[Groop]Re: Groop digest, Vol 1 #655 - 9 msgs

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       Some more scenes from San Diego Comic Con.(I know it's not Groo, but 
Gary requested this stuff.....and it was in the same room.)
       Gary, while you were preparing the fantastic birthday card for Sergio 
and Mark, The voice actors panel was going on. Everybody was great with the 
little time that they had. A few of the highlites were Maurice Blas (sorry 
about the spelling) telling how being able to impersonate Peter Faulk's 
Columbo charactor, got him into doing stand up comedy, and from there he went 
on to a successful voice acting career. Maurice was in a restaurant one night 
when Peter and his wife came in to have diner as well. Peter's wife talked 
his ear off all night, with him just nodding now and then and saying yes 
dear, OK dear, of course dear. Maurice called the waiter over and told him 
that he wanted to pick up the check for Peters table and to send the Faulks a 
bottle of wine as well. Mrs. Faulk got up to use the restroom just before the 
waiter delivered a note and the bottle of wine to their table. Peter read the 
note and looked around the room asking the waiter who it was from. He then 
called Maurice over and thanked him. "You really made my night Maurice, thank 
you very much." Just then Mrs. Faulk came back to the table and Peter told 
her. "Honey this nice man is a big fan of mine. He said that I somehow got 
him started in acting and that he wanted to thank me for it. He paid for our 
diner and he even had this lovely bottle of wine sent over. What do you think 
about that"?........short pause..... "Why didn't he buy us jewelry"? was Mrs. 
Faulk's only comment.
       Gary Owens told about being very good friends with Jonathan Winters. 
Jonathan called him up one day and said something like "lets get together 
later today. I have to pick up a prescription at the local drug store 
pharmacy, so meet me there and we'll go have some lunch." Gary arrived at the 
agreed time and saw Jonathan at the pharmacy counter. As he was nearing the 
counter he noticed an older couple staring and pointing at Jonathan saying "I 
think it's him." "No, it's not him. What would he be doing in a place like 
this? It's not him." "I think it's him", the wife said again. Gary hearing 
this, walked up to Jonathan and said in a loud voice. Doctor, these people 
think you're Jonathan Winters the comedian. Without missing a beat, Jonathan 
turned around and said "I get that all the time. I'm not Jonathan Winters, 
I'm Doctor Kirby!! (I don't remember the name Gary said but Kirby is a good 
substitute.) "I'm just here to pick up a prescription for one of my patents." 
"I told you it wasn't him" said the man to his wife. "He wouldn't be in a 
place like this." "It's nice to meet you anyway," said Jonathan, "are you 
here to pick a prescription also?" "Because you don't look so good," he told 
the man. "I feel OK" said the old guy. "No, you look awful, said DR Kirby. I 
want you to make an appointment with my nurse." "You look terrible!" As he 
gave the wife a number to call for an appointment, he told her, "Don't worry 
lady, if it don't work out, I have a brother in law who's a taxidermist!!?" 
We'll give him some cute little buttons for eyes!!"  Chris Mc