Not Here Jack!

Let's face it. There WILL be a winner by tomorrow. The Squealing Pig pulls no punches and reminds you, neither team is safe. Marinate in that for a while and by tomorrow night, you'll get my opinion. Sorry Lovie, I hope you DO win but, I think The Colts are just a little bit better.

A Black History Salute to "Redd Foxx" and ALL his shenanigans"

Redd Foxx was an old, bitter black man who within the course of 30 minutes ended the show happy the way his situation was. Little be known that this show was originally done in England and called, "Steptoe and Son". Thanfully when it made it back to the US, Redd sat down with producers and wiped away the clean from the pilot script. In real life, Foxx was from St. Louis and his families last name was really "Sanford". LaWanda Page who played "Aunt Esther" on the show was actually a real life cousin to Redd who he admired very much and gave her a part in his show. This may have been one of the first programs to feature the cast either drunk or under the influence of drugs. Demond Wilson (Lamont) often times wore sunglasses through an entire show so nobody could see his pupils. Foxx was no better. Given the fact he taped his shows after a weekend in Las Vegas or just before he left to go there, he either came to the set drunk or left that way. The party often swept through the studio like a swarm of bees in which everyone got stung including "Aunt Esther". Less than half the scripts for episodes you see on TV today actually stuck to it. Most was ad-libbed by Foxx and everyone fed off of it. It enjoyed a nice little run and came back for one season in the early 80's. Foxx's last show was with Della Reese on a sitcom entitled Royal Family. After only a few episodes, Redd Collapsed on the set and never recovered. During his time as comedian he released a new record almost every week and they were all filthy dirty. So, today I remind you that when you see middle school children getting off the bus and saying "Fuck you honkey mo fo" or, "Yeah, I stabbed the dude because he called me a nigger", God bless The Foxx.
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