According to Steven Bach, in his book "Marlene Dietrich Life and Legend," (page 292) the actress during a radio broadcast to boost troop morale for the Allies, suddenly adlibbed this line: "Jungs! Opfert euch nicht! Der krieg ist doch Scheisse, Hitler ist ein Idiot!" It took Americans a short time to realize that reducing the German's morale level was as desirable a goal as was boosting the spirits of the American soldiers.
Now the disk jockey will play "See What the Boys in the Backroom Are Having," "Please, Mr. Custer," and John Wayne's version (from "The Quiet Man") of "Wild Colonial Boy." We have to go see if we can locate a VHS copy of "Destry Rides Again." Have a "Sorcerer's Apprentice" (Didn't he get fired at the 1940 Oscar - Awards?) type week.
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