Talked with Micky at Chiller Theatre Convention Last Week
The Weary Professor
Last week Micky appeared at the three day Chiller Theatre convention in
Parsippany, New Jersey. During lulls in the festivities I had a chance to
speak to him at various times over the weekend. Here are the highlights:
--Comic influences: I mentioned that I had recently seen an early Bob Hope
movie and Hope's performance reminded me of some of Micky's mannerisms and
delivery in the TV series. Micky acknowledged that Bob Hope was definitely
"a huge influence," as were Jerry Lewis and Jack Benny.
--Peter's Condition: I asked Micky how Peter was doing and if they keep in
touch. He told me they stay in touch via e-mail, that he heard from Peter
the previous week, that he was doing much better but still couldn't talk.
--Micky's Live Album: I purchased Micky's solo live album from him at the
show and listened to it the first night. This gave me the chance to speak
to him about it the next day. I told him it took me a minute to get his
hair-dryer out the car window joke. He acknowledged that it was one of his
less successful "bits."
Random notes:
--Micky refers to his songs in shorthand. For example, he speaks of
"Clarksville, Believer, & Steppin' Stone," rather than calling them by their
full titles.
--He seemed to have the sniffles all weekend long.
--After his performance at the Saturday night party he grabbed his drink,
put his head down and made a quick exit back to his hotel room. I've seen
celebrities do this before. Having something in your hand is a good way
not to have to shake a million hands, and moving quickly means nobody can
stop you for free photos (it cost $20 to pose with him for a photo at the
show). It's not just Micky. Most of them do it at these shows.
Thought the above might be of interest.
Frank
The Weary Professor
JanB
"The Weary Professor" <ohwe...@msn.com> wrote in message
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> Hi all.
>
> Last week Micky appeared at the three day Chiller Theatre convention in
> Parsippany, New Jersey. During lulls in the festivities I had a chance to
> speak to him at various times over the weekend. Here are the highlights:
>
> --Comic influences: I mentioned that I had recently seen an early Bob
> Hope movie and Hope's performance reminded me of some of Micky's
> mannerisms and delivery in the TV series. Micky acknowledged that Bob
> Hope was definitely "a huge influence," as were Jerry Lewis and Jack
> Benny.
>
> --Peter's Condition: I asked Micky how Peter was doing and if they keep
> in touch. He told me they stay in touch via e-mail, that he heard from
> Peter the previous week, that he was doing much better but still couldn't
> talk.
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Micky needs to keep up...Peter ported the following on Facebook yesterday:
"Peter Tork ... in case you hadn't heard, I'm talking a blue streak. I kind
of thought I'd already let you know about that, some friends are dubious
about whether I can talk. Sometimes it's not quite like it was beforehand,
but I am talking about as much as I'd like, albeit still sounding a bit like
daffy duck now tho' friends disagree. ("you ALways sounded like daffy duck,
peter!" ok, they don't say that. heheheh) "
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The Weary Professor
"JanB" <janb0...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> **************************
> Micky needs to keep up...Peter ported the following on Facebook yesterday:
>
> "Peter Tork ... in case you hadn't heard, I'm talking a blue streak. I
> kind of thought I'd already let you know about that, some friends are
> dubious about whether I can talk. Sometimes it's not quite like it was
> beforehand, but I am talking about as much as I'd like, albeit still
> sounding a bit like daffy duck now tho' friends disagree. ("you ALways
> sounded like daffy duck, peter!" ok, they don't say that. heheheh) "
>
Thanks for the response, Jan.
In all fairness to Micky, it was a week ago when I saw him at the show and
he said the e-mail exchange with Peter was the week before that, so it's no
surprise his info is two weeks out of date. I'm glad to hear Peter's doing
better...although now he's got me imagining how Daffy Duck would sound
singing "Auntie Grizelda."
Frank
rwalker
<ohwe...@msn.com> wrote:
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>singing "Auntie Grizelda."
>
Now there's a song I haven't thought of, let alone heard, in probably
40 years.
nichol...@gmail.com
> --Peter's Condition: I asked Micky how Peter was doing and if they keep in
> touch. He told me they stay in touch via e-mail, that he heard from Peter
> the previous week, that he was doing much better but still couldn't talk.
Jesus Christ.
> --He seemed to have the sniffles all weekend long.
Awww...!!
> --After his performance at the Saturday night party he grabbed his drink,
> put his head down and made a quick exit back to his hotel room. I've seen
> celebrities do this before. Having something in your hand is a good way
> not to have to shake a million hands, and moving quickly means nobody can
> stop you for free photos (it cost $20 to pose with him for a photo at the
> show). It's not just Micky. Most of them do it at these shows.
>
> Thought the above might be of interest.
Yes, thanks!