Comments on: Alice Cooper on the Soupy Sales show, 1979. http://boingboing.net/2009/10/26/alice-cooper-on-the.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:36:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/10/26/alice-cooper-on-the.html#comment-621590 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-621590 I can't believe how young and skinny Alice was! I can’t believe how young and skinny Alice was!

]]> By: Ito Kagehisa http://boingboing.net/2009/10/26/alice-cooper-on-the.html#comment-621628 Ito Kagehisa Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-621628 Jazz legend Clifford Brown's only surviving recorded appearance was on Soupy's show: http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20091027/NEWS/910270329 Jazz legend Clifford Brown’s only surviving recorded appearance was on Soupy’s show:

http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20091027/NEWS/910270329

]]> By: Ignatz http://boingboing.net/2009/10/26/alice-cooper-on-the.html#comment-621640 Ignatz Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-621640 Years ago I found this exact episode on video for rent at my local grocery store. Alice does another bit in full rubber-spiked armor. He actually came across as relatively normal as compared to ol' Soupy. I was amazed at how willing Alice was to laugh at himself and his persona. Can you imagine Marilyn Manson or Slipknot volunteering for a face full of Reddi Whip? Years ago I found this exact episode on video for rent at my local grocery store. Alice does another bit in full rubber-spiked armor. He actually came across as relatively normal as compared to ol’ Soupy. I was amazed at how willing Alice was to laugh at himself and his persona. Can you imagine Marilyn Manson or Slipknot volunteering for a face full of Reddi Whip?

]]> By: readbot42 http://boingboing.net/2009/10/26/alice-cooper-on-the.html#comment-621416 readbot42 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-621416 I met Alice Cooper at a charity golf-tournament about 10 years ago here in Colorado... genuinely nice guy, and not a bad golfer to boot. ;-) I met Alice Cooper at a charity golf-tournament about 10 years ago here in Colorado… genuinely nice guy, and not a bad golfer to boot. ;-)

]]> By: readbot42 http://boingboing.net/2009/10/26/alice-cooper-on-the.html#comment-621419 readbot42 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-621419 And rest-in-peace Soupy. You made me laugh thousands of times on the boob-tube. Not a bad life, sir! Making people laugh is an incredibly undervalued gift. And rest-in-peace Soupy. You made me laugh thousands of times on the boob-tube. Not a bad life, sir! Making people laugh is an incredibly undervalued gift.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/10/26/alice-cooper-on-the.html#comment-621461 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-621461 I think that show would have been difficult to watch for more than three minutes! I think that show would have been difficult to watch for more than three minutes!

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/10/26/alice-cooper-on-the.html#comment-621492 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-621492 Still a great fan of Alice, but his appearance on current commercials campaign (flyers, mail, etc) for an electronics market here in Germany is somehow sad :/ http://www.coopersbar.de/ Still a great fan of Alice, but his appearance on current commercials campaign (flyers, mail, etc) for an electronics market here in Germany is somehow sad :/

http://www.coopersbar.de/

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/10/26/alice-cooper-on-the.html#comment-621531 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-621531 Around the same time Alice did The Muppet Show, non? Around the same time Alice did The Muppet Show, non?

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