crying, which is embarrassing. but well, i m not good with this sort of thing. and i m sorry especially to those of you who came to see the show in person. because it s probably not what you came for. but we lost someone that we and i love very much today. and again, i m sorry if you re hearing this just now for the first time. but don rickles passed away this morning. he was 90 years old. and i know it sounds crazy to say he was too young. but he was. because he was youthful and funny and sharp and generous. and i was fortunate enough to not only have don on this show as my guest but also to become close to him and his wife barbara, which was a lot of fun for me. i grew up in las vegas, so don rickles, even when i was a kid, was a very big deal. his name was on the marquee at the sahara hotel. you could see him with johnny carson making fun of johnny, making fun of frank sinatra. people always wanted to hear don tell sinatra stories and he had great stories. but i think
going to cry, i m already crying, which is embarrassing. but well, i m not good with this sort of thing. and i m sorry especially to those of you who came to see the show in person. because it s probably not what you came for. but we lost someone that we and i love very much today. and again, i m sorry if you re hearing this just now for the first time. but don rickles passed away this morning. he was 90 years old. and i know it sounds crazy to say he was too young. but he was. because he was youthful and funny and sharp and generous. and i was fortunate enough to not only have don on this show as my guest but also to become close to him and his wife barbara, which was a lot of fun for me. i grew up in las vegas, so don rickles, even when i was a kid, was a very big deal. his name was on the marquee at the sahara hotel. you could see him with johnny carson making fun of johnny, people always wanted to hear don tell sinatra stories and he had great stories. but i think thi