tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post116559556329618312..comments2024-02-21T12:11:32.886-05:00Comments on Bats Left/Throws Right: Happy BirthdayJames Briggs Stratton "Doghouse" Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05378802364709433791noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-1165875650629405822006-12-11T17:20:00.000-05:002006-12-11T17:20:00.000-05:00he was like richard pryor because his comedy came ...he was like richard pryor because his comedy came from a raw place. he was working with a lot of demons. and his cause of death -- killed by a drunk driver about a year after he got sober, btw -- is ironic, or something like that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-1165603205741155362006-12-08T13:40:00.000-05:002006-12-08T13:40:00.000-05:00Comedian's comedian, man. I think his brilliance ...Comedian's comedian, man. I think his brilliance was overshadowed by the power of his stage persona to some extent. <BR/><BR/>I don't remember the venue, except that I saw it on teevee and it was shortly after he'd gained some measure of fame: he came out and whispered into the mike, "Nobody told me I'd have to scream like that every night. AHH! AHHHHHH!"James Briggs Stratton "Doghouse" Rileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378802364709433791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-1165596442760289512006-12-08T11:47:00.000-05:002006-12-08T11:47:00.000-05:00Yes! I should have known, lo these many years ago,...Yes! <BR/>I should have known, lo these many years ago, that my ex-wife would become my ex, when one of Sam's routines had me screaming with laughter and she said "that is <I>not</I> funny!"<BR/><BR/>Oh, and happy birthday to James Thurber: If not actually disgruntled, he was far from being gruntled.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com