Posted on 04/04/2008 8:06:50 PM PDT by Genesis defender
Rickles on Letterman with Denzel Washington:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDbyXMXp4Ws
January, 2008
Good God, do you see the prices for tickets?
Oddball (Donald Sutherland): Hi, man.
Big Joe (Telly Savalas): What are you doing?
Oddball: I’m drinking wine and eating cheese, and catching some rays, you know.
Big Joe: What’s happening?
Oddball: Well, the tank’s broke and they’re trying to fix it.
Big Joe: Well, then, why the hell aren’t you up there helping them?
Oddball: [chuckles] I only ride ‘em, I don’t know what makes ‘em work.
Big Joe: Christ!
Oddball: (to his crew) Definitely an antisocial type. Woof, woof, woof! That’s my other dog imitation.
My goodness! Only $40-50 here: http://www.paysbig.com/entertainment/calendar.php
(that’s still expensive in my book)
I love the Dean Martin Roasts.
Even better than the roast OF Ronald Reagan is the roasting BY Ronald Reagan. He was a regular on roasts of many Hollywood greats, delivering deadpan punchlines like a pro.
Absolutely classic stuff.
Positive waves man, positive waves!
Rickles jokes about Democrat Jesse Unruh, who ran against Reagan in 1970:
From Wikipedia:
“”He left the legislature to run for Governor against Ronald Reagan in 1970, then was a candidate for Mayor of Los Angeles in 1973. He lost both elections, but was elected State Treasurer in 1974, and served from 1975 until he died in office of prostate cancer on August 4, 1987.
Famous Quotes
“Money is the mother’s milk of politics.”
“If you can’t take their money, drink their liquor, fuck their women, and then come in here the next day and vote against them, you don’t belong here.” (Referring to lobbyists.)
Winning: “Winning isn’t everything but losing is nothing.” (said after losing the gubernatorial election in 1970)
God: “Anyone who thinks all this is an accident, has got to be some kind of stupid.” (about creation and the universe)
Disillusionment: “Who knows, who cares, why bother?” (On his death bed)
Principles: “Sometimes we must rise above principles.” (quoted by Herb Caen) “”
Is that Olympic swimming champion Mark Spitz making appearance in this Reagan roast?
LMAO!Rickles;kinda reminds you of home dont it?You know,he’s right.Great movie.Love the tank mechanic.
Tagline from 1941?
LMAO, Rickles was a great speaker.
OHMYGOD, that was hysterical. I noticed Jack Benny there with Reagan. RR turned MANY Democrats into Republicans. We can start with the WHOLE Sinatra Clan.
Bump.
How about that famous President Reagan scary joke
We are from the government we hear to help LOL!
That IS good, I own that one. If anyone wants to see an amazing hour and a half of complete gloriousness, get the Roast of Frank Sinatra; worth it alone for the Orson Welles dialogue, (Frank was Godfather to his child, as Orson points out) and the ALL-TIME personal and totally heartfelt and respectful comments of Dean as he introduces THE MAN at the end of the roast. Believe me it’s worth it. Jilly’s on the dais too, you can’t beat that either. While I’ve watched it on various occasions, t I kept thinking, what the hell was the backstage party like before and after.....Back when Men Were Men.
I just might do that. From the research I did on Dean Martin’s roasts, some of them were standalone specials while others were done as part of his variety show. It would be neat to get all of the roasts, no matter which show aired them.
Of course, it would be nice to have the money to do that, too.
Funny thing is, most of the celebrities in the video were before my time (born in ‘75). If Rickles hadn’t explained the Unruh joke, I’d have been clueless. Jesse sounds like a standup kind of guy. Too bad his kind are in short supply in D.C. these days.
Great stuff. Thanks for posting.
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