Cartoon Brew (Free subscription) | yesterday
This Saturday and Sunday, Julian’s Auctions is having a Bob Hope estate sale in Beverly Hills, California. A friend of mine who once interviewed Hope asked him if he’d ever seen DC’s Bob Hope comic books. Hope replied he had — and that he saved every issue. It was in his contract to have copies [...]
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 10/14/2008
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. | One last chorus of “Thanks for the Memories” echoed across Bob Hope’s battered office desk and joke-writers’ table Monday.
Laughing Squid (Free subscription) | 10/12/2008
Poster Page has a great round-up of all the knock-offs of the ubiquitous Barack Obama poster created by Shepard Fairey. One of the best of the group is the “A New Hope” poster featuring Bob Hope created by 21st Century Filth. Of course there’s also the Star Wars themed poster “A New Hope” by Ironic Sans. See [...]
LA Times (Free subscription) | 10/14/2008
His family is selling dozens of mementos, from his desk and chair to golf clubs, clothing, scripts, USO items and sports souvenirs. The collection is on display at the Beverly Hilton this week. One last chorus of "Thanks for the Memories" echoed across Bob Hope's battered office desk and joke-writers' table Monday.
Right Mind (Free subscription) | 10/14/2008
... (Idaho) Moscow Libertarians Moscow Media On the Right Side Out on a Limb Satire Submariners Best Bob Hope Movie LineI’ve posted this before. But it’s well worth posting again. HT: Dave S.Published Tuesday, October 14, 2008 6:40 AM by
The Cutting Edge (Free subscription) | yesterday
I posted that short video extract a couple days ago (The Greatest Movie Line ever..."Ghost Breakers") and sort of felt bad that I didn't even recognize Bob freakin' Hope. Weak in the movie-fu know-who. There may be something to say for that, but Bob Hope? Sheesh. But this famous YouTube "Women in Film" will test even the best and most knowledgeable movie fan. I know a few; my wife knows...
Laughing Squid (Free subscription) | yesterday
Current Fix has a great interview with Shepard Fairey about his Obama inspired art. See Previously: - Barack Obama Has A Posse - Vote! & Obama Prints by Shepard Fairey of Obey Giant Related PostsVote! & Obama Prints by Shepard Fairey of Obey GiantA New Bob Hope“POPE” a Parody of the Popular “HOPE” Obama PosterShepard Fairey at White [...]
Times Online (Free subscription) | yesterday
At the height of his unappetising career in the 1970s and early 1980s, the Chicago-born Frank Rosenthal simultaneously ran four casinos in Las Vegas, most notably the world-famous Stardust Hotel. He also, bizarrely, hosted a television talkshow, The Frank Rosenthal Show, among whose celebrated guests were such entertainers as Frank Sinatra and Bob Hope.
Legal Pad (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
In a land of streets named after Dinah Shore, Bob Hope, Kirk Douglas and other glitterati, the big draw in the Palm Springs area earlier this week was the California Supreme Court. During eight oral arguments on Tuesday and Wednesday,...
Army Archerd (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
The collection of memorabilia from the life and career of Bob Hope will be auctioned Oct. 18-19 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel after an exhibit the previous weekend. A 250-page (!) catalogue of the collection has been made available by the auctioneers, Julien's, and it is startling. The items range from his clothing to jewelry, memorabilia, furniture, posters, autographs and of course, golf clubs....
Metroblogging Los Angeles (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
... the NoHo Arts District, as mentioned by LAist . It needs to join the movement for the Red Line to Bob Hope, which is supported by the Valley Industry & Commerce Association. It needs to back the Pink Line from Hollywood to connect with the future Purple Line to Santa Monica. If NBC wants to quiet its critics, it needs a plan that considers the future of a city and not just a neighborhood....
Christian Science Monitor (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
... forest, and you understand that the generation that was born in the 1920s, we refer to [it] as the Bob Hope generation, for every one person that was born there, there were more than four people born in the baby boom. So for every one car we needed here, we needed four [for the boomers]. For every teacher, four; for every hospital, four; for every doctor, four. And if you follow that logic...
