| One of his more memorable lines was The speech... 437 |
[Mar. 4th, 2010|03:07 am] |
One of his more memorable lines was The speech went over about as well as a Velcro condomBut there really wasnt much to considerI couldnt end up any worse off than I already wasThe next day I called Harry and asked him to try to set up the Carson appearanceCarson normally didnt invite politicians on the show, but apparently he made an exception because I was too good a punching bag to pass up, and because I agreed to play the sax, which he could use as an excuse to keep his ban at least on nonmusical politiciansThe sax argument was Harrys idea, not the last clever one he would think up for me
A couple of days later, I was on a plane to California, with Bruce Lindsey and my press secretary, Mike GauldinBefore the show, Johnny Carson came by the room where I was waiting and said hello, something he almost never didI guess he knew I had to be hurting and wanted to put me at easeI was slated to come onstage shortly after the show started, and Carson began by telling the audience not to |
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