Lots of news circulates
through the Net regarding The Boys. Here's some of the latest
that's come our way!:
Forwarded by Flip Lauer
Rare footage of Stan Laurel footage
on You Tube. This is well done. Check it out. Flip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PuLYZdTQLc
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Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 07:29:26 -0400
From: "StanLaurel" <StanLaurel@verizon.net>
Subject: The Dancing Masters Calliope
To: "Laurel and Hardy Group" <gvd2008@verizon.net>,
"Harlem Group" <gvd2008@verizon.net>
Below are photos of a new calliope built by fellow Son, Gary Russeth,
Berth Marks Tent, Harlem, Georgia.
What a great job he did. He has named it The Dancing Masters
Calliope. It took him about five weeks of work for him to complete
this. It is a functioning calliope which plays a number of Gay
'90's-type music, such as Home on the Range, 12th Street Rag, The
Man on the Flying Machine, Let Me Call You Sweetheart, Beer Barrel
Polka, and many more. Gary built the frame (1/3rd scale) for it and
also the L&H dolls (about 18 inches high); the left and right sides
of the calliope are identical. The frame is about 60" long by 54"
high by 32" wide (wheel to wheel). He plans on pulling it in local
parades using his 1/2-scale Tin Lizzy, including being in this
year's Oliver Hardy Festival parade in Harlem on October 4th. I
can't wait to see and hear it in person.
We
thank Gary for sharing his wonderful work with all Sons.
Gino
Dercola
Any
Old Port Tent - Oasis 212
Baltimore, Maryland
