So much of this would never fly today. Having a cigarette box would be verboten. The way Carson engages with actor Harrison Page would have Carson canceled.
(On a different note, Doc Severinsen’s account of what happened is so mangled it seems he is just trying to make it worse for Rickles.)
((Severinsen os 95 and still alive. Here is his last concert. He looks great! He’s definitely the best 95 year-old trumpet player.))
In case you’ve forgotten how great Severinsen was back in the day-
Speaking of bringing down the house . . .
Did you all see all those collapsing skyscrapers across china?
WTF? Brand new?
thank you for that walk down memory lane Mr. Hat
Ah. When television wasn’t scripted.
I remember seeing that live. It was great.
Also saw Rickles in Reno when I was a young man. He was hilarious. I miss the old guys. Dangerfield, buddy Hackett. Funny stuff.
When fascists didn’t have power in our country and everyone – except miserable crazy people – was having fun.
I saw Don Rickles at a casino near the end of his career. His band leader was black. He said to him, “I love the black people. Without you we wouldn’t have the Olympics.” LMAO!
Early 70s, I remember Carson had Doc doing a great version of “Pictures at an Exhibition” as a soundtrack to film highlights of funny football hits. It was fantastic.
Bongo-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LHrhX1sblA
It happened on Newhart’s watch – send him the bill. He’s so square he hated the Byrds. I remember when Don offered Ricardo Montalban some mud for his hut. His advice would’ve saved thousands of lives in Turkey.
Caroll O’Conner was a little out of it, wasn’t he?
one of my fav Severinsen’s …
ht tps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BwUqH-1_cg&ab_channel=MarknVictoriaMacham
Watching Hatari! again the other day, was gratified to see all that cigarette smoking, drinking, chasing wild animals without any PETA freaks getting in the way, some pretty fine rifle shooting.
And all the monkeys in cages, where they belong.