Tom Bergeron Instagram – I just finished being transfixed by both parts of “Steve.” Granted, out of context that sentence sounds kinda pervy 😬🤦🏻. Seriously, tho, I started my full-time broadcasting career, fresh out of high school, in 1973. That’s around the time Steve’s “Wild and Crazy Guy” was about to redefine stand-up comedy. Part One of the documentary, as a result, was a wonderful stroll down a collective Memory Lane. Part Two, though, made the biggest impact on me. It focuses on the modern-day Steve, who is not only a constantly evolving artist (@onlymurdershulu, anyone?) but also a loving husband, father & friend. As I near my 69th birthday in a few weeks, it’s THAT Steve I’m truly inspired by. How wild & crazy is that? 👏🏼
PS (added on 4/6). A friend asked me if I’ve ever met Steve. Only once. He joined me, Carl Reiner and Carl’s daughter, Annie, for lunch (name drop much, Tom?). My only goal at the lunch was to make Steve Martin laugh. Even one laugh would feel like winning a gold medal. Without realizing she was setting me up, Annie did. She, like her late father, is an artist, a poet, an intellectual. She went into a rather long-winded monologue about Freud, Jung, Picasso and the like. I waited for her to take a breath and, when she did, I asked, “So how did they know Kevin Bacon?” Steve laughed. Best lunch ever. | Posted on 05/Apr/2024 19:52:19
