The Comedy God Father
Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2004 9:53 am
Here is why I love Rich. This a portion of an e-mail I sent him when I googled this site.
My father introduced me to the art of comics at the tender age of ten years old. He didn't do it on purpose. I found his private stash of comedy 8 tracks and every chance I got I would sneak away and listen to guys like Redd Foxx, Rudy Ray Moore, Moms Mabel, Flip Wilson and Pig Meat. I didn't get caught until my dumb ass said "hey Pop you want to here a joke" and I repeated one of Redd Foxx's jokes. What's the difference between a rich girl and a poor girl? The punch line is a rich girl has a canopy over her bed and
a poor girl has a can of pee under her bed.
Sometime after that he turned me on to the man who set my comedy soul on fire. I can still here the emcee on the album saying "Mr. Richard Pryor". It was the "Is It Something I Said?" album. I would sneak my friends over to
here your version of the jokes cause they had heard me repeat them. By the way I use to kill with your material. (LOL)
When I was 16 a friend of find was playing basketball and just drop dead on the court. That f*!@ my 16 year old logic up, "you ain't suppose to die
at sixteen that shit is for old people." That was a tough year for me all I
thought about was death. My friend Chris's death, my death and death in general I was depressed most of that year. I was a sixteen year old basket case nobody knew because I keep it to myself I didn't want death to know I was thinking about his ass. Didn't want to give him any incentive. In 1979 your Wanted album came out and it literally saved my life. I laughed so hard snot came out my nose. You made me stop thinking about Death and start thinking about life again.
THANK YOU RICH!
I was one of the hundreds of comics you inspired to share the gift of laughter with the world.
After college I went on the road and performed at comedy clubs all over the country. I even did a sat in the Belly Room of the Comedy Store. Never did move to L.A. and stop performing 13 years ago to be a family man. I miss
the stage and I hope to return one day to finish what I started.
I have lots of perspective now. I will be in L.A. Jan, Feb., March and April for Pilot season. My youngest son has picked up the torch. I will use this time to start working out agian.
Hope this was the right place to post this.
PLEASE CORRECT ME IF AM AM WRONG.
My father introduced me to the art of comics at the tender age of ten years old. He didn't do it on purpose. I found his private stash of comedy 8 tracks and every chance I got I would sneak away and listen to guys like Redd Foxx, Rudy Ray Moore, Moms Mabel, Flip Wilson and Pig Meat. I didn't get caught until my dumb ass said "hey Pop you want to here a joke" and I repeated one of Redd Foxx's jokes. What's the difference between a rich girl and a poor girl? The punch line is a rich girl has a canopy over her bed and
a poor girl has a can of pee under her bed.
Sometime after that he turned me on to the man who set my comedy soul on fire. I can still here the emcee on the album saying "Mr. Richard Pryor". It was the "Is It Something I Said?" album. I would sneak my friends over to
here your version of the jokes cause they had heard me repeat them. By the way I use to kill with your material. (LOL)
When I was 16 a friend of find was playing basketball and just drop dead on the court. That f*!@ my 16 year old logic up, "you ain't suppose to die
at sixteen that shit is for old people." That was a tough year for me all I
thought about was death. My friend Chris's death, my death and death in general I was depressed most of that year. I was a sixteen year old basket case nobody knew because I keep it to myself I didn't want death to know I was thinking about his ass. Didn't want to give him any incentive. In 1979 your Wanted album came out and it literally saved my life. I laughed so hard snot came out my nose. You made me stop thinking about Death and start thinking about life again.
THANK YOU RICH!
I was one of the hundreds of comics you inspired to share the gift of laughter with the world.
After college I went on the road and performed at comedy clubs all over the country. I even did a sat in the Belly Room of the Comedy Store. Never did move to L.A. and stop performing 13 years ago to be a family man. I miss
the stage and I hope to return one day to finish what I started.
I have lots of perspective now. I will be in L.A. Jan, Feb., March and April for Pilot season. My youngest son has picked up the torch. I will use this time to start working out agian.
Hope this was the right place to post this.
PLEASE CORRECT ME IF AM AM WRONG.
