tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post3851324231452724866..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Lloyd ThaxtonBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-11455841488175130162018-05-28T19:32:44.837-07:002018-05-28T19:32:44.837-07:001966 theme song was Hole In The Wall by The Packer...1966 theme song was Hole In The Wall by The Packers. you can find it on YouTube. BobBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-79219754482637780492015-09-06T15:57:06.841-07:002015-09-06T15:57:06.841-07:00As a teenager living in Santa Ana in the sixties w...As a teenager living in Santa Ana in the sixties we watched Lloyd regularly. Some if us even went on the show. Many of us left for Vietnam to fight the good fight many of us never returned. In country we always new the real kids from California as whenever we said our name the answer was always "so what". As stupid as it may have seemed at the time it was part of the glue that held us all together. God bless you Lloyd Thaxton for making such a difference in so many ways to so many young men. This veteran will always miss you.Barry "BJ" Smithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-20529772764908946362015-06-25T22:58:31.012-07:002015-06-25T22:58:31.012-07:00Wow, I just found out about this blog. How could y...Wow, I just found out about this blog. How could you forget Mr. Thaxton playing that old piano and the guitar, he was so funny he made us all laugh. All my friends and I used to walk from Hollywood High to KCOP on La Brea. In one of the contest my friend Tammy won a surfboard. Thank you Mr. Thaxton for those great memories. Rest in peace sir. 06/25/15Aris Gonzaleznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-42145966691623274992014-11-16T06:44:13.886-08:002014-11-16T06:44:13.886-08:00I lived in Lakewood in the 50's, then moved to...I lived in Lakewood in the 50's, then moved to San Diego in 1960 (so what?!)! I remember Lloyd Thaxton as a TV icon & a true gentleman. RIPS.K. Nashnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-52317424316592330122012-12-23T20:22:15.169-08:002012-12-23T20:22:15.169-08:00I fondly watched the Lloyd Thaxton Show on KCOP Ch...I fondly watched the Lloyd Thaxton Show on KCOP Channel 13 in Los Angeles when I was in high school in the early 1960s with my sister and brother, as we did Dick Clark's American Bandstand, and sometimes we would go to Hollywood and be on the show ourselves, dancing to the music and enjoying Lloyd's creative sense of humor. He always made us laugh. He was a natural comic, like Soupy Sales and Ernie Kovacs. I became a radio deejay myself in 1966, inspired by Lloyd, Gary Owens, Wolfman Jack, Dick Clark, and the radio jocks on KRLA, KFWB, and KHJ radio. It was a magical time to be growing up in America. Lloyd is very much missed! I loved watching his show. The Surf Rock band The Challengers were on the show a lot, and they did a record album in his honor with his picture on the cover, "Lloyd Thaxton Goes Surfing with The Challengers". His signature tune at the end of the show was their instrumental music titled "So What!". I loved that!Don J. Longnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-49723241167140369712012-10-06T14:26:58.837-07:002012-10-06T14:26:58.837-07:00I'm sure I recall seeing Stuff Smith and Carme...I'm sure I recall seeing Stuff Smith and Carmen McRae and a few other really extraordinary and, for me at that time, exotic artists. He was a revelation, unique, curious afternoon companion.Ralph Ivesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-15232148711350636142012-02-16T15:04:35.786-08:002012-02-16T15:04:35.786-08:00I met my wife on the show in 1963 and went on a fe...I met my wife on the show in 1963 and went on a few more times as a couple. We are still together after all these years and have good memories of the good times on the show.Craig Chambersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-39056599607981507382010-07-24T08:48:45.844-07:002010-07-24T08:48:45.844-07:00There are reasons in the back of our minds for lov...There are reasons in the back of our minds for loving the times we grew up in...for me, one of those reasons was Lloyd Thaxton...<br />There will never be another like him...<br /><br />Steve OwenSteve Owennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-31297269310610685852010-01-19T21:27:24.145-08:002010-01-19T21:27:24.145-08:00For me....hopelessly not in the "in crowd&quo...For me....hopelessly not in the "in crowd", watching Loyd Thaxton made me feel OK.Silly Willienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-78079482515748157302009-09-26T21:10:09.703-07:002009-09-26T21:10:09.703-07:00Quite a legend. I became a DJ myself and used many...Quite a legend. I became a DJ myself and used many techniques and got a lot of energetic ideas from LT.Sirpopsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-67900083672613289902009-09-16T16:18:31.623-07:002009-09-16T16:18:31.623-07:00sept09 recently Lloyd Thaxtons name came up at wor...sept09 recently Lloyd Thaxtons name came up at work and boy did I respond...at some time during his hour he started showing surfing footage and we couldn't wait to watch the show. Sad to hear about death. Fond memories<br /><br />DustyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-57577733526422430182009-04-08T00:09:00.000-07:002009-04-08T00:09:00.000-07:00Lloyd Thaxton was truly a 60's star. I have heard ...Lloyd Thaxton was truly a 60's star. I have heard about him from many people. I did not know that he passed away. After his death, the world will miss a great entertainer.David Leehttp://www.asiarooms.com/thailand/chiang_mai.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-27729876912918336092009-01-31T18:01:00.000-08:002009-01-31T18:01:00.000-08:00I just read of Lloyd's passing. I NEVER missed his...I just read of Lloyd's passing. I NEVER missed his shows when I was a kid in 1965-66 on Ch. 48 in Philly. I sent him an e-mail 2 years ago after finally finding his blog site. I was shocked that he PERSONALLY responded. My sincerest condolences to his family. Lloyd,thanks for being a part of my adolescent years. Everytime I see someone lip synch, I always think of you. You were the best!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-66813352454717639052009-01-01T03:05:00.000-08:002009-01-01T03:05:00.000-08:00When I talk nostalgically with my contemporaries a...When I talk nostalgically with my contemporaries about the "good old days", I always ask if they remember the Lloyd Thaxton Show? <BR/> How I loved the lip syncing (wouldn't be surprised if Lloyd coined this term) and the chair dancing bits! I was glued to the set every afternoon and whined like a banshee when my parents insisted on watching the news!<BR/> I learned to love mowtown and R&B, and Lloyd. I miss those times. Thanks, Lloyd!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-541623967166613992008-12-18T09:10:00.000-08:002008-12-18T09:10:00.000-08:00My dad was working for KCOP in the 60's, I was in ...My dad was working for KCOP in the 60's, I was in high school and we would go over to LaBrea and go on the show.<BR/><BR/>My Lloyd rest in peace.<BR/><BR/>Steve FischlerStevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07968885291614318292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-46190557508145532712008-12-17T03:39:00.000-08:002008-12-17T03:39:00.000-08:00I was going to post a note to Lloyd's family and I...I was going to post a note to Lloyd's family and I see his blog is gone. Please forward this to them...<BR/><BR/>Just letting you know that you folks are in my thoughts and prayers. I know that it will be hard this holiday season with Lloyd gone.<BR/><BR/><BR/>earlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-33364826775268190212008-10-12T02:35:00.000-07:002008-10-12T02:35:00.000-07:00Lloyd Thaxton, God Bless you my brother!Grew up wa...Lloyd Thaxton, God Bless you my brother!<BR/><BR/>Grew up watching the show as a teen in the 1960's, loved the lip-synching and the music and the antics "The yellow rose of Texas"<BR/>piece was awesome. In early 80's I supported some of my college years by doing security work on Beverly Blvd for Producer George Schlatter's Editing Company <BR/>(Laugh In, Speak up America, Real People)and Ran into Mr. Lloyd Thaxton, I was thrilled to get his autograph and he gave a big smile and simply said Wow thanks for remembering! I will always remember, He was a creative maverick and yet a wholesome and lovable person. He will be sorely missed by the many of us who do rememberAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-54977625514462046422008-10-12T00:25:00.000-07:002008-10-12T00:25:00.000-07:00With Lloyd Thaxton's passing, a bit of my childhoo...With Lloyd Thaxton's passing, a bit of my childhood is lost. I remember how much I looked forward to his show daily. It was Jack LaLaine for mom and Lloyd Thaxton for the kids in the afternoons. He was quite a character lip-syncing. Fond teen memories.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-59302142186757263602008-10-10T19:33:00.000-07:002008-10-10T19:33:00.000-07:00Oopsie. Didn't realize they wouldn't fit. here the...Oopsie. Didn't realize they wouldn't fit. here they are again.<BR/><BR/>http://tinyurl.com/53szb4<BR/><BR/>http://tinyurl.com/4quxoh<BR/><BR/>And Mark Evanier is still a writer and amateur magician.Alan Coilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09049940361953267636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-82022414607285371122008-10-10T19:26:00.000-07:002008-10-10T19:26:00.000-07:00Here are a couple links about Thaxton.http://www.n...Here are a couple links about Thaxton.<BR/><BR/>http://www.newsfromme.com/archives/2008_10_07.html#015988<BR/><BR/>http://www.newsfromme.com/archives/2008_10_09.html#015999<BR/><BR/>Mark Evanier, who wrote the articles, is a writer and amateur magician.Alan Coilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09049940361953267636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-83138650279947186772008-10-10T10:11:00.000-07:002008-10-10T10:11:00.000-07:00I got into radio at age 14...because Lloyd Thaxton...I got into radio at age 14...because Lloyd Thaxton impressed me so much when i was a little year old kid...I know i'm not the only one who was influenced by Lloyd Thaxton...The world was made a more sunny...happy...and funny place because of him.danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16850571294699521946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-64684627772601428122008-10-09T16:31:00.000-07:002008-10-09T16:31:00.000-07:00I watched Lloyd Thaxton from it's inception.I even...I watched Lloyd Thaxton from it's inception.<BR/>I even showed up with an artist who would become my husband 30 years later! When I got there, my class was the school of the day!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-66666653961998904532008-10-09T12:17:00.000-07:002008-10-09T12:17:00.000-07:00Todays kids don't know what we lost with Lloyd Tha...Todays kids don't know what we lost with Lloyd Thaxtons passing. <BR/>He was a true pied piper for us teens of the 60's. I was one of the lucky one's who got to be on "The Lloyd Thaxton" show and became somewhat of a celebrity at my high school after lip synching the Beatles tune Nowhere Man on the show. To this day, I still have the records I won for my performance that guy.<BR/>RIP Lloyd<BR/>George Price<BR/>Moreno Valley CAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-18935680582787369612008-10-09T10:50:00.000-07:002008-10-09T10:50:00.000-07:00I just wanted to expound on my last comment. I fo...I just wanted to expound on my last comment. I found Lloyd's blog through the link on Ken's. I remember Lloyd's TV show from the early 60s, I saw many of the classic acts for the first time. <BR/>Since LT was popular, many of his fans have probably lost to Viet Nam, the drug scene, and the pratfalls of the last 40 years. Perhaps now he can reconnect with them.Mike Barerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14447874605833321732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-55499969397841797702008-10-08T22:00:00.000-07:002008-10-08T22:00:00.000-07:00It was through your link that I caught up with Llo...It was through your link that I caught up with Lloyd Thaxton where I watched groups like The Turtles, The Mamas And The Papas, and many great groups and singers perform. I can't express how said I am.Mike Barerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14447874605833321732noreply@blogger.com