tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post7987127260254543130..comments2024-03-28T16:17:20.965-05:00Comments on Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine: Julius La Rosa, R. I. P.mybillcriderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-39012535517316599242016-05-15T20:05:34.294-05:002016-05-15T20:05:34.294-05:00I knew nothing at the time--I was 5--but my parent...I knew nothing at the time--I was 5--but my parents never watched Godfrey after that happened. My mom thought he was a wonderful singer (my dad referred Patti Page). (At the time, I was a Jerry Colonna...we had a comedy album of his that I played every chance I got.)<br /><br />The NYTimes:<br /><br />"Mr. Godfrey — a folksy, sentimental ukulele strummer to his audiences but an imperious, tyrannical boss behind the sets — ordered all his entertainers to take dancing lessons....He also insisted that his performers not work for outside interests and not be represented by personal agents...Feeling exploited, Mr. La Rosa did both."<br /><br />Petty tyrant sounds about right. <br />Don Coffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07198988872512792834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-84024464559540376542016-05-15T15:47:17.788-05:002016-05-15T15:47:17.788-05:00Godfrey was a terrible terrible guy.Godfrey was a terrible terrible guy.Ed Gormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06126267358266480356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-37070224612045605832016-05-15T15:41:45.931-05:002016-05-15T15:41:45.931-05:00I like that one, too, Jeff. My family was watchin...I like that one, too, Jeff. My family was watching the show the night La Rosa was fired. We couldn't quite figure out if it had really happened. It was a pretty big deal at the time. I don't think we ever watched Godfrey again.mybillcriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-16548232386268764582016-05-15T15:25:59.404-05:002016-05-15T15:25:59.404-05:00Just to show you how old I am, my first favorite s...Just to show you how old I am, my first favorite song as a kid was <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bsg73N0eUZk" rel="nofollow">Eh Cumpari</a> by Julis LaRosa. I'd make my mother play it over and over and over.<br /><br />I never, ever like Arthur Godfrey.Jeff Meyersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093411926030586355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-7346677820909410842016-05-15T15:15:04.798-05:002016-05-15T15:15:04.798-05:00I'm glad he had a productive post-firing caree...I'm glad he had a productive post-firing career. That was NOT Arthur Godfrey's finest moment.Debnoreply@blogger.com