i spoke to dick gregory many times.e're going to go back first to 2002 when we were in our firehouse studio's in downtown manhattan. >> we think about what happened september 11 of last year, the number one problem confronting america, there is never another act of terrorism if this country stays as frightened as it is, cannot survive. i never understood what roosevelt said would he said "nothing to fear but fear itself." i been married for 43 years and the biggest wife i have with my wife scared. she can't handle that. when are we going to pay sears and roebuck? she acts like we got money. she said, who's going to pay for this? your mama. she said, they did it. final notice. final notice. thank out we won't be hearing from them no more. you don't have to worry. i have a brother that is so worried that he called together day, "they about to repossess my car. what must i do?" don't park in front of the house. don't worry. for those out there, those book collectors echo look, express and of those bill collectors that call

the life and legacy of jerry lewis and dick gregory. president trump set to give a major foreign policy speech right here in our area. tomorrow's announcement is so big he's making it in prime time, and we're learning about the final hours for a 6-year-old prince georges county girl stabbed to death in her home. >> news 4 at 6:00 begins with breaking news. >> two comedic legends dead hours apart. good evening. i'm kristin wright in for erica gonzalez. more newscast, but first as dan schenamen shows us jerry lewis' philanthropy was just as famous as his showmanship. >> lady. >> lady. >> in his heyday there was no bigger hit than jerry lewis. the rubber-faced funnyman was a true entertainer and the slapstick star of stage, cinema and television. >> confused, unbalanced young man with only one thought in mind. self-destruction. >> lewis first found fame at 20 when he teamed up with singer dean martin in 1946. >> and now the dean and martin and jerry lewis show. >> martin and lewis enjoyeded a smashing ten-year run, making hit movies in bet

so gregory, the chain of command was essentially gregory to muko, muko to putin. this is two degrees of separation, not six degrees of separation. >> rose: what happened to ninester of sport? >> the minister of sport, when this entire scandal gets revealed, putin elevates him to the deputy prime minister of russia, essentially the vice president of russia and has never accepted any responsibility for the state-sponsored doping program and the guy below him, the deputy vice minister is forced to resign and now under criminal investigation. >> rose: what is it that makes this so compelling? >> this film started as one thing that was interesting enough, which is bryan thought the anti-dopin system was not working and was, in fact, a fraud, and he set out to test that by taking the drugs himself and seeing if he could get through all the tests looking clean. it grew to be 100 times bigger than we imagined when, not only was all of that true, but he became friends with dr. rochenkov and through saving him and bringing him to russia when his life was in danger we learne

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at 84. >> we will miss dick gregory very much. we loved him.berly: the life and legacy of jerry lewis and dick gfregroy on -- gregory on wjla.com. it was warm but not a single cloud in the sky. josh knight has a first look at the forecast, and unfortunate, it does not look as good tomorrow. john: humidity starts to go back up. that is going to lead to more cloud cover and even a chance for a few more showers. let's run to the time lapse. there was one cloud there, but that is really about it. let's look at what is going on with the bigger picture. showers, fewfew thunderstorms trying to pop up into the southern shenandoah valley. chance some of them work their way across east across the mountains, now hanging closer to harrisonburg. comfortablek, how it was pretty even though temperatures were in the mid 80's, quantico at 88, because there was lower humidity, still felt prey tomorrow and into. tuesday so, feels like temperatures today in the upper 80's. we're going to be in the upper 90's as we start off the work we. are 8 wantahead, we to see

gregory emerged from poverty in st. louis in the 1960's to find unconventional, unexpected fame as one of the first black standup comics that had crossover appeal with white audiences, paving the way for such other black comic greats as richard pryor. one of his big breaks came in 1961, when he found himself on" the tonight show." gregory was able to make people, white and black, laugh about sensitive race issues, once saying "i gave the country a new way out-- healthy racial jokes"" >> baseball is a great sport for my people; it's the only sport in the world in which a negro can shake a stick at a white man and not start a riot. >> sreenivasan: but comedy wasn't gregory's only passion. he would go on hunger strikes to protest the vietnam war, police brutality, native american rights and was frequently arrested. gregory was shot in the leg while trying to defuse the watts riots in 1965. he can even be heard on beatle john lennon's anti-war song," give peace a chance." and gregory also tried politics, running unsuccessfu

in this time, i am working with gregory. he is advising me how to dope. dr. gregory.time running the third-largest anti-doping laboratory in the world, which is the moscow lab, which had overseen all the testing for the sochi olympics, but was also overseeing testing of all russian athletes across all sports and all international athletes coming to russia to compete. so i began working with gregory. shortly thereafter there is an investigation launched based on this television documentary. that is basically december 2014 to november 2015 and during this year, gregory is under investigation, but i keep going on with my film and gregory is helping to advise me. november 2015, a report comes out based on this investigation and it is now alleging that gregory is essentially the mastermind of the state-sponsored doping program. at the time, it is still only mandated -- the investigation is only onto track and field. this creates a series of events. the lab is shut down. gregory is forced to resign. russia is suspended from world track and field. gregory is basically tellin

gregory began his career as a comedian while serving in the military in the 1950's. >> st.ative performed stand-up for decades, his talent was not the only thing that gregory was known for, he was active during the civil rights and out spoken on many issues, including women's rights. he often took controversial stands and was often seen here in dc participating in county less protests, gregory was 84 years old >> i would see him at the district headquarters all the time, lots of protests throughout the city. he was a common fixture here in dc, and recent years and there's so much on social media, i want to read a couple of things. we all know donnie simpson, i'm so sad to report dick gregory died, details are scars now >> yvette alexander. i'm sad ended to hear he has passed away, thank you for being speaker >> and reverend jesse jackson, taught us how to laugh, fight and live. he was committed to justice >> he was great american, so many people >> so many people across the country, especially here knew him personally. i'm sure it's going to be a big story through the tomor

dick gregory was 84. cornell bernard, abc7. >> there's been a lot of reaction to the passing of both comedian/activists. woopy gold tweeted, i realize i may be late but losing dick gregory and jerry lewis is a loss for all. margaret cho tweeted dick gregory and jerry lewis were two of the funny es, most legendary and i bow to their genius. >>> if you haven't bought a pair of eclipse glasses, you may have to get up early. we were on a mission to find a pair. >> reporter: now a very kind employee here at the space and science center gave me these. we had to sweet talk him. they are sold out almost everywhere. there are a few places where you can get them tomorrow. one being the space and science center. the other being local libraries like the berkeley library. the space and science center is expecting around 1,000 people to view the partial eclipse here atop the oakland hills. they'll have around 300 glasses to sell and they're hoping people a enough to share those. astronomers will also be on hand to help

gregory appeared on "good morning washington" earlier this summer. he unsuccessfully ran for mayor of chicago in 19-67.. and then for president a year later. gregory's face is featured on the ben's chili bowl mural on "u" street in downtown washington, where flowers are being laid. hospitalized this past week for a bacterial infection before he died past week for a bacterial infection before he died saturday night in d.c. he was 84. taylor swift's online presence is now a "blank space." the pop star's website, and twitter, instagram, and tumblr accounts have all been wiped clean, with no explanation. it could be hackers. but fans hope it's a signal that a new single or album is on the way. it's been three years since "shake it off".. the first single from swift's last album, "1989." and she usually puts out new music every two years. at xx time for weather. solar eclipse day! back to school for dcps - not perfect, but ok eclipse viewing in the dmv - clouds & sun to see the eclipse; a few storms possible (1:17-4:01pm) - hot & humid start to the week -

it was basically. >> gregory tried twice unsuccessfully at political office. he died on saturday here in d.c. at the age of 84. >>> it's now 4:20. we want to talk about our forecast with sheena parveen. >> good morning, eun. we want to talk about what the weather is going to be like for the eclipse later today. so if you're watching and hopefully you have the proper eyewe eyewear, of course. everyone is waiting for it. here's what it looks like on satellite radar. we have passing clouds. later this afternoon, we'll see a mix of sun and clouds. more clouds in the afternoon. i think most of the thunderstorms should hold off until after that maximum eclipse time. coming up in a bit, we'll look at the timing of it and what you can expect. >> thanks, sheena. >>> it's been missing for decades, but now the mystery is over. the groundbreaking new discovery bringing closure to history that wa >>> it is back to school today for students in washington, d.c. and we want to thank you for donating to our backpack for kids campaign. many of the brand new backpacks went out y

dick gregory was 84. cornell bernard, abc7. >> there's been a lot of reaction to the passing of both comedian/activists. woopy gold tweeted, i realize i may be late but losing dick gregory and jerry lewis is a loss for all. margaret cho tweeted dick gregory and jerry lewis were two of the funny es, most legendary and i bow to their genius. >>> if you haven't bought a pair of eclipse glasses, you may have to get up early. we were on a mission to find a pair. >> reporter: now a very kind employee here at the space and science center gave me these. we had to sweet talk him. they are sold out almost everywhere. there are a few places where you can get them tomorrow. one being the space and science center. the other being local libraries like the berkeley library. the space and science center is expecting around 1,000 people to view the partial eclipse here atop the oakland hills. they'll have around 300 glasses to sell and they're hoping people are kind enough to share those. astronomers will also be on hand

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>> gregory gadlin has his own technology.s a distinct knock to call his downstairs neighbor to the bowl. >> i got one knock like this. it go -- >> and while most inmates scoop the water out, gadlin uses a makeshift plunger. >> flush, wait a minute and i'm -- i use my mattress, and it's kind of crazy, i would have never thought until i was taught. but this is how i do it. take it, i go like this. i put it over here. right? and you know the pressure, it makes it go down. so -- it's pushing the water down and out like little tubes down there. grab a couple things so my head won't be all the way in the toilet and i get down like, like a little microphone and just be like, what's happening? you feel me? just talking like that. >> hello? >> hello? >> hey. what's up. who am i speaking to. >> this g. who is this? >> this is "daily rundown." >> what's up? >> gadlin says talking to women even through the plumbing helps keep his mind off his upcoming sentencing. >> huh? >> convicted of 16 counts of robbery, he faces a minimum of 25 year

this world. >> when they say this show features living color, you better believe it. >> reporter: gregory was a trail blazing comedian. >> treat me nice because with president kennedy's new housing bill, i might be your neighbor now. >> reporter: he was one of the first black performers to break past color barriers in the '60s and skyrocket to stardom. ben's chili bowl owner virginia ali had known him over half a century when he performed. >> we watched him grow. we watched him do so many wonderful things all these years, you know, from being a standup comedian telling jokes that were factual but funny. >> it goes deeper than the waters. >> reporter: gregory was also an activist against the vietnam war and with the civil rights movement. >> but it is beautiful to see someone who has touched so many generations and written so many books and if there's one thing that you can take away from dick gregory's life, it is to make a stand and to make that stand for as long as you can. >> reporter: on twitter today many famous friends reacted to the news of his death. whoopie goldberg called him fa

. >>> and then tributes pouring in following the passing of gregory. >> the last time we saw him was in june. >> i'm known as a i'm one of 100 comics. if you can't say i'm one, then don't say nothing. >> derrick ward joining us live at the memorial and talking with some of his fans. he had people cracking up still. >> reporter: until the end. that's what people are telling me about him, people that knew him personally. one comic here said he gave her a break during a roast several years ago, and it was a roast of muhammad ali. again, it's just the kind of comedian he was. he passed away yesterday at 84, su family. he had been there a week and had gone in because he was suffering from symptoms of heart disease or failure and had signs of progress but took a turn for the worst here, and he broke down barriers for caomics. he started in the army doing comedy, and he played the chicago playboy club, and it really started to open doors for himself and other activist comedians and self-proclaimed apb agitator. a lot of people remember him playing over at the howard theater. listen to these

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the mural you see on the side of ben's chili bowl shows a smiling dick gregory. virginia ali has known gregory since he performed at the nearby howard theater. >> we watched him grow. we watched him do so many wonderful things all these years, you know, from being a stand-up comedian telling jokes that were factual but funny. >> it someone who has touched so many generations and written so many books and if there's one thing that you can take away from dick gregory's life, it is to make a stand and to make that stand for as long as you can. >> dick gregory is is survived by -- is survived by his life lillian and his 10 children. >>> a boy who received a heart transplant months ago died on the first day of school. his father said his son seemed fine before leaving their home outside cincinnati, but on the way to school payton told his dad something just didn't feel right. they went to the hospital. the boy died a short time later. doctors are still trying to figure out what happened. >>> switching gears here yeah, you see this, right? how some things just so stink

young people don't know who dick gregory is. he is an icon they never heard of. they know who malcolm is but they don't know who dick that's important to me. it's important to me that they can look at the television and see an african american man or woman that they can relate to that they can know that. >> what do you think he would want people to remember about him since you wrote his memoirs. >> oh i know. that he tried to help the homeless, the poor. that he was a voice for the voiceless. that he was fearless. that he wanted people it shall he said to me one day, in my darkest hour when the soldier is down you're not supposed to cry. you're supposed to pick up the sword and carry on. that's what he wants for little whietd girls blarks girls, chinese girls, people all over the world. >> you din find books that represent you. i'm also korean american. there just aren't that many of them. we need diverse books. tell us about that. >> i was one of 20 people that got together and decided enough was enough. the studies that show that less than 10% of books are abou

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iconic comic dick gregory has died in d.c. at 84. his comedy in the '60s. son says he died yesterday here in the district after being in the hospital for a week. >>> a confession in the triple murder of three little girls in clinton. prince georges county police say 25-year-old williams told them he stabbed his 6-year-old sister and two cousins. their bodies were found on friday and he now faces murder charges. >>> one week after the violence in charlottesville, thousands of people across the country took to the streets holding rallies against heat. in boston, they marched against a free speech rally and it was peaceful. police did make a few arrests. >>> just about to hit 9:30 on this sunday morning. hope you have a good start to the day. i am adam tuss. >> i am angie goff. we appreciate tha >> who doesn't appreciate that? we always appreciate lauryn ricketts who went outside to check out the sunshine. >> it's absolutely wonderful out here, guys. absolutely gorgeous. we have plenty of sunshine and blue skies. i wish it was going to be like this tomorrow bu

the legendary dick gregory. the activist breaking barriers. >> when they say this show features living color, you better believe it. >> fans and famous faces remembering his legacy this morning. >>> good morning, everyone. we want to welcome you to the show on this eclipse eve. we're counting down the total solar eclipse. just one day away. the first in the continental u.s. in nearly 40 years. >> we're all over this thing. we have a team spread around the so-called path of totality. including rob in oregon and ginger in nashville. will cloudy weather eclipse the eclipse? the forecast and more coming up. >>> protests across much of the country. one week after the deadly violence in charlottesville, virginia. at that white nationalist rally. >> the largest gathering this weekend in boston, where tens of thousands utterly overwhelmed what was billed as a free speech rally. where at least one far right figure was expected to speak. >> incredible images. there were classes with police. stephanie ramos was right there

the legendary dick gregory, and jerry lewis.ow dick gregory, he was known as the first black comic to perform regularly in front of white audiences and uses fame to become a civil rights activist. and to the untrained eyes and ears, the things that dick gregory would say would semin sane at the time. but, like, he was like one of the -- he was one of the first woke dudes. >> oh, he was. >> you know how people say stay woke? gregory was woke before people know what woke was. >> exactly. he can say something, and, yeah, it will offend you, but at the end of the day, he was telling the truth. he was a truth-teller at the end of the day, at all times. >> and that moves us to the next guy, jerry lewis. now, what was your favorite jerry lewis movie? >> i don't know. he's just stupid. i used to like to watch the telethons when i was a kid. my grandmother and my mom -- >> that was required. >> get us around -- in the mid ' '90s, he was looking stressed out. he was known for his slap particular comedy movies like the original "nutty prof

gregory in the good morning washington studios just a few months ago. his face is featured on the ben's chili bowl mural where his legacy lives on. survived by his wife lillian and 10 children. another big loss in the entertainment world. comedian, actor, singer and host of the muscular dystrophy telethon... jerry lewis died at the age of 91. jerry lewis was a slapstick comedian who became famous when he teamed up with dean martin... to become one of the most popular comedy teams in history. but he didn't just make people laugh. he also took up the fight against muscular dystrophy, hosting an annual labor day telethon for 4 decades, raising more than a billion dollars for research and treatment. still much more ahead in our 6'oclock hour sam sweeney what are you working are you working on. >> now, "good morning washington," on your side. autria: right now at 6 a.m., it's eclipse mania. tens of thousands camping out to get the best view and we are counting down the final hours and minutes. just coming in, breaking news from france, adrianna hopkins start

his family says gregory suffered a severe bacteria qual infection, in the 19 60s gregory broke racial barriers by spreading messages of social injustice, went onto become one of the first african-american comedians to find main stream success with white audiences, dick gregory was 84 years old. >> well, up next, we will take a look back at how it was. the last time we saw an eclipse like this one in 1979. >> then, meet the cup hole planned their wedding around today's historic eclipse. we'll be back. >> grocery? i feel like i'm back in science class, the first time the continental usa will get glimpse of total eclipse. >> walter cronkite on the cbs evening news, the way it was in 1979. >> good evening, for part of the north america, the sun went out today for little under three minute, the forces of darkness ruled in daylight, with great gloss of shadow up to 190 miles wide, cut across the continent from coast of oregon, to greenland. it was the last total eclipse, since the year -- until the year 2017. >> wow, that's so cool. >> i'm tweaking out little bit , i got chills. kansas city

dick gregory was 84 years old. >> hitting the streets to fight against hate.ate marchers rally nationwide. next, hear their demands and what president trump is saying about their efforts. >>> also, making new best friends. 1200 cats and dogs across our area have brand-new homes. how one family blanked ahead to get the pet of their dreams. >>> good morning. i'm first alert meteorologist violeta yas on this beautiful sunday afternoon. saturday was a nice start to the weekend, but if you didn't have a chance to get out and enjoy, no worries. today looks just as good if not better because the humidity levels are still relatively low. a little slow to come down yesterday afternoon. today is looking gorgeous all across our neighborhoods. now, the low humidity is going to be short lived. that's already going to start to come in as we head into monday and that trend will continue into tuesday. tuesday looking quite warm and quite humid. so saturday was a bit of a transition day. again, for today, your feels-like forecast pretty low. comfortable out there aside from th

gregory died yesterday at a hospital at the the age of 84. the mural bearing his likeness, ben's chili bowl brought people together. >> i encountered him in many peace demonstrations. and he taught me to live my life as a principled comedian. >> gregory tried twice unsuccessfully at political office. >>> well, tonight we are learning about the last precious moments a 6-year-old girl spent with her father before her life was cut short. her stepmother shared this adorable pictures with our darcy spencer. the took her out shopping the day before, of course not knowing it would be the last time he would see his little girl. the girls were found in a bed. police say his 25-year-old brother here, antonio williams, confessed to killing them. police say they don't know the motive. to help the family as they try to cope with this tragedy, open the nbc washington app and search help for family. >>> new details on a metrobus crash. several passengers ended up in the hospital. we're told they're going to be fine. the driver was going over one of those st

gregory was 84. that wraps up our show.is next. >> this sunday after charlottesville. president trump makes his argument to blame both sides. he's quoting the nationalists with the protesters. >> what about the alt-left that came charging as you say of the alt-right. >> did the president lose his moral authority by failing to condemn white supremacists, the clan and neo nazi. i will ask jason what the and the

dick gregory faced racism with his humor.jerry lewis generating thousands of reactions on our abc7 facebook page. many of you have a memory. >> my grandmother used to call me jerry lewis. >> really? >> yeah, because i was the comedian in the crowd. >> i loved him. he was very funny. especially in his younger days.

iconic comic, dick gregory, died in d.c.acial barriers with his comedyn 1960s. his son says his father died yesterday in the district after being in the hospital for a week. >>> another update to the awful story. a confession in the triple murder of three girls in clinton. prince georges county police says williams told them he stabbed his sister and two cousins. their bodies were found on friday and he now faces murder charges. >>> and thousands of people took to the streets across the country. and the protests was mostly peaceful and police made more than two dozen arrests. >>> it's 7:30 on this sunday morning. thank you so much for starting your sunday with us. i am adam tuss. >> i am angie goff. looks like the heat is on track to make a >> lauryn ricketts with us. >> we have to get this right for tomorrow. i have a few changes to the forecast for tomorrow. i don't think it will impact you too much. we will get to that in a little bit. we will get to the temperatures. 71 is our temperature, a refreshing morning. 68 in lee

gregory was beaten, was sentenced to 180 days for parading without a permit.sing king about the differences in their opinions. sammy davis jr. was also in the audience. >> as i have expressed to dr. king, the reason i'm not to do my 180 days is because i can't see them giving me 180 days and only giving him 5 and he started it. >> gregory took a couple of unsuccessful runs at politics and became a devotee of fasting and a very healthy lifestyle. he'll be missed. four seconds on the clock, down by one. championship on the line. erin "the sharpshooter" shanahan fakes left. she's outside of the key, she shoots... ...she scores! uh... yes, erin, it is great time to score a deal. we need to make room for the 2018 models. relive the thrill of beating the clock. the volkswagen model year end event. hurry in for a $1,000 apr bonus and 0% apr for 60 months on a new 2017 jetta or passat. this is a story about mail and packages. and it's also a story about people. people who rely on us every day to deliver their dreams they're handing us more than mail they're handing us

gregory was another comedian with a social conscience. >> be a good audience and treat me nice. be your neighbor now. >> mason: gregory told cbs sunday morning this year that he had to fight to have a chat with jack paar on "the tonight show." >> why come if you can't sit on the couch? a black comic couldn't. >> mason: gregory moved his activism from the stage to the streets, rallying for civil rights and against the vietnam war and police brutality. on facebook his family said his death on saturday was caused by an aortic aneurysm. dick gregory was 84. >>> up next, some star students hold a special class reunion under the sun. under the sun. ♪ oh, yeah. i used to think maybe ♪ dh dr. scholl's. only dr. scholl's has massaging gel insoles that provide all-day comfort to keep him feeling more energized. dr. scholl's. born to move. we danced in a german dance group. i wore lederhosen.man. when i first got on ancestry i was really surprised that i wasn't finding all of these germans in my tree. i decided to have my dna tested through ancestry dna. the big surprise was we're not germ

gregory began his career as a comedian while serving in the military in the mid 1950's. >>> the st.ive performed stand-up decades. he was an active person during ci many issues including women's rights. he often took controversial stands and was often seen here in dc participating in countless protests, gregory was 84 years old. >>> i covered the district and i would often see gregory at city hall, at protests, like you were saying, he was always part of the community, in fact, i'm reading some tweets, yvette alexander said i'm sad anded to hear dick gregory has passed away. thank you for being a historian, educator and speaking truth to power and jesse jackson said he taught us how to laugh and live, he was committed to justice, i miss him already, that's from review rented referred jackson. . >>> brody logan joins us next with sports >> how businesses are cashing in ♪ it's time for the biggest sale of the year with the new sleep number 360 smart bed. it senses your every move and automatically adjusts on both sides to keep you effortlessly comfortable. and snoring... the new 360 s

dick gregory found out why and never deviated.ight of his entertainment career, he became i civil rights activist, stood up with martin luther king, was in jail in the early days of the civil rights movement when entertainers and people that had been able to perform in clubs with the rich and the wealthy and the white could not do it, dick gregory was one of the few that could, but he gave all of that up to fight and become the civil rights icon that he was. he knew why he lived. he never stopped. because even the next generation, those of us that were 20 or more years younger than him, he fought with us. i met him when i was 16 years old, just three or four years in the movement myself. i used to have a poster of him at home in my little bedroom. when he ran for a write-in candidate for president and all the way through he and martin were going to jail, all the way to just a few weeks ago, went to see him at b.b. king's perform, dick gregory was constantly there. now, he'd get in your occasion he'd spank me, he'd correct me, but

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and gregory understood the power of comedy. >> sunday in new york, the phone rang. this is jack paar's office. hi, dick. would you come on the show tonight? and i said, no, thank you and hung up because a black person couldn't sit on the couch, okay? the phone rang again. it's parr. dick, how come you don't want to work my show? i said because a black person never sit on the couch. he said, come on. i said, no, no. he said, well come on in. i'll let you sit on the couch. that's how it happened. >> what kind of car have you got? >> a lincoln naturally. >> to have dick gregory on jack paar in the early '60s was an indication of things to come. television and comedy will be a space where one will see a strong african-american person going forward. >> the movement came, and something came over me. civil rights, oh, man. >> dick gregory was actually getting arrested time and time again for making the marches. but then what he would do is he'd get bailed out and then i'd do a show that night. and what would happen that day would all be fodder for his comedy. >> you wear a