Los Angeles in the '80's (Torrance, Orange: to live in, racism, radio)

[TrueDat]

Originally Posted by osuzana

Yep, you were! But you forgot Hobo Kelly, Jerry Mahoney Time and Captain Kangaroo!

Knucklehead Smiff rules! And I'll see your Hobo Kelly and raise you a Baby Daphne

Baby Daphne / LA Kid Shows: TVparty!

[CA4Now]

Originally Posted by osuzana

Wasn't Merlin McFly's the club under the Sherman Oaks Galleria in the 80's?

Merlin McFly's was a restaurant/bar on Main St in Santa Monica (there was a Maggie McFly's in Santa Barbara and a Maxwell McFly's in Carmel).

And thanks for recalling the name of Washington St, Fontucky.

Tawny Little? I had forgotten about her! She seemed to be everywhere back then. Remember her co-anchoring "Eye on L.A." ?

[maggie2101]

I remember taking my little sisters to the Wiltern theater for movies. We always thought the hot dogs smelled like elephants, but we ate them anyway.

[Charles]

Perkins Palace. I saw my first punk show there: The Adolescents and The Ramones.

[jc76]

Originally Posted by Charles

Yep, I went to the Olympic and saw the Plasmatics at the Olympic around then. I was slamming and all of a sudden these three gigantic bouncers (like USC football players) grabbed me and started pounding me in my head with their fists. They kept doing this as they threw me out the door and I landed on the sidewalk. I looked up and these two LAPD were standing over me.


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Hahahahaa!!!!! You were lucky to been able to experience those days out there.

[osuzana]

Originally Posted by TrueDat

Knucklehead Smiff rules! And I'll see your Hobo Kelly and raise you a Baby Daphne

Baby Daphne / LA Kid Shows: TVparty!

Smith, not Smiff,lol. I use to go to a place for breakfast when my son was a baby where the creator of Jerry Mahoney use to eat with his writer buddies...Paul Winchell. Here's a link..
Paul Winchell & Jerry Mahoney

[Fontucky]

Did you ever catch his daughter April Winchell's radio show when it was on KFI?

[osuzana]

No I didn't and wasn't aware she had a radio show. My Aunt bought an oil painting by Mr. Winchell and I don't think most people are aware of Paul Winchell inventing the artificial heart.
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[Fontucky]

April's hilarious. Wish she was still on the air.

[TrueDat]

Originally Posted by osuzana

Smith, not Smiff,lol. I use to go to a place for breakfast when my son was a baby where the creator of Jerry Mahoney use to eat with his writer buddies...Paul Winchell. Here's a link..
Paul Winchell & Jerry Mahoney

According to your link, it's "Sniff," but others show it as "Smiff,"

Knucklehead Smiff

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