“Nice. Please tell me there’s a guardrail”
No kidding, they probably had security keep Ed McMahon away from the pool, that or refuse to serve him drinks.
A former in-law of mine went to Catholic U. in Washington DC (late '70s-early '80s) They had a homecoming football game in which Alumni Ed McMahon was the guest of honor. My former in-law and his buddies were hammered and sitting behind Ed and his entourage in the stands. When Catholic U. scored, one of the buddies jumped up to cheer, got sick and threw up on Ed's back. True story.