If
you remember
Bob Hope?
You'll really
enjoy this.
I had
forgotten that
he lived to be
100,
and
also didn't
realize it has
been over 13
years since he
died.
I
Always enjoyed
him, his
movies, and
his show.
He
touched a lot
of lives
during his
life.
Thought
you might
enjoy a bit of
memory
touching.
Enjoy
and recall a
neat comedian.
______________________________
____________
BOB
HOPE IN HEAVEN
For
those of you
too young to
remember Bob
Hope,
ask
your
Grandparents
and thanks for
the memories.
WHAT
A WONDERFUL
E-MAIL.
I
HOPE THIS WILL
PUT A SMILE ON
YOUR FACE AND
IN YOUR HEART.
This
is a tribute
to a man who
DID make a
difference.
ON
TURNING 70
'I
still chase
women, but
only
downhill.'
ON
TURNING 80
'That's
the time of
your life when
even your
birthday suit
needs
pressing.'
ON
TURNING 90
'You
know you're
getting old
when the
candles cost
more than the
cake.'
ON
TURNING 100
'I
don't feel
old. In fact, I
don't feel
anything until
noon. Then
it's time for
my nap.'
ON
GIVING UP HIS
EARLY CAREER,
BOXING
'I
ruined my
hands in the
ring. The
referee kept
stepping on
them.'
ON
NEVER WINNING
AN OSCAR
'Welcome
to the Academy
Awards, or as
it's called at
my home,
'Passover.'
ON
GOLF
'Golf
is my
profession.
Show business
is just to pay
the green
fees.'
ON
PRESIDENTS
'I
have performed
for 12
presidents but
entertained
only six.'
ON
WHY HE CHOSE
SHOWBIZ FOR
HIS CAREER
'When
I was born,
the doctor
said to my
mother,
Congratulations,
you have an
eight pound
ham.'
ON
RECEIVING THE
CONGRESSIONAL
GOLD MEDAL
'I
feel very
humble, but I
think I have
the strength
of character
to fight it.'
ON
HIS FAMILY'S
EARLY POVERTY
'Four
of us slept in
the one bed.
When it got
cold, mother
threw on
another
brother.'
ON
HIS SIX
BROTHERS
'That's
how I learned
to dance.
Waiting for
the bathroom.'
ON
HIS EARLY
FAILURES
'I
would not have
had anything
to eat if it
wasn't for the
stuff the
audience threw
at me.'
ON
GOING TO
HEAVEN
'I've
done benefits
for ALL
religions.
I'd
hate to blow
the hereafter
on a
technicality.'
Give
me a sense of
humor Lord,
give
me the grace
to see a joke,
to
get some humor
out of life,
and
pass it on to
other folk.
To the person
receiving
this, please
have the grace
to pass it on
to others.
Learn from
yesterday,
live for
today, keep
one hand on
your wallet
and don’t
worry about
tomorrow...
fly-web.us)
