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THAT was a wonderful opening episode! For the next installment, I plan to actually listen. Well.... maybe.
ReplyDeleteLet's not get hysterical!
DeleteGreat podcast. I look forward to future episodes. I, too, have tried to rank the films. I have found that once you get past #10 the others all rank equally (Room Service, At the Circus, Big Store).
ReplyDeleteTwo hours of “Is this thing on, is this thing on??”
ReplyDeleteGreat first episode! It was worth every penny I paid to listen. It was almost as brilliant as "Skidoo"!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on producing a podcast that is notably convivial, well-considered, and well-expressed. In short, great fun. You are indeed starting on a high note and I wish you great success with your future efforts. Thank you for taking the time and the care that went into this. And, what's more, I forgive Matthew for the "dig" at my expense that he manages to sneak in during the podcast's last gasp. Slander I've grown accustomed to, gentlemen, but if I'm not mistaken this may well constitute libel. ;>)
ReplyDeleteAs Allan Sherman might say, Van Nuys, Van Nuys
ReplyDeleteThanks for one less hour of sleep tonight
Congrats
Enjoyable stuff, it felt like three people sitting in convivial surroundings discussing their favourite subject, which is, of course, what it was. Some of the views aired I found myself nodding at your sagacity and some I heard with positive outrage, failing to understand how you could so blatantly miss the point.
ReplyDeleteI hope you haven't run out of things to say and I'm looking forward to hearing Joe Adamson on the Marx Brothers.
I've missed that green chap with blue hair!
DeleteI write to him twice a week.
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ReplyDeleteWonderful to hear you fellows. Reminds me of the mid 1970's when we stayed up all night to discuss and hash out all the points of topic you brought up...bravo! Looking forward to more.
ReplyDeleteExcellent work by these 3 mavens. Just when you thought that you knew everything about the Marx Brothers, along comes this informative podcast. Can’t wait for the episode 2.
ReplyDeleteI just realized that I never really did rank all the films in the podcast, so here we go...
ReplyDelete1. Animal Crackers
2. Duck Soup
3. Horse Feathers
4. Monkey Business
5. A Night at the Opera
6. The Cocoanuts
7. A Day at the Races
8. A Night in Casablanca
9. At The Circus
10. The Big Store
11. Go West
I'm not going to put "Room Service" and "Love Happy" in this ranking because they are such outliers that it's not fair to compare them to the others. Let's just say that they are worthwhile for the Marx fan who knows what to expect...and I enjoy both, particularly "Love Happy".
Hi Guys,
ReplyDeleteGreat job of starting broadly and leaving yourself room to deal with the minutiae later. I do have to disagree about one thing -- I have a strong sentimental attachment for Lydia as Groucho enjoyed performing it later in life. Go Gazoo.
Where has this been all my life!! I feel complete, Thanks for this gift of Marxian mirth...
ReplyDeleteCouncil Members and Members of the Council:
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the first podcast! Very well done and a delight to hear. My only “who asked you” comments are that:
1) I was thrilled that you all hold Animal Crackers in such high esteem. It’s my fav and I’ve grown accustomed to it being passed over in favor of DS and ANATO.
2) I enjoy At The Circus and was surprised that it was so low on your collective lists.
3) One of the high points of A Day at the Races worth mentioning is the physical genius Groucho displays when he falls in the chair having dinner with Esther Muir.
Also bravo (was he another brother?) on The Annotated Marx Brothers!
Thanks and I’ll be listening in for sure.
Sincerely,
Monroe Quinn
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ReplyDeleteAlso a great show. Looking forward to more.
ReplyDeleteT-1 Animal Crackers
ReplyDeleteT-1 Cocoanuts
T-3 A Night At The Opera
T-3 Horse Feathers
T-3 Duck Soup
06 Monkey Business
07 A Day At The Races
08 Room Service
09 The Big Store
10 A Night in Casablanca
T-11 At The Circus
T-11 Go West
T-11 Love Happy