{"product_id":"the-last-christmas-show-1","title":"The last Christmas show","description":"Just the places that Bob Hope and his troupe visited in twenty-five trips would fill the space on this cover. The names of the entertainers who went along  the huge camps  the tiny outposts  the ships and the air bases-and the units of the Army  Navy  Air Force  and Marines entertained-would fill a book.  They do fill a book  because theyre all here  woven into a story of three decades that is part of American history. The fun is here  the sadness too  the danger  the narrow escapes from death  and the frantic efforts involved in getting as many as seventy people organized  hastily rehearsed  and in the air to places some of them had never heard of  all in a few hectic days.  \"We went ... not just me but scores of entertainers because there were kids there who needed a show. And television gave us a chance to do something that hadnt been done before. It made it possible for us to show the faces of thousands of kids in combat areas to the families back home-mothers  fathers  wives and children. To prove to them that their kids were alive and not too skinny and best of all still capable of laughter. Im not too sure Im too happy about this  but a lot of reviewers said that the faces of the audiences were the best part of the show.\" - Bob Hope","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44893604446261,"sku":"ByrdShop_0385157525","price":228.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/ByrdShop_0385157525_09d6bfb7-0b47-448d-a151-ae0f4b2413d3.jpg?v=1772672891","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-last-christmas-show-1","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}