Oh no!
RIP, and thanks for the laughs.
One of my favorite Gallagher lines:
“I wish there was a way to increase the intelligence on TV. They got a knob that says ‘Brightness’, but it doesn’t work.”
I loved watching this guy. He was a real nut with his “Vegamatic” sledgehammer. I also loved it when he demonstrated the absurdity of English spelling, which I always hated in school.
RIP to a very funny guy. I really enjoyed his VHS tapes back in the 80’s. Mom even took me to one of his shows in Detroit back in the day.
Pizza Papalis ... Gallagher ... (we were smart and got tickets toward the back) ... Sledge ‘o’ Matic ... good times!
Is his younger brother Ron still alive and performing at Gallagher Too?
Watermelon smasher? ? Isn’t that somehow racist? What was he implying?
His old reruns must be cancelled and YouTube cleansed of any trace of him
- sincerely, the modern day woke mob
A buddy of mine lived in LA for a few years and managed an electronics and appliance store. Gallagher showed up one day driving an old station wagon painted watermelon green with pink tinted windows. Apparently a very nice guy and pretty much the same person in private as he was on stage. R.I.P.
Dang, I feel old. I saw him smash a watermelon once. Somewhere in Texas. RIP.
Sad to hear this news. He was a well respected ‘hippy’; at least by me. I probably still have a shirt with watermelon juice stains on it in my closet someplace.
May he R.I.P...
He had a watermelon with a large vibrator installed in it...and a Hulk Hogan doll strapped on to it like a Bronco buster...then turned on the vibrator. What a sight that was.
RIP.
He really hated watermelons. Sad way to go through life..../S
RIP
He also remarked that he thought Florida made it look like we were pissing on Cuba.
How come the Department of the Interior is in charge of all things outdoors?
Why are they called ‘buildings’ when they’re already built?
RIP
In 1982, Michigan State University built the $24 million Wharton Center for the Performing Arts.
One of the first acts to appear at the Great Hall of the Wharton Center was Gallagher.
He came on stage with a squirt gun filled with chocolate sauce. He proceeded to squirt it at the Proscenium Arch and said "They'll never get that off!"
Gallagher then proceeded to perform all of his most famous Sledge-o-matic gags, making a mess of the front rows of brand-new seats.
Sorry to hear that. He was a very funny guy.
R. Lee Ermeu is gone. Gallagher is now gone. But the marchingg... er, rolling armies of watermelons just keep on advancing.