On Sun, Sep 4, 2011 at 9:51 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 4, 2011 at 9:31 PM, stannc <[email protected]> wrote: > > No Ed, No Jerry. > > Also, it isn't Labor Day > It hasn't been Labor Day for me since they stopped doing the 24 Marathons. I have not had the stomach for the MDA Telethon for a very long time, but I do usually do a fly-by just to see how Jerry is doing. Did not even really consider checking in this year. I did see on Dave late last week Paul really took quite a stand, even basically saying that he didn't think performers should agree to do the show without Lewis. Lewis did not show up, but they did raise more than $2.5M more than last year even without him. http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110905/ap_en_ot/us_mda_telethon_lewis "Even without Jerry Lewis, the Muscular Dystrophy Association telethon posted its best gain since the recession started, though the program's longtime host was on the minds of many during the 46th annual fundraiser. (SNIP) The telethon raised nearly $61.5 million Sunday, an increase of about $2.6 million over last year, MDA officials said. Lythgoe told The Associated Press minutes after the six-hour live broadcast ended on the east coast that he thought the 85-year-old actor would show up either during the telecast or earlier to film a taped segment of his signature song "You'll Never Walk Alone.I was fully expecting him to turn up at any point and join that six hours — and I'm sorry he didn't," Lythgoe told the AP. "And hopefully another year he might. I mean, he knows that he is always welcome on the telethon. It's his baby." An orchestra was ready to film Lewis, but he didn't come to the Las Vegas casino where the telethon was filmed, Lythgoe said." (SNIP) -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
