1955.
Weird vibe.

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1955.
Weird vibe.
Awful Beautiful Life According to De's Characters
I woke up early with a poundin' in my head I'd been out the night before with all my friends
A little worried, kinda wonderin' what I did I said, " Lord, please forgive me for my sins."
My wife wanted to kill me, but she tried to save me first "You're goin' if I have to drag your butt to church."
I love this crazy, tragic, Sometimes almost magic, Awful, beautiful life
I read the hymns and kinda sorta sang along And made it through the Sunday sermon wide awake
We met the family for dinner at our home Drank some beer, watched a game, and cooked some steaks
My little brother had a big fight with his wife And my poor mother sat between 'em both all night
I love this crazy, tragic, Sometimes almost magic, Awful, beautiful life
We said a prayer for Cousin Michael in Iraq We're all aware that he may never make it back
We talked about the way we missed his stupid jokes And how he loved to be a soldier more than most
I laid in bed that night and thought about the day And how my life is like a roller coaster ride
The ups and downs and crazy turns along the way It'll throw you off if you don't hold on tight
You can't really smile until you've shed some tears I could die today or I might live on for years
I love this crazy, tragic, Sometimes almost magic, Awful, beautiful life
I love this crazy, tragic, Sometimes almost magic, Awful, beautiful life
Alright It's a beautiful life Awful, beautiful, life
I love this life It's a beautiful life
Been wanting to do this for a while. Here’s some midweek bouncy!De compilation to help get you over the hump. 😄🦘
Highwayman According to De's Characters
I was a highwayman
Along the coach roads I did ride With sword and pistol by my side
Many a young maid lost her baubles to my trade Many a soldier shed his lifeblood on my blade
The bastards hung me in the spring of '25 But I am still alive
I was a sailor
I was born upon the tide With the sea I did abide
I sailed a schooner 'round the Horn to Mexico I went aloft to furl the mainsail in a blow
And when the yards broke off they said that I got killed But I am living still
I was a dam builder
Across the river deep and wide Where steel and water did collide
A place called Boulder on the wild Colorado I slipped and fell into the wet concrete below
They buried me in that great tomb that knows no sound But I am still around
I'll always be around, and around and around And around and around and around and around
I'll fly a starship
Across the Universe divide And when I reach the other side
I'll find a place to rest my spirit if I can Perhaps I may become a highwayman again
Or I may simply be a single drop of rain But I will remain
And I'll come back again, and again And again and again and again and again And again
DeForest Kelley, Navy Log, “Nightmare off Brooklyn” (1957)
This is kinda “what if Bones wore gold instead of blue.” A fishboat captain and 2 civilians drag an “injured” (air quotes) man aboard a heavily armed Navy cruiser. Cpt. Smithwick (De) is instantly suspicious and sets about bellowing and bouncing at the interlopers until he can get some answers.
After the saboteurs tie up the medical staff in sickbay (which seems to particularly disturb Smithwick), the crew hunts them down and rounds/beats them up...to be told haha, jk, this was just a test and guess what, your best wasn’t good enough. But hey, at least we all learned something here today.
Note: The pinky ring is noticeably absent here; De’s character has what looks like a regular wedding band instead.
Ralph Reed went to the latrine and dropped a “navy log”
From the Golden Age of Television
Series Premiere
Navy Log - The Frogmen - CBS - September 20, 1955
Anthology
Running Time: 30 minutes
Written by Allan Sloane
Produced by Samuel Gallu
Directed by Roger M. Andrews
Stars:
Harry Landers as Rock McQuarrie
Ross Elliott as March
Robert Nichols as Kane
James Seay as Submarine Captain
Paul Dubov as Lt Sawicki
Bill Lechner as Sonarman
Robert S. Carson as Narrator