: [maandpakettlefanclub] Sunday Morning Memories
To: maandpakettlefanclub@yahoogroups.com
Date: Saturday, June 21, 2008, 12:55 PM

>Read the book "The Portable Obituary". There is a small piece in there on Percy Kilbride.

----- Original Message -----

From: Michelle Vogel

To: maandpakettlefanclu b@yahoogroups. com

Sent: 6/14/2008 6:00:10 PM

Subject: Re: [maandpakettlefancl ub] Sunday Morning Memories

Hi Scotty -

Thank you for your lovely compliments. I really appreciate it.

I must admit, I do not keep up correspondence here as much as I

should but I'm appreciative of the people who remain members

and pipe up every once in a while when conversations get started.

I think we all have the fondest of memories of the "Kettle" films. They

always put me in a good mood, even if I'm in a bad mood before I

tune in :)

"The Harvey Girls" was on TCM a couple of days ago and I was in

the kitchen when Marjorie appeared (the TV was on in the living

room). Her unmistakeable voice caught my ear and I ran in to catch

her scene. My two and a half year old son started watching and pointed

to the screen and said, "funny lady" - As he gets older I'm sure he'll enjoy

the "Kettle" films as much as I did as a child. I want to get him involved

early. My two stepsons weren't brought up on black and white movies

and we've always had a tough time getting them to watch any classic

films because they can't get their heads around a film with no color. They're

now teenagers and probably wouldn't watch a B & W film if we offered them

money to do so - LOL!

I watched the "Kettle" movies and "Francis the Talking Mule," "Abbott and

Costello", etc., with my grandparents when I was very young so B & W

films are just a part of my life. I actually prefer them to color. So, our mission

is to get our toddler to love the golden oldies too :) We need to brainwash

him :)

Percy Kilbride was such a lovely man. Don't think there's enough on him to

write a book. He lived a very quiet life. Never maried, no children. Just not

enough juicy stuff to get to a book length bio - unfortunately.

To all the fathers here, have a wonderful, relaxing, fun day tomorrow.

Happy Father's Day!

Michelle

www.michellevogel. com

On Jun 14, 2008, at 7:39 PM, scottylinda wrote:

For me it was Sunday Mornings at 9 am when our local NBC station in
Portland, Maine ran the movie of the week. Kettle movies were shown
regularly as were Abbott & Costello and others.

We only had three stations and no TV Guide for us. So we tuned in to
see what was on, seeing that Universal globe and the broken wagon
leading up to a big pic glorious pic of a jovial Marjorie Main and
the "Pa" look on Percy Kilbride's face meant we were in for a treat.

The prints were beat up and mangled as I remember, but we did'nt care.

I love hearing about how these films were made and about the people
that made them special, like Marjorie, Percy, Richard and the rest of
the cast.

Thanks to Michelle for putting out a book that lets us take a glimpse
into the world of Marlorie Main.

Percy was a great to, there is not much out there on how he lived,
come to be in Hollywood and I have heard 9 different versions on why
he did not do another Kettle film, One printed in the Jacket of a
Universal Ma&Pa Kettle Laser Disc say he was in constant pain from a
car accident he had years earlier and died after being struk by a car
in the 1960's. Hope someday a book is done about him as well.

MICHELLE...THANK YOU, not only for your work, but for your continued
correspondance in this forum, it's rare that a person that has
achieved so much success takes the time to keep up with people who
share some of her same interests. Thank you again.

Scotty
St. Johnsbury, VT

=

#81

From: Michelle Vogel <mvozus@...>
Date: Sat Jun 21, 2008 8:10 pm
Subject: Re: Some Ma (Marjorie) and Pa (Percy) Stories...

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Yep, that was in my book. She rode the bus to work.

Marjorie loved to take the bus because she enjoyed watching real people go about their day. She said it helped her with her characters.

She also rode her bike to the butcher shop to buy her weekly supply of meat - wearing shorts and a halter top! - LOL! She'd throw her

groceries in the basket up front and peddle back home as she brushed the windblown upswept strands of hair out of her face. I believe

she was quite lonely after her husband died. She'd often just sit on a seat in a public place and observe the crowds of people go by. She'd

set a place at the table for her dead husband and talk to him as though he was really there. She'd be seen in diner's alone. She was a loner

but her biggest regret was that she never had any children of her own.

Ironically, Percy Kilbride remained childless in real life too. Both of them were parents to one of the biggest broods in "reel life" yet in "real

life" they were childless. Percy never married either. But, he insisted he had plenty of offers :)

Marjorie would insist on buying her "Ma Kettle" outfits off the rack. She chose them herself because she believed she knew exactly what Ma

would be wearing; not the wardrobe department. The studio gave her that creative license and she was spot on every time. She'd sleep between

takes and refuse to be touched up by the make up department because she said looking like she had just woken up is how "Ma" should look.

She'd snooze and go right back to work!

Percy on the other hand was quite the opposite to his "Pa Kettle" character. He was neat, clean and always wore a three piece suit with a

pocket watch. Marjorie often said she would love to have Percy around to her place for dinner but her place is always such a mess and Percy

is "just so darn neat" that she'd be too embarrased to have him come around.

On and off the screen Marjorie was a real character :) She'll always be one of my all time favorites.

Enjoy your weekend everyone!

Michelle

On Jun 21, 2008, at 12:58 PM, arthur atkinson wrote:

>Once I was in a K-Mart store (where I bougtht a lot of my ma and pa kettles on vhs) and there was a customer in the store that was a dead look alike of Marjorie Main. Anyway, I read once (perhaps in your book, Michelle) that Marjorie was so down to earth that she even took the bus to the studio with all the common folk. She was so cool!

----- Original Message -----
From: Michelle Vogel
To: maandpakettlefanclub@yahoogroups.com
Sent: 6/14/2008 1:15:05 PM
Subject: Re: [maandpakettlefanclub] Just to say hi!

There has never been and will never be anyone like Marjorie Main.

I've often thought a biopic on her life and career would be most interesting.

I think Kathy Bates could play (and look like, given the right make up, hair, etc)
Marjorie Main quite well.

Michelle

On Jun 14, 2008, at 1:54 PM, arthur atkinson wrote:

>I still remember as a kid we all gathered in the living room (many years ago) and we turned on the tv and Abbott and Costello were on and Ma Kettle yells out "who you callin' a scarecrow, scattered brain numbskull". I about died laughing! I am from KY so we all talk like that.

----- Original Message -----
From: La Rue Miller
To: maandpakettlefanclub@yahoogroups.com
Sent: 6/7/2008 9:24:44 PM
Subject: [maandpakettlefanclub] Just to say hi!

I have loved the Kettles since I first saw them on Saturday afternoon on TV. I have their DVD's and had most of the VHS tapes at one time. Love them.

So very excited there is an actual group.

LaRue Miller

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From: "arthur atkinson" <arthuratkinson40@...>
Date: Sat Jun 21, 2008 4:58 pm
Subject: Re: Just to say hi!

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>Once I was in a K-Mart store (where I bougtht a lot of my ma and pa kettles on vhs) and there was a customer in the store that was a dead look alike of Marjorie Main. Anyway, I read once (perhaps in your book, Michelle) that Marjorie was so down to earth that she even took the bus to the studio with all the common folk. She was so cool!

----- Original Message -----

From: Michelle Vogel

To: maandpakettlefanclub@yahoogroups.com

Sent: 6/14/2008 1:15:05 PM

Subject: Re: [maandpakettlefanclub] Just to say hi!

There has never been and will never be anyone like Marjorie Main.

I've often thought a biopic on her life and career would be most interesting.

I think Kathy Bates could play (and look like, given the right make up, hair, etc)

Marjorie Main quite well.

Michelle

On Jun 14, 2008, at 1:54 PM, arthur atkinson wrote:

>I still remember as a kid we all gathered in the living room (many years ago) and we turned on the tv and Abbott and Costello were on and Ma Kettle yells out "who you callin' a scarecrow, scattered brain numbskull". I about died laughing! I am from KY so we all talk like that.

----- Original Message -----

From: La Rue Miller

To: maandpakettlefanclub@yahoogroups.com

Sent: 6/7/2008 9:24:44 PM

Subject: [maandpakettlefanclub] Just to say hi!

I have loved the Kettles since I first saw them on Saturday afternoon on TV. I have their DVD's and had most of the VHS tapes at one time. Love them.

So very excited there is an actual group.

LaRue Miller

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From: "arthur atkinson" <arthuratkinson40@...>
Date: Sat Jun 21, 2008 4:55 pm
Subject: Re: Sunday Morning Memories

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>Read the book "The Portable Obituary". There is a small piece in there on Percy Kilbride.

----- Original Message -----

From: Michelle Vogel

To: maandpakettlefanclub@yahoogroups.com

Sent: 6/14/2008 6:00:10 PM

Subject: Re: [maandpakettlefanclub] Sunday Morning Memories

Hi Scotty -

Thank you for your lovely compliments. I really appreciate it.

I must admit, I do not keep up correspondence here as much as I

should but I'm appreciative of the people who remain members

and pipe up every once in a while when conversations get started.

I think we all have the fondest of memories of the "Kettle" films. They

always put me in a good mood, even if I'm in a bad mood before I

tune in :)

"The Harvey Girls" was on TCM a couple of days ago and I was in

the kitchen when Marjorie appeared (the TV was on in the living

room). Her unmistakeable voice caught my ear and I ran in to catch

her scene. My two and a half year old son started watching and pointed

to the screen and said, "funny lady" - As he gets older I'm sure he'll enjoy

the "Kettle" films as much as I did as a child. I want to get him involved

early. My two stepsons weren't brought up on black and white movies

and we've always had a tough time getting them to watch any classic

films because they can't get their heads around a film with no color. They're

now teenagers and probably wouldn't watch a B & W film if we offered them

money to do so - LOL!

I watched the "Kettle" movies and "Francis the Talking Mule," "Abbott and

Costello", etc., with my grandparents when I was very young so B & W

films are just a part of my life. I actually prefer them to color. So, our mission

is to get our toddler to love the golden oldies too :) We need to brainwash

him :)

Percy Kilbride was such a lovely man. Don't think there's enough on him to

write a book. He lived a very quiet life. Never maried, no children. Just not

enough juicy stuff to get to a book length bio - unfortunately.

To all the fathers here, have a wonderful, relaxing, fun day tomorrow.

Happy Father's Day!

Michelle

www.michellevogel.com

On Jun 14, 2008, at 7:39 PM, scottylinda wrote:

For me it was Sunday Mornings at 9 am when our local NBC station in
Portland, Maine ran the movie of the week. Kettle movies were shown
regularly as were Abbott & Costello and others.

We only had three stations and no TV Guide for us. So we tuned in to
see what was on, seeing that Universal globe and the broken wagon
leading up to a big pic glorious pic of a jovial Marjorie Main and
the "Pa" look on Percy Kilbride's face meant we were in for a treat.

The prints were beat up and mangled as I remember, but we did'nt care.

I love hearing about how these films were made and about the people
that made them special, like Marjorie, Percy, Richard and the rest of
the cast.

Thanks to Michelle for putting out a book that lets us take a glimpse
into the world of Marlorie Main.

Percy was a great to, there is not much out there on how he lived,
come to be in Hollywood and I have heard 9 different versions on why
he did not do another Kettle film, One printed in the Jacket of a
Universal Ma&Pa Kettle Laser Disc say he was in constant pain from a
car accident he had years earlier and died after being struk by a car
in the 1960's. Hope someday a book is done about him as well.

MICHELLE...THANK YOU, not only for your work, but for your continued
correspondance in this forum, it's rare that a person that has
achieved so much success takes the time to keep up with people who
share some of her same interests. Thank you again.

Scotty
St. Johnsbury, VT

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Date: Sat Jun 21, 2008 4:03 pm
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#77

From: Karen Varney <gypsybootz@...>
Date: Mon Jun 16, 2008 4:02 pm
Subject: Re: Portland Maine

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Well it IS a small world!! I grew up in Augusta Maine and also live in Orlando, Florida now.

--- On Sat, 6/14/08, rubytarbox2 <rubytarbox2@...> wrote:

From: rubytarbox2 <rubytarbox2@...>
Subject: [maandpakettlefanclub] Portland Maine
To: maandpakettlefanclub@yahoogroups.com
Date: Saturday, June 14, 2008, 10:04 PM

Wow Scotty talk about a small world, I also grew up in Maine, Buxton
which is about 15 miles out side of portland. I also remember seeing
the films in the 9 oclock slot as you mentioned and I certainly did
enjoy them. Did you ever go to the Gorham Playhouse? I remember seeing
Ma and Pa Kettle films there when I was a kid. They where usually on a
double feature with a western. Those where the days, I now live in
Orlando Florida, thank you for stirring up some welcome memories,
Robert.

#76

From: Karen Varney <gypsybootz@...>
Date: Mon Jun 16, 2008 3:57 pm
Subject: Re: Sunday Morning Memories

gypsybootz

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And don't forget The Bowery Boys movies and the Blondie and Dagwood movies too! I'm glad some of them are making their way to DVD.

Karen

--- On Sat, 6/14/08, Michelle Vogel <mvozus@...> wrote:

From: Michelle Vogel <mvozus@...>
Subject: Re: [maandpakettlefanclub] Sunday Morning Memories
To: maandpakettlefanclub@yahoogroups.com
Date: Saturday, June 14, 2008, 8:02 PM

Hi Scotty -

Thank you for your lovely compliments. I really appreciate it.

I must admit, I do not keep up correspondence here as much as I

should but I'm appreciative of the people who remain members

and pipe up every once in a while when conversations get started.

I think we all have the fondest of memories of the "Kettle" films. They

always put me in a good mood, even if I'm in a bad mood before I

tune in :)

"The Harvey Girls" was on TCM a couple of days ago and I was in

the kitchen when Marjorie appeared (the TV was on in the living

room). Her unmistakeable voice caught my ear and I ran in to catch

her scene. My two and a half year old son started watching and pointed

to the screen and said, "funny lady" - As he gets older I'm sure he'll enjoy

the "Kettle" films as much as I did as a child. I want to get him involved

early. My two stepsons weren't brought up on black and white movies

and we've always had a tough time getting them to watch any classic

films because they can't get their heads around a film with no color. They're

now teenagers and probably wouldn't watch a B & W film if we offered them

money to do so - LOL!

I watched the "Kettle" movies and "Francis the Talking Mule," "Abbott and

Costello", etc., with my grandparents when I was very young so B & W

films are just a part of my life. I actually prefer them to color. So, our mission

is to get our toddler to love the golden oldies too :) We need to brainwash

him :)

Percy Kilbride was such a lovely man. Don't think there's enough on him to

write a book. He lived a very quiet life. Never maried, no children. Just not

enough juicy stuff to get to a book length bio - unfortunately.

To all the fathers here, have a wonderful, relaxing, fun day tomorrow.

Happy Father's Day!

Michelle

www.michellevogel. com

On Jun 14, 2008, at 7:39 PM, scottylinda wrote:

For me it was Sunday Mornings at 9 am when our local NBC station in
Portland, Maine ran the movie of the week. Kettle movies were shown
regularly as were Abbott & Costello and others.

We only had three stations and no TV Guide for us. So we tuned in to
see what was on, seeing that Universal globe and the broken wagon
leading up to a big pic glorious pic of a jovial Marjorie Main and
the "Pa" look on Percy Kilbride's face meant we were in for a treat.

The prints were beat up and mangled as I remember, but we did'nt care.

I love hearing about how these films were made and about the people
that made them special, like Marjorie, Percy, Richard and the rest of
the cast.

Thanks to Michelle for putting out a book that lets us take a glimpse
into the world of Marlorie Main.

Percy was a great to, there is not much out there on how he lived,
come to be in Hollywood and I have heard 9 different versions on why
he did not do another Kettle film, One printed in the Jacket of a
Universal Ma&Pa Kettle Laser Disc say he was in constant pain from a
car accident he had years earlier and died after being struk by a car
in the 1960's. Hope someday a book is done about him as well.

MICHELLE...THANK YOU, not only for your work, but for your continued
correspondance in this forum, it's rare that a person that has
achieved so much success takes the time to keep up with people who
share some of her same interests. Thank you again.

Scotty
St. Johnsbury, VT

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#75

From: Michelle Vogel <mvozus@...>
Date: Sun Jun 15, 2008 3:20 am
Subject: Re: Portland Maine

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On Jun 14, 2008, at 10:47 PM, Scotty Mallett wrote:

> but he and my wife both wont watch Black and White.

See! Exactly what I was talking about!

What is it about black and white?

My stepsons call them "gray movies" - boring!

With your wife not liking them either, you have a
real battle on your hands...

Glad your son likes Tom and Jerry, Scotty. That's
a step in the right direction :)

Michelle

www.michellevogel.com

#74

From: Scotty Mallett <scottylinda@...>
Date: Sun Jun 15, 2008 2:47 am
Subject: Re: Portland Maine

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Robert,

I grew up in Bartlett, NH at the base of Mt. Washington. WCSH-6, WMTV-8 and WGAN-13 (Frank Fixaris) were the only stations we got. I have never had the pleasure of seeing any classic B&W film on the big screen. I know where the playhouse is in Gorham, yes and my Great Grandparents retired to Ft. Lauderdale! Small world indeed.

Being a child of the 70's and 80's and growing up in a small town in Northern New Hampshire, did not lend itself much to "Worldly Culture".

The Kettles, Bonanza, Heehaw, all the classics are a proud part of my childhood. My 7 year old son is discovering how much more fun the older cartoons are, he's hooked on Tom and Jerry, but he and my wife both wont watch Black and White.

Scotty

--- On Sat, 6/14/08, rubytarbox2 <rubytarbox2@...> wrote:

From: rubytarbox2 <rubytarbox2@...>
Subject: [maandpakettlefanclub] Portland Maine
To: maandpakettlefanclub@yahoogroups.com
Date: Saturday, June 14, 2008, 10:04 PM

Wow Scotty talk about a small world, I also grew up in Maine, Buxton
which is about 15 miles out side of portland. I also remember seeing
the films in the 9 oclock slot as you mentioned and I certainly did
enjoy them. Did you ever go to the Gorham Playhouse? I remember seeing
Ma and Pa Kettle films there when I was a kid. They where usually on a
double feature with a western. Those where the days, I now live in
Orlando Florida, thank you for stirring up some welcome memories,
Robert.