Sorry if this is a repeat. Breaking Tom Message in two to see if it will go through _____________________________________________
I want to thank Joe for forwarding this belated message that I sent in several days ago. Tom Kssl (just some automated editing folks or Tom's hard work JG) I went on the internet today after reading today's messages posted and I find it interesting that Jonny Coons was born in Lebanon Indiana having died in 1975 .He had his 15 minutes of fame in the mid 50s with his own kiddy show but quickly faded. And I can't yet find anything on Tom Jacobs. Talented, gifted, and all still no luck .The internet websites-links may not offer us much data on you but Tom your value as a person and performer always increases your worth!! We salute you. It breaks my heart when I think of what Herbie Faye said and Dick Ryan wrote when they commented "You remember me?" and "Thanks for remembering me." what humility what human decency in these superb performers who sat by the phone like so many others waiting day in day out to get that casting call to report to the TV or film studio to put in a few days work for what might be a godsend or an insult to play in a thankless meaningless role. No, nothing Dick or Herbie ever did was anything to be ashamed of when you realize in the end they brought moments of sheer joy a smile and a tickle to the funny bone. Andy Griffith, I assure you, who had his hand and rightly so had the final say in casting Hope Summers told me. His decency as a man is evident is his concern for the welfare of our beloved Howard McNear is one example say for instance with the makeshift board they assembled on the set to accommodate his gifted beloved actor after his tragic stroke. Joe Hamilton, Dick Ryan, Tom Jacobs, Mr. Schwamp as well and others who did what they must had thought was an unhappy or meaningless chore by doing little more than a walk on did much more than that, they got their creative juices flowing, that drive that motivation up and running known TAGS called . They're back in the harness, small as the role is, and every trivial bit part paid the month's rent. Imagine folks and sadly all of this true, these gifted TAGS performers .I'm referring only to bit parts, cameos walk-on, now, not the regular series performers, all waited by the phone for years and years waiting to get that call to report to the studio. To not get that call, you're cutting off the flow of talent we fans want to see. Thank God TAGS can rest on its laurels supplying the American audience with the best money can buy. To put life into a 5 second scene may put food on that actors table, thankfully, but it gives him his day in the sun to know someone out there hasn't forgotten him. I got stories first hand from some of the most beloved famous top rated character actors known all over the world and a number of them privately told me the heart-wrenching story of a Hollywood that is passing them by. To not get that "call" due to changing of times or whatever is a crushing blow to an actor's ego. God Bless. Tom Kessel _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list [email protected] http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
