The Breeze Magazine of the Lowcountry, JULY 2018

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Jerry Lewis:
We hired Jerry to perform at the Waldorf Astoria for the
75th Anniversary of OREO Crème Sandwich. Prior to the
event we spent an hour going over the program. Jerry was
a genius and within minutes imagined the entire evening
with really great suggestions… Paul Anka was the lead
into Jerry, but Jerry encouraged Paul to be the star! The
show was a smash hit.
Jimmy Stewart:
Another case of what you see is what you get. At this same
Zoo event in L.A, Jimmy and his wife were with Audrey and
Jimmy not feeling well still went out on the dance floor to
please the ladies. His wife told Audrey, “Jimmy is not well
and I’ve got to get him home.” With that, she put her two
fingers in her mouth and whistled, “Come on honey, it’s
time to go!” They properly excused themselves and left to
huge applause.
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Above: Jerry Lewis with Jerry Glenn
Paul Williamson:
The second time I met Paul he remembered my name
and you thought he really cared. His goal was to protect
all music performers with royalty rights and asked me to
pass on his concern. Of course we all know of his genius
in song writing for Barbara Streisand.
Milton Berle:
During a hour meeting with “Uncle Miltie” we advised
him that our annual conference had a disaster in the
computerized presentation and asked hi if he could do his
best to liven up the attendees. Milton, age 77 at the time,
tired from the trip from California to Florida said, “Jerry,
the show must go on and I’ll do my best!” He agreed to a
forty minute stint but went on for an hour and a half with
side splitting stories. The conference was re-energized and
Milton said at the close, “ Are you happy Buddie?” He truly
was all of ours “Uncle Miltie”.