The Dead Thread - Bilge

M mrtikibar Member Neskowin, OR Joined: Jul 07, 2002 Posts: 837	M mrtikibar Posted posted on Fri, Oct 19, 2007 2:55 PM On 2007-10-18 13:12, The Gnomon wrote: On 2007-10-18 11:24, Haole'akamai wrote: Joey Bishop, the last surviving member to The Rat Pack, died. Here's The SF Gate article. It mentions that Joey Bishop had a talk show to compete with Johnny Carson (as if) and that he had a side-kick to banter with, but they don't mention that the side-kick was Regis Philbin. I remember the show. Lasted a couple of years or so, but in Johnny's Golden Age, there was no such thing as competition. Will I ever learn to spell check? No. [ Edited by: The Gnomon 2007-10-18 13:14 ] I remember Regis on Bishop's show. I'm wondering if anyone remembers a very short lived talk show hosted by Jerry Lewis at about that time. And didn't he have a desk that elevated with his guests about ten feet up a wall?

On 2007-10-18 13:12, The Gnomon wrote:

On 2007-10-18 11:24, Haole'akamai wrote:
Joey Bishop, the last surviving member to The Rat Pack, died.

Here's The SF Gate article.

It mentions that Joey Bishop had a talk show to compete with Johnny Carson (as if) and that he had a side-kick to banter with, but they don't mention that the side-kick was Regis Philbin. I remember the show. Lasted a couple of years or so, but in Johnny's Golden Age, there was no such thing as competition.

Will I ever learn to spell check? No.

[ Edited by: The Gnomon 2007-10-18 13:14 ]

I remember Regis on Bishop's show. I'm wondering if anyone remembers a very short lived talk show hosted by Jerry Lewis at about that time. And didn't he have a desk that elevated with his guests about ten feet up a wall?

Post #339396 by mrtikibar on Fri, Oct 19, 2007 2:55 PM