Smiley and Tex Ritter were working a tour. They were playing Dayton. The band for the show(Johnny Paycheck's) failed to show for rehearsal. So the promoter called me to get as much of my band as I could find on an hours notice and come play.
I did about 15 minuts to open the show and then brought Smiley on. After he did a couple of western songs Smiley went into his stand up routine. He asked the audience is they had ever seen him in a movie with Gene Autry. Every hand went up. Then he asked if they had ever seen him in a movie with Roy Rodgers and every hand went up. The then asked if they had seen him in movies with Tex Ritter and again the hands went up. Finally he asked for those who had seen him in movies with Johnny Mac Brown. Again hands went up. Smiley said. "Thats Funny... I never made any movies with Johnny Mac Brown."
I opened the show with my line. My bass player was a big tall and muscular guy. I told the audience that Tex Ritter would be wearing his famous six shooters. I can tell you he is good with them. I said. We played Indianapolis last night and Tex had to use them to protect me from the bass player. You see (here I pointed at the bass player) his girl friend and my girl friend showed up at the theatre last night..... turned out it was the same woman.
I hate it when that happens.