April 20, 2024
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In the Book of Ecclesiastes, it is recorded, “There is no new thing under the sun.” This scripture illustrates the boredom and monotony of daily life, and it certainly applies to the predictability of tomorrow in this Corona virus lockdown. As we watch the Ides of March tick-by, knowing what the Ides are, may amuse.
Roscoe Arbuckle could have been an acclaimed tenor in any of the world’s opera houses, but he chose vaudeville and kept America laughing for decades. Fatty Arbuckle wasn’t a pioneer with an idea of entertaining “the troops” but he sure did his share to make it happen. Many of his antics were recorded with Kodak A3 cameras; we have real-photo postcards as evidence.