Free For All Posted December 3, 2009 Report Posted December 3, 2009 Yes, "Ethel" nailed it, but where were the drummer and bass player hiding? Under the stairs? I always thought they seemed out of place in that farmhouse- they were city people. Of course I also never really understood why Ricky Ricardo spent so much time hanging out with Fred. But Ethel apparently was shedding all that time. And Edie Adams, hommina-hommina-hommina!! Quote
DukeCity Posted December 3, 2009 Report Posted December 3, 2009 Yes, "Ethel" nailed it, but where were the drummer and bass player hiding? Under the stairs? I thought maybe Ethel was kickin' pedals. Agreed on your assessment of Edie. Quote
BruceH Posted December 3, 2009 Report Posted December 3, 2009 I saw this a few years ago on some documentary about Lucille Ball. Sad, but boy what a voice Edie Adams had! I agree with Free For All about the move to the farmhouse. Even as a kid I found this later phase of the show perplexing. And the episodes set in Connecticut just seemed so boring! One thing about Lucille Ball: She was a talented comedian and performer, AND a sharp businesswoman (businessperson?)--anyway, a very rare skillset for a man or woman. Quote
AllenLowe Posted December 3, 2009 Report Posted December 3, 2009 (edited) just to note, Ernie Kovacs is also in that clip - yeah - and it's probably Little Rickey playing the drums - (not to be confused with Little Elvis) - and you guys know that Lucy saved Paul Bley's life? Edited December 3, 2009 by AllenLowe Quote
BruceH Posted December 3, 2009 Report Posted December 3, 2009 just to note, Ernie Kovacs is also in that clip - yeah - I noticed. Hardly surprising, since he was married to Edie Adams. When I was growing up various channels showed repeats of "I Love Lucy" just about every day. Seems they showed the earlier, "city-dwelling" episodes more than the Connecticut ones. And I don't remember EVER seeing this final episode. Either many of the affiliates didn't care to include it in the syndication package, or they showed it so rarely that I never happened to catch it. Quote
AllenLowe Posted December 3, 2009 Report Posted December 3, 2009 (edited) well, a lot of people think he killed himself in that car accident because of his massive debts - which she spent years working to pay off. and by the way, I'm not kidding - Lucille Ball really did save Paul Bley's life. Edited December 3, 2009 by AllenLowe Quote
Brad Posted December 3, 2009 Report Posted December 3, 2009 What a voice. Not too effete, right Jim I had major crushes on her when I was a teenager in the 60s in those Muriel ads. Quote
AllenLowe Posted December 3, 2009 Report Posted December 3, 2009 "why don't you come on up and smoke one some time?" Quote
JSngry Posted December 4, 2009 Author Report Posted December 4, 2009 pick one up... Who is Ernie Kovacs? Quote
AllenLowe Posted December 4, 2009 Report Posted December 4, 2009 (edited) is that right? it's funny how memory plays tricks. Ernie was a great comedian who had an incredibly inventive comedy show with all kinds of very modern approaches to humor. And since nobody asked, I'll explain about Bley - he was playing with a jazz group at a Hollywood party in the 1950s and starting feeling really sick and turning all kinds of green and nobody seemed to notice - except Lucille Ball, who wouldn't leave until they got him an ambulance - for what turned out to be, if I recall correctly, a burst appendix. Paul is still grateful Edited December 4, 2009 by AllenLowe Quote
JSngry Posted December 4, 2009 Author Report Posted December 4, 2009 Ernie was a great comedian who had an incredibly inventive comedy show with all kinds of very modern approaches to humor. Huh, never heard of him. Does he have any DVDs out or something? HBO specials? What channel is he on now? Quote
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