Brian Thomas Smith:
Misunderstood Genius or
Pretentious
Asshole Hamburger?
The Official Jimmy Percey Web Shrine
Thanks.
Made in
America
We
would like to dedicate this small piece of cyberspace to the late Charles Rocket. On 21 Feb 1981 (when the
show Saturday Night Live was doing very poorly), there was a running "who shot
J.R. Ewing" gag. At the end of the show Charlene Tilton
was on stage with Charles Rocket (who was playing J.R.)
and she asked how he felt. Charles responded: "Oh man,
it's the first time I've been shot in my life. I'd like
to know who the fuck did it." Needless to say, NBC officials were not happy. On Monday 10 Mar 1981, Jean Doumanian
(the post-Lorne Michaels producer), and most of the players were fired. Kudos
to you, Mr. Rocket. You were a true American hero. R.I.P.