"The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming"
Although 1966 seems about as far away to me as the Paleolithic Age, I can still vividly recall the night I saw "The Russians Are Coming" at the old Manor Theater in San Mateo, CA.
I was 13, and when John Phillip Law came on the screen wearing his Russian submariner sweater and speaking with that thick 'Hollywood' Russian accent - I could feel my heart begin to race!
His 'love' interest on the screen was some generic blond (I think she was famous as the first Clairol Summer Blond girl), but when he gazed longingly into her eyes and spoke his romantic lines, everything else faded to black and it was just me and him.
Needless to say, I was first in line when "Barbarella" opened!
Bill - Oakland, CA
____________________________________________________
Inspired by the "Born This Way Blog" - www.BornThisWayBlog.com
