We have to say goodbye to a real icon... He was one of a kind.
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We have to say goodbye to a real icon... He was one of a kind.
terrible news .. i loved the man .. glad his son is carrying on the legacy .. ( hello americans .. this is paul harvey ... stand by for news ) .. and now .. ( the rest of the story )
He was the best! I used to listen to him on my lunch breaks. He even told the story of Malcom Forbes breaking a leg on his harley ride to Sturgis back in 82 I think, and now the rest of that story....He was drunk and I just kicked him out of the restaurant for smoking cigars in a no smoking room full of old tourists and kids! He was rude and deserved the request to leave. Paul told the story the next day about the tradgic news of Mr. Forbes falling while mounting his Harley, and being Helicoptered to a major hospital. I wish I could have given him the inside details of buzzed and rude wobbling down the stairs!
Paul rest in peace.
My memory is not the best.... but I seem to recall a story he told about 1973, about a man cutting his wrists, then jumping off of a building, and shooting himself on the way down. I think the subjest was "commitment to a goal". :-)
I listened to him often. "Good day!" Mr. Harvey.
Hotrodpaint - I'll never forget his story on a 18year old girl who had a car problem and had spun out off the edge of the road. It went something like this...Pretty little Polly was terrified as her car came to astop, one wheel hanging over a cliff. Terriefied to moved, what should she hear but the buzz of a hundred Biker engines coming to a halt.... And now for the rest of the story. Polly in tears looking out her window at leather clad bikers, unable to move when one biker taps her window. He says mam can we help you. Afraid she may get raped vs. falling over the cliff, she gets out of her car trembling. A harry individual in denim asks her what can they do, sobbing she tells her tale of spinning out, and how nobody but the bikers has stopped to help. The harry biker says mam we'll help. He raises his hand and the bikers block the highway. a car comes to a stop. The biker gets the car to give polly a ride back to town!
What a great story!:D
We had him on a flight from Pheonix to Chicago one day on a new B727 that had a defective toilet in the first class section( where he was riding) toilet ran over getting the carpet wet ( that lovely new car smell ) in the aisle ( by the galley) and into the first two or three rows----
would have liked to hear the news that night
Who is he??? Wasnt he that black comedian?:confused:
he is my avatar at the moment ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by BigTruckDriver
A very special man just passed away, and we have a comedian cracking jokes. Geez!
You're thinking of Steve Harvey..... Paul Harvey has been around for a looong time. (honest mistake, I didn't take it like you were craking a joke)Quote:
Originally Posted by BigTruckDriver
Since my kids were tots, we've had a standing rule when riding in the car.
Everybody has to be quiet when Paul Harvey comes on. They call it "Paul Harvey rule." :) Funny what they remember.... :)