Steve Rossi, who served as straight man to Marty Allen (and several other comedians) has died at the age of 82 following a long bout with cancer. In his day, he worked with everyone, including Mae West who gave him his first break and who changed his name to Steve Rossi.
I saw Allen and Rossi in one of their very last Vegas engagements. I also sat through a show that Rossi mounted a few years later with himself as headliner and a lot of…uh…unusual acts. I will tell you about them but not now. I'm still on the deadline. I'm also bothered that when I announce I'm too busy to post much, people die and I have to pop back here to post obits. Maybe there's a connection. Anyway, watch for a post about Mr. Rossi later this week.