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And he obviously never missed a meal.
That's great, I loved watching that show as a kid. Meathead was a liberal dbag, the actor that played him, Rob Reiner, didn't really have to act, he's a liberal d-bag in real life.
That's great, I loved watching that show as a kid. Meathead was a liberal dbag, the actor that played him, Rob Reiner, didn't really have to act, he's a liberal d-bag in real life.
Always loved Archie and found it ironic that he was played by Carroll O'Conner, who was politically far left of center.
He's an old style liberal, he was friends with charlton heston. The liberals pre 2000 were liberals et al but they were not the obnoxious pricks like today. I'd have a drink with Rob reiner in a second before i'd say a word to george clooney, matt damon, etc.
this is pure gold. I was always a fan of his. Good memory for life here!I met Carroll O'Connor back in '86 when I drove a limo for the biggest company in Boston (had all the contracts, sports, entertainment, rock stars etc etc)....Drove him from Warwick Airport to Ritz Carlton Boston. He sat in the front per his request ("Meh. I'll ride up with you if that's OK" as I'd started to open the back door for him, and needless to say I was more than thrilled to say "Sure!".) But I was literally stunned at how "different" he was than what I'd expected. Literally NOTHING like the "Archie" I was expecting. I'd figured he be the blustering, veins popping in the neck whackjob you saw on those Saturday nights in the 70s, but he was complete and total opposite...He was mellow, humble, polite. A gentleman, and a great guy to just have a "normal" chat with....Talked Sox...it was August 86 and he was impressed with a young Clemens, talked about him starting the All Star Game a few weeks prior, pitching three perfect innings etc..he also knew Don Baylor personally from somewhere and mentioned meeting Billy Martin once and how Billy was "literally a stick of dynamite awaiting ignition"....Asked where was the best Italian food, listened to my recommendation for a few small North End places my wife's family was related to ....All in all a great ride, memorable for how completely cool and non-condescending he was.
* Another Archie classic: "Meet the Meathead" (with Archie's great soapbox speech at the end):