The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1959-07-02

East Side
then Steve began to laugh And that the thing which saw
ed the conversation AS politely possible asked my wife TO
please hang up the telephone It seemed the thing to do
Shortly after my talk with Steve my year old Karen came
n Karen said II have just finished talking with Steve Allen
you'd been here you could have said hello TO him. Woud you
have liked that?"
Nope" she answered. "rd like TO say hello TO Nervous.
Don Kuotts So far as was concerned that did i'll Anyway to
date thereve been further calls from Steve Allen think my
family has the Of keeping the phone from ringing by TRENDS
couple of months after the telephone Bit was in New
York and asked Doris Benson about ticket tor the snow Se ar
RANGED it. and suggested that Mr. Allen would like to see me at
ter the show finished pleased by her SUGGESTION be
cause I'd asked my dear friend Maxwell Gemar TO autograph
one of his books for Steve and wanted to give TO him. After
the show that evening Sig Bac kind enough TO ge me by the
mass of people and wires and cables which were present.
We'll PD" said Steve, tits good to see YOU Have you got
any Jokes we can use?
muttered something to the effect that didn't have any
Jokes, that they'd all been elected to the U.S. Senate.
Steve asked that Join him for dinner and stay with him un
iii nv plane left at midnight Notwithstanding the fact that was
exaused completely what with having spent four days with Max
and Anne Geisma and sitting up every morning taking on D.
bout o. clock pleasant an evening as I've ever SPENT
And beside as later told Eason King Steve saved me ee
cent ride on the subway that evening" To that lex friend King
commened What you that Steve Allen paid tor your
dinner"
was most curious about my feeling Of regard for Steve
wondered WncTn0I or IlOi WdS eooOu Ooeoooo
his name was Steve Allen whether I'd been accurate in my
judgement of the man the basis of his individual merit as hU
man being not proud Of what did and actually don't think
was questioning Steve much was questioning myself but
asked some questions Of him. designed TO msead some to
provoke and still others straight His answers were straight
sincere and was and am, impressed than ever With the
man named Steve Allen.
NV impression Of him from his writing correct, Of that
I'm convinced There sham peense or nsncey about
the man. He up every way as fine sincere humble
compassionate human being whom I'm proud Know and
not because his name Steve Allen but because he's who's
deed deep into the values of life and has come up IN some
thing of great value something which TOO few of US have
Proof Of what I'm saying evident in the letter he wrote
which is printed in this issue.
SOME VERBAL QUOTES BY STEVE:
n" have theory P d. least opinion: No deserves
credit and praise for doing something good Men can no more
help doing good things than they help doing evil things
'Teevision is misused; rather, just isn't used to its
fullest advantage One know in teIevon it to its full
est advantage That's Paul Coates out the West Coast
TELL your wife not give any thought to the telephone con-
versaton far from upset In TACT ee the same way she
does about Tom Poston. He's great talent"
With reference to the letter by Steve first there was
editorial in the Montgomery Alabama, Advertiser which read in
parts Those who offended 10y the wire Steve sent Governor
Folsom might read good book from TO pm Sundays Or
maybe 90 to church..
In the VILLAGE Voice. See note made in letter. Steve wote
The one part Of the editorial that find myself pleased by is
The closing: Those who offended might read good book
from to pm Sundays. Or maybe go to church, would
consider encouraging sign Of the nations maturity
people watched eevson less and instead devoted their leisure
fine to reading spiritual contemplation In fact it is not unlike
L>>L.