Comments on: Officer Don and the Popeye Club http://themediansib.com/2008/04/07/officer-don-and-the-popeye-club/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 04:54:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Stan Leverett http://themediansib.com/2008/04/07/officer-don-and-the-popeye-club/#comment-191867 Stan Leverett Sun, 23 Nov 2008 19:58:38 +0000 http://themediansib.com/2008/04/07/officer-don-and-the-popeye-club/#comment-191867 I just want to say that Officer Don was a delight to watch when I was a toddler in Atlanta, Georgia! My dad used to tease me by doing the popeye music with his mouth and I would run and sit down in front of the TV excited and ready to watch "The Popeye Club only to look up and discover it wasn't on after all! My Dad would get a good laugh out of it! So I was a fan of the Popeye club since I was a toddler. I have often thought of him down through the years! He was a lot of fun to watch. I was disappointed when we moved to Valdosta, Ga. and couldn't watch it until one day we got Cable TV and could finally pick up WSB! To the family of Officer Don! Thanks for the memories! Stan Leverett (Ohio resident now!) I just want to say that Officer Don was a delight to watch when I was a toddler in Atlanta, Georgia! My dad used to tease me by doing the popeye music with his mouth and I would run and sit down in front of the TV excited and ready to watch “The Popeye Club only to look up and discover it wasn’t on after all! My Dad would get a good laugh out of it! So I was a fan of the Popeye club since I was a toddler. I have often thought of him down through the years! He was a lot of fun to watch. I was disappointed when we moved to Valdosta, Ga. and couldn’t watch it until one day we got Cable TV and could finally pick up WSB! To the family of Officer Don! Thanks for the memories!
Stan Leverett (Ohio resident now!)

]]> By: CHARLES ADAMS http://themediansib.com/2008/04/07/officer-don-and-the-popeye-club/#comment-184045 CHARLES ADAMS Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:38:29 +0000 http://themediansib.com/2008/04/07/officer-don-and-the-popeye-club/#comment-184045 Sorry! Here's the site of old Atlanta Photos. http://www.atlantatimemachine.com/misc/1list.htm Sorry! Here’s the site of old Atlanta Photos.

http://www.atlantatimemachine.com/misc/1list.htm

]]> By: CHARLES ADAMS http://themediansib.com/2008/04/07/officer-don-and-the-popeye-club/#comment-184043 CHARLES ADAMS Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:33:46 +0000 http://themediansib.com/2008/04/07/officer-don-and-the-popeye-club/#comment-184043 To all of the native Atlantans. Look at this site for the photos of the old town! Went to Mary Lynn EM school in Candler Park. Graduated from Briarcliff High Class of '69. Went to Nam for the whole year of 1971. My father owned the Avondale and Memorial Dr Theaters in the 50's & 60's! I grew up with Officer Don, in fact watching him all those years prompted me to become an Atlanta Police Officer! I retired from APD in 1985! What a life experience that was! Note: On the above photograph of Don look on his Lt sleve and you will see the old & current APD Police patch! To all of the native Atlantans. Look at this site for the photos of the old town!

Went to Mary Lynn EM school in Candler Park. Graduated from Briarcliff High Class of ‘69. Went to Nam for the whole year of 1971. My father owned the Avondale and Memorial Dr Theaters in the 50’s & 60’s!

I grew up with Officer Don, in fact watching him all those years prompted me to become an Atlanta Police Officer! I retired from APD in 1985! What a life experience that was!

Note: On the above photograph of Don look on his Lt sleve and you will see the old & current APD Police patch!

]]> By: John http://themediansib.com/2008/04/07/officer-don-and-the-popeye-club/#comment-151122 John Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:15:24 +0000 http://themediansib.com/2008/04/07/officer-don-and-the-popeye-club/#comment-151122 I grew up in Rome, Ga. where we could get both Atlanta stations and Chattanooga stations, depending which way the antenna was facing. Not to take the spotlight from Don Kennedy but I also watched the BOB BRANDY Show from channel 9 in Chattanooga. Both had long record breaking viewing but the difference between them both was that Officer Don had better games and prizes and showed Popeye cartoons where Bob Brandy was a bit more sedated and the prizes were a bakery product (home of Lil Debbies bakery) and he showed 3 Stooges. I liked Officer Don because he did have a great TV personallity and loved the countdown for the cartoon. To watch channel 2 I had to go outside to turn the antenna from the side of the house, which my parents would complain because I usually forget to turn it back. I only remember him showing Popeye cartoons, did he show anything else??? Those were fun and wonderful times for local televison. I miss it. I grew up in Rome, Ga. where we could get both Atlanta stations and Chattanooga stations, depending which way the antenna was facing. Not to take the spotlight from Don Kennedy but I also watched the BOB BRANDY Show from channel 9 in Chattanooga. Both had long record breaking viewing but the difference between them both was that Officer Don had better games and prizes and showed Popeye cartoons where Bob Brandy was a bit more sedated and the prizes were a bakery product (home of Lil Debbies bakery) and he showed 3 Stooges. I liked Officer Don because he did have a great TV personallity and loved the countdown for the cartoon. To watch channel 2 I had to go outside to turn the antenna from the side of the house, which my parents would complain because I usually forget to turn it back.
I only remember him showing Popeye cartoons, did he show anything else??? Those were fun and wonderful times for local televison. I miss it.

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]]> By: Brian Keith O'Hara http://themediansib.com/2008/04/07/officer-don-and-the-popeye-club/#comment-105157 Brian Keith O'Hara Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:32:09 +0000 http://themediansib.com/2008/04/07/officer-don-and-the-popeye-club/#comment-105157 I was driving in Buckhead in the 1980's and guess who pulls into the Gulf Station ahead of me: Officer Don. He remembered my Mom worked at the station and we had a nice conversation. He was and is a gentleman. I won on the oooey-gooey game. I won a Bolo-Paddle. I was driving in Buckhead in the 1980’s and guess who pulls into the Gulf Station ahead of me: Officer Don. He remembered my Mom worked at the station and we had a nice conversation. He was and is a gentleman. I won on the oooey-gooey game. I won a Bolo-Paddle.

]]> By: BlogNetNews.com » Cotillion » The Median Sib » Officer Don and the Popeye Club http://themediansib.com/2008/04/07/officer-don-and-the-popeye-club/#comment-70085 BlogNetNews.com » Cotillion » The Median Sib » Officer Don and the Popeye Club Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:56:58 +0000 http://themediansib.com/2008/04/07/officer-don-and-the-popeye-club/#comment-70085 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] Officer Don and the Popeye Club I attended my cousin Don's memorial service today.  Don worked for WSB radio and television many years ago - and then for CNN for about fifteen years.  During his early years at WSB he made some great friends, and several of his WSB friends spoke at his funeral today.  One [...] Share | Rate | Permalink [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> Kramer auto Pingback[...] Officer Don and the Popeye Club I attended my cousin Don’s memorial service today.  Don worked for WSB radio and television many years ago - and then for CNN for about fifteen years.  During his early years at WSB he made some great friends, and several of his WSB friends spoke at his funeral today.  One [...] Share | Rate | Permalink [...]

]]> By: beth http://themediansib.com/2008/04/07/officer-don-and-the-popeye-club/#comment-67315 beth Wed, 09 Apr 2008 01:46:34 +0000 http://themediansib.com/2008/04/07/officer-don-and-the-popeye-club/#comment-67315 that was a very nice service I thought. I enjoyed seeing Officer Don too. I shamelessly gushed over him at the reception. He really was a part of the lives of the children of Georgia there for a long time. that was a very nice service I thought.

I enjoyed seeing Officer Don too. I shamelessly gushed over him at the reception. He really was a part of the lives of the children of Georgia there for a long time.

]]> By: Jane http://themediansib.com/2008/04/07/officer-don-and-the-popeye-club/#comment-67288 Jane Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:30:43 +0000 http://themediansib.com/2008/04/07/officer-don-and-the-popeye-club/#comment-67288 OOPS, sorry about the double comment. OOPS, sorry about the double comment.

]]> By: Jane http://themediansib.com/2008/04/07/officer-don-and-the-popeye-club/#comment-67287 Jane Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:26:40 +0000 http://themediansib.com/2008/04/07/officer-don-and-the-popeye-club/#comment-67287 I remember meeting Officer Don in Cedartown. I was so thrilled to meet him. I didn't realize he was a friend of Don's either. I was so sorry to miss the service. I had been sick for several days and thought I would feel well enough to come but I didn't. I wish I could have been there. Please share some of the pictures of you and your siblings. I would love to see them. I remember meeting Officer Don in Cedartown. I was so thrilled to meet him. I didn’t realize he was a friend of Don’s either.
I was so sorry to miss the service. I had been sick for several days and thought I would feel well enough to come but I didn’t. I wish I could have been there.
Please share some of the pictures of you and your siblings. I would love to see them.

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