After he saw me perform he wrote me a note on Harrah's letterhead that said, "Howie. I've seen your act. Keep working on it." That to me stands as one of the coolest things having him say that. He was very gracious and right up until showtime was talking to me and comedian Suli McCullough about the business and he didn't mind it when we asked him to share some of his stories hanging out with Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. Later when I got to see Bob Newhart perform he (Bob) was telling me how much Rickles still cracked him up and how generous a man he is giving his time and money to charities and generally just giving back. To those who don't 'get it' Rickles isn't for you but it's his timing that makes him so funny. I don't know how much longer he'll be performing but I am glad I was able to spend a little time chatting with him before he went on stage. After seeing his show I went across the street to do our show. It was the best show of the week I had.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Don Rickles at Harrah's
"Mr. Warmth" was up here this past weekend and did two shows over at Harrah's South Shore Room. Like him or not he is one of the last of the legends and audiences from all generations were represented at his show. He turns 83 in May and is still sharp as ever leaving no one unscathed with his biting and very un-politically correct observations. Bravo! In a world where people get way over sensitive with language it's great seeing someone who hasn't changed with the so-called times and still gets huge laughs. I first met Rickles down in Reno and then again in 2001 when we were at Harrah's.
After he saw me perform he wrote me a note on Harrah's letterhead that said, "Howie. I've seen your act. Keep working on it." That to me stands as one of the coolest things having him say that. He was very gracious and right up until showtime was talking to me and comedian Suli McCullough about the business and he didn't mind it when we asked him to share some of his stories hanging out with Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. Later when I got to see Bob Newhart perform he (Bob) was telling me how much Rickles still cracked him up and how generous a man he is giving his time and money to charities and generally just giving back. To those who don't 'get it' Rickles isn't for you but it's his timing that makes him so funny. I don't know how much longer he'll be performing but I am glad I was able to spend a little time chatting with him before he went on stage. After seeing his show I went across the street to do our show. It was the best show of the week I had.
After he saw me perform he wrote me a note on Harrah's letterhead that said, "Howie. I've seen your act. Keep working on it." That to me stands as one of the coolest things having him say that. He was very gracious and right up until showtime was talking to me and comedian Suli McCullough about the business and he didn't mind it when we asked him to share some of his stories hanging out with Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. Later when I got to see Bob Newhart perform he (Bob) was telling me how much Rickles still cracked him up and how generous a man he is giving his time and money to charities and generally just giving back. To those who don't 'get it' Rickles isn't for you but it's his timing that makes him so funny. I don't know how much longer he'll be performing but I am glad I was able to spend a little time chatting with him before he went on stage. After seeing his show I went across the street to do our show. It was the best show of the week I had.
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