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Subject: Robert Blake Takes His Eye Off the Sparrow
Written By: LyricBoy on 03/09/23 at 6:21 pm
Legendary and versatile actor Robert Blake (born Mickey Gubitosi) has left the stage at the age of 89. :\'(
https://deadline.com/2023/03/robert-blake-dead-actor-in-baretta-in-cold-blood-was-89-beat-real-life-murder-rap-1235284339/
In his career he played roles in Our Gang, In Cold Blood, and his signature role as the title character in the Tv series Baretta. 8). Baretta rocked. Every week he’d tackle the thoughts crime situations using his street smarts as well as his trusty street informant, Huggy Bear. 8)
Later in life, Blake was accused of killing his wife, but a jury found him innocent on all charges.
The theme song for a Baretta was unforgettable:
Don't go to bed, with no price on your head - No, no, don't do it.
Don't do the crime, if you can't do the time - Yeah, don't do it.
And keep your eye on the sparrow.
When the going gets narrow.
Don't do it, don't do it.
Where can I go where the cold winds don't blow,
Now. Well, well, well.
Subject: Re: Robert Blake Takes His Eye Off the Sparrow
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 03/09/23 at 7:16 pm
Somehow I thought he was already dead. I remember him giving very unhinged interviews to Larry King, Piers Morgan, etc. I don't think he was all there, mentally.
Subject: Re: Robert Blake Takes His Eye Off the Sparrow
Written By: Indy Gent on 03/10/23 at 1:23 pm
Huggy Bear was the informant of Starsky and Hutch. Barretta's street man was named Rooster.
Subject: Re: Robert Blake Takes His Eye Off the Sparrow
Written By: CatwomanofV on 03/10/23 at 1:36 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_Wq_BoSPuQ
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Subject: Re: Robert Blake Takes His Eye Off the Sparrow
Written By: LyricBoy on 03/10/23 at 2:24 pm
Sammy Davis Jr. and Robert Blake... it don't get much cooler than that. 8)
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Subject: Re: Robert Blake Takes His Eye Off the Sparrow
Written By: Howard on 03/11/23 at 7:30 am
Sammy Davis Jr. and Robert Blake... it don't get much cooler than that. 8)
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What was his job duties and what kind of detective was he? ???
Subject: Re: Robert Blake Takes His Eye Off the Sparrow
Written By: LyricBoy on 03/11/23 at 8:10 am
What was his job duties and what kind of detective was he? ???
From the Baretta Wikipedia page:
Anthony Vincenzo "Tony" Baretta is an unorthodox plainclothes police detective (Badge #609) with the 53rd Precinct in an unnamed, fictional city. He resides in Apartment 2C of the run-down King Edward Hotel with Fred, his Triton cockatoo. A master of disguise, Baretta wears many while performing his duties. When not working he usually wears a short-sleeve sweatshirt, casual slacks, a brown suede jacket and a newsboy cap.
Baretta is often seen with an unlit cigarette in his lips or behind his ear. His catchphrases include "Don't do the crime if you can't do the time", "You can take dat to da bank" and "And dat's the name of dat tune." When exasperated, he occasionally speaks in asides to his late father, Louie Baretta. He drives a rusted-out Mist Blue 1966 Chevrolet Impala four-door sport sedan nicknamed "The Blue Ghost" (license plate 532 BEM). He frequents Ross's Billiard Academy and refers to his numerous girlfriends as his "cousins".
His favorite rat informant was a pimp who went by the name of Rooster. 8)