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ME? WORRY?
I’m going to do something a little different in this posting. There will be no pictures of celebrities or remembrances of the good life in the 60s. Just this once, I’m putting on my pundit hat (or...
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HERE'S LOOKING AT YOU KID
I’m ashamed to say that I don’t watch a lot of shows on television. For a guy who spent over 50 years in the “biz” (thousands of TV shows), that is a shameful confession. On the other hand, I did one...
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STUFF HAPPENS
I seem to keep veering away from my Rock & Roll roots on this blog. You have to remember, The Lloyd Thaxton Show represented 10 years of my TV life. I spent 18 years producing and directing Fight...
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MY VISIT TO FLORENCE
Wait! Wait! Wrong Florence!Some time ago I did an interview on "The Florence Henderson Show" on the RETIREMENT LIVING CHANNEL. Florence does a terrific show and has some great guests (Hey, she had me,...
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TOO OLD TO CAUSE ANY DAMAGE
As I write this, it is January 1, 2008. HAPPY NEW YEAR! My day started out no different than all the days of 2007. I got up, popped a pop-tart in the toaster, poured myself a cup of coffee, and sat...
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NINETEEN SIXTY EIGHT
In 1948, George Orwell wrote “1984.” It was a depiction of a frightening year, not unlike what was happening behind Russia's iron curtain in 1948, and predicted that the same thing would be happening...
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DO NOT TAKE THE LLOYD THAXTON TOUR
Just a quick note and then you can go back down to "1968." I just discovered that The Movieland Directory, which tracks where Hollywood stars are living today, has added my name, address, and route to...
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THE OLDER YOU ARE, THE LESS INTERESTING YOU ARE ?
"SUTHERLAND'S RELEASE FROM JAIL NETS A YAWN"That was the headline in a Los Angeles Times news story written by Andrew Blankstein. Kiefer Sutherland, according to the article, "walked out of jail early...
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NOVEMBER 22, 1963 - STAY TUNED
As I told you many times, my morning routine rarely changes. Up at about 6 AM, I pour myself a cup of coffee, pop a Tart into my 70-year-old toaster (that's a another story), and completely devour the...
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ELVIS IS ALIVE ... ALIVE!
In my last posting, I delved into the "Where were you when..." subject; people remembering exactly where they were when a momentous event happened in their lives. The subject of the posting was the...
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THE YouTube GENERATION GAP (UP-DATE)
Tuesday, February 19th, I lectured before the “Music, Television and American Culture” class at the University of Southern California (USC). It was my third appearance in an equal amount of years and,...
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I keep moving this up on my list. Why? Ain't it obvious? Florence was a real (reel?) trip.If you haven't seen this, click on the arrow and enjoy.If you have seen it, just scroll down ... and ...Stay...
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WE GET LETTERS, STACKS AND STACKS ...
MY WIFE BARBARA READING COMMENTSPerry Como used to sing: "Letters, we get letters. We get stacks and stacks of letters. Dear Perry, would you be so kind, and fulfill our request, and sing the song we...
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WHY LLOYD THAXTON DISAPPEARED - AGAIN?
LLOYD'S DOG TUCKER'S FAVORITE POSTI was looking over some of my previous posts and was surprised to discover that I have been doing this for over 2 years (This is my 100th posting). According to the...
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THE ATTACK OF THE MEAN CYBERBULLY
There is one thing that upsets me everytime I listen to talk radio (one thing?). The hosts are always putting down “mainstream media,” A.K.A, the newspaper. They do this while obviously quoting from...
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HOORAY FOR HOLLYWOOD
The relatives came to visit. They arrived with questions. Can we see the star’s homes? How about the Hollywood Walk of Fame? Where can we go to see the Hollywood Sign? What else can you show us?The...
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BE TRUE TO YOUR AGE
I’m bahhhck! Sorry if you kept tuning in and finding the same oh, same oh, each time. Important stuff loomed and I had to take care of it. One of the things I did was read a book by Bob Green titled,...
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THE DO-IT-YOURSELF-OBIT
Wonder what the picture above has to do with obits? Well, “stay tuned.”I apologize for becoming such a procrastinator as far as my blog is concerned. The fault lies with deadlines. Or, more correct,...
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MY LAST CHANCE TO MEET BARRY BONDS
Seeing the picture of Barry Bonds wax body in the LA Times being removed from a San Francisco wax museum, I just had to visit my Hollywood Heads of Fame suggestion one more time. HHF was my idea of how...
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HOW TO GET YOUR OWN NATIONAL TV SHOW
INTRODUCTIONThe above picture is of ten year-old me looking into the future (circa 1937). I may look like a future don for the Toledo Mafia, but to me, my neat attire was merely a costume for some...
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HOW TO GET YOUR OWN NATIONAL TV SHOW
Let me take a moment to apologize to my readers for my negligence of adding to my blog. I know that too much time goes by between posts and one shouldn’t promise interesting stories and than not...
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HOW TO GET YOUR OWN NATIONAL TV SHOW
CHAPTER 3In Chapter one I told you how blown away I was by the new console radio my sister bought just as TV was coming on the horizon (Scroll down if you missed it). It had neat little push buttons on...
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LEFT AT THE POST
I realized today that I am falling behind again on my blog posts. I felt awful. Then I saw this cartoon in today's LA Times. It made me feel better. Hope it makes you laugh because it is so TRUE.CLICK...
View ArticleLLOYD HAS MOVED ON
Hello:My name is Barbara Thaxton, Lloyd's wife.Lloyd passed away last Sunday morning in my arms. He has now moved on to his next creative project ... making the angels laugh.Goodbye my beloved. I will...
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Hello everyone:Chuck Hinson has created a new blog to carry on where Lloyd could not. Please go there and post your comments.http://themouseclique.blogspot.com/2010/02/notes-from-chief.htmlSee you...
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