The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1960-01-21


Steve said that's my wife, Billie, on the line She want
ed to say hello to YOU.
NO. don't she replied = want Mr. Allen TO say hello for
me to Tom Poston
Of course almost Tipped There was trying to con the
and my wife didn't want say hello to hm was fast
preaching ysera but decided to give her another chance
Ho no." laughed but my heart wasn't in it, Steve" con-
tInued she's great fan OF yours
"Oh no I'm not" heard her say. Tim fan of Tom Pos
TONS"
At this point didn't know what to say There was silence
then Steve began to laugh And that was the one thing which Saw
ed the conversation As politely possible asked my wife to
please hang up the telephone seemed the thing to do
Shortly after my talk with Steve my syea old Karen came
in Karen said I have Just finished talking with Steve Allen
If you'd been here you could have said hello TO him. Would you
have liked that?"
Nope she answered, I'D like to say hello to Nervous
Don Kuott So far concerned that did i'll Anyway to-
date ereve been no further calls from Steve Allen think my
family has the secret of keeping the phone from ringing by nds
couple Of months after the telephone bit, was in New
York and asked Doris Benson about ticket for the show She
ranged it. and suggested that Mr. Allen would like to see me at
ter the show finished was pleased by her SUGGESTION De
cause I'd asked my dear friend Maxwell Gesnar to autograph
of his books for Steve and wanted to give to him. After
the show that evening Sig aac kind enough to get by the
mass of people and wires and cables which were present.
WELL P D. 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 all been elected to the U.S. Senate.
Steve asked that Join him for dinner, and stay with him Un
I'll plane eff mlQ-gnT Tie IdC Idi WdS
exhausted completely what with having spent four days with Max
and Anne Gesma and sitting up every morning talking until a.
bout o. clock pleasant evening as I've ever spent
And beside later told aston King Steve saved fifteen
cent ride on the subway that evening" To that lex friend King
commened What you mean that Steve Allen paid for your din
ner
was most curious about my feeling Of regard for Steve
wondered whether not was impressed with the man because
his Steve Allen weather I'd been accurate in my
judgement of the the basis Of his individual merit hu
man being I'm not proud of what did and actually don't think
questioning Steve much was questioning myself but
asked questions of him. designed to msead to
provoke and still others straight His answers were straight
sincere and was and am impressed than ever with the
man named Steve Allen.
Ny impression Of him from this writing correct Of that
I'm convinced There is sham petense nsincerN about
the He up every way fine sincere humble
compassionate human being whom I'm proud know and
eved deep into the values Of life and has up with
thing 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:
II have theory p d. least opinions No deserves
help doing good things than they help doing evil things
Teevision is not misused; rather just isn't used to its
fullest advantage One man know televson to its full
est advantage That's Paul Coates out the West Coast
e your wife not to give any thought to the telephone
vesation far from upset. fact feel the way she
does about Tom Poston. He's great talent"
With reference to the letter by Steve first there was
in