Wife & I saw his act back when Smokey was hot. A sister-in-law was a secretary in the corp. I was in. According to her, he was just the way he acted.
We’ll miss ya, Jerry! God bless!!!
When I lived in Western Kansas, he came to town and did a show at the local civic center. I didn't go but several of my co-workers did. They one and all said the same thing. "The best show they had ever seen".