I just read that. As one who graduated high school in the 1970's he was an icon. His ponderings and commentary on human foibles made his clean stuff just as good as his blue material. I'll never forget his bit on the invention of the telephone... "It's a good thing his name wasn't Alexander Graham Siren, how would you like to be woken up by that sucker in the middle of the night?"
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Date: 2008-06-23 11:41 am (UTC)Sorry, I couldn't resist.
I just read that. As one who graduated high school in the 1970's he was an icon. His ponderings and commentary on human foibles made his clean stuff just as good as his blue material. I'll never forget his bit on the invention of the telephone... "It's a good thing his name wasn't Alexander Graham Siren, how would you like to be woken up by that sucker in the middle of the night?"
Thanks for 35 years of smiles, George.
Tom-