And the fact that our parents vehemently hated Jerry only endeared him to us all the more. After all, he was our comedian! Oh, sure, we also loved Keaton, Fields, Hope, Laurel & Hardy, Our Gang, the Marxes, and the Stooges, but Jerry Lewis was the only one making brand new comedies for us to look forward to. I suspect that it was my fellow Baby Boomers that took Jerry’s shuffling off this mortal coil the hardest. As beaten-to-death as the cliché is, Jerry Lewis’ demise was indeed “the end of an era.” He was one of the very last survivors of a show business tradition that stretched from Vaudeville to movies, radio, and television, of course there is a cost on doing business and learning about the difference between a real and counterfeit paystub is essential in this area. 20, was a shock and cause of sorrow for millions of people, myself included. The cranky attitude, the hubris, the outrageous statements (like “women aren’t funny”) whether he actually believed them or not, and as far as we were concerned, the ultimate betrayal: the Trump endorsement … Hell, I think we even resented Jerry’s longevity! And it got to the point where we swore that, if he ever told that goddamn parrot joke just one more time, we’d run out of the room screaming.īut Jerry Lewis passing away on Sunday, Aug. Just a month ago, it was easy to write Jerry off. If you had told me three weeks ago that I’d be devastated by Jerry Lewis’ death, I’d have asked you to give me a drag off that before you throw it away.
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