tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20306397.post6180236112653898022..comments2023-12-18T10:18:04.029-08:00Comments on Durward Discussion: A sharper WitDurward Discussionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15023629504094283860noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20306397.post-60518838764397535852009-09-16T08:29:57.212-07:002009-09-16T08:29:57.212-07:00I remember watching Oscar Levant live when I was a...I remember watching Oscar Levant live when I was a very young teen ager..perhaps 14 years old. He and his wife..I think it was his wife..would sit at his piano..and they would talk and he would play a few bars now and then. Even at that young age I appreciated his talent. The smoke would be so thick sometimes that I don't see how they were able to breath...or anyone else for that matter. I have seen him in a few movies...but his TV show was where I became really familiar with him. My Grandparents used to watch him and that is where I would go after school to watch TV. We didn't own one in those days..and the Grands were one of the few that did have one. <br />And yes, I did enjoy reading about him. But I actually felt like I knew him long ago. I was sad when he died. He WAS witty, but much of it went way over my head as I was too young and his wit too sharp for me to grasp. However, wit in those days, if it were risque, had to be very, very carefully vailed or they would be called on it...so..many things had double meanings and to a youngster sometimes didn't make sense. :) Which was the way it was supposed to be. Only sharp thinking adults grasped the meaning. <br />Anyway...I am glad you posted it.<br />I mean, accidents do happen! :):)<br />Hugs,<br />MonaWsprsweetly Of Cottageshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17990765326246470929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20306397.post-33297050938517845232009-09-15T21:58:19.274-07:002009-09-15T21:58:19.274-07:00Call me thick, but I don't see what Oscar Lava...Call me thick, but I don't see what Oscar Lavant has to do with Ruby Tuesday...but...what do I know...Wsprsweetly Of Cottageshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17990765326246470929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20306397.post-18506391779501947322009-09-15T21:15:15.446-07:002009-09-15T21:15:15.446-07:00I didn't know his name! What a musician.I didn't know his name! What a musician.Travis Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06192526507760146748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20306397.post-38495244720504905322009-09-15T09:50:41.101-07:002009-09-15T09:50:41.101-07:00They don't make talk shows or celebrities like...They don't make talk shows or celebrities like they used to, that's for sure! <br /><br />Wouldn't it be great to have some wonderful talent such as his but be happy to just "noodle around" most of the time?Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05698969349369789642noreply@blogger.com