Re: Johnny Carson R.I.P.
From: Davoud (star_at_sky.net)
Date: 01/24/05
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Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 08:42:11 -0500
Martin R. Howell:
> I told two youngish (16 or 17 year olds) tonight at work of Johhny's
> passing.
>
> One gave me a puzzled look and the other replied, "Who's he?"
>
> How sad.
Neither sad nor surprising. It's a generational thing and it has to do
with the ephemeral nature of television. One could hardly expect a man
who is a television icon to you and me to be known to anyone who was
three years old when he left television -- particularly when he was a
very private person who sought no publicity following his retirement.
I'm 60 years old. I can't name a single popular radio personality who
retired when I was three years old -- even though I remember my parents
and grandparents talking about great radio personalities.
It's just the way life is.
Davoud
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