It was Phyllis Diller, and she had been booked for a Police Benevolent Group event in New York City to which little Tim went with Mom and Dad.
I couldn't cite a single joke, but the sensation of being there and hearing her on stage stayed with me.
She's now in the Smithsonian. She died in 2012 and donated her index card joke files.
See A Smithsonian article about it HERE.
"Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing up is like shoveling the walk before it stops snowing."
I couldn't cite a single joke, but the sensation of being there and hearing her on stage stayed with me.
She's now in the Smithsonian. She died in 2012 and donated her index card joke files.
See A Smithsonian article about it HERE.
"Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing up is like shoveling the walk before it stops snowing."
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| 2,000 3-by-5 inch index cards, each holding a typewritten joke or gag. |
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