Ode to The Sidekick

In the wake of Ed McMahon’s death a couple of days ago, I received this awesome e-mail from Enzian friend/FFF selection committee member/soon-to-be ex-Orlando bon vivant Aaron Jarvis (aka Artie Mondello): 

The passing of Ed McMahon shot a chill through me this morning – just this weekend, while boxing up my cocktail books, I came upon this little gem that I’d totally forgotten about:

Regrettably, not one of the more essential books in my collection, but not without some nifty ‘toons…

Only Aaron would have a wing of his book collection for “cocktail books,” and only Aaron would actually still own a copy of this particular gem.  As far as McMahon goes, it’s hard to think of Johnny Carson and the glory days of The Tonight Show without him, and I still remember the amount of pleasure he provided for my grandpa in the Bronx as host of Star Search (schlocky as it was, a competition reality show way ahead of its time).  The man’s legacy will certainly be as the ultimate second banana/wing-man/sidekick—Andy Richter and others should say a prayer for this guy every day.  R.I.P. Ed. Hi-O!

—Matthew    

enzian posted to General on June 25, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (0)

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