We'll miss you Bob

[bmoeller]

http://www.foxnewssunday.com/story/0,2933,93061,00.html



http://www.abcnews.go.com/sections/us/Entertainment/hope030728.html

 

[dvieira]

Thanks for the memories



dave

 

[Jeff H]

I can't believe a hundred years. A good man in deed.

 

[illflem]

a great man

I'll never forget the time I saw Bob at Ch Chi Base, Vietnam in 1966. Probably the biggest morale boost of my life.

It wasn't till several years later we found out there were also several hundred Vietcong in tunnels under the base putting on their own show.

 

[Stranger]

To paraphrase Mrs. Ronald Reagan, "We've lost a member of our family"



May God continue to bless Bob Hope, his family and America.

 

[QRTRHRS]

See also,

http://www.brattyamanda.com/bob.html



Bob Hope and his entourage did a show at my post in Germany. We spent two weeks picking up butts and shining everything up. Our outfit got stuck in the back, I was on guard duty. Leave it up to the Army to mess things up. To top it off, I thought I would hit the EM club for some food while on my break. They had the club closed for Bob and the high rankers. O'well, while I stood at the takeout window, Ursula Andress stopped to speak with a couple of us. Ummm.

 

[bmoeller]

I never had the opportunity to see/hear him in person. Have only seen clips from his shows that he did for the servicemen and women. That and some of his movies. Sounds like he was one heck of a great guy. I always wanted to meet him.

 

[duaneparks]

On Jay Leno Monday night, Jay delivered a great verbal tribute to Bob.



Although I never got to see Bob in person, I always enjoyed his humor. You never heard anything bad or scandalous about the man either. He was the epitome of a gentleman, and will be missed.



God Bless you Bob and your family!

 

[TPCDrafting]

I'll miss ya Bob!!

CLASSIC HOPE(S):



ON TURNING 70 "You 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 SAILORS "They spend the first six days of each week sowing their wild oats, then they go to church on Sunday and pray for crop failure. "



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 and 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. "