When I got into the blogging game, I had no idea that it would lead to such wondrous occurrences as having a post of a Bobby Breen LP dedicated to me. But that has now come to pass over at the the Capt's Christmas Yuleblog, one of the web's main purveyors of musical holiday cheer.
Breen is the fellow on the left in the photo above - he made a living as a juvenile crooner and film star during the 30s. He is duetting here with Ned Sparks, a true hero of the early talkies and a fellow whose dyspeptic screen personality is closer to my real personality than is that of Bobby Breen, whose very name sounds sunny and radiant.
The Capt came by his interest in Breen through hearing him mentioned in Ernie Kovacs routines. Those of us of a certain age can tell you that Breen was kind of a stock reference point for comics like Kovacs during the 50s. Hearing Breen's name got the Capt interested in him, eventually led to him acquiring Breen's Christmas LP, and then dedicating the post to me because said record is of the 10-inch variety.
To the Capt, I say thanks for the kind words, and to all of the readers of this blog, I say head on over to the Christmas Yuleblog for Bobby Breen and many other Christmas goodies, including Dragnet - The Christmas Story, one of my all-time favorites.
That CaptOT is a great guy!
ReplyDeleteYou deserve double kudos just for mentioning/ picturing the great Ned Sparks. I think I'll create an award to bestow on any blogger who celebrates a vintage character player and call it the "Sparky" in Ned's honor. :-)
ReplyDeleteAnother Bobby Breen comic reference is in Lenny Bruce's "At the London Palladium: “You open on the 19th with Georgia Gibbs ... Bobby Breen ... Helen Noga, .. And Bruno Hauptmann’s son ... For some insurance there...”
ReplyDeleteBuster, Capt here!
ReplyDeleteI have about a half-dozen 10" LPs of all varieties that I won't be able to transfer any time soon. I think these would be more suited for your blog anyway since only one is Christmas related.
Please contact me at my blog via the comments section - I'm sending a package to Ernie very shortly and would love to send another your way.
Capt
Someone is sending me a package? Christmas is still nine months away!
ReplyDeleteDear admin, would you share upload some Bobby Breen LP in MEGA ? Thanks :)
ReplyDeleteSorry, this was not my upload and I don't have the files.
ReplyDeleteno problem :)
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