#3--Gale Storm dead at 87!

[spd2demun ACE - Master]

Many younger folks may not remember her.

[MarkShadid]

She might be number 5 depending on who you count.  Let's see....there was Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett, Michael Jackson, Gale Storm, and Billy Mays. 

[spd2demun ACE - Master]

You forgot about Grasshopper...David Carradine.   He was 1st of 3, 1st round.

[MarkShadid]

Oh yeah that's right, I forgot about David Carradine.

[spd2demun ACE - Master]

Think skeeter brought that up *over there*.

[skeeterintexas]

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spd2demun wrote:
Think skeeter brought that up *over there*.

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Like you said though, how many aactually remember Gale Storm? 

I certainly hope this is the 3rd so we can get a little break from all this bad news.  

[MarkShadid]

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skeeterintexas wrote:

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spd2demun wrote:
Think skeeter brought that up *over there*.

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Like you said though, how many aactually remember Gale Storm? 

I certainly hope this is the 3rd so we can get a little break from all this bad news.  

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I still think we already had more than 3, so I hope it's over with as well. I barely remember Gale Storm, but I've known of her.

[spd2demun ACE - Master]

I remember her mostly as a singer, *I Hear You Knocking (But You Can't Come In)*.  Used to play it a lot as it was in my folks' record collection.

She was another TX gal and I swear she was in Houston for a while.

Just for kicks, I opened iTunes and surprised they have her there...they have it as Jazz...was Pop, LOL! 

Message Edited by spd2demun on 06-29-2009 10:22 AM

[mibrnsurg ACE - Geek]

Remember her from "My Little Margie" having grown up w/the advent of Television, also from her short singing career cut short by alcohol.

Chris

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[spd2demun ACE - Master]

Yup, happens too often, even in my own family.

[oz_1 ACE - Wizard]

I had no idea the voice behind those songs belonged to the actress that played My Little Margie although I was only 3 I remember the re-runs years

later and definetly the songs back when KILT AM was called Boss Radio. 

[RCSMG ACE - Master]

At least she was close to being old enough to go.  It is just shocking when people pass who are just waaaaay to young to go.  And there are millions more who are gone who weren't in their 40's, the difference is they weren't celebrities.

[oz_1 ACE - Wizard]

I hope I get another 25 or 30 years out of this body God willing but at the rate I going that may be a pipe dream.

[hpmsrm]

Since I was in high school 1950 - 1954 I remember her very well.  "My Little Margie" was a favorite in our family.  We had just gotten TV service in the Wichita, Kansas area the summer of 1953.

It's during these periods of losses of folks whose names we knew....whose art we appreciated.....and when loved ones who guided us through those growing-up years pass on that we seniors begin to feel isolated.  The popular musical artists and performers loved by so many of you younger folks have absolutely no attraction to old codgers like me.  Now....when Stan Kenton or Eugene Ormand died.....or Red Skelton & Jack Benny passed away......THOSE were REAL losses that we felt.  But Michael Jackson?  Pffffft.   If I were 40 years younger I might care more.  But that's just the way life goes.  Always been that way.....always will I guess.

[spd2demun ACE - Master]

But dying younger, usually young kids are left behind...very sad what will happen to MJ's 3.  Even Farrah's boy, he's gonna miss his momma, just a kid himself.

[oz_1 ACE - Wizard]

Another reason to call your folks and give them a hug when ever possible because the day will come when you want to and they are gone.

Cherish the moments you have with your family I do and still miss my father and he has been gone 5 years.