HISTORY OF A DISGRACED RADIO STAR'S COMEBACK

Del Clanton was the numero uno Big Dog of national radio back in the late 50s. He had a live radio show each morning that he would take to the streets during the last fifteen minutes for a segment he called "The Man on the Street." He became famous for joking with the ordinary every day people he met there. But it all came unraveled one day in June of 1958; it was on that fateful day that he spotted a filthy bum glaring defiantly at him while urinating on a building wall. This was radio days so there was no visual allowing Del to approach bum in high humor, little knowing that his radio death was now seconds away.

"Well, Mr. Success, what do you have to say for yourself today?
To which the bum replied, "Knock Knock..."
Always ready to play, Del answered "Who's there?"
"Argo," slurred the bum
"Argo who?", asked poor Del.

And then while millions and millions of 50's Americans were listening, the bum replied with the words of death for Del Clanton, King of Radio.

"Argo fuck yourself," snarled the bum.

Network phone switchboards lit up and outraged mommies and daddies, furious church going women, and ready to kill phony politicians, screamed threatened, and cried. Del Clanton was fired that afternoon, never to be allowed to darken network radio again.

But Del was no quitter. He moved to a small town in Idaho and landed a $15 per week job with a tiny local station. As a pro among amateurs he became a small time hit. During his exile he spent every night learning every "Knock Knock" joke on the planet vowing that he would never be trapped like that again. Then as TV came in he became big across the extreme Northwest and gradually the West. Del got bigger and bigger and finally re-established himself in morning media, this time as The King of morning TV and what's more he still did the "Man on the Street" interviews. He was Big Time once again, back doing a morning show from the Mecca of media: New York, New York.

Then one day, as fate would have it, Del spotted the same vomit encased urine smelling bum who had ruined his career lo those many years ago leering at him from a refuse littered doorway just off the avenue. Del was determined to confront his fears, after all as part of his new career he spent days and nights learning every "Knock Knock" joke on the planet. He was ready. With camera following, he approached the foul smelling old bum, finally stopping so as to form a tight two shot of Del and The Bum.

"And what do you have to say today?", asked Del.
"Knock Knock," slobbers the disgusting old derelict.
"Who's there?, said Del while confidently staring the bum in the eyes.
"Captain Midnight," says the filthy one.
Del quickly searched his brain for all the Captain Midnight Knock Knock jokes on the planet and recalling none, he replied "Captain Midnight Who?"
The bum smiles and says, "Argo fuck yourself...."

Comebacks are reserved for actors in drug rehab.......