by the way, that s an inexpensive item. larry: that s correct. you re going to put the rumors to rest tonight about who wrote letters from a nut. it was identified as ted l. nancy, which was a nonde plume. it was a none of plume. now, this idea of this character started 15 years ago. and when the idea arose, we decided to keep it a secret, who was writing these letters. larry: and tonight we ll meet tonight you re going to meet the person who has conceived of this entire character. and it was really thought of we did it as a kind of a gag. just for ourselves to have fun. and the books took off. and there s been, i think, four or five of them now. they ve been best sellers. and it was never intended to be that. larry: the trouble with the book is, it s called trouble, you can t read it without breaking up. he writes crazy letters to people. crazy letters. and they answer him.
larry: letters from a nut by ted l. nancy with an introduction by you. yeah. larry: explain this. is there a guy named ted nancy? there is, but i never met him. larry: he gets a big cut of this book. i know the guy who knows him. larry: the hero of this book. yeah. larry: he wrote all the letters? yeah. larry: that was a little falsehood there, because in a minute you ll meet who the real ted nancy is. but first, another first. one of the things that s great about being me larry: among many. among many. is i get to present people that i love that have great talents and great things. and i use you to do this. larry: i m your prop. yes. i wouldn t say prop, i would say you re my you re my larry: i m your idol. you re my idol, if that helps
gordon brukar, what a weird life he s got. we just kind of communicated. that was actually in one of the books. larry: he s a little nuts, your friend? a little? let me read you a letter he wrote to the oakland chamber of commerce. i want to come to your city for the tiny man convention. let me be clear, we are not midgets, small persons, de min you tiffs, or fun size. we are tiny men. i would like to buy tickets to the performance of tiny bennett. this is a tiny man that sings like tony bennett. they write him back. dear mr. nancy, we could not find any information on a show appearing with mr. tiny bennett. but i attached a schedule for tony. he writes back to them. i told you it s not tiny, it s small mccartney. he is a fun sized man that looks like paul mccartney.
and some shavings, but a full settle. they answered, dear mr. nancy, we are very interested in your story of the mickey mantle toenails. this is the hall of fame in cooperstown. larry: correct. they want the nails! they want them! larry: all right. all these are nutty letters. jerry, who s with you here? now, the man sitting next to me, the reason i am bringing him out tonight is because in the 15 years since we have been doing this, the internet has started up, and a lot of people have been out there taking credit for these letters. larry: oh, really? and saying i wrote the books and they re for sale op my site. because of the internet, and you know what that s all about, it was time to reveal the mystery. it s his fifth book coming out. ladies and gentlemen, the real
we communicated. larry: s little nuts, your friend? a little? let me read you a letter he wrote to the oakland chamber of commerce. larry: oakland chamber of commerce. i want to come to your city for the tiny man convention. let me be clear, we are not midgets, small persons, petitos or fun size. we are tiny men. i would like to buy ticket toes pert form maps of tiny bennett. this is a tiny man that sings like tony bennett. they write him back. dear mr. nancy, we could not find any information on a show appearing with mr. tiny bennett. but i attached a schedule for tony. he writes back to them. i told you, it s not tiny, it s small mccartney. he is a fun-sized man that looks like paul mccartney and the correspondence goes back and forth. larry: they answer? they answer. because they re so afraid of losing a customer. larry: they answer because they fear? yeah. yeah. fear. larry: let s do another one. this is about this is about opening a sandwich stand in a casino