BS: Why don't folks rave about Tony Clifton?

Subject: BS: Why don't folks rave about Tony Clifton?
From: Little Hawk
Date: 23 Nov 04 - 08:23 PM

Why? I can't fathom it. He's so awesome.

Subject: RE: BS: Why don't folks rave about Tony Clifton?
From: Peace
Date: 23 Nov 04 - 08:29 PM

Gotta ask Bob; too late to ask Andy.

Subject: RE: BS: Why don't folks rave about Tony Clifton?
From: Bill Hahn//\\
Date: 23 Nov 04 - 08:31 PM

Are we talking about the Tony Clifton who was a character on the spoof TV shows of years back---America Tonight (possibly wrong name) with Martin Mull.

Oh, if only the would re air those episodes and the Mary Hartman ones from whence it came.


Bill Hahn

Subject: RE: BS: Why don't folks rave about Tony Clifton?
From: Blissfully Ignorant
Date: 23 Nov 04 - 08:35 PM

Beats me...

Subject: RE: BS: Why don't folks rave about Tony Clifton?
From: Uncle_DaveO
Date: 23 Nov 04 - 08:47 PM

I don't know. Who is Tony Clifton? (Not a joke answer; I never heard of him.)

Dave Oesterreich

Subject: RE: BS: Why don't folks rave about Tony Clifton?
From: Ebbie
Date: 23 Nov 04 - 08:58 PM

"If I've made just one person happy, then it's all been worth it." Tony Clifton

I'll take his word for it. He does sound awesome.

Subject: RE: BS: Why don't folks rave about Tony Clifton?
From: Bill D
Date: 23 Nov 04 - 10:28 PM

*grin*... don't need to rave about Tony....he did enough on his own. (And Andy wouldn't have..)

Subject: RE: BS: Why don't folks rave about Tony Clifton?
From: Bill Hahn//\\
Date: 24 Nov 04 - 04:51 PM

Sounds just like something the fictional Tony Clifton of America Tonight would have said---him being---as he billed himself---huge in the tri county area and appearing regularly at a Holiday Inn near you. All the while dressed in his tacky blue tux and doing a bad imitation of a bad lounge singer. Funny stuff.

Bill Hahn

Subject: RE: BS: Why don't folks rave about Tony Clifton?
From: Bill Hahn//\\
Date: 24 Nov 04 - 05:07 PM

So--now the question is which came first--not the chicken or the egg, but the Andy --Clifton---or the America Tonight version.

Bill Hahn

Subject: RE: BS: Why don't folks rave about Tony Clifton?
From: Little Hawk
Date: 24 Nov 04 - 05:45 PM

Who cares? The main thing is, Tony Clifton is the most amazing thing since sliced eggs! He even rivals William Shatner.

Subject: RE: BS: Why don't folks rave about Tony Clifton?
From: Bill Hahn//\\
Date: 24 Nov 04 - 05:54 PM

Actually--my error. The show was America2Night and also Fernwood Tonight---the character's name was Tony Rolletti.   The actor was also a recurring character ---years later---on Frasier.

Bill Hahn

Subject: RE: BS: Why don't folks rave about Tony Clifton?
From: Bill D
Date: 24 Nov 04 - 10:01 PM

oh, I'd LOVE to see Tony Clifton meet Shatner!...I might pay to see that...

Subject: RE: BS: Why don't folks rave about Tony Clifton?
From: Little Hawk
Date: 24 Nov 04 - 10:14 PM

It would be an epic confrontation, all right. Downright scary.

Subject: RE: BS: Why don't folks rave about Tony Clifton?
From: catspaw49
Date: 25 Nov 04 - 08:29 PM

Andy actually met Tony for the first time when Tony was crawling out of his asshole. Or was Andy crawling out of Tony's asshole? Who cares............

Spaw

Subject: RE: BS: Why don't folks rave about Tony Clifton?
From: Little Hawk
Date: 26 Nov 04 - 02:55 AM

Ha! I knew you couldn't stay away from this one...

Subject: RE: BS: Why don't folks rave about Tony Clifton?
From: GUEST,Tony Clifton
Date: 26 Nov 04 - 06:11 PM

Subject: RE: BS: Why don't folks rave about Tony Clifton?
From: catspaw49
Date: 26 Nov 04 - 08:24 PM

LMAO......Tony Clifton with a blank post!!!! Whoever posted that gets an award! That type of humor once so common here has pretty much been lost so thanks for the memories and a good laugh!!!

Spaw

Subject: RE: BS: Why don't folks rave about Tony Clifton?
From: Bill D
Date: 26 Nov 04 - 08:39 PM

well, 'tis said that Andy was Tony...
.... but who knows? ...buddies

Zmuda knows....

Subject: RE: BS: Why don't folks rave about Tony Clifton?
From: Little Hawk
Date: 27 Nov 04 - 12:34 AM

I fail to see what's funny about it, Spaw. Tony would never have nothing to say. Never. He's never at a loss for words. That must have been some pathetic wannabe pretending to be Tony Clifton.

Subject: RE: BS: Why don't folks rave about Tony Clifton?
From: M.Ted
Date: 27 Nov 04 - 02:25 PM

I don't have anything to say, either--just want to stand up and be counted with Tony's other fans, if any--

Subject: RE: BS: Why don't folks rave about Tony Clifton?
From: Bill Hahn//\\
Date: 27 Nov 04 - 07:47 PM

Have you all read Zmuda's book? Just great---Andy was one of a kind---and Clifton was None of a kind.   They both became him at times.

The one thing I still do not understand---seriously---was REM's tribute song to Andy. Never got it.

Bill Hahn