Jay Thomas succumbed to cancer 2 days ago, and we didn’t run a RIP. He wasn’t extremely well know, recognizable by face but not so much a household name.
I was describing to someone who he was and I remembered that he was known for telling an anecdote about the Lone Ranger. He told it so often it became a tradition on Letterman.
Thomas was a good story teller—>
That’s a good story, it seems like it got cut off a little too soon. RIP Jay Thomas.
I remember him from some sitcoms. I never watched Letterman.
Thank you Mr. Thomas for your comedy.
Absolve, we beseech Thee, O Lord,
the soul of Thy servant,
from every bond of sin,
that being raised in the glory of the resurrection,
he may be refreshed among the Saints and Elect.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
I always liked him in Cheers. Good story teller. RIP.
That’s the guy you rarely see and then you see him and think, what the hell is his name.
My favorite Lone Ranger story:
The Lone Ranger and Tonto are at the bar drinking, when in walks a cowboy who yells, “Whose white horse is that outside?”
The Lone Ranger finishes off his whiskey, slams down the glass, turns around, and says, “It’s my horse. Why do you want to know?”
The cowboy looks at him and says, “Well, your horse is standing out there in the sun and he don’t look too good.”
The Lone Ranger and Tonto run outside and they see that Silver is in bad shape, suffering from heat exhaustion. The Lone Ranger moves his horse into the shade and gets a bucket of water. He pours some of the water over Silver and gives the rest to him to drink. Then he notices that there isn’t any breeze, so he asks Tonto if he would start running around Silver to get some air flowing and perhaps cool him down.
Being a faithful friend, Tonto starts running around Silver. The Lone Ranger stands there for a bit, then realizes there is not much more he can do, so he goes back into the bar and orders another whiskey.
After a bit, a cowboy walks in and says, “Whose white horse is that outside?”
Slowly the Lone Ranger turns around and says, “That’s my horse, what’s wrong with him now?”
“Nothing,” replied the cowboy, “I just wanted to let you know that you left your Injun running.”
Good name for a guy doing porn
The Long Ranger
Jay was great as Eddie Le Beck on Cheers.
I did not know who Jay Thomas even was until I saw him hector Joel Pollack on CNN. https://pjmedia.com/blog/jay-thomas-to-joel-pollack-why-are-you-afraid-of-black-people
The memes and jokes coming out of that were hilarious. One I remember:
Q: Why is Joel Pollack afraid of black people?
A: Because she yells at him for leaving the toilet seat up.
Great story. Funny as hell. RIP
I made it to 2:48, that’s plenty enough “good” storytelling for me. . .
Driving while stoned, that’s a real rib tickler. Hardee har har.
That’s where I saw him
CHEERS
Driving while stoned, that’s a real rib tickler. Hardee har har.>>>
I agree.
And I always thought Foster Brooks’ act was asinine as well, yet he was beloved by a generation who thought drunkenness was a howler while thinking of pot as the devil’s weed.
Also, the movie Arthur, not a comedy.
Now that’s the kind of story that would be great for a movie! Glad to see that Jay took part in that escapade. Thank you Dave Letterman for letting Jay give us that story.
Fun story, Thanks, Sir Fur!
And Jay…rest now, your fight is over….