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GhostofChaneysLiver		#1	[-]
Apr 18 12 2:58 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Funny, I don't think I ever saw a single episode of American Bandstand, yet Dick Clark was always there (somewhere) when I was growing up. It was a little painful watching 'America's Oldest Teenager' in his final post-stroke years, but still comforting to know he was still around. RIP Dick Cromwell
Rakshasa		#2	[-]
Apr 18 12 3:14 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	A true icon from my youth. AMERICAN BANDSTAND, the 100k Pyramid game show, Bloopers & Practical Jokes, NEW YEARS EVE in NYC.... Yep, difficult to see him in recent years on NYE, but god bless him. RIP, Dick Clark... Links To All The Classic Monster Stills I've Posted: http://monsterkidclassichorrorforum.yuku.com/topic/30758
luisj40		#3	[-]
Apr 18 12 3:17 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	RIP Dick Clark Luis
Victor Frankenstein		#4	[-]
Apr 18 12 3:22 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Rak! Aww, Bloopers and Practical Jokes! I forgot about that! RIP Dick!
Rakshasa		#5	[-]
Apr 18 12 3:23 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I'm feeling a bit similar to the way I felt when Johnny Carson passed away. It's a feeling that someone you could always count on is gone. A comforting and familiar face, voice, and personality that always made you feel good has slipped away. It's a very sad feeling. Links To All The Classic Monster Stills I've Posted: http://monsterkidclassichorrorforum.yuku.com/topic/30758
Andrew Kidd		#6	[-]
Apr 18 12 3:41 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	One of the great pleasures of MGM's PSYCH-OUT DVD was Clark's interview. He turned out to be a VERY intelligent and thoughtful man.
Mora		#7	[-]
Apr 18 12 4:04 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Very sad. Even though he'd had his health problems just didn't seem to be a fella whose name I expected to see on this folder. He always seemed to be around, even if not so visible in recent years. Great memories, especially from "Bandstand, for years a virtual staple of Saturday morning TV watching. RIP Mr. Clark.
HalLane		#8	[-]
Apr 18 12 5:33 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	He was a good slimeball villain on a Perry Mason episode. I'll have to check out more of his acting. Rest in peace.
Carl Eyesnheart		#9	[-]
Apr 18 12 6:23 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	When I saw the headline, my heart crashed. I always loved Clark, and that smile and voice. My fanzine all about Rock N Roll: www.sonicruin.com
Rick		#10	[-]
Apr 18 12 6:32 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	We didn't have an ABC affiliate when I was a kid, so no American Bandstand for me. But the Saturday afternoon Dick Clark Show was a must-see. It was pretty much the same thing as Bandstand but...on Saturday. I remember watching Fabian "singing" Like a Tiger one Saturday afternoon and thinking, "wow, he's no Frankie Avalon." And I remember watching, absolutely spellbound, as Bobby Darin sang Mack the Knife. The first time I ever heard it. Dick Clark was a genuine icon of America in the 20th Century, and I'll remember him fondly. R.I.P. (But he certainly won't be much remembered for his acting. Not his strong suit.)
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HalLane		#11	[-]
Apr 18 12 9:22 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	He had a good beat. I could dance to him.
doktorgoulfinger		#12	[-]
Apr 18 12 9:52 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	It was Clark who gave Zacherley his nickname: The Cool Ghoul. Goodbye, Dick. A lot of good memories.
rvoyttbots		#13	[-]
Apr 18 12 10:33 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	AMERICAN BANDSTAND was on 12 noon Saturdays when I was growing up. We only had two TV stations. RIP
strangenstein		#14	[-]
Apr 18 12 11:56 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	RIP Mr. Clark.
SteveZodiak		#15	[-]
Apr 19 12 12:43 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Another American icon gone. Why do I have to waste my time outwitting morons?
clore103051		#16	[-]
Apr 19 12 7:34 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Rakshasa wrote: I'm feeling a bit similar to the way I felt when Johnny Carson passed away. It's a feeling that someone you could always count on is gone. A comforting and familiar face, voice, and personality that always made you feel good has slipped away. It's a very sad feeling. When I was in the first grade, I used to rush home from school to watch Carson hosting WHO DO YOU TRUST. As it aired right before AMERICAN BANDSTAND, that was how I discovered the latter. I met Dick Clark a few times, this being around 30 years ago. That he remembered my name impressed me, as did his general decency and lack of affectation. The second time we met, I had mentioned the relatively new HILL ST. BLUES as a show whose quality far outstripped its ratings. Clark's eyes lit up and he asked if I had been following the show. I said that I had seen every one of the six or so episodes to date and he had loads of questions. He said that he loved the show and had his VCRs programmed to record the program while he was away for a few weeks. But a power outage had knocked the timers out of commission. His enthusiasm for the show was much like our own glee here for any of our favorites. Now I see that Jonathan Frid passed away - that's two from the ABC afternoon schedule of my youth gone.
sthorntn		#17	[-]
Apr 19 12 11:04 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I certainly respect Dick Clark's success as a businessman but I always found the musical aspects of American Bandstand to be way too "safe" for my tastes. Watching the show in the mid 1960s, it was a steady diet of acts like Frankie, Annette and Neil Sadaka. Then in the 1970s, Bandstand showcased the type of radio friendly dance music that would later morph into disco. Not exactly my idea of ground breaking entertainment. Nonetheless, I salute the man for being succcessful at what he did (and how!).
Robert Troch		#18	[-]
Apr 19 12 11:51 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	sthorntn wrote: I certainly respect Dick Clark's success as a businessman but I always found the musical aspects of American Bandstand to be way too "safe" for my tastes. Watching the show in the mid 1960s, it was a steady diet of acts like Frankie, Annette and Neil Sadaka. Then in the 1970s, Bandstand showcased the type of radio friendly dance music that would later morph into disco. Not exactly my idea of ground breaking entertainment. Nonetheless, I salute the man for being succcessful at what he did (and how!). That's true BUT to Clark's credit there is always that PIL appearance playing Poptones! Robert T.
Shadow Chaser		#19	[-]
Apr 19 12 1:38 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Very honored to have enjoyed him one last time on New Years.
brianalbright		#20	[-]
Apr 20 12 9:06 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	And don't forget his somewhat off the wall horror output -- WEREWOLF OF WOODSTOCK was a Dick Clark production, as was THE DARK, directed by John Bud Cardos. Clark also had a nice role in KILLERS THREE, a moonshine flick shot in the Carolinas for AIP. Cardos and Clark were apparently good friends. I think Bud told me in an interview that Clark was the godfather of one his kids; Cardos worked on almost all of Clark's low-budget films both as an actor, stuntman, location scout and production manager.
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