Yes, shame on you JS.  Norma Jean, named The Duchess by Bo, was something else.  The info on the Net showed her in a gold lame skin tight suit and she was hot!  The article said a reporter once asked her "how" she got into that suit & she quietly pulled out an over-sized shoe horn!!!    Gotta love a lady with a sense of humor who could also play that guitar!  It said she passed away in 2005.

JS....you devil....you know you meant Norma Jean Wofford ...aka The Duchess!

Linda P....here's a thought.....leave something else valuable in your car....over $150.00 and then when it turns up missing, call the insurance company and make a claim....did I just say that? 

KMG - Our homeowner's ins. has a $500 deductible and my iPod cost $350, so no.  We had a trailer stolen from the side of our yard in '07 and the same thing happened.  We couldn't file it on our homeowners, but we did call the police and had a police report, so we took it off our income tax.  Those iPods are so small, I bet lots are stolen.

I loved watching Steve Allen. When I was a youth, my parents demanded that I turn off my TV and go to sleep. They would make me leave my bedroom door open so they could tell if the TV was on or not. I would close the door almost all the way, turn the TV away from the door, have it turned down so low that I had to put my ear by the speaker to hear it and then try to keep from laughing during his show. Steve Allen was not afraid to do anything. Like when he got the entire audience to follow him and march through the small grocery market next door. Or when he started his show from a bath tub hoisted about 50 feet in the air out in front of the studio. As SNL said, he was so talented. A musician, composer, you name it. He was one of a kind. And, he had one of the most infectious laughs on TV.

Steve Allen was the "first" & original Tonight Show host!!  He was so talented.  He could sing, dance, play the piano, tell jokes and I loved watching him. He also coined the silly phrase "Rat Fink"!!  Remember that one!!

John-- Glad to see this time your on the good side of the law & it's finally coming to fruition!!  Thanks for the great clips on Bo Didley, that's some good stuff!  Wonder who that girl is playing the bass (?) guitar, she is on all the videos & always to his left??

looks like we just lost another Rock'n'Roll icon...Bo Diddley...age 79!  John Southworth, do you have anything in your archieves about him?

...come to think of it.....where is our beloved Cheezy Studmuffin?? 

Robert, now that you mention being related to Coach Norman, visually I see a resemblance...that's interesting info!  Now that you all mention it, I thought Rick had taken off with mini-Socrates for good!  Rick, is it something I/we said?  Come back, please!    SNL, have you heard from Barbara & Eddie Arnold?  When she called me last weekend, I encouraged them to come...hope they do!

We just got back in town from some travels and getting caught up I see Christie died. I'm sorry to read about it and hope her family is doing well.