The Great Flydini

[bobover3 (imported)]

The Great Flydini (Steve Martin in a Tonight Show classic).

http://rubytooth.com/link/45516

[moi621 (imported)]

Cute Vid.

Steve Martin learned magic as a Disneyland employee.

[bobover3 (imported)]

Look closely, and Martin only uses his right hand. The left is limp at his side. I'm sure the left was a prosthetic arm. His real left arm was inside his clothes. That's how he produced all those things from his fly. A simple trick in principle. What's impressive is how well Martin carried it off.

[butterflyjack (imported)]

Yeah...For sure, Bob...What a comedic and magical genius he is/was...He's now into bluegrass music...He plays the banjo very well..I watched a performance of the late Flatt or Scruggs ( I never did get the names straightened out) playing the banjo with him..He is great...but then..so was the other guy..I've always loved Steve Martin...Thanks Bob

Jackie

[Arab Nights (imported)]

When I was an angst-ridden teenager, I could look at adults like those guys and long to be grown up, charming and charismatic. Now that I am past grown-up and still haven't arrived at charming and charismatic, I just have to admire the God-given abilities of Martin and Carson in the same sense of admiring the abilitie and talents of first tier athletes. Watching the clip just put me in a good mood. Those guys are amazing.

[turtle12 (imported)]

Steve "The Great Flydini" also did an act where he held a violin bow with his dick (finger) and played the violin. It, too, was a hoot. Would love to see that again. Thanks for your post.

[Dave (imported)]

That is so funny. I miss the crazy lunacy Carson used to inspire.

[moi621 (imported)]

That is so funny. I miss the crazy lunacy Carson used to inspire.

Steve Allen inspired it.

Moi

Child of Hollywood (hills), Hollywood High, Lee Marvin loved my mother's meals, etc.

NOT the "valley" ugh!

[A-1 (imported)]

I miss Johnny Carson, I miss reading Mike Royko, and... gee, so much has changed.

Here is my contribution to the Johnny Carson thread... The Copper Clapper Caper... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjquGpmgwOo)

Say goodnight, Bob/3...

[Riverwind (imported)]

Yeah...For sure, Bob...What a comedic and magical genius he is/was...He's now into bluegrass music...He plays the banjo very well..I watched a performance of the late Flatt or Scruggs ( I never did get the names straightened out) playing the banjo with him..He is great...but then..so was the other guy..I've always loved Steve Martin...Thanks Bob

Jackie

Lester Flatt played the Guitar and Earl Scruggs played the Banjo, know as Scruggs style or Fingerpicking a Banjo a stile he perfected. Brings back some wonderful memories of years ago, I was never very good on the Banjo but always loved playing it.

River