Cass sadly had a lot of issues, but she had to be one of the cutest and sweetest people who ever lived. And her IQ was 165! She’d be a superstar today.
Unfortunately, as clever as I believe Cass to have been, a 165 IQ is theoretically impossible, due to the scale going from 40 to 160. I'm a tested 152, so, not to sound arrogant but just to validate what I'm saying, this is one of the few things in life I know about.
@@pedromarques7626 Intelligence tests are not monolithic. Different tests have different ranges. In any case, if it were true that you have an IQ of 152, that would obviously have no logical bearing on whether a score of 165 is possible. It would demonstrate only that a score of 152 is possible.
If by a “superstar” you mean famous, that would depend on what field she went into and whether she was successful in that field. I’ve known very well a fair number of people with comparable intelligence who didn’t come anywhere near fame. One is now a math professor. Two are high-level computer programmers. One never really amounted to anything.
@@patrickryan1515 No, not at all. I didn't mean it that way. Not at all. I was merely pointing out (to anybody who might be reading these comments) that she truly WAS intelligent and articulate, and didn't just happen to appear that way in the moment. And, as you pointed out, she had class on many, many levels. Most people don't expect this sort of intelligence or eloquence from someone in the field of music. It happens, but it isn't expected. You and I both know that she was an exception to every rule.
@@alanhandleman6513 Glad you didn't take offense. Too many trolls on RU-vid unworthy of commenting on most topics; I become defensive at times. To this day I enjoy Cass Elliot's music and the light that shone around her, much as I do Judy Garland and Karen Carpenter (focusing on female artists here). Each of these ladies dealt with socially inflicted issues but when in the spotlight rose above it all to deliver what Heaven intended them to deliver. Too few good ones left. Helen Reddy was another very gifted performer who really delivered. Her passing was another blow to GOOD music. Have a nice evening.
Patrick, we're on the same page. I think. Cass Elliot will always be in the list of my favorite female singers. I've seen several interviews with her, and her intelligence is immediately obvious. Her eloquence is obvious. She never allowed interviewers to get stuck on topics of sensationalism or that cheapened who she was. She always kept the interviews on a high ground. Always. She was a queen. Other favorites of mine include: Janis Joplin, Sister Rosetta Tharpe (the godmother of rock and roll), Billie Holiday, Miriam Makeba (Mama Africa), and, of course, Linda Ronstadt. If you have not seen it, there is a wonderful video of Janis Joplin singing "Ball & Chain" (by Big Mama Thornton) at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967. The camera pans the audience and focuses on Cass Elliot, who can be seen mesmerized by Janis' performance. At the end, you can see Cass saying "Wow, wow". Obviously, the two women had very different styles of singing, but it's clear that Cass was very moved by Janis' raw passion.
I don't know if I'm just a sentimental old slob, but watching this simply brought a smile to my face.....I love everyone one of the panelists....RIP Pat Carrol who just past away.....I remember saying Hello and waving to Henry Morgan in 1970 as he was leaving the Ed Sullivan theater ( I was there to see a taping of "To tell the Truth". Steve Allen is so funny.....it's just humor in a silly way...nothing controversial. Just humor for the sake of humor.
Wow! I never saw Cass on a game show & plugging a new device for good ole Ma Bell. Gee I miss those phones. They Never got lost. They remained right where they were permanently plugged into the wall.
“Motor infirmities” - Ms. Elliot uses these words. Rarely do you hear anyone on an early 1970s game show use the phrase. This is a fun game show, not a talk show. Goodson-Todman Productions has created it. Their products are all examples of light entertainment, not anything erudite.
Cass had that certain something that endeared her to me. I thought she was lovely. What's wild is that this episode was broadcast some 50 years ago. In 1972, I was 10. Push-button dialing was a thing in those days, so it's notable that the voice system used an analog of rotary dialing. It seems the system was "doing the dialing" whereby it synched the dialing with the lighting of the numbers. Was it necessary to actually say the number, or could it be that any utterance would have indicated to the system that the number had been selected? There are issues with this setup, most notably coordination between one's eyes and mouth. Also, it required that a person be sighted; a blind person couldn't have used the device. I can imagine ordering a pizza with the thing, but heaven help the person who needs an ambulance.
Could you imagine being disabled and trying to use that stupid contraption in the event of an emergency? Great idea, very poor execution. Love seeing Cass Elliot (Ellen Naomi Cohen) though, especially something I haven't seen of her before.❤️
@John Allen for the times this was high tech. Certainly better than nothing. This is before 911 so usually the O for operator was dialed and any emergency information (location) was related .
Good thing It wasn't an emergency,, And after she said dial,, It sounds like it was machine gunning her,,, lol,, We had those dial phones when I was a kid,,, We didn't have one of those Fancy speaking Box type,,,
Fret not, he got the last word .... and his paper reached almost 500,000 subscribers at one point and he received this TV exposure, more than a local paper would have brought him (them).
At 15:38 Cass Elliot says she's going to do a musical version of the Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton duel on stage live in Las Vegas. Fast forward to 2015 and we have the musical Hamilton!
Cass was another entertainer who tragically died too young. Pat Carroll (who died just a few days ago) is best remembered as the voice of Ursula in Disney's "The Little Mermaid".
Bell Labs still experimental in 1972? Illinois Bell in my very small rural childhood town had touch-tone dial public phones as part of their experimental systems and features such as the local movie theater in the mid 1960s, and had direct dial without the need for operators in the late 1950s. Upon moving away to university, had the misfortune twice to live in college towns with only GTE for service, and even worse misfortune to buy my current home 43 years ago that was also GTE only, a misrepresentation by the realtor. GTE and their successors have been the worst utility ever. Three drops of rain and lines would get cross linked and then become "party lines" except I could not get a connection until the other 2 parties, also suburbs on GTE, hung up and I could hear both of them but they could not hear me. This went on until the eaarly 1990s. Then things got even worse. I rememnber being rather spoiled while living in rural Ilinois those years when utilities were buried underground so were safe from extreme weather, storms, downed lines and poles, etc.
@@agent3857 You have my condolences; in IL the horror on campus and near was ISU; once in TX it was K'ville, then CC was Bell as were other S.TX towns; near DFW was GTE again. And zero choice in the matters.
Kakve tajne?stvarno nek mi neko objasni...skoro sam otkrila njene lepe pesme i od tad ih slušam a veoma mi je žso tako mladog života koji nas je prerano nspustio. Inače ne znam engleski pa nisam baš upućena u sve pa bih baš volela da znam o kakvim tajnama se radi
I am more surprised by Dawson having an answering machine before 1974. They didn't become really commercially affordable and available until the mid 1980's.
Cass was incredibly smart, musically gifted, driven and had full of more energy than her body could take. It's also something, that when she begins to sing, or even just conversate for that matter, the weight stigma is out the window. Like, "what do you mean she was overweight?" She never gave the vibe that she was anything, but Cass, who lived several lifetimes worth than most of the rest of us.
This idea must not have been continued, since this product is not available in over 50 years since this episode, which is kind of sad. With all the advances in technology since then, it would be much faster and easier to use.
The host of this show was so disturbed by the increasing filth and lack of morals on TV (even back in the day) he used his own money and influence to try to fight it. I’d have to look it up now I’ve forgot most of the details. But what a great guy for caring and trying to do something about it.
