United States Military Academy West Point - Howitzer Yearbook (West Point, NY)

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The Only Way To Describe Our Own Bob Hope Show: Hilarious Everybody likes to watch Bob Hope Shows on TV but few have had the opportunity to actually see one in the making. As yearlings, we were lucky enough to spend an enjoyable eight hours watching the show live while it was being taped for a later broadcasting date. Remember all the hooting and hol- lering when Brooke Shields came out on stage dressed in a (little) Indi- an costume? The raucous behavior subsided somewhat when it was learned later in the show that she was only celebrating her 15th birth- day! No offense to the women at West Point, but no prettier pair of cadets have ever been in uniform than Brooke and Marie Osmond. And of course, no one was funnier than Bob Hope with P.J. ' s and Ted- dy Bear. Cadets got on stage, too. Remember the opening scene where Bob Hope rappelled out of the Blackhawk heli- copter (and he ' s not even Air As- sault!) and the Rabble Rousers ac- companied him onto the stage. Soon afterward Marie Osmond and a lucky group of cadets did a dance routine — the men in gray weren ' t the best dancers but did prove that they could keep in step with the beat of the music. Then there was the gallant cadet who leaped on stage during the final ballroom scene and rescued a partnerless Brooke Shields. Sugar Ray Leonard, Bob Ulrich, Glen Campbell, and Bob ' s wife rounded out the star-studded cast. Remember how many times it took to shoot the South Pacific Island scene when Bob ' s wig kept falling in his face?! And when he fmally did get it straight, his coconuts kept fall- ing down! We all enjoyed Bob Hope ' s one liners but his jokes in be- ,tween takes were the best. Well, another day we may get the chance to see another Bob Hope Show but this show will remain a special one. As Bob Hope said in closing, Thanks for the memories.