Word: bolger
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Remember Buddy Ebsen as the Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz? Of course not. And Ray Bolger as the Scarecrow? Of course. But the Scarecrow dancing crazily off fences, being bowled over by a pumpkin and sailing high in the air over the cornfield? Well...
...fact, Bolger did perform just such a dance number. And, yes, there was an appearance by Ebsen as the Tin Man. But few have seen these scenes for decades, except for a couple of archivists at MGM and some film fanatics. Now they are finally available for home viewing -- but not on tape. They can be seen only on the sumptuous laser-disc Criterion edition of The Wizard...
...better picture than even the best VCR can deliver, laser discs do the fullest justice to their theatrical source material. To make them even more attractive to movie buffs and general viewers, disc producers are offering extras unavailable on tape and often even in theaters, such as Bolger's full dance number, which never made it into the Wizard, and Ebsen's brief appearance...
...just two weeks ago, William Bolger, the President of the Massachusetts Senate, blocked a new incinerator that was planned for the South Cove Area of Boston. Mayor Flynn pushed the Boston incinerator as a way for Boston to take responsibility for its waste problem...
...South End residents, who live adjacent to the South Cove, protested. Sen. Bolger, who will represent the South End after redistricting, single-handedly killed the incinerator. Bolger then recommended that it be placed in Weston. Many people think this is a bad joke, since Weston, one of the richest towns in the state, rejected a similar incinerator back in the late 1970s...