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Baby Boomers

johnsolaris

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7. pat paulsen

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Tue Oct 9, 2012, 12:29 AM

Oct 2012

Hi,

Mason Williams was the guy that came up the Pat Paulsen for President idea. Williams went on to write for other shows including
Saturday night live. He still performs today.

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Remember this show, Boomers????? [View all] dixiegrrrrl Mar 2012 OP

Remember it very well. I wish there was something as political as that like it today. canoeist52 Mar 2012 #1

Do you remember Mason Williams? schmice Sep 2012 #2

Name is familiar.... dixiegrrrrl Sep 2012 #3

"Classical Gas" + also a writer on the Smothers Brothers Show. schmice Sep 2012 #4

ahhh! I knew Classical Gas but not that he was a writer. dixiegrrrrl Sep 2012 #6

He lives in Oregon--impressive resume, he has. MADem Feb 2013 #15

Classical Gas is awesome... haikugal Feb 2013 #14

I remember it well. SheilaT Sep 2012 #5

pat paulsen johnsolaris Oct 2012 #7

Thanks for that tidbit about Williams. dixiegrrrrl Oct 2012 #8

mason website johnsolaris Oct 2012 #9

On the bookshelf right by me HeiressofBickworth Oct 2012 #10

Boomers skiptaylor Oct 2012 #11

Oh yeah - codjh9 Nov 2012 #12

Let's not forget John Hartford BarbaRosa Jan 2013 #13

I remember Bonanza - Lorne Greene, Little Joe, Hoss . . . ConcernedCanuk Mar 2013 #16

Ask me about test patterns on tv dixiegrrrrl Mar 2013 #17

That boring looking dart board (we only had a b/w TV) ConcernedCanuk Mar 2013 #18