time that you re 13, you would hang out at the studios after school because your mom couldn t afford child care. and is it true that you would wait in the parking lot for johnny carson to arrive? oh, yeah, i would wait. i would go from studio to studio. i would watch bob hope do his specials. i would watch red foxx tape sanford and son. then i would watch flip wilson do the flip wilson show and johnny carson tape his show. i used to go and wait for him to pull into his parking spot. and i d say, hello, mr. carson. good to see you. and probably over a three or four-year period, he d got to know my name and say thank you, byron, because i would give him feedback on his jokes. i would say, i like that joke last night. that was very funny what you said the other night, mr. carson. this was funny. and he appreciated that. i wasn t stalking him, but i was close by. we had a good time. all right. folks may also remember you because you used to travel the