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Thread #46227   Message #685014
Posted By: khandu
07-Apr-02 - 02:04 PM
Thread Name: Singin' a Gospel song on Ed Sullivan.
Subject: RE: Singin' a Gospel song on Ed Sullivan.
You are correct about Dylan and the Doors. The Stones changed "Let's Spend the Night Together" to "Let's Spend Some Time Together".

Sullivan definitely had a heavy foot. Comic Jackie Mason can tell you that. During Mason's routine on the Sullivan Show, Sullivan tried to signal to him to hurry, the program was going to be interrupted by a news bulletin. Mason told the audience that he was being rushed and the crew was giving him signals with their fingers. "Everyone is giving me the finger", he said. And then he gave the "finger" to Sullivan. After that, Mason was barely able to get work anywhere, due to Sullivan's far-reaching anger.

But, Sullivan did give us a chance to see acts that we would not have seen anywhere else.

Didn't you just hate Toco Gigo? (Or how ever you spell it!)

khandu