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Greybnk48

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28. What a treasure to this country Dick Van Dyke has been for decades. I love him
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 01:33 PM
Nov 5

and have since I was very young (13 years old when The Dick Van Dyke Show came on, 15 when he gave the world Mary Poppins with Julie Andrews).

What an icon D. Spaulding Nov 5 #1
That was moving. duncang Nov 5 #2
Wow, Dick Van Dyke, still amazing after all these years - he's one of the good ones!! lark Nov 5 #3
I still can hear Laura (Mary Tyler Moore) say "Oh, Rob!" in my head wolfie001 Nov 5 #17
Just wonderful! Great message! ananda Nov 5 #4
He is living his best life Aviation Pro Nov 5 #5
Good to see someone his age have all their mental faculties. KS Toronado Nov 5 #6
His age is legit too! wolfie001 Nov 5 #18
I would hope this would put ageism to rest. BComplex Nov 5 #21
I remember Dick in black and white. Now, just white. A favorite among favorites. What a guy. twodogsbarking Nov 5 #7
Beautiful blogslug Nov 5 #8
This makes me so happy. Thank you for posting this!! ificandream Nov 5 #9
Still a very cool dude. Joinfortmill Nov 5 #10
What a mamacita75 Nov 5 #11
Love this man.. mountain grammy Nov 5 #12
What a beautiful person he is Erda Nov 5 #13
Always one of my favorite and always will be. Wow! 98 Years. Fla Dem Nov 5 #14
The man is 98 years old. Sharp as a tack. SpankMe Nov 5 #15
Great reading! That guy should really consider a career in entertainment someday. Ramsey Barner Nov 5 #16
good idea.... markie Nov 5 #19
Rod Serling was a national treasure, using his televisions series to counter the commie-baiting xenophobia of the Martin68 Nov 5 #20
They should update one of Rod's greatest Zone episodes and call it, "The Monsters on Maple Street are MAGAts". LudwigPastorius Nov 5 #29
God Bless You, Dick Van Dyke! calimary Nov 5 #22
Moving! Kamala, King, Serling and Van Dyke are the icons we seek to emulate 🩵🩵 Clouds Passing Nov 5 #23
BumRushDaShow........... Upthevibe Nov 5 #24
What a man and what a message. nt Prairie_Seagull Nov 5 #25
Thank you, Dick! And thank you, Rod Serling! dchill Nov 5 #26
Not sure there are words to describe how moving that was. NT Bleacher Creature Nov 5 #27
What a treasure to this country Dick Van Dyke has been for decades. I love him Greybnk48 Nov 5 #28
I'm normally not so keen on celebrity political views, but anyone who spoke at an event with MLK is worth listening to muriel_volestrangler Nov 5 #30
it makes me smile inside to know hes doing well samnsara Nov 5 #31
Rod Serling's writing still scaring people. Thankfully only Republicans this time. nt okaawhatever Nov 5 #32
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