THE GONG SHOW ( FULL - - Thanks! ) Topic

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You will draft your team from stars of the 1920's 30's, 40's, 50's 60's, 70's, 80's and 2000's. . . .
Thanks for looking this over . . . . . and possibly looking at it a second time . . .

THE GONG SHOW - - A Chuck Barris Tribute


A Tribute Theme for Chuck Barris, the creator-producer and host of the very funny “Gong Show,” who passed away on March 21st at the age of 87.

The “Gong Show” was an out of control madhouse that presented a mind-blowing array of street performers, lounge acts, amateurs, and just plain street psychos doing their thing! In other words, nobodies copying nobody being judged by virtual nobodies. A very funny show you didn’t want to miss. Barris also created The Dating Game and helped to develop The Newlywed Game.

Here We Go: Drafting will run like this:

DRAFT TWO (2) PLAYERS EACH AS FOLLOWS
  • Any Philadelphia (Barris’ birth city) Franchise AL/NL from 1929 – 2016
  • Any New York (Barris passed in Palisades, NY) Franchise from 1929 – 2016

Draft 2 Players from the years below EXCLUDING players from Philadelphia and New York franchises

1929 - - Baris’ birth year

1932 - - Birth year of Gene Gene the Dancing Machine – Stagehand Gene Patton becomes a household name dancing at the close of every show while the credits rolled.

1945 - - Birth year for a Gong Show character – The Unknown Comic – Canadian comedian Murray Langston appeared weekly making jokes with a paper bag over his head

1952 - - Baris’ first TV job working backstage on American Bandstand

1962 - - Barris writes song for Freddy Cannon – Palisades Park – A Billboard Top 100

1965 - - Formed Chuck Barris Productions creating his first game show, The Dating Game

1980 - - The Newlywed Game, a Barris creation is cancelled after a 14-year run

2002 - - Confessions of a Dangerous Mind – Barris autobiography made into a feature film directed by George Clooney

2008 - - The Gong Show revived on Comedy Central

Complete your roster by drafting 3 players from

1976 - - The Gong Show debuts with Chuck Barris producing and hosting the show

More Stuff:
CAP: $110M
DH = Yes
NO: Clones, WW, AAA
16 - team league
One random realignment prior to beginning play
Stadium: Ballparks active in 1976

Step right up . . . The Gong Show has begun . . . .

Interested Owners

1. Tucker T's
2. 2chair
3. fan41
4. rleo
5. mpitt76
6. dippedncrack
7. Cubrunner
8. zephyr1949
9. fatboyday54
10. redwingscup
11. benfc
12. veejay
13. rjj4191
14. paulives
15. Rattlers
16. Midknight


Sitemail List: Tucker T's; 2chair; fan41; mpitt76; dippedncrack; Cubrunner; zephyr1949; fatboydad54; redwingscup; benfc; veejay; rleo; rjj4191; paulives; Rattlers; Midknight
5/6/2017 12:47 PM (edited)
Tucker T's
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GONG SHOW NEWS ALERT: April 28, 2017
https://www.yahoo.com/tv/gong-show-taps-mike-myers-173529972.html

This is an interesting and challenging draft . . .
You get to choose from stars of the 1920's 30's, 40's, 50's 60's, 70's, 80's and 2000's. . . .
What a GREAT mixture of What Ifs . . .

We Are Now Full . . . .
5/6/2017 12:46 PM (edited)
2chair
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I always enjoyed a good gang gonging. I'll do this.
4/1/2017 11:20 PM
fan41
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Everyone should have Steve Garvey on their team (he was a judge on the show).
4/2/2017 9:36 AM (edited)
fan41
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I'm in. Loved the show!
4/2/2017 9:40 AM
razorclams
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I was born about the time Barris got his first job with American Bandstand
im in too
4/2/2017 10:13 AM
mpitt76
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Gene Gene the Dancing Machine

I'm in

4/2/2017 10:20 AM
dippedncrack
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The Unknown comic was a favorite. I'm in!
4/2/2017 10:58 AM
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I'll get in
4/2/2017 2:09 PM
Tucker T's
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Thanks guys . . . . those were fun years . . . .
Here's a clip with Unknown Comic . . . . . followed by a 21 minute clip . . .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BBZVQ4zBcU
4/2/2017 3:02 PM
zephyr1949
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I will try this,,looks like a fun team to work on
4/2/2017 5:44 PM
Tucker T's
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Hey Chris . . . I agree . . . the different periods of history should make the drafting fun . . . . then of course you need to win....
Thanks for hooking up......
4/2/2017 7:15 PM
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I got this one, Tom...it's in the bag.
4/3/2017 6:27 AM
redwingscup
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I'll play.
4/3/2017 12:59 PM
Tucker T's
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Thanks fellas . . . . Keep practicing your act . . . . auditions sometime soon . . . .
4/3/2017 4:45 PM
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