Arthur Godfrey fired Julius La Rosa ON THE AIR! Right in the middle of his show! Julius had made a couple of records that did fairly well on the charts and he was so popular on the Godfrey show that he was getting more fan mail than Arthur was. Then Julius, against Godfrey's wishes, hired his own manager.
No doubt about it, Arthur was a ego maniac and all that attention Julius was getting didn't sit well with the boss. So, after singing a song on the show, on October 19th, Arthur said, "That was Julie's swan song with us" and, in front of the huge audience watching the show told La Rosa he was fired.
That little stunt did Godfrey a lot more harm that it did to La Rosa. Ed Sullivan immediately signed Julius to appear on his "Toast of the Town" show where he made about 13 appearances. He also hit #1 on the music charts with "Eh, Cumpari" and he got a TV show of his own as the summer replacement for Perry Como for two seasons. Julius always gave credit to Arthur Godfrey for giving him his chance is show business but he also always added that Godfrey wasn't a very nice man. A lot of people agreed with him.
This video is from earlier days when Julius was still in Arthur's good graces.
Rita called this afternoon. They're having a great time with Rick and Angela and have decided to stay over the weekend and start back home on Monday.
Temperatures were in the low 40's in Worland so they were sitting around the fire place and enjoying the day.
Did you see this? THE BEST PLACES TO RETIRE ON $75.00 A DAY
I see San Antonio is on the list.
Congratulations to the crew of Spirit Airlines for getting their crippled aircraft safely back on the ground, in Dallas, after one of the engines blew up.
It's another testament to the expert training the crews receive and their dedication to the job. And, also, another example of how well these planes are built to withstand serious damage and still fly.
There's one good thing about the shorter days and cooler temperatures. I sure have been sleeping good the past few nights.
I hope Cher is feeling better soon. She tweeted, this morning, that she's feeling under the weather. Doctor told her, no flying as it could affect her eardrums.
It's going to be a sunny Thursday in the Coulee Region with a high around 56. Can't expect much better weather, considering we're into the last half of October.
Looking ahead, I see a wet Saturday and there's an ever so slight chance we could see A FEW SNOWFLAKES ON SUNDAY. High's will be in the mid-40's for the weekend so it's really going to start to feel like fall and we'll have to keep the coats and jackets handy again.
(Big sigh).
I'm guessing Rita, Roger and Angela made it to Worland, safe and sound, so they'll get a feel for that 40 degree weather today. It was in the upper 30's, early this morning in Worland, and they'll only warm up to the low 40's today.
The latest problem with the Boeing 787 Dreamliner is a panel that fell off the fuselage of the plane while it was in flight over India. I don't know why they keep calling it the "Dreamliner". With all the problems it has had, in the past couple of years, Nightmare-liner would be a more descriptive name.
27 in Rapid City, this morning and 24 in Worland. I'll bet Rita, Roger and Angela aren't running any a/c in the car. I guess I won't mention it's 50, in La Crosse if they call.
A lot of farmer in China, on the other hand, are happy to have as many cockroaches as they can get. It's a great cash crop selling for $20.00 a pound in the Chinese markets. In Asia, cockroaches are used in medicines and cosmetics.
The closer you get to Thanksgiving the higher the fares will be. Don't put it off if you want to go by air.
Patchy frost is possible tonight, especially in central and north-central Wisconsin.
Today looks like a miserable fall day with thick, dark clouds and drizzle this morning.
