6/27 - Brewers of Nasty Beer vs. the Reds

[cumberlandreds]

I love Junior! He may the funniest thing on there, and I think a lot of it is unintentional!

(He's either an idiot, or a genius!)

IIRC, I have read that he was a simple minded person. Most of his act wasn't that much of an act. You just have to take Hee Haw for what it is/was. Just silly humor that had no substance. My dad watched that every week back when I was growing up. I hated it then but I have watched some reruns of it and I can see how you could just sit back and relax just watching some complete nonsense to get your mind off your troubles and worries for a few minutes.

[Red Raindog]

you must be old too -- love the Kinks

[Big Klu]

IIRC, I have read that he was a simple minded person. Most of his act wasn't that much of an act. You just have to take Hee Haw for what it is/was. Just silly humor that had no substance. My dad watched that every week back when I was growing up. I hated it then but I have watched some reruns of it and I can see how you could just sit back and relax just watching some complete nonsense to get your mind off your troubles and worries for a few minutes.

My parents watched it a lot when I was growing up, too. I could take it or leave it back then. I would watch if one of my favorite country singers were on, like Hank Williams Jr., Johnny Cash, or Waylon Jennings, but I was more into rock & roll music. But usually I might sit down, watch 5 or 10 minutes, then go do something else.

It wasn't until I got older and watched a couple of old reruns that I developed a new appreciation for the show. As you said, it is a lot of simple nonsense comedy, but it's clean, and you can just sit back and relax and enjoy it. It's almost vaudevillian in a way, and there's actually quite a bit of talent on display. (Roy Clark and Buck Owens are both incredible entertainers.) I enjoy watching it every chance I get, now.

And the scenery wasn't bad, either! (Linda Thompson, Barbi Benton, Marianne Gordon, Lisa Todd, Misty Rowe, Gunilla Hutton, just to name a few.)

[RedTeamGo!]

Wow really, no one even touched this?

I did...all I could come up with was "uhhhhhh."

[Mutaman]

you must be old too -- love the Kinks

Good stuff is pretty timeless. listened to Robert Johnson the other day- he's even older than Davies. Listening to kendrick Lamar right now.
But I'm so old that I wonder if I'll see the end of the rebuild.

[CySeymour]

This current streak reminds me of an old bit from Hee Haw...


"Gloom, despair, and agony on me.
Deep dark depression
Excessive misery"

[Big Klu]

This current streak reminds me of an old bit from Hee Haw...


"Gloom, despair, and agony on me.
Deep dark depression
Excessive misery"

"If it weren't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all.
Gloom, despair, and agony on me."