FRIDAY FUNNIES: THE BEST KIND OF HOPE (VIDEOS AND CARTOONS)…
Bob Hope was, and still is, one of the most revered celebrities in show business. He was and still is one of the greatest comedians and Americans, and was loved by his wife Delores, loved by his family and friends, loved by his fans, and the military loved him as well.
May God rest this very funny and generous soul. Entertaining troops from World War II through Desert Storm in 1990, he never forgot our military, which makes me love him even more. In the midst of all the death and destruction our troops saw on a daily basis, fighting for our freedoms, Bob Hope would go to our troops, wherever they were, and would bring them the gift of laughter.
I’m posting a link to Bob Hope’s bio, some vintage Bob Hope videos entertaining the troops that I came across on YouTube, as well as some humorous Bob Hope cartoons I found on winkmartindale.com.
Mr. Hope, thanks for the memories…
QueenBee
USO Christmas Show-Long Binh, Vietnam 1970
Bob Hope’s Final Vietnam Christmas Tour
Bob Hope Through The Years With The Troops
Command Performance – Hosted by Bob Hope
WW2: Bob Hope at the Jungle Training Unit. (1944)
Bob Hope Christmas Special (1967)
I HOPE THIS WILL PUT A SMILE ON YOUR FACE AND IN YOUR HEART. Tribute to a man who DID make a difference:
Bob Hope
May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003
ON TURNING 70
‘You still chase women, but only downhill’.
ON TURNING 80
‘That’s the time of your life when even your birthday suit needs pressing.’
ON TURNING 90
‘You know you’re getting old when the candles cost more than the cake.’
ON TURNING 100
‘I don’t feel old. In fact I don’t feel anything until noon . Then it’s time for my nap.’
ON GIVING UP HIS EARLY CAREER, BOXING
‘I ruined my hands in the ring .. the referee kept stepping on them.’
ON NEVER WINNING AN OSCAR
‘Welcome to the Academy Awards or, as it’s called at my home, ‘Passover”
ON GOLF
‘Golf is my profession. Show business is just to pay the green fees.’
ON PRESIDENTS
‘I have performed for 12 presidents and entertained only six.’
ON WHY HE CHOSE SHOWBIZ FOR HIS CAREER
‘When I was born, the doctor said to my mother, ‘ Congratulations. You have an eight-pound ham’.’
ON RECEIVING THE CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL
‘I feel very humble, but I think I have the strength of character to fight it’
ON HIS FAMILY’S EARLY POVERTY
‘Four of us slept in the one bed. When it got cold, mother threw on another brother.’
ON HIS SIX BROTHERS
‘That’s how I learned to dance. Waiting for the bathroom.’
ON HIS EARLY FAILURES
‘I would not have had anything to eat if it wasn’t for the stuff the audience threw at me.’
ON GOING TO HEAVEN
‘I’ve done benefits for ALL religions. I’d hate to blow the hereafter on a technicality.’
QueenBeeWorld... 
Amen to that, Tom!!!
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QueenBee
June 14, 2010
Bob Hope entertaining the troops priceless. It is too bad that these shows are no longer commercial. But with minimal publicity Gary Sinese, Billie Ray Cyprus, Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders, NFL and NCAA Football coaches and others go to the war zones to entertain the troops. God bless them and Bope Hope
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Tom
June 12, 2010