Remember Pat Paulsen?

[ificandream]

Been listening to a Pat Paulsen CD and it brings back some funny memories. Here's a little of it:

[getagrip_already]

1. ahh, the good old days..

When men were.... uhmm, we won't go there....

But times were certainly more clearly defined! Or were they? Maybe? Possibly? Well, not if you strolled through times square or the the combat zone or the tenderloin or.....

hehehehheheh

[Warpy]

4. A friend and I used to go to a movie theater in the Combat Zone

They showed biker movies all night. The place had AC and we'd sleep through them.

Boston gets up to wet bulb territory during heat waves and it does not cool off at night.

I actually think a lot of people in that theater were doing what we did, the crowd would pick up at about 10 and people would stay until 5:30 or 6 AM.

That part of town never scared me, I used to walk thought it all the time to get to Chinatown and the abbreviated garment district with all the best fabric shops. I walked fast and nobody ever bothered me. Considering how many cops were aroun, it was probably one of the safest parts of the city.

[MyOwnPeace]

2. "If nominated, I will not run.........

and if elected, I will not serve."

[usonian]

3. Bumper Sticker: WE CAN'T STAND PAT.

[musette_sf]

5. Election Day 1968

was my 15th birthday. I had a Pat Paulsen Victory Party.

[Norbert]

6. "We've upped our standards, now up yours."

[ificandream]

7. His party was the Straight Talk American Government Party.

Also known as STAG.

[PufPuf23]

8. Anyone recall Vaughn Meader and his parody of JFK - The First Family?

Abbott Vaughn Meader (March 20, 1936 – October 29, 2004) was an American comedian, impersonator, musician, and film actor.

Meader began his career as a musician but later found fame in the early 1960s after the release of the 1962 comedy record The First Family, written and produced by Bob Booker and Earle Doud. The album spoofed President John F. Kennedy – who was played by Meader – and became the fastest selling "pre-Beatles" album in history[1] and went on to win the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1963. At the peak of his popularity, he performed his Kennedy impersonation on television variety shows and in nightclubs around the country and was profiled in several magazines and newspapers.

Meader's career success came to an abrupt end after President Kennedy's assassination on November 22, 1963. Meader's TV and nightclub bookings were all canceled. Producer Bob Booker quickly pulled The First Family records from stores so as not to appear to be profiting from the deceased President. Meader attempted to take his career in a different direction by performing non-Kennedy-related comedy and released a new comedy album, Have Some Nuts!!!, in early 1964. However, sales for the album were low as public interest in Meader had waned. His career never rebounded as he was too closely associated with President Kennedy. Meader eventually returned to his native Maine where he resumed performing music and managed a pub.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaughn_Meader

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[ificandream]

10. Very very well. I remember it was very very popular during JFK's administration.

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As Billboard reports here, it was at the top of the mono album charts for 12 weeks. It also earned a Grammy Award.

In December 1962, comedian and JFK impersonator Vaughn Meader began a whopping 12-week command (of the “Mono” albums chart, at a time when the list consisted of separate “mono” and “stereo” rankings) with “The First Family.” The release would go on to win Grammy Awards for album and comedy album and spend 49 weeks on the chart.

[PCIntern]

9. I saw him at Steel Pier in AC

During his presidential run. Riotous.