The Lord’s Table is Filling Up

The Lord’s Table is beginning to look like a celebrity banquet as 2023 has already taken a heavy toll in less than two months. MGM’s slogan of “More stars than there are in the heavens” has seriously been challenged! After the death of Lisa Loring (Wednesday from “The Addams Family”) and Cindy Williams (the Shirley in “Laverne & Shirley”) somebody wailed, “They’re killing my childhood!”). John Astin is now the last surviving member of the cast from the TV version of “The Addams Family” at age 92.



I don’t have any shots of Burt Bacharach in my collection, so this recently posted shot of Karen Carpenter performing at Disneyland will have to do. I’m sure she was singing one of his compositions, like (They Long to Be) Close to You,” so that makes it ok.



Raquel Welch was the latest to depart. I’m sure she was making a call to negotiate the best table possible. She is shown here with Rex Reed and Farrah Fawcett in “Myra Breckinridge” (1969) which was shot at the Chateau Marmont.



I don’t have any shots of Lisa Marie Presley, either, so her airplane at Graceland will have to suffice. Sorry…I can’t please everyone.



One can’t help but wonder who will be next. I’ll leave you with this clip of one of the best loved TV opening songs ever:



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Screen Gem Saturdays: Halloween Eve with The Addams Family

Although I prefer “The Munsters,” the TV show based on cartoonist Charles Adams’ creepy characters is still a lot of fun. As Morticia, Carolyn Jones was one of the hottest goth chicks to ever fill the screen; it was no surprise that she had Gomez (John Astin) wrapped around her finger. The kids were fairly obnoxious, but perfectly cast (Lisa Loring and Ken Weatherwax). Ted Cassidy as Lurch was brilliant; there is no way that anybody could ever compare to him. Sadly, Uncle Fester (Jackie Coogan) and Thing are missing from this publicity photo...as well as the music of Vic Mizzy. Can you imagine watching this show without his musical contributions?

It really is odd to see the cast in color. Here’s the whole gang (minus the kids): Uncle Fester (Jackie Coogan), Grandmama (Blossom Rock), Gomez (John Astin), Morticia (Carolyn Jones), and Lurch (Ted Cassidy). Who was the casting genius on this show?



Although it only ran for 2 seasons (1964–1966), this show is still much loved and watched today, over 40 years after its release.

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