From Hero to Obscurity - Paul Harvey - The Rest of the Story
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- Опубліковано 3 бер 2024
- He was a hero, an admired city official at one time. Then he slipped from national headlines into relative obscurity. Most of us couldn't pick him out of a lineup, yet we know him. Or we think we know him. Find out more in this episode of Paul Harvey's "The Rest of the Story."
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Listing to these puts me right back in the passenger seat of my dad's truck. Thank you.
I’m very glad that hearing these brought back find memories of spending time with your dad. :)
It's a shame that a man who was once considered a national hero should be forgotten and even vilified because of a series of misfortunes that were largely not his fault. I'm thankful that he finally received the recognition that he had earned earlier in his life. Thank you for telling us of a positive ending to a once tragic story (not the Hollywood version).
I'm very glad you enjoyed it. I admire people, such as Mr. Ness, who put their own lives and personal safety on the line to do what's right. :)
I first learned of Elliot Ness from the Robert Stack/Desilu TV series, which was in syndication when I was growing up in the 1960s. I saw his memoir ("The Untouchables") in my local library, and I eagerly read it. I trusted it as the "authoritative" story of Ness and his team, which made me realize that the TV series was essentially all fiction. Because I'd read the book, I was disgusted by the Kevin Kostner movie, which was also essentially all fiction. Since then, I've come to understand that some people have disputed the accuracy of the book - certainly Ness might have had an incentive to bend the story to enhance his own reputation.
But thanks for filling in more of "the rest of the story."
Oh yeah. The Kevin Costner was almost all fiction but I enjoyed it despite that. Like you learned, you have to be careful with autobiographies. They certainly give you a good perspective on someone but they can tell their story any way they want. They still have their place. I'm glad you enjoyed the episode. :)
When you first asked us who WE thought of when hearing the name Elliot Ness, I saw that poster ad of Kevin Costner and thought: "No. In my mind there is someone who dates further back in time." Then you showed Robert Stack, and I knew immediately that that was who I was thinking of.
Now I will try to conjure up the face of the REAL Mr. Ness.
Thanks, Brad.
I've got to check out some of the Robert Stack episodes. I can't remember watching them. :)
I never watched the TV series or the movies, but I new they existed. You always educate us with your videos. Keep up the good work.
I'm glad you enjoyed them. My goal is to teach with the hope to inspire. :)
Thank you. As a preacher I like to look at these Paul Harvey materials looking for possible sermon ideas.
Well this one not only did but it reinspired a series of messages that I preached years ago when I pastored a church in Rappahannock County, VA back in the 1990's.
It was a series of messages dealing with Bible Characters who started out well but finished bad.
Characters such as
King Saul
Asa
Uzziah
Judas Iscariot
Demas
And others.
I plan to start the first message by telling about how Elliot Ness a hero in many people's eyes didn't finish the way he started.
So that is what watching this morning inspired me to do.
To redo my outline of a series of messages I preached about 30 years ago, SAD ENDINGS. Thank you very much!
I'm very glad to hear that you found it inspirational and useful in your sermon research. I bet those were powerful sermons. They sound interesting. I'm sure this one your working on will turn out well. :)
I must be getting old, because the real Eliot Ness to me is Robert Stack. I remember mom letting me stay up past my bedtime to watch the untouchables
I've always been a Robert Stack fan. I know him mostly from Unsolved Mysteries. :)
I have come to appreciate your additional information - Thank you, Sir! Much appreciated!
I'm very glad to hear that. You just made my day. :)
Just started watching and i love your programs.
Please continue to make these.
The channels I like usually blow up but i will have this comment to come back to when yours does
I'm very glad you're enjoying them. I have every intention of continuing. Thank you for the kind words. I really appreciate them. :)
Very good, Brad !!
Thank you very much. :)
Great lesson Brad, very interesting. I never knew what happened to him after prohibition. I should say, I know everything about Bonny and Clyde cause I watched the movie so many times. Lmao 🤣
Hahahaha. If you watched the movie, you know less about them than you did before you watched it. hahaha. :)
@@BradDison Aww come on! surely you jest? I know, don't call you Shirley! LOL
😂😂😂😂😂😂I am probably the LAST person you have to explain Desilu Studios to, that was so cute. I am with you about conjuring the image of Kevin Costner when I think about Ness. I went down a long, dark road myself, very glad to be back on a path of light where I intend to stay for the rest of my days. To have such notoriety, then fade to obscurity, that is so sad. It is a story often repeated, especially from celebrities. Thank goodness Rebecca was the person she was, one of God's earthly angels.
I assume you're a big "Lucy" fan. She was absolutely amazing. :)
@@BradDison I was driving when the news of her death came over my radio. Had to pull over from shaking and crying so hard. Yeah, that hit me in the feels!!!
That's so weird because in the movie, they portray him as new to Chicago, with Sean Connery's character teaching him the ropes. Great story, Brad.
Oh yeah. Movies get it wrong more often than they get it right. :)
Thanks Brad, as always, I enjoy your videos and your research 😊
Thank you very much. I'm glad you enjoy and appreciate it. :)
I pitcher in my mind daffy duck ,if you don't know what I mean ask your grandma or grandpa 😮
Hahaha. :)
Ness put away the most notorious bootlegger gangster and then became a drunk. What irony.
If that is really what happened, it certainly is ironic. :)