Hotter Than July! :)

Howdy Everyone!

Like most everyone else in the US, we've been hit pretty hard lately by the heat. In fact, the Bartistamobile is equipped with a handy-dandy thermometer that measures the outdoor temperature. Here's what it read the other evening (the temp is in the upper right corner):

That's hot, but here's something that's even hotter:

An autographed photo of JK as Bart Maverick that just joined the Kellection! I've seen this particular image many times, but I think this is the first time I've seen it printed in color.

The inscription reads: "To John - Best for your happiness!! Jack Kelly"

Now, I don't know about "John", but I know I'm pretty happy, just looking at this pic! ;-)

A Wire From Mr. Kelly :)

Hello All!

First, a very warm "Welcome" to our newest follower. That makes a lucky seven now. :)

A very special JK artifact was recently delivered into the Kellection:

It's a telegram JK sent on April 29, 1961, to Peggy Rogers. I did some digging and learned that Ms. Rogers was the promotion director at WKRC-TV in Cincinnati, OH, at the time. Ms. Rogers, who passed away earlier this year at age 82, had a long, illustrious career as a publicist. In addition to her tenure at WKRC, she also promoted concert tours for Gene Autry and Dick Clark.

WKRC saw its share of celebrities, too. Soupy Sales and Rod Serling made early career stops there. And, Nick Clooney, father of actor George Clooney and brother of singer Rosemary Clooney, worked at the station throughout the 1970's as news director, news anchor and on-air personality.

JK's telegram reads, "My Pappy always said, 'You'll be in clover when you switch to WKRC'. Little did he know it would be the four-leaf variety. -- JACK KELLY"

JK wired good-luck wishes to Ms. Rogers presumably because WKRC, which had been the CBS affilliate in Cincinnati, made a big switch in 1961 to ABC--the network of Maverick. (It has since switched back to CBS.)

Maverick Dudes in Duds! :)

Howdy Everyone!

The following is:

• well, stupendously and amazingly cool



• has fantastic photos of Jack Kelly



• and the rest of the posting is so spot-on (especially the part about JK not getting recognition)
  

--that I'll forgive the ridiculous remark about Bart Maverick being "like a lesser version of Bret":

http://stupendouslyamazinglycoololdtv.blogspot.com/2011/06/clothes-make-man-maverick.html

Good Mornin' Everyone! :)

Run to JK! :)

Howdy All!

Okay, so it's not the whole episode, but here's a sizzling scene from "Baby the World's On Fire" (from the series Run For Your Life).

Watch as silver-tongued JK tries to convince Suzanne Pleshette that his dirty dealings are justified because the bomb might drop at any moment:



And, don't forget to click here for more great shots of JK in "Baby the World's on Fire"!

Jack Kelly: It's the First Day of Summer...

...and, since this is the season with the dog days, here's a pic of JK with a K9! :)

This lucky pup is the dog who played "Little Doc", the canine companion of Parris Mitchell, the small-town psychiatrist portrayed by Jack Kelly in the Kings Row television series.

Jack Kelly: Happy Father's Day! :)