Re; Rich Lieb. Obituary on Lee Rodgers as compared to his Obit on Gene Burns; It’s been a while since both has passed. I completely enjoyed both men, as top drawer professionals and complex, sometimes tempermental human beings.
As much as I liked Lee, I was often taken aback by how rude he would be to Officer Vic. Lee would step on OV’s lines, spoil his punchlines with audible sighs and groans. Yet OV weathered the storm. Being your typical male, I personally could’nt have excised my own ego on a regular basis the way he did. The very best times were when the three All Stars; Lee Rodgers, Melanie Morgan and Officer Vic were working together. I guess Lee was the Dad, with Melanie
and OV being the ambitious scions serving as The Sourcerers Apprentice.
Part of it, I'm sure, is that Lee Rodgers was working remotely from his home in Arizona while the other two were in the studio in San Francisco.
Morgan was his protoge, and Tom Benner was the comedic sidekick - there to play guitar and make jokes. His name wasn't even on the title of the show. It was "The KSFO Morning Show with Lee Rodgers and Melanie Morgan."
It's tough to be the third wheel.
-PJ