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Just_Vote_Dem

(3,672 posts) Mon Dec 9, 2024, 08:05 PM Dec 2024

Who remembers David Frye?

He was am impressionist who did some some great albums lampooning Nixon and other politicians-some are online. I can recite some of the bits by memory 50 years later

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Who remembers David Frye? (Original Post) Just_Vote_Dem Dec 2024 OP

His Spiro Agnew kills me! DODI Dec 2024 #1

I was a big fan as a kid, and loved impressionists. Harker Dec 2024 #2

Me too..I was a fan of Frank Gorshin's as well whathehell Dec 2024 #3

Yep. He was a treat, too. Harker Dec 2024 #5

I had I AM THE PRESEDENT Omaha Steve Dec 2024 #4

Blast from the past! 2naSalit Dec 2024 #6

I enjoyed him! BBbats Dec 2024 #7

"HAIL TO THE CHIEF!!! Dick Niiiiiiiiiiiixonnnnnnnnn..." Montauk6 Dec 2024 #8

a letter-perfect justaprogressive Dec 2024 #9

Yes! Hahahaaa! On the ?Smothers Brothers show. electric_blue68 Dec 2024 #10

DODI

(2,150 posts)

1. His Spiro Agnew kills me!

Reply to Just_Vote_Dem (Original post)

Mon Dec 9, 2024, 08:32 PM

Dec 2024

Harker

(18,155 posts)

2. I was a big fan as a kid, and loved impressionists.

Reply to Just_Vote_Dem (Original post)

Mon Dec 9, 2024, 09:03 PM

Dec 2024

I've still got a pretty good James Mason.

whathehell

(30,547 posts)

3. Me too..I was a fan of Frank Gorshin's as well

Reply to Harker (Reply #2)

Mon Dec 9, 2024, 09:22 PM

Dec 2024

and I still do a pretty good.Brando.

Harker

(18,155 posts)

5. Yep. He was a treat, too.

Reply to whathehell (Reply #3)

Mon Dec 9, 2024, 09:33 PM

Dec 2024

My poor mother.

Omaha Steve

(109,971 posts)

4. I had I AM THE PRESEDENT

Reply to Just_Vote_Dem (Original post)

Mon Dec 9, 2024, 09:32 PM

Dec 2024

It's got to be around here somewhere.

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2naSalit

(103,809 posts)

6. Blast from the past!

Reply to Just_Vote_Dem (Original post)

Mon Dec 9, 2024, 10:28 PM

Dec 2024

Bookmarked for enjoyment later.

BBbats

(312 posts)

7. I enjoyed him!

Reply to Just_Vote_Dem (Original post)

Mon Dec 9, 2024, 10:46 PM

Dec 2024

I wonder if we can get a good Trump/Vance/Musk impersonaters.
They'll probably go after anyone who hits the satirical bullseye too well!

Montauk6

(9,340 posts)

8. "HAIL TO THE CHIEF!!! Dick Niiiiiiiiiiiixonnnnnnnnn..."

Reply to Just_Vote_Dem (Original post)

Tue Dec 10, 2024, 03:48 AM

Dec 2024

justaprogressive

(7,164 posts)

9. a letter-perfect

Reply to Just_Vote_Dem (Original post)

Tue Dec 10, 2024, 11:37 AM

Dec 2024

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electric_blue68

(27,322 posts)

10. Yes! Hahahaaa! On the ?Smothers Brothers show.

Reply to Just_Vote_Dem (Original post)

Wed Dec 11, 2024, 05:25 AM

Dec 2024

He got my younger sister to do some imitations. She did Dirkson, LBJ and ??.
Yeah, I had one of those records, either the 2nd, or 3rd one. 👍

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