Posted on 09/22/2013 10:08:53 AM PDT by Bender2
Lost in the 1950s- The Cherry Bowl Drive In
[More photos at website]
The Cherry Bowl Drive In... 
is located about an hour south of Traverse City on US-31, just outside of the small town of Honor [Michigan]. It is proudly ‘family owned and operated since 1953′. A trip to The Cherry Bowl is like stepping back into the 1950s.
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Thank you for this post
Wow! Heck of a collection, Bend. I kinda wish I could go back to those times.
You are preaching... 
to the choir, tanuki!
And if I was back in 1957, it would not be a 'Vette in my garage, it would be... 
a Golden Hawk!
And I'd hang on to it until I made it my second car in 1963, my first now being... 
an Avanti!
Where, oh where... 
is my time machine????
Yet more of the flyover zone worth a visit.
From http://www.perrymasontvseries.com/wiki/index.php/EpisodePages/Show57:
"Frankie Laine, the singer of TV theme songs (“Rawhide”), made his acting debut in this story. He plays Danny Ross, a funny man with an unfunny problem. His agent, Charlie Goff, double-crossed him, and told the network that the comedian wasn’t right for a big project that Danny had developed. Danny is mad and goes to Perry for help, accompanied by long-time friend Freddie Green. But since Danny had only an oral agreement with Goff, Perry has a tough job ahead of him. It becomes even tougher when Goff is found murdered.
"The evidence points toward Danny’s friend Freddie Green. Perry agrees to defend Green, but must get into jive and beatnik lingo to understand the clues that lead him to a bohemian club called the Purple Wall, and to the killer. Continuing with the musical theme of the plot, jazz musician and bandleader Bobby Troup also appears in this episode."
From http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0873757/:
Perry Mason (TV Series)
Smitty / Bongo White / Buzzie
- The Case of the Wrongful Writ (1965) ... Smitty
- The Case of the Missing Melody (1961) ... Bongo White
- The Case of the Jaded Joker (1959) ... Buzzie
And he was married to and played doctor with... 
Julie London
” Correct me if I’m wrong, but the word “gay” had not been hijacked back then, i don’t think.”
In 1972 I was nearly laughed out of the seventh grade by my peers because I thought gay meant happy.
Okay, but to cut... 
to the chase:
Okay... 
but that still does not explain... 
your Free Republic Page!
I loved him as "Buzzy."
You, you young thing!
the weed, bro--
Good post, if anyone had fancy elpees, LPs back then, I would believe it was Disney. That’s probably referring to the record covers and dust sleeves more.
These were probably from the '60s but seems, they had a whole series of these. Probably relatively high quality too. Sometimes the "cover" as here actually had a window and behind this cover is the whole painting. I think they did that for a number of their successful productions.
Festus was a member of The Sons of the Pioneers. He was in a few of john Wayne movies with singing involved...The Seachers, The Quiet Man are some that come to mind.
My mom had just as many if not more albums, but certainly not as eclectic. Great fun looking through them. Thanks for sharing. :-)
Thanks bender. Rio Grand was the other John Wayne movie I was having trouble with the title.
When I was a kid my mom bought his album
Gunsmoke’s Festus Haggen Calls Out Ken Curtis
Nita, remember Conrad in the battery commercial? He had a battery on his sholder and said “Go ahead. Knock it off.”
My wife and I were talking about drive-ins earlier this evening. There was always a playground with swings, a slide and a teeter totter.
And I remember it being hotter than hell and mosquitoes eating us alive. Then my mother figured out she could spray the car, and us, with DDT. And I’ve never glowed in the dark.
My slot car had an Avanti body.
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