tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8321103554333725644.post4539864335504675010..comments2024-03-27T19:18:10.295-04:00Comments on Brady's Bunch of Lorain County Nostalgia: March 10, 1955 Food Center Ad Starring… Sparky?Dan Bradyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02118939034032765664noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8321103554333725644.post-81357993213873039522015-03-21T13:57:47.369-04:002015-03-21T13:57:47.369-04:00"Could the freckled cartoon mascot in the ad ..."Could the freckled cartoon mascot in the ad be the forerunner of Sparky?"<br /><br />Alas, it is a more tawdry tale that explains the resemblance. I was an only-child and Dad was a deadbeat who left home when I was six. Two years later he died under mysterious circumstances (an autopsy found a nest of field mice in his left ear). When mom contacted a lawyer to inquire about any inheritance, she was shocked to see Dad's three other "wives" at the law office--all seeking recompense for their years of abandonment.<br /><br />All had freckle-face sons like myself.<br /><br />I became close to Timmy and when my endorsement schedule got too busy, he would often fill in as an artist model. He later got work (thanks to a little black shoe polish in his hair) as one of the various "Dondi" incarnations. He died at the age of 62 (I am now 67).<br /><br />Our third "brother" (Ronnie) was adopted by actor Rance Howard.<br /><br />--Kevin Klurgeman (aka "Sparky")Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8321103554333725644.post-44452366401961328442015-03-12T14:21:28.720-04:002015-03-12T14:21:28.720-04:00Wages were a lot lower then too.
I would have been...Wages were a lot lower then too.<br />I would have been 4 years old then.Wireless.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00327912256022939023noreply@blogger.com