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WillParkinson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-31-05 08:12 AM
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Tonight I served the most acerbic comic of days gone by...
Don Rickles.

Guess what?

He was very nice. Very polite. Very pleasant. He kidded a bit so you wouldn't forget he was Don Rickles, but he was a big sweetheart of a guy.

I showed him my world-famous Soda Can trick (I can cup my hand and hold a soda can on so tight it's very hard to pull it off) and he asked me if I wanted to come to Vegas and be his opening act.
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Evergreen Emerald Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-31-05 09:02 AM
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1. How cool is that?!
It sounds like an unforgettable encounter. And the soda can trick was a nice touch.
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graywarrior Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-31-05 09:48 AM
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2. I met him years and years ago, and you're right
he is a very nice man.
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gmoney Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-31-05 09:55 AM
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3. "Mr. Warmth" ?
Isn't that the sarcastic nickname that some used for him back in the day?

I hear he still does a killer act in Vegas for those lucky enough to get a ticket.

I hope he called you a "hockey puck" -- they can't take that away from you ever.
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WillParkinson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-03-06 03:39 AM
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4. No, no hockey puck
But the fact that he took a few minutes to joke around with me ranks high on my Cool-O-Meter.
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pokerfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-03-06 05:45 AM
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5. "If I were to insult people and mean it, that wouldn't be funny"
Just reading up on his bio on imdb. Pretty awesome that he's still married after forty years.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0725543/bio
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WillParkinson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-03-06 06:15 AM
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6. My mom hates him...
She thinks he's snarky and rude. Can't wait to tell her what he was like when I met him. I doubt it'll change her mind, though. At least she'll be more informed.
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