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marble falls

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7. No TV, little radio, few motion pictures, no internet. Entertainment was what it was. Almost more skits than anything ..

Reply to highplainsdem (Reply #5)

Wed Jul 2, 2025, 08:34 AM

Jul 2

... I read this guy's biography in seventh or eight grade after reading the review in Time magazine. Farts don't really entertain me at all. But trying to understand the times as compared to my own did/do.

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Little Tich - Big Boot Dance (1900) [View all] marble falls Jul 1 OP

REMARKABLE!! wow! some_of_us_are_sane Jul 1 #1

It's just mind blowing how many people were in the entertainment field in the old days ... marble falls Jul 1 #2

Wow. I'd never heard of him before, but he's very impressive. highplainsdem Jul 1 #3

Ever hear of Le Ptomane? marble falls Jul 2 #4

No. Very strange entertainment... highplainsdem Jul 2 #5

No TV, little radio, few motion pictures, no internet. Entertainment was what it was. Almost more skits than anything .. marble falls Jul 2 #7

And almost all the music was homemade. My grandfather brought an accordion with him when he highplainsdem Jul 2 #8

Having music lessons and instuments were important even into the fifties, I remember accordion salesmen would go ... marble falls Jul 2 #10

LOL! highplainsdem Jul 3 #14

aka the mad farter. hehe. AllaN01Bear Jul 2 #12

I love the old silents, Thank you very much marble falls for sharing with us. debm55 Jul 2 #6

Ah...My dog would blow the last one away (The Fartist) chouchou Jul 2 #9

found a version that i can watch from the public domain review. AllaN01Bear Jul 2 #11

Le Ptomane internet archives AllaN01Bear Jul 2 #13