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Doc Ibold
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 5:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
higgybaby1 wrote:
After some intensive reasearch, I found that John Hillerman does not live on a ranch but rather a quiet shady street in Houston. I sent him a lengthy fan letter with careful sincerity and discretion in the text and I recieved one back from Mr. Hillerman. He asked that I not share his address and is quite explicit about his privacy. The letter is brief and non-descript but his appreciation for enthusiasm after nearly 20 years is evidenced. Although he did not sign a photo, he did sign twice at the bottom, "Jonathan Q. Higgins," (ink stamp pawprint) "The Lads," then finally, John B. Hillerman.

If you must contact him, there are several sites that list his address but I prefer to keep his wishes and I do not mean to be greedy. At any rate, the correct address is the Bade street version.


Thats really cool, and I appreciate his respect for privacy.

After so many years of living in the public eye, he deserves to have his wishes respected.

Kudos to him for acknowledging the show and the appreciation we have for him!

Rock on JBH!
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 6:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Wow, you corresponded with John Hillerman! It doesn't get much better than that! Super cool higgybaby1! Smile



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 8:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Higgybaby1, that is so cool... I love that he has a paw print stamp!

Here's a pretty funny ad with Hillerman playing Higgie...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vRmDsVi13Y



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 10:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I wonder if the commercial was filmed during; "The People vs. Orville Wright"........Notice the accountant from the episode reaching into the jar........

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PostPosted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 11:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yeah, that came up in an earlier thread. It certainly looks like Lyman Ward in that commercial!

Speaking of Hillerman, I just came across this wonderful YouTube clip from the 1975 Peter Bogdanovich musical comedy At Long Last Love, which features Hillerman and Eileen Brennan singing!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-TIquf6qH4&feature=related

I gotta see this movie. If Hillerman and Madeline Kahn have a seen together, I'll probably have a heart attack, or something! Wink



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 12:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Wow, James! Thanks for posting that link to You Tube. I saw "At Long Last Love" (BTW, it bombed at the box office.) when it came out, and I don't remember that scene. But then again, that was 33 years ago! If memory serves me correctly, I believe Burt Reynolds and Cybill Shepherd were the principal stars. Very Happy
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 7:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
SelleckLover wrote:
I believe Burt Reynolds and Cybill Shepherd were the principal stars. Very Happy


That's true SL, but Madeline Kahn was also in it. In my mind, she's always the biggest "star" in every movie she's in. Of course, I'm a little biased because she's my all-time favorite actress! Oh how I wish she would have appeard in a MPI episode!



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PostPosted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 12:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Madeline Kahn was an outstanding comedic actress. My favorite role of hers was Elizabeth in "Young Frankenstein". In fact "Young Frankenstein" is probably one of my favorite movies of all time!
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 12:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
She's great in The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother. Very Happy
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 3:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
SelleckLover wrote:
I too, have found TS's ranch on Google Earth, and have recently driven by the ranch on the way to go visit my sister. You can't see much of it as it is gated and there is heavy vegetation and trees blocking the view of the ranch from the road. It's way out in the boonies and the area is very beautiful. Like rubber chicken, I respect TS's desire for privacy and have kept the knowledge to myself, but I just had to go there just to see what I could see! (Which was nothing!) LOL Very Happy


That's pretty cool. Tom's parents lived approximately 30 minutes from me back I think sometime in the late 80's to early 90's. They had a miniature horse farm. Tom had been seen in my area but I was never one of the lucky ones. Sad
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