Posted on 12/28/2005 6:44:35 AM PST by COUNTrecount
December 28, 2005 -- It's a happy new Dick Clark. Or at least that's what ABC-TV wants viewers to think after the network yesterday released this doctored publicity photo, which features Clark with his co-hosts for this year's New Year's Eve telecast from Times Square, Hilary Duff and Ryan Seacrest.
But the image of the 76-year-old Clark was taken before his December 2004 stroke and superimposed onto a recently taken picture of Duff and Seacrest.
The "Photoshopping" spurred rumors that the ageless celebrity hasn't recovered from the stroke and may be unable to properly perform his annual year-end duties on Saturday night, New Year's Eve.
A spokesman for Clark and ABC bosses denied those rumors yesterday.
"He can absolutely walk around — and, of course, he can talk," longtime Clark publicist Paul Shefrin told The Post. "He's been working for the past year to do this — and he's really looking forward to it."
Clark's condition has been an open question since the stroke, which forced him to bow out of last year's telecast of "New Year's Rockin' Eve."
Shefrin yesterday denounced reports that the "American Bandstand" icon will not be back to his boyish ways when he returns, and said the doctored photo is no big deal.
"There's no secret," he said. "This sort of thing is done all the time in publicity photos. It's just that Dick didn't sit for a new photo shoot, so they used an older photo.
"Look, when you're shown a picture of King Kong, there really is no King Kong — but that doesn't stop people from running a photo of him with Naomi Watts."
While Clark's camp kept saying he was making great strides in his recovery, the man himself kept out of sight,
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Weekend at Dick's?
He should come out looking like a homeless man just to poke fun.
Broken Dick?
Fake, but accurate?
That's just creepy.
oh!!!!!!!!!!!!
I thought you were talking about John Wayne Bobbitt
The Saga of John Wayne Bobbitt
(sung to the tune 'In the Jungle')
by Steve Longlad
A weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenie, a weenie whack whack-a-whack
A weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenie, a weenie whack whack-a-whack
A weenie-whack-a-weenie-whack-a-wheenie-whack,
a weenie-whack-a-weenie-whack-a-wheenie-whack,
a weenie-whack-a-weenie-whack-a-wheenie-whack,
In the village, the quiet village, John Bobbit sleeps tonight,
In the village, the quiet village, Lorrena creeps tonight.
A weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenie, a weenie whack whack-a-whack
A weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenie, a weenie whack whack-a-whack
In the bedroom, the quiet bedroom, John Bobbit sleeps tonight,
In the kitchen, the quiet kitchen, Lorena gets the knife.
A weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenie, a weenie whack whack-a-whack
A weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenie, a weenie whack whack-a-whack
In the bedroom, Lorena's bedroom, John pissed off his wife tonight,
In the bedroom, Lorena's bedroom, she chopped with all her might.
A weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenie, a weenie whack whack-a-whack
A weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenie, a weenie whack whack-a-whack
On the roadway, the village roadway, Lorena speeds tonight,
On the roadway, the village roadway, she tossed his weenie right.
A weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenie, a weenie whack whack-a-whack
A weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenie, a weenie whack whack-a-whack
On the roadway, the village roadway, they searched for half the night,
On the roadway, the village roadway, they found his weinie sliced.
A weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenie, a weenie whack whack-a-whack
A weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenie, a weenie whack whack-a-whack
Oh please my doctor, please rush my Doctor and make my weinie right.
Oh please my doctor, please rush my Doctor and sew it back on tight.
A weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenie, a weenie whack whack-a-whack
A weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenie, a weenie whack whack-a-whack
A weenie-whack-a-weenie-whack-a-wheenie-whack,
a weenie-whack-a-weenie-whack-a-wheenie-whack,
a weenie-whack-a-weenie-whack-a-wheenie-whack,
How does one put a weakened, limber Dick into that slot?
He's been resting up for his New Year's gig.
What a horrible PhotoShop job.
Whoever is responsible for that mess should be fired. Dick probably looks better in real life thatn he does in that faked photo.
"How does one put a weakened, limber Dick into that slot?"
Easy. Give him a few more strokes.
"How does one put a weakened, limber Dick into that slot?"
He'll just have to stiffen up.
Nah. Dick stroke.
Where the hell did Ryan Seacrest come from? Who annointed him as the next Dick Clark, or Larry King?
I know Dick Clark wants his first appearance to be on New Year's Eve, but the photoshop incident is just begging for trouble. I wish him well but it seems his stroke was awfully serious. I fear we may be in for an embarrassment this Saturday. But I sincerely hope Dick is fine and I have egg all over my face Sunday. Go Dick!!!
I thought this thread was one of my thousands of daily emails from folks worried about my wifes sexual pleasure.
I read that Seacrest has the gig to be Dick's "apprentice" and take over when the time comes. I dunno. Maybe I'm too old. I still think of Guy Lombardo . . .
Bump for later enjoyment of all the Dick jokes.
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