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Re: Robert Newton as Long John

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Bob Miller

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Date Posted: 19:30:49 09/10/01 Mon
In reply to: Jab 's message, "Re: Robert Newton as Long John" on 12:22:49 09/10/01 Mon

Susan and Jab:
Thanks for being so informative.
I believe it was Treasure Island near the beginning
when Jim first met Long John.John hopped out from behind
the bar. Jim gasped as he saw one leg and John met his glance as he looked at the one leg with Jim.
Was this the one time it showed one leg or am I missing
something from trick Photography?
I'm usually not that thick but I suppose like Shakespeare
you can watch it several times and get something different each time. Susan will understand why the one leg business went over my head. When watching Long John I might take a quick glance at the one leg but my glance was always directed at his face. I'd watch as he'd squint one eye and make it look like he was going to pop the other out at any moment. It was always the face I'd watch as I'd wait for that raspy voice to belt out another humerous line. A friend and I would even try to memorize the many lines and get a real delight out of immitating our hero.
The way Purity would pour him milk when he wasn't looking causing him to discharge it like he was poisoned.
Then he'd have to grab the rum quick before he went into a coma. Bob Newton was something else. From now on I'll try
not to be distracted in one direction and learn what I was taught to do a long time ago and that's to look all around instead of confining you're attention inone direction.
Thanks again for teaching me to be more observant.

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