NFL great Alex Karras is ill. But wait...Mongo couldn't EVER be sick! I hate to admit I never knew Karras' talent on the field, I only knew him as Mongo in the Mel Brooks film Blazing Saddles. Boy, do I remember laughing my guts out, and almost falling out of my Northsprings movie theatre seat when it got to the "campfire scene" !!! And when Mongo slugged the horse! It was so absurd, it was funny. That was one of those films where all the adult humor went over the kids' heads, but it was still great because of all the silly slapstick and pranks. Genius Mel Brooks. That will forever be one of my 10 year old "moments" frozen in time with my parents and sister.
Do you have a favorite scene from that film? Or any other film that just sets you howling when you recall it or find it on cable? Those are little gems we tuck away in our brains' funny folders. I hope you have many!
Here's an article on Alex Karras. Speedy recovery. And may you laugh your way through this Tuesday. Know You're Loved!
Born: Houston TX Grew Up: ATL (Sandy Springs) Family Stuff: Married with amazing daughter Hobbies: Movies, Music, Dancing, Horseback riding Fave TV shows: No currents, but all time favs are Six Feet Under, All in the Family, and WKRP Fave movies of all time: To Kill a Mockingbird, Dances With Wolves, Wings of Desire (Wem Wenders), School of Rock First Album purchased: Goat's Head Soup / Stones (bought it at Kresgee's when Lenox Square was an outdoor mall) First Concert: Rod Stewart and Faces opening for 3 Dog Night at Fulton Co.
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