I grew up watching Johnny Carson.He was like a member of my family.When I heard he passed away I knew there would never be another like him. Leno,letterman,etc are lame compared to Johnny.My favorite skit was with jack Webb(another classy guy),the copper clapper caper.
In the 1960s I delivered the newspaper for 3 years. We were told to deliver the news until a customer called and officially canceled the paper. Jack Webb paid me once. It was only $1.65 a month.
On the other hand, a good friend of mine worked on Johnny Carson’s house in Malibu after he retired. Johnny would often come out and just chat with my friend. He let them take pictures with him and my friend’s wife that they proudly displayed.
Half the people that I know are in the entertainment industry and Johnny Carson was a class act.
While we are on this subject, may I ask for your prayers for Lyle Wagner. He has cancer and this is one of the greatest men I have ever known. Hope I don’t get in trouble for posting this, but Lyle meant a great deal to my family.
Carson was great. One thing that saddened me was when he announced the older shows were lost because NBC reused the tapes.