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A shame ... only had that one hit but man he sure knew how to attract the music stars onto his show ... Streisand was a co-host ... so was Lennon, and so many musical guests ... list is too long to cite, but check this out ...http://mikedouglasshow.com
and click on guests and then music ... guess we're all gettin' old.
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and Merv Griffin when I shoulda been out shootin' hoops. How did those two guys and Dick Cavett, all seemingly pretty square and totally members of the establishment/great society, pull in all those hip acts? Or were the hipsters selling out? RIP Mike Douglas.
jokekajr,In the late 80's I went to a Christmas party at a client's house and at my table were Charles Bronson, a singer called Kay Starr, and Mr. and Mrs. Mike Douglas. There was also some baseball player- with catch o' the day Ms. Silicone of 1988 in tow, but I can't remember who HE was,.. I was certainly the designated nobody at that table! The entertainment that evening was Tony Bennett with 16 pieces- before the "comeback" and though I never liked his music before, he made such a great show and seemed to enjoy himself so much I was really caught up by it- an amazing presence in person- I can't really expelain- I you feel he's singing for you- with utmost effort- personally. He sang, "I left my Heart in San Fransisco" among others.
Charles Bronson was among the quietest people I've met and Kay Starr among the most extroverted, but the Douglas' were delightfully in the middle- natural and at ease- confident, calm, and unpretentious.
I'd heard of Douglas as an extremely wealthy producer/ tv syndicator but as I didn't move to the US until 1980, I'd never seen his interview/variety show. He really had this wonderful conversational style- I instantly felt at ease and seemed a smart person and friendly- quite different from my expectation of an influential entertainment broker- these guys are usually a bit twitchy and often seem constantly calculating for effect- but not Douglas. He also dressed well- smart, and tailored, but low key and no show.
When this same client married the next year, Mike Douglas gave them as a wedding gift a sterling tea service- it was beautiful and easily cost $10,000+.
Douglas must have been a very good interviewer- he actually asked more questions of me than I of him- and he really wanted to talk. Of course I was curious abou thim- I'd heard he had just finished a huge house in Trousdale that included among other features, a four-lane driveway that was for parking 200 cars at parties- parking on the two sides with the centre two lanes kept open! Douglas seemed to have a very kind, devoted relationship with his wife too, and it seemed almost odd that they must've been married then a long time- usually these fellows change for a newer model- with each $100 Million a decade comes off the wife's age. But Douglas just didn't display even a touch of the nasty side of the show biz personality. All in all, I was impressed with Douglas personally and it was a memorable evening. He sems to have touched a lot people and the outpouring here in Los Angeles has been considerable- and all the comments I've heard or read have been similarly complimentary.
Cheers,
Bambi B
A great memory - thanks for sharing.The guy with the bad eating/weight was more likely Merv Griffin (see post below).
be right
"Man is the only animal that blushes - or needs to" Mark Twain
Wow, Bambi, great great story ... and I assume the next time you are invited to such a monumental lifetime event your old pal jokeka will be invited? Huh? Huh? Seriously, thanks for the nice memory, great post ...
Aw shaddup willya.
Hey "Charles," if that is really you back from the dead, please, please, please don't make any more movies ... you really sucked, even though you might have been a nice dinner guest for Bambi.
Thank you for that story. Mike Douglas always seemed on TV to be the quintessential "nice man," and it's good to know that this was not just an act for the benefit of the cameras.Bob
The guests were Ray Charles and Robert Goulet. I also remember he had Sly Stone as a co-host for like a week. That was amazing. They don't have shows like his any more.
Ole' Sly was so incoherent on the last day Mike didn't even ask him to close the show with him. A shame; a brilliant composer was he.
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Saw him on late night TV recently - Fergusin? - and he weighed about 350, admitted to all sorts of bad eating and smoking habits - and yet, he still goes strong in his 80's
"Man is the only animal that blushes - or needs to" Mark Twain
... and yet, he still goes strong in his 80's" ... well, not so much anymore ...
that was an obituary
"Man is the only animal that blushes - or needs to" Mark Twain
my fault, didn't make it clear ...
MD was great! I remember him with a totally baffled look on his face when he gave Kiss their first national TV exposure! I don't think anyone in his target audience knew what to make of them. My mom never missed his show, and she would call me in whenever they had a rock band on.Think whatever you will, but he gave a lot of up and coming bands their first national exposure.
From James Brown to Billy Joel to the Beach Boys to Capt. and Tenille and everybody in between ... and if I recall correctly (I may not), I'm not sure there was much lip-synching on his show, if any ...
I remember reading somewhere that they did not lip sync on that show. I read an interview with Gene Simmons once and mentioned the Mike Douglas show, and they did not lip sync it.
...was hearing him sing "Hey Jude". What a putz.
Most memorable moment for me for some reason is, "Don't go away, Mike is going to sing "If" when we return." lmao Still cracks me up to this day. He did have great guests though. The one I seem to remember most is Chaka Kahn(I think she was in a bakini on the beach or something). Boy, she was really hot back then.
Also, his female co-host, can't remember her name, was guest singer at the annual musicians union bash about 15 years ago here. Only reason I went was because they hired the Blue Wisp Band to play.(John Von Ohlen is one of my childhood heros). Anyway, the band was kicking ass but most everyone was complaining that they weren't playing any dance music. LMAO I appologized to John afterwards for all those idiots.
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