History Is Not Reassuring On The Subject

Statistically, I'd Say Comedy Writers Are Perhaps The Sanest Category Of Show People. And Why Not? They Make Big Money, And Although It's Not An Easy Trade - Particularly When You're At Your Galley Oar Five Days A Week - It's Easier On The Nerves And The Psyche Than Living With The Brain-squeezing Pressure And Cares Of Being The Star.

It Was Well After College That I Learned About Depression. I Got My First Job For Jack Paar. I Realized I Was Sleeping 14 Hours A Day And Just Living For The Paar Show.

While Other Kids Were Out Playing And Doing Healthy Things, I Read An Ancient Judo Book With A Neck Hold That Was Fatal To So Many People They Finally Dropped It From Judo.

Radio, Which Was A Much Better Medium Than Television Will Ever Be, Was Easy And Pleasant To Listen To. Your Mind Filled Automatically With Images.

There Is Something About A Luger That Separates It From All Other Handguns, And Luger Devotees And Luger Society Members Speak Of It In Romantic Terms That Must Sound Plain Nuts To Those Who Consider Themselves Level-headed.