[78-L] Irwin Corey

[Taylor Bowie]

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From: "Roger Wade" <rwade1947 at comcast.net.invalid>
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Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2017 5:29 PM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Irwin Corey


>
> Great story Dennis.  Thanks for sharing it.
>
> “Ambled” is a good word to describe the way he moved.
>
> Roger Wade
> Really Old Records
>
>> On Feb 7, 2017, at 8:24 PM, Dennis Flannigan 
>> <dennis.flannigan at gmail.com.invalid> wrote:
>>
>>
>> ​Seattle hosted Irwin Corey during the 1962, World's Fair. I was a Corey
>> fan at 22, and bought tickets early. Seattle's popular radio personality,
>> Bob Hardwick touted his appearance and I expected a big crowd. Theater 
>> sat
>> a thousand or so, so I went early.
>>
>> Sparse crowd early, and slowly a few trickled in.
>>
>> As we'd entered, a two Jehovah Witness asked if we were Jehovah Witnesses
>> too. Most of us skipped the pamphlet, came in and sat down.
>>
>> Soon, Irwin ambled from the back lobby toward the stage, looking at the
>> small gathering, he walked on stage, and said, "Two guys outside asked if 
>> I
>> was a Jehovah Witness? I told them, 'I didn't even seen the accident."
>>
>> He got his laugh, went back stage and returned as Professor Irwin Corey. 
>> It
>> was a marvelous two hours of humor and laughs. Before he finished, , he
>> asked us if we had any questions. We all did, and he answered until we 
>> got
>> tired. Wonderful evening of belly laughs and soul baring, too. Funny, 
>> wild
>> comic mind. Missed for sure.
>>
>> df
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