Nothing brings back those old memories of home and growing up like looking back at what we were watching on TV locally. Here is a flashback in time that I think you will enjoy. Watch the first segment featuring Mike Douglas, keep an eye on the Policeman sitting at the table. You will recognize him as Tom (a.k.a) Tim Conway. Before leaving to join Carol Burnett and Steve Allen in L.A., Tim began his career at Channel 3. In the late 1950's, Tim was coaxed by Ernie Anderson to join him at TV 8 for a show called Ernie's Place. Ernie was the "straight man" often doing interviews. That was their routine. Not only did they partner for TV, they cut a couple of comedy albums for Liberty Records. I still have 2 of their albums.
So, sit back and enjoy part 2 of this 4 part video as we remember..........
Back in the late 1990's, I had the pleasure of getting to know Linn Sheldon. He and his wife, Laura, would shop in Rocky River where I was working. He told me many interesting things about his life and career. Here is something that many of you may not remember. Linn had an alcohol problem and he worked the local nightclubs in the area often touring with Ernie Anderson. As he tells it, "Ernie could drink me under the table". Linn wrote his memoirs in a book called Barnaby and Me. Here is an exerpt from the book.
Another personality that I was fortunate to talk to, from time to time, was Tom Haley who lived in Westlake. Tom was a regular at Rustics Restaurant in Rocky River and would often eat by himself. He was never alone, though. He enjoyed the company of the other regular patrons and would often talk with me and Carol when we were having dinner. My last memory goes back many years, back to our Junior High days. Daniel Sanders and I were good friends and every so often his father would go golfing with Clay Conroy a.k.a. Woodrow the Woodsman. Strange seeing him without that elf outfit.
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