The Poetry Of Henry Gibson: A Tribute

[TheMilwaukeeProtocol]

Nostalgia is just as foolish as our current problems. In fact, it's part of them.

[muminoz]

I just happened upon this old clip today and am surprised how my emotions have been jolted back to the 1970's. Things seem so simple then - the world needed Henry Gibson then and by gosh we need him now.

[stevemichiganman]

Henry was so talented and funny. I miss him already ! Does anybody know why the hand that he used to hold the flower was always trembling ? Was it part of his "act", or was Henry a little nervous during the "poetry reciting" sketches ?

[Alvaro95c]

RIP :.......(

[matteogarza]

henry gibson is my grandfather

[LouisLambert]

That flower was trembling more than a yorkshire terrier.

[Calsummersishere]

Wow! Is this Henry Gibson related to Rand Paul? It's freaky how much they look and act alike! HAHAHA Kentucky is such a weird state! HAHAHAHA

[Bladepaw18]

The Bunny Rabbit by Shawn P.

The bunny rabbit I don't hold in disdain

Just because it runs to hide when it starts to rain.

I hope one day to see a real one in Maine,

Instead of seeing just his foot upon a chain. ;)

[MrStevenLogan]

hahaha Sammy Davis jr.

[ReN3gado]

In Big Stan Henry Gibson make me laught !!!!

We will miss you

[vince065us]

His poetry's slammin'!

R.I.P.:

-John Wayne

-Sammy Davis,Jr.

-Henry Gibson

[RJRanke]

I also remember Henry Gibson's one-liners as a parson:

"I'm all for modernizing marriage ceremonies,but I still think,'I do,'sounds better than,'Right on,Daddio!'"

"My church welcomes all denominations,but my favorite is the $5.00 bill."

"I wish teenagers wouldn't refer to Matthew,Mark,Luke and John as the Fab Four."

"When the Lord comes on Judgement Day,let us not say Here comes da Judge."

[sunrisingdbr2]

Love that John Wayne poem in the beginning.

[planetchinchilla]

I grew up watching the reruns of laugh-in I love his poems,I wonder if his family will write a autobiography about him I will buy a copy!

[Gregoryno6]

An excellent tribute. I grew up with Laugh-In; I was too young to properly appreciate the poems, but they weren't anything like what I was being taught at school. Automatically that made them good... and they're still good today.

[Liz125]

Thanks for the lovely memories - I had forgotten how funny and sweet he was in "Laugh In".

[MaxNuclear]

When you make people happy, you always live.

[eccolibri60]

Henry Gibson was a funny, funny man, and I will miss him.

[FantasticBabblings]

I like that Sammy Davis Jr called him Jim, which is his real name. I met him once. He was a lovely man.

[mlytjc]

His stage name "Henry Gibson" was a pun on the name of Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen

[mellikat]

Yeah I noticed that...was wondering if HG went by Jim or James to his close friends...

[rudeger66]

Great tribute! Thanx for the post.

Loved him in "The Blues Brothers" and

"Magnolia".

[captjon615]

Thanks for the tribute -- we will all miss you, Henry.

[wdashwor]

Nice tribute. I'll miss you, Henry.

[DMBKristen41]

:-) thank you for posting. I will miss him

[Aggie1952]

RIP-Henry Gibson. You are missed.

[RnDEntertainment]

Very nice Tribute. Laugh In was great and Henry Gibson made it even greater. Thanks for the memories. GB. Ray

[zanti209]

Nice tribute. Will always remember Jimmy that way. Thanks for sharing.

[BandMom101]

RIP Henry Gibson :(