Because of my trip outta town, I didn't watch the Tony Awards when they aired and haven't gotten around yet to viewing them via TiVo. I am told that they did not include the "In Memoriam" segment but instead decided to post it to YouTube. I'm sure there are some complaints being heard today about that.
Here it is. I was surprised to see Michael Filerman in there. Mike was a TV producer who moved on to Broadway. In his TV years, he bought an idea from the then-new team of Evanier and Palumbo and sold it to CBS. Then during the short span of time it took for us to write the pilot script, personnel at CBS changed a bit and the folks who liked our idea were replaced by folks who thought it reeked of a powerful odor…or something. Anyway, it went nowhere but Dennis and I were very grateful to Mike for his support. He went on to be one of the main folks behind Dallas and many other hit shows and earned eight Tony nominations with two wins (for The Gershwins' Porgy And Bess and The Norman Conquests).
So, yes, it is possible to have a career after hiring me. You'll see him in here along with other talented folks. And boy, there's a lot of stuff on this page today considering it's Mushroom Soup Monday…