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• One of the greatest entertainers of the 20th Century........ - danj 00:06:41 07/29/03 (1)
  In Reply to: Bob Hope gone.... posted by patrickU on July 28, 2003 at 06:39:44:

  and a fine human being. As a veteran I will always have a special gratitude for Mr. Hope and the entertainers who traveled with him on his numerous USO tours. I had the pleasure of seeing one of his later shows and thoroughly enjoyed it.

  He entertained me in the Vietnam War era as he had entertained my father during World War II and my uncle Mac during the Korean War. We all loved the man. He cared. Thank God for entertainers like Bob Hope and Jerry Colona and Martha Raye and Phyliss Diller and Raquel Welch and the many others who risked their lives to entertain us.

  I am not ashamed to admit that I shed a few tears when I heard the sad news early Monday morning. Mr. Hope had a good life and died surrounded by family and close friends. Can you think of a better way to go?

  He left the world a little bit better than he found it.
  
  

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  • A little bit better ? Hum..... nt - patrickU 07:26:09 07/29/03 (0)
    In Reply to: One of the greatest entertainers of the 20th Century........ posted by danj on July 29, 2003 at 00:06:41:

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• Re: Bob Hope gone.... - SR 14:51:55 07/28/03 (1)
  In Reply to: Bob Hope gone.... posted by patrickU on July 28, 2003 at 06:39:44:

  I had the opportunity to meet him as during the years he was active in doing comedy speials for NBC he did the post production audio at Glen Glenn Sound where I began work in 1977.

  My first experience was a chance meeting in the bathroom. I went to the bathroom to wash up when leaving for lunch. Looking towards the urinal a few feet right of the sink I was shocked to see Bob relieving himself. As this was one of my first meetings with someone of legendary status the surprise certainly registered on my face. He said to me "I have to go to you know". Over the next few years I had chance to have several brief conversations with him away from bathrooms. He was a charming unaffected man. Bob always shot and posted those NBC special very very close to airdate to be sure that his jokes were as current as possible. On one occasion we were finishing an 1 1/2 hour special which was built on three reels of 2" quad video tape. Part one had just started airing while part three was being rewound at Glen Glenn. A police escort waited to take the last tape from Hollywood over the hill to NBC Burbank.

  Bob was very generous with his time and money. He entertained troops overseas and donated time and money to local charities. When I go to the doctor I go to one of the clinics operated by Motion Picture Health and Welfare. Mine is the Bob Hope Clinic on La Brea in Hollywood. It was built with money he donated. Bob was a wonderful comedian and one of the few who gave back more than he ever took.

  Regards

  Steve
  
  

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  • Re: Bob Hope gone.... - AudioHead 07:19:31 07/30/03 (0)
    In Reply to: Re: Bob Hope gone.... posted by SR on July 28, 2003 at 14:51:55:

    **Bob was very generous with his time and money.**

    
    Heard on TV that he'd donated over 1 Billion (yep, that's
    ONE BILLION) dollars to charities over his lifetime. Now
    that's VERY generous! - AH
    
    

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• In his day, he was VERY FUNNY. nt - clarkjohnsen 08:11:59 07/28/03 (0)
  In Reply to: Bob Hope gone.... posted by patrickU on July 28, 2003 at 06:39:44:

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• Re: Bob Hope gone.... - DaveH UK 07:18:53 07/28/03 (0)
  In Reply to: Bob Hope gone.... posted by patrickU on July 28, 2003 at 06:39:44:

  RIP
  Bob Hope

  What an age though 100

  
  Dave
  
  

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