I think the saddest moment in my life just happened two months ago. My old nightclub partner passed away, Phil Erickson down in Atlanta. He - I owe him everything. He put me in the business and taught me about…

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I've retired so many times now it's getting to be a habit.

I've retired so many times now it's getting to be a habit.

I don't think we've got much of a chance to tell you the truth. But...

I don't think we've got much of a chance to tell you the truth. But...

My kids are so much better parent than I was.

My kids are so much better parent than I was.

My son Barry, of course, has been on from the beginning. And his son Shane...

My son Barry, of course, has been on from the beginning. And his son Shane...

So as my kids will tell you, they had a pretty normal life.

So as my kids will tell you, they had a pretty normal life.

No, I did night clubs right here in Los Angeles. My partner, Phil Erickson, put...

No, I did night clubs right here in Los Angeles. My partner, Phil Erickson, put...

So I think we're kind of an alternate choice for people who have had it...

So I think we're kind of an alternate choice for people who have had it...

I think it's being thrown at the wolves, we call it in our business.

I think it's being thrown at the wolves, we call it in our business.

Women will never be as successful as men because they have no wives to advise...

Women will never be as successful as men because they have no wives to advise...

But once we got on the air, everybody except Morey Amsterdam pretty much stuck to...

But once we got on the air, everybody except Morey Amsterdam pretty much stuck to...

Oh, well, my first love is comedy or singing and dancing.

Oh, well, my first love is comedy or singing and dancing.

I loved to fall down.

I loved to fall down.

I don't have any children, I have four middle-aged people.

I don't have any children, I have four middle-aged people.

So at 16 I got a job at the local radio station. And I was...

So at 16 I got a job at the local radio station. And I was...

I grew up in Danville, Illinois, right in the middle of the state.

I grew up in Danville, Illinois, right in the middle of the state.

I learned everything that I know about comedy and about show business and a lot...

I learned everything that I know about comedy and about show business and a lot...

I was always in show business but in many ways was not really of show...

I was always in show business but in many ways was not really of show...

But I wish they would make a musical of some kind. I miss musicals so...

But I wish they would make a musical of some kind. I miss musicals so...

Probably one of the happiest moments, outside the birth of all of my kids, was...

Probably one of the happiest moments, outside the birth of all of my kids, was...

Today, if you're not an alcoholic, you're nobody.

Today, if you're not an alcoholic, you're nobody.