Let's march back to November 9, 1982 and David Letterman's old NBC show. His guest is the great Hal Roach, producer of some of the finest comedy films of the previous century including the best Laurel & Hardy and Our Gang movies. Do not believe the story he tells about the house his crew accidentally destroyed or the tale of how he hired Stan Laurel.
About a year after this, a friend of mine and I went to visit Mr. Roach and his memory was a bit better and we spent a few glorious hours discussing his work. We also spent some time discussing the way the world and Hollywood had changed. In particular, he wanted to know if "these young actresses today" were really that easy to get into bed. I recall having no good way to answer that so I said, "Probably a lot easier than they were in your day but not as easy as most men would like." He also told me a few good dirty jokes. I liked him a lot and he enjoyed our chat and told me to "come back anytime." I still cannot explain why I never went back. Anyway, here he is in '82 with Dave…