Brian on the Mike Douglas show 1976

[MBE]

I have seen Lennon, The Beach Boys, Brian, Jan and Dean, James Brown, Johnny Cash, Kenny Rogers, The Jacksons, The Stones, and even Moe Howard on this show. I like how interesting the talks where. The performances were well mixed and it wasn't just a come on promote the new album and leave. They talked about things that were sometimes light hearted but it went so far beyond Leno or Letterman etc. I wil miss him.

[Sheriff John Stone]

I have seen Lennon, The Beach Boys, Brian, Jan and Dean, James Brown, Johnny Cash, Kenny Rogers, The Jacksons, The Stones, and even Moe Howard on this show. I like how interesting the talks where. The performances were well mixed and it wasn't just a come on promote the new album and leave. They talked about things that were sometimes light hearted but it went so far beyond Leno or Letterman etc. I wil miss him.

Well put, MBE.

[Lorenschwartz]

Mike Douglas has passed away.

http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,19746,00.html

No sh*t??? man, i loved him...he was so very genuine in his approach....anotherone bites the dust. RIP

[MBE]

If anyone had Mike and Al's apperence on there maybe they could post it to you tube?

[Don_Zabu]

That is an amazing interview. I just wonder if he were to talk like that nowadays.

[Mr. Cohen]

The one thing from that interview I can tell is that having him go out on tour was a bad idea if they didn't want him to do drugs. Here are his thoughts on drugs: pot is good... everyone should smoke pot at least once... (which I don't think was a problem for him, but anyway)... I'm a big fan of anesthesia... AND... coke is bad because it's expensive and the comedowns suck, but it's also a really, really good high that makes you feel on top of the world and helps you to write good songs. He almost looks ready to ask the audience if they have any drugs he could buy. It was clear that he hadn't recovered. Maybe imprisoned, maybe partially brainwashed by his handlers, but that's it. Judging by the way he's acting in the interview, I wouldn't be surprised if he was on uppers at the time. I know Landy used to give him drugs to make him more alert for interviews in the 80s (you can just tell), but I wonder if he did back then, too.