I've got a reaaally good reason for being loaded tonight...

[Weird Harold]

I've beeeeeen (hic) Drinkin allll Day!


No I haven't fallen off the wagon and become an unreformed lush and neither did the man who started his act with that line. He unfortunately died yesterday at the age of 86.

RIP Foster Brooks!

For those not familiar with Foster Brooks, he lampooned drunkenness with some of the funniest drunk jokes I've ever heard, and even the ones that weren't all that funny were delivered so that you loved them.

In real life, Foster was a teetotaller because his father was an abusive alcoholic. He lampooned drunkenness to show drunks just how silly they look.

I'll definitely miss his unique brand of humor.

 

[Shylady]

That is sad, I loved watching him work. Or maybe I loved watching my dad, watch him work. Those are some of my best memories of growing up.

 

[weathered2]

Loved his stuff. Best wishes on his journey. The "great beyond" will be a more pleasant experience, now that he's there to entertain us. Bet God has one helluva liquor cabinet. Hmmm... Burbon of the gods.

 

[p_p_man]

A Short Biography...

Foster Brooks, 'Lovable Lush' comedian, dies at 89

From the fresnoBee State News

(Published Friday, December, 21, 2001 8:00PM)

"LOS ANGELES (AP) - Comedian Foster Brooks, a television personality known for his "Lovable Lush" fake drunk act, has died. He was 89.

The comic, who appeared as a panelist on "Match Game" in the 1970s and "Circus of the Stars" in 1979, had a pacemaker and died Thursday at his Encino home from apparent heart trouble, according to family friend Milton Metz.

"He was a great clown," Metz said. "The 'Lovable Lush' act was funny because he always tried to look so dignified, he made it look like he was trying to be sober."

The bearded, silver-maned Brooks had supporting roles in comedies such as "The Villain" (1979), "Oddballs" and "Cannonball Run II" (both 1984).

He also co-starred on the Robin Williams sitcom "Mork & Mindy" for one season in 1981.

Brooks would frequently appear on the Las Vegas stage or as a talk show guest and pretend to be drunk, stumbling about the stage and swallowing burps while he interacted with those around him.

Brooks was a regular fixture at celebrity roasts, Hollywood parties at which performers poked rude fun at an honored guest.

Born in Louisville, Ky., in 1912, Brooks was a disc jockey on a local radio station. He moved to Hollywood and took background roles in television Westerns and sitcoms such as "The Munsters" and "Bewitched" before honing his drunk act and becoming a regular on talk shows such as 1970's "The Real Tom Kennedy Show."

Brooks is survived by his second wife, Terry, and a daughter."

ppman