tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244123422713926575.post5452001471569341935..comments2024-03-28T23:02:24.234-07:00Comments on Flint Expatriates: Expat Throwback: The Day Zorro Came to Flint by Tom PohrtFlint Expatriateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08352270564340149006noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244123422713926575.post-18173770499206836302022-10-04T10:20:57.461-07:002022-10-04T10:20:57.461-07:00The character of Zorro had a big impact on me, and... The character of Zorro had a big impact on me, and I even tried to dress like him for a while. Fast-forward many years, and I found myself living in Vehicle City. It was here that I met Tom Pohrt, one of the city's most famous residents. Tom is an illustrator, author, and Flintoid, which is a term used to describe people who live in or love Flint's quirky culture. He's also the creator of the blog Expat Throwback, which is dedicated to chronicling the city's history. I had a chance to chat with Tom about Zorro's impact on Flint, and he told me that the character was particularly popular among the city's mill workers. They loved his rebel attitude and his willingness to fight for what he believed in. In fact, McCulley even based some of Zorro's more adventurous adventures on real-life incidents that had taken place in Flint over the years.Anyexpathttps://anyexpat.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244123422713926575.post-3249912393104809262020-09-10T07:06:04.629-07:002020-09-10T07:06:04.629-07:00Hi all! I have some other photos from that day fea...Hi all! I have some other photos from that day featuring Guy Williams and Henry Calvin. I would be interested in finding a video of the presentation. I know of a little scene that appeared in the Michael Moore documentary "Roger and me." If anyone has more photos or videos of that day, please write to diegojavf@hotmail.comupuauthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03482435861326580530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244123422713926575.post-70129220872284032212015-11-15T02:35:48.213-08:002015-11-15T02:35:48.213-08:005 years late but I wanted to say to the author tha...5 years late but I wanted to say to the author thank you very much for having shared this and allowing us another glimpse in time to Guy Williams and his glorious Zorro era. How wonderful that you were there! And thanks for sharing the wonderful photos. If you have more to share, would love to see them. For those interested, currently sharing some (mainly) behind the scenes photos at my twitter. Thanks again! Angelia-Mariehttps://twitter.com/dlv_marienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244123422713926575.post-88663665975242329702011-01-30T18:07:20.250-08:002011-01-30T18:07:20.250-08:00I want to thank Mr.Gordon Young for presenting the...I want to thank Mr.Gordon Young for presenting the "Flint Expatriates" on the web and Mr. Tom Pohrt for writing "The Day Zorro Came to Flint." Also for the excellent picture of Zorro and Sgt. Garcia.<br /> <br />I have been a Zorro collector since 1990. For the last 8 years I have been putting together a Guy Williams’ Filmography and acting career list. This also includes all of his live appearances. It took me a long time to find out the exact day of Zorro's appearance in Flint and I had that down as August 14, 1958. It wasn't until I read the Flint Blog and the article from the newsletter that was provided and has the date as Aug. 15. Once a year or so, the list goes out to various Zorro fan lists in the web.<br /> <br />So thank you so much both for the information and specially for the great pictures you shared with us.<br />I’m sometimes Guy Williams Jr’s fencing partner in the East and West coasts when he represents and honors his Dad in conventions.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br /> <br />WendellWendell Veganoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244123422713926575.post-74279803066880216612010-09-06T10:32:11.846-07:002010-09-06T10:32:11.846-07:00If you're curious about the reference to "...If you're curious about the reference to "Only You, Dick Daring" at the end of the screen test, and why it gets some laughs, here's a Time Magazine piece on the controversial book. Not exactly a popular book among tv executives at the time:<br /><br />http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,898248,00.htmlGordon Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17911010126952753812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244123422713926575.post-13128950984328845722010-09-06T00:02:42.218-07:002010-09-06T00:02:42.218-07:00My Dad had a retail store in downtown Flint, two h...My Dad had a retail store in downtown Flint, two half-blocks from Saginaw, at which there was an aluminum stairs-type stockroom ladder on casters. For the parade, for which people had been arriving for some time resulting in extensive crowds along the sidewalks...made up of people much too tall for little kids to see Zorro over...my Dad pushed that ladder down the sidewalk. <br /><br />Thus my sister and I got to watch from our six foot high vantage point as Zorro cruised by, sitting up on the folded top of a GM convertible, and smiling and waving as if he was a close personal friend of several thousand people. <br /><br />For some reason my Mom and Dad declined the opportunity to climb partway up so they could see over the crowd, too. Maybe Zorro wasn't their favorite TV show.JWillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03243354011523248499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244123422713926575.post-56492845752677715432010-09-04T19:29:08.942-07:002010-09-04T19:29:08.942-07:00Stringbean - Actors have to do things on camera an...Stringbean - Actors have to do things on camera and on stage, pick up things, push buttons, ect. The word they use is "business" and smoking was just a way of see how he moved while doing his "business" (lol) I don't think he smoked on the show.<br /><br />You may have also noticed the off-camera voice tell him to say hello to people off camera. Namely the stars of "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" Richard Basehart and David Hedison. They wern't there, they just wanted to see which side was his "good side"Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244123422713926575.post-89149337256886448992010-09-04T05:52:58.466-07:002010-09-04T05:52:58.466-07:00Yes, he seems like Clooney's older brother or ...Yes, he seems like Clooney's older brother or something. He's also mesmerizingly cool. He seems like he couldn't care less if he got the part and he's mildly amused that he's being asked these questions. Probably why he got the part.Gordon Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17911010126952753812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244123422713926575.post-25213715894473007062010-09-04T04:59:34.054-07:002010-09-04T04:59:34.054-07:00I can not believe how much Guy Williams looks like...I can not believe how much Guy Williams looks like George Clooney in his screen test video! And why do they offer to him to light up a smoke during both parts of the screen test, was smoking a part of the role of the father in Lost in Space?stringbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18074363971853919941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244123422713926575.post-75893166555969344712010-09-03T20:58:40.639-07:002010-09-03T20:58:40.639-07:00Everything you wanted to know about Honolulu Conse...Everything you wanted to know about Honolulu Conservatory Of Music.<br /><br />http://books.google.com/books?id=WlDSDopg3HoC&pg=PA71&lpg=PA71&dq=%22Honolulu+Conservatory+of+Music%22&source=bl&ots=Y4Kf1FNO0g&sig=t4z0VViQ2pdaHo_jo5Ozbo__b8s&hl=en&ei=2MKBTNaIK8Kcnweri6mJAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CCMQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=%22Honolulu%20Conservatory%20of%20Music%22&f=falseStay Positivenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244123422713926575.post-41859330450251704962010-09-03T20:52:29.590-07:002010-09-03T20:52:29.590-07:00Concert, Universal, and Lowe were the Studios list...Concert, Universal, and Lowe were the Studios listed in Flint. Honolulu Conservatory was listed in Mt. Clemens, so it might have been a chain of Studios.Stay Positivenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244123422713926575.post-90348888234127957442010-09-03T20:45:35.069-07:002010-09-03T20:45:35.069-07:00Don't know where that name came from for sure,...Don't know where that name came from for sure, but Hawaiian Music was big in the early part of the Twentieth Century. I have a program from 1967 that shows some of the students as coming from that studio. The program is for a competition at the Sheraton Cadillac in Detroit. It featured accordion, violin, guitar and drum competitions from various studios in the Midwest, including that one. If I can locate the program again, I'll see what I can find out about it.Stay Positivenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244123422713926575.post-19898406267558816012010-09-03T20:18:47.305-07:002010-09-03T20:18:47.305-07:00And in one of the parade photos you can see the od...And in one of the parade photos you can see the oddly named Honolulu Conservatory of Music, which my mom often talks about. What's up with that name?Gordon Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17911010126952753812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244123422713926575.post-64584026747466204502010-09-03T20:16:40.250-07:002010-09-03T20:16:40.250-07:00Shawn, thanks for the link. I'd seen the video...Shawn, thanks for the link. I'd seen the video before for the 50th anniversary but forgot about the Zorro connection. I think you can see one of the Pohrt brothers in the video, but no sign of Tom and his striped socks.Gordon Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17911010126952753812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244123422713926575.post-42262554184341255292010-09-03T18:50:53.966-07:002010-09-03T18:50:53.966-07:00Video of the event:
http://flinthistory.com/gener...Video of the event:<br /><br />http://flinthistory.com/general-motors/general-motors-50th-anniversary-1958/Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15395915435209482109noreply@blogger.com