Today is the birthday of comedian Woody Woodbury. Woody was a big hit in the club circuit back in the early sixties with his slightly-bawdy act…though these days, I think Elmo's using some of those jokes on Sesame Street. Anyway, I became familiar with Woody when he replaced Johnny Carson on Who Do You Trust and later starred in his own popular talk show. He was one of the most likeable, friendly presences I ever saw on my TV screen and when I was old enough to, I ran out and collected his best-selling record albums.
Our pal Christopher Bay has assembled a little four-minute sampler of Woody from one of those albums and you can listen to it here. It's over on Facebook and while you're there, check out The Woody Woodbury Facebook Fan Page which Christopher operates. Since I can't figure out how to link directly to it, you'll have to do a search…but it's worth the five seconds it'll take you to do that. And while you're there, how about posting Happy Birthday wishes to Woody, who reads that page and will be mighty happy if you do?