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can anyone tell me where i can pick up a copy of jackie vernon’s ’a wet bird never flies at night please help me i’am desperate!!!
willie l. johnson
2/12/2005 2:35:29 PM - 64.12.116.66
This is to David, who had the good fortune to have been born to such a wonderful father. My favorite bit that Jackie Vernon did was a running gag about being a member of The Dull Men’s Club. Their activities involved going to dept. stores and trying on loud ties for excitement, and their symbol was the Butter Knife! What a sad loss. He was one of those rare irreplaceable souls. This scary world could really use him now.
Luna Toon
11/18/2004 9:43:36 PM - 162.119.64.111
Yes, Nathan Davis, I remember the clicker and safari slide show routine very well. I use to watch Jackie perform it on the Ed Sullivan Show back in the 1960’s. His straight-face delivery of that routine put me in stitches! I am sorry to learn only now that Mr. Vernon has passed on. In my 53 years on earth I truly believe he was the originator of dead pan humor.
Les Stout
11/16/2004 3:14:02 AM - 66.8.154.181
I well remember Jackie Vernon in the 70’s and early 80’s, and was a great fan of his. One routine in particular had me on the floor. He stood facing the camera with a clicker in his hand as he narrated a slide show of an African Safari he had supposedly been on. Does anyone else remember this routine? Best wishes, N
Nathan Davis
11/10/2004 3:24:06 PM - 64.154.180.104
I’ve surfed here after reading where Jay London, a comic who competed on "Last Comic Standing" listed Jackie as his idol. London’s act is deadpan one liners and he’s truly a throwback to a lost art in comedy. I loved watch Jackie on Ed Sullivan and as I recall was a frequent guest on the Merv Griffin Show.
Jim (from Phily)
10/12/2004 7:42:24 PM - 68.163.27.157
I am a school teacher and we need to find out if the Watermelon piece by Jackie Vernon has ever been published in a book. If so, which one? And was it classified as a story or free verse poem? Can anyone help?
Anne
12/1/2003 2:22:55 PM - 207.235.198.7
Hey there, I just stumbled on this website after doing a google search, and was really thrilled to see all the rememberences. My dad was (is?) Jackie Vernon and it’s nice to see that he has not be forgotten. If anyone has questions about his routines, I’m happy to answer them. David
David Vernon
7/14/2003 4:13:42 PM - 68.70.71.175
Hey there, I just stumbled on this website after doing a google search, and was really thrilled to see all the rememberences. My dad was (is?) Jackie Vernon and it’s nice to see that he has not be forgotten. If anyone has questions about his routines, I’m happy to answer them. David
David Vernon
7/14/2003 4:11:34 PM - 68.70.71.175
Hey there, I just stumbled on this website after doing a google search, and was really thrilled to see all the rememberences. My dad was (is?) Jackie Vernon and it’s nice to see that he has not be forgotten. If anyone has questions about his routines, I’m happy to answer them. David
David Vernon
7/14/2003 4:07:06 PM - 68.70.71.175
I am looking for a book that might have a copy of the poem by Jackie Vernon "A Man and His Watermelon" in it. I would like to purchase it. Thanks!
Donna Standley
4/17/2003 10:18:32 AM - 168.171.222.173
Strange, I am the second Bob Donaldson to comment here and am also looking for tapes, records, etc. of Jackie Vernon. The greatest dead-pan comedian of all. His Watermelon routine was the funniest ever. His unique brand of humor, although cut short by his untimely death, lives on in the hearts and minds of those who heard him.
Bob Donaldson
12/31/2002 6:33:46 PM - 205.188.208.105
Looking for the old Slideshow routine that he used to do on Ed Sullivan..."Here we are on an African safari...click...here’s our guide...here’s our guide walking ahead on the trail...click...here’s our guide stepping into quicksand...click...here’s his hat..."
Don Burton
12/30/2002 8:28:25 AM - 207.220.135.73
I had the absolute distinct pleasure of appering with Jackie Vernon in New Orleans many years ago. Without a doubt, one of the funniest people that I have ever known, and a truly nice guy. What a great and giving guy he was. I still sorely miss him very much!!
Tony Page
9/1/2002 8:37:09 AM - 68.32.167.152
Yes, Yes!! Let’s don’t forget Frosty the Snowman. Jackie comes alive for me when we watch Frosty during the holidays. My son and d-in-law, married 10 years have finally made me a Grandma. His name is Ben and I gave him the Frosty video when he was about 18 months old. He just adores Frosty and even had his picture taken with him at Sears. What a tribute to Jackie Vernon, not to mention the deserved royalties for his family.
Joan
8/24/2002 8:32:27 PM - 152.163.197.67
I have recently come across 2 Jackie Vernon LPs. The first is "A Wet Bird Never Flys At Night", this one is autographed. The second is "A Man and His Watermelon". I have these listed on e-bay until 4/6. Auction # 854991541
Sunshine Montgomery
3/31/2002 3:30:58 PM - 208.13.140.3
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