Kenny Rogers Opened For Steve Martin
In May of 1978 we finally got to play the main room at Harrah's in Lake Tahoe. Bill Harrah, like Steve Wynn, ran a class act hotel. An ordinary room at Harrah's had two bathrooms in every room and a TV in every bathroom. Imagine what the suites were like, not to mention the view of the lake and the fresh air. They were all second to none. The first time we played the main room, Kenny (Rogers) was the opening act for Steve Martin, who was still doing stand-up in those days. As anyone who's ever seen Kenny's show knows, he gives out a handful of autographed tambourines during the first song of every show and asks the recipients of his gifts to play along. No one thought to explain this to Steve Martin. The people with the tambourines couldn't keep them quiet during his monologue, and this distracted him too much to continue. But he was able to come up with a solution. The "Wild and Crazy Guy" jumped off the stage, ran through the audience, threw open the doors to the showroom, and ran through the casino screaming, "They're playing tambourines. They're playing tambourines, drain the lake!" -- Garth Shaw

Our Teenagers Love Steve Martin!
Our kids bought this CD for their Dad's birthday, but now all the kids have memorized the lines and songs--I am not sure who had more fun with this "gift!"

Steve Martin still makes us crack up, and it is great to hear another generation joining the fun.

Do you need to laugh?
Every time I listen to this CD I just laugh my buns off. I see him in my mind performing and the enjoyment is sky high. If you enjoy Steve Martin's brand of humor as much as I do, you must own this CD.

Steve Martin is a genius!
His writings have always been the best to me. I love this little book and am sure you will too.

A Wild and Crazy Guy!
What a wild and crazy guy! What is really nice about Steve Martin is that he is funny without being vulgar and charms with his enthusiasm. As an artist and a person, he hasn't grown into cocaine or freebasing, but into a person most people would find talented and level headed. He has done the things that many comedians dream to do, stand up, movies, TV and writes books. He is not the greatest comedian who ever lived or among the greatest but might make a big impact by steadly growing as an artist and not crashing and burning into flames. This album is a classic of Stever Martin during his stand-up and Saturday Night Live days. He was there when it was new and great and so was he. He still is very good and reliable.