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Ptah

(33,030 posts) Sat Oct 12, 2013, 09:21 PM Oct 2013

I met Edgar Bergen

He was a fan of steam power and came to my home town to watch a harvest by steam power.

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I met Edgar Bergen (Original Post) Ptah Oct 2013 OP

My bet is that Edgar Bergen would be into Steampunk today Taverner Oct 2013 #1

Steampunk is hipster faux nostalgia. Ptah Oct 2013 #2

He did see things out of the box... Taverner Oct 2013 #5

I bet he was a nice person... Tom_Foolery Oct 2013 #3

Yes, he was nice. Ptah Oct 2013 #4

I always liked him. He was a ventriloquist on the radio. mysuzuki2 Oct 2013 #6

Did you get to meet his daughter? struggle4progress Oct 2013 #7

Taverner

(55,476 posts)

1. My bet is that Edgar Bergen would be into Steampunk today

Reply to Ptah (Original post)

Sat Oct 12, 2013, 09:23 PM

Oct 2013

Ptah

(33,030 posts)

2. Steampunk is hipster faux nostalgia.

Reply to Taverner (Reply #1)

Sat Oct 12, 2013, 09:26 PM

Oct 2013

Taverner

(55,476 posts)

5. He did see things out of the box...

Reply to Ptah (Reply #2)

Sat Oct 12, 2013, 10:05 PM

Oct 2013

So I think he might have got it...

Tom_Foolery

(4,691 posts)

3. I bet he was a nice person...

Reply to Ptah (Original post)

Sat Oct 12, 2013, 09:32 PM

Oct 2013

He always came across like he was. There are some sweet rides in the background of that second picture.

Ptah

(33,030 posts)

4. Yes, he was nice.

Reply to Tom_Foolery (Reply #3)

Sat Oct 12, 2013, 09:34 PM

Oct 2013

In the first picture, he is autographing a sketch for me and my brother.

mysuzuki2

(3,521 posts)

6. I always liked him. He was a ventriloquist on the radio.

Reply to Ptah (Original post)

Sat Oct 12, 2013, 10:59 PM

Oct 2013

No one EVER saw his lips move!

struggle4progress

(118,290 posts)

7. Did you get to meet his daughter?

Reply to Ptah (Original post)

Sat Oct 12, 2013, 11:57 PM

Oct 2013

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